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Is anyone on earth more productive than Madlib? Seriously, it’s March and he’s already put out 6 albums this year (7 if you count the Strong Arm Steady instrumentals).

The late, great J Dilla re-interprets the song that was my favorite when I was 7 years old.

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J Dilla does Safety Dance

Diabolical Fun (Aesop Rock in studio) from ill poetic on Vimeo.

I hope Kanye pushes his music as far “out there” as he has his stage show.
See pictures of half-naked astronautettes here.

You know about these dudes, right?

Yeah, that track ain’t the bomb, but they agreed, so it’s not on their album.
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Blueprint is a hometown hero here in Bustown, and he’s a genuine talent behind the boards and on the mic, and anytime he releases new music, it’s an event.
So, imagine my excitement when I received this email yesterday afternoon.
We are starting the preorders for the Blueprint vs Funkadelic CD. There are only 500 copies of [...]

Their last album displayed amazing musicianship, but was kinda weak on the song-writing front. Black Thought sounded like he was sleeping through some of the sessions.
This sounds much better.

My fave hip-hop album of the moment is Bambu’s “I Scream Bars for the Children”. This is not exactly one of the stand-out tracks, but it’s still way better than average. You might not guess it from this video, but Bambu is quite the social activist.

My friend Sean Lewis sent this YouTube video to me. It’s a great homemade video and a shockingly heartfelt song. I’m a big fan of hip-hop songs that aren’t about braggin’, ballin’, or bangin’, mainly because they’re so rare. This is somewhat about bangin’, but mainly it’s about Plies’ love for his momma. What can [...]

Serendipity for this site in particular.

DJ Chong Wizard put Jay-Z vocals over Ghostface instrumentals and vice-versa, minted this great CD cover and called it American Ironman. There’s even a sample from the trailer for the new Iron Man movie.
Oh Word has links for the full download. Here’s a taste.

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Jay-Z – American Ironman