Still around

Been a bit out of it lately. You should definitely listen to this:

MF Doom - Cellz

Kanye: Best beats and best clothes

So Mr West thinks Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 will have the "best hip-hop beats of all time". Good to see he's set his sights low on this one.

But you never know, he might pull it off. I haven't heard the leaked songs yet so I've got no idea which direction he's pushing in, but I guess this album will sell a million in its first week, regardless.

And in other Kanye news, he reckons he 'dresses better than a lot of gay people'. Fair play to Kanye here, he's been pretty consistent about wearing what he wants to wear and not worrying about the comments. It's strange that he can be so secure in his manhood but so insecure in his need to be liked and admired.

The makings of a classic

So apparently Mr Slim Shady has been recording since he stepped out of the public eye in 2005. He's got more than 300 songs, all ready for Relapse, which will be released in March (if Shady/Aftermath ever release any music ever)

Anyway, read this excellent profile from The Independent about Eminem and what sounds like one of the albums of 2009.

Swagga Like Us at the Grammys

The performance is pretty cool and the video is worth watching if only to see M.I.A.'s pregnant ladybug costume.

Tornts Swearengen looking down on this deadwood town

Tornts - Final Warning


'Ice heads are twisted Torvill and Deans with schemes up their sleeves'

Jay-Z + Radiohead = Jaydiohead

This has been around for a while but I only just got around to checking it out. It's really well done. Check out the tracks 'Optimistic Moment', 'Dirt off your Android' and 'Ignorant Swan'.

Minty Fresh Beats - Jaydiohead

Kool Keith comes with another alias

Kool Keith doing what he does best. This time he's Tashan Dorsett.

Tashan Dorsett - Indian

The Worst Hip Hop Album Covers

There are some pretty special covers on the list. Here's a sample to get you into it:


What others do you think deserve a mention?

Classickness vol. 3

This mixtape is awesome! It follows on from this one I posted last year. Psycho Les from the Beatnuts hosts this instalment. There's so much gold on here. It's got Wu Tang, Pacewon, Def Squad and a heap of others. Download it now. Do it.

And let me know what you think.

Classickness Vol. 3 hosted by Psycho Les