Asher Roth: "She Don't Want A Man" (Yes Giantess Remix)
Asher Roth sees his Keri Hilson assisted "She Don't Want A Man" get new life via this remix from Yes Giantess (what a name).
Joell Ortiz: "Nissan, Honda, Chevy" feat Jim Jones Video
"Speakin' bout cars, I think we still got a Taurus. I ain't gon mention bout the color cause it's still takin' orders."
Joell Ortiz, one fourth of Slaughterhouse, and Jimmy give the Hustlers a "Hoopty Anthem" spin to "Beamer, Benz or Bentley". Being a Honda driver, the first time I heard of this version I had a pretty good chuckle at the title. The song itself is pretty solid and the video is pretty grimey as well... Enjoy after the jump!
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Curren$y: "Elevator Music" Live in Chicago
Kidz In The Hall: "Introlude" (Dir. By Court Dunn)
Court Dunn and Nahright link up with Kidz In The Hall for another edition of their One Shot series. Here they selected "Introlude", the lead track off Kidz In The Hall's new LP, The Land of Make Believe. See it below.
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Just Me And My Flip: House of Pain Perform "Jump Around" Live In Chicago
It's about 4:30 in the AM... Tonight I DJ'ed at the House of Pain and Gza show. I was supposed to DJ at Lumen, but a scheduling issue prevented me from doing so. I ended up staying at the Congress theatre, and caught House of Pain's set (which also included La Coka Nostra joints). After their set, we did an interview with Everlast and Danny Boy, which made any amount of money I didn't make at Lumen seem like small potatoes. The interview went really well, and after that I headed to Vision where I DJ'ed for a bit with Matt Boy White.
House of Pain had a really polished set, fueled by DJ Eclipse. They played for more than an hour, and ran through their catalog spanning 3 LP's. They also brought Slaine onstage for La Coka Nostra material. Of course, they had to end their set with "Jump Around", which turned out to be as excellent as it was expected. No wonder why it still gets people going nearly 20 years after inception... The RH Warlock, Tony Shane, caught the song on our trusty Flip Cam and crisp footage is below. Watch it... Love it...
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RH TV: DJ RTC Talks Closed Sessions on CTA Radio
Each and every Wednesday night Pugs Atomz and K-Maxx bring the realness on WHPK's (the only station that would f**k with rap) CTA Radio. Growing up in Hyde Park, WHPK and CTA Radio played a big role in my musical upbringing alongside the recently shuttered Dr. Wax. This past Wednesday Pugs Atomz invited us to come through and talk about our recently released Closed Sessions Vol. 1. We talk explain the project, and our hopes from jumpstreet. Check it out below.
Also check out Pugs Atomz' recent interview with HipHopDX right here.
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Treasurechest's Vault: Guru and Solar 2005
In the summer of 2005 I was an elementary school teacher on his first summer vacation. I was a 23 year-old Hip Hop fan living out dreams of talking to those who inspired me, and I looked up to, as well as fresh and new artists that would inspire the world for years to come. That year I interviewed a plethora of legends from Gza, to the Beastie Boys, Wyclef to Common. Included in the batch of musical legends granting me 15 minutes of their time was Guru, who had just officially ended Gangstarr, and released a solo album with his new partner in production, super producer Solar. If you're a Hip Hop fan that reads the news, you're no doubt familiar with Solar these days. However, in 2005, not that much was really known and I'm not sure any of what is happening now with Guru and Solar was even a thought.
I talked to Guru on a hot summer day, pacing throughout my apartment (no office back then, lol) asking Guru questions about his new creative outputs, as well as the feeling of working with Solar vs. working with Premier. I also asked him if he thought the Gangstarr break up was harder on the fans, or harder on him and Premier to which Guru replied, "I would have to say them, because first of all, it wasn’t anything dramatic. It was just a situation that we out grew that also we want to leave as a legacy and not spoil. If you’re trying to milk something like that, especially the way the industry is, they will bury it. It won’t be a legacy and it won’t be something viewed as great."
Ask Guru about Gangstarr today, and he may have a different answer. But, these questions weren't asked in 2010, but in 2005. Take a trip back and enter Treasurechest's Vault right after the jump.
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Treasurechest's Blog #19: I Didn't Follow Gil's Directions...
Yesterday I bought the new Gil Scott-Heron album, I'm New Here. I put it on my computer last night, but my first listen took place this morning on my drive to work. It was somewhere around track 4, "Your Soul And Mine" that I hit a red light on Halsted and Grand and decided to look through the LP's liner notes, as I was curious to who handled the production and instrumentation on the album. I opened the CD case, and the back of the liner notes greeted me with the following message:
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