Day 302: Obama over Romney in the 2012 Elections - Celebratory Songs (Video)

I had no doubt that Obama would get re-elected over 'the Mitt'. Now, if Obama's victory speech was a rap video, it'd sound something like this ^^

And oh yea don't forget, our President is still...



#OBAMANATION

Day 293: Relax to some 'Cherry Wine' - Nas x Amy Winehouse (Video)

"I want someone who like the champagne I like,
My A-alike;
Someone to talk me off the bridge any day or night,
She teach me how to live, she ain’t afraid of life."
- Nas

One of my favorite good-felt tracks from Nas' recent album, Life is Good.

#RipAmyWinehouse

Day 202: Rock the Bells - Where Hip-Hop stays true and is still alive (Events)

- Nas on stage performing..

8/20/11 (San Bernadino, CA): So, I wasn't sure if I was going to go to Rock the Bells this past Saturday but luckily I was able to get one of my good music homies to come out with me.

I left LA pretty late so I didn't get to enjoy RTB to it's fullest but I managed to check out a bit of Erika Badu & Mobb Deep, saw Nas peform, and ended the cold night with some Lauryn Hill. Yea, it was freakin cold cuz I was wearing a T-shirt & shorts expecting it to be super hot over there. #wardrobefail

Anyways, here's a video I took of one of my new favorite songs by Nas & Common called "Ghetto Dreams." Chekkit live right here:



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- Still a lot of Hip-Hop fans here as you can see...

Regardless of missing a lot of performances during the day, I'm grateful I was able to go & enjoy live Hip-Hop and be surrounded by Hip-Hop heads for once. It seems like they're hard to find around here in LA since everybody around me listens to that electro/dub-step sh*t, or maybe I need to start looking for them...

Day 196: This track is str8 fire! - "Ghetto Dreams" by Common x Nas (Music Video)

Common - Ghetto Dreams ft. Nas

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Missing that old school Hip-Hop sound? Well, here you go! =D

A dope collabo-track by Common & Nas with an "authentic" hip-hop beat (with real instruments & mixing; none of that electro sh*t) and fluid rhymes. They both are truly considered as artists to me when it comes to making genuine Hip-Hop music. #keepinHipHopalive

It looks like Common is coming out with a new album this Fall called The Dreamer, The Believer, so be on the lookout for that. Cuz you know I'll be all over that..

Day 177: Sik beat on this new Nas & Raekwon track - Rick & Black (Music Video)

Raekwon - Rich & Black ft. Nas

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Sorry for the lag everyone; it took me some time to recover from the July 4th weekend in Vegas but I'm back! Well, kinda sorta.. #stillrecovering

Anyways, I just heard this new track by Nas & Raekwon today and just fell in love with this dope beat. This beat reminds me of the early 90's when hip-hop was simple & chill, and had lyrics that you could bump your head to. The good ol' days...

On a side note, it looks like LRG set this all up so props to them for giving us hip-hop fans something to watch & listen to #realtalk

Saw it here first: KarenCivil.com

Day 170: A classic Nas track ft. R. Kelly - Stream Dreams (Music Video)

Nas - Stream Dreams (Remix) ft. R. Kelly


This is one of my favorite classic tracks by Nas featuring R. Kelly (when he was the most normal). Definitely one of Nas' smoother & chiller songs from back in the day.

I can really chill to this all-day; this song can even put me to sleep.. just two more days til the weekend and then I can do some real chillin, haha!

Enjoy this classic Nas track tho.

#ClassicThursdays

Day 117: New Music Playlist - Snoop & Wiz, Rick Ross, Talib, Nas, and more (Audio)

- Picture courtesy of www.blirk.net

Wdup peeps! I haven't done this in a while, so I just want to start off the week by sharing some cool Hip-Hop music I've been bumpin in my playlist lately.

All of these songs have really dope beats, so I'm sure I'll have something for everyone. If you need something new to listen to at work then I got it for you right here:

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild, and Free

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Rick Ross ft. Wale, Meek Mills, & Chester French - Play Your Part

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Talib Kweli - Gutter Rainbows

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Wiz Khalifa - Phone Numbers ft. Big Sean & Trae Tha Truth

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Nas - Top Down ft. Swizz Beatz

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Listen to each song in full. Trust me, it'll be worth the time. Enjoy!

Day 97: Chillin Playlist for the week - The Game, Nas, Wiz, 1982, Show Tufli (Audio)

- Picture courtesy of http://wallsbox.blogspot.com/

Lately, my mind & body has been flat-out exhausted from a million things to do and I'm not getting much sleep these days either, which is why I just can't get into any loud/uptempo/party music right now.

On that note, I think it's a good time to take a step back from all that and mellow out to some super chill beats. Here are some recent songs in my current playlist that help put me in a calm mood and will keep me at ease through these busy weeks:

The Game - I'm The King

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Wiz Khalifa - Star Of The Show

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Nas - Who Are You [Tags]

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1982 - Money Is Reality featuring Action Bronson

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Show Tufli - Jap Scene

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These songs start off more mainstream-ish and move underground as you get to the bottom songs. I hope everyone can find a song here they can "WOO-SAH" too.

Day 18: Mellow Out To Some Nas (Audio)

Nas is definitely among the top 5 rappers in my Hip-Hop list of all time, but man I just wish he would come out with another solo album (just one more!).

He's recently been doing some solo tracks here & there, and been featured on songs with other artists. He actually did a joint album with Damian Marley called "Distance Relatives" which came out this past 4/20 (of course!). On that note, he is currently touring and will be in San Bernardino, CA performing @ the Smoke Out Festival on October 16th. I may possibly check that out, but I hate driving all the way out there.

Here are some chill songs to help you do away with any stress going on:

Nas - Material Things ft. Jully Black

- http://usershare.net/WWUM/cdja7trbgwyu

Nas - Film (Produced by C-Sick)

- http://www.mediafire.com/?anjz3hje2tz
(kinda old-2009, but man this song is dope)

TGIF!

Day 10: ESPN's 30 for 30 about Mike Tyson & Tupac

This is a very interesting ESPN: 30 for 30 documentary called "One Night in Vegas" (that just aired last night) which is about Mike Tyson & Tupac Shakur's growing bond together and contains stories about their friendship leading up to the night Tupac was murdered after the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Vegas on Sept 7th, 1996. There is a lot of commentary from very well known people such as Nas, Mickey Rourke, Maya Angelou, and many more.

This documentary goes pretty deep, and shares a lot of insight & stories that opened up my eyes a bit more about the two of them. Definitely worth watching the whole 50 minutes of it.