TAG: Common

Jan09

Check Out DJ Premier’s Top 25 Albums of 2011

We might be nicely settled into 2012, but that doesn’t mean there’s not room for one more Best of 2011 list, especially when that list comes from DJ Premier. Of course, like all vinyl junkies, Preemo doesn’t actually stick to the assigned 25. How many of these Premier-approved records did you check last year?

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Aug24

Rock the Bells 2011 Review

Nas and Badu Reign On This Epic Day Of Hip-Hop 

With triumphs by Nas and Erykah Badu, let downs from Black Star and Lauryn Hill, and missing pieces with Wu-Tang Clan, Rock the Bells 2011 was as exciting, confusing and controversial as the hip-hop generation that it celebrates.

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Jun28

Common & Cocaine 80’s – Summer Madness (Prod. No I.D.)

Here is some brand new Common over a No I.D. beat from a new project called The Pursuit EP which came out of nowhere. It is rumored that the Cocaine 80s is a collective comprised of No I.D., Common, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba and “many more”. You can download The Pursuit EP here, all it will cost you is a tweet.

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Oct26

G.O.O.D. Music – 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher

Listen to Kanye West, Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean & Common kill it for the 2010 BET Hip-Hop awards!

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Oct07

New Hip-Hop Book By URB Photog Mike Schreiber

Over the past two decades, URB has worked with some pretty amazing photographers, many of whom have gone on to have their work celebrated on gallery walls and in the pages of some very nice photo books. Hip-hop lensman Mike Schreiber is the latest URB vet to get the coffee table treatment. His first book, True Hip-Hop comes out on October 26, featuring, “photos (some previously unpublished) that I’ve taken over the past 12 years, along with some personal stories and anecdotes.” …MORE

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