Wendel Patrick - THE CYPHER (feat. Saleem, Topix, & Eze Jackson of Soul Cannon)

Honestly Eze Jackson is probably one of my favorite emcees in Baltimore. Soul Cannon is a dope band. Look them up, and check them out on www.SoulCannon.com or our mixtape Abaltimorelovething Presents The mixtape Vol 1.

Curt@!n$ & DOM KENNEDY : 2 Sports Cars (Video)

What have yall been bumpin' lately. I've been playing this Curt@!n$ mixtape non-stop. I love this collaboration with Dom Kennedy. Let's keep this one going.


CurT@!n$ "2 Sports Cars" feat. Dom Kennedy from CurT@!n$ on Vimeo.

Download: The Dissertation: The Wu-Thesis

N.E.R.D. MTV Live Sessions

Pictured: Pharrell Williams circa 2002

I must say that as a N.E.R.D fan, I've been nervous about the direction of their upcoming album, Nothing. After this release of their live show with MTV I feel a little better. This group is always good at improvisation, and their slow-tempo joints are always my favorites. The song titled, "Help Me" sounds great with Pharrell giving his best James Brown grunt. Check it out below:

N.E.R.D. MTV Live Sessions by Hypetrak

Thanks BBC

City and Poly Education Standards Scrutinized

 Pictured: City High School

A new article in the Baltimore Sun goes into detail about City, and Poly - two Baltimore public schools which currently fall into an unsatisfying rating according to Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso.  I’ve, personally, attended Baltimore City Public Schools throughout my life, and  I consider the education to be "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" . There are some great teachers present , but our children can be pushed further. I also believe that the children have to want an education. Some students see their parents struggle financially having experienced the same education. We need more role-models, and field trips to organizations outside of the city. Students need experiences that will force them to dream beyond their 4-block radius. - Ryan Lyons

Statistics from article:

"Of the students who graduated in the Class of 2003, 46 percent from Poly and 39 percent from City had earned a degree from a two- or four-year college six years later, rates that top school officials concede are far too low." - Liz Bowie of The Baltimore Sun


Read Article : Here

PhLLFthy - "Play In The Rain"

This joint is a jam, and it's a great video. Props to Trey R, for puttin' me on. Look out for their upcoming project Live, real soon!

Update: The mixtape is here, and very dope!

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Blaqstarr Album Release January 2011

Via twitter Blaqstarr said his debut album is scheduled for release in the beginning of 2011, through N.E.E.T./ Interscope records, and we can't friggin' wait!

DDM "All About The Benjamins" ( Video)

Yall should be scared of Midas. He goes in on everything!

Kanye West - "Power (Remix)" featuring Jay-z, and Swizz Beats

Lately it seems as though Kanye West has the whole world in his hands. Are we mad yet? I'll get back to you. This "Power (Remix)" is electric enough to have you jammin' all day, no need to thank us. Jay-z even name drops Taylor Swift. ha


" What do it mean to be a boss? It means second place is the 1st one who lost” - Kanye West


 Kanye West - Power Remix (ft. Jay-Z) by jt$

Cee-lo - "Fuck You"

Cee-lo always manages to stand-out, even when everyones trying to do something different. This song could very well be the anthem of the year. FUCK YOU!  Look out for his album LadyKiller later this year.

 Cee-Lo Green- Fuck You by abaltimorelovething

Some previous joints from Cee-lo you may have missed:

 Cee-Lo - Georgia by abaltimorelovething Cee-Lo- I Want You by abaltimorelovething

Bossman - " Jockin' My Cool" feat. CLEO MERLO

Bossman's third single from The Re-up is definitely a radio smash! Get the album if you haven't already!

Preview “The Re-Up” HERE.

Los - "Power Freestyle"

Los did a great job with this freestyle. Cameos by Lola Luv, Smash, & Starrz

Sim-PLEX " I Get It In"

Sim-PLEX  has been working hard on their EP entitled "Rebellion", but until that drops here's a new joint from the guys. This jam has nice bounce to it!

 Sim-PLEX - "I Get It In" by music1288

Upcoming Sim-PLEX performances:
The Ottobar for the Moustache Crew's last party for the summer on Friday August 27th

Saturday August 28th we will be performing in DC for the grand opening of Club 2122 (previously known as Club24) alongside DJ Sega & the Nuh Uh!

Westside Certified - J-Luv, Fat Ant, Tae Eaze, R.I.C.O, Veli Smalls, Cee ( Video By Wiz Productions)

This joint is a banger, with the T.I sample, and the bass all the way turnt up. It feels good to be from Baltimore. It's a lot of language in this joint that you might not understand unless your from Baltimore. Just take it in, and know that we love to rep our city. Props To Todd Dorsey of Wiz Productions for the great video!

Rickie Jacobs Feat. 2 Pistols – Be Honest (Prod. by The Awesome Sound)

This is a jam. Baltimore artist Rickie Jacobs is gearing up to release his debut project Air Jacobs. We recently showcased his street single Yes Yes Y’all, featuring Artic and Wordsmith. I'm definitely interested in hearing much more.

Download: Rickie Jacobs Feat. 2 Pistols – Be Honest 

DDM cover of Kanye West's Power

Midas be goin off! Hahahaha.  " Hail Mary, better say a prayer/ cuz i be charged up like a SSSS Super Saiyan"

Andre 3000 - "I Do"

Hearing new Andre 3000, is like getting a call from Gramma saying she’s gonna cook dinner. It’s like the best part of the day. I’m tired of being teased though, and since I have this platform I’m gonna beg.

Dear  Andre 3000,

We don’t want much. We know you got it in you. We just want an album. We’ve cherished  all the Outkast records, The Love Below, and your various leaks, and features here and there throughout the year, but we want another album. I’ve grown up on your music, and your one of the emcees that I’m most proud to recite lyrics from.We’re all gonna buy it. So just give us a mixtape, or something. Shit.

Sincerely,

Ryan Lyons

Download:  Andre 3000 “ I Do”

Justus - From Us With Love

Justus blesses us with a mix-tape From Us With Love. I took the time to listen tonight, and they’ve definitely got a good mix of chill, and uptempo joints on the tape. I think they could have left some of the songs off the mix-tape, but you can definitely see they’re sound is growing. I’m glad to see some cool up and comers in the city. That was a smooth ass intro too!

Good Jams:

“From Us” (Intro)

“YaeYaeYae”

“Pull Your Hair” (Featuring Epik)

“Rollin’”

“Still Known”

Download Link:  Justus -From Us With Love

Cut-Rate 2010 Via Shop Gentei

Shop Gentei has garnered respect in Baltimore regarding lifestyle products, and rare Japanese imported streetwear. Shop Gentei’s in store line Cut-Rate has a new lookbook. They have some really cool snap-back’s, tees, and re-tooled vintage jean vests . I’m implore you guys to check it out. Shop Gentei’s  owner  Oliver Jones, and friends model the new line. Cut-Rate LookBook

More On Cut-Rate :

"Cut-Rate is not a line with a manifesto about merging cultures, creating a movement via fashion, or expressing individuality though t-shirts. Nor is Cut-Rate about elitist cut-and-sew, lofty philosophies, or making the world a better place".

"3 Times The Charm" featuring Pe@¢e, Dee Martin, and Lee Scholar

3Times The Charm! from The Sapiens on Vimeo.

This is a teaser video for "3 Times The Charm"! Pe@ce is nothing new to ABLT, but the other guys Dee Martin, and Lee Scholar are. Lookout for the official download, and video soon brazzi!

The Black Sunn - "Hip Hop's Lament"

The Black Sunn is one of the most potent artist coming up in Baltimore. Give his music a listen, and you wont be disappointed. . Hip-Hop’s Lament is a joint from  RefinedHype: 1 Year Anniversary Edition, a mixtape celebrating  the one year anniversary of DJBooth’s partner site RefinedHype.com (out August 19). More info here.

" Longevity, is it a thing of the past? I want it for relationships, my life, and my craft" - The Black Sunn

Take a listen below

The Black Sunn - Hip Hop's Lament by abaltimorelovething

Late Night Session

Photograph By Willie L Smith ( Pictured Ryan Lyons & Trey R LtoR )

La Roux Rises

Lets face it, there’s a new face on the scene.  And no they  don’t have Diplo, or Blaqstarr, but the music’s just as dangerous, and electric. La Roux is the name, and unless you’ve been hiding behind MT.Rushmore, you’ve heard some of their hits. La Roux is a British duo encompassing a singer/co-writer/keyboardist  Elly Jackson, and a co-writer/pianist Ben Langmaid. Bulletproof , the single from their self-titled album La Roux, which debuted in the U.K in 2008, has steadily risen up the U.S billboards, as well as the U.K. Other singles from the album including I'm Not Your Toy, and In for the Kill have seen similar success.The self-proclaimed androgynous front-woman Elly Jackson, is only 22 years old. With a head full of red-hair, her voice stands-out in a similar fashion. But What’s different about La Roux?  The music isn’t only sonically appealing. Elly Jackson’s poignant lyrics are about as truthful as you can get. Im Not A Toy speaks volumes about relationships that are purely for convenience - “it’s all false love and affection, you don’t like me you just like the attention”. Don’t believe the hype? You’ll see in due time. - Ryan Lyons

Download Their Latest Mixtape collaboration with Major Lazer  here. And go pick up that album already. Tell Sound Garden I sent you!

Kanye West debuts "Portrait Of Power" on MTV

Kanye West continues to inspire us, by being creative, and taking risks. His latest video, for his leading single Power from his tentatively titled album Dark Twisted Fantasy is actually not a video at all. It’s a 90 second moving painting! I just had a twitter rant about how i felt it should have been a regular video. Hip-Hop is an art-form that is rooted in the inner-city, so it just feels classic to me in that arena. However I do appreciate what Kanye is doing for hip-hop though. It's actually a beautiful piece of Pop Art, once you get past the fact that it's not a music video. All in All, We love Ye'. He’s taking Hip-Hop to another place, and showing that our music doesn’t have to have boundaries. We can stretch it, as far as our imagination takes us. This 90 second painting has left us wanting more. Please don’t have us waiting long ye’.

Check out the video below, and comment your thoughts!

D.A.N.K. - ROTE

This beat is bouncy. We can ride to this.


" I'm a Baltimore nigga, so I like my fries with a little bit of Old Bay"  CHEA

Los - Never Landing

This is a cool track.

Lano - "Another Day At The Office Day Two"

Lano's name has been on the tip of a couple tongues in Baltimore. A lot of the songs are pretty catchy, and definitely worth a listen. Check him out and leave some feedback.

Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Provided by DatPiff.com

Tracks I like:


" Work " , "What You Livin' Like", "Got Us A Party"


Checkout this look into his life & radio interview

Baltimore roads being repaired for Grand Prix

In approximately one year from now, Grand Prix auto racing will be coming to Baltimore, Maryland. In order for this to happen roads have to be repaired to secure our streets, and their safety. Repairs will cost over 5 million. This should be great for Baltimore's economy! I wish they were fixing these roads before this, but it makes sense that money is projected to come in as a result of this venture.


Here are the projected numbers:

The Grand Prix is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors to Baltimore, inject $70 million into the local economy, generate $7 million in tax dollars and create nearly 2,000 jobs.- Via WJZ

Baltimore Racing Development President, Jay Davidson, talks about the Baltimore Grand Prix

JD - Anti-Social

I don't just check emails, and post rappers. I actually search for dope stuff to post on ABLT. JD is a upcoming rapper from the Cherry Hill section of Baltimore. He's been featured on allbmorehiphop, and Datpiff. I took the chance to listen to his 2009 release Anti-Social. I must say that JD has superstar potential. His stuff reminds me of  an early Beanie Sigel.  The mix-tape also has notable features from local artists you may have heard before including 100 grandman, Smash, Supe and Nummy. Stay tuned to hear new music from him soon!

Take a listen to my favorite joints from his mixtape below:

"Represent" feat Supe and Nummy, "Go Off" feat Nummy, "Hood Shit", "Flight School Freestyle"

It aint nothin like ghetto love

Sometimes I reminisce on how the ghetto was

When my mind was on the music, not selling drugs

Thought my eye was on the future, but it never was 

So here we are now

but on the bright side, I know my niggas all down

and we gon' do it up, until we fall down

them niggas know wassup, they wit it cross town

Nigga it's a struggle everywhere, a jungle everywhere

You do a overnight, or on the humble anywhere

But im from the more, where its a gun on every stair

Nigga once its heavy stares shit can come from anywhere

Man I  swear I wish that i could stay away

Cuz I don't think that I was made to stay

These my niggas from when I was gettin' layaway

So If I go they commin wit me Ima make a way - JD on  "Hood Shit"

Beanie Sigel & Freeway In Baltimore

I missed this show. Beanie Sigel is one of my favorites, but he takes aim at Jay-z as usual these days. Beans is a street poet who's never lost his essence as a recording artist. He's definitely hurt about this Rocafella situation. Can't we all just get along!!!I miss the good days.

 




Thanks .www.rapradar.com

Trey R - " Look Up"

I actually help manage Trey R. The body of work he's been coming up with sounds great. I think he's got something different to add to our scene. A lot of this music has a great sound. Still Searching is going to be a great project, so keep your ears open, and your eyes peeled.

 Look Up by abaltimorelovething