Crack makes you go from this:

To this..

To this …..

The fact that DMX pulled over “just to watch the sunrise” makes me die a little inside.

Boston’s best mixshow on major radio is here on JumpTheTurnstyle! It’s the muhfuggin’ LAUNCHPAD!

All new music courtesy of DJ ON&ON, featuring local heat and that real hip hop shit. If you live in Boston, this show airs every Sunday Night on Jamn’ 94.5 FM. We are proud to have the archive of these classic shows here on JumpTheTurnstyle!

Original Airdate: 1.18.09

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Just some new shit floatin’ thru my inbox this past week..

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DOWNLOAD: Q-Tip feat. Raekwon, Lil’ Wayne, Busta Rhymes – Renaissance Rap (Remix)

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. BEST ALBUM OF 2008! Aight.. well.. here’s a remix with Raekwon, Busta, & yep.

Overall, it’s aight.

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DOWNLOAD: Clipse x Pharrell – Still Got It For Cheap

Beat = perfect. The hook is incredible. “Lookin for the beige, & the green, & the diesel…”

Honestly, this is about a month old or so.. but I just heard it for the first time and needed to post immediately. Please believe the Clipse are not going anywhere. These cats have TWO CLASSIC ALBUMS. I’m thinking 3-Peat.

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DOWNLOAD: Zion I feat. Brother Ali – Caged Bird

Zion I x Brother Ali. A hip hop nerd’s wet dream. Peep this.

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DOWNLOAD: Focus feat. Phonte, Royce 5’9″, Stat Quo – Homage to DJ Premier

DJ Premier is the G.O.A.T.

The last few days have produced a good amount of hip hop material from kids associated with the Boston hip hop scene. New material from J. Cardim, J the S, and RADIx, a new leak from Termanology, and a never before released Esoteric joint.

Rather than make 5 different posts.. I compiled them all here in this convenient buffet of Beantown boom bap. All of it is on some FREE DOWNLOAD status. Check it out:

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I’m struggling to eat. Sam Flores is slanging paintings for 10K. God damn I wish I didn’t get kicked outta art camp when I was young.

 Anyway.. 

See that ?? .. It’s 6′ x 4′ and it’s worth $10,000. Upper Playground is giving it away to one lucky sumbitch who joins it’s mailing list before February 12th. That is marketing strategy at it’s finest.

Why are they doing it? Well.. Upper Playground also turns 10 years old this year, and they are kinda happy about their success.

So how do you enter?

To enter, all you have to do is register your email at the top right corner of UpperPlayground.com. If you’re already signed up, then you are already entered. The contest is open for 2 weeks and a winner will be announced on Thursday, February 12th.  For details, rules and more information please visit the feature on UpperPlayground.com.

In addition, UP is also slanging some slightly more affordable Sam Flores original drawings at their store in SF. If you live near SF.. invest a little on something that will one appreciate in value over time. Cop some Flores:

The sequel within the sequel…it’s Cuban Linx II bitch. 

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DOWNLOAD: Raekwon x Ghostface Killah – Criminology 2

Anybody seen this flick The Wrestler? Mickey Rourke, barely functional about a year ago it seems, just picked up an Oscar nomination for his role and I heard Marisa Tomei is naked half the movie. Sounds like a winner. But getting gassed up on your own success has a price…

First, Mick decides to use a red-carpet interview with this fucking clown to announce that he’s coming for Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania in Texas.

     
 
Then watch a bemused Jericho give him a look like he’s going to pound him to death using only his chin on Larry King. Mickey looks like he either wants to call his lawyers or pee his pants.

As first seen on 2dopeboyz, this is the Mick Boogie-approved prelude to A Love Supreme from U-N-I. Snow’s still coming down hard outside my window, so I’mma stay inside with this on rotation. 

FREE DOWNLOAD: U-N-I x Mick Boogie- Before There Was Love mixtape

As long as the Microsoft linguists who’re responsible for updating Word are adding “Barack” and “Obama” to the spell-check dictionary, they should throw in “Rakim.” It’s about time — as he confirmed at Harpers Ferry Friday night, homeboy is pretty much the greatest MC ever to grip a mic. READ THE REVIEW FROM LAST WEEK AT HARPERS IN BOSTON HERE…

 
     
 
Why so short? I dunno. But it’s a dope video. Unofficial videos are where it’s at right now. 

Boston’s best mixshow on major radio is here on JumpTheTurnstyle! It’s the muhfuggin’ LAUNCHPAD!

All new music courtesy of DJ ON&ON, featuring local heat and that real hip hop shit. If you live in Boston, this show airs every Sunday Night on Jamn’ 94.5 FM. We are proud to have the archive of these classic shows here on JumpTheTurnstyle!

Guest this episode: Uno The Prophet, Craig G, & Man Terror.

Original Airdate: 1.11.09

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Hey Wu fiends – or at least those of you who happen to be checking JTTS in these late hours. The RZA is about to appear on the Late Late Late Late Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Shit airs at 12:35am tonight. Check it out on CBS. He’ll be promoting Afro Samurai.

This dude Jay Rock is pretty fucking nice..

I was wondering how this basically unknown ass MC was able to snag Lil’ Wayne for a video.. then I saw this video here:

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