2008 Rap-Up (no typo)

You know it's time to pop champagne and make some resolutions when Skillz releases his annual wrap-up:

Skillz - 2008 Rap-Up [click to download]

In other end-of-year news, check out Bootie USA and Culture Bully's best mash-ups of the year. Happy 2009, fam.

VIDEO: Statik Selektah feat. Bun B and Cory Mo - Get Out the Way

Already.

Weezy is a SPAZ!

Hilarmo.

VIDEO: Kid Cudi Interview

Hustler Watch: Kid Cudi from Eighty81 on Vimeo.

The Real: Vlogga Like Puff

Vlogga Like Puff from jeff on Vimeo.

Chamilli freestyle

Is Cham the only one who actually goes off the dome for these radio freestyles? I say yes.

VIDEO: Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - Change

Diggin' the Walster on this one. Daniel -- how about a new haircut, duder?

The Real: "Wreckx-N-Effecxmas"

Wreckx-n-Effecxmas from jeff on Vimeo.

Late pass, please.

VIDEO: K'Naan - Somalia

Get your mind right, the K'Naan takeover begins in early '09.

Mickey Factz and KRS-One spit their game

Can I smell it (again)?

The "smell yo' dick" girl is back!

...not really, but this remix brings back fond memories of 2007. Enjoy, sicktards.

Aviance - Smell Yo' Dick (Mowgli Mix) [click to download]

VIDEO: Exile is a boss.

Exile "Milli" Video from Jonathan Kim on Vimeo.

Watch Exile flip "A Milli" like the boss that he is.

Idle Warship - Steady

Kweli and Res do their take on "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night."

Idle Warship - Steady [click to download]

Mick Boogie Presents: Adele - 1988

Download it here. Track listing below.

1. Chasing 1988: The Intro (f/ 6th Sense)
2. Day Dreams (nVMe Remix)
3. Tired (6th Sense Remix)
4. First Love (Remot Remix f/ Naledge)
5. My Same (Garbs Infinite Remix)
6. Melt My Heart To Stone (Kickdrums Remix f/ Big Pooh)
7. Cold Shoulder (Garbs Infinite Remix)
8. Right As Rain (nVMe Remix)
9. Make You Feel My Love (Remot Remix)

KiD CuDi and Asher Roth freestyle duet

Two of the best up-and-comers of recent memory go OFF.

VIDEO: MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. - Bounce

MSTRKRFT - Bounce feat. N.O.R.E & Isis

Rosenberg Round Table: Is "Arab Money" racist?

Hip-hop's favorite Jew sits down with some Arab emcees to get the lowdown on Busta's controversial new song.

VIDEO: N.E.R.D. - Sooner or Later

Pharrell and the nerds get their recession on for this new clip.

Adele + Naledge

Naledge (of Kidz in the Hall) turns Adele's ballad into a hip-hop banger, part of Mick Boogie's "Adele 1988" project. This is SO post-worthy.

The project comes from the folks who did last month's Viva La Hova project, so odds are this hip-hop/Adele mash session should be dope as ever.

Shout-out to Ike, the latest of many late bloomers to Adele's talents.

Adele feat. Naledge - First Love (Remot Remix) [click to download]

Peep the video below for more info:


Mick Boogie presents... Adele: 1988 from MickBoogie on Vimeo.

Dr. Dre on a Kardinal Offishall track...and it's real?

According to DJ Skee, Jimmy Iovine sent the "Set It Off" vid to Dre since his new line of headphones made an appearance. He liked the song so much that he decided to lend a verse. Granted, this was at a time when Dre thought he should be hyping himself up in the coming weeks before the release of Detox...which is NOT the case anymore. Enjoy, the doctor don't come around much these days...

Kardinall Offishall feat. Dr. Dre & Pusha T - Set It Off (Remix) [click to download]

The Real: "My Dog Earl"

My Dog Earl from jeff on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls

Charles Hamilton - New Music - More Music Videos

Still can't decide if I think this guy will go the distance.

For those who view the glass as half-empty, peep this brilliant analogous article comparing Hamilton's challenging of Soulja Boy to the Godfather trilogy. Pure genius.

Jay-Z - Jockin' Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix)

I assume this was made before Travis's tragic accident, but good to hear some new stuff from him nonetheless.

Jay-Z - Jockin' Jay-Z (Travis Barker Remix) [click to download]

VIDEO: Lily Allen - The Fear

The world's most shamelessly-outspoken pop starlet is back. The song is fine, but this vid strings too close to Feist's "1, 2, 3, 4." Right?

BCS Rap

PAUL BROGAN - COLLEGE FOOTBALL RAP


Thanks, Leon.

10.Deep Presents THE NEW DEAL (Mixed by DJ Benzi)

The new holiday mixtape, featuring: Wale, Brother Ali, Common, Kid Cudi, Charles Hamilton, Tittsworth, Kidz In The Hall, Colin Munroe, Izza Kizza...and the list goes on.

Download it here.

DDoff Daily featured in The Couch Sessions' "Best of 2008" series

Mad love to Stone for using my picks as the debut feature for The Couch Sessions Best of 2008 series. Though I planned on creating an extensive Best of 2008 thing on DDoff Daily at some point, dude kindly asked for my pics and I sent this over...albeit a bit haphazardly. Here's a link to my feature, and the text is below:

This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of 2008, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day until the end of the 2008. First up, we have DDoff, of the very dope blog Ddoff Daily out of San Fran. Check his site at ddoffdaily.blogspot.com. And, btw…..who knew that Heavy D put out an album this year??

Name: DDoff
Location: San Francisco via TEXAS
Blog: ddoffdaily.blogspot.com

Top 5:

Albums

5. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

4. Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing

3. Heavy D - Vibes (yea, boi!)

2. Radiohead - In Rainbows

1. Sia - Some People Have Real Problems

Songs

5. Nas “Sly Fox”

4. The Cool Kids - “88″

3. Santogold - “L.E.S. Artistes”

2. Hercules and Love Affair - “Blind”

1. Kid Cudi - “Day ‘n’ Nite”

?uestlove Interview with DJ Semtex

SEMTEX TV - ?UESTLOVE BREAKS DOWN THE HOTTEST MC'S FOR 09' from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.

I usually don't post interviews because most of them are pretty lame...but not this one!

Quest calls out Jim Jones, Ron Browz, and HSIC (of H-Town!) as some of the names to watch in '09.

VIDEO: Jurassic 5- Ducky Boy

Off the J5 Deluxe re-issue, which you can cop now. Reunion tour, anyone?

Need storage?

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

The Real: "A Message from the Brooklyn Tourism Board"

A Message from the Brooklyn Tourism Board from jeff on Vimeo.

Hilar Alert: Lookin' Kittie!

VIDEO: The Game feat. Ne-Yo - Camera Phone

Directed by Kevin Connelly, aka E from Entourage.

Did Coldplay really copy Joe Satch?

In case you weren't aware, Coldplay has been sued by guitar god Joe Satriani for copying the riff of his track "If I Could Fly" for the title track to the Viva La Vida album. Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, watch this video and think again...

HILAR ALERT: Andy Samberg and Lonely Island

Featuring cameos from Molly Sims, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and Justin Timberlake. Absolute hilarity.

VIDEO: Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite (Crookers Remix)

Uh, down.

VIDEO: LCD Soundsystem - "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down"

CHROMEO Double-Post

Spotted at Discobelle.

Chromeo - 100% (Nacho Lovers B-Live Pemberton Mix) [click to download]

Chromeo - 100% (Treasure Fingers B-Live Pemberton Mix) [click to download]

Jack Black as Jesus in "Prop 8: The Musical"

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Absolutely hilarmo. Featuring John C. Reilly, Neil Patrick Harris, and a bunch of other 3-named celebrities.

HILAR ALERT: Real Life Cabbage Patch Kid

More funny videos like the "Real Life Cabbage Patch Kid" at Heavy.com

Thanks, Reez.

VIDEO (+ AUDIO): B.o.B. - AutoTune

"I coulda got a vocal coach...but I don't want no vocal coach!!"

Hilar alert. Get the mp3 here.

VIDEO: Ludacris - Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris from DTP TV on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Mickey Factz talks to Billboard

VIDEO: Busta Rhymes - Arab Money

Note for the "clean" version they don't say Ay-rab anymore, but the politically correct pronunciation. All those cameos set up a video for the remix quite nicely, too...

VIDEO: Scarface feat. Bilal - Can't Get Right

VIDEO: Jay-Z feat. Santogold - Brooklyn (Go Hard)

Jay-Z on iLike - Get updates inside iTunes

iTunes Best of '08 is here

Click here for the main page, and click here for my pop picks.

VIDEO: Wale - Nike Boots

18 months (at least) in the making.

Shout-out to Wale, D-Weis and the fam on the release (finally!) of Wale's first official video.

To the right, to the right...

It's an age-old tale.

Dude starts a blog.
Dude stays excited for awhile, then falls off.
Dude quits blog.

Now hold up, everybody (all three of you). This blog is NOT over. But after 10 months and 100,000+ hits to DDoff Daily (thanks to everyone for the love), there's gonna be some changes 'round here.

Unless it's what I think is a HUGE (or HUGELY TEXAN) joint, I will be posting all new mp3s on the mini-feed only (it's over there, on the top of the right side). You might notice that there's been twenty-or-so new songs over there just in the past couple days...

All other jawns (videos, news, etc.) will still be posted right here on DDoff Daily. But for those interested in the music only, look to the right from this point forward.

And that's what it do, what it does, what it is, what it was -- ddoff

Bun B, C-Note, Big Pokey, ESG, Lil Keke, Trae & Z-Ro - Chopt & Screwd (H-Town Remix)

Do I really need to comment? DOWN.

Bun B, C-Note, Big Pokey, ESG, Lil Keke, Trae & Z-Ro - Chopt & Screwd (H-Town Remix) [click to download]

BONUS: Bun B - Black Friday [click to download]

Charles Hamilton - Intervention (Mixtape)

Charles Hamilton - Intervention (Mixtape) [click to download]

VIDEO: Idle Warship - Black Snake Moan

Awwww yeaaaaaa. This might be my December jam of the month.

Congrat, John Forte!

Congrats on Clef's former boy getting pardoned by President Bush earlier this week. Hit this link for more.

VIDEO: Busta Rhymes - I Got Bass + ARAB MONEY REMIX

Still waiting on that "Arab Money" vid, Bus.

BONUS: Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Akon & Lil Wayne - Arab Money (Remix) [click to download]

The Real: "Gym Class Superheroes"

Gym Class Superheroes from jeff on Vimeo.

VIDEO: Novel feat. Ben Folds, Talib Kweli and Spree - I Am

Ben Folds has the pop-friendly, hook-driven piano ballads that I've always felt would fit well on a hip-hop track (imagine "Brick" on loop with a deep bass line? Damn!).

Props to Novel for producing this sample of my favorite Folds song, "The Luckiest." Shout-out to Ike.

Colin Munroe - Will I Stay (Remix feat. Wale and Dallas Austin)

OK, one more post before I leave...

Colin made a name for himself with his "Flashing Lights" cover, as well as his U2 cover a few months later. DDoff Daily fave Wale joins him for this remix to his latest single.

Colin Munroe - Will I Stay (Remix feat. Wale and Dallas Austin) [click to download]

Happy holi-daze

I'm off to Vegas (staying up there), then Texas, for some good times and good grub. Wishing everybody a good week, I probably won't be posting much for the next ten days...!

New Common/J Dilla collabo

This Dilla-produced track is off some mixtape, and is NOT schedule to be on Com's upcoming album Universal Mind Control.

Common - Pimp'n [click to download]

Lil Wayne - Best Thing

It's tagged the eff up, but sounds good other than that. Looking forward to The Drought Is Over 6.

Lil Wayne - Best Thing [click to download]

VIDEO: Q-Tip - Renaissance Rap

Q-Tip - "Renaissance Rap" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo

Idle Warship - Black Snake Moan

Another one from Kweli and Res, thank goodness.

Idle Warship - Black Snake Moan [click to download]

Rihanna is pretty hot...

...and that's reason enough to post the new video for "Rehab," featuring (and written by) that Timberlake fellow.

VIDEO: Wyclef feat. will.i.am - Let Me Push Your Button

Not sure what project this is coming from, but nonetheless a decent (albeit standard) Clef/will joint.

The Roots on Yo Gabba Gabba

Who would've ever dreamed this band would eventually end up on a popular children's TV show...what a long strange trip it's been for the legendary Roots crew.

VIDEO: Coldplay feat. Jay-Z - "Lost+"

This is what the Brit hip-hop heads listen to.

Wiley feat. Daniel Merriweather - Money in My Pocket [click to download]

VIDEO: Heavy D - Long-Distance Girlfriend

Hev done flipped the switch and made a reggae album. And let me tell you, shit is legit!

On the real, Hev has been nothing but nice about promoting this album to big ups to my boy for putting out some long-awaited quality material. Go cop the album here, you won't regret it.

JT on SNL

What, you think I'm too cool to post this?

Big brawl at the Dallas Young Jeezy show

During Jeezy's performance of "My President is Black." Bad timing?

The Real: Evolution 101 with Mr. West

Evolution 101 with Mr. West from jeff on Vimeo.

50 Cent album pushed back to early '09

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Link here.

T-Pain feat. Ace Hood - Take You Down

Ace Hood's debut album, on DJ Khaled's We the Best label, drops Tuesday.

T-Pain feat. Ace Hood - Take You Down (w/ Tags) [click to download]

N.O.R.E. feat. Busta Rhymes - Rotate

Another new joint from hip-hop's fattest fuck. And is that my boy Ron Browz I hear on the hook?? Ladies and gentlemen, the poor man's T-Pain!

N.O.R.E. feat. Busta Rhymes - Rotate [click to download]

VIDEO: Black Milk - Give the Drummer Sum

Chamillionaire feat. Ludacris - Creepin' (Solo)

The first single off Venom, due before the end of the year but probably delayed 'til 2K9.

Does this dude put out anything you DON'T like? Ultimate Victory was THE most underrated album of 2007, let's hope Cham gets some shine this time around.

Chamillionaire feat. Ludacris - Creepin' (Solo) [click to download]

KRS-One feat. Nelly, Ne-Yo, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Redman, Method Man, Talib Kweli and Styles P - Self-Construction

Is that enough MCs for you?

KRS-One feat. Nelly, Ne-Yo, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Redman, Method Man, Talib Kweli and Styles P - Self-Construction [click to download]

Busta and Ron Browz at the "Arab Money" video shoot

Behind the scenes of what might be the year's funniest rap song.

To my New York fam...

Go check this shit out for me. Please.

VIDEO: Beenie Man & Wiley - Rolex It Up (Refix)

H-Town Triple-Post

Z-Ro's new album dropped today, so here's some H-Town flava to celebrate:

Z-Ro feat. Trae, Big Pokey and Lil' Flip - Road to Success [click to download]

Slim Thug - I Run [click to download]

Chamillionaire - Swagga Like Us (Freestyle) [click to download]

Kanye Double-Post

The album has been pushed up a day to November 24, along with Luda's album.

Kanye West feat. Lil Wayne - Tell Everybody That You Know [click to download]

Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy - Amazing [click to download]

MGMT feat. Jim Jones - Electric Feel (Remix)

MGMT feat. Jim Jones - Electric Feel (Remix) [click to download]

VIDEO: Kanye West - Heartless

Heartless from kwest on Vimeo.

The Real: Gimme the Salute

Gimme the Salute from jeff on Vimeo.

For fans (and non-fans) of the No Limit crew.

VIDEO: will.i.am - It's a New Day

If you thought you'd seen the end of the Pro-Bama tunes, you've got another thing coming. Get the song exclusively on iTunes, click here for a link.

BONUS: Jay-Z - History [click to download]

Jay Electronica...if you care.

Produced by Just Blaze.

I haven't seen so much pre-hype on anyone since 50 Cent was unsigned. Frankly, I don't get it.

Jay Electronica - Exhibit A (Transformations) [click to download]

Brother Ali - Mr. President (You're the Man)

One more late pass for me on this jawn.

Brother Ali - Mr. President (You're the Man) [click to download]

Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men does his take on Beyonce

Hear for yourself. I will always post anything and everything Boyz II Men-related.

Shawn Stockman - If You Were A Boy [click to download]

E-40 feat. T-Pain - Give Her The Keys

Apologies for today's T-Pain overload.

E-40 feat. T-Pain - Give Her The Keys [click to download]

VIDEO: DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain and Kanye West - "Go Hard"

More VoKanye. Yawn.

VIDEO: 50 Cent - "Get Up"

VIDEO: Ron Browz feat. Jim Jones & Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne

What can I say, this shit is crack.

BONUS: Ron Browz feat. Busta Rhymes, Lil' Kim and Ludacris - Pop Champagne (Remix) [click to download]

Notorious B.I.G. feat. Lil Wayne - Lost Boys

Sorry for being so late on this one. I haven't posted anything in over a week.

Notorious B.I.G. feat. Lil Wayne - Lost Boys [click to download]

The Real: "The Night Before November 4th"

The Night Before November 4th from jeff on Vimeo.

Q-Tip's Song for the Knicks

I got nothin' but love for Tip, but nothing holds a candle to that old Mavs song: "Dick Motta, we got him! Jamal Mashburn, we got him!"

...somebody please say they remember that song. Please.

VIDEO: Pharoahe Monch - Welcome to The Terrordome

T-Pain feat. Kanye West - Therapy

Album drops 11/11.

T-Pain feat. Kanye West - Therapy [click to download]

H-Town All-Stars - Obama '08

Who knew Bun B and Chamillionaire could get so political?

Oh yeah, that was us. Take THAT, nation!

H-Town All-Stars - Obama '08 [click to download]

VIDEO: Lil Wayne - Mrs. Officer/Comfortable

Dres - The Choice is Yours (Taster's Choice Remix)

More election-flavored hip-hop, this time courtesy of Dres from Black Sheep.

VIDEO: Akon feat. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne - I'm So Paid

Are You There, Jah? It's Me, Ras-Trent!

In case you haven't seen it yet...

Beatles reach deal with makers of Rock Band

The Beatles today confirmed that the first computer-focused release of their music will come through a deal with Rock Band maker Harmonix as well as its partner MTV. The unnamed title, now said to be separate from the Rock Band series in contrast to earlier claims by others, will be devoted solely to the Beatles and should represent a progression through their music. Both of the surviving Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, have contributed input to the project along with widows Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono Lennon.

They beat iTunes to the punch. Read all about it here.

VIDEO: T-Pain feat. DJ Khaled - "Karaoke"

With a cameo by Mr. West.

Jay-Z Double-Post

Old live gems, recently liberated by DJ Green Lantern.

Jay-Z - Heart of the City (Sunday Bloody Sunday Remix) [click to download]

Jay-Z feat. Chris Martin - Heart of the City (London Remix) [click to download]

VIDEO: Evil Nine feat. El-P - All the Cash (Remix)

Just in time for Halloween...

VIDEO: T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life

Mike Jones feat. Lil Wayne - I Done Did It

Mike Jones feat. Lil Wayne - I Done Did It [click to download]

Viva La Hova!

Download an entire mixtape dedicated to the Coldplay/Jay-Z collabo, right here.

For more info, visit the Viva La Hova website.

Big Sean - Billionaire

Big Sean is the latest signing to G.O.O.D. Music, aka Kanye's label -- which is also home to artists including John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi.

Not too impressed by this beat and/or spit, but hopefully Kanye hasn't completely lost it and we'll hear some better stuff soon.

Big Sean - Billionaire [click to download]

Duffy feat. Wale - Warwick Avenue (Remix)

You read that correctly. Only Wale...

Duffy feat. Wale - Warwick Avenue (Remix) [click to download]

Asher Roth - The Reading

Produced by Nottz.

Asher Roth - The Reading [click to download]

dead prez - PolitricKKKs

It's bigger than hip-hop...

dead prez - PolitricKKKs [click to download]

Santogold - You'll Find A Way (Switch & Sinden Remix)

Santogold - You'll Find A Way (Switch & Sinden Remix) [click to download]

Busta Rhymes actin' a fool

Doin' his "Arab Money" dance on Big Boy's neighborhood.

Jay Smooth's Poem for the Young Voter

Don't "let it out of your hands like Leon Lett," y'all.

Dude's a genius.

Trick Trick feat. Eminem - Who Want It

In related news, Em's new album drops December 23. Click for more.

Trick Trick feat. Eminem - Who Want It [click to download]

Soulja Boy teaches the "Bird Walk"

Reez already has this memorized and down to a T.

TRAILER: Notorious (Extended)

MTV recaps the BET Hip-Hop Awards

MTV Shows

Holiday Inn Express goes gangsta

Saw this on SNL, props to Ely for reminding me.

Jedi Mind Tricks - Godflesh

These guys are still going strong. New album 11/11.

Jedi Mind Tricks - Godflesh [click to download]

Black Milk feat. Royce Da 5"9 - Losing Out

One of the game's more underrated MCs, on what I think is quite the beat.

Black Milk feat. Royce Da 5"9 - Losing Out [click to download]