August 27, 2010

Turn our speakers up and lets get this Friday moving with a little bit of old school music. Can you feel it? Do you remember these cuts?  Leave a comment and let us know.

No “Home Sweet Home” Five Years After Katrina Posted by Matt Pascarella on August 26, 2010 Matt Pascarella and I encountered Patricia Thomas while she was breaking into a home at the Lafitte Housing Project in New Orleans. It was…

Vowing that he’s “the greatest fucking emcee to never be signed,” Quanstar is back with his fourth volume of unsigned music. Regrettably I missed the first three and only recently got introduced to his music, but the self-titled single off…

The Wiz Kids hit another one out of the park with Financial Aid 2 hosted by DJ Benzi.  They’ve managed to combine “New Age Hip Hop” with the classic mentality of raw beats and rhymes.  The future hold that they…

UPDATE: Wyclef says that he has not given up hope yet. The announcement may postpone to this weekend. Although earlier today Wyclef Jean told the Associated Press that he had a positive meeting with the current President of Haiti, authorities…

Happy Birthday KRS.  We salute you! Lawrence Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage name KRS-One is an American MC and producer. Over his career, he has been known by several pseudonyms including “Kris Parker,” “The Blastmaster,”…

The Biz never sleeps and while he may have been out of hip-hop’s spotlight for some years, the legendary MC, DJ and beat box artist has kept plenty busy. After scoring his biggest hit with “Just a Friend,” off of…

Duckdown veteran Ruste Juxx is back at it again with a new project. This mixtape follows the phenomenal, yet overly slept on “The Exxecution” where he teamed up with the ill producer, Marco Polo. This new project [ Adamantine ]…

Swizz Beatz has a new home to help facilitate the release of his next project. The multitasking producer/rapper recently signed a deal with Everest Entertainment and Atlantic/Warner Records. “I couldn’t ask to be in a better place right now,” Swizzy…