Being a fairly enthusiastic fan of the female gluteus maximus, I had to post this. You remember Ice-T’s first boo, right? Darlene Ortiz? She was the fine chick on the cover of Ice’s earlier albums. I reckon that Joe Budden’s girl, Tahari, is the new Darlene.If you enjoy rappers reciting scripts from memory, watch [...]
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PEEP THIS: Tahari Is The New Darlene
Peep This: Q-Tip On Busta Almost Joining ATCQ
Admittedly, I love this “behind the scenes” type stuff. Its always interesting to see rap cats talk about seminal moments in their careers and what was happening away from the sight of fans. As seen on Miss Info’s site, Peter Rosenberg sat down with Kamal to chop it up about just that.In the above clip, [...]
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Asher Roth: The Other White Meat
I have a complex relationship with Asher Roth. I initially dug him, because he didn’t seem like some entitled douche who was ready to receive his accolades because he was co-signed by industry heavies. Then, when his music started to come out (his average “A Milli” freestyle, horrible XXL mixtape cuts, etc) I [...]
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Album Review: “Delightful Bars” (Rapper Big Pooh)
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For all but the biggest rap stars, being a rap artist is a full time j-o-b. And being a rapper is a tough gig: you’re on the road most nights, in-stores, interviews, recording whenever you have a chance to, the pressure of living up to the expectation of label suits, record sales, etc. For [...]
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“Stay Up” Behind The Scenes > “Stay Up” The Video
MTV2 just released a behind the scenes feature from 88-Keys’ “Stay Up” music video. For folks who get gassed by cool special FX, this is a pretty dope video. In fact, this is significantly better than the actual video itself. Actually, instead of 3 minutes of Kanye and Keys acting like old [...]
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Haiku Mixtape Review: “The Manual” (Rhymefest)
While in label hell‘Fest remixes classic hip-hopNew joints less worthyDOWNLOAD
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The Streets Say: “The Last Kiss” (Jadakiss)
The Streets Say: 3.5 out of 5You Wildin’ (No Rating)Summary: “This album isn’t bad, it just doesn’t live up to my expectations for Jadakiss. I think he may be one of the most naturally smooth and charismatic rappers of all time. His flow is never off and his rhymes are tighter than that girl [...]
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The Streets Say: “The Last Kiss” (Jadakiss)
The Streets Say: 3.5 out of 5You Wildin’ (No Rating)Summary: “This album isn’t bad, it just doesn’t live up to my expectations for Jadakiss. I think he may be one of the most naturally smooth and charismatic rappers of all time. His flow is never off and his rhymes are tighter than that girl [...]
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Biting Bloggers Is Weak Sauce
UPDATE: Now, via TSS, I find out Skillz has video episodes on this same concept too.I’ve been away. Sorry. Moving on, I hesitated saying anything, but I’m starting to see a pattern. I was on my regular tour of the raposphere a while back when I came across daily read The Smoking Section, specifically [...]
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Big Daddy Kane In Concert: Another Classic Hip-Hop Moment
I was hoping that some kind soul less lazy than me would post some dope footage of the Big Daddy Kane concert that I attended on Thursday night. Luckily, someone did. Props to Its Official. That’s a perfect clip too - the house came down when Kane got into “Warm It Up”. It was [...]
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CLICK ON IT: Def Thought
As any blogger or website owner will tell you, its hard to get attention out in these digital streets. Which often means that many quality sites with ill content get overlooked. With the periodic “Click On It” interview feature, YFWB shines a light in the hopes of getting you all acquainted with some of the [...]
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THE STREETS SAY: “Pray IV Reign” (Jim Jones)
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In an ongoing effort to provide value to readers and the very lazy, YFWB presents the “The Streets Say”: a summary of reviews and views from around the raposphere on the hottest hip-hop LPs and mixtapes. If you want your review included, hit me up. THE STREETS SAY: 3.5 OUT OF 5 Nappy Afro (3 [...]
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SONG OF THE WEEK: “City Lights” (UGK x Method Man x Redman
DOWNLOADUh, wow. This is my ish right here.
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LISTEN TO THIS: The Good Morning Mixtape
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DOWNLOADWaaaaaaaake Up!!! The best way to shake off those Monday cobwebs is to drop some dope tracks into your morning routine. Nappy Afro and Kevin Nottingham have teamed up with your boy B-Double to drop some original content for your listening pleasure. What, you didn’t think we were major like that? Track list [...]
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Coming Soon: The Good Morning Mixtape
Just the thing to get you started in the morning- a dope ass mixtape of classic tracks. Brought to you by the might alliance of YFWB, Nappy Afro and Kevin Notthingham. Coming real soon.
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4 Ways For Kanye To Further Up His Street Cred
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Kanye: Now that you’ve been hit up with misdemeanor charges vandalism, grand theft and battery, you’re really on his way to growing from backpack hipster to thugged out street hustler. Even though the charges will likely result in a fine, now you got yourself a record. But why stop there? You can gain an entirely [...]
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CLICK ON IT: Fab 5 Freddy Vs MC Serch
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CLICK ON ITIn the latest issue of XXL Magazine, they do an ill feature on the making of Illmatic on the 15th anniversary of its release. One particular portion of the piece has former 3rd Bass frontman MC Serch talking about how the legendary Wild Style intro almost didn’t make it onto the album. The [...]
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Maybe Its Best You Quit While You’re Ahead
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Can we stop it now with all the rappers who are vying for attention by threatening to quit the rap game? It seems newcomer and Kanye little brother Kid Cudi let us know through his blog, caps and all (is that a clause in the G.O.O.D. Music contract?) that he plans on hanging up his [...]
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Now THIS Is How You Show Appreciation For An Add On Twitter
Like any other kind of interaction you have with people, dealing with folks on Twitter can be hit and miss. If you follow someone, sometimes they get right back to you, maybe even twit you to say what’s up. Then there are others who won’t follow you back or respond if you sent them an [...]
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