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Today marks the 20th anniversary of “Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” by the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. “36 Chambers” is definitely my favorite hip hop album of all time and it changed the entire landscape of rap music when it dropped back in 1993. Check out the LP’s first single “Protect Ya Neck” below. [audio:http://www.trackblasters.com/downloads/WuTangClanPROTECTYANECKBLOODYVERSION.mp3]
Read moreTwenty years after releasing ‘Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers,’ Method Man returns to Staten Island’s Park Hill Projects to detail how he became known as a rapper, the recording of the legendary album, and his special technique of serving drugs to customers in automobiles.
Read moreMarco Polo will release his new album “PA 2: The Directors Cut” on November 12th. Here is a free stream of the entire thing. Pre-order now on iTunes, if you like what you hear.
Read moreHere’s another cut off Eddie’s “Paper Piff & Polo” project dropping 11/12.
Read moreGreen gives Jay-Z’s “Show Me What You Got” the bootleg treatment on this new trapmix. via NR
Read moreMister Cee dedicated today’s Throwback at Noon mix to a true New York legend, Heavy D. Marking two years since his untimely passing, The Finisher compiled an hour’s worth of classic records from the Heavy D & the Boyz frontman. R.I.P. Dwight Errington Myers. Download here via Miss Info
Read moreM.B.D.R. is proud to present Roc Marciano’s “The Sacrifice” produced by Madlib off Roc’s new project “The Pimpire Strikes Back“.
Read moreG Rap & Necro liberate another one off their upcoming collabo project.
Read moreRest in peace Heavy D.
Read moreWhen interviewing Eminem recently, Sway asked Em who the top 5 greatest were. One of the first names he mentioned was, Kool G Rap. We had the pleasure of having the legendary Kool G Rap in the studio with Necro to humbly speak about major influences that have impacted their careers. If you’re not familiar with Kool G, he is one of the greatest of our times, with tracks like: Men at Work, Road to Riches, Streets of New York. Sway got in depth with the Kool G about the first time he wrote a rap, what initially inspired him, how he linked with first label, and which rappers in the game he is currently vibing to. “The first time I ever was in the presence of hip-hop I was nine years old…. Instamatic love for it, hip-hop is just that influential,” said Cool G when asked about his first interaction with hip-hop. Necro also spoke to us about the ways that G Rap has influenced him and his intellectual craft, and he doesn’t let it go unnoticed. Peep The Godfathers (Necro x Kool G Rap), spit their track ‘Heart Attack,’ live on Sway in the Morning. For the last piece of our interview, catch the ‘5 Fingers of Death’ King Papoose give us a call to speak to Kool G as well as his project, “Hoodie Season,” and Kool G salutes Papoose for his ‘Kendrick Control Respose.” Part 2 & 3 after the jump.
Read moreQ-Borough spitter Nutso gets set for the release of his latest mixtape effort, Western Union, hosted by the incomparable DJ Skee and DJ Nik Bean. In promotion for Nutso’s westward expansion, we’re pleased to let the leash off the project’s debut leak “Phuk It!,” the “Atomic Dog” inspired bi-coastal anthem, produced by Reef and featuring Compton’s Problem and Bad Lucc. ‘Western Union’ becomes available for free download on November 15th.
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