Yep!!! I’m posting this up. This is totally entertaining!!!

What say you?

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So right before Christmas I was in Rolling Out’s Atlanta office and Munson showed me this video clip of Irv Gotti with some friendly words of wisdom “GET HOT!”
Let me know what you think

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Skillz is back at it again with the annual wrap up! How does this one compare to the last couple joints?

Senor Kaos

Wow, I cant believe its only a few days left in the year of 2007. The year was definitely a good one, we all accomplished some big things, had fun, and made some money while doing it. And more importantly this Blog was started this year.

Thanks to everybody who has come by, left comments, and let other people know about the page.
Were looking forward to a great 2008.

Best Album – Common – Finding Forever / Kanye West – Graduation
Slept On Album of the year - Pharoahe Monch – Desire
Best Mixtape - De La Soul – Impossible Mission
Best Movie – American Gangsta
Best Brand - Scion
Best Event – Stevie Wonder at Philips Arena
Best Party – Senor Kaos Birthday Extravaganza with Bobbito Garcia
Best Concerts – De La Soul @ The Loft / Rock The Bells ATL / Common and Q-Tip @ Tabernacle / Nas @ Tabernacle
Best Blog - www.frolab.com
Best Music Video – UGK feat. Outkast – International Players Anthem (Rest In Peace Pimp C)
Best Fitted Hat - Atlanta Backwoods Limited Edition Joint

Worst event of the year - Toyota Yaris event @ Puritan Mills – A lot of money was wasted / MF DOOM @ MJQ
Worst Concert - Goodie Mob Reunion @ Sugarhill – There was No Reunion only 2 members showed up / Rock The Bells NYC Show – It rained on us for 4 hours straight, lots of mud on my Air Max 97′s No Bueno
Worst Brand – Ed Hardy
Worst Album -50 Cent – Curtis

ChicaGOrilla

Best Album – Kanye West/ Graduation
Slept On Album of the year - Little Brother/ Get Back
Best Mixtape – Mick Boogie/ Dillagence ft J Dilla & Busta Rhymes
Best Movie – Transformers
Best Brand – Sol Munki
Best Event – Sneaker Pimps
Best Party – Senor Kaos Birthday Extravaganza with Bobbito Garcia
Best Concerts – De La Soul @ The Loft
Best Blog: - www.boondockseries.com
Best Music Video - Talib Kweli/ Hot Thing
Best Fitted Hat – Sol Munki X New Era Limited Edition

Worst event of the year – MF DOOM @ MJQ
Worst Concert – R Kelly @ Philips Arena (Way too much drama from Keisha Cole doing the most to Ne-Yo getting kicked off for out shining Kels, dude sold out spots while collecting money from UNSUSPECTING idiots willing to pay for his legal defense team!!!)
Worst Brand – 8732
Worst Album – Soulja Boy/ Souljaboytellem.com

Inori

Best Album – Lupe Fiasco – The Cool and Scarface – MADE
Slept On Album of the year - Consequence – Don’t Quit Your Day Job(Damn shame how hard folks slept on this album)
Best Mixtape - Joe Budden – Mood Musik 3
Best Movie – The Kingdom and American Gangster
Best Brand - Scion (who consistently CTC and throws dope events)
Best Event – Little Brother – Scion Live Metro
Best Party – Senor Kaos Birthday Extravaganza with Bobbito Garcia
Best Concerts – Tie Between Slick Rick and Little Brother
Best Blog - RealTalkNY
Best Music Video – Snoop Dogg – Sensual Seduction
Best Fitted Hat - None in particular… that Kangol i copped is pretty fuckin dope tho.

Worst event/concert of the year - All the joints i went to this year were pretty dope.
Worst Brand – Any brand that puts a fuckin scull on every shirt, jacket, and pair of jeans…that shit is TIRED
Worst Album -50 Cent – Curtis… BOOOOO!!!

 Mississippi rapper/activist David Banner took time to put Andre 3000′s words of wisdom (The Art Of Storytelling pt 4)  into action as he and Julia Beverly (Ozone Magazine) made it in rain in Jackson, MS for Christmas!!!

For the last couple of months Nasir Jones has endured a lot of flack from everybody complaining about the tentative album title. Here is an exclusive look at the proposed cover courtesy of ALL HIP HOP.com

What do you think?

Lupe Fiasco recently released in a new mixtape as promotion for his new album “The Cool” which is in stores now. I first heard about Lupe threw his mixtape a few years back  – Shout out to the homie CL.

1. (00:00:21) Lupe Fiasco – Intro

2. (00:01:34) Lupe Fiasco – We Love You (Feat. Sway)

3. (00:03:33) Lupe Fiasco – Can You Let Me Know (Feat. Verbal & Sarah Green)

4. (00:00:51) Tom Scott – Today

5. (00:00:09) Pete Rock & CL Smooth – T.R.O.Y.

6. (00:01:01) Lupe Fiasco – Dope Boy

7. (00:02:12) Lupe Fiasco – We All Want The Same Thing (Remix) (Feat. Kevin Michael)

8. (00:03:39) Lupe Fiasco – Cold Blooded

9. (00:00:56) Lupe Fiasco – Sifer (Feat. Styles P)

10. (00:00:18) Taana Gardner – Hearbeat

11. (00:01:31) Lupe Fiasco – Buddy (Marrel Remix) (Feat. Musiq)

12. (00:01:34) Lupe Fiasco – Change (Feat. Joy Denalane)

13. (00:02:09) Lupe Fiasco – Wherever I Go (Live)

14. (00:03:44) Lupe Fiasco – What It Do

15. (00:02:25) Lupe Fiasco – Up 2 Me (Feat. Kev Samples) (Prod. by Scott Storch)

16. (00:01:21) Lupe Fiasco – Chick-A-Pow

17. (00:01:50) Lupe Fiasco – Superstar (Live) (Feat. Matthew Santos)
18. (00:03:22) Lupe Fiasco – Superstar (Feat. Matthew Santos)

19. (00:04:00) Lupe Fiasco – Dumb It Down (Marrel Remix)

20. (00:04:04) Lupe Fiasco – Bottom Top

21. (00:03:33) Lupe Fiasco – Let’s Go

22. (00:00:33) Lupe Fiasco – Walk In My Shoes (Feat. Emily King)

23. (00:05:05) Lupe Fiasco – Arms Race (Remx)
24. (00:03:51) Lupe Fiasco – Us Placers (Feat. Pharrell & Kanye West)

25. (00:04:19) Black Cotton – Flight

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Today it was reported that Jay Z will be stepping down from his post as the President of Def Jam Records in 2008.

Many artists and industry insiders have been questioning his budget decisions for the past few years as well as lack of caring for anyones projects except his own.

Its going to be interesting to see how this unfolds in the next few months.

Check the link to the story at All Hip Hop

In the meantime…  

My Question is: Is Jay Z leaving Def Jam a good or a bad thing for the label? Who do you think would make a great prez for Def Jam? Whats your thoughts on this situation???

and while we’re on topic… who heard the shots Joe Budden threw at Hov on the new album/mixtape Mood Musik 3? This definitely is another perspective from an aritist who was signed to Def Jam

TALK TO EM!!

Peep the joint below.

Here is recap of Jay Z’s tenure as President of Def Jam. It includes some of the ups and downs while he was in office. So the real question is, is Hov to blame? or are a lot of artists just being lazy, and blamming him for people not paying attention to their albums? Hmmm…..