Playlist for show 27/03/2011

1. Onyx – Slam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ADgCeYJMN4
2. Das Efx – You Want Efx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmiiW936jqw
3. Mos Def – Mathematics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJ5m5Mt9JE
4. Mos Def and Talib Kweli – Definition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx5aVI2zsFE
5. Wu Tang Clan – Bring Da Ruckus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIPfQ-HtYeM
6. Big L – Put It On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBrzEVJwYFg
7. The Roots – Pass The Popcorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6VNmsp1vL8
8. Jay Z – Hard Known Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtn6-XQupM
9. Method Man ft Mary J Blige – You’re All I Need
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siXunj15hKc
10. The Beatnuts – Off The Books
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYV7FkoUNPY
11. Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklen 95
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opWYnUpNtG8
12. Notorious BIG – Big Poppa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ27AM3RTv8
13. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksUv-jJZWm8
14. Beastie Boys – Intergalatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g
15. Busta Rhymes – Get Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI0vfaq1WOU
16. Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2_-eQ26tY
17. Nas – Memory Lane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBFG2vsyCM
18. Nas – Halftime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e13GchfX930

Playlist for show 22/03/2011

1. Rorkid – Animals
http://soundcloud.com/rorkid/06-animals/
2. 3 Amigos – Real Life Drama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRZbX5PiWjw
3. Dub Pistols ft Rodney P – Ganja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9LLHJIvtA
4. Skitz ft L Dot Man – Diamonds and Gold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sVzdd9rRhM
5. Skibadee – Tika Toc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0wTvJif2go
6. Ac n Terra – Rowdy Desi Refix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U68f2MORk
7. Roots Manuva – Witness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbuSdXKtJX4
8. P Money – Slang Like This
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-lMCWd1juc
9. Foreign Beggars ft Dr Syntax – Glacial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgksxfsYj0
10. Sway – Products
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQy-xIUSSY
11. Ms Dynamite – Dy Na Mi Tee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P91rilflSAM
12. Kano – Remember Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LoLhaahsYg
13. Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up Look Sharp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGvnI37mxk
14. Dizzee Rascal – Just A Rascal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnJPX60vXA&feature=related
15. Lady Sovereign – 9 to 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atRAUDfHQ4o
16. Giggs – Look What The Cat Dragged In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIUL10qOeR8

Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

Getting ready for summer!

RORKID the prophet

Just saw the new video of my boy Rory. If anyone ever asks you what's hip hop then point your finger to this kid - Rorkid. Why is HE hip hop? Because it's not about money and fame, it's what you don't have that creates hip hop - the minimum, not the maximum. Now, I'm not saying he's the best, I'm saying he's hip hop. What that means is the ability to tell a story that you can picture in your head like a movie (like this track here: http://rorkid.com/2010/11/28/so-i-ended-up/), and doing it in a poetic way by flowing to the beat. I'm not trying to act like I know anything about rhyming - I don't - but I do know about hip hop, what's real what's fake, what's dope what's wack. He's dope and if you can't recognize then.. you know.. go see if T-Pain is doing something new..

The track is called '100 and something bars freestyle' and it's his second video, check it:

Playlist for show 13/03/2011

1. Kaka Bhania - Nachna Onda Nei - Tigerstyle (M. Jackson Mixx)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF--5YCCgwI
2. Tigerstyle – Lean Back (Bhangra Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRXaxqMbdEo
3. Massive Attack vs Mims – Teardrop Is Hot Mash Up
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd vs Nelly – Sweet Home Country Grammar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnda3iSuJEQ
5. Outkast vs Dr Dre – Ms Jackson vs Still Dre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04e-nW91sZ4
6. Dr Dre vs Miley Cyrus – The Next Episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0vH-CeRMsE
7. Prince Fatty – Insane In The Brain ft Horseman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuaefqgKs-g
8. Kanye West ft Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger (Lean Back Remix)
9. Jay Z vs The Verve – Bitter Sweet Dust Your Should Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEWETWCI1U
10. Notorious Big vs Frank Sinatra – Everyday Struggle / A Day In The Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2VKL-4Pj4
11. Busta Rhymes vs Spin Doctors – 2 Princes On Their New York Shit
12. Eminem Vs Ghostbusters – Real Slim Shady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NxMVsLSrX4
13. Diana Ross vs Lauryn Hill – Upsidedown Doo Wop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFlIcrfSLzU
14. Jay Z vs Linkin Park – Izzo / In The End
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOZACGVr32Q
15. Notorious Big vs Andrea Bocelli – Can I Get With Ya
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKYHV2XenmQ
16. Chiddy Bang – Opposite of Adults
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRgkE_vgjU
17. Will Smith vs Xzibit – Hey Switch Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SFb2qZEvuo

Playlist for show 06/03/2011

1. Snoop Dogg & Tupac – 2 Of Amerikas Most Wanted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL6dWDfs5x8
2. Ice Cube ft. Das Ef – Check Yourself (Message Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaB9VPoLOuU
3. Souls of Mischief – 93 Til Infinity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP56Tf5fpjM&feature=fvst
4. The Pharcyde – Passin Me By
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAfrhmIvZ_s
5. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w
6. Childish Gambino – Do Ya Like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx_vEkVn5Ic
7. Dilated Peoples – Worst Come To Worst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sevZEOUXpw4
8. Jurassic 5 – Whats Golden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZKrctSDaw
9. Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORy-RiO8H6k
10. Fort Minor – Feels Like Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zel18WZjVAg
11. Blu – Lear Jet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCQWImOb34
12. Pac Div – Pac Div
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPZ0C_gp4us
13. Fashawn – Santiago Revenge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZ1NVHMsMw
14. Dr Dre – Whats The Difference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANEcjhSfv4
15. Dr Dre – The Next Episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdp30kRG3U&feature=related

Album of the month

February is little shorter than any other month of the year and the beginning of the year months are usually slow going. I was really hoping to get my hands on Durrty Goodz's debut album, but it's been pushed back to hopefully March. Also Pete Rock & Smif N Wessun's album that was pushed back to April.

Surprisingly enough there were a few very good albums released last month and my choice for album of the month came down to between Slaughterhouse, Verbal Kent, Saigon and Joell Ortiz.

Slaughterhouse (a hip hop supergroup now signed to Eminem's Shady Records)- Slaughterhouse EP is a fine album and it features a track with Drez from the legendary Black Sheep that I can't quite get enough of. The track is called 'Back On The Scene'. Check it out!

Joell Ortiz who is also associated with Slaughterhouse (he will soon be with them under Eminem's label as well) released a dope album called 'Free Agent'. The album has tracks produced by legends like DJ Premier, Just Blaze and Large Professor and features bars by Fat Joe, Royce Da 5'9'' and few others.

Verbal Kent is a talented lyricist from Chicago, who's been in the game over 10 years. Although he might not be known to an average hip hop fan, he is well respected and known by both legends of hip hop and deepest hip hop fanatics. On his official website it is said that connecting wholly with 10 people is often better than touching 10,000 on the surface. I definitely recommend checking him out! Start by checking his videos from here: http://www.verbalkent.com/videos

Now, I've saved the best for last. Here it is - hip hop album of the month in February is

Saigon - 'The Greatest Story Never Told'

Saigon might be known to some of you Entourage fans where he plays himself. After nearly 10 years of street albums and mixtapes Saigon finally releases his debut studio album. The album has a monstrous list of legends who worked on the album and he himself claims it to be one of the best albums of the past 20 years. Well, I'm not too sure about that, but it certainly is what I would call a 'fresh2death' (for future references the term according to urban dictionary is a term used to describe something that is so good it is inexplainable) album.

Production on the album is mostly done by Just Blaze with some big name contributions by Kanye West and Buckwild. Featured appearances on the album are from Fatman Scoop, Q-Tip, Jay-Z, Swizz Beats, Faith Evans, Bun B, Black Thought, Layzie Bone.

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at 61st place selling 11,000 units and it has been well received all around. I'm not going to list my favorite tracks this time just because every track has something I like and they are all too different from each other. The Album has heavy bangers, sad slow jams and everything in between. So I'm sure theres something for everyone, for me there's 18 tracks of dope in the purest form!

Here's an example from the album 'Greatest Story Never Told':

My rating for the album is: 5/5