Archive for Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Brother Ali Gives Some Insight Into Us

Posted in Media, Video with tags , , on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Here is a great video of Brother Ali spitting some new material off of his upcoming album Us, courtesy of Rhymesayers Entertainment. Is it just me or does it seem like Brother Ali is another cat that just keeps getting better and better? Make sure you go over and pre-order Us at Fifth Element here.

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Wild Style Wednesday Review: Masta Ace, Disposable Arts

Posted in Music Reviews, Wildstyle Wednesdays with tags , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Disposable Arts I want to start this review off by saying that this review holds special because Ace is one of my favorite emcees of all-time. He’s been in the game for twenty plus years now, and his albums consistently get better and better. Ace’s flow is aged fine wine, and Disposable Arts is the testament of time. Even though this album wasn’t on my top 10 most influential albums (although A Long Hot Summer was), I can assure you it rests comfortably on my top 10 favorites of all-time. When listening to this album, you go on a journey with Ace to The Institute of Disposable Arts. The storytelling on this album is impeccable, and you feel almost like you are there every single step of the way. I still thank my friend Nick Heise to this day for referring me to Masta Ace, and this one goes out to him. Continue reading

K-Salaam & Beatnick – Free Album

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 by Nolan Levenson

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Shout out to Okayplayer for the news. I recently posted a single from this album by Beatnick and K-Salaam called “Don’t Die” featuring Bun B, Talib Kweli, and Colin Monroe. The full album, called Where the Streets Have No Name has been released for free, courtesy of Imeem and illRoots. The album download comes with 12 different covers and features the like of Lil Wayne, K’naan, and Young Buck in addition to those mentioned before.

Download the album here