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]