pete rock and dj premier in tokyo

Not familiar with the artist on the mic rhymin a few minutes into the vid, but that Pete Rock beat is stoopid!  According to NahRight, the rapper’s name is Nick Javas from Jersey…we’ll give you the diagnosis later, but towards the end of the vid Pete Rock sets it off over a Premo beat.    Konichiwa!

run that back: mama (kanye west)

…u gotta love Kanye’s tribute to his MAMA!!!  R.I.P. Donda West…

Celebrate Mom Dukes today, as well as every other day! Click on the Picture

jay electronica discusses a myriad of things…

vocalist chinahblac performance: 5.19.2010

….beautifully talented & seductively soulful songstress ChinahBlac will return to the District for “one night only” to unveil her unique melodies while sharing her upcoming mixtape “Eargasmic”  at the Metropolitan Muse Concert Series at Layla Lounge…

shad – yaa i get it {video}

Shad from Canada, by way of London and he set it off on this.  Rock on Shad!

fly as ibn jasper.

Got a sec?  Read this interview with fashion officianado barber/style consultant Ibn Jasper with InquiringMind

the new nightmare on elm street.

if you were into the old Freddy Kruger flicks, then you need to check this out.  In this flick the makers took more time in giving a background into the character Freddy Kruger.  Jackie Earle Haley a.k.a. Rorschach did a great job! 4/5

side note: is THIS real???  this would make for an awesome game.

the little brother hoax.

You may have heard that the group we know as Little Brother is no more.  What really happened between these guys?  It’s unfortunate and sad.  We know they’ll continue to make music indivually, but as a group these guys were ill and had developed something of a devout following amongst true hip hop fans. 

To keep it all the way 100 with you, we feel like this group hasn’t done enough to make their last album their LAST collaborative ALBUM together in life… ever.  They had the potential and the allure to be legendary.  Now they’ll go down in the books as swindlers.  That’s right swindlers.  We still got love for 9th, Phonte and Pooh…but they let hip hop down.  They (Phonte & Pooh since we know 9th left somewhere around ’07/’08) seem as though they don’t even enjoy making music together or even really being in the same room for long.  Weird right? 

Many of you may not know, but the name Little Brother was a nod to groups who came before (i.e. Tribe, De La Soul, P.E.) as they felt as though they were the Big Brothers of rap and their entrance into the game after these guys made them little brothers.  Some of those afore mentioned groups, o.g.’s in the game, should have pulled these cats to the side and tried to get them to reconcile and see the big picture…their exit after only 4 projects leaves their fans feeling cheated…like we were hoaxed.

phil ade – always there {video}

Smooth.  Dope track.  DMV holding court.

yU ft. eye-q – on the corner (o.g. remix)

right-click√save as: “on the corner (o.g. remix) by yÛ feat. eye-q”

This remix is proper.  Kickin new flavor in your ear, brand nu flavor in ya ear.