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EV & ALC, “It’s Coming Down”

Posted in Downloads, Media with tags Alchemist, Evidence, Evidence's Radio, Exile, It's Coming Down, Radio, Step Brothers on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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This might be the dopest track I’ve heard Evidence & Alchemist collaborate on, and it makes me want to hear their collabo album even more. The backdrop for this track comes from Exile’s album Radio which dropped this year. According to 2Dopeboyz, Evidence is going to be doing his thing over Exile’s beats off Radio and will be calling the project Evidence’s Radio. EV is just keeps giving me more and more shit to look forward to. I can’t keep saying enough that Evidence is taking over the game one project at a time. Do yourself a favor and check this track out. Did I mention that Alchemist completely slaughters this track?

Download: Step Brothers, “It’s Coming Down”

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Elzhi Gets Ellmatic With “The Genesis”

Posted in Downloads, Media with tags Ellmatic, Elzhi, Illmatic, The Genesis on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by Tim Althaus

elzhi3 I was very excited yesterday, I got news about Black Milk and then I found this gem over at 2Dopeboyz. This is a snippet from the track “The Genesis” which will be on Elzhi’s upcoming project Ellmatic. This project will feature El flowing over Nas classics from Illmatic. Let me tell you, from what I hear, this project is going to be ridiculous. Elzhi is one of the best emcees in the game right now, and this just proves it. He is taking the task of recreating a Hip-Hop classic, and if there is anyone in the game right now that can do it, it’s most definitely him.

In the short 42 seconds of this snippet he absolutely demolishes the beat, “…You barely throw jabs with your vocabulary/My punchlines knock niggas the fuck out/Still earn block figgas’, cop triggas’ and duck droughts”. This project is going to be amazing and I can’t wait until he puts it out. This track showcases some of the best rhymes in the game, don’t sleep on it. I’ll make sure I get the full version up when it’s out.

Download: Elzhi, “The Genesis” (Snippet)

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Rock The Bells 2009

Posted in Music News with tags Big Boi, Chali 2na, Common, Damian Marley, Evidence & Alchemist, Eyedea & Abilities, House of Pain, K'Naan, KRS One, Nas, Pete Rock, Raekwon, Reflection Eternal, Rock The Bells 2009, RZA, Slum Village, Tech N9ne, The Roots on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Ummm wow. That was my initial reaction when I saw this post at Hip Hop DX. With the initial artist lineup, this looks like (to me) that this is going to be the concert of the year. I know for sure that I am going to be trying like hell to make the Chicago show, because this is something I definitely don’t want to miss. This looks like the most studded Hip-Hop lineup I’ve seen for a show this year, and there are still more to be announced. If you get a chance to get tickets, please do not pass up your chance. Rock The Bells (Guerilla Union) has been putting together some of the finest Hip-Hop shows for the last 5 years and apparently they are looking to follow suit very strongly. To be honest I would probably pay one hundred dollars to see The Roots or Reflection Eternal. That means that even if tickets are one hundred (we don’t know as of yet) that this concert is absolutely killer for price. If you are able to make it to one of these shows, you are going to be catching the best Hip-Hop shows of this year.

Make sure you stay tuned for dates and ticket prices, as well as any updates that have to pertain to this series because we will let you know right away.

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The Sunday Show Episode 3, “The Beer Tasting”

Posted in Culture, The Sunday Show with tags Episode 3, The Beer Tasting, The Sunday Show on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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That’s right folks, it’s that time of the week again for your favorite podcast about nothing in particular The Sunday Show. This week’s episode is brought to you from the Blatz Market and Liquor in downtown Milwaukee. The beginning of this episode has the owner talking about the historic Blatz brewing company and what it has evolved into now. Throughout the episode you will see these guys tasting various beers (which I enjoy very much, I’m a beer snob) and telling you how they feel about them. I am absolutely loving these guys’ episodes because it seems like they are constantly getting better and better (thanks for the Mind Inversion shout out last week). If you consider yourself to be a fan of beer, this one is truly for you.

Make sure you stay tuned to The Sunday Show. You are going to be seeing a lot of collaboration going on between Mind Inversion and The Sunday Show in the future, something for all of you to look forward to.

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Review: DOOM, Born Like This

Posted in Music Reviews, Reviews with tags Born Like This, doom, Ghostface Killah, J Dilla, Jake One, MF Doom, Raekwon, Thom Yorke on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 by Tim Althaus

born-like-this1 As if MF Doom (sorry DOOM) had to make it any more confusing, he added yet another moniker to the seemingly endless list of names. Born Like This is his first outing under the alias known as DOOM (yes, it has to be ALL CAPS). It’s always been hard for me to put a term on how I feel about MF Doom’s music, it’s great, but I just don’t know where I sit with it. If there’s one thing for sure, he never fails in making me laugh my ass of. DOOM is one of the funniest and quirkiest emcees I’ve ever heard, I love the way that he rhymes and the things he spits about.

With the information above being said lets start by saying that the production on this album is nothing short of amazing. With the majority of production being handled by DOOM himself (DOOM has always been a great fucking producer), the rest of the production is handled by Jake One, J Dilla & Thom Yorke (only on the iTunes purchase) . By the names already mentioned, you should have a pretty good idea that the beats on this album are going to be pretty close to off the charts. Continue reading →

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Black Milk Brings “Mo Power” Than Anyone

Posted in Downloads, Media with tags Black Milk, Detroit Hip-Hop on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 by Tim Althaus

To me, Black Milk news never seems to get old. I got this track in an e-mail from Audible Treats today. This track is definitely much different than anything you will hear Black Milk do. He uses a real jazzy beat that most emcees probably wouldn’t even attempt to rhyme over. This makes for a nice challenge for Black, and he handles it quite well if I do say so. The best rhyme comes at the end of the track, “I’m a be honest/You can’t compete, can’t beat Tronic/If you ain’t hear me nigga rewind it, or just be silent”.

This is a great track that shows how truly versatile Black Milk really is. Who knows, we may see a Jazz album from him sometime in the near future, I sure as hell wouldn’t put it past him with his talent.

Download: Black Milk, “Mo Power”

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Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth to Release Basement Demos

Posted in Music News with tags All Souled Out, Basement Demos, C.L. Smooth, Pete Rock on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Tim Althaus

pcl An article that I read on HipHop DX said that Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth have some material that is left over from the All Souled Out days. The material is going to be compiled onto a five track EP, and there are only going to be 200 pressings of the EP. The EP is going to be called Basement Demos and is going to cost a quick $80, you heard it right, eighty dollars.

If you are a huge Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth fan this one is for you. The steep price in my opinion is probably worth it, I mean they are only pressing 200 copies. If you do buy this EP you are going to be getting a piece of history. Pete & C.L. will always go down as one of the greatest duos in the history of the game. Even though these demos are from the late 80’s early 90’s, I can assure you that they were far ahead of their time.

The Tracklisting:

SIDE A:
01. “The Midnight Wrecka”
02. “Cool and Calm”

SIDE B:
01. “Go C.L.”
02. “Down To Move Ya Body”
03. “Go With The Flow [Alternate Mix]”

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The Soul Brother #1 Talks Influences

Posted in Media, Video with tags Crate Kings, J Dilla, Pete Rock on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Tim Althaus

peterock21 Pete Rock is the guy you look to constantly for the most consistent and great Hip-Hop you will hear. There’s no denying that Pete Rock is one of the greatest producers of all time. There is a whole lot of emcees and producers that will make the same statement. I haven’t heard much about Pete since his album NY’s Finest dropped last year, so it’s a breath of fresh air to see this video over at Crate Kings.

In this video Pete Rock talks about his major influences as far as the game was concerned when he was coming up back in the day, as well as who he looks to now as being the best in the game. Pete gives a huge shout out to J Dilla saying that if Dilla was still around he would still be the greatest to have made the beats (I feel the same way). It’s great to hear what the thoughts are from the mind of a genius, make sure you check out the video to learn some lessons from one of the greatest in Hip-Hop.

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The Foreign Exchange in Miami Parts 1&2

Posted in Media, Video with tags Foreign Exchange, Nicolay, Phonte on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Tim Althaus

I found these videos over at Nicolay Music the other day when I was browsing the site. Let me tell you that Phonte is one of the funniest motherfuckers I’ve ever seen on video. In the first video he talks about what the fans have enabled Foreign Exchange to do, and makes an allusion to slavery. In the second video he talks about how sometimes, you just have to forget everything else and reflect. I love how Te informs you but adds a humorous twist to it. Follow me after the jump to watch part 2. Continue reading →

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Atmosphere Brings You To “Your Glasshouse”

Posted in Media, Video with tags Ant, Atmosphere, Slug, When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold, Your Glasshouse on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Here is the new video for the song “Your Glasshouse” off of Atmosphere’s latest effort When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. I am happy to see that Slug & Ant are keeping the campaign going for the album that came out last year. This video has great cinematography and has an interesting theme to it (as most of the Atmosphere videos have as of late). Make sure you check out the video, and if you haven’t go out and cop When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.

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