Video Interview: DJ Pizzo vs. DJ Mighty Mi For HipHopSite.com

One half of The High And Mighty, DJ Mighty Mi sits down in Vegas with DJ Pizzo of HipHopSite.com and discusses what he's been up to these days..

Turns out this man landed a DJ's dream gig out in the land of lost paychecks spinning 4 days a week at Surrender and Encore Beach club, opening up for the biggest names in.. wait for it, ... wait for it, Dub Step and Electro? Say it ain't so Milo!

Get ya money man..

DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie - Summertime 3

Yoooo, these past few Summers Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie have treated us to really great, right-on-time mixes of feel good, laid back Hip-Hop grooves that paired with the warmer temps and overall atmosphere of the season magnificently..

Guess what? They're doin it again.. matter of fact it's done!

Jazzy and Mick return with the 3rd installment of their "Summertime" series.. a bunch of classic pieces of music from all genres will be heard on this one.. from Nina Simone to The Beach Boys, Little Brother, Michael McDonald, Neneh Cherry, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder and many more!


DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie - Summertime 3

Single: Bored Stiff ft. Moka Only - Return Of The Backpacker (prod. by Dren Doh)

Legendary underground Bay Area crew Bored Stiff (White Mic, Big Shawn & Dren Doh on this particular cut) returns with a truly dope new loosie, that features the always busy and forever enigmatic Canadian MC, Moka Only..

This bubbly, head nodding piece of goodness starts off paying a lil' bit of homage to the late MCA and then moves into all the fellas speaking on the state of music today.. the bad side of it mostly, but make no mistake, even while critiquing the game, these cats manage to show us why they've been able to stay afloat in it so long...

Hey man, some will call it a comeback, but this backpacker ain't never gone anywhere..

Ras G - Cosmic Tones 4: Mental Therapy Vol.1 Mix

Ras G, the funked out, soulful space brutha that we all know and love has a new mix out for ya'll to get with by the name of "Cosmic Tones 4: Mental Therapy Vol.1" , and it is as they say, a doosy..

Featuring names like Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Peter B., Professor Cantaloupe, Pharoah Sanders, Ta' Raach, Lady Oblivia, Carlos Nino, Pudge, Sun Ra and many others.

Below lay Ras' instructions upon pressing play...

Smoke that.......Eat these...lay back.......and let go 2 this _Brotha There

Single: Tenacity & J57 ft.Gameboi - I Don't Get Them (prod. by J57)

"Only he and I know the way I am to die.."

Ann Arbor, MI emcee, Tenacity links with Gameboi and renown BBAS producer/emcee J57 for this banger of a cut that finds Tenacity living up to his name, while he flings around rhymes at a berserker pace over J57's drum break driven production...


Tenacity & J57 ft.Gameboi - I Don't Get Them (prod. by J57)

Rælblz (Real J. Wallace & Blu) Produced by Godlee Barnes

Her Fav. Color AKA Blu teams with fellow left coast (Daygo) emcee threat Real J. Wallace for this collaborative, promo EP/album in anticipation for their full length project... You can stream it for free and peep the goods, but be sure to actually cop it for the reasonable cost of $10 bones man..

More info below..

5&A Dime Presents Rælblz -- A collaborative monster (with the utmost respect, ugly faces, and head nods) of Real J. Wallace spitting over Blu beats, creating a protest which speaks on current issues that divide us as a people -- corporate corruption, the 99% (revolution), religion, homosexuality (lesbians), and the 2012 election. Rælblz is a promo ep/album to build anticipation for full length album GRO by San Diego native, Real J. Wallace. Giving you a glimpse of Blu's soulful hand in prodution and Real's passionate flow, Rælblz is an introduction to the rugged rawness of underground sounds of what more they have to offer in the near future.Or as Blu would say "YourGirlsFavoriteProjectSinceHerFavoriteColor!!!!" Make sure to cop this for $10 right here.

Single: DJ Bazooka Joe feat. Craig G - Slang Parade (R U Serious?)

DJ Bazooka Joe is readying his new full-length compilation LP, "Slang Parade" and a couple days ago he blasted off the title track that features none other than legendary Juice Crew member and hired gun, Craig G..

This joint is pure hardcore, boom bap goodness...

Be sure to check ya local retailer or the web on June 19th for the album!

Video: Action Bronson & Party Supplies - Steve Wynn

Rik Cordero directs the latest video from Action Bronson and Party Supplies' latest mixtape "Blue Chips", that's been available for a lil' bit now..

Hilarious stuff as usual from Bronsalino...

Single: VerBS - Happiness (prod. by Duke Westlake)

Some of you may remember VerBS from some of his collabs with Murs...if you do, that's the wrong reason man.. You should remember him for how nice he is...

I actually have had the privilege to see this man perform live, he rocked it properly as well..

Here, VerBS tries his best to tackle the enigma that is the word "Happiness".. what is it? How do ya get it and all that.. makes some good points too.. this is precisely what some of us need to hear some times.. Duke Westlake on the track baby and I love how he flipped the Monae and Hawthorne samples here too.. be happy!

"Progress EP 3: Manifest Awesome" comin soon..

Single: B. Dolan - King Bee

Strange Famous Records' head honcho and chief lyricist lets go of another loosie before he drops his much anticipated "House Of Bees Vol. 2" LP...

"King Bee" is exactly what the doctor ordered if ya really dig righteous guitars over some boom bap drums.. this is just an excellent ass tune.. B. Dolan doin what he do..

One week left on the pre-orders baby... do what you should and go cop you some realness!

Video: 9FIVE Summer 2012 Lookbook

Now that's how you do a fucking commercial...

Peep what 9Five Eyewear has cookin for the 2012 with their new lookbook... They wisely chose to employ the, ahem, talents of miss Rosa Acosta...

Single: Shabaam Sahdeeq & Eddie B ft. Smoke Dza - Futuristic prod. by Harry Fraud

One of the late 90's nastiest underground emcees circa his Rawkus era along with a couple of young guns get up with a new producer that has been makin waves this whole 2012.. Harry Fraud..

Shabaam Sahdeeq, Smoke Dza and Eddie B kick some well put, thuggery over this entrancing and head nodding banger...

Eddie B and Shabaam are apparently working on a new LP together, from which this track stems.. get ready for "The Wolves LP" coming soon..


Shabaam Sahdeeq & Eddie B ft. Smoke Dza - Futuristic prod. by Harry Fraud

Single: Sadat X - I Know This Game (prod. by Real McKoy)

If there's one thing he do know, it's definitely this game...

The Dot Father checks in with a new and highly enjoyable single that cycles through the ins and outs of what's left of this once glorious Hip-Hop industry..

Be on the look out for Sadat's new album "New York" due later this Summer..


Sadat X - I Know This Game (prod. by Real McKoy)

Video: Kool Keith - Goodbye Rap

Yo! One of the older gods is kickin knowledge.. listen up...

Kool Keith goes ahead and issues his take on the current state of rap, and all I hear is a whole hell of a lot of truth...

Keith's new LP "Love & Danger" is available now kids...

Single: Planet Asia - Aspen (prod. by GOODMAN)

Nicely produced joint here...

Newcomer GOODMAN laces a laid back banger for  Planet Asia that's sure to have you blastin the eff off.. I like this GOODMAN cat's sound.. Give us more man.. Give us more..

Video: Evidence ft. Aloe Blacc - The Liner Notes

E-V releases a new video off his latest opus "Cats And Dogs" , which has been out and you need to of BEEN bumpin'...

"The Liner Notes" is really a testament to how dope the album was and what better way to kick off the beginning of ya LP than having Aloe Blacc sing on the track? This was great, the album is great.. Evidence is one of my all-time favorite artists..

Also, if ya weren't aware, Evidence is currently on tour in Europe, schedule is below:

19.06 - Thessalonki, Greece @ Eightball Club
20.06 - Athens, Greece @ Gagarin
21.06 - Catanzaro, Italy @ L'Orso Cattivo
22.06 - Naples, Italy @ Bosco Di Galu
23.06 - Wohlen, Switzerland @ Touch The Air Fest
25.06 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
26.06 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
27.06 - Brussels, Belgium @ Bazaar
29.06 - Duisburg, Germany @ High5 Club
30.06 - Borlange, Sweden @ Peace & Love Festival
02.07 - London, England @ Jazz Cafe
06.07 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival

Single: Soul Khan - Soulstice 4

The man with perhaps the most distinctive voice in BBAS drops the 4th installment of his "Soulstice" series..

The intimate peek into Khan's mind frame is striking and very fitting for these days and times.. Man.. those samples from Peter Finch's role as Howard Beale in the 1976 film "Network" really strike a chord here, just like Soul Khan's rhymes.. .

Freddie Joachim - Remixes Vol. 5

One of my favorite new producers out there has somethin brand new fa ya..

The man hailing from San Diego, residing in L.A. and born in the Philippines known as Freddie Joachim (Jo-Ah-Kim) started out deejaying in 96' and since then has branched out into production, enthralling many a Hip-Hop purist...

Here, he's compiled some older remixes he wanted to throw all of his new and old fans alike for free.... 19 tracks in all.. all produced by Freddie and featuring names like Jill Scott, Q-Tip, Little Dragon, The Free Design, Stevie Wonder and many others.


Freddie Joachim - Remixes Vol. 5

Single: ADaD x ILLMIND - No Place To Go

This is wonderful Hip-Hop music... .

The latest emceeing hope outta Chicago, AKA ADaD links with !LLMIND for this introspective and properly laced "No Place To Go" .. Perfect Summer time joint to me..

Keep ya glims peeled for ADaD's upcoming mixtape "P.S. IM NExT" ..

Single: St. Joe Louis - Say A Prayer

These guys keep makin great music... next big time dope group in Hip-Hop... you heard it hear first...

"Say A Prayer" is the ultra smooth new joint that 3 man group St. Joe Louis is dropping off their collaborative effort with uber dope producer Flying Lotus and this is straight blast off, laid back goodness kiddies..

"St. Joe Lotus" comin soon...