The Music Tank

Longtime favorite producer of mine, Nottz, is getting ready to put out his first solo effort as an MC titled You Need This Music. On the first single Shine so Brite, Nottz pays hommage to J Dilla. The video also has some crazy visuals, check it out. You Need this Music coming soon.

Coming back with the throwback flavors is a feature on the Lost Boyz. The group composed of Mr. Cheeks (lead vocals), Freaky Tah (vocals), DJ Spigg Nice & Pretty Lou hails from the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York and were active right upon Freaky Tah’s tragic passing in 1999. During that span, they [...]

Here is a dope-brand-new video form Kardinal Offishall whose building up to the release of his next album Mr. International. Directed by Chris G.

Seems like “tagged commercial” rapper David Banner is hooking up with “underground extraordinaire” producer 9th Wonder for a soon to be released Mixtape project titled Death of a Pop Star. The mixtape should follow soon but until then you can’t test the waters with the track Slow Down right below also available for download.

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Well it looks like 2010 releases are on the right side of the track. One of the first album that is catching our attention is the return of the psychadelic animated group Gorillaz. The band will follow up 2005’s Demon Days with their third album Plastic Beach. As always, Gorillaz will surroung themselves with numerous [...]

Once again I’ve decided to put up a Top 10 list of my favorite albums of the past year. Let’s just say that 2009 has been a good year musically. Accompanying each selection is a intricate brief description as well as “Notable” tracks, which are basically my 3 favorite songs off my favorite albums.
10. Kev [...]

A brand new video from Freeway + Jake One is out for their single Know What I Mean. The rapper and producer are hooking up for a full length LP titled Stimulus Package due out in February.

It just seems natural that this column get a shot in the arm during the sharing part of the year: the holidays. I’ve had the pleasure to enjoy Kev Brown’s “Random Joints EP” for over a month now (available on iTunes) and it’s the man himself that will grace our ears for a while again.
Metazon [...]

Here is the brand new video for the ill Mos Def song Supermagic off The Ecstatic.

Somalia-bred/Toronto adoptee singer-songwriter K’naan just got a huge stint of publicity. His song Wavin Flag, off his critically acclaimed Troubadour album, has been selected as the official anthem of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup. I figure that this will be huge for K’naan’s career. The song has been somewhat modified (as you can witness [...]

Back in the late 80’s, getting a publicist to put the good word out on your craft was not as easy or well seen as it is now today. Although most artists still use such staff, the trend is heavily gearing towards self-promotion with tools like personal blogs, facebook & Twitter. Call them precursors or [...]

Here is the brand new video from k-os for his single I wish I knew Natalie Portman, a track featuring Saukrates & Nelly Furtado. The video puts k-os, Saukrates and a package in a Dukes of Hazzard type of setting. Crazy visuals!

Now what the hell is this!? Ok, so basically, Damon Dash (of Roc-a-Fella fame) decides to meet up with The Black Keys with a project in mind. He then uses all of his rap industry connections to hook the keys with eminent rappers to do their thing. The name of the the project? Blakroc.

Patrick Carney [...]

Distortion 2 Static sat down with Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek to discuss many things including their upcoming album, Twitter and popping bottles.

The track Relax is the first single off the Digital EP Portable Payback. Portable Payback consists of former Jurassic 5 MCs Zaakir aka Soup & Marc7. The EP is available online, via the iTunes store and other websites.