Hey! Before you listen to these BANGER$, make sure you’ve got “Bangers” turned on in iTunes. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about: iTunes > “View” > “Equalizer” > “Bangers”
In case you haven’t heard, the Hands Up Blog is Orlando’s self-proclaimed psychic crystal-ball blog for Hip-Hop. In other words, whatever you read/see/listen to on this blog is THE FUTURE OF HIP HOP.
New Boyz are what I consider “Hip Hop Gumbo.” Take one part “The Pack,” two parts “Lil’ Wayne,” and seven parts “The Cool Kids.” Place in a large pot, add water. Serve cold.
Clipse and Kanye come together for a special occasion in which they rap about how awesome they think they are. Not out of the ordinary, but a decent track nonetheless.
Busta’s back…for real this time…I swear. He’s rapping fast, shouting non-sensical phrases and repeating himself again, just like back in the mid-90s. Hell yes! NOTE: This track is produced by Pharell, so expect to hear some random adlibing from Hip-Hop’s other Diddy.
If you download any track in this post, or even on the entire page, let it be this one. Dead Prez are back and just as socialist as ever. This is a MUST-LISTEN.
Our local fave teases us with another other-worldly mash-up. Please forgive him for toying with this Dead Prez classic, an act which even he considered “Sacrilege.”
Don’t think that because you’re not french you can’t make great electro/house music. Thanks to some really cool foreign web designer named Matias Najle, you’re now able to do all the crazy shit those robots do from the comfort of your own home! Check this shit out:
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