Due to the untimely death of Pimp C four years ago, there has been much dedication to his memory. And what way to have a proper dedication to this wonderful person than to make an unofficial/official reinterpretation of one of the greatest country rap tunes ever. This song came out damn near 20 years ago…and its still fresh.
Damn, UGK made classic music.
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Categories: hip hop, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, singles, song downloads
Tags: Big Sant, Killa Kyleon, Let Her Ride, Pimp C, Tum Tum
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Sweet Jesus, I remember this song vividly when I bought this album. You could not tell me anything bad about the Coup after this point. Boots Riley must have had talks with former whoresons to come up with a song so inflicted, beautiful, and sorrowful at the same time. Redemption was to be for the main character. Redemption indeed. Bump this if you agree with me .
Categories: hip hop, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Video
Tags: Me and Jesus The Pimp in a '79 Grenada Last Night, The Coup
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This is a reason why we, as fans, need to keep up with artists from the past. People are still reeling from the death of Heavy D for for two reasons (out of many):
1.) They JUST saw him perform recently.
2.) He was always a positive force in music.
He made many songs about important positive things (love, success, not cursing, ect.) that many were afraid, or didn’t have the ability, to do. He could rock hard for the fellas, be smooth for the ladies, and be positive for the rest of the world. Plus, he was a genuine dude. My girlfriend told me about how he flew her family to her uncle’s funeral. Heavy D. paid for the flights of people he didn’t even know. Even went to their family reunion.
He was a man of honor. Period.
Categories: hip hop, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Video
Tags: cookin' soul, Heavy D, Nuttin' But Love
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Thurz of UNI makes his rounds while he is at the A3C after performing. As usual, Dead End Hip Hop makes their rounds with the reviews and interviews. You get a clear concept on what Thurz was thinking when making this album. Also, they get into sports, too. Once again, though….damn lockout.
Side note: Myke’s face during the convo? Priceless!
Categories: hip hop, interviews, live performance, Old-School Hip-Hop, politics, sports, Video
Tags: A3C Festival, Dead End Hip Hop, LA Riot, sports, THURZ
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Lecture: DOOM (Madrid 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.
So, Young Guru is familiar with MMFood? Good grief. And they start off the lecture by playing “Beef Rapp”. And like Doom said, that song defines the record. WHERE did they find this guy? And why does it take Madrid to make him come out of his “hibernation”. Doom even explains the story behind the different personalities/names/consciousnesses.
And is he wearing GLASSES OVER THE MASK? Man, this is classic.
Categories: art, hip hop, interviews, live performance, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Video
Tags: Madrid, MF DOOM, Red Bull Music Academy
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Damn. This is the day that I missed because I had to go spend time with my little girl. Let me run down my perception on things:
1.) Hip hop ain’t dead. I know people don’t say that as much (do they?). But this is just further proof that many of us was, and still is, wrong.
2.) I don’t care what people say: a lot of independent acts seethe with humility. Half of the time they still look at people like “Damn, you a fan?” And that is a great feeling. Never losing touch of who you are and where you come from can expand and extend a person’s career.
3.) Dead End Hip Hop are some cool peeps that I need to have some camera time with. Just for the sake of it all. Especially to laugh at Myke C-Town.
4.) I missed a lot of dope shows that Saturday. Damn.
Categories: hip hop, interviews, live performance, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Turntablism, Video
Tags: A3C Festival, Big Daddy Kane, Dead End Hip Hop, Exile, Fashawn, Hassan Mackey, Mr. Len, THURZ
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A documentary going straight into his mentality when it comes to music is always enlightening. He explains his position on why he makes the music that he makes. And to be honest, I can respect this position. He is a true hood cat anyways. He was making music before some of these new artists were getting laid.
You see that? I just unleashed a dose of brutal honesty. Peep the video.
Categories: hip hop, interviews, live performance, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, Video
Tags: Juicy J
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Okay, I’m sorry. But there are two things I have to mention:
1.) I been sleeping on Has-Lo.
2.) Yo, this song is DOPE! I think I done had it on repeat for the past thirty minutes.
Maybe I should feel ashamed. Screw all of that. I’m late like Kanye’s registration. Sue me.
Categories: hip hop, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, singles, soul music
Tags: Has-Lo, Maxell UR, Mellow Music Group
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Saigon put out one of the best albums of 2011. Yeah, I said it. You can disagree if you want to. However, judging that the music is great and DATED (2005-2006 or even older), you know that it can be close to “classic”. Many may feel differently. Take a look at this video, though. You notice something here? That’s right. A song with meaning. A video with even more meaning. How often do you get this nowadays?
Categories: hip hop, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Video
Tags: Just Blaze, Oh Yeah (Our Baby), saigon, The Greatest Story Never Told
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Categories: hip hop, live performance, Music, Old-School Hip-Hop, soul music, Video
Tags: A3C Festival, Braggin' Writes, J-Live, Triple Threat
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