Showing posts with label raekwon. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

URP Tuesdays -- R.I.P. Guru (July 17, 1961– April 19, 2010)

One year ago today, the world lost one of the most recognizable voices in Hip-Hop. Keith "Guru" Elam passed away on April 19th, 2010, following a heart attack and the ensuing coma. Never one to take a verse off, Guru needed no introduction when he picked up the microphone. In addition to dropping knowledge on every track he touched, it could be argued that he and DJ Premier were major players in shaping that New York Hip-Hop sound that ruled the airwaves in the 90s and into the 2000s. If, for some reason, you're not up on Guru and Gang Starr, do yourself a favour and look up him up.



We also gave some serious burn to one of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon. The Chef will be rocking Fortune Sound Club on 4/20/2011, so it was only right that we got into a heavy dose of Wu tonight. If you've never seen any of the Wu-Tang members live, this is your chance to brush up on the live experience, as you can be sure that Rae will be dusting off the old classics as well as some of his newer work. Raekwon + Fortune Sound Club = one monstrous show.

Stay tuned for tonight's podcast on www.URPRadio.Podomatic.com as well as this very blog! We got some madness on deck for ya, so don't snooze!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

URP Tuesdays: For the Ladies...

Our theme for this week's Beat Battle revolves around the songs about the ladies. We're not talking about throwing an R. Kelly (no disrespect) type crooner and spitting elementary rhymes about fat kids and cakes. We're referring to those tracks that you aren't embarrassed to bump while you're by yourself in the car or on the train. Our choices were pretty obvious, but the tracks were too dope to overlook. You probably could have guessed 'Renee' by The Lost Boyz, as well as 'You're All I Need' by Method Man f/ Mary J Blige, but hey, at least it gives us an opportunity to play these classics on a Tuesday night. Honorable mention to Mos Def's 'Ms. Fat Booty', Masta Ace's 'Brooklyn Masala' and half of LL Cool J's entire catalogue.

With the womanly theme fresh in our minds, we were joined by Brooklyn duo, M-Tri and Leecy T. She's the DJ, he's the rapper. M-Tri also works with The Sleepwalkas, whose recent single, 'Rhyme Flow' featuring Sadat X, was near the top of our 2010 charts. The duo breathe some true school air into the game, with as much chemistry as any DJ-MC combos we have ever heard. Make sure to listen to the interview and HIT UP THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE RIGHT HERE!

What do DJ Kool Herc's health, the Diddy and a pervert "accidentally" falling into jogging women's posteriors have in common? We discussed all of them on tonights edition of the Urban Renewal Project. Throw in some tracks from Nas, The Sleepwalkas, J. Cole, DL Incognito and Theo 3 and you got yourself a pretty damn good Hip-Hop radio show. Keep it locked here and www.URPRadio.Podomatic.com because we promise to have the freakin' podcasts back in effect real soon!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun f/ Raekwon - Prevail

Brand new track from Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun's collaboration album, Monumental. This one's called Prevail, features Raekwon, and sounds very nice.



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