Illum Sphere – Chasing The Midnight Moth

A track by Illum Sphere taken from the Long Live The Plan EP 12″ coming out on Fat City. Visuals animated live by EMN.

Fashawn – Boy Meets World Album Highlight

Boy Meets World came out early this week. Here is a nice little video with album producer Exile, covering his motivations behind the album and working with Fashawn. We previously interviewed Fashawn so you already know all about this new blood coming out of Fresno.

Not heard him yet? Get Fashawn’s best so far Fashawn – “21 to Grow On”

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Jay-Z’s “Blueprint 3″ commercial for Rhapsody

Jay-Z is on album number eleven with Blueprint 3. In his own words “making music for the sake of making great music” and “bringing the trilogy full circle”. What is the video about? Well… simply, “Jay-Z fans get it”. US Hip Hop fans were able to grab this one today but UK fans will have to hold tight until 14th September 2009. In the meantime you can stream the full album from Rhapsody (providing you can fool the internetz into thinking you’re in the US!).

Skyzoo – The Beautiful Decay | Hip Hop

The official music video for Skyzoo’s “The Beautiful Decay” first single off his debut album The Salvation, due out 29th September 2009 Courtesy of Jamla/Duck Down Records. The track was produced by 9th Wonder and the video directed by Artemus Jenkins.

Skyzoo – The Beautiful Decay (Trailer)

The Beautiful Decay trailer video gives you another glimpse into Skyzoo’s forthcoming project.  9th Wonder lays down the beats on this track which will be included on Skyzoo’s highly anticipated album entitled The Salvation. Get it when it drops on 25 August 2009!

Over the jump you’ll find an album preview brought to you by Skyzoo in the form of 2 video blogs.

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Melo-X Interview

The guys over at Pinboard caught up with The God Mustaffa A.K.A. Melo-X a few months back whilst on his London tour. Melo-X talks about his influences, his album Mustafa’s Renaissance, Dilla, his favourite MC’s and more.

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The Doctor’s Orders 4th Birthday @ Herbal | Something for the Weekend

Over the last 4 years The Doctor’s Orders has established itself as the premier Hip-Hop party in London. Now entering their 4th year they’ve invited over some guys from Detroit; Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat and Big Tone. Along with these impressive lyricists will come an outstanding selection of Hip Hop beats from DJ Vadim, Spin Doctor, Paul White & DJ Khalaas.

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Questlove: The Lesson Mix on BBC Radio 1 [9/25/05]

Prepare to get schooled! The Hip Hop legend which is Questlove mixes up recognisable samples which span across generations of music culture. Originally recorded in 2005 for BBC Radio 1, this is a timeless mix which you definitely need to get in your collection.

Over the jump, the 49 song tracklist as well as the download link.

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Street Fest 24 May ’09 Review

Street Fest promised to be a “new breed of festival… promoting and merging creative talents”. It did exactly that by putting skaters, artists, fashion designers and a surprisingly loud sound system all under one roof, producing an aura of creativity rooted in true Hip Hop culture.

Check out the review and images we took over the jump.

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DJ Qbert Creates an Online DJ School

The first ever video-based online DJ school has been launched. The forward looking DMC champion DJ Qbert continues to be innovative with his latest project the Skratch University. If you have ever wanted to learn how to scratch like a pro then why not learn from one of the best? Head over to the Qbert’s new website for some sample lessons which will teach you 4 scratches to get you started.