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1988 vs. 1994

Posted by Beko in Blog, News, mixtapes | May 18th, 2010

Where were you when “Bring Da Rukus” came out?  How old were you? How about “The Gas Face”?  Were you even born yet? Let these mixes take you back to the days of real hip-hop. DJs ELmattic and Grandman team up with illcuts.com and Dotgotit.com to take you on an musical journey back in time. These two distinct years are arguably the best in the history of hip-hop. May the best era win.

DOWNLOAD Illcuts.com ’s 1994 side w DJ ELmattic

DOWNLOAD The Dotgotit.com 1988 side with DJ Grandman

Hip Hop 101 Episode 3

Posted by Beko in Blog, News, community service, video | May 10th, 2010

The young folks representing future of our music industry and our country for that matter get a little reminder from Q-San on the importance of “keeping it real”. Plus, the students focus on their image as they get closer to their performances at the big Spring fashion show. SIMP focuses on communication while Tanika Gray tries to help the students bring out the traits and style that make them unique.  Next on Hip Hop 101…

For more on Hip-Hop 101 see our Sociology page.

Jax featured on previously unheard track

Posted by Beko in Blog, artists, songs | May 5th, 2010

Produced by Tha’ GoodSon of Transistor Fist, the song utilizes an unfinished recording session with Jax of Binkis Recs before his untimely passing. GoodSon and Senator Bret later wrote around Jax’s verse, creating a new song that pays homage to the fallen artist, while maintaining Bret’s strong themes of personal empowerment and socio-political deconstruction. Senor Kaos, one of Jax’s closest friends and collaborators, then rounded out the song, co-signing the themes, while remembering the incredible energy that was Jax.

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