Today we get our hands on the highly anticipated mix of rare grooves, Back For Seconds. As usual, the homies 2 Hungry Bros come through on the production, while some AOK family checks in to spit that hot fire. Guests include Homeboy Sandman, Fresh Daily, 8thW1, Silent Knight, Senor Kaos, P.So, and more! Give this fine piece of music and download and let us know what you think…

Download: 2 Hungry Bros – Back For Seconds

It’s been a long time coming, but we promise it’s worth the wait…Ladies and gentlemen, we’re proud to present to you, DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1…Hosted by our good friends and some of our favorites artists out, U-N-I & Ro Blvd, and featuring exclusives and world premiers from some of the top new MCs and producers in hip hop including all three members of Tanya Morgan, Donnis, Exile, DJ Day, Che Grand, Buff1, Adad, 8thW1, Whygee, Kid Hum, Kooley High, Median, Theo Martins, Mike Baker, 1 O.A.K., Moe Green & more, as well as some of our favorite newer tracks. Please give it a spin and let us know what you think. Props to my homie DJ Low Key.

Download: DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1 (hosted by U-N-I & Ro Blvd) [zip file]
Download: DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1 (hosted by U-N-I & Ro Blvd) [podcast style version mp3]

Hit the jump for the track listing….

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Just a random little freestyle for you folks that are celebrating the weekend. You know how much we support these guys, so it’s only right that you do the same. Along with their collaborative projects coming up in the near future, I urge you all to cop some of their past work. You can head over to 2HungryBros’ CDBaby page and check out their full discog, filled with fresh tunes that you may have missed! Check the freestyle and share some thoughts after the hop…

Download/Stream: 8thW1 & 2HungryBros – Freestyle [Right Click Save-As]

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In light of The Blueprint 3 just dropping and the slew of superficial hip-hop out there today, 8thw1 and 2HungryBros decided to give their two cents on the situation. 8thw1 takes some choice shots at several known offenders *cough*The Cool Kids*cough*The Knux. Listen to find out who and why he feels compelled to share his thoughts with the world. This track will not be making an appearance on the upcoming collaboration album between 8th & the 2HungryBros, NO ROOM FOR DESSERT. But “Paradigm Shift” definitely deserves a light of its own. Props to Deep for giving us the exclusivity on this one! Check it out and share your thoughts on this pot stirrer…

Exclusive: 8thW1 & the 2HungryBros – “Paradigm Shift” [Mediafire]

UPDATE: It appears that 8th would like to clear some things up. Apparently Deep got a little trigger happy and prematurely leaked this unfinished tracked. Check out the new track, “Clean-Up Duty” to see how 8th sorts things out!

Download: 8thW1 & the 2HungryBros – “Clean-Up Duty”

Today marks three years since the passing of James Dewitt Yancey, otherwise known as Jay Dee or most notably, J Dilla. The Detroit producer/emcee/singer is no longer with us, but his character and music is timeless. The bumping bass, drums and impeccable sampling resonate throughout hip-hop, as his music touched so many artists and fans alike. I am not one to elaborate on the man’s impact on music, but the artists that we have gathered today can vouch for these statements on the utmost level.

Here are brief statements from Amanda Diva, Black Milk, Ilyas & Donwill of Tanya Morgan, Count Bass D, Zo!, Finale, Trek Life, 8thW1, 6th Sense, Keelay & Zaire, IMAKEMADBEATS, Rob Vikum and D/Will on how J Dilla changed their lives.

Continue to join us for the rest of the week as we celebrate J Dilla’s life with more tributes and features including DJ YNOT’s exclusive mix tonight!

Check out what these fantastic artists have to say about J Dilla and let us know how J Dilla changed your life in the comments section after the skip…

James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)

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Hello again everyone! Wanted to give you all some exciting updates for the new year.

First off, I would like to announce that we will be featuring TWO interviews a week for the first month of Potholes In My Blog! We hope you will join us in welcoming all of our wonderful guests. (Black Milk, Cymarshall Law, 14KT, Buff1, Keelay & Zaire, Arts The Beatdoctor, Dyme Def, Illa J and 8thW1)

Secondly, I would like to let everyone know that there will be some special treats between now and the January 25th launch. So check back here on the regular to make sure you don’t miss out on any of this greatness.

Thirdly, we will be introducing the Potholes Staff shortly, so stay on the watch for that as well.

Also if you haven’t peeped the last post, we are now on twitter so you can follow us to keep up on the latest and greatest… Thanks a lot for staying tuned, spread the word and make sure you visit January 25th! Happy New Year!

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LAUNCH DATE: January 25th, 2009