Talib Kweli is back with some heat that goes beyond commercial radio, yet can work for commercial radio. His latest album ‘Fuck The Money‘ just hit my inbox and I’m digging what’s going on. He spits thought provoking word play effortlessly as expected, speaking on the industry and his evolve state of dealing with …
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The past Sunday at Milk River (coincidentally in my hood) the much talked about battle between FREDRO STARR & KEITH MURRAY went down. I been hearing about this joint for a minute but thought it was just talk. You know, get people hyped for nothing. Off the strength, I figured Keith would win if he stuck …
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Earlier this year, Chicago’s MC Tree blessed me with a spoken word exclusive. I wrote all about it so not gonna get to deep, but it was dope. The acapella tale was a gritty picturesque example of Tree’s versatility and connection to the street. So I did what any inspired “lover of dope shxt” would do, got creative and designed …
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Still in my: “I should have been in Cancun, Mexico get to the airport and my damn passport is expired. Fuxk… so i’m in the studio in Brooklyn and flipped this joint” phase. SHAME – TYRESE | Deep House Mix prod. by Gibril Kuyateh I’ve been feeling the SHAME track for a minute now and finally had …
I should have been in Cancun, Mexico get to the airport and my damn passport is expired. Fuxk… so i’m in the studio in Brooklyn and flipped this joint. The Weekend is pretty dope and it’s been a minute since I remixed a track of his (below). I wanted to keep the original essence in …
All right night owls, you know how this goes. Get ya head right, turn the equipment on and fire up that computer. The Brooklyn Word (TBW) invited Gibril, one of BK’s hardest working African’s reppin’ Ghana, to the Crown Heights dojo (yes his name is Gibril as well). A few weeks prior he asked if I wanted to do a …
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Sean Price Rest In Lo 2LL’s Up Tribute by The Brooklyn Word This past weekend, Hip Hop lost a soldier. I was caught off guard because Sean Price (aka Ruck/ Ruckus, Mic Tyson…) is on of my top 10 spitters. Brooklyn Vocab: Spitter – different from an emcee, in that they go …
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Adrian Younge is a beast and the industry is taking notice! Is he the next Questlove? Time will tell. If you asked, he’d probably say that he just want to be Adrian Younge. One thing is for sure, his movements are very similar in terms of industry respect that spans past the music industry, they …
Who is Natasha Diggs? Lauren Hill’s vinyl addicted Dj and she’s on fire! *chuch* See why she’s one of NYC’s hottest and busiest Dj’s, as we take you on a journey into sound. – press play & continue this sound journey, pressing pause to enjoy the video – Natasha Diggs (Mobile Mondays NYC) Champions Of Sound Mix …
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What is “The Brooklyn Word TV/Radio“? Is a series of short films shot/edited by DJ Gibril Kuyateh that follows dope ahead of the curve artistic, musical and technological movements from dope people that he knows around Brooklyn and NYC. The Brooklyn Word Radio | Coming Soon
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