art courtesy of san jose artist pellet.
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song above is gang leader. song below is angel dust. courtesy of 2db/dallas penn.
R.I.P. BIGGIE SMALLS
PREDATORS DANCE TO 80’s JAMS
DAVINCI - GUYS WANNA (VID/AUDIO)
NAS - ILLMATIC PROMO // 1994
from an era when the majors put out good music still.
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BEST OF 2009: FREDDIE GIBBS
freddie dropped hella shit in 2009 and brought the grimey grimey to the rap blogosphere.
BEST OF 2009: MAJOR LAZER
diplo’s weird yet great dancehall/electro album kilt it.
Major Lazer - Hold The Line (Feat. Mr Lexx and Santigold) from Mad Decent on Vimeo.
BEST OF 2009: ALCHEMIST - CHEMICAL WARFARE
BEST OF 2009: JAKE ONE
jake one dropped his album white van music in 4th quarter 2008. he’s gonna drop a group album with freeway in 2010 called the stimulus package. music videos for both projects came out in 2009, so seattle’s finest makes the list.
(both are rhymesayers releases.)
BEST OF 2009: STREETMEDIA (SELF-TITLED)
StreetMedia - “$ Orientated” (Music Video) from Sweetbreads Creative Collective on Vimeo.
one of the hottest hip-hop albums of 2009 is also one of the most slept on. emcee e.l.s. (stockton) teamed up with producer/dj ammbush (oakland) to form the group streetmedia and dropped a highly-underrated project. listen for yourself.
BEST OF 2009: FAT JOE - HEY JOE
leave it to fat joe to come out with an amazingly unforgettable street single, only to follow it up with an easily forgettable album.
LIE DOWN AND RELAX
cool video by hugo arcier.
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