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    Slum Village - Bootleggin My Shit

    January 31st, 2007

    SV

    Slum Village - Bootleggin My Shit (Listen Here)


    RZA Speaks on New Bobby Digital Album, Afro Samurai Soundtrack

    January 31st, 2007

    RZA

    RZA has recently entered the studio to make a come back with his alter ego Bobby digital. The album is going to be titled ‘DigiSnacks’

    “Yeah yeah, I’m wilin’ out,” “I just got serious about it for the last two months really. We buggin’ out on there. We having a good time, Grizzly Adams style. It’s grizzly.” RZA told allhiphop.com.

    If you cant wait that long go cop the new afro samurai soundtrack, I heard it myself and I must say its worth buying.

    “The music was done before the animation. I had to work off of something called Animatics, it’s just like storyboards, that moves,” “It was kind of deep for my but I did it. A little harder than normal, but I did it.” RZA told allhiphop.com.

    The show is dope also, you can catch it Thursday nights at 11:00 pm, its a must see.

    Other news
    : the Wu-Tang Clan also recently announced a reunion album titled 8 Diagrams, the group’s first album in over six years.


    Where Are They Now?

    January 31st, 2007

    illRoots

    Their Right Here

    Damn. Can’t beleive it! NaS got Redhead Kingpin, Spinderella, Rob Base, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike D, EST, Positive K, Das EFX, Lords of the Underground, and Dres. Unbeleiveable. Listen for yourself.

    Thanks to OnSmash


    Wouldn’t Get Far

    January 31st, 2007

    Funny shit. LMAO @ Gloria Velez bein in that shit..

    Also, heres a behind the scenes from MTV News.


    Those New Cam Joints

    January 30th, 2007

    Cam’Ron back on that Confession’s Of Fire and Big L flow shit… those where the days..
    A few days old but hell, more people gotta peep this.

    Track One
    Track Two


    illRoots Grab Bag: Vol. 2

    January 30th, 2007

    A Tribe Called Quest - Show Business… KINGGS wanted it so I figured “woops i forget yesterday, here we go.”

    A Tribe Called Quest - Show Business (Listen Here)


    Chrome Children Volume 2

    January 29th, 2007

    pbw

    1. Madlib the Beat Konducta - Chrome Dreams (1:22)
    2. M.E.D. - Rhymes with an L (1:28)
    3. Roc C - Living for the City (3:36)
    4. Chocolate Star - Stay with Me (3:22)
    5. Percee P - Reverse Part 2 (3:06)
    6. Oh No - Gitback (3:17)
    7. Guilty Simpson - Money Motivated Movements (2:16)
    8. Madlib the Beat Konducta - Selah’s Children (1:31)
    9. Baron Zen - BZ Theme (Danny Breaks Remix) (3:00)
    10. Aloe Blacc - Happy Now? (3:33)
    11. J.Rocc - Bubbha’s Dance (3:05)
    12. Gary Wilson - Soul Traveling (2:34)
    13. Clifford Nyren - Keep Running Away (Egon’s Edit) (4:22)
    14. The Jazzistics - Marcus, Martin and Malcolm (3:26)
    15. James Pants - Murder (2:28)
    16. Arabian Prince - Strange Life (6:51)

    Get it here (Download Here)


    Kanye Says He Didn’t Produce ‘Down and Out’

    January 29th, 2007

    So yeah, I guess this dude Brian Miller actually produced it and Kanye was just like whatever… Still a hot ass beat even though Cam’Ron was wack… he’s bringing some heat now though with his new tracks… I guess…

    “Listen To Kanye “Confess”


    9th Wonder and Little Brother split;Big Pooh speaks on label rumors

    January 28th, 2007

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    “First, I want to say that Little Brother has not been dropped from
    Atlantic,” Rapper Pooh told HipHopGame. “At this time we are in the
    process of negotiating our release from the label due to a difference in
    philosophies.”

    “We asked to be released,” Manager Big Dho added. “I think we may just
    put the album out on Asylum to close our deal, but it’s definitely a
    wrap for us at Atlantic. We weren’t happy with how things were going and
    we decided we wanted to leave and on their end, they decided that they
    didn’t want to deal with that either.”

    “It’s no big deal though,” Dho added. “Nobody on our end is mad or has
    any ill feelings towards their company.”

    “It wasn’t a situation where they decided to drop us due to lack of
    sales,” Pooh said. “If that was the case, they never would have opened
    up the budget for us to record Getback .”

    Getback, Little Brother’s third album, is close to completion but has no
    release date yet.

    “We as a group just felt that it was not in our best interest to remain
    in a situation where our needs were constantly being overlooked. We
    didn’t have an A&R for The Minstrel Show. We don’t have any type of
    relationship with our current A&R. There are just a lot of internal
    issues that ended up working against us.”

    Pooh also addressed the rumors regarding producer 9th Wonder’s
    involvement, or lack thereof, in Little Brother’s Getback. “Little
    Brother has decided, in the best interest of the group, for Little
    Brother and 9th Wonder to part ways. There are no hard feelings and no
    beef. This is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us
    could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music.

    Little Brother’s latest mixtape, And Justus For All, mixed by DJ Mick
    Boogie, will be available for download February 13. “The decision to
    release And Justus For All via download was a decision made by us. After
    the Drama situation, we felt it was in the best interest of all of us to
    just give this mixtape away with the current climate of the mixtape
    scene.”

    And Justus For All will be available for download February 13. More
    details on where to download it will be given closer to the release
    date.


    DJ Jazzy Jeff Feat. Rhymefest - Jeff n Fess

    January 27th, 2007

    RHYME

    DJ Jazzy Jeff - Jeff n Fess (Feat. Rhymefest) (Listen Here)


    Young Buck Arrested In Nashville

    January 27th, 2007

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    G-Unit rapper Young Buck was arrested yesterday for failing to appear in court on a previous violation.

    The Associated Press reports that Young Buck, born David Darnell Brown, was stopped when police witnessed his black Cadillac Escalade weaving in and out of traffic near downtown Nashville.

    Police said that Brown was cited last July for driving with suspended license and while his license is currently valid, his record showed an outstanding warrant for the charge last July.

    Young Buck, 25, was released on $1,000 bond and is due in court Feb. 27.

    The rapper was in Nashville supporting designer Gino Green and promoting his upcoming album Buck the World which is due in stores Mar. 20.

    It looks like his album could get pushed back again, and it just got pushed back earlier this week.


    The Game and others to be in Def Jam Icon

    January 26th, 2007

    A few screenshots show that Compton’s The Game will be in the new Def Jam video game. Artists like Big Boi, T.I., Young Jeezy, Jim Jones, Paul Wall, NaS, Lil’ Wayne, Kano, Anthony Anderson, Lil Jon, 50 Cent, possibly Eminem, and some others are rumoured to be making their first appearances in the Def Jam video game series. Can’t wait to have NaS throw 50 through the set of 106 and Park or some shit.

    It is slated to be released on March 6th, 2007 and will be released on the XBOX 360 and PS3.
    You can read more about it here or watch the trailer here.


    Featured: Kojo Best

    January 25th, 2007

    Kojo Best

    We at illRoots came up with the idea to expose some of the most talented up and coming artists we could find. Every other week, starting today, we will feature a new artist. Each featured artist is interviewed by either myself or kinggs, and we will then post some audio of why they are so freakin’ good so you can see for yourself.

    The first artist that we have featured is a young, very talented, British R&B singer by the name of Kojo Best aka Enké. I discovered this musician on YouTube, one of my favorite websites. I was searching for some Gnarls Barkley, and came across Kojo’s version of Crazy. Instantly I was like “WOW! This dude can sing!”. Intruiged, I went to his channel and watched another video. Just as good, if not better. An hour later, I found my self still watching all of his videos. Boasting a proud 60+ video’s, Kojo is obviously a very enthusiastic musician, open to any and all tips or feedback.
    A few days later, I contacted him regarding being featured and interviewed on illRoots, and he was just as excited as I was. We talked for almost an hour straight, constantly falling off topic and just discussing the wonderful world of music. I now give you our interview in most of its entireity.

    Read the rest of this entry »


    Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) - Stuck on You

    January 24th, 2007

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    His first single off “Return Of The Mac”

    Prodigy - Stuck on You (Listen Here)