East Side Rendezvous

Snoop Dogg goes Bollywood!

Frost f/ A.L.T. & O.G. Enius "East Side Rendezvous" - Smile Now, Die Later

Old School

"You must learrrn!"
-KRS-One


Test your old school knowledge!
This DJ scored 8 out of 10.

2Pac "Old School" - Me Against The World

Children's Story

Baby Loves Hip Hop presents...

Hall of fame producer Prince Paul teams up with Chali 2na (Jurassic 5), Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Wordsworth, and Scratch (The Roots) to create a prehistoric, preschool musical masterpiece. Part book on tape, part Broadway show, the CD takes kids (and parents) on a musical journey that tells the story of 5 dino friends that come together to teach key life lessons and have fun. Its 3 Feet High and Rising for the next generation!

Album features narration by Ursula Rucker and guest appearances by Posdnuos and Trugoy (De la Soul).



The cast (L-R):

Prince Paul (DJ Stegosaurus), Scratch (Teo Pterodactyl), Wordsworth (Billy Brontosaurus), Ladybug Mecca (Tracy Triceratops), Chali 2na (MC T-Rex).


P.S. I know what you guys/gals are thinking...

"Wu-Tang is for the children!"

Slick Rick "Children's Story" - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

It Don't Stop

100 posts & runnin'!
Can you name all 26 LP's pictured below?

J-Live "It Don't Stop" - Then What Happened?

R.N.S.

Originally due for release in 1994 and only ever issued on a promo cassette, Freddie Foxxx's Crazy Like A Foxxx album is finally available commercially! The deluxe 2-CD package includes the original album, plus the 1993 demo version produced entirely by D.I.T.C.

To celebrate this long-awaited release, DJ Monster of Fat Beats Radio put together a 6-minute mix featuring some of the best tracks from both versions of the album.

FREE DOWNLOAD: DJ Monster - Crazy Like A Foxxx sampler

**"R.N.S." contains a sample of "Bumpy Knuckles" originally written by S.O.U.L.**

Bumpy Knuckles "R.N.S." - Industry Shakedown

Supreme Supreme

"Mos Def has all the skills an emcee needs to have and uses them to perfection. This album exemplifies his writing, his flow, his schemes, his concepts, his topics, his ear for beats, and his intellect. It should also be noted that the multi-talented Def also played many of the instruments featured on tracks and co-produced a handful."








Sean Deez, over at kevinnottingham.com, reviews Mos Def's CLASSIC album, Black on Both Sides.

Is it this generation's Illmatic?

Talib Kweli f/ Mos Def "Supreme Supreme" - Right About Now

Somethin' That Means Somethin'

With 283 images and counting, Rock Band Logos - Brand Upon The Brain offers clever insight and info on many of the logos of your favorite recording artists.

There isn't much in the way of hip hop, but logos by Hieroglyphics, Public Enemy, Cut Chemist, Jurassic 5, Cypress Hill, The World Famous Beat Junkies, and Onyx all made the cut.

The Pharcyde "Somethin' That Means Somethin' - Labcabincalifornia

The Message

The first DJ to make the turntable an instrument, Mr. Grandmaster Flash, tells all in his new book... The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats.

Mista Chuck chopped it up with the hip hop legend and pioneer on his radio show "On The Real With Chuck D." Audio courtesy of Air America Radio & Hip Hop Is Read.

For fans in the "City of Angels," Grandmaster Flash will be at Book Soup on Sunset this Friday, June 27th, at 7pm - Don't sleep!

**"The Message" contains a sample of "Chuck D Interviews Grandmaster Flash [6/22/08]" originally written by Ivan.**

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five "The Message" - The Message

Party For Your Right To Fight

The Million DJ March

Washington DC

August 28-30, 2008

Public Enemy "Party For Your Right To Fight" - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Grand Ol' Party Crash

Kudos to you on this one Mr. Olbermann!

Cage f/ Jello Biafra "Grand Ol' Party Crash" - Hell's Winter

Wild

Storied hip hop label, Wild Pitch Records, is set to re-release its entire catalog of albums!

Here's a list of the label's reissues:

Brokin' English - Klik
Chill Rob G - Ride the Rhythm
The Coup - Kill My Landlord
The Coup - Genocide & Juice
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Hard Knocks - School of Hard Knocks
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Main Source - Fuck What You Think
OC - Word... Life
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Blow Up The Spot
Ultramagnetic MC's - The Four Horsemen
UMC's - Fruits of Nature
UMC's - Unleashed
Various - Wild Pitch Classics

**"Wild" contains a sample of "Gang Starr, Ultramagnetic MC's, among classic CD reissues" originally written by Anthony Roberts.**

J Dilla "Wild" - Ruff Draft

Sucker MC's

Yahoo! Music's Rob O'Connor lists the 25 worst rappers of all time!

How come Ja Rule isn't on this list?

Run-D.M.C. "Sucker MC's" - Run-D.M.C.

Habitat

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The tenants of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. (Bronx, NY) get a new lease.

Mos Def "Habitat" - Black on Both Sides

Stepson of the Clapper

J Dilla "Stepson of the Clapper" - Donuts

Undeniable

(Elizabeth Conley/The Detroit News)

Mos Def pays tribute to J Dilla!

FREE DOWNLOAD:
Mos Def & The Experiment/The Foundation - Dilla Tribute

Mos Def "Undeniable" - True Magic

Southern Girl

Erykah Badu expresses support for the Palestinian hip-hop scene.

**"Southern Girl" contains a sample of "Badu identifies with Palestinian hip-hop" originally written by Rory Kress.**

(AP Photo/Moti Milrod)

Rahzel f/ Erykah Badu "Southern Girl" - Make The Music 2000

Mathematics

Hip hop represented in mathematical charts and graphs... HI-larious!

Mos Def "Mathematics" - Black on Both Sides

For You

"Right now, what you need
Phonte, true indeed
Little Brother on the mic 'bout to rock it for you"

FREE DOWNLOAD: Little Brother - Get Back sampler

Little Brother "For You" - The Listening

World on Wheels

?uestlove's record collection!

Dilated Peoples "World on Wheels" - Neighborhood Watch

All In Together Now

I think making a difference in the lives of others is my life's greatest purpose. I walk this path with faith knowing the Common Ground Foundation will change the world.

Love,
Common

AMEN Brother!

J-Live "All In Together Now" - All of the Above