New Love Lockdown.

Kanye says:

Your prayers have been answered!! There's a new version of love Love Lockdown coming. We used new taiko drums and I re-sung it...

Here's the newer artwork with perfected type 4 all design snobs lol...

Sidebar... if you don't like autotune... too bad cause I love it and have been using it since the College Dropout!!!

[sarcasm] Great...more autotune. Just what I was hoping for.[/sarcasm]

Anyway...Kanye released a new version of his song "Love Lockdown", and I will say this: It sounds a million times better. It's mixed and mastered, and sonically much more impressive. He added more Taiko drums, and some synth sounds. The beat is pretty dope. But on the flipside, I'm still not into Kanye's singing. Even though I'm not a fan, it's much more listen-able.

DOWNLOAD: Kanye West - "Love Lockdown" (Re-mastered)

Nate Dogg Suffers Stroke.

While details are sketchy, sources stated that the rapper is in serious condition due to the stroke, which is his second in a year. At the moment, the famed singer is in the hospital and cannot breathe on his own.

In May, rumors surfaced that Nate Dogg had died as a result of the stroke, but those were obviously not true. The first stroke left Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, partially paralyzed on the left side of his body, although his brain didn’t suffer any major damage from incident.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his fam. Get better soon.

Jay Electronica - "Dimethyltryptamine" + "Victory In My Clutches" [LIVE]

Jay Electronica rips 2 songs for the crowd: "Dimethyltryptamine" + "Victory Is In My Clutches." This guy is talented. You can tell he's still new to performing live, but he has a dope flow and stage presence.

If you're not up on Jay Electronica, go here. You won't be disappointed.

As an added bonus, here are mp3 versions of the 2 songs he performed:

DOWNLOAD: Jay Electronica - "Dimethyltryptamine"
DOWNLOAD: Jay Electronica - "Victory Is In My Clutches"


If you don't know, now you know..."

Fresh Gear: UNDRCRWN

Check out basketball-inspired, Philly-based streetwear company UNDRCRWN, and their new Winter/Spring line for 2009. Their Obama O-face shirt is killin it.

For more info, check out www.undrcrwn.com

Kanye Arrested.

I bet you never thought you'd see the day, but Mr. West was arrested this morning at LAX airport and booked on charges of battery and felony vandalism. A photographer was trying to take pics of Yeezy in the American Airlines terminal, and he wasn't feeling that idea.
He gabbed the camera and smashed it on the ground.

A TMZ camera man was filming the whole thing, when Don C try to grab that camera. The police stepped in Kanye was taken into custody and held on $20,000 bail. I'm sure he can pay that.

[VIDEO] Q-Tip - "Gettin Up"

I posted the unofficial version earlier, but this is the official joint. I love this song right now. It's from Tip's upcoming album, The Renaissance, hitting iPods November 4th (aka Election Day, mark your calendars).

I'm always a fan of "one-take" style videos, but why is Q-Tip dressed like Andre 3000?

[VIDEO] Ludacris - "What Them Girls Want" (feat. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett)

New video from Luda.

Useless tidbit 1: This was shot at Zune L.A. house, the same place as Kardinal Offishall's "Set It Off" video, and this event who had this guy and this guy in the house.

Useless tidbit 2: I know because I was there.

A Rap Battle Gone Wrong (Translated)

Just your run of the mill rap battle that end in an all-out brawl, but this time it's translated for you non-ebonic speaking folks. Very helpful and highly informative.

[NEW] Jadakiss - "Who Run This" (feat. Jay-Z)

Something new from Al Queda Jada. I don't know why it says featuring Jay-Z, he only talks on the track. Not even a hook, nothing. But I guess it's a good marketing tool, because you're about to click the link

DOWNLOAD: Jadakiss - "Who Run This"


The BOBO came through with this. I thank them, and you should too.

What's My Name?

Young Snoop + Old Arsenio = Timeless Classic.

P.S. Peep Dre doing his thing on the turntables. "Hellllllll Yeeeeeeah" (c) Dr. Dre

Kanye's New Album.

Will be called 808's and Heartbreak. It will be released December 16th. It will feature his new song "Love Lockdown" which he premiered on the VMAs this past Sunday. Kanye says it's his favorite song of his (which song isn't?). He said he wrote the song "a week and a half ago. It's my favorite song 2 date!! Go where your heart takes you...."

I'm still on the fence about this new song until I hear the CD quality version. And I can't stand the auto-tune effect. It needs to stop.

On a side note: I think Kanye might be depressed about Alexis or something. This song is mad emo. His album has the word "heartbreak" in the title. What's going on? I'm worried about you, Yeezy.

T.I. (feat. Rihanna) - "Live Your Life"

Here's the new song from T.I. featuring Rihanna, aka that song they performed together at the 2008 MTV VMAs. You know, the song where Rihanna was wearing that leather vest with no shirt on underneath. Oh yeah, that one.

It's produced by Just Blaze and appears on T.I.'s upcoming album, Paper Trail, which drops Sept 30th. I think it's dedicated to the haters.

DOWNLOAD: T.I. (feat. Rihanna) - "Live Your Life"

[NEW] Pacific Division - "Wake Up"

Earlier today, we dropped the new Pac Div video. Now, we're dropping the new Pac Div song. First, these cats are taking over the industry. Now, I think they're hacking this blog. I need to change the password again.

Regardless, this song is dope. It's produced by Haircut from Now On and the Lab Techs. His unique production game is on lock and I'm definitely feeling his electro-synth beats. Shout out to the A-Side Worldwide.

DOWNLOAD: Pacific Division - "Wake Up" (produced by Haircut)

MF Doom Returns.

MF Doom is dropping the "MF" in his name, and is also dropping a new album. And it's coming October 21. The album titled Born Into This, will feature production from J Dilla and Danger Mouse, as well as guest appearances from Raekwon and Ghostface. It's his first album in over 3 years. He's probably been hard at work in this studio, that's why he's been missing all those concert dates. Right.

[NEW] Big Boi - "Dubbz"

Daddy Fat Sacks, B-I-G, B-O-I, it's that same muthafucka that took them knuckles to your eye. He's dropping a new solo album soon, and here's a song from said album. It's called "Dubbz" and it's probably about riding on rims. *Shrugs*

I'm an OutKast fan forever, but this isn't my favorite offering from Antwan Patton. It's a little too "trendy" for me, if that makes sense. It sounds like an random Atlanta rapper, as opposed to Big Boi. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this leakage was somebody else's track that Big Boi appeared on. Whatever. So much for selling it...

DOWNLOAD: Big Boi - "Dubbz"