Articles Posted August 2011
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DJ Premier’s 10 Greatest Hits Of The Naughts
Premier is revered as a treasure of rap’s golden age in the 90s, but the man has never actually stopped creating his vintage boombap. So in honor of Premier’s more than impressive discography and to underline the fact that more than a decade after his supposed prime, he’s still playing the game on an admirable level, TRU proudly presents…
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Evidence – “Same Folks” (feat. Fashawn)
Well, here’s a couple of guys you least expect to make a stunningly hypnotic gem–Evidence, the self-named Mr. Slow Flow and ‘Shawn, who won’t even poke a mild tune with a stick. Somehow they find…
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Showbiz On What Makes A Great Producer
A new episode in the BPM series has hit the web and this time they’re talking to another DITC veteran: Showbiz. He talks about learning how to dig in the crates, among other things. Pay…
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What If Social Media Had Propaganda Posters?
That’s the question Etsy user Justonescarf asked himself. He decided to answer it by creating these awesome propaganda-style posters for Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. If you’re suddenly motivated by these to share them through your…
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The Check-in with J. Cole
What do J. Cole, Jaheim, and Metta World Peace have in common? Hit play to find out. [It's The Real]
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Watch The Samples
Yep. He done did it. Quicker than you can say ‘Flux Pavilion’ the homie Ivan already has a full sample set for Jay & Ye’s ‘Watch The Throne’ available for your enjoyment.
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Big Boi Parties Hard
Big Boi was arrested and released on a $16.000 bail yesterday. When stepping off a cruise ship he was apprehended while carrying MDMA powder, XTC pills and Viagra. Sounds like a hell of a party went down on that boat.
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Q-Tip Cancels European Tour Due To Health Reasons
Bad news for European connoiseurs of rap music. The Abstract was all set tour Europe with the aid of a band and J.Period but unfortunatekt will not be able to perform due to health reasons.…
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Watch the Throne Artwork a Middle Finger to Conspiracy Theorists
Watch the Throne has finally docked. The music will dominate discussion for the next 200 million years, naturally. But I also expect the rap Illuminati watchdogs to unload a series of posts dissecting the artwork.…
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Still Watching The Throne: How Did It Manage to Stay Leak-Free?
Another day, another smidgen of Throne Watching promo material for your enjoyment. Still no sign of the leak though, with only one more day in sight ’til the official release date it seems these guys…
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ATCQ Rocking Out At Nas Concert
Nas did a show recently where he was pleasantly surprised when after his set Green Lantern brought at fellow Queens legend The Abstract. But things didn’t stop there as he was soon joined by Phife…
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