Kanye West has released the tracklisting to his upcoming third album Graduation, set to drop on the 11th of September. It seems straight. The main thing that I noticed was that it is very slimmed down compared to his other two in regards of features and skits. Chris Martin, Mos Def, and T-Pain - that’s it. And 2 skits! What a shock. I guess his confidence in his rapping ability has grown (like we needed that, right? haha) Either way, I’m excited for Graduation, Kanye West keeps things fresh. Read more to see the tracklisting.
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Dj Premier has been a pioneer in hip hop since 1989, chopping up samples and constantly reminding listeners of what real hip hop is supposed to sound like. So when he takes somebody under his wing and co-signs them, I’m prepared to listened. On September 12th, 2007 NYG’s Welcome to G-Dom will drop featuring 7 DJ Premier beats, and with guest appearances from artists such as M.O.P and Guru. I don’t know about you, but I hope that NYG can bring it, as I’ve been waiting for some more DJ Premier beats for a long time now. If they prove that their hype is worth it, then maybe an up-to-date Gangstarr can emerge. “Finally, our soundtrack for the movie you call life” - Panchi of N.Y.G
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Deep Crates 2
BeatDawg Films have recently released their follow-up to Deep Crates, surprisingly titled Deep Crates 2. This DVD is a rather promising documentary looking at the beat digging culture. Featuring interviews and behind the scenes footage with Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Domingo, J-Zone, and many, many more innovators and big players in the sampling scene. Read more for the trailer and more information.
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All of you Alchemist fans may be in for a treat as his new instrumental album “Rapper’s Best Friend” has hit the streets. (Or online if that’s your preference). For those that don’t know (although you should), Alchemist has been dropping hard hitting sampled beats for years now. He’s produced hits for Dilated Peoples, Mobb Deep, Royce Da 5’9, Cypress Hill and many more. Check out the cd.
Let the title speak for itself. I’m hyped. If you don’t know who Jazzy Jeff is then i’m not too sure why you’re on a site like this, but read this. Features on this cd include Method Man, Rhymefest, Big Daddy Kane, CL Smooth, Raheem DeVaughn, Pos of De La Soul, Kardinal, J Live, Peedi Peedi, Jean Grae and more. This is gonna be a CD for all of you hip hop purists.
More information available @ Hip Hop Press.
