J to Tha Z - A Musical History

MTV Shows

MTV are airing a series that captures Hov's career. Hopefully this rap series will go on to uncover other artists careers and their strive to get there. But starting with Jay is a step in the right direction by any means.

Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet (2000)

Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet

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If you read my last post you know i had to post this! Loved this album in a big way. Its just that retro ol' skool rap type. Completely different to missy and eve. Crazy!

Favorite tracks are 'Do The Ladies Run This', 'Imperial' and most of all 'Break Fool Krazy' AAAAWWWWwwwww!!!!

EVE - Ruff Ryder's First Lady

I FOUND IT!!!

You know i always come through for you!! I had a quick browse and found this and many other hot mp3 albums that i didnt have in my iTunes, but now do!! hehe. I have so many cd covers with no cd inside them!! Its tormenting.

Ruff Ryder's First Lady

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[THROWBACK] EVE - Heaven Only Knows

EVE Ruff Ryder's First Lady - Heaven Only Knows

OMG! WOW. for some reason, EVE Ruff Ryder's First Lady album came into my head today and i started playing tracks and reminiscing! I cant tell you how HUGE this track is. Along with 'Love Is Blind', i knew every single lyric to this entire album, with my two favorite tracks being those two. I cant find my cd for the album, just an empty cover... so gutted!!! This was my favorite album for years when i was a kid. I think i had this album, Missy Elliott 'Da Real World' and Rah Digga 'Dirty Harriet' on constant repeat for weeks. And you know these were the days when u got the lyrics in the arm of the cover, so i would rap all day and night! haha.

I WILL find this album for you and upload all of it. ;)

Thunder Bolt

200m in 19.19 secs

He has done it again! it was on the cards, so its no suprise, nor is it as exciting as the 100m! BUT, this kid is still amazing, breaking his OWN world record for the second time this week! He runs so comfortably, doesn't look as though he is overpowering himself at all. He runs with grace and a comfortable pace. Beautiful to watch. I don't think he has much technique though... think its more of he's just really fast so he can run however he likes! Being so tall, he just kills it.

Jamie Foxx ft Kanye, Drake & The Dream - Digital Girl REMIX : VIDEO

Wow. i forgot this track even needed a video! It dropped so long ago. Anyway, here it is, enjoy!

Drake ft Nipsey Hussle - Killer

So we all know Drake's been a little under the weather lately (drop trip buss up ya lip) HAHAH... just kiddin! He fell on stage coz of an ongoing injury and is now taking things easy enabling himself to fully recover before leading that gangster lifestyle! Even in the meantime during recovery, my guy is still banging out track after track! A bit like Trey Songz, every time i blog i come across a new track (or new to me anyway)!

This sounds cool. If your not familiar with Nipsey Hussle's shizz, hook yourself up below with his most recent mixtape release. Guys doing big things, i like!!

Drake ft Nipsey Hussle - Killer

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DJ Whoo Kid The Empire Jonny Shipes - Nipsey Hussle

Bullets Aint Got No Name Vol.3

JAY Z FT RIHANNA AND KANYE WEST - RUN THIS TOWN

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Followers, u DONE KNOW i been waiting for this for a minute!!! The cinematography on this joint is niiiiiiiice. Love the shots, love the composition, Love the Ghetto FAB cast and behavior! Love the effects and everything about this vid! From the start it looks epic, almost like a '300' or 'Apocolypse' movie trailer!

Im just happy right now! LOL. like i keep saying, cant wait for the album drop (BP3), i might go and buy the special release trilogy pack with the new packaging, thats how excited i am!

AND OH STOP THAT... Rihanna's stunners are CRAZYYYYYY! haha! DAMN.

BLACK CARDS, BLACK CARS, ALL BLACK ERRRRRTHANG!

45 Studio Station

I aint a DJ, but daaaaamn! These look special. I love the way they got the records right there to the right of the needle, so you can flick to your next one without breaking your back lol! These are DARK!! slick design! But how does it balance itself?

Nike Sweet Classic Mid

I think i like these not only for the color-way but because of the sole... it reminds me of Supra's. I love the white sole with the black toe but i think it would have looked equally as good with the sole being black and the toe being white. I love the lime green finishing, gives it the POW factor its clearly lacking without it. These are released next month to Footlocker, so im sure they will be widely available to all.

MAESTRO KNOWS Ep.5 (Japan)

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Raekwon - Cuban Revolution Mixtape

I haven't heard this yet, downloading as we speak! Tell me what y'all think...

I'll give u my run down tomo! ;)

Raekwon - Cuban Revolution Mixtap

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Jay Z BP3 Album Art & Track Listing

This track list looks absolutely crazy! I didnt realise he had so many collabs on here. On some of the interviews i have heard, he says a lot of the tracks are just him, so since then he must have added people the them! So happy to see Mr.Hudson up there, (Shouts to you!! Tickets for November show:CHECK) and also J.Cole!! This albums doing big things! CANNOT WAIT FOR THE DROP! i think this will be the first album purchase of '09 for me! :)

Nike Blazer

So Nike are doing A LOT right now, in the world of Nike Blazer anyway! These are one of the latest releases worth posting to you guys. I like the new lazer etching which Nike are using and have integrated from the 'Air Pegasus 89's'. I like mixture of leather and suede, and most of all the white tipped toe and purple laces give it that schnazzy edge it would have been lacking without those elements! Very tight design.

R.Kelly ft Keri Hilson - No.1 Sex : VIDEO

So i know you will remember, i posted the track for this a while back, maybe 2/3 weeks ago, then a few days ago i hooked you guys up with the Behind the Scenes video shoot! Well this is the finished product to that video shoot! Keri is doing big things right now, she gotta be one of my favorite artists that im following at the moment, so well done to you. If you wana follow Keri on Twitter click here

Waju know about the purple Supra's Mr.Kelly is rocking in this vid!?! You saw them here first lol!

Beats By Dr.Dre - Colorware

I think i have discussed this with you before, but now im deadly serious... i WANT these! and therefore i MUST have them. lol, just kiddin. Nah truthfully, i cant afford the colorware ones, but i just wanted to post them again as i created them myself and i love the beautiful red!

I have decided that i want a pair tho, of the original black ones, so im bidding on Ebay! Wish me luck! Cant wait to get some real beats in my ears on the go! POW! or sitting at my desk animating! ;-D

Fabolous ft Jay Z - Money Goes, Honey Stay (REMIX)

Fabolous - Money Goes, Honey Stay (When The Money Goes REMIX) ft Jay Z

This tune is a banger! love it. Love the original, love the remix. Nice work Fab, one of the best tracks on Loso's Way!

Behind The Scenes with Keri Hilson No.1 Sex

This track is definitely gonna hit the charts pretty well, if not number 1 (no pun intended) haha! This has been priority on my iPod for a few weeks now, i love it. R.KERI BABY!

Trey Songz Album Artwork

I have been in love with Trey from day!! ha. And i still fink he is fiiiiiine! If you want regular updates, follow my guy on twitter .

Converse Star Player 75 Hi

I love these. I prefer the white over the black, but i would rock either. I like that they look a little like boxer boots because of the slightly higher cut. They obviously remind me of the Chuck Taylor range but there are some visible differences, the two main ones being the padded tongue and the side panel logo. I like both of these changes because on the Chuck Taylor's the tongue was flimsy and didn't sit right when u tucked your jeans behind it. Also there was no logo on the outside panel of the shoe, it was situated on the inside which til this day still bewilders me!

Both colors are available for purchase in the UK at Size?

Keri Hilson - Energy VIDEO

You probably gonna cuss me for this, but this is something i am super late on!!! I had no idea Keri had released this track as a single!!!? The first time i saw this video was in the club last night. Iv had the album for a while so i know the track, but the video is completely unfamiliar and extremely raunchy! haha! She pulls it off well though, without it being cheap or cringe worthy! ;)

Download the track (here)

Usain Bolt breaks 100m World Record AGAIN!!!

9.58 seconds THIS AINT RIGHT!!!!

The true Jamaican thunderbolt went HARD today, breaking his own 100m sprint world record. I knew from the qualifying stages yesterday that Bolt was gonna smash it, simply because he practically jogged and got a time of 10.20 seconds! Anyone else competing for this title worked mad hard to get near this time or even under 10 secs! So we knew he was gonna win of course, but to create a miracle like this, its quite disturbing! HAHA! He be traveling at the speed of light soon!

Kanye West Live from the Chicago Theatre (FULL SHOW)

I cant lie, i actually think im about to confess that Kanye is my idol!! LOL. im sorry all you Yeezy haters, but i look up to this guy in so many ways, especially his creativeness and his constant strive to do better! Everything he releases is to the best of his ability at that time and that is something i look up to. Always working to your full capacity and even further then that to create new and original shizz is a very good look!

Kyla - Daydreaming (Crazy Cousinz REMIX)

This track is so relaxing. This is my third fav right now. Iv embedded the video for y'all too coz the version i have is the Cousins remix, the video has the original on it. Enjoy..

Kyla - Daydreaming (Crazy Cousinz REMIX)

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Meleka - Go

Iv had this track for a while now and should have really uploaded it sooner but iv not been blogging. This is one of my fav funky tracks right now along with a couple others that i will also upload! So i had to share it with you, if you haven't got it, you can get it (here). And if you haven't seen the video, peep that below! I like the concept of the video a lot! U came hard Meleka!!

Meleka - Go

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Jay Z - Rihanna - Kanye West - Run This Town Video Shoot

BLACK CARDS, BLACK CARS, ALL BLACK EVERYTHING

These are a few images peeped from the Run This Town photo shoot! Looks like the video is gonna be CRAZY! Cant wait! it premiers on Thursday, so watch this space!

Tinchy Stryder & Amelle - Radio 1 Live Lounge

Tinchy and Amelle cover Beyonce's 'Sweet Dream's' and JLS's 'Beat Again'. Both covers sound BAD! i cant truthfully say i would purchase the 'Sweet Dream's' cover if it were on sale! Iv liked Amelle from day one with Sugar Babes and now shes just proving her individual talents away from the group.

Well done gal!

MAESTROKNOWS Episodes 3 & 4

EPISODE 3 : Geoff Rowley

EPISODE 4 : Warren G

Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon : End Of Day (ALBUM ARTWORK)

Album Artwork

DVD Delux Edition Cover

I absolutely love this! So much thought and creativity has gone into this. This is REAL artwork. You don't see this very often on Album covers. Cudi is destined for greatness. I feel like KanYe has had a huge impact on him as an artist (musically and creatively) and he is flying with it.

Keep it up Cudi

Skepta ft Jay Sean - Lush

New shizz from Skepta, what you thinking about this one?

Trey Songz ft Fabolous & Teyana Taylor - I Need A Girl

Trey and Fab individually are doing it big right now!

Trey Songz ft Fabolous Teyana Taylor - I Need A Girl

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Nike Blazer SB Mid - Gold Leaf/ Insignia Blue

These are BAD! Release date is set for 2010! im thinking of cheating and recreating them on Nike I.D. I like the color-way. I'v been doing a lot of Yellow and Black recently, but never blue (even though yellow is blues compliment). I like that Nike always keep the signature white sole on Blazer's. Makes them pop and look that much more fresher!

Angie interviews Slaughterhouse

Angie Mar keeping it real as usual! i have the Slaughterhouse album somewhere, will upload shortly..

Ebrahim - Goldrush

This guy is CRAZY DOPE! i love coming across things like this, just shows me the real talent in the world... bit like Ryan Leslie's blog videos.

Ebrahim - Goldrush

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Sunday - 9th Wonder ft Keisha

This song is super old, i dug it out of the archives today lol! This always makes me feel happy on a sunday whatever the weather! Reminds me of a hot day in ATL, BBQ's, Drinking and lots of fun!

9th Wonder ft Keisha - Sunday

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Converse - The Moonwalk

O MY GOD! WTF! LOL. for the record, i dont like these and would never wear them! I give Converse props for trying and succeeding in being different. But WHOA!! There's a line and they crossed it. From the front, it looks like a submarine to me! Theres something about the whole idea of it that intrigues me, very cool thought process. But bottom line i thnk is that its ugly. :-/

JAM TV

Me and my good friend Louisa happen to be huge fans of Calvin Harris. She came across his JamTV on YouTube and consequently i was introduced to it! We found it the funniest thing on earth and decided to become JamTV mascots.

We are trying to get him to see it and Retweet our vid on Twitter, so help out and post the link to him on his Twitter page Calvin Harris... MUCH APPRECIATED MY BEAUTIFUL FOLLOWERS!

Nike AF1 - Polka Dot

IM BACK PEEPS!!! :-D sorry i was away for so long, just got way too busy to blog! But now im back with a few updates in the world of good music, sneaks and a little trivia ;)...

To start with, i like these! Remember the post i did on MaestroKnows where he rocked the Black dots on white? Well these are the new women's release! im on a sneaker hunt this week coz im gonna purchase a few pairs next week. These might be in the runnings! I like the way the dots go all the way to the sole and they even cover the laces! Very different.

Purchase these at Kix-Files

Loso's Way - The Movie

Been anticipating this 'Movie' for a while now! Lets see what the hype is about!

Let me know what you thing on the comments ..

Jeremih Album

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Track List

01. That Body

02. Birthday Sex

03. Break Up To Make Up

04. Runaway

05. Raindrops

06. Starting All Over

07. Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)

08. Jumpin

09. Hatin' On Me

10. My Sunshine

11. My Ride

12. Buh Bye

13. Birthday Sex (Up-Tempo) (Bonus Track)

Drake ft Saukrates - The Search

Hooked up by my boy Roy on DJ Semtex's blog, i liked this track on first listen. Its kinda basic but im feeling this bottomless pit of mixtape tracks Drizzy has provided us with, until the release of his official album 'Thank Me Later' in Feb 2010! Keep 'em coming D!

Drake ft Saukrates - The Search

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Andreena Mill - Last Hope

This is one track that i like from the 'Ready to Fly' Mixtape. I haven't uploaded the entire mixtape as i don't really think its worthy of a post! But like i always say, i like to share good music with y'all and this was my favorite track. So hook yourself UP..

Adreena Mill ft Drake & Kardinal Official - Last Hope

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J.Cole & XV FREESTYLE

I wasn't gonna rinse the J.Cole like i did Drake, but this is CRazY! J.Cole goes hard. I love it. Free-styling excites me! Its one of those situation where something that you cant do excites you to see it, it amazes you BECAUSE you cant do it! haha.

Rain - Come Home To Me

I was gonna add this track to the post below, but i decided it needed a fresh post of its own! This is the track i listened to which made me feel like uploading the mixtape. Although this isnt on the mixtape, AND it was produced by J.Cole, his lyrical flow was nice, so it must be a good tape! I like the beat on this track, Cole took it back to ol' skool drum beats and it caught my attention. Some of the lyrics make you think aswel!

Rain - Come Home to Me (Produced by J.Cole)

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Rain - American Dreamin Part 2 (Mixtape)

I haven't had the chance to listen to this yet, but from hearing 1 track, i knew it was blog material!

Rain - Amrican Dreamin Part 2 (Mixtape)

TRAILER: The Fantastic Mr.Fox

This looks awesome! im excited for its release. This is very much my thing when it comes to watching and admiring animation as opposed to doing it. I know how much goes into putting together a stop motion puppet animated film, so to see an end result is nice! The voices sound perfect, they sound like they could really capture your attention because they actually make the characters on screen.

Adidas Originals - Neighborhood Zivil Courage

Adidas Originals by Orignals x NEIGHBORHOOD ZIVIL COURAGE - Vulcanized Boot

So there's something about these that im feeling!!! Do i stand alone on this one?!

I understand if i do coz i can see they may look a little grunged out to some of you! HA! But i feel they look fresh and sleek. I like the color-way and where they have used the colors. I like 2 particular things, the white leather tipped toe cap and the extension of that into the midsole and i also like the redesign of the logo...a Trefoil crowned skull looks kinda fierce.

Gimme some feedback on these, i wana know what people are thinking!?