LO LIFES TALK WITH CIPH & ROSENBERG

Latest podcast from the hot97 duo with some interesting talk on the history of the lo lifes. 

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For more info on the people responsible for terrorizing Macy's in the late 80's, watch below.

INTERVIEW: LARGE PROFESSOR WITH CIPHA SOUNDS AND ROSENBERG

Another great interview from the boys, continuing to retrace the steps of hip-hop history. Large Pro explains how he gave Pete Rock the sample for T.R.O.Y and introducing a 16 year old Nas to Rakim. If you're thinking so what, then f**k you (no disrespect).

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Main Source - Fakin the Funk

previous interviews

Q-Tip 

Pete Rock

Fat Joe

Mister Cee

JIM JONES INTERVIEW WITH CIPHA & ROSENBERG

Hilarious interview with the Capo, discussing how to count money properly, the one time he got snuffed, stories from the tunnel and recounting the time he nearly stormed the radio station to slap rosenberg on his first day. 

Download here and skip to the 45.26 mark

New Mixtape from AINTHARDTOTELL

Being a big fan of Ciph and Rosenbergs podcast, heres the 2nd installment of 50 Minutes of Fire available via our blog here, heavily featuring some of the classic moments from their weekly ramblings. If you haven't heard it before, you can go here or here to introduce yourself to the full show from hot97's new morning duo. 

In the meantime I hope you enjoy this mixtape, see below for the tracklisting for more of an idea of what to expect. 

1. Intro Inst – Get Em Girls (Cam’Ron) 2. Michael Jordan on being Fly Inst – We Fly High (Jim Jones) 3. Jim Jones Story with Cipha Sounds Inst – Good Shit (Jim Jones) 4. Thoughts on Tha Carter III with Rosenberg Inst – Got Money (Lil Wayne) 5. Lil Wayne – Comfortable 6. Big Pun Stories with Cipha Sounds Inst – I’m not a Player (Big Pun) 7. Big Pun Story with Pete Rock Inst – Glamour Life (Big Pun) 8. Pete Rock ft. Big Pun – Verbal Murder II 9.Dj Khaled’s answerphone Inst – Out Here Grindin (Dj Khaled) 10. Cipha & Rosenberg’s thoughts on Cocaine Inst – 10 Crack Commandments (Biggie Smalls) 11. N.E.R.D. – Everybody Nose (remix) 12. Young Jeezy – Translator 13. Cop Story with Cipha Sounds Inst – Queens (C.N.N.) 14. Biggie Stories with Pete Rock Inst – Juicy (Biggie Smalls) 15. 9/11 Story with Cipha Sounds Inst – Ground Zero (Diplomats) 16. N.O.R.E. mixtape story with Cipha Sounds Inst – Calm Down (N.O.R.E., NaS, Tragedy) 17. N.O.R.E., NaS & Tragedy – Calm Down 18. Electoral conspiracy theories with Cipha Sounds Inst – One Never Knows (Alchemist) 19. Phone ‘conversation’ with Curtis and Cam’Ron Inst- Triple Up (Cam’Ron) 20. Bill O’Reilly Does it Live for the Outro 21. Young Jeezy & Kanye West – Put On

50 Minutes of Fire part 2

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Enjoy

Bonus: heres part 1 featuring classic cinematic comedy moments and the best in standup over some banging beats. 

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NaS is putting in work this week

Joining the protestors of Fox "News"

On The Colbert Report

Interview on Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg morning show 22nd July (here)

Also, go here for an excellent review of Nas album on SlamOnline

Tying in album promotion with something real and worthwhile, rather than talking 'tough' about the next man can only be applauded. Fox' response will not be printed here, although rest assured it reaffirmed their arrogance and dismissal for anyone outside of their little foxhole. 

Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Morning Show Premier

 

First show broadcast this morning at stupid o'clock.

Cipha Sounds & Peter Rosenberg Morning Show on Hot 97 - July 21st 2008. 

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Videos on my radar, plus some news that was a long time coming

Lets start with this kid Asher Roth, I wondered if the suburbs would ever get a look in. I Mean of the millions of kids not born in the hood who love hip-hop at least one of them must be able to rap right? At least this video and track are pretty amusing. You can go to his website to download the full DJ Drama mixtape 'The Greenhouse Effect'.

Asher Roth - The Roth Boys (Roc Boys Inst.)

Another kid featured before on this blog is Charles Hamilton. I like him for the fact that his freestyles are just that. Not pre written verses over someone elses beat which is what usually counts for a freestyle. Heres the latest offering from Green Lanterns show on Sirius, catch part 2 here. 

Charles Hamilton freestyle on Invasion radio (part 1)

Finally heres an interview with Maino discussing an 'interesting' incident that went down before hot97 summerjam. Maino is a guy who's music I been checking for a while, he comes across as someone who doesn't bullshit unnecessarily and has the true life experience of what he's rapping about. I won't offer his latest single because it may not be to your taste. Click here for a link to his latest mixtape 'The Last Real N***A Alive'. If all goes well his first album should be out on Atlantic shortly. 

Bonus: Maino advises Cipha Sounds how to survive in jail, some funny sh*t. Listen here

Finally, NAS ETHERS CURTIS. AT LAST. One verse but that will do, Nasir got better things to rap about than waste energy on Curtis. 

Ayo Queens get the money
nigga still screamin "Paper Chasin'"
[...]
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 thats 50 porch monkeys ate up at the same time

Juan Epstein episode 25

After a few, perhaps lackluster episodes, this weeks Cipha/Rosenberg podcast was a good one.

Featuring some new unheard Big Pun stories, a classic comment about the bible (lol) and a discussion about "relations". On a related note, glad to see Cipha finally got his morning show after 10 years of grinding up at hot97. Funny, he just needed to get a white boy in to seal the deal, aka 'the complexion for the connection!'

Listen/Download (here, or here)

Jim Jones quest for a flip cam ...

A bit late on this but as it features our favourite hip-hop personality how could I let it go.

Gangsters eat sorbet! Who knew? Whilst enjoying this icey treat Jim spots something he likes, namely Pete's flip cam. Money is exchanged, promises are made. 

A few weeks later, still no camera for Jones. (Persevere, the always entertaining dips appear about 2 mins in)


A few weeks later still no flip cam for Jim Jones, Jim calls up Ciph at Shade 45 and enquires about this. Something along the lines of "Pete got my f*****g camera yet, he has, good coz I was about to beat the s**t out of him" He then goes onto advise he's giving him a pass as Pete is now officially Jimmy's white n***a. Thats a quote. You can catch the whole story plus Ciph's breakdown of what would happen on tour with Jim Jones by checking out their weekly podcast:

Download/Listen to Juan Epstein (Cipha Sounds & Peter Rosenberg) - here

Tales from Tha Carter III

Over at rhapsody.com they have interviews with all producers involved on the project. Some interesting stories here, La La originally made for the Shrek 3 soundtrack, Lollipop made for Danity Kane! Most significantly it highlights the caution taken with all tracks on the album, which explains why they were the only tracks from Weezy which haven't been leaked over the last 2/3 years. Keepers for Tha Carter III were held in a vault, not even the producers were allowed to sit in during the mixing/mastering process. 

Sidebar - according to Cipha Sounds Weezy does not speak to Universal Records at all. Using Cash Money Records as a wall between him and the interfering tendencies of the majors. Which may also explain why it's such a great album. 

Read full article (here)

Pure Panic in the Streets of Miami

Hilarious video of Cipha Sounds interviewing an old lady unable to hide her shock of the hip-hop invasion over the past weekend. I think it's safe to say she wasn't screaming "we the best" at at Miami beach (2nd vid below)

A must listen for all hip-hop nerds

Pete Rock interviewed by Cipha Sounds and Pete Rosenberg. Pete recalls tales of rolling with Big L, Biggie listening in on the recording of The Main Ingredient, where he got his hi-hat samples, Puffy jacking the Juicy beat from him and much more over a 70 minute interview. 

go here to download. 

bonus - banging new beat from PR featuring the return of Kurupt on the mic no less

Kurupt - Yessir (produced by Pete Rock)

Rasheed Wallace & Juan Epstein

No, not together. 

Rasheed Wallace is easily one of the best players in the NBA. Forget stats, to me they don't mean shit. Last years most valuable player went missing in the playoffs and his team got booted out in the first round. So where was his value there. You must admire a player like Wallace who, for all his talent doesn't jump at the chance to become a face for anyone else and isn't afraid to say what's on his mind whilst under the media scrutiny of pro sports. Refusing to deal with the bullshit and leaving that for the plethora of others who will happily fall in line and take any corporate cheque available. 

Heres an interesting article and interview with the man himself via ESPN (here)

Episode 14 of the Juan Epstein podcast is now available. If you've not heard it before, its Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg breaking down topics such as: fast food, larry david, bpms, porn, government conspiracy theories, bape and working for "the man" to name a few. Not a vintage ep this week, but you can always check the archives for your entertainment. 

Podcast (here)

Archives (here)