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VIDEO: BAMBU – MENACING LOOKS (FT. KRONDON)

My dude Bambu is KILLING it. And what make’s this track even doper (besides having Strong Arm Steady’s Krondon on this cut) is that my boy Chris AKA Paper Son made this gully ass beat. L.A. all day. Stand up.

Tags: Bambu, Beatrock Music, Krondon, L.A., Paper Son, STRONG ARM STEADY

FAT BEATS IN-STORE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES [LA]

So you already know the deal & how we feel about the whole departure of the Fat Beats stores. Sucks. But not really cuz they still are going to be doing big thangs in various formats, so I guess it’s cool & growth & all that other jazz. Anyways, the NYC farewell jump off was filled to the brim of dope artists who had made Fat Beat NYC their home so it is only fitting that they mirror the same for the LA farewell & as you can see to the right (click pic to enlarge), that they are NOT playin! I mean DAMN!!! I know the NBA will be playing the All Star game @ Staples this season but this schitt right here my ninja? This is LA’s All Star Hip Hop fest for the ages! You got OG spitters from LA’s underground elite from Erule to Volume 10,  to LA’s G’d up from the chucks up spitters MC Eiht to Kurupt, a face melt of beats from LA producers Dibiase to Exile as well as a performace from the Gawdz of LA style Freestyle Fellowship! That aint even scratching the surface tho! Peep the line up for each day & plan accordingly. You’re welcome. Below is my favorite song from Erule  & still in my top 10 all time Hip Hop songs ever.

Erule – Listen Up

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Oh how I love that song. Anyways… if you in LA you know what to do! & if you aint you know what you NEED to do. Peep the official statement after the jump. & once again major Jedi Respecognition to the entire Fat Beats staff!

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Tags: Affion Crockett, AYOMARI, Bambu, BISHOP LAMONT, Danny Brown, Dilated Peoples, DJ Revolution, EM Eiht, Exile, FAT BEATS, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, Funkdoobiest, Houseshoes, J ROCC, KURUPT, L.A., MED, Mellow Man Ace, PERCEE P, PLANET ASIA, RAS KASS, RHETTMATIC, Shafiyq, STRONG ARM STEADY, TiRon, TREK LIFE, TUNJI

VIDEO: STRONG ARM STEADY – PEPSI & CHITTLINS

Another heater from Strong Arm Steady off their album In Search of Stoney Jackson. Madlib just came correct with the production and a song about food and girls? Hell yeah. That’s some smooth shit right there. Finger licking good even. A perfect video for the last embers of Summer to burn off into the Fall.

Tags: MADLIB, Stones Throw, STRONG ARM STEADY

VIDEO: STRONG ARM STEADY – PRESSURE

Brand new video from Strong Arm Steady off their album In Search of Stoney Jackson. Shits fiya!

Tags: MADLIB, Mitchy Slick, Sick Jacken, STRONG ARM STEADY

NO KNOWS DOPE | APRIL 20X

1st… Muthafuck a bitch… Oh my bad.. It’s that love thang… © Like I told y’all before… I’m coming with a theme every NKD this year. Jan was on some o.g. NKD steez, Feb was No Knows Dilla, March was No Knows Beats & this month is dedicated to “love” thus, No Knows Love.  I kinda went in on this one. Forgive me, but I do it because you love it.

Fix after the j…

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Tags: ?uestlove, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AHMAD JAMAL, Amerie, BDP, Bilal, BLACK SPADE, BLU(E)., BOBBI HUMPHREY, CODY CHESNUTT, COMMON, Daru Jones, DERT, diana ross, DJ SPINNA, DONNY HATHAWAY, DONWILL, DUTCHMASSIVE, DWELE, ELUCID, Erykah Badu, GB, HOLLYWEERD, ILWIL, ILYAS, INTIMATE STRANGERS, Isley Brothers, J DILLA, James Poyser, Jazzanova, Jose Gonzales, Jose James, LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE DRAGON, LMNO, MADLIB, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE, Marvin Gaye, Median, MIKA ARISAKA, MR.J. MEDEIROS, n.e.r.d., Nas, NICOLAY, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH, PETER BROWN, PHAROAHE MONCH, PHONTE, PLATIN PIED PIPERS, PPP, PRINCE PAUL, PRROF, Q-TIP, Raphael Saadiq, RELL, ROB VIKTUM, SLUM VILLAGE, STRONG ARM STEADY, SUBLIMINAL RENAISSANCE, Tanya Morgan, TARA ELLIS, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, TEEDRA MOSES, TERRACE MARTIN, TETTORYBAD, The Beatles, THE BLACKBYRDS, THE FORIEGN EXCHANGE, THE GAP BAND, The Randy Watson Experience, VIKTER DUPLAIX, VON PEA, WAAJEED, YESTERDAY'S NEW QUINTET, YUNGUN AKA ESSA, YUTI, ZZ HILL

STRONG ARM STEADY – BEST OF TIMES FEAT.PHONTE [VIDEO]

We’ve done gave you this song 3 diff times in 3 diff ways but this time we got the official visuals for it. Peep.

Tags: MADLIB, PHONTE, Stones Throw, STRONG ARM STEADY

BLINDIFORTHEKIDS | WERDUPSUN | ELDOTAYEDOT 2

So nice we had to hit em twice! Watts up, Watts up faithfuls! Trusting you all had a great New Year & a day after to not do anything but recoup back to G status! I felt it necessary to come with the sequel to the compilation my cuzzo Killa Cam & I dropped back in July of last year, where we highlight the artists & music coming out of our lovely city. We went further in on this one & you can judge for yourself on the Track list & DL which is after the jump…

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Tags: 2PAC, AB RUDE, BAD LUCC, BISHOP LAMONT, BLEU COLLAR, blu, BOKEY, BUTCH CASSIDY, CHEVY JONES, CROOKED I, Dam Funk, DAZ, DERT, DEVONWHO, DJ QUIK, dr dre, FLYING LOTUS, FOOTSOLIDERS, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, GLASSES MALONE, GUILTY SIMPSON, HORSE SHOE GANG, J*DAVEY, JURNY BIG, KURUPT, LPG, MADLIB, MR.DIBIASE, MYKA 9, NEMO, NIPSEY HU$$LE, NOSAJ THING, PAC DIV, PLAYA HAMM, PROPAGANDA, QDIII, RAPHI, RAS KASS, ROSCOE, SEVEN DAVIS JR., SHAMES WORTHY, SLIM THE MOBSTER, SNOOP DOGG, SPONTANEOUS, STRONG ARM STEADY, Suga Free, TERRACE MARTIN, THE DOGG POUND, THE NONCE, TIRUNE

MEEZY’S NECK BRACE [BIRTHDAY EDITION]

Man, 34 years on this planet. So in honer of my mom and pops getting down 34 years ago,  I had to enlist the help of my “brother -like-no-other” NO to bring you 34 tracks of that “Break ya neck , can’t understand why I’m bobbin’ my head so much  good music” .
So even though it’s my B-Day , you are the one who gets the gift!

Warning: This Compilations hits so hard  you will be bobbin’ your head so much you might need a NECK BRACE!

Track List & DL after the jump…

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Tags: 1-O.A.K., BLACK THOUGHT, CHIP THA RIPPER, Clipse, CORY GUNZ, Curren$y, DERT FLOYD, DJ Krush, DON PRAHFIT, EMINEM, HAWTHORNE HEADHUNTERS, HUDSON MOHAWKE, ILLMIND, J*DAVEY, Juvenile, Kid Cudi, MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTA, Mary J. Blige, MEEZY, MEEZYART, MEL, NAMETAG, NKD, NO, NOSAJ THING, Obie Trice, PAC DIV, PROH MIC, R.O.D., RAEKWON, Redman, SADE, SAREEM POEMS, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, STRONG ARM STEADY, Sulaiman, T-BOZ, TAKE

NO KNOWS DOPE – DECEMBER 2009

The last of the mohicans… or shall I say NKD’s for oh nina! I wanna say thank you to my brother like no other $ulaiman for not only droppin’ one of the illest mix/albums in a minute but for making good on our bet. Which was, had he lost (& he did) then he would have to make all the covers for NKD for 2009 & he did just that. So… thank you $ir. Never bet against my Lakers again hahahaha Anyways y’all.. it’s Christmastime & I come through with the come thru bearing gifts.

Tracks & DL after after…

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Tags: AYOMARI, Az, blakroc, BRAINWASH PROJECTS, Clipse, CRU, DERELIKS, Diamond District, DIBIASE, DIMLITE, DRES, Erykah Badu, FABOLOUS, FLYING LOTUS, GABY HERNANDEZ, GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW, Hieroglyphics, HUBERT LAWS, HUD MO, J DILLA, James Pants, KAY O1O, KEV CHOICE, Marvin Gaye, MERRY CHRISTMAS PINCHES!, MF DOOM, Mos Def, NICOLE HURST, NKD, NO KNOWS DOPE, NOSAJ THING, O.C., PAC DIV, PHONTE, PIGEON JOHN, PLASTIC LITTLE, PRINCE PAUL, RED CAFE, SLUM VILLAGE, SOL+10, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, STEVIE WONDER, STRONG ARM STEADY, Sulaiman, Tanya Morgan, TARIKA BLUE, TiRon, TOUGH JUNKIE, YOUNG RJ, YU

STRONG ARM STEADY – STONEY JACKSON

L.A.’s own Strong Arm Steady & Madlib will be releasing the highly anticipated Stoney Jackson January 26th 2010, but you can get it NOW!

Tags: FASHAWN, GUILTY SIMPSON, MADLIB, PHONTE, PLANET ASIA, Stones Throw, STONEY JACKSON, STRONG ARM STEADY, TALIB KWELI