In anticipation of their upcoming 4th album together in 5 years, Murs & 9th Wonder decided to give the fans a freebie that won’t be on Fornever dropping March 30th. Every time I hear Murs & 9th wonder I feel like right back in that Justus League era circa (2002-2006). Creatively these two always bring it. Really looking forward to the new LP, enjoy! [via Nahright]

Download: Murs – “3:16 Pt. 2″ prod. 9th Wonder [Right Click Save-As]

9th Wonder returns with his second installment of the 9th Invented the Remix (AGAIN). 9th Wonder released his original remix project was back in 2003 after the success of Little Brother’s The Listening. The new mixtape has some notable hip-hop and R&B remixes. Some of the highlights include Little Brother’s – “Not Enough (More)” (9th Wonder STILL Ain’t Enough Remix), Tweet’s – “Turn Da Lights Off” (9th Wonder Oh No You Didn’t Remix) which samples Teddy Pendergrass’ “Turn Off The Lights” remixed with 9th wonder’s drums. Some of the other R&B remixes were a bit underwhelming, but he did remix “Wordplay” by A Tribe Called Quest so there’s still a lot to like on here. Please let us know the what you think. Props to Eskay

Download: 9th Wonder Presents: 9th Invented the Remix (AGAIN)

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David Banner and 9th Wonder recently dropped their song “Something’s Wrong,” the first track from their upcoming collabo project. The song was dedicated to Derrion Albert, so it’s only fitting that they recruited some of the top emcees from Chi-Town for the remix. Listen as Twista, Naledge, Rhymefest, Skooda Chose, and Lisa Ivey join in on the remix. An anti-Violence rally/video shoot in accordance with the video will be taking place today in Chicago. Props to FSD

Download: David Banner – “Something Is Wrong (Remix)” Feat. Twista, Naledge, Rhymefest, Skooda Chose & Lisa Ivey prod. 9th Wonder [Right Click Save-As]

Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and Marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. The title-track from the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary: This Is It is released. It sounds like some vintage MJ. The track was originally recorded in the early ’90s and will be featured on a two-disc companion set.
2. David Banner, 9th Wonder & Twista anti-violence awareness. After writing a column about hip-hop and violence in the urban community, it’s really good to see some activism in the wake of the recent death of Derrion Albert and increasing youth violence in Chicago. Hopefully this will encourage other community organizers to take positive steps against the violence.
3. New Shafiq Husayn EPK, new album in stores. Shafiq talks about the bubbling music scene in Los Angeles and Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, the bass player who on his new album we recently reviewed. Read the rest of this entry »

Album Review: Skyzoo – The Salvation (2009)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Potholes

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Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and Marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. R.I.P. Baatin of Slum Village. The details surrounding his death are still unclear since we received the news yesterday. We just lost another founding member of Slum Village. It’s also sad because Slum Village were set reunite for the a new LP dropping in September. Our condolences go out to his family at this time.
2. Jay-Z replaces The Beastie Boys at the All Points West music festival. He covered the Beasties classic “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” then sequenced into “Brooklyn (We Go Hard)”. The video footage is dope.
3. Drake injured during concert fall. An episode of Degrassi or real life? He really does have a bad knee…lol Read the rest of this entry »

Kenny has been hitting us with dope exclusive after dope exclusive these past few weeks, and here is one more for your listening pleasure. Been a huge fan of Kenn Starr’s music for some time now, and it’s nice to see him back at it after a bit of a hiatus between releases. Matter of fact, Kenn Starr has quite a flurry of projects that will be dropping soon, including another mixtape with Peter Rosenberg in preparation for his double EP featuring production by Black Milk and remixes by Kev Brown, M-Phazes and more! Check this mixtape out and let us know what you think…

Download: Kenn Starr – It’s Still Real…

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Today we get our first look at Skyzoo’s upcoming LP, The Salvation, dropping 9/29/09 on Duck Down. This guy has been on his grind for some time now, and it looks like he might just finally be getting some of the recognition that he has deserved. And this track right here is the perfect example of Sky’s lyrical ability, as he goes in over another classic 9th Wonder production. Nothing new seeing these two rock together, but I feel like they both have stepped their game up a few notches over the past year or so. Download and give it a spin…

Download: Skyzoo – “The Beautiful Decay” prod. 9th Wonder

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Since Drake-mania is in full swing we figured we’d hit you with an bonus off the Comeback Season Mixtape from spring ‘08. This version features Phonte and Elzhi, whose verse was not on the original, along with that classic soul production by 9th Wonder. Props to Rappersiknow

Download: Drake – “Think Good Thoughts” (Feat. Phonte & Elzhi) prod. by 9th Wonder

Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and Marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. NBA Finals: Lakers win the NBA Championship beating the Magic (4-1) in the series. Kobe Bryant finally wins his 1st NBA title without Shaquille O’Neal. He now has 4 NBA rings. He`s still not likable, but he has proven the doubters wrong.
2. Berkley College of Music starts a J Dilla course. In honour of the late great producer, the College has created two hip-hop classes; the Dilla Ensemble and Turntable Techniques so that Jay Dee’s music and legacy continue to be taught to a new generation. Dilla lives forever!
3. Slaughterhouse on Itsthereal.com The lastest sketch by the Rosenthal brothers is easily one of the funniest we’ve seen in a while. As Slaughterhouse preps the release of their debut album, the boys shows us their more sensitive side. Read the rest of this entry »