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Jean Grae Knocked With The Hardest Bars & The Industry Opened The Door (Audio)

Jean Grae Knocked With The Hardest Bars & The Industry Opened The Door (Audio)

Jean Grae was a refreshingly honest and forthright MC when she first emerged out of the New York City underground scene in the late 1990s. Previously known as What? What?,
March 1, 2018 Do Remember
O.C.’s “Jewelz” At 20: It May Be The True Diamond In His Discography

O.C.’s “Jewelz” At 20: It May Be The True Diamond In His Discography

Following the assassinations of the Rap industry’s biggest stars The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997 and Tupac Shakur one year prior, the genre was a powder keg that exploded. The remaining
August 19, 2017 Throwback
Main Source Are Joined By Pete Rock, Just Blaze & More For Their 25-Year Reunion (Video)

Main Source Are Joined By Pete Rock, Just Blaze & More For Their 25-Year Reunion (Video)

Last week (February 1), the founding three members of Hip-Hop group Main Source performed together for the first time in more than 25 years. Large Professor, as well as John
February 8, 2017 Video
Kool G Rap, Canibus & Chris Rivers Send An Omen That Real Lyricism Is Back (Audio)

Kool G Rap, Canibus & Chris Rivers Send An Omen That Real Lyricism Is Back (Audio)

One of 2016’s most steadfast MCs, Chris Rivers is a clear disciple of that hard-nosed late ’80s and 1990s lyricism. While the Bronx, New Yorker’s greatest influence would appear to
December 17, 2016 Audio
Da Beatminerz Show How They Made Those Thunderous Boot Camp Clik Beats (Video)

Da Beatminerz Show How They Made Those Thunderous Boot Camp Clik Beats (Video)

DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt are one of the most successful brotherly groups in Hip-Hop. As Da Beatminerz, the Brooklyn, New York record clerks-turned-DJ/producers have laced ageless knocking beats
May 27, 2016 Video
This Little Boy Blues Record Was A Seed Of Love For Some Brooklyn Rap Giants (Audio)

This Little Boy Blues Record Was A Seed Of Love For Some Brooklyn Rap Giants (Audio)

Little Boy Blues released a single album, 1968’s In The Woodland Of Weir. The Psychedelic Garage Rock outfit fronted by “Little Boy Blue” Ray Levin, would eventually rise to open
January 10, 2016 Sample Sundays
Da Beatminerz Rock A 90 Minute Radio Party Covering Rock, Funk, Jazz & Hip-Hop (Mix)

Da Beatminerz Rock A 90 Minute Radio Party Covering Rock, Funk, Jazz & Hip-Hop (Mix)

Da Beatminerz and Q-Tip go back. Although not collaborators in the traditional sense, DJ Evil Dee and Mr. Walt joined the Abstract at those storied Roosevelt Hotel Record Conventions in
December 22, 2015 Mixes
Black Moon’s ‘Powaful Impak’ Is The Focus Of A Duck Down Feature Documentary (Video)

Black Moon’s ‘Powaful Impak’ Is The Focus Of A Duck Down Feature Documentary (Video)

In looking at Hip-Hop artists and consistency, Heads regularly point to De La Soul, Outkast, and A Tribe Called Quest. There are acts who made extensive catalogs, by-and-large, never disappointing
September 18, 2015 TV/Film, Video
Big Daddy Kane, Whodini & The eMC Headline 38th Rocksteady Anniversary

Big Daddy Kane, Whodini & The eMC Headline 38th Rocksteady Anniversary

The 38th annual Rocksteady Anniversary concert has been announced. The free Sunday July 26 event at New York City’s Central Park Summer Stage will be headlined by Hip-Hop legends Big
July 2, 2015 News
DJ Evil Dee Makes A House Birthday Mix For Himself That All Can Celebrate (Mix)

DJ Evil Dee Makes A House Birthday Mix For Himself That All Can Celebrate (Mix)

DJ Evil Dee had a birthday recently (May 24). The Bushwick, Brooklyn co-founder of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz celebrated in style. The veteran DJ/producer fired up the Technics 1200s,
May 26, 2015 Throwback
Do Remember: Rawkus Records’ Soundbombing 2 Album (Audio)

Do Remember: Rawkus Records’ Soundbombing 2 Album (Audio)

May 18, 1999, Rawkus Records would enter their most definitive year with their fifth full-length release in Soundbombing II. Distributed by the same Priority Records that had been so integral
May 14, 2015 Throwback
How Many MC’s Could Freestyle Over This Black Moon Classic As Well As Lloyd Banks? (Audio)

How Many MC’s Could Freestyle Over This Black Moon Classic As Well As Lloyd Banks? (Audio)

G-Unit has been quite active throughout the last month. With their second EP, The Beast Is G-Unit and a number of freestyles from Kidd Kidd during his promotion for XXL‘s
April 7, 2015 Audio
Sound Bwoy Bureill Was Intended For Heltah Skeltah? Smif-n-Wessun & Da Beatminerz Recall (Video)

Sound Bwoy Bureill Was Intended For Heltah Skeltah? Smif-n-Wessun & Da Beatminerz Recall (Video)

This past Saturday (January 10), Smif-n-Wessun’s debut album, Dah Shinin’, turned 20 years old. The Wreck Records release from General Steele and Tek was a benchmark moment for the Boot
January 12, 2015 Throwback
Black Moon’s First New Song In Years Is Slow-Moving Dopeness (Audio)

Black Moon’s First New Song In Years Is Slow-Moving Dopeness (Audio)

This week, Black Moon/Da Beatminerz’ DJ Evil Dee released his first free online mixtape in recent memory. Part of the Broadcasting Live Mix is “Go To War,” a Black Moon
December 26, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Black Moon’s Evil Dee Releases a Mixtape Of All New Material (Mixtape)

Black Moon’s Evil Dee Releases a Mixtape Of All New Material (Mixtape)

Straight out of Bushwick, Brooklyn, DJ Evil Dee has made some amazing Hip-Hop records. A onetime high school DJ phenom, this centerpiece of Da Beatminerz is mean on the mix,
December 24, 2014 Audio, Fresh, Mixes
DJ Premier’s HeadQCourterz / D&D Studios To Become Luxury Apartments?

DJ Premier’s HeadQCourterz / D&D Studios To Become Luxury Apartments?

For 30 years, D&D Studios has been a destination recording studio in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Encased above 320 37th Street, the lab has been a longtime home to
November 25, 2014 Fresh
Tek & Steele Recall Street Origins Smif-n-Wessun, Decepticon Ties, Making Dah Shinin’ (Audio)

Tek & Steele Recall Street Origins Smif-n-Wessun, Decepticon Ties, Making Dah Shinin’ (Audio)

Within the Boot Camp Clik, it often feels like Smif-n-Wessun are massively under-sung. Whether it was the fact that General Steele and Tek followed Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage with
October 21, 2014 Fresh, Throwback
AZ Sounds So Illustrious On A Chopped Down Strawberry Letter 23 (Audio)

AZ Sounds So Illustrious On A Chopped Down Strawberry Letter 23 (Audio)

AZ is a proven master of being a current master, while channeling past eras of Hip-Hop, culture, art, and street style. This is wildly true of “Red Magic.” Linking with
June 30, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Summer Is Cooking Up. Know The Ledge On The Making Of Mtume’s Juicy Fruit (Video)

Summer Is Cooking Up. Know The Ledge On The Making Of Mtume’s Juicy Fruit (Video)

Whether you’re a ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s baby, Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit” means something to you. The Electro-Soul groove is a hit in its own right, before becoming the basis
May 13, 2014 Fresh, Throwback
Da Beatminerz In The House! DJ Evil Dee’s Tribute Mix For Frankie Knuckles (Audio)

Da Beatminerz In The House! DJ Evil Dee’s Tribute Mix For Frankie Knuckles (Audio)

DJ Evil Dee stays on the mix (c’mon, and kick it!). One of the living legends of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Hip-Hop production has been making mixtapes for over 25 years.
April 6, 2014 Audio, Fresh, Throwback
The Masterful Place & Time Of Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage (Food For Thought)

The Masterful Place & Time Of Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage (Food For Thought)

Place and time can be everything in art. If a creator properly conveys place and time, the viewer of the artwork can learn so much more about the world it
October 19, 2013 Food for Thought, Fresh

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