tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22917977296910112812011-04-21T20:17:11.410-07:00...Move With The MovementL The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-9806264829248903312009-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:46:42.432-08:00On Today's Vids...<br /><br />Lil Wayne rocks out with the "Prom Queen" and Rick Ross gets "Magnificent"<br /><br />Hit the full story to peep the vids!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil Wayne - Prom Queen</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/Glu7kELf6SicLCRI"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/Glu7kELf6SicLCRI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Lil Wayne makes his rockstar status official with his first single off his upcoming Rock project <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebirth</span>. The album was rumored to have been shelved but it is still being released on May 19th. The video reminds me of the "All About the Benjamin's (Rock Remix)" with the high school theme meshed with a Rock/Hip Hop track. After hearing this track for over a month, I still have mixed feelings about it. I love the instruments, but I'm not feeling the vocals too much.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Rick Ross feat. John Legend - Magnificent</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhWj561UIAnXOUaWD1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhWj561UIAnXOUaWD1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Rick Ross' official first single "Magnificent" premiered today via <a href="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/">WorldStarHipHop</a>. Ross takes us to a horse race with his latest collabo with John Legend. The upscale video compliments the smooth track appearing on his forthcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Deeper Than Rap</span> album due out April 21.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-980626482924890331?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-14050441323172299962009-03-04T19:53:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:50:06.711-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9Og3z1ZiI/AAAAAAAABH0/vAcGl2albO0/s1600-h/cm1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9Og3z1ZiI/AAAAAAAABH0/vAcGl2albO0/s400/cm1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309548812337243682" border="0" /></a><br />One of my former <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2009/01/girls-girls-girls-chick-of-week-15.html">Chick's of the Week</a> switched her style up and was spotted at a recent Hawks game. The beautiful Christina Milian proves change isn't always good. She can still get it, but the old Christina Milian was way sicker. Hit up the full story to see what I'm talkin bout, and hear what JD and Usher have to say about it and other things.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9Vax-VCJI/AAAAAAAABH8/P0LBDfaxdjc/s1600-h/Christina+Milian+new+look.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9Vax-VCJI/AAAAAAAABH8/P0LBDfaxdjc/s400/Christina+Milian+new+look.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309556404272826514" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh9c7e10ZXm45fLJBk"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh9c7e10ZXm45fLJBk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1405044132317229996?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-32877672555695891352009-03-04T19:38:00.000-08:002009-03-05T21:54:14.079-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9MGUNvipI/AAAAAAAABHs/Zmj0zrwPt6k/s1600-h/street-fighter-4-01a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/Sa9MGUNvipI/AAAAAAAABHs/Zmj0zrwPt6k/s400/street-fighter-4-01a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309546157082380946" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't posted nothin' in a minute since I've been busy at the office and this SF4 dropped. If you haven't copped it yet, make sure you hit up the nearest store and grab a copy. If anyone wants to go head up on Xbox Live, my GamerTag is <span style="font-weight: bold;">BlazzeOne</span>.<a href="http://profile.mygamercard.net/BlazzeOne"><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://card.mygamercard.net/geothermal/orange/BlazzeOne.png" border="0" /><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3287767255569589135?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-62800554027515372232009-02-19T17:54:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:01:32.112-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">KiD CuDi - Day 'N Nite</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/gH2PDAeahm9uhuSa"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/gH2PDAeahm9uhuSa" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />I know this week Hip Hop A.D. seems like a music video blog. Coincidentally, dope videos have been dropping this week and I'm doing my job by spreading good stuff. Anyways, check out this new video by one of my favorite new artists KiD CuDi. <br />This is a dope, artistic debut video for a hot record that I've been bumping for a minute. If you still don't know who KiD CuDi is, open ya eyes and <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/nextup-kid-cudi.html">click here</a>! His debut LP <span style="font-style:italic;">The Man on the Moon: The Guardians</span> is coming soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6280055402751537223?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-29565436436544907362009-02-18T12:02:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:11:54.032-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Young Jeezy - Welcome Back<br /></span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/ksSIU7LCTAS57xvB"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/ksSIU7LCTAS57xvB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br />Okay, so The Recession made me a Jeezy fan. Even before he had some solid joints, but I never really fucked with him like that (pause). Here's his latest video for "Welcome Back" which is concert footage and clips. It was the ideal way to kick off an album and one of my favorite tracks off his latest.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2956543643654490736?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-86932045853773471532009-02-17T12:13:00.000-08:002009-02-17T14:58:04.123-08:00On today's vids!<br /><br />Kanye & Cudi "Welcome you to Heartbreak, and the old T.I. is "Dead and Gone"!<br /><br />Click the full story to peep the vids!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kanye West feat. KiD CuDi - Welcome to Heartbreak</span><br />Do not attempt to fix your monitor! Leave it to Ye to try something fresh and new for his videos letting his artist direction persist. Kanye drops his latest video out of nowhere with the help of newcomer KiD CuDi. According to Wikipedia, the next single was "See You In My Nightmares", but "Welcome To Heartbreak" proved it wrong. This is one of my favorite joints off <span style="font-style:italic;">808's & Heartbreak</span>, and I thought it would be the ideal intro for the album. Anyways, check the video out. Its insane!<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/TmVfjbAhAK8TqmJW"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/TmVfjbAhAK8TqmJW" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone</span><br />Clifford drops the seventh single off of <span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Trail</span>, making it the fifth video from the platinum album! The JT assisted joint is an ode to people he's lost in the past, and the rebirth of T.I.. T.I. also has a current MTV show "Road to Redemption" which showcases Tip's last days before he does his year bid next month. Make sure you check the video out!<br /><br /><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:342507" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configParams=type%3Dnormal%26vid%3D342507%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A342507%26startUri=mgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A342507" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" base="." width="512" height="319"></embed><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8693204585377347153?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-31770708955770025652009-02-17T08:59:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:59:00.224-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Asher Roth - Silly Boy (Produced by Don Cannon)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZpGNbgeL3I/AAAAAAAABHk/VJ3JATwtrKI/s1600-h/AsherRoth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZpGNbgeL3I/AAAAAAAABHk/VJ3JATwtrKI/s400/AsherRoth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303628707718377330" border="0" /></a><br />Since Asher's dropped his Gangsta Grillz Mixtape: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Greenhouse Effect</span>, he's gained attention from the hip hop community being the complete opposite today's MC's. His current single "I Love College" has been getting radio and video spins, and his debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">Asleep in the Bread Aisle</span> is dropping April 21st. Now he brings you the Don Cannon produced "Silly Boy". Hit up the full story to continue reading and for a link.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />With the feel-good "I Love College" catching on, listeners are wondering what will a full album sound like? Will Asher be able to keep up with other hip hop artists despite his differences in his image and music? Make sure you check this joint out for some new Asher Roth material.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/55747412aa99697d/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3177070895577002565?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-49215148249217738232009-02-16T20:46:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:58:35.759-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joe Budden - In My Sleep</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZpD4pk6iNI/AAAAAAAABHc/c713roQKhT4/s1600-h/Joe+Budden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZpD4pk6iNI/AAAAAAAABHc/c713roQKhT4/s400/Joe+Budden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303626151694600402" border="0" /></a><br />The nets favorite rapper, Joe Budden's second single is here. In My Sleep appears on the upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Padded Room</span> album which drops next Tuesday! Hit up the full story for the link.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/55747145897f4d2f/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4921514824921773823?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-50688464770799553892009-02-16T15:39:00.000-08:002009-02-16T20:59:17.056-08:00On today's vids...<br /><br />Plies Wants It, and Needs It with Ashanti, Lil' Cease writes a letter to B.I.G., G-Unit Will Be the Shooter, Royce Da 5'9 welcomes you to the 5'9 Zone, and Mims says "Move".<br /><br />Hit up the full story to peep the vids!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Plies feat. Ashanti - Want It, Need It</span><br />Plies' collabs with Ashanti for his second single "Want It, Need It". The JR Rotem produced track appears on his third album <span style="font-style: italic;">Da REAList</span>, which is in stores now. There's a rumor that Plies will drop another album this year titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Realer than Usual</span>.<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/MBVdyMIt7Z3V1M9J"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/MBVdyMIt7Z3V1M9J" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Lil Cease - Letter to B.I.G.</span><br />Cease puts his take on Kiss' "Letter to B.I.G." writing a personal letter to his mentor. The video features an appearance by the actor portraying Cease in the film <span style="font-style: italic;">Notorious</span>.<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/3fVRdFm9c1DCSWxe"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/3fVRdFm9c1DCSWxe" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">G-Unit - I'll Be the Shooter</span><br />G-Unit's latest street video, I'm assuming this is off the upcoming Blood on the Sand video game scheduled to be released February 24th. Hopefully it's better than that 50 Cent Bulletproof garbage.<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wqIrSFUkfugEfg4h"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wqIrSFUkfugEfg4h" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Royce Da 5'9 - A Part of Me</span><br />Royce Da 5'9 brings viewers into the <s>Twilight</s> 5'9 Zone for his latest video where he uses a storytelling track to show his perspective on club hook-ups. Royce's upcoming album <span style="font-style: italic;">Street Hop</span> is in stores April 21st. Big ups to my boy Matt for shooting this to me via email.<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/sX2jTNACq9SqawDe"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/sX2jTNACq9SqawDe" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mims - Move (If You Wanna)</span><br />This isn't that bad of a track. I'm not sure if it'll catch on or not, but the beat is pretty sick.<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/snUfD6sWxXFIENID"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/snUfD6sWxXFIENID" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5068846477079955389?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-73176396508610099022009-02-16T14:24:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:18:52.865-08:00Newcomers Drake and Charles Hamilton own today's Mixtape Madness entry. Drake delivers his highly anticipated <span style="font-style: italic;">So Far Gone Mixtape</span>, while Charles Hamilton continues to show his work ethic with two mixtapes; <span style="font-style: italic;">My Brain is Working</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Well Isn't This Awkward</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpRaZO01I/AAAAAAAABGs/2_bI6InY0e4/s1600-h/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpRaZO01I/AAAAAAAABGs/2_bI6InY0e4/s400/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526521557668690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpT-D_h3I/AAAAAAAABHM/6yA-tpA0Ww4/s1600-h/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpT-D_h3I/AAAAAAAABHM/6yA-tpA0Ww4/s400/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526565492000626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTmHJmHI/AAAAAAAABG8/X9L8qGdrKp0/s1600-h/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTmHJmHI/AAAAAAAABG8/X9L8qGdrKp0/s400/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526559062792306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hit up the full story for track listings and links!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Drake - So Far Gone</span><br />The highly anticipated mixtape from the Young Money affiliate is here. There is definitely a buzz for the Interscope signee, and this current mixtape will help Drake's buzz increase. The mixtape features appearances by Lil Wayne, Bun B, Trey Songz, and more!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpRaZO01I/AAAAAAAABGs/2_bI6InY0e4/s1600-h/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpRaZO01I/AAAAAAAABGs/2_bI6InY0e4/s400/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526521557668690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpctgZfJI/AAAAAAAABHU/9Zo_kZuR9fU/s1600-h/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpctgZfJI/AAAAAAAABHU/9Zo_kZuR9fU/s400/Drake+So+Far+Gone+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526715666562194" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/5557056704f4d392/">Click Here to Download</a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Hamilton - My Brain is Alive</span><br />Charles Hamilton is not only an upcoming MC, he's also a blogger. His current mixtape <span style="font-style: italic;">My Brain is Alive</span> is in honor of his thousandth post. This mixtape was released days after it's predecessor <span style="font-style: italic;">Well Isn't This Awkward</span>, which is featured below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpT-D_h3I/AAAAAAAABHM/6yA-tpA0Ww4/s1600-h/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpT-D_h3I/AAAAAAAABHM/6yA-tpA0Ww4/s400/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526565492000626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTwqEIAI/AAAAAAAABHE/QERif09nNOw/s1600-h/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTwqEIAI/AAAAAAAABHE/QERif09nNOw/s400/CH-My+Brain+is+Alive+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526561893588994" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/vpqjr8">Click Here to Download</a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Hamilton - Well Isnt This Awkward</span><br />This past Thursday, Charles Hamilton dropped the <span style="font-style: italic;">Well Isn't This Awkward</span> mixtape and followed up with yet another one a few days after.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTmHJmHI/AAAAAAAABG8/X9L8qGdrKp0/s1600-h/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpTmHJmHI/AAAAAAAABG8/X9L8qGdrKp0/s400/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526559062792306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpS8R6N8I/AAAAAAAABG0/HGR8XcskNXw/s1600-h/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnpS8R6N8I/AAAAAAAABG0/HGR8XcskNXw/s400/CH-IsntThisAwkward+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303526547833632706" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/55430156e5833685/">Click Here to Download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7317639650861009902?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-7153862542951343802009-02-16T13:47:00.000-08:002009-02-16T14:08:01.065-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxWnkR1I/AAAAAAAABGM/SSG4OAhO8Q8/s1600-h/Caviar+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxWnkR1I/AAAAAAAABGM/SSG4OAhO8Q8/s400/Caviar+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303518274206844754" border="0" /></a><br />Over the past couple of years, VH1 reinvented themselves to appeal to much younger audience and broadcast a series of celebrity based reality shows. Careers were reborn (Flava Flav), and made (New York) as a result of these shows, and VH1's newest addition to the Celebreality series' is Ray J. For the Love of Ray J has some bad ones, but the one that stands out the most to me is the lovely Caviar from Ukraine. Hit up the full story to continue reading and peep more pics!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />It was hard finding pics of her, but the limited ones I found still do her justice. Her English skills may not be the best, but Caviar is fine as hell. Besides, deep accents can be sexy in a way. Aside from Caviar, Danger (the tat face) is sexy in an interesting way. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxi5P06I/AAAAAAAABGk/K0G4MJtvLIY/s1600-h/Caviar+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxi5P06I/AAAAAAAABGk/K0G4MJtvLIY/s400/Caviar+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303518277502227362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxmA2DQI/AAAAAAAABGc/-d73TBkUspw/s1600-h/Caviar+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxmA2DQI/AAAAAAAABGc/-d73TBkUspw/s400/Caviar+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303518278339398914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxv14BbI/AAAAAAAABGU/SkUHdMgPvIM/s1600-h/Caviar+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SZnhxv14BbI/AAAAAAAABGU/SkUHdMgPvIM/s400/Caviar+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303518280977745330" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-715386254295134380?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-28303869431063709342009-02-16T13:34:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:47:38.795-08:00I've been workin' hard instead of hardly working at my job so I've been absent from the blog scene. Luckily my project has came to an end so I'm here ready to knock these bloggers off their back. <br />While I was gone the Chris Brown and Rihanna fight received the most press and controversy so far this year, and the 50 and Rick Ross beef escalated and it still continues today (yawn at both of those). Unfortunately I was too busy to post on those, but they've been the topic on every blog/music site. <br />I'm back now so stay tuned for the latest and greatest in hip hop and other ill things. <br /><br />- Peace<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2830386943106370934?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-64411907382692796132009-02-07T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-07T20:30:17.795-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SY5a6w3OdzI/AAAAAAAABF8/IQMlNg29Ims/s1600-h/photo%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SY5a6w3OdzI/AAAAAAAABF8/IQMlNg29Ims/s400/photo%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300273777057101618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's been a while since I've posted something. I've been crazy busy with this project at work and outside of the office. But I'm posting a special blog for my Nephew.<br />Today my Sis had her first child, Claymore Radford Collins Jr. aka Deuce (I call em Seven since he was 7 lbs, he's my 7th nephew/niece, he was born on the 7th, etc.). Congrats to her and the fam, and I wish nothing but the best for them. This lil dude is too cool tho, I went to take a picture of him and he holds up his four fingers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SY5frVjUghI/AAAAAAAABGE/oRicLwTsksQ/s1600-h/j_dilla.jpg.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SY5frVjUghI/AAAAAAAABGE/oRicLwTsksQ/s400/j_dilla.jpg.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300279009585955346" border="0" /></a>Also, Happy Birthday to the late, great J. Dilla! If you don't know, J. Dilla is responsible for producing some of hip hops most soulful instrumentals, and contributed his talents to many projects from Slum Village LP's, Common's <span style="font-style: italic;">Like Water For Chocolate</span>, and even Janet Jackson's <span style="font-style: italic;">Velvet Rope</span>. Unfortunately, J Dilla passed three years ago from cardiac arrest.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6441190738269279613?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-65601387970951746242009-01-31T12:06:00.000-08:002009-01-31T12:29:55.483-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYSx0UBv9ZI/AAAAAAAABFs/aQ_7F-p9-Nk/s1600-h/2cf5tm9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYSx0UBv9ZI/AAAAAAAABFs/aQ_7F-p9-Nk/s400/2cf5tm9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297554573981906322" border="0" /></a><br />Thursday night 50's "Officer Rickey" premiered on Hot 97 which was his first diss track to Rick Ross and a challenge for Lil' Wayne. Wayne has yet to respond, but Rick Ross responded the following morning during a radio interview with Angela Yee on Shade45. Not only did he speak on the origins of this "feud", he also gives 50 48 hours to come with something harder than "Officer Rickey".<br /><br />Hit up the full story for the interview and 50's response<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rick Ross Shade45 interview</span> (Click to listen/download)<br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54927967a1bff32e/">Pt. 1</a><br />http://www.zshare.net/audio/549281010de7b028/<br /><br />In response to Officer Ross' interview, 50 posted this video warning Rick Ross that he's going to fuck his shit up for fun, and also takes another jab at Wayne stating he's currently working on his rock album.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cRCl8zJYvUI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cRCl8zJYvUI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm sure this isn't the end of it. Look what Rick Ross started.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6560138797095174624?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-4370018417653669782009-01-30T13:37:00.000-08:002009-01-30T13:37:00.825-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Tha Dogg Pound - New York, New York</span><br /><br />This has to be the illest diss video of all time. Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound hit New York where it hurts by not only dissing them on wax, but also putting a new meaning to the phrase stomping grounds. This video even made Jay admit the effect it had on NY when he says "It's like New York's been soft ever since Snoop came thru and crushed the buildings". Mobb Deep and C-N-N responded to this track but of course it didn't have the impact that "New York, New York" did. They couldv'e easily did a video tearing down Downtown LA or even Randy's Donuts. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9X_JJeVJLFc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9X_JJeVJLFc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-437001841765366978?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-79459275662539341832009-01-30T11:31:00.000-08:002009-01-30T11:31:00.234-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKtyTHLNnI/AAAAAAAABFk/B2tOMe31Sng/s1600-h/MeandDad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKtyTHLNnI/AAAAAAAABFk/B2tOMe31Sng/s400/MeandDad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296987191376557682" /></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday to one of my biggest role models since day one! Enjoy your day and don't have too much Patron lol. Thanks for help molding me into the man that I am.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7945927566253934183?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-43188485943908996842009-01-30T08:47:00.000-08:002009-01-30T08:47:01.103-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Young Jeezy feat. Jay-z - My President is Black (Remix)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKsBX6X_bI/AAAAAAAABFc/1dJAwJlks3E/s1600-h/jeezy_jay-z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKsBX6X_bI/AAAAAAAABFc/1dJAwJlks3E/s400/jeezy_jay-z.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296985251339828658" /></a><br />Last week after Barack's inauguration, Jay-z spat over the "My President is Black" instrumental labeling it the DC-Mix. This time around, Jeezy remixes the historical track and adds a new verse specifically for Bill 'O Reilly and Dennis Miller.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Last week during Washington's festivities, Jay and Jeezy celebrated the entrance of Barack and the exit of Bush. Hip Hop's biggest fan Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller had this to say:<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhUOotQ85CQT8W2k88"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhUOotQ85CQT8W2k88" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Moving right along...<br /><div align="center"><a href=" http://www.limelinx.com/files/601315113d0ab46cd22fd9da30f8aeed">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4318848594390899684?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-85478212289147422572009-01-30T08:04:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:57:14.908-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKeUV4ipWI/AAAAAAAABFU/aNZfbsR_1-4/s1600-h/LilWayne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKeUV4ipWI/AAAAAAAABFU/aNZfbsR_1-4/s400/LilWayne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296970184049993058" border="0" /></a><br />Lil' Wayne is hands down the hardest working rapper out right now. Between preparing his upcoming rock album <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebirth</span>, working with Young Money, the T-Wayne project, appearing on everyone's tracks, and performing, this dude <span style="font-weight: bold;">does not</span> sleep. Hit up the full story to see what's going on in Wayne's world. Featuring tracks off Tha Rebirth, the first single off the forthcoming Young Money album, an ill posse track with Q-Tip, and many more!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Songs (Click to listen/download)</span><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5466549453dd3005/">Prom Queen</a> - First single off the upcoming rock album <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebirth</span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54855246ecbb20b2/">Hot Revolver</a> - Another track off <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebirth<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5485553338da03a6/">Young Money - Every Girl</a> - Its about time an artist brings out a crew. Reminiscent to Biggie introducing Junior Mafia to the world, Wayne is gearing up for his Young Money crews release.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54855099a951b291/">Lil Wayne &amp; Juelz Santana - Rap Cemetery</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5485574979ab2ed0/">Lil Wayne &amp; Juelz Santana - Rock Star</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54855185f879edce/">Lil Wayne feat. Gudda Gudda - New Orleans Maniac</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54855909e0c3e4e4/">Lil Wayne feat. Pharrell - Yes!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/548555937c1a4614/">Q-Tip feat. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, and Raekwon - Renaissance Rap (Remix)</a> (dope) - The Renaissance was easily one of my favorite albums of '08. This time Tip collabs with Lil Wayne, Busta, and The Chef as the spit over the bonus cut after "Move".<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video</span><br /><br />Prom Queen Live<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JxmIeQ7m8Rs&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JxmIeQ7m8Rs&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Kat De Luna feat. Lil Wayne - Unstoppable<br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/5LTZqhxdLcbt7Spu"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/5LTZqhxdLcbt7Spu" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interview</span><br />Lil Wayne sits down with CBS's Katie Couric for what looks like a very interesting interview. From this snippet below, you should expect some interesting quotes from Weezy. Please let this not be another "Cam on 60 Minutes" interview.<br /><embed src='http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf' FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4762582n&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=9IV_aN2pGqF_iIoIw61_XnWfpPSi61ci&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br/><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8547821228914742257?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-53775463693173111312009-01-29T21:13:00.000-08:002009-01-29T21:37:00.232-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKRMX6leCI/AAAAAAAABFM/RV7cij8MWL4/s1600-h/Big+Mommas+House.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKRMX6leCI/AAAAAAAABFM/RV7cij8MWL4/s400/Big+Mommas+House.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296955753505323042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">50 Cent - Try Me (Officer Ricky)</span><br /><br />And so it begins! Earlier this week Ross' street single "Mafia Music" hit the net (unfortunately Blogger took my shit down and did NOT let me know, them and their damn surprises) and Ross makes a reference to 50's house being burned down by his Babymoms. Fifty, being the villainous artist that he is, thrives off of disses and any subliminal lines there's no hesitation in him responding. One would think shortly after being exposed as a C.O. and having contradictory lyrics, Ross would keep a low profile from dissing. 50 uses Rick Ross' prior career as the theme to this diss track and also disses Khaled and calls out Wayne. Thank Rick Ross for help promoting <span style="font-style: italic;">Before I Self Destruct</span>.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54853647ca63120b/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5377546369317311131?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-80019966636785553722009-01-29T21:05:00.000-08:002009-01-29T21:14:50.701-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Rick Ross feat. John Legend - Magnificent</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKMDIQl5SI/AAAAAAAABFE/uZAMW3FlXd0/s1600-h/Ross.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYKMDIQl5SI/AAAAAAAABFE/uZAMW3FlXd0/s400/Ross.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296950097125696802" /></a><br />50's newest target (you'll find out why in a minute, thats my word) teams up with John Legend for his first single off Deeper Than Rap. The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League delivers a smooth instrumental proving Ross has a great ear for beats. Ross' third album, <span style="font-style:italic;">Deeper Than Rap</span> is slated to release April 7th. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54852979e0211ebc/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8001996663678555372?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-80388725599783366252009-01-29T20:01:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:01:59.154-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJ59X1CzSI/AAAAAAAABE8/iwzlvCQFeY8/s1600-h/CHamilton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJ59X1CzSI/AAAAAAAABE8/iwzlvCQFeY8/s400/CHamilton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296930207016602914" border="0" /></a><br />Interscope's latest signee is apparently making a name for himself. From his signature infatuation with Sonic the Hedgehog and the color pink, he's gaining attention from hip hop artists and it's audience. Not all of the recognition is positive. First there was the ridiculous beef with Soulja Boy which only lasted for a couple of weeks. After the feud with two obviously incomparable rappers ended, Charles Hamilton acquired some new foes.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />On a friendly note, Charles Hamilton battled Fight Klub champ Serious Jones at the S.O.B.'s. Peep the video below:<br /><object width="400" height="302"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2990441&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2990441&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="302"></embed></object><br /><br />Charles Hamilton's latest foe is Rhymefest who didn't take a reference made to him by Hamilton too kindly. In the video featured above, Hamilton called him out. Coincidentally, the same night at the S.O.B.'s, Rhymefest uploaded this message to his twitter account:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJcvbFWgjI/AAAAAAAABE0/_Y5rw8q8Dlk/s1600-h/Rhymefest+Twitter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJcvbFWgjI/AAAAAAAABE0/_Y5rw8q8Dlk/s400/Rhymefest+Twitter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296898081534935602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today, Rhymefest dropped an official diss towards Charles Hamilton titled SuperSonic (Chucky Cheese). I can see a response coming shortly, maybe sooner than you think!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJcXyO_7jI/AAAAAAAABEs/WjBkjz1rjGs/s1600-h/Super+Sonic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYJcXyO_7jI/AAAAAAAABEs/WjBkjz1rjGs/s400/Super+Sonic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296897675432554034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54851089eec5ce18/">Click here to listen/download - SuperSonic (Chucky Cheese)</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8038872559978336625?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-41710723750487971612009-01-29T18:53:00.000-08:002009-01-29T19:01:40.631-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Jadakiss feat. Faith Evans - Letter to B.I.G.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NH3Y3bsZqUE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NH3Y3bsZqUE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Recently I uploaded a fan-made video for Letter to B.I.G., this time it's official. The joint appears on both the biographical Notorious and Kiss' upcoming album The Last Kiss. Unintentionally, Jada started a trend with these "letter" tracks. First Maino writes a letter to Pac, Lil Cease writes a letter to B.I.G. as well, and other artists have written letters to Big L, Pun and hip hop. One of the most funniest dedications is a "Letter to Gary Coleman" by a rapper name Don Cerino who's clearly tired of all the "Letter" tracks floating around.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4171072375048797161?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-13075110803775704752009-01-28T18:57:00.000-08:002009-01-30T10:02:23.009-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Raekwon and Ghostface - Criminology '09</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYEc9HaiijI/AAAAAAAABEk/f0grmugHWr0/s1600-h/Raekwon+and+Ghostface.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SYEc9HaiijI/AAAAAAAABEk/f0grmugHWr0/s400/Raekwon+and+Ghostface.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296546473052375602" /></a><br />This is what the games been missin', some Wu shit! In '95 Raekwon the Chef dropped the classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx aka the Purple Tape. 14 years later, the follow up Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 is supposed to be released, and the first taste of what the Chef is cookin' up is the '09 version of his single with Ghostface "Criminology". It's a dope re-issue of the '95 joint but they had to bring it back for those who forgot about the Wu duo. Which goes harder?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9yUk683Sl3U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9yUk683Sl3U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Hit up the full post for Criminology '09!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54803142869256a7/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1307511080377570475?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-50754681296079970002009-01-28T07:30:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:30:00.808-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil Jon - feat. The Game and Ice Cube</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_-dwnq28I/AAAAAAAABEc/Gn2DxhRxnJc/s1600-h/Lil+Jon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_-dwnq28I/AAAAAAAABEc/Gn2DxhRxnJc/s400/Lil+Jon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296231474031942594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm not going to front, I miss the old crunk days. Lil Jon had the club joints on lock and if you had some subs in your trunk, a Lil Jon album was a must. This time around, Lil Jon hooks up with The Game and Ice Cube to sound off on censorship in music. On a side note, what ever happened to <span style="font-style: italic;">Crunk Rock</span>?<br /><br />Im'a throw this in just for the hell of if it...<br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="320" height="273"><param name="movie" value="http://www.pp2g.tv/pYnl9Z3Q_.aspx"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="width=320&amp;height=273"><embed src="http://www.pp2g.tv/pYnl9Z3Q_.aspx" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="width=320&amp;height=273" width="320" height="273"></embed></object><br /><br />Lol, hit up the full story for the rest!<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54764284e0efe7ec/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5075468129607997000?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-58032319960349503292009-01-27T22:04:00.000-08:002009-01-27T22:58:56.303-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_1ybUTAgI/AAAAAAAABEU/0zZyVFqMtsM/s1600-h/unifront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_1ybUTAgI/AAAAAAAABEU/0zZyVFqMtsM/s400/unifront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296221933486146050" border="0" /></a><br />Inglewood natives U-N-I link up with Mick Boogie for their current mixtape Before There Was Love. Some progress is being made for this duo and their music is dope. If you missed the NextUp blog I wrote on U-N-I, <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/08/nextup-u-n-i.html">click here to check it out</a>. Hit up the full story to peep the back cover/track listing, and download link.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_1ybWhYYI/AAAAAAAABEM/kV3u6MzRwfU/s1600-h/uniback.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_1ybWhYYI/AAAAAAAABEM/kV3u6MzRwfU/s400/uniback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296221933495476610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X6MYVIKC">Click here to download</a></div><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.illroots.com">illRoots</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5803231996034950329?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-64760539275369184072009-01-27T21:37:00.000-08:002009-01-27T21:48:23.450-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Jay-z - Money Goes</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_xmjBfRzI/AAAAAAAABEE/Go8SMiksPz0/s1600-h/Jay-z+cigar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX_xmjBfRzI/AAAAAAAABEE/Go8SMiksPz0/s400/Jay-z+cigar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296217331349800754" /></a><br />Apparently this track wasn't gangster enough for Jay's last release <span style="font-style:italic;">American Gangster</span>. I can see why it didn't make the cut because it couldve potentially threw off the soulful vibe of the album. In other Jay news, the Blueprint III is still in the works. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5476245442fda50a/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6476053927536918407?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-84519612399933462682009-01-27T21:29:00.000-08:002009-01-27T21:35:55.170-08:00On today's vids...<br /><br />Ron Browz "Jumps Out the Window", The Cool Kids drop "Pennies", Ice Cube and Jeezy "Got They Locs On", B.o.B. sees "Lonely People" and Lil Wayne makes Kat De Luna Feel "Unstoppable",<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Ron Browz - Jumping Out the Window</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/yfrz8gMclnqIRjf4"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/yfrz8gMclnqIRjf4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />The Ether Boy (he's responsible for producing the classic "Ether" by Nas) drops his first solo track after appearing on two of '08's biggest club bangers "Pop Champagne" and "Arab Money". He is currently preparing his solo album with the same title as the single scheduled to be released March 17th...The autotune strikes again.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cool Kids - Pennies</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/9K74NHHeKjvvnIFe"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/9K74NHHeKjvvnIFe" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />The retro duo drops their first single "Pennies" off their upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">When Fish Ride Bicycles</span> album. No word on a release date, just keep ya ears open.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kat De Luna feat. Lil Wayne - Unstoppable</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/5LTZqhxdLcbt7Spu"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/5LTZqhxdLcbt7Spu" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Lil Wayne hops on this track with another glimpse at his rockstar persona.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Ice Cube feat. Young Jeezy - Got My Locs On</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/zGPMErmhD3uASvTE"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/zGPMErmhD3uASvTE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Cube hooks up with Jeezy for the fourth single off his current album <span style="font-style: italic;">Raw Footage</span> which is in stores now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B.o.B. - Lonely People</span><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bcwcQac3kYw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bcwcQac3kYw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />I don't listen to B.o.B. too much, but I thought this video was interesting. B.o.B. tells a story of loners while the "lonely people" in the background proceed to get it poppin. His debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">The Adventures of B.o.B.</span> drops this year.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8451961239993346268?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-72871470269324592852009-01-26T09:02:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:02:00.646-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1AfS8y2FI/AAAAAAAABCs/0JYwMqBvK5Q/s1600-h/300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1AfS8y2FI/AAAAAAAABCs/0JYwMqBvK5Q/s400/300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295459643264522322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its my 300th post and I wanted to take the time out again and thank all of my readers. Whether you check my site daily, pass thru occasionally, or new to my blog, keep checkin me out and know your views and comments are appreciated. Remember to keep spreading the word, voting on the polls, and posting comments keeping Hip Hop AD active. Also feel free to shoot me a suggestion or two to my email at l_the_hustla@yahoo.com. Hit up the full story to peep 10 of my favorite blogs that I wrote and let me know which ones you felt should've made the list.<br /><br />Peace,<br />Laurence Holmes<br />Hip Hop AD est. '08<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10 Of My Favorite Blogs </span>(so far)<br /><br />Of course I wanted to include more, but here are ten of my favorite blogs I've put together in order by date. I handpicked these joints myself so make sure you check these out!<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/07/album-review-nas-untitled.html">Nas <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled</span> Album Review</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1PH0R8NeI/AAAAAAAABC8/bCAAD04n_A0/s1600-h/1083897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1PH0R8NeI/AAAAAAAABC8/bCAAD04n_A0/s400/1083897.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295475732569142754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: July 21 '08</span><br />I've never written a full album review until now. With Nas being one of my all time favorites, I felt it would be a great start to begin my legacy by reviewing the controversial <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled</span> album.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/07/cnns-black-in-america.html">CNN Black In America</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjO82-EI/AAAAAAAABDM/wlIRwfHoH7s/s1600-h/cnn.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjO82-EI/AAAAAAAABDM/wlIRwfHoH7s/s400/cnn.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295477303096571970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: July 25 '08</span><br />Last Summer CNN aired Black In America, a documentary about the lives of African Americans and what we experience in school, the job market, and in our households. Along with the full documentary, I included my thoughts on the footage.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/official-song-of-summer-is.html">Polls is Talkin': Song of the Summer</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1PHrBLIzI/AAAAAAAABC0/c3yJdw_KTww/s1600-h/Lil+Wayne+-+A+Millie.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1PHrBLIzI/AAAAAAAABC0/c3yJdw_KTww/s400/Lil+Wayne+-+A+Millie.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295475730082898738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Sept. 1 '08</span><br />The Summer is typically filled with hot music and more club oriented tracks. With so much music being dropped in the course of three months, I decided to narrow it down to the best song of the Summer. I posted a poll as to what is the song of the Summer, and the winner was "A Millie". The artwork I created makes it one of my favorites automatically. I also view this blog as a time capsule of the Summer of 2008.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/vma-experience-via-laurence-holmes.html">I Went to the MTV VMA's!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjNfBexI/AAAAAAAABDE/ZKg0mjloSB4/s1600-h/VMA08_logo_horizontal_ver2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjNfBexI/AAAAAAAABDE/ZKg0mjloSB4/s400/VMA08_logo_horizontal_ver2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295477302702996242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Sept. 8 '08</span><br />This past September, I attended the 2008 VMA's at Paramount Studios. I was in the presence of numerous celebrities and I witnessed the awards ceremony live. It's only write I had to blog about my experience.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/common-nerd-concert-rap-up.html">Common &amp; NERD Concert </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS80z1cI/AAAAAAAABDk/_eDfk8aU4nU/s1600-h/NERDandCommonConcert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS80z1cI/AAAAAAAABDk/_eDfk8aU4nU/s400/NERDandCommonConcert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295479222376322498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Sept. 15 '08</span><br />In the amazing month of September, one of the many things I did was hit up the Common and NERD concert at The Wiltern out here in LA. The show was dope and it featured the latest and the greatest from two of hip hop's most innovative artist. My boy Bart got to rock with NERD and Common even shouted me out in a freestyle.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/girls-girls-girls-chick-of-week-929.html">Girls, Girls, Girls: Chick of the Week - Dania Ramirez</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjZP0BVI/AAAAAAAABDU/D_PbTuetlw4/s1600-h/Dania+Ramirez+Maxim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1QjZP0BVI/AAAAAAAABDU/D_PbTuetlw4/s400/Dania+Ramirez+Maxim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295477305860425042" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Sept. 29 '08</span><br />Ever since I saw the Spike Lee Joint, She Hate Me, I was hooked. Then when she appeared on NBC's Heroes, she went up in my book. If you've been sleeping on the beautiful Dania Ramirez, make sure you check out this blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-months-king-magazine-features-16.html">My 16 Gets Published in KING Magazine</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS4JcN1I/AAAAAAAABD0/JZUZ1qgSJ8E/s1600-h/KING+Magazine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS4JcN1I/AAAAAAAABD0/JZUZ1qgSJ8E/s400/KING+Magazine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295479221120677714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Oct. 13 '08</span><br />Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have a way with putting rhymes together. Apparently KING Magazine recognizes the writing talent and decided to publish one of my 16's (for the third time) in the October issue. I was honored to win and it brought me one step closer to my dream of making it.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/10/old-generation-vs-new-generation.html">Old Generation vs. New Generation</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1T5BZxpuI/AAAAAAAABD8/YeK-SyovKms/s1600-h/OldVsNew.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1T5BZxpuI/AAAAAAAABD8/YeK-SyovKms/s400/OldVsNew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295480975951767266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Oct. 20 '08</span><br />Since '08 there's been a new wave of hip hop artists. The emergence of new artists gained recognition from XXL Magazine with their three-cover issue introducing the new hip hop acts to the world. With the issue hitting newsstands, it caused me to compare today's newbies to the 90's newbies.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/20-classic-hip-hop-album-covers-redone.html">20 Hip Hop Covers Redone Via Lego</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SSkzvuDI/AAAAAAAABDc/qKyW2Xzpp3o/s1600-h/meth-and-red.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SSkzvuDI/AAAAAAAABDc/qKyW2Xzpp3o/s400/meth-and-red.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295479215929407538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Dec. 11 '08</span><br />Coming up I loved Lego's and music. What would be iller than redoing classic hip hop album covers with Legos? The covers bring back memories and are also humorous and creative.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/seeing-is-believing-my-top-10-videos-of.html">Seeing is Believing: My Top 10 Videos of 2008</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS8pi-WI/AAAAAAAABDs/yY0bzWF0j3Q/s1600-h/Best+of+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX1SS8pi-WI/AAAAAAAABDs/yY0bzWF0j3Q/s400/Best+of+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295479222329080162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Post Date: Dec. 27 '08</span><br />Ever since I was a young'n I loved music videos because they bring the songs to life and can also be artistic. Over the past couple of years, music videos have became cliche and started losing their artistic appeal. Therefore, I put together my ten favorite music videos of '08 which I felt kept the art form alive.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7287147026932459285?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-47224097023569599442009-01-26T08:05:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:05:00.968-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX00wJlo2NI/AAAAAAAABCc/usj-YEtNNjI/s1600-h/v-aerasems.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX00wJlo2NI/AAAAAAAABCc/usj-YEtNNjI/s400/v-aerasems.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295446738669721810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This weeks CotW entry goes to Vanessa and Angie. These sisters don't only look good, they act got a business state of mind. From their shoe line Pastries to their show to Vanessa's acting career, these chick's are on the right track to success. These ladies are young, sexy and single, and even made Kanye say "cuz' when the Jesus pieces cant bring me peace/yo I need this at least, uh, one of Russell's nieces"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0R1VOAm8I/AAAAAAAABCE/ac7IXwt6eco/s1600-h/Vanessa+Simmons+Maxim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 373px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0R1VOAm8I/AAAAAAAABCE/ac7IXwt6eco/s400/Vanessa+Simmons+Maxim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408344784214978" border="0" /></a>One in particular who caught my eye was Vanessa. Both sisters are attractive, but Vanessa has more of what I look for in a woman. I love a chick with legs, lips, and breasts, but aside from all that she seems down to Earth and carries herself in a mature manner. Apparently I'm not the only one feelin' her since she made Maxim's Hot 100.<br /><br />Click the link below to peep more pics!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX00wIKxEMI/AAAAAAAABCU/-WU-uUgA-1E/s1600-h/vanessa+and+angie+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX00wIKxEMI/AAAAAAAABCU/-WU-uUgA-1E/s400/vanessa+and+angie+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295446738288578754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0RnhOKs8I/AAAAAAAABB4/4javf5MB8Kc/s1600-h/Vanessa+and+Angie4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0RnhOKs8I/AAAAAAAABB4/4javf5MB8Kc/s400/Vanessa+and+Angie4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408107487933378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0RnF1UbWI/AAAAAAAABBw/d7uaDFQ5v04/s1600-h/Vanessa+and+Angie3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0RnF1UbWI/AAAAAAAABBw/d7uaDFQ5v04/s400/Vanessa+and+Angie3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408100135955810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0Rm-HEGtI/AAAAAAAABBo/RjomaNrb0-c/s1600-h/Vanessa+and+Angie2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0Rm-HEGtI/AAAAAAAABBo/RjomaNrb0-c/s400/Vanessa+and+Angie2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408098062899922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0Rm0usTfI/AAAAAAAABBg/iq8kbq4RhVI/s1600-h/Vanessa+and+Angie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0Rm0usTfI/AAAAAAAABBg/iq8kbq4RhVI/s400/Vanessa+and+Angie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295408095544757746" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4722409702356959944?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-52696508241756546832009-01-25T17:05:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:22:52.340-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil Wayne - Prom Queen</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0M1LagBZI/AAAAAAAABBY/s51MQpB2G-A/s1600-h/Lil+Wayne+Guitar.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SX0M1LagBZI/AAAAAAAABBY/s51MQpB2G-A/s400/Lil+Wayne+Guitar.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295402844594111890" border="0" /></a><br />It appears that Lil Wayne's "Rock" album is official. Earlier this week <span style="font-style: italic;">Tha Rebirth</span> received a release date of April 7th, and now the first single is here. "Prom Queen" is the first single which sounds completely different from previous singles that Wayne's released. Click the full story to continue reading.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />The question is, are you feelin it? Honestly, it'll have to grow on me. As of right now I'm feelin the instrumentation but the abusive autotune sound isn't doing it for me. I do give it up to Wayne for stepping into a new realm of music. Comparing his <span style="font-style: italic;">Block is Hot</span> days to now, you can definitely see his progression not only as a rapper but as an artist.<br />On a side note, they need to throw this joint on <a href="http://www.rockband.com/">Rockband</a>. That'll be excellent marketing for the project and add more to the dopeness of Rockband.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5466549453dd3005/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5269650824175654683?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-65409963170095375762009-01-23T09:33:00.000-08:002009-01-30T10:07:32.582-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghostface Killah feat. Mary J. Blige - All That I Got Is You</span><br /><br />Even though I didn't become a GFK fan til his second album, I always thought this was a excellent track and it's one of Ghost's best to date. Ghostface does his descriptive storytelling as usual about his struggles coming up. The vivid lyrics Ghostface spits makes the audience feel his pain. To add to the soulful piano instrumental, the Wally Champ gets Mary J. on the hook making the track flawless.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yoakxO5taMQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yoakxO5taMQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6540996317009537576?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-40602838370729512152009-01-21T17:45:00.001-08:002009-01-21T19:27:01.392-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lil' Cease - Letter to B.I.G.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfP1x9O1iI/AAAAAAAABBI/TiEWtwkyZ7g/s1600-h/LilCeaseNotorious.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 365px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfP1x9O1iI/AAAAAAAABBI/TiEWtwkyZ7g/s400/LilCeaseNotorious.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293928409847485986" border="0" /></a><br />Last month Jadakiss wrote his letter to B.I.G. in a song format (<a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/dope-or-nope-1229-new-jadakiss.html">click here to listen</a>). Now, former Biggie protege' hops on the beat and expresses his thoughts to his late friend. Though Cease was closer to Big, I'm feelin' Jada's more. Thoughts?<br />*If you're wondering who that is pictured above, that's "supposed to be" Lil Cease in Biggie's bioflick <span style="font-style: italic;">Notorious</span> which is in theaters now.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5448246536b41ddb/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4060283837072951215?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-64016801244313947422009-01-21T17:38:00.001-08:002009-01-21T19:40:49.140-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Saigon - Pushing Buddens</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfO-6T-XdI/AAAAAAAABBA/6jeHk9vqvsU/s1600-h/Saigon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfO-6T-XdI/AAAAAAAABBA/6jeHk9vqvsU/s400/Saigon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293927467197554130" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier this week I posted a blog on hip hop's latest beef consisting of Joe Budden and Just Blaze artist Saigon (<a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2009/01/whats-beef-joe-budden-vs-saigon.html">click here to catch up on it</a>). First Joey put out his track in response to Sai talkin' reckless, then Saigon responded going hard on Joe causing Budden to fire back. The latest in the beef is Saigon's "Pushing Buddens" where Saigon disses Joe over his own beat (as most rappers do) using "Pump it Up". Below is a video of Joe Budden and his affiliate Killah BH listening to the latest diss.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-mBbhkIs6Dc&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xd6d6d6&amp;color2=0xf0f0f0&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-mBbhkIs6Dc&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xd6d6d6&amp;color2=0xf0f0f0&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Hit up the full story for the Sai track.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54482888a2234fe6/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6401680124431394742?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-40175699555080545372009-01-21T17:32:00.001-08:002009-01-21T17:38:20.214-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lupe Fiasco Announces Album Release Date<br /></span><br />Lupe made the announcement at an Autralia concert that the first of the three disk <span style="font-style:italic;">LupEND</span> series will be out this June! That's right, the Everywhere disk will drop in less than 6 months. I'm assuming a first single will be here in a couple of months. Keep your ears open!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ABb2fw8thSo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ABb2fw8thSo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.illroots.com">illRoots</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4017569955508054537?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-1783214655793449852009-01-20T18:46:00.000-08:002009-01-21T17:31:43.959-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Young Jeezy feat. Jay-z - My President (DC Mix)<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfMcNgVzrI/AAAAAAAABA4/57kk-VHx9uo/s1600-h/Jay-zFurHatjpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXfMcNgVzrI/AAAAAAAABA4/57kk-VHx9uo/s400/Jay-zFurHatjpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293924672031018674" /></a><br />Congrats and big up's to the 44th Prez Barack Obama. The Jiggaman hops on the ode to Barack off of Young Jeezy's political effort <span style="font-style: italic;">The Recession</span>. The impressive verse Jay delivered hit the net yesterday in live video format, but the official song is here! Peep the video below, and the full story for the rest. Drop a line or two about who went in more, Jay or Nas.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2880630&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2880630&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5443197065b776e7/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-178321465579344985?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-11565577794104431732009-01-20T18:34:00.001-08:002009-01-20T18:39:36.525-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXaK5asWVkI/AAAAAAAABAw/ZS0iJ8VI8Yc/s1600-h/Barack+Obama.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXaK5asWVkI/AAAAAAAABAw/ZS0iJ8VI8Yc/s400/Barack+Obama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293571131043108418" /></a><br />On this historical day, Barack Obama officially becomes the 44th president of the United States. If you were working hard like myself and missed the Inauguration videos, I'm posting them up for you. Hit up the full story to peep the great speeches by President Obama and let's get ready for change! We did it!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inauguration Speech Pt. 1</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6lSY6BiuEJY&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6lSY6BiuEJY&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Inauguration Speech Pt. 2</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2q1uHVPWoEI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2q1uHVPWoEI&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1156557779410443173?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-59156751314146565102009-01-19T15:09:00.001-08:002009-01-19T15:39:28.356-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXUMIZKse0I/AAAAAAAABAg/7gX3dxtr7JI/s1600-h/Drake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXUMIZKse0I/AAAAAAAABAg/7gX3dxtr7JI/s400/Drake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293150275378117442" border="0" /></a><br />On my latest poll I asked <a href="http://www.hiphopad.blogspot.com/">Hip Hop AD</a> readers who's they feel is the next best thing. While the results were all close, Canadian MC Drake was the winner. You may have seen him on the hit high school show Degrassi where he plays the crippled ball player Jimmy. He has now ventured into music being a new rapper/singer signed to Interscope under the name Drake. He is also apart of Lil' Wayne's entourage Young Money. Being affiliated with Young Money granted Drake numerous Wayne collabo's and he is rumored to produce Drake's debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">Thank Me Later</span>. Drake being signed to Interscope, radio-friendly joints, and his Lil Wayne affiliation gives him the potential to be the next big thing.<br />Peep the full story to get Drake's latest mixtape and peep the rest of the poll results.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Drake is working on his newest mixtape <span style="font-style: italic;">So Far Gone</span>. His latest mixtape, <span style="font-style: italic;">Heartbreak Drake</span> features his best material and freestyles over some of the hottest beats out at the moment. <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/mixtape-madness-drake-heartbreak-drake.html">Click here to get Heartbreak Drake</a></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poll Results: Who's the Best Rookie in the Game?</span> (Click the artists name to peep blogs on them)<br /><br />1. Drake - 40%<br />2. <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/nextup-kid-cudi.html">Kid Cudi</a> - 20%<br />3. <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/search/label/Charles%20Hamilton">Charles Hamilton</a> - 20%<br />4. <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/08/nextup-jay-electronica.html">Jay Electronica</a> - 10%<br />5. <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/07/nextup-asher-roth.html">Asher Roth</a> - 10%<br /><br />Don't like the results? Do your thang and vote!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5915675131414656510?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-48174370518516360642009-01-19T14:03:00.000-08:002009-01-19T17:17:45.169-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">DJ Skee &amp; Charles Hamilton - The Best of the Hamiltonization Process</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT69hjJPuI/AAAAAAAABAY/S5kSN_aZXns/s1600-h/BestOfHamiltonizationFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT69hjJPuI/AAAAAAAABAY/S5kSN_aZXns/s400/BestOfHamiltonizationFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293131396951916258" border="0" /></a><br />Still sleepin' on Charles Hamilton? Dj Skee brings you the best of the Hamiltonization Process. The Hamiltonization Process was a series of 8 mixtapes and DJ Skee is blessing you with the best of this series. Charles Hamilton's latest single "Brooklyn Girls" also appears on this <span style="font-style: italic;">Best Of</span> mixtape. If you missed any of the Hamiltonization Process, <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/search/label/Charles%20Hamilton">click here to get the mixtapes</a>. Otherwise, hit up the full story for the link, back cover and tracklisting.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT69f060gI/AAAAAAAABAQ/ui8zqKXvg7s/s1600-h/BestOfHamiltonizationBack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT69f060gI/AAAAAAAABAQ/ui8zqKXvg7s/s400/BestOfHamiltonizationBack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293131396489597442" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">1. November 10th<br />2. Theories Of Wine<br />3. Brooklyn Girls<br />4. Outside<br />5. Loser<br />6. Delivery Or DiGiorno’s<br />7. Do What You Love<br />8. Windows Media Player<br />9. Verbal Vicodin<br />10. Jeezy Hamilton<br />11. Waterworks<br />12. Happy Ending<br />13. What’s Going On<br />14. The Bermuda Triangle w/ Show TuFli &amp; Yung Nate<br />15. It’s<br />16. Mt. Rushmore w/ Hcho &amp; St. Vil<br />17. Mr. Perfect<br />18. Lacey Duvalle<br />19. Shinin’<br />20. Lemme Know<br />21. Most Likely To Succeed<br />22. November 10th 2008</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TZVRX46H">Click here to download</a></div><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4817437051851636064?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-24561230075485835702009-01-19T12:24:00.000-08:002009-01-21T19:38:58.653-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT4G5EK1uI/AAAAAAAABAI/WGjziLaKb6I/s1600-h/Joe-Budden-Vs-Saigon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXT4G5EK1uI/AAAAAAAABAI/WGjziLaKb6I/s400/Joe-Budden-Vs-Saigon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293128259348387554" border="0" /></a><br />Only three weeks into 2009, diss tracks have been all over the net. First, 50 sounds off on Lil' Wayne's "Lousianimal" which he Weezy subliminally took shots at him. He also throws in Kanye and Oprah into the same diss track titled "Play This on the Radio".<br />But one of the more blatant feuds is the Joe Budden and Saigon beef. Instead of dissing in a subliminal fashion like many other MC's do, Joe Budden not only name drops in the diss track, but even puts Saigon's name in the title. Saigon then responds getting personal with Joey, calling his son gay and his girl a jumpoff. Let's recap the history of the beef to cause Sai to spaz like that, and give the diss tracks a listen.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Story:</span><br />The beef started from a metaphor Joe Budden dropped referencing Saigon. The line said "soon as my wife gone, they jump on the python, she ain't know I’m out to hit and run like Saigon" referencing the fight between Mobb Deep and Saigon (peep below)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRaQIfAsTww&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRaQIfAsTww&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Of course Sai wasn't fond of the line so he went in on Joey in numerous video interviews causing Joe to make the first diss track "Letter to Saigon". Joe kept it in a traditional battle rap style throwing jabs at his opponent but also explaining the misunderstanding with the reference. The follow up track by Saigon "Under Achiever" is an obvious insult to Joe's underwhelming Def Jam debut, and even goes at his fam. The most recent track, (which leaked today) is Joey's latest response to "Under Achiever". Joe Budden keeps his cool and still goes in on Saigon but not taking it to the extent that Sai did.<br /><br />Who do you feel won the battle thus far? My vote goes to Joe Budden.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Music</span> (click song titles to listen/download)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/543719529e59b8ff/">Joe Budden - Letter to Saigon</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/543721115dd9e10c/">Saigon feat. Prodigy - Under Achiever</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/54372842901919b0/">Joe Budden - Pain in his Life</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2456123007548583570?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-91452592676269735772009-01-19T12:07:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:22:58.217-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nas - The World (Produced by Kanye West)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTf7MzMERI/AAAAAAAABAA/jueZAsIs3fk/s1600-h/Nas+and+Ye.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTf7MzMERI/AAAAAAAABAA/jueZAsIs3fk/s400/Nas+and+Ye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293101670208377106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What's iller than a storytelling track by Nas meshed with soulful Kanye West production? I'm not sure what album this was supposed to appear on, but it's nice. Nas and Kanye should consider doing a project together. "We Major", "Still Dreaming", and "Let There Be Light" are all great tracks and a full album would be crazy!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/543713533b311b8c/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-9145259267626973577?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-84927515628923040552009-01-19T11:10:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:02:13.477-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4L_vp4I/AAAAAAAAA_g/CdJIsLEughM/s1600-h/naturi3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4L_vp4I/AAAAAAAAA_g/CdJIsLEughM/s400/naturi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293097220406486914" border="0" /></a><br />Pardon the absence of last weeks CotW entry, I've been crazy busy in and out the office. This weeks Chick of the Week is Naturi Naughton. If you've seen Notorious over the weekend, you know exactly why I'm posting this. In Naturi's 3LW days, I overlooked her, but her portrayal of Lil' Kim brought my attention to her and boosted her sex appeal. Of course that was the roles intent being Lil' Kim was a sex symbol of that era, Naturi did her thing being the film's eye candy. Hit up the full story to peep more pics!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4drmw_I/AAAAAAAAA_w/IBpTy-TYoJ4/s1600-h/Naturi1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4drmw_I/AAAAAAAAA_w/IBpTy-TYoJ4/s400/Naturi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293097225153856498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4E9K2xI/AAAAAAAAA_o/xMNkxU4vI5I/s1600-h/natauri-31w-naughton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4E9K2xI/AAAAAAAAA_o/xMNkxU4vI5I/s400/natauri-31w-naughton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293097218516638482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4QBkc1I/AAAAAAAAA_4/Jz_Ig3W0UB8/s1600-h/MeandNaturi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXTb4QBkc1I/AAAAAAAAA_4/Jz_Ig3W0UB8/s400/MeandNaturi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293097221487883090" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8492751562892304055?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-46309023025743836262009-01-16T20:02:00.000-08:002009-01-16T21:35:14.103-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">DJ Mike Nice - Brooklyn Bullshit</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFipIzFvTI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/WHvWmrAqOYo/s1600-h/BROOKLYN+BULLSHIT+COVER.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFipIzFvTI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/WHvWmrAqOYo/s400/BROOKLYN+BULLSHIT+COVER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292119496012971314" border="0" /></a><br />Brooklyn's finest Biggie Smalls, Jay-z, and Big Daddy Kane prove Brooklyn has raw talent with this mixtape. This joint features demos, unreleased materials and remixes from three of the greatest mc's. Peep the full story for a the back cover and link!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFipdAd_sI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/PhDbN-5CHBo/s1600-h/BROOKLYN+BULLSHIT+BACK+COVER.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFipdAd_sI/AAAAAAAAA_Y/PhDbN-5CHBo/s400/BROOKLYN+BULLSHIT+BACK+COVER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292119501437796034" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BG6JRFEO"><br />Click here to download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4630902302574383626?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-45179322069401239082009-01-16T17:29:00.001-08:002009-01-16T19:59:07.845-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFRUva5d-I/AAAAAAAAA_I/xOaA5K1A4EY/s1600-h/Biggie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SXFRUva5d-I/AAAAAAAAA_I/xOaA5K1A4EY/s400/Biggie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100453905561570" border="0" /></a><br />In honor of the late Notorious BIG and today's release of his autobiographical film, I'm dedicating today's throwback entry to some of my favorite Biggie videos. The movie is definitely worth checking out, so be sure that you hit up the nearest theater this weekend to see this film. Click the full story to peep 5 of my favorite Biggie videos!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Juicy</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OsT8FaZnzdE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OsT8FaZnzdE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Notorious Big's debut single became an instant classic with the inspirational lyrics, clear laid back flow, and excellent use of the "Juicy Fruit" sample. The lyrics clearly guide listeners through Biggie's struggle to his success with signing to Bad Boy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Big Poppa</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9U99nMZ8CE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r9U99nMZ8CE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"Big Poppa" was the prime example of what a club track should be. It's not overly cliched, too flashy, and overall it's a smooth track. Hip hop artists remain to make videos like these today, but unlike Big Poppa they are exaggerated.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One More Chance</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TcCqTgsd7uE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TcCqTgsd7uE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Even though I'm a skinny dude, I must say Big held it down for the bigger brothas. Big had cameo's from damn near every R&amp;B chick at the time from the late Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, Total, and his wife Faith; all asking for one more chance. On a side note, what happened to Zhane, Patra, and Changing Faces, where are they now?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig Mack feat. Big, Busta, Rampage, and LL - Flava In Your Ear (Remix)</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2XcQYDSEuKQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2XcQYDSEuKQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Classic to say the least. All MC's wreck this track making it one of the best posse cuts ever. Puff kicks off the joint mocking the popular Warriors scene clicking two bottles chanting "Bad Boy come out to play", then Biggie drops a hot verse. Till this day rappers make videos inspired by this signature black-and-white music video produced by the legendary Hype Williams.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hypnotize</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_szWJT4I09U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_szWJT4I09U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />The last music video to feature Big and instantly became a hit. In the late 90's, Bad Boy artists made "mini movies" with their music videos, with this being the first of it's style. The video would later inspire DJ Khaled's "We Takin' Over" video with fairly similar chase scenes.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4517932206940123908?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-43140952917166369132009-01-16T17:22:00.001-08:002009-01-16T20:54:28.950-08:00On today's vids...<br /><br />Young Jeezy &amp; Nas's "President is Black", Q-Tip "boogies" with Amanda Diva, Slim Thug "Runs", and B.o.B. will "be in the sky".<br /><br />Hit up the full story to peep em!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Young Jeezy feat. Nas - My President</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/1qYRFLp5UXvS95bq"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/1qYRFLp5UXvS95bq" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />I can't think of a better time for this video to be released with Barack's historical inauguration this Tuesday. This is the fifth video off of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Recession</span>, and I'm honored to see life imitate art with this track.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q-Tip feat. Amanda Diva - Manwomanboogie</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/zUcG38FKBhF2Vhz7"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/zUcG38FKBhF2Vhz7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Q-Tip releases a video the Amanda Diva featured joint off <span style="font-style: italic;">The Renaissance</span>. This is my least favorite on the album, but it's good to see Q-Tip doing his thing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slim Thug feat. Yelawolf - I Run</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/uNKxmKJkl6lJnh7N"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/uNKxmKJkl6lJnh7N" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Slim Thug brings you his first single off his upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Boss of All Bosses</span> album. Producer Jim Jonsin (produced "Lollipop", "Whatever You Like") laces Slim Thug on the production, with on the hook sampling a Flock of Seagulls 80's hit "I Run (So Far Away)". Slim Thug's newest LP is slated to be released March 24th.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B.O.B. - I'll Be In The Sky</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/HsHb5ytmpdsEyKEH"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/HsHb5ytmpdsEyKEH" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />Newcomer B.o.B. releases his second video, the comic-book inspired "I'll Be In The Sky". The 20 year old rapper/singer/producer is signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, and will release his debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">Adventures of B.o.B.</span> in the near future. B.o.B. also appeared on XXL's class of '09 issue.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4314095291716636913?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-19323925475013069242009-01-14T01:35:00.000-08:002009-01-14T12:49:26.584-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SW5OpNAh1FI/AAAAAAAAA-4/Nj5uVJUHDps/s1600-h/Notorious.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SW5OpNAh1FI/AAAAAAAAA-4/Nj5uVJUHDps/s400/Notorious.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291253081980392530" border="0" /></a><br />Over 12 years ago hip hop lost one of its greatest artists, the Notorious B.I.G. True, Biggie Smalls only had two albums in his discography and two posthumous releases; but the content and music made him a legend. One of Big's strengths was his clear and smooth delivery, and ability to tell stories. Though the stories Big would spit were life experiences, his life prior to his Bad Boy signing still remained mysterious. Fox Searchlight Pictures drops Notorious; a biographical movie which reveals the history of B.I.G., his remarkable rap career, and his unfortunate death.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />The movie opens perfectly with a young Biggie Smalls where viewers get a chance to see his early inspirations. His struggle for acceptance to his distant relationship with his Father built his foundation to his early teenage raps. Eventually he began to sell drugs and rap publicly making a name for himself. After doing time and having a daughter, Big decided to focus on making rap music as soon as he's released. B.I.G.'s crew (which later became Junior Mafia), encouraged Frank White to pursue a rap career and once he linked up with Puff, the rest was history. Viewing B.I.G.'s back story shows his fate at becoming a rising star. He was determined to use his witty rap style to make the transition from the streets to the studio, and even had his childhood friend sacrifice five years of his life to help Biggie make it. Throughout all of the changes B.I.G. encountered before he signed, it built his character and gave the audience the chance to see him from a more personal perspective that we didn't get to see while he was alive.<br />The question everyone had was, will Jamal Woolard aka Gravy be able to emulate Chris Wallace successfully. The portrayal of B.I.G. was on point and at times very convincing. From the charismatic personality to the rap style, Gravy did a great job at portraying the late rapper. On the other hand, there were some other portrayals that weren't as well fit as Big's and Puffs. Lil' Cease was played by a young actor who appears to be a teenager. During the early stages of the movie you assume the character will age as it progresses, but at the end, he still appears to be an adolescent. There's also Anthony Mackie who plays B.I.G.'s former friend turned for 2pac. As far as the look goes, Mackie resembled Pac but Pac has a distinctive persona that is challenging to embody. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SW5O0BbEeDI/AAAAAAAAA_A/EJNcrctLRl4/s1600-h/Me+and+Naturi+Naughton+as+Lil+Kim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SW5O0BbEeDI/AAAAAAAAA_A/EJNcrctLRl4/s400/Me+and+Naturi+Naughton+as+Lil+Kim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291253267849050162" border="0" /></a>One role that caught me off guard was former 3LW member Naturi Naughton (featured above) as Lil' Kim. After Lil' Kim dedicated spread in KING Magazine, I thought she didn't resemble her. In the film she reenacts Kim and Big's relationship and stage presence causing me to regret my doubts.<br />When Notorious comes to an end, it seems a bit rushed. However, it goes a little deeper into 2pac and Biggie's feud and the negative effect the media had on it. The film leaves an excellent lasting impression and raised my respect level even higher for the late MC. For aspiring music artists like me, you will find the story inspiring seeing that anything is possible. Like Big said on "Sky's The Limit" he went from ashy to classy, and this film captures it all. There wasn't a dull moment in this film and it brought Chris Wallace's music to life. Whether you're a Biggie fan or not, you will find this film enjoyable.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1932392547501306924?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-56829403407393611852009-01-12T21:09:00.000-08:002009-01-12T21:27:12.305-08:00On today's SiB post...<br /><br />Jadakiss writes a "Letter to B.I.G.", Snoop got "Staxx in his Jeans", Juelz &amp; the Skull Gang get "Aggy", Jim Jones "Byrdgang Swagger", and The Lo kick open "Double Doors".<br /><br />Hit up the full story to peep the vids.<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jadakiss feat. Faith Evans - Letter to B.I.G.</span><br /><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/271521316" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=6961373001&playerId=271521316&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Camp Lo - Double Doors</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/uAXhRNfcGTnUIMsM"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/uAXhRNfcGTnUIMsM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Skull Gang - Aggy</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/NCJbG418RgFVIlAG"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/NCJbG418RgFVIlAG" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Snoop Dogg - Staxx in my Jeans</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/SlGJAaNM5QdDXgkk"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/SlGJAaNM5QdDXgkk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jim Jones - Byrdgang Swagger</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wnMLfaANtKEaZTsU"><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wnMLfaANtKEaZTsU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5682940340739361185?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-22108227194266875462009-01-09T16:44:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:50:25.118-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Nas - Nas is Like</span><br /><br />I peeped this video interview with Primo earlier this week where he discussed Jay, Wayne, and Nas. As he reminisced about working on one of the greatest hip hop albums, [<span style="font-style:italic;">Illmatic</span>] he stated that if Nas were to do a new project with the same production team as <span style="font-style:italic;">Illmatic</span> (Primo, Q-Tip, LES, etc.), it would be a success. I agree with DJ Premier, tracks like NY State of Mind, 2nd Childhood, and today's throwback joint, Nas is Like; show the chemistry between the two. While <span style="font-style:italic;">I Am</span> and <span style="font-style:italic;">Nastradamus</span> aren't hailed as Nas' greatest material, "Nas is Like" is one of the best joints he put out to date. The poetic lyrics and delivery the DJ Premier laced beat, and the scratches equal pure dopeness. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxvZDoKMasE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FxvZDoKMasE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2210822719426687546?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-51289440993063964802009-01-07T17:29:00.000-08:002009-01-07T17:53:25.482-08:00<div>It's been a busy day but I made time to drop off a couple of videos. On today's edition:<br /><br />Scarface hits a "High Note" and Bow Wow &amp; JD "Roc the Mic"<br /><br />Hit up the full story to peep the vids!<br /><font id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Scarface - High Note</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wpGQpikr4QsqHaTy" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Scarface drops his follow up single, the Jake One produced "High Note". His current and final album <em>Emeritus</em> is in stores as we speak. This is the uncensored version so it's some eye candy that comes along with this dope joint. Enjoy!<br /><br /><strong>Bow Wow feat. JD - Roc The Mic</strong><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/NL8UBHkJnD1nPKgK" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Bow and JD hit up my hometown for his first single off his upcoming album <em>New Jack City Vol. 2</em> due out this March. Definitely better than that Soulja Boy collab "Marco Polo".<br /><br /><br /></font></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5128944099306396480?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-34408377585960640622009-01-05T20:10:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:08:09.762-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">50 Cent - Get It In</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLaJojfloI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/aoVVj5CmPLY/s1600-h/50+Em+Dre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLaJojfloI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/aoVVj5CmPLY/s400/50+Em+Dre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288028771526350466" border="0" /></a><br />As expected, 50's new joint is here (the radio rip premiered 1/5). It's <s>rumored to be</s> produced by Dre, and <s>unfortunately it's the radio rip</s> the CDQ version is here. Thoughts?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53770222682bc813/">Click here to listen/download</a></span><br /></div><span id="fullpost"><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.illroots.com/">illRoots</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3440837758596064062?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-19904520460608342922009-01-05T19:13:00.000-08:002009-03-04T22:48:31.116-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCE4BaXI/AAAAAAAAA9w/aiCuY6C5HOU/s1600-h/Christina+Milian+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCE4BaXI/AAAAAAAAA9w/aiCuY6C5HOU/s400/Christina+Milian+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288027542178064754" border="0" /></a><br />It's been a busy day being my first day back in the office after a two week vacation. As usual I'm droppin off my girl of the week. I don't know why I'm just now posting a blog on Christina Milian since I've been on her since that Ja Rule joint she was on. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSEizDJ_OPQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSEizDJ_OPQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Even though she's been MIA, Christina Milian is still one of the baddest chicks in the game. Hit up the full story to peep more flicks. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZDCsK3II/AAAAAAAAA-Q/OTNs8NTw_Cw/s1600-h/ChristinaMilian5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZDCsK3II/AAAAAAAAA-Q/OTNs8NTw_Cw/s400/ChristinaMilian5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288027558771350658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCy8P6qI/AAAAAAAAA-I/mb5k6WK3Xd0/s1600-h/ChristinaMilian4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCy8P6qI/AAAAAAAAA-I/mb5k6WK3Xd0/s400/ChristinaMilian4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288027554543823522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCZbyyUI/AAAAAAAAA-A/FwbUSghR2w8/s1600-h/Christina+Milian+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCZbyyUI/AAAAAAAAA-A/FwbUSghR2w8/s400/Christina+Milian+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288027547696810306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCGSnAKI/AAAAAAAAA94/1VS_Qkzkxvg/s1600-h/Christina+Milian+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWLZCGSnAKI/AAAAAAAAA94/1VS_Qkzkxvg/s400/Christina+Milian+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288027542558015650" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1990452046060834292?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-74932287911254640232009-01-03T16:53:00.000-08:002009-01-03T17:08:38.341-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Dj Haze feat. The Game & Young Buck - Hate</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWALk6Er6_I/AAAAAAAAA9o/eFaZNr9heho/s1600-h/The+Game+and+Young+Buck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SWALk6Er6_I/AAAAAAAAA9o/eFaZNr9heho/s400/The+Game+and+Young+Buck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287238691225070578" /></a><br />Ex-G-Unit members link up with DJ Haze to go in on haters. The Game switches his style up on this one sounding a bit like Too Short. Hit up the full story to peep the rest. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53657198153496c3/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7493228791125464023?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-86133034902381183232009-01-02T14:07:00.000-08:002009-01-02T14:38:18.521-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lloyd Banks &amp; Whoo Kid - The Cold Corner Mixtape</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SV6Qw4Zg7-I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/PxmjVWq6V6Q/s1600-h/coldcorner-front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SV6Qw4Zg7-I/AAAAAAAAA9Y/PxmjVWq6V6Q/s400/coldcorner-front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286822182027063266" border="0" /></a><br />Lloyd Banks kicks off '09 with his follow up to <span style="font-style: italic;">The Halloween Havoc</span> mixtape. Banks &amp; Whoo Kid connect to bring you <span style="font-style: italic;">The Cold Corner</span>. Hit up the full story to peep the back cover/tracklisting, and download link.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SV6QyYlWviI/AAAAAAAAA9g/nYyg7utGX0g/s1600-h/coldcorner-back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SV6QyYlWviI/AAAAAAAAA9g/nYyg7utGX0g/s400/coldcorner-back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286822207846530594" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J5VCIGDZ">Click here to download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8613303490238118323?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-73980955066500913702009-01-02T13:47:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:53:54.873-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">T-Pain & Chris Brown - Freeze</span><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/iBVFMhyNsScFFyrS"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/iBVFMhyNsScFFyrS" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />T-Pain collabs with Chris Brown to deliver yet another creative vid. The videos style is similar to "Can't Believe It", and "Chopped and Screwed". All four of the videos released thus far from this LP have been solid.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7398095506650091370?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-25037760076412258712009-01-02T13:39:00.000-08:002009-01-30T10:00:44.526-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Method Man - Judgement Day</span><br /><br />As usual I'm droppin' off my throwback joint of the week. Back when Y2K was approaching, people were going stir crazy. Therefore Method Man based his album theme on the Y2K craze. The video is supposed to be the aftermath of it all. On a side note, remember when Def Jam consisted of Jay-z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule, etc.? The good ole days. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UE7zICDas28&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UE7zICDas28&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2503776007641225871?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-26735373092435637042008-12-31T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-31T18:28:27.862-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkarQjBfI/AAAAAAAAA84/_Ksrpp6db-k/s1600-h/Best+of+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkarQjBfI/AAAAAAAAA84/_Ksrpp6db-k/s400/Best+of+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286140103333447154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy New Years to all! Whatever you do tonight be safe. To bring '08 to an end, I'm posting what readers felt was the album of the year. Based off December's poll, the album of the year is...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwnxZRXAQI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/yYT51GYqt8g/s1600-h/Carter+3and808s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwnxZRXAQI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/yYT51GYqt8g/s400/Carter+3and808s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286143792176890114" border="0" /></a><br />Hit up the full story to peep the rest of the results and my top 5.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poll Results:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Lil Wayne - Carter III - 17%<br />Tied with Kanye West - 808's &amp; Heartbreak</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwipPsW3pI/AAAAAAAAA8g/Ec5xNESRnVk/s1600-h/Carter+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwipPsW3pI/AAAAAAAAA8g/Ec5xNESRnVk/s400/Carter+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286138154608680594" border="0" /></a><br />Lil Wayne &amp; Kanye west come in at number one of the polls. Ironically, the frequent collaborators had two entirely different expectations for their albums. Lil Wayne appeared on various tracks and made numerous mixtapes leading up to his highly anticipated album; Mr. West on the other hand, did his thing on features as well, but announced he's releasing an album two months before it's date. Although both artists first singles contributed to this year's autotune craze, the overall sounds of these albums were complete opposites. <span style="font-style: italic;">Carter III</span> is this year's highest selling hip hop album, and <span style="font-style: italic;">808's &amp; Heartbreaks</span> is officially platinum in over a month.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Other - 14%</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwbXUSGezI/AAAAAAAAA74/NuzjSK-LeMY/s1600-h/Otheralbums.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwbXUSGezI/AAAAAAAAA74/NuzjSK-LeMY/s400/Otheralbums.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286130150021692210" border="0" /></a><br />While the poll consisted of over ten popular albums of 2008, there were other candidates that weren't listed. Therefore the "other" answer was available for those who chose otherwise. Here's nine other slept-on joints that potentially could've been the album of the year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. T.I. - Paper Trail - 11%<br />Tied with: Nas - Untitled</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwioaSlZXI/AAAAAAAAA8A/UB1NWdv5vAw/s1600-h/PaperTrail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwioaSlZXI/AAAAAAAAA8A/UB1NWdv5vAw/s400/PaperTrail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286138140273501554" border="0" /></a><br />Nas' controversial <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled</span> album (originally titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Nigger</span>) is tied with T.I. whose no stranger to controversy. While this year wasn't a good start for T.I. with his weapons charge and parole violation, <span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Trail</span> turned out to be a success, and is still selling till this day. While the bold <span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled</span> album didn't feature many radio friendly tracks, Nas' point with this album was to speak his mind and cover racial and political topics.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. The Game - L.A.X. - 8%<br />Tied With: Q-Tip - The Renaissance</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwio4htGVI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/Qd9CePWVijg/s1600-h/The+Game+LAX.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwio4htGVI/AAAAAAAAA8Q/Qd9CePWVijg/s400/The+Game+LAX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286138148389984594" border="0" /></a><br />The last tie on the poll is the feature heavy L.A.X., and the jazzy <span style="font-style: italic;">Renaissance</span> album from Q-Tip. Both were great albums, but had entirely different vibes. L.A.X. gave you a west coast feel and had guest appearances ranging from Ne-Yo to Ice Cube. <span style="font-style: italic;">The Renaissance</span> stuck to the traditional A Tribe Called Quest sound, marking Q-Tip's comeback. The Renaissance received good reviews from critics and fans, but unfortunately it failed to reach gold status unlike <span style="font-style: italic;">L.A.X.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />5. The Roots - Rising Down 5%</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwio-Z4UGI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/xqDaabuAXE8/s1600-h/The+Roots+Rising+Down.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwio-Z4UGI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/xqDaabuAXE8/s400/The+Roots+Rising+Down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286138149967777890" border="0" /></a><br />The Roots continue to deliver solid albums with their eighth effort <span style="font-style: italic;">Rising Down</span>. The album was one of the more darker albums of 2008, but out shined a lot of the material that was released this year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Runners Up:</span><br />Common - Universal Mind Control 2%<br />Ludacris - Theater of the Mind 2%<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Top 5 Albums of 2008:</span><br /><br />Click the album title to read the review<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/07/album-review-nas-untitled.html">1. Nas - Untitled</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwj14uQ8WI/AAAAAAAAA8w/e9eo_LodrhE/s1600-h/Nas+Untitled%27.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwj14uQ8WI/AAAAAAAAA8w/e9eo_LodrhE/s400/Nas+Untitled%27.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286139471292592482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-q-tip-renaissance.html">2. Q-Tip - The Renaissance</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwiokJ4u1I/AAAAAAAAA8I/TGEnEXT3hY4/s1600-h/Q-Tip+The+Renissance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwiokJ4u1I/AAAAAAAAA8I/TGEnEXT3hY4/s400/Q-Tip+The+Renissance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286138142921374546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple</span> (no review available)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkuGQmjfI/AAAAAAAAA9A/3gGVknqQdNQ/s1600-h/Gnarls+Barkley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkuGQmjfI/AAAAAAAAA9A/3gGVknqQdNQ/s400/Gnarls+Barkley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286140436998950386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-kanye-west-808s-heartbreak.html">4. Kanye West - 808's &amp; Heartbreak</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwj1ubSEUI/AAAAAAAAA8o/19oQfibFxBA/s1600-h/808sand+Heartbreak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwj1ubSEUI/AAAAAAAAA8o/19oQfibFxBA/s400/808sand+Heartbreak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286139468528619842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />5. The Roots - Rising Down</span> (no review available)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkugJ8OKI/AAAAAAAAA9I/zVQ7UjKeaVY/s1600-h/The+Roots+Rising+Down.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwkugJ8OKI/AAAAAAAAA9I/zVQ7UjKeaVY/s400/The+Roots+Rising+Down.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286140443950332066" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2673537309243563704?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-2497629324783392712008-12-31T15:33:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:40:51.802-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Skillz - 2008 Rap Up</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwB3ALm5sI/AAAAAAAAA7w/y-P5SlvFxQM/s1600-h/skillz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVwB3ALm5sI/AAAAAAAAA7w/y-P5SlvFxQM/s400/skillz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286102107079239362" /></a><br />Skillz came thru just in time to deliver his recurring rap up joint for 2008. The Rap Up is always something to look forward to, and this edition Skillz covers everything from beef, Yung Berg taking L's, Nas' nigger movements, and of course Barack Obama. Hit up the full story to check it out.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53531731639c7938/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-249762932478339271?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-33736422905709932562008-12-30T19:28:00.000-08:002008-12-30T19:28:01.032-08:00With 2009 less than a day away, let's take a look at the trends and occurrences that need to be left in the past as we move on to a new year in black music. Hit up the full story to peep 5 things that need to stay in the past.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Dressing Like Your Favorite Rapper</span><br /></span><span>Lets face reality, not all trends are for everybody. Some styles might fit a certain celeb/rap artists, but not everyone can get away with the same things. This year some hip hop fans became fashionably confused retiring their baggy/loose clothes for skinny jeans, piercings and excessive tatts (which is on you for life). </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />4. YouTube/WorldStarHipHop Beef</span><br />Years ago when 50 Cent built a career off of beef with skits and diss tracks, it kept the hip hop world excited and entertained. Years later, the beef in hip hop still persists, and it's no longer 50 Cent being the ringleader. This year there's been numerous videos that made their way to the net via YouTube and WorldStarHipHop with artists beefing with one another. It's also been people who were down with artists before they blew up submitting their disses as well. With all these videos going back and forth, hip hop is slowly becoming the WWE.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Autotune</span><br />T-Pain was the most bit artist this year. His signature autotune sound was used my various artists ranging from producer Ron Browz, Young Berg, 50 Cent, Kanye, Lil Wayne, and more. The use of the autotune even caused T-Pain to make "Karaoke", addressing the people biting his style, but he gives Kanye and Wayne a pass. The autotune is suitable for T-Pain, but it doesn't work for everyone. Unfortunately, the autotune will still be active in '09 because Puff is rumored to be dropping album with complete autotune.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Swag</span><br />Initially swag was an appropriate slang word used to define confidence, style, and/or demeanor. It was cool while it lasted, but eventually people began to over use the word and play it out. In due time, swag will become the new "bling".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Obama Hate</span><br />In November we experienced one of the most important Presidential elections of all time which led to Barack Obama's victory. Time's man of the year's first day in office isn't until January 20th of next year, the hate was at an all time high. Out here in Cali, in the small city of Torrance, swastika's were spray painted onto cars along with messages telling Blacks to go back to Africa. Aside from the racist graffiti, all across there US, there's been numerous attacks, threats, and rumored assassination plots. People need to put the ignorance aside and get ready for change.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Honorable Mentions:</span><br />Akon/Lil Wayne/T-Pain features<br />T-Baby - It's So Cold In The D<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3373642290570993256?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-66012289271228526062008-12-29T22:10:00.000-08:002008-12-29T22:10:00.227-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6YlLmcpI/AAAAAAAAA7A/NPw-WViTRSo/s1600-h/Best+of+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6YlLmcpI/AAAAAAAAA7A/NPw-WViTRSo/s400/Best+of+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285460569156383378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6Y9opx-I/AAAAAAAAA7I/X0Sc6ccDIwM/s1600-h/Beyonce.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6Y9opx-I/AAAAAAAAA7I/X0Sc6ccDIwM/s400/Beyonce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285460575720687586" border="0" /></a><br />Whether it were the video for "Single Ladies", her cop disguise in "If I Were a Boy", or her portrayal of soul singer Etta James in Cadillac Records, Beyonce was the baddest chick this year. Whether you call her Beyonce or her new alias Sasha Fierce, Bey has a pretty face, well proportioned body, and a bangin' backside. Unfortunately Hov officially took her off the market this year. Hit up the full story to peep more flicks.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6ZWxJKhI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/GdLzmYGIq9c/s1600-h/beyonce7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6ZWxJKhI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/GdLzmYGIq9c/s400/beyonce7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285460582467185170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6ZOieUxI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/2ESVuMqjdHc/s1600-h/Beyonce2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm6ZOieUxI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/2ESVuMqjdHc/s400/Beyonce2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285460580258173714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm63Dp8aYI/AAAAAAAAA7o/rkV_ihMmv_E/s1600-h/bey_011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm63Dp8aYI/AAAAAAAAA7o/rkV_ihMmv_E/s400/bey_011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285461092732791170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm63AnH-WI/AAAAAAAAA7g/0oREGNyVJPM/s1600-h/beyoncegiantcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVm63AnH-WI/AAAAAAAAA7g/0oREGNyVJPM/s400/beyoncegiantcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285461091915659618" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6601228927122852606?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-53936324915888629332008-12-29T21:10:00.001-08:002008-12-29T21:30:04.858-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Jadakiss feat. Faith Evans - Letter to B.I.G.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVmxmdXJAeI/AAAAAAAAA64/QSUnS6bPgqA/s1600-h/jadakiss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVmxmdXJAeI/AAAAAAAAA64/QSUnS6bPgqA/s400/jadakiss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285450911970820578" /></a><br /><br />Jadakiss drops this impressive track off of the Notorious OST. Like the song name, Jada raps out a letter to the late, great Biggie Smalls. The track hit the net last week, but th CD quality version is here. Be sure to check this one out. <br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53460652dfdfe623/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5393632491588862933?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-78399517521029445152008-12-28T19:02:00.000-08:002008-12-28T22:18:20.643-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgz3gM6ZyI/AAAAAAAAA6w/ZQ-_jIJ9qbM/s1600-h/Best+of+2008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgz3gM6ZyI/AAAAAAAAA6w/ZQ-_jIJ9qbM/s400/Best+of+2008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285031191349192482" /></a><br />Typically music artists select their best work as singles to help promote their albums. Seeing that singles are usually meant to blow, lets recap some of the hottest singles of the year. Hit up the full story to peep my 10 favorite singles of 2008.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. The Game feat. Lil Wayne - My Life</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOyfF_FI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/lzdnDHecNYQ/s1600-h/The+Game+-+My+Life.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOyfF_FI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/lzdnDHecNYQ/s400/The+Game+-+My+Life.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011800184978514" border="0" /></a><br />The Game linked up with his fellow blood brother Lil' Wayne for his third single off of <span style="font-style: italic;">L.A.X.</span>. While most tracks that were featuring Wayne included a verse, The Game used Lil Wayne to sing on the hook. The Game drops powerful lines about life and death over a mellow Cool-n-Dre produced track.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />9. Jay-z - Jockin' Jay-z</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjdzN7wI/AAAAAAAAA5o/9RDlot1FPVg/s1600-h/Jay-z+-+Jockin+Jayz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjdzN7wI/AAAAAAAAA5o/9RDlot1FPVg/s400/Jay-z+-+Jockin+Jayz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011055897865986" border="0" /></a><br />Eventhough the Blueprint III didn't see the light of day this year, Jockin' Jay-z was still a solid song from Hov. While it did receive some criticism and it didn't take off like some of Jay's past singles, it still served its purpose of keeping Jigga active and letting listeners know that the Blueprint III is coming. Blueprint 3 is now scheduled for a February 2009 release.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Ron Browz feat. Jim Jones &amp; Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOtYzMVI/AAAAAAAAA6I/aS1UMfgzj18/s1600-h/Ron+Browz+-+Pop+Champagne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOtYzMVI/AAAAAAAAA6I/aS1UMfgzj18/s400/Ron+Browz+-+Pop+Champagne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011798816403794" border="0" /></a><br />"Pop Champagne's" late release doesn't prevent it from making it to the top singles list. The single came through just in time to heat up the clubs this cold Winter. Originally the song belonged to Ron Browz, but it's now Jim Jones song featuring Ron Browz and Juelz. The "Ether Boy" also produced and appears on Busta Rhymes' "Arab Money", N.O.R.E.'s "Rotate", and Fat Joe's latest single.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - Put On</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOz0kwlI/AAAAAAAAA6g/u2v6l3X0SMQ/s1600-h/Young+Jeezy+-+Put+On.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOz0kwlI/AAAAAAAAA6g/u2v6l3X0SMQ/s400/Young+Jeezy+-+Put+On.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011800543511122" border="0" /></a>Young Jeezy dropped the first single for his third album <span style="font-style: italic;">The Recession</span> with a random, but impressive auto-tuned Kanye feature. The city anthem gained a huge buzz resulting in numerous artists freestyling over it and a Jay-z featured remix.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Q-Tip - Gettin' Up</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjtIPA_I/AAAAAAAAA5w/h42OhV0pjUw/s1600-h/Q-Tip+-+Gettin+Up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjtIPA_I/AAAAAAAAA5w/h42OhV0pjUw/s400/Q-Tip+-+Gettin+Up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011060012549106" border="0" /></a>Q-Tip dropped <span style="font-style: italic;">The Renaissance</span>, his first album in almost ten years. The first single "Gettin' Up", stuck to the traditional Tribe Called Quest rhythm with Q-Tip rapping over a melodic, piano instrumental. While it didn't blow up like the club banger "Vivrant Thing", Tip released one of the best singles of '08.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Rick Ross feat. T-Pain - The Boss</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjzx0XOI/AAAAAAAAA54/OaVvpE-_sno/s1600-h/Rick+Ross+-+The+Boss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjzx0XOI/AAAAAAAAA54/OaVvpE-_sno/s400/Rick+Ross+-+The+Boss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011061797575906" border="0" /></a>T-Pain was featured on various tracks this year, and one of the most notable appearances was "The Boss".Rick Ross started 2008 off right with his first single off of <span style="font-style: italic;">Trilla</span>, where him and T-Pain rip an insane JR Rotem instrumental.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Kanye West - Heartless</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjJe8ZEI/AAAAAAAAA5g/E5jvj_sQje0/s1600-h/Kanye+West+-+Heartless.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghjJe8ZEI/AAAAAAAAA5g/E5jvj_sQje0/s400/Kanye+West+-+Heartless.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011050444121154" border="0" /></a>When Kanye announced his album will be complete auto-tune and feature little to no rapping, fans pondered if quality will be as good as Mr. West's prior work. When "Love Lockdown" released, reviews were mixed, but what saved it was the follow up single, "Heartless". The song stuck to the albums love theme, but still managed to be radio friendly. Not to mention, the video was dope as hell.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghi5_VT5I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/t8X8y8Q-HUg/s1600-h/Gnarls+Barkley+-+Who%27s+Gonna+Save+My+Soul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVghi5_VT5I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/t8X8y8Q-HUg/s400/Gnarls+Barkley+-+Who%27s+Gonna+Save+My+Soul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011046285004690" border="0" /></a>The rapper/producer duo Gnarls Barkley's third single "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" was indeed dope. The Grammy nominated music video was from left-field, but interestingly good. The Roots drummer ?uestlove premiered this track, and since then has been used by Jay Electronica &amp; Kid Cudi. I would love to hear Nas or Scarface rap over this. If you haven't heard <span style="font-style: italic;">The Odd Couple</span>, it's definitely worth the listen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. T.I. feat. Jay-z, Kanye West, &amp; Lil Wayne - Swagger Like Us</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOsIz2BI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/N_mhyFumTws/s1600-h/Swagga+Like+Us+%28Feat._Kanye_West_%26_Lil_Wayne%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOsIz2BI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/N_mhyFumTws/s400/Swagga+Like+Us+%28Feat._Kanye_West_%26_Lil_Wayne%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011798480902162" border="0" /></a>Four of hip hop's heavyweights collaborated on the massive Swagga Like Us. With the late success of "Paper Planes" by M.I.A., Kanye sampled one of her lines for the hook of SLU. When Swagger Like Us first made it's way to the net, many people thought it was a rumored track, but turned out to be an official song. The song appears on T.I.'s <span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Trail</span>, and since "Jockin' Jay-z" wasn't jocked like it was supposed to be, it led to Jay-z labeling "Swagger Like Us" as his first single. For this song to not have a video, it was highly popular and received heavy radio play.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Lil Wayne - A Milli</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOMcrBwI/AAAAAAAAA6A/69l4gNmbQAE/s1600-h/Lil+Wayne+-+A+Millie.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgiOMcrBwI/AAAAAAAAA6A/69l4gNmbQAE/s400/Lil+Wayne+-+A+Millie.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285011789974275842" border="0" /></a>Easily one of the most memorable songs of 2008. Love him or hate him, it was Wayne's year. "A Milli" had to be one of the most rapped over instrumentals of this year. As soon as the song started catching on, the industry began to rape the beat. Jay-z, Jadakiss, Bow Wow, and even R&amp;B'ers Chris Brown and Ne-Yo got on the repetitive instrumental. In the end, Wayne did the beat justice making it one of the best songs on <span style="font-style: italic;">Tha Carter III</span> and 2008.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Honorable Mentions:</span><br />Common - Universal Mind Control<br />Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy<br />The Roots - Get Busy<br />Busta Rhymes - Arab Money<br />Nas - Hero<br />Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7839951752102944515?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-79941412792011907542008-12-28T17:34:00.000-08:002008-12-28T18:19:32.728-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">DJ Khaled feat. Jay-z, Kanye, &amp; T-Pain - Go Hard Remix</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgzfy5iV6I/AAAAAAAAA6o/6GfY0gpmsNc/s1600-h/jay-z.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVgzfy5iV6I/AAAAAAAAA6o/6GfY0gpmsNc/s400/jay-z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285030784051337122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jay-z hops on the beat Kanye once "fucked up so bad won't nobody want to get up on it". Unfortunately no new Kanye verse here, but still worth checking out. Who went hard on this track, Ye or Jay? Hit up the full story.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"> <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53416821a18b65d0/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7994141279201190754?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-15250443240367294912008-12-27T19:30:00.000-08:002008-12-27T19:41:41.161-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVbr1Jpt2LI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/318s5N3h7L4/s1600-h/Best+of+2008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284670511122340018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SVbr1Jpt2LI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/318s5N3h7L4/s400/Best+of+2008.jpg" /></a><br />While 2008 is coming to an end, it's only right that I post my favorite music videos of the year. At a time where music video's are repetitive and cliched, the artistic and original videos deserve recognition. Hit up the full story to peep my 10 favorite videos of the year and more! There's more top ten lists to come!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>10. U-N-I - Beautiful Day</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_wRkF0zYoDU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_wRkF0zYoDU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />There's nothing like watching a video filmed in area's you're familiar with. U-N-I cruises through Inglewood (my current stomping grounds), with an ill slow motion effect making it the first entry on my favorite videos of 2008. Very nice track by the way. <br /><br /><strong>9. Young Jeezy - Crazy World</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QgLJA7U3zNU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QgLJA7U3zNU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />The best way to summarize this video is chaotic. The song title and music video theme compliment each other fairly well. Jeezy shows his interpretation of how crazy the world is going to become if we dont fix economic issues and unfair laws. "Crazy World" is Jeezy's third video off of his semi-political album <em>The Recession</em>.<br /><br /><strong>8. Nas - Ya'll My Niggas</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnZqx31B_n8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LnZqx31B_n8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Nas drops a powerful video for one of my favorite tracks off his <em>Untitled</em> album. Nas doesn't appear in the video but instead it features a young kid rapping the lyrics to the track. As I said in the tenth entry of my countdown, it's always a good look seeing places you're familiar with in music videos. A majority of the video was shot on Crenshaw blvd. out here in Los Angeles, which is where I grew up. Nas also added commentary from hip hop's rival, Bill O'Reilly, followed up with a special message from Esco.<br /><br /><strong>7. T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It</strong><br /><object width="480" height="378"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k7Dv4IuteNTC1qKfiB&amp;related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k7Dv4IuteNTC1qKfiB&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="378" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br />T-Pain linked up with 2008's hardest working artist, Lil Wayne for his first single off <em>Thr33 Ringz</em>. To brand <em>Thr33 Ringz</em> as a circus-themed album, Pain applied an amusement park concept to "Can't Believe It". Filled with clowns, coasters, and dope effects, T-Pain provides visuals for the lyrics in the song and album theme. "Can't Believe It" isn't only a clean video, it also makes T-Pain one of the most recognizable artists today with his signature top hat that appeared in many of this years videos.<br /><br /><strong>6. Erykah Badu - Honey</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eMz8cuVJPrI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eMz8cuVJPrI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Erykah Badu gives her take on classic album covers from <em>Illmatic</em>, to <em>Paid In Full</em>, to De La Soul's <em>Three Feet High and Rising</em>. She also does her imitation of Andre 3000's memorable one-man band video, "Hey Ya". The clever renditions backed up by 9th Wonder's smooth production makes "Honey" one of the most fun videos of the year.<br /><br /><strong>5. Common - Universal Mind Control</strong><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2360630&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2360630&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br />Hype Williams does it again with his Common collab for "Universal Mind Control". "UMC"'s robotic, electronic sound makes it obvious that the video would match the style of the track. Common links up with a BBC Robot to deliver one of the most innovative videos of 2008.<br /><br /><strong>4. Kanye West - Flashing Lights</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-a--Pc7R8PU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-a--Pc7R8PU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Kanye's third single off <em>Graduation</em> was none other than "Flashing Lights" (one of my favorite tracks from the album), and the unexpected video raised eyebrows and generated a lot of hype over the net. While the video received mixed reviews, I thought it was simple and changed peoples interpretation of the song. Aside from giving the song a new meaning, it also put the busty Rita G on the map. Watching her strip down makes the video well worth an entry on this top 10 list.<br />There were two other versions of this video that were nice as well and supposedly all three videos are connected.<br /><br /><strong>3. N.E.R.D. feat. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, & Pusha T - Everyone Nose (Remix)</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYoYMftYoCg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SYoYMftYoCg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />"Everyone Nose (Remix)" was instantly one of my favorite videos of all time. I'm a huge fan of Hype William's work and he continues to push the envelope in hip hop music videos. Who would've thought you can mix a 80's video game/space theme video with a song about doing lines? I'm not going to do much discussion with this one, I'll let the video do the talking. On a side note, Pharell's shades are strangely dope.<br /><br /><strong>2. Gnarls Barkley - Going On</strong><br /><object width="480" height="309"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k24hl3gdl46J2xFwpX&amp;related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k24hl3gdl46J2xFwpX&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="309" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br />The number two spot goes to the innovative and eccentric Gnarls Barkley. Gnarls Barkley has a reputation for delivering standout videos, and they continue to be creative with the video for "Going On". Gnarls Barkley brought the song to life with Jamaicans celebrating their discovery of a new dimension, but in the end the main character doesn't want to be followed there.<br /><br /><strong>1. Kanye West - Heartless</strong><br /><object width="480" height="383"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k6cQhhgdpEDygcPJq7&amp;related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k6cQhhgdpEDygcPJq7&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="383" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br />My number one pick goes to Heartless. For one, I dig animated videos, and I also feel the video's artistic appeal. Honestly I didn't like Heartless instantly, but the video raised my appreciation. Not to mention it's my Mom's favorite song and video. Originally the video was recorded and later drawn by 65 animators in Hong Kong. The video was also inspired by an flick called "American Pop". I would love to peep the live version of this joint!<br /><br /><strong>Honorable Mentions:</strong><br />Santogold - LES Artistes<br />Gnarls Barkley - Who's Going To Save My Soul<br />Missy Elliott - Ching-a-Ling<br />Busta Rhymes - Don't Touch Me<br />Q-Tip - Gettin' Up<br />Common &amp; Pharrell - Announcement<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1525044324036729491?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-78759588992961242542008-12-25T20:03:00.000-08:002008-12-25T20:07:39.946-08:00Merry Christmas to all! Hope you all had a great Xmas. Pardon my absence, I've been on vacation and staying busy. I got some '08 wrap up blogs on the way so keep checking back daily to check em out. I'm ending '08 on a good note.<br /><br />Peace!<br /><br />-Laurence<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7875958899296124254?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-64490978165945031492008-12-19T11:55:00.000-08:002008-12-19T17:58:42.888-08:00Xmas is less than a week away and I'm semi-feeling the spirit. Since I post my throwbacks every Friday, it's only obvious I'll post some Xmas joints to help get into the spirit and keep my recurring old skool video post going.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Christmas in Hollis</strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/juBEue3L4LE&amp;hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><strong>Santa Clause is Going Straight to the Ghetto</strong><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bHpHj2l8AiA&amp;hl=" fs="1" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6449097816594503149?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-75712650408943010062008-12-18T15:35:00.000-08:002008-12-18T15:35:38.894-08:00Here's whats poppin' in the video world...<br /><br />Jeezy asks "Who Dat?", Charles Hamilton and his "Brooklyn Girls", and Tyga can't believe they "Saying This"<br /><br />Hit the link to peep the vids.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Young Jeezy - Who Dat?</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/AHyWfgFsI6BBnYAj" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br />Fourth video off The Recession. I'm still waiting to see the anticipated "My President" video with Nas.<br /><br /><strong>Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/vajZuq1XC3LfYKms" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br />This joints been out for a minute, but it is indeed a hot one. If you've been sleeping on the <em>Hamiltonization Process</em>, be sure to hit up the archive to check out some of Charles Hamilton's work. Soulja Boy's "rival" is one of the most original new artists to hit the scene.<br /><br /><strong>Tyga - Saying This</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/1rZR7qRj8IbEcskS" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br />The lil dude is steppin' it up, this is far better than Coconut Juice. No hate here though.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7571265040894301006?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-76252780895759615532008-12-18T14:38:00.000-08:002008-12-18T14:48:44.748-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUrS3xyZuUI/AAAAAAAAA4w/_TdsVddo5pU/s1600-h/Joe+Budden+Padded+Room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281265368744704322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 394px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUrS3xyZuUI/AAAAAAAAA4w/_TdsVddo5pU/s400/Joe+Budden+Padded+Room.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My boy Matt sent me this today via email. The nets favorite rapper Joe Budden is prepping his upcoming album <em>Padded Room</em>. Like most material Budden puts out, the guest appearances a to a minimum and it's sure to have the internet goin nuts. Click the full story to peep more info and album tracklisting. </div><div><br /></div><span id="fullpost"></span><div><span style="font-size:0;">Here's an excerpt from my message regarding Budden's upcoming album:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:0;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:0;">Joe’s relentless grind culminates on 2-24-09 with the release of his official sophomore LP Padded Room (which has already received rave reviews from XXL, Spin and Smooth Magazines) and the LP’s lead-single “The Future” featuring former adversary The Game is already burning up the Internet and the duo will also be filming a video for the track shortly.<br /><br />In addition, AmalgamDigital.com also plans to re-launch the website store with a new design, enhanced functionality and new features in unison with the same date of Padded Room’s release. To celebrate the release of Padded Room and the site’s re-launch, Joe Budden his record label, Amalgam Digital are offering fans exclusive hidden bonus tracks when the Padded Room album is purchased in digital format direct from www.AmalgamDigital.com<br /><br /><strong><em>“The Padded Room album is crazy. Go out and get it” – Joe Budden</em></strong><br /><br />Tracklisting:<br />01. Now I Lay (produced by Blastah Beatz)<br />02. The Future f/ The Game (produced by Fyu-chur)<br />03. If I Gotta Go (produced by the Klasixs)<br />04. Don't Make Me (produced by Blastah Beatz)<br />05. Blood On The Wall (produced by Moss)<br />06. In My Sleep (produced by Blastah Beatz)<br />07. Exxxes (produced by the Klasixs)<br />08. I Couldn't Help It (produced by the Klasixs)<br />09. Adrenaline (produced by Dub B)<br />10. Happy Holidays (produced by Quan)<br />11. Do Tell (produced by Blastah Beatz)<br />12. Angel In My Life (produced by Blastah Beatz)<br />13. Pray For Me (produced by Versatile &amp; Dilemma)<br /><br /><br /></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7625278089575961553?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-21847306098788306072008-12-18T09:48:00.000-08:002008-12-18T10:30:43.209-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUqOEfuoPEI/AAAAAAAAA4o/dpgn4UI5RD0/s1600-h/5157HY2M1BL._SS500_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281189720933022786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUqOEfuoPEI/AAAAAAAAA4o/dpgn4UI5RD0/s400/5157HY2M1BL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Before Kanye went autotune on us, he was one of the most perfect balanced mc's when it comes to subject matter. His balance was reflected on his first two albums, where he talked about everything from consciousness, to gold digging women, to family emergencies. While College Dropout is hailed as Kanye's best album, I actually liked Late Registration better. It's very rare that sophomores are better than debuts, but in this case the second LP was slightly better than the first. Allow me to introduce one of my favorite albums ever. They ask him "why you call it <em>Late Registration</em> 'Ye? Cause we taking these muh'fuckers back to school"<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />In 2004 Kanye West debuted with <em>The College Dropout</em> which was full of soul-sample production, witty rhymes, and a college theme complimenting the album title. After the groundbreaking album was released, Kanye did various song appearances on production and laying down verses. While most artists catch the sophomore jinx, fans and critics wondered if the same would happen to Kanye. The release of Late Registration proved Kanye was capable of dropping to hot albums in a row and also stepping up his lyrical skills.<br />On the albums first single "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", Kanye rapped about his success after his first album, using the title to not only represent his Roc-a-Fella family, but the tragic effects of blood diamonds in Africa. While the original was some of Kanye's best lyricism, he covered more of the topic of blood diamonds on the Jay-z assisted remix. Jay dropped a quite impressive verse on the remix, which caused Kanye to later say "On the "Diamonds Remix", I swore I spazzed, then my big brother came through and kicked my ass"; when Jay spits lines like "Shirley Bassey's in the red sayin' exactly/What I been sayin' practically my whole career/A diamond is forever, I been mining' this forever/Now the Louis Vuitton Don's timing' couldn't be better".<br />Another factor to <em>Late Registration's </em>great quality is the range of topics covered on this album. The album starts off with "Heard 'Em Say", where Kanye talks about the struggles of African Americans and even government conspiracies. The consciousness continues on "Crack Music". The Game feature was a bit misleading since he only says "That's that crack music nigga!, that real black music", but overall it's an excellent analogy of hip hop music and crack cocaine. On "Addiction" Kanye covers's addictions which is one thing everyone has in common. We seek happiness and satisfaction in things and once we find it, we can easily get carried away; in that case we would have to "Drive Slow".<br />Mr. West expresses his love for his family on this LP. First there's "Roses" with Kanye telling a story about his Grandmother in the hospital, and how nurses are more concerned about receiving autographs than his Grandma's health. "Hey Mama" is Kanye's version of 2pac's "Dear Mama", expressing his love and admiration for his now deceased Mother.<br />Aside from the album's content, the production was superb and featured more of an orchestral sound this time around. While the first album's soul-samples can still be heard on some tracks like "On My Way Home", a majority of the songs on <em>Late Registration</em> feature strings and orchestra sounds. The musical masterpiece that is "We Major" features Nas and ends with minutes of pure music and Kanye's excuses for being late. The orchestral sound persists on "Gone" which goes into a break of strings, but is then followed up with an excellent verse by Kanye West. Kanye expresses his thoughts on providing inspiration with lines like "I'ma open up a store for aspiring MC's/Won't sell 'em no dream, but the inspiration is free/But if they ever flip sides like Anakin/You'll sell everything including the mannequin" The album ends with a combination of College Dropout and Late Registration themed production on "Late". The thought about making a whole song about being late may sound silly, but Kanye saved one of the best for last.<br />For my closing statement, Late Registration shows Kanye at his finest. From the albums opening to it's closing, it's purely immaculate. My least favorite song on this album was "Gold Digger", but that was well receipted by the public. Though Kanye's style gets more and more eccentric each album he releases, this is my favorite out of the four. The lyricism, production, and vocals compliment each other exceptionally well on this album, makes you wonder what made Kanye change to the autotuned singer/rapper.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2184730609878830607?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-11458337023781029022008-12-16T13:46:00.001-08:002008-12-16T13:49:25.561-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">N.E.R.D. - Sooner or Later</span><br /><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/B2yUmQfMK7vMTihq"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/B2yUmQfMK7vMTihq" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowNetworking="all" allowScriptAccess="always" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br /><br />There hasn't been too many post-worthy videos to hit the net lately, so I will gladly post the official video for one of my favorite tracks off <span style="font-style:italic;">Seeing Sounds</span>. Unfortunately they had to reduce the long drum break towards the end of the track, but I'm feeling the economical crisis theme they put to it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1145833702378102902?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-1410580417194056692008-12-15T15:29:00.000-08:002008-12-15T16:13:31.014-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbot2i82hI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/XDhMamrcFXs/s1600-h/rosariodawson1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbot2i82hI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/XDhMamrcFXs/s400/rosariodawson1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280163487572351506" border="0" /></a><br />With the release of Will Smith's newest flick Seven Pounds, my attention was brought to Rosario Dawson who co-stars in the film. Though she did catch my eye in "Eagle Eye", I recently looked up some pics of her and thought that I had to blog about it. Rosario Dawson is a Black and Latin actress who have some of the physical qualities that I love in a women, nice teeth, pretty skin, lips, and breasts. Click the full story to continue reading and to peep more pics!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Outside of her physical qualities, she has a unique personality, individuality, and often speaks about issues. You may have also seen her in such films as Sin City, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Grindhouse</span>: Death Proof, Men in Black 2 and many more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpayqfd-I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/ajBxgsPtYgk/s1600-h/RosarioDawson3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpayqfd-I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/ajBxgsPtYgk/s400/RosarioDawson3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280164259624351714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbErqYWI/AAAAAAAAA3g/pz3Nyrz_-E4/s1600-h/Rosario_Dawson_Biography.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbErqYWI/AAAAAAAAA3g/pz3Nyrz_-E4/s400/Rosario_Dawson_Biography.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280164264461099362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbgIl8aI/AAAAAAAAA3w/KO9DeReIGVE/s1600-h/rosario-dawson_191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbgIl8aI/AAAAAAAAA3w/KO9DeReIGVE/s400/rosario-dawson_191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280164271830200738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbANYHZI/AAAAAAAAA3o/WPGOXm2w-sQ/s1600-h/rosariodawson2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 346px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUbpbANYHZI/AAAAAAAAA3o/WPGOXm2w-sQ/s400/rosariodawson2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280164263260331410" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-141058041719405669?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-56381559858933359172008-12-12T11:01:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:09:50.435-08:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah (Got You All In Check)<br /></span><br />I remember as a young'n I was heavily fascinated by this video. It was lively, hype, and it branded Busta as an "animated" rapper. Regardless of Busta's "animated" style, his old videos are timeless. Every time he hooks up with Hype Williams, the results are classic. Peep my favorite J's at 4:24. On another note, what happened to rappers with distinctive personalities like this? Someone who's videos are fun and exciting to see?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7hJ4VzA0Yk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z7hJ4VzA0Yk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5638155985893335917?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-26939421313948866012008-12-12T09:39:00.000-08:002008-12-12T10:59:45.827-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFRZNZWXzI/AAAAAAAAA3A/_my0W-8-_Zk/s1600-h/hniccover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589731789496114" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFRZNZWXzI/AAAAAAAAA3A/_my0W-8-_Zk/s400/hniccover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The infamous Mobb Deep emerged onto the rap scene in the mid 90's with their gritty style of New York street rap. The duo consisted of producer-rapper Havoc, and Prodigy. After numerous solid releases, beefs, and controversies, Prodigy decided to make a solo album with production help and appearances with his crew mate Havoc. Apparently the things hip hop loved about early Mobb Deep albums, persisted with HNIC making it one of hip hop's most slept on albums to date.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Prodigy let his "dunns" Bars-n-Hooks kick off the album with their intro warning the rap game about their presence. On "The Genesis", Prodigy hooks up with the Alchemist to create an outstanding opening track for an album. Aside from the opening, Alchemist created other bangers for the <span style="font-style: italic;">Head Nigga In Charge</span>. On the street banger "Keep It Thoro", P raps over a piano-looped instrumental with his signature laid back rap style with grimey lyrics. Alchemist also delivers "Trials of Love", where Bandana P and his wifey argue on wax in a rap format; and then on "Three" where Prodigy raps about things that occur around his way at 3 in the morning'.<br />While Mobb Deep signature style is street music, the most club friendly track was The Rockwilder's "Do It". Another joint that was outside of Mobb Deep's typical sound was "YBE" which featured B.G. Prodigy and B.G. both rap about the lavish life over an updated version of Whodini's "One Love". The rare materialism continues on "Diamond", where Prodigy's protege's Bars-n-Hooks talk about their determination to go diamond (hilarious when you think about it). P wraps the album up with "You Can Never Feel My Pain", where he expresses his hardships in life and his struggle with Sickle Cell.<br />In conclusion, <span style="font-style: italic;">H.N.I.C.</span> is somewhat of a time capsule of New York hip hop. Back in 2000 when this album dropped, producers like Rockwilder and Bink Dawg were hot on the production scene making beats for albums like The Dynasty, with Just Blaze still an up and coming producer. Eight years ago, I heard this album and thought it was thoroughly great and it still holds it's value today. If you ever wonder what was Prodigy's claim to fame, you need to check out <span style="font-style: italic;">H.N.I.C.</span>.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2693942131394886601?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-84738766066532580762008-12-11T09:47:00.000-08:002009-01-19T15:40:37.003-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUGWcDpkzVI/AAAAAAAAA3I/IjZipABLNfY/s1600-h/20081209drake1pd9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278665647015120210" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUGWcDpkzVI/AAAAAAAAA3I/IjZipABLNfY/s400/20081209drake1pd9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />If you've been sleeping on Drake like myself, this is your opportunity to give em a listen. I've heard a couple of tracks from him and he's semi-nice and he has a growing buzz online. You may have seen him on Degrassi where he plays Jimmy. This mixtape features frequent collaborator Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, and freestyles on some of the hottest beats out right now. Click the full story for the download link and tracklisting.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />1. Heartbreak Drake Intro<br />2. Say Whats Real (Produced By Kanye West)<br />3. A Little Bit (feat. Lykke Li)<br />4. Cant Stop Missing U (feat. Trey Songz)<br />5. Ransom (feat. Lil Wayne)<br />6. Man Of The Year (feat. Lil Wayne)<br />7. Pop Rose’ (feat. Trey Songz)<br />8. Sooner Than Later<br />9. Money 2 Blow<br />10. Replacement Girl (feat. Trey Songz)<br />11. Brand New<br />12. Come Real (feat. Kyoko)<br />13. Take Your Girl (feat. Lil Wayne)<br />14. Closer 2 My Dreams (feat. Adreena Mills)<br />15. The City Is Mine (RMX)<br />16. Forever (feat. Lil Wayne &amp; Nutt Da Kid)<br />17. I’m Still Fly<br />18. Swagga Like Us<br />19. This Bitch Is Crazy<br />20. Stunt Hard (feat. Lil Wayne &amp; Nut Da Kid)<br />21. Goin In 4 Life<br />22. Teach U A Lesson (feat. Robin Thicke)<br />23. Cannonball (feat. Colin Munroe)<br />24. Brand New (RMX) (feat. Lil Wayne)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sendspace.com/file/2i4cfo">Click here to download</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8473876606653258076?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-74955532379958423922008-12-11T09:16:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:37:59.372-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3VA-KcI/AAAAAAAAA1I/KgSOsy6Sz94/s1600-h/tribe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278584751672666562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3VA-KcI/AAAAAAAAA1I/KgSOsy6Sz94/s400/tribe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I seen this on <a href="http://www.illroots.com/">illRoots</a> and I had to post this up. Here's 20 classic hip hop album covers redone with Lego's. An ATLiens cover would've been dope. In the full story, you'll peep my favorites and a link to all the rest.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>The Game - Doctor's Advocate</strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWs8WG1I/AAAAAAAAA2I/4ogsYxTepFw/s1600-h/thegame_advocate_cover1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585290671659858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWs8WG1I/AAAAAAAAA2I/4ogsYxTepFw/s400/thegame_advocate_cover1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWZwNPEI/AAAAAAAAA2A/OYSGXmMeP7s/s1600-h/the-game.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585285520473154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWZwNPEI/AAAAAAAAA2A/OYSGXmMeP7s/s400/the-game.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ghostface Killah - Big Doe Rehab</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWGsl82I/AAAAAAAAA14/6ZX71uJIpzU/s1600-h/ghostface_rehab_cover1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585280405042018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 396px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNWGsl82I/AAAAAAAAA14/6ZX71uJIpzU/s400/ghostface_rehab_cover1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNVkowx5I/AAAAAAAAA1w/uLDDT7QNXL0/s1600-h/ghostface.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585271262168978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFNVkowx5I/AAAAAAAAA1w/uLDDT7QNXL0/s400/ghostface.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising</strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM4d0Z4RI/AAAAAAAAA1o/-tcMFQkrR-w/s1600-h/delasoul_rising_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278584771215745298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM4d0Z4RI/AAAAAAAAA1o/-tcMFQkrR-w/s400/delasoul_rising_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM4IFBVYI/AAAAAAAAA1g/x0HSIz1b_rQ/s1600-h/de-la-soul.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278584765379859842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM4IFBVYI/AAAAAAAAA1g/x0HSIz1b_rQ/s400/de-la-soul.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Common - Be</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3wvM3lI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/XxWum1vigXY/s1600-h/common_be_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278584759114325586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3wvM3lI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/XxWum1vigXY/s400/common_be_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3nh6nCI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/R-p-XxJeUSE/s1600-h/common.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278584756642683938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFM3nh6nCI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/R-p-XxJeUSE/s400/common.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Dr. Dre - The Chronic</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN8P-u2KI/AAAAAAAAA2o/XsW-RJqqTP4/s1600-h/dre_thechronic_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585935732070562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN8P-u2KI/AAAAAAAAA2o/XsW-RJqqTP4/s400/dre_thechronic_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN7I9Bw3I/AAAAAAAAA2g/oOEmtaq9p-M/s1600-h/dr-dre.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585916666004338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN7I9Bw3I/AAAAAAAAA2g/oOEmtaq9p-M/s400/dr-dre.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>OutKast - Stankonia</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN66lUfyI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/u_G-vhs4uzY/s1600-h/outkast_stankonia_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585912808472354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 369px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN66lUfyI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/u_G-vhs4uzY/s400/outkast_stankonia_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN6bfqkyI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/E9MV9IbgHDs/s1600-h/outkast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278585904463254306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 369px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFN6bfqkyI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/E9MV9IbgHDs/s400/outkast.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Nas - Stillmatic</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFPVEa5xwI/AAAAAAAAA24/U5zfLXH0Bac/s1600-h/nas_stillmatic_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278587461637359362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFPVEa5xwI/AAAAAAAAA24/U5zfLXH0Bac/s400/nas_stillmatic_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFPVI9U_mI/AAAAAAAAA2w/_qfVccqubbo/s1600-h/nas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278587462855491170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUFPVI9U_mI/AAAAAAAAA2w/_qfVccqubbo/s400/nas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.formatmag.com/features/lego-hip-hop-album-covers/">Click here to peep all 20!</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7495553237995842392?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-82869609404092864392008-12-10T13:14:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:20:49.522-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUAyUUUrBAI/AAAAAAAAA04/F5F1a26QjYA/s1600-h/10deepfront.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278274087912408066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUAyUUUrBAI/AAAAAAAAA04/F5F1a26QjYA/s400/10deepfront.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favorite clothing lines 10.Deep. brings you this hot new mixtape with new joints and remixes from Kanye, Common, Charles Hamilton, Wale, and a slew of other up and coming rap acts. Click the full story to peep the back cover/tracklisting and to get your copy.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUAyUnroXiI/AAAAAAAAA1A/6mjKWrxdJ-U/s1600-h/10deepback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278274093108977186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 399px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SUAyUnroXiI/AAAAAAAAA1A/6mjKWrxdJ-U/s400/10deepback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.djbenzi.streetvideomix.com/10_Deep_x_DJ_Benzi_-_The_New_Deal_Mixtape.zip">Click here to download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8286960940409286439?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-44672961419702081132008-12-09T17:01:00.000-08:002008-12-10T13:14:25.537-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST-NTvqGabI/AAAAAAAAA0w/rwgprmKE_NU/s1600-h/AutographedUMC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST-NTvqGabI/AAAAAAAAA0w/rwgprmKE_NU/s400/AutographedUMC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278092658651589042" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">*Artwork was signed by Common </span></div><br />Earlier this year, Common made the announcement that his upcoming album will not be as conscious as his prior releases, and it will not feature any production from Kanye West. Common's last two albums <span style="font-style: italic;">Be</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Finding Forever</span> were almost fully produced by Kanye, and their undeniable chemistry helped revitalize Common's career. On Common's latest LP <span style="font-style: italic;">Universal Mind Control</span>, Com decided to collaborate with The Neptunes to create feel good music. From the start of Common Sense's catalog, he branded himself as a smooth, lyrical, conscious MC. With Common's change of music direction, will fans find this album mind controlling or will it share the same criticism as Electric Circus?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.5/5</span><br /><br />The album opens up with the lead single sharing the same title as the album <span style="font-style: italic;">Universal Mind Control</span>. The Pharrell assisted single pays tribute to the classic Afrika Bambaataa track "Looking For the Perfect Beat". The 80's, electric sound definitely makes for a great track, but the songs content gives Common's usual audience a different side of him when he drops lines like "Gucci, rockin, coochies, poppin/Movie, watchin, booties, droppin/Body, movin, showin, provin/Stylin, and bein fly".<br />Following the lead single, Common delivers a string of lady friendly tracks. First there's the flirtatious "Punch Drunk Love" where Kanye drops by for a hook. Next, Common collabs with the soulful Cee-Lo for the serene sounding "Make My Day". The final track in the set of the songs for the ladies is the unbearable "Sex 4 Suga". Common raps lazily over an electric sounding, clap heavy beat. Common's attempt to make a song to appeal to strippers doesn't seem to work with effortless lines like "I like the way it's going down/Hips are moving all around, round and round/upside down/I once was lost, but now I'm found".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST8sJ39pX7I/AAAAAAAAA0g/pRruR1aSvu0/s1600-h/chad-hugo-pharrell-common.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST8sJ39pX7I/AAAAAAAAA0g/pRruR1aSvu0/s400/chad-hugo-pharrell-common.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277985836454469554" border="0" /></a>On the other hand, there are other tracks off UMC that make up for mishaps like "Sex 4 Suga". The Biggie-inspired "Announcement" (which would've been perfect for the upcoming <span style="font-style: italic;">Notorious Soundtrack</span>) and the triumphant "Gladiator". "Gladiator" is one of the album's most lyrical tracks, where Common swiftly delivers bars over a hard, jazzy Neptune instrumental. Another standout track is "Inhale". The melodic, synthesized sound is different from the typical soulful Common joints, but still manages to be well-fitting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST8sVaEr2PI/AAAAAAAAA0o/qgMosYOrQ9E/s1600-h/Common01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST8sVaEr2PI/AAAAAAAAA0o/qgMosYOrQ9E/s400/Common01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277986034589358322" border="0" /></a>Since Common has a reputation for making mindful music, the album wouldn't be complete without at least one conscious track. The inspirational "Changes" is an ode to Barack Obama, and also provides hope to the youth and minorities. While mellow, motivational tracks were Common's past two closers, "Changes" is right in the middle of the album making it appear a bit of out place. Nevertheless it's a solid track, but it's far more suitable for an ending than "Everywhere".<br />In conclusion, <span style="font-style: italic;">Universal Mind Control</span> isn't a bad album. There are some great tracks, and there are some that come off as fillers. With a couple of skip worthy tracks, the albums short length really stands out (total running time is 38 minutes). If Common were to add two to three more superb tracks, the album would've been better overall and overshadowed sub-par tracks like "Sex 4 Suga". I definitely respect Common for trying something out the norm and following his heart with his music. A real artist takes risks, and though this album may not be well receipted, Common is keeping artistry alive.<br /><br />To Sum It Up In One Word: Open-Minded<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4467296141970208113?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-73837656804445714272008-12-08T17:23:00.002-08:002008-12-08T18:39:50.256-08:00This is my 250th post, and I wanted to take the time out and thank all of my readers. I appreciate all the positive recognition and props, and I ask that you keep the support comin'. Don't be afraid to drop a line on my blogs and voice your opinion, I love feedback. Keep checking back daily for the latest and greatest in hip hop. Click the full story to peep my 10 most visited blogs. The results are quite interesting and you'll never guess what number 1 is!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Click the blog titles to view the actual blog</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/mixtape-madness-lil-wayne-drought-is.html">10. Mixtape Madness: Lil Wayne - The Drought is Over 6</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPuxayzI/AAAAAAAAAzg/0TDxf5zVgU4/s1600-h/lilwaynecover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPuxayzI/AAAAAAAAAzg/0TDxf5zVgU4/s400/lilwaynecover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277608804578151218" border="0" /></a><br />Lil Wayne's current mixtape is heating up the mixtape circuit and also the 10th most visited blog on this here site.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/mixtape-madness-clipse-road-til-casket.html">9. Mixtape Madness: Clipse - Road Till the Casket Drops</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPRhfA-I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/DwFNoPGrJLk/s1600-h/clipsefront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPRhfA-I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/DwFNoPGrJLk/s400/clipsefront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277608796726690786" border="0" /></a><br />After one week of being uploaded, the Clipse latest mixtape is the ninth visited blog. Make sure you check this joint out!<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-q-tip-renaissance.html"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Album Review: Q-Tip - The Renaissance</span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3XmnhphGI/AAAAAAAAAzo/5hwKKUKHCQg/s1600-h/qtip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3XmnhphGI/AAAAAAAAAzo/5hwKKUKHCQg/s400/qtip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277611396793205858" border="0" /></a><br />The Renaissance is one of my favorite and most slept on albums of 2008. The vibe, production, and overall music sounds excellent. Don't believe me? Listen to the album and read the review.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/common-nerd-concert-rap-up.html"><br />7. Common &amp; N.E.R.D. Concert Rap Up</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPq2kY7I/AAAAAAAAAzY/hjTgD7IY1gw/s1600-h/IMAGE_161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPq2kY7I/AAAAAAAAAzY/hjTgD7IY1gw/s400/IMAGE_161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277608803526009778" border="0" /></a><br />In September I attended the Common &amp; N.E.R.D. concert at the Wiltern. Being one of the best shows I've been to, it's only right that I upped my thoughts, posted pics and even video's from this show. Shout out to my nigga Bart doing his thang on stage with N.E.R.D.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-ludacris-theater-of-mind.html"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Album Review: Ludacris - Theater of the Mind</span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPC8AXWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/FMLeVoDHIlU/s1600-h/Theater_of_the_Mind.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VPC8AXWI/AAAAAAAAAzI/FMLeVoDHIlU/s400/Theater_of_the_Mind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277608792811396450" border="0" /></a><br />Ludacris' sixth LP Theater of the Mind was one of this years most anticipated release. The movie themed album has the most features on a Ludacris album to date, with appearances ranging from Jay-z to Jamie Foxx. The question is, did it live up to the hype?<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/10/nearclassics-clipse-lord-willin.html">5. NearClassics: Clipse - Lord Willin'</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3Xm5RRnyI/AAAAAAAAAz4/Cofvo6j_Ocg/s1600-h/lordwillin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3Xm5RRnyI/AAAAAAAAAz4/Cofvo6j_Ocg/s400/lordwillin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277611401556369186" border="0" /></a><br />Lord Willin' was my first NearClassics entry. Me being the nostalgic guy that I am, I felt the need to express my love for slept-on and timeless albums. Lord Willin' was my first since it's over half a decade and and still in heavy rotation. One of the best produced albums of the new millennium.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/nextup-kid-cudi.html">4. NextUp: KiD CuDi</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3YIVUvhpI/AAAAAAAAA0I/S_o1SaNvt-4/s1600-h/Kid+Cudi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3YIVUvhpI/AAAAAAAAA0I/S_o1SaNvt-4/s400/Kid+Cudi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277611976022787730" border="0" /></a><br />Ever heard "Day N Night"? Newcomer Kid Cudi emerged out the nowhere with this breakout joint that even got swagger jacked by Jim Jones. Kid Cudi is original to say the least, and his innovative style of music earned him a spot at GOOD Music. Make sure you check out his mixtape <span style="font-style: italic;">A Kid Named Cudi</span>.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-kanye-west-808s-heartbreak.html">3. Album Review: Kanye West - 808's &amp; Heartbreak</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VO4KV9nI/AAAAAAAAAzA/BIL2ul_Op3U/s1600-h/00-kanye_west-808s_and_heartbreaks-2008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3VO4KV9nI/AAAAAAAAAzA/BIL2ul_Op3U/s400/00-kanye_west-808s_and_heartbreaks-2008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277608789918742130" border="0" /></a><br />Kanye's fourth album which caught many people off guard. While Kanye's choice of music was the topic of discussion this time around, many people wondered if the auto-tuned album will be as good as his first three albums.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Dope or Nope 11/19: New Weezy</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3Xmp2g8YI/AAAAAAAAAzw/ru8G3HlFIEA/s1600-h/LilWayne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3Xmp2g8YI/AAAAAAAAAzw/ru8G3HlFIEA/s400/LilWayne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277611397417595266" border="0" /></a><br />My blog on Lil' Wayne's experimental track "Hot Revolver". Being at number two on my most visited blog list, it's obvious that this wasn't a typical track. Unfortunately Blogger deleted this blog for "violation purposes"...I hate when they do that.<br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/08/girls-girls-girls-chick-of-week-811.html">1. Girls, Girls, Girls: Chick of the Week 8/11 - Santogold</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3XqBx4RWI/AAAAAAAAA0A/MWn9eYQCp5Y/s1600-h/santogold.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST3XqBx4RWI/AAAAAAAAA0A/MWn9eYQCp5Y/s400/santogold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277611455380211042" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently I'm not the only one who finds Santogold attractive in her own way. Surprisingly this is my most visited blog, getting almost ten visits on a daily basis. Santogold's buzz is growing by the day after being featured on MTV's Artist to Watch and her recent Hov feature "Brooklyn (Go Hard)".<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7383765680444571427?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-32067400005030964082008-12-08T10:22:00.001-08:002008-12-08T12:41:02.650-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay-z feat. MC Lyte - BK Anthem</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST2F3h-YA9I/AAAAAAAAAy4/ftD-Kzs0L_w/s1600-h/jayz600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST2F3h-YA9I/AAAAAAAAAy4/ftD-Kzs0L_w/s400/jayz600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277521527407379410" border="0" /></a><br />Jay's second Brooklyn track this month (<a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/12/dope-or-nope-121-new-jay-z.html">see last Monday's DoN Brooklyn (Go Hard)</a>). I'm not sure if this will be featured on Blueprint 3 or the Notorious Soundtrack, hence the Biggie shout outs. Production wise it's not the greatest, but Hov flows nicely over this beat. What you think? Peep the full story for the download link.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Warning: Contains numerous tags<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/52445573009872d1/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.illroots.com">illRoots</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3206740000503096408?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-40001824315969038102008-12-08T10:21:00.001-08:002008-12-08T11:31:12.037-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST1zdQhfmLI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/GxY_fYeBmNc/s1600-h/jm3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277501284836939954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST1zdQhfmLI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/GxY_fYeBmNc/s400/jm3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />What's good peoples, hope you all had a fun and safe weekend. As usual, I'm upping my weekly eye candy which goes to the curvy Jesikah Maximus. Earlier this week I was passing thru <a href="http://www.2dopeboyz.com/">2dopeboyz</a> (dope site by the way) NFL Predictions blog. Attached to their NFL blog is eye candy similar to my Chick of the Week blogs, and last week they had a sexy beach shot of Jesikah Maximus (the photo is in the full story). I'll admit I'm semi-biting, but its worth it. Click the full story to read on and to peep more flicks.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Jesikah Maximus is a 23 year old Latin model who offers the best of both worlds. For breast men like myself, Jesikah's got the perfect set of D's and a well proportioned backside. She's been seen in many magazines ranging from Smooth to KING Magazine. Peep the rest of the pics below. As you can see, I put the best one first.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST11tCZdzMI/AAAAAAAAAyw/Yaf8X-dlTC8/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277503754946333890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST11tCZdzMI/AAAAAAAAAyw/Yaf8X-dlTC8/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10h7jlqVI/AAAAAAAAAyg/IsiZUfxJ2KQ/s1600-h/jm1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277502464619555154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 342px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10h7jlqVI/AAAAAAAAAyg/IsiZUfxJ2KQ/s400/jm1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10h-V5wTI/AAAAAAAAAyo/xwVDtorgxmE/s1600-h/jm2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277502465367458098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10h-V5wTI/AAAAAAAAAyo/xwVDtorgxmE/s400/jm2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10hZMwnMI/AAAAAAAAAyY/jS9N26maZfc/s1600-h/jesikah-maximus2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277502455396998338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST10hZMwnMI/AAAAAAAAAyY/jS9N26maZfc/s400/jesikah-maximus2.gif" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4000182431596903810?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-49284498539032339082008-12-07T10:34:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:57:51.145-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST1uGs6gaVI/AAAAAAAAAyI/pUho_bJYroI/s1600-h/l_b545a75f3f3e0de02a5b2cc0671c2d45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/ST1uGs6gaVI/AAAAAAAAAyI/pUho_bJYroI/s400/l_b545a75f3f3e0de02a5b2cc0671c2d45.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277495399762913618" /></a><br />Happy Birthday to the late Chris Hunter who would've made 24 today. Despite his unfortunate loss, Chris still lives on. <br /><br />Gone but never forgotten!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4928449853903233908?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-81315060382385211722008-12-05T11:54:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:51:49.287-08:00Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.<br /><br />Like yesterday's <em>Be</em> blog, I'm posting another entry in honor of the release of <em>Universal Mind Control</em> this Tuesday. Before "The Light", "The Corner", or "The People", Common made one of the best hip hop tracks of all time. "I Used to Love H.E.R." tells the story of hip hop's evolution, except Com is referring to hip hop as a girl. Common even references the west coast era of hip hop in this track which sparked the unlikely feud with Ice Cube. This track is purely timeless!<br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y12YgEIFcAY&amp;hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8131506038238521172?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-25458537497669040832008-12-04T17:58:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:26:02.666-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STis3DD8u_I/AAAAAAAAAyA/vL1H0slXUjY/s1600-h/eminem.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STis3DD8u_I/AAAAAAAAAyA/vL1H0slXUjY/s400/eminem.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276157025179188210" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">illRoots</span> came <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thru</span> with this unreleased Em joint off an upcoming Big Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mixtape</span>. Em spits Dre's verses over a beat that was produced by Dr. Dre. Is it safe to say <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Eminem</span> is back?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/522690782d6818ef/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.illroots.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">illRoots</span></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-2545853749766904083?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-56041555809519570882008-12-04T17:29:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:54:09.955-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STiJsjf8LyI/AAAAAAAAAx4/1AwsDDE2Bo4/s1600-h/VIBE_pimp_c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STiJsjf8LyI/AAAAAAAAAx4/1AwsDDE2Bo4/s400/VIBE_pimp_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276118362000994082" border="0" /></a><br />Believe it or not, it's been a year since Chad Butler aka Pimp C was found dead in his Hotel room from an accidental overdose. He was one half of the Houston duo UGK, and built a reputation pimp filled lyrics and being outspoken in interviews. UGK fans wondered if the death of Pimp C would have an effect on UGK's music, but Bun-B is still hard at work on the duo's upcoming album <span style="font-style: italic;">UGK 4 Life</span>. Before Pimp C passed, he laid down verses for numerous songs like many other late musicians. In the vid below, artists like David Banner, Young Jeezy, Big Boi, and many more say their favorite Pimp C lines.<br /><iframe src="http://www.xxlmag.com/online/wp-content/plugins/xxl_mp/embed-flash.php?vf=/video/pimp-c1.flv&amp;if=/images/image.jpg" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" height="345" scrolling="no" width="430">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;lt&lt;/span&gt;;a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;href&lt;/span&gt;="http://www.xxlmag.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;lt&lt;/span&gt;;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5604155580951957088?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-46058402262041829362008-12-04T10:04:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:27:48.063-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgz7TPmEkI/AAAAAAAAAxw/5OkAop7h2m0/s1600-h/common.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgz7TPmEkI/AAAAAAAAAxw/5OkAop7h2m0/s400/common.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276024057335517762" border="0" /></a><br />Common's eighth studio album <span style="font-style: italic;">Universal Mind Control</span> drops this Tuesday. All the joints I've heard so far are dope and definitely worth the purchase. With the release less than a week way, this is the most appropriate time to blog about one of my favorite albums, <span style="font-style: italic;">Be</span>. Click the full story to continue reading.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />In 2005, Common dropped <span style="font-style: italic;">Be</span>, his debut release off Kanye's GOOD Music label. Being on Kanye's label, the production on his album will be handled mostly by Mr. West himself. <span style="font-style: italic;">Be</span> begins with an immaculate introduction. The Be Intro starts off with an acoustic bass guitar, then various other instruments come together to form one of the best hip hop intros. The Be intro sets the tone of the album; smooth, jazzy instrumentals, meshed with Common's signature laid back delivery and poetic style of rhyming. For instance, the albums first single "The Corner" features Common dropping lines about things that occur on the corners of urban America. Another example would be "Real People", where Common raps over a sax driven beat and gives the audience a dose of reality.<br />While Kanye handled 80% of the albums production, he appears on numerous tracks as well. He can be heard ad-libing the hook on the Chicago anthem "Chi-City", dropping a full 16 on "They Say", and also providing the hook on "Go" and "The Food". Prior to Be dropping, "The Food" received an underground buzz similar to "The Corner". When it was finally placed on an album, heads wondered why the stuck with the live version performed on Chappelle's show. Though the live version was placed in the middle of the album, it still maintained the joints vibe and turned out to be one of the best tracks off the album.<br />In conclusion, <span style="font-style: italic;">Be</span> is one of the best albums of the new millennium. Kanye and Common's music chemistry is undeniable and helped resurrect Common's career. The album made up for <span style="font-style:italic;">Electric Circus</span>, Common's experimental album that wasn't well received by critics and fans. For new listeners, <span style="font-style:italic;">Be</span> will definitely convert you into a Common fan. For the fans that have been with Common since "I Used to Love HER", they will greatly appreciate this project. <br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4605840226204182936?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-85189245680360437192008-12-04T08:58:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:00:32.383-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgTXwZ3-bI/AAAAAAAAAxg/OMF2dneRwVM/s1600-h/n747224635_736305_3287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgTXwZ3-bI/AAAAAAAAAxg/OMF2dneRwVM/s400/n747224635_736305_3287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275988262315882930" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Birthday to my nigga Uche aka Uch aka Uch Da God aka Uch Supremo aka Uche Wally aka Uchechuku! Enjoy your day my nig and we're about to be loaded this weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgZmLi0laI/AAAAAAAAAxo/AyuNfFDuars/s1600-h/Jay%2520Z.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STgZmLi0laI/AAAAAAAAAxo/AyuNfFDuars/s400/Jay%2520Z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275995107189101986" border="0" /></a><br />Also, Happy Birthday to the Jiggaman. Jay-z makes 39 today, proving that there is a such thing as longevity in hip hop. While other artists took shots at Jay for his age, I consider that an accomplishment to be above the average age in rap and still highly active. The <span style="font-style: italic;">Blupeprint 3</span> drops February '09!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-8518924568036043719?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-19743447161829805432008-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:002008-12-03T18:32:25.219-08:00Speakin of Luda &amp; Kanye, on today's vids...<br /><br />Ludacris wonders why "Everybody Hates Chris" and Kanye tells a "Pinnochio Story"<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Ludacris - Everybody Hates Chris<br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/SukZdZYUI2dB3GhW" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />One of my favorite tracks off of <em>Theater of the Mind</em>. Luda links up with Chris Rock for opening and closing jokes about Luda's success. The public expresses their hate for Ludacris on this here video.<br /><br /><strong>Kanye West - Pinnochio Story (Performance)</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/CkBb5vHfib8i69cA" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />The closing track off 808's &amp; Heartbreak which is in stores now. This concert footage made it to the album after being cosigned by Beyonce Carter. Kanye speaks his mind about how he would love to have his life back to the way it was prior the stardom.<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1974344716182980543?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-79305852960584972472008-12-03T13:36:00.000-08:002008-12-03T17:53:46.749-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STc37N47DCI/AAAAAAAAAxY/pm9hO6adWJw/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275746978968046626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STc37N47DCI/AAAAAAAAAxY/pm9hO6adWJw/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />About four months ago, Kanye West randomly announced that he will be dropping an album this winter titled <em>808's &amp; Heartbreak</em>. While the announcement caught everyone off guard, the details were even more startling. The album was to said have little to no rapping, and be complete autotune. As soon as the buzz started to pop off from "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless", the release date was moved up to November 25th; the same day as Ludacris' <em>Theater of the Mind</em> album. Eventually both albums got the green light for a November 24th release, but the question was, will Kanye's experimental album flop and how will it effect Ludacris' sales? If you've been tuned in to Hip Hop AD (props if you have), you've seen the poll asking readers which album were they going to buy the first week. Click the full story to check the poll results and the actual album sales!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Based off the poll, here's the results:<br />Kanye West: 808's &amp; Heartbreak - 41%<br />Ludacris: Theater of the Mind - 25%<br />Both - 33%<br />Neither 0%<br /><br />The sales are in for the week of 11/24. Kanye tops the charts selling <strong>451,935</strong> and Ludacris debuts at number 5 moving <strong>214,126</strong> units. 808's &amp; Heartbreak will definitely strike gold next week, and I can see it going platinum over time. As for Ludacris, he will definitely make it past gold status. Regardless of the sales, both albums were great. Make sure you go out and support these artists.<br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-kanye-west-808s-heartbreak.html">Click here to read the <em>808's &amp; Heartbreak</em> Review</a><br /><br /><a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/11/album-review-ludacris-theater-of-mind.html">Click here to read the <em>Theater of the Mind</em> Review</a><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7930585296058497247?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-74738826271966200452008-12-02T18:00:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:14:33.219-08:00On today's edition of SiB...<br /><br />Busta & Ron Browz are gettin "Arab Money", EPMD wants you to "Listen Up", Scarface "Can't Get Right", Wale still has his "Nike Boots", and Jay-z's "Brooklyn" Video Goes Hard!<br /><br />Click the full story to peep the vids!<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz - Arab Money</strong><br /><object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/jIcVUQYEmhrlYhP2"></param><param name="allowFullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/jIcVUQYEmhrlYhP2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object><br />I must admit I wasn't feeling this one at first, but it's hella catchy. Rik Cordero directs this Arabic inspired video featuring cameos from Juelz, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more. This is the fourth video off of Busta's fourthcoming album B.O.M.B. (Back on my Bullshit)scheduled to release March 10th.<br /><br /><strong>EPMD feat. Teddy Riley - Listen Up</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/K5ynlPPjs9XcJnsK" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />EPMD are back in business with their first single "Listen Up", off of their upcoming <em>We Mean Business</em> album. After 20 years in the game, <em>We Mean Business</em> is the duo's first album in almost 10 years. It features Method Man, Raekwon, and frequent collaborators Redman and Keith Murray. <em>We Mean Business</em> hits shelves December 9th.<br /><br /><strong>Scarface feat. Bilal - Can't Get Right</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/wBdcWQDeaJLWIBsU" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />New joint off Scarface's current album <em>Emeritus </em>. <em>Emeritus</em> is rumored to be Face's final album and it's in stores today!<br /><br /><strong>Wale - Nike Boots</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/G72plGHtpPXUe22G" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Newcomer Wale drops his video for "Nike Boots". This joint has been out for a minute and if you haven't heard Wale's Seinfeld inspired <em>Mixtape About Nothing</em>, you are definitely sleepin'!<br /><br /><strong>Jay-z feat. Santogold - Brooklyn (Go Hard) </strong><br /><embed src="http://swfs.ilike.com/swfs/v.swf" width="425" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" flashvars="autoPlay=0&amp;extendedFeed=1&amp;mid=254047002&amp;autoPlayMore=1&amp;artist=Jay-Z"></embed><br />You know you got a sick track when a track premiers and the next day there's already a fan made video. Director Evan Roth for (RED)WIRE wastes no time creating his interpretation of the Jay track off the upcoming <em>Notorious Soundtrack</em>. Check this out!<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7473882627196620045?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-36793232197328746962008-12-01T17:53:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:04:27.155-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STSXNORuM1I/AAAAAAAAAxI/ysr8W_-I_1s/s1600-h/clipsefront.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275007316984214354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STSXNORuM1I/AAAAAAAAAxI/ysr8W_-I_1s/s400/clipsefront.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Check out this new mixtape from one of the most underrated groups The Clipse. Clipse hook up with Complex Magazine to bring you the <em>Road Til The Casket Drops </em>mixtape. Malice and Pusha T spit over some of the hottest beats from "Pop Champagne" to "Swagger Like Us". Click the full story to peep the back artwork/tracklisting.<br /><br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STSXM-n9lBI/AAAAAAAAAxA/m4TCOsy9zwk/s1600-h/clipseback.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275007312782529554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STSXM-n9lBI/AAAAAAAAAxA/m4TCOsy9zwk/s400/clipseback.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.complex.com/ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC/Clipse-Mixtape">Click here to listen/download from Complex</a></div><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.2dopeboyz.com/">2DopeBoyz</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-3679323219732874696?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-40776272821436460542008-12-01T09:54:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:26:21.439-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQolYt3aoI/AAAAAAAAAwY/V2psi6CcUmo/s1600-h/rochelle_aytes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274885686312790658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQolYt3aoI/AAAAAAAAAwY/V2psi6CcUmo/s400/rochelle_aytes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This weeks CotW entry goes to Rochelle Aytes. Rochelle Aytes is one of the baddest chicks in Hollywood and highly slept on. I felt it was only right that I took the time out to acknowledge her beauty. Peep the full story to continue reading and to view more pics.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />On one of my recent late nights, I caught "White Chicks" on TV. It was my first time peepin' that joint in a minute so not only was I dying laughin, I was also mesmerized by miss Aytes. The eyes, hair, pearly whites, and smooth skin make her beautiful. Aside from "White Chicks", you may have seen her in "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion". Some of her small screen appearances include "Bones", "Drive", and "Sex and the City".<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWj462fI/AAAAAAAAAw4/2LfUCzlHCwg/s1600-h/rochelle3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274887630637160946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 393px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWj462fI/AAAAAAAAAw4/2LfUCzlHCwg/s400/rochelle3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWC9tDII/AAAAAAAAAwo/XE--46fySnE/s1600-h/MV5BMjA2MzM3MDU4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzIxMjU1._V1._SX267_SY400_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274887621798857858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWC9tDII/AAAAAAAAAwo/XE--46fySnE/s400/MV5BMjA2MzM3MDU4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzIxMjU1._V1._SX267_SY400_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqV9qPqII/AAAAAAAAAwg/84z53um0X1o/s1600-h/roch2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274887620375062658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqV9qPqII/AAAAAAAAAwg/84z53um0X1o/s400/roch2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWGCafpI/AAAAAAAAAww/79pixf_5Vwo/s1600-h/Rochelle-Aytes-dr01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274887622623919762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQqWGCafpI/AAAAAAAAAww/79pixf_5Vwo/s400/Rochelle-Aytes-dr01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4077627282143646054?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-16685388036876567142008-12-01T00:09:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:16:36.389-08:00<strong>Jay-z feat. Santogold - Brooklyn (Go Hard) (Prod. By Kanye West)</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQieOU0ydI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/to72TFwukh8/s1600-h/jay-kanye.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/STQieOU0ydI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/to72TFwukh8/s400/jay-kanye.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274878966194555346" /></a><br />Hi haters, I'm back from hiatus! I'm back at you with a new Jay track off the upcoming <em>Notorious</em> soundtrack. This joint features fellow Brooklyn native Santogold (<a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/08/girls-girls-girls-chick-of-week-811.html">not familiar with Santogold? click here</a>) and Kanye does his thing on the production tip as usual. Peep the full story for the download link. <span id="fullpost"><br />Hip hop's long overdue for a good soundtrack and rap inspired flick. Back in the 90's soundtracks were big with joints like Above The Rim, Friday, Rush Hour, and more. Hopefully this <em>Notorious</em> soundtrack will deliver, and make up for the lack of dope soundtracks.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/52095912d4aecf80/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-1668538803687656714?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-69987236689557302522008-11-26T17:15:00.000-08:002008-11-30T13:08:46.084-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SS317kHZ3gI/AAAAAAAAAwI/86d2iH5SAlo/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SS317kHZ3gI/AAAAAAAAAwI/86d2iH5SAlo/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273141142376537602" border="0" /></a><br />I'm about to be lowkey from the blog scene for the next couple of days, I'm going to be too busy getting my weight up. Before I go on a slight hiatus, here's latest joint from Weezy in the mixtape circuit. The Drought is Over 6 features "Red Magic" featuring The Game, and other tracks with Officer Ross, Lil Boosie, Swizzy, and his feature off <span style="font-style: italic;">808's &amp; Heartbreaks</span> "See You In My Nightmares". Click the link below for the download link and full tracklisting. Happy Turkey Day!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />1. The Reincarnation<br />2. I’m A Monster<br />3. Red Magic feat. The Game<br />4. Nina<br />5. Best Thing Yet<br />6. First Place Winner feat. Swizz Beatz<br />7. Gorilla<br />8. Louisianimal feat. Lil Boosie<br />9. Down Here feat. Rick Ross<br />10. My Office<br />11. I Feel Me (Produced By Mental Instruments)<br />12. Put Me In The Game<br />13. Different Girl feat. Nu Jerzey Devil<br />14. Blinded<br />15. Forever feat. Chris Brown<br />16. See It For Myself<br />17. Tell Everybody That You Know feat. Kanye West<br />18. Whatever You Like feat. Jae Millz &amp; Young Gutta<br />19. Shootout<br />20. Dick Pleaser feat. Jae Millz<br />21. Street Life<br />22. Drought Is Never Over<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NCZU231Z">Click here to download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6998723668955730252?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-9397363935255416822008-11-25T16:59:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:52:21.005-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyqYUvRzbI/AAAAAAAAAv4/lQynY95421c/s1600-h/intervention_front_lowres.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272776598604598706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyqYUvRzbI/AAAAAAAAAv4/lQynY95421c/s400/intervention_front_lowres.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Charles Hamilton is back with his 7th offering in the <em>Hamiltonization Process</em>. He teams up with DJ Skee as usual, and Real Talk NY. Click the link below to download and see the back cover.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyq3Ou6CvI/AAAAAAAAAwA/PEfKKL2RSYs/s1600-h/intervention_back_lowres.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272777129568373490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyq3Ou6CvI/AAAAAAAAAwA/PEfKKL2RSYs/s400/intervention_back_lowres.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QSWNE2SB">Click here to download</a></div><br /><br />As Seen On: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.onsmash.com">OnSmash</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-939736393525541682?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-57030846210107878382008-11-25T15:38:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:08:49.716-08:00<strong>Common feat. Kanye West - Punch Drunk Love (produced by The Neptunes)</strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyQn8Np9oI/AAAAAAAAAvw/z44X4ffWCec/s1600-h/a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272748279596709506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSyQn8Np9oI/AAAAAAAAAvw/z44X4ffWCec/s400/a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The dynamic duo behind <em>Be</em> and <em>Finding Forever</em> is back with the Neptunes produced "Punch Drunk Love" off of Common's upcoming <em>Universal Mind Control</em> LP. I haven't peeped this track yet, but Common + Ye is the formula to dope hip hop music. Click the full story to hear the track and continue reading.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />This, and many other joints on the album are produced by The Neptunes. From what I heard at the concert back in September, it's a great album. <a href="http://hiphopad.blogspot.com/2008/09/common-nerd-concert-rap-up.html">Click here to read the Common concert rap up</a>. <em>Universal Mind Control</em> will be in stores December 9th.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5185365375923d58/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-5703084621010787838?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-78089979034672634342008-11-24T16:59:00.000-08:002008-11-24T17:57:15.119-08:00On today's edition of Seeing is Believing...<br /><br />Busta's "got bass", Lil' Wayne "turns on" Keri Hilson, Slim &amp; Fab talk "Good Lovin'", and Kanye's "Heartless" AMA Performance.<br /><br />Click the full story below to peep the vids!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Busta Rhymes - I Got Bass</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/PGpJwEjyneftVsy3" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Busta gets back on his bullshit with his latest video "I Got Bass". He branded himself as a rap artist with the most unique and animated video's and he sticks to his reputation. Surprisingly, Bus-a-bus made a video for "I Got Bass" before "Arab Money". After several pushbacks, <em>B.O.M.B. (Back on my Bullshit)</em> will be out in March of 2009.<br /><br /><strong>Kanye West - Heartless (AMA Performance)</strong><br /><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshh8jC49dkKMb78Q7NS" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Kanye and his tail peform "Heartless" at last night's American Music Awards. The creative <em>808's & Heartbreak</em> is in stores today! Got 808's?<br /><br /><strong>Keri Hilson feat. Lil' Wayne - Turnin Me On</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/xVbUHyfdELk2wVTi" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />The Lil Wayne assisted "Turnin Me On" is the third single off her upcoming album. Keri's debut album <em>In a Perfect World</em> will be in stores December 9th, and it features production by Polow Da Don (who produced this joint), Timbaland, Danja, and others. <br /><br /><strong>Slim feat. Fabolous &amp; Ryan Leslie - Good Lovin'</strong><br /><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/E7SldQ55hS3tVeYk" width="448" height="374" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br />Slim's follow up single to his debut solo album <em>Love's Crazy</em> features production and an appearance from Ryan Leslie. Fabolous also drops by to deliver a verse on this joint.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7808997903467263434?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-66780431966521960472008-11-24T15:35:00.000-08:002008-11-24T15:51:13.892-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9aM2wRwI/AAAAAAAAAuA/fLIPE3DiN3s/s1600-h/claudia-jordan3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272375309104072450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9aM2wRwI/AAAAAAAAAuA/fLIPE3DiN3s/s400/claudia-jordan3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I came across a poll today for who's the hottest "gossip girl" meaning female blogger/radio personality. Some of the candidates were Miss Info, Jen the Pen, Luscious Liz, and Claudia Jordan. Apparently Claudia Jordan stood out the most to me, hence this weeks CotW entry belongs to her. Claudia Jordan co-hosts <em>Foxxhole</em>, Jamie Foxx's Sirius talk radio show with none other than Jamie Foxx. Peep the full story below for more pics and info on my chick of the week.<br /><span id="fullpost"><br />Aside from co-hosting Foxxhole radio, Claudia Jordan has appeared in ads from Coors Light, Visa, and Pepsi. She's made numerous TV appearances and she's one of the many lovely "Deal or No Deal" ladies.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9aSin5rI/AAAAAAAAAuI/JspOy7BE8sY/s1600-h/claudia-jordan1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272375310630250162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9aSin5rI/AAAAAAAAAuI/JspOy7BE8sY/s400/claudia-jordan1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9bPM-VkI/AAAAAAAAAuY/Dv3ZeCAelgM/s1600-h/claudia-jordan2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272375326914008642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9bPM-VkI/AAAAAAAAAuY/Dv3ZeCAelgM/s400/claudia-jordan2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9a2w_XUI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/3PLIrEjvu0I/s1600-h/claudia-jordan5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272375320354184514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9a2w_XUI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/3PLIrEjvu0I/s400/claudia-jordan5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9bRCAZnI/AAAAAAAAAug/4n11ZogqJHI/s1600-h/claudia-jordan4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272375327404877426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSs9bRCAZnI/AAAAAAAAAug/4n11ZogqJHI/s400/claudia-jordan4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6678043196652196047?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-2653771296984546042008-11-24T14:55:00.000-08:002008-11-24T15:32:04.073-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyhrJHZoI/AAAAAAAAAt4/CHQDpaCdlNI/s1600-h/The-Game.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272363342865327746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyhrJHZoI/AAAAAAAAAt4/CHQDpaCdlNI/s400/The-Game.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Two new joints with guest spots from The Game. First, is the long awaited collabo with Lil' Wayne titled "Red Magic", and next is Joe Buddens first singe "The Future" featuring The Game. Click the full story below to get these joints!<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><strong>Lil Wayne &amp; The Game - Red Magic</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyhbCjapI/AAAAAAAAAtw/H9MReZLcBnk/s1600-h/the-game-and-lil-wayne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272363338542836370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyhbCjapI/AAAAAAAAAtw/H9MReZLcBnk/s400/the-game-and-lil-wayne.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The ones who brought you "My Life" off of <em>L.A.X.</em> are back with "Red Magic". Dope track off of Weezy's millionth mixtape <em>Da Drought is Over Pt. 6</em>.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/518080297e5b6e5e/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><br /><br /><strong>Joe Budden feat. The Game - The Future</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyg4ZFAeI/AAAAAAAAAto/VzgBb_gL-4I/s1600-h/budden-game-ringtone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272363329242071522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSsyg4ZFAeI/AAAAAAAAAto/VzgBb_gL-4I/s400/budden-game-ringtone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My boy Matt sent me this joint today. Seems like the latest trend in hip hop is for rivals to reconcile their differences and unite over wax. That's definitely a good look since the hip hop community is lacking unity and beef is a marketing scheme. This is the first single off of Buddens upcoming album <em>Padded Room</em> in stores February 24th.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/518081710b0c8143/">Click here to listen/download<br /></a></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-265377129698454604?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-69614716191460747552008-11-22T16:00:00.000-08:002008-11-22T16:03:52.871-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSiH_44s2GI/AAAAAAAAAtY/1zz0VK6IGFU/s1600-h/Theater_of_the_Mind.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSiH_44s2GI/AAAAAAAAAtY/1zz0VK6IGFU/s400/Theater_of_the_Mind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271612895508879458" border="0" /></a><br />Ludacris gets cinematic with his latest release <span style="font-style: italic;">Theater of the Mind</span>. Some of the biggest names co-star on this project, and features a variety of A-List producers. After months of hype, is <span style="font-style: italic;">Theater of the Mind</span> worth the money or are you better off getting it on bootleg?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4/5</span><br /><br />Over the past eight years, Ludacris has had a progressive career. From his debut LP <span style="font-style: italic;">Back for the First Time</span>, Ludacris branded himself as a lyrical, humorous, fun loving emcee (hence the name Ludacris). Luda’s personality and charismatic delivery granted him instant acceptance in the rap game. Five albums later, Ludacris is still relevant and has not showed one sign of struggle in his career.<br />Ludacris gets thematic on his latest effort <span style="font-style: italic;">Theater of the Mind</span>. For the movie themed album, Luda labels guest appearances as “co-stars” and productions as “directed by”. The album opens up in traditional Ludacris fashion with someone talking over an instrumental and Ludacris spontaneously starts to spit with no hook. He welcomes his audience to the album starting his verse with “Lights, Camera, Action…” over a rapid-drum beat directed by The Runners. The following track “Undisputed” would’ve been suitable for an intro as well. The track features Floyd Mayweather as he plays Luda’s trainer motivating Ludacris to deliver hard hitting punch lines. Luda goes in with lines like “Makin my fans catch the holy ghost at my shows like ya grandma at church/and the fat lady's singin - it's over for you rappers/can't none of y'all bust, you're just sacs full of semen”. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSidjDIMdxI/AAAAAAAAAtg/MU4FMh1cTrs/s1600-h/ti-ludacris.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSidjDIMdxI/AAAAAAAAAtg/MU4FMh1cTrs/s400/ti-ludacris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271636589297825554" /></a>Ludacris links up with former rival T.I. for another unlikely appearance on “Wish You Would”, a follow up to “On Top of the World” off of T.I.’s <span style="font-style: italic;">Paper Trail</span>. The two collaborations prove that when beef is reconciled, it can result in good music.<br />Theater of the Mind is one of Ludacris’ most well balanced albums. For the ladies, Ludacris dropped his lead single “What Them Girls Like” featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett. The intention of the track was to get the ladies attention and appeal to the clubs, but it is one of weaker tracks on the album. The second single “One More Drink” is the albums mandatory T-Pain feature. The club friendly track talks about the effects of too much alcohol and how you perceive women. Unlike “What Them Girls Like”, “One More Drink” is commercial, but still a cold track. Swizz Beatz delivers “Nasty Girl”, with an unimpressive appearance from Plies. On Usher’s “Yeah”, Ludacris rapped “I like a lady in the streets, but a freak in the bed”, which Ludacris sticks to on “Nasty Girl”. Another track for the ladies “Contagious” features Jamie Foxx and a smooth neo-soul styled instrumental surprisingly produced by Scott Storch.<br />For the streets, Ludacris teams up with Rick Ross and Playaz Circle on “Southern Gangster”. Ving Rhames narrarates the track similar to BET’s “American Gangster”. The track is more suitable for Rick Ross since Luda’s attempt to get “gangsta” seems unnatural.<br />The album comes to a close with pure hip hop tracks. Ludacris and Lil Wayne address the issue of hip hop dying on “Last of a Dying Breed”. Lil Wayne drops a favorable verse with a frantic delivery as he spits lines like “Hip hop ain’t dead, it just had a heart attack/but you see I keep it pumpin’, and I got that heart back”. DJ Premier makes a production appearance on “MVP” with his signature production style. Ludacris makes the mistake of saying “He’s the first southern rapper on a Premo beat”, when artists like Cee-Lo and Scarface have worked with DJ Premier in the past. The most hyped appearance on this album was the Nas and Jay-z featured “I Do It for Hip Hop”. Nas and Jay-z together have made “Black Presidents” and “Success” which leads to higher expectations for this track. Instead, it features a bland instrumental but it’s redeemed by solid verses from Jay and Nas. The album ends on a conscious note with Ludacris’ collaboration with Common and Spike Lee coincidentally titled “Do the Right Thing”. Ludacris drops his positive wake up call to the people.<br />In conclusion, <span style="font-style: italic;">Theater of the Mind</span> is a versatile LP. Whether Ludacris is rapping about drinks, envy, or his love for hip hop, he manages to make above average music. <span style="font-style: italic;">Theater of the Mind</span> is Luda’s most substantial effort, and a little more fun than <span style="font-style: italic;">Release Therapy</span>.<br /><br />To Sum It Up In One Word: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Theatrical</span><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-6961471619146074755?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-77130980199649759102008-11-22T14:10:00.001-08:002008-11-22T14:21:15.812-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSiFiBEf57I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/lPry4xLvj-I/s1600-h/large_mc_breed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSiFiBEf57I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/lPry4xLvj-I/s400/large_mc_breed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271610183286515634" /></a><br />Michigan rap artist MC Breed passed away this morning. Details are still developing, but his death has been confirmed. In September, he experienced Kidney failure, and was placed on life support. He was later released due to improvement. He mostly known for the 90's hit "Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'" and his guest appearance on 2pac's "Gotta Get Mine"<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nj31LWPjFoc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nj31LWPjFoc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/11/22/20715659.aspx">AllHipHop</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-7713098019964975910?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-5793050536711198482008-11-22T11:18:00.000-08:002008-11-22T13:04:35.443-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShcyMaZpAI/AAAAAAAAAs4/3y6wnOkn8S0/s1600-h/00-kanye_west-808s_and_heartbreaks-2008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShcyMaZpAI/AAAAAAAAAs4/3y6wnOkn8S0/s400/00-kanye_west-808s_and_heartbreaks-2008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271565381232337922" border="0" /></a><br />Kanye drops his breakthrough album <span style="font-style: italic;">808's &amp; Heartbreak</span> just in time for the holiday season. While the release of this album was rather unexpected, the question is will fans find <span style="font-style: italic;">808's &amp; Heartbreak</span> boomin' or heartbreakin'?<br /><span id="fullpost"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4/5</span><br /><br />In early 2004, a producer-rapper emerged from the Chi with distinctive, soul sample production and realistic song content. <span style="font-style: italic;">College Dropout</span> discussed everything from religion, to college, to slow jams. The album's successor, <span style="font-style: italic;">Late Registration</span> followed the school theme, but also showed Kanye’s progress as a producer. Instead of sticking with the soul-sample sound, Kanye went for more of an orchestral vibe with the album. After years of controversies and outspoken moments, Kanye dropped <span style="font-style: italic;">Graduation</span> which outsold competitor 50 Cent, and showed consistency in his career.<br />Early in Mr. West’s career, he laid out the blueprint of his album titles; <span style="font-style: italic;">College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, and Good Ass Job.</span> About a year after <span style="font-style: italic;">Graduation</span>, Kanye announced he will be dropping an album this year, and decided not to go with the <span style="font-style: italic;">Good Ass Job</span> title. Kanye named the album <span style="font-style: italic;">808’s &amp; Heartbreak</span> to represent the drum sound on his latest project, the unfortunate loss of his Mother, and the disengagement of his fiancé Alexis Phiffer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShzvd7iB8I/AAAAAAAAAtI/1V3lcqwJjFc/s1600-h/ye+west+808+promo+shots+03.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShzvd7iB8I/AAAAAAAAAtI/1V3lcqwJjFc/s400/ye+west+808+promo+shots+03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271590623162533826" /></a>Ye took a different approach with this album. It is full auto-tune, and very limited rapping. The album begins with “Say You Will”, which sets the tone for <span style="font-style: italic;">808’s &amp; Heartbreak</span>. The booming 808 and the piano laced production shows an emotional sound to Kanye as he expresses his dislike for dishonest women. The follow up track “Welcome to Heartbreak” would’ve been the perfect intro for the album. On the Kid Cudi assisted track Kanye compares material accomplishments to priceless life experiences which equates to heartbreak.<br />The albums second single “Heartless” is one of the rare tracks that feature rap vocals. The flute driven instrumental features Ye confronting a cold hearted woman saying “How could you be so, Dr. Evil/You bringin’ out a part of me that I don’t know”. The next track “Amazing” has a guest spot from Young Jeezy and features a tribal type of sound similar to the lead single “Love Lockdown”. One of the standout tracks, the synthesized “Paranoid” has an eighties vibe to it, and is followed up with the mediocre “RoboCop”. While the album version of “RoboCop” features additional strings and other efforts, the combination of auto-tune, sirens, and strings is a bit disastrous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShzaEpkjGI/AAAAAAAAAtA/nf21WnD475c/s1600-h/robocop+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SShzaEpkjGI/AAAAAAAAAtA/nf21WnD475c/s400/robocop+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271590255599062114" border="0" /></a>Another sub par track on the album is “Bad News”. The dark sounding track is one of the moments on the album where the auto-tune begins to sound abused. The excessive use of the auto-tune continues on the Lil Wayne collab “See You in my Nightmares”. Overall it’s a favorable song, but after 9 straight songs of auto-tune, it starts to become an annoyance. The album comes to a closing with the mandatory dedication to his late Mother Donda West. “Coldest Winter” is a farewell to his beloved Mother where Kanye does a remake of Tears for Fears “Memories Fade”.<br />Overall, <span style="font-style: italic;">808’s &amp; Heartbreak</span> is a great album. The production is genius and shows Kanye’s versatility and progression as a producer and artist. Though “RoboCop” and “Bad News” are my least favorite on the album, Kanye makes up for them with musical tracks like “Paranoid” and “Welcome to Heartbreak”. Also, the use of the auto-tune becomes a problem towards the albums closing. A couple of auto tune-less tracks would’ve been ideal but it could’ve resulted in an inconsistent sound. I can see <span style="font-style: italic;">808’s… </span>not being accepted by everyone, but a real musician takes risks. Common did it with <span style="font-style: italic;">Electric Circus</span>, Andre did it with <span style="font-style: italic;">The Love Below</span>, and Cee-Lo did it with <span style="font-style: italic;">St. Elsewhere</span>. Since Kanye is at his peak in his career, this would be a good time to drop an experimental album. Upon the first listen on the album, you find yourself thinking “what am I listening to?”, but after two to three more listens, it becomes infectious.<br /><br />To Sum It Up In One Word: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Heartful</span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-579305053671119848?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291797729691011281.post-42349189192348241692008-11-21T18:26:00.000-08:002008-11-22T10:33:38.975-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Young Buck feat. Young Jeezy - I Got It</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSdwnf6pkaI/AAAAAAAAAsw/MA0r8pb_fVY/s1600-h/YoungBuck-03-big.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pTxuraLHnlQ/SSdwnf6pkaI/AAAAAAAAAsw/MA0r8pb_fVY/s400/YoungBuck-03-big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271305712745157026" border="0" /></a><br />Some new shit from Buck since his departure from the Unit. His new album <span style="font-style: italic;">Rehab</span> is due out this January. If his post G-unit career is anything like The Game's, then this will prove that life after the Unit doesn't equal irrelevance.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/516781434fcc318d/">Click here to listen/download</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2291797729691011281-4234918919234824169?l=hiphopad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>L The Hustlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18208773151115407924noreply@blogger.com0