A & E Featuring Krs-One "Pass the Mic"

Masta Ace and Edo G come together and form A & E, here's one of the joints I'm digging.
Produced by Double O from Kidz in the Hall. Album out now!

Destruments X Verse X Oakland Faders

It goes down this weekend in Downtown Oakland at Verse Sneaker Boutique! Peep the live instrument technique of local band Destruments and Ammbush on tables.

Hieroglyphics X Hella Tight X "Bombay" Fitted Cap

Coming off an impressive collaboration with Los Angeles duo U-N-I, Hella Tight hit us with a peek into their new joint effort alongside Del The Funky Homosapien from legendary Oakland Hip-Hop collective Hieroglyphics. The cap features a Melton wool upper, leather button/visor, and 3M reflective Hieroglyphics logo, dubbed the “Bombay” after his classic track Dr. Bombay. Available now within the Hella Tight online store.

Cypress Hill's Smoke Out Wrap Up

I took the trip to San Bernardino for the Smoke Out Concert, Goodie Mob & Cypress Hill got busy. Scarface was a no show (not much of a Geto Boys reunion) none the less still a crazy show.

Camp Lo - Son of A......

Camp Lo's "Another Heist" drops tomorrow, act like you know!

Jern Eye release party & Just Blaze at Pst!

Celebrating the release of PST fam and one of the bay's illest MC's Jern Eye's new Album "Vision". The album, which features production from Jake One, !llmind, and Keelay & Zaire, and collaborations with Guilty Simpson, Mistah F.A.B., Zion I, Cali Agents, and NightClubber Lang, will be available October 13th via MYX Music Label.

On the turntables special guest Dj/Producer Just Blaze!

Buckshot & Sean Price "The Feeling"

Buckshot and Sean Price contribute a track to the Black Dynamite soundtrack from the forthcoming movie of the same name.

Masta Ace & Edo G "A Little Young"

Ace & Edo have a album coming out pretty soon. It was called A&E until they had some legal issues. Stay tuned

Hennessy Artistry Series Houston

Common, Black Thought and The Roots blended with surprise guest Big Daddy Kane on “Aint No Half-Steppin” at the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Series event at Houstons Corinthian.

Veterano featuring Ras Kass "Sparta"

VETERANO & RAS KASS - SPARTA VIDEO from producerveterano on Vimeo.

Blaow! Peep the new video from producer Veterano featuring Ras Kass. This joint is off of Veterano's album Latest and Greatest featuring E.L.S.,Cassidy, Styles P, Nino Bless as well others.

Rest In Peace Mr. Magic

2009 has been hard on Hip Hop as of late. I grew up on Mr. Magic Rap attack albums, each one contained classic music that would stand the test of time. As a major figure of New York radio, Mr. Magic introduced the likes of Juice Crew, and after rejecting Boogie Down Production's demo, sparked the classic "The Bridge is Over".

Dj Daddy Dog of 5th Platoon using Serato Vsl

Daddy Dog showing you how to do it Son! The 5th Platooner demonstrating Serato Vsl, the next level of the game!

Dj Platurn "Eastbound & Down" Tour

To the East my brother to the East! Dj Platurn is smashing through the East Coast spreading the hostile gospel Oakland Fader style!
Check the schedule for dates.

Is this you?

If so, you might want to take Special Ed's advice and think about it.

Keak the Sneak Produced By Jake One "Ya Boss"

NAS (New Ass Sh@t), Keak the Sneak produced by Jake (Wizzle) One! Off of the Oakland Faders/Keak the Sneak project on the way.

Champion Fitted Hats

For all the Champion Hood fans, check out the newest addition to the Champion line. Just released this fall, I've been waiting on these for a minute. Go to www.Hatmonster.com for the full line.

DJ Khalil & Danny Keyz, 5:40 in the morning Blaps

Raekwon feat. Beanie Sigel "Have Mercy"

Off the Only Built For Cuban Linx 2, out now!

MPC on the I Phone

Another way to get into a car accident

T3 speaks on new Slum Village album, fallen members

Slum Village emcee T3 recently spoke on their new album, Villa Manifesto, Baatin’s lyricism, and an unreleased project that features J Dilla beats.

“Manifesto, I think, sounds like a mixture of all our albums. I am definitely very picky about who we use. This time out, we used a lot of outside producers, but people that we’ve already had relationships with,” he told the Detroit Free Press. T3 subsequently stated artists in that inner circle include Hi-Tek, Black Milk, Pete Rock, Illa J, and Madlib, among others.

With Baatin’s recent passing during the process of creating their new album, T3 touched on the emcee’s penmanship. “[Baatin] had all this creative stuff building up for so long but didn’t have an outlet for it. He had this book, like a super group of verses; he was just stacking rhymes for a long time…I would tell him a concept that I wanted to do for this record and he’d just flip through his book and find a rhyme that would fit and then he’d ask how I liked it. It was crazy. Every time we would go in the studio he would cut two or three songs. I have a lot of Baatin lyrics.”

Grateful of the experience to reconnect with his close friend and rhyming partner, T3 added, “It was hard for me to keep it going after his passing, but at the same time I am happy I took the time out to record with him, you know?”

While their main focus is Villa Manifesto, T3 also mentioned the group will be releasing a full album with unheard J Dilla beats in the near future. “That’s a whole separate project we want to do, and that is probably one of the next projects we will do. But yes, that is in the works,” he stated.