How Dope Is This?!

The Blueprint 3 leaked today. I haven't listened (waiting til the release day to cop it from a store), but you know he'll still sell a million.

Jay-Z - Ghetto Techno [Produced by Timbaland]

WOW

Walt Disney Co. said on Monday it has reached a deal to acquire comic book titan Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in stock and cash. In a statement, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said "adding Marvel to Disney's unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation." Marvel shareholders would receive a total of $30 per share in cash plus approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each Marvel share they own. At closing, the amount of cash and stock will be adjusted if necessary so that the total value of the Disney stock issued as merger consideration based on its trading value at that time is not less than 40% of the total merger consideration. Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its more than 5,000 Marvel characters, including The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, all of which have been turned into highly valuable feature film franchises. Ike Perlmutter, Marvel's CEO, would continue to oversee the Marvel properties, and work directly with Disney executives to integrate them into Disney's businesses.

Musical Mondays

Video: Drake & Trey Songz - Successful



Drake & Trey Songz - Successful

Swagger Like Who?

Most superstar collabs are let downs, but this delivers. Em & Drake murk everyone on this, as you'd expect.

Drake - Forever (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

(BTW,stop asking me about that pic. It's the only one his management let us use)

Sheeesh...Snoop's back!

That is the best verse I've heard from Snoop in a minute.

Sorry for no post last night. We were at the Nooki Launch party. Keep an eye out for updates on that.

Nipsey Hussle - Gangsta's Life (feat. Snoop Dogg)

Lesson Time

Mr. Green returns with some mo heat for you fiends. His Lecture #2 mixtape is out later this year.

Professor Green - Addicted (ft. Amy Winehouse)

BONUS:
The Streets - Podcast

Nooki Launch Party

Nooki is a new clothes line launching this fall. The company will release a range featuring limited edition handmade t-shirts featuring striking designs & high quality materials.

To celebrate the launch of the label, Nooki will be hosting a night of music & fashion featuring performances from Manchester based band Tyler Mae, as well as performances from Raw Riddim acts MC Myst, Freezi, Curtis Khan & B.B. Manik. This will be the first chance to hear brand new material from all these acts.

As well as all this, they'll also be free goodie bags & give aways all night.
You'd be a fool to miss out,so get yourself down to Clerkenwell House on the 26th of August!

Musical Mondays

OK, it's clear already that the Blueprint 3 proves what I've always believed. You cannot have a flawless trilogy (orginal Star Wars movies aside). & although it's looking 90% certain it will be terrible, there is some hope there will at least be a few decent tracks on there. Reminder's the best thing he's done in years.

Jay-Z - Reminder

Jay-Z - Off That (Featuring Drake)

Bow Wow Returns,Song Actually Quite Good

That is all.

Bow Wow - I Love Cash Money

Return Of The Blog Superstars

They were gonna have Kid Cudi & Mikey Factz on this on this too, but then every blogger in the world would have become so over excited, they would have exploded.

Drake - Forever (feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

Will The Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up?

Soul Intent was the group Eminem was a member of before joining D12. Heavily influenced by Big Daddy Kane & The Juice Crew, Slim wore those influences on his sleeve & had a very different flow from the one we know today.

Over some old school production care of the groups beatsmith Manix, Slim Shady & Choas Kid kick some bars.

Soul Intent - Artificial Flavour

Soul Intent - Poo Butt

Soul Intent - Unrelaistically Graphic

Via Nah Right?

Video: JME - Over Me

It's been a while since his Serious heyday, but JME returns with this absolute banger of a track produced by Deeco. With a spectacular video & some of the best bars he's spit in ages, we look forward to the album.

Buy this single when it drops & support good music!

Musical Mondays: What's beef?

Every now & then, a rapper comes along & ruffles some feathers. 50 Cent, Big Sty, The Game. Well, you can now add Curtis Khan to that list. On this breakout track he holds nothing back & lets listeners know how he really feels about the UK scene.

There may be more, but so far we've spotted disses to The Sugababes, Tinchy Stryder, Frankmusic & Ironik. Let us know if you catch any more.

Curtis Khan - F.O.E (F*ck Off Everyone)

The Real Hip-Hop Is Over Here

Big congrats are in order to rap supergroup Slaughterhouse, whose debut album has sold out in many stores across the US & saw them become a trending topic on Twitter this week.

The album is out now & if you haven't copped it already, do yourself a serious favour & purchase it now!!

Slaughterhouse - Onslaught 2 (Ft. Fatman Scoop)

Calling All Wanabe Producers...

Built from the foundation of Rockstar’s widely-acclaimed original web version of Beaterator,
Beaterator for PSP system and PlayStation Network puts a world-class mixer at your
fingertips – enabling easy, powerful and innovative creation.

Featuring original music and a sound-kit which includes thousands of loops and sounds produced by Rockstar andmulti-platinum producer and entertainer Timbaland exclusively for Beaterator.

Coming September 29th to PSP and PlayStation Network

This Is It

MICHAEL JACKSON'S "THIS IS IT" TO BE PRESENTED IN THEATERS AROUND THE WORLD BY SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT AND SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
-Film Drawn From Legendary Entertainer's Last Rehearsals and Behind-The-Scenes Footage Will Be Released October 30th in High Definition with Digital Sound-

CULVER CITY, Calif., August 10, 2009 - Beginning October 30th, the world will have a front-row seat for Michael Jackson's final concert, as Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment release Michael Jackson's This Is It.

This Is It is being produced with the full support of The Estate of Michael Jackson and will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage, captured in high definition with state-of-the-art digital sound as the late singer was preparing for his concert series in London. The film, which will also offer select sequences in 3-D, will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and creative collaborators.

Michael Jackson - Dancing Machine (With The Jacksons)

Musical Mondays

Odds & Ends:

Nispey Hussle - The Hustle Way

The Cool Kids - Champions

J-Kwon - Tipsy '09

Video: Clipse - I'm Good (Featuring Pharrell)

Who's That Girl? : Peaches Geldof

I've always wondered about Peaches. Sometimes she looks amazing & other times? not so much. But it's official: I would.

Video: Jay-Z’s Michael Jackson Tribute at APW

K To The Iz-A, N To The Iz-O

One of the UK's most respected lyricists returns to the scene, now a free agent.
After two major label albums, what path will he follow? Stay indie or sign again?

Watch this space.

Kano - D.O.E (Death Of Everything)

Whuda Thunk It?

Eve's back with an album that might actually come out (but I'm not holding my breath). Anyway, the first single is produced by Benga.Yup, you read that right. Benga. This after it was revealed the bonus songs on Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 will be produced by Chase N Status. UK stand up!

Eve - Me N My (Up In The Club)

Musical Mondays

What with his recent slew of number ones, you'd be forgiven for thinking Calvin Harris was a new jack on the scene. Nah son, Mr. Harris been doing his thing:

Groove Armada - Get Down (Calvin Harris Mix Featuring $tush)

The Mitchell Brothers - Michael Jackson (Calvin Harris Remix)

Professor Green - I'm Not Alone (Featuring Calvin Harris)