Another hip-hop legend from my generation gone way too soon. I won’t get into how much I idolized Adam Yauch aka MCA and The Beastie Boys as a kid growing up in New York. I’ll let the clip below do the talking. MCA, White Plains salutes you with this throwback video tribute…
RIP MCA
“Goldie” is probably the hottest new rap song in New York right now. A$AP Rocky and Hit-Boy (who produced Hov and ‘Ye’s “Niggas In Paris”) caught a body with this one. It’s a hit. The video is really well done too. Pretty crazy to see some kids who were probably chillin’ Uptown this time last year dreaming of rap stardom now filming videos under the Eiffel Tower…
Stream more new shit I’m feeling below from a collection of Westcheddar’s favorite rap artists old and new, including videos and audio from Nas, Action Bronson, Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch, Sir Michael Rocks of The Cool Kids, Joey Bada$$, Denmark Vessey, The Kid Daytona and Jadakiss, and Maryland’s own Uno Hype (my first time posting this kid’s stuff, he’s dope)…
VIDEOS
Nas “The Don” (Official Video)
Denmark Vessey “They Schweepy” (Official Video)
Joey Bada$$ “BK Freestyle” (Video)
Capital STEEZ “Vibe Ratings” (Official Video)
Uno Hype “Train Of Thought” (Video)
Action Bronson “A Simple Man” (Audio)
Joey Bada$$ “World Domination” (Audio)
Uno Hype f/ Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly “Aromatherapy”
Sir Michael Rocks “We Get High” (Audio)
The Kid Daytona f/ Jadakiss “Low (Remix)” (Audio)
Ghostface Killah & Sheek Louch f/ Styles P “Shrooms” (Audio)
A lot of these new dudes are featured on the upcoming Westcheddar x Champion Sounds DJ ROZ mixtape Leaders of the New School. Keep an eye out for that later this month. One.
*Bonus*
Download Capital STEEZ AmeriKKKan Korruption (Mixtape)
Download Uno Hype x DJ Black Diamond FXCK THE HYPE (Mixtape)
Showbiz and A.G. have a new album coming out this year, Mugshot Music, and if you read Westcheddar on the reg, you already know I’m a fan of THIS SHIT. Well, Showbiz has a new instrumental album out now too, and the beat above off it, “The Cloth,” is crack. I love all the vintage DITC footage he pieced together for for the video too. Check it out. And below, peep some classic footage of Showbiz and A.G. with Dres from Black Sheep performing “Bounce Ta This” on In Living Color…
Mugshot Music coming soon. Hear some tracks off it HERE. Holler….
Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast guest list just keeps getting better and better. He drops a new episode every Monday and Thursday, and I’m always excited to see who’s on the show. Maron, who mostly interviews comedians, has had a few musicians on in the past, but to my utter delight he had on James Mercer of The Shins last week! WTF for reals! Such a pleasant surprise, and a great conversation to listen to. Check it out…
Download/Stream WTF Podcast with James Mercer of The Shins
Maron also recently had comedian/actor Kevin Hart on his show, which I was very excited about because I’m a big fan of his. I first remember seeing him in Paper Soldiers with Beanie Sigel, and then his amazing scene in The 40 Year Old Virgin. Remember?
I’ve been watching his stand up specials on Netflix too, and I really like this guy’s comedy. I can totally relate to all his material about having young kids, it cracks me up. Def check out his interview with Maron below, it’s interesting to hear his back story…
Download/Stream WTF Podcast with Kevin Hart
Picking up the slack on Westcheddar. More posts coming. Thanks for staying tuned…
*BONUS*
Some throwback footage of The Shins performing “Girl Sailor” off Wincing The Night Away. Love this track…
*SUPER BONUS*
In the spirit of today’s ganja holiday (OMG it’s 4/20!), I present to you two of the most legendary rappers to ever come out of the 914, Jadakiss and Styles P of The LOX, debating on which strand of weed is better, Purple Haze or Sour Diesel. It’s quite a discussion, with brilliant quotables. Kiss is for Haze, saying, “It’s tastes like the 90’s.” Styles is rocking’ with Sour though, as he responds, “I need some new shit, kid.” And it goes on from there. So dumb, yet so entertaining. Light up!
Oh shit! A live video of a new Band of Horses song just showed up in my email! Those are my dudes! It’s titled “Long Vows” on YouTube and in this post, but that’s not the official name of the track, so for now consider it an untitled gem with a nickname. The clip was filmed live at Lollapalooza Brazil, and supposedly, the song is from their new album which they are recording with recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glyn Johns, who has worked with everyone from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin. Hopefully we will hear more new material surface soon. BOH 4 LIFE!!!!
There’s a bunch of new hip-hop shit out that I’m feeling. Please allow me to put you on and recap some of the highlights of this past week in rap music. First, DMV representative Oddisee, who I know from my Maryland days, has a couple new songs out that I’m fuckin’ with. On the underground scene, he is highly respected for his production. But as a rapper, he’s kind of slept on. Ever since I heard him spitting on the Diamond District album and in this little video shot at Peter Rosenberg’s crib, I’ve been hoping he would drop some sort of solo project. And word is that he has a solo album coming out titled People Hear What They See (drops June 12th). Should be ill. Check out two new cuts of his, both which will not be on his new album, but are nevertheless worth repeated listens. First is “Hustle Off,” and the other is “Slow It Down” (download them for free too)…
You may have seen my recent post on a new rapper I really like out of Detroit/Chicago by the name of Denmark Vessey. Well, Quelle Chris is his boy (he’s on Denny’s “Green Party Swishercrat”), and is down with their Crown Nation conglomerate, and he has some heat too. His latest song/video “Live Alone Die Alone” is dope. Check it out below, and you can get his new EP 2Dirt4TV HERE.
Oh, and Denmark Vessey dropped some new shit this week too called “Cult Classic.” It’s so fresh that I’m gonna post it again for those of you that missed my update…
Ok, I’m not the biggest J. Cole fan, but “Sideline Story” is by far my favorite song of his. It’s the title track off his debut album, and this week, he dropped some visuals for it, showing him overseas during his European tour…
What else? Oh yeah, the most underrated rapper in the game, Curren$y! The Hot Spitta! Watch him close his eyes and murder this Alchemist beat with the laid-back, mean New Orleans flow, on DJ Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays Sirius/Shade 45 radio show…
And while we’re on the topic of Curren$y, his boy Young Roddy dropped a new mixtape recently titled Good Sense (download it HERE). Dude is nice with it, and picks quality beats for the blunted heads to bop to. Listen to the title track below, it’s very niiiice….
Finally, if you peeped my Leaders Of The New School post recently, you know that I really like this kid out of Brooklyn Joey Bada$$. Well, his boy from their Pro.Era crew Capital STEEZ has a new mixtape out (he’s the other rapper on “Survival Tactics,” and it’s definitely worth checking out. Joey makes an appearance, and even assists with the production/beat selection, but actually Capital STEEZ holds his own just fine and proves that the Pro.Era crew ain’t nothin’ to fuck with in 2012. Consider it a warm up for Joey Bada$$’s 1999 mixtape, which supposedly is dropping in the next month…
Stream/Download Capital Steez- AmeriKKKan Korruption | Complex
So that’s my Spring Salad. Mad flavor, right? Happy Friday the 13th! Enjoy your weekend Westcheddar…
*UPDATE*
Joey Bada$$ just dropped some new shit…
*WELCOME HOME ELIANA GRACE*
This isn’t really one of my favorite Drake tracks on Take Care, but the video for “HYFR” is off the hook. Drizzly glorifies the passage to manhood with Lil’ Wayne by celebrating at the wildest Bar Mitzvah (well, Re-Bar Mitzvah) you’ve ever seen on camera.
I think I like this song a lot better now. L’Chaim!
*BONUS*
Director X Gives Play-By-Play of Drake’s “HYFR” Video | Complex
It’s not often that I literally jump up on my couch filled with joy while watching the Knicks. Usually, I’m throwing the remote in frustration. But it happened yesterday against the Bulls. Twice. Props to Carmelo Anthony for putting on one of the greatest holiday performances Madison Square Garden has ever seen. 43 points, and two enormous 3s. First, to tie and send it to overtime. Then, from the same spot, down by two, to win the game. Watch them both below…
Wow.
Aziz Ansari is probably my favorite stand-up comedian on the scene right now. He’s got great energy, awesome material, and he’s relatable to my generation. One of my favorite things about him is his ability to tell stories about his interactions with famous rappers. He talked about hanging out with Kanye West on his first DVD, and told a hilarious story about how Jay-Z doesn’t like the movie E.T. on his Juan Epstein appearance a few months back. And now, on his new online special Dangerously Delicious, which you can cop HERE for $5, he tells a story about how he eavesdropped on 50 Cent in a restaurant and discovered that 50 didn’t know what a grapefruit was. LOL on a hundred thousand trillion…
And for those of you who like to read interviews (I DO!), check out his sit-down “Dinner with Daniel” on Grantland HERE. It’s a fun read! Aziz came back to Juan Epstein last week too, which you can download HERE. I might have to go check this dude one night during his new tour (see poster above and click HERE for dates). I haven’t seen a comedian live in concert since Dave Chappelle came to the University of Maryland in the late 90s. Good shit Aziz!
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