NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!! Brother Ali - Us

The new album by Brother Ali available worldwide September 22nd.

NEW SINGLES BY HAVOC!!!! H IS BACK!!

H is Backhttp://www.mediafire.com/?jmli1h1iohw
Always Have a Choice http://www.mediafire.com/?nngjtyzi1dj

NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!! Joell Ortiz - Food For Thought

NEW SINGLE!! Nino Bless f. Skyzoo, Ras Kass, Rhymefest & Scram Jones - Boom Bap Shit prod. by Madlib

The first leak off Nino’s highly anticipated mixtape, The Nomads, over all Madlib production. The project is (100%) dropping in August!!!!!!

NEW SINGLE!!!! Crooked I - 8-11 pt.2

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SET TO BE RELEASE!!!!

Yes, We are talking about the long waited album from Raekwon "Only Builts For Cuban Linx II". This Album was first announce in 2005, but due to problems with the record label, productions and sample clearance issues kept it from being rellease. But Now is ready and cooked for all hip hop fans!!! THE ALBUM WILL BE IN STORES SEPTEMBER 8!!! FINALLY!!!

Potential Tracks for the Album
1. "Return to the North Star" (featuring Papa Wu)
2. "House of Flying Daggers" (featuring Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man)
3. "Sonny's Missing"
4. "Pyrex Vision"
5. "Cold Outside" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Suga Bang Bang)
6. "Godfather" (featuring Inspectah Deck)
7. "New Wu" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Method Man)
8. "Penitentiary" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
9. "Criminology 09" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
10. "Fat Lady Sings
11. "Canal Street"
12. "10 Bricks" (featuring Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah)
13. "G-hide" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
14. "Rockstar" (featuring Inspectah Deck, GZA)
15. "Catalina" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
16. "40 Deuce" (featuring Jadakiss, Styles P)
17. "Walk With Me" Scram Jones
18. "We Will Rob You" (featuring GZA, Masta Killa, Slick Rick)
19. "Have Mercy" (featuring Beanie Sigel)
20. "Surgical Gloves"
21. "Nigga Me"
22. "Mean Streets" (featuring Inspectah Deck)
23. "Kiss the Ring" (featuring Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa)
24. "Ason Jones"

****LISTEN TO THE PREVIEW FROM THE TRACK SURGICAL GLOVES!!!

Throwback Joint!!!

This weeks throwback joint is "Off The Books" by The Beatnuts. The Beatnuts are currently a Duo from Queens,NY. They are the only Latino members of The Native Tongues. The members are JuJu who is Dominican and Phsyco Les whom is Colombian. The Track also features The late great Puerto Rican rapper Big Pun. Pun helped establish a platform for the NewYoRican hip hop sound. It also features the great Cuban lyricist, Cuban Link. This throwback joint showed the unity of the Latin community in Hip Hop, and proved to the world hip hop had no limits or boundaries and hopefully we can get more groups like this. We hope you enjoy this weeks throwback joint!!

New Music!!!!

Mos uses the same verse from "Quiet Dog" off the estatic but this is a very nice do-over


Single realeased by John Forté after serving 7 years in prison, he came back to show the game his skills.

Jazzy & Loopy

Sundays are supposed to be a day of rest(not that we're trying to preach) and thats why we do poetry on Sundays. We now hope to drop a song with a more mellow and smoth style with some type of jazz influence on Sundays to help you guys relax. Please check out this joints below and let us know what you think!!!

Jazz Addixx- Hip Hop


Life's a bitch produced by L.E.S.


DOOMSDAY sampled Sade's Kiss of life

Poetry Sunday

Check out this video of these 2 talented poets. They express their love for hip hop amd do it in a unique way, as if they are a tape or CD. We hope you enjoy this weeks poetry session and let us know what you think!!

NEW VIDEO!!! Termanology - Nobody's Smilin

Termanology takes it to the streets of MA & NY in this video for "Nobody's Smilin." He pays homage to the legendary Eric B. & Rakim's "Ghetto" record. This is off TIME MACHINE (Hood Politics VI)Album Available September 22 on ST. Records.

NEW JOINT!!! The Roots - How I Got Over

NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!! Dead Prez - Summertime

New Video from the new album Pulse of the People produced by the Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern. ENJOY!!!

Big Pun - Big Pun: The Legacy (Documentary Trailer)

NEW JOINT!!! Krs-One & Buckshot "Survival Skills" featuing DJ Revolution

Throwback Joint

The throwback joint of the week is "Hell On Earth" from the group Mobb Deep. This song was released off their 1997 album Hell On Earth, which many fans consider to be there best album. This album was done from a perspective that hip hop was never done from, having a very dark sound to it. Let us know what you think about this song and what you think about the groups current state.

NEW SINGLE!!! Nino Bless - What’cha Know About Me

COMMING SOON UNTOLD SCRIPTURES 2!!
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NEW SONG!!! Termanology f. Hggnz - Blackberry

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NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!! Jadakiss - Child Abuse

NEW SONG!!! Joell Ortiz - Food For Thought

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NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!!! Poison Pen - BK's Fatboy

NEW SINGLE!! Beastie Boys feat. Nas - Too Many Rappers

MCA, Adrock, Mike D and Nas passing the mic around.
Hot Sauce Committee comes September 15th!

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Poetry Sundays

Check out this weeks poetry session with Wyclef. Wyclef does a good job at keeping the crowd entertained while still getting his point across and making it poetry. We hope you enjoy this weeks poetry session and let us know what you think by leaving a comment

International Saturday!!! South African Hip-Hop

This Time we decided to bring you information about South African Hip-Hop. It took A lot of research but here you have it. enjoy!!!

-South Africa

Although the history of hip hop in Cape Town can be tracked back to the early 1980s, the cultural exchange between the Black United States, the West Indies, and Black South Africa was widespread since the 1800s. Black South African artists were influenced by minstrelsy to swing to bebop and beyond, which was partly in response to British imperialism.[14][15] The political history of Africa plays a predominant role in South African music. It all began in the early 1800s when gold was discovered in Johannesburg. People from different tribes began to migrate to Johannesburg. As a result of the rich diversity of various South African tribes, traditional music of South Africa mixed with European music lead to the development of a different sound. As laws were imposed to isolate each tribe, creating an apartheid, music was different in each tribe. However, one particularly interesting genre of music was mbaqanga which later developed into "bubblegum", which is a mix of African-American and traditional mbaqanga beat. This caused the first wave of political oppression music and anti-apartheid lyrics.[16] As a result, a form of music, named kwaito, developed first in 1995 which allowed artists to express themselves and talk about the many problems in everyday life.[17] The musical and social movement of hip hop in South Africa has grown exponentially in the last two decades, most notoriously in the form of home-grown Kwaito, which is actually a distinct musical genre in itself.

Much of hip hop and Kwaito in South Africa is derived from western beats and tunes mixed with localized rhythms and accents.

Lyrically, South African hip hop is largely reliant on the political landscape from which the country has only recently emerged. If the explicit mention of Apartheid is not offered, lyrics will often revolve around the residue of the political system; such as the prevalence of HIV and AIDS, violence in the major cities, and what it means to be South African.

On the other hand, Kwaito has been seen as more devoted to "positive imagery", taking listeners away from the harsher realities of township life, where it originated. Currently, South African hip hop is beginning to acquire its own musical style. At the same time, individual provinces are developing their own styles of hip hop.

As much as hip hop has grown in South Africa it is still in its infancy in terms of recognition and artists rarely sell well. Differences in styles and approaches to the art have led to the South African market being split into sectors, for example: Cape Town has long been termed South African hip hops birthground with its more politically charged and socially conscious artists, however, in recent years Johannesburgs control of the already small buying market has led to differences between the two areas.

Tracing back to its origins in this country, the youth embraced hip hop and its culture from the United States including its break dancing and graffiti aspects.[18] These styles of expression were the predecessors to the full involvement of music. This was due to the high cost or difficulty in finding music. Economic and political sanctions made finding American music extremely difficult. As one of the major influences on Kwaito, U.S. hip hop albums were seldom imported, but rather sent from relatives outside the country.[19] The embracement of the influence was not all respect however. Many were not happy with the links it had to the "structures the [were] largely responsible for the devastating conditions in the Third World countries."[14] The young people took hip hop and its anger, passion, and style in order to express themselves. They localized the music to express culture, frustration, and hope in order to tell their own stories.[20] When embraced by the older population, that anger and passion was used not only to pass messages against the occurring apartheid, but also to connect with the youth. The music was perfect for this time because it was able to take the language of the underprivileged, parade it, and make it attractive to the point where people took pride in their "style" of music.[14]

Some South African hip hop artists include; Ben Sharpa, Prophets of Da City, Zola, Pro Kid, Trusenz, Proverb and RASHID. Also check out the South African company Afrolution who are one of the pioneers of African Hip hop online and run African Hip Hop TV and African Hip Hop shop. In addition one of South Africa's oldest hip hop portals AfricasGateway were instrumental in laying the foundation for South African hip hop culture to grow.

Info by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_hip_hop#South_Africa


Two Videos Of the Hottest MC's From South Africa

Proverb with his single "Heart"


Ben Sharpa brings you "Hegemony"

Freestyle Friday; The Cipher

The Cipher is a circle off MC's who take turns freestyling on a beat. It is a good way to showcase talent and to compare and contrast MC's. Check out this cipher from The BET awards. This cipher includes all UK rappers. Here are there names in the order they rap, Chipmunk, Giggs,Ghetto and Skepta. Who do you think had the best verse???

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT; Little Brother

Little Brother is a Hip Hop group that consisted of 3 members. Phonte, Big Pooh, and 9th Wonder. 9th Wonder left the group before they recorded "The GetBack". The Group hails from the southern state of North Carolina, and met while attending North Carolina Central University in 1998. At the time they formed a group which they called The Justus League and would later become what today is Little Brother. The group dropped their first album The Listening in 2003, after hearing this LP it showed that the south still had great hip hop. Little Brother are known for their jazzy, loopy beats and slick metaphors. Little Brother later realesed "The Minstrel Show"(2005) and "Getback"(2007) and a mixtape in 2008. The two members have also released solo albums too. Please check out the songs from Little Brother below and tell us what u think!!!

The Way You Do (The Listening)


Good Clothes (Getback)

NEW SONG BY J-LIVE!!!!

J-Live - Super Good (prod. Domingo)

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NEW MUSIC!!

This is his first single off his upcoming album "The Seventh Seal" Rakim - Holy Are You [New 2009], enjoy!!!

Trowback Joint of the Week!!!

This Week is Accordion from Mf Doom. This Song came out in 2004 from the classic Album Madvillainy, who introduce mf doom to a level where the album was classified as the best hip hop album of the the year. watch and enjoy!!

NAS AT ROCK THE BELLS

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

NEW MUSIC VIDEO!! SLAUGHTERHOUSE - THE ONE

Poetry Sunday!!

This time is from actor Dante Basco with a nice an funny poem named "Nikki" enjoy!!

International Saturday

Today's international rap is about a French rap group called "Lunatic". Lunatic consists of 2 members Booba and Ali. Booba is mixed Senegalese and French and Ali is Arab, both are from the urban area of France called Haute de Siene. The French hip hop scene is similar to the early 90's east coast hip hop scene, and its even more evident in Lunatics' music, and to add to France also has the second largest hip hop market and produces the second largest amount of rappers after the U.S.. This group managed to put out what is considered 2 classic hip hop albums in the Francophone rap scene.Unfortunately In 2002 the duo split up for unknown reasons. Booba has since released several platinum albums after the break up and a clothing line and will be featured on 50 cent's next LP. We hope you enjoy this weeks international segment!! Comment us and let us know what you think about French hip hop and the group Lunatic!!!!

this song is titled Pas l'temps pour le regrets"(Not the time for regrets) off their 2002 album "Mauvais Oeil"(Evil/Bad Eye)



This song is titled "Le Crime Paie"(Crime Pays) off their 1996 debut album "Le Crime Paie"



a documentary in English with subtitles

Note worthy track

Check out this ill track off Alchemist's new album "Chemical Warfare". This song is titled "Therapy" and it features Evidence of Dialated Peoples, Blu.This version includes Talib Kweli and Kid Cudi whom for some unknown reason did not make it on the the EP version. This joint is fire with an even better beat to compliment the lyrics!!!. Let us know who had the best verse.

Royce Da 5'9" - The Revival EP

The Revival EP Tracklisting
1. Gun Harmonizing 3:16
2. Count For Nothing 3:37
3. Warriors 5:10
4. Street Hop 2010 2:53

NEW SINGLE!!! Royce Da 5'9 & Slaughterhouse - Warriors



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New Music Video!!! KRS-One & Buckshot - Robot

New Music Video - Chali 2na "Lock Shit Down" Ft Talib Kweli

New Album Release!! ALECHEMIST - CHEMICAL WARFARE

1. INTRO
2. ALC THEME (FEAT. KOOL G RAP)
3. LOSE YOUR LIFE (FEAT. SNOOP DOGG, PUSHA T & JADAKISS)
4. CHEMICAL WARFARE (FEAT. EMINEM)
5. GRAND CONCOURSE BENCHES (FEAT. KRS-ONE)
6. THERAPY (FEAT. EVIDENCE, BLU, TALIB KWEILI & KID CUDI)
7. THAT’LL WORK (FEAT. THREE 6 MAFIA & JUVENILE)
8. SMILE (FEAT. MAXWELL & TWISTA)
9. KEEP THE HEELS ON (FEAT. PRODIGY)
10. ACTS OF VIOLENCE (FEAT. GANGRENE (OHNO AND ALCHEMIST))
11. LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION (FEAT. LIL FAME)
12. SOME GANGSTER SHIT (FEAT. FABOLOUS)
13. ON SIGHT (FEAT. DOGG POUND & LA)
14. TAKE A LOOK BACK
15. UNDER SEIGE (BONUS)

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New Album Release!! Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water

1. Get Focused
2. International f. Beenie Man
3. So Crazy
4. Lock Shit Down f. Talib Kweli
5. Don’t Stop f. Anthony Hamilton
6. Keep Going f. Choklate
7. Comin’ Thru
8. F.O.W.
9. Love’s Gonna Getcha
10. Righteous Way
11. When Will I See You Again f. Elzhi
12. Guns Up f. Damian Marley & Stephen Marley
13. Graff Time
14. Controlled Coincidence f. Kanetic Substance
15. 4 Be Be f. Ming Xia

buy here:http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Outta-Water-Chali-2na/dp/B00274Q2Q8

New Album Release - D-BLOCK “PREPARE FOR GLORY”

Tracklist

1. Hog Tied Feat. Styles P.
2. Back On The Street Feat. Sheek Louch
3. Come All Feat. Bucky, Styles P., Don D. & T.Y.
4. Streets Call’em Bully Feat. Bully
5. 7 Days 6 Nights Feat. T.Y.
6. Zoom Feat. Straws, Bully & Poobs
7. Other Than That Feat. Styles P. & Jadakiss
8. Is What It Is Feat. Don D. & T.Y.
9. Unstoppable Feat. Bucky
10. Thats My Nigga Feat. The LOX (Styles P., Jadakiss & Sheek Louch)
11. Miracle Feat. Large Amount
12. So Many Things Feat. Straws & Poobs
13. Who’s The Target Feat. Styles P. & A.P.
14. Savage Feat. A.P.
15. 456 Feat. Don D. & T.Y.
16. Flame Spitter Feat. Jadakiss
17. Need Bail Feat. Poobs, Trav & Straws
18. Pain Feat. Large Amount & A.P.
19. Ghost Feat. Styles P.

PURCHASE HERE:
http://www.amazon.com/Poobs-Prepare-Glory-D-Block/dp/B001BGTWX8

Throwback joint of the week!

The throwback joint of the week is The Pharcyde's "Passin' me by". The Pharcyde is a hip hop group that was formed in South Central Los Angeles, and had originally 4 members. They first hit the scene in 1991 with their album "Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde" this album reached platinum status and today is considered a hip hop classic especially because it came at a time when East Coast hip hop was gaining dominance. Shout out to Calwyn aka Crimzon for asking to have this as the throwback joint of the week! We hope you all enjoy the throwback joint and let us know what you think!

New Music!

Check out this new song by underground rapper Fashawn, this song is produced by Exile. WHen you first hear the beat its obvious that it's an Exile beat because it sounds similar to something that what on Blu's album "Above The Clouds". The song has a good concept though non the less.



Check out this Ill Dj Premier remix to the song "Go SLow" by Seven, this song also features Brooklyne MC Talib Kweli, This songs mellow mood and melodic loops makes it an instant classic, hope you enjoy!

Poetry Sundays

We decided to showcase this poetry session from DMX, yes although he is not underground it does not take away from his talent. Listen to the strong messages DMX has to deliver about "The Industry". We hope that you enjoy this poetry session and we would like for you to leave your thoughts and comments about this video.

Happy 4th Of July

As we all know The United States gained it's Independence On July 4th 1776 from England. Since gaining its independence The U.S. has given us many good things such as Hip Hop. We at Basement Metaphors wanted to show you exactly what rappers think about America. Let us know what you think about our country!

New Joint From Slaughtherhouse!!!

Slaughterhouse - "The One" is the new single of Slaughtherhouse who will be dropping the album this month.

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New Joint from Papoose

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NeW EXCLUSIVE VIDEO!!

Here we have the New Music video from Novel. This time he teams up with Joell Ortiz abnd Papoose to murder this beat. The Song is called "So Much More". Enjoyyyy

Freestyle Friday!!!

Here we have the classic 1998 freestyle of Big L and Jay Z. enjoy!!!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT; ROYCE DA 5'9"

Ryan Montgomery better known to the hip hop world as Royce Da 5'9" is set to release a new album titled "The Revival LP". The album will drop July 7, 2009. Royce was once a part of the group D12 but later left the group to persue his solo career. The Detroit rapper has also been known to ghost write for Diddy as well as Dr.Dre.. In 2007 Royce was released from prison and he later joined the group Slaughterhouse. Royce has been known to work with producers such as Alchemist and DJ Premier. If you have never heard music from Royce plaese check out this song below and look forward to purchasing his album. Let us know what you think about Royce da 5'9"

Deadly Combination!!!!

Here we have the new song of Joell Ortiz called "We can do it" featuring one of the best Mc of the game Styles P.

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June Album Reviews!

So we've reached the end of the month of June, and this month has brought us several good albums. There was no shortage for of quality hip hop for this month, which included albums,and singles. Some of the more loved albums included, "Legendary" from AZ, "The Ecstatic" from Mos Def, and "Jay Stay Paid" from J Dilla. In Honor of the man we decided to end the months album review on J Dilla. The great thing about "Jay Stay Paid" is that it features everyone from The Roots to Havoc of Mobb Deep. The album does justice for J Dilla fans and also catches new JD fans. I hope you enjoy this song from J Dilla and please let us know what your favorite albums of June were.