Westcoast Wednesday.

E-40 & The Click - "Captain Save A Hoe."

...Ah is a, ah is a, Should I save her?

September.

Where have you gone, Summer?

Happy Birthday Pac.

Today is Tupac Amaru Shakur's birthday, he would be 37. Rest in peace. He was one of the most famous rap stars the world has ever seen. He passed away 12 years ago. Can you believe it's been that long ago? I wonder if heaven's got a ghetto.

In tribute, we pour out a little liquor...

2Pac - "Pour Out A Little Liquor"

2Pac - "So Many Tears"

2Pac - "I Ain't Mad Atcha"

In addition, here's one of my favorite Pac songs of all time:

2Pac - "Got My Mind Made Up"

Artist of the Week: U-N-I

The Cali duo, Y-O and Thurzday, better known as U-N-I are Hip Hop Official's Artist of the Week. Hailing from Inglewood, CA, these dudes put the fun back into Hip-Hop. With rhymes about their classic Nintendo, fresh sneakers, and far girls, they're a throwback to the Golden Age when music was honest, soulful, and Universal. Their debut street album, Fried Chicken and Watermelon provides 14 tracks of what they affectionately call SoulFunHop. They are at the forefront of the Westcoast Revival that's coming through to a town near you. Get in where you fit in.

Peep our interview with them, and on Friday we'll have a live performance for ya'll:


BONUS: Download their feel good, summertime joint "Beautiful Day" right here, right now. Put this in your system, roll down your windows and drive around enjoying that cool breeze.

Eli Porter Mixtape

This might be the most random day in Hip-Hop blogging ever. First Suge gets dropped, then Papoose tries to break Remy out of prison, now Eli Porter drops a mixtape...whats next? For those that don't know Eli, he threw down in one of the most legendary freestyle battles of all time. [pause]

Ladies and Gentleman, I present:

Eli Porter - "The Elicist"

Big shout out to Shake at 2dopeboyz.com for this drop. See, I'm the best maaaaaaaayne. I deed it.

Andre 3000 - Alter Ego The Mixtape

This mixtape of Andre's illest work was put together by the Trap-a-holics, and i found it on 2dopeboyz.com

Here's the tracklist:

1.royal flush feat big boi
2.art of story telling feat dj drama
3.international player
4.30 something feat. jay-z
5. you feat. lloyd & nas
6.everybody
7.throw some ds
8.walk it out
9.a day in the life of andre benjamin
10.long way to go feat gwen stefani
11.millionaire feat kelis
12.she lives in my lap
13.prototype
14.pink and blue
15.chronomentrophobia
16.greatest show on earth feat macy gray
17.boogie man feat big gip
18.necterine feat cherokee
19.junglebook
20.trans df express
21.spottieottiedogaliscious
22.liberation feay erykah badu,cee lo&big boi
23.humble mumble feat big boi&erykah badu
24.so fresh,so clean
25.hollwood divorce feat snoop dogg&lil wayne
26.what a job feat devin the dude&snoop dogg
27.get up,git out
28.watch for the hook feat coolbreeze
29.streets talking feat slick rick

Here's the download.

Jay-Z disses NBA player

Hova is taking shots..no, not at 50 cent, not at Weezy, not at the Game...but at DeShawn Stevenson.

Who?

Exactly. The diss track is the latest chapter in the ongoing feud between NBA star LeBron James and Washington Wizard guard DeShawn Stevenson. The basketball beef started when Stevenson, a role playing shooting guard, called King James "overrated."
When asked to respond, LeBron said that would be like rap icon Jay-Z responding to a one-hit wonder like Soulja Boy, "It doesn't make sense." Ouch.

Stevenson then invited Soulja Boy to game 3 of the teams' current playoff series to heckle James. Now, instead of James responding, he let his homie Jigga do the talking, releasing a freestyle backing LeBron and dissing Stevenson over "Blow The Whistle" instrumental.

Listen to the song here.

The NBA, Where Rap Superstar Team Owners Dissing Bench Players Happens.

Black Thought & Malik B. freestyle circa 1994

This freestyle was originally slated as the last track on Rising Down (couldn’t be cleared because we couldn’t track down who the DJ was). Recorded in 1994 at WPFW radio station, peep how young Black Thought sounds.


Download here


From The Roots blog @ Okayplayer.

What's Your Favorite Year In Hip-Hop History?

'85?
'88?
'94?

Don't Know? Can't Decide? No worries, we got you covered. The Rub, a weekly radio show in NY, completed their Hip-Hop History series, which are 20 separate and highly extensive mixes of best songs from that year, ranging from 1979 - 1998. This is no joke.

I would post the playlists, but it's way too extensive... just believe me when i tell you that you have to peep these.


Hip-Hop History Volume 1: 1979
Hip-Hop History Volume 2: 1980
Hip-Hop History Volume 3: 1981
Hip-Hop History Volume 4: 1982
Hip-Hop History Volume 5: 1983
Hip-Hop History Volume 6: 1984
Hip-Hop History Volume 7: 1985
Hip-Hop History Volume 8: 1986
Hip-Hop History Volume 9: 1987
Hip-Hop History Volume 10: 1988
Hip-Hop History Volume 11 - 1989
Hip-Hop History Volume 12: 1990
Hip-Hop History Volume 13: 1991
Hip-Hop History Volume 14: 1992
Hip-Hop History Volume 15: 1993
Hip-Hop History Volume 16: 1994
Hip-Hop History Volume 17: 1995
Hip-Hop History Volume 18: 1996
Hip-Hop History Volume 19: 1997
Hip-Hop History Volume 20: 1998



Where to begin?

Big Boi talks about new album

"Outkast are stronger than ever."

Big Boi is dropping a solo album in July called "Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Dusty Chico." Andre drops his later this year, and the 'Kast is putting out another album as a group at the beginning of the next year. Hootie Hoo

"I said I wanted to bring that hip-hop back," said Big Boi. "My album is about lyricism and about the craft. I saw Raekwon and he jumped on it. Actually, me and Raekwon recorded three songs. We were gonna finish it with just me and him. When Dre came back from Japan, he heard it and said, 'I wanna be on that.' I gave him the beat. He came back in a couple of months and was like, 'Let's do it.' "

Big Boi also spoke on other collaborations for the album. "Thirteen cuts. Everything is brand new. I got a duet with Mary J. Blige that will probably be the second single, called 'The World Is Too Big.' It's definitely monumental. I needed somebody that could sing with that emotion and power. Like an old-school soul singer. That Motown throat! I always wanted to work with her."

The first single off of the album is called Royal Flush, featuring Andre 3000 and Raekwon. The song, named after Big Boi's production group, has been making its rounds on the Internet. You can hear it here. Dre absolutely murders the last verse.

Nas - "Be a Nigger Too"

This brand new Nas track just the net. We got it from Nah Right. This is off the highly awaited, highly secretive, highly controversial new Nas album, bluntly titled, "Nigger." The track is roduced by Salaam Remi and Big Jack, and hook is an ode to a classic Dr. Pepper commercial.

In the song, Nas gives his stance on the N-word:

"Not mad cause Eminem said Ni**er/Cause he’s my Ni**er/Wigger/Cracker friend/We all black within/ We all African within/Some African’s don’t like us no way/A killin happened in Johannesburg yesterday.”

Nas - Be A Nigger Too


The album was originally slated for an April release, but has been push back to July 1st (for now).

elpuoC ddO ehT

Huh? Gnarl's Barkley is releasing a BACKWARDS version of their newest album, "The Odd Couple" for free download. Starting with album closer “A Little Better,” elpuoC ddO ehT features reversed vocals and backwards beats all in one thirty-eight-minute-long track. What will these dudes think of next?

Get yours here.