SOHH.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Written By Flx So I can tell right off the bat this blog on gangs will be one that I can dedicate at least one post a week to for a while. Some of you might think this is not... [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Been bumpin' that new(-ish) Jean Grae/9th Wonder album with the Dead Serious mock-cover , and I thought: higgedy-heyyyyy! I quickly compiled this wonderful set and it's higgedy-here! This sickity-sick collection of samples will biggity-blast your speakers with its riggity-raw funkiness. You miggity-must cop this shit! .........iggity! Hip Hop Is Read Presents: Dead Serious [The Samples] MegaUpload...
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Ice-T, 49, gave an interview to DJ Cisco from Chicago in which he disses young rapper Soulja Boy. The quotes below from Ice-T are on the Urban Legend Mixtape, which is available now. Hip Hop pioneer Ice-T says 17 year-old Soulja Boy’s song “Superman” is “garbage,” and he tells the young singer to “eat a [...]
Remix (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
The iStandard Beast of the Beats II Superproducer Battle is an official Remix Hotel New York 2008 event.
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
I’m not even sure if Stretch has posted this on KK yet. I’ve been sitting on it for a minute but somehow omitted it from the other Stretch & Bobbito post. I told the guy Legend that I was gonna make an effort to up some good, classic mixtapes over the next few days & [...]
Vh1 Blog (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Ice-T knows a lot of curse words, ya’ll. The veteran of the rap scene unleashed a verbal beat-down on Souljay Boy while chatting on DJ Cisco’s Urban Legend mixtape, blaming the young artist for ruining the hip-hop with his Superman dancin’. His quote is below, and it’s totally NSFYourEyes. Ouch! “F*ck Soulja Boy! Eat a dick! [...]
Bossip (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Posted by Bossip Staff Ice-T says that Soulja Boy is the murderer of Hip Hop: “Fu*k Soulja Boy! Eat a dick! This ni*ga single handedly killed Hip Hop. That sh*t is such garbage man. We came all the way from Rakim, we came all the way from Das EFX, we came all the way from motherfu*kers [...]
Grandgood (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Here is the full remix album by Omer Saar. As previously mentioned, he reinterpreted lots of great songs using Al Green samples. The album is free to download but if you choose to donate, all monies go to Stay True, a community focused, Philadelphia based, not-for-profit started by his brother, Nir Saar. Well worth your [...]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Has anyone seen these covers yet?!?!?! Maybe I'm late on this one, but I nearly plotzed when I laid my eyes on these gems. Though I've had a bootleg copy of Jean Grae & 9th Wonder's Jeanius since 2004, it seems like the femcee/producer duo are finally dropping it: officially! And what could be more official than some totally awesome spoof covers of classic records by Public Enemy, Raekwon, Black Sheep...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Words By Jason Hortillas Can you find a better example of a Hip-Hop anthem on graffiti than the Artifacts 1994 debut single, “Wrong Side of the Tracks'” The New Jersey duo of Tame One and El the Sensei complimented each other with their swapping vocals. Their verses heavily laid down with coat after coat of graf [...]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Via Pitchfork.tv One of the most sampled songs ever, played live by post-punk pioneers ESG : This clip is from what is supposedly ESG's final show. First, a bio of the South Bronx band, via allmusic : The four Scroggins sisters -- Deborah (bass, vocals), Marie (congas, vocals), Renee (vocals, guitar), and Valerie (drums) -- formed a group with the support of their mother, who bought instruments to...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-b8OAJYpkk It seriously doesn’t get any better than Lenny Dykstra. To paraphrase Krazy Drayzy from Das Efx (03:05), And if he tempts me, I’ll knock him out like Rick Dempsey After the jiz-ump, Dykstra gets you ready for Opening Day in song form…
Fat Lace Magazine (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
What do you get if you cross the Wu-Tang Clan, Das EFX and some chickens. That's right the Fu-Schnickens. The real question is who came first Wu or Fu? Seeing them here in 1991 donning oriental outfits you would think it was the Fu. We’ll let you debate that, we’ll just bring you this gem [...]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 02/23/2008
What 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is to movie buffs, 'Blackout!' is to Hip-Hop: It's a cult classic. Two of the nicest emcees in the game hooking up for a gritty street record to please the fans. Without a doubt, Redman and Method Man are rapper's rappers - and this sample set shows it. Featuring more Hip-Hop songs than any other genre, 'Blackout!' draws from legends like The Fat Boys, X Clan, Tribe,...
Poisonous Paragraphs (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Here I go again. This time I decided to make a list compiling the Top 50 all time greatest Hip Hop duos and groups. I had to take several factors into consideration while making this list including overall influence on the history of Hip Hop, longevity, lyrical skill, innovation, strength of overall discography or songs made over career span, production (provided they did any or made any classic songs...
