“The Bridge was never over / we left our mark / The jam is dedicated to you and your boys / I brought my Queensbridge thugs to kill that noise!”
-MC Shan could battle anybody!

Big ups to Traffic Entertainment and Cold Chillin’ for making this reissued extended play CD possible! To any fan out there of the old school,- Down By Law is the debut album from MC Shan and it’s a must have for any Hip-Hop enthusiast.
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Hey Everyone, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are back. Come to think of it, I believe the last Bone album I’ve ever boughten was 1997’s “The Art of War.” 10 years later and dozens of group and solo releases, Bone has found their way back to the mainstream circuit with the help of Swizz Beats… and the collaboration is a success to the groups sound and it’s loyal fans with “Strength and Loyalty”
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KRS 1 MARLEY HIP HOP LIVES

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“Hip-Hop Lives” this May 22nd! I’m really feelin’ this one. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years ago, KRS and Marl were once bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars. Peep the video and enjoy. The official album “Hip-Hop Lives” drops May 22nd! You’ve been warned.

Upon purchasing an album, the first thing I like to do is look at the back of the casing and see who is featured on just about any album. The right name is always a plus in purchasing the cd and I’m always hyped to see how the chemistry works with the artists and whether or not they can co-exist on the track together. Second, I always find myself looking in the liner notes to see who produced the track. It’s always a plus to see a familiar producer.

Enter Marco Polo, a producer who literally did his Homework. The kid via Toronto Canada went to school in New york obtaining a engeneering degree in music. (Producing) He did his Homework on beat making and sampling off his MPC 2000XL… bumps heads with the right producers and seeks knowledge from established producer Agallah and works his magic via internship at a respected studio in NYC. Welcome to his debut album “Port Authority.”
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The overall vision of the Hip Hop Chess Federation is to be a key leader of positive change for this nation’s youth and families. This vision is rooted in the belief that our role is to provide leadership that allows all the opportunity to actualize their dreams and hopes for themselves, their families and the members of their community.

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Guess who’s back? Common resurrects a new single “The People” off his upcoming album Finding Forever. Listen to the track produced by Kanye West exclusively oh his official Myspace before it goes to radio! THe verses are tight as usual but pay close attention to how KanYe chops up the beats and lays down the track- it’s almost reminiscent of the Late great J.Dilla- what a tribute!

Listen here!

It’s that time again… Groups hittin’ tour buses and hittin’ your spot! The Lifesavas Crew begin their “Gutterfly: The Urban Legend Tour” Featuring special Guests Strange Fruit Project and DJ Marc Sense. Check em’ out at a City near you!

…and don’t forget to check out the New Gutterfly album, a kind of concept influenced by blaxpoitation and other cult films, featuring guest appearances from Fishbone, Dead Prez, and Smif-N-Wesson, among others.

My Boy walks into my cubicle and picks up “Duke Da God Presents: Dipset “More Than Music” Vol. 2″ and says “What the @#$% is this $h!t?!?! You listen to this now?” Hands down, Cam’Ron and Company (The Entire Dipset, Diplomats and Bird Gang Crew) is an acquired taste. On the other side of G-Unit or The R-O-C, there’s Killa Cam’s gang Dipset.Personally, I don’t hate nor love the whole Dipset steez but you just can’t help bump one of their albums. Especially in the cubicle here at my work. When I get so deep and frustrated at work, there’s nothing more entertaining than a Dipset related album that fills your thoughts with drug deals gone bad or a honey dip about to get dipped. (lol)
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Zion I and The Grouch will be headlining a live performance
in San Francisco, Saturday June 2nd at The Independent.

The Independent is located at:
628 Divisadero, San Francisco, California
Doors open at 8:30, Show begins at 9pm
$20.00 advance Pre-sale and $22.00 at the door
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Fresno, California represent, Planet Asia is dropping Jewelry Box Sessions at your local music stores on June 26th. If there’s any indication he’s still got it- peep his new video “Havin’ Thangs” posted above. (Finally- crumpin’ at it’s finest! lol) Too many cat’s have slept on P.A.- I think 07 could be his year as he prepares to release 3 albums trilogy this year entitled “The Medi-Cali Trilogy”, beginning with Jewelery Box Sessions this summer.