J. Cole sat down with MTV to tell an interesting story of how procrastination ended up kicking him in the ass causing him to miss out on two very well [...] The post J. Cole's Procrastination Cheated Him Out Of Two Amazing No I.D. Beats appeared first on The Smoking Section .
Killing time and flipping through Hip-Hop Wired's "The 25 Best Producers In Hip-Hop Right Now" started an internal debate we decided to carry over for a larger discussion. Which producer [...] The post QoTD: Which Producer Had The Best Year In Rap? appeared first on The Smoking Section .
August 7 will be the cruelest day of this already draconian summer. Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music assembly guarantee that. However, once the Internet has combusted like firecrackers dissecting [...]
On last Thursday night at the corner of Prince and Bowery Streets in New York City, life was good for a few people. "Man, my intern got ME into VIP," [...]
Clearly, Nasir has his ear to the streets, the social networks and barbershops. After "Another Black Girl Lost," the resounding response from the peanut gallery was everyone wanted to hear [...]
Spoiler Alert: 20082s Universal Mind Control was an awkward, over-produced mess. Common seems to have understood this fact and abandoned the loud, technotronic mishmash of noises that polluted that album [...]

A quick, behind the scenes glimpse of Com and Nas hanging out during the making of "Ghetto Dreams." It's good to see two of Hip-Hop's best lyricists from the mid-90s together and Com recently revealed that No I.D. will be producing the whole shebang for his 9th studio album and Warner Bros. debut. The "Ghetto Dreams" single is available on iTunes .
No Mike behind the microphone this time, as the homie Grim handles those duties. He asks some key questions though, specifically regarding longevity in the music business and a few questions about Blueprint 3 . Previously Posted - UNN & Killer Mike Present GrindTube: The No ID Interview
While watching & listening to this clip, two things occurred to me... 1. No idea that No I.D. produced " God In The Building ." Perhaps I should read the inside of the CD a little bit closer. 2. I'm holding out hope that somewhere, in some smoked out studio, there's conversations happening about a collabo between Michael Luther King & No I.D.'s protege young Mikkey . Stay tuned for part deuce to this interview when No ID talks about himself, Kanye and the new Jay-Z album. [...]
But it seems there will be an efficacious pairing of styles on 16's In The Kitchen . Grand Hu$tle pimp. Cookin' up the hot shit. Via The Rezidue the new & improved Maurice Garland . UNN Presents Grind Time TV: Killer Mike Interviews B.o.B. | UNN Presents Grind Time TV: Killer Mike Interviews 8Ball & MJG Stray Shots Sticky Fingaz (Black_Trash)-The_Autobiograph y_Of_Kirk_Jones Smif-N-Wessun-Da_Shinin VA-DJ_Famous_And_Lloyd_Banks-T he_Best_of_Lloyd_Banks_Part._4 DJ_Drama_and_Young_Buck-Welcom e_To_The_Traphouse [...]
On the rare occasion that I actually watched a Youtubey-type clip all the way through, I've decided to give you a synopsis of what was said here. - New album titled, Chicago: The Photo Album . - No I.D. is @ the helm, producing the album *golf clap* - Not many features on his album *golf clap*...minus one possible with Killer Mike *the crowd roars in appreciation!* - "Sales might be down but people aren't listening to music less." - www.mikkeyhalsted.com starting 1.1.09. [...]