Roc Marciano feat. Cormega – Ruff Town

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Roc and Mega connect like Voltron.

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Video: Grand Daddy I.U. feat. Sadat X – She Said

Here’s the video for the new Grand Daddy I.U. song with Sadat X. Rap veterans stand up.

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Video: Rakim talks to Chairman Mao at the Red Bull Music Academy
Monday May 06th 2013,
Filed under: Great Moments In Rap,Q&A's,Rap Veterans,Strong Island
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Chairman Mao recently spoke with Rakim for almost two hours at the Red Bull Music Academy in New York. Here’s video of the whole thing…

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Grand Daddy I.U. feat. Sadat X – She Said

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Grand Daddy I.U. is back with a new track featuring Sadat X, taken from his new album, P.I.M.P. (Paper is My Priority), due late June.

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R.A. The Rugged Man – Definition of A Rap Flow

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Holy fuck. R.A. just took Fast Rap to the next level.

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R.A. The Rugged Man – The Unkut Interview
Tuesday April 30th 2013,
Filed under: Features,Interviews,Rap Veterans,Strong Island,The 90's Files,Video Clips
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Trying to interview R.A. The Rugged Man without treading over the well-worn ground of his expulsion from Jive Records and working with Biggie Smalls was challenge I was more than willing to meet. Having experienced the major label glory days, the independent vinyl boom and having managed to not only survive but actually thrive in the YouTube era, R.A. is a perfect example of how to adapt to the ever-changing landscape that is the Rap Game. As usual, Rugged Man was able to combine hilarious stories with serious rap trivia obsessiveness and actual facts, which is a good combination, as Pos K once told us. His new album, Legends Never Die, is out now through Nature Sounds.

Robbie: What made you start rapping?

R.A. Rugged The Man: I met my boy Bub, who was a neighborhood beat boxer – Human Beatbox Bub. He was like fifteen, sixteen and I was like eleven. He was in a shopping center and I seen this kid blowing-up a shopping center window with an M-80. He was like, “C’mere kid, watch this!”. He blew off the window and we were friends ever since. He’d say, “Yo, check out this tape! It’s Whodini ‘Escape’, it’s the best album ever!” Then there’d be firehouse dances and he’d start beatboxing and those bitches would be on his dick, and I’d be like, “Yo, I can rap and you beatbox!” I was terrible, but by the time I was thirteen, I got really good and started battling a lotta kids in the neighborhood.
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De La Soul feat. The Spirit of the Wu – Get Away

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To be honest, I’ve found post-Prince Paul De La Soul to be hit and miss. They basically lost 90% of their sense of humor and became Mad Rappers with sometimes questionable beats. That being said, this new song has ESG‘s “UFO” on it, so it’s good money.

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P-Money feat. Roc Marciano – The Professional

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New Zealand’s P-Money, who’s been down since the UN album, just leaked this cut with Roc Marciano. It’s a keeper.

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Marco Polo feat. Rakim – What’s Wrong
Friday March 08th 2013,
Filed under: Newest Latest,Rap Veterans,Steady Bootleggin',Strong Island
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Following the blueprint of the first Port Authority LP, Marco Polo is releasing an complimentary mixtape of material that couldn’t be included on his second solo project for whatever reason. Here’s a vaulted Rakim track from 2009 to provide a first look at Newport Authority 2, before Port Authority 2 drops in spring.

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Video: Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon The Chef – Apollo Kids [J. Force Revisit]

Video revisit for J.Force‘s version of “Apollo Kids”, courtesy of Eroc Nyc.

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Video: Prince Paul and DJ Pforreal – Paul Vs. Paul, Part 4
Sunday March 03rd 2013,
Filed under: Art of Facts,Old Moufs,Sizzle-chest,Strong Island,Video Clips
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More Dew Doo Man madness.

The duo debate important topics such as dance styles, workouts, slang, mustaches, Auto-Tune, and analog vs digital reverb.

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Video: Unsung – The EPMD Episode
Thursday February 07th 2013,
Filed under: Great Moments In Rap,Rap Veterans,Strong Island,TV,Video Clips
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The latest episode of TVOne‘s Unsung.This is TV done correctly.

via HHW.

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Video: Public Enemy – I Stand Accused [The Source Diss]
Saturday February 02nd 2013,
Filed under: Strong Island,The 90's Files,Video Clips
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Here’s the video that Public Enemy made to fire back at some negative coverage in The Source, as mentioned by Shecky Green in the second part of his interview. File this with the Cypress Hill songs about The Source and Rodney O‘s Fuck New York album.

Thanks to Thomas Rock for pointing this out.

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Bumpy Knuckles – Peep the Resume
Tuesday January 29th 2013,
Filed under: Newest Latest,Rap Veterans,Steady Bootleggin',Streaming-Only,Strong Island
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Freddie Foxxx lists his extensive discography over a loop you might remember from Tragedy‘s Still Reportin’ album. Produced by Wayne Ski.

Spotted at ego trip.

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Rakim – Bring It On [unreleased, 1995]

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Producer Dominic Owen has opened his vaults for some mid-90′s Rakim action. Act like you know.

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