KXNG CROOKED – LIVE 4 IT
15 weeks up and 15 weeks down. KXNG Crooked rocks over Dizz’s flip of “Still D.R.E.” for “Live 4 It.”
ERICK SERMON FEAT. RAEKWON & NOREAGA – MY STYLE
The Green Eyed Bandit will be dropping his Vernia album on April 19. To get you ready for what’s to come, Sermon teams up with Raekwon and Noreaga for “My Style.” It’s all about the godfathers of hip hop paving the way for the future.
THE ARCHITECTS OF ILLMATIC – PETE ROCK [VIDEO]
With the 25th anniversary of Illmatic happening on April 19th, Mass Appeal and Hennessy are teaming up for an 8-part series that talks about the creation of the album with those most important to the process. First up is Pete Rock as he discusses the making of “The World Is Yours.”
SMOKE DZA – RINGSIDE 7 [EP STREAM]
As WrestleMania season wraps, Smoke DZA delivers another round of pro wrestling themed songs with Ringside 7. Flexing over theme songs from The Brood, Kane, Bret Hart and Bobby Roode, DZA hits you with this quick strike EP to hold you down.
ALCHEMIST – RAPPER’S BEST FRIEND PT. 5 [ALBUM STREAM]
Alchemist instrumentals are always required listening and the producer is back at it with Rapper’s Best Friend Pt. 5, which unleashes 12 tracks of instrumentals for you to vibe out or rhyme over. It’s your choice.
LET THE RECORD SHOW – MASTA ACE & MARCO POLO [VIDEO]
Let the Record Show, the crate-dug interview series in which artists discuss their favorite songs of all time as the tracks spin on vinyl, continues its third season today, as hosts Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace speak with legendary Brooklyn emcee Masta Ace and producer Marco Polo.
Following the release of his eighth album, A Breukelen Story – a collaborative LP with Toronto bred, BK-based producer Marco Polo – Masta Ace looks back on a career that spans thirty years, as the duo selects a list of vinyl cuts that shaped their individual tastes over the years. Their selections range from endlessly sampled breaks from Bob James and Donald Byrd to iron clad hip-hop classics from Run-DMC, Afrika Bambaataa and Gang Starr.
Masta Ace and Marco Polo’s appearance on Let the Record Show marks the 21st episode in the series and the sixth episode released this year, following each Georgia Anne Muldrow, Lil Jon, Kurupt, Just Blaze, and Flosstradamus. Season 3 of Let the Record Show will continue in the coming weeks with Mayer Hawthorne, Cut Chemist, and more.
DJ PREMIER – LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ RADIO SHOW PLAYLIST FOR APRIL 2, 2019 NIPSEY HUSSLE TRIBUTE (GUESTS: UFO FEV & LIL BBQ)
DJ PREMIER
LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ
APRIL 2, 2019
SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO
SHADE 45
CHANNEL 45
TUESDAY NIGHTS
7pm-9pm
GUESTS: UFO FEV & ‘LIL BBQ & PREEMO NIPSEY HUSSLE TRIBUTE
(R.I.P. ERNIAS JOSEPH ASGHEDOM)
HERE IS THE PLAYLIST FOR APRIL 2, 2019
1. Nipsey Hussle (f. DJ Premier, Konshens & J. Black)–Succa Proof
2. UFO Fev–Basic Instructions
3. UFO Fev–Jazzy
4. B.E.T. Cypher 2009 (f. Wale, Nipsey Hussle, G-Sun & Krs-One)
5. Ras Kass x Shabaam Sahdeeq & Edo G. (f. Fokis)–A Good Year (Like 92)
6. Paomar & Twiz The Beat Pro–Hold On
7. Eminem–Shady Cypher (Shy The BeatYoda Remix)
8. Jadakiss (f. Ne-Yo & Nipsey Hussle)–Ain’t Nothin New
9. Bumpy Knuckles–Divine
***THROWBACK JOINT OF THE WEEK***
10. Low Profile–Pay Ya Dues
11. Snowgoons (f. Jamo Gang)–It’s Jamo
12. Kool Taj The Gr8 x Merge Beats–Grimey
13. Low–Auto
14. Plays–Fired
15. 38 Spesh (f. Benny The Butcher, Che Noir & Klass Murda)–Business As Usual
16. UFO Fev (f. Jose Santiago)–What We Need
17. Torch–Sucka Nigga
18. Aztek The Barfly–No Introduction
19. Maddog McGraw–Grumpy Old Man
20. DJ O.P. (f. Fred The Godson & Joell Ortiz)–Gorilla Glue
21. Nipsey Hussle–Crenshaw & Slauson (True Story)
ANDERSON PAAK FEAT. SMOKEY ROBINSON – MAKE IT BETTER [VIDEO]
With a little vocal assistance from the legendary Smokey Robinson, Anderson .Paak dishes off the video for the Alchemist and Fred Wreck produced “Make It Better” from his forthcoming Oxnard album.
KXNG CROOKED – MORE LOVE
KXNG Crooked pays tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle on this installment of Hip Hop Weekly with “More Love.” Crook takes on life in the streets while saluting Neighborhood Nip.
ILL BILL & STU BANGAS – CANNIBAL HULK [VIDEO]
Ill Bill and Stu Bangas have connected to drop a new project titled Cannibal Hulk. An album that blends their love of hip hop, weed and comic books, the duo drop the video for the title track