The Academy ft. Kurupt, Raekwon & Kojoe 'Samaryda' (video)

The Academy on Terminal 3/Penagon/Bonzi Records arrives September 13th, 2011

(via the press release)

2011 marks the return of the Compilation like you have never experienced it before, with the birth of The Academy, a bi-coastal merging of the minds that provides an undeniable unity long since forgotten amidst the landscape of popularized feuds, beefs, and unfounded media hypes. “The Academy” will be released on 9-13-2011 courtesy of Terminal 3/Penagon/Bonzi Records.

The material is 100% new, the collaborations are out of this world, and the production value makes “The Academy” the new standard in Hip-Hop excellence. Over 55 MC’s representing the realms of “Major” and “Independent”, “New & Old School, “Legendary” and “Soon to Be” make “The Academy” release a shoe in for fans to feed their need for a superior quality product from a vast makeup of the artists they love and respect in a landscape where subpar albums and scaled back budgets have become the norm.

Executive produced by Kurupt, fans can expect “Academy” appearances from such notable talents as Raekwon, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Pete Rock, Royce Da 5’9”, Redman, Styles P, Crooked I, Sean Price, Method Man, Canibus, LA the Darkman, Keith Murray, Planet Asia, Rass Kass, K-Solo, LA The Darkman, Billy Danze (M.O.P.), Pack FM, Pete Rock, Keith Murray, Chino XL and many more all backed by the breakthrough soundscapes of Terminal 3 Productions (who previously oversaw projects from (“Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture”, “The Four Horsemen” and “The Undergods”).



Tracklisting For The Academy LP:

01.) Welcome To The Academy ft. Method Man & Redman
02.) Mashout ft. Canibus, Agallah, & Styles P
03.) Samaryda ft. Raekwon, Kojoe, & Kurupt
04.) Still No! ft. Ras Kass, Phillie, & Rock of Heltah Skeltah
05.) Triple Seize ft. Crooked-I, Copywrite, & Chino XL
06.) Rich Righteous Teachers ft. Jadakiss, La The Darkman, Sav Killz & BillyDanze OF M.O.P
07.) Lets Go ft. Royce Da 5’9”, Bronze Nazareth, Sean Price, & K-Solo
08.) Code Of Conduct ft. Pacewon, El Da Sensai & Illah Ghee
09.) Pick Your Vice ft. Labba, Pack FM, Udi, Dzk, & Stack-A-Dolla
10.) Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal ft. DJ Absurd
11.) Kill Everything (Squad Up) ft. Kurupt, Tri- State, Ruste Juxx & Kevlarr 7
12.) Body Down ft. Styles P, Kojoe, & Jaecyn Bayne
13.) Rock This ft. Pete Rock, Copywrite, & Planet Asia
14.) Paperwork ft. Keith Murray, Sean Price & Big Lou
15.) The Alliance ft. Timbo King & Math Hoffa
16.) M.O.A.N (remix) ft. Prodigal Sunn, 60 Second Assassin, Killah Priest, &Hell Razah (Sinz of Man)
17.) Keep It Movin ft. M-Eighty, Son One, & Jaecyn Bayne
18.) Thief In The Night ft. K-Solo, Born Sun, Killah Priest, & Goldie
19.) Where There I s Nowhere ft. Reef The Lost Cauze, Chopp Devize, & Timbo King
20.) Change The World ft. Matilda, Goldie, & Rusty Redenbacher (of TheMudkids)

Tha Dogg Pound '100 Wayz' Tracklist & Artwork Posted Online

as seen on Dub Cnn

The Dogg Pound long awaited album 100 Wayz coming soon on Doggystyle Records/DPG Records/Priority Records

01. D.P.G. 2010 ft. R.B.X.
02. All You
03. Dogg Pound Gangstaz
04. Another Clip ft. Soopafly & R.B.X.
05. Sky's Tha Limit
06. Gotta Let You Know ft. Nicole Wray & A-Dubb
07. Good Pu$$y
08. Cheat'n Ass Lover ft. Nate Dogg & Dru Down
09. I Fear's No One
10. I Don't Care ft. The Lady Of Rage
11. Do U Drank
12. Fly Azz Fucc ft. Snoop Dogg & The Lady Of Rage
13. Crazy N Tha Club
14. Spread Tha Luv ft. Butch Cassidy, Celly Cel & Latoya Williams
15. Otha'side Of Town ft. Soopafly & Tokedasmoke
16. 100 Wayz

DJ Quik Previews 'The Book Of David' Upcoming Album At Listening Event

Quik is back!

DJ Quik recently brought together a small group for a private listening session at Wavaflow Studios in Los Angeles to preview Quik's upcoming new album 'The Book of David.'

DJ Quik The Book Of David on Mad Science coming soon!

Fred Wreck: West Coast Music Producer DubCNN Interview

Dubcnn: Dubcnn is in Dubai with Fred Wreck!

Fredwreck: Dubcnn! We back!

Dubcnn: We had to come out here to find Fred Wreck, cause you can't get him any other way. What's going on with you man?

Fredwreck: Just enjoying my time out here, trying to work and do something new and exciting. But I be checking in on you guys! I be on there on dubcnn.com, checking up what's going on on the scene!

Dubcnn: Alright, so let's get right into it, what's going on with you musically?

Fredwreck: I've been out here in Dubai, I've been doing a few things back in the States with Kurupt and Mack 10 and things like that, but mostly I've been out here doing TV productions, just trying to do something different. Doing Arabic music, helping the Arabic Hip-Hop scene out here, there's a lot of really talented Arabic artists out here so I've been here starting new, just to get away a little bit.

Dubcnn: Who should we be checking for?

Fredwreck: I've got this artist from Lebanon, her name is Maleka, she's incredible, her album is coming pretty soon. Then I'm working on the Arabian Knights album out of Egypt. Those guys are like the Arabic Wu-Tang Clan, so they're really cool man, they've got some really good records.

Dubcnn: But what you're most known for is making that funky West Coat music. Can we expect to hear anything new?

Fredwreck: I mean, the West Coast scene is beautiful, it's there, I've just been out here doing my thing. I've been keeping up on the internet, seeing what's going on, but the music business hasn't been the greatest out there and the budgets ain't the same. I'm kind of stubborn about recording music for less than my rate, so here I am! But me and Kurupt have been working on some things here and there over the internet, but I'll be back out there. Everybody needs a break. *laughs*

Dubcnn: One of the greatest projects that, to me, you were a part of, is "Space Boogie". Kurupt was recently telling me that he's supposed to do a whole album with you called "The History Of Violence"?

Fredwreck: Yeah. I hope so, we started recording actually before I left, we did like 4 of 5 songs. Then he kind of went and did his thing with DJ Quik, which was awesome. They just said he got rated Top 4 album in the New York Times of last year or something. So that's really good. Kurupt is always doing something, so I ain't never have to worry about him. Me and his chemistry, we kind of save it. If we do 4 or 5 songs, we're not really trying to leak stuff out, because we're trying to make masterpieces. It's like Dre and Snoop, Daz and Kurupt, Soopafly. We just wanna make sure everything is right. We're at that stage where we don't gotta just put stuff out if it's not gonna make sense.

Read the full interview text from the above video here:
Fred Wreck - Dub CNN Interview

Kurupt: Los Angeles Times Interview

L.A. Times: You haven’t released a solo album in nine years. What made you decide that the time was right now, and what made you turn to Terrace Martin to do the lion’s share of production?

Kurupt: Terrace and I have been working together for quite some time, and I felt he deserved the opportunity to produce an entire album. He brought the best out of me musically. I’ve always liked to work with one producer for my albums, from Dre to Daz to Soopafly to Quik. I got this idea for the record one night when I was leaving the club and I saw the streetlights go out one by one as I was driving home. I felt like it was a metaphor for life passing me by, so I went to Terrace and said that we had to make an album together to make sure that that didn’t happen.

L.A. Times: During most of the last decade, it seemed that a lot of veteran '90s rappers had trouble finding their own lane or even consistently releasing music. But over the last two years, it seems like yourself and a lot of your peers have returned to form. What happened and why the sudden resurgence?

Kurupt: I think everybody was going through something, I know I was. In a sense, it’s just life and you get upset, and you respond. Everybody seemed like they were going through a hiatus where they were trying to figure it all out. I was trying to figure out who I was in real life. No one likes to hear a real life story unless they can see it, or digitalize it, or be a part of it musically. Sometimes you go through a hiatus and you shut down and do what you do. I’d experienced a separation from myself, Ricardo Brown and Kurupt, the artist.

L.A. Times: What did you take away from that hiatus?

Kurupt: I learned that I had to raise my kids. I had to make music for grown folks. It’s made for the kids too but it’s made for the adults primarily. I don’t make music for 14-year-olds anymore. I’ve learned a lot from the experiences I’ve had in this ball game. I’m damn near 20 years deep. In the end, I learned that you have to be patient. It’s not always about the music, it’s not always personal, I had to learn how to separate the two.

L.A. Times: Your collaboration with Quik connected with a lot of people. What did you take away from working with him?

Kurupt: I learned that patience is a virtue, that it’s OK to take your time and allow artists to do what they want to do. Artists do their best work when they’re in a comfortable spot. With the Quik project, we knew that we wanted to go some other place, without samples and B.S. We knew that it would turn out big.

L.A. Times: Your name continually pops up on greatest rappers lists. If you were going to compile your own best rapper’s list, who would be on it.

Kurupt: Rakim and Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool, Ice Cube. Those were my favorites when I was coming up. (source)

Snoop Dogg Live At Brooklyn Bowl NYC

via XXL

Last night (Monday, April 19) Williamsburg’s expansive new venue, Brooklyn Bowl, was filled to the brim with Snoop Dogg fans. Dressed in a Yankees bomber jacket, the West Coast legend and his Dogg Pound ran through an hour-long set of their greatest hits.

Snoop opened up with his classic track “Murder Was the Case” and kept the momentum going with explosive performance of “Gin and Juice.”

Towards the middle of the show The Doggfather held a tribute to hip-hop’s beloved fallen soldiers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G, leading the crowd in a sing-along of the rap icons’ biggest songs, including “Hail Mary” and “Hypnotize,” respectively.



The show then took a smooth turn as the D-O-double G went into “Sexual Eruption.” Surprisingly, Snoop’s band transformed the laid back cut into a cover of House of Pain’s “Jump Around,” whipping the audience into a frenzy.

After finishing off his set with his funkdafied banger “Who Am I? (What’s My Name?),” Snoop reminded everyone of the three most important things to do everyday—brush your teeth, be thankful for another day…and you know the rest.

Check out the photo link with Snoop, Slick Rick, DJ Whoo Kid and others from the show here :
Wire Image
Metromix NYC

(video courtesy of Matthew Rodriguez)

SXSW 2010 Respect The West Showcase Austin, TX This Saturday!

Presented by Cashmere Agency & Stampede Management.

Featured performers: DJ Quik, Kurupt, Murs, Jay Rock, U-N-I, Dom Kennedy, plus more surprise guests

Host DJ: DJ Reflex

Club De Ville
900 Red River Street
Austin, TX
Doors open at 8PM

Kurupt & Daz Perform In Long Beach, CA

Tha Dogg Pound - '100 Wayz' coming soon.

DJ Quik In-Store Signing Footage Posted

(video courtesy of R.O.K.-TV)



DJ Quik & Kurupt 'Blaqkout' on RBC/Mad Science in stores now.