South Florida Hip Hop : Miami

Miami native QuESt gives you some insight on his path, this track is dope for lack of better words. Catch QuESt opening up for DMX at Revolution Live in Las Olas Fort Lauderdale on July 6th. Follow QuESt @YesIamQuESt



Hailing out of Carol City , FL we have Champ Fway & Phresh James with this banger that seems to sample a Black Moon track. This track is also beleived to be produced by Spaceghostpurrp, another Miami artist. follew them @SGhostPurrp , @FWAYGOD

Throwback Thursday : Camp Lo

This group Camp Lo released arguably one of the best hip hop albums but was heavily slept on in 1997. The album titled " Uptown Saturday Night " has a jazzy sound that brings you into the 70's New York funk era. Almost like a Bronx, NY Outkast feel but with even more funk. Their videos are made to look older than the time they were actually released to coincide with their musical styles. We hope you enjoy today's Throwback Thursday.

DMX invades Fort Lauderdale

Friday July 6th, DMX will perform his new album "The Weigh In" in full, at Club Revolution Live located at 100 SW 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. Opening acts also include Miami artist QuEST and Alligator City. Doors open at 8 but we advise you to get there early as DMX fans will come from beyond the tri-county to see him. Worst comes to worst tickets will be available at the box office or you can purchase them here at www.jointherevolution.net or at any ticketmaster. Look for Basement Metaphors at the show!

R&B Pick : Dwele

The Detroit native who is so fond of working with hip hop artists such as Slum Village, Kanye West, Styles P and others releases this smooth track along with a classy video for his upcoming project. The drum kicks Dwele is accustomed to using and smooth flow is enough for any hip hop fan to admire. Check out this new song from Dwele and we'll keep you informed on his new project!

International Corner : Paris , France

1995 LE COULOIR ROUGE or THE RED HALLWAY



This clip is from the group 1995 from south Paris, France. 1995 is part of the collective L'Entourage (The Entourage) which has a slew of young rappers that have been taking France by storm. What we see in this clip is basically 3 members of the group aimlessly freestyling specifically Sneazzy West wearing the fedora hat for the joy of it until a representative from a major label knocks on the door (played by Hologramme Lo a 1995 member) with a possible signing deal. They instruct the rep. to follow them into the red hallway where Alpha Wann gives a ferocious freestyle, but true to their nature they refuse to sign a major recording deal. 1995 has turned down several large deals and remain independent. We hope you enjoy these young French MC's



Watch 1995 memeber Alpha Wann show his skills again in this freestyle




Also Check out the larger collective that 1995 also is a part of titled L'Entourage (The Entourage)'s freestyle, Guizmo the 3rd one who raps, is no longer a member of L'entourage unfortunately

Lyrical Breakdown : Kool G Rap

Kool G Rap

Yo When the gats reveal
You cats get peeled and that's the deal
Fuck a bitch-ass that switch fast niggas that lack the real
When the slugs burst
G.Rap be aiming at your mug first
Niggas is blood thirst
We'll see who get plugged worst
We dug earth
Then place you, put the nickel-plated to your facial
Bullets ain't racial kid the only hate you
My nine will seem like it's a time machine, B.C. date you
Jacking you more than ripper
My fifth's an organ shifter
The human organism lifter
You'll be hearing organs
If ya leaving orphans, If ya
Let these fours hit ya where the Lord split ya
A fork pitcher
To bump heads with those that dump lead
Accurate shot in back of your knot
Leave you one dead G.Rap,Havoc and Prodigy
Let's put these bitch niggas where bodies be dun
Yo if it gotta be,it gotta be



A closer look at the genius that is Kool G Rap on the Mobb Deep - Realest track , we see how he makes his choppy rhyming pattern work for him. Most rappers take an AB, AB scheme or rhyming in couplets rhyme scheme and run with it but here we see various inner rhyme patterns. The diversity of hip hop is explored with this flow and helps show a diffent style of rhyming since hip hop is accustomed to the dominating AB, AB style we hope you enjoy it.

Tupac Shakur

We wanted to wish a happy birthday to the late Tupac Shakur. Regardless of your view on Tupac it cannot be denied that he was one of the most important artists to date, not only in Hip Hop. Tupac has sold almost 80 million records making him one of the top selling artists of all time. His music transcends language barriers as we find his fans in all 4 corners of the earth. Born June 16, 1971 into a very revolutionary family, and it was rumored he was of royal African lineage. The depth of Tupac's music is unmatched.To understand anyone is to understand their beginnings, so we chose Papa'z Song from Tupac to demostrate his harsh upbringing so you can better understand one aspect of his life. Please take a moment and listen to an early Tupac speak about his adolescence on "Papa'z Song"



"Manchild in the promiseland , couldnt afford many heroes, moms was the only one there my pops was a no show..." -Tupac Shakur (Papaz Song 1993)

NBA FINALS GAME 2

Tonight is game 2 of the NBA finals series which OKC lead our city with 1 win. The Game will be broadcasted on ABC at 9PM. We at Basement Metaphors doubt rapper Lil Wayne will be routing for OKC judging by his last tweet at the OKC stadium , but judge for yourself.










Man no love for Wayne? lol

New Music/Short Film from Styles P!

Styles P releases a new video / short film titled "Murder Mommy" , the plot sees Styles making a new business connection with the wife of an imprisoned dealer. See how the plot thickens in this intense short.

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Throwback Thursday

Today's Throwback Thursday song is from Sinsemilla and is titled " if they only knew " . This song is very rare as Sinsemilla never got much exposure and remained underground in 1994, we hope you enjoy this rare gem.

New Mixtape : Joey BadA$$ 1999

Joey Bada$$ is a 17 year old Brooklyn MC, with a passion for rhyming. The young MC grabs your attention by bringing the essence of Hip Hop and no gimmicks. In a time when dozens of rappers are shelling out projects with nothing more than party anthems and materialism, Joey is a testament to Hip Hop. The new mixtape titled "1999" dropped tuesday June, 12, 2012. Survival Tactics was the first single to drop off "1999" which brought Joey into the spotlight, the 2nd single 'Hardknock' further reinforced Joey as a quality MC. The mixtape is filled with gems such as "Daily Routine" "Funky Ho$" and "Pennyroyal" which is produced by MF DOOM. Any listener who appreciates lyrics, beats, or great hip hop will love this mixtape. Basement Metaphors predicts this mixtape will be engraved as a classic. keep up with Joey BadA$$ badassjoey.tumblr.com and follow him on twitter @joeyBADASS and please do yourself a favor and download the mixtape

Local Artist Spotlight : GhostWridah

Hailing out of Miami, this ferocious MC adds some local flavor to the classic Big L & Jay Z 1995 freestyle. The cunning lyrics and cinematic black and white video is no doubt an ode to the hip hop we grew up on. Please make sure you download DOWNTOWN LIGHTS which was released MAY 22ND via GhostWridah.com and follow GhostWridah on twitter @GhostWridah

Curren$y x Styles P

Curren$y & Styles P swing through Las Olas tonight on their Jet Life Tour 2012 for what will be a smokey appearance. Please come out and show support! Tickets are available online or at your local Ticketmaster, or pick them up at Club Revolution Live. Performing will be Curren$y,Styles P, The Jets, Smoke Dza, Fiend 4 Da Money, Corner Boy P, Trademark, & Young Roddy.

BASEMENT METAPHORS

We are back once again! Please excuse us for the long hiatus but we are back to stay this time. We will focus a lot more on undiscovered hip hop and the large South Florida hip hop a lot more since that is our home town, don't worry we have something for everyone!