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SNL Digital Short – Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
Over 3,985,928 views and counting on Youtube. This is another big hit viral video and song from Lonely Island. This was totally not what I expected and I guess that’s what made it funny. MB was not available for comment but he didn’t release a statement saying, “I don’t know why fools be hatin’ my Jack Sparrow song. Fools always be hatin’ son.” Mr Bolton is highly regarded in the hip-hop community as a founder of the big mack super pimp daddy style flow which came to be the prominent style of the 90’s. His cameo in this video and this song should be regarded as a come back akin to The Beatles Resurrection Tour or The Jimi Hendrix Heaven Experience.
One person said “Micheal Bolton is the new Chuck Norris”.
I think that’s a bit of a stretch but he has gained a great deal of pop culture popularity because of this video. I think whats more startling about this video is that Robert Downy Jr plays a woman who looks like a hooker in the back of a limo. Wait, have we seen him in that same role before?
Find more on The Lonely Island featured on Bad Habitat Music below.
Lonely Island – Lazy Sunday
Andy Samberg – Great Day
Im On A Boat ft T-Pain
Lonely Island – Throw It On The Ground
Like A Boss Video
Jizz In My Pants Video
Bing Bong Brothers
Boombox Song
Check out some of the other Lonely Island and SNL Digital Short Videos above. There are some cuts in that list, from Jizz In My Pants to Im On A Boat they have a strong repertoire of dope tracks for the masses.
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
This is a great marketing scheme from the Beastie Boys. They have some of the most popular celebrities cameo in a short/music videos and tap the viral market. By releasing videos one after the other builds anticipation for the finale and ultimately the new album by the Beastie Boys. Either way this video is very funny, I believe Robert Downy Jr plays a woman. Watch the video for yourself and see some of the most hilarious antics including Will Ferrel tapping a cow bell. Can there be too much cow bell? We here at Bad Habitat Music think not.
Elijah Wood, Danny Mcbride, Seth Rogan, Some dude from the office, Robert Downy Jr, Ted Danson, Steve Buscemi, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and Jon Oreilly! Thats awesome. Too many cameos to count.
Adam Yauch’s Complete FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT REVISITED Short Film. The BeastieBoys film Stars Elijah Wood, Ted Danson, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen and John C Reilly.
Seth Rogan looks bad ass blinged out in gold necklaces and a Fila shirt. The video has more than a few funny impersonations of hip-hop culture by the actors. When they try break dancing it is quite evident that they are not true hip-hop (What? Elijah Wood aint hip-hop?). What do you think? Post your comment below, thanks.
Portland Concert Venues
Portland Hip-Hop Shows
There are a ton of great venues in and around Portland, Oregon for hip hop shows. If you are an artist or promoter looking for hip-hop friendly clubs to get shows at the list below is what you are looking for. Further down the page is information on Concert Venues as Commercial Real Estate for investors and club owners looking to expand your business.
Portland Concert Venues
The Roseland
Crystal Ballroom
Barracuda
Doug Fir
Berbatis Pan
Crown Room
Hawthorne Theater
Goodfoot Bar & Lounge
+ More to come (bookmark & check back soon)
We will be posting more venues as well as properties which have fallen into disrepair, the owners went bankrupt, etc. We will present possible quality investments? and speculate which ones could be potential bad locations (hence the reason why it failed in the past).
Portland Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate is a good business. If you own a prime location you can rent it out and make profit from your real estate without having to manage a whole business. Owning a nightclub can be very profitable but its also a lot of work. Franchising or simply owning and leasing out the property are both viable options for the average commercial real estate investor. There are a lot of places online to find information on stuff like this. One such source is my choice for finding Portland Real Estate Listings. There are a lot of Properties which are currently zoned and equipped to operate as full service bars in and around the Portland, Oregon area.
Portland Real Estate Listings
Proper real estate listings which can be seen by visiting the link above, offer an easy to use search and listings for Portland Real Estate. The search above is more for residential real estate but you can see how easy it is to navigate and find what you are looking for.
Read more about Northwest Hip-Hop and Underground Hip-Hop Concert Venues in and around Portland, Oregon like Salmon Street Studios.
Warren G – Regulate ft. Nate Dogg
Warren G – Regulate
ft. Nate Dogg
One of the greatest hip hop songs of all time. RIP Nate Dogg.
Warren G – Regulate Lyrics
“Regulate”
(feat. Nate Dogg)
[G:]
Regulators
we regulate any stealing of his property
and we damn good too
But you can’t be any geek off the street,
gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep!
REGULATORS!!! MOUNT UP!
[G:]
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
Warren G was on the streets, trying to consume
some skirts for the eve, so I can get some funk
just rollin in my ride, chillin all alone
[Nate:]
Just hit the Eastside of the LBC
on a mission trying to find Mr. Warren G.
Seen a car full of girls ain’t no need to tweak
all you skirts know what’s up with 213
[G:]
So I hooks a left on the 21 and Lewis
some brothas shootin dice so I said “Let’s do this”
I jumped out the ride, and said “What’s up?”
some brothas pulled some gats so I said “I’m stuck.”
[Nate:]
Since these girls peepin me I’ma glide and swerve
these hookers lookin so hard they straight hit the curb
Won’tcha think of better things than some horny tricks
I see my homey and some suckers all in his mix
[G:]
I’m gettin jacked, I’m breakin myself
I can’t believe they taking Warren’s wealth
they took my rings, they took my rolex
I looked at the brotha said “Damn, what’s next?”
[Nate:]
They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
ain’t none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down
[G:]
They got guns to my head
I think I’m going down
I can’t believe this happenin in my own town
If I had wings I could fly
let me contemplate
I glanced in the cut and I see my homey Nate
[Nate:]
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
now they droppin and yellin
it’s a tad bit late
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
I laid all them busters down
I let my gat explode
now I’m switching my mind back into freak mode
if you want skirts sit back and observe
I just left a gang of those over there on the curb
[G:]
Now Nate got the freaks
and that’s a known fact
before I got jacked I was on the same track
back up back up cause it’s on
N A T E and me
the Warren to the G
[Nate:]
Just like I thought
they were in the same spot
in need of some desperate help
the Nate Dogg and the G-child
were in need of something else
one of them dames was sexy as hell
I said “ooo I like your size.”
she said “my car’s broke down and you seem real nice,
would ya let me ride?”
I got a car full of girls and it’s going real swell
the next stop is the Eastside Motel
[G:]
I’m tweaking
into a whole new era
G-Funk
step to this
I dare ya
Funk
on a whole new level
[Nate:]
the rhythm is the bass and the bass is the treble
[G:]
Chords
Strings
We brings
Melody
G-Funk
where rhythm is life
and life is rhythm
[Nate:]
If you know like I know
you don’t wanna step to this
It’s the G-Funk era
funked out with a gangsta twist
if you smoke like I smoke
then you high like everyday
and if your ass is a buster
213 will regulate
Brother Ali – Ear To Ear
Ear To Ear by Brother Ali
This is another really profound song from the highly acclaimed underground hip hop artist, Brother Ali. He has really came into his own and has made his mark in hip-hop forever. Included further down the page are a review of Bad Habitat Music and why we bring you the great music you have here, The Lyrics for Ear to Ear from Brother Ali, and a few other top underground rappers that you should check out if you are not already familiar with them. The lyrics to Ear To Ear are listed below. Read the rest of this entry »
NBA 2K11 Soundtrack
2K Sports latest soundtrack for their franchise game, NBA® 2K11, is possibly their best yet. The latest installment in the NBA simulation franchise is not only a spectacular game but it has a dynamic soundtrack with much more songs that previously featured in their games. With NBA 2K11 you wont get sick of the game music 3 days into playing it. Featuring the appearance of Michael Jordan on the cover, the latest soundtrack more music than any previous game from 2K Sports. The new soundtrack has a unique blend of upcoming breakout artists like the Chicharones, and highly acclaimed artists, Like Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, Drake, Kid Cudi and more. The NBA 2K11 soundtrack even includes an original, exclusive track from the don of west coast hip-hop, Snoop Dogg. Songs from the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack and the Video Game itself are available online at Amazon
. Featured below is the complete track list for NBA 2K11.
NBA 2K11 Track List
- Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
- Big Boi – Shutterbug
- Drake – Over
- Cassidy – Game Time
- Ron Artest – Champion
- Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
- The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
- Art vs. Science – Hollywood
- Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
- Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
- Chicharones – Little By Little
- Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
- Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We’re Here To Save The Day
- Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
- Delorean – Deli
- Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
- Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
- HOGNI – Bow Down
- Kidz In Space – Downtime
- Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
- Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac – Crown Of Thorns
- The Redland – So Far
- The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
- Sonny Bones – Rise
- Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
- Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
- Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On
Music of NBA 2K11
Presenting Michael Jordan as this year’s cover athlete was a poor decision on the part of the Developers. I feel that a current all star is more suitable than someone who doesn’t play any more. Whats next? Larry Bird on the cover? There are however several new game play modes and updates. The graphics have greatly improved. An example of the new graphics updates is shown to the right. NBA 2K11 builds on its reputation of combining young up-and-coming musicians with well-established artists into the soundtrack for the game. The music for this game will work perfect for Basketball Mixes while your playing hoops. The NBA 2K11 Soundtrack is off the hook. You will definitely get down to the tunes on the track list above.
Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports stated that “NBA 2K is the basketball game that everyone plays, from NBA athletes to celebrities to music artists. Snoop has been a long time fan of the NBA 2K series and because music is such an integral part to the gameplay experience, it was a perfect fit for this year’s title – one of the greatest rappers making an exclusive track for the greatest NBA game,”. He went on to say “With NBA 2K11 we hope to exceed expectations by featuring both an impressive array of established artists like Big Boi, Kid Cudi and Drake who definitely balance the hoop action, alongside emerging talent, such as the winners of our national MC/producer contest.”
2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Check out this alternate cover for NBA 2K11 featuring the Portland Trailblazers Brandon Roy as the featured athlete on the cover. B-Roy has had a tough year this 2010-11 season. Hopefully next year he will be healthier and prove that he is an all star in the league. Thanks for visiting our post about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack. We will be posting more about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack and all other music from their games in the future.
Brother Ali – Room With a View
Underground rap vs mainstream rap? What do you listen to and what’s better in your opinion?
I listen to mainstream rap every time a new song comes out, but that’s only to keep updated on whats going on in the music industry – not cos I actually like the music. For me underground rap is where the real art and talent is. Rappers like Lowkey, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tech N9ne etc always kept it real and rap about real issues like political injustice. All the best rappers were originally underground no matter how famous they were like greats like Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Lupe Fiasco etc. Half of the mainstream artists in the industry are in the illuminati and are sellouts and sold their souls in my opinion. Read the rest of this entry »
Independent Hip-Hop Artist Promotions Guide
Indie Band Website Design
This is focused on indie hip-hop artists but applies to any genre of music. All independent musicians should read this.
Band Website
Your bands website has to be good for you to be taken seriously. Not having a band website will immediately make you look less professional. The website needs to have an easily accessible music player, promo pictures and upcoming concert information. Many companies offer Band Website Design but not all provide the same quality.
Store
You have to be able to buy something on the site. CD’s, MP3’s, Free Downloads, T-Shirts, Stickers, etc. More about merchandise later.
Social Media Integration
Connecting your website to your Facebook, Twitter, (Insert Social Network) profile and vice versa. Providing “share” buttons for various social bookmarking sites will get you a ton of free links. Links to your band site is GOOD.
Music Player
Your music player should have up-to-date music that is as high quality mastered as you have. Don’t present unfinished products.
Embedded Video
Embed Videos of concerts, recording sessions, freestyles, etc. on your Bands Website. Recording massive amounts of material and sharing it on Youtube, your website, Twitter, Facebook, etc. is a good way to get a lot more traffic to your site and more fans buying music.
Concert Calender
Having a calender of your upcoming shows is vital for a successful indie hip-hop artist marketing campaign.
Slideshows/Galleries
Upload all your pictures into slideshows and galleries on your band website. Some companies offer custom editable websites that allow you to do this kind of thing quite easily.
Facebook Marketing
For Independent Hip-Hop Artists
Facebook is one of the most valuable tools for an indie hip hop artist right now. Facebook Marketing can be a huge pain in the neck. If you have time to do it yourself it can pay off big time, if you have money to invest in your campaign the better it will work for you.
Band Profile
Create a band profile and update it with as many pictures, videos and songs that you can. Suggest to as many friends as you have and get the ball rolling if you haven’t already. If you have a facebook band profile you might consider banner ads.
Banner Ads
Facebook banner ads can be targeted to city, state, interests in music, age, gender, etc. Targeting is great for upcoming concerts that need to be advertised out of town. Also this is a great way to target peoples interests in similar music. This is a great way to increase the number of fans you have on your page. More fans equals more traffic to your band site which equals more revenue from album sales. Band Placement Companies like GME can do Facebook banners as well as banners on other networks like major news sites, music sites and more.
Landing Page
Some companies will build you a custom landing page that tells people to like your page and some even have music players. These are very valuable to your online marketing campaign.
Music Player
Having a music player on your Facebook profile will give you a big boost in fan base. Combined with banner ads, social media integration with your bands website and regular posting your social media buzz will be loud.
Branding
Logo
Make sure you have a good logo designed. If you have a cheap looking logo you wont get any real respect. Have a graffiti artist or a Marketing Company design you a logo.
Social Media Networking
Create a profile on as many social bookmarking and social networking sites as you can. Post a few links to your site and forget about most of them. Take 4 or 5 more popular sites and hit them hard. Make sure you stay up-to-date on a few good social networking sites. Make sure to send your band site a lot of links. Post your name on lists all over the web that people have compiled of their favorite artists of your similar genre. For example Bad Habitat Music features a post about the Top 100 Underground Rappers.
Marketing Materials
Stickers, Flyers, Posters, which is the most bang for your buck.
Handbills (Flyers) have been used in hip-hop marketing forever. But how well do they really work? These can be used in excess and if not implemented properly can be a big waste, financially and environmentally. They create a lot of garbage and are outlawed in some counties because of litter problems. Flyers are best used by handing them out at shows, outside of shows, placing them on cars, tables, etc at venues which have shows of a similar genre to your style of underground hip-hop. Hand out a lot of Flyers where other hip-hop fans gather. Don’t just go down the street and hand them all out outside of a corner store. I have found the most success in sticker marketing. Stickers last a lot longer than flyers and they build up more long term buzz than handbills. Flyers are great for promoting shows, but stickers are king for overall promotion.
Merchandise like T-Shirts and Hats can go a long way. Getting fitted hats (New Era 59Fifty’s) with your logo on them will be a big hit among hip-hop fans. Getting a good deal on the production of the product is important. The markup on the gear can’t be too high. If the shirt costs you $5 to make sell it for $10 not $20+ you will sell more and make more with a lower price point on your merchandise. T-Shirts that have cool graphics, logo, etc are important also. This goes back to making sure you have a catchy logo that is something your fan base would be comfortable putting on their body for everyone to see.
Online Advertising Agency Total Market Exposure offers the above services at great prices for independent hip hop artists. Look to spend anywhere from $500 to $5000 on a successful campaign. It depends on how aggressive you want to be in your marketing campaign. Check out some links below about similar topics on Bad Habitat Music, home of the worlds illest Underground Hip Hop group.
Brother Ali – Uncle Sam Goddamn
Brother Ali – Uncle Sam Goddamn
About Brother Ali
Ali Newman (born Jason Newman in 1977), better known by the stage name Brother Ali, is an American hip hop artist signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment.
Ali’s first release was a cassette only demo tape called “Rites of Passage.” Ali handled all of the production, recording and arranging of the project himself. That tape is what cemented his relationship with local Independent record label hip hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment. “Rites of Passage” was released in 2000 and was sold almost exclusively at shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Nutsie.com’s 100 Greatest Alternative Hip-Hop Artists
Nutsie features this full list of 100 Great Alternative Hip-Hop Artists. I say “great” not “greatest” because I dont think they are including the full hip-hop gambit. I would have included a number of other artists. Bad Habitat Music and Surreal Music have posted a number of lists of the best underground rappers, many of which are spurred by youtube videos posted by someone I don’t know. Usually we just review their list and suggest improvements or other contenders for the lists. These posts include videos of some of top underground hip hop artists best songs.
Like Nutsie we feature Amazon and CD Universe as affiliates on our site. They have really good deals on really good independent underground hip hop artists and we support indie music. We hope you support independent hip hop as well. Science has proven that indie music is better than big label music.
| 1. A Tribe Called Quest 2. Outkast 3. The Beastie Boys 4. GangStarr 5. De La Soul 6. The Roots 7. Queen Latifah 8. Stetsasonic 9. The Pharcyde 10. Digital Underground 11. Talib Kweli 12. Common 13. The Fugees 14. Arrested Development 15. Digable Planets 16. Lauryn Hill 17. Brand Nubian 18. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott 19. Mos Def 20. Tha Alkaholiks 21. Ultramagnetic MCs 22. Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon 23. Channel Live 24. Wyclef Jean 25. Organized Konfusion 26. KRS-One (later work) 27. Jeru the Damaja 28. Black Sheep 29. Jurassic 5 30. Goodie MOB 31. MF Doom 32. Slum Village 33. Company Flow 34. Jedi Mind Tricks 35. Esham 36. Jungle Brothers 37. Pete Rock & CL Smooth 38. Main Source 39. 3rd Bass 40. Busta Rhymes 41. Big L 42. Dead Prez 43. Blackilicious 44. Black Moon 45. Dilated Peoples 46. Souls of Mischief 47. Bahamadia 48. Aceyalone 49. Leaders of the New School 50. Pharoah Monche |
51. Dan the Automator 52. Del the Funkee Homosapien 53. Kanye West 54. The Coup 55. Prince Paul 56. Antipop Consortium 57. Guru 58. Nappy Roots 59. Boogiemonsters 60. Lords of the Underground 61. Peanut Butter Wolf 62. Cee-Lo 63. The Beat Junkies 64. Atmosphere 65. Black Eyed Peas 66. Thirstin Howl III 67. Deltron 3030 68. Poor Righteous Teachers 69. Aesop Rock 70. All Natural 71. X-Clan 72. Grand Puba 73. Dream Warriors 74. JVC Force 75. N.E.R.D. 76. Spearhead 77. Intelligent Hoodlum 78. P.M. Dawn 79. Camp Lo 80. Funkdoobiest 81. Witchdoctor 82. Da Bush Babees 83. Kwame 84. The Beatnuts 85. Isis/Lin Que 86. Raw Fusion 87. Jean Grae 88. Sadat X 89. Basehead 90. Handsome Boy Modeling School 91. Q-Tip 92. The Arsonists 93. Questionmark Asylum 94. Monie Love 95. KMC 96. Imani Coppola 97. UMC’s 98. The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy 99. Gorillaz 100. Nonchalant |
My list would have included a little bit more West Coast Rappers from the 90’s and a few more modern underground hip-hop artists including more progressive rappers. This list is also misleading. It says Best 100 Hip-Hop Artists but it doesn’t include any Graffiti Artists, Dancers, Beatboxers, or DJ’s. It doesn’t even have DJ Quik who is definitely deserving of this list.
Successful Underground Rappers
I recently stumbled upon a question some ignorant fool posted about hip-hop. He stated stated that if a rapper does not blow up in the mainstream that “something is wrong” and that underground rappers must not want “success” in the industry. To this simple minded drone “artists” like Lil Wayne and Drake are lyricists and have big fan bases because they are really good musically. Their success having nothing to do with their style of music. Which in my circle, represents something more along the lines of “the systematic destruction of the black community” (BET, Mainstream Hip-Hop, Materialism, Drake, Lil Wayne, all the same thing). So read what this guy has to say about successful underground rappers and post your comments below.
Do “underground” rappers not want success?
I see alot of people on here saying how Wayne or Drake are horrible rappers and that you only listen to this underground rapper or that. Just because someone has a huge fanbase and their music gets played on the radio doesn’t mean they aren’t good rappers lyrically. It’s okay to be underground when you first start putting out mixtapes but if
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Hip-Hop Love Stories
The article by Nathaniel Long is very intricate and eloquent. The love stories within in the music are described in detail from the lyrics to the beats, the innuendo and intrigue of love and hip-hop. He writes about hip-hop as a scholar and a member of the community. This is one of the finest essays I have ever read about hip-hop. We honor it by syndicating it on our site. Please visit the authors link if you learn more about hip-hop linguistics. Artists such as Talib Kweli, Common and Dead Prez are mentioned for their rolls in contributing to the classier end of romantic hip-hop.
Hip-Hop Love Stories and the Construction of Socially Acceptable Urban Identities
by: Nathaniel Long
Hip-Hop has historically existed as a male-dominated industry. Being a reflection of urban life and struggle, past Hip-Hop artists have been forced to maintain a certain level of masculinity in order to be accepted by their
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The Truth About The Hurricane Katrina Disaster
The United States constitution says that every citizen has the right to carry a gun for self defense. However, five years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina people were having their guns taken from them and collected by law enforcement. Alex Jones says that much of the looting that occurred in New Orleans in the immediate days after Hurricane Katrina hit land was done by police and other civil officers.
He has a really good point. This is a serious issue.
Hip-Hop Record Labels
Hip-Hop Record Labels
Hip Hop Record Labels, The Job The Fame
The following is an excerpt from an article talking about hip hop record labels and artist relationships. Also featured below is a video of a fast rapping underground artist. Worth checking out for sure, its pretty dope. As usual we appreciate you visiting and we hope you find it interesting. Peace.
by: Brent Wilson
Hip hop record labels are the companies that sponsor and produce the music that you love to hear. Hip hop is one of the hottest types of music on the market today and that is due at least in part to the advertisement and promotion of these artists by their hip hop record labels. So, we can thank them for bringing the artists we love to the forefront in music, but that is not all that they do. In fact, the hip hop record labels play a large part in the production of the music itself.
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Top Underground Hip Hop Blogs
There are a lot of Underground Hip Hop sites on the web that feature forums, videos, album reviews and a whole lot more. While we are proud to be one of these excellent sources of information on the underground hip hop music scene, art and culture, we feel that it is important that you have all of the most up-to-date information on current events and new underground hip hop music.
World of Underground Hip Hop
This, budding hip hop blog has quickly risen in the ranks and become one of the more popular underground hip hop blogs on the web. Featuring appearances from many underground hip hop well-known’s such as MF DOOM the blog isn’t as ground breaking as some other sites but it has a wide variety of new underground hip hop music to choose from. World of Underground Hip Hop (WUHH?) is one underground hip hop blog that I check pretty frequently to stay up on current events.
They do present some very far out music though. If you would like to see what I’m talking about check out “Gazzillion Ear” (Babe Rainbow Remix).
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World Of Underground Hip Hop recently posted a video of one of my favorite underground hip hop artists… The Grouch
Zion I & The Grouch
Drop It On The 1 (Official Music Video)
Indie Hip Hop
Featuring album reviews such as D-M.A.U.B.: “Y’all Funny” and Independent Hip Hop Artist: PROPHETIC in the month of April, Indie Hip Hop shows love to many struggling independent underground hip hop artists. It is a great forum to be seen and heard. It is also a great place to find new underground hip hop music. Portlands own Serge Severe was featured as recently as March.
(Portland, Oregon) Independent hip hop artist Serge Severe delivers this heater titled “No Bitin’ Allowed” feat. Luck One and Cool Nutz. It’s on IHH so I fux wit it! – SergeSever Twitter
Indie Hip Hop is a great place to find new, fresh underground hip hop music. In addition to covering new, up and comers, Indie Hip Hop honors the greats of previous eras in hip hop. Props to Indie Hip Hop for keeping it real and representing the underground scene properly.
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How To Find Hip Hop Samples
How To Find Hip-Hop Samples
Much of today’s commercial, and underground, Hip Hop is inspired or created from early Jazz and Soul. James Brown, Lee Dorsey and Kool and The Gang have all been sampled by Hip Hop legends such as Nas, Jay-Z, Wu Tang and Run DMC.
The most famous sample is a drum loop sampled from a track by The Winstons called Amen Brother. The sample is so famous it’s now more commonly known as the Amen Break. This
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Questlove – What’s In My Bag?
Questlove – What’s In My Bag?
Questlove of the legendary Roots crew walks you through what he is purchasing at Amoeba Music. This dude has a pretty extensive knowledge of music.
Amoeba Records is a popular destination for hardcore music fans everywhere in the world. Music lovers from all corners of the Earth make pilgrimages to San Francisco and Los Angeles to visit this hub of all things music. They are a really cool operation with not only a diverse selection of hard to find and rare DVD’s, CD’s, Vinyl Records and Cassette Tapes, but also live performances with big name headliners. Over the last couple of years they have been taking advantage of the amazing musicians that come to shop at their store with their Youtube series “What’s In My Bag”. It’s gives you a lot of incite into what your favorite musicians like Quest Love are shopping for.
About Questlove
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971), known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion, Questo or Brother Question), is an American drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, which is now the in-house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for artists such as Common, D’Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, the Randy Watson Experience, and The Grand Wizzards.
New Era Hats and Hip-Hop
For a long time Fashion has been a big part of hip hop culture. From the beginning, sports apparel was a popular choice for many hip-hop heads. The baseball cap quickly became the staple in every hip hop fans wardrobe. No other company produces the quantity or quality of baseball caps that New Era does. Whether fitted or snap back, New Era always delivers. The New Era 59Fifty fitted baseball cap comes in many colors, sizes, and sports. Yes baseball caps are made for basketball teams, college sports and more. New Era hats are sometimes designed by artists and/or often feature comic book characters like Thor (see below)
