Steve Stoute speaks on the industry back then and now, Nas & rap beefs.

Courtesy of Live A Good Life

Kardi lends a verse to The Kid Daytona for this club joint.

Spotted at Nahright

He’s still hustlin’ though, trading dutches for weed.

- (Man Like)Keezy

Spotted @ 2DopeBoyz, an unreleased Common joint that never left the cutting room floor from the “Finding Forever” sessions . Supposedly Cassidy had the beat and released his own version of the song before the album was released.

Common f/ John Legend – Strange Fruit (Prod. Kanye West)

-Brian “Quackas”

Since I am fan of both activities referenced in the title of this song and the video was never released until now, I thought it was only right.

- (Man Like)Keezy

“Kae and I are both Sagittarians with savage qualities.  Qualities which I won’t mention here – but definitely the kind worthy of celebrating.  Cratery 11 coincides with both of our birthdays in the final week of November.  So we thought it might be fitting to pull out 11 personal favourites each – records that we like a little more than we ought to, for whatever reason – and share them with y’all.  Kae had the idea of highlighting the stories behind our selections, so we’ve included them in this month’s track list (You can find an extended version of the tracklist at barbecueorboogaloo.com). Some are joints we fell in love with when we first started diggin’. Some are oddities passed on by our peers.  And others remind us of how inventive hip-hop can be.  We give you Cratery 11. Enjoy.” - ARCEE

Arcee & Kaewonder still going strong with another edition of Cratery, including choice selections from Minnie Riperton, David Axelrod, Gil Scot Heron, Donald Byrd, Marvin Gaye, Leroy Hutson, James Brown, Little Beaver, Patrice Rushen, & much more! Track list and link after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Rasta Root takes you behind-the-scenes of his latest J Dilla tribute mixtape, “The Rest Of Dilla Vol. 1″. Appearances from Ma Dukes, Phife Dawg, & more. You can find the actual mixtape, chalked full of Dilla classics mixed to perfection, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Lil’ Duval & Charlamagne present “Hip-Hop Superlatives”, with categories such as “Most Likely To Catch A Body”, “Most Likely To Have A Regular Job In The Next Few Years”, “Most Likely To Make It Even If She Doesn’t Make It”, “Most Likely To Catch A Rape Charge”. And the winners are…

- (Man Like)Keezy

Snoop rocks over a dope ass beat which samples a hip-hop classic that everyone should know. If I’m not mistaken, the other sample in the beat was also used on this. Snoop’s latest LP, “Malice In Wonderland” drops December 8th.

- (Man Like)Keezy

Here’s part 1 of a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the new Novel & Joell Ortiz collaborative mixtape, fusing hip-hop and soul together. You already know I’m a big supporter of both artists, so I’m definitely anticipating this based on their previous work together.

- (Man Like)Keezy