q-tip - we fight/we love on conan (2009)

very interesting rendition of one of the better tracks from the renaissance (which by the way, if you don't have, you should be cut.. let me know and me or one of my cousins will be at your place shortly). i'm not sure how i feel about the scooby doo-esque ending. either way, great performance. tip looks cut.

- panda

the game - documentary (2005)

very few people realize it now, but after the death (both figuratively and literally) of west coast rap, hip-hop got kinda soft. fast forward to 2005, and the game comes out swinging (even though it was as 50 cent's prodigy.) sure, his first two big singles had 50 cent features, but he had to get his name out there somehow. after the comparisons to 50 cent and g-unit's "revolution," i finally sat down with the game's debut and was floored. everything on this album hits hard. the majority of it is produced by dr. dre, so you know there is some incredible stuff on it. either way, the game's new album l.a.x. drops next tuesday, and in honor of it, i'm posting the documentary.

l.a.x. is HIGHLY recommended. be sure to keep a look out for the review.

download:



-grizzly

music video: nas - hero (2008)

brand new video for the first single, hero, off of untitled, which drops one week from today.

a few sidebars:

1. i've been seeing a fair share of disappointment with untitled. are we listening to the same record? i think i heard one or two "weak" songs on this album, and even those were solid. aside from a few tracks, everything on hip-hop is dead pales in comparison to the material on untitled. people have lost their minds.

2. expect a review of untitled on next tuesday.

3. listen to this album.

-grizzly bear

snowgoons (2008)

my boy kyle (who has probably given me 79 recommendations since the blog started) put me onto the snowgoons, and "wow" is all i have to say. snowgoons are a production duo out of germany and the entire album is a compilation of sorts, featuring a shit load of emcees. seriously, a shit load.

their most recent album 'black snow' has been bumped constantly for the past few days, and the east coast flavor really shines. above all, the entire album basically breaks faces and ruins lives.

since it's a new album, it's not getting posted, but here's a little taste. if you like any of these tracks, i suggest checking out 'black snow' immediately.
recommended listen for any fan of lyrical hip-hop. .

snowgoons on myspace

download:

snowgoons - black snow
snowgoons - who?
snowgoons - this is where the fun stops

-snowgrizzlies

kidz in the hall - drivin' down the block - remix f/el-p (2008)

if you haven't already, hop on to the in crowd by kidz in the hall. easily one of the better hip-hop albums of 08 thus far. this is a slick remix of their single, and features el-p (a dude who i'm not too big on) but brings it anyway. thanks to a little baby who gave me this.

kidz in the hall on myspace

download:

kidz in the hall - drivin' down the block (el-p remix)

-grizzlies in the hall