Torae - Admission Of Guilt Mixtape

Torae - What Does It All Mean (Music Video)

DJ Premier & Hannibal Stax - The Honorable Mixtape

Torae - Black Christmas FreEP

Dart Adams On Rap Radar, Hot 97 & Hip-Hop Opportunism

I'm a big fan of Peter Rosenberg.  I don't listen to his radio show much, but I do catch his podcast whenever he has a guest of interest.  So a few days ago I came across a discussion between Rosenberg and his program director.  The program director was feeling rather self-important that day, seeing as Sean Price has done a lot more for Hip-Hop than he ever has.  But anyway, I'm getting sidetracked.  That video led me to this article by one of my favorite follows on Twitter, Dart Adams aka Bastard Swordsman.  It's a bit of a long read, but it's a good one.

Bastard Swordsman, Execution Of A Chump © Gang Starr

Back on December 5th, I was on Twitter and I saw a tweet from Brian “B.Dot” Miller of Rap Radar run across my timeline via an RT that seemed extremely hypocritical to me so I decided to add my two cents to it and RT it myself. It ended up looking like this:

Mick Boogie - Brooklyn Originals Mixtape

Torae - Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself 2

Peter Rosenberg Presents What's Poppin' Vol. 1 Mixtape

Torae - Heart Failure Mixtape

Nina B. – Sky So Grey (Featuring Torae) (Audio)

Nina B. - Sky So Grey (Featuring Torae)

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My grandmother passed away recently… her name was Beatrice she was my last grand parent. My fathers mother ide never known but R.I.P to the woman who birthed the woman who birthed me.I had to pay homage. Not to have a cliche ” my homies dead and gone ” song , but for purposes I don’t know how to define.I feel like I owe her the world, people die everyday. I know cuz I’ve known some of em. Eventually we all learn that you will NEVER truly know what you have till its gone.Torae came through and poured his HEART out on this track, like literally. I can’t speak for him so I let him speak. This song might bleed through the speakers.This is not a sad song this is an ode for those people like us who on many levels seek closure… this is POETIC JUSTICE .

- Nina B

When Nina hit me to do the record she said she didn’t wanna do a typical song, she said she wanted something more than just us spitting crazy. So when I got the beat it had the chorus on it too I already knew where to go. The actual rap is about my cousin Chucky. The story you hear is the story I got about how my younger cousin was killed outside a club in Brooklyn. It took me years to speak this incident & every time I hear that verse it puts me right back at the moment when I got that phone call. R.I.P. Chucky I miss you…

- Torae

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Part 2 Of Dee Vazquez's Interview With Skyzoo & Torae

In part 2 of the sit down with Dee Vazquez, Skyzoo talks about what it takes to get your music on some of the most popular rap blogs, Torae talks about building reltionships with bloggers, and Jason Rodriguez discusses what MTV looks for in an up and coming artist. itstheBino was there to cover it.

The Sitdown With Dee Vazquez Featuring Skyzoo, Torae & Big K.R.I.T.

In Part 1 of The Sitdown With Dee Vazquez, the panel discusses blog rappers versus street rappers. Skyzoo talks about balancing blog presence and street presence. Jason Rodriguez and Torae talk about Lil B and what it means to go "viral". And Big K.R.I.T. calls in to discuss online presence and what his career path has been like so far.

Skyzoo On Rap Is Outta Control

Music Reviews In A Minute: Skyzoo & !llmind - Live From The Tape Deck

On Friday, 8thlight and I gave you another review from our retro album review series of Music Reviews In A Minute with Nas' Illmatic; but today, we are flipping the script to bring you a review of a current album release. In continuation of our current album review series, this time, we chose to review Skyzoo & !llmind's Live From The Tape Deck. I was particularly looking forward to reviewing this album with 8thlight because, initially, when I heard that these two artists were in preparation of completing an album together, I was eager to hear how it would sound in the longrun. I'm sure 8thlight will agree. Nevertheless, on to the review.

Skyzoo & !llmind - Live From The Tapedeck Track Listing & Album Art

Official Track Listing:

01 Digital Analog
02 Frisbees
03 The Burn Notice (Featuring Sean Price & Rock of Heltah Skeltah)
04 Speakers On Blast
05 #Allabouthat
06 Barrel Brothers (Featuring Torae)
07 The Winner's Circle
08 Krylon
09 Kitchen Table
10 The Now Or Never (Featuring Styles P. & Buckshot)
11 Understanding Riley (Featuring Rhymefest)
12 Langston's Pen

Album scheduled for release October 5th.

Sean Price - Duck Down (Music Video)

Duck Down is featured on Sean Price's Kimbo Price Mixtape.

Duck Down Records 15th Year Anniversary Show 7/13/09

Tickets are still available.

The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo

Earlier I mentioned how Marco Polo had an album coming out. Well, it's officially here: The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo

Help Duck Down Records Celebrate 15th Anniversary

Duck Down Records is celebrating its 15 Year Anniversary.

Founded in 1995 by Dru Ha & Buckshot, Duck Down Music has sold over 3 million records in its rich history.

The label, currently home to acts such as KRS-One & Buckshot, 9th Wonder, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Sean Price, Kidz In The Hall, Skyzoo, Smif N Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Boot Camp Clik, Marco Polo, Torae, Ruste Juxx, DJ Revolution, Team Facelift, Blue Scholars and more, is continuing to thrive in the Independent Hip-Hop scene.

To highlight the 15 year milestone, Duck Down is engaging YOU THE FAN, to help in deciding the final product for the commemorative album - 15 Years of Duck Down Music.

Fans can visit http://www.duckdown.com/15yearsofduckdownsurvey/

There, you'll find a list of the top songs released through Duck Down, beginning in 1995 through 2010. Fans can vote for their favorite song from each year. The song with the most votes from each year will be highly recommended to be included in the final album track listing.

Voting will end June 1st.

On July 13th, just after INDEPENDENCE DAY, the collector's item will be made available strictly as a physical CD. Fans can expect unique packaging in honor of this historic album.

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First Single Off Of New Marco Polo Album

In preparation for the release of his up coming album, Marco Polo along with Duck Down Records have released it's first single: Radio by Exile (Featuring Torae & Ruste Juxx)

Months back the homey Exile asked me (Marco Polo) to remix something off his “Radio” album which was a very dope concept album. He sent me the stems to the beats and I used different sounds from about 4 different beats of “Radio” to make this remix, then I asked Torae and Ruste to jump on it.

You can checkout the track listing and preview his up coming album, The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo. The album currently has a release date of June 29th.