PHOTOS: ASYLM & RUETS - SOURCES OF INSPIRATION & DAMNATION
Saturday night was the opening reception of Aslym & Ruets show, Sources of Inspiration & Damnation. Asylm & Ruets got down for this show, and both of them contributed some amazing pieces. Despite the rain, we had a great turn out, and a good time was had by all. Sources of Inspiration & Damnation runs through April 11th, so do your best to come by and check out the show for yourself. Many of these pieces are still available for purchase as well... Call (805) 497-4717 for more information.
The man of the hour, Ruets, hiding behind a red cup
The other man of the hour, Asylm & friend
Eyeone came out to support
The crowd
Sketchbooks got tagged up
Drew and DJ Overtone
More sketches
Ruets - Untitled
Ruets - All of a Sudden
Asylm & Ruets - Sources of Inspiration & Damnation
Who let the dogs out?
"My mind is like a piecebook... I can't get no peace where ever I look"
Tiger Woods has apologized in front of the media and has since spent time in a sex rehab. In continued support of Tiger we have received another re-stock one of the best tees of all time. The quantities are limited so be sure to stop by both Tradition locations before they are gone. Phone Orders are available 805-497-4717.
Planet Asia and Gold Chain Military hit the stage of Hip Hop Official and performed their track "Big Ups" from their recently released Chain Of Command.
Check out this dope stop motion film of our last art show with Mear and Yem. This video was produced by Roger L. Griffith . This video is super dope, and we are hoping these guys come out and shoot tonight's show too.
PHOTOS: TRADITION X GCM X FREEDOM OF BEATS (RECAP)
Wednesday was the official Gold Chain Military listening party presented by Tradition and Freedom of Beats. It all went down at 7 Lounge in downtown Los Angeles. We had giveaways from Akomplice, Bloodbath, and Pros & Cons, as well as dope DJ sets from West Coast legends Battlecat, Crazy Toones, and DJ Revolution. WC from Westside Connection was the special guest, and he hosted the 3 DJ's sets of West Coast classics. In the words of Planet Asia "Lastnite was a real WESTCOAST moment! DJ REVOLUTION DJ BATTLECAT and DJ CRAZY TOONES! Historical!!!" I feel sorry for those of you that missed it!
Planet Asia & WC
WC X GCM
Gangstas make the world go round
Bloodbath X Tradition X Akomplice
Killer Ben & Montage One
West Coast legend DJ Battlecat
Battlecat has produced hits for Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit, Tha Eastsidaz, and more
Tradition X Akomplice
Sav Kills, Trisate, Drew, and Planet Asia
Dirty Milk in the building
Mike and Pat from Akomplice
Kimberly, Drew, and Alexandria
DJ Revolution from the legendary Wake Up Show
Revolution killing it
Even the girls came out to have some fun
Planet Asia and friends
Tristate and Friends
Planet Asia and Pat (Akomplice)
Crazy Toones is WC's brother and Ice Cube's DJ
Crazy Toones played a set of West Coast classics including hits he produced for WC, Westside Connection, Ice Cube, Mack 10, and more
The Ferrari 599 Hybrid which the automaker has confirmed will appear in Switzerland next week. The shots appear to have been taken from the show stand, so there's no hard information to go off of yet. What we do know is that Ferrari will employ a version of its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). Whoever thought they would make a Hybrid Ferrari.
Check out this new promotional video for Black Scale that was shot by Retro Tv. Black Scale is quickly becoming the unsung hero of street wear culture. Commanding absolute respect on both the ground level and throughout the international fashion market, it’s gone from good idea to San Francisco flagship in only a little over a year. But unconditional admiration and global acclaim is never a simple coincidence, it takes hardwork, great marketing, and drive to really stand out in the streetwear market.
Add Gatorade to the list of endorsement deals that Tiger Woods has lost. A representative for the drink confirmed today that it had ended its relationship with the golfer, who made a lengthy public apology last week for his infidelities. "We no longer see a role for Tiger in our marketing efforts and have ended our relationship," a Gatorade spokeswoman said. "We wish him all the best."
Tag Heuer, Accenture, Gillette, AT&T and Gatorade have suspended or cut ties with Tiger Woods, leaving the world's No. 1 golfer with the support of seven official sponsors:
VIDEO: THE MAKING OF LIL' WAYNE & EMINEM'S "DROP THE WORLD" BEAT
The "Drop The World" track’s producers, Hit-Boy & Chase N. Cashe, show the process of making the beat. This track stays on repeat on the ipod, it's one of my favorites of the year.
Yo this if for all you UFC fans out there. Seems that Chuck Liddell needed some extra bread and is now doing naked Reebok ads. Damn times are tough for fighters these days. Shout out to my boy and diehard MMA fan Rick who is now anticipating a naked Rampage Jackson commercial for the new clothing line Cry Wolf!
Here's a new mixtape from Dorrough and DJ Drama called "Number 23". If your not sure who Dorrough is well he's the Dallas Texas rapper with the hit "Ice Cream Paint Job." I think he's wack but I liked the cover of the mixtape, haha. You can download it here. Peep the tracklist below:
01. Number 23 02. Bank Boy ft. Shawty Lo 03. Spill My Drank 04. Get Big 05. Hood Bitch Fetish ft. Yo Gotti 06. Street Fighter ft. Fat Pimp 07. I Stay ft. Dallas All-stars 08. Leather And Wood 09. Miss Parker 10. Outta There ft. OJ Da Juiceman 11. Piece N Chain ft. Slim Thug 12. Play My Game 13. Quite Like Me ft. Diamon 14. Rap Game Kick Doe ft. Charlie Boy 15. Sexual Nite-Quil 16. Prime Time Click - Stoplight 17. Triple D Dat ft. Zillaman & Lil Tony 18. Wu-PSI
Jay Rock drops a freestyle as part of XXL's Freshman 10 series. My personal favorites from the list are Feddie Gibbs, Jay Rock, Nipsey Hussle, and Fashawn.
The Memphis Grizzlies are sending No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet down for a stint in the D-League, the team announced on today. Thabeet is the highest draft pick ever sent to the D-League by an NBA team. Players can only be assigned to D-League duty by their NBA teams during their first two seasons as a pro. Thabeet's assignment to the Wizards, Memphis' North Dakota-based affiliate was first reported by the Web site RidiculousUpside.com, which covers the D-League extensively.
Although the Grizzlies acknowledged that Thabeet was a long-term project when they selected him with the No. 2 pick in June over the likes of local collegiate star Tyreke Evans, Memphis was hoping that the 7-foot-3 center could survive as a backup in his first NBA season. But Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins announced earlier this week that second-year center Hamed Haddadi of Iran would begin receiving Thabeet's minutes behind starting center Marc Gasol.
The Grizzlies, according to NBA front-office sources, offered Thabeet and second-year guard O.J. Mayo to the Golden State Warriors for Warriors guard Monta Ellis before the Feb. 18 trade deadline but were turned down.
Tradition is proud to present: Asylm | Ruets Sources of Inspiration and Damnation February 27 2010
Asylm His work depicts a harmonious coexistence of nature and the urban landscape. He combines his humming bird icons, beautiful muses, Mesoamerican iconography, along with wild style depiction of words and letters over an abstract background with that of his urban graffiti palette (since 1989), so to think he is merely painting pictures, would be a mistake. He is creating spiritual trances. www.asylm.com
Ruets Known for his linear formation and contemporary letter structure, Los Angeles based artist Tommy Ruets earned himself a nationwide following due to his stylistically innovative approach. Pushing the boundaries of traditional graffiti, Ruets continues to up the ante combining a distinct configuration of line and proportion into something undeniably original. Equally visually stimulating are his hundreds works on paper and wood, Comprised of bold flat color and fine-line work.
CYPRESS HILL - ARMADA LATINA FT. PITBULL AND MARC ANTHONY
Here's another leak from Cypress Hill's upcoming album, Rise Up. This Jim Jonsin produced track is called "Armada Latina", and features Pitbull and Marc Anthony. It's nice to hear something totally different from Cypress.
Young De sat down with Baller Status to talk about his new video for the track Blaze of Glory as well as his upcoming collaboration with Akomplice. Check out the video above... You can read the whole story here.
Rapper Young De, an associate of B-Real's Audio Hustlaz camp, has teamed up with Akomplice clothing and rising video director Matt Alonzo (Skee.TV) for a collaborative project called "Blaze of Glory."
The project is a one-off song, music video, and limited edition fitted all of the same title, which will be available in a bundled package in the coming weeks.
Young De recorded and leaked the song via MP3 just last week, and then, teamed up with Alonzo (whose credits include Soulja Boy's "Turn My Swag On" and The Game's "Dope Boys") for an epic-looking music video shot through the streets of Los Angeles.
DJ "Showtime"Rolison is the son of Rapper Mack 10. Here's his highlights for the Calabasas Raiders 2008, 2009 season in the Pop Warner Football league. The kid is a baby Reggie Bush with an arm too. Oh I forgot to mention he's only 12.
You remember Rah Digga right? She was in the Flipmode Squad with Busta Rhymes. She is one of the baddest female MC's ever, peep her new joint "Warning Shots." You can download it here.
Black Scale is quickly becoming the unsung hero of street wear culture. Commanding absolute respect on both the ground level and throughout the international fashion market, it’s gone from good idea to San Francisco flagship in only a little over a year. But unconditional admiration and global acclaim is never a simple coincidence, it takes hardwork, great marketing, and drive to really stand out in the streetwear market. Black Scale has quickly become one of our best selling brands at Tradition, and we are pround to offer you their brand new Spring delivery at both Tradition locations. Check the New Arrivals section for more images. - Drew
Freddie Gibbs drops a freestyle for XXL's Freshman 10 for 2010... Gangsta Gibbs is definitely a dude to look out for! Straight Killa No Filla coming soon.
Just four and a half months after being released from prison and subsequently deported, 7 News Belize reports that Shyne has inked a multi-million dollar recording contract, bringing his Gangland Records imprint to Def Jam. Antonio “L.A.” Reid, CEO and Chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, flew down to Belize personally to seal the monumental deal.
“I have come here to stand by Shyne and to officially kick off our partnership with Island Def Jam Music Group and Gangland Records,” Reid told reporters present at the signing at Shyne’s penthouse in Belize. “I am here because great people are worthy of traveling many many miles for it and I come here to say that your country is great and I hope you guys know that this is a great man from your country who deserves this kid of respect and who deserves this kind of support.”
The story that’s often told about the beat is that Jay overheard Kid Capri play it and immediately wanted it for his album. But here, Jay-Z sits down with SVT (Swedish television) and chronicles hit songs. This segment focusing on Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem.) It also tells the story of the song’s producer, The 45 King, who also has DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” and Eminem’s “Stan” to his credit.
2011 Bentley Mulsanne is rolling closer to the showroom. Bentley Motors has revealed model details and production plans for this successor to the vaunted Arnage sedan, as well as a price. The first Mulsanne is expected to roll down the assembly line this spring, and by the fall the car will begin arriving in American showrooms. The price: a cool $285,000, but for that sum, buyers will take possession of a stunningly advanced, outrageously sumptuous package.
Beneath the Mulsanne’s vast hood resides a 6.75-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine producing 505 horsepower and a titanic 752 foot-pounds of torque at only 1,800 rpm. Perhaps no vehicle on the planet offers the Mulsanne’s degree of personalization. To wit, buyers can choose from among 114 colors of paint, a palette that includes special Bentley “heritage colors,” satin and pearlescent finishes, and a selection of two-tone combinations. Equally dazzling, the interior (which requires 170 worker hours to craft) offers 24 colors of hide, nine wood veneers, and 21 colors of carpeting, with a 20-speaker, 2,200-watt Naim audio system (the most powerful ever fitted to a production vehicle) providing the soundtrack.
PLANET ASIA & GCM - CHAIN OF COMMAND LISTENING PARTY
This Wednesday, Feb 24th we are presenting the official listening party for Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military's brand new album, Chain Of Command. The listening party is from 7 to 9 and will feature gift bags and giveaways from Akomplice, Bloodbath, and Pros & Cons. The after party is presented by Freedom of Beats, and will feature guest DJ's Battle Cat, Crazy Toones, and DJ Revolution. It's all going down at Seven Bar Lounge, 555 W. 7th St, Los Angeles, Ca 90014. See you there!
Here's a new track from Inglewood's finest, Damani, a brand new leak from his forthcoming album On Vacation From Vacation. This track features Snoop Dogg, and is called "Here Comes Damani." Look for the video for this track to drop soon as well. Damani recorded a dope track for the Tradition mixtape as well... Stay tuned for that!
I had to post this video of these Mexican cats dancing. Is this the Mexican Crip Walk? The guy in the white pants is going hard and his belt is way too long but he's using it as part of the dance. Hahaha! Shout out to my boy Rob A.K.A. "Roberto Wadee" who can actually do these dances. Be sure to watch the change of pace at 1:58 to 2:04, HILARIOUS!
Cassidy and Jag team up again for the new hood anthem "Gucci, Louis, Fendi." I can already hear dudes screaming Gucci, Louis, Fendi all over the clubs. It's kind of corny but catchy. You can download it here.
Here’s a brand new mixtape from Meth, Ghost, & Rae to promote Wu-Massacre, in stores March 30th. 48 tracks presented by Def Jam and DJ Mathmatics. You can download Avenging Eagleshere.
Here's a brand new Diplo produced track from Snoop's upcoming, More Malice, called "That Tree" featuring Kid Cudi. More Malice is due out March 23rd. Is it just me, or does Snoop's hand looks crazy in that picture?
VIDEO: CHACE INFINTE FT.FASHAWN AND CURT@!N$ - 730
Here's a new video from Chace Infinite's for a track called 730 featuring Fashawn and Curt@in$. This track is from Chace's recently released mixtape I Would Have Killed This. Look for Chace to perform with SAS and GCM tomorrow at The Roxy.
Check out Stone Gold Groove, this Tuesday at the Roxy featuring Strong Arm Steady, Gold Chain Military, Self Scientific, and The Beat Junkies. This is the official release party of SAS's recently released collaborative album with Madlib, In Search of Stoney Jackson, and the second date in GCM's Chain of Command release week. Be sure to stop by Seven Lounge on Wednesday for the official GCM listening party presented by Tradition and Freedom of Beats!
Here's a behind the scenes look into the first video from the Wu Massacre album for a song called "Our Dreams". You can download the track here... Look for the Wu Massacre to drop on March 30th!
Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill fame teams up with The Beat Junkies' DJ Rhettmatic for this dope mixtape, Bobo Meets Rhettmatic. Eric Bobo is the son of Latin jazz musician Willie Bobo, and has play percussion and drums for Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, The Black Crowes, 311, Gnarls Barkley, Rage Against The Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Soulfly, and more. DJ Rhettmatic is a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew. Rhettmatic began his DJ career in 1983 with the DJ group Double Platinum. In 1996, Rhettmatic claimed the title of DMC (Disco Mix Club) West Coast Champion. With the background of these two, how can this mixtape NOT be dope? You can download it here.
VIDEO: ANCHOR WOMAN'S GETS THE RUNS DURING AN INTERVIEW
I guess this is a old video but I have never seen this. Poor woman doing and interview all of a sudden her stomach explodes and s#@t's her pants. Thats so wrong that they even kept this footage so someone could post it online.
I had to post the most under appreciated West Coast Legend Kokane and his new joint "Twilight Zone." If you have no idea who Kokane is then you know nothing about West Coast Hip Hop. The guy is a legend on hooks. You can download the track here.
Here's a new E-40 joint called "Show Me What You Working Wit" featuring Too Short. You know when these two get on a track its a classic. You can download it here.
MIXTAPE: CYPRESS HILL X L.A. LEAKERS - LEAKERS OF THE FUNK
The L.A. Leakers teamed up with Cypress Hill to bring you this mix of classic and brand new Cypress joints called Leakers of The Funk. Cypress Hill's Rise Up is due out April 6th.
More Than A Witness resurrected this classic Bad Brains interview from Maximum Rock & Roll Radio conducted by the magazine’s founder, Tim Yohannon. You can download the interview here.
"This interview was captured soon after the Bad Brains migrated to Manhattan from their home base of Washington DC. 1982 also saw the first Bad Brains nationwide tour. The infamous encounter with Randy “Biscuit” Turner of the Big Boys occurred briefly before this interview took place. This incident has been written about extensively in a variety of publications such as American Hardcore. The synopsis of the story is that the Bad Brains stopped in Austin, Texas to play with the Big Boys and the Dicks. Immersed in Rastafarian ideology, the Brains took strong offense to the homosexual lifestyle of the Big Boys vocalist and they sure let him know it by defacing his property and leaving him a note that denounced homosexuality. They continued on their tour with a bag of stolen weed and with a new wing of detractors in Texas. This incident began to follow them as they hit subsequent cities on their ’82 tour."
Here's a new Jay Rock joint called "Life's A Cycle." The track is fire and It's my new favorite Jay Rock joint. Take my word for it and download it here.
TMZ is reporting that Lil Wayne had 8 root canals in 8 hours in Miami this past tuesday. During the eight hour procedure, Wayne had his grill worked on, several tooth implants redone, more implants added and had the few real teeth he had left repaired. As you know his teeth were the reason his jail sentence got postponed. He is to re-appear in court in NY on March 2nd to finally get sentenced.
Last nights Nuggets vs Cavs game was a good one. One of the best plays of the game that wasn't from Lebron was when the Cavs JJ Hickson pretty much dunks over Nene, it happened so fast Nene had no chance to get out the way.
Ludacris is back with a new mixtape called "Atlanta Ambassador." Everyone you can think of is featured on this mixtape. Peep the tracklist below:
01. How Low (Remix) (Feat. Rick Ross, Twista, The-Dream, Ciara, And Pitbull) 02. How Low (Original) 03. All I Do Is Win (Feat. T-Pain) 04. My Chick Is Bad (Feat. Nicki Minaj) 05. Cross My Mind (Feat. Damien Marley And Kevin Cossom) 06. Hear My Cry (Feat. Jazmine Sullivan) 07. Coochie (Feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard) 08. I Wanna Rock 09. Turnt Up 10. Side Of Town (O Let’s Do It) 11. Wasted 12. A-Town (Feat. Shawty Lo, Gucci Mane, And The-Dream) 13. Patna Dem (Feat. Lil’ Scrappy) 14. Addicted To Money (Feat. Lil’ Scrappy) 15. Good Relationships (Feat. Snoop Dogg And Nate Dogg) 16. Better Believe 17. Pussy Monsters (Feat. Game) 18. OG’s Theme 19. Drinkin’ N Drivin’ 20. Everybody Drunk (Feat. Shawnna) 21. Don’t Trust Her (Feat. Gucci Mane) 22. Start Button 23. Grizzly
In anticipation of our upcoming show with Asylm and Ruets, Sources of Inspiration and Damnation, I though I would post this throwback Lakers piece these two did in 2008. This piece was done off the 110 freeway almost to Chinatown. Make sure to join us next Saturday, February 27th, for the opening reception of the show! Thanks to Graffhead for the pics.
Hip Hop Official sat down with Nipsey Hussle to talk about his upcoming album, South Central State of Mind. He talks about working with DJ Khalil, Scott Storch, Mr. Lee, and more...
“The perspective from LA is from Snoop and Ice Cube and them...Them dudes is grown. They did they stuff, but they out of that element now. They on some other shit. So it’s like people want to hear what’s going on in the streets and that’s what I’m providing with this record."
PLANET ASIA AND GOLD CHAIN MILITARY - GCM MEETS ALC
Here's a new Alchemist produced track called "GCM Meets ALC" from Gold Chain Military's upcoming album, Chain of Command, due out February 23rd. Don't forget, next Wednesday Feb 24th we are presenting the official GCM listening party with Freedom of Beats, Akomplice, Bloodbath, & The Pros and Cons at 7 lounge in downtown L.A. You wont want to miss guest DJ's Battlecat, Crazy Toones, and Revolution!
Here's a brand new leak from Young De called "Blaze of Glory". Expect to see a video for this track in the next few weeks directed by Matt Alonzo. Peep the image above to see a sneak peek of the limited edition "Blaze of Glory" fitted that Young De will be dropping with Akomplice.
The 1st of his many leaks to come in 2010, fast rising MC Young De drops the banger Blaze Of Glory. Fresh off of his co-starring role in the new Cypress Hill single It Ain't Nothin', and a member of the group Serial Killaz with B Real and Xzibit, Young De teams up with director Matt Alonzo (Skee.TV) and Akomplice clothing to put together the song which will include a Matt Alonzo directed video in the coming weeks. Akomplice has designed alimited edition fitted hat in 2 colors. Only 100 of the hats will be made and they will come with a DVD of the project.
Yo this is a prime example why you don't mess with strangers no matter the age. This old dude wasn't playing! Just read what it says on the back of his t-shirt, any old white dude that wears that t-shirt like this you probably don't want to talk s#@t too. Oh he had a fanny pack on too.
Here's a new Young Jeezy mixtape called "Executive Orders." You can download it here.
01. Reverse Cowgirl (Feat. T-Pain) 02. Grindin (Feat. Lil Boosie, Richie Wess) 03. Big Dogs (Remix) (Feat. 211) 04. Put Your Hands Up (Feat. DJ Khaled, Plies, Rick Ross) 05. Ballin – (Feat. USDA) 06. So Sad (Feat. USDA) 07. 4 My Town (Remix) (Feat. Birdman) 08. Big Dog 09. Firecracker (Feat. USDA) 10. Money To Blow (Remix) 11. Scared Money (Remix) (Feat. Lil’ Wayne, Swazy Baby) 12. Biggest Movie Ever (Feat. USDA, 211, JW, Boo Rossini) 13. Miss Me (Feat. Lil’ Boosie) 14. Say Ahh (Remix) (Feat. Trey Songz) 15. Bag Music (Feat. USDA) 16. So Bad (Remix) (Feat. Trae, Plies) 17. The Takeover (Feat. Bigga Rankin) 18. Like A Jungle (Feat. Lil’ Boosie) 19. Trap Or Die 2 (Feat. Gucci Mane) 20. Do It 4 Town (Feat. Slick Pulla)
We just received a new shipment from Crooks & Castles at Tradition. Some dope new tees, a few V-Necks, and 3 fresh new button-ups to keep ya'll looking fresh! This shipment is available at both Tradition locations! Phone orders are available 805-497-4717 or 805-643-8805.
Whether or not Rick Ross was a CO doesn't seem to matter anymore since he's been droppin good music. His new mixtape "Teflon Made 2" is pretty dope if your a Ross fan. Check out the tracklist below:
01.Special Situation [Intro] 02.Mafia Music 2 (Feat. Chrisette Michele) 03.We Getting It (Feat. Triple C's) 04.All I Do Is Win (Feat. DJ Khaled, Ludacris, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg) 05.How Low (Remix) (Feat. Ludacris, Twista) 06.Oh Let's Do It (Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne, Waka Flocka) 07.Love Drunk (Feat. Masspike Miles) 08.Rick Ross - Put Some Money On It (Feat. R. Kelly) 09.Inkredible (Feat. Lil Wayne, Trae) 10.Put Your Hands Up (Feat. DJ Khaled, Young Jeezy, Plies) 11.Whitney And Bobby (Feat. Young Buck, Trae, Jay'Ton) 12. Don't Make Em Like U (Feat. Rubben Studdard, Dontae Peeps)
VIDEO: THE MAKING OF CELTICS MARQUIS DANIELS FACE PENDANT
Check out this video of the making of a life size pendant made for Boston Celtic Marquis Daniels. The pendant is made completely out of flawless diamonds by celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. Jason is the same guy that designed last year's Lakers championship ring. Pretty dope idea but Marquis is too ugly to wear a chain of himself. Damn, these athletes really no how to waste money.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who saw this last night. Trevor Ariza literally "Throws One Down" on the Utah Jazz Mehmet Okur. Lakers should of kept Ariza, just imagine what Trevor and Shannon would do on the court together.
SNOOP DOGG FT. DAZ, KURUPT, CROOKED I, RAS KASS, MR. SLIKY SLIM, NIPSEY HUSSLE & 211 - I WANNA ROCK (WEST COAST REMIX)
Here's the new West Coast remix of Snoop Dogg's smash hit "I Wanna Rock" featuring Daz, Kurupt, Crooked I, Ras Kass, Mr. Sliky Slim, Nipsey Hustle and 211. Everyone goes in on the track, you can check it out here.
Here's a new mixtape for all you Kid Cudi fans, its called "Stoner Charm." Mostly older joints but there's a few dope newer tracks. You can download it here.
1. Stoner Charm Intro 2. Chip tha Ripper - Ask About Me ft. KiD CuDi 3. Chip that Ripper - Can’t Stop Me ft. KiD CuDi 4. KiD CuDi - Catch Up 5. KiD CuDi - Dat New New 6. Santogold - Find A Way ft. KiD CuDi 7. Kanye West - Paranoid G.O.O.D Music Remix ft. Big Sean, Mr. Hudson & KiD CuDi 8. KiD CuDi - Embrace the Martian (Round Table Knights Remix) 9. Jackie Chain - Rollin ft. KiD CuDi 10. KiD CuDi - XXL Freestyle <— Sounds like Ye right here 11. 88 Keys - Wasting My Minutes ft. KiD CuDi 12. 88 Keys - Ho is Short for Honey ft. KiD CuDi 13. KiD CuDi - Can I Be 14. Alchemist - Therapy ft. Evidence, Blue, Talib Kweli & KiD CuDi 15. KiD CuDi & Asher Roth - Freestyle Jam 16. KiD CuDi - I Wanna Love You Girl Remix (live from studio) 17. KiD CuDi - Super Boo 18. KiD CuDi - London Girls 19. KiD CuDi - Paper Planes Freestyle 20. Kid Cudi - Biggest Grinder 21. K. Sparks - Take Em High ft. KiD CuDi 22. KiD CuDi - Love Stoned 23. KiD CuDi - Day N Night Remix ft. Collie Buddz 24. KiD CuDi - Swagger Like Us (Live Freestyle)
While I was on my morning blog run-through, I spotted this over at The Hundreds and had to show my man some props. Our sports guru over here at the shop Jason was caught in the background of this photo taken by Bobby over at their warehouse. Jay and Golden State Warriors rookie Stephen Curry made a stop by to pick up some goods and later hit the Laker/Warriors game. Both shops are holding it down with the Spring drop offs so be sure to check in a get your stuff while we still got them. If your not familiar with his game just check out what his did to Jason's Clippers. Oh yea, watch at 44 seconds of the clip and see Stephen make Marty Collins hit the floor, classic.
Here's yet another Lil' Wayne mixtape called "No Ceilings, No Walls." There are some joints off the No Ceilings mixtape and there are some unreleased joints as well. You can expect more mixtapes to drop as Weezy gets ready for Jail. You can download it here. Check out the tracklist below:
01 Lil’ Wayne – Intro 02 Lil’ Wayne – Roger That 03 Lil’ Wayne – Streets Is Watchin’ 04 Lil’ Wayne – Real As They Come 05 Lil’ Wayne – Women Lie, Men Lie, Numbers Don’t 06 Lil’ Wayne – Play In My Band 07 Lil’ Wayne – Pass The Dutch 08 Lil’ Wayne – Ya Heard Me 09 Lil’ Wayne – Drop The World 10 Lil’ Wayne – Stupid Wild 11 Lil’ Wayne – 4 My Town 12 Lil’ Wayne – On Fire 13 Lil’ Wayne – Paradice 14 Lil’ Wayne – Runnin’ 15 Lil’ Wayne – Bedrock 16 Lil’ Wayne – I Can Transform Ya 17 Lil’ Wayne – Fuck Da Bulls 18 Lil’ Wayne – Scared Money 19 Lil’ Wayne – Finale 20 Lil’ Wayne – Drop It Low 21 Lil’ Wayne – Fed Up 22 Lil’ Wayne – Pusha 23 Lil’ Wayne – Ms. Parker 24 Lil’ Wayne – I’m So Over You
The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired the Clippers' Marcus Camby, the center they've desperately needed since they lost both Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla to season-ending injuries. In return, Los Angeles receives point guard Steve Blake and small forward Travis Outlaw.Portland will also send $1.5 million to Los Angeles in the trade and is responsible for $2 million in incentives Camby will earn before season's end, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher today. All three players traded are in the final years of their respective deals.
"I think it's a great situation for myself. It's a first-class organization that really takes care of their own," Camby said. "I hope I can bring my knowledge of the game, and blend in these last 27 games. I'm really excited to be here."
Here's a track from Rek's recently released mixtape, In Between The Lines, called "God Damn". This track was produced by Statik Selektah and features Freddie Gibbs. I was over at DJ Skee's studio the night Freddie dropped this verse... As usual, Gangsta Gibbs kills it! You can download it here.
COVERAGE: ASLYM & RUETS - SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND DAMNATION
As many of you know, we teamed up with Aslym, Ruets, Known Gallery, and The Seventh Letter to bring you Sources of Inspiration and Damnation by ASYLM and RUETS. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, 2.27.2010 from 7PM-11PM. Drinks and music will be provided! I want to thank all of the blogs and websites that have been posting the flyer and helping to spread the word! See you there!
Next Wednesday, Feb 24th we are presenting the official listening party for Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military's brand new album, Chain Of Command. The listening party is from 7 to 9 and will feature gift bags and giveaways from Akomplice, Bloodbath, and Pros & Cons. The after party is presented by Freedom of Beats, and will feature guest DJ's Battle Cat and Crazy Toones. It's all going down at Seven Bar Lounge, 555 W. 7th St, Los Angeles, Ca 90014.
Here's El Prez's first true solo project since ‘08, a brand new street album called Animal Style! Named after a “secret” style of burger and fries served to customers in the know at local fast food chain In-N-Out, the mixtape features 13 tracks featuring Shawn Chrystopher, Freddie Gibbs,Diz Gibran, and more. You can download Animal Stylehere.
01. California Games (prod. by Ro Blvd) 02. Burgertime (prod. by DJ Descry) 03. Phantoms of the Opera (prod. by SOV) 04. Cop Trees ft. DNEZ (prod. by Jansport J) 05. King Kong (I’m Gone) (prod. by Ro Blvd) 06. Contact ft. Freddie Gibbs (prod. by Dae One) 07. 2 Live/Die in LA ft. Diz Gibran and Tunji (prod. by The A3) 08. Animal Style (prod. by Chris “THX” Goodman) 09. Lil Miss Popular ft. J7 (prod. by Ro Blvd) 10. Victory Lapse ft. Donwill and Von Pea (prod. by The A3) 11. Inglewood ft. Shawn Chrystopher and Polyester (prod. by LAUSD) 12. Summit at the Sands ft. Shawn Chrystopher, DNEZ, and Chris Focus (prod. by SOV) 13. The Real World (prod. by Woody)
VIDEO: SPRITE SLAM DUNK SHOWDOWN BETTER THAN ALL-STAR DUNK CONTEST
Here's so footage of the Sprite Showdown Dunk Contest this weekend. I'm sad to say that this was a 100 times better than the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. I'm sure everyone that saw it was as disappointed as I was. I think the dunkers should tell someone what they plan on doing so they aren't selected if they are going to do wack dunks. Anyhow these And 1 guys and no names did some incredible dunks!
I didn't get a chance to post these yesterday so better late than never, can't wait for Jersey Shore Season 2. Oh yea, if you forgot to give your loved one a card, then hurry up and print one of these.
Sunday's NBA All-Star Game drew a crowd of 108,713 fans at Cowboys Stadium to set a new basketball record. That figure was announced by Mavericks owner Mark Cuban at midcourt. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Cuban knew they'd shatter the world record for attendance at a basketball game when they partnered up to bring the All-Star Game to the new $1.2 billion stadium. They set their sights on six figures. NBA officials expressed doubts, which is why Jones and Cuban were giddy with the official number. The previous record crowd for a basketball game was 78,129, set when Michigan State played Kentucky at Detroit's Ford Field on Dec. 13, 2003.
For all you Drake fans, here's a new mixtape called "Comeback Season 2" with some old and new joints for your listening pleasure. You can download it here. Check out the tracklist below:
01 Grammy Intro 02 Congratulations 03 Overdose On Life Ft. Travis & Mickey Factz 04 Love & Gunz 05 Where Were You Ft. Colin Munroe 06 Scriptures 07 Beautiful Music 08 Get it shawty Ft. Lloyd 09 BedRock Pt. 2 Ft. Lloyd & Lil Wayne 10 One More Time 11 The New Shit 12 Lil wayne(interlude) 13 Pass The Dutch Ft. Lil Wayne & Shawt Dawg 14 Material Girl 15 Get Low Ft. Small World 16 Get Over It 17 Mambo Ft. Fito Blanko 18 Forever Remix Ft. Lil Wayne Kanye West & Eminem 19 Friends & Money 20 Put It Down Ft. Bun B 21 Spread My Wings Ft. Jaye 1 22 Drake & Trey Songz (Interlude) 23 Pop Rose Ft. Trey Songz 24 Doing His Thing 25 Believe or Not Ft. Gucci Mane 26 I Do It Ft. Kurtis Blow Jr 27 Come Real 28 It’s been a pleasure Ft. Jaye
MIXTAPE: AYOMARI - THE PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY SOLUTION
Here's a brand new mixtape from Ayomari called The Peanut Butter & Jelly Solution. You can download it here. Peep the tracklist below, as well as the video for "Ms Right" featuring Tiron.
01 Choke Sandwich (Prod. by DizzyBeat Smith) 02 Happy Thoughts feat. TiRon (Prod. by Shondre Lerche & DJ Dahi) 03 Deleted Message (Interlude) 04 So-Called Twenties (Prod. by Cook Classics) 05 I Wanna (Journey) (Prod. by Les Nubians) 06 Just A Dreamer feat. TiRon & Tunji (Prod. by 5kin&Bone5) 07 Day By Day feat. TiRon (Prod. by SA-RA Creative Partners) 08 PB Manifesto (Prod. by Just Blaze) 09 Up feat. Charis (Prod. by Large Professor) 10 Why Can’t It (Prod. by James Poyser) 11 Body Language (Prod. by Corey ‘Latif’ Williams) 12 Everything Is Going Fine feat. TiRon (Prod. by Exile & Phonix) 13 Saved Message (Prod by Shuggie Otis)
ERNDOGG (SOUL ASSASSINS) ROCKING TRADITION ON THE HUNDREDS
Here's a photo of DJ Muggs and his engineer Erndogg on The Hundreds website. Erndogg is rocking a vintage Tradition piece, our "Want Some Get Some" crewneck from a while back. Erndogg produces as well, and is currently working on an interesting solo project of his own... You can read the whole story here.
Get Busy Committee dropped their brand new video, just in time for Valentine's Day called "I Don't Care About You". The video was directed by Matt Lenski and inspired by the greatest page on the Internet.
While Valentine's Day may be a day to celebrate love, it's also a great day to reflect on those we once loved and are glad to be free of. "I Don't Care About You" is a bad relationship anthem. Take a moment, give thanks, and enjoy
Here's a new mixtape from Mikkey Halsteed that is composed of 38 tracks featuring a mixture of new, old and unreleased, as well as past tracks from his time spent with Kanye, Cash Money and more recently with No I.D. This mixtape is a good way to get caught up on this Chicago based MC. You can download Best You Never Heard here.
The Chef hits us with a new track called “Pioneers” produced by Vin Tha Chin. Raekwon’s album with Method Man & Ghostface Killah, Three The Hard Way, drops March 9th on Def Jam.
Everyone knows how much of a Cassidy fan I am, peep his new mixtape "Apply Pressure 2." Trust me just listen closely and you too will be a fan. You gotta respect his flow. You can download it here. Checkout the tracklist below:
1.Intro 2.Let Me Hear Somethin (8 Minute Freestyle) 3.Man Up ! (ft. Drag-On) 4.Dome Pushed Back (ft. Big L) 5.Put Ya Dutch In The Air (ft. Jag) 6.Class In Session 7.Hold Dat ! (ft. MOP)(Produced By Dj Thoro) 8.Do What You Gotta Do 9.Over And Over Again 10.Mic Please (ft. Jag) 11.No Trouble 12.Always Strapped (ft. Ar-Ab) 13.Exhibit C (ft. Jag) 14.Hard To Survive (ft. Ar-Ab) 15.Henny & Bacardi (ft. Swizz Beats) 16.On To The Next One (ft. Jag) 17.Im I'll (ft. Jag) 18.Ride The Wave (Freestyle) 19.I Wanna Rock (ft. Jag) 20.Popular Demand (ft. Jag) 21.Whoa 2k10 (ft. Jag) 22.BlackOut (ft. Jag)
VIDEO: ERYKAH BADU FT. LIL' WAYNE & BILAL - JUMP IN THE AIR (STAY THERE)
Here's the video for Erykah Badu's new track "Jump In The Air (Stay There)" featuring Lil' Wayne and Bilal. Just in case you didnt see my post of the actual song last week, you can download it here. Watch what you have in your system before you watch this video, might freak you out.
KEELAY, THE PARK, & JESSE BOYKINS III - CRASH MY HARD DRIVE
Here's a little song Keelay, The Park, and Jesse Boykins III cooked up for Valentine's Day called "Crash My Hard Drive."
We are pleased and excited to present this song along with Suite903.com to the masses for the hallmark holiday. The Park, Jesse Boykins III and Keelay have all come together to create something for those who may or may not have somebody on this Valentines day in this digital age. Crash My Hard Drive is what we like to call Social Media Love for all of us who have ever had our hard drives crashed. Enjoy!
Our homey, Trevor Traynor, sent me over this video he directed for a track by Richie Cunning called Richie Cunning's Day Off. This track samples the classic track from Ferris Beuller's Day Off. Shot & Directed by Trevor Traynor, Edited by Adam Zuckerman.
Here's another leak called Burgertime from El Prez's upcoming release Animal Style due out February 15th!
"This is my first true solo project since '08 so I held nothing back and brought the best out of myself to give the people an amazing project and look into the FCC/ "Tree House" lifestyle in Los Angeles, circa 2010. "Animal Style!" derived from a hamburger chain that originated in SoCal called In-N-Out, and refers to a special way they prepare the burger and fries that only the locals and savvy customers even knew existed, on a "secret" menu. Being the hamburger aficionado I am (lol), I felt my music and this "food for thought" I was cooking up on this project was made by the city of angels and its inhabitants, and should only be available to them and the people who truly wanted to enjoy my product. For the fans who would scratch, claw, ditch school/work, just to get their hands on some El Prez music, "Animal Style" was made for them. "
Freddie Gibbs stopped by Thisis50 and premiered a new track called "This is Freddie" over a DJ Premier production. You can download the track as well here. You can peep Gangsta Gibbs interview with Thisis50 down below where he talks about how he got into music, his deal with Interscope, his relationship with 50 Cent and more. Look for a verse from Freddie on the upcoming Tradition mixtape!
The ankle injury that has sidelined Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant for the last three games will knock him out of Sunday's All-Star Game as well. The NBA has lined up Jason Kidd of the hometown Dallas Mavericks to replace the ailing Bryant, sources told ESPN.com. ESPN.com has also learned Allen Iverson won't participate (personal matters) and will be replaced by New York's David Lee. Bryant has played through back, finger and groin ailments this season but has not been able to shake an ankle problem that forced him to miss a game through injury for the first time since late in the 2005-06 season.
My homey Brandon of Eazeest posted this so I had to re-post it. I guess they only showed this episode in the UK, why it wasn't shown in the US with all of the N.E.R.D fans is weird but here it is so enjoy.
FREEWAY & JAKE ONE FT. BEANIE SIGEL - STIMULUS INTRO
Here's the "Stimulus Intro" off of the new Freeway and Jake One album entitled Stimulus Package. The intro features Philly's finest Beanie Sigel. You can check it out here. Peep the dope video below on how they packaged the album, its super creative.
BISHOP LAMONT FT. PAUL WALL - MONEY OVER EVERYTHING
Peep this new joint from Bishop Lamont called "Money Over Everything" featuring Paul Wall on the hook. I'm loving the sampled track. You can download it here.
Here's the first official video from El Prez's upcoming Animal Style for a song called "Inglewood." Animal Style drops Presidents Day!
Lemme get straight to the point: This is my new music video for "Inglewood" ft Shawn Chrystopher and Polyester, off my project "Animal Style!", dropping this Prezidents Day, 02.15.10 online. Directed by Fredo Tovar and Scott Fleischman of APLUS Films and produced by LA-production duo LAUSD (Polyester and L IV). Simply put, this is my Ode to my city...The City of Champions...so enjoy!
VIDEO: CYPRESS HILL FT. YOUNG DE - IT AIN'T NOTHING
Here's the first video from Cypress Hill's upcoming album, Rise Up for the track "It Ain't Nothing" featuring Young De. The video was directed by Skee TV's Matt Alonzo. Cypress Hill’s new album Rise Up drops April 16th on Priority Records.
The homey Astro teams up with Guilty Simpson for a song called OXtroit. This track is the first leak from Astro's upcoming album, A Brilliant Soul. This is definitely the best track I have heard from Astro... I'm looking forward to the album.
I was late with this one by a few days, but I decided to post it up in case some of you missed it. February 7th marked not only the 10th anniversary of Big Pun's death, but also the birthday of the late, great J Dilla. Cookin' Soul put together this mixtape, Big Dilla, featuring Big Pun's verses over Dilla instrumentals. You can download it here.
Here's a brand new video from Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military for the track "Pleasure & Pain". This song is from their debut album Chain of Command, due out February 23rd. We are sponsoring the official listening party on February 24th at Seven Bar Lounge downtown... Stay tuned.
Lil' Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail for dental surgery. His sentencing in a NYC gun case was postponed today and his lawyer says "Wayne needs to finish a string of recent surgeries for a dental problem before he goes to jail." I wonder if its all the bling in his mouth?
SHOTS AT THE THRONE? THE SNEAKIEST DISSES ABOUT JAY-Z
Complex always comes with the best blogs about the history and beef amongst rappers. They once again didn't disappoint with this article of "The Sneakiest Disses About Jay-Z." Peep the article here.
Looks like part of his plea deal was to not serve it in a state prison system, but in a city jail system like Rikers Island. The reporter said it could eventually be reduced to an 8 month sentence if he’s on good behavior. Be on the lookout for a surprise at Tradition in support of Weezy.
DJ Solo shot me over this dope little video he made of him and his crew bombing the streets! This shit looks fun as hell! Be sure to check out DJ Solo's brand new website as well.
Here's the new video "For A Fee" from the homey Krondon off his upcoming project, Let Em Live, hosted by DJ Warrior. The track is hot and produced by The Alchemist.
Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman was named to the Western Conference All-Star team, replacing Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who has an injured right hamstring. The game, Feb. 14 in Dallas, will be Kaman's All-Star debut. He is averaging a career-high 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field. Kaman is the first Clippers player to be chosen to the All-Star Game since Elton Brand in 2006.
In case you missed it during the Superbowl, this is probably one of the funniest commercials I have seen in a long time! Peep the little boys stare down, Classic!
RICK ROSS FT. LIL' WAYNE & BIRDMAN - VETERAN'S DAY
Here's a new joint from Rick Ross called "Veteran's Day" featuring Lil' Wayne and Birdman. I originally heard it was called Maybach Music 3 but thats false. You can check it out here.
Here's a new single from the homies at Detroit based FrontStreet Records. "Mr Postman" features 2/3rds of the Loser Crew, a groups featuring both Rai Knight and Oseeola. Oseeola killed the streets with his streetwear single, and I am excited for all of you to hear his contributions to the Tradition mixtape as well. You can download "Mr Postman" here.
"In our lives, there are times, where what we want to say are just hard to say. Mostly, we find those times when we are deeply in love and fear that are sentiments are not shared, sometimes it is much easier to put it on paper! Soldiers overseas, their spouses, in many cases, can only communicate via letter and with love there are never enough words to say how you truly feel, but to say something better than saying nothing. In “Mr. Postman” Rai Knight and Oseeola take the opportunity to thank whatever medium which allows itself to be the carrier of “I Love You”; Facebook, Twitter, or mail. The story is simple, sometimes we just all need to know how much we are cared for. Simply, just say it!!"
We just received the new spring delivery from The Hundreds. This delivery is packed with dope graphic tees, some fresh button ups, a flannel, two hoodies, and a few hats. This delivery is available at both Tradition locations. As usual, these items will go fast! Phone orders are available 805-497-4717.
ASYLM & RUETS - SOURCES OF INSPIRATION AND DAMNATION
Tradition is proud to present: Asylm | Ruets Sources of Inspiration and Damnation February 27 2010
Asylm His work depicts a harmonious coexistence of nature and the urban landscape. He combines his humming bird icons, beautiful muses, Mesoamerican iconography, along with wild style depiction of words and letters over an abstract background with that of his urban graffiti palette (since 1989), so to think he is merely painting pictures, would be a mistake. He is creating spiritual trances. www.asylm.com
Ruets Known for his linear formation and contemporary letter structure, Los Angeles based artist Tommy Ruets earned himself a nationwide following due to his stylistically innovative approach. Pushing the boundaries of traditional graffiti, Ruets continues to up the ante combining a distinct configuration of line and proportion into something undeniably original. Equally visually stimulating are his hundreds works on paper and wood, Comprised of bold flat color and fine-line work.
As promised, the guys from ItsTheReal are back. Watch, laugh, tell your friends. Peep The Hundreds hoodie that the guy is wearing around the 1:53 mark. - Richard
I posted this interesting documentary on my blog and have been getting a lot of feedback on it so I'm deciding to share it here too. This guy makes a documentary about homelessness in Vancouver and goes above and beyond anything I expected going into watching this. I always seen Vancouver as nice city but this guy really shows everyone the other side. He partakes in a month long mission of trying to survive as a homeless person and video records everything. Here's the description he gives him self via youtube:
An unprecedented look into the underworld of Vancouver's downtown eastside ghetto, this 65 minute documentary follows one man's 30 day experiment of joining the thousands of homeless, ill, and addicted, who survive the streets of Vancouver's cold, wet December. He starts off with nothing but a pair of underwear. Where he ends up is a place he never knew existed, even though its a place he passed by every day. This is the perfect film for anyone who wants to see first hand what life is like on Vancouver's streets, but doesn't want to risk murder from gang violence, contracting a fatal or chronic disease, or a life-long addiction to crack or heroin.
New Orleans born Curren$y dropped his latest mixtape last night just in time for The Saints big win over The Colts. Smokee Robinson is mixed by DJ Don Cannon and features Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hu$$le, Chip Tha Ripper, Big Sean, Dom Kennedy, Fly Union, and more. You can download it here.
FAT JOE FT. YOUNG JEEZY - HA HA (PROD. BY SCOOP DEVILLE)
Man, Scoop Deville has got beats! Since he dropped "I Wanna Rock" with Snoop, he's been busy in the studio working with everyone from Fat Joe, to Xzibit, The Clipse, and more. Here's a new track he produced for Fat Joe called "Ha Ha" featuring Young Jeezy.
So over on my little ol' blog, I started this "Bumpin In The Shop" thing where I post up the mixtape in rotation for the day down here at the Ventura shop. Bumpin in the shop today is L.E's Anti-Parachute Theory. While I was driving through the city, "Polo On My Body" came on my iPod while it was on shuffle. So posting up the mixtape was just a good idea. I remember listening to it earlier when I was studying in the library thinking to myself that this is some dope stuff. He got Von Pea, who was featured on the first edition of B.I.T.S., to help him on "She/Her", which is another highlight on the tape. The whole thing is a great piece of work featuring production by J. Rawls, DJ Rhettmatic, Blueprint and more, plus it's free so why not check the kid out. Click the album cover or here to download.
Here's a little snippet of Lil' Wayne and Birdman's verses on "Maybach Music 3." This joint is dope, who knows how many Maybach Music's they can do but as long as they are all sounding dope then I guess keeping dropping new ones! Check it out here.
Rainy days mean less people on Main St. so I took to the streets for some photos.
The "cool" couples were out walking downtown in the rain.
You can also check out my blog for more random photos and stuff I post on their to get a little more insight on the life of an intern turned employee here at the shop.
We just received the brand new Spring delivery from Premium Label. Continuing with their "Premium" theme, this delivery went heavy on the Chanel and Louis branding. This drop was made exclusively for Japan, but we were able to get our hands on a small number of crewneck, pullovers, and zip hoodies! You guys all know how fast Premium Label has been selling, so stop by soon and get yours! Phone orders are available (805)497-4717.
Here's some footage of Young De at the Leaders of the New Cool event last week in Los Angeles courtesy of Eazee. Look for me creeping in the video as well.
"Here's footage of my boy Young De of Audio Hustlaz/Soul Assassins getting it in at the Leaders of the New Cool stop in Los Angeles that went down on January 26th 2010 at Echoplex. He chops it up with Eazee Street before and after his performance. I included a clip of one of his acapellas (bars) and a bit of his song with Xzibit. Drew of Tradition makes a cameo as well."
The Los Angeles Clippers have made a coaching change with just 32 games left in the season, naming Kim Hughes as their new interim coach today after Mike Dunleavy relinquished his bench duties. Dunleavy will retain the title of Clippers general manager in what the team has described as a decision that was "reached mutually" earlier today during a meeting attended by club president Andy Roeser, Dunleavy and assistant general manager Neil Olshey. Although Dunleavy has been under pressure at various points during the past few months despite the season-long absence of No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin (ESPN.com reported in November that Clippers owner Donald Sterling contemplated making a change after an 0-4 start) one source close to the situation insisted that it was Dunleavy's "decision to step down."
Said Dunleavy in a team statement: "I've had several conversations with our owner [Donald T. Sterling] concerning what we think is best for the team overall. We have discussed the possibility of my concentrating only on basketball operations. That option has always been available to me. "I've come to the conclusion that this is the ideal time for me to direct my efforts toward the many personnel opportunities that lie before us, such as the trade market, the draft and the free-agent process. We fully expect to be active and productive on all those fronts."
It has been widely assumed in NBA coaching circles that Dunleavy, given Sterling's famed aversion to paying coaches who no longer work for the Clippers, was virtually insulated from being fired because his contract has one more season to go after this season at $5 million.
Gangsta Gibbs rocks over one of my favorite instrumentals of all time "'93 'til Infinity" for this video for YRB TV.
Freddie Gibbs told us “I used to get money on Sutter Ave (flatbush)” so we brought him out to a rooftop in Bushwick Brooklyn to do an exclusive performance of him flipping the classic “‘93 ‘Til Infinity” instrumental for his “How We Do” record.
We are having a huge sample sale at our Westlake location starting this Friday. We will have tons of samples, limited edition items, as well as unreleased pieces from a large handful of brands at crazy discounted prices! All tees are $10, all hoodies are $20, and all New Eras are $15. This is all new merchandise, that has never before been in the store!
Early arrival is suggested, because at these prices this stuff is gonna move fast! See you there…
FOXY BROWN FT. LIL'FAME & BAM - LET EM KNOW (JAY-Z & LIL KIM DISS)
Here's a new joint from Foxy Brown called"Let Em Know" featuring Lil' Fame and Bam. Fox Boogie mentions being Jay-Z 's bottom bitch and even name drops Eve, Lil Kim and Trina. Check it out here.
“The streets talking and got the hood going crazy Niggas heard I fucked with Ross and had the nigga baby, Said I fucked with Nas, and now they say it’s AZ But on the low, the real nigga was Jay-Z…”
Here's the trailer for the upcoming Cypress Hill video for the track "It Ain't Nothing" featuring Young De. The video was directed by Matt Alonzo off Cypress Hill's new album, RISE UP, due out April 6 2010.
Here's some footage of Young De performing at The Leaders of the New Cool event last week. There is footage of "Cold World", a brand new track called "Blaze of Glory", and a dope freestyle. Shouts to Brick To Ya Face for the footage. De is filming a video for the track "Blaze of Glory" this weekend with Matt Alonzo (Skee TV, Game, Xzibit), and that should be dropping sometime in the next few weeks!
Sade takes us behind the scenes into the recording of her new album and her thought process into the making of Soldier Of Love. Her album is due out February 9th. Just got it last night, its amazing!
The owner of Diamond Supply Co., Nick Diamond, spoke to Shine from Crack Distributors Radio about the new shop they just opened up in NY, the connection between skateboarding, fashion and hip hop as well as the story behind the Tiffany/Diamond Dunk and a future collaboration with Nike coming in 2011.
VIDEO: FREDDIE GIBBS & PILL - WOMB TO THE TOMB (LIVE)
Here's a live video, courtesy of The Smoking Section, of Freddie Gibbs & Pill performing their track "Womb To The Tomb". Hopefully, I will be in the sutdio with Gangsta Gibbs tonight, recording a track for the upcoming Tradition mixtape... I will keep you guys posted.
Golden State Warriors guard Anthony Morrow has been named to the Sophomore squad for the 2010 Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, to be played Friday, February 12, at NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas, the NBA announced today. He will replace Chicago's Derrick Rose whose been chosen as a legitimate All Star. Morrow will square off with teammate Stephen Curry, who was named to the Rookie team last week.
Morrow, 24, has appeared in 36 games this season, averaging 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.03 steals in 29.4 minutes per contest, while shooting 47.9% from the field, 44.3% from three-point range and 90.0% from the line. He currently ranks sixth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage. Last season, Morrow led the NBA in three-point accuracy, shooting 46.7% from beyond the arc to become the first rookie in NBA history to pace the league in that category.
Gold Chain Military's upcoming album, Chain of Command, drops February 23rd. Led by Planet Asia, Gold Chain Military also includes Killa Kali, Turbin, Killer Ben, Sav Killz, Tristate and Montage One. Production work on Chain of Command, includes names like the Alchemist, DJ Babu, Large Professor, MasterKraftsmen, and more! GCM is for fans of true lyrical wordplay and real hip hop!
“I love what GCM is bringing to the game right now. It was just something that was lost. A common denominator of dope beats, dope rhymes, dope cuts. And they always reminded you how nice they were.” – DJ Babu, Dilated Peoples
Bun B has been dropping song after song the last few weeks for a project he named No Mixtape. Here is a collection of these freestyles with few added songs.
1. Intro 2. On To The Next Year 3. Stupid Trill 4. Trill OG 5. 2 Damn Trill 6. Trill Gladiator Snippet 7. No Mixtape 8. Transform Ya 9. One King 10. Don’t Say Shit 11. Countin’ Money 12. I Went In 13. Adrenaline Rush 14. (2)DopeBoyz 15. Coocoo 16. Greatest of All Time 17. Mr. Hit That Lick 18. Press Play 19. Big Dick Chaney 20. I Am 21. I Got Cake 22. Play Cloths 23. Bag Music 24. I Made It 25. The Champion 26. Put It Down ft. Drake 27. Outro
Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul is out indefinitely with a left knee injury. Hornets coach Jeff Bower said on Monday that an MRI revealed more damage to the knee than the initial diagnosis of a bruise. The coach refused, however, to confirm reports that Paul had a meniscus tear and would miss at least a month. Sources close to the situation confirmed to ESPN.com on Sunday that Paul tore cartilage in his left knee and will be forced to undergo arthroscopic surgery. Paul first hurt his left knee in a game at Golden State on Wednesday. He struck the same spot against a camera when he went out of bounds near the end of regulation against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
"We're in fact-finding stages right now, gathering as much information as possible for decisions to be made to take the next steps," Bower said. "It is likely there will be a surgical solution for it. We don't have a timetable [for Paul's return] right now, nor do we know a surgical procedure right now."
Here's another new mixtape from the Young Money/Cash Money artists Weezy, Nicki Minaj and Birdman called "YMCMB" which is Young Money, Cash Money Business. There a some really dope new joints for your downloading pleasure, you can do so here. Peep the tracklist below:
1. Lil Wayne feat. Drake, Gudda Gudda, & Shawt Dawg - Pass The Dutch 2. Birdman feat. Lil Kim & Nicki Minaj - Grindin' Making Money 3. Lil Wayne - Drop The World 4. Birdman feat. Lil Wayne - Bring Is Back 5. Drake - Say Something 6. Young Money feat. Birdman - Fuck Da Bulls 7. Birdman feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - Money To Blow 8. Nicki Minaj - I Get Crazy 9. Birdman feat. Jay Sean, Flo-Rida, & Mack Maine - Written On Her (Remix) 10. Lil Wayne feat. Shanell - Play In My Band 11. Lil Wayne feat. Nicki Minaj - Knockout 12. Birdman feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - 4 My Town 13. Young Money - New Shit 14. Drake - Juice 15. Birdman feat. Lil Wayne - Work 16. Young Money - Finale 17. Nicki Minaj - Biggy Piggy 18. Jay Sean - If I Ain't Got You 19. Drake - It's Been A Pleasure 20. Nicki Minaj - Kill The DJ 21. Young Money feat. Lloyd - Bedrock
Blogged & Quartered put together this two volume Infest discography.110 tracks taken from a dozen recordings that are nicely cleaned up for your listening pleasure. Infest were one of the hardest bands to ever come out of California and appealed to all types of music fans including hardcore, metal, crust,and punk kids. Infest pioneered an entire genre of aggressive hardcore later coined "powerviolence" by Eric Wood of Neanderthal/Man is the Bastard. You can download both volumes here.
Here's the brand new mixtape from B.O.B presented by DJ Drama, DJ Sense, and LRG called May 25th. This tape features J.Cole, Asher Roth, Charles Hamilton, and more, and it is meant to be a prelude to his debut album which is dropping May 25th. You can download it here. Shouts to 2dbz.
