J.Cole & Reflection Eternal speak on Just Begun + Live Performance

The Legendary Roots Crew & John Legend (LIVE)

Live from the Run for Water event they preform Wake Up Everybody of the upcoming wake up album.

Eminem- Not Afraid

Yeah he's back... First leak off of Eminem's Recovery album. FIRE. Listen and download under the pic.

Eminem- Not Afraid

Lupe Fiasco- I'm Beamin' (official music video)

Theophilus London: I Want You (mixtape)

Theophilus drops this off rather quckly after his super dope The Charming mixtape. Download under album art and track list.

Theophilus London: I Want You (mixtape)

Chicago's Producer Grant Park drops Net Weight Mixtape

Grant Park is one fo the first to take (mostly) all unheard songs with all chicago emcees that he has worked with and compile them all onto one mixtape. Some feat. Chi artists are Pugs Atomz, YP, Phil G, Rhymefest, Juice, Skooda Cose, Prject Mayhem, and even hailing from New York the legend A.G. Download under the album Artwork.

Grant Park: Net Weight (MIxtape)

liquid swords 2 coming fall 2010

Directly from The RZA via twitter.

CHICAGO STAND THE FUCK UP! SERIOUSLY I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE REP THE CHI THIS HARD.

G.O.D. Jewels- All Things 'Go.

Camron feat. Kid Cudi & vadu- Ur Killin Me

A very interesting colab, never thought i'd see Cudder and Killa Cam on the same track, either way shit is dope. Listen & Download under the pic.


Camron feat Kid Cudi & Vado- Ur Killin Me

Sene: Reality Bites (mixtape)

Blu's prodigy dropped his latest mixtape on via DjBooth today. Download under Album Artwork.

Sene: Reality Bites (Mixtape)

Pac Div: Don't Mention it (mixtape)

The group that I would consider the Cool Kids of California drop their mixtape today. Download under album artwork and tracklist.

Pac Div: Don't Mention It (mixtape)

Lupe Fiasco- Beautiful LASERS live.

I've now listened to this about 5 times and it gives me the chills every time, we've all been here before. FnF UP!

Beautiful Lasers - Lupe Fiasco (Snippet) Live from HD on Vimeo.

Ice Cube- I rep the West

With all the youngins on the Left coast talkin shit bout the Legend, he comes out hard with this track. Listen & download under the pic.

Ice Cube- I rep the west.

A.G links up with YP and Phil G?!- The Magnificent

Hip Hop legent A.G from NY jumps on this track with one of my personal favorite Chicaho Emcee's comin up in the game YP. track also feat. the likes of Phil G. Listen and download under the pic.

Yp feat. A.G. & Phil G- The Magnificent

Gutta feat. J.Ivy

New chicago up and comer Gutta give you A WAKE UP CALL. Listen you need to.That is all.Some Deep. Listen and Download under the pic.

Gutta feat. J.Ivy- Wake Up

Game- 400 Bars over 50+ Beats

Thats right Dj Skee takes this 20 min Game greatness and places it over 50 + beats ranging from new drake beats to classic Dead Prez tracks, shit is BANNANAZ! beats all mixed together. Listen and Download under the pic.

The Game- 400 bars

Scarface First Leak off his new(first) mixtape- Dopeman Music

Scarface hasnt lost it AT ALL! Wait for the third verse to see how Face Mobb hasnt lost his touch on the vocals one bit. Track Features B James and Monk Kaza. Listen and Download under the pic.

Scarface- Dopeman Music feat. B Jame & Monk Kaza

Wale & B.O.B- Leaders of the new Kool (mixtape)

Some new and unreleased music from both cats compiled on a tape.Dope. Listen and Download under the album Artwork.

Wale & B.O.B- Leaders of the new Kool (mixtape) CLICK REGULAR DOWNLOAD FOR THE FREE DOWNLOAD.

Yp feat. Brain Hussla- Sound Off

Off Yp's upcoming Next Up mixtape dropping may 1st. Listen & download under the Album Artwork.

Yp feat Brain Hussla- Sound Off

Slum Village- Lock it down (produced by J Dilla)

New Detroit Village music. Listen and Download udner the pic.

Slum Village- Lock It Down

Yp & Bighomie Doe- I Wanna Smoke

The Chicagorillaz spit fire in this vid. YP's Next Up mixtape dropping may 1st.

Y.P. & Bighomie DOE -I Wanna Smoke [Freestyle] from Mike Carson on Vimeo.

Styles P - Its Over

The Ghostly goon puts out his first leak og his upcoming Ghost Dub-Dime dropping may 18th. Listen and download under the pic.

Styles P - Its Over

Sene- Options

The New York boy kicks soulful over this dope Tranzformer production. Listen and Download udner the pic.

Sene- Options

Artofficial Mixtape

These cats are real dope. They're a rock/jazz band with 2 hiphop emcees that flow over their tunes. Super sick they have done remixes of Jimi Hendrix Voodoo child and Led Zepplin's Black Dog. Listen and download under the album art.

Artofficial- Payback Mixtape

MY 100TH POST...GANG STARR FOREVER

R.I.P. Keith Elam July 17, 1966 – April 19, 2010

GURU's Family's stement.

The Elam family wishes to thank the fans of our son/brother/father uncle/nephew/cousin Keith aka GURU for the outpouring of love, concern and support.

Our hearts are broken by the loss of someone we loved so much. GURU was devoted to his young son, who will most keenly feel his absence.

GURU suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year. Accrued complications from this illness led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. As a result, GURU was in a coma from mid February until his death and never regained consciousness. Early on the morning of April 19th, he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure. He again went into cardiac arrest and slipped away from us.

GURU died far too young but he was, and we are, proud of all his many legendary musical contributions.

The family is not aware of any foundations established by GURU. We know and understand that countless fans want to express their condolences and love and, to that end, we are planning a memorial event in the near future that will be all-inclusive. Please look for further details from the family as they become available.

from The Elam Family

MTV Wrap up on GURU

MTV did a short summary of GURU outstanding career.

Whilst many have questioned the circumstances surrounding the passing of Keith Elam – better known as pioneering hip-hop artist Guru – to focus primarily on these would be doing this ground-breaking and well-respected artist a major injustice. Hip-hop has lost a great man and frankly, all bullshit aside, his contribution to the genre and legacy should be celebrated without coming second to any ‘news,’ gossip or drama surrounding this tragic moment of loss...

After rising to recognition as the founding member of Gang Starr, Guru quickly became acknowledged within the hip-hop community for his distinctive voice and meaningful lyrics. As part of the pioneering, critically-acclaimed duo, he contributed a number of the quintessential hip-hop tracks of the 90s, including classic joints such as ‘Words I Manifest,’ ‘Mass Appeal,’ ‘Ex Girl to the Next Girl,’ ‘DWYCK’ and ‘Take It Personal'.

Despite hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, Guru – especially in his earlier works – embodied the grittiness of the New York hip-hop scene during the nineties, although don’t get it twisted this was rap with soul. Following the disbandment of Gang Starr in the mid-00’s he worked extensively on his solo material, which is considered underrated by many and not widely recognised for its depth or experimentalism. His love affair with Jazz-inspired hip-hop, which manifested not only in his Gang Starr work but also his own ‘Jazzmatazz’ series, helped bridge the generation gap between the two genres. His projects were complimented by what he described as “real, mutual respect collaborations” with a number of diverse artists from soulful singers Angie Stone and Erykah Badu to popular francophone emcee MC Solaar (not to be confused with his business partner Solar).

The word versatility is used far too often within the industry today, but Guru was the very embodiment of the term lending his signature vocals to everything from battle tracks to social commentaries and vivid hip-hop ballads with intricate plotlines. ‘A poet like Langston Hughes,’ the emcee always had meaningful undertones and messages in even his simplest rhymes; he was not a rapper for the sake of being so but a genuine lyricist, a storyteller and an insightful man with a great deal to say. Hip-hop may have lost a great artist but his undeniable legacy will undoubtedly live on through his words for a great many years to come.

“A great rapper can stand the test of time, I got some props but now I want the rest of mine.”

one-2- Royalty (guru tribute)

listen and download under the pic.

ONe-2 - Royalty (guru tribute)

Capone -moment of truth (GURU tribute)

Listen and download under the pic.

capone- Momnet of truth (guru tribute)

N.O.R.E. & Imam T.H.U.G. pay tribute– R.I.P. Guru

R.I.P. Guru song listen and download under the pic.

R.I.P. Guru

The other Gang Starr member speaks on the passing

DJ Premier remembers with these words...

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.

FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ PREMIER.

GURU TRIBUTE DAY POST 1

Mr.Cee's guru tribute mix. Listen and DOwnload under the pic.

GURU hot97 tribute mix

B.O.B Feat Lupe Fiasco- Past My Shades

Off of B.O.B's upcoming The Adventures of Bobby Ray dropping April 27th. Listen & Download under the pic.


B.O.B. Feat Lupe Fiasco- Past My Shades

Common "Jordan Classic 2010" Freestyle

Mr.Sense kicks this dope ass flow off the brain at Madison Square Garden for the crowd at the Jordan Classic.

Common Freestyle from Emilio M. Junior on Vimeo.

Raekwon- Jolly Ranchers (produced by Alchemist)

The Chef cooks up some new dopeness. Listen & Download under the pic.

Raekwon- Jolly Ranchers

Dogg Pound- Keep on Ridin feat. Snoop Dogg & Butch Cassidy

New Club Banger from Kurupt & Daz. Listen and Download under the pic.

Dogg Pound- Keep On Ridin

Theophilus London – Accept The New (Music Video)

Visuals for Accept the New off of Theophilus's upcoming I Want You mixtape.

J.Cole- We On

WOW. "I'm the best man, as if my best friend was gettin married, even with my eyes closed I'm sumthin like a visionary". Listen & Download under the pic.

J.Cole- We ON

The Illz- The Moment you Feel Define Hope (Music Video)

The ILLZ - The Moment You Feel Definite Hope from Delgis Mustafa on Vimeo.

GLC - Black 44 (Music Video)

The GO hard representative gets gutter. "from Comiskey, out to Wrigley, I am the city dont come against me".

Skyzoo- My interpretation

Skyzoo best track off his salvation album is gettin a music vid drop april 21st. Listen and download under the pic.

Skyzoo - My Interpretation

JAY-Z to bring on...DR.Dre for his headline slot at Coachella?

So there is a much anticipated single coming out off of Dre's (never to be released) Detox album and rumor has it that the first time the song is going to be heard is when Jay-z brings out Dr.Dre and preforms it during his headline slot at Coachella music festival. We'll see.

Wiz Khalifa Kush & Orange Juice Mixtape

Mr. Okaayyyy's Latest mixtape Kush & Orange Juice dropped about 10 mins ago. Download under album art.

Wiz Khalifa - Kush & Orange Juice Mixtape

L.E.P. Bogus Boys- Chicago Ni**az (music video)

Goons from the GO Hard.

L.E.P. - Chicago Niggaz - Dir. Da Visionaryz from Da Visionaryz on Vimeo.

Murs & 9th Wonder - Cigarettes and Liquor

My favorite track of of their album Fornever that dropped yesterday.

Crooked I- They

ONe of the Goons from Slaughterhouse brings FIRE on this track off his unreleased B.O.S.S album. "My under oath flow impacts the booth, polygraphs extract the proof, this cats the truth". Download and listen under the pic.

Crooked I -They

Dj Sophic - Up And Away (rough)

My personal homeboy based out in philly DJ Sophic hit me with this exclusive preview of this track Up and Away. Finished product with verses included drops 4/20. Download and listen under the pic.

DJ Sophic- Up and Away

To the ones we've lost. R.I.P

Chicago Native Twone Gabz dropped this track entitled A Toast giving tribute to the ones that we can't enjoy the presence of seeing anymore. R.I.P. to my Papua Gus Nick greatest man I've ever met. R.I.P Uncle Jim. R.I.P Aunt Ellen. R.I.P Dylan, heroes dont go unrecognized. Download & listen under the pic.

Twone Gabz- A Toast

Remembering Proof.

With Detroit legend Proof's annual passing yesterday his vocals were collaborated with Another Detroit great that is no longer with us J Dilla production. Download and listen under the pic. Proof -On the Go (produced by J Dilla).

Proof- On the Go (prod. by J Dilla)

Stevie Crooks- Crooklyn (music Video)

My mans just dropped this vid for the single off recently dropped Diamonds & Guns LP that I highly suggest you go grab.

J. Cole Freestyle

Cole rocks over Hov's Ignorant Shit. Also my mans just got added to the LOLLA 2010 lineup. Download and listen under the pic.

J. Cole Freestyle

Artofficial

The miami Rock/Hip Hop group lays down this SICK rendition of the classic Jimi track. Dload and listen under the pic.

Artofficial- Voodoo

ILLZ ILLZ ILLZ

MY MANS THE ILLZ besides Lauren Hill is up there with BUddens as the hottest EVER out of JERSEY. He just dropped this new track that is st8 FIRE! If u haven't been up on ILLZ i'm also including his free Pursuit LP. One of my personal favorite albums from 2009. DLOADS FOR BOTH UNDER THE PICS STOP SLEEPIN!


The Illz- Energy In MOtion (track)
The ILLZ PURSUIT LP (album)

Rockie Fresh feat. YP & Bighomie DOE – Fly Like This (Music Video)

The three Chicagorillaz go hard on this one.

Rockie Fresh feat. YP & Big Homie Doe - Fly Like This (Official Music Video) from Davy Greenberg on Vimeo.

!0 mins with Fash

My personal favorite xxl freshman of 2010 FASHAWN sits down to do a off the wall interview where he speaks about everything from growing up in Fresno to the life once being in the industry.

Off The Wall (Midnight) Sessions - Ep. 10 Fashawn from OFF THE WALL SESSIONS on Vimeo.

Cypress Hill - Carry Me Away

New joint off of Cypress Hill's upcoming Rise Up album dropping 4/20. This shit goes hard. Download and listen under the pic. CYpress Hill playing LOLLAPALOOZA CHEA!

Cypress Hill- Carry Me Away

Coolroy (lite)

So I dloaded this dude's out to lunch mixtape a while aago and it was nice. Here's 2 new soul soothing tracks from him both produced by Like of Pac Div. Listens and Dloads under the pic.

Coolroy (Lite) - GnG
Coolroy (Lite) - Just Go

Mobb Deep- Whole Lotta Thug

Unreleased Alchemist produced joint left off of Amerikaz Nightmare. Download and listen under the pic.

Mobb Deep- Whole Lotta Thug

Pac Div- Rollin

CDQ version of "rollin" off Pac Div's upcoming Mixtape Dont Mention It just dropped. Listen & download under the pic.

Pac Div- Rollin

The Roots- Dilla Jawns

THIS IS SO SICK. So the roots band decided to play out classic Dilla Instrumentals on this entitled mixtape Dilla Jawns. A MUST LISTEN AND DWNLOAD UNDER THE PIC. DILLADELPH 4 LIFE.

THE ROOTS- DILLA JAWNS

RHYMEFEST NEW MIXTAPE DROP - Dangerous 5-18

ITS HERE. DOWNLOAD UNDER THE PIC.

Rhymefest - Dangerous 5-18 (mixtape)

Lungz- Witness

Lungz in really on it in the CHI lately releaseing a new song damn near every day. Listen and download under the pic.

Lungz - Witness