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A few links for the weekend:
Rick Rubin and a few rappers got together to
celebrate promote the Nike Air Force 1, which has been around for 25 years. Here's the track they came up with:
"Better Than I've Ever Been" featuring Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One (Windows Media stream)
DJ Premier Remix of "Better Than I've Ever Been" (Windows Media stream)
Slum Village's song advocating seat-belt usage. This is apparently a response to the Bay area insanity of
Ghost Ridin'. (Speaking of which, how did
Mister F.A.B. not make the cut for the soundtrack to
this movie?)
DJ Jazzy Jeff's
got a new song out with Little Brother, from his upcoming album scheduled for a March release.
Didn't get enough Dilla music last week? Go check out
Biochemical Slang's mix of the original samples that Jay Dee used on his Donuts album.
Palms Out Sounds
put together a bunch of samples that the group Daft Punk has been using. It's not hip hop, but its an interesting listen all the same.
Apparently unafraid of broadband overage charges,
OhWord is offering 50 Incredible Rap Songs You Need To Hear Right Now.
Idolator has a track of
Lil Wayne rapping ragga style over the beat from Cham's Ghetto Story.
Passion of the Weiss has got a couple of tracks up from Dalek, a group out of Newark. Its a little too Def Juxish for me, but they're from Jersey so they get a pass.
DifferentKitchen's got a new Kidz in the Hall track up, the
Don't Stop Remix featuring Jay-Z.
And if you don't know who Large Professor is,
Floodwatch is going to help you get familiar.