Trust me on this, these cats Move.meant outta LA are a group you need to hear. I know it's incredibly early, but this album could quiet possibly be my favourite album by the years end.
Because it's pretty damn good...
Check my review for the album & three downloadable tracks as well...
While the name Marco Polo probably doesn't ring any bells (musically wise...), you've been hearing the Toronto native for a while now. Whether it's on Masta Ace's A Long Hot Summer album or the new Boot Camp Click release, or with his much respected crew The Beat Society. Marco Polo has...
I been showing some love to the Texas area lately on my site, here's a few reviews ya'll should check out. I included audio, in case ya'll wondering who these cats are.
Rapid Ric - Whut It Dew 4 Review
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/02/rapid-ric-whut-it-dew-4.html
Lil Tex - I Got...
Just letting everyone know, that I've decided to expand my site a little. The first step being to encorporate some other writers into my site. Since my site's launch in September I've been the sole writer for the site, but I think now is the time to expand and get some other writers to...
This cats got some fucking HEAT, jerzey rap at its finest. If you ain't ever checked him I put up 3 tracks from his album 'Hunger Strike'...check the audio & the review on the album here:
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/silent-knight-hunger-strike.html
How long have you been producing?
I’ve seriously been doing it since ’98. I actually started off rhyming and then got into the beats around ’96. I saw my man make em and then I saw how he did it. You know the pause/stop mixing and stuff and then gradually worked up. Later on I got into it a lot...
New joints from:
Smif N Wessun
Masta Ace
Fabolous
Common
Access Immortal
Chamillionaire
Check them out!:
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/singles-report-jan-11-23.html
Review for the new Hell Razah (of Sunz Of Man, Black Market Militia etc...) album up on my page now:
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/hell-razah-renassaince-child-review.html
Make sure you you go out and cop the album on release date.
Thanks to Ivan Merkin for the review, he'll be...
Thanks to Preach Jacobs again, who's now a part of the Certified Hip Hop team. Expect a lot more from him in the near future, in the meantime here's his interview with Sean Paul (the reggae artist, not the Young Blood)
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/sean-paul-interview.html
Just letting everyone know, that I've decided to expand my site a little. The first step being to encorporate some other writers into my site. Since my site's launch in September I've been the sole writer for the site, but I think now is the time to expand and get some other writers to...
Shit came out real good, much thanks to my boy Fenix who was able to do the interview on behalf of my site (doing phone interviews from Melbourne to the states would make me bankrupt haha)
Check the interview here:
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/sean-price-interview.html
They currently in the studio, done two joints so far.
Check here for info + audio:
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/sean-price-guilty-simpson-black-milk.html
Kardinal Offishal just signed with Akons Konvict Music label, after numerous reports G-Unit was attempting to sign him. Good move from Kardinal, to try and break Canadian hip hop into American markets...something that hasn't really been done yet despite Canada producing some talented artists in...
The Dilla song is heat it's off the Ruff Draft EP which is being re-released in March, I also got some more news on the Stones Throw 10 year anniversary album being released later this month.
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/madvillian-toy-figure-stones-throw-info.html
Here's a weekly feature I'm going to be doing up on my site, going to briefly review all the new joints out there & let ya'll download them as well.
This one has new tracks from Sean Price, Clyde Carson, Karniege, Nas, Joe Budden, Ras Kass & SunN.Y.
Check that out here...
Tracklisting (album title in brackets)
CD1:
1. J-Zone Intro
2. AZ - The Format (The Format)
3. Ghostface Killah - Ghost Is Back (More Fish)
4. Method Man Feat. Lauryn Hill - Say (4:21 The Day After)
5. Cunninlynguists Feat. Cee-Lo Green - Caved In (A Piece of Strange)
6. Vakill -...
http://certifiedhiphop.blogspot.com/2007/01/styles-p-finally-off-interscope.html
Thank god
Not too suprised to see a new album so soon either, doubt that'll get pushed back. He's probably already got enough material for the new album done already.
I been tryna put cats onto Skyzoo since I first heard dude's 'City's Favorite' mixtape back from early 2005, where the New York native displayed an easy laid back flow filled with sharp punchlines & smart multis. And with production from the likes of J-Dilla & Khrysis on the mixtape, Skyzoo...