July 2010
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“You hit the bank, you rob the money, and you leave. No encores.”
– Rammellzee (describing his live performance)
#riprammellzee
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“The letter is armed to stop all the phony formations, lies, and tricknowlegies...”
– Rammellzee
RIP.
June 2010
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Rammellzee: The Ikonoklast Samurai →
tumblinerb:
The Wire just upped this circa ‘04 Greg Tate feature on Ramm.
#RIPRammellzee
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DB49- In the House (prod. by Sizahanz) (not off the forthcoming album Happy Hour, 2010)
A killer beat and some great verses on this outtake track from the forthcoming Happy Hour. The beat’s so grimy, with an oddly melodic top end. Kristmas, Bentley, and ST are really churning out some great stuff here. Politically charged and impeccably delivered lines with a lot of ferocity behind...
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Swagzilla/O’Third Ent. f/ Kristmas &...
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The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill →
Walkmasterflex Reviews The-Dream →
So I now write a rap/hip-hop/R&B column on the clothing company Mishka’s blog now, my review of The-Dream’s excellent new album LoveKing just got posted today. Go on over and check it out. #shamelessselfpromotion #igotthatwork
- Flex
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teknikamolodezi:
DJ Screw - “After I...
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Gucci Mane feat. OJ Da Juiceman-Do It Do It (prod. by Shawty Redd) (from Wilt 5 Mixtape, 2008)
Did anyone talk about how fucking weird this beat is when it first came out a couple years ago, or did it slide by everyone? Shawty Redd’s digital frog chorus is bizarre, menacing, and great.
-Flex
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Main Attrakionz - “Still The Legion”...
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Kanye West Sued For Stealing "Stronger" →
That’s top-notch SEO. I can’t even begin to imagine the countless rap-slash-Kate Moss fans searching for news of this lawsuit.
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“@theladykilla: They just sentenced our KHUJO to 2yrs in jail!!!!All fellow MOB...”
– Big Boi
Developing…
(h/t @DomBrady)
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Out of the Box →
Some more coverage for you all about the conflict between Trae and Houston radio station The Box, from the Houston Press. This is the best, most clearly written piece about the situation so far, and definitely worth reading. Props to Matt Sonzala, aka Mr. Austin Surreal/@pushermania, for passing this along and for trying to get the word out on how hard the fuckers at The Box are trying to fuck...
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DJ Brandi Garcia Fired For Playing Rapper Trae In... →
Things in Houston are getting further out of hand than I think anyone could have imagined. This marks the third firing (I think, along with the Kracker Nuttz) stemming from a radio personality at 97.9 in Houston playing a Trae verse. This time, amazingly, the offending verse wasn’t even played on KBXX, itself, but instead on a remix of “O Let’s Do It” Ms. Garcia spun...
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“If I had to guess, [Pac’s verse] had to be from before the Death Row beef or it...”
– Bun B, on how the “Right Now” record (from Trill O.G.) came together.
Bun also mentions how he originally sung the hook for this track before reaching out to Trey Songz, and that the Pimp C verse came from an unused session for Pimpalation.
He also thinks Drake didn’t maximize...
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“Dat juss bout does it yall. Iss been thowed, yall betta keep bumpin dat Rother...”
– -MAYNHOLUP, Final ‘Ro Of The Week
I’ll miss this feature.
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The Making of Aquemini →
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Definitely worth reading and listening to over and over again.
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“One of the greatest things of the early stuff we was doin’, we took things that...”
– Keith Shocklee
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Gucci Mane “Track 02” (Unreleased,...
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Starlito Terminader Gold 60 (Mixtape, 2010)
(via Matt Fastow)
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Prince Po: The Unkut Interview →
When it’s time to step up to the bat and really show your skills, there was a lotta homework that had to be done that you don’t have to do now.
