Month: January 2012

Mixtape: Ta’East – The Popular Stranger LP

For the past few months, Ta’East has been making the final touches to his much anticipated LP. The LP features some of California’s rising stars such as Stevie Crooks, Casey Veggies, Skeme, Kent Money and more. Home team producer, Cairo Mayeson, made his mark with this project and was backed up by Roosevelt, Ken Price and Amsterdam’s, Tois De Noise.

Download: Ta’East – The Popular Stranger LP

Video: More Behind-The-Scenes Footage Waka Flocka x Drake “Round Of Applause”

Hardknock TV was also on set at Waka Flocka‘s “Round Of Applause” video shoot in Los Angeles and got in an interview with Waka to discuss his next album and the concept of the Mr. Boomtown-directed music video/short film.

If you haven’t seen the footage I took at the “Round Of Applause” shoot, check it out here.

Audio: Wale ft. Rick Ross & Fabolous – Albert Pujols

DJ Spinatik released Wale‘s “Albert Pujols” featuring additional verses from Papi Chulo…. errrr, Rick Ross and Fabolous (pictured above). Slightly tagged but we’re looking forward to the tagless version soon!

Produced by The Inkredibles.

Download: Rick Ross ft. Wale & Fabolous – Albert Pujols (tags)

[GWHH]

Mixtape: DJ sourMILK – #HipHopYearbook (1989)

So I got this idea last year and I wanted to see if I could actually follow through with it the whole year. I wanted to do a Hip-Hop Yearbook. Starting with 1989, every month, release a new mix for a new year. Jan is 89, Feb is 90, etc. Now I know what I’m getting myself into with all the Hip-Hop nerds out there. You guys are gonna tear me apart (selection wise). “How did you not put ____ on the 1990 mix?!” I’m just picking songs that I currently have in my Serato, give me a break. I’m sure there’s gonna be songs that I’m missing, but fuck you. I’m doing the mix, NOT YOU! You’re also gonna say, “But that song wasn’t released in 89!” For example, “Fight the Power” was on Fear of a Black Planet and that came out in 1990. Yes, it was. It was also on the Do the Right Thing Soundtrack though, which was released in 1989. Anyway, enough explaining. I’ll post a new mix (hopefully) at the end of every month until the year is over with artwork by good folks over at So Much Soul. I’m starting with 1989, so that download link is below. Please feel free to pass along, blog, blast, or delete if you don’t like it. THANK YOU!

Download: DJ sourMILK – #HipHopYearbook (1989)