Album Review: Q-Tip – The Renaissance

6 11 2008


A Tribe Called Quest front man Q-Tip, is back with his second solo LP The Renaissance. In the 90’s, the hip hop audience loved Tribe’s jazzy style of rap music. While hip hop continues to change musically, will Q-Tip be able to revive the art with The Renaissance?
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Seeing is Believing 11/05: New Luda & Jadakiss R&B Collabo’s

5 11 2008

On today’s edition of Seeing is Believing…

Ludacris & T-Pain need “One More Drink”, Jadakiss & Ne-Yo like ladies “By Their Sides”

Click the full story to peep these vids!
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History Has Been Made!

5 11 2008


Barack slains McCain 338 to 159 electoral votes making Barack Obama the not only the 44th, but the first black president of the United States! This event makes history and also paves the way for all African Americans and minorities. No one thought they would see this happen, but it did and it’s now Obama’s turn to reign supreme.





Dope or Nope 11/4 – New Jay Elect

5 11 2008


A fresh, new track from Jay Electronica produced by Just Blaze. Weeks ago there was streaming footage online of Jay & Just Blaze working in the studio and it resulted in dope music. Still no word on when Jay Elect will drop his debut album, but it should be nice.

If you missed my NextUp blog on Jay Electronica, click here to peep it.





The Big Day is Here – Election Day ’08!

4 11 2008


After months of hype, propaganda, and debates, election day is finally here. I strongly encourage all registered voters to go out and vote today. This is a historical election with potentially the first black president. Let your opinion be heard and remember every vote counts.

“America surprise us, and let a black man guide us” – Nas

UPDATE: Speaking of Nas, 2dopeboyz up’ed this joint “Election Night” which is another dedication to Barack Obama and this exciting day.





Dope or Nope 11/03- Another 808 Track

4 11 2008

Kanye West feat. KiD CuDi – Anyway

This is the fifth joint to leak off the 808’s & Heartbreak album by Mr. West. I heard that he was salty about the leak of Robocop which was unfinished. I say he push the album up to stop tracks from leaking on a weekly basis. I’m not listening to this joint because I don’t want to spoil the album (gotta keep it exclusive).
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Girls, Girls, Girls: Chick of the Week 11/03 – Rihanna

4 11 2008


This weeks chick of the week is Rihanna. I can’t even front, this chicks came a long way from when she first started off. No matter what style she has she still look sexy as hell and can definitely get it!
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Lupe’s Special Announcement…

1 11 2008


For over a week there’s been a rumor that Lupe Fiasco will have an announcement on Halloween. Right when Halloween hit, many people (including myself) waited patiently for the big announcement, and the news is…

LupEND will be a 3-disk album! It’s 3 albums in one and the END in LupEND is an acronym for the disk titles Everywhere, Nowhere, Down Here. I guess that’s what Lu meant when I asked him if it’s his final album and he said “we’ll see” since its a 3 for 1. Peep the video below of his announcement of LupE.N.D.:

I must admit this is risky seeing that some of the greatest hip hop artist (Nas and Jay-z) created double albums and it turned out to be one of their least favorable albums. On the other hand, a real artist takes risks and tries new things. If this is Lupe’s final album I’m sure he will make a dope lasting impression.





Takin’ Em Back 10/31!

1 11 2008

Happy Halloween to all and whatever you do tonight, drink responsibly. Meaning if you got a drink you’re responsible for drinkin it. Just playin, be safe though.
Below is one of the greatest videos of all time by one of the greatest entertainers of all time. It’s only right that I post this.

Michael Jackson – Thriller





Mixtape Madness: New Lloyd Banks Mixtape!

1 11 2008

Lloyd Banks – Halloween Havoc Mixtapes

All week there’s been a buzz behind Bank’s latest mixtape that dropped today as promised. Halloween Havoc is the second installment of the 5 or better series (Click here to get the first one)and it features Fabolous, Prodigy and 50’s latest single “Get Up”.