“The Ballad Of Willie Turner” Explained

July 2nd, 2009

“The Ballad Of Willie Turner” Explained from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

Ethos Music Group, in conjunction with Rappers I Know, are joining forces to develop a project that may very well revolutionize how music is made and presented in the near future. The Legendary KO explains what “The Ballad Of Willie Turner” is:

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Snap – “Lust” (Video)

June 15th, 2009

Snap – “Lust” from kinetikcinematix on Vimeo.

From Kinetik Cinematix:

“I gotta fight my desires, they outta hand. It’s like Im blindfolded flying a vessel trying to land. But Im a man…”

Check the next single from Snap (of The Niyat) called “Lust” (Produced by Snap) from his upcoming “Pivotal Moments” EP.

Filmed by Wraithe for Kinetik Cinematix. 2009.

D. Rose – “Play It Cool”

June 3rd, 2009

2nd Video from the “Taster’s Choice” album
Starring:
D. Rose
D. Randle
The P.I.C.’s: Savvi, Scottie Spitten, Big Mon, and Kay

Directed by: Damien Randle
Co-Directed by: C.J. The GRANDfathercloc

The Definitive Discussion Hip Hop Posse Cuts (and Podcast)

May 18th, 2009

 
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Why are we such big fans of lists? Who knows. A few days ago, Big Mon and I were sitting around talking about our favorite posse cuts of all time, and happened to come up with a list. That list became a podcast. And that podcast now becomes a topic of discussion. Feel free to chime in with your favorites, what we missed, should have included, etc.

We tried to give it some structure, so we excluded features (De La featuring Common – “The Bizness”); cuts by collectives (Wu-Tang), or anything by Dr Dre, since all of his are effectively compilations. We made an exception for “Scenario”.

You’ll enjoy this one!

Track listing after the jump-
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Mos Def – “E=MC squared” (Live)

April 30th, 2009


Mos Def – “E=MC squared” (Live) from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

April 24, 2009
Arena Theater
Houston, TX

During the “Chris Dave & Friends” set

Mos Def performs “E=MC squared”.

Soundtrack by Chris Dave and co.

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