The Making of El Prez's "Hammerman"

You've heard the song. You've seen the live performance. Now watch how the beat was made. Produced by ChexMex. I'm not mad at his Running Man, either.

Shout out to DJRayz for the heads up.

Westcoast Wednesday.

Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill A Man"


This is one is kind of ironic for Westcoast Wednesday because (a) When Cypress first came out everyone thought they were from the East Coast. (B) The video was shot in New York. But fuck it, these guys are legends in the west, I had to do it. This is one of my all time favorite Cypress tracks of all time. So Classic it's not even funny. B-Real doesn't get enough credit, his style, flow, and voice and one of a kind. Shout out to Ice Cube and Q-Tip for their cameos in the video.

All I wanted was a Pepsi.

[NEW] TiRon - "No Change"

The homie TiRon, who happened to be our Artist of the Week a few weeks back, drops a new track off his upcoming mixtape, Ketchup. Appropriately titled for all those of you are still sleeping on Tiron and need to..umm...catch up. Check back for that mixtape dropping next week.

DOWNLOAD: TiRon - "No Change"

Artist of the Week: Cymarshall Law.

From United Kingdom to New Jersey, check out Cymarshall Law, he's HHO's Artist of the Week. He talks about his roots, his latest album, and writing rhymes on the job.

Check out his latest album Hip Hop in The Soul in in stores now, get a sneak peak right here.

DOWNLOAD: Cymarshall Law - "Live While You Can"
DOWNLOAD: Cymarshall Law - "Love, Sex, or What"

Co$$ - Tomorrow's Yesterday (Mixtape)

Co$$ aka Cashus King drops his new mixtape today called Tomorrow's Yesterday. If you're not familiar with Co$$ this will be a good introduction. I suggest you make that acquaintance. Here, I'll help, "Hip-hop fan meet Co$$. Co$$, meet hip-hop fan.

DOWNLOAD HERE.


Props to Mario @ VIMBY.

Daily Dopeness: We Gonna Make It.

I used to do this everyday, but have been slacking on my mackin, so I'm trying to kick start this again. Every day I try to post a song that I'm feeling that day, usually based on my mood. It's totally random, but always dope. Hence, the title. Today's selection comes from Jada Muah and his triumphant track about overcoming hardship, "We Gonna Make It." Produced by the Alchemist. Yessir. Ahaaaaaaaa!

DOWNLOAD: Jadakiss - "We Gonna Make It"

Until tomorrow...

In the Studio with Fabolous.

The homies from Broccoli City link up with Fabolous in the recording studio for some behind the scenes footage. Broccoli is good for you.

Inverse - "So True" (EP)

Sometimes I forget stuff. True story. It's rare, but it happens. This is one of those occasions. I thought I posted this already, and never did. I thought about it. I wanted to. I don't know why I didn't. I've been listening to it all week, and realized I never posted it up. My bad. Blogger FAIL. But yo, better late than never.

You're going to like this. The homie Tunji is in a group called Inverse with his boy, Toby. They rocked the FCC show last Saturday. These cats make real good music. I wouldn't lie to you. Download this now, and enjoy it sooner than later. And don't be mad at you for holding out so long.

DOWNLOAD HERE.

[NEW] De La Soul & J. Period - "Excursions 2009"

"Back in the day when I was a teenager/
Before I had status, and before I had a pager/
You could find the Abstract listening to Hip-Hop/
Pops used to say it reminded him of be-bop."

J. Period links up with De La remake a classic Tribe song. One of my favorite groups remixing another one of my favorite group's favorite songs? How can that be even remotely bad? It can't, that's how. It's better than free pancakes. (Sorry Denny's)

DOWNLOAD: De La Soul & J. Period - "Excursions 2009"

[VIDDEO] Cam'ron - "I Hate My Job"

...you probably do too. Haaaaaaaaa.

Killa Cam returns with his first video in forever-ever. This is his first single off his new album, Crime Pays, coming soon.

[NEW] Raekwon ft. Ghostface & Method Man - "Back from the Slums"

Here's a nice little gem that is reportedly off of OB4CL2. Ghost and Meth join the Chef for this doo-wop flavored joint. The Wu proved that you can sample anything and make it fresh.

DOWNLOAD: Raekwon ft. Ghostface & Method Man - "Back from the Slums" (Clean)

Link courtesy of 2dopeboyz.

50 Cent vs. Rick Ross (Round 3)

Curtis interviews Rick Ross's baby mamma and she dishes the dirt of Officer Rawse. Then 50 takes her on a shopping spree just for good measure. Because he can. If you haven't been following this beef, the current score is 3-0 in favor of 50 Cent. Fif is the king of all things beef, you can't compete with this dude when it comes to this type of fuckery. He lives for it. Officer's Ross doesn't stand a chance in hell because (a) he's a cop and (b)50 will go to any length to embarrass you. This goes beyond diss records, 50 is fucking with Ricky for fun. He's the Darth Vaider of this rap shit. I'm not a fan of 50 or Rick, but this shit is beyond entertaining.

If you're unaware where or how this started, follow along...

1. Rick made a song called "Mafia Music" is which is takes shots at Curtis.

“I love to pay ya bills, can’t wait to pay ya rent/Curtis Jackson, baby mama ain’t looking for a cent/Burn the house down, you gotta buy another/Don’t forget the gas can, jealous stupid motherfucker”

2. 50 responds with a song called "Try Me" in which he goes after Ross and DJ Khaled

3. Ricky goes on the radio to talk shit about Curtis. He basically says the "Try Me" track is garbage and gives Fifty 48 hrs to respond.

4. Curtis responds in less than 24 hours with a video blog stating he's going to "fuck up your life...for fun."

5. Ross doesn't say shit.

6. Curtis releases a animated cartoon called "Officer Ricky" taking more shots at Rawse and making people laugh in the process.

7. Ross doesn't say shit.

8. Curtis puts Ricky's baby momma in front of the camera and buys her a fur coat and some Gucci shoes.

9. ???

FCC EXCLUSIVE: FCC - "Floss Angeles" [LIVE]

Here's the first taste of the footage we shot at the FCC Lift Off show this past weekend. Hip Hop Official sponsored the event and captured all the freshness on camera. The FCC fam performs their song "Floss Angeles" live on stage. Featuring El Prez, Convinced, Dale Danja, C-San, and Chris Focus. Stayed tuned for more performances.

First thing's first, I Poppa...

Here's an ill throwback of Biggie Smalls performing "One More Chance" live at the Apollo circa 1995. Class-sick. You also get to see Puff rocking a silk shirt and doing the Diddy bop. That's always worth the price of admission. Below, you get another video of Big and Junior Mafia rocking "Playa's Anthem." And no, Lil Cease isn't being played by a 12 year old kid. And yes, Lil' Kim manages to keep her titties in her shirt.



Both videos courtesy of The Meaning of Dope.

El Prez - "Hammerman" [LIVE]

Inglewood emcee and FCC representer, El Prez, slid through the HHO studios to perform his song "Hammerman" in which he flips a classic Hammer track. Don't get it twisted, this one bangs. Off the Perfect Strangers EP, which is available for free download here.