Nina Sky - The Other Side (FreEP)

Natalie and Nicole Albino of duo Nina Sky have stepped into the Booth to bring fans a brand new EP, The Other Side.

The Puerto Rican-bred twins’ first project since their 2004 self-titled debut album, the EP is composed of eight brand new tracks. Included are reader-approved leaks “Only You (Take Me Away),” “You Ain’t Got It (Funk That),” and a new “refix” of “Beautiful People.”

Kidz in the Hall frontman Naledge and Brooklyn emcee Melo X make guest appearances throughout the project, which features boardwork by DJ Double O Salaam Remi , DJ Yonny, and more!

01. The Other Side [prod. DJ Yonny]
02. You Ain’t Got It (Funk That) [prod. DJ Yonny]
03. Too Long To Let Go [prod. Salaam Remi]
04. Beautiful People Refix [prod. Damien Major & David Berrie]
05. Only You (Take Me Away) (ft. Naledge of Kidz In the Hall) [prod. Double 0]
06. Never Look Back [prod. DJ Yonny]
07. Love Song [prod. Double 0]
08. You Ain’t Got It (Funk That) (Remix) (ft. Melo-X)

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Nina Sky - The Other Side EP

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The Canz - Life After Graduation Mixtape

Ghana-born, ATL-based duo (and exclusive freestyle series contributors) The Canz have hooked up with Mick Boogie, Terry Urban and DJBooth.net to bring fans Life After Graduation, a concept mixtape on which brothers Prominent and Foster pay tribute to two of their musical idols.

Inspired by Biggie and Kanye West‘s classic full-lengths, Life After Death and Graduation, the project features 10 brand new freestyles over classic beats from cuts by the aforementioned artists. Included is Booth-premiered leak “World Famous.” a revamp of 808s and Heartbreak track “Amazin’.”

Joining The Canz on Life After Graduation are Booth-approved guest emcees Jarren Benton, JD Era and Aleon Craft, along with up-and-coming singer Danay Mariney.

01. Murder on Wilshire
02. Knock Knock
03. Take Notes (ft. Jarren Benton)
04. World Famous (ft. JD Era & Danay Mariney)
05. Traffic (ft. Aleon Craft)
06. Meet Joe Black
07. Big Brother/Lil Brother
08. Whatever You Like (ft. Jae B)
09. Flashing Lighters (ft. Rock City)
10. As We Proceed (ft. Embassy Music Board)

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The Canz - Life After Graduation Mixtape

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The Other Guys: Movie Review

To say that The Other Guys is the funniest movie I have seen this summer so far would not be an overstatement.  The fact is that for at least the first 30-40 minutes, the film delivers quite a bit of funny. There are more laughs in the first half hour of The Other Guys than in the 2 hour running time of Dinner for Schmucks, which came out last week. 

A couple of years ago Director Adam McKay surprised the hell out of me with the movie Stepbrothers. A film that looked so idiotic from the trailers that I was sure it was going to be utter garbage. Now I look at Stepbrothers as a comedy classic and I have watched it countless times on blu-ray and cable.  McKay is back with his Talladega Nights & Stepbrothers star Will Ferrell who this time around is partnered with Mark Wahlberg .

Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are partners in the NYPD who could not be more different. While Allen is happy working at his desk all day filling out paper work, Hoitz just wants to get himself out on the street and prove himself to be a hero cop. Hoitz not only wants to get out from under the shadow of 2 high profile cops (played with great fun by Dwayne Johnson & Samuel L. Jackson) that are beloved by New York, but he wants to live down his notorious reputation for accidently shooting one of NYC’s most notable figures.

Some of the best moments from The Other Guys is skillfully delivered by Ferrell & Wahlberg.  I absolutely loved the bantering between the two leads, especially when Hoitz cannot stand Gamble.  The problem is, the more they start to like each other, the less I found myself laughing.  I wish they let the characters dislike each other for the whole movie. I am sure there are plenty of cops out there that do not like their partners in real life. 

Another problem I had with the film is the action.  The chase scenes take place in the streets of New York are so poorly shot.  There are way too many close ups on the action that you really cannot see what’s going on.  McKay knows how to film people but he is clearly not a man for action (at least not yet). 

I feel the movie wastes that talents of Michael Keaton who plays the police captain with a part time job at Bed, Bath, & Beyond (which was a nice little touch) I love Keaton and he is fine here but they could have given him a little more to do.  Steve Coogan is another great comedic talent that is wasted. If you have ever seen Hamlet 2, you know what I am talking about.  Coogan is not given a single moment in the film to shine and that is a real shame.

I am on the fence when it comes to The Other Guys.  It is a very uneven film with all the best parts in the first half, but having said that. There are enough funny moments in that first half to actually recommend the movie.  So if you want to go out, and have a few laughs, you could do much worse than spending a couple hours with The Other Guys.

By: Marc Ferman

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Step Up 3D: Movie Review

Let me start off this review by first saying that I absolutely hated the first Step Up movie. I mean, I REALLY hated it!!!  For a standard teen dance movie, I did not think the dancing was all that impressive. Don’t even get me started on the acting. I know that you do not go to see a dance film for the acting, but when the acting and dancing are both mediocre at best, than what is the point of even watching it?  For Step Up 2: The Streets they kicked it up a notch by having a few colorful characters and including some impressive dance numbers. It still was not a very good movie, but a huge improvement over the first film.  Now we get Step Up 3D and I have to tell you that this would be the first film in the franchise that I would recommend you go out and see.

The first thing that I liked about the 3rd installment is that they brought back one of the 2nd film’s minor but most entertaining characters named Moose (Adam G. Sevani) and planted him in the front of the story.  He is what connects the 2nd & 3rd movie.  Adam gives his character Moose so much life and he is fun to watch.  To me, some of the best street dancers I have seen are a lot like Moose, very geeky looking until the moment you see him dance and he takes you by surprise. Even after seeing him in the last film, I totally forgot how great this kid is.

The film starts off with Moose and his best friend Camille (Alyson Stoner) starting their freshman year at NYU.  As Moose’s parents drop him off at college, his father tells Moose that he is happy that he stopped with all that dance nonsense and is now focusing on his engineering major.  Within a 2 minutes time Moose stumbles into a street dance battle and winds up out dancing the opponent.  This of course impresses a bunch of onlookers including Luke (Rick Malambri who also can pass for a Channing Tatum clone).  Rick is the leader of a dance crew and wants to recruit Moose to help his team win a huge dance battle that will help save their home.  Moose agrees as long as it won’t get in the way of school.

Rick also meets Natalie (Sharni Vinson) a beautiful young dancer that catches his attention in the night club he owns that’s directly below his home.    Moose, Natalie, and Rick are also joined by some other interesting & funny characters that form their dance crew. Including a set of twins that steal every scene they are in.

As you can tell from the title Step Up 3D, the movie is actually filmed in 3D (none of that converted crap here) and it’s used in a really fun way.  A lot of the old school 3-D tricks were used by having things fly at your face and I was just fine with that. It was nice to see a 3-D movie that was actually in 3-D.  The best uses for the technology were during the dance battles.  The dancers would just get right in your face and you felt like they were going to slap you.  It almost felt like the audience was the one that they were battling.  I really liked that effect. 

I would not call Step Up 3D a good film but for a dance movie, it was really entertaining.  It felt like they tried a little harder to give the audience a good time.  I did find the running time a little long at just under 2 hours but I would still recommend this movie just on the level of dancing and the great use of 3D.

By: Marc Ferman

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Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark - Movie Trailer

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Cookin’ Soul x DJ Drama – Gangsta Grillz: History In The Making Mixtape

01 – Drama Intro
02 – Baggage Claim feat. Game
03 – Dopeman Remix feat. Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Kool G Rap, Tek & Doo Wop (Exclusive)
04 – Bring the goons out Remix feat. Grafh, Jim Jones, Red Cafe, Bun B, Maino & Cassidy
05 – Jabari Freestyle feat. Young Chris (Exclusive)
06 – Some 4 ur face feat. 40 Cal & Camron (Exclusive) (Co-prod. Spike Miller)
07 – Flyin Ballons feat. Mickey Factz
08 – Unfriendly Skies feat. Willie the Kid (Exclusive)
09 – Lip Singin feat. Max B
10 – Notta Game feat. Tek
11 – Kick in the door feat. Styles P
12 – Bam Bam feat. Grafh & Demarco (Exclusive)
13 – Layin em down feat. Jadakiss
14 – I love the dough feat. LAD & Willie the Kid
15 – Shooter feat. Nipsey Hussle & Blanco (Exclusive)
16 – Thug About feat. JR Writer
17 – This is what you become feat. Soulja Boy
18 – Figure 4 feat. Soulja Boy
19 – Shinin feat. Emilio Rojas (Exclusive)
20 – Amsterdam feat. Evidence & Fashawn
21 – Love Song pt 4 feat. Jean Grae (Exclusive)
22 – Come with me feat. Currency
23 – Forever feat. Tek & Iman Jaunte (Exclusive)
24 – Food for thought feat. Joell Ortiz
25 – The Mack feat. Nipsey Hussle
26 – Long Kiss feat. Uncle Murda
27 – Cali feat. 730 Dips
28 – Ten Crack Commandments feat. Lil Cease & Cardan
29 – Show is over feat. Game
Bonus tracks
30 – Jay-Z feat. Lil Wayne – Summer in Brooklyn (Quincy Jones Cookin Soul Remix)
31 – Rick Ross – BMF (Blowin Money Fast) (Cookin Soul & Spike Miller Remix)

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Cookin’ Soul x DJ Drama – Gangsta Grillz: History In The Making Mixtape

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DJ Skee Presents Game - Brake Lights

01 Brake Lights Ft. Busta Rhymes
02 Trading Places Ft. Snoop Dogg
03 Cold Blood Ft. Busta Rhymes & Dre
04 Mia (3 Heats)- Lebron James, Bosh, Wade
05 Stop Ft. Rick Ross
06 Street Riders Ft. Akon & Nas
07 Hahahahaha
08 Pushin It Ft. T.I. & Robin Thicke
09 Thats The Way The Game Goes Ft. Shawty Lo
10 Ecstasy
11 Phantom Of The Opera
12 Do It B.I.G. Ft. Yung Joc
13 You Are The Blood
14 Get'em Ft. Waka Flocka Flame
15 Cherry Koolaid
16 Heels & Dresses (X.O. Ft. T.Y Dolla Sign)
17 Blackout
18 Stadium Music
19 Hustlin (Champions Anthem)

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J Dilla – Donut Shop (FreEP)

Stones Throw has released a free download version of Donut Shop. This free EP features three previously unreleased Dilla instrumentals (Safety Dance x Sycamore x Bars & Twists) and three unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s production for Mos Def, Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes. All remastered by Elysian Masters.

01 Safety Dance
02 Sycamore
03 Bars & Twists
04 History (Mos Def)
05 Move (Q-Tip)
06 You Can’t Hold A Torch (Busta Rhymes)

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J Dilla – Donut Shop (FreEP)

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Joell Ortiz - Pre-Agent Mixtape

01 Joell Ortiz - Nissan Honda Chevy Ft. Jim Jones
02 Joell Ortiz - Sing Like Bilal
03 Joell Ortiz - Money Makes The World Go Round
04 Joell Ortiz - Power Freestyle
05 Joell Ortiz - Ill Be Good Ft. Jy And Avery Storm
06 Joell Ortiz - Work Ft. Playboy Tre
07 Joell Ortiz - Banned From The Net Ft. Big Pun And Styles P
08 Joell Ortiz - Dear Hustle Dear Summer Freestyle
09 Joell Ortiz - Missing You D-Block Tribute
10 Joell Ortiz - God Forgive Me Ft. Dj Kay Slay Jae Millz And Saigon
11 Joell Ortiz - Joell Ortiz Find Your Love Freestyle
12 Joell Ortiz - All Falls Down Freestyle
13 Joell Ortiz - Shake Freestyle
14 Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
15 Joell Ortiz - Angel Dust Freestyle
16 Joell Ortiz - Kawl Me 90S Remix Ft. Novel
17 Joell Ortiz - Its Funny How Ft. Eternia And Moss
18 Joell Ortiz - Return Of The Rican Ft. Diego Cash And Fat Joe
19 Joell Ortiz - Letter To Sanaa Our Dreams Freestyle
20 Joell Ortiz - That Work For The Streets Ft. Suss One Uncle Murder Cassidy French Montana And Vado
21 Joell Ortiz - Kawl Me Ft. Novel
22 Joell Ortiz - Grudge Me Ft. Sir Aah Keshav And Crooked I
23 Joell Ortiz - Who Dat Freestyle
24 Joell Ortiz - Roger That Freestyle
25 Joell Ortiz - Drunk
26 Joell Ortiz - We Dont Believe You Ft. Joe Budden And Novel
27 Joell Ortiz - Lemonade Freestyle
28 Joell Ortiz - Prowler Ft. Ski Beatz Jean Grae Jay Electronia And Mos Def
29 Joell Ortiz - Stomp Thur Ft. Smif N Wesson And Rock

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Joell Ortiz - Pre-Agent

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Calling All Emcee's. Get Your Song On The Next Keepitclassic Mixtape

We are now accepting submissions for  KEEPITCLASSIC.COM PRESENTS UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP MIXTAPE VOLUME 21: FALL 2010 HOSTED BY SHABAAM SAHDEEQ (OF "THE CLOSERS") .  For information on how to submit your song for review, email us at keepitclassicsupport@gmail.com . In the subject line put "KIC SONG SUBMISSION INFO"  Deadline for song submissions is August 27th. 2010. You can also listen and download our last 2 mixtapes for FREE at the following link http://keepitclassic.bandcamp.com

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