Fresh jams, every day.

  • Empirical studies have proved that this is the ultimate getting-ready-to-go-out-on-a-Saturday-night playlist.
  • Soul for Real: “Candy Rain”
  • Montell Jordan: “This Is How We Do It”
  • Jagged Edge & Run DMC: “Let’s Get Married”
  • Jay-Z: “Big Pimpin’”
  • Big Punisher: “Still Not a Player”
  • Aaliyah: “Rock the Boat”
  • Puff Daddy & the Family: “Been Around the World”
  • Mark Morrison: “Return of the Mack”
  • Quad City DJs: “Space Jam”
  • Soul for Real: “Every Little Thing I Do”

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It says “THUG LIFE”. Pac is in Thug Mansion recording a diss record right now…

It says “THUG LIFE”. Pac is in Thug Mansion recording a diss record right now…

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SPACEGHOSTPURRP - PHEEL THA PHONK 1990

The soundtrack to the past few days.

This shit goes.

Also, if you love hip-hop and have a sense of humor you should definitely be following Jeff Rosenthal on madeupmemories. He and his brother Eric are two of my favorite voices in hip-hop journalism. They have a masterful balance of appreciating and promoting the art form while still being able to laugh at the ridiculous parts of the culture without being condescending. They also have a hilarious site featuring hip-hop sketch comedy that they write themselves called It’s The Real

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"That’s like cross-culturalization. I mean, it’s great that black guys take from white guys, cause white guys sure as hell take from black guys. I’ll tell ya that. So I think it’s great. Let’s have inter-racial love. That’s what it’s all about—both sexual and musical. Works for me."

-Ray Manzarek of The Doors on samples

Now all you twenty-something rock heads can stop bitching about how sampling ruined music because some of your favorite bands probably “sampled” shit too. 

In case you were wondering, Echoes of Silence bangs

In case you were wondering, Echoes of Silence bangs

That time Robin Thicke covered pretty much the only part of “Ni**as in Paris” that a white person should feel totally comfortable covering..

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Motown native, Mayer Hawthorne, politicked on Rolling Stone to replace Nickleback as the halftime entertainment for the Lions/Packers game this year. Roger Goodell and crew give 2 shits about good halftime shows, so Nickleback still performed, but Mayer did his own halftime show on RollingStone.com in his folks Detroit home.

A young Andre 3000 freestyle in S.W. Dekalb HS in 1994

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“Wearing Incotex, wearing Incotex… Wearing Incotex and I’m finna cop some more.”

Michael Irvin (Miami Bass Mix) | Numonics



Numonics - Michael Irvin (Miami Bass Mix) by numonics
I’m about halfway through this mix and it’s been nothing short of amazing the entire time. For those of you in NYC preparing to attend the blogger jump-off tonight, definitely bump this while you spend 3 hours figuring out what to wear. Details on where shit’s going down will be unveiled via Twitter so make sure you are following myself and Gabe.

Michael Irvin (Miami Bass Mix) | Numonics

Numonics - Michael Irvin (Miami Bass Mix) by numonics

I’m about halfway through this mix and it’s been nothing short of amazing the entire time. For those of you in NYC preparing to attend the blogger jump-off tonight, definitely bump this while you spend 3 hours figuring out what to wear. Details on where shit’s going down will be unveiled via Twitter so make sure you are following myself and Gabe.

(Source: 2dopeboyz.com)

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