Archive for December, 2006

Devin Tha Dude - Waiting To Inhale

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Devin the Dude - “Treatin’ Me Cold” (mp3)

Last night, Matt Sonzala and the chain-hang-low peops at Rap-A-Lot Records treated a bunch of media folks to an assortment of wings and drinks. Oh, and did I mention the insanely enjoyable album from the incomparable Devin the Dude? Dude can go from jester to preacher at the drop of a dime.

Here’s the tracklist for Devin’s Waitin’ To Inhale, due out on March 13th, 2007:
1) Intro
2) Waiting to Inhale
3) I Hope I Don’t Get Sick of This
4) Use Ta Be
5) Almighty $ ft. Tony Mac
6) That Boom pt. 1
7) Broccoli & Cheese (Nasty)
8) Treatin’ Me Cold
9) Cut Ya Up
10) That Boom pt 2
11) Sell Me Some ft Odd Squad
12) What a Job
13) No Longer Needed Here ft GT
14) Anything (Acoustic)
15) Somebody Else
16) That Boom pt 3
17) Alone
18) Just Because
19) Little Girl Gone ft. Lil Wayne, Bun B, Tami Latrell, and Tony Mac (best cut on the album)

J Dilla Contest

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

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When I posted the “Won’t Do” video a couple days ago, I intended to follow it up with this mega-nice Jay Dee giveaway, but my lazy ass got hooked on 2K7 all day. Not to worry, we’ll make it up to you with a grand prize package that includes:

1 limited edition J Dilla - The Shining T-shirt
1 limited edition J Dilla - The Shining Instrumental EP
1 CD of J Dilla - The Shining

Just answer these two super easy questions:
1) J Dilla produced all but ONE of the following songs;
a) Busta Rhymes’ “So Hardcore”
b) Erykah Badu’s “Didn’t Cha Know”
c) Keith Murray’s “The Rhyme”

2) ?uestlove once said in an interview that he used to play “blind olympics”–a game which involves picking unknown records with eyes closed and creating a beat from the records in no less than five minutes–with Jay Dee. Which one of the following Dilla-produced tracks is a product of blind olympics?
a) Pharcyde - “Runnin’”
b) Common - “Doin’ It”
c) De Las Soul - “Stakes is High”

Send your answers to therapup at gmail dot com. Good luck.

Update: Thanks to all the contestants. Congrats to winner Matt Nash!

Cuban Linx 12-20-06

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

-Download: Santa’s Mixtape - 50 minutes of Hip-Hop Xmas tunes.

-Eskay has the new Pharoahe Monch + Clinton Sparks mixtape The Awakening. Bananas!

-This is kinda old, so what: Nas says Jim Jones is his b*tch.

-50 Cent is the mastermind behind The Game’s new album.

-The Arctic Monkeys turn to hip-hop.

-Melle Mel vs. 50 Cent?

-Details on RjD2’s new album The Third Hand.

-The Cube in You: 33 Jones takes a trip down memory lane with Ice Cube.

-Something about the upcoming Ego Trip’s White Rapper Show cracks me up.

-Randy Exclusive accidentally gets credit for an article titled “Who’s Gettin’ Some Ass and Who Ain’t?”

-“It’s not just Sean Bell”: Ian speaks on the lack of media coverage on 5 other reckless shootings.

-Doug E Fresh set to launch hip-hop cartoon series.

-Can’t make this stuff up.

-Mp3: Snoop, Dre, Black Ty - “Imagine” (Rmx)

-Ed: Shout out to HHNLive.com for awarding The Rap Up a runner-up position in their Best Hip-Hop.com/Blog Site category, right behind our friend Skaybn. The folks at Still Listen also get a nod.

See the rest of HHNLive’s 2006 awards.

The Game Covers The Source

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

The Source picks Game’s favorite color for their new issue.

Hip-Hop Just Died This Morning…

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Skillz - The Rap Up 2002 - 2006

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Skillz - The Rap Up 2006

Like he does every year, Skillz raps up this year’s noteworthy events, trends, etc.

Bonus Rap Ups:
Skillz - The Rap Up 2002
Skillz - The Rap Up 2003
Skillz - The Rap Up 2004
Skillz - The Rap Up 2005

Cuban Linx 12-18-06

Monday, December 18th, 2006

- Ludacris: “Hip-Hop is not dead.”

-10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2006, according to a dozen bloggers.

-Nas and Kelis make marriage seem sexy.

-Beyonce and Matthew Knowles target Houston’s poor.

-DJ Shadow to release fan-made music video.

-MTV’s Pimp My Ride on the move

-Trick Trick to take Hot Rod’s place in G-Unit? (j/k)

Video: J Dilla - Won’t Do

Monday, December 18th, 2006


With cameos by will.i.am, Common, Karriem Riggins, Talib Kweli, Black Thought, etc. The young lad who plays Dilla in the video is his younger brother, John Yancey.

R.I.P. to one of the best producers on the mike.

2 Days Till Hip-Hop Dies: Nas & Will.i.am on Jimmy Kimmel

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

A T.R.U. reader named Eginnea was at this show, and said Nas treated fans to a 12-13 song performance, as opposed to the 5 or so he was originally scheduled for.

The Brawl

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

With all these fights in the NBA, basketball is gradually becoming the new soccer. Headbutts and all. Carmelo Anthony reportedly threw the first punch and is likely to face some serious punishment.

(Video via Onsmash.net)

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