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Saturday, November 21st
Eminem is set to release a reissue of his latest album Relapse, now officially titled
Relapse: Refill on December 21st. The reissue will include the complete
Relapse LP as well as 6 new songs, listed below:
Tracklisting
01) People Make Me
02) Taking My Ball
03) Insult To Injury
04) Outlet
05) Carrington Pool
06) Forever (feat. Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne)
07) Stainless Ego
Wednesday, November 18th
Eminem is set to reissue his latest record Relapse with 7 new songs on December 22nd instead of releasing the previously announced Relapse 2
Monday, November 16th
Ground-breaking British rapper Derek B has died aged 44 from as the result of a heart attack, according to reports.
The rapper, full name Derek Boland, was one of the first British rappers to cross over to mainstream consciousness. His 1988 album Bullet From A Gun remains an underground classic, though his is most commonly remembered as the man behind the infamous 'Anfield Rap' featuring members of Liverpool Football Club.
"He definitely broke the door down," London rapper Ty told BBC News. "He was one of the first artists that I saw get to such a level through rap, and be on Top of the Pops, be on children's programmes, be on the world stage.
"He was one of the ones to do it first, when it was thoroughly unacceptable from the mainstream perspective. At the time, he was absolutely groundbreaking. He definitely broke the door down."
Thursday, November 12th
Rapper Gucci Mane has been sentenced to a year in prison for a parole violation, though this may be reduced to six months on good behaviour.
Nothing is known on how this will affect his upcoming album The State Vs. Radric Davis, which is scheduled to release on December 8, though presumably a contingency plan is in place.
Flying Lotus has posted three new songs on his Myspace page, including a cover of Lil Wayne's 'I Feel Like Dying.'
http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus
Tuesday, November 10th
Raekwon has premiered a new video for the track 'Catalina' off his latest album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II.
http://videos.onsmash.com/v/rccYAKg2ne3URX5H
Monday, November 9th
Paste Magazine Online has posted their list of the top 50 videos of the decade. Topping the list is Outkast's B.O.B
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/apologies-to-kanye-but-while.html
Outkast topped Pastemagazine.com's "50 Best Music Videos of the Decade" list with their song B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad), which also topped Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 Songs Of The Decade" list. Other bands appearing on the list are Mastodon, The White Stripes, Gorillaz, Radiohead, and many others.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/apologies-to-kanye-but-while.html
Thursday, November 5th
According to MTV.com, Mos Def is to join Jay Electronica and Curren$y in a new rap supergroup named Center Edge Territory. The group have recorded six songs together but haven't yet set a date for a full-length album.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625597/20091105/mos_def.jhtml
Wednesday, November 4th
Timbaland's third studio album, Shock Value 2, has been pushed back from its November 24 release date. It will now be released on December 8.
The album's lead single, Morning After Dark' featuring Nelly Furtado and SoShy, is currently slipping quietly off the charts. A second single, 'Say Something' featuring Drake, was released on November 3.
Friday, October 30th
Jay-Z has premiered a new video for the track 'Empire State of Mind' featuring Alicia Keys.
http://nahright.com/news/2009/10/30/video-jay-z-ft-alicia-keys-empire-state-of-mind/
Thursday, October 29th
Four Utah teenagers have been ordered to face charges of disorderly conduct after performing a rap from a popular Youtube video at McDonald's.
The four students from Lone Peak High School in American Fork, Utah performed the rap, which begins with the line "I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce...," twice, causing workers to ask them to either order or leave as they were holding up other customers.
One of the accused, Spencer Dauwelder, denied that there was anyone in line at the time. "We thought, you know, just teenagers out having fun," he told KSL Newsradio in a phone interview. "We didn't think it would escalate to that."
The four left without ordering, but were later tracked down by police at a volleyball game and issued with citations. The McDonald's employees had claimed that the teenagers used vulgar language and that workers had felt threatened by their behaviour. The accused deny acting in ...more
Wednesday, October 28th
Lil Wayne has released a new mixtape, entitled No Ceilings, for download.
http://nahright.com/news/2009/10/28/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-mixtape/
Saturday, October 24th
50 Cent and G-Unit have posted an old mixtape entitled 50 Cent Is The Future for free download.
50's new full-length album, Before I Self-Destruct, is scheduled for release on November 23.
http://www.zshare.net/download/67412749b2713cdc/
Thursday, October 22nd
Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to gun charges stemming from a 2007 tour bus search where New York police found a .40 caliber handgun on his tour bus. Wayne originally pleaded not guilty but when a recent ruling was issued allowing DNA evidence from the gun to be used in court the rapper changed his tune. The plea bargain carries a sentence to up to a year in prison. As if that wasn't enough, Lil Wayne is also in hot water with authorities in Arizona after a 2008 tour bus search came up with 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy, drug paraphernalia and a handgun. That trial is still pending.
Wednesday, October 21st
Rihanna's new single 'Russian Roulette' has been posted for streaming online. The singer's new album, Rated R, is due to be released on November 23.
http://rihannanow.com/
Monday, October 19th
East Coast hip hop coalition Army Of The Pharaohs have posted two new songs from their upcoming record The Unholy Terror to MySpace: 'Godzilla' and 'Contra Mantra.'
http://www.myspace.com/armyofthepharaohs
Kanye West has released a not-quite-music video, not-quite-short movie, directed by Spike Jonze entitled 'We Were Once a Fairytale'. The 11 minute video depicts a typical night in the life of Kanye West, with some questionable content.
http://videogum.com/archives/operation_watch_this/kanye_west_is_just_a_broken_do_096211.html
Timbaland has debuted the first single from his upcoming solo album Shock Value 2 entitled 'Morning After Dark.' Shock Value 2 is scheduled for release on November 24.
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/blog/whats-happening/exclusive-listen-to-timbalands-new-single-morning-after-dark/
According to Cash Money Records CEO Birdman, Lil Wayne will be releasing two new albums by the end of the year. The two records mentioned is the much delayed The Rebirth and Tha Carter 4, which has been given a December 14th release date.
Birdman has also stated that The Rebirth will not be a double CD.
http://pitchfork.com/news/36841-two-lil-wayne-albums-due-this-year/
Friday, October 16th
A new Eminem song, 'Taking My Ball,' has surfaced on Youtube.
According to Rolling Stone, the track is to appear on the new DJ Hero: Renegade Edition video game, that is scheduled to be released on October 27 in North America and on October 30 in Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaF5Ihgj9Xk
Thursday, October 15th
Two big names in the electronic world, Burial and Flying Lotus, teamed up for a covert collaboration earlier this year.
The seemingly untitled song is not part of a larger project, having been posted on Flying Lotus's MySpace page in August and deleted shortly afterward. There do not seem to be any plans for an official release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUoqhg_RpKk
Saturday, October 10th
DeAndre Cortez Way, also known as the rapper Soulja Boy, was arrested and charged with obstruction after running from the police in Stockbridge, GA. The police were responding to a report of a large gathering at an abandoned property. According to reports the group was there to make a video. Way was arrested when he returned for his car and was released after posting $550 bail.
Monday, October 5th
Method Man turned himself in to authorities this morning in Staten Island, NY and is facing charges for allegedly skimping on his taxes to the tune of $32,799. According to the district attorney's office he failed to file tax returns from 2004 to 2007. Meth faces a felony charge of repeated failure to file taxes which carries a maximum sentence of 4 years in prison and a misdemeanor charge of failure to pay taxes.
Saturday, October 3rd
Post-rapthlete K. has put together a new track for your listening pleasure - a high quality mp3 (or wav) complete with lyrics. Enjoy.
www.gahedindie.com/InnoMatic.mp3
www.gahedindie.com/InnoMatic.wav
See I be hollow INNOMATIC
I'm fighting the static patent the world into panic
Landed ahead of kill....I never sleep I hardly eat the money weak....kids in the street bumpin the preacher in c. Sheet. You favorite rap gave me dap and solder they lip... they had me whipped for about 0 15 cents.....and none were ever that ill I'll **** a kick and a snare its more then there fill...bear with it...
I does it all no ever wall. No crooked law...charred at the end of my bones blown for all the jaw. Little closer to dust long com bust not ever rust but steady with trust lust for real ****. Only differenc ...more
Friday, October 2nd
This month is near impossible to sift through with respect to volume; it's almost guaranteed someone will miss something down the road. The month after a critically acclaimed top 5 record of the year is released is typically difficult to really pay attention to, but this October shouldn't be. Some high impact releases include BK-One's Radio Do Canibal on Rhymesayers Entertainment, Strong Arm Steady & Madlib's Stoney Jackson, Sole and the Skyrider Band's Plastique, and Royce the 5'9"s constantly delayed Street Hop.
October 6th:
Fat Joe - J.O.S.E. 2
Jim Jones & Webstar - The Rooftop
Saigon - Warning Shots 2
Oh No - Oh No Vs. Now-Again
Balance & Big Rich - As Good As $
BK-One & Benzilla - Radio Do Canibal
Blake Lewis - Heartbreak On Vinyl
DJ Spooky - The Secret Song
Hell Rell - Live From Hell
Joe Budden - The Great Escape
Michael Jackson - Remix Suite IV
Smoke Dza - Su ...more
Canadian turntablist Kid Koala has posted his new album The Slew for free download.
The album is currently available on CD and 2xLP at stops on his North American tour (which ends Sunday) and there are no known plans for a commercial release.
http://nufonia.com/ice-cream-news/theslew/
Thursday, September 24th
The duo who is competing with Soulja boy for teenie bopper rap just released a new video for their song ,"Tie Me Down", Featuring the Ray J.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLvyeCxt6aA
Wednesday, September 23rd
Flying Lotus has put up a new song on his myspace page entitled "satelllliiiiitteeeeeee".
http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus
Legendary turntablist Roc Raida has died as a result of complications following a mixed-martial arts accident, a statement released by his family revealed today.
Raida, real name Anthony Williams, was best known as a member of New York DJ collectives The X-Executioners and The X-Men as well as being Busta Rhymes' personal touring DJ. He was the winner of the 1995 DMC World DJ Championships.
The family's statement read: "Anthony Williams [professionally known] to the world as the Legendary Grand Master Roc Raida has passed away unexpectedly today, September 19, 2009. He is survived by his wife, three lovely daughters, mother and friends.
"Raida was recently in a mixed-martial-arts accident, something that he has been practicing for several years. Although he had undergone two surgeries with great success, was released to an inpatient physical therapy facility and was in great spirits the past few days, this morning he started to have complications and passed ...more
Monday, September 21st
Australian indie/rock/funk/hip hop group Bluejuice are streaming their new album, Head of The Hawk on their Myspace.
http://www.myspace.com/bluejuice
Friday, September 18th
Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali's new album Us is now available to stream in full from MySpace. The album is scheduled for release on September 22.
http://www.myspace.com/brotherali
Read Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman's review of the album here:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=41504
Thursday, September 17th
New York rapper Jay-Z has become a Billboard record holder with the release of The Blueprint 3.
The Blueprint 3's #1 finishes means Jay-Z has recorded the most #1 solo albums since the chart's inception, surpassing the king of rock n' roll, Elvis Presley. Only the Beatles have recorded more.
Tuesday, September 15th
President Barack Obama has been caught on tape branding disgraced fashion icon Kanye West a "jackass," following West's show-stealing performance at the VMA Awards in New York.
The audio was recorded as the rock n' roll President discussed the popular issues of the day with staffers at CNBC as he prepared for an interview with the network. He said: "I thought [Kanye's behaviour] was really inappropriate. It's like she's getting an award- why are you butting in?"
West was hastily escorted from the ceremony on Sunday evening after taking to the stage while Taylor Swift was accepting the award for Best Female Video, declaring: "Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!" Swift left the stage soon after, embarrassed.
President Obama, who also kills flies, plead for mercy after making the remark, saying: "Where's the pool? Cut the President some slack! I've got a lot of other stuff on my plate."
...more
Monday, September 14th
The man formerly known as MF DOOM will release Unexpected Guests, a compilation of non-album tracks and guest spots, on October 27.
The album presents rare and unreleased tracks, remixes and live tracks in the form of a mix CD, featuring collaborations with the likes of Talib Kweli, Ghostface, Count Bass D and J Dilla.
The cover artwork can be seen here: http://i25.tinypic.com/6f330g.jpg
Final tracks and running order have yet to be finalised.
Tracklist:
1. Get 'Er Done feat. DOOM - Jake One
2. Fly That Knot feat. DOOM - Talib Kweli
3. Sniper Elite feat. DOOM - Dilla Ghostface DOOM
4. Trap Door feat. DOOM - Jake One
5. Sorcerers feat. DOOM & Invizible Handz - John Robinson
6. Da Supafriendz - Vast Aire
7. Quite Buttery - Count Bass D feat DOOM
8. ? - DOOM featu ...more
Kanye West has reportedly apologized for interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV WMA. Aparently he talked to Taylor's mother after the interuption,
"I'm sooooo sorry to Taylor Swift and her fans and her mom," he wrote. "I spoke to her mother right after and she said the same thing my mother would've said. She is very talented! I like the lyrics about being a cheerleader and she's in the bleachers! I'm in the wrong for going on stage and taking away from her moment!"
He continues as he tries to explain his reasoning,
"Beyoncé's video was the best of this decade!!!! I'm sorry to my fans if I let you guys down!!!! I'm sorry to my friends at MTV. I will apologize to Taylor 2mrw," West continued on his blog. "Welcome to the real world!!!! Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture!!! No disrespect but we watchin' the show at the crib right now cause...well you know!!!! I'm still happy for ...more
Sunday, September 13th
At MTV's Video Music Awards Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech after she beat out contenders such as Beyonce, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson for the "Best Female Video" category. As soon as Swift received her Moonman, Kanye made his way onstage to proclaim that "Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time".
Video of the incident can be seen at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld90Tmd2JHo
Wednesday, September 9th
The 2009 Mercury Prize was awarded to debutante Speech Debelle at a ceremony in London last night.
The South London rapper took home the award for her album Speech Therapy, released to under-the-radar acclaim in June.
The Mercury Prize is awarded yearly to new and underground artists and carries a prize haul of £20,000 ($33,040), however it's the accompanying increase in album sales that is most lucrative for the artists. Last year's winners, Elbow, recorded a sevenfold increase in sales for their album, The Seldom Seen Kid.
Past winners of the Mercury Prize include Suede (1993), Portishead (1995), Pulp (1996) and Dizzee Rascal (2003). Perhaps the most notable runner-up was Radiohead's OK Computer in 1997, a feat the Oxford band repeated thrice more with Amnesiac (2001), Hail To The Thief (2003) and In Rainbows (2008).
Full list of nominees (with betting odds):
Florence and the Machine - Lungs. 11/4 favorite
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Sunday, September 6th
The fully-animated video for Raekwon's new single 'House Of Flying Daggers' has been posted to Youtube. The rapper's new album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, the sequel to his classic 1995 album, is scheduled for release on September 8.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXDLd_9S_CE
Friday, September 4th
Apple have announced the release of a new iPhone app, named I Am T-Pain, which will allow users to auto-tune music directly from their phone.
The application was developed by Auto-tune creator Antares with T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment company and Smule, developer of the popular musical app Ocarina.
The app will come bundled with a range of T-Pain's best-known hits, including 'Bartender' and 'I'm In Love With A Stripper,' which the user can record with the Auto-tune effect added on top, as well as a freestyle function which will allow users to create their own tunes.
Additional tracks will be available to purchase from the iTunes App Store.
http://www.antarestech.com/products/I-am-t-pain.shtml
Tuesday, September 1st
After leaking to the internet, Jay-Z's new album "The Blueprint 3", set to be released September 11th this year, is now streaming legally via MTV. You can listen to the album in its entirety right here: http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/jay_z/the_blueprint_3/.
Sunday, August 30th
Dangerzone Films has been producing a documentary film that chronicles the life of late Harlem rapper Lamont "Big L" Coleman. It will include interviews with family members, friends and musical collaborators including Fat Joe and DJ Premier. There is no set release date but rumors say it will drop on February 11th of 2010 to mark the 11th Anniversary of Lamont's death.
Here is a trailer courtesy of Dangerzone Films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PIrfD31X7Q
September may very well have the potential to be the most epic month in recent hip-hop history. Following the relatively slow months of July and August (although spawning a few excellent records - they weren't much for consistency), this rainfall will surely quench our thirst. Every week has the potential to produce one (or two) year-end-list appearances; relatively high-profile releases are indicated by bold-face font:
September 1-7:
Bizzy Bone & Bad Azz - Thug Pound
Aesop - Living The Dream While Awake
Beanie Sigel - Broad Street Bully
Blue Scholars - Bayani Redux
Definitive Jux Presents... - IV
Qwel & Maker - So Be It
Dr. Dre - The Chronic: Re-Lit & From The Vault
Crooked I - Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist
September 8-14:
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Junclassic - Imaginary Enemies
Jay-Z - The Blueprint Collection
M ...more
Tuesday, August 25th
Rap duo Insane Clown Posse have posted their new single 'The Bone' to their official website.
The group's new album, Bang! Pow! Boom!, is scheduled for release on September 1.
http://www.insaneclownposse.com/media/video/ICP-TheBone.wma
KRS-One, one of the most respected and outspoken members of the hip hop community, has announced he plans to release a 600-page book that examines the spirituality of hip hop entitled "The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument" in hopes of creating a new hip-hop religion.
The Gospel of Hip Hop will combine philosophy with faith, practical knowledge and various spiritual teachings along with the the history of hip hop to teach readers about health, love, awareness and wealth.
"It explores the spirituality of Hip-Hop, the divinity of Hip-Hop. I’m suggesting that in 100 years, this book will be a new religion on the earth...I think I have the authority to approach God directly, I don’t have to go through any religion [or] train of thought. I can approach God directly myself and so I wrote a book called The Gospel of Hip Hop to free from all this nonsense garbage right now. Idea respect the Christianity, the Islam, the Judaism but their ti ...more
Friday, August 21st
Hip-hop duo Outkast have topped Pitchfork's Top 500 Songs of the Decade list. Shockingly, the #1 song by Outkast was not the 2003 smash hit 'Hey Ya!,' or even 2001's 'Ms. Jackson.' Stanktonia's 'B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)' tops the list, as it did the webzine's 2000-2004 list five years ago.
http://pitchfork.com/p2k/
Friday, August 14th
Insane Clown Posse will release their new album BANG! POW! BOOM! on September 1 by Psychopathic Records.
The GIF-tastic image below is the premiere of all three album covers, in red, green and blue.
http://www.totalassault.com/assets/images/1723.gif
Monday, August 10th
Nas is scheduled to headline a four-date Australian tour with support from fellow MCs Chali 2NA, DJ Qbert and MC Supernatural this fall.
The New York rapper will also perform in the Netherlands and Zimbabwe in 2010 for the Zimrocks 2010 International Music Concert.
Australian dates:
Oct 25, 2009: The Deen WA
Oct 28, 2009: The Palace Theatre VIC
Oct 29, 2009: The Barton Theatre SA
Oct 31, 2009: Enmore Theatre NSW
2010 international dates:
Jan 21: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 22: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 19: Harare, Zimbabwe
Monday, August 3rd
Canadian rapper and former Degrassi: Next Generation actor Drake fell on stage and hurt his knee while performing on tour with Lil Wayne. He will be having surgery on it soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn_gc65w1-Y
Drake's album Thank Me Later is scheduled for release later this year on Lil Wayne's Young Money Records.
Saturday, August 1st
Following up July's rapcore resurrection (Cage's Depart From Me and E&A's By the Throat), August looks to be a little more tame. Hyped up releases include Slaughterhouse's first LP (finally), Amanda Blank, and some varied major label releases (Queen Latifah, Sean Paul). Here are the dates:
August 4th:
Amanda Blank - I Love You
Blitz The Ambassador - Stereotype
Dorrough - Dorrough Music
Kool Keith - The Lost Masters Collections
Poison Pen - The Money Shot
SoL.iLLaquists Of Sound - No More Heroes
DJ Honda - hIV
K'Jon - I Get Around
East Flatbush Project - First Born: Overdue (Deluxe Edition)
August 11th:
Slaughterhouse - S/T
Layzie Bone & Big Sloan - Thug Twinz
Sci-Development - Gas For The Machine
August 18th:
Fresh Daily - The Gorgeous Killer In Crimes Of Passion
Breez Evahflowin' - Breez Deez Tr ...more
Friday, July 31st
Tupac Shakur's earliest recorded songs will finally be heard on his newest post-mortem release entitled "Shakurspeare". The songs date back to his 16 year old MC New York days before he moved to Los Angeles at age 18. "Shakurspeare" is produced by Darrin Keith Bastfield, one of Tupac's first musical collaborators.
"I was there when Tupac heard himself for the first time rapping on a recording. As he sat in the cafeteria of the Baltimore School for the Arts it was as if he couldn’t believe that he was listening to himself,” Bastfield said. “Just as Tupac was quietly amazed by hearing himself, I want people to hear Tupac as a young artist in his very first recordings ever having fun, rapping about issues that concerned us, and most importantly giving a cautionary and timely ‘Message of Peace’ in his own voice as if he was already a big rap star with a reputation to uphold.”
"Shakurspeare" alludes to 2Pac's ambition to become a S ...more
Thursday, July 30th
Eminem (ne Marshall Mathers) has released a direct response to the "Obsessed," the song and music video released by Mariah Carey in which she mocks the rapper for allegedly fabricating aspects of their relationship on his latest release, Relapse.
The track, entitled "The Warning" can be found here, on ThisIs50, and downloaded free of charge: http://bit.ly/1Q0NR
Note: Users under the age of 17, as well as any fans of Nick Cannon, should be aware that there are lyrics that may be found offensive.
The original song to which Mariah responded is entitled "Bagpipes from Baghdad"
The video for "Obsessed," can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hpiwPXkbVc
Clipse have released a new single from their forthcoming album, Till the Casket Drops, which can be heard here:
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.8311/title.clipse-f-keri-hilson-pharrell-all-eyes-on-me-final-version
This is the third single released so far, along with "Kinda Like A Big Deal (ft. Kanye West)" and "I'm Good (ft. Pharrell)".
Recently incarcerated Southern rapper T.I. will star in Heatwave Interactive's newest MMO project entitled "Platinum Life". In the game players will create an aspiring rap star character and play him/her in an RPG setting, performing songs and earning "fame" experience points.
The game is set for a 2011 or 2012 release unto the PC platform and marketing campaigns will begin this fall. For extensive information on the game follow this link to reliable gaming source Gamespot:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6214441.html
Sunday, July 26th
In support of his upcoming album release Last Train To Paris, Sean Combs (Diddy) has formed a new group with Danity Kane's former Dawn Richard, and singer/songwriter Kalenna. They call themselves "Dirty Money".
“I grew up listening to groups like Soul II Soul, Loose Ends, and it was always two guys and a girl. So let me flip it,” Diddy stated. “Let me get two talented, bad divas to the left and the right of me.”
Last Train To Paris is a concept album that tells the love story between an anonymous man and his soulmate. Dirty Money has contributed greatly to Diddy's new release, which is scheduled for a late November launch date.
One Be Lo have announced on twitter that Binary Star is in the studio working on a new album to follow their debut 1999 album Waterworld. (Masters of the Universe is Waterworld remastered)
http://eastofla.com/?p=1172
Saturday, July 25th
A new Jay-Z song called 'Run This Town' has been posted for streaming and free download on Kanye West's blog.
The track, which features West himself and Rihanna, is believed to be the first single from the upcoming record The Blueprint 3, which is scheduled for release on September 11.
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=237264_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&em3161=&em3281=
Monday, July 20th
The Roots have posted the studio version of 'How I Got Over,' the title track from their upcoming ninth album, at Okayplayer. The band premiered the track live last month on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/Audio-The-Roots-How-I-Got-Over-.html
The Tonight Show performance can be seen below.
http://www.twitvid.com/62CAC
The Beastie Boys have cancelled all upcoming shows and postponed the release of their new album Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1, as band member Adam Yauch (aka MCA) aims to recover from a mild bout of cancer.
Yauch announced in a video blog posted to Youtube that he is to undergo treatment on a small tumour attached to his salivary gland. He explained that he noticed some swelling in his throat glands two months ago, but was only diagnosed two weeks ago after bringing the issue up with his doctor. Luckily, Yauch is confident that the treatment will affect neither his long-term health nor, more importantly, his vocal ability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7CH3M7cECI
Thursday, July 16th
The video for Cee-Lo's new single 'Open Happiness'- better known as the latest Coca-Cola tune- has been posted online.
The track features guest spots from Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and singers Janelle Monae and Butch Walker (who also wrote the song).
http://www.mtvmusic.com/cee_lo/videos/399202/open_happiness.jhtml
Minneapolis rapper has posted the video for his new single 'Purexed' over at MTVU.
http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/pos_purexed/
Read Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman's review of Never Better here:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=35042
Wednesday, July 15th
Max Tannone (a.k.a. Minty Fresh Beats), creator of last year's innovative Jay-Z/Radiohead mash-up Jaydiohead, has posted the five-track sequel Jaydiohead: The Encore for free download.
http://www.jaydiohead.com/?jh=ENCORE
Dennis Cole (or as you may know him, Wu-Tang sensation Ghostface Killah) will release his first illustrated novel, Cell Block Z, on July 29. It's the story of a fictional boxer named Cole Dennis of a futuristic city "being held hostage to chaos and terror".
According to a description by website Rapgodfathers: "Upon entering a futuristic super-prison, the main character finds himself at the center of a sinister plot to turn convicts into killing machines. While the plans to control Dennis don’t pan out, he is transformed into a “towering engine of destruction,” determined to fight for his life."
In related news, Def Jam Records have announced the September arrival of Killah's new "R&B-influenced" record, The Wizard Of Poetry. Ghostface is scheduled to tour with Method Man and Redman from July 22 to August 16, where he will likely perform unheard songs from the record.
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Friday, July 10th
Instrumental hip hop musician PSY/OPSogist has made his new album, Kings of Sleep, available for free download via his blog and MySpace.
http://psyopsogist.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/psyopsogist
Direct link to Sharebee download:
http://sharebee.com/bc66f160
Wednesday, July 8th
A collective gasp of amazement swept the music world today as it was alleged Black Eyed Pea-In-Chief will.i.am may not be the most original musician in the world.
The source of the allegation in question is electronic musician Freeland (real name: Adam Freeland), who noticed an odd similarity between a 2008 composition of his entitled 'Mancry' (featuring one Tommy Lee on drums) and a track from the new Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D., entitled 'Party All The Time.'
More specifically, more than one source has put it forward that the Peas straight up sampled 'Mancry' and added their own vocals to the track. The Daily Swarm demands that listeners "check out Lee’s drums as a focal point of the track." Freeland himself has also become involved, tweeting" "Listen to our song 'Mancry'. Now listen to Black Eyed Peas 'Party all the time' WTF!"
WTF indeed. Perez Hilton points out that will.i.am was reportedly in attendance ...more
Saturday, July 4th
Midwestern hip-hop duo Atmosphere have released a free, 7 song EP entitled Leak At Will for download via their
online store.
Slug wrote: As we approach the launch of our new digital online store Anthony and myself have put together
another project that we are giving away for free to any of you who sign up for a user account on our online store
www.FifthElementOnline.com. the project is a 7 song EP called Leak At Will, and it was a lot of fun to make. nothing
too serious, just smiles and cries.
Consider it another "thank you" for all of the support you have offered us over the years.
To retrieve it, just follow these simple steps:
1. Head over to Fifth Element Online, the official Rhymesayers Entertainment store
2. Add "Leak At Will" to your cart (added at $0.00)
3. Click "check out" and enjoy your new EP
and again, thank you very much. ...more
Friday, July 3rd
The video for Eminem's new single 'Beautiful' has been posted online. The track features a vocal sample from Queen + Paul Rodgers' live performance of 'Reaching Out.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1rBbXKG6t0
Thursday, July 2nd
After Jay Stay Paid, The Ecstatic, Sa-Ra, and a slew of other excellent underground releases, the rest of the summer has a lot to live up to. July's got some potentially solid records slated... Royce's Revival EP as a precursor to the oft-delayed Street Hop, The Alchemist's Chemical Warfare, Cage's hipster-centric Depart From Me, and another from Minneapolis' own Eyedea & Abilities. Without further adieu:
July 7:
Royce Da 5'9" - The Revival EP
Alchemist - Chemical Warfare
Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water
J Dilla - Dillanthology 2: Dilla's Remixes For Various Artists
Lushlife - Cassette City
Cage - Depart From Me
D-Block Presents... - Prepare For Glory
Maxwell - BLACKsummer's Night
Un Kasa - The Best Of Un Kasa
Krondon - Let Him Live
Lil RU - 21 & Up
July 14:
Tha Realest - Witness Tha Realest
Yukmouth - The West Coast Don
Bizz ...more
Wednesday, July 1st
Troubled rap monthly Vibe magazine will shut its doors with immediate effect, citing its failure to "restructure the huge debt on our small company.”
Vibe Media Group chief Steve Aaron broke the news to staff via an internal memo, which was of course immediately leaked to the press. He wrote: "The print advertising collapse hit Vibe hard, especially as key ad categories like automotive and fashion, which represented the bulk of our top 10 advertisers, have stopped advertising or gone out of business."
While one has to expect that Vibe heads explored all options available to them, they appear to have overlooked the obvious: attempting to sell the business back to founder Quincy Jones. The past week has been particularly painful for the legendary record producer, who has also had to suffer the death of his protege Michael Jackson.
Jones has vowed to buy back the magazine and re-launch it as a web-only publication: "Print and all that stuff is over, ...more
2008 may well go down as the year Axl Rose defied us and provided that Chinese Democracy had, in fact, existed all these years. Less than a year later Q-Tip will bring another long, drawn-out saga to an end when he finally officially releases Kamaal The Abstract on September 15.
Originally scheduled for release in 2001, and then pushed back to 2002, and finally released to the media for review before being unceremoniously shelved on the eve of release, Kamaal The Abstract has circulated in underground (read: internet) circles for the better part of the past decade while Q-Tip has successfully grappled with his former label to wrestle control of the masters.
Stream the 2002 promo edition of Kamaal The Abstract here:
http://www.uppitymusic.com/2005/07/q-tip-kamaal-abstract-2000-but.html | |
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