Kay Tunes Move on

kay tunes with some beautiful vocals and looks to match!! peep her first single "move on" produced by Rio Bridges. Im sure well be hearing alot more from the Richmonmd VA native in the future. defenitely keep your ears open people.  be sure to hit up her site , check her on Twitter also.

Planet VI- Think Rich (video)

first visuals for their "The American Dream" album out now...

free screening of the black power mixtape this friday!!

                                                 come uptown and show your support!!

Stalley-Harsh ave

"Savage Journey to the American Dream" coming soon!!

ASAP Rocky brings out Drake at The Opera House in Toronto

Asap Rocky Brought out Drake at his first international show at the Opera House in Toronto peep how it went down:

Schoolboy Q- Nightmare on Figg Street

Next video has to be "Druggy's wit hoes again".... Habits and contradictions out now!!!

Translee - does anybody love (feat Raheem DeVaughn &Eddy Fontain)

with all the negativity surrounding us today. its hard to say if anyone does anymore. listen and download this song..."Occupy Greg Street" drops febuary 1st

Q-tip traces his roots

Every American of African dissent should visit Africa at least once in their life.I can't wait till i'm blessed with the opportunity to do so myself. Our culture and influence is so powerful on this earth and just to see the cloth that u are cut from would be so empowering. I'm sure it was for Q-Tip when he traced back his roots with Okay Africa. peep the video:

Carl Thomas- dont kiss me feat. snoop dogg (video)

Brings me back to when r&b was r&b and singers where really singing about something. love this song... His New album Conquer is out now!!!

Fresh Daily-The Quiet Life

“The Quiet Life” represents the grand and fruitful escalation of an individual’s existence. There are by no doubt multiple stages. During these recognizable periods of time, the individual can be sized and weighed. While we do not all hit the same stages, facing the same moons, there is surely a recognizable trajectory in progression. “The Quiet Life” is that of an individual striving for excellence. It represents a lifestyle of sureness and preparedness in which your passions pay your bills. There is a very special stage of growth which we have come to name “The Quiet Life”. -Fresh Daily

the substantial,mature and smooth vibe of the project exemplifies the project... don't have to say much listen,download and support this dude, hit up his site too!! ..."Next time","Early" and "dowhattheywont" is my shit by the way:

Joe Budden-No church in the wild (freestyle)

buddens went off on this one...

Yelawolf -Far From a bitch (feat Rittz, Young struggle, and Big Hud)

Not gonna front... not the biggest fan of Yelawolf. After hearing this however, i might have to pay a little closer attention to this whole Slumerican's movement... like the track peep it and download below:

the Projekt- Masks (video)

Doesnt matter how real you say you are... everyone has multiple masks they put on for people. Really like the way way these three Newcastle emcees illustrated that point in this track... peep the video and be sure to show them some Facebook love on their site ... peep the video:

Hi Guys acapella freestyle

BX duo The Hi Guys made an appearance on Fat boy Radio last week promoting there latest "Concrete Joes" mixtape (hit up there site and support that!!) and showcased some of the lyricism acapella as well... see how it went down:

The Paxtons-Avenue B

Never heard of these guys till last night,got hold of a flyer for a show, saw there was free beer... plus i'm always down to hear new music so i decided to check it out, couldn't hurt right? After the show however, all I could think was "Why the fuck haven't I heard of these guys??!!". Loving the chill, positive vibe of the Paxton's "Avenue B" album . Every track knocks on the project but my favorites would have to be "Lil bit of livin'","Fuck freinds", and "Stay in love (feat. Oh Boi Niyre)" listen, download, light something and cruise to this shit. Shout outs to the SSSC Collective though I'm feeling your movement be sure to check out the rest of the team on there site . Shoutout to Brooklyn brewery too lol. peep this: definitely check out the previous project "Avenue A" also this is the video for a hot joint off of there titled "im goin".got me wishing i was at the beach right now lol...

Nazdaqq Brixx set to drop "From Bronx to Wall Street" jan 31!!!

27 year old Bronx Native Nazdaqq Brixx is finally ready to drop his highly anticipated "From the Bronx to Wall street" EP at the end of the Month and from what I've heard so far its sure to make alot of noise in the industry.The talented emcee/songwriter has been performing at various venues and talent shows throughout the NYC area including the famous Amateur Night at the Appollo back in 2000 since the age of 16 (shoutout to FOC!!... MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS) so this music thing is nothing new to him.The project includes features from Ro Ransom, Skyzoo,Smoke Dza,E-bay,Zavear,production from Dice Da Don and the list goes on. Look out for Mediaboy music group in the future... They're about to take this shit over. Listen and download a few samples from the project below!!:

Nazdaq Brixx- Success(good and the bad)ft. Skyzoo, E-bay, and Zavear: Nazdaq Brixx- Get wit it (ft. Ro Ransom, E-bay and Zavear): Nazdaq Brixx- Smokin Good (ft. Smoke DZA,E-bay and Zavear):

Maffew Ragazino sr.- short yellow bus theory

Wouldn't expect anything less from a Brownsville dude lol. that gritty shit!! had me thinking he was taking a few shots at ASAP Rocky with that "Some Rappers hate New York like Pac hated BIG yo,and they from New York too and they sucking dick tho"............ you be the judge tho:

YONAS - Midnight City

"they say the perfect life exist right in them churches... i say a perfect life don't exist where this earth is!!!" lol like that bar. peep the newest track from the BX, listen and support this dude,looking forward to the next project !!! and just case your not familiar with YONAS you need need to peep his "The Proven theory" project one of my favorites on my ipod peep it below: The Proven Theory by YONAS

saigon- women are the new dogs (feat Javon Davis)

you know its true and if you're in denial.... I feel bad for you lol.As if you needed any here's proof that Saigon is still one of the realest out right now. Saigon's new project "Warning Shots 3:One Foot in the Grave" drops today, definitely support that. peep and download below:

Chip Tha ripper drops his new mixtape

Been playing this shit all day!!! Chip tha ripper just dropped his latest project today titled "Tell ya freinds".The project has some official production from everybody from Lex Luger to Hi-Tek and features from the likes of bun-b, Far East movement,cyhi the prynce and the list goes on. The project is a definite download in my book. My Favorites off the project would have to be "Pocket full" ,"Out here","Be a model" (feat. C-mack),"We aint playin"(CyHi the prynce and Malik Yussef),"Gloryus" (feat. the Almighty Gloryus) Probably my favorite off the whole project!!,"Here we are","She Broke", "Stay Sleep" (feat Krayzie Bone),"Soothing", and "Hold me down", my second favorite.Dude reminds me of a G-d up Kid Cudi as a matter of fact lol.. im feeling it. All in all the project is solid,really feeling dudes music,so much so that i'm about to download his first joint "Gift Raps" right now. Light something, listen, and download this below:

A$AP Rocky - wassup (video)

off that LiveLoveA$AP mixtape visuals kinda crazy too had that Nino brown, drug dealer-chic vibe going on... im feeling it though

Lianne LA Havas - Forget (video)

posted the two inch push remix to this track a while back but apparently the video dropped recently. im kind of in love with this girl a bit lol i love her voice and her..... she's bad to me. but here peep the video and check the remix... shit is hot!! Lianne La Havas - Forget (Two Inch Punch's "New Jack Thing" rework) by Lianne La Havas

THROWBACK JOINT!!! - HEIROGLYPHICS- you never knew

wonder what happened to these dudes

THROWBACK JOINT!!!! Brand nubian- dont let it go to your head

used to love this song when i was in high school.... i miss hip hop like this

THROWBACK JOINT!!!!- Hip Hop For Respect- various artists

I was looking up video's on Youtube,stumbled across this joint and had to post it!! i miss the days of the legendary legendary legendary Rawkus records mannn *sheds tear, pours out some liquor* peep this and reminisce when emcees where fucking emcees.

tech n9ne- am i a psycho ft Hopsin and b.o.b?!

Hopsin ok... but i never thought i would hear tech n9ne and B.o.B on the same track.... but its HOT!!! so peep the new video:

dre chi - UFO Nigga

Homie did his thing over this K.R.I.T beat... cant lie

Tia London - Love Junkie (free debut album!!!)

whats better than free shit???! goood free shit from an attractive young talented artist lol. Tia London is giving the world her debut LP for FREE!!!....and its HOT!!! The London songstress can really rap too. personal favorites on the project include "Thinking bout it (were she sings to me personally), "go!" (definitely could see that bumping in the clubs), and "All that i dreamed of" (inspirational type shiit). Listen and tell me your favorites: visit her site and download the projectTia London - Love Junkie (Produced Entirely By The Legendary Traxster) by thelegendarytraxster

Tia London- all that i dreamed of (video)

Really feeling this girl right here!!! shes got one of those voices that definitely catches you, and shes not too bad of a rapper as your about to discover!!! peep the video:

jarren benton- shuttup bitch!

started liking him after hearing him on "Fuck you too", a track off of Planet VI's "The American Dream" mixtape featuring him and 2 chainz. definitely looking forward to hearing that "free basin with Kevin bacon" project hes been working on, This videos hilarious too! peep it:

Alex niedt- Dont forget to tip your bartender

Anyone whose above the age of 21 or has a good fake ID and has come face to face with the bullshit,dangers and pretentiousness of the club scene can relate to this song right here... the visuals are fly too. peep the Kansas city native and winner of Dave Pensado's mix fest competitionin below:

SchoolboyQ and A$AP rocky performing "Hands on the wheel" live in LA

this one of my favorites off that "Habits and Contradictions" LP!! almost can feel the energy through my damn computer watching this,,,, definitely gotta catch a schoolboy Q show one of these days. Peep this:

RIP Etta James!!! january 25, 1938 -january 20,2012

The iconic Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins passed today 5 days from her 74th birthday in a hospital in Riverside California due to complications with Leukemia which she was diagnosed with in 2010. The Rock n Roll hall of fame inductee's music was too epic to fit in any genre and has inspired hundreds of recording artists who've proceeded her. I remember my grandmother and mother blasting "at last" (my grandmothers favorite) and "somethings got a hold on me" (mom's favorite) all through the house when i was younger singing her music word for word while cleaning the house, ill never forget that. All i could do is cry (cover by beyonce for "cadillac records" movie)

SwaggiT x DreamGang - mackavelli (mixtape)

these dudes got this real chill,laid-back, smoke a few and vibe with your people vibe to their music that im really feeling. I remember when i first heard them on their last project "Hawaiian Airlines" they put me in the mind of if Devin tha dude and currensy where to have a baby or something haha. listen to the music and tell me if i'm lying.

Joe Cool- Cooley high (mixtape)

First started really paying attention to this dude after seeing his video for "I wanna sell drugs" a while back (check the archived posts). The track was so real and relate-able that i couldn't help but nod my head and vibe to it and wonder "who the fuck is this guy?!?!?" lol. With that being said i was eagerly looking forward to hearing The Louisiana emcee's new Cooley high project and wasn't disappointed at all once i got to download it. Definitely something that anyone can feel, the lyrical content is very genuine and the beats really compliment the flow as well, all in all a very solid project. peep it, download it, and defenitely support this dude:

The airplane boys- New blood

this is the lead single off their new project "Alignment" set to drop in february if u don't have their debut project "where've you been" definitely hit up their site and peep that.

BJ the Chicago Kid- His Pain ft. Kendrick Lamar

Pineapple and now n' laters drops febuary 14 !!! cant wait

Phonyland-phony ppl

Really feeling the vibe of the young, 9 man collective Phony Ppl. They put me in the mindset of a young The Roots, dude on the vocals sounds just like miguel too lol. They have this warm soul/ jazz/hip hop vibe that merges so well together to create this sound that had me chillin all day as it was bumping from my iPod. Looking forward to seeing them do their thing live in the near future!!Listen,download and support these dudes PLEASE, Young youth really using their talents to create something positive is very very rare in this day and age. peep this and show love on their site:

Chill Moody - White power

I know.... when i saw the title i was like "what the fuck??!?!" too... until i listened to the music. West Philly's Chill moody goes in on this one, looking forward to the new project dropping on Valentines Day peep this. Chill Moody - White POWER (prod Wes Manchild) by ChillMoody

Black thought and the wurx speak about MLK Day

Black thought and his group the Wurx sat down with allhiphop.com to speak on brother martin's dream and if hip hop is the personification of it

Yasiin bey - Niggas in Poorest

Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos def) comes bearing gifts this MLK day!!! Our society is more fucked up than it's ever been, and all the fleecing and bullshit put out by the media for us to ingest wont do much to hide the truth. Bey does a great job illustrating this over Jay and Kanye's "Niggas in Paris" beat on his first solo track of this year.This is the first of many installations from his "Top 40 underdog" project due out soon... peep it.

add-2 "cotton fields" (video) "modern day coons" "iron mic"

Love coming across artists who have a message that needs to be heard by the people, specifically OUR people in Chi-town emcee Add-2's case.He has recently premiered the video for his latest track cotton fields where he voices his views on the state of American society today and how it hasn't really hasn't changed much from the way it was yesterday. A very powerful track and an even more powerful. If you liked this one peep and download "modern day coons" and "Iron mic" after the vid "Save our souls" LP coming soon! peep it and support what the homie is trying to do: listen to and download "Modern day Coons": listen to and download "iron mic":

Common performs "celebrate" on Late night with Jimmy Fallon

This was my anthem for this past new years eve 2011 and probably 2nd favorite off of "The dreamer, The Believer" He recently performed it on Late night with Jimmy Fallon with the legendary Roots Crew doing backup... peep the performance:
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rockie fresh- driving 88 (feat, casey veggies)

This the lead single off of Chicago's Rockie Fresh's "Driving 88 mixtape dropping January 23 shit is hot peep it:

The Xx - Basic space

cool rock/pop band out of London. definitely looking forward to the next project due out this year

DOM Kennedy- Platinum Chanel

Been hearing a lot of fly shit coming out the west coast Lately!!! This track is from West coast EMCEE Dom Kennedy peep him talking to the shorties over a crazy smooth ILL Brown Production. peep his "from the west coast with love" mixta "From the West Coast with Love II" is available now on Itunes,,, if u feeling this support that!:

Schoolboy Q- Groove line pt.1 ft. DOM Kennedy and Currensy

The highly anticipated second project "Habits & contradictions will be available on Itunes at midnight. This track right here is some smooth west coast cali vibe all three emcee's ride out on the beat and do what they came to do. peep it:

ScHoolboy Q - Groovline Pt. 1 Feat. Dom Kennedy & Curren$y Prod Lex Lex Luger #HnC 1-14 by TopDawgENT

Jon Hope- Second Hand

The more I hear from this dude the more excited I get for his "work in Progress" project to drop. In order to make good hip hop you don't need a corny gimmick, you definitely don't need to do everything everyone else is doing or has done in the past,and you damn sure need not front and perpetrate (act like your a gangsta or anything that your not). All that is required is skillfully speaking from your soul, Which is exactly what i feel Jon Hope does. By doing this Jon Hope manages to drop tracks covering subject matter i've rarely or never heard before.Now i smoke like a chimney lol, so i could never imagine what its like to be the non smoking dude in the smokers section. The Providence emcee enlightens us a little on what its like:

Melanie Fiona- Wrong side of a love song

My wife has a new single where she's singing her heart out from another perspective that where not very used to. Now i think we're all used to the same old "oh baby you did me wrong" or "oh baby i need you come back" sad love songs, but rarely do you hear it sung in the perspective of the heartbreaker whose had their heart broken its a beautiful song peep it here:

Joe Cool- I wanna sell drugs

Heard a lot of great music today but this is one of those that really stood out.Here's A very laid back yet very real track by Joe cool titleD "I wanna sell drugs" , peep this and make sure your listening. His Next project "Cooley High" is dropping on the 19th!

the seshen - pieces

The Seshen is an eclectic 7 person group out of San Fransisco that will definitely be turning heads in the future. This my first time hearing them and i really like their sound, kinda has this electronica-soul slow vibe that I like alot. listen for yourself and see what im talking about... Check out their site too.          Pieces by The Seshen

Lianne La Havas: "Forget (Two Inch Punch's 'New Jack Thing' Rework)"

This is a rework of a song from London songstress Lianne la Havas titled "Forget" done by T.I.P (Two Inch Punch) . You can find the original on her "Forget" EP out now. The 21 year old singer has a beautiful voice along with being a great songwriter, looking forward to hearing her debut album set to drop sometime this year. she has a free EP on her site  also that you can download now to hear more from her if your not convinced by this. Two Inch Punch's new "Lovestep EP" was pretty solid as well.      Lianne La Havas - Forget (Two Inch Punch's "New Jack Thing" rework) by Lianne La Havas

FKi- I think she ready ft iggy azalea

This track reminds me of them college party nights lol (minus the lean). first heard this ATL rap duo on their tracvk called "weed and arizonas not too long ago. Feeling them on the party vibe for sure. Aussie fem emcee Iggy Azalea came off on this beat too.  peep and download below:

Jay-Z-GLORY

congrats on the arrival of your baby girl Hov!!!... its a blessing

Stay schemin (rmx) ft. Common, Rick Ross, and that hoe ass nigga

Hip hop hasn't had a good rap battle in a minute!! This one is definitely turning out to get interesting. I hope it's in the spirit of sport though and not over the females like I've been hearing (Hi Serena), if that's the case that's kinda corny. The Balls back in Drake's Corner though...:

Rick Ross-Stay schemin ft. Drake & French Montana (video)

This is one of the stand out tracks off Rick Ross's latest "Rich Forever" Project which. The shit basically served as a platform for Drake's rebuttal to Common getting at him on "Sweet". I cant front, Drake's verse goes pretty hard (Bitch u wasn't wit me shooting in the Gyym!!!)... Ur arms too short to box with God though boy!!! lol Common for president!!!

Pusha T- what dreams are made of

One of the hotter video concepts I've seen this weekend comes from G.O.O.D music's Pusha T with the video for this "what dreams are made of" track off that "Fear of God II: Let Us Pray" project . The track is certified grade A coke, filled with all that arrogance and braggadocio that we've come to know and love from dude over the years. Jason Goldwatch did a great job personifying the track and all that pusha reps with the visuals too!especially like how it like you're viewing pusha spitting his verses through coke being cut up and lined up... i thought that was fucking dope!  defenitely a hot vid.... peep this shit:
          

Common - raw (how u like it) video

Common just dropped the video for "Raw" (how u like it) , a track off one of the most notable albums to drop in 2011, his  "The Dreamer, The Believer" LP. The video pretty much goes along with the storyline of the song, following Com and a shorty whose peaked his interest at some spot as they go through the usual adventures of the night life courting games. The visuals are are pretty cool, Most notable being the lady cast as common's arm candy in this joint, defenitely need her name... but peep the video:
       

Hi Guys- concrete joes mixtape!!!!

This is the 5th mixtape from BX duo hi guys and the project is definitely solid!!! My personal favorites would have to be "Roof on fire" (my favorite off the project!! one i could see hitting the radio someday for sure) swaggatothemax, riding clean feat j hye (welcome home nigga), jane (weed song), and #grnd (my bro dex went off on that one) but i'll let you tell it peep the project below:
  hi Guys Concrete Joes by hiGuysConcreteJoes

Rapper Big Pooh,Donny Goines, Raven sorvino-"Dont Say Goodbye"

track kinda makes you want to go out on a date lol. this is the second single off of Kareem Fort's new Executive Suite LP due out on the tenth of this month peep it:

the kid daytona feat. Aloe Blacc- new yorkers ambition (video)

this is off the first interlude project from the kid daytona (interlude 2 available now!! def pick that up). THIS VIDEO IS SO bX MANN!!!definitely captures the feel of the south bronx perfectly from the grafitti to the 2 or the 5 stop on simpson, to the kennedy's chicken spot . PEEP THIS SHIT:

Jesse Boykins III - ZONER (video)

Peep Jesse Boykins III's latest video off his "Way of the wayfarer" EP  Directed by Dr.Woo out in Berlin Germany. Visuals are HOT!  : 

gab gotcha- Humility

peep the Corona Queens native and Wu-tang Latino front man Gab Gotcha in this video i just came across (Animation is kinda hot):

jon hope- wishful thinking

track is kinda hot... so im posting it lol peep it:

Schoolboy Q- Blessed (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

Slowly but surely i'm getting more and more familiar with LA emcee Schoolboy Q's work and the more i hear the more i'm becoming a fan. him and Kendrick Lamar's style are so similar you could barely tell who's who at times listening to this one . peep them on "blessed" where they remind us to be thankful for what we have for it could always be worse. And be sure to check for schoolboy Q's upcoming LP "Habits & Contradictions" due out the 14th of this month:

Emanny- Dont say sh*t

First heard Emanny on a remix of Marsha Ambrosious' "I hope she cheats on you" titled "I hope HE cheats on you" the track was pretty cool and i cant front dude can really sing! Must say its good to know there are still people in this industry with vocal ability and talent... especially in this age of autotune's and other various fuckery flooding the airways. check him out and support:

Rickie Jacobs- Funky

really like the vibe to this track right here from Baltimore native Rickie Jacobs.Its off his Die Alone mixtape, a defenite download:

Speak!- liesure life (feat. space ghost purp)

new joint leaked off that "Hannukah jamz" '98 project from speak!....  he said "oragami ligaments ill take your legs and throw 'em back" lol i like this joint:

Really wish i was there for this mannnn!!! Weezy brings DMX to the stage at Miami

I'm real pissed that i wasn't in attendance for this smh. Weezy brought DMX out at some spot in Miami where the Darkman performed some of his classics!!! he started it off with "Get at me Dog", then hit 'em with "Ruff Ryders Anthem",then finished it off with "What these bitches want". Now if he did "whats it gonna be" and "Damien pt. 1" i wouldve been geeked up to the max lol!!!PEEP THIS.... IM MAD!!:

XV-#endoftheworld

the world we're living today will definitely have you wondering "is it the end of the world yet?!!" listen to XV break down the bullshit that were on nowadays on this crazy crazy track off of his #BestAlbumOfTime project. defenitely download and support this right here:

Skillz-2011 rap up

I apologize for not wishing everyone a very happy, productive, and positive new year!! just been a little busy. always a highlight of the year for me is skillz end of the year rap up where he breaks down 365 days in one song. As usual its hot and it will have you reminiscing and shaking your head lol check it out:

Wiz Khalifa- G.F.U (ft.Juicy j & berner)

Wiz accompanied by Juicy J and the bay's own berner kinda put "the motto" to shame with this track if u ask me.... tell me what u think:

1982-SHINING

Statik selektah and Termanology (collectively known as 1982) are ready to drop their Sophmore LP this year!! heres their lead single "shining" Defenitely look out for this project. Judging from this it should be big in 2012:

sndclash "Letting go(rmx)"

You may recognize this song from Lupe's Classic "Lasers" LP that dropped last year. The Chicago emcee has teamed up with long time friend DJ Sky Gellatly and are collectively known as The Soundclash. This track will be featured on their "Dont drop the Flag" EP due out soon big fan of Lupes and im defenitely looking forward to this project.

Raekwon ft mobb deep- chinese marines

there's alot of new faces in hip hop nowadays but don't think that the veterans we grew up on aren't still out here cooking up heat.Raekwon the chef of one of the greatest groups in hip hop history is a perfect example of this. His latest project "Unexpected Victory" dropped on new years day. on this track hes joined by Mobb deep with production by Scram Jones with that gritty shit we know and love from them peep it here:

New T.I!!!!- Fuck da city up! ft. Young Jeezy

this track go HARD!!! T.I started this year off with a bang with his new mixtape 'Fuck the city up". Him and jeezy go HAM on this track... defenitely need this in the truck bumping at full volume!! peep it!!:

Kardinall Offishall and producer Notts have a new project in the works titled A.M.T.R.I.M (Allow Me To Re Introduce Myself),  judging by this track its definitely something to look out for... peep this "The Invention Of Truth" here:

ta' east -politics (feat. stevie crooks and casey veggies)

up and coming west coast emcee ta' east acompanied by Stevie Crooks and casey veggies speak their opinions on the business of music. this is off of his upcoming project "Popular Stranger" due out soon... peep it here: