hip hop

Gnarcade Video Game Invasion

by Andy Ball July 14, 2010

Gnarcade is a short film meets rap music video, which mixes up 8-bit video game characters and dynamics with competitive skateboarder and snowboarder videos.
A videogame invasion has hit Mt Hood and High Cascade! Check out Scott Stevens, Micah Hollinger, Chris Beresford, Tim Eddy, Ben Bogart, and Casey Wrightsman as they live life like it’s [...]

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Converse – All Summer – Kid Cudi, Best Coast & Rostam of Vampire Weekend

by Andy Ball July 12, 2010

What do you get when you take one Kid Cudi, add a pinch of Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast and a sprinkle of Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend? This apparently… Known collectively as Converse, this is the unexpected trio’s first track, named All Summer. We hope to bring you more fruits from this unlikely collaboration [...]

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Kweli & Hi-Tek’s Reflection Eternal – Ballad of The Black Gold

by Yano July 7, 2010

Reflection Eternal from their latest album Revolutions Per Minute provide a video montage for their visual translation of Ballad of The Black Gold. The video was directed by Sam Ellison, and the single can be found on their latest album which is out now.

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DD172 presents BluRoc Music Festival (Mixtape)

by Yano July 5, 2010

Dame Dash and his DD172 collective really have gave us a real treat. Below you will find a selection of live music performed at the Brooklyn Bowl for the the BluRoc Music festival that went down last month. You can hear live tunes from Curren$y, Stalley, Smoke DZA, Big K.R.I.T. among [...]

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Professor Green – Oh My God Feat. Labyrinth

by Andy Ball July 5, 2010

Professor Green teams up with exciting new talent Labyrinth for his new track Oh My God, and the result is a firing new tune.
Professor Green – Oh My God Feat. Labyrinth
In a recent interview, Pro Green revealed that he was to work with Tinie Tempah’s producer Labyrinth for a track on his new album, and [...]

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Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie – Summertime The Mixtape

by Yano July 4, 2010

UNDRCRWN & MTVNT presents a compilation of smooth summer jams weekend‎. Mixed by The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie.
49 songs… expertly mixed and cut.. The songs cover any and everything ‘summer’ related. From songs about summer to songs that just feel like the sunshine season, this multi-genre mix will be sure to make [...]

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Cee Lo Green – No One’s Gonna Love You

by Andy Ball July 1, 2010

Cee-Lo-Green, one half of Gnarls Barkley, is to mark his return to his solo project with a cover of Band Of Horses’ ‘No One’s Gonna Love You’. It could be considered a bold move for any artist to cover such a beautiful classic, but Cee-lo Green has done it magnificently. Exciting times lie ahead for [...]

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Blockhead – The Music Scene Video

by Andy Ball June 26, 2010

Anthony Simon, aka Blockhead, is a producer known well in underground hip hop circles. His debut album, Music By Cavelight, is a near-perfect example of how to make an instrumental hip hop album, ranked by some alongside the likes of RJD2’s Deadringer and DJ Shadow’s classic Entroducing, highlighting his ability to make minor chords and [...]

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