THE ARCHITECTS OF ILLMATIC – LARGE PROFESSOR [VIDEO]
Large Professor reflects on his contributions to Nas’ Illmatic as the 25th anniversary approaches. Extra P discusses the making of “Halftime” and his interactions with Nasir Jones over the years.
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.”
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.
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.
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
EMINEM – SHADY CXVPHER (BEATYODA REMIX) [VIDEO]
Shylow of First Division, Marco Polo and DJ Skizz have joined forces for a production outfit called “The Drum Majors.” For their first effort, the trio add some boom bap to Eminem’s 2014 Shady Cypher with a pair of hard-hitting beats to bolster Em’s rhymes.
LION BABE FEAT. RAEKWON – WESTERN WORLD [VIDEO]
Lion Babe hooks up with Raekwon in the video for “Western World” ahead of their release of Cosmic Wind album.
PLAYS & STATIK SELEKTAH FEAT. JUELZ SANTANA & NEEM – BRAVO/SELF MADE
Statik Selektah and Plays drop a double feature of a video with “Bravo” featuring Juelz Santana and “Self Made” featuring Neem. Off of their joint project Piecework dropping tonight.
LOGIC – CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND [VIDEO]
Logic begins his return with a new song from his sixth studio album that shares the title of the album. “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” is Logic dealing with the perils of fame and fortune along with the challenges of social media.
V STYLEZ, FATT FATHER, AZTEK THE BARFLY & MORE – MIDDLE FINGER MUSIC CYPHER [VIDEO]
It’s the return of Detroit’s Middle Finger Music as a new cipher video with 10 emcees spitting nothing but viciousness over a Blizzard beat has surfaced. Check it out as Fatt Father, Jypsy, Bang Belushi, Bub Rock, Jake Knew, A Minus, V Stylez and more get busy.