Cypher - Mos Def, Black Thought & Eminem

Diamond District - In The Rough

In The Ruff is the highly anticipated debut album from new DC hip hop group “The Diamond District”, created by state veterans Oddisee, X.O. & YU. In The Ruff is the answer for any lover of hip hop who asks the question – “Where did that grimy East coast sound go?”

The group was founded by rapper/ producer Oddisee, who has a long list of production & collaboration credits with the likes of Freeway, Talib Kweli, Siagon, Little Brother, Trek Life, Charles Hamilton, Jazzy Jeff, Buck Shot, Royce the 5′9”, Nikki jean, Muhsinah, J-live, Lil Fame of MOP, Skyzoo and many more. Oddisee’s soulful, haunting samples over bass-heavy beat breaks create the perfect instrumentals for him, XO & YU to match with their street savvy, politically conscious lyrics.

“The ware wolves wear wool suits, be ware of them…”
-YU

In The Ruff is a raw mid-90’s Boom-Bap themed album for the DC state of mind, destined to appeal to all lovers of hip hop’s golden era, managing to travel back in time and push the boundaries of DC Hip-Hop simultaneously

Download @Flawless Hustle

Lady Paradox & Pat D: Soulscapes & Jazz Breaks

Lady Paradox and Pat D have their second collaboration project set to drop on the 8th December of this year. See the video for full details...





A Bridge Too Far Recordings
Soulscapes & Jazz Breaks @myspace

Wizard - Massage Parlour Music

01. Relax
02. Shank
03. Noodle Crack
04. Sakura
05. The Chase
06. Crazy Village
07. Wilding
08. Chicken & Rice
09. Hey!
10. Master
11. Tradition
12. Swinging Swords
13. Crab Technique
14. Final Boss
15. Rum Music (Bonus Beat)
16. Why (Bonus Beat)


Download

Wizard @myspace

Diggaz Love Lab Offs pt4 - 'The Barons Artillery'

Gadge hosted a Lab Off for producers @ http://diggazlove.blogspot.com/ & http://www.ukhhf.co.uk/

Firstly, big up to Baron for providing us the five tracks to use. I'm still not being very creative production wise at the moment, but I found these a real good listen in general. As usual we could have taken parts from one sample, combined the five, as well as use additional sounds from vst's, synths and even other samples. But the main sample had to have came from at least one of the tracks provided.

Deadline: was Saturday 24th October 2009

THOSE WHO SUBMITTED WERE AS FOLLOWS...


Wizard
Diligent Fingers
Louisunseen
DJ Jeckal & Louisunseen
Don Blake
Tritone
Dweller
Bare Beats
Gadget
Baron



Download the 4 samples

Download the entries

Oddisee talks...

R.A. The Rugged Man Speaks pt3

Chaos Gadget Remix of Talib Kweli & Bahamadia

Naturekid Vs Runamuk: Heavyweights mixed by I'll Thought Process

Download @Rapidshare
Nature Kid @myspace
Runamuk @myspace