NYCCA - Brave feat. Jesse from RIZE

NYCCA - Cookie

Here's a new track from NYCCA featuring Jesse from Rize called Brave. This song will be in NYCCA's upcoming album called Cookie that be released on November 11, 2009.

NYCCA (日華) is a trilingual rapper. The name "NYCCA" is a Romanization of how his name is pronounced in Japanese. NYCCA raps in Cantonese, Japanese and in English. NYCCA was born in Hong Kong and when he was ten years old he moved to Japan. He also attended college in New York. While NYCCA was in high school he was introduced to hip hop music and then decided to pursue a career in hip hop music.

TLC - Sexy Interlude (from CrazySexyCool)

This is just a random blast-from-the-past post.

Anyone remember this interlude? LMAO. When I first heard this interlude on TLC's CrazySexyCool album I was 10 or 11 years old. I remember thinking, wow, the girl on the phone sounds sooo sexy!! Uggh.... but the ending is just soooo nasty!!

If you guys didn't know, that is Chili and P Diddy on the phone talking.

85Up2 Mixtape up for download (with a bonus track)

85Up2 - 85Up2 Mixtape

Hong Kong's rap group 85Up2 has released their 85Up2 Mixtape is up for download. The online version of the85Up2 mixtape has a bonus track called Fantasy Island that the hard copy version doesn't have.

DOWNLOAD: 85Up2 - 85Up2 Mixtape

Track listing:

1. Intro
2. Takeover
3. City Of Gods
4. Bar Skit
5. So Far To Go feat. Ghost Style
6. Bring Yall Back feat. Brassface
7. You & Me
8. Dennis Zee X DoughBoy
9. Last Forever
*Bonus Track
Fantasy Island (only available online)

DJ Tommy - We Make A Hit feat. MC Hotdog MV

This one is a HK-Tapei collaboration. Hong Kong's DJ Tommy hooks up with Taipei's MC Hotdog in a song called We Make A Hit. This song is freakin fresh!! DJ Tommy always comes up with the most innovative beats!! The music video is freakin cool too!! Its about the adventures of an outer-space robot in Hong Kong. Most definitely, check it out!!!

apl.de.ap - Take Me To The Philippines

apl.de.ap has a new music video out called Take Me To The Philippines which was made to help promote tourism in the Philippines. The music video's kinda funky with all the swirly colors and all.

The Game on Dr Dre's Detox??

Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre and The Game in the studio!


BIG NEWS PEOPLE!! Remember all that drama with the Game back then when he was beefin' with 50 Cent and G-Unit? You guys know as a result of that beef, Dr. Dre didn't give any beats to Game for Game's second album The Doctor's Advocate even though the album was named in honor of Dre. And then there was the whole fiasco about Dr. Dre releasing Detox without featuring Game. As you guys know.... Detox isn't even out yet!

So this brings us to this piece of news that I am ecstatic to report. Just recently, Snoop Dogg and Game released this photo of Snoop, Dr. Dre and Game in the studio! This can only mean that one thing: both Snoop Dogg and The Game will be featured in Dr Dre's Detox!!! This big announcement and the picture was tweeted in both Game's twitter (@IHateGame) and Snoop Dogg's twitter(@snoopdogg).

Game's twitter post:



Snoop Dogg's twitter post:

DJ Honda's IV Album is out!

DJ Honda - IV

DJ Honda's IV (or is it hIV....??) is out! This album features some of the most respected hip hop artists in the game right now such as Mos Def, Kool G Rap, EPMD, Problemz, Rass Kass, and Lord Tariq rapping over DJ Honda's beats.

DJ Honda has leaked out two tracks off his album: Magnetic Arts with Mos Def and D.R.E.A.M (Drugs Rule Everything Around Me...its a grimey song) with Sean Price.

DOWNLOAD MP3: DJ Honda - Magnetic Arts feat. Mos Def | DJ Honda - D.R.E.A.M feat. Sean Price

Here's some studio movies that DJ Honda released:





You can preview the rest of DJ Honda's IV album in the djhondaIV Youtube Channel.

Track listing:

01 Let It Out feat. Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples) & Money Harm aka Marvin Moore
02 Magnetic Arts feat. Mos Def
03 KGR & honda feat. Kool G Rap
04 Never Defeat Em feat. EPMD
05 Group Home Gangsta feat. Group Home
06 The Incredible feat. Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
07 D.R.E.A.M. feat. Sean Price (Heltah Skeltah)
08 Spinning feat. Buttah (The Rawcotiks)
09 That Knock feat. Problemz
10 Throw Your Hands Up feat. Ras Kass
11 City Of Miami feat. Garcia
12 Worldwide feat. P.M.
13 Another Day feat. The Kid Daytona & Juganot
14 30 Some Odd feat. Lord Tariq
15 Underdog By Nature feat. Rsonist (The Heatmakerz) & John Brackett

Highlights from China's National Day Celebration

Here are the highlights from China's National Day celebration:





The evening celebration with a dazzling display of fireworks:



More of the FIREWORKS!





This one is EPIC! Exploding smiley face fireworks! That's a first for me!!

China Celebrates 60 Years!

Happy 60th Birthday China!!
(picture from REUTERS)


The People's Republic of China today celebrates its 60th anniversary. Here is some footage of the national celebration at Tiananmen Square:

XL Middleton - Vossi On The Rocks

XL Middleton - Middle Class Blues

XL Middleton has leaked another track called Vossi On The Rocks from his upcoming album Middle Class Blues. I'm definitely feelin this track. This is a smooth joint that really, really mellows you out.

Press release:

XL Middleton is back with another leak from his upcoming album Middle Class Blues. Sticking more to the theme of the album with this song, Vossi On The Rocks is all about dealing with the stress of living check-to-check with a little assistance from XL's favorite cognac. Speaking on the track, Middleton says, "It's unlike anything you're hearing in hip hop these days. Everyone else is in the club. You don't hear a lot of live chords and basslines anymore. People are gonna feel this music, they're gonna be able to zone out to the instrumental and relate to the lyrics at the same time." Backed by a rich, slow-rolling chord heavy arrangement, XL advises you to "get ya rent money, take it the store, no second thoughts" in order to get away from the harsh realities of today's economic situations.

Middle Class Blues is coming in two forms - the free-for-download mixtape version mixed by DJ Age, and the album version which will be available from digital retailers such as iTunes and Amazon, as well as in CD form. XL also recently released a digital compilation, Drunk Talk Vol. 1, with labelmate Black which is available now.

DOWNLOAD MP3: XL Middleton - Vossi On The Rocks

JimmyBoi - Orlando Blog Sept. 2k9

Here is JimmyBoi's latest video blog that was filmed while he was in Orlando for his I Do it For Tha Hustlaz mixtape tour.

JimmyBoi also has a new mixtape coming out soon called MDMA which stand for "Money Don't Matter Anymore".

"Blind Date" by KT Tatara [FUNNY!!]

Here's a funny skit called Blind Date, written by and starring comedian KT Tatara.

From the skit:

"Hi! What can I get for you guys?"

"Check please!"

HAHAHAHAHA... hilarious!!

Kensho Kuma - God Will

Kensho Kuma - God Will

Kensho Kuma has just released his new online single called God Will.

DOWNLOAD MP3: Kensho Kuma - God Will

apl.de.ap - Mama Filipina & U Can Dream MV

apl.de.ap U Can Dream feat Florante

apl.de.ap has two new music videos out for his new solo album. The first music video apl released is called Mama Filipina, which is a song dedicated to the Philippines. The second music video is U Can Dream featuring Florante, a popular Pinoy folk-rock artist. These songs will be in apl.de.ap's upcoming solo effort album called U Can Dream.

Mama Filipina:



U Can Dream:

Miss Singapore World Ris Low "Boomz" Again! This Time It's Credit Card Fraud!

Miss Singlish 2009: Ris "Boomz" Low

Here's some scandalous news from Singapore. Miss Singapore World 2009 Ris Low is in hot water again with the Singaporean press. Previously she stirred up a national controversy with the Singaporean media with her broken English (and her "boomz") in an interview with Razor TV. Because of that video, many Singaporeans were enraged over the fact someone with such an awkward command of English would be representing their country in the upcoming Miss World 2009 pageant in South Africa. If that wasn't enough, here's the kicker: the press has just recently uncovered that Ris Low was also found guilty of credit card fraud and identity theft this past May. Ris Low has publicly admitted with remorse that she indeed took part in credit card fraud and identity theft and now she is fighting to keep her crown to represent Singapore in the Miss World 2009 pageant.

Here is a clip from Razor TV finding out local Singaporeans' opinion of Ris Low as Miss Singapore World. Oh yeah, there's a Ris Low "boomz" remix of the Black Eyed Peas's Boom Boom Pow playing in the background.