ALCHEMIST FEAT. MIGOS & MAC MILLER – JABRONI
With a pro wrestling term as the title, the most unlikely of tag teams are put together as Alchemist brings together Migos and Mac Miller for the track “Jabroni.”
SHEEK LOUCH – WHAT YOU WANT THE MONEY FOR (PRODUCED BY SWIZZ BEATZ)
Sheek Louch and Swizz Beatz reunite for this cut from the SBG2 project.
BILLBOARD NAMES NAS’ NY STATE OF MIND AS #2 GREATEST HIP HOP BEAT OF ALL TIME
Billboard recently published a ranking of the 10 greatest hip hop beats of all-time. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message,” Produced by Ed Fletcher, Clifton “Jiggs” Chase and Sylvia Robinson, took the top spot. Coming in at #2 was the Nasir Jones and DJ Premier collaboration on “NY State of Mind” off of Nas’ classic Illmatic. Here’s the description below.
DJ Premier is arguably the best hip-hop producer of all time, and this may he his finest beat, and the one that represents him the best. He was raised in Texas before moving east, but his mid ’90s work — particularly on Nas’ flawless Illmatic debut — basically exemplifies the classic New York underground sound that folks like Joey Bada$$ idolize to this day. It’s been called “boom bap,” and the drums that start this classic Nas highlight (arguably the best album opener of all time) could very well be the inspiration for the term. It features also another Premier signature — one of his weird, unidentifiable monotone chirps, sampled from who knows where — and then the piano riff fades in, as sinister as the darkest Queensbridge stairwell. There’s no escape from the street scenarios it inspired Nas to describe — or this unforgettable beat once it gets into your nodding head.
You can check out the rest of the list here.
LIL BIBBY FEAT. COMMON – SPEAK TO EM (PRODUCED BY JAKE ONE)
The Artist Formally Known As Sense joins fellow Chi-Town rapper Lil Bibby as the duo drop knowledge over Jake One production on “Speak To Em.”
RAPPER BIG POOH & NOTTZ – 300Z
A battle of the good and the bad conscious comes to a head in the video for Rapper Big Pooh and Nottz’ “300Z.”
STYLES P – GHOSTPLANES
More freestyles from The Ghost as he tackles Jeremih & J. Cole’s “Planes.”
SEMI HENDRIX (RAS KASS & JACK SPLASH) – JESUS PRESSED MUTE
Ras Kass goes in on “Jesus Pressed Mute” with bars dedicated to the problems we face daily. Maybe our presidential hopefuls should listen close.
STYLES P – GHOSTDANCE
Styles P gets busy over Rick Ross and The Dream’s “Money Dance.”
KENDRICK LAMAR CRASHING A WEDDING AND BEING KICKED OUT IS THE BEST THING YOU’LL SEE TODAY
Kendrick Lamar decided to crash a random wedding and the results are hilarious. It’s not just the way that K Dot infiltrates the newlyweds big day, it’s the reaction he gets by one person who isn’t pleased with the emcee’s arrival.
DJ ECLIPSE RELEASES BIG PUN & FAT JOE FREESTYLE FROM THE STRETCH & BOBBITO SHOW
DJ Eclipse digs in the crates and finds this gem from The Stretch & Bobbito show that features Big Pun and Fat Joe. But let’s get it from the words of Eclipse.
I always recorded my guest sets on KCR so I couldn’t for the life of me understand why I wouldn’t have the one Riz and I did when Fat Joe brought up Big Pun for the first time (along w/Armageddon & Keith Nut). Come to find out I forgot to label the tapes with the date. Anyway, seems only fitting to post this today on Pun’s birthday. Joe starts the interview (151:40) and plays some joints off his album before introducing everyone to the mic (167:42). I threw on “Broken Language” and Pun set it all off. Other dope moments were the Pumpkinhead, Natural Elements and O.C./Poops promos that Bob started off the night with before Riz got on (10:20) and showed off (see Nas Remix). Bobbito plays a demo set in the middle of the show (113:15) before Terror Squad arrives and then I close it out (179:22). And what would a Stretch & Bobbito show be without comedy from Lord Sear (228:30) For more insight on this Pun appearance check out the movie “Stretch & Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives”.