Apathy - Check To Check Video!!!

Check out the new video for Apathy's new Single " Check To Check" off his new upcoming album "Honkey Kong".  The hook samples an Old School Andre 3000 line, I absolutly love this joint and its a refreshing antidote to 75% of all the bullshit Radio songs that out now.  Definitly loving the relaxed vibe to this and cant wait to hear the new album when its released.  Oh yeah, shoutout to Evidence of Dilated Peoples for Producing the joint...

D-Dot of Bad Boy's In House Production Team Hitmen Reflects on Biggie!!!

The Mad Rapper recalls the studio sessions for some of Bad Boy's biggest hits.

Producer Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie served as a member of Diddy’s in-house production team The Hitmen, helming some of the biggest hits from Bad Boy Records. Speaking with XXLMag.com, the beatsmith recalled the studio session for Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” and how the fallen rapper immediately gravitated towards the track.  “I walked in the room and Big said, ‘Yo, my nigga’ and told the engineer to press play on the DAT. He pressed play, it was the ‘Hypnotize’ instrumental and Big said, ‘Yo, this is my first single’ and he told me to come next to him,” he recalled. “I lean next to him and he just sang the chorus to me: ‘Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see. Sometimes your words just hypnotize me.’  I went across the hall, told Pam from Total get ready ’cause as soon as he lays it, she gotta go and lay it right on top of him.”

D-Dot, who raps under the alias The Mad Rapper, also reflected on the session for Diddy’s “All About the Benjamins” featuring The LOX, Lil’ Kim and Biggie.  “When we went to Trinidad I just sat in this little ass room with just me, a keyboard, my drums, my discs, an MPC 62, a turntable and a mixer,” he said. ”I found a loop going through records, it was the Barry White ‘Love Unlimited’ loop. I played it for Puff and he just went crazy. Because I wasn’t signed at the time, I didn’t let him do nothing to the beat.  And as soon as Jadakiss and The LOX heard it, they went crazy. And when B.I.G. heard it, he went crazy.”

New Apathy Single "Check To Check" Taken From Upcoming Album!!!

Taken from Ap's new album "Honkey Kong" slated to drop on August 23rd, the new single called "Check To Check" is Produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples and samples Outkasts Andre 3000. Am making an early prediction on this album and will go so far as to say and quote me PLEASE... "This will be the best Album of 2011", Production on the Album is handled by DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Statik Selektah, Da Beatminerz, Teddy Roxpin and Apathy himself.  Features include ATOP, Xzibit, Vinnie Paz, Celph Titled and the rest of the Demigodz crew, expect a few others aswell.  Also check the cover out below...

Crooked I "Everyday" Video!!!

Taken from his new album that is about to drop "Million Dollar $tory", expect the album to be fire with alot of lyrical heat coming from the Westcoast Rapper...

Is There A DJ Premier/Nas Collab In Store For Hip Hop???

Ever since Preemo and Nas hooked on Nas's debut LP "iLLMatic" fans of the two have been screaming for more Preemo produced Nas tracks.  Having not worked with each other for years, there has always been speculation but thats were it stop.  However after both were signed up for the huge "Rock The Bells" tour, things maybe starting to come to fruitation, check it out...

All info taken from "Rap Is Outta Control"...

Primo explains that he spoke with Nasty Nas about a few surprises that they have in store.  In anticipation of backing up Nas to perform Illmatic in its entirety at the upcoming Rock the Bells festival, DJ Premier hints that the two might get back to work for the rapper's upcoming tenth album Life is Good.
Speaking with "Rap is Outta Control," the veteran producer explained that the Queens, New York lyricist is in a classic mindset for his final LP for Def Jam.  "We spoke about the album that he’s about to drop on Def Jam, this is actually going to be his last album on Def Jam," he said. "We spoke about a lot of things, we’re very, very happy now. That’s all I can say because the rest of it will come to light soon."

He emphasized that Nas is taking it back to the earlier days by channeling a grittier rhyme style, as heard on his new single "Nasty."  "First of all, I didn’t even speak to Nas, I spoke to Nasty Nas. Chip tooth, ‘Halftime,’ ‘Back to the Grill’ again, ‘Live at the BBQ’ Nas. We spoke for almost two hours and we caught up on everything that needs to be said about each other and what needs to be done with each other. First of all, we will be doing Rock the Bells. I’m actually helping him put the show together. We already talked about the surprises, which is going to be a fun thing when we do New York."

Speaking of Nas new album, here is the first track off the album...

2Pac Quad Studio Shooter Confesses!!!

The day before ‘Pac’s 40th birthday, a new revelation has emerged. Though his murder remains unsolved, AllHipHop reports that Dexter Isaac, an associate of music exec Jimmy Henchmen, has confessed to shooting 2Pac in the lobby of Quad Studios on November 7, 1994.  He says Henchman paid him $2,500 for the hit.

Initial reports stated that two men dressed in army fatigues robbed Pac at gun point for his jewellry. On the song “Against All Odds”, Pac accused Henchmen of setting him up.  Due to statue of limitations, Issac will not be prosecuted for the crime. He’s currently serving a life sentence and also admits to currently possessing Pac’s jewelery.  Meanwhile, Henchmen is currently on the run from federal agents.

Check out the full story and add a comment and tell Underground-Dope your thoughts & opinions on the subject matter http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2011/06/15/22790289.aspx

Royce Da 5'9 Exclusive Interview

Royce recently gave a short Telephone Interview with Bootleg Kev. He talks briefly about his new "Success Is Certain" album, the Slaughterhouse new album and also the possibility of Eminem Rhyming over some DJ Premier production, Check it out below...

H.U.B. Volume 3: The Tipping Point Cover Revealed!!!

Remember I told you all that I've been reading that Book series called H.U.B. by Author Benjamin Jones, well the Cover to the latest book H.U.B. Volume 3: The Tipping Point has just been leaked, Check it out...

Also go and check the website, it tells you all about the world of H.U.B.

Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 - Fastlane Video

Here it is for all you Em & Royce fans, the new video to the "Fastlane" track taken off their new "Bad Meets Evil: The Sequel" EP. Watch and comment on the video...

Wu-Tang Clan Compilation "Legendary Weapons" Tracklisting Revealed!!!

Cappadonna, Action Bronson, Termanology, AZ, M.O.P., Roc Marciano and Sean Price are among the guests on the follow-up to the 2009 "Wu Chamber Music."
Fans of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan got a taste of what the group’s upcoming project titled Legendary Weapons will be like when the first single from the album was released earlier today.
The album’s first single, “Only The Rugged Survive,” features just RZA and is produced by Noah Rubin. Rubin produced several tracks for Legendary Weapons and also produced the majority of songs on Chamber Music.

A follow-up to 2009’s Chamber Music, Legendary Weapons will include appearances from Ghostface Killah, RZA, Method Man, Cappadonna, Inspectah Deck, U God, and several special guests.
The album will also feature production from Fizzy Womack (more commonly known as Lil Fame of M.O.P.) and Andrew Kelley.

Weapons will be released on Tuesday, June 28.
With features from Sean Price, Termanology, M.O.P., Action Bronson and longtime Wu affiliate Cappadonna, the tracklisting to Legendary Weapons is as follows:

1.  Start the Show (feat. Raekwon and RZA)
2.  Laced Cheeba (feat. Ghostface, Sean Price and Trife Diesel)
3.  Diesel Fluid (feat. Method Man, Trife Diesel and Cappadonna)
4.  Played By The Game
5.  The Black Diamonds (feat. Ghostface, Roc Marciano and Killa Sin)
6.  Legendary Weapons (Ghostface, AZ and M.O.P.)
7.  Never Feel This Pain (feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Tre Williams)
8.  Angels Got Wings
9.  Drunk Tongue (feat. Killa Sin)
10.  225 Rounds (feat. U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth and RZA)
11.  Meteor Hammer (feat. Ghostface, Action Bronson and Termanology)
12.  Live Through Death
13.  Only the Rugged Survive (feat. RZA)
14.  Outro

Wu-Tang/D-Block "Wu-Block" Album Nearly Finished!!!

He reveals that the album is nearing completion and that a single will be dropping within the week.
Sheek Louch has revealed details surrounding the upcoming Wu-Block album. The Lox member explained that the album, a collaboration between D-Block and Wu-Tang Clan, is nearing completion, and that the first single features Ghostface Killah, Styles P, Jadakiss, Cappadonna, Raekwon and Louch.
“We got the me and Ghostface, Wu-Block. That’s me and Ghostface presents The Wu-Block,” he told Hard Body TV. “Far as D-Block and Wu coming together and mashing on these niggas. As far as the 18 songs we got done, 19 or 20 songs we got done, it’s nothing like that shit out there.”
The single, which will be released soon, also features Jadakiss and Styles P doing their signature back-and-forth rhyming alongside fellow collaborators. “The first song we ‘bout to put out next week, it’s me, Ghost, Styles and Kiss going in and out, and you’ve got Cappadonna and Raekwon. This shit is monstrous.”

Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" Album Tracklist Confirmed!!!

Check out the Tracklist for the new Collab album by Jay-Z & Kanye West called "Watch The Throne", a close source to the project confirmed the tracklist is true BUT also said there will be a few more tracks added. Also Producers have been confirmed for the project BUT cant be revealed to the public yet...

1. Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce & Bruno Mars)
2. Murder To Excellence
3. Illest Motherfucker Alive
4. Why I Love You So (Guilt Trip)
5. That Shit Crazy
6. Living So Italian
7. Who Gonna Stop Me
8. Whole Lifetime
9. We Are Young
10. Anthem

At this point the tracks "H.A.M." & "That's My Bitch" are not included on the album due to the Negative feedback from the fans. Underground-Dope will be first on the scene when the album cover drops, STAY TUNED... 

Royce Da 5'9 - Second Place (Produced By DJ Premier)

Latest Track that Royce leaked himself, this cut is taken off his new album "Success Is Certain", check it out..

The Dayton Family "Charges Of Indictment" Cover Revealed!!!

Them Boys from Flint, Michigan who brought you the Classic albums "What's On My Mind" & "F.B.I."along with two other albums "Welcome To The Dopehouse & "Family Feud" are back.  After a long hiatus in the rap game they are about to release their new album "Charges Of Indictment" on June 21st. They recently signed with one of the biggest Independent Record Companys out right now "Psychopathic Records", so expect them to make a big bang on the Hip Hop scene once again, it will be good to hear them ferocious voices scream Flint Town!!! Check out the album cover cover below...

The Dayton Family music:

Producer Teddy Roxpin (Video)

Came across a nice lil video of Producer Teddy Roxpin (Mac Miller, Apathy, Esoteric), there's not a lot of young producers comin up doin it like Teddy, u kno with the samples and everything.  Check it out...

Action Bronson HipHopDX Feature!!!

Check out the new Feature Interview Action Bronson did with HipHopDX recently, a must read for fans of his...

One of the illest new emcees on the scene talks about his culinary influences in his raps, idolizing Kool G Rap, and his gem of an animal "Dr. Lecter."

“Hip-Hop, it started out in the park, we used to do it to avoid the narcs."  That is exactly where our new DXnext feature Action Bronson started.
A culinary master, the Queens, New York native bases his throwback-sounding lyrics in a definitively east coast style; Action Bronson even makes rapping about food gangster. Just check out his Dr. Lecter album. Speaking about his influences, his childhood experiences and his stance on conscious Hip Hop, one of the best new artists of the last year comes forward to serve it to you raw and marinated.

Dr. Lecter: "This is my first album I put together. The concept is that Dr. Lecter is a wild individual but very educated. He also has a ridiculous and crazy side to him. My man Tommy Motz  made the beats and I rapped my ass off. The whole album took about six months to put together to perfect and shit like that. I am very proud of it, it’s my first project."

Conscious Rappers: "Conscious rappers are cool and all that but I can only take so much of it. You need to stick to what you are all about and that is what I do. If you are a conscious rapper then you do that, but I am just here to have fun some and throw some old school things that you may not have heard in Rap before - like throw some metaphors about food in there because of my culinary background. I just have fun with it, whatever flows. I am not one of these rappers that talk about being good because I am not good. I can’t talk about being righteous if I am not righteous so I would rather not."

Favorite Food: "I am all about the Mediterranean and food of that area. My background is Albanian and a bunch of other eastern European countries. I also know a lot of Mexican cuisine from working in the kitchen with Mexicans and Dominican cuisine from all bitches I had sex with that were Dominican. I cook everything I am not just a one trick pony."

Food and Music: "I like to use food in metaphors in ways you would not actually think about food. You can use certain terminology that is used in the culinary word that can be used to say some fly and tough shit. People don't usually think that way but I do. I don't do it all the time but definitely when it is necessary. Unless there is a song all about a recipe which is what I might do, giving someone a full recipe in a rap, that will be some next shit."

Flashy Swagness in New York: "That is definitely not New York. That is New York biting from everybody else. I bring that New York sound back because that is what I grew up on. I don't know anything else but that sound. I can use all different genres of music but in the end you need that raw sound at least in my opinion. New York Rap as a whole does have some good faces. I feel that I am bringing a brand new face but that old sound that everyone loves."

Old School: "That first album that hit home was Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers. It brought everything to a different light. We all found out about it when we were eight or nine years old and my boy had a sleepover for his birthday and his mom got him 36 Chambers, and we just bumped it at the sleepover. All the old Wu shit, all the old Nas and Mobb Deep, I would listen that constantly."

“You sound like Ghostace”:  "Yeah, I mean at the end of the day, it’s all good because Ghostface Killah is one of the best rappers alive, so if I sound similar to the best rapper alive then that is fine. To me there is no comparison; he is a legend and I am a newcomer. If I would try and emulate with anyone it would be Kool G Rap, he is the person I look up to the most. In the end, I am not upset but at the end of the day I am my own person and no one can take that away from me."

Precautions of The Business: "Signing paperwork and being that we are from the streets and all this other shit. That is what I am the most hesitant about. I don't want to end up catching a case over some lost money. I just don't want problems in regards to the business. That is what I am the most hesitant about and dealing with all these people that want a piece of me now that I am getting a little hot. At the end of the day, that is not a bad thing because I am getting much respected people co-signing me."

Best Video: "The 'Shiraz' video was the most fun. We just went wild in the park. When we got to the park there was a crackhead meeting and it wound up being something amazing. That park scene could be a video on its own with no music, just a comedy skit. That woman that gave me the number would have sucked me right there in the park. She was a straight crack fiend with a pooch. She did not have sex in 21 years and the Newport was burning all the way down to the filter and she aced it. I may bring her out on stage at a show, you never know....."

Speaking of Shows: "I did a show recently and it was funny and everything but I feel it went a bit too fast. I should have paused a bit, should have brought some people out on stage. I need to do something to get the crowd laughing and stuff, like intermissions between the songs. Maybe have some dancers, some crack heads on stage.  Just some shit that people want to see."

The Future: "My next project is with Statik Selektah that will be coming out in the summer time. It's straight killa shit. There is more in-depth shit. There are some stories and some life shit. I am switching it up on them the second time around."

Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 "Bad Meets Evil: The Sequel" Tracklist Revealed!!!

Here it is, the tracklists to the new Emnem & Royce Da 5'9 EP titled "Bad Meets Evil: The Sequel.  Ever since this EP was announced, fans have been anticipating the release...

Tracklist:
1.  Welcome 2 Hell (Produced by Havoc)
2.  Fastlane (Produced by Supa Dups)
3.  The Reunion (Produced by Sid Roams)
4.  Above the Law (Produced by Mr. Porter)
5. I’m On Everything Feat. Mike Epps (Produced by Mr. Porter)
6. A Kiss (Produced by Bangladesh)
7. Lighters Feat. Bruno Mars (Produced by Eminem, The SmeeZingtons & Battle Roy)
8. Take from Me (Produced by Mr. Porter)
9. Loud Noises Feat. Slaughterhouse (Produced by Mr. Porter)

** Royce has also stated on his Twitter that the tracks "Echo" and "Living Proof" will be Bonus Tracks**

Thoughts and Opinions, Please leave a comment...

Detroit & G.O.O.D. Music Rapper Big Sean Reveals Cover Art For New Album!!!

Check out the Cover for the new Album by Big Sean of Kanye West's Record label G.O.O.D. Music...

Snoop Dogg Speaks His Mind On Dr.Dre's Detox Records!!!

Rapper Snoop Dogg recently shed some light on why he believes that Dr. Dre's 'Detox' album has seen so many lengthy delays.

During an interview with Tim Westwood, rapper Snoop Dogg gave some interesting insight on why he believes there’s been such a delay in releasing Dr. Dre’s Detox album.
Snoop explained that the main problem is the type of environment Dre’s creating his music in.  “It’s a formula. Like I was trying to explain to you earlier when we made records in the past it was an environment, an atmosphere. It was always girls,” Snoop explained. “It was always parties. It was always the right atmosphere to create that kind of album that sounds like the albums that you’ve heard in the past. If there’s not that atmosphere you can’t create that kind of album. So that’s what’s happening right now. The songs don’t match the atmosphere and the atmosphere don’t match the songs.”

Snoop went on to explain that due to his perfectionist side Dr. Dre is unlikely to release anything until he feels that it’s close to perfect.

“What we’re accustomed to hearing from Dr. Dre is the brand new, next best everything and from right now people not getting that. He knows that,” said Snoop. “So he’s a perfectionist and until he gets that he’s not gonna release it cause he doesn’t want the scrutiny of people saying ‘I waited this long for that?’ It’s like when I wait this long I better get that and that.”
Snoop also shed some light on the fact that Dr. Dre may not be surrounding himself with the right people when it comes to making his album. He also shared that he feels like he and D.O.C. need to be a part of Detox in order for it to work.

“I’mma say this and I don’t know if it’s gonna ruffle any feathers. I just think the wrong people is in the environment. When he made records that were hit records in the past: D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, RBX, Kurupt,” said the rapper. “It’s like it’s pieces that’s not there that need to be there. And I’ll say D.O.C. and Snoop Dogg is the backbone. When you take those two equations and you take them out of the equation it’s not gonna work. You need to put them two back into the situation and let us mastermind and head the project like we did The Chronic in 2001. That’s what’s missing.”

Mobb Deep & Nas To Collab For New LP!!!

Interview Held By HipHopDX -

One of the surprises announced during last night's Rock the Bells press conference was that Havoc and Prodigy would be performing Mobb Deep's The Infamous album in its entirety, joining a list of acts that includes Nas, Lauryn Hill and Souls of Mischief, to name a few. This news broke as Mobb Deep continues to work on new material after Prodigy's recent release from prison. Havoc sat down with us to talk about joining the Rock the Bells lineup and broke exclusive news to HipHopDX by saying, "We're going to do a Mobb Deep and Nas album."

When asked what fans can expect from Mobb Deep's renewed relationship with Nas, following their "Dog Shit" release, Havoc said that fans can expect, "an album from it."
"We’re gonna do a Mobb Deep and Nas album. It hasn’t begun but we tipped the iceberg a little bit with the 'Dog Shit.' I think as we was working, doing songs back and forth with Nas recently, I think it was just a mutual thought, like, 'Yo, let’s make a fucking album.' Everybody was like, 'Yeah, that would be dope. Fuck it, what we waiting for? Let’s do it.'"

The trio will have time to record over the summer as all three have decided to join the Rock the Bells tour. Like Mobb Deep, Nas will also perform an album in its entirety. He is scheduled to perform Illmatic. For Mobb Deep, this tour will bring about some exciting new challenges, as Havoc explained.

"We’re going to be performing the whole Infamous album, which is new for us. It’s going to be a challenge at the same time. We’re really looking forward to that and to seeing what the fans have to say about that."
While Mobb Deep could have selected to perform without doing an album in its entirety, Havoc explained that they selected to perform Infamous for a specific reason.

"We really wanted to perform something that got us to where we are today. We wanted people to experience what we went through at that time while making it. We want the whole crowd to experience what we went through so they can be like, 'Wow, that’s why they’re here now.'

Whats your thoughts/Opinions n this? Remember Nas has said many of times in the past he would be doing a Collab album with many Rappers, but they have never seen the light of day or even been started on.