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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hip Hop classic “Illmatic”, Complex reunited Nasty Nas and Faith Newman, the A&R rep for his debut album in a 5 part series.

“Call Me Essa” is the exclusive bonus track off Essa’s single “The World Belongs To You”.

J.Period’s epic tribute to God’s Son is hosted by Nas himself and features exclusive interviews conducted by J.Period, plus rare and never-before-heard freestyles, previously unreleased tracks and new J.Period remixes. Featured in The Source “Hottest Mixtapes” at the time of its release, J.Period’s Best of Nas set a new standard for mixtapes, merging interview segments …

Monie grew up in south London and was one of the first English rappers to make a name for herself in America during the late 80s/early 90s, following a collaboration with Queen Latifah. Overground Online sent revolutionary rapper Ty to have a no-holds-barred chat with the veteran emcee, who he says inspired him and a …

Tall Black Guy, Kidkanevil, Eric Lau and Mr. Thing each produce a track after digging through Mr Thing’s sizeable record collection to find records to use. The result is four tracks that celebrate the love for record digging, sample chopping and the simple love of a dope beat. Look out for the limited double 7 …

Eilon Paz’s 416-page coffee-table book illuminates over 130 vinyl collectors and their collections in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. With a foreword by the RZA, compelling photographic essays are paired with in-depth interviews to illustrate what motivates record collectors to keep digging for more records. Readers get an up close and personal look …

Myspace continues it’s “Throwback Thursday” series this time focussing on the history of Rawkus Records which was a mainstay in the Hip Hop industry during the mid to late 90’s and early 2000’s launching the careers of artists such as Talib Kweli, Mos Def, El-P and many more. Read the full article HERE

If there was ever an album Stones Throw released which could inspire a 130 page book, it’s J Dilla’s “Donuts”. 33 1/3 books a series devoted to classic albums is publishing the title J Dilla’s “Donuts” on April 24th. Author Jordan Ferguson interviewed pretty much everyone associated with the album’s creation – Stones Throw’s PB …

On a Saturday morning at the start of November 2013, First Word Records took 3 of their favourite producers out of London to spend the day browsing through the vinyl shelves of the biggest record nerd we know – the incomparable Mr Thing. This was the culmination of an idea that first manifested itself on …

Formerly known as Mick Boogie, Mick drops a retrospective of Outkast featuring hard to find remixes, demos, rarities and collaborations.