Chet Childress

My favorite skater carving bowls and anything else there is to carve. This guy has steez.

Tragedy Khadafi ft. Cormega- No Equivalent

Peace to all my gods and earths. I know i haven't been around for a long time, but i back again. This track is from the legendary (and one of my favorite) emcees, Tragedy Khadafi. Tragedy is a old school rapper who has managed to stay relevent with today's issues and style. Tragedy is from Queensbridge also a memeber of the righteous 5 PERCENT NATION. Most people never heard of Tragedy due to his constant incarceration (currently serving a four year bid on drug charges in 2007) and that fact that he never really gained a mainstream audience. But to all my real Hip-Hop fans, this man is a familiar face. this song is a personal favorite of his heavily bootlegged THUG Matrix album. Also on the track is another Q.B. affiliate, Cormega. Sit back and enjoy this....

About:Me

So Yeah I've Been Kinda Slackin With the Blog And What Not. I Got Frikkin Night School Mon-Thur From 4-9, So Im Kinda ALWAYS Tired. Be Considerate, be patient. I'll Be Posting More Music Updates, New Happenings, And More Videos that'll Make You Say "Ohhhhhh Snap!, I Remember This Shit Yo!".



Look Forward to posts on This Mutha Fucka Daedelus From Cali, and ummm....i definitely forgot what else but its Comin!!


P.S. Peep My Un-even Chin Growth. That's Somethin To Look Forward To. >=/F

It's Easy As Pie, 3.14

Register to vote. If it makes you feel any better, the whole blog staff is registered, and we're pretty cool. Don't you wanna be cool too? It doesn't take long at all. It's easy as pie, 3.14.

1994: Mad Lion - Take It Easy

I was about 4 years old when this joint dropped man. This has got to be the most righteous (yet ear pleasing) reggae/hip hop song EVER!!! These were the times. Most people didn't understand the song though (other than the hook). He's basically saying, drop the guns and scrap. Live to fight another day.

I so remember this era though. Krs One, Fat Joe was doin cameos in everyone's video, chicks outside at the block party doin The Butterfly and The PepperSeed. Gimme 5!

KID CUDI performs at VMA's

I'd Probably have to say this was the illest part of that whack ass awards show. I still think Britney should've performed but hey, I'm just one guy. Kid Cudi is actually not bad. I loop "Day n Nite" once in a while.

Here's a Trailer For His Mixtape called "A Kid Named Cudi" followed by A Freestyle w/ 88-keys. Enjoy

P.S. Its not pronounced Koo-dee, its like....Cutty.

PSA

Yo Where Are The Comments?! The blog has over 3000 views and like 10 comments, that definatly doesn't add up. If there's 3000+ views then that means someone's interested and comes back to see stuff they're interested in. I mean come on, least I can get in return is a comment or two.


Don't Be Scared!

Peace.

Manifest Destiny

Mos Def's VERY FIRST music video appearance this is. Here he is in a short-lived group of the 1990's (circa '95) called UTD (Urban Thermo Dynamics). The song is called "Manifest Destiny" and if I remember properly, Mos' brother, who is now his full time DJ, is in the video also.

There's your fun fact about Mos Def.

Umi Says

Yo what ever happened to tracks like this circling the outer atmosphere of the hip hop culture? Songs that make people think about life and its aspects other than how big of a chain you can get with your next 3 pay checks. I mean, I don't wanna preach but, where's it going? "It" being hip hop. Rap is another story because the stuff heard in rap songs are expected to be heard. Its like it kinda leaked into the hip hop side of things though. No one talks about ANYTHING anymore. Jay Z is even gettin the hang of the new jack swing. All he talks about now is cars, money and jewelry. We've gone from Rakim to Soulja Boy. MC Lyte to Lil' Mama. And its so sad for me to watch these new faces think they're making crazy dope tunes and the white dude(s) behind the label are laughing because they know that they're making millions because young black kids wanna learn a dance thy're gonna be tired of in a week or so. But yo that's just me melting the tip of the iceberg. There'll be more to come. But for now...Enjoy one of the greatest MC's MOS DEF - UMI SAYS. Peace.

Another Box Set???

Yes Indeed!!! Fresh new box set for you suckas who missed out on the last releases. Box set comes with TURN IT UP! tee, J Dilla Mixtape (Ruff Draft), And A Picture Of The Man Himself. Go Get Your Before They're All Gone!!(Again)

EA SKATE 2! Video Interview

EA Skate dropped last year knockin a game from the crowd favorite franchise (Tony Hawk's Proving Grounds) out of the skateboarding game consumers' food chain. With its new Flick It trick system, continuous button mashing doesn't guarantee a landed trick. In other words, you actually have to TRY in order to land something. This means when you finally nail that line you wanted with you sick banger you're actually excited, just like real skaters. Upgraded physics, tricks and pro skaters helped lead the game to the top last year.

EA Skate 2 is gonna dominate once again this year (I believe its droping this year, not sure). It has DOUBLED your bag of tricks by adding lip tricks, foot plants, no-comply, hippy jumps and many other new tricks and variations. The game also gives you the ability to move objects in order to create new lines. This new feature would more appeal to street skaters because we who skate street have an eye for creativity.
Check out the video for word of mouth from one of the developers.

Samples: The Official & Fall In Love

The song in this video is a song the late J Dilla and Madlib sampled for two songs. The first part was sampled for Jaylib's "The Official". The second part was used for slum Village's "Fall in Love". The name of the song Dilla and Madlib took the sample from is "Diana in the Autumn Wind" by Gap Mangione.

Check How Madlib Flip This Into "The Official"



Now Check How Dilla Flipped It Into "Fall In Love"

(Btw, The First Song Is "Fall In Love" For Those Who Couldn't Piece It Together)
Video # 2 Contains:
1. Fall In Love (Original)
2. Fly Girl
3. Look of Love (j88 Remix)
4. Yum Yum / Happiness

Stones Throw Updates

Madvillain.
The Box.



Some might say its sacrilege to revisit a classic album like Madvillainy. But Madlib’s never been one to respect convention. He makes joints like this for private listens, and once in a great while we get to let one of them out ...
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Madvillainy “2”
The Madlib Remix.


Digital release available now. For those that ain’t about no damn box ...
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Here's A Preview Of Boulder Holder
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PBW
888


Nah, man, Stacy can’t go party tonight. She’s saving her energy.
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8 Parties
8 Clubs
8 Genres
1 VeeJay
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Dilla Ghost Doom.
Sniperlite.


Exclusive digital release, 99¢ x 3 tracks ...
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Parra x Stones Throw
Crystal Lite


new Stones Throw tees
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Announcing:
Madlib’s BBE album coming 9/30


WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip. Click for details & track list ...
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Madlib
Saturday Morning Remixes CD

Created a while back for vinyl, now in a bizarre CD package by a bizarre label called Le Smoke Disque ...
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Kevin Lyons x Stones Throw
10 Years, Lakers Edition


And more new Stones Throw tees
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IF THE LINKS DO NOT WORK...Simply Copy The Link Into Your Address Bar.

Rare Nas Freestyle

As you all know, Nas is one of the most influential emcees in the whole rap game. With his colorful vocabulary and captivating flow, he always manages to paint a picture of life in Queensbridge. This video is a rare freestyle from 1993, possibly before or after his debut album ILLmatic. Its a possibilty that he spit this rhyme and turned into the classic track represent or, jus recycled the verse. Either way, this is still classic material. The only difference is towards the end when he realyy starts to spit verbal darts. Any way, enjoy this freestyle(?) form NYC's greatest emcee. (sorry HOV)

Converse X Santogold

My girl actually put me on to this commercial (Big Converse Fan). Its a Converse commercial featuring Santogold's song named "My Drive Thru". The song also includes Julian Casablancas and producer Pharrell Williams. Converse must have money OUT THE ASS to have a 2 and a half minute commercial airing on tv. PLUS they gotta pay the artists for supporting the Converse name.