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Raaaaaaaandy Mixtape Is On the Way!

xplosive — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:44:44 +0000

Aziz Ansari has recently become one of my favorite comics. His character, Tom Haverford, on Parks & Recreation steals every scene that he’s featured in and Ansari’s recent stand-up special Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, is required viewing for anyone that visits my place. The icing on the cake is that he’s a hip-hop aficionado, who constantly works rap references into his routine.

As you’ll see in the video below, Aziz also dabbles in turntablism and knows his stuff based on a recent interview he did with TurntableLab.

Like most hip-hop projects, his upcoming mixtape has encountered a delayed release date, but I’m betting the final product is going to be well worth the wait.

Here’s an update on the Raaaaaaaandy mixtape I’m working on with Dave Sitek. We’ve been working hard on it and I’m very excited. We may not meet the originally announced February 2010 release date, but has any great rap album come out when it was originally supposed to?

If you weren’t aware of this project at all, more info is here: http://bit.ly/7lerqT

Big L “Put It On” (VIDEO)

xplosive — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:46:31 +0000

I just found out there was a video for this track. Every line on this track is a hip-hop quotable. One of my favorite cuts EVER!

Big L Rest In Peace

1974-1999

Chris Matthews is One Scotch Away From Being Ron Burgundy

xplosive — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:48:16 +0000

Stephen Colbert Says the Word Negro

xplosive — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:12:24 +0000

New Big Sean x Mike Posner Videos

xplosive — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:05:39 +0000

I saw both of these guys perform last week at a packed venue in Chapel Hill. I got tipped about the show by my homie Corey from Beats & Bombs, who also tipped me off about this new Big Sean video and I decided to explore what the hype was about.

Both of these artists are names that I have seen growing in popularity over the past few months on the blog circuit, but I was certainly shocked by the crowd they pulled. Rather than a bunch of dudes in neon-colored Supras and skinny jeans, as I was expecting due to the blog hype, the venue was split about 80/20 female (beautiful females I might add) and the entire place had more energy than about 90% of the shows I attended during my time in New York.

The sound of these artists, combined with opening act 2am Club, who sounded like a pop-friendlier version of Gym Class Heroes, seems to signal another growing genre of hip-hop music that is blurring the lines between college rock and rap. It’s about as far away from your Rick Ross’s and Young Jeezy’s of the game as you can get, but I think there’s room at the table for everybody.

Big Sean “Rollin’/ Say You Will” (Official Video)

Click below for Mike Posner’s “Drug Dealer Girl” video

Mike Posner “Drug Dealer Girl”

“Drug Dealer Girl” OFFICIAL VIDEO

Mike Posner | MySpace Music Videos

Shaun Boothe “Unauthorized Biography of Sean Combs” (Video)

xplosive — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:07:34 +0000

I really think this Shaun Boothe cat is going to do big things. I posted up a collaboration he did with Amanda Diva called Music Man back in April (see Shaun Boothe feat. Amanda Diva “Music Man” (VIDEO)) and I’ve continued to be impressed with the stuff he’s delivered since then.

He’s got a sense of creativity that is certainly outside the box in terms of mainstream hip-hop, yet his songs and videos don’t get overly artistic, which will usually translate into something more recognizable as backpack or emo rap and bore me to death.

His latest project, Unauthorized Biography of Sean Combs, is a video dedication to the career of P.Diddy, as told through Sean’s raps and the accompanying visuals. This is the 6th Biography video in a 12 part series and he states the next story will highlight the career of Oprah. Side note: Did Oprah get her hip-hop pass reinstated?

Zach Galifianakis Interviews Conan O’Brien

xplosive — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:45:48 +0000

This is part of a series on Funny or Die titled Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis. Enjoy!

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis from Between Two Ferns

B.o.B aka Bobby Ray “No Mans Land” (VIDEO)

xplosive — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:32 +0000

It seems like I’ve been saying this dude is going to be the next to blow up in the hip-hop world for 2 years now (see Do You Know Who B.o.B. is Yet?). I recently described B.o.B. as the biggest hip-hop artist no one has ever heard of, due to his success in major placements for his music and sponsorships.

Well, it appears that he’s finally getting a push, as a video surfaced last week with Bobby Ray and Atlantic Records President Julie Greenwald clowning around about the label finally being ready to back him.

His debut album will reportedly drop in April 2010. I’m already excited.

Kitten Mittens Commercial

xplosive — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:26:41 +0000

Is your cat clawing at your furnitures? Think there’s no answer? You’re so stupid!

Lupe Fiasco Crashes Redman and Method Man Show

xplosive — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:52:17 +0000

This video brought a smile to my face. While sometimes crashing the stage uninvited may not be embraced by those performing (what up Lil Mama), Red & Meth seemed to thoroughly enjoy Lupe popping up from the DJ booth as they closed out their set in Chicago the other night. Peep the video and read the first-hand account about how it went down after the jump.

After Meth crowd surfed for the fifth time and Reggie Noble jumped off a 20 foot tall speaker, they winded their set down with a Chicago instrumental….which just so happened to be Lupe’s “Kick Push”. Now, as Meth and Red were saying their goodbye’s with Soundtrakk’s soundtrack playing in the background, a shadowy figure emerged from behind the curtains and stormed the DJ booth. I was in the balcony so I couldn’t make out exactly who it was – but once he skipped the record and snatched the mic from the DJ, we all knew who was in the house. And seriously, Meth and Red were as stunned and suprised as the crowd. – Andrew

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