Hip-Hop
Moses Sankofa – “Best Freestyle” (2019) [Video]
December 11, 2019
Now throw your hands in the air… and watch a brave emcee hop on one of the dopest Hip-Hop beats and take it there!! Spiritual with the lyricals. Dope work, Moses!
– @ojones1
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Jeremih x Twista – “Bump That Bass” (Video)
December 10, 2019
Twista (and Jeremih) drop off a jumping joint to move your joints to. Click play above and turn [it] up… “Bump That Bass” while you are at it. Let’s get it!
Check out this throwback Thursday jam featuring Chicago’s own Twista & Jeremih.
– @ojones1
RJ Payne – “The Ghost Of Big L” (Hosted By Kid Capri) [Prod. By Pa. Dre] (Mixtape)
December 10, 2019
Score for RJ Payne! Of all the themes & centerpieces for a Hip-Hop mixtape… Big L… YES! Lots of folks checking in on the recording of this (stream the whole thing for FREE above). Worth checking for “The Ghost Of Big L” now!
(AND Kid Capri hosting for an ultimate co-sign. Dope!)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music | Tags: BSF, Kid Capri, PA Dre, RJ Payne, The Ghost Of Big L | No Comments »
Cassidy – “Selfish” (Prod. By Cassidy)
December 10, 2019
Now most everyone knows I love a good hashtag as much as (read: more than) anyone else. But #BarsAndBeats as a hash on the YouTube vid for this… unneeded overkill. It’s Cass Larsiny. Dope bars on dope beats is on his calling card!
(Oh. It’s the title of the forthcoming LP. Got it! And Cassidy self-produced this jawn?? NICE!)
Philadelphia heavy spitter Cassidy is gearing up to release a new project titled “Bars And Beats.” Here’s a track off of it called “Selfish,” produced by Mr. Chicken himself. Follow Cassidy @cassidy_larsiny.
– PaperChaserDotCom
– @ojones1
Papoose – “Nasty Time” feat. Bianca Bonnie
December 10, 2019
Too sexy for your own good. That’s a shame.
As straightforward as it gets. Imagine Pap playing this for his wifey Remy Ma when they got home after those charges were dropped (more on that here). Probably “Nasty Time” for them shortly after this banger ended (‘banger’… heh heh heh).
– @ojones1
RIP Juice WRLD
December 10, 2019
Got wind of this from Sam Peezy aka Tony Factory who hit my inbox. So very sad. Details on the death of Juice WRLD (born Jarad A. Higgins, of Homewood, Illinois, USA) in The New York Times write-up were scarce, but a really good article nonetheless.
Seems like he was just getting into the swing and doing his thing (like here with Funk Flex). But now gone.
RIP young brother.
READ: JUICE WRLD, RISING RAP ARTIST, DIES AT 21 (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
– @ojones1
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, News | Tags: Jarad A. Higgins, Juice Wrld, RIP Juice WRLD | No Comments »
Shaheed Tawheed – “Wherever You At” (Prod. By March The 5ifth) [Video]
December 10, 2019
How funky… How Hip-Hop… can a track get? Well, here’s someone we have not heard from for a long while with a worthwhile ‘answer’ for all that: Shaheed Tawheed. His “Wherever You At” jawn (produced by March The 5ifth) samples and loops “I Can’t Wait” (by Nu Shooz, so funky). Plus Shaheed put the “Doo Dat Doo Dat Doo Doo Dat Dat Dat” from “Award Tour” (by A Tribe Called Quest, so Hip-Hop)!
– @ojones1
Flatbush ZOMBiES – “Monica” feat. Tech N9ne (Prod. By The Architect) [Video]
December 9, 2019
Woke up feeling blessed, ’cause I’m me, my n!gga.
Okay, THIS is that banger!
I will confess to not really, really getting what was the buzz about the FZ until now. Them and N9ne Nino linking up is rap genius – lyrical and cadence-wise. And shout to The Architect on production!
FLATBUSH ZOMBIES – MONICA FEAT. TECH N9NE (PROD. BY THE ARCHITECT)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music, Videos | Tags: Flatbush Zombies, Monica, Tech N9ne, The Architect | No Comments »
Sean Price x Lil Fame – “Center Stage”
December 9, 2019
God put me here for a reason!
Hard rhyming feature from the late great Sean Price. Yes, please, and thank you! Lil Fame, if your reason for being here is to bring the Hip-Hop heat like this, I am grateful for the blessing! Y’all grab that “Price Of Fame” pre-order EARLY as you please (linked below).
SEAN PRICE X LIL FAME – PRICE OF FAME (PRE-ORDER)
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Center Stage, Lil Fame, Price Of Fame, Sean Price | No Comments »
Calboy – “Tim Westwood Freestyle†(Video)
December 9, 2019
Another Chi-towner checking in a freestyle for Westwood TV. We posted that Common freestyle a while back. Now, feast your eyes and ears as Calboy EATS on the track. That cadence he raps with had me thinking of a young and hungry Meek Mill. Good stuff!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Videos | Tags: Calboy, Capital XTRA, Tim Westwood, Tim Westwood Freestyle, Tim Westwood TV, TimWestwood TV, TimWestwoodTV | No Comments »
Fabolous – “Too Late” feat. Jeremih
December 9, 2019
I just hope this encourages people who love each other to make it right.
Wowwww… Jeremih’s chanting at the start is like another instrument contributing to the track. Oh, but he sings out the hook, too. No worries at all!
Great get for the “Summertime Shootout 3” project. Fab’s BARZ on this smooth track though… HAAARD!!
FABOLOUS – SUMMERTIME SHOOTOUT 3 (MIXTAPE)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music | Tags: Fabolous, Jeremih, Summertime Shootout, Summertime Shootout 3, Summertime Shootout III, Summertime Shootout Three, Too Late | No Comments »
4-IZE – “Verse 161†(Prod. By Positive K) [Video]
December 9, 2019
Flow freaky, like Billy Dee, doing all kinda stuff…
Baaahahaaa! That fool 4-IZE stay witty with the wordplay in whip when he does these freestyles, don’t he? That’s rhetorical. You already know he does. That’s why we keep posting what he puts out. Dope!
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: 4-Ize, Freestyle, Positive K, Tony Hayes III, Verse 161 | No Comments »
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series Presents: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib (Video)
December 9, 2019
I like this whiskey in my cup. We not givin’ a f**k…
‘Skinny Suge’ and Madlib make their way to the studio for a Tiny Desk concert. And everything is right with the world. Actually, it went a little left, starting jazzy then lyrics went HARD. But that makes things even ‘righter’ (haha)!
This Freddie Gibbs and Madlib Tiny Desk performance was a year in the making, largely because Madlib insisted on playing with El Michels Affair, a vintage funk and soul band based out of New York. But it was worth the wait. When pianist Marco Benevento opened with a delicate, almost jazzy run, it created the perfect opening — and juxtaposition — for hard-hitting emcee, Gibbs to jump in and ride the hell out of that beat.
– NPR
Posted in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Big Crown, Big Crown Artists, Dave Guy, El Michels Affair, Freddie Gibbs, Homer Steinweiss, Madlib, Marco Benevento, National Public Radio, Nick Movshon, NPR, NPR Music, NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, NPR Tiny Desk, Tiny Desk, Tiny Desk Concert, Tiny Desk Concert Series | No Comments »
4-IZE – “Verse 160†(Prod. By Floyd The Locsmif) [Video]
December 6, 2019
With the sh!tz from the tippy-top of this freestyle clip. Let’s just say Turkey Day might not mean the same thing to 4-IZE as it does to ‘the majority’ (of the MAGA movement, at least).
Regardless, homie still snapped in his latest car rap. Check it out!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Videos | Tags: 4-Ize, Floyd the Locsmif, Freestyle, Tony Hayes III, Verse 160 | No Comments »
KRS-ONE Hits The Studio For His Weekend Project (Day 4) [Video]
December 6, 2019
Mannn, this jawn here… FIRE… Check that: It’s a “Miracle” fam! If you have not checked out that “Street Light” that The Teacha just put out yet, do that ASAP! This clip ought to be enough to convince you.
EARLIER POST: KRS-ONE – STREET LIGHT (2019) [FIRST EDITION] ALBUM
– @ojones1
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: KRS-ONE, KRS-One Studio Day 4, Studio Day 4 | No Comments »
Young Zay – “Bars On I-95 Freestyle†(Video)
December 6, 2019
Two things not to ask me: For money or a handout!
You see the title line. You hear the theme when you hit play. I started this write-up as soon the vid started. I already know I-95 is ONLY with the hot sh!t #LetsGO
Bars On I-95, Connecticut’s number 1 Rap platform for your favorite Hip-Hop artists. We love when veterans come on our platform and show the new guys how to get it done. What we enjoy even more is scouting new artists that we believe is representing for the culture, and having the honor to provide a front row seat for the hip hop fans to see the next big artist. Young Zay currently working on his project stopped in to give us his Bars On I-95 Freestyle. The young MC straight out of the Bronx, New York, currently signed to Asylum Records. TAP IN!
– Bars On I-95
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Bars On I-95, Bars On I-95 Freestyle, Connecticut, Freestyles, Young Zay | No Comments »
Fabolous – “Time” feat. Roddy Ricch
December 6, 2019
When you give someone or something your “Time,” you give them a piece of your LIFE! Be it a female, jail cell, or whatever the hell. That is deep, Fabolous, and that is facts.
Oh, and this track with Roddy riding on it, is a banger. Also FACTS!
FABOLOUS – SUMMERTIME SHOOTOUT 3 (MIXTAPE)
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Music | Tags: Fabolous, Roddy Ricch, Summertime Shootout, Summertime Shootout 3, Summertime Shootout III, Summertime Shootout Three, Time | No Comments »
Locksmith Speaks And Spits For Hip-Hop Culture… And Fellow Guests Fat Joe & Dre Are Amazed (Video)
December 6, 2019
Your favorite rapper is full of sh!t.
Quiet as kept, Fat Joe doesn’t give out this level of insanity props to just any emcee. I’m thinking… the last time he really gave out kudos like he was flabbergasted… was when he talked about Big Pun. Rarefied air. Props well deserved for Locksmith. Dude is a BEAST with the BAR talk!
But don’t take my word. Watch and listen to the man spit the FIRE from above.
We’re not new to Locksmith’s bars — but he came by to drop off a fire freestyle with Dre and Fat Joe in the room. Watch as Joe adds his seal of approval by calling him “the best.”
– SWAY’S UNIVERSE
– @ojones1
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Dre, FAT JOE, Freestyle, Heather B, Locksmith, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning, Sway's Universe, Tracy G | No Comments »
RJ Payne – “Max Punishment: The Ghost Of Big Pun Tribute” (EP)
December 5, 2019
RJ Payne with a whole tribute project for Big Dog Punisher (RIP). Found this streaming FREE on YouTube and brought it straight here. Check out “Max Punishment: The Ghost Of Big Pun Tribute” EP. Produced by Pa. Dre and The Pronoun.
RJ PAYNE – MAX PUNISHMENT: THE GHOST OF BIG PUN TRIBUTE (EP) [MIXTAPE]
– @ojones1
Drink Champs: Irv Gotti (Video)
December 5, 2019
It’s Murrrrderrrr… Actually, nah. It’s The HNIC of The INC aka Irv Gotti. Saying what he wanna say (under cover of ‘the influence’… blame it on the a-a-alcohol… HA!) to the Drink Champs!
On today’s episode Drink Champs chop it up with legendary record executive, C.E.O. and co-founder of Murder Inc., Irv Gotti. A fellow DC Alumni, we welcome back Irv Gotti as he shares classic Hip-Hop stories, of his personal Hip-Hop journey.
Irv takes us on a ride through hip-hop history as he shares stories of working with a young JAY Z, being introduced to the Ruff Ryders, working with Ja Rule and forming the group Murder Inc., a super group composed of Ja Rule, DMX & JAY Z.
As Irv expresses his displeasure, with the disconnection in Hip-Hop between the young and older generation, Irv Gotti and The Champs discuss establishing a Hip-Hop union. And Irv shares the story of how a Hip-Hop union was almost created between J. Prince, Suge Knight and himself.
An episode filled with lots of Hip-Hop history and gems from an icon in the game, Irv Gotti also shares his vision behind his hit television show “Tales†and much more!
– REVOLT TV
Oh. And bet money, real money out of your real pockets, that you will NOT regret hanging in there through the loud talk to get to Irv’s real talk about Ashanti (about an hour-and-a-half in). Serious.
– @ojones1
