Hip-Hop
“Charm City Kings” Hits The Streets… And The Screens… This Coming April (Trailer)
January 21, 2020
Okay. OKAY!
Meek Mill making it work in the movies. Salute. And this “Charm City Kings” looks epic. Teaser showing snips from what should be a wild story to tell. Check it…
Fourteen-year-old Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) desperately wants to join the Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt-bike riders who rule the summertime streets. His older brother, Stro, was their top rider before his tragic death—a loss that consumes Mouse as much as his passion for bikes. Mouse’s mom (Teyonah Parris) and his police mentor, Detective Rivers (William Catlett), work overtime to help the charismatic teen reach his full potential, but when the Midnight Clique’s leader, Blax (Meek Mill), takes the boy under his wing, the lure of revving his own dirt bike skids Mouse toward a road way past the straight and narrow.
Puerto Rican director Angel Manuel Soto (Dinner Party, 2018 New Frontier VR experience at Sundance Film Festival) returns to the Festival with this electric feature that pulses with teen gusto, thumping Hip-Hop, and amazing bike tricks. Soto directs an astonishingly talented cast to create a narrative bursting with pitch-perfect performances and intoxicating emotion. Based on the documentary 12 O’Clock Boys, Charm City Kings is one boy’s unforgettable journey toward manhood.
(AND Jada and Will Smith are helming this as Executive Producers?? Oh heeeell yeah!)
– @ojones1
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Tags: Angel Manuel Soto, Charm City Kings, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill, Teyonah Parris, Will Smith, William Catlett | 
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Smoke DZA x Benny The Butcher – “By Any Means” (Video)
January 21, 2020
Maaaan, damn! I miss Jayforce doing Beatz+Lyrics because this jawn would be on the mix first thing. I know. Trust that I just know. This is some East Coast overdose ‘ish. Hella hard! Dza! Butcher! FIRE! #Gdddrrr
Me and Benny the tag team champs and we just giving y’all that NY feel for the 2020!
“By Any Means” from Smoke Dza x Benny The Butcher x Pete Rock project ‘Statue Of Limitations.’
Get SoL [on iTunes]
Starring Smoke Dza & Benny The Butcher
Produced by Pete Rock
– DZAVision
SMOKE DZA – STATUE OF LIMITATIONS (EP)
– @ojones1
Posted in EP, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: B.E.N.N.Y., B.E.N.N.Y. The Butcher, Benny, BENNY The Butcher, By Any Means, Pete Rock, Smoke Dza, SoL, Statue Of Limitations | No Comments »
Uncle Murda Says K. Michelle Started The Beef (Video)
January 21, 2020
The most disrespectful rapper living. And it’s not even close!
That it and that ALL! Charlamagne said that. We can go home now… or we could watch the rest. And Murda interviews get greasy real easy (e.g. just ask, and he’ll talk about it… ANYTHING). So, um, I’mma stay and watch.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Angela yee, Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Lenny Grant, Power 105, Power 105 FM, Power 105.1, Power 105.1 FM, UNCLE MURDA | No Comments »
Young M.A – “Sober Thoughts” feat. Max YB (Video)
January 21, 2020
If you pay attention then you paying homage…
Man oh MAN!! This new Young M.A vid for “Sober Thoughts” is everything. The song already bangs (shout to Max YB for the hook work) but the visuals take it to the next level!
“Herstoryâ€Â is out now!
YOUNG M.A – HERSTORY IN THE MAKING (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: HERstory, Max YB, Sober Thoughts, Young M.A, Young MA | No Comments »
Marqus Clae – “White Face” (Video)
January 20, 2020
So why not end the day with a banger from Clae? No reason not to. Every reason to lose your mind once the beat drops, because that thang is tough! And the word work. Choice!
– @ojones1
Homeboy Sandman – “Dusty” (Album)
January 20, 2020
Yep, Homeboy Sandman definitely has a [relatively] new LP out. And you know it’s a banger! When has the Homeboy ever not delivered? #Dusty #ButTheFlowsAreStillClean
This is the latest chapter for one of the most storied underground rappers of his generation. A versatile talent who has checked every last box: Unsigned Hype in The Source, Chairman’s Choice in the XXL. Rolling Stone hailed his songs as dense and word-drunk, spilling past the margins, demanding repeat listens as he re-works rap forms and functions into something truly personal.†Pitchfork said that in the all-star game of the new subterranean, “he is the guy with flawless fundamentals, wearing his socks high and his cleats sharp and polished.†His solo catalogue is sterling and over the last two years he’s mastered the group dynamic in tandem with fellow legends Aesop Rock and later, a brilliant psychedelic slab done in union with Edan.
HOMEBOY SANDMAN – DUSTY (ALBUM)
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Dusty, El RTNC, Homeboy Sandman, Mono En Stereo | No Comments »
Lords Of The Underground – “Insomniac” (Prod. By Snowgoons) [Video]
January 20, 2020
Ohhhhh sheeeeit! I am a LOTUG fan from way back maaaan! Another Golden Era great visited by Snowgoons. The result of the sit down is a dope banging azz get down! DoItAll, Mr. Funke, and DJ Lord Jazz… get ’emmmm #DontSleepOnTheRealRap
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: DJ Lord Jazz, DoItAll, Insomniac, Lord Jazz, Lords Of The Underground, LOTUG, Mr. Funke, Snowgoons | No Comments »
Rock (Of Heltah Skeltah) – “Repeat” [Prod. By The Arcitype] (Video)
January 20, 2020
Calling ’em out right from the start! Rock ain’t gotta wait-and-see. You get hit with disrespect from the first line… and punchlines hit even harder going on as Rockness goes in!
R.A. The Rugged Man – “Legendary Loser” (Video)
January 20, 2020
I came out the pxssy losing…
One of the dopest out, but he has no problem hopping off the pedestal and getting down and dirty with the flows. Self-deprecation barz! Still dropping the hot sh!t on a beat #DefecationOnVegetationBarz
He’s not hard on himself for the whole song though. But the barz stay hard though. So, judge R.A. not by the color of his skin but by the rhyme skills therein!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Legendary Loser, R.A. the Rugged Man, Ra The Rugged Man | No Comments »
Jack Frost x Sammy Smylez – “Free”
January 20, 2020
Jack Frost being cold with the flows once again. But this time, more meaning and message than braggadocio. Appropriate for the King Day playlist spins. Shout to Sammy, too!
– @ojones1
Tek (Of Smif N Wessun) – “Brooklyn Shootouts” (Video)
January 17, 2020
Tek with the barz… with the storytelling… with the sh!tz… AND he blessed a beat once blessed by the G.O.D.M.C. Nasir?? Yessir. That’s how they do in the Boot Camp. Prepared for lyrical warfare anywhere!
New from Tek of Smif N Wessun, featured on his ‘Lost G-Mixes’ mixtape. Stream + download
– Duck Down Music
TEK (OF SMIF N WESSUN) – THE LOST G-MIXES (MITAPE)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Videos | Tags: Brooklyn Shootouts, Lost G-Mixes, Smif N Wessun, Tek | No Comments »
Redman – “Slap Da S**t Outcha” (Video)
January 17, 2020
White people call him what?? Bahaaaaa! This new Redman – “Slap Da S**t Outcha” – is a smacker! Nothing not to like in this vid. The barz are there, and funny, and there is a very liberal sprinkling of Eye Candy (thickness, too) all over the visuals (damn near every Slap out scene has a cutie in it).
“Slap Da S**t Outcha” is one of the “3 Joints” on Redman’s latest EP.
Posted in EP, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: 3 Joints, Redman, Slap Da S**t Outcha, Slap Da Sh!t Outcha, Slap Da Shit Outcha | No Comments »
Drink Champs: Memphis Bleek (Video)
January 16, 2020
YES! I should’ve expected N.O.R.E. to go where I was thinking SOMEBODY should go… Like, HOW did Bleek become Jay-Z’s man like he is? I wasn’t mad or hating. I just didn’t know… until today.
N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs welcome back legendary recording artist Memphis Bleek. Bleek shares lots of great Roc-a-Fella stories, creating Warehouse Music Group and helping develop the D’usse brand.
Bleek shares how he’s looked up to JAY Z since a very young age and how a personal conversation with Hov changed his whole life. Bleek shares stories about creating his classic debut album “Coming Of Age” and gives his opinion on what caused the end of Roc-a-Fella Records.
As the D’usse shots keep pouring N.O.R.E. and Bleek reflect back on receiving “Pimp” awards. The Champs and Bleek also discuss a variety of topics such as working with legendary producers, growing older in Hip-Hop and traveling the world.
Memphis Bleek shares stories about working on films such as “State Property” and “Paper Soldiers” alongside Kevin Hart. Bleek also admits to starting the legendary battle between Jay Z and Nas and much more!
– whoscrazy
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Podcast, Series, Videos | Tags: DJ EFN, Drink Champs, Memphis Bleek, N.O.R.E., NORE, NOREAGA, Revolt, Revolt TV | No Comments »
Jay-Z – “Tim Westwood Freestyle” (1997) [Video]
January 16, 2020
You know how everybody used to pine for “Reasonable Doubt” Jigga… that Golden Era Jay-Z? Well, see what Tim Westwood pulled out the vault for all y’all!!
Jay-Z never heard before freestyle on Westwood in 1997.
– TimWestwoodTV
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Throwback, Videos | Tags: Freestyle, Jay-Z, Tim Westwood, Tim Westwood Freestyle, Tim Westwood TV, TimWestwood TV, TimWestwoodTV | No Comments »
Loaded Lux Presents: Topshelf Freestyle (Episode 1) [Video]
January 16, 2020
Okay, Lux passed the mic to another crop of unsigned up-and-comers. Let’s watch ’em go! Who you got? Who’s ‘Topshelf’ among these emcees? You could tell us. But what you really need to do is VOTE for your favorite at https://www.hot97.com/topshelf
This is the premiere of HOT97 and Loaded Lux Top Shelf Freestyle competition. It’s a series to seek and crown the best-unsigned emcees in the U.S. After a call-out for free-stylists to drop and post their tightest “24” a few months ago, host – and freestyle extraordinaire – Loaded Lux selected 16 rappers to be featured in our 4-part video series on Hot 97 Youtube and HOT97.com. Your VOTE will determine the finalists in each weekly episode to finally compete in the championship round for 2 Grand + more prized to be announced.
– HOT 97
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Series, Videos | Tags: Episode 1, Hot 97, HOT97, LOADED LUX, TOPSHELF, TOPSHELF FREESTYLE | No Comments »
Fivio Foreign | Freestyles On Flex | Freestyle #141 (Video)
January 16, 2020
‘Buckle up’ he says. Well, let’s get it then!
Fivio Foreign checks in for a Flex Freestyle. Looks like he is coming off the top for this rhyme; or at least lacing several of his memorized lines together for the rhyme patchwork.
A’ight then… before you ‘head out’… Check it out.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Fivio Foreign, Freestyle #141, Freestyle141, Freestyles on Flex, Funk Flex, Funkmaster Flex, Hot 97 | No Comments »
B. Simone – “Tim Westwood Freestyle†(Video)
January 16, 2020
What does it mean to ‘flow’ folks? This. See how easy she is as she makes it look even easier to do it. I know they say “don’t”… but DO try this at home; and keep working on it until you get your rhymes coming out this smooth. Watch and take notes.
B. Simone going in with a hard freestyle over Roddy Ricch’s ‘The Box’ with Westwood on Capital XTRA! #BSimone #Freestyle #TimWestwoodTV
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series | Tags: B. Simone, Capital XTRA, Tim Westwood, Tim Westwood Freestyle, Tim Westwood TV, TimWestwood TV, TimWestwoodTV | No Comments »
50 Cent Enters Partnership To Produce An Animated Version Of The “Trill League” Graphic Novel (Trailer)
January 15, 2020
VERY interesting. Could this be a ‘move over Justice League‘ situation in the making? 50 is on fire with his studio production moves (which reminds me, the last episodes of “Power” just started Sunday… gotta get on that).
I saw a reviewer post a video on “Trill League” on YouTube and went looking for a trailer on an ‘official channel.’ This one above is as close as I could get to that. Looks like this teaser has been floating around on the Tube for years. Now, it’s getting ‘real.’
Trill League, an animated series based on Anthony Piper’s graphic novel, is a combination of superheroes, anime, and Hip-Hop culture. Piper is co-creating, writing, and executively producing the series with Jameel Saleem (Disenchantment, Whiskey Cavalier). The executive producers are 50 Cent and Jermaine Johnson of 3 Arts Entertainment, which is producing the series with 50’s G-Unit Film & Television in association with Lionsgate TV.
– Black Enterprise
READ: 50 CENT PARTNERS WITH A BLACK ANIMATOR TO PRODUCE A SUPERHERO SERIES (BLACK ENTERPRISE)
The Cast For “Equal Standard” Is Loaded With Golden Era Emcees (Trailer)
January 15, 2020
Ah! And Fredro Starr from Onyx is on the acting roster for another movie. Keep it pushing then man! Looks intense.
Coming soon, “Equal Standard” stars Ice-T, Fredro Starr, and Treach (of Naughty By Nature).
– @ojones1
Posted in Action, Film, Hip-Hop, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Equal Standard, Fredro Starr, Ice T, M.Reck, Treach | No Comments »
Revalation – “Follow God” (Freestyle)
January 15, 2020
Rev tagged me on the barz and I put up the dope work… EASY! My dude has the pedigree of a next-level emcee. Keeps proving it with flows like this. And Imma keep posting when it’s dope like this #Salute
Follow Rev on all Social Media @RevOfEMS
New Bedford, MA wordsmith Revalation (of EMS) drops a New 2-Minute long braggadocio laced Freestyle reminding people of his lyrical prowess over Kanye West’s “Follow God” instrumental. Along the way Rev comments on the “like” culture, celebrity worship and false prophets.
The freestyle serves as a taste until the many projects he’s working on in 2020 arrive, including an EMS crew album, a collab EP with GoD-iLLa & Rev’s solo debut “Emergency Broadcast” on Own Lane Music.
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: EMS, Follow God, Follow God Freestyle, Freestyle, Revalation | No Comments »
