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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Jay Smooth Calls Out "The Anthology of Rap"

Jay Smooth Speaks On Inaccuracies
In "The Anthology Of Rap" Book


Only a week after its release 'The Anthology Of Rap' faces numerous reports of lyrical inaccuracies in the book. Also see NPR report click here

Article: click here | HipHopDX.com

Monday, November 15, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

In Memory of Roc Raida


Photograph from Bobbito | BounceMag.com

"It’s been almost over a year already and we still miss him…..

The Beat Junkies, with the support of VTech, threw a tribute to our dear friend, the late great Grandmaster Roc Raida of the X-Ecutioners this past September. The actual event was exactly a year after the date he was buried: Sept 24th, 2009. We were able to have some members of the X-Ecutioners participate in the event, as well as having Roc Raida’s family in the house. His daughter DJ NyRaida performed a set in tribute to her father.

If you were in LA for this event, you were able to witness something very magical. And for those who didn’t get to experience it, and those who want to relive it, we present this video. Mochilla sat with the Junkies and X-Ecutioners and tried to remember Raida not in a sad way but in a celebratory way.

As MF Grimm says “Anyone who knows Raida knows that the energy that he possessed he was able to transfer to you – and once he did nobody could tell you anything…”

Watch enjoy and please turn it up….."

YouTube click here

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Lone Catalysts Release "Back To School" Today


Columbus, Ohio's J. Rawls and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's J. Sands are pioneers in the midwest independent Hip Hop movement that also included Hi-Tek, Main Flow and MHz. Together as Lone Catalysts, the duo released three cult-followed albums on their own B.U.K.A. Entertainment.

Article: click here | HipHopDX.com

Monday, November 1, 2010

AZ Doe or Die 15th Anniversary Edition


Tracklisting Revealed To AZ's "Doe Or Die: 

15th Anniversary Edition"

Release Date: 11/23/2010*

Article: click here | HipHopDX.com



Photograph from 2dopeboyz.com*

((NEW AUDIO))
The Calm (Produced by Statik Selektah): click here
Jay-Z Reveals “Decoded” Song List

Mogul Jay-Z has unveiled the song listing for his new book, Decoded.

According to a release, Decoded is “a collection of lyrics and their meaning that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.”

To view the song list visit the link below:

Article: click here | AllHipHop.com

((Woman In Me)) Apani B-Fly Emcee 98'


Apani B-Fly Emcee "Woman in Me" ((1998))