Kyza - Sick One of the best tracks to come out of the UK, from Kyza's Experience LP. I urge you to get both his releases; Experience and Shots Of Smirnoff. Sick by name... Kyza: Twitter • Facebook ~lork Tags: beat , experience , firm , flow , grime , hip , hop , kyza , of , shots , sick , smirnoff , [...]
HBO's Luck Well, it's a new year and that can only mean one thing, it's time for me to sit back on my ass and watch some new shows. While television's mid-season offerings often lack some of the pomp and circumstance associated with the fall series premieres, at first blush, this year's crop of new winter shows (and returning series') look as if they have a lot to offer. Here's a look at some of what I'm looking forward to watching, recording, renting and/or streaming in the upcoming Winter [...]
Yes, it's a television show based on a movie; yes, of all the male actors out there than could be considered John Grisham-y Josh Lucas is certainly at the top of the list; and yes, given NBC's success with turning movies into tv shows, why does this still make me leery ? The series, based on the hit Paramount feature starring Tom Cruise as McDeere and on John Grisham's best-selling novel, picks up the story 10 years after the events of the film and novel. As a young associate, McDeere brought down a prestigious Memphis [...]
It's Wednesday again an where I'm at right now its cloudy an dark outside so this is a perfect day to bring out some of the old school Dubstep that started a revolution. These are all new tunes but remember most of these have the original Dubstep style that the real fans will enjoy. It's great to be able to find some tunes that still have the old feel, really digging The Firm track in a way a Trancy tune. Glad to see Coki back in acti0n after his new EP dropped, [...]
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[LCL23] Various Artists : Money no Mystic More than one year after its initial release, Volfoniq's "Mystic riddim" comes back from a worldwide travel with new talented featurings from France (Unity Vibration), Mexico (Bankil) and Germany (Garage Firm)... TRACKLISTING : 1 . Au royaume de la money (Unity Vibration) 2. Manifesto (Bankil) 3. Digital system (Garage Firm) Release page on LibreCommeLair website : www.lclweb.org/audio_ep_lcl23. htm Keep in touch with LibreCommeLair : [...]
Cormega's been to Paris, been to and from prison, and signed to Def Jam and a host of smaller labels. He's cut classic tracks featuring esteemed acts like Mobb Deep and M.O.P.; he's collaborated with Alchemist, Pete Rock, and every other raw top-shelf producer. Moreover, the Queensbridge-born-and-raised griot has proved that hardcore street rap can prevail on an independent imprint. Looking back on his accomplishments, he acknowledges that his success is largely the product of skill and gusto. But on the nurture side, Cormega credits none other than the Bean as [...]
G5 - Your (sometimes) Daily EP of music-related links (What the crap does Katy Perry think she is? Robyn? Leave it alone, Katy) Starsmith gave a great, candid interview about his upcoming album an the differences on producing for himself and others. His debut 12" for "Give Me A Break" and "Knuckleduster" is out next Monday on Neon Gold (SEGUE ALERT) This interview with the jefes at Neon Gold at Gopher Illustrated was an interesting read on the state of [...]
G5 - Your (sometimes) Daily EP of music-related links (What the crap does Katy Perry think she is? Robyn? Leave it alone, Katy) Starsmith gave a great, candid interview about his upcoming album an the differences on producing for himself and others. His debut 12" for "Give Me A Break" and "Knuckleduster" is out next Monday on Neon Gold (SEGUE ALERT) This interview with the jefes at Neon Gold at Gopher Illustrated was an interesting read on the state of the music [...]
Anyone remember real hip hop? I do. Cormega is one of those rappers who effortlessly paints a vivid picture of growing up in the infamous Queensbridge housing projects of New York. I think he has to be one of the most slept on artists and here are a couple gems from his past albums. Cormega - The Saga (Remix) Cormega - Beautiful Mind
I've been listening to a lot of old Clue tapes lately - on an actual tape deck - and AZ is without a doubt one of the standout cats all over those '97-'98 era masterpieces. Despite few people admitting to feeling it at the time, I'm a firm believer that even The Firm album will be treated kindly by history. It's dope that AZ is still coming hard; some of his shit can get tedious at times, but all things considered he's an East Coast GOAT for sure. [See post to listen to audio] [...]
Its been a pretty slow ass day for new music so I decided to take it back with a "Remember When" post. I actually heard this joint while I was out the other night and it took me back...waaayy back. The Firm was going strong back in '97 and even though the Dr. Dre x The Firm self titled project was a bit lack luster, this track was one of their best. Needless to say, there was only one album from the group and only Nas and AZ are still relevant today. With that said, lets [...]
Kat-Tail Records presents Catnip Fever , 20 songs as recorded by the original artists for a limited time only. Seriously though, I thought that as long as I've been ripping a bunch of these K-Tel compilation records that the Mrs. had in her vinyl collection, I might as well make one myself for Good Rockin'. A "should have been released on K-Tel" compilation. Now I know several of the songs on this comp have made their appearance here at one time or another, maybe on one of my previous comps or a stand alone post. [...]
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Cited: Time William Bratton was given the idea by Maple, an employee, for the data-driven policing. When Bratton became police Commissioner under Mayor Giuliani in 1994 these ideas which citywide. This is where CompStat evolved from and became a real-time database of crime statistics and other intelligence for pinpointing trouble spots and targeting resources for the Police Department. Precinct captains and district commanders found themselves in the hot seat and results followed. The crime rate went way down. [...]
Boat Ben brings you a great hip-hop throw back mini mix. TRACKLIST: The Firm The Lox Black Rob Craig Mack Boat Ben - Hype Tracks '96 '99 IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE Share:
"... Just Come To My Crib, Yo'" I had just eaten a sandwich with some devil's lettuce when Gotty™ confused the hell out of me by forwarding this frantic blurb regarding the launch of Google Voice, written by some techie nerd from PC World . The chatter surrounding a Google Voice launch was downright feverish Thursday, prompting many to speculate the event was imminent. Details were sparse, and the launch didn't come, but Google is definitely ready to do something based on new info. That info? How about one million [...]
It's music, Jim, but not as we know it The new Star Trek movie has been in the cinema for a week now and it's actually getting good reviews. I've spoken to a few people I know who've seen it and they've been quite enthusiastic about it. It may take me a few weeks to go see it, though, as I'm going to be travelling a bit over the next week or so. I used to watch the original TV series from the 60s and the Next Generation from the 80s in my younger [...]
Following the success of the supergroup Asia in the early '80s, it's not surprising that the formula of assembling a band of all-star musicians from other bands would be attempted by others. In the case of The Firm, the components included former Free/Bad Company lead singer Paul Rodgers, ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist Tony Franklin, and drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC). Like many such unions, the pedigrees added up to more on paper than the results could deliver in the studio. Founded in 1984, The Firm's self-titled debut album hit stores early the next year. The album, predictably, [...]
One of the most famous and/or infamous super groups that ever was; The Firm , consisting of heavyweights Nas, AZ and Foxy Brown, came and went before you could say "bling bling" . They basically had two killer tracks before they parted ways and here they are before your very eyes...the powerful and smooth hard hitting boom bap of Dr. Dre's "Phone Tap" along with the extra special remix to Affirmative Action that ganks the beat from the most classic posse cut "The Symphony" ... THE FIRM - PHONE [...]
I decided to drop some knowledge for those who need a quick lesson on some Hip-Hop ish. When I saw Shawn Ryan post the "Affirmative Action Remix," my first thought was Juice Crew's "Symphony." This possibly may be the best posse cut ever. It was the first Hip-Hop track to make the Otis Redding sample "Hard To Handle" popular. In addition, I also would like to drop my favorite version of "Affirmative Action" that I used to cut up everyday during blunted freestyle sessions. Enjoy and peep the OG Juice crew video! Marley Marl - [...]
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