Soul On Rice

2010-03-11T13:38:00.000-08:00

Yelawolf - "Trunk Muzik"
Goodie Mobb - "Black Ice"

MF Doom - "Kon Queso"

Gorillaz - "Glitter Freeze"

Bobby Caldwell - "Open Your Eyes"

2010-02-23T16:41:00.000-08:00

8Ball & MJG - "Comin' Out Hard"

Turf Talk ft. E-40 - "Stop Snitchin'"

Peter Tosh - "Downpresser Man"

Young Fredro

2010-02-14T10:02:00.000-08:00

One of the most promising young emcees in the game spits a hot one for YRB TV.

Young Fred speaks on his come-up, working with Just Blaze, and GI talent.

Both videos by TK Films

GANGSTA GANGSTA GIBBS

2010-01-24T18:26:00.000-08:00

Click for higher quality.

Got A New Camera, Nice

2009-12-28T16:08:00.000-08:00

BB Kings CMJ 09

2009-12-19T14:32:00.000-08:00

2009-12-19T14:00:00.000-08:00

Video: NOE - "Gladiator"

2009-06-11T08:14:00.001-07:00

Video: Wale ft. The Pantsless Wonder - "Chillin'"

2009-06-03T07:37:00.000-07:00

Directed by Chris Robinson. DC x Bmore connect.

Bizarre Rides

2009-06-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

Bossman Feat. Gucci Mane, Jim Jones & Raheem DeVaughn - "Break You Off (Remix)"

Nina Sky - "Don't Stop"

LeToya Luckett - "She Ain't Got Shit On Me"

Lil' Boosie Feat. Webbie & Young Jeezy - "Better Believe It"

OJ Da Juiceman - "I'm Livin' It"

Amazing Interview With Pen & Pixel

2009-05-12T10:53:00.001-07:00

The graphics team responsible for most Cash Money, No Limit, and Suave House artwork. Read it here. Spotted at CB.

Mullyman - "Go Harder"

2009-05-11T10:53:00.000-07:00

Directed by Tabi Bonney. DC x Bmore connect.

Young Wiz FTW

2009-05-11T07:17:00.001-07:00

Wiz Khalifa - "Ode To Naked Pop Stars"

Put Some Shoes On It

2009-05-04T07:01:00.000-07:00

Some more B-more heat to motivate you on this dreary Monday. Booman and Excel remix E-Major's "Paper Runnin".

The Demonstrators - "Paper Runnin' (DJ Excel's Mo Bang 4 Yo Buck Remix)"

The Demonstrators - "Paper Runnin' (DJ Booman Refix)

Kelz & The Juice

2009-04-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

R Kelly Ft. OJ Da Juiceman - "Superman High"

Jacked from The Fader

My Crew Be Unruly

2009-04-28T07:14:00.000-07:00

Late pass on this. Kanye hops on DJ Class' bmore hit, "I'm The Ish", after JD and Trigger Trey did their thing on it. Could this be the biggest national look club music has ever gotten? There were some attempts in the past, but this shit actually bangs, and stays true to the club formula. Yeezy even shouts out Unruly Records at the end. Bmore stand up! Off of DJ Class' upcoming LP, "Alameda & Coldspring" which just secured distribution with Universal Republic.

DJ Class ft. Kanye West - "I'm The Shit (Remix)"

Spotted at 41yo.com

Two Counts of Musical Perfection

2009-04-21T08:59:00.001-07:00

Fabolous ft. The-Dream - "Throw It In The Bag"

Doo-Dew Kids & Mullyman Interview

2009-04-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Ahhhhhh shit. If you don't know, now you know.

41yo.com w/DJ Boo-Man, Jimmy Jones, & Mullyman pt. 1: Club Music from 41yo Dotcom on Vimeo.

Video: Nina Sky - "On Some Bullshit"

2009-04-14T07:50:00.000-07:00

We Jammin'

2009-03-25T07:27:00.001-07:00

Kid Cudi - "That New New (Viking Remix)

Method Man & Redman ft. UGK - "City Lights"

Big Kuntry King ft. TI & Young Dro - "I Do"

Scavanged from various sources. Honestly I'm not really listening to anything besides the Keri Hilson track posted below, but when I kill that song in a couple days, these will step up to the plate. How slept on is Dro? Fucking tragic, I say. "Best Thang Smokin'" is serious.

Keri Hilson Ft. Kanye & Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"

2009-03-24T07:22:00.001-07:00

Dear Keri, I love you.

PS. Kanye, you rhymed "OMG" with "woe is me". You're hilarious.

The Knux - "Fire"

2009-03-19T20:19:00.000-07:00

The sibling duo out the Magnolia Projects drop a video for the best song on what I thought was a disappointing album.

Rye Rye ft. MIA - "Bang" (Produced by Blaqstarr)

2009-03-14T17:10:00.001-07:00

Spotted at Attorney Street

That New New

2009-03-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

Jay Rock ft. The Game - "Follow Me Home"

Wiz Khalifa - "Boarding Pass"

Awesome 3 - "Don't Go" (Not new per se, but new to me)

King Tutt - "Let's Go"

Ya Heard Me?

2009-03-07T12:50:00.000-08:00

Trailer for documentary about New Orleans bounce music. Looks dope as hell.

Spotted at discobelle

Snacks And Shit

2009-03-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

"I want your girl. She wants me too. And if you don't let her go I'll take her from you."
- Too $hort, I Want Your Girl

I guess this would be okay only if you're Julius Caesar or a lion.

An excerpt from this hilarious website that basically makes fun of the hilariously dumb shit rappers say from time to time.

Cleveland Is The Reason

2009-03-03T14:26:00.000-08:00

I'm at work so I don't have the mp3 here, but this is a dope track off Chip The Ripper's mixtape, "Can't Stop Me" that just dropped. Chip is the dude that had the best verse on all of Cudi's mixtape last year, which is posted below

Kid Cudi Ft. Chip The Ripper - "T.G.I.F." (A Kid Named Cudi, 2008)

Make The Trap Say AY

2009-03-03T14:03:00.000-08:00

I spy a Texaco gas station, paper stacks, bricks of raw, fly cars, and what could only be Florida oranges. Great mixtape, here's my favorite song off it.

Gucci Mane - "Gucci Girl"

Drank In My Cup

2009-03-03T13:24:00.000-08:00

Some new-ish shit to jam at work.

Kid Cudi - "The Sky Might Fall" (Produced By Kanye West)

Wale - "Chillin'" (Produced By Cool & Dre)

The Dream ft. Kanye West - "Walking On The Moon" (Produced By Kanye West)

Wiz Khalifa - "All My Life Freestyle" (Produced By Cool & Dre)

Kid Cudi - "Day N Nite"

2009-03-03T09:56:00.000-08:00

Illest music video I've seen in a long, long time. Directed By So Me, the dude that did Justice's "D.A.N.C.E.", the festive t-shirt extravaganza of 07. I know the Cudi vid is old, and most people seen it already, I don't fucking care. This shit is amazing.

Guess Who's Bizzack

2009-03-03T09:46:00.000-08:00

I am back by popular demand. All you motherfuckers that's been patiently waiting, you're fucking welcome. I am the one with the ball, and I am the one who can throw it faster than fuck. Kiss my ass and suck my dick. All other blogs - you're fucking out.

Computer Love

2009-01-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

Kanye started something with this whole autotune-love-song thing. I'm not hating, cause it's produced some bangers like the following. One day, Bossman will put on for B-More like he was supposed to 5 years ago.

Yola Da Great - "She Like It"
Bossman - "Break Me Off"

So Icey Boys Continued

2009-01-08T07:47:00.000-08:00

Yola Da Great ft. OJ Da Juiceman & Gucci Mane - "Trap Boys"

2009 Belongs To...

2009-01-07T08:02:00.000-08:00

Gucci, OJ, and Yola. Some real trap stars.

DG Yola ft. Gucci Mane & OJ Da Juiceman - "Tall Rims" (Still Standing, 2008)

Best News Ever?

2008-12-09T07:56:00.000-08:00

Killer Mike signs with Grand Hustle.

One Day You're Here...

2008-12-04T13:15:00.000-08:00

Pimp C passed a year ago today. He is still missed, and it has been amazing to see how many rappers have kept him in their hearts and in their rhymes. What most people don't know, that aside from being a fiercely clever and intelligent rapper, he was also a talented singer and extraordinary producer. Smoke something, biaaaaaaatch. RIP to the Pimp.

UGK - "One Day" [Ridin' Dirty, 1996]

A Long Time Coming

2008-12-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

At last: Wale's "Nike Boots" video

Wale "Nike Boots" video (Directed by Chris Robinson) from Elitaste on Vimeo.
As Well as:
Paper Route Gangstaz - Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas

Gobble Gobble

2008-11-27T12:26:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving, homies
Ohio Players - "Jive Turkey" [Skin Tight, 1974]

DJ K-Swift - "Pork Chops and Onion Gravy" [Club Queen Vol. 3, 2001]

Deep Thoughts

2008-11-27T12:18:00.000-08:00

After a couple days of listening, I have reached a conclusion about 808s & Heartbreak. The whole album is this scene from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, with slightly higher production value. For the record, I love both.

Blaqstarr ft. Rye Rye - "In The Mood"

2008-11-24T13:14:00.000-08:00

Jake One ft. Brother Ali & Freeway - "The Truth"

2008-11-24T09:13:00.000-08:00

Directed by Rik Cordero

Some outtakes from the interview I did with him.

J: Did you go to film school?
R: No.
J: Completely self trained?
R: Ha, yeah. I actually went to New York Institute of Technology for computer graphics. I think growing up I was, I thought I would be like my dad, you know, an architect or doing something with math or engineering. And I think I always just gravitated towards the arts, and as a kid I would steal my Dad's camcorder. And back then it was these big, huge VHS camcorders, they were like three pounds and ridiculous. And I would sneak that out and I made like four movies with my friends. The first thing I made actually, when I was like twelve or thirteen, was a movie called "The Deranged Fan", and it was about these two DJs from New York who get stalked by this fan in Hawaii. This really ridiculous plot, but it was kind of just experimenting with the visual medium and you know, I think I've always gravitated towards that. And I guess my first official project was a feature film in 2004. That was called "Mend". It was about direct consumer drug advertising. I guess everything that I did as a kid, and doing a lot of production work, I went in to a lot of production houses right out of school, doing computer graphics and stuff like that.
J: What makes a film-maker?
R: I think being able to... It's an obsession, like any kind of art form is. For me, it's just dabbling in design and music and everything. It's an education in everything. From lighting, from photography, audio, to psychology, to everything. And it's just a combination of all those things. I find it to be the most challenging art form. It's a collection of everything, and how do you execute all that stuff in just a few hours. I think that's what really talented filmmakers embrace. I once read that the glamor of directing is walking around is walking around feeling like your head is about to explode. That's really it, but it's fun. When you get through it, you're not sure what happened, but something happened. And trusting your instincts and stuff like that, but it's a rush. It's really an incredible feeling. Especially when you're not waiting for money to do something. When it's all in your hands. I've always been interested in just getting those things out.
J: Would you consider yourself a workaholic?
R: Um, yeah. I think there's this idea that you can't stop perpetual energy. There's a work ethic that I definitely adhere to. It's a discipline, it's a lifestyle. There's a lot of things that you have to sacrifice in order to do this. It's not a normal day's living, but once you get used to it, it's all you know. That's the same with anything.
J: Are you a location scout too?
R: I wouldn't go that far, but growing up in New York, you know little places and little nooks that you can shoot something cool in. I'm interested in the places that you would never think to shoot. Especially for New York artists, there are ways to shoot a New York artist in ways that feel New York without having to shoot in front of Times Square or parked in front of the projects. There are so many so many areas. I just love to explore that. Pretty much all you need to see is a red wall or a banister in a brownstone to know that you're in New York. You don't have to hit anyone in the head.

Bed, Bath and Beyond

2008-11-23T19:56:00.000-08:00

Water is as hazardous to a pimp as it is to a witch. Sure gators get raised in water, but a torrential downpour can keep a track empty, not to mention, ruin a pimp’s pretty-ass perm. However, hanging out all day at the pad, counting money and touching women lets a little part of his soul shrivel up. But before you get out on the block and feel alive putting five fingers to face again, you gotta’ regain that glorious glow. Great pimps are born and not made, so it’s only natural that the newest beautician to revolutionize the game is one of God’s creatures. But even if your great, great, great grandfather wasn’t a pimp, you now have a chance to make up that bankrupt bloodline by catching up to track stars with a quick dip in some refreshing waters inhabited by a pimp’s best friend.

Garra rufa AKA the Doctor Fish is a species of fish native to Central and Northern parts of The Middle East, that feed on the dead skin of animals. Think Night of the Living Dead meets Discovery Channel’s special on tiny fish. Although the fish have been pimping and pampering for centuries in their native Turkey, spas that utilize the fish’s special talents began popping up last year in Korea and Japan. The fish, which measure about one inch in length, have no teeth, and like a good ho, use suction to satisfy their daddy.

So, if you’ve been out all night in your fresh Gators gettin’ that money, then you’re bound to have some fish food ready to be feasted upon by the hungry little critters. Even if your major money maker's feet got corns on ’em, you don’t have to toss her out the stable, just send her to the spa. That’s you and your hoes helping uphold the delicate balance of our glorious ecosystem.

It’s important to keep the pimp hand strong, but to keep it soft is divine. Now that that task is as simple as 1-2-3, it’s time to look to the future. Sick of the paper shredder jamming on those records and reports? How about a nice domesticated mountain goat to chew up and shit out the dangerous documents. A pimp’s life is a selfish and lonely one. An enormous, wise vulture would be a perfect companion for a pimp to divulge the trails and tribulations of preying on vulnerable, defenseless and abandoned creatures. Assholes.

From Mass Appeal #49

We Ready, We Ready

2008-11-16T21:27:00.000-08:00

I've been waiting for an excuse to post this picture since I saw it on Government Names a while ago, and then I realized, who the fuck needs an excuse to post some Scottie B shit?

DJ Unk - "In Yo Face" (Scottie B. Remix)

The sample: Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)" [Polydor, 1972] (The "Think" break is also used in "It Takes 2", and a shitload of other club tracks)

Blaq Moses

2008-11-16T20:34:00.003-08:00

Photo courtesy of: Jimmy Fontaine

Fresh back from a trip down to Philly and Baltimore. Caught the Mad Decent show in Philly (shouts to Wen and the other McJawners) where I saw Bmore's own DJ Blaqstarr while he was spinning alongside Diplo. The next day, waiting on the bus headed to the 410, and who boards but Blaq himself. We know each other from this article, so we politicked throughout the ride. He is mad down to earth and totally chill. Among other things (like the heavy-metal project he is working on with a dude he met in Guitar Center), we talked about what kind of music he bumps.

Contents of Blaqstarr's 6 CD changer
- TI
- Jeezy
- Sade
- 3 CDs of his own rough cuts

He also talked about how much he loves UGK's Super Tight..., as well as "Let Me See It", off of Dirty Money. This dude is the truth, watch him blow up in the next couple years. Yes, I've made this same prediction many times, but it's not my fault America's got bad taste.

Boss Hogg Status

2008-11-14T12:30:00.001-08:00

There are a few dudes in this rap game I could listen to no matter what their spitting over, about, whatever. One is Lil' Boosie, and the other is Thugga. Matter of fact, I could listen to Slim Thug say "Slim Thugga muthafucka'" for hours on end. No homo. Peep this new track produced by Jim Jonsin, who stays winning.

Slim Thug - "I Run"

This Looks Amazing

2008-11-09T15:11:00.001-08:00

Van Damme returns... as Van Damme. Dope music selection as well.

Baby Huey - "Hard Times" [The Living Legend, 1971]

Ten-A-Fucking-Key

2008-11-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Time for another installment of "rap music from different states" (working title). This go-around, we highlight the wonderfully creepy sounds of Tennessee, mostly Memphis. I had to throw some Haystak in there, too, who's actually from Nashville. I was planning on putting this up by Halloween, but fuck it, shit's still dope.

VICTORY

2008-11-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

It is an amazing feeling to know that we will soon have a minority in the White House. Everyone that voted, and all the volunteers out there, like Dorey in New Mexico, thank you. We have made history, and everyone should be proud. Baby steps to better days.

Way Down In The Hole

2008-11-04T10:17:00.001-08:00

The much anticipated Blaqstarr / MIA rendition of The Wire's theme song. Dope.
Spotted at catchdubs

Cottamn!

2008-11-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

I haven't really processed Black Milk's new album, "Tronic" yet, but this shit is hot fire.

Black Milk - "Long Story Short" [Tronic, 2008]

Making Blunts Disappear Like I'm Whodini

2008-11-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

I'm just gonna start posting dope songs so I can listen to them at work and still look like I'm doing shit.

Mac Dre ft. Young Dru - "Mafioso" [Al Boo Boo, 2003]

Buju Banton - "Single Parent" [Inna Heights, 1997]

Bad Brains - Leaving Babylon [Bad Brains, 1982]

Wiz Khalifa - Pittsburgh Sound [Show And Prove, 2007]

Throwback, son

2008-11-01T13:29:00.001-07:00

One of the best parts from the illest skate video ever. Music is top notch as well.

Shake It To The Ground

2008-11-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

This video is mad old, but it is seriously the best music video in recent years. As a breakout Club track, one of the first to reach outside of Bmore, it keeps it SO grassroots. With shoutouts to homemade videos like this, the video is Baltimore. Cameos by Scottie B and locales in the Harbor and Blaq's neighborhood make this shit amazing.

Radio Killer

2008-10-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

More new shit swiped from The Fader. They're both dope, what can I say? Tricky Stewart's got two serious bangers on his hands with this and "Single Ladies".

The Dream - "Let Me See That Booty"

Bailout Plan

2008-10-30T18:36:00.000-07:00

New Rich Boy, produced by the the dude that produced "A Millie" that is not Bangladesh. Polow is hilarious.

Spotted at The Fader. Pic from this Mass Appeal.

Texas Toast

2008-10-26T11:54:00.001-07:00

Apparently people read this blog, so to make up for the lack of updates, I made you a mixtape. Muxtape is in the RIAA-clink, so I could only put eight songs on it. These are all dudes out of Texas, mostly Houston. Eat it up, Texas style. Shouts to Flip at Fader for putting me on to Big Chief [read their Dallas Rap story here].

Wagwaan

2008-10-24T12:33:00.001-07:00

R.I.P.

2008-10-21T11:34:00.001-07:00

2008-10-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

Today is DJ K-Swift's birthday. She would have been 30 years old. RIP.

Trigger Trey Songz

2008-10-18T18:14:00.000-07:00

I know everyone is sick of Paper Planes and its' various remixes, but I have to post Trey Songz' rendition. The best part is how he flips the "MIA, third world democracy" shit.

Blaq Magic

2008-10-18T15:42:00.000-07:00

Read the full article here.

I Know I Said I'm Not Stealing Posts

2008-10-17T20:37:00.001-07:00

But when it comes to Face, there are no rules.

By the way, the Eddie Kendricks song he plays is "Intimate Friends".

Bombs Over Hollywood

2008-10-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

Augor is an MSK writer out of LA, and is most well-known for his work on movie billboards. Check out the video of him hitting a "Dark Knight" billboard around 1:37.

The “Hollywood” sign is dirty and dated in those distant hills. Now, masses of bleached tipped bitches and high school prom queens swarm LA with dreams of big screen stardom and hopes of securing a spot on one of Hollywood’s prestigious towering billboards. However, Mid-City, Los Angeles, native Augor prefers to bypass casting couches and demonstrate upward mobility on his own two—climbing and painting his way to some of the most coveted real estate in the country. Augor, who is “old enough to go to jail and be roomed with rapists and drug addicts, but not old enough to drink,” started writing in the late ’90s. Since, he has developed a style which he describes as, “[surrealist] H.R. Giger-meets-Candy Land. I try to make my letters very anthropomorphic, giving them life like qualities that turn the piece not just into a fresh name but a giant creature looking down on his prey perched on a five-story ledge.” In 2003, Augor began painting on movie billboards, molding it into the pre-existing artwork. “The smooth canvas surface, trying to adapt my art into the advertisement and having both compliment each other has been a challenge I have become addicted to completing over and over,” he says about his neck straining pieces. And in the land of LAPD helicopters and film industry money, jumping down two stories and cracking your head open comes with the territory. He’s not above the law, but Augor flies high like a real black superman.

From Mass Appeal Issue 49 or something

All Up In A Trance 3.0

2008-10-16T12:48:00.000-07:00

Khao slowed up Crystal Waters' 1991 house hit, "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" to make TI's panty-removal-aid, "Why You Wanna'". Dudes that produced the Waters song are none other than the legendary house production team, The Basement Boys, three cats from Baltimore that changed the dance / house music scene with their style that was influenced by and influenced Club music.

Crystal Waters - "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"

Let My Hands Do The Talking

2008-10-16T12:46:00.000-07:00

Sooooo so so fresh. RIP Robert Davis. I think I saw this at CocaineBlunts a while ago.

Bang Hard Like Them Drums All Day

2008-10-15T09:51:00.001-07:00

As you will find out; I'm from Baltimore, and I love me some Blaqstarr. I interviewed dude for Mass Appeal 's cooking column a couple months ago, and he was truly humble and nice. I will definitely be posting interview outtakes and video once I figure out how to expand posts. Blogging 101, I know. In the meantime, check out this new(ish) track by the homie. 410 stand up!
Photo by: Jimmy Fontaine

Salty Crackers

2008-10-15T09:13:00.000-07:00

I'll also try and keep this blog as apolitical as possible, 'cause honestly, anyone that reads this is probably an Obama supporter or at least anti-Republican. And if you're not, fuck off. But the racist undertones of McCain and his stans are fucking ridiculous. Everyone has seen the videos of dudes calling Obama a terrorist and whatnot, but some dude in England got shot for wearing an Obama t-shirt. Read the full story here. Spotted at Complex.

However Do You Want It

2008-10-15T09:07:00.001-07:00

I'll usually refrain from just posting a song on it's own, but I am feeling this shit. JR Rotem is no joke.

The One & Only S-T-A-T

2008-10-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

Stat Quo is one of the coolest cats I've had the opportunity to meet in this crazy industry. He gave me pizza and ginger ale. Apparently, he's got a new mixtape dropping on 10/23, so look out for that shit. Even though this freestyle is mad old, I'm gonna post it anyway. 'Cause I do what I want.

Once Upon A Time...

2008-10-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

I worked for a real publication and did real journalist-type work. As JT would say, those days are dead and gone, and now all I have is this blog. And I still don't know how to make expandable posts. I'll be putting up some articles from my favorite magazine of all time, even before I started interning there, Mass Appeal. Get familiar, bitch.

All Up In A Trance 2.0

2008-10-15T07:20:00.000-07:00

Not really feeling this song, but I fucks with Young Wizzo (sans autotune) and I love the Alice Deejay joint that it samples. No homo / eurotrash.

Alice Deejay - "Better Off Alone"

All Up In A Trance

2008-10-15T07:01:00.000-07:00

Ain't nothing like techno / trance music to get you through a NYC subway commute in the morning. The trance sample craze in hip-hop is off the hook right about now, and I'm loving it. These dudes from Huntsville, Alabama (a state that is putting out some of the nicest rap music out there right now), have composed an ode to double stacks that samples this Italian fella's trance song. Dope.

Jackie Chain ft. Jhi Ali - "Rollin'"

Robert Miles - "Children"