This video was a breath of fresh air, seeing as I love to hear anything new about anything Jedi Mind affiliated. Apparently Vinnie Paz is working hard in the studio on his new album The Assassins Creed, and from the names he lists off it sounds like it’s going to be one hell of a project. You will hear Clipse, Freeway, Beanie Siegel, Jakk Frost, Demoz & the AOTP fam all spitting bars with Vinnie on this one. On the production side… Madlib, Lil’ Fame (of M.O.P.), Bronze Nazareth & 4th Disciple. Vinnie doesn’t mention anything about a release date but I can assure you that this is another album that I can’t wait for, not matter how long it takes to get on the shelves.
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Vinnie Paz Comments on Upcoming Solo Debut
Posted in Music News, Video with tags Army of the Pharoahs, Beanie Siegel, Bronze Nazareth, Clipse, Demoz, Freeway, Jedi Mind Tricks, Lil' Fame, Madlib, The Assassins Creed, Vinnie Paz on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by Tim AlthausWale & 9th Wonder Take You Back To The Feature
Posted in News with tags 9th Wonder, Back To The Feature, Black Thought, Freeway, Joe Budden, LRG, Royce Da 5'9", Talib Kweli, Wale on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Tim Althaus
To be honest, I’m not really a big Wale fan. You can say all you want, but I’m not super impressed. I am, however, a huge 9th Wonder & LRG fan. I’m downloading this one as we speak, so I might have to give it a good listen tonight. According to the Hip Hop Official post, you can expect to hear Freeway, Talib Kweli, Joe Budden, Black Thought & Royce Da 5’9″ all spitting over 9th beats on this one (holy shit). Follow me after the jump for the Tracklisting and Download link. Continue reading
Immortal Technique Takes Over the Highline Ballroom
Posted in Media, Video with tags 3rd World, Green Lantern, Immortal Technique, Soundset on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
If none of you out there have ever seen this guy perform, I am telling you that you are truly missing out on something that will move you. Thanks to 2DopeBoyz, I was able to catch this video of Immortal getting on stage with Green Lantern and performing a few tracks. He performs “Point of No Return”, a fucking jaw dropping acapella and the track “The 3rd World” (off of his most recent LP of the same name). As I mentioned in my Soundset post, this guy has the most raw energy I’ve ever seen on a stage. Do yourself a favor and watch this video, you may feel moved…
Peanut Butter Wolf Talks Stones Throw Classics With Splash Mag
Posted in Media, Video with tags Donuts, Jaylib, Ode To The Ghetto, Peanut Butter Wolf, Splash Mag on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
This is an awesome video of Peanut Butter Wolf running through a phat stack of Stones Throw classics on vinyl with Splash Mag. The thing that is really great about it is that Wolf really gets into detail about these records, and he preaches some information that you otherwise might not have known. What records does he talk about might you ask? You can learn about My Vinyl Weighs A Ton, Donuts, Jaylib, Ode To The Ghetto and more.
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Alchemist Talks His Favorite Producing Emcees
Posted in Media, Video with tags Alchemist, Black Milk, Evidence, J Dilla, Nodfactor.com on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Tim AlthausAs you may recall, I posted a video yesterday of Alchemist talking about a variety of issues with Nodfactor.com. This is another part of the video where he talks about his favorite producers who also emcee. I love to hear ALC’s input because producing emcees are my favorite cats in the game. He rattles off around 10 cats, and needless to say my favorites (J Dilla, Black Milk & Evidence) are surely in there.
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Alchemist Talks About Upcoming Projects
Posted in Media, Video with tags Chemical Warfare, Evidence, Gangrene, Nodfactor, Oh No, Step Brothers on Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Tim AlthausNodfactor.com sat down with the mad chemist himself and talked about his upcoming projects. Alchemist talks about his upcoming solo effort Chemical Warfare (July 7th), and he gives us a little bit of insight as to what kind of guests we can expect. He also talks about production vs. rhyming. After Chemical Warfare he talks about his collaborative effort with Oh No which is entitled Gangrene (I’m going crazy waiting for it to drop), and how the process worked between himself and Oh No. He also talks a little bit about his group project, Step Brothers, with Evidence and gives us some insight into their chemistry. I am telling you personally that Gangrene and Step Brothers are two of my most highly anticipated projects in a long while.
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek on Black Star, Being Good
Posted in Media, Video with tags Black Star, Hi-Tek, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli on Friday, June 19, 2009 by Tim AlthausHere is a great video interview with Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli. Pyramid West had the chance to catch up with Reflection after one of their recent shows. Kwe & Tek reflect on the original Black Star album and what the recording process was like for that album. It really surprises me that they only made those cuts for that album, they didn’t do any extra tracks at all (that’s fucking impressive). Kweli talks about what it takes to be a good emcee, and Hi-Tek talks about what he thinks it takes to be a good producer.
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Slaughterhouse Throws it Back to “Woodstock”
Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, M.O.P., Royce Da 5'9", Woodstock on Friday, June 19, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Holy shit this track bangs on all cylinders. Joey was gracious enough to drop the first leak off of the album to the homie shake over at 2DopeBoyz. Royce Da 5’9″, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I & Joe Budden murder shit on this track and the beat is hard as hell. M.O.P. is a long for the ride as well to spit the hook. All of you out there better be ready for this album because it’s going to be ridiculous. This album will probably have the most wordplay out of anything that you will hear this year (mark my words). If you sleep on this album there is truly no hope for you at all. Slaughterhouse album drops on August 11th.
Quotable of the song: Crooked I, “It’s time for some change like Obama in a laundromat”.
Download: Slaughterhouse, “Woodstock” (Feat. M.O.P.)
Oh No & Alchemist are “Under Siege”
Posted in Media, Video with tags Alchemist, Gangrene, Oh No on Thursday, June 18, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
Thank god the first single is finally here. This track is off of Alchemist & Oh No’s project together known as Gangrene. I have been waiting for this project since I heard about the shit over a year ago. This album is really going to make a lot of heads turn when it drops. The beat in the background sounds very Oh Noish, and both emcees spit dope verses over the beat. I love the video idea of going 1992 on all of your asses. Can I say this again? Alchemist fucking kills it… “On some Steven Segal shit/salmonilla chicken I’m kickin that raw shit/for practice, so when you snack on this you get nautious”. Make sure you look close for a few well placed cameos (EV, Rakaa).
Wild Style Wednesday Review: Common, Like Water For Chocolate
Posted in Music Reviews, Wildstyle Wednesdays with tags Common, DJ Premier, J Dilla, Like Water For Chocolate, Slum Village, Soulquarians on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 by Tim Althaus
A lot of people might totally hate on me, but I’ve never really been a huge Common fan, with the exception of Like Water For Chocolate. I honestly think that this album might be one of the best Hip-Hop albums of the last decade. The production put forth by Jay Dee and the Soulquarians is nothing short of perfect, and Common manages to compliment every single beat on this album the way it should be. Jay Dee did a great majority of the production and he absolutely killed the beats on this record. In my opinion this album is and always will be a classic. Most emcees wish that they could drop an album this good. Continue reading
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