Hip Hop Throwback Video Of The Day: Ghostface Killah feat. Mary J Blige - All That I Got Is You

All Wu Tang week

Ghostface Killah feat Mary J Blige All That I Got is You

Music: Rah Digga - Classic

Love me some Digga... From her album "Classic" released back in September.

Dumbin it up

What's the word hip hop? The holidays are upon us, and if you read last week's Emskeeology, you'll get the reference that i hope your holidays will be, or can be, happy. In the REALLY realistic world, nobody talks about or acknowledges the dysfunctional family structures out there. If it applies to you, try not to commit any homicides. LOL

This week, i want to play on the term "dumb it down", by saying that there seems to be a surplus of "dumbin' it up" across all levels of life. Quality/substance is taking a back seat to marketing genius and quick turnover. It has been for awhile now. Many urban neighborhoods within the last 10 years are seeing the longtime fabric and foundation giving way to high-rise condos and other real-estate gains, but lack attempts to balance the culture in those neighborhoods, leaving those looooong time (i'm talking 30 plus years) residents to feel like aliens and forced to vacate.

Look at Harlem. Look at williamsburgh, and parts of Bushwick, Brooklyn. Look at New York City in general.

The worst thing that happened to New York was that first "Sex In the City" show.

Music: R Kelly - Taxi Cab

R Kelly - Taxi Cab

Music: Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar & Giddy - Diary Of A Broke N****r

Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar & Giddy - Diary Of A Broke N****r

Music: Bun B feat. Diego Cash, Steel Bill, & Scotty - Mastamind "Become Legendary Mixtape Carmelo Anthony"

Bun B feat. Diego Cash, Steel Bill, & Scotty - Mastamind

Music: Nas - Foul Breeze "Become Legendary Mixtape Carmelo Anthony"

Nas - Foul Breeze

Music: Ghostface Killah - The Eulogy (Feat. Sheek Louch, Diego Cash, & Bully)

From Carmelo Anthony's mixtape "Become Legendary"

Music: Swizz Beatz - Bad One feat Busta Rhymes

Swizz Beatz - Bad One feat Busta Rhymes

Music Video: Ludacris, Naturally 7 & Rudy Currence - Soul Bossa Nostra

From Quincy Jones "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra" album

Music Video: Freddie Jackson's "I Don't Wanna Go"

Freddie Jackson's "I Don't Wanna Go" from his latest album "For You" in stores now.

Music Video: N'Dambi - Nobody Jones

N'Dambi - Nobody Jones

Music Video: El DeBarge - Lay With You ft. Faith Evans

Faith is in high demand lately... Here she is featured on El DeBarge's latest single and video

El DeBarge - Lay With You ft. Faith Evans

"Anthology of Rap" - A New Book By Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois

This anthology gathers close to 300 lyrics written over thirty years. Everything from Afrika Bambaataa and the Cold Crush Brothers, to Dead Prez and Lil Wayne, THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP showcases the inventiveness and vitality of rap's lyrical art.

THE ANTHOLOGY OF RAP features a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and afterwords by Chuck D and Common.

For more information please visit www.anthologyofrap.com

Rapper Common to Release New Memoir

This must be the year that all rappers release a memoir... I'm definitely not mad.  Jay-Z just released "Decoded" on November 16th,  Sha-Rock from the Funky Four +1 More released "Luminary Icon" earlier in the summer,  and I'm sure I'm forgetting others.

Well now Common has joined in, and is now writing his own memoir called "One Day It'll Make Sense", also the name of his debut album.  Common's memoir will be a collaborative effort with Adam Bradley who wrote "Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop" and "The Anthology of Rap".

The book will take you from his days in Chicago rapping to his current status as a Hollywood star.

"One Day It'll Make Sense" is due June 2011.

Public Enemy Performing In South Africa For the First Time With Original Line Up

In other news about South Africa - People may have been disappointed with the "Winnie" Mandela film trailer, but South Africa is gearing up for a tour because Public Enemy is coming to town.

Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and the Security of the First World will play a series of shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town between December 3 - 9.

As part of the tour Chuck D will hold workshops in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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Jennifer Hudson's "Winnie" Mandela Movie Trailer

Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard as Nelson & Winnie Mandela

There are a lot dissatisfied critics after viewing the trailer for the upcoming Winnie Mandela biopic.  The film captures Winnie's life from childhood, to her marriage to revolutionary South African leader Nelson Mandela, and her survival after his imprisonment .  The trailer has received flack about the acting, to Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard's attempts at "mastering" the South African dialect.

If you haven't seen the trailer you can view it below. Let me know if you think the critics are too harsh.

Wu- Tang ALL WEEK Old School Hip Hop Throwback of the day - Method Man Double play

Method Man - Bring The Pain


Method Man feat. D'Angelo - Break Ups 2 Make Ups

Music: Redman - Mic, Lights, Camera, Action

Redman - Mic, Lights, Camera, Action

Music: 2Win feat. Nicole Wray - Flying High

2Win feat. Nicole Wray - Flying High

Music: Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

Music: Clinton Sparks feat. Big Sean and Mike Posner - Ambiguous

Clinton Sparks feat. Big Sean and Mike Posner - Ambiguous

Music: Keyshia Cole feat J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League - Long Way Down

Keyshia Cole feat J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League - Long Way Down

Wiz Khalifa Accepting Beats From Producers

Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His techno-influenced single, “Say Yeah”, received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010, which became a top trending item on Twitter and Google; he then signed with Atlantic Records.

send your hottest beats to Wiz Khalifa by emailing: jetsxtaylor@gmail.com.

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Music: Jazmine Sullivan - Don't Make Me Wait

Jazmine Sullivan - Don't Make Me Wait

Music: Kanye West feat Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, & Beyonce - See Me Now

Big Sean added in this latest version of "See Me Now"

Kanye West feat Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, & Beyonce - See Me Now

Music: Faith Evans feat. Ras Kass - They Wanna Know

Faith Evans feat. Ras Kass - They Wanna Know