NEW MUSIC: J. Cole “Grew Up Fast”

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Quadron – Day (Video)

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Just under 2 years after the release of their self-titled LP, the Danish duo release a video for track-three. Shot while sailing in the Caribbean..

~ by Shake on February 15, 2012.

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Sidewalk Chalk – Water Song (Video)

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I haven’t heard much anything from the Chicago-based collective since showcasing their submission back in May of last year. Things are about to change though… starting with Water Song. A new video off the group’s upcoming full-length, Corner Store, dropping March 6th.

~ by Shake on February 15, 2012.

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Ymcmb Goes DownUnder

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Lil Wayne, YMCMB In Australia: A Photo & Video Diary

Posted: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:44 +0000

Lil Wayne and his YMCMB family 

took a trip to Australia in December where 

Weezy performed a few stadium shows in Melbourne and Sydney. 

Thoughtfully enough, they came back with photos and 

videos to sharetheir adventure, which obviously begins with a 

private jet ride (and a quick breakdown of luxury travel options by Birdman).

In general, Wayne had a pretty successful tour run in 2011. 

Just the North American leg of his “I Am Still Music," 

tour which featured appearances from 

Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson and more grossed $47 million, 

after selling upwards of 27,000 tickets in some cities. 

The global tour covered 78 countries from Africa to Australia.

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Happy Bday Jam Master Jay R.I.P This Is Hip Hop

Today is Jam Master Jays Bday

 First off if you call yourself a hip hop head and dont know who this man is KILL YOURSELF!

but for those thats new to this im give you some history.

via wikipedia

Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), aka Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and rapper. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-D.M.C. and helped define the sound of the band, the style of the black hats and Adidas shoes that came to be the band's trademark.During the 1980s, Run-D.M.C. became the biggest hip-hop group and are credited with breaking hip-hop into mainstream music.Mizell was born in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 3 years he started playing trumpet and played bass, guitar, and drums in various bands prior to discovering turntables.He moved to Hollis, Queens in 1975 with his family where he soon discovered the turntables and started DJing at the age of 13. He caught on quickly because of his musical experience and after a year of DJing he felt that he was good enough to play in front of people. He first started playing at parks and later played at bars. He also began throwing small parties around the area. Once he got a pair of Technics 1200s he improved rapidly since he was able to practice at night with headphones on when he was supposed to be sleeping.
Mizell became a DJ because he "just wanted to be a part of the band". Prior to joining Run-D.M.C. he played bass and drums in several garage bands.In 1982 he hooked up with Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels just after they graduated from high school and agreed to DJ for them because he wanted to be part of the band. On Run-D.M.C's album Raising Hell, Mizell played keyboards, bass, and live drums in addition to his turntable work. Mizell remained in his childhood neighborhood in Hollis, Queens his entire life.
In 1989, Mizell established the label Jam Master Jay Records, which scored a success in 1993 with the band Onyx. He also connected Chuck D with Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.[citation needed] After achieving relative prominence, Mizell was known to use the alias Jay Gambulos so as to avoid unwanted public attention.[citation needed] He is also related to the Mizell Brothers, a popular production team for Gary Bartz, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and others.[citation needed]
In 2002, Mizell founded the 'Scratch DJ Academy' in Manhattan to "provide unparalleled education and access to the art form of the DJ and producer."
On consecutive Christmas holidays, Mizell survived a car accident and a gunshot wound to the leg.

Jam Master Jays Murder
I dont know who better to have speak on it then the ones that was there heres a trailor from the movie-"2 Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay.yall need to cop up on that one and learn some roots of this hip hop thing we in. 
Check this out yall!!! 
FunkFlex Show Paying Homage To 
The legacy Of Jam Master Jay.

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