Archive for July, 2008
the tongue reworks some classics
Jul 7th
Killing shit on the battle circuit for a minute The Tongue dropped his debut LP Shock and Awe in 2007 to what was largely Australia wide praise. In recent times tracks from that release have found there way into the sets of names such as Giles Peterson and DJ Krush. Treating hip hop as his day job The Tongue has headed back to the studio and dropped a free mixtape of heat for the masses. Reworking classics from the likes of Biggie and Ice Cube as well as spitting freestyles and dropping some exclusives, it’s well worth your bandwith. Oh yeah did we mention it was free?
crumpet spots a clone
Jul 7th
When being bombarded with advertising all day and night crumpet would generally rather indulge in repeated games of roshambo than draw attention to it. However, the posters and adverts for the new Will Smith blockbuster have thrown up a clone that warrants the attention of the world, clearly Hancock is the alter ego of rebounding machine Dennis Rodman. The proof as always is in the pictures.
nas takes aim at 50
Jul 7th
It seems you can only take shots for so long before Nas decides to torch you. After plenty of shots from 50 in the past couple of years Nas has unleashed this verse from Queens Get The Money, a track on his forthcoming LP.
“Niggas is still hatin’ / talkin that Nas done fell off with rhyming / he’d rather floss with diamonds / they pray please god let him spit that oozie in the army lining that shorty doo-wop rolling oowops in the park reclining take twenty-seven mc’s put em / in a line and they out of alignment / my assignment said she said retirement hiding behind 8 Mile and The Chronic / get rich but dies rhyming / this is high science / now add 23 more from Queens to B’more / I’m over they heads like a bulimic on a seesaw / Now that’s 50 porch monkeys ate up at the same time”
Now 50 has beefed with pretty much anyone with a pulse on wax and lately his sound has seemed flat without a targeted enemy, but Nas is on another level to those he has defeated before. Remember this is the man who killed his beef with Jay-Z on one single track, arguably the best ever diss track Ether. Crumpet doesn’t condone hip hop violence, but does love a great on wax verbal stoush, let the games begin.
dmx is hip hop’s most consistent
Jul 4th
Forget making albums as raw and loved as your debut, forget making singles or beefing with former crew members like Ja Rule, right now nobody is as consitent as DMX, at least when it comes to arrests. Yep everyones favourite alleged crack head has been at it big time in the past week chalking up three seperate arrests. There’s an arrest for a $10 000 bond that is unpaid, another for trying to buy $45 of cocaine from an undercover officer, the third was over a warrant for driving without insurance. Now somebody needs to either get this man some help, or the preferred option of crumpet, a giant clock on a chain and a reality show.
Crumpets Gunnin’ for that #1 spot
Jul 4th
When the Beastie boys aint rocking mic’s or saving the world they are producing doco’s. MCA’s Oscilloscpoe laboratories presents ‘Gunnnin’ a film that takes us into a journey of the finest high school ballers hustlin’ for that #1 spot. Ya got what it takes?
Peep the trailer here www.gunninmovie.com
Supastition EP download
Jul 4th
Without a shadow of a doubt Supastition is one of the nicest emcees currently doing his thing on the US underground. When crumpet stumbled across this free EP where Supa is moonlighting as Kam Moye, we had to supply it for the masses. Of special note is the production work of Australia’s own M-Phazes, a local killing shit on the global scale.
Tracklist
01. Where & Why – produced by D.R.
02. Welcome to My Life – produced by Croup
03. Change of Heart – produced by M-phazes
04. Reach One ft Kaze – produced by Eric G
05. Around the World ft DJ Wreckineyez – produced by Veterano
06. Black Enough? – produced by Eric G
07. Give It Up – produced by D.R.
08. Self-Centered – produced by D.R
do you know what time it is?
Jul 4th
Flud watches may not mean a damn thing to you but check the new seasons designs. Sure it’s played out to be rocking the most bling, or fake gems on your wrist, but hip hop will always give it up for who is the freshest. The designers at Flud are happy to step away from the standard shine with unique designs and lets face it we all have to tell the time.
brooklyn soul
Jul 3rd
Fuck what you heard good things can get better. Take the gangster swagger of Jay-Z’s American Gangster album and match it with the timeless sounds of Marvin Gaye and you have yourself one of the finest free downloads of all time. Shuko & Gunna are on the boards for this one, it is a must add to your playlist.
alicia keys to call it quits?
Jul 3rd
Super fine Alicia Keys is reported to be looking at retirement at the ripe old age of 27. One of the few credible RnB pop artists being forced down our throats by video shows the world over it would be a significant loss. She has reportedly stated “I am working hard now so I have the choice to retire when I want. I would like to travel the world and stay in places instead of having to move on like I do now. I want to experience different cultures.” We at crumpet hope that she has a few albums of soul laden tracks in those vocal chords before she bids us farewell.
The palms vegas goes hip hop
Jul 2nd
The newly refurbished iconic Vegas hotel the Palms has dropped it’s hip hop flavoured suite. The Crib is a self described ‘hip hop video in a room’ featuring a private show shower, jacuzzi, pool table, DJ equipment, fish tank, bar and hydraulic bed. For the sum of $4000 per night, Diddy aint got shit on you.
crumpet finds the new season nike freshness
Jul 2nd
By now you may have gathered that we at Crumpet love our kicks. Searching the globe for the pair that nobody else is rocking is two parts hooby one part obsession. With great pleasure we drop some of the hotness coming from Nike for this northern summer.
AF1 and Jordan 5 mashups, hell yeah! This new colourway is the best yet.
Dropping Jordan 3 meets Uptowns was destined to work. Drop them in the Carolina colourway and we must have them.
Everyone should know the countdown packs by now, two Jordans in one convenient and limited edition pack. Dropping right about now the 4/19 features the iconic 4 in black and the much overlooked 19 in boot mode.
Finally these are the Kanye Nike, currently only avialable to Kanye but sure to get an international drop in the future. You saw them here first.
