ISHE + HEZEKIAH PROJECT HOLD ON, remixed by Georgia Ann Muldrow

The homey Hezekiah and his partner ISHE strike again with a new video.

watch ISHE + HEZEKIAH PROJECT HOLD ON, the new official video from the soulful duo from thier debut self titled album. remixed by Georgia Ann Muldrow. Australia's Tannos & Choice.

Shinobi Stalin "Yes Y'all" feat. Sean Boog and Illustrate prod by Illastrate

Got this from the homey Civil Mics. Dope beat, dope rhymes, dope vibe. Check it out son.

With his new album "Invisible Man" on the way, Vets Of Kin represenative Shinobi Stalin, the Civil Mics Movement, and FlyDefinition are proud to present their latest promotional track "Yes Yes Yall". The song features the vocal talents of Illustrate (Grey Matter), Sean Boog (The Away Team), and produced by Illastrate Aka Henny Loggins (Black Noize) . If you like it bump it and look out for more to come from all these artist.

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The Brown Bag AllStars Strike Again: J57 "The Analog Tape"

fwmj's Producers I Know Presents: J57 "The Analog Tape". "The Analog Tape" is a dirty, dusty early 90's sounding beat tape produced entirely by J57. Download "The Analog Tape" HERE Enjoy!

Nike Does It Again.

Contrary to popular belief, not every hip-hop head is a sneaker head. I rarely know anything about new sneakers, and have never had a pair of Jordan's in my life. But this sneaker is simply something I can't ignore. Growing up, the "Back To The Future" series was definitely my brother and I's favorite movies ever. I've seen those movies at least 390324 times. So when I heard they finally dropped shoes resembling the ones Marty McFly wore in part 2, I got hype. I'll probably never own these, but I thought it was cool for them to actually make them. Here's the commercial for them, starring Christopher Lloyd (THIS MADE IT OFFICIAL FOR ME), and an NBA star growing in popularity.

DC Shoes Uses IMAKEMADBEATS' Music, Again.

IMAKEMADBEATS: producer, enigmatic hip hop mad scientist….and pro-skateboarder? Not quite, but we're happy to announce that DC Shoes recently tapped the Doxside Music Group artist to contribute the music for some of the episodes of their Street League Skateboarding DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy web series. Featuring pro-skate icon Rob Drydek as he preps for the launch of the Street League, the series gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the design and development of the world's leading street skating contest – and features IMAKEMADBEATS as the musical backdrop. Check out the video here, and be sure to cop IMAKEMADBEATS' debut album if you haven't done so already. And be on the lookout for the forthcoming IMAKEMADBEATS skate deck. Just kidding. Or are we? Hmmm….. Also, check out DC's Steet League Kansas City Recap ft. IMMB's Instrumental "Corporate N Gommorah" off his self-titled album.

@TzariZM + @MidaZ + @Real9thPrince

"ThunderCats"
In much the same way that Lion-O, Panthero, and rest of the classic 80’s ensemble known as the ThunderCats defended Plundar from Mumm-Ra and the Ancient Spirits of Evil, Killarmy’s 9th Prince and Doxside Music Group’s MidaZ The BEAST combine forces to defend Hip-Hop from “Bitchassness.” “ThunderCats” sees the two emcees tear into a disgustingly grimy TzariZM produced track with the kind of energy typically reserved for running marathons. Prepare your screwface in advance.

One of the Greatest Scenes in Movie history....

Maintain

I used to wake up and listen to this while brushing my teeth and staring in the mirror. This was inspiration, in an awkward and inexplicable way. Maintain.

No disrespect to other southern cities...

...but I've come to a firm conclusion that the term "mane" was created in Memphis, TN. Understand, as a child, my brother TzariZM and I travelled the globe. We got on at least 6 planes a year every year by ourselves starting when I was only four years old. We went everywhere. There's almost no part of the country that we haven't visited at least once. Every time we returned back to Memphis, the first thing that let me know I was back home was hearing the word "mane." NONE of the other southern cities we visited used this word. They used other words like "cuz" "cuh" "woadie" "bruh" "pimpin" and several others. "MANE" was ONLY heard in Memphis. In fact I remember going to other southern cities thinking "mane" was a southern thing, and they looked at us repeating "mane" while smiling and laughing like "where are you guys from?" My man Mave, the most Memphis sounding man ever, would go places with us, north and south, and have to explain "mane." In Memphis, there are people whose NAME is MANE. "Mane Mane" "Lil Mane" or just "Mane." "Mane, come get your breakfast!" This is a mom talking specifically to ONE person, her son, whose nickname is simply "MANE." Then outta nowhere, southern hip-hop took off and the south was on the map. It got to the point where even northern rappers were saying variations of "mane"...like "mang"...or "mayne" yet somewhere in the mix I don't think Memphis ever got its props for using that word that way. People assume its a southern thing. Look. THAT STARTED IN MEMPHIS.

Yesterday my 73 year old uncle said to my Dad, "Im 73 mane..."

He didn't get that from anyone younger. He'd been saying that since he was my age.

No one can argue with me about this. Over 20 years of research on this topic. I'm just here to #LetItBeKnown.

Before Words Were Even Said...

The image of this youtube video amazed me. You have Warren Buffett and Jay-Z being interviewed by Forbes magazine. I grew up in an era when seeing something like this seemed just as impossible as a black president. Even beyond the obvious racial significance, this is a rapper sitting next to Warren Buffett. Everyone knows hip-hop now, but I remember there not even being HIP-HOP sections of big music stores. And it wasn't like hip-hop wasn't big enough, it definitely was, it just wasn't respected. Nobody's parents dropped their kids off at school playing rap music. That stuff just wasn't happening.

"I started early at 7 years old reading my father's books. He was an investment banker." - Warren

"I started late, I never knew my dad and grew up in Marcy Projects." - Jay

...and yet here they sit, together, being interviewed by a magazine that mainly focuses on the richest people on the planet. Proof that at some point, you have to take control of your destiny, unless you want to blame the cards you were dealt for the rest of your life.

And although my early life is definitely closer to Jay's than it is Warren's, there is still so much to learn from Warren in this interview. What you can take away from this video goes far past anything hip-hop or financial. To me, its about success in general.