Fire off your bum Thursday with Marco Polo's Newport Authority 2 mixtape. Fully mastered by Joe Nardone, this 13-track monster (free to download below) is stocked to the limit with hip-hop legends Rakim , Big Daddy Kane , Tragedy Khadafi , and Shylow starring heavy on the turntable. It's a serious must listen for hip-hop heads or anyone just having a mediocre day (courtesy of 2DopeBoyz ).
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"The Newport Authority 2 album was inspired by politics & industry bullsh*t that prevented this material from being included on PA2: The Director's Cut. Shylow and I went in and created a separate album to hold people over until PA2 drops in July. Attached with Intro, interludes and fully mixed & mastered by Joe Nardone. With confidence I can say this is not a mix tape. It will also be available on vinyl LP via Fat Beats for the heads that appreciate physical product, because I still do. I've included songs I recorded with legends such as Rakim, Big Daddy [...]
Billboard recently featured an article on the legendary Boiler Room, taking a moment to look back on how things started, and also reveal where founder and CEO Blaise Bellville plans to take the live streaming music show phenomenon in the near future. Since it was first conceived in 2010, tucked away in an East London basement, it has literally embodied the essence of underground music culture, while also managing to grow its audience numbers exponentially. The unique duality of intimacy and expansiveness, exclusivity and accessibility is unprecedented, allowing droves of online voyeurs to "experience" what in reality only [...]
Mobb Deep at Rock the Bells 2011 ( more by Dana (distortion) Yavin ) NYC rap legends Mobb Deep are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a group this year and will be celebrating by going on a US tour in May and June. That tour wraps up in their home city on June 20 at Best Buy Theater for a show with Waka Flocka Flame and Heems (ex-Das Racist), who just played The Whitney over the weekend . [...]
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Today we release the third in the series of Legendary Emcees on beats by Marco Polo with samples that were impossible to clear... we present "Back To Work" f/ Artifacts (Scratches by Shylow). Taken from Marco Polo's forthcoming free-LP Newport Authority 2 as Marco states “I’ve recorded so much quality material over the last few years and I really want to share it all. It couldn't all possibly fit on Port Authority 2; hence Newport Authority 2 came to be.” Newport Authority 2 will feature appearances from Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Artifacts, Das Efx, Lil Fame [...]
Are you ready to watch a clip on a ridiculously rad rap-related art project? I hope so, because that's just what we're highlighting here. Street artist Jay Shells' new project is called Rap Quotes and finds him travelling to different parts of New York City. And once he gets to specific locations, namely street corners and neighborhood indicators, he posts signs with lyrics referencing those spots from the likes of Jay-Z , GZA , Heavy D (RIP) and more. Watch the video below and learn more here .
Last night, the God BDK had a show at Chicago's The Shrine. During his set, while paying homage to the legends of the true school, Kane shouted out Crucial Conflict and Do or Die, and during his speech, he brought Cold Hard and Kilo to the stage. She how it all went down above. HHS The post Video: Big Daddy Kane Brings Out Crucial Conflict appeared first on Fake Shore Drive .
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The second in the series of Legendary emcees on beats by Marco Polo with samples that were impossible to clear... we present "Nite & Day" f/ Big Daddy Kane (Scratches by Shylow). Taken from Marco Polo's forthcoming free-LP “Newport Authority 2” as Marco states “I’ve recorded so much quality material over the last few years and I really want to share it all. It couldn't all possibly fit on “Port Authority 2”; hence “Newport Authority 2” came to be.” “Newport Authority 2” will feature appearances from Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Artifacts, Das Efx, Lil Fame (M.O.P.), [...]
For his latest leak off Newport Authority 2, Marco Polo hooks up with the legendary Big Daddy Kane. Like most of the tracks on Newport Authority 2, some of the samples couldn't be cleared. Port Authority 2 due out soon. Marco Polo ft. Big Daddy Kane – Nite & Day is a post from: That Hip Hop Blog
As Marco Polo tells it, he recorded a crazy amount of material these past few years and couldn't fit everything he wanted to on Port Authority 2 . Thus, he put together the upcoming mixtape, Newport Authority 2 , featuring that cut we recently heard with Rakim and this new laid-back joint with Big Daddy Kane , "Nite & Day". BDK's been on a bit of a tear lately, spittin' over some DJ Premier earlier this year and now this. Excellent. Listen below.
After being teased with a brief snippet of a new track on Saturday Night Live , we really can't wait for what's next from Daft Punk. We expect an album to drop some time this year given their recent signing to Sony and we're hopeful that means they'll hit the road too. And even though we don't really think the French duo will release too many collaborations, we wanted to take this time to fantasize about what rappers might sound good taking on some Daft Punk production. While a lot of these picks makes [...]
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In a recent sit down with FuseTV, BDK spoke on a range of interesting topics like performing at the Barclays Center & interacting with Dave Chappelle after the show. He also spoke on the early stages of shopping Jay-Z records & performing at a recent Presidential Inauguration ball in DC. Dope clip from a wise legend. Watch below.
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Upcoming BK spitter Mic Handz is back on the block with "In The Streets Again," in promotion of the February 7th release of his free street album SAYYOUAINTKNOW: The Software, which is cut, sliced and diced by France's DJ Modesty of The Real Hip-Hop Show. The track, which is produced by France's Alterbeats, showcases Handz' powerful delivery and nimble worldplay over Alterbeats' neck snapping instrumental, coupled with Modesty's seamless scratch composition. Stay tuned for more leaks and videos off 'The Software,' which includes guest appearances by Big Daddy Kane, Mims,Treach (of Naughty by Nature), Sean Price, Rockness Monstah, Shabaam Sahdeeq [...]
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Big Daddy Kane drops a new track "28 Bars of Kane" produced by DJ Premier, to celebrate the release of the Jordan XX8.
"He made your D's silent like Django" Despite most opinions of the latest Jordan release, the one-man brand delivers a new DJ Premier-produced Big Daddy Kane track to help win [...] The post Big Daddy Kane - "28 Bars Of Kane" (Prod. by DJ Premier) appeared first on The Smoking Section .
From the looks of it, Big Daddy Kane and DJ Premier were commissioned by Jordan for a song in a new series. The song is called "28 Bars Of Kane", which goes to show how these legendary hip-hop artists haven't missed a beat. The track is quick-hitting with a vintage vibe, perfect for anyone who was craving new tunes from two guys who seem to be pretty selective with their output. You can stream or download the new song by clicking here . As we [...]
Big Daddy Kane was a force of nature in the late 1980s. Women wanted him. Men wanted to be him. Cool, calm and confident, with a lyrical killer instinct, Kane [...] The post The Primer: 10 Big Daddy Kane Songs Everyone Should Know appeared first on The Smoking Section .
After spending an Internet-less afternoon pontificating about the contrived weirdness that now passes for originality in rap, I'm cleansing my palate by returning to the old school. Don't think I'm dating myself. Marley Marl was mostly before my time, save for that first Lords of the Underground album, which is a minor masterpiece in its own right. But even if you think Marley is some movie about a Dog, you'd be well-served to spend some time with these old school radio dubs of Marley Marl's old shows on New York's WBLS. In Control Friday and Saturday. [...]
"Look in the mirror at yourself, eye to eye, And say: who am I?" After two strong, grounded albums, 19902s A Taste Of Chocolate saw Big Daddy Kane loosing his [...] The post The iPod Shuffle - Big Daddy Kane's "Who Am I" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
In this edition: Some Real Ramblings about Cat Power, Kool Moe Dee and Big Daddy Kane. Plus videos from Canyons, Grizzly Bear, Simian Mobile Disco, WHY?, and Wilco. Some Real Ramblings For a long time, I've called the Sunday post "Ramblings & Considerations." There was a time when I actually rambled. Today, I will revive that tradition... I've been wanting to write this for a while. It's a bit of a dump on myself. I am afraid the old professor is a bit [...]
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