N.O.R.E. - "Exhibit CNN" Video

Yo EVERYBODY'S freestylin' over the Just Blaze beat he did for Jay Electronica's "Exhibit C" track that leaked last week. This shit is crazy. Anyway, Capone-N-Noreaga have been on tour with Raekwon recently and all they're tweeting about is "The War Report 2." Based on the tweets I've read it sounds like they're gettin' production from the Alchemist and Scram Jones so far and Raekwon will most likely be a featured guest on the album.

If Raekwon is having an influence on these guys, this album could be pretty good. "The War Report" was Capone-N-Noreaga's debut album and, in my mind, is a classic. That shit is one of the hardest Hip Hop albums to ever come out of New York. The beats were crazy and the combination of CNN and Tragedy Khadafi on the mics was perfect. Hopefully, these guys get their shit together and make a sick sequel like Raekwon did last year.

***FREE DOWNLOAD*** N.O.R.E. "EXHIBIT CNN" 


Peep the video below of Noreaga spittin' on "Exhibit CNN." An official music video comes on at the 1:21 mark:

JOINT OF THE WEEK - Week of 1/4/10

The "JOINT OF THE WEEK" this week is some new shit from Jo Jo Pellegrino featuring Sean Price and Inspectah Deck. The track is produced by Frank Dukes and is a nice little banger, if I do say so myself. Jo Jo been around for years, hailing from Staten Island with a tight flow. He's one of the few emcees from Staten Island who wasn't a part of the Wu-Fam, but was actually nice on the mic. Listen to the joint below or on the side bar to the left:




***FREE DOWNLOAD*** TRIPLE HOMOCIDE

JOE BUDDEN "MONEY'S ON ME"

The "Emcee of the Week" leaked a new track titled "Money's On Me" today on Twitter. This shit is produced by J. Cardim. Give this shit a listen and let me know what y'all think. He goes in a little on Tahiry and Ray Benzino (after Benzino dissed Royce Da 5'9" like a retard). Peep it:







**FREE DOWNLOAD** JOE BUDDEN "MONEY'S ON ME"

DJ PREMIER - AIR FORCE 1s

I need to hire some fuckin' news writers in this bitch!!! I know I'm late on this shit, but I gotta post it just in case y'all mutha fuckas live under a rock.

The DJ Premier Air Force Ones are pretty ILL. They are being released on January 9th (THIS SATURDAY) and you know I'm on this shit!!! Check out these pics. They've got turntables on the soles, his name on the laces, and name on the back. I heard they're gonna retail at $135.00 but don't quote me. Wow!!!

 

 

 

 

THROWBACK CLASSIC - Week of 1/4

After the release of Reflection Eternal's new mixtape "The RE:Union" on New Year's Eve, I been on some 1998 shit hard body. Living in Brooklyn now and listening to this Black Star album again tonight, I wonder what it would have been like to live here during this time frame. It must've been good shit. My boy B-Nice and I were just talkin' about Rawkus Records last night. They fucked up their business and it's really unfortunate. Rawkus had such a true Hip Hop catalog back then and they always seemed to deliver. Where in the fuck are labels like that nowadays? I mean aside from Duck Down, there really ain't successful, consistent underground labels that have big rosters of underground heavyweights. Everyone just does shit on their own now. I know it may be better to do this, but as a fan I kinda miss having a "go-to" label that puts out classic albums and sick compilations with all their artists (i.e. Soundbombing and Lyricist Lounge). I swear to God, I gotta bring this shit back somehow. Don't worry Hip Hop, ya boy Money Miz got some shit up his sleeve this year. I GOTCHU BABY!!!

This week's THROWBACK CLASSIC is "Definition" by Black Star. They just don't make it like this anymore... SMMFH...

HIP HOP KARAOKE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Hip Hop Karaoke Championship 2010 is being held this year on Friday, January 29th at 8:00 PM at the Irving Plaza in NYC. (Big up to my girl Hallie for the heads up on this one!!!) Tickets are on sale right now and they're moving faster than the bubbles in Raekwon's coke pot!!! This shit started back in 2004 and is a competition to crown the greatest Hip Hop Karaoke Champion.

The format consists of performers getting on stage and rapping over instrumental beats only. They can be accompanied by a DJ and a hype man and each performer MUST know all the words by heart. There is no fucking around at the HHK Championships.

The final championship round occurs on January 29th and the contestants have been narrowed down to 12 after a few rounds of intense competition. It was just announced that Big Daddy Kane and Buckshot will be guest judges at the finale, with one more special guest judge yet to be determined.

Tickets are $15.75 each (including fees) if bought in a 4-pack. You can purchase tickets here: TICKETS

For more info, Hip Hop Karaoke's official site is: HIP HOP KARAOKE NYC

Be sure to follow Hip Hop Karaoke on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/HHKNYC

PEEP THIS VIDEO OF A SICK HIP HOP KARAOKE PERFORMANCE FROM 2007:

EMCEE OF THE WEEK - JOE BUDDEN

This week's "EMCEE OF THE WEEK" is Joe Budden. Many of you have HEARD OF Joe Budden and have even HEARD his music, like his debut single produced by Just Blaze titled "Pump It Up." My issue is that many of you have never really LISTENED to Joe Budden and fully absorbed the creativity, knowledge, and therapy that he offers us through his music. To do so takes a serious willingness to concentrate on what this man is spittin' into the microphone. You CAN'T just listen to this emcee casually. You CAN'T  listen to a track like "Pump It Up" and write this man off as a commercial "has-been."

It's true, he HAS BEEN a commercial success in 2003 (and a good one at that), but his true identity is that of an artistic phenom in 2010. For lack of a better term and to use an industry cliche, Joe Budden is a lyrical BEAST. He is one of a short list of emcees who can incorporate an exceptional flow and delivery onto a beat while simultaneously rhyming about serious, personal issues that we all go through in everyday life. His ability to delve deep into his own psyche and communicate introspective content while riding a beat seamlessly and entertainingly, is a gift that Hallmark doesn't even know how to package. Unfortunately for Def Jam, they didn't know how to package Budden's gift either. Or Jay-Z just didn't want to be consistently out-shined by an artist working on his label.

Joe Budden has been able to make songs that are 10, even 15, minutes in length without a chorus and keep his listeners on the edge of their seats waiting to hear how the story/song ends. His Mood Muzik mixtape series shouldn't even be categorized as mixtapes. They were probably the best albums to be released this decade. Look at a track like "Three Sides To A Story" from Mood Muzik 2. Usually, rappers get on a Scott Storch beat and milk it commercially as best they can. Joe Budden made a 7 minute and 30 second track explaining the difficulties of growing up as a teenage girl in a broken family in the hood with the craziest twist ending I've heard in a song ever. This man's music is special.

I had a difficult time last week picking my "Emcee of the Year." Ironically, I chose Raekwon, a rapper that Budden had a little beef with this past summer during the Rock The Bells tour. Joe Budden arguably was deserving of the "Emcee of the Year" award more than any rapper in the game last year. He released two solo albums "Padded Room" and "Escape Route" which landed numbers 2 and 3 respectively on my "Best Albums of 2009" list last week. He also released a group album as a member of Slaughterhouse in August. If you go back to the end of October 2008, he released another album called "Halfway House." That's four albums in a little over 14 months. WHO THE FUCK DOES THAT SHIT??? Somebody call Dr. Dre and tell him that people with "T.O.D." (a Touch Of Downs) can record music quicker than him!!! In addition to all the high quality album releases from Joey, he also engaged in a rap beef with Saigon earlier in 2009. Let's just say I respected Saigon prior to hearing him get verbally dissected by Joe Budden.

Then to top it all off in 2009, I got to witness Budden perform live at S.O.B.'s on Monday, December 28th last week. Not only is he a beast in the booth, but he is a beast on stage. He started the show at 9:10 PM and didn't finish until midnight. He didn't just spit one verse from every song and move to the next one. He spit entire tracks without missing one word (and this mutha fucka has dozens of 7 minute songs with no hooks)!!! He truly proved to me that he is an "emcee's emcee." He has to be the hardest working rapper alive right now.

Budden is sort of an enigma in the game. He engages in high profile relationships with the industry's top urban models. He is hardly soft spoken, calling out legends like Method Man claiming that he is currently better lyrically than him. (Despite my Wu-Tang bias and strong feeling that Method Man is one of the best ever, I might even agree with Joe's claim that he should have been higher on the list than Method Man.) He puts all of his personal life details into all of his music and publicizes a lot of shit on his Joe Budden TV that should probably stay private. LET'S JUST SAY, JOE BUDDEN IS AN EASY RAPPER TO HATE. The issue is that when you hear him spill his heart and soul out into the mic, you simply can't hate his artistic ability. He is willing to lose his private, personal moments/beliefs/shortcomings to the public in order to create art for the same hating public to enjoy. He effectively loses pieces of himself to us for our benefit (whether it be to teach a lesson, to offer an escape when we're depressed, or just to simply entertain the fuck out of us).

I think his music is a great escape for himself as well. It's one hell of a form of personal therapy. Fittingly, Joe will be releasing his next solo LP in the near future titled "The Great Escape." I believe it will probably be the album of the year this year. Let's just hope that Joe does what he does best, SPIT HIS BALLS OFF.

BE SURE TO FOLLOW JOE BUDDEN ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/MouseBudden 

ALSO CHECK HIS OFFICIAL SITE: www.JoeBuddenTV.com 


HE KILLED THIS RIHANNA BEAT!!! >>>***FREE DOWNLOAD*** "Russian Roulette"

PEEP THE VIDEO FOR "EXXXES" BELOW. THIS IS ONE OF THE ILLEST SONGS & IS WAY MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. SEE IF YOU CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES OF THIS TRACK. IT'S AMAZING...

DONKEY OF THE CENTURY - ELKE

To start off the new decade here at Hip Hop & Bullshit, I'm gonna feature the woman I believe to be the "DONKEY OF THE CENTURY" - "Elke The Stallion." Elke Madler has been featured in numerous Hip Hop videos with artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, Outkast, and D-12. In addition, she's squeezed her cheeks into some of the biggest men's magazines like Smooth, Smooth Girl, ASIS, Straight Stuntin, FEDS, Sweets, and many more. Elke has truly pioneered the urban modeling game as one of the most well known models out to date. She's made appearances on TLC's "L.A. Ink" and Jay Leno has even mentioned her on "The Tonight Show."

2010 is going to prove to be a big year for Elke The Stallion, her brand, and her model management company "Stallion Models." She's starting the year off with her 2010 calendar that can be purchased at her online store: ELKE THE STALLION STORE

Recently, I was able to link up with Elke for an interview so we could all get to know her a little better. Peep my interview with Elke The Stallion below:

MONEY MIZ: I wanna thank you for takin' the time to talk to the Hip Hop & Bullshit community. It's a pleasure to get a chance to talk to you and before we get started I'd love to know how to properly pronounce your unique name. My peoples and I have always wondered how to say it.

ELKE: My name is Elke and it's pronounced L-Key. And yes it's my real name. It's an old German name and it means "the noble."

MONEY MIZ: Word! Thank you for the clarification, 'cause we definitely pronounced it wrong. I'm not even gonna ask HOW you got the nickname "Stallion" 'cause it's quite apparent to me, but who gave you the name and how were you crowned as the industry's "Stallion"?

ELKE: My very first video was "I Like The Way You Move" by Outkast and everybody on set kept calling me stallion. I was the biggest girl on set, and most of the times I'm the biggest girl on any set (laughing out loud). So people kept calling me stallion, "built like a stallion." So when I launched my website I just tagged the name onto mine and made it my Trademark. And yes, it's a registered Trademark for anyone who wants to use it, you CAN'T!!! (laughing out loud)

MONEY MIZ: Wow, that's pretty ill. Looks like nobody can copy your style now! What part of the world are you from and what's your ethnicity? My readers and I would love to know where you got the genes that created the healthiest "Donkey Booty" we've ever seen!!! (chuckling)

ELKE: (laughing) I was born and raised in Germany. I am German, at least 100% of my mother's side and 80% of my father's side. So I'm German and yes I speak German as well.

MONEY MIZ: Just out of curiosity, what are your measurements and have you had to work really hard to maintain such a perfect figure? I know a lot of people don't truly understand how difficult it is to maintain such a smooth, rotund booty and such a trim stomach. How on earth do you do it?

ELKE: My measurements are 38/28/48 and no, I'm definitely not perfect. I had a baby 9 months ago so I'm trying to get back to where I used to be, not easy when you always on the road, busy working and trying to eat healthy. I don't work out nearly as much as I should. So I'm very thankful for God giving me the good genes and muscular frame to start with. I'm very conscious of the food I eat, I cut way back on the carbs, no red meat and I don't drink soda. So that makes a big difference for me.

MONEY MIZ: Congrats on your baby! You've been around for a while now and have really taken over the internet. For those of my readers who don't know you, how'd you get started in modeling and what made you want to pursue it as a career?

ELKE: I always thought I had a unique look and was very confident about myself, so when I came to the States I somehow got all this attention just by going out to clubs in Hollywood and people would tell me I should do videos and stuff. At that time, I had no idea there was an Urban Market and a career for me to pursue. So I went to a casting call for the Outkast video "I Like The Way You Move" and booked the job. That's how it pretty much all started for me. Then people in the industry suggested I start my personal website 'cause there was money to be made and in 2005 I launched www.ElkeTheStallion.com and the rest is history as you know. (laughing out loud)

MONEY MIZ: Oh yes, we've all witnessed your success! I could imagine this profession is grueling though. What unknown facts about this job could you share with us that might surprise my readers?

ELKE: Well, I mean you don't need much imagination to know that it's a sexy industry, half naked girls in videos, online, magazines, and some people in the industry take advantage of that, advantage of new girls who don't know better and they get tricked into doing a sexual favor to get an appearance in a magazine or video.

MONEY MIZ: Yeah, I guess we all could assume that kinda shit goes down. Aight, now back to the subject of your Donkey! (chuckles). What's your favorite underwear brand and style? I haven't seen your booty covered up that often, so I'm wondering if you EVER cover her up!!! (laughing out loud)

ELKE: You crazy, but yes, I do cover my booty up. During the day I like to wear thongs 'cause my jeans/pants are tight and I don't like pantie lines at all. To sleep I like to wear booty shorts/boy shorts for some reason a thong at night is not comfortable to me. And then there's the nights I sleep naked of course! (chuckling)

MONEY MIZ: Do you have a boyfriend, or girlfriend for that matter?

ELKE: Not into girls, but I am into boys!!!!!!!!!!!! (laughing out loud)

MONEY MIZ: What's your favorite position?

ELKE: Well, the right guy and the right size dick, any position is my favorite (laughing). I do like doggy though.

MONEY MIZ: No doubt. What's the craziest position you've ever done?

ELKE: Him sitting on the couch and me facing away from him, you get the picture. Very effective (laughing)

MONEY MIZ: What's the biggest BULLSHIT line a guy has tried to pick you up with?

ELKE: Every line is bullshit to me. Can't stand lines. Be yourself and offer to buy me a drink before you start bullshitting me, at least I have some liquor to get me tipsy so the bullshit don't hit me that hard! (laughing out loud)

MONEY MIZ: Going back to Hip Hop music videos, what was your favorite video experience and why?

ELKE: Going back to Outkast, it was a small, fun set, great people to work with and Outkast is one of the biggest names in the Hip Hop industry. They've been around for a pretty long time.

MONEY MIZ: Since this is a Hip Hop news blog, who's your favorite rapper and which rapper that you haven't worked with yet would you like to shoot a video for?

ELKE: At the moment, I love Slim Thug. His music style is definitely getting me in a sexy mood. I also love Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, both of those two I'd love to be in a video with. Also, I like Cee-Lo, he is on the crazy side, his videos always be fun, just like Outkast.

MONEY MIZ: I've noticed you've been adding some tattoos to your Stallion body. Are we gonna see a horse somewhere on that ass or are you keeping the DONKEY spotless?

ELKE: Hell nah, no tatts on my money maker, no way!!! (laughing out loud). My back and arms is pretty much it. Won't touch my front, my legs, or my DONKEY!

MONEY MIZ: Have you ever played "pin the tail on the donkey"??? And I don't mean the children's game!!! (chuckling)

ELKE: No, neither the childs or adult game. (chuckling)

 MONEY MIZ: What do you have in the pipeline for 2010? Any new videos, calendars, magazine spreads, or completely new projects you have lined up this year?

ELKE: I shot a new video for WSHH, gonna be up soon. Gonna do some tattoo magazines once my sleeve is done. Working hard on getting www.StallionModels.com (model management company) noticed, getting more models signed and just keep grinding how I have been over the past few years. I always have stuff coming up, sometimes last minute gigs. Will be doing a lot of traveling throughout the States, so keep your eyes open for me.

MONEY MIZ: Word. I wish you success and luck this year. Thanks for rappin' with us over here. If you don't mind, tell my readers where they can find more of you online or in print. We all wanna see as much of your seat cushion as possible!!!







ELKE: Thank you for having me. To all my old and new fans, find the newest news and pics of me at:

My official website: www.ElkeTheStallion.com
Follow me on Twitter at: www.Twitter.com/ElkeTheStallion
Befriend me on MySpace at: www.myspace.com/ElkeTheStallion
Watch my videos at: www.YouTube.com/ElkeTheStallion

You can also call me at 323-271-0152 to leave me voicemails, I even call back and leave voicemails, texts and send pics to your phone.

Much love,

XOXO.

Elke!

PEEP THESE VIDEOS OF ELKE SHAKING HER DONKEY!!!

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Raekwon "Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill" Mixtape w/ DJ Whoo Kid

Raekwon has teamed up with DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Scream for a new mixtape to start off the new year. The name of this brick is "Coke Up In Da Dollar Bill." It has a few new joints and also some of Raekwon's collaborations in 2009. He goes in on the track "I Wanna Rock" off of that new Snoop Dogg shit that uses that Rob Base sample from "It Takes Two."


Raekwon is definitely still on his grind. He's in the middle of his second OB4CL2 tour, recording a new album with Method Man and Ghostface, and workin' with CNN on their new "War Report 2" album. This dude is puttin' in work for real since droppin' Cuban Linx 2.


This mixtape is Rae gettin' it in on some gritty beats. Straight up coke music. You know, what Rae does best. Be on the lookout for new shit from Lex Diamonds. You can follow him on Twitter for news updates and info on the shit he's workin' on at: www.twitter.com/RAEKWONICEWATER

Click the link below to download Raekwon's new mixtape for free!!!

***FREE DOWNLOAD*** RAEKWON "COKE UP IN DA DOLLAR BILL" MIXTAPE

Big up to my boy Khamal for the heads up on this joint!!!

New Hip Hop Album Releases - 1/5/09

The following is a list of new Hip Hop album releases for Tuesday, January 5, 2010:

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

NICE WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR HIP HOP!!!