Soundsystem: The ThrowAways Mixtape / Corté
We introduced hip hop hopeful Corté on our site, in the summer of 2012, debuting his SourLife2 Mixtape. We’re proud to drop his follow-up mixtape, The ThrowAways. Once again, the East Coast rhyme-styler keeps it on point as he drops new-verse-after-new-verse over a plethora of classic beats. Our favorite is the leadoff track, as Corté rhymes […]
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Soundsystem: White Dress / Kanye West (UPDATED)
Kanye drops the track, White Dress, for the soundtrack of RZA‘s directorial debut, The Man with the Iron Fists. Pre-order the super-limited ultimate collector’s set (Deluxe Ultra Pack) from The Man with the Iron Fists. It includes 5 CDs: the soundtrack album on CD, personally autographed by The RZA; The Score CD; the limited edition soundtrack instrumental CD; […]
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Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan (2008) (Full Movie)
Showtime‘s hilariously schlocky, Los Angeles sex-filled romp, known as Californication, just ended their fifth season the other night. It’s a ludicrous show; complete junk food. This season they introduced a character named Apocalypse Samurai, a Hollywood caricature of a rapper-turned-actor portrayed by Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA. RZA will be 43 years old this July. Seeing the […]
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Soundsystem: Can It Be (A Bootleg Kev Freestyle) / Yelawolf
As Yelawolf recovers from a ruptured spleen, the Bama rapper drops a freestyle he previously did over the famous Wu Tang track Can It Be So Simple. The freestyle track is legit. –@teemunny Bootleg Kev: It is my pleasure to finally drop this for the rest of the world to hear. Last month Yelawolf and I […]
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Soundsystem 25: Best of 2011
To close off the year, we would like to feature our Top 25 Soundsystem hits of the year. So without further ado, here we go! 1. Used / Fake Blood Probably the most impressive compilation and/or collection of sampled music I’ve ever heard. As a young kid, I was always interested in the samples that were […]
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Trailer / Blakroc 2
It’s coming, the anticipated follow-up to Blakroc, the highly successful, super side-project by Akron rock/blues gods, The Black Keys, and various hip hop luminaries. This one is set to feature Talib Kweli, U-God from Wu Tang, Jay Electronica (Erykah Badu‘s baby daddy), Brooklyn’s OC, NOLA’s Curren$y, Pittsburgh’s Wiz Khalifa (Black and yellow, Black and yellow […]
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard / Dirty Thoughts (Documentary)
Here is a documentary about the clown prince of hip hop, the comically lyrical, the brilliant mess known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Obviously: NOT SAFE FOR WORK
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Soundsystem: Fugazi x Wu-Tang = Wugazi (UPDATED)
I precisely recall when the “mashup” started to really take off. I was at Amoeba Music, in the early aughts, digging through the bins for some vinyl and I came across this record with a nondescript cardboard sleeve. On the label was a Coop-esque devil chick, the platter was titled, Satanik Mashups Vol II. There […]
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