Download – “Michael Knight” Remix

The Chef jumps onto Spitta’s Knight Rider tribute above, and below you can view the official video.  Curren$y’s Pilot Talk 2 album will be available on November 22nd.

 

Thoughts on the collaboration?

iTunes – OB4CL2

Here’s Raekwon’s dedication to the late O.D.B. off of The Chef’s OB4CL2 album.

Thoughts on the video?

Download – “Lord Lord Lord”

Damn, Kanye came through with yet. another. impressive. G.O.O.D. Friday. release!

Who came away with your favorite verse this time around?

Download – “Runaway Love” Remix.

Here’s the collaboration of the year, ha!

Wu-Tang Clang Ain’t Nothin’ To Fuck With!

Download – “Live It”

Travis Barker lays down a smooth beat for Paul Wall, Raekwon, and Jay Electronica to reflect on, as Yelawolf ties the impressive verses together with his melodic hook:

“I deserve to play and spend a few days showing off,
Go outside and breath, roll down my sleeves and have a ball,
Still got these bills to pay and a family, I’m working hard,
But I got a life too, so I lower my shoes and I live it ya’ll.”

Paul Wall’s fifth studio album hit stores yesterday, but you can stream the whole project here.

Thoughts On The Collaboration?

Highlights from the show include OJ Da Juiceman putting on a great performance despite being booed by all the Wu-Tang and D-Block fans, but what else would you expect?  Curren$y brought out Wiz Khalifa to perform tracks off How Fly.  Kid Cudi went on stage and performed a few tracks in between sets!  Raekwon had lost his voice, but performed anyway.  Finally, the crowd went nuts for D-Block!

Here’s video from the night:

Kid Cudi – Already Home + Make Her Say + Sky Might Fall

Curren$y – Bout It 2010

OJ Da Juiceman – Make The Trap Say Aye

Raekwon – Catalina

D-Block

There are multiple reasons why this video will be hot as hell!  Seriously though, I can not wait to see the finished product.    More on RealTalkNY.com

Nas Talks about being offered presidency of Def Jam

Whether he’s qualified or not, Nas would definitely make an interesting president and grab a lot of headlines like Jay-z did a few years back –> More on RapBasement.com

A3C Festival Mixtape (Free Download)

The upcoming A3C Festival in Atlanta is going to be amazing. Check out A3C’s Perfect Attendance mixtape. Download The Mixtape for FREE

Raekwon named #10 hottest Emcee in the game by MTV

MTV is once again creating their top 10 emcees in the game list. This list always stirs up controversy… #10 was released today, Raekwon More on NahRight.com

Today AC released a song via twitter at the exact time of September 11th’s tragic events. Let @HipHopAtLunch know what you think! -> More on OnSmash.com

J.Cole speaks about recording a verse on Blueprint 3

J.Cole talks about being in the studio with Jay-z and Beyonce, while recording his verse for “A Star Is Born.” Talk about pressure! –> More on NahRight.com

Raekwon performs at SOBs

I heard from @Los_so3 that Raekwon tour up SOBs last night.  This video footage posted by 2DopeBoyz.com proves my man right!  –> More on 2dopeboyz.com

This DJ, producer, and emcee is definitely doing his part in changing the hip hop game as we know it. Stop Sleepin on Melo-X! –> More on illRoots.com

Fashawn blesses us with yet another mixtape:

New mixtape from Fashawn.  I haven’t had a chance to listen to this mixtape, but if its anything like his previous work you already know its fire! ->More on NahRight.com

Raekwon loves his fans:

With Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 being on the top of iTunes hip hop charts, I am happy to see Raekwon still has time for his fans! –> More on 2DopeBoyz.com

Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon: The End of Day drops on September 15th, and promises to be one of the best albums of the year.  The whole album flows really well, especially with Common narrating between the different stages.

One song that does a great job of summing up the album’s feel is “Soundtrack 2 My Life.”  Cudi speaks about his life on this record, touching on his family, emotions, and current feelings toward his rise to success.  He uses this track to vent and open up to fans, and at one point takes shots at bloggers and his haters:

“If I never did a show, then I’d probably be a myth,
If I cared about the blogs, then I’d probably be a jackass,
Don’t give a shit what people talk about fam,
Haters shake my hand, but I keep the sanitizer on deck!”

That last line is being quoted quite a bit since the album’s leak.  It’s no secret that Kid Cudi has strong feelings toward people critiquing his music…

The hook on this song is a good summary of what the album has to offer:

“I’ve got some issues that nobody can see,
And all of these emotions are pouring out of me,
I’ll bring them to the light for you, it’s only right,
This is the soundtrack 2 my life,
The soundtrack 2 my life.”

Man on the Moon: The End of Day is truly a work of art where Kid Cudi skilfully brings us into his world!

Raekwon – Ason Jones

All hip hop fans have a special place in their heart for the Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and lucky for us, Raekwon took the liberty of dedicating a track on his critically acclaimed OB4CL2 to the late ODB.

This powerful record’s sad and beautiful lyrics will give chills to any ODB fan.  Raekwon speaks on how much Ol’ Dirty meant to him as he reminisces on how powerful and fly the late rapper was.

The end of the song has Raekwon summing up what ODB meant to the world:

“That was the black man,
Rap baby jesus in the black lam,
Few jewelry pieces with his gold fangs and his fam…
Yea the lover,
The father,
The hustler,
The rap professor,
Now he with the Lord, that’s a blessing.”

In addition to Raekwon’s lyrics, the song contains Ol’ Dirty Bastard excerpts which greatly add to the track’s feel.

Here is a quote from one of the ODB excerpts:

“Where I come from, in my neighborhood,
My people know me, you know what I’m saying,
See if I try to come any different,
They ain’t goin to respect me no more…
See Wu keeps it real, we always gone keep it real,
You can’t knock what’s real, you know what I’m sayin,
We tellin the truth man.”

Ol’ Dirty Bastard truly was a hip hop genius. I can’t even imagine how popular Wu-Tang would be if the ODB was still alive!

XV – Mirror’s Edge (Remix)

DJ Benzi and XV are creating Everybody’s Nobody (We Got The Remix), and the first track to get the remix treatment is “Mirror’s Edge.”  XV brought in some big names to go in over the Seven-produced beat for the remix.

Mike Posner steals the show with his raspy voice on the hook, giving the song more of a misty dream-like feel than the original!

Bun B, GLC, and XV all do a great job with their verses, but more time from XV on the track would have been nice.  Lyrically, XV stays true to his style and throws in an Aladdin and Lucy Lawless reference.

This track is a great prelude to the upcoming remixed mixtape.

Fat Joe – Hey Joe

“Hey Joe” marks the third single off of Fat Joe’s 9th studio album, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2), which drops on October 6th.

Fat Joe really goes in on this awesome remake of the Jimi Hendrix song, “Hey Joe.”  The video, which was shot all around New York City and the Bronx, adds a lot to this song.

Fat Joe strictly spits violent lyrics on this track with lines such as, “Drop more shells on your block than Palm Beach,” and “Bullets like easy pass, they run right through ya.”

Hopefully Fat Joe keeps making records like “Hey Joe.”