Welcome back for another new edition of Hip-Hop Shop! On Episode 58 we feature new music from DJ Dbefekt, Homeboy Sandman, Obie Trice and more! If you would like to sponsor Hip-Hop Shop please send an e-mail to dj.flash@rapreviews.com for more information. Hip-Hop Shop features podsafe music, so distribute the show and tell your friends to check us out every week at RapReviews.com! Special thanks to Odin Smith Labs for providing background music for our show.
* DJ Dbefekt f/ Reks, Termanology - Raised on Classics * Souls of Mischief - Proper Aim * Homeboy Sandman - Angels With Dirty Faces * Obie Trice - I Am * Trinity - Roc Raida Tribute * Top $ Raz - Spilled Milk * DMC - I Am a King
WHAT: In honor of Grammy nominations later this week, will.i.am -- one of the pioneers in the music industry -- in partnership with Dipdive will announce the First Annual Data Awards to be held in Los Angeles on January 30th, 2010. Honoring the biggest names in the DJ community, some of the award categories include BEST DANCE DJ/PRODUCER SOLO, BEST DANCE DJ/PRODUCER GROUP, BEST REMIX, BEST ORGINAL TRACK. Tomorrow's press conference will release additional details on the awards and how nominations will be chosen.
As a follow up to last year's successful "Worlds on Fire" artist exhibition, this year will.i.am, Dipdive, and the Grammy Foundation will present "Who Killed the Music?" art collection that will help kick-off Grammy Week at The Target Terrace on January 24th-31st . The gallery will host 15 pieces from the hottest contemporary surrealist artists, and a portion of all works sold will benefit the Grammy Foundation. Additional details on the opening night event to follow.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Media Check-in: 11:30 am Press Conference begins: 12:00 pm **Media must be registered and credentialed through a BNC or Terrorbird contact to be admitted; additional information will be provided upon confirmations**
WHERE: Grammy Museum Screening Room LA LIVE complex in the Grammy Museum (2nd Floor) 800 W Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015
RSVP:For media credentials, contact Leeor Brown via phone (661.472.0754) or email (leeor@terrorbird.com).
Amidst all the shopping madness going on at malls and across the internet today, I figure I'd attempt to "cash-in" (pun intended), and let you all know about some music I'm selling over on my bandcamp site. First off, is last year's Panacea album, "A Mind on Ship through Time", which includes BOTH the vocal & instrumental versions for $9.99...
Next, is an album full of my pre-Panacea productions- "Memories of M.A.W.S.L.O.T.", which contains 14 tracks of songs recorded between 2001 - 2004 for only $4.99...
Lastly, i have posted up my forthcoming album, "Breaks, Rhythms & Loops" in its entirety for preview purposes. It will be available for download exclusively through Bandcamp beginning December 1st, and there is also a link up to buy 1 of the limited copies of the CD version too...
Oh yeah, for those who haven't signed up to my mailing list, you may want to as there is a coupon code i'm giving out that will get u a nice discount on a cd or piece of vinyl at the official Neosonic Merch Store. Please forgive me if this comes off as shameless soliciting, I'm just trying to push some good music you all's way!
Hurry up and grab ya mouse, 'cause we're having a limited edition "Black Friday" sale, where our prices ranges from $0 to $0. Oh yeah, FMF brings out FREE music anyway. So this is no exception, all of them are DOPE though!
4-Ize :: Illuminated Animals
[Straight from Chi-Town is this emcee name 4-Ize! Many heads probably recognize him from Ludacris' first two albums and wondered where he been. Well, he never left as this free mixtape serves as the proof. CHeck it out!]
Tracklisting: 1. Classic Example Freestyle (feat. Senor Kaos and Punchlyne) 2. Rollin Like a Gee (feat. Scar) 3. Hard to Quit the Rhyme (feat. Senor Kaos and Anthony David) 4. Listen Carfully (Skit #1) 5. UltraBeast (feat. Punchlyne and Number 2) 6. Would You Do It (Interlude) 7. Foods, Fruits, and Animals (feat. Punchlyne and Senor Kaos) 8. When Keepin it Real Goes Wrong 9. Dat Aint Gon Ride (feat. Senor Kaos and Punchlyne) 10. Wrong Kid Died (feat. Number 2) 11. Nobody (feat. Senor Kaos) 12. Badger Milk (Skit #2) 13. Viba Awards 14. Caterpillars (feat. Anthony David) 15. Don't Nobody Care (ft. Yitayah) 16. Can't Stop Thinkin Bout You (feat. Anthony David) 17. Outro
[Y'all already know the deal! "Malice in Wonderland" is coming in stores soon, so you know S-N-Double O-P had to give his fans something to hold until it drops. WEST WEST Y'ALL!]
Tracklistng: 1. DJ Skee Intro 2. The Cure 3. I Wanna Rock 4. Upside Down (feat. Nipsey Hu$$le) 5. Shootumup 6. Ancient Chinese Secret 7. Blasten!! (feat. Ice Cube) 8. Protocall 9. Gangsta's Life (feat. Nipsey Hu$$le) 10. Ridaman 11. Gangsta Luv (feat. The-Dream) 12. Dick N Gum (feat. 9 Inch Dyx) 13. Section 8 14. Fuck Yeaaah 15. Fresh Like Me 16. World of a Gangsta (feat. Harvey Keitel)
Juicy J & Project Pat :: Cut Throat (Hosted by DJ Kay Slay & DJ Smallz)
[For those of y'all who want the good ol' Southern Memphis fried music, here's a new mixtape from Juicy J & Project Pat-uh! This'll keep y'all Hypnotized before the new Three 6 album drops.]
Tracklisting: 1. DJ KAY SLAY & DJ SMALLZ - INTRO 2. JUICY J & RENO - MOBBIN 3. JUICY J & PROJECT PAT - TAKE WHATS COMIN WIT IT [PRODUCED BY DRUMMA BOY] 4. PROJECT PAT & V SLASH - BOUT MY MONEY 5. JUICY J & PROJECT PAT - CALI HIGH 6. JUICY J & PROJECT PAT - I PLAY DOPE BOY 7. JUICY J, PROJECT PAT, BRISCO - CUT THROAT 8. JUICY J - TALK SHIT 9. JUICY J, V SLASH, LIL RENO, KID KASH - ROBBERS KILLAS AND THIEVES 10. JUICY J & PROJECT PAT - BRAGGIN 11. JUICY J, PROJECT PAT, SLIM THUG, NEW GENESIS - IKE TURNER PIMPIN 12. JUICY J, PROJECT PAT, WEBBIE - LIL FREAK (UGH UGH UGH) 13. JUICY J & PROJECT PAT - BREAK IT DOWN 14. JUICY J, PROJECT PAT, DORROUGH - TWERK 15. JUICY J & LIL WYTE - STUPID HIGH 16. JUICY J, PROJECT PAT, STANG MANG - WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT 17. DJ KAY SLAY & DJ SMALLZ - OUTRO
Mick Boogie X Terry Urban X Lemar and Dauley :: Le Da Soul: 20 Years of De La Soul
[This mixtape is pure GENIUS~! Why? Because these groups of DJs' decided to celebrate the 20th Year Anniversary of the legendary hip-hop group De La Soul by creating "Le Da Soul." What is "Le Da Soul"? Basically, new group of emcees and producers take their time to REMAKE some of the classic joints the Plugs provided us with over the years. It's definitely worth checking out! SALUTE!]
Tracklisting: 1. Senor Kaos, Von Pea, and Homeboy Sandman - Intro 2. Kardinal Offishall - Me, Myself, I 3. Phife Dawg - Peace Porridge 4. Tanya Morgan - Breakadawn 5. Fly Union - Oooh 6. Skillz & Colin Monroe - Baby Phat 7. U-N-I - Stakes is High Part 1 8. Chaundon, Esso + The Kickdrums - Say No Go 9. Shawn Christopher & Pheo - Rock Co.Kane Flow 10. Asheru-- Ego Trippin 11. Camp Lo - Ooodles of O's 12. Christian Rich + Curtains - Sunshine 13. Tabi Bonney + Stalley - Plug Tunin 14. Chip Tha Ripper - Hey Love 15. Rapper Big Pooh, Butta Verses, and 6th Sense - The Bizness 16. 6th Sense - I Am, I Be 17. Daytona & Mike Maven - Eye Know 18. Niko Villamor, Brittany Street, and Kidd Neer - Saturdays 19. Lone Catalysts - Watch Out 20. Talib Kweli - Stakes is High Part 2
[It's no secret that Lupe Fiasco isn't a fan of giving away his music for free, but this time he made a lenient exeception. Hurry up and download 'fore he changes his mind though! This mixtape is full of dope rhymes I personally would pay for, Lupe killed this one!]
Tracklisting: 1. Intro 2. The National Anthem 3. All the Way Turnt Up 4. Fireman 5. LASERS Manifesto 6. Angels Remix 7. So Ghetto 8. Say Something 9. Thank You 10. The One 11. Popular Demand
That's it for the "Black Friday Edition" of "Free Music Fridays." Check these out and let ya man know if they was fyah! If you have any free music you would like to share with the world, please e-mail me at erik@rapreviews.com. If you're an artist with your free mixtape/album shown on this page and you want to send me a link re-up, corrections, and/or questions, e-mail me at erik@rapreviews.com, as well. Thanks for reading and enjoy y'all! Two fangas, one love....
In a continued effort to craft the ideal independent record model , Duck Down Music has inked a direct deal with iTunes for Digital Distribution of its complete catalog of music.
Duck Down now has the ability to easily control and manage its content through the iTunes Producer software, as well as receive up-to-the-day statistics on how content is performing.
The first two albums under the direct deal were the recent titles from KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT (Survival Skills) and Skyzoo (The Salvation). Recently Duck Down re-uploaded back catalog from artists on the roster, including Sean Price, Smif N Wessun, 9th Wonder & Buckshot, Boot Camp Clik, Black Moon and more, so these artist's older releases are being handled direct from Duck Down to iTunes without the use of an aggregator.
Drew (Dru Ha) Friedman had this to say about the deal, "We view our direct deal with iTunes as a true achievement. While many Indies may have secured direct deals in the past, with the abundance of music on iTunes it has become increasingly difficult to be accepted as a direct partner. As with our physical product, where Duck Down manufactures and markets, and which is solely distributed by E1, going direct to iTunes privileges Duck Down to retain a greater percentage of sales and will immediately impact our Artists who will benefit by avoiding paying additional aggregator fees. It also offers us the ability to explore Digital Distribution Deals for Artists who are in need of posting their music on iTunes for sale."
A Day In The Life Of One Of Oakland's Finest, Jern Eye 11.25.2009 Follow Jern From The Studio To The Stage In New Video
The Video:
With Jern Eye continually hustling to keep his buzz growing and promoting his new album, Vision, the Oakland emcee has decided to start a new series of videos in which fans get to see a day in the life of Jern and how he gets down. The first video starts off with Jern working hard in the studio, spitting a new verse over a Keelay & Zaire produced track. The video then picks up outside a radio station in downtown Oakland where Jern delivers some exclusive treats to DJ's Plantum and Ambush, including a never before heard remix of "Get Down" featuring perennial West Coast group The Pharcyde. The radio interview ends with Jern Eye speaking on his upcoming performance that same night at Paradise Lounge in San Francisco. The tour moves on to Jern's performance but not without a spot of bother, as we witness a mix-up with the SFPD outside the venue. Not even San Francsico's finest can stop Jern though, as he graces the stage at Paradise Lounge and delivers a highly energetic set with fans rocking along with the Oakland emcee line for line. Don't forget to pick up your copy of Jern Eye's sophomore album, Vision, available nowvia MYX Music Label.
Los Angeles native Jern Eye began crafting his skills early on at freestyle battles in famous L.A. clubs. Jern formed the staple west coast group, Lunar Heights, with friend and fellow emcee Spear Of The Nation shortly after high school, and the group eventually migrated north to Oakland to join the Bay Area's flourishing independent hip-hop scene. Once in the Bay, the group was joined by Khai Sharrieff as they began making a name for themselves opening for a number of well known groups, including Crown City Rockers, The Pharcyde, The Procussions, and more. The group subsequently released their solo effort, Crescent Moon, to high acclaim. Jern followed three years later with his solo debut, Authentic Vintage, in 2006, and toured with Hieroglyphics and Living Legends as a result of the album's success. Jern Eye's sophomore album, Vision, features production from !llmind, Jake One, Keelay & Zaire, DJ Vinroc, Def Supreme, Phil Jahns, and Artek, and collaborations with artists Cali Agents, Mistah F.A.B., Zion I, Guilty Simpson, Nightclubber Lang, and more looks to make the case for Jern's upward movement as a legitimate hip-hop talent on a national level. Vision is available now via MYX Music Label.
Royce Da 5’9” Drops Free iTunes Single of the Week
Fresh off his latest release Street Hop, Detroit MC Royce Da 5’9” continues to garner attention. His new single, “Something 2 Ride 2,” is the “Single of the Week” on iTunes starting today, so you can grab it for free all week right here.
Featuring collaborations with such legends as DJ Premier, Bun B, and Busta Rhymes, Street Hop is arguably Royce’s best project to date.
Download and share Royce Da 5’9”’s “Something 2 Ride 2” from Street Hop [MIC Records/One Records]:
Royce, a legend in his own right, began his career by battling his way through the Detroit underground scene, hitting open mics at Maurice Malone’s renowned Hip Hop Shop and the C-Note Lounge. This would all lead to him meeting a then up-and-coming fellow Detroit rapper, Eminem. The two began recording together, and one of their collaborations, the track “Bad Meets Evil,” made its way onto Eminem’s eponymous debut, The Slim Shady LP.
Now, not only is Royce a famed solo artist himself, but one-fourth of the hip-hop supergroup, Slaughterhouse, which also includes, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz. Stay tuned as Royce and his counterparts look to bring back the essence of the MC – a unique and rare combination of lyrical skill, musical prowess, artistic integrity, vocal control and a mastered flow.
Tracklist: 01 Gun Harmonizing (featuring Crooked I) 02 Count For Nothing 03 Soldier (featuring Kid Vishis) 04 Something 2 Ride 2 (featuring Phonte) 05 Dinner Time (featuring Busta Rhymes) 06 Far Away 07 The Warriors (featuring Slaughterhouse) 08 …A Brief Intermission (Skit) 09 New Money 10 Shake This 11 Gangsta (featuring Trick Trick) 12 Mine In Thiz (featuring Mr. Porter) 13 Street Hop 2010 14 Thing For Your Girlfriend (featuring Kay Young) 15 On The Run 16 Murder 17 Bad Boy (featuring Jungle Rock Jr.) 18 Part Of Me 19 Hood Love (featuring Bun B & Joell Ortiz)
KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT debut the video for their title track, "SURVIVAL SKILLS," directed by Todd Angkasuwan. Follow the two legends through a maze of obstacles as they show what it takes to sustain longevity.
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Shades of Ralph Ellison.
In a continued effort to craft the ideal independent record model , Duck Down Music has inked a direct deal with iTunes for Digital Distribution of its complete catalog of music. 