Rob Kelly on The Combat Jack Show with Dallas Penn, Just Blaze + Raekwon

Rob Kelly had his new single, "Swear Hes Nice" played on the infamous Combat Jack Show at the weekend, hosted by Dallas Penn and Just Blaze with legendary Wu Tang member Raekwon as a guest. Another great show,dont sleep on this one.

HIPHOP is AWOL Exclusive: TEE CR8VE1 - How I Made "DisposableGunz" 4 Rae...

Heres an exclusive from our fam over at www.hiphopisawol.com Tee Cr8ve1 explaining how he made this banger for Rae and how the beat nearly went the a certain Shady Records artist.

"TEE CR8VE1 WutItDo Productions breaks down how he made this song for The Chef exclusively to HIPHOP is AWOL.

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Ghostface Killah, Raekwon Sheek Louch, Jadakiss & Styles P "Wu Block" (P...

Yea......this is a dream come through,i would of been hesitant but they pull it off

Raekwon - Ferryboat Killers (Video)

Here's another video from Raekwon's recent Shaolin vs Wu-Tang album. Classic Rae this, crime stories over a menacing strings based beat provided by The Alchemist.

Raekwon - Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang (Video)

Oooooh Shit. Title track from Raekwon's upcoming album. Classic Wu right here. Large...

'One Inch Punch' - Dubbledge (mixtape review)

Are you a fan of 90s beats such as those crafted by RZA and DJ Premier? Are you a fan of charismatic, funny but intelligent rappers? Then the ‘One Inch Punch’ mixtape fresh from Dubbledge is for you.

Hurtling through productions jacked from classics from Snoop and Dre, ATCQ, Raekwon, Souls of Mischief, Rakim and more, Dubbledge brings a brief 26 minutes of madness and memories. Kyza joins Dubbledge to destroy ‘Juice aka The Duppy Tamer’ (not the Puppy Trainer as I thought at first glance) and TB brings his aggy delivery to the table on ‘Glaciers of Ice’.

This release is a prequel to his forthcoming album ‘Is Wot It Is…But It Ain’t Wot It Woz’ and it’s proof that Edge is still on top form lyrically. ‘One Inch Punch’ is what a mixtape should be – not a listening marathon, quality loveable beats and well chosen verses (as opposed to every bar the MC ever wrote).

‘One Inch Punch’ will be released on 7th December on Hidden Agenda.

HHC Digital 002 - Out Today!

Head over to the Hip Hop Connection place at 5pm today for the publication of their second digital issue. It's going to feature Raekwon (as you can see),Ghostface, Speech Debelle, P.O.S., General Steele, Superstar Quamallah, Paul White, DJ Vadim, Asher Roth, YNR and Dr Butcher. Oh, and an piece on Homecut written by a blogger you know well.

It's also coming with either 35 or 40 free mp3s from all the artists featured in the mag as well as a mix by The Last Skeptik (but not DJ Skeptik mind!).

'Sounds Like The 90s' - VA (3 free downloads)

If, like me, you find trawling through amounts of modern Hip Hop just to find something good is boring, you need to get over to the T.R.O.Y. blog to download some of their 'Sounds Like The 90's' compilations. They do exactly what they say on the tin: sound like the 90's. They've sorted the wheat from the chaff and selected prime cuts of retro-sounding-but-modern Hip Hop and stuck them all in one download with artwork to boot.

There are currently 3 volumes to download and they feature artists such as The P Brothers, Showbiz & AG, De La Soul, J-Live, Reks, Saigon, Cormega, Raekwon, Focus, The Roots and loads more, most of whom are quality, established artists.

Volume 1 tracklist and download link.

Volume 2 tracklist and download link.

Volume 3 tracklist and download link.

Vee Kay Ghostface/Daft Punk Mashup

That man Vee Kay from the Sweatbox has a funky mashup fo' yo' headphones. He's sensibly entitled it 'Daft Ghostface 500'. Sensible because it almost just says what it does on the tin... whatever.

It's a mashup of the original track that Daft Punk used on 'Robot Rock' and Ghostface Killah's (as he was back then) 'Daytona 500' which features Raekwon and Cappadona. The OG is a personal fav of mine since it featured on a skate vid back in the day (Josh Petty's profile on VG7).

Vee Kay - 'Daft Ghostface 500' (mashup)

'I Came To Represent' - Geejay (album review)

Hip Hop’s Sunderland spokesperson Geejay steps up and informs us ‘I Came To Represent’. He’s a young hope but his debut album boasts collaborations with Raekwon and Canibus. Past the Skrilla artwork and the big name guests what’s the CD actually like?

Actually, and maybe unsurprisingly it’s not that good. The synthy production aspires to bark with the big dogs yet yaps weakly in comparison to similar attempts on the scene right now. Some tracks display potential but don't achieve their aims.

The lyrics are basic; Geejay employs rhyme schemes circa 1980 (which were fine back then, but things have moved on), relies too heavily on drawing out words to fulfil his syllables per line quota and leaves sentences hanging at the end of each line for rhymes sake (‘Plaguing me much//More than I thought it…). The crude and immature concepts exhibit a lack of life experience and teen years spent idolising US rappers. ‘Heart Attacks’ attempts to readdress the balance but comes across a little too clichéd.

‘I Came To Represent’ is Geejay’s version of every formulaic rap LP ever made and unfortunately, it falls short even of the middle mark. Some strict self editing and serious writing graft might see him return stronger but for now it’s pretty feeble. Let's hope that Sony development deal does just that.