http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/909-jack-bts-pause-mix

Finally the time has come. Sean Born’s “Behind the Scale” album drops in two weeks. I can honestly say that BTS is one of my favorite albums of the last 10 years. It features production from Kev Brown, Oddisee, Quartermaine, and more. Sean has a twang and style that I have never heard before and this album is a true album for anyone who has ever smoked, dealt, or had anything to do with that greenery. I could not cosign this record any harder. But before BTS drops, we have this ode to the pause mix. It is a collection of Sean features, verses, and new freestyles. It is hosted by me and mixed by DJ Marshall Law. Enjoy!

Many issues in hip hop bother me, but after having my family’s world shattered by the death of my brother in law — this issue hits home with me.

Also featuring appearances by the brilliant Lin-Manuel Miranda and India Arie!

Tickets here! http://my.barackobama.com

Honorable Mentions :

Monumental – Pete Rock & Smiffunwessun
Dope Game – Cory Gunz
More Cowbell – Asher Roth
Operator – Rza, Kool G Rap, and Kosha Dillz
John Stockton – Nemo Achida
Mollywopped – Earl Sweatshirt
Kaimbr and Kev Brown – Rappin’
Dogg Sh*t – Mobb Deep feat. Nas
All Day – Kooley High
Posers – I Am Many
Volume – Hassan Mackey and Apollo Brown

That’s right– Joell Ortiz, The Kid Daytona, Homeboy Sandman, and Kosha Dillz–with a SPECIAL DJ Set from STRETCH ARMSTRONG!!

In addition we have Action Bronson preparing and serving latkes (that’s delicious Jew food!), Malice from the Clipse sitting down for a little chat, Astronomical Kid fresh off the X Factor, Maffew Ragazino Sr, and more to come! WOOOOW!

Some video from Juan Ep with Questo and Tariq

Foxxy and Wiz

The Roots “Undun” is out tomorrow and it’s fannnnntastic. Enjoy another classic Juan Ep. Thought and ?uesto discuss Biggie, Jay, Scott Storch, and so much more.

Download: Season 4, Episode 6

Patrice was truly one of the most insightful and smartest comics I have ever known. More than anything I admire his commitment to who he was. Patrice passed up more money and fame to be true to who he was as a comedian. He would not compromise his artistic integrity and as a result, the respect for him among his peers is unmatched. So ultimately even though we lost him way too soon– he left us knowing how much his peers and true fans loved him and that’s pretty cool. RIP brother.

Listen to: Juan Epstein feat. Patrice O’Neal

Watch | Download: Season 4, Episode 5

DWYCK Freestyle

Shout out to Scooter and Allison

http://hulkshare.com/b1y2zow8x2yu

and our call in from his cousin, Pete Rock

http://hulkshare.com/ibph5380be82

And don’t forget about Mister Cee’s throwback at Noon which will be amazing.

Download: Season 4, Episode 4

Our thoughts are with Patrice O’Neal who suffered a stroke about a week and a half ago. This was recorded about week earlier.

Great Interview…

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2guvi2

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dp41if

Hour 2

http://www.sendspace.com/file/upx5sb

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4agxv1 (HALLOWEEN Throwback)

great kid…great interview

Part 1 — http://hulkshare.com/s0cnkz1tu7rk

Part 2 — http://hulkshare.com/lgh7e06d9jli

You know we talked wrasslin too..that’s comin tmrw!

Our boy Aziz Ansari stopped by Juan Ep to talk improv, Kanye, and how much Jay-Z hates ET! Apparently people like that part. Dopeness…

Download: Season 4, Episode 3

New Podcast Subscription URLs: iTunes | RSS

Here’s the full 45 Minute sit-down. Actually a pretty dope interview…

http://hulkshare.com/78zbhkk5ld6f

Happy Jew Year!

Download: Season 4, Episode 2

http://hulkshare.com/zoi8znmqa9hl

In addition to the pain of losing someone who was such a wonderful and sweet spirit, there has also been the pain of unfulfilled potential. Spencer just started rapping a few months before he was killed. The first beat I ever heard him rhyme on was “6ft 7″. As it turned out he was a natural, improving on every one of the freestyles he recorded.

Seeing as Spencer was a HUGE J Cole fan and his last name being Datt– he had to rhyme on “Who Dat” which he planned on making a fun family song with his brother Conor (“I’m rhymin with CD you would think I’m in stores”). Even my fiance wanted to get on the song. Immediately after hearing Spenc’s verse, though, I told my girl that she could not jump on the song with him, becaue he was actually spitting some serious heat that was not to be made into a joke.

So when Spencer died I thought it would be incredibly cool to get Spencer on a song with Cole who he loved so much. I told Cole the situation and he said he would be honored to be on it. You have to know this about Spencer. He wasn’t just a fan of music. He promoted who he loved to all of his friends. There are countless people who are now fans of J Cole or Lupe Fiasco because of Spencer’s passion for their music. Then of course there is Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino.

I had reached out to Donald Glover right after Spencer died just to tell him how much Spencer loved him and that I was going to start playing his music on the show and I wanted him to know it’s all because Spencer put me on to him. He was truly touched and asked to hear a bit more about Spencer. So I told him.

As I was wrapping the mixtape I thought about Donald being on Rock the Bells etc and how we had been planning to meet up and I thought to send him “Who Datt Pt 2″ . He wrote to it the night I sent it and returned his verse within an hour. The result is Spencer on a posse cut with two of his favorites and in my opinion — Spencer holds his own.

Rest in Peace Spencer. Who Datt!

http://hulkshare.com/1bwhydlz5tiz

http://hulkshare.com/9fve5f1fj8zy

http://hulkshare.com/jbr5awjbusuz

The next single off my What’s Poppin Vol. 1 Mixtape with popchips dropping this weekend!

So Georgetown is touring China and playing different Chinese professional teams and in this game — things got weird. Game was physical from Jump with the Chinese team shooting 57 free throws, but I cannot imagine Georgetown’s play could have warranted what happened at the end–which was a borderline criminal attack. I have never seen a fight that looked like this in American sports.

Nothing fancy about this…just some real Juan Ep shit…feat. Dominican Drew.

Download: Season 4, Episode 1

Directed by my man Robert Alexander.

This is the video for the first single off my mixtape with popchips that I’m dropping on Labor Day. “What’s Poppin? Vol. 1″ is featuring all original music from Daytona, Action Bronson, Prodigy, Homeboy Sandman, Raekwon, Kaimbr, Sean Born, and many more. Baow!

Thanks to my man Jason Patterson, we are back in business so I am anxious to get back on my grind. And I may have even found a somewhat permanent home for Juan Epstein! Whoa…Big tings a guan!

What else is there to say? We took a trip to Detroit and spent a couple of hours with Bad Meets Evil — why not?!

Download: Season 3, Episode 20

Shout out to the bigger, richer Rosenberg…

Me, Randy Foye, Cipha Sounds, NBA ballers, and many more

 BUY TIX

love you bro…

ps major juan epstein coming

Another gem from my brother in law…I can’t believe he had just started..

“I got that fuckin John Wall feel!”

As many of you may know  by now– Alexa and I lost her little brother last week in a car accident. We are still reeling and trying to figure out how one continues life when such a huge piece is missing. Before Spencer passed away, he had started dabbling in rhyming. I wish I had told him how much potential he had, but I didn’t want to gas him up so early on. I should have. And I should have told him that he was just about my favorite person on earth to hang out with, but I think he knew that. He was an amazing person who brought joy to everyone. I will take him with me in everything I do from now until forever. I love you Spencer.

As a brand new rapper–he actually had his own style. He borrowed from his favorites, but he really had his own spin. Keep in mind–he was brand new, but I love the way he sounded. He actually was an MC.

Download: Odd Future Interview

So it’s not a Juan Epstein but it’s a long chat with Tyler and company…Good stuff…

The bonus cut off the physical version of “The Alexander Green Project” in Europe!

Good times with the Das Racist dudes…

Wow not some official Noisemakers footage!

Joe does it again…and by does it again–I mean dumps one of the hottest chicks ever.

Danny stepped through and Catchdubs did an ill throwback! Shout out to Fools Gold!

Download: Season 3, Episode 19

Of course we had to discuss the below classicness…

Shout out to the Rosenthalls who I know will love this interview….

Watch: http://youtu.be/5oLGjhpY9jM

Prodigy has the ILL jail pose in this flick!

Part 1 : http://hulkshare.com/m2mnj6ke0964
Part 2 : http://hulkshare.com/vc2iod7eghk2
UNEDITED BONUS : http://hulkshare.com/n54yerhz4w71

P speaks about his time upstate, his famous family, being too shook to bang Mary J Blige,  Jay-Z’s thoughts on him, and much more.

Truly brilliant. I love the Masters and I love Low Budget! All original beats by the fine Low B producers (Kev Brown, Kaimbr, Roddy Rod, Quartermaine, and yU). And 5 bucks?! Camannn…support!

Download: Season 3, Episode 18

shout out to claycandyshack.com !!

Songs for Women – Frank Ocean

Shiraz – Action Bronson

Lights On – Sean Born

The Race – Wiz Khalifa

Love Y’all More – Mobb Deep

All Day – Kooley High

I’ll Be There – Mac Miller

Base for your Face – Lil B feat. Phonte and Jean Grae

Luper – Earl Sweatshirt

French – Tyler the Creator

Yonkers – Tyler the Creator

More Cowbell – Asher Roth

More Gritz – Kaimbr feat. Daytona and Asher Roth

Different Now – Oddisee

You Oughta Know – Das Racist

Black Hand Side – Pharoahe Monch feat. Styles  P and Phonte

Barry Horrowitz – Action Bronson

Stand for Something – Malcolm & Martin

Rich & Black – Raekwon feat. Nas

Love Y’all More – Mobb Deep

Shady Boys 2.0 – Em, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf

Give the Drummer Some – Travis Barker

Travis Barker Interview

– Nate Dogg Throwback–

Shout out to Wiz, Mac Miller, B.O.B, Jean Grae, Pharoahe Monch, Big Krit, Currency,  Odd Future, Yelawolf, Nardwuar, Emilio Rojas, Sixth Sense, Homeboy Sandman, and the AMAZING Janelle Monae who RIPPED!!

If I said the word “swag” — I’d say it here.

feat. Jean Grae, Talib, Mac Miller, Nardwuar, and Pharoahe Monch

Your girl @kayfoxx is wild! hahaha

http://sneakasny.com/mixtape

Dope mixtape by my man Sneakas, hosted by me, and presented by the legend MC Serch. Jews stand up! Dope sh*t !

Haha I’m sorry! I’m going to hell I know!

Recently Kev Brown, Kaimbr, and myself were interviewed by my people at Subsoniq Radio (Shouts to KB and Kyle) and what came of it was a pretty thorough history of the crew with our classic hits mixed in. Enjoy!

http://subsoniqradio.com/2011/03/06/the-alexander-green-project/

Dope Show with an appearance by Malcolm & Martin. Shouts to Hip Hop Mike.

Shout out to @Discovietnam

The newest release on Real Late Music.

Cop it on Itunes here.

The appearance of Kev is too funny…LOW BUDGET

Prodigy comes home on March 7th and I thought it would be dope to welcome him home properly. He is one of the greats and I can’t wait to see what this chapter holds for him. So I linked up with Havoc and put together this mix to celebrate his return! This is not all of his appearances obviously, but it is many of my favorites–including some rarities!

Here’s the tracklisting and download link….

Welcome Home Prodigy – Mixed by Peter Rosenberg/Hosted by Havoc

And don’t forget to go vote for my Popchips video fools! http://bit.ly/fE1MdU

01. Drink Away the Pain – Mobb Deep
02. Give Up the Goods – Mobb Deep
03. Crime Connection – Mobb Deep *Unreleased
04. Eyes May Shine (RMX) – Xzibit feat. Mobb Deep
05. Hell on Earth – Mobb Deep
06. It’s Mine – Mobb Deep feat. Nas
07. I Shot Ya (RMX) – LL Cool J
08. Extortion – Mobb Deep
09. Legal Money – Shaq feat. Mobb Deep
10. Recognize & Realize – Big Noyd feat. Mobb Deep
11. Right Back at You – Mobb Deep
12.  Eye for an Eye – Mobb Deep
13.  It’s the Pee ’97 – PMD feat. Prodigy
14. Tres Leches – Big Pun
15.  Gun Love – Prodigy *Unreleased
16.  Rare Species – Mobb Deep
17. Microphone Masters (RMX) – Das Efx feat. Mobb Deep
18. Drop a Gem On Em – Mobb Deep
19. Quiet Storm (Original Demo Mix) – Prodigy *Unreleased
20. G.O.D. Part III – Mobb Deep
21. G.O.D. Part III (Night Time After Hours Mix) – Mobb Deep
22. Still Shinin – Mobb Deep
23. Bloodshed & War – Da Youngstas feat. Mobb Deep
24. Temperature’s Rising (Original Mix) – Mobb Deep
25. Burn – Mobb Deep
26. Keep It Thoro – Prodigy
27. H.N.I.C. – Prodigy
28. Clap Those Thangs – Mobb Deep
29. Stuck on You – Prodigy
30. Mac 10 Handle – Prodigy
31. Tha Game – Pete Rock feat. Prodigy
32. Return of the Mac – Prodigy
33. When I See You – Prodigy
34. Veteran’s Memorial Pt. 2 – Prodigy
35. Phone Tap – Prodigy

Audio Below

http://hulkshare.com/24aqh7czzazx 

Love the Hulk

Click this link, watch my funny video (if you feel like it), and most importantly click the vote button. The winner becomes the VP of Pop Chips and wins 50 grand. More importantly, I need to beat some of the wackness ahead of me! I SAID IT! Seriously I would appreciate the love. You can vote once every 24 hours.

http://bit.ly/fE1MdU

In this three part interview we talk about a whole lot including Owen Hart, heel champions, WCW, missing Jim Ross, and much more.

http://www.usershare.net/33bpojaqsw2c

Hassan Mackey Freestyle : http://www.usershare.net/qkwf0cl7y0in

Well finally Kimmy came by to talk to us. She has been a fixture on Juan Ep cuz of the role she played in Ciph’s career and now we actually got to hear the stories of Ciph getting sonned from the Queen Bee herself.

This show starts with a special 30 minutes of just Ciph and me bullshitting and then we spent a nice afternoon with Kim to record Juan Ep and stuff for the show–this podcast includes all of it and some behind the scenes. Enjoy!

Download: Season 3, Episode 17

Today is the day guys. My first release on Real Late Records. Low Budget presents Kaimbr and Kev Brown’s “The Alexander Green Project”. This album features all of Low Budget and is entirely produced by Kev Brown. The theme of the project is obviously Al Green — because that is Kaimbr’s government name and the sound Kev used for the album.

Cop the album by clicking below!

And alas here is the single for Gritz Remix feat. The Kid Daytona and Asher Roth (prod. by Kev Brown). Download the single–support the album!

http://hulkshare.com/4pqhqon7oo5p

Who knows how long he will be back for or how many appearances he will make? Maybe just Wrestlemania or maybe he will be drawn back in to do a bit more work than that. But for one night, Wrestling fans were treated to one of the best wrestling moments of the last 10 to 15 years. Rocky solidified himself firmly as one of the true all time greats when he walked into the arena after seven years and cut a promo better than anyone in the biz is capable of cutting.  I will be heading to Atlanta in April without question.

Question — Does The Rock’s return make you much more likely to purchase WM 27?

Well Wayne wasn’t there, but he had me ask Kobe a question. This was at the release of the Kobe VI Supreme. Shouts to everyone at Nike…

Pre-Order the first album on Real Late Records! So excited. Such a classic!

http://bit.ly/frQ42r

My friend Jessimae Peluso is seriously off…but very funny.

shouts to ballard (@ballark)

http://www.usershare.net/kumw3q34inww

Last Year’s 3 Part Pun Tribute!

PART 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?qv4r64183awv0uy

PART 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?cxplewc5it3c0mn

BONUS: http://www.mediafire.com/?j2q39c6gcgc0b87

Everyone was asking– well now it’s available. Please support the movement if you live for the real. This is the first release on my Real Late Records. The next one comes on 2/15. It will be the full length album from Kaimbr & Kev Brown (see below). It’s on kids.

Produced by 2 Hungry Bros

Buy it here

This guy is so ffffing funny…….

Nice guy–awesome performer. Really enjoyed this…

Kaimbr & Kev Brown’s “The Alexander Green Project” drops two weeks from today–oh and it’s really really good.

http://www.usershare.net/58a9d9prsllu

I played a humdinger from the Bamboo Bros (Kurious and Dave Dar) prod. by Pete Rock as well as new Reks (prod by Primo), a new joint with Freddie Gibbs, Blu, and Homeboy Sandman, an interview with Nick Javas, and a nice throwback.

Lots of dope new music on here plus a mini Dilla throwback. Enjoy!

Dave with his homey, Cherise

Over the next few weeks I am going to post more and more audio from the college station where my dream in radio started, WMUC. The thing I most enjoyed about my last couple of years at MUC (in the years after I had graduated from Maryland) was my friendship with Dave and the crew at his show, TRS Radio (including my peoples DJ Bam, Haysoos, Karlena, and more).

It has been five years since we lost one of the best souls I ever had the pleasure of knowing. He was not just a hip hop fan. He was a TRUE enthusiast. He was someone who was constantly living hip hop and always contributing to the culture that he loved. He was several years younger than me but still managed to teach me about music. I imagine he would have taught me lots about wrestling too, but I wasn’t really into wrestling during that period of my life which bums me out more than I can even explain, because I LOVED talking to this kid.

Dave was not my best friend. There are many people who suffered a greater loss than I did. He was definitely a special friend, though. I really enjoyed my time with him. After years and years at MUC–he was the only person I was comfortable passing my time slot and the Hip Hop leadership position down to. Man I have some good memories of Dave and so many other experiences that I can’t recall but that live inside my heart. After Dave passed away, I went to the site of his badly burned apartment where many people left their flowers and tributes. I left a vinyl copy of “Paid in Full”. He was that dude.

Dave was also one of the first Hip Hop Bloggers EVER with hiphopreviewz.com and sumishIwrote. If you knew him, enjoyed his writing or radio show, or simply read this–please dowload the following and pass it on.

Love you Dave. You live on through everything I do in Hip Hop, brother.

D. Ellis — Haysoos and Kenn Starr (Produced by Ninth Wonder)

Kartel called in to discuss his skin bleaching and all that ish….good stuff

http://hulkshare.com/rzz2w7jz6w1r

Coming to cabs near you–in New York City…

Single coming on itunes soon!

Me and the Chef cookin’ up a treat (produced by a LEGEND in the game)

#MYFIRSTALBUM

More info to come. What artists would you like to see me put on record?

photo by Oddisee

Ciph is back and he brought Talib Kweli with him for some good old Juan Ep talk. We talked about Ciph’s return, Dave Chappelle, Kweli’s djing, my hate of commercial music, and lots of other fun crap. Enjoy!

Download: Season 3, Episode 16

http://usershare.net/gctsnq4c1g9b

My debut show on thisis50.com with in studio appearances from Maino and Homeboy Sandman and lots of the best music of the last year.

I’m going to be doing this show every other week. Consider it your Real Late but unedited and with extended interviews and of course live video and chat. Should be fun. Peep….

Pretty fffing dope–and uncut.

Part 1 Featuring Maino

Part 2 feat. Homeboy Sandman

Not only is this one of my favorite underground joints of all time, but look closely at the 3:26 mark and you can see a 13 year old K. Foxx wearing the original Stop Snitching shirt. No for real–her cousin was in H2O. Their album, “ISM & Blues” was pretty fire too.
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Best of the Year Radio Rip!

http://usershare.net/o4a0dd3zv2r1

Honorable Mentions —

All I Want is You — Miguel feat. J Cole

Blast That — Black Milk and Nottz

Prevail — Pete Rock and Smiffunwessun

Gritz — Kaimbr (prod. by Kev Brown)

The Gangstarr Bus — Freddie Foxx (prod. by DJ Premier)

Fly Lullaby — The Kid Daytona

Taxi — Ski feat. Mos Def

I Wanna Get High — Jim Jones

Re-Elect Dinkins — Team Facelift

One I forgot to Play!

Large on These Streets — Vado

Top 30!

30. Ghost of Christopher Wallace — Jay Electronica

29. Supply & Demand — P. Swayz

28. Rare Gems — Maffew Ragazino

27. Don’t Say Anything — Outtasight

26. 5 % — KRS One and Grand Puba (Prod. by DJ Premier)

25. Chain Swingin — Gangreene (Alchemist and OhNo)

24. Cars — Nottz

23. Padma (So Buttery) / Learn — The Kid Daytona

22. My Life is a Movie — Kingpen Slim feat. Jim Jones

21. More Gritz — Kaimbr feat. Asher Roth and The Kid Daytona (prod. by Kev Brown)

20. I Wish — Yelawolf feat. Raekwon

19. Shut the F Up/Figure IV — Sean Price

18. Sing Like Bilal — Joell Ortiz (Prod. by DJ Premier)

17. Speakers on Blast — Skyzoo & Illmind

16. Audio Meth — Rick Ross feat. Raekwon

15. Check My French — Tyler the Creator

14. Life Under the Scope — Currency

13. Snow (rmx) — Roc Marciano feat. Sean Price

12. Enforce/Dontcha Wanna Be My Neighbor — Asher Roth and Nottz

11. Somethin for Y’all — Diamond District (prod. by Kev Brown)

10. Ain’t Goin Out Like That — Yelawolf

9. I’m Gone — Fat Joe (prod. by DJ Premier)

8. Dark Fantasy — Kanye West

7. Army Fatigue Rap — Kaimbr feat. Roddy Rod and Hassan Mackey (prod. by Kev Brown)

6. Light Up — Drake feat. Jay-Z

5. On the Hill — The Kid Daytona

4. Shine so Brite — Nottz

3. The Joy — Kanye West and Jay-Z (prod. by Pete Rock)

2. 72 Bars for Chosenberg — Homeboy Sandman

1. I’m So Appalled — Kanye West

Dope vid…love my team!

I think this kid is so so special and the fact that he is on Young Money and rumored to be featured on the new Wayne single makes me ponder just how big Cory Gunz could be for New York. I need to post some of the other stuff he did the other night.

Shout out to my partner Mic Spence. Generation Next was dope yet again.

Download: Season 3, Episode 15

Bonus : “Fat Girls Don’t Cry” Redman feat. Miguel

Wow talk about classic. Our boy (R&B senstation and hip hop head) Miguel was hanging out too. Redman’s “Reggie” is in store today. SUPPORT!Red talks :

• groupies
• dmx
• dilla
• erick sermon
• being super regular
• being a god mc….and much more

Back in the summer I ran into Lupe backstage at the Bun B and Friends show at SOBs. He dropped some jewels from the crown for you.

Did a special Low Budget Real Late this past week. And before the night was through–Sean Born and Kenn Starr decided to murder the airwaves for 6 or 7 minutes. It’s a treat.

http://usershare.net/hkebssogeu9q

Respect…

Sean Taylor was just about my favorite player ever. I think about him all the time. RIP brother.