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Wu-Tang Clan Demo Tape?

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags 1992, Demo Tape, Enter The 36 Chambers, RZA, Wu-Tang Clan on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Tim Althaus

I was over at Hip Hop Official and I found this rare gem. What I have here, is the original 1992 Wu-Tang Demo. That’s right, this is before they became every Hip-Hop head’s favorite group with Enter The 36 Chambers. We are talking about the demo that got Wu-Tang Clan in the game. You will hear every member of the Clan gracing the mic just like they always have. Not to mention that you will get to hear some straight up old school RZA production. Don’t sleep on this one, you may truly regret it.

Download: Wu-Tang Clan, Demo Tape (Circa ’92)

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Raekwon Talks Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II

Posted in Media, Video with tags Dr. Dre, Ghostface, J Dilla, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, Raekwon, RZA on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Tim Althaus

As my man Nolan mentioned earlier this week, Raekwon finally dropped the album artwork and tracklisting for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. In this video he talks a lot about the production that his going to be on the new album. He mentions that when he was going through the process, he thought that production was going to be the biggest piece of the album. Rae actually breaks down how dope he thinks (and I think) Dilla is on the boards. He calls him “like a Dr. Dre & a RZA… a combo”. I’m sure that you can expect nothing but straight fire from Rae & Ghost. Make sure you drop that shit on September 8th, you won’t regret it.

Spotted @ Hip Hop Official

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Wild Style Wednesday Review: The Roots, Things Fall Apart

Posted in Music Reviews, Wildstyle Wednesdays with tags Black Thought, Common, Jay Dee, Mos Def, The Roots, Things Fall Apart on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Tim Althaus

the-roots_things-fall-apart-album-cover The Roots will forever be one of my favorite groups in Hip-Hop because I love their utilization of a live band and their natural sound. Not to mention that Black Thought is also one of my top five emcees, the guy is pretty much a god emcee on the microphone. I like every single album in The Roots catalog, but Things Fall Apart is the album that introduced me to them. I look at this album that came out ten years ago and part of me still feels like even now this album would still be ahead of its time. This album, to this day, is one of the most sound albums I have ever heard and there is no doubt that it will forever be considered a classic. Even though this album didn’t make my top 10 most influential albums, I would still say it ranks among my top 10-20 favorite albums without a doubt.

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Jay Electronica & Just Blaze In the Studio

Posted in Media, Video with tags Jay Electronica, Just Blaze on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Yet again, my day keeps getting better. I spotted this video of Just Blaze & Jay Electronica in the studio at 2DopeBoyz. I don’t really think I need to say much about this post. Just Blaze is cooking up a beat that sounds like it’s rated at 3,000 degrees celcius, and Jay is just jamming out while spitting some rhymes.

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Introducing… OJ Simpson, “Coroner’s Music”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, J Rocc, Madlib, Strong Arm Steady on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Tim Althaus

DAMN. This is a great way to come home from a hard day of work. I hit my twitter feed and saw Oh No tweeting about Madlib & Guilty Simpson (I didn’t really look what it pertained to, just clicked the link really). I quickly found out that they are going to be releasing an album under the alias OJ Simpson. Talk about a pairing of the titans people, I’ve been a huge fan of Guilty since the first time I heard him, and Madlib is a beast on the boards. This is going to be an album that people will be talking about for a long time to come. According to the Stones Throw website, the album will be comprised of 14 tracks featuring very few guests (Elzhi (fuck yeah) & Strong Arm Steady) and some select cuts by J Rocc. Based on the aforementioned information, I’m totally ready for Stones Throw to release this album. You can download the lead single “Coroner’s Music” below.

Download: OJ Simpson, “Coroner’s Music”

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Cymarshall Law Tells the Story of a “King With 4 Wives”

Posted in Media, Video with tags Cymarshall Law, Hip-Hop in the Soul, King With 4 Wives, Mr. Joeker on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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I can’t even believe I forgot about this one. I saw this video at 2DopeBoyz a while back and totally planned on posting it. This dope ass video is for the track “King With 4 Wives”, and it’s from Cymarshall Law & Mr. Joeker’s album Hip-Hop In The Soul. As I mentioned in the Hip-Hop In The Soul review, these guys are one hell of a duo. The video concept for this track is great, and it plays out just the way you would expect with Cy’s storytelling abilities. Definitely a great video worth checking out.

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Crown Royale, “We Gotcha”

Posted in Media, Video with tags Buff1, Crown Royale, DJ Rhettmatic, We Gotcha on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Here is another video from Buff1 & Rhettmatic (Crown Royale) live in the Hip Hop Official studios. This time around they perform the track “We Gotcha” which will be on the new Crown Royale album. Don’t sleep, you will regret it.

Spotted @ Hip Hop Official

“Me an Rhett is winnin’. What is ya’ll doin?/ya’ll losin’ like a team with no ball movement.”

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Slaughterhouse is Making Me Go “Cuckoo”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Crooked I, DJ Khalil, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Yes, the above picture is the official artwork for the new album dropping August 11th. Here is the newest cut off the album, “Cuckoo”, which is produced by the one and only DJ Khalil. This is yet another strong track by Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9″ & Joe Budden. These guys got me really wanting to hear that debut album like crazy. On every track that I’ve heard by these guys they come together to form like Optimus Prime, they just destroy tracks like bar brawls.

Download: Slaughterhouse, “Cuckoo” (Prod. By DJ Khalil)

Spotted @ 2DopeBoyz

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The Roots Tell You “How I Got Over”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags How I Got Over, Jimmy Fallon, late night, The Roots on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Man it’s great to hear some new music from the Classic Illadelphians. The Roots just dropped a new single, “How I Got Over”, which will also be the name of their new album dropping September 29th on Def Jam. On this track you will get to hear Black Thought testing out his vocals doing some singing, which is very refreshing. Just another outing that is going to turn heads, to say the least. You can see The Roots doing their thing with Jimmy Fallon every night on Late Night.

Download: The Roots, “How I Got Over”

Spotted @ Hip Hop Official

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DJ Jazzy Jeff Tears Apart The Wheels of Steel

Posted in Media, Video with tags "Peter Piper", DJ AM, DJ Jazzy Jeff, House of Blues, Run DMC on Monday, July 20, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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For those of you who sleep on DJ Jazzy Jeff, I truly feel sorry for you. He is your favorite DJ’s favorite DJ. The man is easily one of the best to ever do his thing on the turntables. Here is some great footage of Jeff tearing shit up at The House of Blues with DJ AM. Notice Jeff doing his thing the whole video, then at 1:10 DJ AM gives Jeff the floor and he just starts tearing the shit out of Run DMC’s “Peter Piper”. If you are a fan of turntablism or Hip-Hop at all, you shouldn’t miss this video.

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