In 1984, in the confines of an NYU dorm room, Rick Rubin and Russell “Rush” Simmons formed a record label. They wanted to create a brash, loud, honest kind of music, a redefinition if you will of what people were starting to call hip-hop. Little did they know that this company, Def Jam Recordings, would [...]
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This joint comes off of their last release Church League Champions download here.
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First T.I. then Lil Boosie now GUCCI!...I’m trying to figure out, when did the music contract get mixed up with the court papers? Our new hip-hop habit demands the artist to be “Out with the skinny jeans and in with the P.O’s”!
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Starring Laurence Fishburne, Matt Dillion and Columbus Short, Sony’s latest film, Armored, is an intense drama due to release in theatres on Dec 4, featuring 42 million dollars. To commemorate the film and celebrate its release, Complex Magazine connected Supra and Sony Pictures to create a limited edition Supra Vaider. The movie-inspired kicks features colors [...]
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Obie’s back with his first full length since the departure from Shady Records. For Special Reserve, Mr. Trice gets with MoSS - the first producer signed to the legendary DJ Premier’s Works of Mart production company - allowing the beatsmith to handle all the sounds for the album. “Got Hungry” features frenetic production and cuts by DJ Grouch while Obie tells how he’s still just as deter
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Preview and download below.The Clipse - Doorman (prod. The Neptunes)Download
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New joint from D.Julien, "Never Change". This guys consistency is what keeps us interested, its so hard for artists to get their sound right but D.Julien gets it, every time. Dope bars and no cussin'.D.Julien-Never ChangeDownload Herewww.myspace.com/djulienwww.twitter.com/djulienwww.djulienmusic.comwww.youtube.com/nycvideos1
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Even though this isn't a joke at all maaaaan, how hilarious! Either he has a serious case of the Wayans Brothers White Girls syndrome or he fell into a big ass tub of Middle Aged White Guy circa 1973.
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Along with this being a great topic to discuss I couldn't help but notice how out of place DJ Drama seemed to be. I know people (ahem!) who were watching this CNN special, ready to throw more fuel in the fire that is 'hip hop haters' after seeing how DJ Drama was dressed.
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2 MC's, well...really, 1 so-called MC and 1 nervous *rapper chick got caught in a lucky situation when they got the chance to freestyle in front of millions of MTV viewers, AND Jay Z! I'm not going to lie the dude sounded like he wrote most of his stuff and it was mad funny when [...]
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In 1998 I moved to New York. I first got curious about stencils; I loved how and where they were placed in the street. After, I opened my mind to posted photocopies, stickers and tags…that was the beginning of my growing respect to urban art.
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Following up on the announcement by PUMA for its Urban Mobility 2010 Spring/Summer Collection back in August, we get a peek into two designs from the upcoming line, designed by PUMA Creative Director and celebrated fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. Two high top designs are previewed, each focusing on the innovative technical spirit associated with PUMA’s [...]
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As the rising star in a local music scene that has yet to receive credit like other metropolitan cities (NYC, Atlanta, Miami), Phil Ade’ is set to further bring attention to the Nation’s Capitol, solidifying it as a major force in the country’s hip-hop landscape.
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Donny's been quite for a while but always makes sure he keeps us up to date with his music. Below is a freestyle he sent straight from the studio over the 'Run This Town' track. Hes been working on his next album but I'm still bangin' on the last mixtape he dropped which was one [...]
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This was totally unexpected until I saw his gentlemen-like mustache and his banjo, then I knew he had to be ill. My thoughts?...awesome. Blazin up the pipe right now. Take a seat kiddies and grab the pen and pad. After you take a listen the real question is can you name all the artists in [...]
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(Chill Moody Artist Info)“Suicide Barz” is the second official release off of the upcoming "iiL-Chill Project" which is a collaborative mixtape from Chill Moody(rapper) & iiL-MeeL (producer). Chill Moody is a hip-hop artist from West Philadelphia, who is in the vein of no artist before him. He has independently released several mixtapes, most [...]
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I'll admit, I've never heard about Ayah but wowzers what a talent (and easy on the eyes sheesh )! You guys shouldn't pass this up. I almost immediately went and downloaded this straight from iTunes (hey a brotha gotta get his RnB game up) and you should too. Don't believe me? Then go ahead [...]
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