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100 Greatest Native Tongues Songs mp3s Pt 2

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:01:12 -0500

100 Greatest Native Tongues Songs mp3s Pt 2:

Part 2 of 2 files. 100 songs we covered at Complex.com plus five bonus tracks.

100 Greatest Native Tongues Songs - MP3s Pt 1

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:57:00 -0500

100 Greatest Native Tongues Songs - MP3s Pt 1:

Part 1 of 2 files. 100 songs we covered at Complex.com plus 5 bonus songs.

100 Greatest Native Tongue Songs

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:17:16 -0500

100 Greatest Native Tongue Songs:

Curated by Thun and Philaflava of the T.R.O.Y. Blog.

A Tribe Called Quest Documentary Trailer

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:56:48 -0500

A Tribe Called Quest Documentary Trailer:

Michael Rapaport’s project. YouTube link was taken down earlier today. The link goes to a downloadable quicktime version.

IV. Never get high on your own supply.

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:48:31 -0500

IV. Never get high on your own supply.

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Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:47:21 -0500

When doves cry.

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:10:11 -0500

When doves cry.

King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:45:29 -0400

King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal

Lil B Compilation: Droptops and BASED Tapes

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:00:36 -0400

Lil B Compilation: Droptops and BASED Tapes:

This tape features Lil B on his boom bap shit. The compilation is pretty low on swag, sans the Andy Milonakis collaboration (which happens to be all types of awesome). I had to dig through a seemingly infinite amount of shitty, yet incredibly entertaining songs to put this together. Applaud me…or not. I really don’t give a fuck.

MellowHype’s video for “Polyurathane,”...

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:29:58 -0400

MellowHype’s video for “Polyurathane,” recorded to promote their upcoming Blackened White album.

MellowHype is a duo consisting of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain; they are affiliated with the Los Angeles area crew known as Odd Future (OFWGKTA), who have gained quite a bit of blog-o-sphere notoriety in recent months.¹ Their video for their song “Polyurathane” which they recorded to promote their upcoming albumBlackened White, sees Hodgy calmly denounce youth violence² in a concise but evocative verse³ over somber but forceful production.

De La Soul’s EPK (electronic press package) for their...

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:05:41 -0400

De La Soul’s EPK (electronic press package) for their classic debut LP Three Feet High and Rising (1989, Tommy Boy Records). Contains footage of the group in their native North Amityville, Long Island; check this piece I posted at the T.R.O.Y. blog that makes reference to their LI roots.

This is a reconstruction of the beat (produced by Stretch) that...

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:48:24 -0400

This is a reconstruction of the beat (produced by Stretch) that Nas rapped over in the famous freestyle. Props to CMR aka Charlie Mason for piecing it together. For more Stretch and Bobbito related goodies, keep your eye on The Troy Blog.

Artist Mark 563’s ill sketch of Raekwon the Chef.

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:38:00 -0400

Artist Mark 563’s ill sketch of Raekwon the Chef.

Twizz is yet another one of those guys that grew up in our era...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:31:00 -0400

Twizz is yet another one of those guys that grew up in our era and was highly influenced by all the greats, yet has his own unique, original, and always engaging style of rhyming. Coming from an “ordinary joe” type of perspective in his flows,he goes with the alter ego of “Spaceman Spiff” for these two joints that were part of an apparently unreleased EP from around 2001. And, to say the least, it works and he kills it. On “Forever shine” he reminisces on the days of old over an indelible Maleet laced track.

In this scene from The Wire, Bunk chides Omar for his...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:26:35 -0400

In this scene from The Wire, Bunk chides Omar for his thoughtlessly violent behavior, lamenting the deterioration of any sense of community or decency in Baltimore.

Greg Nice “Get It, Get It” Greg Nice finds himself...

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:39:00 -0400

Greg Nice “Get It, Get It”

Greg Nice finds himself translating his mixture of uproarious rhymes and call n response routines unto a whole new generation with his solo debut, Popcyle on One Haven/Industry Rule 4080.