TROWBACK JOINT OF THE WEEK

This time we have the classic song from Murs "Badman" released album 3:16 in 2004 along side producer 9th Wonder. Enjoy!!!

Album Release!!!

This time is Blaq Poet with his new prject along side Dj Premier named "Tha BalqPrint" Another Classic Cd for Ya to bump!!!!

1. I-Gettin (Prod. by DJ Premier)
2. U Phucc'D Up (Feat. KL) (Prod. by Easy Mo Bee)
3. Ain't Nuttin' Changed (Prod. by DJ Premier)
4. What's The Deal? (Prod. by DJ Premier)
5. Legendary Pt. 1 (Feat. Nick Javas & NYGz) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
6. Hood Crazy (Prod. by DJ Premier)
7. Voices (Prod. by DJ Premier)
8. Hate (Feat. N.O.R.E.) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
9. Sichuwayshunz (Prod. by Gemcrates)
10. Stretch Marks And Cigarette Burns (Feat. Panchi & Imani Montana) (Prod. by DJ Premier)11. S.O.S. (Prod. by DJ Premier)
12. Let The Guns Blow
13. Don't Give A Fucc (Prod. by DJ Premier)
14. Rap Addiction (Feat. Lil' Fame & Shabeeno) (Prod. by DJ Premier)
15. Never Goodbye (Tribute to KL) (Prod. by DJ Premier)

-BUY IT AT: http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=YYR200802CD

Out In The Streets!!!

Fresh Out the Oven!!!! Is the New Album of the Wu!!!The Wu-Tang is the most influential and longest running group in hip-hop. If your a true Hip Hop Head you most have this album in your collection.

1. Redemption
2. Kill Too Hard f. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace
3. The Abbot f. RZA
4. Harbor Masters f. Ghostface Killah, AZ and Inspectah Deck
5. Sheep State f. RZA
6. Radiant Jewels f. Raekwon, Cormega and Sean Price
7. Supreme Architecture f. RZA
8. Evil Deeds f. Ghostface Killah, RZA and Havoc
9. Wise Men f. RZA
10. I Wish You Were Here f. Ghostface Killah and Tre Williams
11. Fatal Hesitation
12. Ill Figures f. Raekwon, M.O.P. and Kool G Rap
13. Free Like ODB f. RZA
14. Sound The Horns f. Inspectah Deck, Sadat X and U-God
15. Enlightened Statues f. RZA
16. NYC Crack f. RZA
17. One Last Question…

--buy album at: http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?=Wu-Tang-Clan-AZ-Cormega-Havoc-Kool-G.-Rap-Masta-Ace-M.O.P.-Sadat-X-Sean-Price-Chamber-Music-E1-Entertainment&UPC=KOC4215CD

EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!! IT JUST DROP!!! NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!!

Jay-Z's "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)" Official Video!!!!

NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!!!

Here we have the first single of MC Blaq Poet named "Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed" from his new album The Blaqprint that is dropping out tommorow!!! you gotta cop that!!!

EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO!!!

This time is the second single of Meth & Red "Mrs. International" from their new album Blackout 2 that is in stores now!!!!

New Music Releases!!!

(Wu Tang Clan) Ghostface, RZA & Havoc - Evil Deeds off their new album Chamber Music dropping out tommorow!!!

BIGGEST HIP HOP EVENT!!!

Dont forget your tickets to biggest Hip Hop Event in History!!!!!


Toronto, ONT, CAN - Sunday July 5th - Molson Amphitheatre

Washington, DC - Sunday July 12th - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Boston, MA - Saturday July 18th - Comcast Center

New York, NY - Sunday July 19th - Jones Beach Theater

Vancouver, BC, CAN - Saturday August 1st - Deer Lake Park

Calgary, AB, CAN - Sunday August 2nd - Shaw Millennium Park

Denver, CO - Thursday August 6th - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Los Angeles, CA - Saturday August 8th San Manuel Amphitheatre

San Francisco, CA - Sunday August 9th Shoreline Amphitheatre


--Click here to purchase your tickets: http://www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells

Poetry Sundays

Check out this video of Dead Prez and their unique style of poetry. These guys are true Hip Hop revolutionaries. This poetry session is titled "4 The Hood" I wish it was longer, we hope you enjoy today's poetry session and drop a comment!

International Hip Hop - Cuban Scene!!!!!

As everyone knows hip hop has spread quickly around the world, what started in one corner has spread rapidly to many nations. From know on every Saturday we will be posting information about hip hop scenes around the world, we will be talking about their hip hop culture and artists. For Our first post, Villain and I decided to do it on Cuban Hip Hop Which both of us are big fans of. First were going post two documentary videos that are about their scene and then music videos from their biggest artists.
(the videos have subtitles)



NOW WE HAVE TWO VIDEOS OF CUBAN HIP HOP ARTISTS

FIRST IS A VIDEO FROM RANDY ACOSTA, WHAT WE CONDIDER THE BEST MC OF CUBA. THE SONG IS CALLED REFUGIADO (REFUGEE).


SECOND ONE IS FROM ONE OF CUBAN FINEST MC ALDO FROM THE GROUP LOS ALDEANOS. THE SONG IS CALLED MISERIA HUMANA (HUMAN MISERY)


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Distant Relatives Preview!!!

This is the New Project That Nas is been cooking with along side Reggae Artist Damian Marley. The theme of this project is heavily revolve around Africa, from ancestry and poverty. So True Headz out there be on the look out for this new album that will be dropping soon!!!!!

Exclusive Video from Kurious Jorge

Kurious Jorge Featuring MC Serch and MF Doom - Benetton!! This is a ill track that is in Kurious New Ablum (II).This is what I'm talkin about. REAL HIP HOP! It ain't about the money or glitzy videos. RYHMES & BEATS.

Freestyle Friday

Check out this freestyle from The Roots member Black Thought. This freestyle is strictly off his head notice how he raps about things Questlove mentions. Please enjoy this freestyle and comment.

NEW FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD!!

Immortal Technique feat. AKIR - In Time Remix

Click this link to download it for free: http://www.myspace.com/windows?homepage=immortaltechnique

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: KURIOUS JORGE

Kurious Jorge an Underground Hip Hop MC from New York.Kurious Jorge is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, and grew up in Spanish Harlem.He debuted in 1991 on Powerule's "Young Stars from Nowhere". He then appeared on Pete Nice and DJ Richie Rich's album Dust to Dust. The duo helped Kurious get a record deal with Columbia Records via Bobbito and Pete Nice's Hoppoh imprint. In 1992, he released his first single, "Walk Like a Duck". In 1994, Kurious released his debut album A Constipated Monkey, which featured the hit singles "I'm Kurious" and "Uptown Shit". Despite the success of the singles, the album was not commercially successful.

Shortly after the album's release, Kurious seemingly disappeared from the music scene. In 1999, he reemerged on MF DOOM's album Operation: Doomsday on the track "?" and contributed a track to a Monsta Island Czars Mixtape, under the alias Biollante.

Amalgam Digital reissued A Constipated Monkey with bonus tracks in 2007.

In June 25th, 2009 will be the release of the long awaited official sophomore album from this underground NYC legend. "II" features appearances from fellow underground heroes MF DOOM, Max B and a special reunion with the legendary MC Serch. The album also features boom bap production from VIC and Platinum selling producer Dame Grease.

-Info Porvided by wikipedia.com and ughh.com

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO OF KURIOUS JORGE - A BRAND NEW DAY (II ALBUM)


II (ALBUM) IN STORES NOW!!!!!!!!!

1. Intro
2. Take What Is Given
3. Back With Vic
4. Work It
5. Sittin' In My Car
6. Drinks In The Air feat. Vanessa Liftwig
7. Animals And Horses
8. Benneton feat. MC Serch, MF DOOM, Kadi Amin
9. Rain On Me feat. Co Campbell
10. Wake Up feat. Vanessa Liftwig
11. Smiling
12. Brand New Day feat. Dave Dar (Bamboo Brothers)
13. Mysterious feat. Rell
14. New Heights
15. Back From Up Under feat. Max B
16. Is This The End
17. Prosperous feat. Co Campbell

Cop the Album here: http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=ADIG08003CD

D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)

...thats the name of the new song by Jay Z. Real Hip Hop In Here!!!!

NEW EXCLUSIVE VIDEO!!!!!!

TALIB KWELI FT. HI TEK - BACK AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Talib Kweli + Hi Tek-Reflection Eternal -Back Again-Vid Premiere


COO THE NEW SINGLE HERE

New Album Realeses Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

U-God "DOPIUM"

Track Listings and featurings

1. Train Trussle w/ Ghostface Killah & Scotty Wotty
2. God Is Love w/ Cappadonna & Killah Priest
3. Stomp Da Roach w/ GZA & Scotty Wotty
4. Lipton w/ Mike Ladd
5. Cocaine w/ Raekwon & Slaine
6. Magnum Force w/ Jim Jones & Sheek Louch
7. Hips
8. Wu-Tang w/ Method Man
9. Dopium
10. Rims Pokin' Out w/ Leatha Face
11. New Classic w/ Extra P [prod by Extra P]
12. Stomp Da Roach REMIX w/ GZA, Scotty Wotty & Bloody Beetroots
13. Dopium REMIX w/ Yuksek
14. Hips REMIX w/ Felix Cartel

New Album titled "Dopium" by U-God
to buy this album go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Dopium-U-God/dp/B0029LJAF4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1245780137&sr=1-1


Dead Prez & Green Lantern "PULSE OF THE PEOPLE"


Track Listings
1 WRBG
2 Runnin Wild
3 Don’t Hate My Grind featuring Bun B
4 Warpath featuring Ratfink
5 Gangsta, Gangster featuring Styles P
6 Afrika Hot !
7 NYPD featuring Johnny Polygon
8 Summer Time
9 Refuse to Lose featuring Chuck D and Avery Storm
10 Life Goes On
11 Helpful
12 Pulse
13 Stimulus Plan
14 My Dirty Valentine

New Album by Dead Prez titled "The Pulse of The People"
to purchase this album go to http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_0_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pulse+of+the+people&x=0&y=0&sprefix=pulse+of+the+

Throwback joint of the week

This song is titled "Where I'm From" by the Grammy Award winning group Digable Planets. They brought a unique sound to hip hop by fusing jazz with hip hop. The group had 3 members Ladybug Mecca, Butterfly, and Doodlebug. This song in particular was released off their 1993 debut album titled Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space). Enjoy the old school joint of the week and drop your opinion.

NEW EXCLUSIVE SONG!!!!!!

NAS - FILM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


THIS SONG IS HOT!!!!

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New Music Releases!!!

Dead Prez "Refuse To Lose" ft. Chuck D & Avery Storm




Wu Tang Clan "Kill Too Hard




U GOD - MAGNUM FORCE (FT) JIM JONES, SHEEK LOUCH

Poetry Sunday!!!! - Talib Kweli

As We All know, Hip Hop came from Poetry, so here you have a great poem by Brooklyn MC Talib Kweli!!! enjoy

NEW VIDEO!!!!! Mos Def - Casa Bey

This is the Official Video of Mos Def's The Ecstatic(album). Casa Bey!!!! Enjoy!!!

Freestyle Friday

This is to showcase true freestyles, a lot of rappers spit written verses and call them freestyles, and sometimes they have a hype man finishing their rhymes. Free styling can be done in a battle form, a cipher, or just spitting about anything, just as long as it's not pre-written or stolen. A true freestyle has mistakes, and is can focus on things that are in the MC's current environment check out this video of Common and you'll understand what a true freestyle is.

Dead Prez "The Pulse of the People"

The duo Dead Prez is comprised of stic.man and M-1, the two met in Tallahassee, Fl while attending college at FAMU. Dead Prez is known for having more politically conscious lyrics, they also touch on topics such as police brutality, African unity, capitalism, and revolution just to name a few. Dead Prez made their debut on 2000 with their album "Lets Get Free" which featured the upbeat song "Hip Hop". They have released 2 albums since then and are supposed to release 2 albums in 2009. There is no word on when "Information Age" will drop but listeners can anticipate the album with DJ Green Lantern titled "Pulse of the People"(Turn Off The Radio Vol.3) to drop June 29th, 2009. For those of you who have never heard Dead Prez check out this unofficial video.



To find out more info about Dead Prez and their new album please visit http://www.deadprez.com/

New Joint From Sadat X

Here we have the first single of New York MC Sadat X. This Time bringing you the new track that he is been cooking for a long time along side with Cl Smooth. Nuthin is a dope track filled with great lyrics and a old school flavor beat.

Also Dont Forget to cop the new Album of Sadat X - Brand New Bein' that is in stores NOW!!!!!!


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Album Review - AZ LEGENDARY

AZ IS BACK!!!!
AZ making a big return with his 8th Album Legendary. Legendary dropped the 2nd of June by Real Talk Ent. This album has features from Sheek Louch and Hell Rell and beats by Cozmo, Hollis and Maxwell Smart. This Project has 14 great tracks with great Lyrics and Great beats and for me is consider the best album of the year.

Ratings = 5/5

Tracklist:
01. Da Truth
02. Before It’s All Said & Done
03. Livin’ the Life
04. Boy Meets Girl (featuring Sheek Louch)
05. Bottom Line
06. Refuse 2 Die
07. Dreams Come True
08. Good for Nothing
09. Supply & Demand
10. Money Makes the World Go Round
11. What Up (featuring Sheek Louch & Hell Rell)
12. Poll With the Villains
13. Get Money
14. I Told You


To Buy -http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-AZ/dp/B0025X4P38/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1245273591&sr=8-1

Single -- AZ - What Up (ft. Sheek Louch & Hell Rell)

Single AZ - What Up (ft. Sheek Louch & Hell Rell)

NEW SINGLE!!! by Termanology - Nothing Iz Real

NOTHING IZ REAL!!!! IS FIRE!!!!!!!!



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Old School Joint of the Day

TALIB KWELI & HI TEK - THE BLAST

The second single off of Talib Kweli’s 2000 release Reflection Eternal (Train of Thought). Reflection Eternal is also a group comprised of Talib Kweli and the producer Hi-Tek. This song is entitled “The Blast”, please enjoy the Throwback song of the day and look forward to tomorrows album review.

Creators!!

Basement Metaphors is a blog spot that was created by Luis, and Steven. The two meet at Broward College in a computer class. Their love of Hip Hop and music in general lead them to create an outlet for the Real and Underground Hip Hop movement. What they hope to accomplish through Basement Metaphors is a place for other people who are passionate about Hip Hop can come and discuss topics, share ideas and express themselves through Hip Hop.


Luis “Fino” Alvarez was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and grew up in Caguas, Puerto Rico. While in Puerto Rico, Luis was influenced by the local rap scene. Puerto Rico being a Mecca for Latino Hip Hop and has a very strong underground hip hop scene. Luis moved to the U.S. at the age of 12 and it was easy for him to distinguish between the mainstream and real MC’s that the U.S. had to offer. Staying true to his roots Luis still listens to MC’s that rap in Spanish as well as English.



Steven “Villain” Pierre-Louis was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti but unfortunately after political violence broke out his parents moved to Florida while he was 2. Steven was put on to rap by his older brother who at the time was listening to albums such as Illmatic, Enter the 36 Chambers, etc.. As Steven got older he was surprised to see how big of a rap scene Haiti has and enjoys listening to Creole Hip Hop and French Hip Hop as well as in English.

What is Hip Hop?

Here I found two great videos about What is Hip Hop?. The purpose of this post is to Inform people on the Culture and the Essence of Hip Hop. If you have comments about this videos please do so in the comment box. Thank You

WELCOME

Welcome !!!!