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"LOCK & LOAD" COMPILATION - CD



Copter Records compilation album featuring new and hard to find music from Dilated Peoples, Talib Kweli, Apathy, Killah Priest, Main Flow, Planet Asia, Ill Bill, Necro, Capone, Royal Flush, Tragedy Khadafi, Asheru, Kenn Starr, Grouch & Bicasso of Living Legends, C. Rayz Walz, Wordsworth, Poet, DJ Premier, Havoc (Mobb Deep), Marley Marl, Beatminerz, Dead Prez, Keith Murray, Ed O.G, Akinyele, and more.


1. "Copter - Planet X"
2. "Sayin' Somethin' - Born"
3. "Champions - Killah Priest, Main Flow, and Soul"
4. "So Hot Pt. 3 - Capone, Lordroc, Jak Danielz, Royal Flush"
5. "Poet Has come - Poet"
6. "Give It To Ya - Tragedy and Chris Terrell"
7. "If - Kenn Starr, Asheru and Talib Kweli"
8. "Whatizit? - Grouch and Bicasso"
9. "Heat for the Street - Planet Asia"
10. "Staques - C-Rayz Walz"
11. "Live From Master Control - Beatminerz (feat. Dilated Peoples)"
12. "Anatomy of a School Shooting - Ill Bill and Necro"
13. "You Don't Know - Tempamental and M1"
14. "Elbow Room - Du Kelly and Keith Murray"
15. "Gotcha - CMK and Apathy"
16. "Rise and Shine - Edo. G"
17. "Uncut Raw - Akinyele"
18. "Break - The Spooks"
19. "Copter March / Crack Em - Blury Eye and Planet X"
20. ""

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RAS KASS - "REVENGE OF THE SPIT" - CD

February 7th: The sequel to Ras Kass' "Institutionalized" is here! Brand new disc of unreleased, lost, and new tracks direct from Ras himself. Loaded with guest shots and production from Styles P, Jake One, Just Blaze, Green Lantern, Kool G. Rap, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, O.D.B, Dr. Dre, GZA, 9th Wonder, Ludacris, Royce Da 5'9, Strong Arm Steady, Saafir, and many more. Pressed in Los Angeles.

1. "Revenge Of The Spit Intro"
2. "Fly Shit" (feat. Styles P)
3. "Lifes Been Good 2 Me Skit"
4. "Last Laugh" (prod. Jake One)
5. "Hello Summa" (prod. Just Blaze)
6. "Us Open (feat. Red Handed)" (prod. DJ Green Lantern)
7. "We Gone Go Hard" (feat. Kool G Rap)
8. "Go Crazy" (feat. Talib Kweli)
9. "Live As I"
10. "3 Card Molly Live Performance In Downtown LA"
11. "Burn This Bitch Down"
12. "Get This Money (Remix)" (feat. O.D.B./Busta Rhymes; prod. Dr. Dre)
13. "Im Phenomenal"
14. "Versus" (feat. GZA/Genius)
15. "Hit Me On My Blackberry" (prod. 9th Wonder)
16. "What If"
17. "Jackin 4 The Derrty" (feat. Ludacris)
18. "Alchemist Intro / Future and Past" (feat. Royce Da 5'9)
19. "Fire Wit Fire (feat. Jay 211 and Strong Arm Steady)"
20. "Rassy Music (feat. Shea)"
21. "All I Do"
22. "Just A Lil Bitch"
23. "Slut U Out (feat. Cali Casino, El Dawg & Reuax)"
24. "Real Talk (feat. Saafir & Wais)"
25. "The Game Will Be Alright (feat. Namebrand)"
26. "Bars Up"
27. "Revenge Outro"

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NEW COMPANION DISCS FROM LOUIS LOGIC AND ESOTERIC
LOUIS LOGIC - "BLAME IT ON THE HOOCH .2" - CD


February 7th: Brand new, professionally manufactured reissue of the original "Hooch", now including 5 new bonus tracks, including unreleased joints from the J-Zone & Louis Logic recording sessions.

1. "Over The Cuckoo????‚¬??„?s Nest"
2. "Brew Akbar"
3. "Gentlemen & A Scholar"
4. "Squeeky & The Head Detective" (prod. J-Zone)
5. "What You Think, What I Know" (prod. J.J. Brown)
6. "Chicks Don????‚¬??„?t Mind (prod. J.J. Brown)"
7. "Get It Started (Remix;prod. J.J. Brown)"
8. "Off The Chrome (prod. J.J. Brown)"
9. "Rock (Remix)" (prod. DJ Cheapshot)
10. "Watching You (Remix)"
11. "Don????‚¬??„?t You Even Go There" (prod. Apathy)
12. "Fuck ????‚¬?‹?Em (feat. Cheapshot)"
13. "Strange (prod J-Zone)"
14. "Resume (feat. Panik)"
15. "The Godz Must Be Crazy" (prod. Apathy/Celph Titled)
16. "I-Jonez Exclusive"
17. "Idiot Gear (Remix)"
18. "Starling????‚¬??„?s Darling (prod. J.J. Brown)"




ESOTERIC - "TOO MUCH POSSE" - CD


February 14th: Compilation from 1/2 of 7L & Esoteric, which spotlights all of the Esoteric posse cuts from the last 10 years. Loaded with guest shots from Apathy, Celph Titled, Rasco, Beyonder, Karma, Main Flow, Jedi Mind Tricks, MR. Lif, Z-Trip, C-Rayz, J-Live, Dangja Mowf, Shabaam Sahdeeq, J-Treds, Rise, Akrobatik, Del, and others.

1. "Pound For Pound" (feat. Beyonder/Rasco)
2. "Top Shelf" (feat. Karma)
3. "Hip-Hop Philosphy (feat. Trademarc)"
4. "Ryan's Revenge (Esoteric Remix)" (feat. Celph Titled/Apathy)
5. "Street Pay" (feat. Main Flow)
6. "Perfect Exertions Original" (feat. Bahamadia/Chief Kamachi/Virtuoso/Jedi Mind Tricks)
7. "Global Networking" (feat. Prunes/Mr. Lif/Virtuoso/Z-Trip)
8. "Devil Smasher" (feat. C-Rayz Walz/Breez Evahflowin)
9. "Final 4" (feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq/J-Live/Reks)
10. "The Hunted (feat. Jedi Mind Tricks)"
11. "Gunn Clapp" (feat. Breezly Brewin/J-Treds)
12. "Higher Standard (feat. Virtuoso, Mr. Lif, DJ Vadim)"
13. "Skitzofreniks State (feat. Checkmark, Rek, Virtuoso, Killa Cal)"
14. "Recognize (feat. Kabir)"
15. "Bringing It Back (Esoteric Remix; feat. Mic Stylz)"
16. "Chain Reaction (Apathy Remix)" (feat. Vinnie Paz)
17. "Duck Hunt" (feat. Porn Theatre Ushers)
18. "Well Well Well - Well Done Edit" (feat. Apathy/Rise/Celph Titled)
19. "Piece of the Pie" (feat. Virtuoso/Count Bass-D)
20. "Beantown (feat. John Cena and Trademarc)"
21. "Battleroyal" (feat. Akrobatik)



Bonus Tracks:

1. "AOTP Live on 103.9FM Philly"
2. "Bahamadia's B-Sides Feb '98"
3. "Chop Off The Head" (feat. Tajai/Del)

[Deena]

NAS TO UNVIEL "THE JONES EXPERIENCE"

Last week's news of Nas' new deal with Def Jam came as a surprise to us all, and details on his new deal sound pretty sweet. His new album will be the first release on his new Def Jam label imprint, The Jones Experience. The marketing and promotion and release of his first two albums (out of four) under the new deal will be shared by Columbia and Def Jam, however Def Jam will control all creative input and A&R for the records. The budget for the first album is three-million dollars, which may or may not include Nas' advance. -by Pizzo


hmm.....well..that's a fineeeee budget[3 million$]...indeed

[Deena]

THE ROOTS' GRAMMY JAM

The Roots will again precede this year's Grammy awards just as they did last year, with a private party and 5 hour jam session, hosted by Dave Chappelle, Don Cheadle, and Black Thought. Last year's event was also invite only, with the invite actually being a limited edition Roots 7inch single (yes, I kept mine), so who knows what they will do this year.

The event is sponsored by Dave Chappelle's Block Party, the new Michel Gondry documentary that chronicles last year's concert event featuring The Roots, The Fugees, Jill Scott, Common, Kanye West, Mos Def, and Erykah Badu. The event is also sponsored by LIVE FOR DARFUR, a worldwide campaign co-chaired by Don Cheadle and Djimon Hounsou that rallies high-profile artists to help raise awareness of the crisis in Darfur. LIVE FOR DARFUR's participation in the event is produced by Red Carpet Media Partners on behalf of the Save Darfur Coalition. To learn more, visit www.savedarfur.org. - by Pizzo

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J-Zone Reaches The Superbowl



We all know Pittsburgh is going to win the SuperBowl this Sunday. What most of you don??€�t know is that J-Zone??€�s music is going to be featured during a commercial in the second and third quarters of the big game. Captain Backslap created a song for the Sprint Phone Co. called ??€?Cash In The Bank??€? and a few seconds of the track will appear in their ad this Sunday. It plays when one dude asks the other to play a song on his phone appropriate for having just hit the Lotto. The whole song will be available at the Sprint store soon, and downloadable as a ringtone.

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01. Murs Day
02. Murray's Revenge
03. Silly Girl
04. Barber Shop
05. Dreamchaser
06. Yesterday and Today
07. L.A.
08. Put Something Down On It
09. Love and Appreciate
10. Dark Skin White Girl
11. Nautilus

Release Date: March 21st on Record Collection Music
Curios.. gata cu DefJux.. stie cineva ceva?..

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Indie West Coast legend, Murs, is preparing the release of his seventh solo album, entitled Murray's Revenge, under a new label, Record Collection, where he was recently brought on as an A&R consultant.

The new album follows the runaway acclaim of his 2004 album, 3:16, The 9th Edition, where he collaborated with Lil' Brother producer, 9th Wonder. The combo of Murs' lyrical virtuosity and 9th's crate-digging, soul-sonic mastery put 3:16 on numerous year-end top 10 lists, including Urb's "Best of 2004," receiving rave reviews across the board. And he re-aligns himself with 9th Wonder once again.

Murray's Revenge captures Murs transitions and ambitions as a writer. And even though he quotes Sublime on the track "Yesterday, Today," Murs states assuredly that "Murray's Revenge is not 'Murs the punk rocker' record." Instead the rapper has moved away from his raw confessional style and flexed his skills as a storyteller.

The album's first single is "L.A.," a classic West Coast anthem, showing Murs' love for Cali and the wild, wild West.

"'Pusherman' is not Curtis Mayfield's story, but he made it vivid," said Murs. "This album is more bluesy, more country and western -- not in sound, but in narrative. Country and western people tell you about their day, but with a twist. Johnny Cash is the perfect example: 'Folsom Prison Blues' is about being in jail for murder, but he never killed anybody; still, he makes you believe it. I can do that, because I've been in those situations."

With his new A&R position at Record Collection, known more for their indie rock releases, Murs gives the label an opportunity to make an impression in the hip-hop world as well.

In addition, the rapper has been expanding his hustle. He recently landed an endorsement deal with the Hurley clothing company; helped produce and star in the 2005 independent film "Walk Like A Man," based on the song of the same name from 3:16 (its DVD release would go on to sell over 10,000 copies) and you can even catch him on TV as a host on the Al Gore-sponsored network Current TV, introducing viewer-created documentaries.

"I expanded the independent game, I've broken boundaries, set examples," Murs said proudly. "I've shown you how to tour 200 days a year, I've shown you how to make your own movie with nothing and put it out. This is all part of me living out my dream. That's what's really behind the Murray's Revenge concept: I get to say I'm an A&R, I get to wear the clothes I want to and get paid for it, and I still get to make whatever kind of record I want to. Now, finally, I get what I want."

Murray's Revenge is slated for a March 21 release.

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Brand new track from Mr Lif - 'Long Distance' produced by El-P, a Def Jux/Spine Magazine exclusive. (mp3).

[Deena]

DJ Q-BERT'S "THE BREAKTIONARY" - VOLUME THREE NOW AVAILABLE!!



DJ Q-BERT - "THE BREAKTIONARY VOL. THREE" - LP
DJ Q-BERT - "THE BREAKTIONARY VOL. TWO" - LP
DJ Q-BERT - "THE BREAKTIONARY VOL. ONE" - LP
The music used by DJ Qbert for Breakdance battles (as seen in the latest Freestyle Session DVD) is now available on 4 record set (each sold separately) featuring over 250 rare funk breaks one after another at the same user friendly tempo in a 4 record set! No more carrying tons of crates to a jam, just grab doubles of each record and get loose just like "Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Muzik"! Rock the true school hip-hop on the tables and sample the rawest beats onto your drum machines and music programs! As an added bonus, you can combine all 4 covers by world famous artist, D23 (Damon Soule) in any direction!

[Deena]

COLDCUT - "SOUND MIRRORS" - CD/2LP



February 21st: Coldcut's now classic "Let Us Play" is one of the HipHopSite staff's all time favorite cut and paste releases, while their last mix CD release "Journeys By DJ" has been touted by press as "the greatest mix CD of all time" (but that's up for argument). So just who is Coldcut? Matt Black and Jon More, who hooked up in 1987, and we're made famous by their classic "Seven Minutes Of Madness" remix of Eric B. and Rakim's "Paid In Full". They later went on to launch Ninja Tune - that great experimental UK label responsible for "Let Us Play" - among other quality releases from Blockhead, Amon Tobin, Sixtoo, Bonobo, Herbaliser, and Kid Koala, just to name a few.
"Sound Mirrors" is the group's first studio album in 8 years, featuring 12 new tracks, including collaborations with Jon Spencer, Mike Ladd, Roots Manuva, Fog, Saul Williams, and others. The first 10,000 copies of the album come in "fancy pants" die-cut packaging, including a sticker and poster, plus a demo of their VJamm software on the enhanced portion of the disc. Honey, they've got rhythms they ain't even used yet.

1. "Everything Is Under Control (feat. Jon Spencer and Mike Ladd)"
2. "True Skool" (feat. Roots Manuva)
3. "Man In A Garage (feat. John Matthias)"
4. "Walk A Mile In My Shoes (feat. Robert Owens)"
5. "Mr. Nichols" (feat. Saul Williams)
6. "Sound Mirrors"
7. "Boogieman (feat. Amiri Baraka)"
8. "This Island Earth (feat. Mpho Skeef)"
9. "Just for the Kick (feat. Annette Peacock)"
10. "Aid Dealer (feat. Soweto Kinch)"
11. "Whistle And A Prayer (feat. Andrew Broder)"
12. "Colours The Soul (feat. Dom Sptizer)"

[Deena]

DILATED PEOPLES - "20/20" - CD/2LP


February 21st: Rakka, Evidence, and DJ Babu are "Back Again", as the single says, with their FOURTH studio album with ABB/Capitol, spotlighting 13 tightly knit tracks, with production handled by Evidence, Babu, and Alchemist, plus guest shots from Talib Kweli, Krondon, Defari, Capleton, and B-Real.

1. "Green Trees (feat. Dr. Greenthumb)"
2. "Back Again"
3. "You Can't Hide, You Can't Run"
4. "Alarm Clock Music"
5. "Olde English" (feat. Defari)
6. "Kindness For Weakness" (feat. Talib Kweli)
7. "Another Sound Mission"
8. "Rapid Transit" (feat. Krondon)
9. "The Eyes Have It"
10. "Satellite Radio"
11. "Firepower (The Tables Have To Turn)" (feat. Capleton)
12. "The One And Only"
13. "20/20"

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DON'T ASK FOR IT BY NAME, WHITE PEOPLE.

Nas told the NY Times that something different came to mind for the title of his next album, Nigga. Whether he rolls with this one or not, we don't really know, but he told the times this at a MAC Cosmetics party for Diddy's new fragrance.

"That's the name right now," he stated. "I don't care about sales," he said. "Well, tonight I don't. I never was a big sales dude, so it never really mattered."

Jana Fleishman, a spokeswoman for Def Jam, says she spoke with Nas later on and claimed he had changed his mind. "Nas says he was being facetious. He just started recording last week."
- by Andreas Hale

[Deena]

BLOCK PARTY

Blockhead spoke recently about some upcoming projects he is working on. He will release a second single from his critically acclaimed sophomore album, "Downtown Science", which will be "Crashing Down" b/w "The Art of Walking", and an unreleased song he did with Cage. Block is also working on new songs for the next Aesop Rock album, as well as new material for Cage, Despot, Chase Phoenix, and others. Finally, says Block, "I'm in the very very early stages of putting together an ep of happy beats. I'm not joking...i'm serious..."
- by Pizzo