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I'm Gone

2010-08-14T12:21:00.000-07:00

As if the few readers out there haven't already figured it out, your man Wally is going to be taking an "extended break" from this Blogging ish. Really, I'm just kind of sick of the whole Blog thing at this point. Between work at DX, school and jumping head-first into production, I just truly don't have to the time or energy to devote to this site anymore to do any really interesting beyond "oh

J57 feat. Skyzoo - "Lights Out Pt. Zero"

2010-08-11T11:24:00.000-07:00

I really meant to get to this earlier today, but alas, I got distracted on some A.D.D. shit. Anyway, here's the first leak from the homie J57 (of the Brown Bag AllStars)'s upcoming debut solo LP Digital City. Shit's on some Dracula-type spooky-dooky shit. Plus, the guest feature from Skyzoo is def an added bonus. Apparently, the album is going to be completely electronic, which if it's anything

7 Things That Are Not Hip Hop

2010-08-06T10:15:00.000-07:00

I’m not one of those irritating purists who complains about what hip-hop used to be and blahzay blahzay, but you gotta draw the line somewhere.1. Kanye tweeting about goblets and carpets. I specifically ordered persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple persian rug with cherub imagery uuuuugh2. E-mails from PR Assistants / Branded water.Hi!! My name is Karin Wolok. I

Cinematic Music Group x Smoke DZA - George Kush Da Button

2010-08-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

Apologies for not blasting this one off sooner. My time this past weekend was apprehended by the ever important activities of zoning out to "Shark Week" re-runs, downloading jazz albums and trying to get drunk off aromatic bitters. That, and making beats (more on this at a later date). Anyway, Smoke DZA finally dropped his George Kush Da Button mixtape/street album, complete with Ski Beatz on the

Batting Clean-Up - Brown Bag AllStars Edition

2010-08-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

These two tracks from BBAS' Soul Khan and Koncept came out last week, but fuck it, I got an email blast with them today, and both songs are dope as fuck. Also, if you want to see more Soul Khan/Marv Won ish, check the doubles battle they did against each other. Hilarious shit.Soul Khan feat. Marv Won - "Thunder in Paradise"Koncept - "The Game"addthis_pub = 'WallySean';

Grand Daddy I.U. - "Rhyme After Rhyme" x "Hustlin'"

2010-08-03T11:34:00.000-07:00

You know it's going to be a good day when Grand motherfuckin' Daddy I.U. comes throught with not just one, but two new songs. And one of them features Dat X! DX got the debut of the first of these yesterday (the one with X, that is), but Unkut was the first to come through with download links. I.U. is definitely one of those vets who's managed to not lose a single step along the way. Same with

Joell Ortiz - "80's Baby" x "Sing Like Bilal" Freestyle

2010-08-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

Joell Ortiz double times it on this latest leak off his upcoming mixtape with Green Lantern YAOWAH. This shit really goes hard. Green's beat is pretty damn hardbody, and Ortiz is simply bankers on it. But c'mon, where the fuck is Free Agent? Wasn't that supposed to come out this month? Damn man...regardless, at least we get a Joell and Joe Budden mixtape this October. Also, as a bonus, I included

Vado feat. Cam'ron - "Speakin' in Tungs" Video

2010-08-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

And I'm back! Really, I should've been back by Saturday, but I've been on my production shit the past few days and I wasn't abut to interrupt that. Plus, it's "Shark Week." Anyway, first up for today is the long-awaited video for Vado and Cam's smash "Speakin' in Tungs." Honestly, there really aren't any artists killing it like Cam these days. Dude went from getting clowned on by Curtis to the

Central Services (El-P & Camu Tao) - Free EP

2010-07-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

This is somethin' for the Jukies...Free EP of unreleased Central Services joints from '04-'05, with Camu Tao & El-P. Click here.You can pre-order Camu Tao's posthumous "King of Hearts" here. Drops 8/17.Stream the whole of El-P's "Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixx 3" on the Myspace.Looks like Def Jux ain't dead yet.addthis_pub = 'WallySean';

Bloody Monk Consortium - Burden of Truth EP

2010-07-29T05:49:00.000-07:00

Yikes. If Killarmy spent three years locked in a dark basement, smoking PCP and listening to Chinese opera, it would probably sound like this. Warning: Not to be listened to by pregnant women, those with a heart condition, epileptics or soft mahfackas. You must be as tall as Raekwon to listen to Bloody Monk Consortium.Ready? OK, let's go.addthis_pub = 'WallySean';