Archive for January, 2011

T-Shirt – Hold It Against Me (Freestyle)

January 25, 2011 |  by  |  MUSIC  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

T-Shirt snatches Britney Spears’ latest single. Let him know your thoughts, boys and girls.

DOWNLOAD: T-Shirt – Hold It Against Me (Freestyle)

RESPECT: T-Shirt

Is Kanye West Releasing His Sixth Solo LP Too Soon?

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  NEWS  |  25 Comments  |  Share  | 


Yes. The end. I’d be an asshole if I ended my post there now wouldn’t I lol? Last night, during the Chicago Bears disappointing lost to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game, Yeezy tweeted up a storm about how excited he was in releasing his joint project  Watch The Throne with Big Bro Jay-Z, the release of his “All Of The Lights” visual in one week and of course the obvious: the release of his sixth solo project this summer.

Upon reading the news of the arrival of Ye’s newest creation, I thought this can’t be true. Maybe Ye’s just drunk of the Goose while watching the Bears, which he was, so the excitement sort of rushed his soul like he did that pale lil country gal during the VMA’s last year. But, he confirmed it with another Tweet saying his new album will hit this Summer. Hmm, tooooo soon Yeezy.

Let’s break down the time frame for Mr. West’s five previous projects, shall we? Ye’s first effort The College Drop Out dropped February 10, 2004 establishing Ye as a serious double threat in the game. I mean we knew he could rap, but not like what he displayed on his debut. Moving forward: Late Registration hits about 13 months (April 30, 2005) after the debut. Another masterpiece lyrically and production wise from the Chi-Town native. Yeezy ushered in singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Jon Brion to further the already proficient sound of Kanye West which earned the rapper a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, but was also nominated for a slew of other Grammy Awards including Best Album of the Year.

16 months later (September 11, 2007), along comes Graduation, Kanye’s third solo LP, which in my opinion is Kanye’s best album to date. Receiving much critical praise, Ye outsold 50 Cent’s Curtis LP by 300,000 copies in their Battle of the Titans release day competition.  A feat well deserved. 14 months down the line (November 24, 2008) Yeezy hits us with the somber composition 808′s & Heartbreaks, a project infused with the wallowing sounds of a broken heart, memories of his deceased mother and auto-tune, a device Yeezy still much uses today. The project wasn’t a favorite of mine. Well that’s not entirely true because when I’m reminiscing over a certain someone, I’ll throw it on. I digress. Forget I even said that. Damn it, LOVE! I hate you! Ok,  I digress.

Almost two years later (November 24, 2010), Yeezy unleashes the powerful, subjective, potent and long winded effort My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, a project where Yeezy exposed himself to the CORE. Probably on the same level as 808′s but with more lyrically driven content and a harder and authentic sound. Whatever Ye’s been through over the past two years, he detailed it in Yeezy fashion. His love affair with Amber Rose, the boldness of interrupting Taylor Swift on that VMA stage and its affect on him mentally, not understanding his position in this industry let alone this universe and everything in between. Not to say we marvel at human destruction, but Ye’s downfall made for some GREAT music.

So now here we are….January 24th, 2011 and Ye’s already preparing another musical tale for our earbuds to get lost in. Let’s not forget the release of Watch The Throne which is scheduled to hit this March. God only KNOWS what to expect from that project. And if you follow my opinionated thoughts on this page and/or my Twitter account, you already know how I feel about the first offering from the LP. What will Ye’s story be this time? Where will he take us? Are we so use to Mr. West’s struggle with society that we’re not use to the positive Ye? Could it be we’ve grown accustom to this type of behavior?

Is it fair to tell Ye to disappear for 12 to 24 months to create a 12 track opus that we’ll play over and over and over or do we welcome this rush of excitement? I can’t imagine the creative playing field he has set up for Watch The Throne, so can you ponder the playground he’s going to run rampant on for the summer release?

Personally, let Watch The Throne do it’s damage. Don’t abandon that humongous effort that could be deemed as one of the greatest collaboration projects to hit our speakers. But again, who am I to cage creativity. Is it fair to tell me to not post for 12 hours because I killed niggas with one post? Damn sure isn’t. I’m going to continuously kill the competition no matter what anyone tells me. I mean experience is the best teacher so if anything Ye could only learn from this situation if it turns out negative. And if it doesn’t…..well let’s just hope it doesn’t.

What do you guys think? Too soon or right on time???

Video: First Date: Lil B

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  COMEDY, INTERVIEWS  |  1 Comment  |  Share  | 

Let me repeat, I can not STAND this guy’s music, but his personality is insanely hilarious. I can’t help but laugh at this clip. Sorry, no music posts from Lil B on this side of town tho. Enjoy

SPOTTED: MissInfo

Video: Buckshot Talks Online Promotion With Hof of Onsmash.com

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  INTERVIEWS, VIDEOS  |  1 Comment  |  Share  | 

Hof from OnSmash.com sits with Buckshot to discuss the logistics behind this thing called blogging. Hof discusses how things should be approached in regards for new artists submitting content to the hip hop blogs and what needs to be done to keep the consumer on your website. Hof also explains when submitting material to these sites what EXACTLY needs to be done and NOT done. LISTEN UP!

Buckshot’s book “The Common Knowledge of the Entertainment Industry’ hits tomorrow on iTunes & Amazon.

RELATED: FreeOnsmash.com

HEADS UP: Young!

Diggy Simmons ft. DOE – Everybody Late

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  MUSIC  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Diggy let go of this new tune featuring DOE called “Everybody Late.” I think its about time Diggy & UHTN get some work done. What you guys think?

DOWNLOAD: Diggy Simmons ft. DOE – Everybody Late |Alt

RESPECT: Diggy

Video: Joe Budden – Enter The Mind Of Joe Budden (Trailer)

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  TRAILERS/TEASERS, VIDEOS  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Well this looks interesting.

SPOTTED: 2DB

PREVIOUSLY: Joe Budden ft. Emanny & Robert Towsend – Tipsy

Video: The Sitdown With Dee Vazquez: Bloggers Vs The DJ

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  DOCUMENTARY, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, VIDEOS  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Last week DJ Superstar Jay, Young Sav & Steve O from Def Jam/Best Of Both Offices, DJ Green Lantern and yours truly sat down with Dee Vazquez at her weekly roundtable discussion “The Sitdown” where we discussed a topic that’s been known to cause a bit of discussion amongst the hip-hop community: Bloggers Vs The DJ. Let’s just say this was an INTERESTING conversation. Thoughts on the opinions given?

RESPECT: Dee

Video: Jon Connor – Maniac

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  MUSIC VIDEOS, VIDEOS  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Off that Vinnie Chase Season 1 mixtape.

RESPECT: Sav

PREVIOUSLY: Jon Connor – I’m On It Freestyle


Video: Red Cafe ft. Rick Ross – Faded

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  LIVE PERFORMANCES, MUSIC VIDEOS, VIDEOS  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Not sure if I would call this an official video, but more like some cool tour footage from some of those Dirty Money shows before Last Train To Paris was released.

In The Mix With DJ Steph Floss: 1.21.11

January 24, 2011 |  by  |  IN THE MIX  |  No Comments  |  Share  | 

Isn’t it great to start your Monday mornings with a new mix from DJ Steph Floss? Of course it is. And after you listen to that, you can watch DJ Steph Floss cause some damage during his McDonalds Flavor Battle Competition in NYC.

DOWNLOAD: In The Mix With DJ Steph Floss: 1.21.11

RESPECT: Floss

PREVIOUSLY: The In The Mix With DJ Steph Floss Files | Video: Before & After Featuring DJ Steph Floss