the lecture is part of a class called "Sampling Soul" at Duke University. this might get a little dry... I always questioned Hip Hop being taught in lecture halls... But 9th got some good insight into Illmatic and I like his stories of what was going on in his world in 1994. dig what he says around 7 minutes.

Steve James, The director of one of my favorite movies "Hoop Dreams" goes back to his hometown of Hampton, VA to delve into a trial that took place in 1993. A trial, he says, racially separated the community more than ever before. Allen Iverson was a "golden child" in the community of Hampton, Virginia. He was a 17-year old football and basketball phenom, who took both teams to state championships in high school. The movie will go on to explain the events leading up to and as a result of a brawl that took place in a bowling alley on Valentine's Day 1993 in which AI was involved. I was listening to KCRW this morning as Steve James was being interviewed. He mentioned one shocking thing: the, then 17-year-old Allen Iverson was sentenced to 15 years for "maiming by mob". I'm def'ly looking forward to the movie on ESPN tonight. peep the trailer...

Make sure you stop by the Bloodbath Sample Sale in Long Beach. Up to 70% off everything! Including tees, sweaters, button-ups and caps! It's all going down at the Beat Swapmeet/BP & ODDS house on Broadway. Bring your friends and enjoy a great day of music, beer, food, sangria, gear and fun!

Peep this in-depth interview with Large Pro. He goes into detail about his hip hop career from Main Source to the present. As a pioneer in the game, Large Pro is showing that he isn't done yet. Stay tuned for new music from him in the future!

Boundless Radio Presents: Large Professor from Kellen Dengler on Vimeo.

been glued to wonkabeats.blogspot.com to see whats crackin for the new How It Should Sound album which drops tomorrow 4/13. we can always count on a video to accompany Damu's updates.

saw this at Nodfactor. Ayatollah goes into his early methods, getting his first MPC from Marley Marl, and he also speaks on touchy subjects like sample clearance and whether or not he got publishing. He makes an interesting point about paying artists being sampled. dig it



Here's Ayatollah talking about making the beat for "Ms. Fat Booty" in 1998...