The homies from Toronto have made it to Hip-Hop Official. A really good interview from these guys. I’m proud of them! Tune looks sober, Matisse, looks happy, and Flo looks like he shaped up the beard for the interview. They are currently working with a few dope MCs and new remixes that will hopefully come out later this year. In the meantime, get to Canada and watch them wreck shop!
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Posted on January 14th, 2010
The Clipse come through and represent with their classic, Grindin’. I think it can be argued that “Grindin’” is one the post hip-hop golden era classics for this generation. Grindin’, All About The Benjamins, You Got Me, Aint No N*gga, What We Do, Ante Up, etc. – those are just a few from me. Anyways, Black Thought (who’s on my top 10 MC list of all time) drops a hot 16 into the mix. If you look in the back, you can see the scary shadow of Questlove. Check out TSS for the “Popeye’s” performance w/ Tariq filling in for Cam’ron.
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Posted on January 7th, 2010
Best song of 2009. Period. Possibly within all of music I heard this year. Seriously. If you don’t know, no hard feelings. This is time for you to catch up. If you do know, buy yourself an extra gift for X-mas. You deserve it. Friend and DJ, Sake1, made an edit for fellow song selectors that gives you an 8 bar intro and little faster BPM. You can download the edit, but support real hip-hop and go to Itunes and buy it! Really. I am gonna stop talking and let you experience some greatness before the end of the 2009.
Its seeing a video like this that I have to agree with Combat Jack that Mos Def Sucks. Black Thought are caught behind the scenes at the BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher shoots, reciting famous lines from the Roots’ “&5 Bars”. Why can’t Mos be like this a majority of the time versus his wanna-be jazz scant alter ego. New Danger > Ecstatic. Via TRU.
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Posted on November 4th, 2009
KTL family member, JGILLA, let me know that the New Yorker posted an article of hip-hop’s jumping the shark and passing away as a genre. I am going to let you read the article and left my editorial for this article in the comments section. Please read and share your thoughts.
Ice Cube. Say what you want about him and his now “softer” image but this man made some truly historical and socially conscious music in his prime years. I am posting up some of the original albums and remixes from those albums to get you back into state of mind of reflection, anger, and action. Track listing and links after the jump. I am interested in hearing our KTL readers thoughts on Cube’s music, image, and impact in the comments section. Shout out to Pup on this one!
Raekwon sits with Wax Poetics to talk about his classic first solo album. This is probably the most in-depth discussion I’ve seen from Shallah Raekwon about the creation and themes of Cuban Linx. If you thought you knew the Purple Tape, this interview will give you some new insight. If anything it’ll make you wanna buy 2 more copies of OB4CL2. Full interview after the jump,
With the BP3 really making its presence all over the hip-hop blogosphere, I think its only right that I give you the best videos and iinterviews I could find out there that go beyond the redundant, “this is my best album”, “I want to push music’s boundaries”, etc. After the jump are: Jay’s Interview with Bill Maher (video), The Magna Carter (UK Guardian Interview), His sitdown with Peter Rosenberg & Cipha Sounds (Audio), and Part 2 of his BET interview. Above is Part 1. If anything, watch the BET special so that you see Harry Allen’s (you should know who he is) questions make Stephen A. Smith look like Chris Farley in the SNL skit w/ Paul McCartney. Sources: NR and Blind I
Last night, I got a free pass to go see Method Man and Redman live at the Mezzanine. I was actually more excited to see Ghostface live, who was opening up for them. More footage of him and Duo Live is on its way. Now, if I am putting up City Lights and it wasn’t even their best song, then you know they brought some heat to the audience. San Francisco represented with their energy and Mef & Red definitely reciprocated. All aspiring rappers – take a note on how your energy rocks the crowd.
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Posted on August 17th, 2009
