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Boot Camp Clik Reunites For The First Time In 16 Years

Boot Camp Clik Reunites For The First Time In 16 Years

Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let Ambrosia For Heads sift through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, it’s better than it’s ever been. Not only can we go back... Read more
July 14, 2023 Audio
DJ Scratch Explains The Tension At The Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One Verzuz

DJ Scratch Explains The Tension At The Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One Verzuz

On Sunday night (October 17), Hip-Hop fans were treated to a Verzuz match up between 80s Hip-Hop legends, Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One. There were freestyles, surprise guests, and some noteworthy banter between the two participants and their DJs—Kid Capri and DJ Scratch, representing Kris and Kane, respectively. During AFH's recap... Read more
October 19, 2021 Video
Black Moon Describe The Personal Process Of Making Their First Album In 16 Years (Video)

Black Moon Describe The Personal Process Of Making Their First Album In 16 Years (Video)

There are not many Hip-Hop crews who could sustain a career that has spanned a quarter of a century, while only releasing four albums, but Black Moon is not just any crew. The highly-influential Brooklyn trio, comprised of Buckshot, 5ft, and DJ Evil Dee, first arrived on the scene back... Read more
October 23, 2019 Exclusive, Video
Black Moon Make Their Return And Bring Method Man With Them (Audio)

Black Moon Make Their Return And Bring Method Man With Them (Audio)

Black Moon has just released its first album in more than 16 years. Buckshot, DJ Evil Dee, and 5ft made Rise Of da Moon, produced entirely by Da Beatminerz (Evil and his brother, Mr. Walt). The 15 songs include two video singles, "Creep Wit Me" and "Black Moon Rise." As... Read more
October 18, 2019 Audio
Black Moon Is Releasing A New Album This Summer. Evil Dee Describes The Sound.

Black Moon Is Releasing A New Album This Summer. Evil Dee Describes The Sound.

When heads think of Black Moon, many immediately trudge back to their heralded 1993 debut Enta Da Stage. Beyond its textured sampling and aggressive lyrics, the Nervous Records LP helped detail an East Coast equivalent to Gangsta Rap. While there where no lowriders, or bandanas in Buckshot Shorty, 5FT, and... Read more
April 23, 2019 Audio, News
3 Years After Sean Price’s Passing The Boot Camp Clik Is Still Saluting Him (Video)

3 Years After Sean Price’s Passing The Boot Camp Clik Is Still Saluting Him (Video)

Three years ago today (August 8, 2015), the world lost a true original with the passing of Sean Price. The Brownsville, Brooklyn MC was a deft lyricist as a vocation, and also renowned for his role as a father, a husband, and a mentor and ally to so many peers.... Read more
August 8, 2018 Video
Finding The GOAT Group: Mobb Deep vs. Black Moon. Who Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Group: Mobb Deep vs. Black Moon. Who Is Better?

“Finding the GOAT Group,” the fourth installment of Ambrosia For Heads’s annual battle series features Hip-Hop’s greatest collectives vying for the #1 spot. Sixty-two groups have been pre-selected by a panel of experts, and one slot will be reserved for a wild-card entry, including the possibility for write-in candidates, to... Read more
April 27, 2018 Best Hip-Hop Group, Finding the GOAT
Respect The Sole: A New Collection Of Hip-Hop Sneakers Is Genius (Video)

Respect The Sole: A New Collection Of Hip-Hop Sneakers Is Genius (Video)

Sneakers and Hip-Hop have been hand-in-hand for more than 30 years. In 1986 Run-D.M.C. screamed "My Adidas" so loud that the German apparel brand responded with a check. That relationship has evolved to JAY-Z, 50 Cent, and Kanye West signing off on shoe lines, and some equally great Rap lines... Read more
July 19, 2017 Video
Masta Ace Reveals Why The Crooklyn Dodgers Lineup Changed (Video)

Masta Ace Reveals Why The Crooklyn Dodgers Lineup Changed (Video)

In conjunction with the Spike Lee Joint Crooklyn, A Tribe Called Quest and Q-Tip began assembling a Hip-Hop collaboration for the Geffen Records soundtrack. While the film was set in the 1970s, director Spike Lee has historically attached Hip-Hop to his films. According to Q-Tip, considerations were reportedly made for... Read more
December 5, 2016 Video
Buckshot & DJ Evil Dee Are in the Studio Making New Black Moon Music (Video)

Buckshot & DJ Evil Dee Are in the Studio Making New Black Moon Music (Video)

Brooklyn, New York's Black Moon is one of Hip-Hop's most celebrated trios, and one whose contributions to the borough's signature dark and brooding underground sound continue to influence MCs today. Comprised of Buckshot, 5ft and DJ Evil Dee, the Duck Down Music group first appeared with 1992's "Who Got Da... Read more
October 3, 2016 Video
Buckshot Credits Sean Price For Saving Duck Down & Taking Over Boot Camp Clik (Video)

Buckshot Credits Sean Price For Saving Duck Down & Taking Over Boot Camp Clik (Video)

Whether solo, or as part of Heltah Skeltah or Random Axe, Sean Price would release all of his albums with Duck Down Music. The label founded by Black Moon's Buckshot and manager Dru Ha would launch with the release of 1996's Nocturnal album by Sean Price (as Ruck) and Rockness... Read more
August 15, 2016 Video
Price Is Right: Why Sean Price Should Be Every MC’s Hope Story

Price Is Right: Why Sean Price Should Be Every MC’s Hope Story

One year ago today, I remember where I was when I got the text message. Sean Price had died. I was sitting at a red light in the city of Pittsburgh. After putting my phone down, I made a U-turn, went home and started to prepare the story that needed... Read more
August 8, 2016 Food for Thought
Easy Mo Bee Confirms Tupac Was Trying To End The East/West Beef

Easy Mo Bee Confirms Tupac Was Trying To End The East/West Beef

Easy Mo Bee is one of the artists who worked with Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. the closest, during the mid-1990s. While acts like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Method Man, and Buckshot would record with both MCs, the Brooklyn, New York producer was deeply responsible for the soundscapes of Biggie Smalls'... Read more
May 23, 2016 Throwback
Greg Nice Reveals Details About The East/West Peace Album Tupac Was Recording When He Died (Video)

Greg Nice Reveals Details About The East/West Peace Album Tupac Was Recording When He Died (Video)

In the month of May, the unreleased music of Tupac Shakur has been the topic of discussion. The reported 152 songs belonging to the estate of the slain Hip-Hop superstar are said to now be in the hands of the music executive who signed him to Interscope Records in the... Read more
May 19, 2016 Throwback, Video
Macklemore Releases “Buckshot” With KRS-One & DJ Premier. Is That “Real Hip-Hop” Enough? (Audio)

Macklemore Releases “Buckshot” With KRS-One & DJ Premier. Is That “Real Hip-Hop” Enough? (Audio)

Ever since the blockbuster success of their album The Heist, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been scapegoated as the poster children for the appropriation of Hip-Hop. To some, their catchy hooks and pop-influenced productions are anathema to the culture. The hate for the group was compounded by their win for... Read more
February 18, 2016 Audio
Listen To The History Of Black Moon In 3 Minutes (Audio)

Listen To The History Of Black Moon In 3 Minutes (Audio)

When the trio of Buckshot, 5ft and Evil Dee, otherwise known as Black Moon, hit the Hip-Hop scene, they brought a sound that fused dark Jazz chords and boom bap drums with gritty Brooklyn flows. The group is the latest subject of Ed Lover's "Behind The Hip-Hop" segment, which takes... Read more
February 18, 2016 Audio
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 for the Rolling Stones, The Association, and Lovin' Spoonful. Formed four years before the Fontana Records LP, the band was... Read more
January 10, 2016 Sample Sundays
Duck Down Artists Old & New Celebrate By Performing The Hits, For 3 Hours (Video)

Duck Down Artists Old & New Celebrate By Performing The Hits, For 3 Hours (Video)

How many labels in Hip-Hop can get all of their artists over the last 20 years back together on stage? Duck Down Music (a/k/a Duck Down Records) celebrated its 20th anniversary this month. On B.B. Kings' Manhattan stage, founders Dru Ha and Buckshot Shorty celebrated this massive milestone accomplishment with a... Read more
December 11, 2015 Video
Sean Price Music Will Release For Years To Come, According To Duck Down

Sean Price Music Will Release For Years To Come, According To Duck Down

This month, Duck Down Music (formerly known as Duck Down Records) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. It's been a challenging year for the independent label launched by Dru-Ha and Black Moon's Buckshot. Although the label continues to expand its roster and extend its storied catalog, it lost a Duck Down... Read more
December 7, 2015 News
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 fan-bases. Is Brooklyn, New York trio Black Moon not one of them? Buckshot, DJ Evil Dee, and 5FT have released... Read more
September 18, 2015 TV/Film, Video
Buckshot & Smif N Wessun Have a Boot Camp Clik Reunion on a Statik Selektah Banger (Video)

Buckshot & Smif N Wessun Have a Boot Camp Clik Reunion on a Statik Selektah Banger (Video)

Last week, Statik Selektah released his stellar Lucky 7 album on Duck Down Music. That compilation, which Statik says is his last solo project, features a smorgasbord of MCs, including Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Royce Da 5'9", Your Old Droog, Rapsody, Big K.R.I.T., Styles P, Bun B and more. Ever... Read more
July 16, 2015 Video
Ras Kass Salutes The O.G.’s Of Hip-Hop (Video)

Ras Kass Salutes The O.G.’s Of Hip-Hop (Video)

Southern California veteran Ras Kass celebrates his 20-plus-year run in "So OG." As the West Coast Rap mainstay reminisces over a laid-back lavish beat, several critical figures of the 1990s Hip-Hop scene appear in the form of VHS footage. This gives the viewer the impression they are watching a Rap... Read more
May 8, 2015 Video
Black Moon Had a Lot on Their Mind In This 1999 Future Flavas Freestyle (Audio)

Black Moon Had a Lot on Their Mind In This 1999 Future Flavas Freestyle (Audio)

Six years after Enta Da Stage, Black Moon made a powerful return in 1999. War Zone would be a Top 40 debut for the Brooklyn, New York trio, and the last of the three studio B.M. albums produced entirely by DJ Evil Dee and Da Beatminerz. With all the hype... Read more
March 11, 2015 Throwback
A Handwritten Letter from Tupac Confirms He Had Plans to Unify the Coasts.

A Handwritten Letter from Tupac Confirms He Had Plans to Unify the Coasts.

A handwritten letter from Tupac has been unearthed that confirms he was seeking to do an album which would unify the coasts. In the letter, Tupac tells a friend he is working on an album titled One Nation, which would include Greg Nice, Buckshot, Smiff-N-Wessun, Scarface, E-40 and...OutKast. While the... Read more
February 5, 2015 Throwback
Crooklyn Dodgers ’94 & Crooklyn Dodgers ’95 Trade Uniforms In This ILL Blend (Audio)

Crooklyn Dodgers ’94 & Crooklyn Dodgers ’95 Trade Uniforms In This ILL Blend (Audio)

DJ Hellee Hooper (a play on famed Soul II Soul/Bjork/No Doubt producer Nellee Hooper), swapped the vocals of Special Ed, Masta Ace, and Buckshot from "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers" with the instrumental to the 1995 original (Chubb Rock, O.C., Jeru The Damaja). The results (thus "94.5") trick your mind,... Read more
January 12, 2015 Throwback
Finding The GOAT (Round 2): Andre 3000 vs. Buckshot…Who You Got?

Finding The GOAT (Round 2): Andre 3000 vs. Buckshot…Who You Got?

We have reached the second round in the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time). We are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups... Read more
January 7, 2015 Fresh, 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 cut, and the first new one from Evil, Buckshot, and 5FT in nearly a decade. The Duck Down trio last... Read more
December 26, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Finding The GOAT: Buckshot vs. Billy Danze…Who You Got?

Finding The GOAT: Buckshot vs. Billy Danze…Who You Got?

As we continue the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time), we are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a sequence not... Read more
December 8, 2014 Fresh
Catch Up On the Best in Hip-Hop Video From the Last Week (Video Playlist)

Catch Up On the Best in Hip-Hop Video From the Last Week (Video Playlist)

The last week brought several gems in Hip-Hop video. Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff reunited to perform "Summertime" in Vegas, DJ Babu recounted what happened to a fan who punched DJ Premier in the face, Marco Polo made a compelling and entertainment argument about why "Your Old Droog" is... Read more
August 17, 2014 Video
On Their BackPack Travels, Buckshot & P-Money Have Just Begun (Video)

On Their BackPack Travels, Buckshot & P-Money Have Just Begun (Video)

Buckshot and Raz Fresco hit the baseball diamond for some straightforward bars over a crisp production from P-Money in their latest visuals to the cut, "Just Begun." Buckshot, who hit the stage in a different capacity on Hot 97's comedic improv segment a few months ago, dropped this single and... Read more
August 14, 2014 Fresh, Video
Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop to Drop in June 2014 (Audio Playlist)

Here’s a Playlist of the Best Hip-Hop to Drop in June 2014 (Audio Playlist)

June brought some of the best Hip-Hop of the year, so far. We got new music from G-Unit, Common, Marsha Ambrosius & Dr. Dre, Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar, Souls of Mischief, Cormega, Mac Miller & Pete Rock, Black Thought, The Lox, Buckshot, Yasiin Bey & Mannie Fresh, Black Milk, Ice... Read more
July 3, 2014 Audio, Featured-homepage, Fresh, Playlists
Buckshot, P-Money & T’Nah Apex Remind That Hip-Hop is a Living Spectrum…and It’s the Sweetest Thing (Video)

Buckshot, P-Money & T’Nah Apex Remind That Hip-Hop is a Living Spectrum…and It’s the Sweetest Thing (Video)

There's a lot of chatter about which era is better in Hip-Hop. Truth is, Hip-Hop is and always will be a living, breathing spectrum of the music that is made, one day at a time. There was great Hip-Hop in the 90's. There was TERRIBLE Hip-Hop then too. There is... Read more
June 24, 2014 Video
Buckshot’s Stories Reenacted At The Hip-Hop Improv Show (Video)

Buckshot’s Stories Reenacted At The Hip-Hop Improv Show (Video)

Hot 97 links up with Buckshot for the latest segment of "Take It Personal: The Hip-Hop Improv Show" at UCB East in New York City. The Black Moon affiliate shares stories about his career, Tupac, and his family for the "Tribe Called Yes" improv crew to reenact in front of... Read more
June 13, 2014 Throwback
Buckshot & P-Money Have “Just Begun” With Raz Fresco (Audio)

Buckshot & P-Money Have “Just Begun” With Raz Fresco (Audio)

Buckshot and P-Money, who recently released a video with Pro Era's CJ Fly and Joey Bada$$ for their upcoming project, BackPack Travels, continues the trend of working with up and coming Hip-Hop youth with 19 year old Toronto producer and MC Raz Fresco on the cut, "Just Begun." Smooth vocal... Read more
June 9, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Boot Camp Clik Meets Pro Era, As Buckshot Crosses Paths With Joey Bada$$ & CJ Fly (Video)

Boot Camp Clik Meets Pro Era, As Buckshot Crosses Paths With Joey Bada$$ & CJ Fly (Video)

Whether it be with Black Moon, Boot Camp Clik, or just on his own two as the B.D.I. Thug, Buckshot Shorty has been dropping music for over two decades and has worked with a slew of notable artists including 9th Wonder and KRS-One. To add to his extensive catalog, the... Read more
May 22, 2014 Fresh, Video
25 Tracks From Stars & Emerging Voices Affirm That Jamla Most Definitely Is The Squad (Album Stream)

25 Tracks From Stars & Emerging Voices Affirm That Jamla Most Definitely Is The Squad (Album Stream)

Just in the last five years, 9th Wonder's Jamla Records has released critically-acclaimed and commercially-dominant albums from the likes of Skyzoo, Rapsody, and Murs, among a host of others. The North Carolina-based label is ramping up for its latest wave, with a blossoming expanded roster, which includes TP, Add-2, and... Read more
January 28, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Buckshot & 9th Wonder Come Back Together For Some 3am Square Biz (Audio)

Buckshot & 9th Wonder Come Back Together For Some 3am Square Biz (Audio)

From 2005 to 2012, Black Moon's Buckshot and Little Brother's 9th Wonder made an Interstate 95 link to record three albums together. These works charted new waters for both artists, who when they set out to collaborate, were largely known for the personas created in their respective groups. By 2012,... Read more
January 27, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Did You Know Eminem Was Originally Going to Sign with Buckshot and Duck Down? (Video)

Did You Know Eminem Was Originally Going to Sign with Buckshot and Duck Down? (Video)

Eminem released a dope remake of Black Moon's Don't Front earlier in the week. Buckshot gave the inside story on how the song came to pass and his involvement. During the interview, he also revealed that Eminem was going to sign with Buckshot on Duck Down before going to Dre... Read more
November 7, 2013 Video
Eminem Don’t Front When It Comes To Honoring Black Moon, Buckshot & Duck Down (Audio)

Eminem Don’t Front When It Comes To Honoring Black Moon, Buckshot & Duck Down (Audio)

One of Rap's ultimate "what-if's" has always surrounded Eminem and Duck Down Records. The house that Buckshot and Dru Ha built made a play to sign the Detroit MC when he was kickin' around the NYC underground with Skam?, Thirstin Howl III, and Wordsworth. In the end, Eminem inked a... Read more
November 6, 2013 Audio, Fresh
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 speaks from. When watching Goodfellas, you can undoubtedly know the stakes of every action before it’s explained to you. You... Read more
October 19, 2013 Food for Thought, Fresh
Black Moon Tells Enta Da Stage Stories 20 Years Later (Video)

Black Moon Tells Enta Da Stage Stories 20 Years Later (Video)

Twenty years ago this month, Buckshort, DJ Evil Dee and 5FT made history with their debut album Enta Da Stage. As Black Moon, the Brooklyn trio gave Hip-Hop a sound that sounded just as edgy as the lyrics. A careful balance of stick-up tactics, weed-induced riddims, and '90s NYC imagery,... Read more
October 16, 2013 Fresh, Throwback
Kid Tsunami – The Chase (Full Album Stream)

Kid Tsunami – The Chase (Full Album Stream)

With all the commotion about Kanye, J. Cole, Mac Miller and Statik Selektah's album, it was easy for Kid Tsunami's to get lost in the shuffle. But, with guest appearances from Masta Ace, OC, J-Live, Bahamadia, Sadat X, Kool Keith, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Chubb Rock, Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot and... Read more
June 23, 2013 Audio
Buckshot, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Joey Bada$$ & Kirk Knight Freestyle (Video)

Buckshot, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Joey Bada$$ & Kirk Knight Freestyle (Video)

Now School meets Next School in this cypher between Buckshot, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Joey Bada$$ and Kirk Knight, with Evil Dee on the wheels. Check out the video. Related: Pro Era – Like Water (Video)... Read more
June 17, 2013 Video
Buckshot – The Backroom Freestyle (Video)

Buckshot – The Backroom Freestyle (Video)

Buckshot is the latest go to work and drop a verse in The Backroom on 106 & Park. Check out the video. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)... Read more
April 25, 2013 Video
Roc Marciano, Sean Price & Buckshot in Concert (Video)

Roc Marciano, Sean Price & Buckshot in Concert (Video)

Roc Marciano, Sean Price and Buckshot are on a limited East Coast tour of Boston, NYC and DC. If you're not in any of those 3 cities or can't make it out to a show, here's a video playlist of performances from each of the 3 dope MCs. Check it... Read more
January 17, 2013 Video
DJ Premier, 9th Wonder & Buckshot on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

DJ Premier, 9th Wonder & Buckshot on The Sway in the Morning Show (Video)

Here's some more footage from the Sway in the Morning show that featured DJ Premier, 9th Wonder and Buckshot. In this clip, Buckshot performs What I Gotta Say and then the 3 legends chop it up with Sway. Check out the video. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)... Read more
November 29, 2012 Food for Thought, Video
9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)

9th Wonder & Buckshot – Crazy (Video)

Here's the latest video from 9th Wonder & Buckshot. Check out Crazy. Their album The Solution is in stores now. Related: 9th Wonder breaks down the making of a beat from The Solution (Video)... Read more
November 19, 2012 Video
9th Wonder breaks down the making of a beat from The Solution (Video)

9th Wonder breaks down the making of a beat from The Solution (Video)

9th Wonder's album The Solution with Buckshot dropped earlier today. Here's a video of 9th breaking down how the beat for What I Gotta Say off the album was made. Check it out below. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Solution (Full Album Stream)... Read more
November 13, 2012 Video
9th Wonder & Buckshot – The Solution (Full Album Stream)

9th Wonder & Buckshot – The Solution (Full Album Stream)

9th Wonder & Buckshot's album The Solution is in stores now. You can listen to a full stream of the album below. Related: 9th Wonder & Murs - Funeral for a Killer + 9th Wonder Interview (Audio & Video)... Read more
November 13, 2012 Audio
9th Wonder & Buckshot – What I Gotta Say

9th Wonder & Buckshot – What I Gotta Say

9th Wonder & Buckshot drop their grimiest single yet from their upcoming album The Solution. Check out What I Gotta Say below. The Solution hits stores on 11/13. Related: 9th Wonder & Buckshot – Stop Rapping (Audio)... Read more
November 5, 2012 Audio
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