One of my favourite R&B artists right now, Novel, links up with Papoose & Joell Ortiz over a Statik Selektah-produced banger!
Novel f/ Papoose & Joell Ortiz - So Much More (Prod. Statik Selektah) (Clean/Dirty/Instrumental)
Adam Bomb & T.R.A. of Empire - Freestyle On The Real Frequency from Real Frequency on Vimeo.
The first single from Empire aka The Fifth Letter Fam’s debut album “Get It”, which I believe will be available in August. In addition to Big Sproxx, look from production Tone Mason and Rich Kidd! If you’re not familiar with the fellas yet, check out the little freestyle that Adam Bomb and T.R.A. (The Rhyme Animal) blessed us with two weeks ago and be sure to peep the sampler.
This volume of Blaps, Rhymes & Life is dedicated to Eli Matthew Ibanga R.I.P. - Sunrise - 05.27.08 | Sunset - 06.23.09
The Blaps, Rhymes & Life compilation series continues, as the blapmaster Illmind and Dub MD bring you Volume 3 as yet another exclusive free download. Blaps, Rhymes & Life Vol. 3 is jam packed full of more classic Illmind production as he showcases his music with a mix of mainstream and underground artists, in this volume he collaborates with mainstream artists like 50 Cent, Scarface, Young Buck, and Marsha from Floetry, and keeps the balance with underground artists and rising stars such as Termanology, Wale, D-Black, Skyzoo and Torae to name a few. Also included is an official remake of 88 Keys‘ single “Stay Up!” featuring Alchemist, Evidence and 88 Keys himself on the rhymes.
For more information and updates on him and the series, check out the new launch of the official Blaps, Rhymes & Life website at www.blapsrhymesandlife.com, www.illmind.biz, and follow him on Twitter.
Shouts to Dub MD on the linkage, track list and link after the jump.
Official Video for “Best I Ever Had”. At least these girls look of age, unlike the BET Awards. Ya’ll can love or hate below.
Oh I forgot to mention, it was directed by Kanye West.
Here’s a nice little recap of the 2009 One Stop Shop Producers Conference, a yearly event organized by Sha Money XL, which gathers some of the most prominent producers, artists, label reps, and video directors in the game to give insight to their up-and-coming counterparts on how to succeed in the music industry. Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Jake One, 9th Wonder, RZA, Hi-Tek, Q-Tip, Black Milk, Nipsey Hussle, Dru Ha, and John Columbo are just some of the names that participated this year. Watch, as they talk about new opportunities in the industry, the autotune fad (and the difference between using a vocoder and autotune), and judge a beat battle.
We add on to the millions of Michael Jackson tributes. P-Plus, Rych Kydd and Ricochet of Sweet Touch join Arcee and Inzane to share their thoughts on the King of Pop.
Drex drops in to put us on to his new joint, Losing Control, and The Remix Project, a Toronto based movement to help youth. And of course P slips in a little MJ to honour the King of Pop.
The Real Frequency Playlist June 29th, 2009
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Frankie Payne f/ Andreena Mill - Raining In Toronto (Prod. Snaz)
The Clipse f/ Kanye West - Kinda Like A Big Deal (Prod. DJ Khalil)
Busta Rhymes f/ Lil’ Fame - The Game Room (Prod. DJ Scratch)
Pacific Division - Mayor
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Marco Polo & Torae kick it with DJ Premier on his radio show, as they discuss the “Double Barrel” album, and Primo goes in on a few joints from the album. LOL at one of the callers saying Marco’s “Port Authority” cover made him look like Pitbull, although there is a small resemblence in their respective covers. If you don’t have the album yet, change that!
Before he gets set to drop his long-awaited collaboration LP with DJ Premier, “Street Hop”, and the Slaughterhouse album, Royce will first be releasing a digital four-song EP entitled “The Revival”. “The Revival” EP (not to be confused with a bootleg of unfinished songs that leaked last year) will be released on 7-7-2009 and it will include new tracks from Royce’s “Street Hop” LP along with a new Slaughterhouse track and will be available at all major digital retailers. Here is the first leak from the EP thanks to the homie Matt!
vatkeezy on Empire - Boom & Pound (Prod. Big Sproxx)
Deez on Empire - Boom & Pound (Prod. Big Sproxx)
Kanheezy on Drake - ‘Best I Ever Had’ Official Video
quackas on Drake - ‘Best I Ever Had’ Official Videoquackas on Empire - Boom & Pound (Prod. Big Sproxx)
