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50’s back on his shiiit… // dope! // Before I Self Destruct coming soon.

Download: 50 Cent - Heartless Monster x Nigga I’ll Hurt You

This is a verse Crooked did on the “Swagger Like Us” beat when it first came out (right after Puffy did his) and it was supposed be Crooked and some other rappers on it but time passed and it never came out but this verse was so sick we had to drop it so were dropping it a capella for the fans, DJ’s, producers and up n coming rappers to do whatever they want with it put a beat under it make it a feature or whatever else they can come up with the BPM is 89 if you want to let any producers know..enjoy!

Download: Crooked I - A cappella

Download: The Kickdrums ft. KiD CuDi - Sky High (Prod. By The Kickdrums)

If you’re not familiar with us, we’re the production duo The Kickdrums. We work closely with Mick Boogie and DJ Benzi, and we’ve produced for artists such as 50 Cent, Joell Ortiz, Little Brother, Chamillionaire, Kid Cudi, and others. We’re making some major moves in 09 and I’d like to keep you updated and posted with exclusives as you’ll be hearing about us more in the near future!

Here’s a treat for your visitors.  Before we get on our 09 ish, we wanted to highlight some of our best work from 2008… thus, our new mixtape, Smash the System! A compilation of our fav Kickdrums productions, this mixtape features appearances from Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Scarface, Ray Cash, Charles Hamilton, Kid Cudi, Freeway, Young Chris among others!  We’re releasing this mixtape in preparation for our PRE-album set to drop later this month.  Here is our collab with KiD CuDi for Kanye’s official remix album, Sky High.

To all the VIBE haters, welcome to heartbreak. Here’s the first look at Kanye West’s first ever solo VIBE cover. This is an issue you don’t want to miss, with an in-depth Kanye West VIBE Q by VIBE Music Editor Sean Fennessey, a piece on the fight for J. Dilla’s legacy by Kelley Louise Carter, and an inside look at the making of hip hop’s first biopic, Notorious, by Dream Hampton.

Also, as promised in yesterday’s preview, scroll down after the image for our list of Kanye West’s 10 worst songs. We’re sorry Kanye, we had to do it.

Download/Stream: CurT@!n$ - Rebel Radio Ep. 1

CurT@!n$ returns this week with the premiere episode of Rebel Radio. This episode he unleashes some exclusive music from himself, plays some of his favorite hip-hop records of all time, and also interviews Mickey Factz, Ibn Jasper, and Va$htie. Tune in! Don’t forget, The Great Adventures of Dope Boy C: WHSL Rebel Radio is out January 13th 2009! The HSL saga continues…

Download: Grandmaster Flash ft. Busta Rhymes - Bounce Back

Download: Grandmaster Flash ft. Red Cafe, Snoop Dogg, & Lynn Carter - Swagger

Download: Grandmaster Flash ft. Big Daddy Kane - When I Get There

Download: GrandMaster Flash ft. KRS-One - What If

Download: Shontelle ft. Akon - Stuck With Each Other

Download: Sparkdawg ft. Crooked I - Thug From Around Da Way

Download: J. Holiday - Make That Sound

Download: Brisco ft. Joe Budden - Step Back

Download: N.O.R.E. - NY Groove

Download: GZA ft. Bronze Nazareth - 7 Pounds (Remix)

Download: Novel - Mad World

Download: Gucci Mane ft. Frenchie - 26’s On My Vehicle

Download: Gucci Mane - That’s The Type Of Chick That I Like

Download: Ru Spits ft. Tha Riot Squad - Thin Line

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2 Grandmaster Flash (Krs-One x Big Daddy Kane) joints taken from PAEmusic.