TRISTATE (GCM) - DA BOOM

Check out this new track from Tristate called "Da Boom." Tristate is a member of Gold Chain Military, a bi-coastal group of verbal assassins, with Planet Asia, Killa Kali, Killer Ben, Turbin, and Sav Kills. Look for an appearance from Tristate and Planet Asia on the upcoming Tradition mixtape!

TY FARRIS - WELCOME TO THE GHETTO

Ty Farris (formerly known as 40 Flame) is an up and coming MC from Detroit, Michigan. He was formerly a member of the group Purple Gang on Iron Fist, a label owned by the late Big Proof of D-12. Check out this new track called "Welcome To The Ghetto" produced by Phonix with cuts by Salam Wreck... I was at the studio when Salam was adding the cuts to this record and knew this track was a banger from the second I heard it.

- Drew

CASSIDY- OK, YOU'RE RIGHT FREESTYLE

Here's a new Cassidy freestyle called "Ok, You're Right." You all know how much of a Cassidy fan I am, he is the truth in my opinion. Check it out here.

- Jason

DJ QUIK FT. TERRACE MARTIN -BLUELINE FAMILY RUNNIN' THANGS

This is for all the Pit Bull lovers out there. I don't know much about Pit Bull breeding but it seems that Blue Line Kennels is doing their thing if they got Quik promoting them. Shout out to the my homey Chris Atamian, the biggest Pit Bull lover I know. hahaha!

- Jason

FREEWAY - OLD TO THE NEW

Here’s a new Freeway joint called "Old To The New" produced by Jake One. Freeway has been dropping new joints daily. The track is crazy, its on some old funk tip. Check it out here.

- Jason

VIDEO: WU TANG LEGO - DA MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXIN'

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' from davo on Vimeo.

Damm... Some people have too much time on their hands! Check out this dope stop animation video for "Da Mystery Of Chess Boxin " from the Wu Tang Clan. This is a fresh idea, and homeboy pulled it off right! Someone hire this dude!!!

The game of chess, is like a swordfight
You must think first, before you move
Toad style is immensely strong, and immune to nearly any weapon
When it's properly used, it's almost invincible

- Drew

PATRICK MARTINEZ - "YOU DONT HAVE TO LIE TO KICK IT"

Our good friend and one of my favorite artists, Patrick Martinez, will be having a solo show on Sept 10th at Upper Playground/Fifty24LA in Los Angeles. Patrick Martinez’s work is heavily rooted in the L.A. graffiti scene. His work contains quite a bit of satire as well as a political commentary about his environment. Patrick works closely with Mr. Cartoon and Estevan Oriol at SA Studios, and has done work with such heavyweights as Stussy, Rime Magazine, and Upper Playground. Patrick will be showcasing a selection of new work at this show! Mark your calendars now!


Upper Playground/Fifty24LA
125 E 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
[213] 623-4300

- Drew

RAEKWON FT. GHOSTFACE, METHOD MAN, & INSPECTAH DECK - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

Damm... It doesn't get much better than this. Four legends from the Wu linked up with the late great J Dilla for this leak from Raekwon's upcoming OB4CL2. Peep this track called "House Of Flying Daggers" and prepare yourself for one of the most anticipated Wu affiliated albums to drop in a minute.

- Drew

7 YEAR OLD IN A CAR CHASE!

This is scary and funny at the same time. The 7 year old boy gets chased down by police officer because he didn't wanna go to church so he drives off with somebodys car. Peep his little self jumping out the car and running.

- Jason

THE CLIPSE FT. KERI HILSON - ALL EYES ON ME

The Clipse are back with a brand new leak from their upcoming album, Til The Casket Drops. This time they enlisted Keri Hilson, the woman behind the smash hits "Turnin' Me On" and "Knock You Down." You can Download "All Eyes On Me" here.

- Drew

NEW MOBB DEEP (KIND OF)

It's gonna be a minute until we hear some new tracks from Mobb Deep... Prodigy has been locked up a year, and he has 2 more to go. We have these solo tracks to hold you over until that day comes. Check out Prodigy's "I Love Paper", a track that was produced by his partner, Havoc, as well as Havoc's "H is Back."

- Drew

ODOM TO STAY WITH LAKERS

The Los Angeles Lakers have at last reached terms on a new contract with sixth man Lamar Odom, after a month of frosty negotiations that might have troubled the team and its fans more than just about anything they saw during last season's playoff drive to the championship.

"I always wanted to come back because we won the championship," Odom told ESPN's Shelley Smith. "I'm playing for the biggest brand in the world. And I'm playing with the most fluid, talented center in the world in Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum's coming back and of course Kobe Bryant. "But to now get an opportunity to play with Ron Artest, a guy I've known 16 years, it means a lot. I told Ron Ron a few weeks ago I couldn't walk away. I still had to fight. Everytime negotiations didn't go the way I thought, I just took a step back, like them pulling the offer off the table, I just knew I had to fight."

Sources with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com that Odom and the Lakers today agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $33 million if the Lakers exercise their option on the fourth season.

- Jason

EMINEM - THE WARNING (MARIAH CAREY/NICK CANNON DISS)

He's back!! Here's the new Eminem diss track aimed at Mariah and Nick called "The Warning." OMG, Eminem destroys Mariah! You know Em aint gonna lie either. You need to download this track here.

- Jason

YA BOY - MOHAWKS AND HEAVY METAL (MIXTAPE)

Here's a new mixtape from Ya Boy called "Mohawks and Heavy Metal." The title is wack but Ya Boy can spit surprisingly. Check it out here.

- Jason

CLANDESTINE RABBIT

Our good homey, Gordo, is now tattooing at Clandestine Rabbit in Tarzana. If you ever need a tattoo, be sure to him him up! Be sure to tell him Tradition sent you!

Clandestine Rabbit
18400 Ventura Blvd.
Tarzana, CA 91356
818.342.1975

- Drew

SUMMER SALE STARTS FRIDAY!

Our summer sale starts this Friday, and you definitely don't want to miss this one. 50% off all of your favorite brands including Crooks & Castles, Diamond, The Hundreds, Play Cloths, Cheap Monday, Nike, Vans, Supra, and more. We will be offering a free t-shirt with every purchase over $200 (while supplies last). See you there!

AUDIO: GHOSTFACE ON "THE MORNING AFTER" WITH ANGELA YEE

Ghostface Killah hit Sirius Satellite radio and co-hosted "The Morning After" show with Angela Yee. He gives a little history of the Wu, talks about his upcoming album, as well as the current state of the music industry. You can hear the show here.

- Drew

TRON LEGACY VIDEO GAME TRAILER

Even though I'm the youngest out of all the guys at the shop, I'm still old enough to know about Tron. The trailer looks crazy. Check it out, then patiently wait til 2010 for it to come out.


- Richard

KUROSHIO SEA

The Kuroshio Sea is located in the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan. It holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world's second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

- Richard

VIDEO: PLANET ASIA & DJ TOURE "SUPERHEROES"

Check out this fresh video from Planet Asia for his track,"Superheroes",from Marvel vs. Capcom 2. They went heavy on the Comic book theme, and the both the song and the video are inspired by some the greatest super heroes Marvel has to offer. Be on the lookout for Planet Asia's contribution to the upcoming Tradition mixtape, a song called "Live & Direct", featuring Tristate.

- Drew

SHAKE WEIGHT?

OMG! Am I the only one that thinks this looks like what I think it looks like? You be the judge.

- Jason

THROWBACK: A.I. CROSSES ANTONIO DANIELS TWICE

I was thinking about this today so I had to post when A.I. crossed the hell out of Antonio Daniels.. Damn he didn't even let him get up before he crossed him again. Hahaha.

- Jason

SNOOP DOGG FT. THE TC'S - SHUT YOU DOWN

Here’s the first leak off Snoop's upcoming compilation "Bacc 2 Tha Chuuch Vol. 1." This hot new joint "Shut You Down" is dope. The project is entirely produced by Snoop himself, under his Niggerachi alias, and will feature guest spots from Kurupt, Daz, Ray J, Damani, Uncle Chucc, Tha Twinz, The TC’s and the Hustle Boyz. Check it out here.

- Jason

DRAKE & LIL' WAYNE (CARTOON PARODY)

Hilarious. Peep the special appearances by Kanye, Jigga, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Rick Ross and Pleasure P!

- Jason

DJ WHITEOWL X MICHAEL JACKSON - THE CLASSICS: A TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND (MIXTAPE)

Here's another new Michael Jackson tribute mixtape called "The Classics: A Tribute To A Legend," produced by DJ Whiteowl. All you MJ fans show support and download it here.

- Jason

OFF THE WALL ON THE EVIL COLLECTOR

Geezy from The Evil Collector stopped by our "Off The Wall" artshow on Saturday night... You can check out more pics here.

- Drew

DJ LASER X FABOLOUS - LOSO IF YOU AIN'T KNOW SO (MIXTAPE)

If your too cheap to go pick up Fab's new album "Loso's Way" that dropped today, here's your chance to get a free new Fabolous mixtape called "Loso If You Ain't Know So." Don't sleep on Fabolous, as you already know the dude has incredible flow and punchlines.

- Jason

LIL' WAYNE - MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Here's a hot Weezy track called "Million Dollar Baby" produced by Just Blaze. The joint is fire, its so funny to me how Weezy will drop some weird joint and then bounce back with a heater like this. "Get lots of head like 6 midgets" hahahaha. Check it out here.

- Jason

ASTRO - PAPER CHASER

The homey, Astro, just released his debut CD called Open Your Ears and Listen. This album features 13 songs, and is a great introduction to this up and comer from Oxnard. Check out this track called "Paper Chaser" which I produced for him. Open Your Ears and Listen is available now at Tradition... Support your local music scene!

- Drew

SLAYER - HATE WORLDWIDE

Here's a new single from Slayer upcoming album, World Painted Blood, called "Hate Worldwide." The song was written by Kerry King and produced by Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Slipknot). World Painted Blood is slated for release at the end of summer, but in the meantime check out the brutality of "Hate Worldwide."

- Drew

OFF THE WALL ON THE LIPSTICK DIARIES

Kymby from The Lipstick Diaries came out to Tradition on Saturday to cover our "Off The Wall" artshow. You can see more photos from the event here.

Saturday night I cruised over to Tradition out in Westlake for the Tribute Show for MJ. As soon as I arrived heads started popping on in and it got pretty crowded. A lot of great work by Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Sharktoof, Quincy Sutton, and Timothy “Teruo” Watters. DJ Myron was spinning and gave us a great two hour Michael Jackson Tribute set. I was singing MJ in my sleep that night!

- Drew

DJ SMALLZ & DRAKE - ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT (MIXTAPE)

Seems like Drake has a new mixtape out every month, here's his newest mixtape called "Room For Improvement." If you're a Drake fan then this is another banger you need. You can download it here.

- Jason

2PAC - AMBITIONZ AS A FIGHTA (MIKE TYSON TRIBUTE

Here's another 2Pac leak called "Ambitionz As A Fighta," its a Mike Tyson tribute. The beat is a classic, you can download it here. As you know Pac was shot and killed following a Tyson fight in Las Vegas.

Tyson entering the ring to Pac's "Ambitionz Of A Ridah" later in his career.

- Jason

VIDEO: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - A SPECIAL LOOK

Where The Wild Things Are was always my favorite children's book growing up. Check out this cool look into the upcoming movie featuring interviews with author Maurice Sendak and film maker Spike Jonze. I really can't wait too see Spike's interpretation of this classic story.

- Drew

VIDEO: STEPHON MARBURY CRYING?

WOW! Is Stephon serious? Why would you even be filming yourself like this in the first place? I guess R. Kelly really touched a sensitive spot with Stephon

RAS KASS FT. KRONDON - STARTED SOMETHING

Here's a new Ras Kass joint called "Started Something" featuring the homey Krondon on the hook. Damn two of my favorite artists on the same track, you know its gotta be fire! Look out for the new Ras Kass mixtape "Quarterly" coming soon.

VIDEO: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF RAEKWON

Peep this dope video of A Day In The Life Of The Chef as he prepares for his highly anticipated album "Only Built For Cuban Linx 2" in stores august 11th.

IN THE STUDIO WITH PLANET ASIA & TRISTATE

As you may know, I have been hard at work putting together the upcoming Tradition mixtape. I am producing the whole record, and it will feature appearances from B-Real, Apathy, Young De, Planet Asia, Tristate, Ca$his, Get Busy Committee, El Prez, Soco, and many more. Yesterday I was in the studio with Planet Asia and Tristate, who are both member of Gold Chain Military. Of course the two MC's killed the track!
Here are a few photos from yesterday... Expect to see more photos, as well as some video footage from this recording session soon.

INTERVIEW: DJ MUGGS ON HIP HOP GAME

Hip Hop Game just did a dope interview with DJ Muggs. Muggs talks about the new Soul Assassins Intermission album, his thoughts on the current state of the music industry, mixtapes, the SA brand, and more. You can read the interview here.

Stop saying music sucks. There’s good music. Go find it. Stop listening to the radio. Radio has always sucked. When has radio been good? Radio hasn’t been good in L.A. since KDAY left, when they were breaking records. Radio has always sucked. Remember Chuck D? “Radio Won’t Play Me.” They were playing Vanilla Ice and Hammer. Stop acting like the radio is good.

That’s why they make CDs and cassettes and albums, so you can go and listen to what you want. Radio can suck my dick. Don’t ever play my fucking song again, radio. Ever, radio. Please! And you know what the funny thing is? They still play it. The thing is, I don’t give a fuck and I never have, dude. I’m telling you, we consider ourselves more like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd over here instead of some pop shit.

- Drew

FREEWAY - FREE MOOLAH

Freeway has been on his grind since he dropped the Month of Madness (a new track everyday for a month) a few months back. He's finishing up The Stimulus Package with one of my favorite producers, Jake One, as well as working on 2 more albums! Check out this track, "Free Moolah", produced by Phoe Notes

EVENT COVERAGE: OFF THE WALL

Saturday night was the opening reception of our "Off The Wall" artshow, and if you weren't here you definitely missed out! The artshow was in tribute to the late Michael Jackson, and featured the art of Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Sharktoof, Quincy Sutton, and Timothy "Teruo" Watters. DJ Myron was in the house spinning some classics as well as a 2 hour Michael Jackson tribute set! Check the photos below and kick yourself in the ass if you didn't show up!


The always elusive Sharktoof and his "Thriller" piece

Co-curater, Eyeone really did three pieces based off the "ABC" by the Jackson 5. His pieces represent the learning tree with "Reading", "Writing", and "Arithmetic"

Axis... Always late, but worth the wait. He was the last to turn in his artwork, but the first artist to show up at the show

Quincy Sutton killed it with his "Thriller 1982" piece

One of Soul Assassins' resident artists , DJ Solo, and his dope piece, "The Last Hand." Solo went all out with this one and even printed a 'Zine called "The Solo Codes" to explain the symbolism of his piece

Marsha's brightly colored "Will The Real Michael Jackson Please Step Up?" was another crowd favorite

Timothy "Teruo" Watters and his "Billie Jean" piece

Jason Youth did two pieces for the show, "Eternal" and "Pray For Me"

Chris Wolford representing for the Dethkills crew

Acme's hand styled "Michael" piece

DJ Myron cutting it up

Lil' Meezy dropping verses off the dome

Fred Segal in the house

The crowd was hyped all night

Prmtve Passe and his new friend Stephanie

Baby Geo stunting like his daddy in a Black Scale tee and Tradition hoody

Thanks again to everyone that came out. Many of the pieces are still available for purchase. Call the shop to inquire about prices.

- Drew

VIDEO: IT'S THE REAL - I DATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW

I Date You So Much Right Now from jeff on Vimeo.

The dudes from It's The Real are back with another hilarious video... This time they go after Nas and Kelis following the news of their recent divorce settlement.

This week, we have some advice for the newly-divorced Kelis: When one door closes, a window opens… a $44,000 window. And we at ItsTheReal.com are waiting outside that window, in I Date You So Much Right Now.

- Drew

BMW S.X CONCEPT

The BMW S.X concept is the work of designer Iulian Bumbu. The concept delves into what a future sports luxury coupe from BMW might look like, and is positioned as a successor to the BMW 6-series. The design exercise continues with BMW’s “flame-surfacing styling language” and maintains a sense of uniformity and continuity throughout the exterior. The design has high-mount brake lights incorporated into the edges of the rear window, and lateral vents are placed just behind the front wheels. The design strikes a balance; it is neither a radical departure from the BMW design language, nor does it blindly follow the same.

DJ HONDA FT. MOS DEF - MAGNETIC ARTS

DJ Honda once again linked up with Mos Def for this leak from Honda's upcoming album, IV. This track is called "Magnetic Arts,"and it is nice to hear Mos over an upbeat track like this one. IV will release August 5th.

- Drew

SLIM THUG - F@#K YOU

Here's a new Slim Thug track called "F@#K You." This joint is fresh, Slim Thug is so angry! Check it out here.

BREAKING NEWS: BOXER FORREST KILLED IN ATTEMPTED CARJACKING

Former two-division world champion Vernon Forrest was shot and killed Saturday night during an attempted carjacking. "It's 100 percent confirmed. He's dead," said Shaw, who had two stints as Forrest's promoter. "I will say this about him -- he was a decent human being. His work with kids, I think people knew how much he cared for kids, underprivileged and mentally challenged people. He was a real decent human being outside the ropes."

WSB Radio in Atlanta first reported the shooting, citing a police spokesman. Forrest, who was 38, lived in Atlanta and was an Augusta, Ga., native. He was shot seven or eight times as he chased at least two men who had tried to steal his Jaguar as he put air in his tires at an Atlanta gas station, Lt. Keith Meadows said, according to the radio station. But Forrest had a gun and confronted the men, police said.

VIDEO: KANYE WEST - LIVE AT THE CHICAGO THEATRE

KW: LFTCT
by yardie4lifever2

Fuse TV put together this dope video of Kanye West's performance at the Chicago Theatre. This concert was a benefit for the Kanye West Foundation. The mission of the Kanye West Foundation, is to help combat the severe dropout problem in schools across the United States by partnering with community organizations to provide under-served youth access to music production programs that will enable them to unleash their creative ability and reach their full potential. The video includes interviews as well as performances of Flashing Lights, Through The Wire, Put On, Hey Mama, Jesus Walks, Heartless, and Touch The Sky.

KW: LFTCT Part 2
by yardie4lifever2

TUPAC - 15 UNRELEASED TRACKS

Here's something cool for all the 'Pac fans out there... Here is a collection of 15 unreleased Tupac songs and demos. It's crazy to think that 13 years after his death, Tupac still has some new music surfacing. You can download the songs here. Peep the track list below.

1. Changed Man with Big Syke & Snoop Dogg
2. Welcome 2 Death Row
3. If There’s a Cure with Snoop Dogg
4. Immortal with The Outlawz
5. 16 on Death Row
6. Ballad of a Dead Soulja
7. Black Cotton
8. Changes
9. Crooked n*gga Too
10. Ghetto Gospel
11. Holla If You Hear Me
12. Let Them Thangs Go
13. N.I.G.G.A.
14. n*ggaz Nature
15. Po n*gga Blues

- Drew

OFF THE WALL ON GUERILLA ONE

The homeys over at Guerillaone posted some previews of tonights "Off The Wall" art show on their site. Check it out here.

- Drew

VIDEO: PAC DIV X DJ KHALIL = DOOM

Pac Div has been hittin the streets tough of late, they sound sick over this hot DJ Khalil track.

MUST SEE: DUDE PULLS A GUN AND STILL GETS BEAT DOWN!

Damn this footage is crazy, obviously this cholo had no intention of shooting this kid! Thats what you get for pulling a gun on somebody. Pretty Scary though.

CA$HIS - DON'T LET IT GO TO UR HEAD

Ca$his has been hard at work on his upcoming album, Euthanasia, as well as his Usual Suspects mixtape with Carlitto Rossi. Here's a new track from Ca$his called "Don't Let It Go To Ur Head."

- Drew

BLACK FLAG LIVE IN PITTSBURG 7/4/81

Thanks to More Than A Witness, we bring you this live soundboard recording of Black Flag from 1981. Black Flag is one of my favorite Punk/Hardcore bands of all time and it's great to hear a live recording like this. You can download the audio here. Check the info below.

For all intents and purposes, Black Flag was the first American hardcore group to exist. Emerging from a Southern Californian beach community, they gained international notoriety through incessant touring and undoubtedly shaped local scenes wherever they played. The emergence of their own record label definitively influenced the means by which independent artists could release their own material and thus the greater scope of American punk rock. Perhaps stating this is palpable and overt at this point. Regardless, the influence of Black Flag should never be understated.

This recording consists of a good soundboard recording featuring Dez Cadena on vocals. Perhaps Dez had the least prowess as a front man considering the efforts of Keith Morris and Henry Rollins, but nonetheless Dez shines on this tape. This one starts with a sarcastic thank you to the Pittsburg police department and promptly erupts into a vehemence of magnificence. The Flag tears through 28 songs with fierce tenacity. The recording is an excellent soundboard with some nice rough characteristics. There is a slight cut during “Revenge.” I believe this is on the original master because I’ve yet to hear a version that is complete.

- Drew

VIDEO: DOM KENNEDY ON HHO

Dom Kennedy is Hip Hop Official's "Artist of the Week." Dom recently made some noise when he dropped he most recent mixtape Future Street Drug Sounds.

- Drew

VIDEO: DANNY DIABLO ON VIMBY

VIMBY - Danny Diablo

Vimby caught up with the homey Danny Diablo AKA Lord Ezzec. I've known Danny since the mid '90's when my band toured with Sick of it All and Danny's band at the time, Crown of Thornz. For those who don't know Danny has also been in a few other bands including Skarhead and Icepick with Jamey from Hatebreed.

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: SHARK TOOF FOR OFF THE WALL

Check out SharkToof's contribution to our "Off The Wall" artshow... The show is a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Other Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Spurn, Quincy Sutton, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show opens tomorrow night from 7 to 11.

- Drew

JAY-Z FT. KANYE WEST & RIHANNA - RUN THIS TOWN

Here's the official single from Jay-Z's upcoming Blueprint 3... This track is called "Run This Town," and features Kanye West and Rihanna. People have been hating on this track already, but I think it's a pretty fresh track for a radio single. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section.

- Drew

THE HUNDREDS FALL

We just received the brand new fall Delivery from The Hundreds. Peep the New Arrivals section to see pics of everything from tees, hoodies, Button ups, tees, hats, crewnecks, and more.

- Drew

TRADITION X MICHAEL JACKSON "RAD" TEE

Our "Off The Wall" artshow is tomorrow night, and you know we couldn't let that night pass with out releasing a Michael Jackson tribute tee. The Tradition X Michael Jackson "Rad" tee is available in 3 colors, and will release tomorrow night at the "Off The Wall" artshow. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Sharktoof, Spurn, Quincy Sutton,Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Myron.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: QUINCY SUTTON FOR OFF THE WALL

As you know, our "Off The Wall" Artshow open this Saturday night at Tradition. Here's a sneak peek of one of the few pieces our good friend, Quincy Sutton, is contributing to the show. All I can say is amazing!
The Opening reception for "Off The Wall" is Saturday, July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

WU TANG CLAN - 1991 DEMO

Check out this unreleased demo from the Wu Tang Clan circa '91. This demo features Bring Da Ruckus, Wu-Tang Master, After The Laughter, Enter The Wu-Tang, It's All About Me, The Wu is Coming Thru, Problems, and Cuttin' Headz. This is a must have for any diehard Wu Tang Fan. You can download the demo here.

- Drew

BLAKE GRIFFIN: SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING

Here's a dope article I read this morning on about The Clippers #1 pick Blake Griffin and where he ranks among all #1 picks ever in the summer league. Check it out here. Trust me, Blake will get the Rookie Of The Year unless he gets hurt and can't play much of the season.

VIDEO: NAS X DJ KHALIL RECORDING "COLORS" UNRELEASED SONG

Pretty sick track from the homey DJ Khalil, here's his explanation:

Here is a song we recorded over a year ago in LA at HOB Studios. This was a dream come true for me, to record a song with one of the most prolific artists in all of music. Busta Rhymes told me that he is our crown jewel, and I would have to agree. It’s an honor to work with some of the pioneers and true greats in hiphop and to live out my dreams. Although the song didn’t make the final cut, I had a chance to produce Nas and collaborate with him in the studio. I coached him thru some of his vocals and we conceptualized the song. A truly incredible experience. This song is featuring Danny Keys on the hook.

AGENDA SHOW

Got a chance to hit the Agenda Trade Show today to see some new sneakers and apparel from some of the hottest brands in the country. The trade show was at the Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach and in my opinion it was the dopest Agenda yet. The event seemed to have lots of peeps writing orders even in these times of recession. The day went by super fast and I had alot of fun, the only issue that I had was the fact that I (Jason) got in a little trouble for taking pictures of some things (Sneakers) that I was told not too and my hard headed ass did anyways and was caught red-handed and embarrassed, hahaha! Oh well! Here's a few pics of the show.

Me, Josh(10 Deep) and Drew at 10 Deep's booth looking at upcoming Holiday and Spring 2010 apparel


Peeps kickin it in the Converse booth


The homey Dom Kennedy and Carter were in the building


Here's a portion of the Nike 6.0 booth


Any hoop lovers remember these Reebok Pumps? Damn these were the shit, and they were only 50 lbs each, Hahaha!


Tim and Kym made the trip to get their first taste of Trade Show life. Look out for Kym's new women's line "Miss Lady" set to debut in December


Miles aka Lil' Meezy reppin the West Coast


Greg "Pnut" Galinsky was at the Vans booth drawing and signing the "Stories of Sole From Vans Originals" book. We got him to draw and paint a few books for Tradition

LEBRON CAMP DUNK FOOTAGE RELEASED

Wow! This is what all the hype was about? Jordan Crawford didn't even dunk ON Lebron, its was more of a dunk next too Lebron. Bron pur his hand up and barely jumped, peep the slow motion footage. I'm really upset that the media made this such a big deal!

SNEAK PEEK: DJ SOLO FOR "OFF THE WALL"

Here's another sneak peek from the upcoming "Off The Wall" art show at Tradition. This piece is by DJ Solo, and it is called "The Last Poker." The piece is obviously based off the Last Supper, and Solo kept all the "DaVinci" code stuff in it, as well as encoded his own stuff into DaVinci's original code (that he had to break down and re-encode). Solo went all out, and even spoke with Oxford Professor and Art Historian/DaVinci expert Martin Kemp about the codes as well. There will be a printout the day of the show as well as a digital explanation for blogs, of all the encoded messages.
"Off The Wall" opens this Saturday at Tradition... Don't miss it!

- Drew

VIDEO: KID CUDI FT. KANYE WEST & COMMON - MAKE HER SAY

This video dropped a few days ago, and I just realized that we didn't post it. Kid Cudi does his reinterpretation of of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" with the help of Kanye West and Common. I wasn't a big fan of "Day & Night," but this track shows some promise from Cudi... It doesn't hurt to have 'Ye and Common on the track either.

- Drew

SNEAK PEEK: JUSTIN REED FOR "OFF THE WALL"

Here's a sneak peek of Justin Reed's amazing contribution to our upcoming "Off The Wall" art show. This piece is titled "Thriller", and the painting measures 11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas. You can read an article about Justin's art here.
Don't forget, "Off The Wall" opens this Saturday night at Tradition... Don't miss it!

- Drew

VIDEO: UNI "LAND OF THE KINGS"

Check out U-N-I's brand new video called "Land of the Kings." This song is part of Mountan Dew's "Green Label Sound" project, and the video is set to debut on MTVU this week. You can download the track "Land of the Kings" here.

As a bonus, I have included Vimby's behind the scenes video of the making of "Land of the Kings" as well.

VIMBY - U-N-I: The Making of "Land of the Kings"

- Drew

GHOSTFACE KILLAH FT RAHEEM DEVAUGHN - BABY

Ghostface has been hard at work on a brand new R&B inspired album called Wizard of Poetry. Here's the newest leak from that album featuring Raheem Devaughn called "Baby." Expect to see Tony Starks' new album by the end of September.

- Drew

MUST SEE: MOTHER AND KIDS RESCUED FROM A BURNING CAR..

Video of bystanders rushing to rescue a mother and her two kids trapped in a burning car. This is some crazy footage!

CLIPSE FT. LUPE FIASCO - ONE THING

Here's a hot new Clipse joint called "One Thing" featuring Lupe Fiasco. Lupe has been MIA for a minute, nice to see him spittin with the Clipse.

FORMER BRUIN O'BANNON SUES NCAA

Former UCLA basketball player is suing the NCAA over its use of former student athletes' images in DVDs, video games, photographs, apparel and other material. In a federal lawsuit filed today, Ed O'Bannon says the NCAA illegally has athletes sign away their rights to the commercial use of their images and does not share any of the proceeds from their use with former athletes.

"While the NCAA, its member conferences and schools, and its for-profit business partners reap millions of dollars from revenue streams ..., former student athletes whose likenesses are utilized to generate those profit centers receive no compensation whatsoever," the suit claims.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and calls on the NCAA to pay the former athletes what it has allegedly made from the use of their images. That amount has yet to be determined, said Megan Jones, a partner with the law firm of Hausfeld LLP, which is representing O'Bannon. It also seeks an injunction on behalf of current student athletes barring the NCAA from licensing the rights to their images.

MIXTAPE: DJ CLUE X NMC X KANYE WEST - R & YEEZY

Here's a new mixtape from the New Music Cartel, DJ Clue, and Kanye West called R & Yeezy. This mixtape pairs Kanye with every R&B artist in the game including Janet Jackson, Dwele, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, and more.
You can download the mixtape here.

- Drew

MARCO ZAMORA - GIVE AND TAKE

Marco Zamora has an upcoming show at Fifty 24PDX Gallery in Portland titled Give & Take. Marco will be showcasing new paintings, drawings and a site specific installation. Check it out if you are in the Portland area.

VIDEO: MACK 10 FT. LIL' WAYNE & RICK ROSS - SO SHARP

Last week we posted the audio to Mack 10's newest single "So Sharp" featuring Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross... Now you can peep the video from Mack 10's ninth studio album, Soft White. The album is set to be released on August 25, 2009, and will feature appearances from Glasses Malone, Birdman, Lil Wayne, B-Real, T-Pain, Akon, Rick Ross, DJ Quik, and more.

- Drew

KURUPT FT. PROBLEM - I'M BURNT

Here's a new track from West Coast legend, Kurupt, called "I'm Burnt." This track was produced by Terrance Martin (Snoop, Murs) and features Problem. This is from Gotti's upcoming project with Terrance called Streetlight.

-Drew

CLIPPERS TRADE Q. RICH FOR TELFAIR AND 2 OTHERS

The Los Angeles Clippers agreed to trade Quentin Richardson to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Sebastian Telfair, Mark Madsen and Craig Smith, a league source told ESPN.com's Chad Ford today. The trade is expected to be announced later Monday after the teams complete a trade call with the league. The trade will give the Clippers a solid backup point guard behind Baron Davis and give them some depth at the power forward position. Damn Q. Rich was tweeting that he was so happy to be back in L.A. and it only lasted 2 weeks hahaha!

P.ROD & ICE CUBE COMMERCIAL (NIKE SB)

To celebrate the release of Paul Rodriguez's third shoe, Nike SB has produced a new commercial titled "Today Was a Good Day." In addition to the commercial, there will also be a web exclusive extended version.

DON CANNON & YOUNG CHRIS - THE NETWORK (MIXTAPE)

Here's a new mixtape from Don Cannon and Young Chris called "The Network." Don't know how true it is but they say that Young Chris has helped Jay-z with his rhymes a bit. Check it out here.

BOBBY "THE BEAR" TAYLOR

For all you MMA fans, here's a pic of Bobby "The Bear" Taylor rocking our Tradition Crest tee before his big fight in Placerville, CA near Lake Tahoe. He fights out of Gill Melendez's "Skrap Pack" fight team in San Francisco. Shout to the homey Rick Nielsen for reppin Tradition and getting our gear in the world of MMA, he's working hard to get more fighters rocking our gear so keep your eyes peeled.



Footage of a Bobby "The Bear" fight where he basically tries to break this dudes arm!

TOP 10 DUNKS OF 2009

What a great NBA season is was this year and should be even better next year, here's some dunks for all you hoop lovers like myself.

BEASTIE BOYS FT. NAS - TOO MANY RAPPERS

Damm... The Beastie Boys fought for their right to party, and from the looks of the above photo, they partied hard! At one time in my life (7th grade) these guys were my favorite... Check out this brand new track from their upcoming album, The Hot Sauce Committee pt. 1, called "Too Many Rappers" featuring Nas. Look for their new album to drop in September!

-Drew

JAMIE FOXX FT. DRAKE, KANYE, & THE DREAM - DIGITAL GIRL (MJ REMIX)

Here's the new remix of Jamie Foxx's "Digital Girl" featuring Drake, Kanye and The Dream. Same Drake and Kanye but new Jamie verse. Check it out here.

KILLER MIKE FT. T.I. - IN MY CITY

Here's a hot new Killer Mike track called "In My City" featuring T.I. Killer Mike is truly one of Atlanta's dopest MC's you probably never heard of.

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE LAS VEGAS UPDATE

I told you Blake Griffin was going to dominate, he's still got a long way to go but he will be an All Star one day!

VIDEO: STEVIE WILLIAMS FOR G-SHOCK

Check out this new commercial for G-Shock featuring 29 year old Philly skater Stevie Williams. Williams is also the owner and founder of DGK, as well as the owner of L&K Limited in Oceanside, California, and Sk8tique in Atlanta, Georgia.

- Drew

EL PREZ, CAMBATTA, & MIKE MILAN - LET ME RIDE

Here's a new track from El Prez from Hannibal King's upcoming mixtape project Eating Cornbread on the Millennium Falcon. The track is called "Let Me Ride," and features Cambatta and Mike Milan.

- Drew

CLIPSE - KINDA LIKE A BIG DEAL PROMO

We just received a box of these Clipse promos for their upcoming album Til The Casket Drops.... You may have seen shots of these online a few weeks back. This promo package comes with a CD which features the DJ Khalil produced track "Kinda Like a Big Deal" featuring Kanye West as well as the track "I'm Good" featuring Pharrell. This pack also comes with a sticker, 2 spoke card (for all you fixed gear heads), and a dope (literally) bag...
Free with any purchase while supplies last!

- Drew

RAEKWON TALKS OB4CL2

Raekwon's long awaited album, Only Built For Cuban Linx II, will finally be released September 8, 2009. The album was pushed back due to sample clearance issues. The album will feature the likes of Ghostface Killah, Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Bun B, Nas and The Game. Look for the official single to drop within the next few weeks.

- Drew

OFF THE WALL

Tradition is proud to present "Off The Wall" an artshow in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Ralph Silerio, Sharktoof, Spurn, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Katashtrophy.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

- Drew

BIRDMAN FT. LIL' WAYNE- SOUTHSIDE

Here's a new Birdman joint with Weezy on the hook called "Southside". Birdman always seems to pick some hot tracks but he needs to work on his flow a little, pretty dope song though.

WADE DROPS CONVERSE FOR JORDAN BRAND

NBA scoring champion Dwyane Wade is changing shoes, making the switch from Converse to Nike's Jordan Brand.
Nike announced today that the star Miami Heat guard will now represent the Jumpman label, joining Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter and others. "I want to go global. It's something I feel like I have to do. I want to continue to build my brand."

Wade had three years left on his deal with Converse, which made him the centerpiece of its attempt to reinvigorate a once-thriving basketball business. That relationship seemed rocky when the 2006 NBA Finals MVP wore his most recently released signature shoe, the "Wade 4," only once last season and favoring an older model instead. But Wade said the partnership ends on good terms.

"When I came into the NBA, I didn't have a lot of exposure and Converse gave me an opportunity to head a brand and be the face of a brand," Wade told The Associated Press. "I'm really thankful for six long, good years. I've gotten five shoes out of the deal and my dream came true at the Converse brand, because they put my name on a pair of sneakers."

VIDEO: THE MAKING OF JAY-Z'S D.O.A.

Producer No I.D. gets some shine in this video called "Let The Story Begin: The Making of D.O.A." This song was the first single from Jay-Z's highly anticipated Blueprint 3.

Recently we got to catch up with No I.D. about the making of “Death Of Auto-Tune.” We caught him while in Atlanta, on a brief stop before he headed back to New York to finish up Jay-Z’s highly anticipated BluePrint 3 album. This interview takes place at the St. Regis Hotel in the famous Buckhead region of Atlanta.

- Drew

MIXTAPE: PAC DIV - CHURCH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

Here's a brand new mixtape from Pac Div called "Church League Champions." This mixtape features 12 new songs and an interlude that can hold you over until the release of their Debut release with Universal/Motown called Grown Man Syndrome.

- Drew

VIDEO: CLIPSE HHO INTERVIEW PART 2

The Clipse are back with part 2 of their interview with Hip Hop Official. They talk about their song "Kinda Like A Big" deal which was produced by DJ Khalil and features Kanye West, as well as the making of their new album "Til The Casket Drops" which features 8 or 9 songs produced by the Neptunes.

- Drew

DAZ DILLINGER- LIFE STAGEZ

Peep this new Daz joint called "Life Stagez" off Daz’s upcoming solo project, Public Enemiez, due out digitally on August 11th and CD on August 25th. You can download it here.

VIDEO: MAKING OF GAME'S THE R.E.D. ALBUM

The Game is working with 1500 or Nothin for the new album R.E.D. The track is fire but "White Soft Porn?" Not sure how I feel about the hook.

CHACE INFINITE - HOSTILE GOSPEL

Here's another track from Chace Infinite's upcomingproject, I Would Have Killed That. This time Chace goes over a beat DJ Khalil did for Kweli's Eardrum record. You can download Hostile Gospel here.

"Anyway,the story on this one is a little different. I didn’t do this particular joint first, if I remember right Khalil actually did this for Kweli. I am a fan of Steele Pulse and when I heard the beat Khalil told me Kweli was going to use it, I immediately began trying to get on the record. More so than any other artist Khalil works with I felt like I would have fit on this particular album and this particular song. Honestly I cant remember why it wasn’t used, but it wasn’t. I remember sending it to Kweli’s engineer but you know how shit goes…1 verse, no hook. The beat ended up being a song called Hostile Gospel Pt. 2."

- Drew

FREEWAY - BLOGGERS

Freeway is back with another dope Jake One beat with a song taking shots at the new gossip rags...Blogs! You can download "Blogger" here.
Look for the upcoming album from Freeway and Jake One called The Stimulus Package.

MJ'S PEPSI COMMERCIAL (NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE)

Here's the footage from 1984 of Michael Jackson's commercial for Pepsi that went horribly wrong. The $1.5 million commercial used extreme pyrotechnics and was shot at Shrine Auditorium in L.A. On the sixth take, Jackson's hair caught fire. The then 25-year-old suffered second and third degree burns on his scalp and face. It's believed Jackson's addiction to painkillers and sedatives started after the commercial incident.

SUPER 7 X GB - GI JOE EDITION

Super 7 released their Gorilla Biscuits toys a few months back in a handful of colorways that had hardcore enthusiasts as well as toy collectors snatching them up as soon as they are released. Super 7 once again teamed up with GB for a limited release toy based the original 12 inch GI Joe toys. It's no secret that many of the early Revelation Records bands (as well as Rev owner Jordan Cooper) collected GI Joes. This new toy pays homage to that, and is cast in unpainted green vinyl (like the OG green army men) and packaged in a wooden green foot locker inspired by the footlockers of the original 12" G.I. Joes. I'm not sure yet on a release date, but I do know these will sell out fast!

GET BUSY COMMITTEE - NO TIME TO SPEAK

Last week we dropped a track from the Newly formed Get Busy Committee called "Come Talk to Me." This week GBC is back with a new track called "No Time to Speak." I wonder if those two titles were intentional?
For those who don't know, the Get Busy Committee is Apathy (Demigodz), Ryu (Fort Minor, Style of Beyond), and Scoop Deville. this track was produced by Apathy.

CORY GUNZ - LETS MOVE IT

Here's a new Cory Gunz joint called "Let's Move it." Damn Cory sounds just like Cassidy, I wonder if thats on purpose. Check it out here.

VIDEO: THE BEST 6 YEAR OLD BALLER IN THE WORLD

I'm surprised Jason didn't post this one yet... Check out this future pro on the court... Donovann Toatley has some major skill for a 6 year old... Hell, he would probably take me in a game of 1 on 1!

SHEPARD FAIREY SPEAKS ON HIS ARREST

In the man's own words...

“For anyone who has been following my court case in Boston, a resolution has finally been reached. I was originally facing 34 felony charges with a maximum penalty of 87 years in jail. My attorney negotiated a plea deal for me to plead guilty to three misdemeanors and get two years probation and a fine in exchange for all the other charges being dropped. Considering the tremendous waste of time and money so far, this solution seemed the most productive to end a process which could have dragged on considerably and potentially resulted in jail time if things did not go well for me. I’m glad to put this behind me so I can focus on making art and the other positive things in my life. I have no negative feelings toward Boston, my ICA show has been an incredible success with over 100,000 people attending. I’d like to thank the ICA staff who have been great to work with, and also all the Boston property owners who invited me to display my work on their properties. I will be back in Boston on July 31 for Obey Experiment REDUX, a party celebrating the success of the exhibition at the ICA. I will finally get to DJ at the ICA and my friends Z-Trip and Chuck D will also be performing. After the exhibition closes on 8/16 in Boston, my 20 year survey travels to the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh”

VIDEO: SNOOP DOGG ON FUNNY OR DIE

Snoop Dogg's Closet from Snoop Dogg

Check out this hilarious parody of the Heineken "Closet" commercial featuring Snoop Dogg's closet. The Mini Me cameo really makes it...

FREEWAY FT. YOUNG CHRIS - ALL THE CITIES

The Philly Freezer is back with a new track called "All The Cities" featuring State Property member Young Chris. This track was produced by Phoe Notes.

VIDEO: DJ MUGGS DUBCNN INTERVIEW

Dubcnn sat down with DJ Muggs to talk about the recently released Soul Assassins Intermission album, the versus series, as well as the upcoming Cypress Hill album.

RAKIM - HOLY ARE YOU

Rakim, one of the greatest MC's of all time, is back with a new single called "Holy Are You." Rakim's upcoming album, The 7th Seal, is coming soon!

VIDEO: GLASSES MALONE HHO ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Glasses Malone is the newest artist to be featured as Hip Hop Official's Artist of the week. His new album, Beach Cruiser,is set to release on Cash Money records on August 18th. Beach Cruiser has features from T-Pain, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Mack 10 and more.

VIDEO: SHA STIMULI, TORAE, & FASHAWN - ONDASPOT FREESTYLE

Check out Sha Stimuli, Torae, and Fashawn dropping an "On Da Spot" freestyle on DJ Green Lantern's show "The Invasion" on Sirius Satellite Radio. These 3 MCs killed it...

DOWNLOAD: GORILLA BISCUITS - RARITIES 1987-1990

Here is a dope collection of 35 songs from one of my favorite hardcore bands of all time, Gorilla Biscuits. This collection features demos, unreleased rehearsals, live tracks, comp tracks, and the Start Today demo with Walter on vocals. Thanks to BloggedQuartered you can download the tracks here.

MUST SEE VIDEO: KEION BELL DUNKS OVER 2 PEOPLE

You may have seen my Kobe Basketball Academy post about a week and a half ago but here's the video of Keoin Bell's winning dunk of the Dunk Contest. Kid is only 6'2, check him out he'll be a sophomore at Pepperdine University next season.

Here's some bonus footage of Keion shitting of Demar DeRozan of USC now a rookie for the Toronto Raptors. CRAZY!!

AMPUTEE SINGS MARIAH CAREY'S "OBSESSED"

So sad but you gotta appreciate his guts for filming himself for the world to see.

Before they commit to Allen Iverson for one year, the Los Angeles Clippers want to look him in the eye and ask him about coming off the bench.Iverson's answer, if the meeting happens, will go a long way toward determining whether "The Answer" will land in Los Angeles for a one-year contract for the midlevel exception of $5.8 million. Sources told ESPN.com Tuesday that Iverson's agent, Leon Rose, was traveling to Las Vegas to arrange a meeting with the Clippers as the next step in the process of finding a new home for Iverson, the former MVP and four-time scoring champion who is an unrestricted free agent.

Get ready for the millions of bandwagon Clippers fans!

TWISTA FT. KANYE WEST - ALRIGHT

Here's the iTunes bonus track from Twista's recently released album, Category F5. "Alright" features Kanye West, and to my surprise Kanye is actually rapping... This track is actually really dope!

VIDEO: PSYCHO REALM - ROCK THE BELLS INTERVIEW

I know this came out last week, but I somehow forgot to post it... Psycho Realm has been doing it big for the Latin Underground for the last 20 Years. They've never strayed for their sound, and they have a loyal following of "Masked Men" around the globe. I've heard some talk, and I know they have some big plans for 2010... Stayed tuned!

The L.A. hip hop collective Psycho Realm just embarked on their first ever Rock The Bells Tour. Catch them all summer in a city near you, but in the meantime watch this interview as they talk about getting ready for the show, the energy they get from the crowd and one their most memorable shows.

BLACK DENIRO FT. BEANIE SIGEL, GILLIE DA KID, & CASSIDY - I BE ON MY GRIND

Black Deniro is a Philly based rapper, and he put three of the biggest names from Philly on this track, "I Be On My Grind." The beat is very minimal, and is somewhat reminiscent to "Drop It Like It's Hot."

THROWBACK VIDEO: ALCHEMIST MAKING BEATS 1997

Here's some dope footage of Alchemist making beats in 1997 while he attended New York University.

WTF! RON ARTEST RAP TRIBUTE TO MJ

This is hilarious! Ron Artest needs to stop trying to rap and stick to punking dudes in the court.. "Michael Michael You My N*#@a" hahahahaha!

KOBE: NOT AT MY CAMP

Funny how one of Kobe's campers tells Kobe if Kobe went to the Lebron camp it would be GAME OVER. Kobe lets him know what's up! If the video doesn't pop up then click next..

NIPSEY HU$$LE - STRAPPED

Here's a new track from Nipsey Hu$$le called "Strapped." This track is from his upcoming Bullets Aint Got No Name mixtape that he is dropping with On Smash.

VIDEO: MALICE OF THE CLIPSE VLOG #5

Young Ni#@* this is you.

VIDEO: SLAUGHTERHOUSE - THE ONE

Slaughterhouse is a new hip hop "super group" comprised of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9, and Joell Ortiz. This track was produced by DJ Khalil. Slaughterhouse's debut album drops on August 11th.

MENACE BEACH

Had to post a few pics of some weirdos on Venice Beach yesterday, enjoy! Oh yea, the first guy was a professional Body Builder in the early 70's..

VIDEO: ANDY MILONAKIS - LET ME TWITTER DAT

I might need a late pass for this one... Check out the hilarious video from Andy Milonakis called "Let Me Twitter Dat." This shit is too funny... Thanks to the homey Jay Turner for the heads up...

FABOLOUS FT. LIL WAYNE - SALUTE

Here's a new joint from Fabolous called "Salute" featuring Weezy. The track is so dope, be sure to pick up Fab's new album Loso's Way which is in stores July 28th.

CASSIDY ACAPELLA FREESTYLE

Are you kidding me? I told you, don't sleep on Cassidy. Dude is one of the most underrated MC's in the game.

BREAKING NEWS: BOXER ARTURO GATTI FOUND DEAD

Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas Brazil early today. Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his hotel room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son. Foul play is suspected in the death, the CBC reported.

WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP (2 ON 2) TOURNEY

We hit up the Nike "White Men Can't Jump" 2 on 2 tournament at Venice Beach today, the weather was perfect for hoops. The Tourney was to promote the new Nike Hypersize sneakers that are dropping soon in exact colorways of the original film White Men Can't Jump. There was some talented players there and a few untalented players too. Nike was there giving away food, drinks and prizes. They also had a couple 3 point contests which Miles got a chance to enter one of them. Here's some pics of the tourney.

Here's the bracket and the Championship trophies.


The Main Court and some asian dude with jumper, hahaha.


Here's the Nike Hyperize sneaker they were promoting, Nike is set to release two Nike Hyperize sneakers inspired by Billy Hoyle and Sydney Deane from the classic "White Men Can't Jump" movie.


I ran into the homie Jayme Miller, he plays hoops overseas in Holland and he was beasting cats in the tourney.


Here's Miles on the main court shooting jumpers, peep the follow through! He is a Gaines after all.


White Men Can't Jump promo


The Nike I.D. Van where you could customize your own shoe, it wasn't free though.

EL PREZ - FLOSS ANGELES

We posted the video a few days ago, now download "Floss Angeles" from El Prez featuring Convinced, Dale Danja, Dnez, C-San, and Chris Focus. In case you missed it, you can watch the video below.

El Prez- Floss Angeles ft FCC from El Prez on Vimeo.

MIXTAPE: DRAKE - HEARTBREAK DRAKE PT 2

Here's another new mixtape called "Heartbreak Drake Part 2." This mixtape features a collection of old tracks as well as a few unreleased joints. Drake's upcoming album, Thank Me Later, is expected by the end of the year.

LUDACRIS - OG'S THEME (DETOX DEMO)

I'm not sure if Dr. Dre's Detox will ever see the light of day... The album has been in the works almost as long as Chinese Democracy. For now, the closest we will get to a new Dre track is these reference tracks that keep getting leaked on the net... I would have to say, Ludacris does a pretty good Dre on this track called "The OG's Theme."

INTERVIEW: TREVOR TRAYNOR ON GUERILLA ONE

Guerilla One just posted up an interview with photographer Trevor Traynor. Trevor's "I Shoot People" is still on display at Tradition for another week... Be sure to stop by and check it out! You can read the interview here.

LISKFEST

My band, Strife, is going to be playing Liskfest this year alongside such legendary hardcore bands as Insted, Against The Wall, H20, and more. A lot more bands are going to be announced shortly... I have heard a few names being kicked around, and I can guarantee you guys wont be disappointed. Tickets went on sale today!

MINOR THREAT - LIVE AT IRVING PLAZA 5/15/82

Check out this live sound board recording of one of the best hardcore bands of all time, Minor Threat. This tape was recorded at Irving Plaza in New York way back in 1982. You can download the whole set here.

This show was recorded as the band was writing for the "Out Of Step" 12". This soundboard recording is almost as good as it gets. The band is tight, focused, and powerful despite having to play on a overcrowded Irving Plaza stage packed with rowdy New York punks. It's arguable that this recording could even warrant an official release because of it's excellence, even if the band takes way too much time between their songs.

It seems as if tensions between DC and New York punks were legitimate. Ian Mackaye delivers some snide stage banter about how inebriated certain crowd members are and mockingly refers to Harley Flannegan as a "rock star" and dedicates an impromptu dub cover of Government Issue's "Asshole" in his honor. The ignorance of late adolescence also prevails when Mackaye debases a female crowd member in a.... somewhat derogatory manner. Mackaye plays sardonic sideshow man between numbers and is pretty hilarious throughout the entire performance.

Springa of SSD seems to be the king of the pigpile since his backup vocals are so prominent throughout the whole set.

Via: More Than A Witness

THE GAME - I'M SO WAVY (JAY-Z DISS)

The Game goes for the 2009 version of Ether, with his track dissing Jay-Z called "I'm So Wavy." I can't wait to see what Jay responds with...

"D.O.A? no... T-Pain Stays, Old N*gga goes..."

SOCO - WEST PACKAGE (MIXTAPE)

The homey Soco stopped by the crib tonight to drop off his new highly anticipated mixtape "West Package." We will have a limited amount at Tradition, so stop by to get your copy. Be sure to download your copy of the West Package. Look out for Soco's track "Blazin" which will be on our upcoming Tradition mixtape. You can also hear other Soco classics here.

VIDEO: REVENGE OF AUTOTUNE

What would happened if Jay-Z got kidnapped and was forced to sing his newest track "Death of Autotune" using Autotune?

MIXTAPE: KILLAH PRIEST - I KILLED THE DEVIL LAST NIGHT

Here's a new mixtape from long time Wu Tang affiliate Killah Priest. Priest has appeared on tracks from Wu members ODB, GZA, Cappadonna, and more. The mixtape is called "I Killed The Devil Last Night," and it is presented by Baller Status and The Advocate.

VIDEO: PATRICK MARTINEZ ON VIMBY

VIMBY - Patrick Martinez

Vimby caught up with Patrick Martinez, a good friend and a very talented artist. They follow Patrick at Upper Playground and the Last Laugh stores in downtown Los Angeles as well as show some footage of him at work at his studio. You might remember some of Patrick's work from the "New Works" art show he had at Tradition a few months ago with Eyeone.

DIZ GIBRAN X CURT@!N$ @ THE ROX

Here's footage of Diz Gibran and Curt@!n$ Cannonball show which went down @ On The Rox in Hollywood last night. It was hosted by Tunji, Diz and CurT@!n$. I didn't get a chance to hit the show, but I heard it was dope. See you at the next one on August 13th.

JUELZ SANTANA - SANTANA'S TOWN (MIXTAPE)

You know we always get you the hottest and latest music to hit the streets, well here's another mixtape from the Dipset fam Juelez Santana called "Santana's Town." Juelez can spit and he is super slept on as a MC. You can download it here.

VIDEO: CYMARSHALL LAW & MR. JOEKER - KING WITH 4 WIVES

Here's the premiere of the latest video from Cymarshall Law and Mr. Joeker. Shout out to the homey Eric Thompson for directing this dope video, congrats!

MOVIE TRAILER: DISTRICT 9

Can't wait for this movie to come out next month, looks like its gonna be a classic.

MEMPHIS BLEEK X DJ SUSS ONE - SIGNED & SEALED (MIXTAPE)

Peep Memphis Bleek and DJ Suss One's new mixtape called "Signed & Sealed." Damn we haven't heard from Bleek in a minute, looks like he still has a little left in him. You can download it here.

EVIAN ROLLER BABIES (COMMERCIAL)

I had to post this hilarious Evian commercial just in case you haven't seen it floating around the internet.

LIL' WAYNE - WEEZY EVOLUTION 2 (MIXTAPE)

Here's a new Lil' Wayne mixtape called "Weezy Evolution 2." The mixtape has some new tracks and a few you may have heard already. All you Wayne fans, this a must for you. Check it out here.

NIKE CONFISCATES LEBRON CAMP TAPES

What happens at LeBron's camp stays at LeBron's camp. As you know a minor controversy erupted at the LeBron James Skills Academy on Monday night when two videographers recorded a pickup game in which Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunked on James. A representative with Nike, which runs the camp at the University of Akron in James' hometown, made no mention of Crawford's dunk. He said the tapes were confiscated because videotaping of after-hours pickup games at the camp is not allowed.

Ryan Miller, who videotaped the dunk and had his tape confiscated.
"[Nike Basketball senior director Lynn Merritt] just said, 'We have to take your tape,' " Miller said. "They took it from other guys, too." Miller said he had been filming all day and had his tapes confiscated only after Crawford's dunk over James. "LeBron called Lynn over and told him something," Miller told CBSSports.com. "That's how I knew his name was Lynn. LeBron said, 'Hey, Lynn. Come here.' " Minutes later, Miller said Merritt demanded his tape.

MICHAEL JACKSON IS TEARING UP THE CHARTS!

NEW YORK - Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week — nearly double his sales from the previous week.

Jackson is claiming the entire Top 10 roster on the Top Catalog Album chart this week. His “Number Ones” collection is the top seller, followed by “Thriller.” Solo albums occupy every position but No. 7, where the Jackson 5’s “Ultimate Collection” album resides.

Data from the week ending Sunday — the first full week since Jackson’s June 25 death — shows physical albums accounted for 80 percent of his sales.

On Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs chart, Jackson holds five out of the top 10 slots, with “Man in the Mirror” leading as his top-selling digital download song of the week.

Four Jackson CDs also are in the top 10 albums sold on iTunes, and five of the top 10 singles for the week ending Monday.

VIDEO: THE CLIPSE ON HHO

Hip Hop Official caught up with The Clipse to talk about their influences, some of their past records, and their lyrical wordplay. 'Til The Casket Drops coming soon!

GAME DISSES JAY-Z

You have probably heard about the beef between Game and Jay-Z. Here's some footage of Game in Spain dissing Jigga. Is Game out of his mind? Why would you try and diss Jay-Hova! Jay is gonna destroy him, just wait. Game must be in need of some serious attention but this isn't the kind of attention he is going to want, trust!

FORBES HIP-HOP CASH KING

Forbes dropped their annual Hip-Hop Cash Kings list of rap’s biggest earners of today:
1. Jay-Z - 35 Million
2. Diddy - 30 Million
3. Kanye West - 25 Million
4. 50 Cent - 20 Million
5. Akon - 20 Million
6. Lil Wayne - 18 Million
7. Timbaland - 17 Million
8. Pharrell - 16 Million
9. T-Pain - 15 Million
10. Eminem - 14 Million
11. Dr.Dre - 13 Million
12. Snoop Dogg - 11 Million
13. Ludacris - 10 Million
14. Common - 8 Million
15. Will.I.Am - 8 Million
16. T.I. - 8 Million
17. Swizz Beatz - 8 Million
18. Andre 3000 - 7 Million
19. Big Boi- 7 Million
20. Flo-Rida - 6 Million
21. Rick Ross - 6 Million
22. The Game - 6 Million
23. Young Jeezy- 6 Million

BILL O'REILLY HATES ON MICHAEL JACKSON

Not sure anyone caught this the other night but Bill O'Reilly had some candid things to say about Michael Jackson's memorial as well as some of its speakers. I can't stand this assh@*#!

OF THE WALL

Tradition is proud to present "Off The Wall" an artshow in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Artists include Acme, Axis, Chase Tafoya, Christina Felice, Dethkills, DJ Solo, Eyeone, Jason Youth, Justin Reed, Marsha, Ralph Silerio, Sharktoof, Spurn, Tommy Ruets, and more.
The show will also feature a Michael Jackson tribute set by DJ Katashtrophy.
The opening reception is July 25th from 7-11.

KRONDON FT. CHACE INFINTIE & CURT@IN$ - EYES ON ME

Krondon has been putting the finishing touches on his upcoming album, Let 'Em Live. Here's a new track called "Eyes on Me" featuring Chace Infinite and Curt@in$ which may or may not make the cut for the album. Expect to see Strong Arm Steady's Arms & Hammers dropping by the end of the year as well.

MIXTAPE: LA COKA NOSTRA - THE AUDACITY OF COKE

Here's the newest mixtape from La Coka Nostra called The Audacity of Coke. The mixtape is brought to you by Statik Selektah & DJ Eclipse, and like their name suggests it is raw and uncut (and white). LCN's A Brand You Can Trust drops July 14th.

DAMANI FT. MUSIQ SOULCHILD - I'M JUST BALLIN

The homey Damani has a new hot joint called "I'm Just Ballin" featuring one of my favorite R&B singers Musiq Soulchild. Loving the track too.

FORD GT TWIN TURBO

RECESSION? One of our customers rolled up today in his Ford GT. The car is equipped with a 5.4 liter supercharged modular V8 550 HP/500 ft/lbs torquer. The car has a top speed of 205 MPH!

LIL' WAYNE X KOBE INTERVIEW

You know I had to post my favorite hoops star and rapper!

NUGGETS BIRDMAN GETS A 5 YEAR DEAL

Chris "Birdman" Andersen has reached a five-year deal to keep his high-flying, shot-blocking act with the Denver Nuggets, the team he revived his career with last season. Andersen, who turned 31 on Tuesday, could make up to $26 million over the lifetime of a back-loaded contract that gives the Nuggets financial flexibility. Andersen will make close to $3.65 million in 2009-10, up from the $998,398 he made last season, when he averaged 6.4 points and 2.5 blocks in 20.6 minutes.

REV. AL SHARPTON SPEECH & JOHN MAYER @ MJ MEMORIAL

There were many memorable speech's at MJ memorial but the one that really summed it up was Reverend Al Sharpton. I also thought there was many great performances, I loved Stevie Wonder and John Mayer's guitar solo too. Sorry the video is so small but its the only one I could find that had both Sharpton and Mayer.

DRAKE - CONGRATULATIONS (PRELUDE TO THANK ME LATER) MIXTAPE

Here's yet another new Drake mixtape called "Congratulations (Prelude To Thank Me Later)." Drake recently signed to Young Money, and has been blowing up these past few months since the release of his last mixtape. You can download it here.

ANGELS VS RANGERS

I went to the Anaheim Angels vs Texas Rangers game last night. It was my first time at an Angels game and I have to say that the Angels Stadium is a 100 times better than Dodgers Stadium. It had better food, much cleaner and it felt like every seat was a good view. Here's come pics of the game:

Anaheim Angels Stadium..


Mini memorial for Nick Adenhart, the 22 year old pitcher for the Anaheim Angels that recently passed away in a car accident.


Pre-game, here's our seats.


Angels Vladimir Guerreo "Vladdy" at the plate.


Angels pitcher John Lackey throwing some heat..


Rangers All Star Josh Hamilton getting struck out!


Rangers Jarrod Saltalamacchia has the longest last name in MLB histroy.


Time to go home..

LIL WAYNE FT. MACK MAINE, GUDDA GUDDA, & CHANNELL - SACRIFICE

Here's a new track from Wayne called "Sacrifice." This track was originally from DJ Haze's 7 Days of Haze, and features Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, and Channell.

VIDEO: EL PREZ - FLOSS ANGELES

El Prez- Floss Angeles ft FCC from El Prez on Vimeo.

Check out this video from El Prez featuring Convinced, Chris Focus, Dale Danja, Dnez, and C-San called "Floss Angeles." This track is from El Prez's upcoming release, Animal Style, which he is releasing with 2DopeBoyz.

STILTS

Sharee English, AKA Stilts from VH1's "For The Love of Ray J," came by the store today with her beautiful daughter Gabriella. Stilts has also appeared in many music videos including Ludacris's "Area Codes, "Ja Rule's "Always on Time," Snoop's "Not like it was," Nelly's "Iz U" and Too Short's "I Luv."

STEP BROTHERS (EV &ALC) - JUST STEP

Evidence and Alchemist are Step Brothers... Check out this brand new track from the duo called "Just Step." Alc's new album, Chemical Warfare, dropped today... Go get it!

VIDEO: DETHKILLS X AGENDA

Dethkills x Agenda from Agenda Tradeshow on Vimeo.

For the past few years, our friends from Dethkills have been creating giant art installations at the Agenda Tradeshow. This video gives us a little sneak peek into what they will be creating for the show this year. The Agenda Tradeshow will be in Huntington Beach July 22nd and 23rd.

VIDEO: FASHAWN "BOY MEETS WORLD" LISTENING PARTY

The Turntable Lab recently hosted the listening party for Fashawn's upcoming album Boy Meets World. Boy Meets World was produced entirely by Exile and will be released in September. Peep the video with appearances from Evidence, Blu, Planet Asia, Aloe Blac, Raaka, and Exile.

DJ MUGGS AT AFEX

DJ Muggs will be at Afex this Thursday at Temporary Spaces in Los Angeles. Swing through and check out some of that classic hip hop from the 80's and 90's. You can even purchase Old English 40oz in brown paper bags to add to the mood of the event.

GET BUSY COMMITTEE - COME TALK TO ME

The Get Busy Committee is Apathy, Ryu (Styles of Beyond), and Scoop Deville. I've heard a few songs from their upcoming album, Uzi Does It, and I'm sure you guys are all going to be fans... Check out this track called "Come Talk To Me" over a throwback Jodeci beat.
Look for a track from Apathy on the upcoming Tradition mixtape.

VIDEO: SHAWN CHRYSTOPHER ON HHO

Shawn Chrystopher is HipHopOfficial's artist of the week. Shawn made some noise with the release of his two mixtapes I Wear Glasses and IWG2 as well as a cosign from LRG. Look for Shawn's debut album to drop in August.

TRIFE DIESEL FT. GHOSTFACE - RESPECTFULLY

Trife Da God is a long time associate of Ghostface, and is a member of Killah's Theodore Unit. Wether or not you recognize his name, you will recognize his voice from suck Ghostface classics as Biscuits, Be Easy, Good, Grew Up Hard, and many more...
Check out this track called "Respectfully" off of Trife's upcoming album, Better Late Than Never.
Shouts to NMC.

KOBE BASKETBALL ACADEMY 2009

Tonight I got a chance to hit the Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University. Today was day one for the campers and to close out the camp they had a dunk contest. The contest featured a couple college kids and a few High School kids. The gym was packed and hyped to see the judges which were Kobe Bryant, Ice Cube, Josh Powell, Mike Taylor and DeAndre Jordan. I also found my new favorite dunker Keion Bell of Pepperdine University, dude is only 6'2 with at least a 45' vert! Here's come pics of the dunk contest:

LMU's gym was packed with campers awaiting the Dunk Contest.


The judges Josh Powell(Lakers) Ice Cube, Kobe and both Mike Taylor and DeAndre Jordan of the Clippers.


Here's Keion putting it through the legs in the air and making look easy.


Keion does a little tribute to Vince Carter.


Game Over! Are you kidding me, Keion is 6'2!


Kobe closing out day one of camp.


Miles and Josh Powell(Lakers)

EEEEELANOOOOOOO!

How much money would it take for you to jump in the pool at the Viceroy in Santa Monica on a packed Saturday night? Elano did it for only $50, I couldn't of asked for a better Birthday gift.

VIDEO: MICHAEL JACKSON'S GHOST ON CNN

Check out this footage from Larry King Live on CNN... They take you into MJ's bedroom at Neverland Ranch, and a strange image is seen in the back of the room.

ALCHEMIST FT. LIL' WAYNE & TRAVIS MCCOY - I KNOW YOUR NAME

Here is a new joint from Alchemist featuring Lil' Wayne and Travis from Gym Class Heroes called "I Know Your Name." This track will not be on his Chemical Warfare album that is dropping tomorrow, but go cop that shit anyway!

VIDEO: TERRY KENNEDY - PROFESSIONAL

Here's the newest video from Bui's idol, Terry Kennedy, called "Professional." We still have a few pieces of the Bloodbath x Fly Society tees left in stock... Come swoop one up!

NIKE "CARPE DIEM" CORK TEE

We just received a shipment of the very limited Carpe Diem Champagne Cork tee from Nike. This tee feature a simple illustration of an opened champagne cork adorned with 4 stars, as in Kobe Bryant’s 4th NBA Championship Titles. The tee also proclaims Bryant’s achievements in this year’s NBA Finals as its Most Valuable Player with his Latin motto Carpe Diem or Seize The Day. The Carpe Diem Champagne Cork Tee is available now in limited quantity. Phone orders are available 805-497-4717.

LA COKA NOSTRA - MADE YOU LOOK

Here's a new track from La Cok Nostra from their upcoming The Audacity of Coke mixtape with Statik Selektah called "Made You Look." LCN's debut album, A Brand You Can Trust, drops on July 14th.

CELERITAS

SURU will be hosting an artshow entitled Celeritas on July 12th. This show will feature a stellar lineup of photographers and artists including Futura, Estevan Oriol, Usugrow, Barry McGee, Alex Pardee, Stash, Dr. Romanelli, and more. All of the artists have chosen elements from motorcycle racing culture as their medium.
The opening reception starts at 12PM and will run until 8PM on Sunday, July 12th.

CREATE YOUR OWN DAMIEN HIRST

IartistLondon created this interesting DIY art project (which may or may not be a joke). This kit allows you to recreate Damien Hirst's masterpiece "For The Love of God" with a platic skull, crystal beads, and some glue...

For the Love of God is an amazing piece by Damien Hirst that consists of a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with 8.601 diamonds including a massive pear- shaped one on the forehead. It cost 14 million pounds to produce. This is the ultimate contemporary piece of art that everyone wants to display in their home.

Now, with IHIRST you will be able to create your very own replica. We have included a real size plastic skull and and all the crystals you need to create your copy (Yes! Each one of the 8.601 crystals at an incredible price!). Even the glue and the tweezers are included; patience is the only thing you need. It´s a challenge!! You can even customize your design by adding crystals with different colours if you prefer. Choose your tools. With IHIRST you can create an entirely new design or stick to the original one. Enjoy a piece of art that´s as entirely individual as you are yourself.
CONTENTS: PLASTIC HUMAN SIZE SKULL, CRYSTAL BEADS (8,601 PIECES), GLUE, PAINTBRUSH, TWEEZERS, SILVER PAINT, INSTRUCTIONS.

VIDEO: IT'S THE REAL - BEST I EVER VLAD

Best I Ever Vlad from jeff on Vimeo.

The guys from The Real go in on the self proclaimed "TMZ of Hip Hop," Vlad TV... I don't know what the beef is, but these dudes are funny...

CLIPSE FT. ROCK CITY - WARNING (PROD. BY THE SYNTH)

Here is another new track from the Clipse called "Warning." This track was produced by THe Synth, and is supposedly going to be released on his upcoming project. Til' The Casket Drops is coming in September!

THE DESKTOP WALLPAPER PROJECT

Kitsune Noir recently curated an interesting project called The Desktop Wallpaper Project. This Project allows you to download art from a variety of artists including Marco Zamora (shown), Ben Cain, Cleon Peterson, Will Bryant, and more... Their site is updated daily with new artwork through the month of July.
Marco's piece is a fresh illustration of a dude on the bike with the city on his back... It's officially time to get rid of that boring stock desktop on your computer! You can download the desktop wallpapers here.

LEXUS LF ROADSTER (CONCEPT)

A series of concept cars comprise the Lexus LF, or “L-finesse” line and this year the Toyota Motor Corporation introduced the LF-A Roadster, a topless version of the previously revealed LF-A coupe. The LF series represents a new direction in design for Lexus centred around the philosophy of intriguing elegance, incisive simplicity and seamless anticipation.

The high performance topless roadster will be set to compete with some of the most desired vehicles on the roads today. At a glace, the low-profile aerodynamic form is built from lightweight carbon fibre and aluminium, and a rear wing ascends automatically as a trigger speed is reached. While there is no official word yet about which type of top the LF-A roadster will be fitted with, we’re expecting to see a fully automatic retractable hardtop as Lexus will want to keep its competitive edge.

I LOVE CHICKEN

My childhood homey Bojo Ackah is a big time disc jockey in Las Vegas and works for 98.5 KLUC radio station. Both Bojo and I were always competing for class clown but of course Bojo would always win, dude is hilarious. I always new Bojo would be a success but I NEVER knew he'd be famous for this, hahahaha. Here's Bojo's parody of Asher Roth's "I love College" with a new summer anthem called "I Love Chicken." It's an instant classic. When your in Vegas tune in to 98.5 to here Bojo, he's on at night all weekend. Oh yea, good looking out Bojo on that shout out you gave me last time I was in Vegas, I felt big time. Hahaha.

EVIL EMPIRE & CAM'RON - CRIMINAL MINDED PT.2 (MIXTAPE)

Killa Cam is back with Evil Empire on a a new mixtape called "Criminal Minded Pt.2." Check it out here. Cam needs to get back with the Dipset homies asap.

BISHOP LAMONT FT. XZIBIT - HALLELUJAH

Here's a new track from Bishop Lamont called Hallelujah. This track features Xzibit and was produced by Dr. Dre. You already know that the track is a banger.

BREAKING NEWS: WTF TURKOGLU SIGNS WITH RAPTORS

Forget my post earlier! Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu changed his mind Friday, deciding not to join the Portland Trail Blazers, opting instead to accept an offer from the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN.com. The Raptors last-minute bid will give Turkoglu all of the salary-cap space they will get by renouncing their rights to Shawn Marion, Anthony Parker and Carlos Delfino. The Raptors expect to have about $10.1 million in cap space to give to Turkoglu for his first-year salary; he would get an eight percent annual raise over the next four seasons of the deal, a source told ESPN.com.

The Raptors have until July 7 to renounce Marion, Delfino and Parker, so it remains a possibility and that a sign-and-trade deal could take shape. But as of now, it is a straight-up deal between Turkoglu and Toronto. Turkoglu's decision to go to the Raptors sent shock waves throughout the NBA as he apparently became the first player to renege on an agreement in principal since Carlos Boozer left Cleveland for Utah in 2004.

MIXTAPE: 50 CENT - FOREVER KING

Here's a new mixtape from 50 Cent called Forever King... 12 songs of Curtis' signature style... I'm not a huge 50 Cent fan, but this kills Em's last album. You can download Forever King here.

VIDEO: PAC DIV ONDASPOT FREESTYLE

Pac Div hit up DJ Green Lantern's show an dropped a OnDaSpot Freestyle... They got some bars for sure...

"Excuse me I'm going in, Smoke blowin' in the wind, Hulk Hogan with the pen, chokehold 'em for the win..."

LA COKA NOSTRA FT. VINNIE PAZ - HABITAT OF THE GAS MASK

La Coka Nostra is about to drop a new mixtape with Statik Selektah & DJ Eclipse called The Audacity of Coke. Here's the first leak from that mixtape featuring Vinnie Paz from Jedi Mind Tricks called "Habitat of the Gas Mask."
LCN's debut album, A Brand You Can Trust, drops July 14th.

DOM KENNEDY, EL PREZ & CARTER LIVE ON THE 4TH OF JULY

Tomorrow night the homies Eazeest, El Prez, Dom Kennedy, cARTer, The Spliff, The Hundreds, Concept City, El Mercado are all bringing you a fly party for the hip hop savvy as well as Live performances by El Prez, Dom Kennedy, cARTer. There will also be a premiere of the Floss Angeles video.

HEDO TURKOGLU TO THE BLAZERS?

Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement in principle to join the Portland Trail Blazers, according to sources. Although a verbal commitment may be announced sooner, the terms of the contract cannot be finalized until Wednesday, when the NBA informs teams what the 2009-10 salary cap will be. The Orlando Magic's recent trade for Vince Carter, who has a large salary and plays small forward which is Turkoglu's position made it highly unlikely Turkoglu would be back in Orlando.

VIDEO: FABOLOUS - A TOAST TO THE GOOD LIFE

I can't wait for Fab's new album and DVD "Loso’s Way" droppin July 28th!

NOVEL - SUSPENDED ANIMATION (MIXTAPE)

Most peeps may have never heard of Novel. I was fortunate to hear him about 5 years ago as he opened up for Musiq Soulchild at the House Of Blues. After hearing him I was impressed, he sounds like a cross between Prince and D'Angelo. I'm not sure why he hasn't blown up yet but here's his new mixtape called "Suspended Animation." I'm sure you will be a fan after listening.

FASHAWN - LIFE AS A SHORTY

Here's a new single from the homey Fashawn called "Life As A Shorty." The track is from Fashawn’s new album Boy Meets World, entirely produced by Exile, which is droppin in September. Check it out