Event Reminder: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 6/18 – 6/21

From luminary MC’s Notorious B.I.G. & Big Daddy Kane to respected lyricists Jay-Z, AZ, Fabolous, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, from underground stalwarts Smif-N-Wessun, M.O.P., Black Moon & Jeru Da Damaja to famous females Lil’ Kim & Foxy Brown, there’s no denying Brooklyn’s impact on hip-hop history.

For the past 4 years, Brooklyn Bodega has celebrated the borough’s musical & cultural influence by hosting the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.  Hit the jump for more details about this year’s Festival.

Royal Court & Sound Table 6/11/09

Since this new blog is a work in progress, I noticed I haven’t been posting as much actual music as I used to at Blogger. Let’s change that, shall we? First is Royal Court, a collection of sweet posts from around the blogosphere then the first installment of Sound Table, my picks for some ill MP3’s. Enjoy!

Royal Court:

The Roots Push Back New Album (Rap Radar)

XXL Freshman Class Mid-Terms (TSS, shouts to David D)

Charles Hamilton’s Greatest Fails: A Retrospective (Complex)

ALIFE NYC Art Gallery Opening Tomorrow (via Herfection)

Public Enemy & The Roots Live Video + Audio (Always Hustle, shouts to Ben)

Donny Goines x IMKING (Nah Right)

 

Sound Table:

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Cam’ron ft. Vado – La Bumba

DJ JS-1 ft. Large Professor – Like This

Jadakiss ft. Styles P, Drag-On, Eve, Swizz Beatz, Sheek Louch & DMX – Who’s Real Remix

Jay-Z & Young Jeezy – Put On x D.O.A. (Live)

L.E.G.A.C.Y. ft. Phonte, Chaundon, Sean Price – TKO prod. Khrysis

Lil’ Wayne ft. Gucci Mane – We Be Steady Mobbin’

Maino ft. Chris Brown – Don’t Be Scared

Marco Polo & Torae – Combat Drills (Bonus) [Check the sidebar to buy Double Barrel now]

Mary J Blige ft. T.I. – Do It Again

Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli – Little Brother

Shano – A Butterfly in Boston (Instrumental CD) [Shouts to Broken Cool]

Trey Songz ft. Drake – Invented Sex