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These might have to be my next purchase. Anybody got a hook up for the kid?

Check out more info here.

Check out obamicon.me.

This looks great. I’ve downloaded the mp3 but haven’t gotten a chance to listen to it yet, but I’m prety sure I’ll be pleased…check out the trailer below…

City of Gods Son is an experimental hip-hop opera starring Nas, Jay Z, Ghostface, Biggie Smalls, Raekwon, Samuel Jackson, Delroy Lindo, and Laurence Fishburne. It is a crime drama/coming of age tale of three fictitious characters growing up in a crime ridden mythical city in a jungle. This project explores the icon of the gangster in modern media, and weaves musical history and gangster film history into an operatic music based story of brotherhood and survival. An homage to 90s New York hip-hop, City of Gods Son is the redefinition of the remix. Featuring legendary soul singer Joe Bataan. A sound film/hip hop opera by Kenzo Digital.

Download the entire project and get more info please @ cityofgodson.com

I gotta give Bobbito over at BounceMag credit for spotting this video. Check it out, along with his description below….

Check out this trailer for the upcoming Founding Fathers documentary which questions much of the history that we have been taught about Hip Hop’s foundation. It’s very intriguing, and the clip ends on one of my favorite breakbeats of all-time, Babe Ruth’s “The Mexican.”

Can’t wait to check out the whole thing. More info on the film as I get it. Also, he mentions “The Mexican,” download the song here.

If you really wanna take it back too, you can do the research of the sound systems of Jamaica, which spawned a lot of what was going on throughout NYC in the 1970’s. The BBC did a short report on that not too long ago, and I blogged about it over at my other blog. Check that out here.

Also, check out Bounce’s newest issue, in full, online now.

D-Nice just dropped a new edition today, and he just sent to me, via IM. Check out Joe Ski Love’s story below…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Joe Ski Love discusses the making of his hit recording “Pee Wee Dance.”

Check out all of the other True Hip-Hop Stories here.

He’s got Rob Base, Naughty by Nature and Pharaohe Monch coming soon too, so you can look forward to those.

Also, if you’re in DC next weekend for inauguration, check him out at the events below….

I’ve got to give props to my boy Greig from Orchard Street. They’ve linked up with Reebok recently, to design some shoes, that have both come out looking really good. Check out the images of the Re Up Lux and Omni Pump Hexride below…

Both are available at select locations nationwide and through Orchard Street’s online store. For more info on OS, check out their site.

I’d be lying if I said Freddie Hubbard was my favorite trumpet player, but he’s pretty high up there. The man passed away at 70 earlier today. Give him his due.

One of my favorite tracks of his is below. Enjoy it and seek out more. Feel free to hit me up for some recommendations too.

“Crisis” from Ready For Freddie, Blue Note, 1961.

As long as D keeps sending me these, I’m gonna put em up.  Check it out Kwame’s story in the video above…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Kwame discusses the making of his hit recording “The Rhythm.”

Again, check out more videos here.

D-Nice just sent me the latest video he’s directed. Check it out below…

In this edition of True Hip-Hop Stories, Doitall of the rap group Lords of The Underground, discusses the birth of their hit recording “Funky Child.”

Check out more videos here.

I posted one of these on my other blog last week. I figured I’d post one of the others here.

Check out The Unauthorized Biography of Muhammad Ali by Shaun Booth. He’s planning on doing 12 of these; this is the 3rd so far…

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