BISHOP LAMONT - I'M ILL & MY MAMA

Here are two brand new Bishop Lamont tracks the were released from the Aftermath Vaults... Check out I'm Ill and My Mama...
Bishop Lamont's upcoming Team America mixtape with Indef is set to release in the next few days...

- Drew

MIXTAPE: DRAKE & LIL' WAYNE - OFFICIAL WHITE LABEL

Official White Label has dropped yet another dope mixtape featuring two of my favorite MC's Lil Wayne and Drake. The mixtape is perfect, no talking, no shout outs, no DJ drops, just the classics from Weezy and Drizzy. You can download it here. Check out the tracklist below:

1. Money To Blow (Remix)
2. More Milli
3. Oh Lets Do It
4. I Run It
5. Down In The Studio
6. Say Something
7. Around The Way
8. Bed Rock
9. Killer
10. Say What Real
12. Fear
13. Dead On Arrival
14. Fed Up
15. Go Harder
16. Look Out
17. Think Good Thoughts
18. That's All I Have
19. Sweet Dreams
20. Poker Face
21. Watch My Shoes
22. Beautiful Music
23. Do It Now
24. Wasted
25. Give It To Ya
26. Play Ball
27. Ignorant Shit
28. Congratulations
29. Closer To You

- Jason

CLIPSE - FOOTSTEPS

Here's a new a hot new track from the Clipse called "Footsteps" produced by DJ Khalil. Till The Casket drops is coming soon, I can't wait.

- Jason

VIDEO: SERIAL KILLERS - BODY BAGS (TRAILER)

Serial Killers is a brand new project featuring Xzibit, B-Real, & Young De. I have been at the studio listening to their progress for a while, and their shit is super dope! Here is the first little sneak peek for the public, a trailer for the track "Body Bags" produced by DJ Fingaz & Money Mike.

- Drew

VIDEO: FREDDIE GIBBS - LABELS TRYIN' TO KILL ME INFOMERICAL

Skee Music presents Freddie Gibbs: The Labels Tryin To Kill Me, over 80 tracks of free music from Freddie Gibbs in the Extended Internet Edition. Check out the informercial and video for this project, and be sure to download the mixtape tomorrow.

- Drew

DOWNLOAD: BL'AST - LIVE IN SUN VALLEY 6/20/85

More than A Witness unearthed a hardcore gem dating back to June of '85... A live soundboard recording of heavyweights BL'AST live in Sun Valley. BL'AST hailed from Santa Cruz, and featured a unique mix of hardcore and metal that was often compared to Black Flag. Check the tracklist below, and download the live recording here.

1. Our Explanation
2. I Don't Need It
3. Break It Down
4. E.I.B.
5. Fuckin' With My Head
6. School's Out (Alice Cooper)
7. Surf and Destroy
8. The Future
9. It's Alive
10. 12XU (Wire)

- Drew

TIM BURTON AT MOMA

Opening yesterday and running through till April 26 next year, acclaimed Movie Director Tim Burton is exhibiting a host of drawings, paintings and sketches all of which have been collated throughout his illustrious career. The exhibition takes place at New York’s Museum of Modern Art where further Burton works will be available to purchase. This video gives a fairly in depth behind-the-scenes insight to the way in which the exhibition came about, and what it means to Mr. Burton. I have actually had the chance to meet Tim while my mother was working with him years ago. We still have some of his sketches that we have yet to see surface. If your traveling to New York, don't miss this exhibit.

- Jason

IVERSON BACK WITH THE SIXERS?

The Philadelphia 76ers have reconsidered their stance about bringing back franchise icon Allen Iverson and are weighing the merits of signing him, but team sources told ESPN.com today that Iverson's return is not a certainty and that no face-to-face meetings between Iverson and anyone from the franchise have been scheduled. The sources said Iverson is just one of the free agent guards Philadelphia is considering since losing Lou Williams for eight weeks because of a broken jaw, but he jumped to the top of their list for several reasons; the severity of Williams' injury, the fact that Iverson's agent reached out to the 76ers asking for a second chance, and his box office appeal.

"We discussed him like we would any free agent, but we understand he's not just any free agent," one source told ESPN.com. "Are we thinking about it? Yes. But it hasn't gone beyond that."

- Jason

MIXTAPE: LUDACRIS - CLASSIC COLLABOS

Here's a new mixtape from Ludacris called "Classic Collabos" featuring all Luda's classic collaborations with many artists. There is some old and new joints that you might remember. You can download it here. Check out the tracklist below:

1.Move Bitch ft Mystikal & I-20
2.Bia Bia ft Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz & Too Short
3.Stick Em Up ft Ugk
4.Throw it Up ft Busta Ryhmes & Lil Wayne
5.Gangsta Shit ft Lloyd Banks & Dj Whoo kid
6.Trill Recognize Trill ft Bun-B
7.Down In Tha Dirty ft Rick Ross & Bun-B
8.Freaky Girl ft Gucci Mane & Lil Kim
9.What Means The World To You Rmx ft Camron,Juelz Sanatana,Ugk & Trina
10.Dey Know Rmx ft Shawty Lo,Young Jeezy,Plies & Lil Wayne
11.Grew Up A Screw Up ft Young Jeezy
12.Welcome To Atlanta ft Jermaine Dupri
13.Atlanta Ga ft Shawty Lo,Gucci Mane & Dream
14.Georgia ft Field Mob
15.Call Up The Homies ft The Game & Willy Northpole
16.It Wasn't Us ft I-20 (Prod By Neptunes)
17.Future Thugs ft Redman & Ghostface
18.Rodeo ft Method Man
19.Gangsta Niggaz ft Scarface
20.Stomp ft Young Buck & T.I
21.Ludacris - Wish You Would - co-starring T.I.
22.Go To Sleep ft Three 6 Mafia (Internet Bonus Track)
23.Trauma ft Dj Quik (Internet Bonus Track)

- Jason

MIXTAPE: MYKESTRO - ADVERSITY & AMBIANCE

You might remember Mykestro from his appearance on "Figure it Out" featuring Young De and Xzibit from the Soul Assassins Intermission album. Mykestro is back with a brand new mixtape featuring guest appearances by Kurupt, Bad Lucc, and more, plus tracks from Dj BattleCat, and Focus. You can download Mykestro's Adversity & Ambiance here.

- Drew

VIDEO: XZIBIT - HURT LOCKER (PREVIEW)

Xzibit has been hard at work on a bunch of new material... Here is a little preview of an upcoming Xzibit track that was produced by Scoop Deville called Hurt Locker. I have heard quite a few of his new tracks and everything has been banging... Keep you ears out for some new material from X to the Z soon!

- Drew

MUST SEE: CRACKHEAD GETS KNOCKED OUT FOR $20

Letting a man punch you in the face for $20 seems to be a new hustle for crackheads. Not the easiest way to make money but it works. Watch the dude try and get up and talk, you can't understand anything, hilarious.

- Jason

COMMON FT. JOHN LEGEND - STRANGE FRUIT (PROD. KANYE WEST)

Here's a Common joint called "Strange Fruit" produced by Kanye West that was supposed to be meant for Common's 2007 Finding Forever album. The track is pretty dope, you can check it out here.

- Jason

DOWNLOAD: NAS - NASTY NAS DEMO TAPE (1991)

Here's some classic material from Nas, his 1991 demo tape called Nasty Nas. This is the tape that MC Serch took to Faith Newman-Orbach and David Kahne at Columbia Records to get Nas his deal. Rumor has it that Russell Simmons passed on it, and now Nas is ironically on Def Jam.
We all know that no one is making tapes anymore, and is anyone even making demos? Check that tracklist below, and download the demo here.

Understanding
Just Another Day In The Projects
Deja Vu
Back To The Grill (feat. MC Serch)
Everything Is Real
I’m A Villan
Number One With A Bullet
Nas Will Prevail
Life Is Like A Dice Game
On The Real (Original)

KANYE WEST - I'M SO APPALLED

Here's a track from everybody's favorite whiny bitch, Kanye West, called I'm So Appalled. This track is supposedly from Diddy's upcoming Last Train to Paris. It's nice to hear Kanye without the autotune on his verses.

- Drew

MIXTAPE: LUPE FIASCO - ENEMY OF THE STATE

Here's a new mixtape from Lupe Fiasco called Enemy of The State. 11 Tracks over other peoples beats, both old and new. Peep the tracklist below, and download the mixtape here.

01 Intro
02 The National Anthem (Radiohead)
03 Turnt Up (Travis Porter)
04 Fireman (Yoga Flame) (Lil Wayne)
05 L.A.S.E.R.S. Manifesto Interlude
06 Angels (rmx) (Dirty Money)
07 So Ghetto (Jay-Z)
08 Say Something (Timabaland)
09 Thank You (Jay-Z)
10 The One (Slaughterhouse)
11 Popular Demand (Clipse)

- Drew

BLACK FRIDAY!

Black Friday is just a few days away, and we have put together a huge sale for all of our loyal customers! Everything in the store will be 20% off, all shoes will be buy one get one half off, and select fall items from some of our biggest brands including The Hundreds, 10 Deep, Diamond, Crooks & Castles, and more will be half off!!!
You do not want to miss this sale! Our black Friday event goes throughout the weekend... We will be giving away a free T-shirt with every $100 purchase as well!

ALLEN IVERSON SET TO RETIRE

Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to an online report. Commentator Stephen A. Smith published a statement on his Web site Wednesday attributed to Iverson. It said Iverson plans to retire but also that "I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level."

The 10-time All-Star played three games this season with Memphis before taking a leave of absence to attend to personal matters. He was waived after the two sides agreed to part ways. It was the second straight ugly ending for Iverson, who was unhappy last season playing for the Pistons. He was upset that Detroit coach Michael Curry and Memphis' Lionel Hollins used the former MVP as a reserve.

- Jason

MR. PETER PARKER PRESENTS: JADAKISS LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS (MIXTAPE)

Here's a new Jadakiss mixtape recorded live from his latest performance in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can download it here.




- Jason

RHIANNA'S CHRISTMAS LIST

Why can't all girls be this easy to give gifts to? I didn't hear one mentioning of purses, heels, or other extremely expensive stuff. Yet another reason why Chris Brown continues to fail at life right now.
- Richard

RECAP: TRADITION X BLOODBATH "MIGHTY IS THE PEN" RELEASE PARTY

Saturday was the official release party for the Tradition X Bloodbath "Mighty is the Pen" collaboration tee... Of course we had to do it real big, and we had performances from Young De, El Prez, Chris Foucus, Dnez, Lil' Meezy, and Astro. There was also artwork on display by L.A. graffiti legends, Mear and Yem.
Tradition was packed, and everyone in attendance had a great time! I want to thank everyone that made it out, and everyone that helped make this event a success.
We still have some shirts available at our Westlake and Ventura stores, and limited quantities available on our webstore.


The place to be...

Tees, tees, tees...

Drunken bartenders Jeremy and Septhon

Tradition X Bloodbath X Bloodhound bloody mary mix

The needle has dropped

Astro

Oxnard in the house

El Prez & The FCC

"I'm gone... Beatin' my chest like King Kong..."

Lil' Meezy got bars

Young De

"Figure it out..."

The crowd

Roy (Downset), Sondoobie, Chris (Downset)

Audio Hustlaz... B-Real, Young De, Keen

De, Ryu (GBC, Styles of Beyond)

Quentin Tangarino AKA Vimby

805 represent... 50 Yen, Astro, and crew

Even our neighbors from Soto came to the party

Amy had some fans! Haha...

Young De and The Futuristics

Hardwerk, Jansport J, Dae One

El Prez

Loyal customers (Where's Justin in the photos???)

My early birthday! (Thanks Kimmie!!)

- Drew

RENARDO SIDNEY STILL WAITING TO PLAY

Got a chance to see Renardo Sidney last year during his senior year. The kid was a man amongst boys. Check out the piece ESPN's Outside Lines Story on him.

- Jason

VIDEO: LIL' MEEZY SPITTIN ACAPELLA AT TRADITION

If you have ever been to any of our events at Tradition you know my son Miles a.k.a Lil' Meezy always blesses us on the mic. Every performance seems to get better and better. Saturday's release party for the Tradition X Bloodbath "Mighty is the Pen" tee was no different, Meezy killed it even going Acapella.

"Say You Want A Hot Flow I'mma Cool You off, Lil' Meezy Believe Me I'm Neva Soft."

- Jason

VIDEO: YOUNG DE FREESTYLE AT TRADITION

Young De performed at our release party for the Tradition X Bloodbath "Mighty is the Pen" tee over the weekend. Here is a video of a short freestyle he dropped at the beginning of his set.

- Drew

MUST SEE: CORNY GUY WITH MAN BOOBS

You know I always find and post some weird stuff and I have yet to disappoint, here's super corny guy that has REAL man boobs. His whole body looks weird, peep his Traps even those look deformed!

- Jason

BEANIE SIGEL - THINK BIG (JAY-Z DISS)

Unless you live in under a rock you may have heard that Beanie Sigel is beefing with Jay-Z and going at him hard. Here's a little sample of that called "Think Big." You can peep it here.

I bare long arms like Scott Pippen,
stop shit short like Cal Ripken,
this is not just sport I post pivot
peep how I backed down Jigga, put my nuts on that nigga neck
Shoot up the Roc never hit the net

- Jason

KOBE'S CIRCUS SHOT OVER THE BACKBOARD

This is for all you Kobe haters out there saying that he's just ok, the guy is amazing!

- Jason

MIXTAPE: SNOOP DOGG - I WANNA ROCK

Snoop, DJ Skee, DJ Whoo Kid, and DJ Scream bring you this brand new mixtape called I Wanna Rock. This mixtape is a precursor to Snoops upcoming album, Malice in Wonderland, dropping December 8th.

- Drew

FEDS RAID GIBSON GUITAR OFFICES

Federal agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local police today seized wood, guitars, computers and boxes of files from Gibson Guitar's Massman Road manufacturing facility.

Sources say the Nashville-based guitar manufacturer is being investigated for violating the Lacey Act, a key piece of environmental law, for importing endangered species of rosewood from Madagascar.

Rosewood is widely used in the construction of guitars and sells for $5,000 per cubic meter, more than double the price of mahogany. The island nation off Africa's east coast is a key producer of the hardwood, the export of which has links to international criminal activity.

A statement from Gibson released late Tuesday afternoon says the company is "fully co-operating" with the investigation.

"Gibson Guitar is fully cooperating with agents of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service as it pertains to an issue with harvested wood. Gibson is a chain of custody certified buyer who purchases wood from legal suppliers who are to follow all standards. Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO [Henry Juszkiewicz] sits on the board of the Rainforest Alliance and takes the issue of certification very seriously. The company will continue to cooperate fully and assist our federal government with all inquiries and information," the company's statement said.

Madagascar has struggled financially since a January coup and new President Andry Rajoelina issued an executive order in September legalizing the export of rosewood and ebony. The move was decried by environmental groups and political leaders worldwide, as hardwood forests are key to Madagascar's unique ecology and serve as a habitat for a dwindling lemur population.

Sources tell NashvillePost.com Gibson was involved in a scheme that shipped the wood from Madagascar to Germany and then to the United States.

- Drew

VIDEO: WALTER SCHREIFELS - START TODAY (LIVE)

Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, etc) performed at the Thanksgiving Jam this weekend, sharing the stage with HR (Bad Brains), Steve Soto, Jonah (Far), and more. Check out this live rendition of Gorilla Biscuits' Start Today... Harmonica solo included.

- Drew

MIXTAPE: RAS KASS - QUARTERLY

Ras Kass is back with a brand new street album for all you West Coast heads called Quarterly. The project features guest appearances by Killah Priest, Krondon, Mistah F.A.B. & more. You can download the project for free but can also name your price & support Ras. I think this is a dope way for an artist to get some support from his real fans... Check the tracklist below, and download the mixtape here.

01. Mike Jack
02. Amazin (feat. Neenah)
03. A Game (feat. E-Note)
04. Pop Life (feat. Aaron G West)
05. Started Sumthin (feat. Krondon & Maria)
06. If This World Was Mine (feat. Doo Wop)
07. Thank You
08. Armored Truck (feat. Remedy)
09. Milli Vanilli (feat. Killah Priest)
10. The Reconciliation (feat. Phil Johnson)
11. L.A. Is My Lady (feat. Stacee Adams)
12. Silver Surfer Swagger (feat. Mistah F.A.B. & Pinky)
13. Since U Been Gone (feat. Tracy Rhey & 40 Glocc)
14. Almost Famous
15. LVN Proof – Gotten By On My Own (feat. Ras Kass)
16. Take That Off (feat. Ray J)
17. Remedy – How Many Shots (Acapella) (feat. Ras Kass)
18. Silver Surfer Swagger (feat. Sinful)

VIDEO: SLAUGHTERHOUSE ON VIMBY

VIMBY - Slaughterhouse

Vimby caught up with Slaughterhouse in Atlanta for their inaugural show, with visions of strip clubs and waffle houses' on their mind.

- Drew

MIXTAPE: GET BUSY COMMITTEE - UZI DOES IT (DJ CHEAPSHOT REMIX)

GBC's stellar debut, Uzi Does It, gets a makeover from former Styles Of Beyond DJ, Cheapshot. The mixtape features 32 tracks of GBC mashups and remixes... You can download the mixtape here.

- Drew

VIDEO- DAMIZZA INTRODUCES LIL MEEZY

Damizza introduces the future of hip hop, Lil' Meezy, at the Tradition x Bloodbath "Mighty is the Pen" release party. Lil Meezy
rocked the spot with Young De, El Prez, ans Astro, and impressed the crowd which included Damizza & B Real. Look for more from Meezy in the future! Shouts to Julz on the Go for the video!

- Drew

WALE - BEAST (PROD. BY 9TH WONDER)

Wale's Attention Deficit was released just over a week ago. Here's a 9th Wonder produced track called Beast that didn't make the cut. Supposedly, 9th has a few more tracks from Wale that will probably make their way online soon.

-Drew

DOG PLAYS TONY HAWK VIDEO GAME

This is super fake but cool nonetheless.

- Jason

MASE - I DO THE IMPOSSIBLE (MIXTAPE)

Here's the much anticipated new Mase mixtape called "I Do The Impossible." Maybe its not that anticipated but nevertheless the Pastor is back in the streets. You can download it here. Peep the tracklist below:

1. DJ J1 Is A Made Man
2. Intro To I Do The Impossible
3. Listen Close
4. Empire State Of Mind [rmx] f_ Alicia Keys
5. If I Come Back For You f_ Mo Manson, Murda Mook, LA, Gruff, Charlie Clipz, Cashflow, Loaded Lux & 2 Way
6. Buy U A Round [rmx]
7. When NY Was NY
8. Programmed To Do The Impossible
9. Do It For U f_ Trey Song & P. Reala
10. Gimme 20 Dollaz f_ Ron Browz, Jim Jones, OJ Da Juiceman, & Shawty Lo (Remix) (Dirty)
11. Come To Me f_ Verse
12. Shut the City Down
13. Get It f_ Cam’Ron & Kidd Rossi
14. Immortal
15. Try To Sleep With A Broken [rmx]
16. Activate My Swag f_ Rose Raz
17. NY Minute [rmx] f_ Jada Kiss & French Montana
18. I Need A Girl [rmx] f_ Trey Song
19. Married to the streets f_ French Montana
20. In The Wind f_ Nikateen & Rose Raz
21. Public Apology Ladies

- Jason

TRADITION X BLOODBATH "MIGHTY IS THE PEN"

Our collab tee with Bloodbath titled "Mighty Is The Pen" dropped today, and you know we couldn't drop a tee as fresh as that without having a release party to celebrate! We've lined up a fresh group of MC's, including Young De, Floss Angeles' own El Prez, and Oxnard's Astro to perform, and a few DJ's to spin all night. Of course we will be serving drinks to get the party started, and Bloodbath will be providing gift bags and give aways all night! This is one party you do not want to miss!
Tonight from 8 to 11 at Tradition in Westlake! Now available on our online store.

-Drew

GAME FT. SLYHOOK - AMERICAN DREAM

Here's a new track from Game featuring Slyhook called American Dream. According to 2DBZ, the hook is going to replaced by Keyshia Cole.

- Drew

BUTT NAKED WONDA, BIG BROTHA THUNDA...

The classic Youtube videos just keep rolling in today. This guy is the definition of a character.
- Richard

HOW TO BREAK UP - DIRECT APPROACH

I spotted this over at BlogXilla, and I couldn't stop laughing at it. I'm sure there are guys out there watching this going through the same issues, trying to get out of a relationship.
- Richard

ARAABMUZIK KILLIN IT ON THE MPC

Thought Drew and all you producers out there would appreciate this. Here's Dipsets producer AraabMuzik going hard on the MPC. Manthis cat makes it look way to easy.

- Jason

MIXTAPE: EL PREZ - FEATURE PREZENTATION

The homey, El Prez got together with Eazee St. and IM KING to present this collection of features from the past year. Mixed by DJ Printz w/ tracks featuring Tunji, Shawn Jackson, Convinced, XV, CB News, Diz Gibran, Outasight, Kyle Lucas, Donny Goines, The Kid Daytona, Nero and many more.
Bump this shit and get ready for Prez's performance tomorrow at Tradition! You can download Feature Prezentation here.

- Drew

BANGS ON SHADE 45

As you can see Bangs is starting to blow all over the nation. Here's his interview on Eminem's radiostation Shade 45 with Lord Sear and Rude Jude, callers go in on African artist Bangs and clown him hard. Not sure he knows he's being clowned, its too funny.

- Jason

VIDEO: FLAIRS - TRUCKER'S DELIGHT

Before you watch this insane music video by Jérémie Perin, note that is totally not safe for work. Its video game inspired animation contains pixellated 8-bit depictions of both sex and pooping. The look is a pixel-perfect replication of the era of video games I grew up playing. And though it’s sad that there are no more games being made that look like this, I am thrilled to be living in an age when the kids who grew up with this aesthetic are now the grown-ups making new things of their own.

- Jason

SANDMAN - HEART OF THE CITY (MIXTAPE)

Sandman is no longer in the Re-Up Gang but he's still spittin fire. Peep his new solo mixtape called "Heart Of The City." Peep the tracklist below:

01. Just A MC
02. Certainly A Big Deal
03. High Volume
04. Lil Ghetto Boy
05. Big Face Benny
06. Been Through So Much f. Donny Boy & Slash
07. Watch This f. Housewife
08. East Coast
09. Make’em All Day
10. Homicide Freestyle
11. W.A.R. f. Big Lou & Kawshen
12. Bout My Bread f. Spazz Cannon & Reed Dollaz
13. Chase Dis Paper f. Mistah F.A.B, Kokane & Glasses Malone
14. Crossroads
15. This Life
16. Imaginary Players ‘09
17. Who’s World Is This (rmx)
18. Blood I Taste f. Spazz Cannon & Housewife
19. Sounds f. Jamies Cagnie & Sock
20. Goodtimes
- Jason