I posted Karindal’s new video last week and figured this Friday, I would go back an listen to his album, Quest For Fire: Firestarter Volume 1. I remember first seeing Kardinal back when the Bakardi Slang video dropped and thinking “this dude is sick.” Naturally [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Quest For Fire
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Bakardi Slang, Firestarter Volume 1, Husslin, Kardinal Offishall, Maxine, Ol Time Killin, Quest For Fire on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Neak and Sincerely Yours “Groove Theory” produced by SLOT-A
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged #IllRaps Number 4, Groove Theory, Neak, Sincerely Yours, Slot-A on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Neak’s #IllRaps series continues this time with a joint called Groove Theory featuring Sincerely Yours. Again, the joint is produced by Mr. SLOT-A, who looks like he might be producing full time for #Illraps. Groove Theory is number 4 in the #IllRaps series. Stay tuned for [...]
Talib Kweli “I’m The One” and “Cold Rain”
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Cold Rain, Gutter Rainbows, I'm The One, Krysis, Ski Beatz, Talib Kweli on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
BK emcee, Talib Kweli just dropped two new videos in anticipation of his new album, Gutter Rainbows and both are pretty sick. The first one is “I”m The One” which was produced by Krysis and the second is Cold Rain produced by Ski Beatz. Gutter Rainbows is scheduled to drop tomorrow digitally so, buy a [...]
Kardinal Offishall “The Anthem”
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Kardinal Offishall, Mr. International, Nina, Ol Time Killin, The Anthem on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since his last album, Not 4 Sale, I’ve been craving some new Kardinal. He has been one of my favorite emcees for a while now, probably since I first heard Bakardi Slang. After linking with Akon and Konvict, his name seemed to get a little bigger among the mainstream but he is still one [...]
Distant Relatives
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Africa Must Wake Up, Distant Relatives, Friends, Land of Promise, Nas and Damian Marley, Promise Land on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while but I’m back on my Classic Shit Fridays thanks to some cool videos from B+ and some amazing music from Nas and Damian Marley. One of my favorite albums of 2010 is Distant Relatives. It took several years in the making but the final product was [...]
Neak, Sincerely Yours and Mike Schpitz “Gotta Be Something” produced by SLOT-A
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged DJBooth.net, Gotta Be Something, Mike Schpitz, Neak, Sincerely Yours, Slot-A on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
#Illraps is back again, this time with the same suspects, Neak, Sincerely Yours and myself, with a joint called Gotta Be Something, produced by SLOT-A. It dropped yesterday and got featured on DJBooth.net last night, along with other sites like FakeShoreDrive, YNotMyDream, DealWithNoDeal, The9Elements, and [...]
Distant Relatives “Trenchtown Rock”
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, Nas, Promise Land, Trenchtown Rock on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The third and final installment of B+’s video series documenting Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives showcases some footage from the video shoot for Promise Land. I can’t wait to see the video for that. Promise Land is one of my favorite songs on the album for sure. Check out Trenchtown Rock. Another awesome behind [...]
Distant Relatives “Dub Plates at Tuff Gong”
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, Dub Plates at Tuff Gong, Nas on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the second installment of B+’s three part series with Nas and Damian Marley for their Distant Relatives collaborative project. This one is called Dub Plates at Tuff Gong and features Damian and Stephen working on Stephen’s song, Jah Army. Very cool. Check it out.
Distant Relatives “Hope Road”
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged b+, Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, Hope Road, Nas on January 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite albums of 2010, featuring two of music’s most honest and talented artists, was Damian Marley and Nas’ Distant Relatives. Both artists managed to incorporate their styles into an incredible album that supported a good cause. Damian Marley has always been one of my favorite artists so, a collab album with Nas [...]
Shady Records
Posted in Mike Schpitz, tagged Cashis, Eminem, Obie Trice, Shady Records, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t heard, Eminem and Shady Records announced two big acquisitions to their label and announced the signings this week. Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf will now be joining Eminem’s roster. CRAZY. There were a bunch of rumors about Slaughterhouse signing last year but Yelawolf came [...]






