If you haven’t heard of Little Brother by now, you will before 2003 is out. Backed by their incredible producer, 9th Wonder, they are tearing up the underground with “The Listening” as we speak. Making some other noise is the remix album that 9th Wonder has made of “God’s Son.” The hiphopsite.com exclusive is called “God’s Stepson” and 13 tracks of Nas’ acapellas getting the 9th Wonder treatment. Given that 9th Wonder graduated from the school of Pete Rock/Primo/Large Pro, it is an incredible album…
Interesting little bit in the new XXL, Primo talked about how when he submitted the beat for “Kick In The Door” to Puffy, it was scoffed at. Puffy told him he didn’t want to use cause it wasn’t hot, Primo insisted it was, to which Puffy told him, “you ain’t hittin’ like you used to.” Not surprisingly, Puff was all over it when he heard Big absolutely dismantle it…
Speaking of Primo, the long-awaited Gangstarr album has been given a date of May 6th. Mark it on your calender kiddies…
One of hip-hop’s forgotten females has returned, T-Love. Her new album “Long Way Back” features a number of beats from Jay Dee, as well as selections from A Kid Named Miles. J5’s Chali 2na also pops up on a track. Don’t sleep on this lady…
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Fredro Starr is making another go of his solo career. He will release “Don’t Get Mad, Get Money” on May 20th…
If you still haven’t heard Capital D & The Molemen’s “Writer’s Block,” don’t waste anymore time. That being said, All Natural’s Capital D has completed his second sophomore LP in the meantime and is also working on All Nat’s third album, “Pure Essentials.” Both are due in the fall, but don’t wait until then to check out Chicago’s finest, “No Additives, No Preservatives” and “Second Nature” are both required listening…
