Rob Swift destroys decks paying homage to Fat Beats NYC… this day really took me back to my college years spent cutting class and swimming in the seas of the most official hip-hop scene in the world. Amidst a packed AC-less crowd, I absolutely knew I would run into friends new and old at this place w/o even having planned to meet there. I knew I would only run into the truest hip-hop fans from miles around.
Wish I was in NYC to see the last two days - Tanya Morgan, Roli Rho, Neil Armstrong, Pete Rock, Masta Ace, J-Live today… Just Blaze, A-Trak, DJ Scratch, DJ Premier on Saturday. WOW. but for all of you who will be, go support! Peep the schedule below.
official uncensored video for cee-lo’s late summer smash… can’t help but think this song would have been the OFFICIAL summer anthem had it dropped earlier this season… dope song and video either way
a very cool interactive music video - make sure you view this in Google Chrome (the latest version of Safari will also work if you’re on a Mac). so cool
This is one of the dopest interactive viral music video ideas I’ve ever seen! Takes me back to the old Choose Your Own Adventure books I used to love as a kid… (via-Kanyeezy)
Between recent rotations of Ricky Rosay’s Teflon Don, Gangsta Gibbs’ Str8 Killa No Filla, Bun B’s Trill OG and the other great albums that have come out this year (i.e. Big Boi, The Roots, Em, Reflection Eternal, Erykah, Freeway & Jake One, I would even include Drake, etc), I’ve snuck in these worthwhile soul gems from Mayer Hawthorne/Nottz and Jesse Boykins III… who knew that this summer the tables would flip and dope full length projects would trump the big single releases.
MAYER HAWTHORNE - I NEED YOU (PROD. BY NOTTZ)
Mayer Hawthorne on the collaboration:
I met Nottz at Nightlife’s Dilla Tribute in L.A. and we just kept in contact. I had always been a fan of Nottz since the 90s. He sent me a bunch of beats and at first I had no idea what to do with any of them, but eventually it hit me… When Nottz sent me that batch – that particular beat stood out. It had the same chord progression as the Otis Leville, so I just went with it.
In the words of the immortal double rainbow guy - “What does this MEAN!?”
It means a new video with a star studded cast in anticipation of Travis Barker’s latest project. In a recent HipHopDX interview Travis Barker spoke briefly on his untitled solo project: “It’s been amazing. Everyone from like RZA, and Raekwon to Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Slaughterhouse. It’s crazy. It’s been really really fun. We just got Kurupt on a song, so I’ve been working my butt off. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
Barker’s album is due out this September, more photos from the video shoot after the jump.
