Rhymefest feat Phonte - Say Wassup (video)

Rhymefest has been taumbout this album for fucking ever. Looks like it's nearly here. Check the video for the first single, Say Wassup, featuring my favourite MC, Phonte. Yeah, that's right, I said 'favourite MC'.

Gotta be honest; I haven't watched this yet coz I just got the Eminem leak, and kinda buggin' off of that. I'm sure it's ill though.

Little Brother - Curtain Call (video)

I can't front - I copped the leak of this album ('Left Back') and it's fucking dope. Gonna go cop it tomorrow (if it's out in Australia). Pooh even name checks Bangs on the album. Wow.

Check the video for 'Curtain Call' above. And Phonte is still my favourite MC.

The Foreign Exchange ft. Muhsinah – House of Cards (video)

The Foreign Exchange feat. Muhsinah - "House Of Cards" from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo.

Dopeness. Anything Phonte touches is insane. Great video, great song. Cop the album if you haven't already!

Drake: Think Good Thoughts (feat. Phonte and Elzhi)

Another rip from the homie Kev:

"This track has been around a while. It first appeared on Drake’s 2007 mixtape Comeback Season [download], but was incomplete. The full version includes Elzhi’s verse…production handled by 9th Wonder with a cool Anita Baker sample. Hit the cut for the link."

Download: Drake - Think Good Thoughts feat Phone & Elzhi

Kanye West and Foreign Exchange Live Videos

My man Kev ain't fuckin' around, as usual. In the last week or so, he posted links to download live shows from Kanye West (VH1 Storytellers) and Foreign Exchange (live at The Black Cat in Washington, D.C.).

Click the images on the links above to hit up Kev's site for all the details. Keep in mind, though, they are both in the upper hundreds of megabytes so keep that harddrive free!

Little Brother and 9th Wonder Downloads

Aight, so I gotta say this off the bat - we ain't perpetuating free downloads here. This stuff was just sent to me by some of my, ahem, sources.

We got a full list of links to download the entire discographies of Little Brother and 9th Wonder. Click on the words or the images below. Have fun.

DJ Grain Ear to the Streets Weekly Hip Hop News Wrap Up - January 24th 2009

In the world of Hip Hop, this had been another wild week. To top it all off, Phonte (of Little Brother) let loose on Kanye West, letting his feelings about Yeezy's latest album and the autotune madness. Barack Obama has now officially been confirmed as the President of the United States.





Just Blaze had to mediate to severe beef between Joe Budden and Saigon before things got physical or violent.





Phonte has called Kanye West a coward for his latest album. All that autotune ish did not impress Phonte, who said that '808s & Heartbreak' was garbage and if he really had talent he would have used his real voice.



Former Bad Boy rapper Mark Curry has broken his silence of Puff's crazy business tactics. In some cases, Diddy would charge his own artists to appear on their songs and in their videos. The worst thing was that Diddy would insist his artists have his Bentley in all their videos, then charge them and write off his car as a tax credit for business purposes.



J-Dilla's family unfortunately is not getting anything from the sale of his beats. His money is tied up in medical bills and IRS debt that his estate still owes. In this case, it is very bad because his mom, who now has lupus, is not getting anything and also his daughters are not getting a dime from his estate.

'Til next week y'all, take care and stay tuned for more news.

Peace,

Grain