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In Stores Now: Nature "Pain Killer"

Queensbridge veteran MC Nature returns with an independent release entitled Pain Killer. 17 tracks of Queensbridge on the album as he enlists Kool G. Rap, Prodigy, Doo Wop, and Noreaga on the album as guest appearances.

Tracklisting

Intro

Live Wire

Nobody Else But Me

Gotta Get It

Cold Blooded Killer ft. Noreaga and Prodigy

Everyday

Ya Homie

Small Talk

The Sermon

Flashback Freestyle… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 17, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

In Stores Now: Pastor Troy "T.R.O.Y."

Pastor Troy is arguably one of the most influential artist to ever come from Georgia. From the signature ad-libs to the soldier-style that caught on like wild-fire in the "A", Pastor Troy has definitely made his mark.

Since going independent, he was been on a breakneck pace in terms of releasing street albums.

His latest album T.R.O.Y. finds him going with the Gladiator theme and a return to that aggressive music that fans love PT… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 17, 2008 at 6:56pm — No Comments

Shaheem Reid (MTV) IPTV Exclusive Interview

Shaheem Reid, The Hip-Hop Editor for MTV News and host of MTV's Mixtape Monday has an incredible track record when it comes to discovering new artists. The man who predicted that 50 Cent is the future (before the shooting) discusses his start in the hip-hop business courtesy of 7 cities' own DJ Law, his views on the state of hip-hop and what has changed with hip-hop journalism and what it takes to be a Mixtape Monday honoree.

For view the Mixtape Monday… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 17, 2008 at 1:30am — No Comments

New! Barack Obama -Andy Warhol Style Designed T-Shirts

The good folks at Indie Planet TV are most definitely flyer than the rest of 'em.

We came across a new-Andy Warhol style Barack Obama inspired tee-shirt.

The homie in the pic is rockin a size medium cotton The Barocksmith Tee and Barack Obama in an Andy Warhol print on the chest with text underneath reading "Ba-RockSmith." By RockSmith

For those people attending the historic inauguration on 1/20, show your support by… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 16, 2008 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Keith Murray Interview (Rhymes, Rumor, and Reality)

In an exclusive brought to us by Guerilla Journalism of Pyramid West TV, Keith Murray discusses working with the top independent artists in Africa for an upcoming project, his rhyme style and what makes him unique and the controversy surrounding a stolen laptop in which he lost hundreds of songs from his catalog.

Keith Murray History (For Newer Fans)

For those fans who think that… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 16, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Mickey Factz Blacks Out on Sirius Satellite (Freestyle)

Sirius Satellite had Mikey Factz, Cory Gunz, and Charles Hamilton on for a segment and a freestyle segment broke out. Everybody involved did their thing but Mickey Factz BLACKS OUT on the beat.

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Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 14, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Shaka Pitts Mixtape Release Wrap-Up/Recap

In a great night of performances, The Turntable Club is the place where the Baltimore hip-hop community came together under one roof to celebrate the Mixtape release of one of its heros and leaders, Shaka Pitts, The Voice of Baltimore Hip-Hop.

The night kicked off with an opening performance by Trace Blam. The next act was the most versatile as Reina Williams went through a… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 14, 2008 at 4:30am — No Comments

In Stores Now: Trick-Trick The Villain (Download Links Inside)

Detroit Hip-Hop Veteran Trick-Trick returns with a new project entitled The Villain.

Describing The Villain, Trick says, “I wanted to make music that I feel good about, to bring some real music back to the game. Each track is designed for its texture of song, texture of writing. I wanted to do what I felt good about, not chase after the times. Music is Eternal so I might have a song that is rotten as f***, and there’s a point to it. I’m… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 13, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

In Stores Now: Jedi Mind Tricks: History of Violence

Philly's own Underground Kings Jedi Mind Tricks returns with a new album History of Violence released on Babygrande. Tracklisting is below and links to download History of Violence to support JMT!

History of Violence Tracklisting

1. Intro - Jedi Mind Tricks, Baldwin, K.

2. Deathbed Doctrine

3. Deadly Melody - Jedi Mind Tricks, Diaz, I.

4. Monolith

5. Those with No Eyes (Interlude) - Jedi Mind… Continue

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Shaka Pitts Celebrates Mixtape Release @ Turntable Club!

Shaka Pitts aka The Voice of Baltimore Hip-Hop has made his presence felt on the Baltimore hip-hop scene and The Mid-Atlantic region as a whole. As an event host to over 30 events this year, including The Scribble Jam Preliminary event, audio engineer with numerous industry accolades, and most recently as host/creator of the LIVE call-in hip-hop radio program Real Talk Radio, Shaka Pitts has definitely put in his work.

Shaka… Continue

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In Stores Now: Kurupt Co-Starring Roscoe

The Phila-fornia legend is back with a new album alongside his brother Roscoe. Tracklisting is below and link to Kurupt and Roscoe freestyle.

Click Here to View freestyle by Kurupt and Roscoe:

https://iplanethiphop.ning.com/profiles/blogs/2042258:BlogPost:7006

Tracklisting

1. Intro

2. Hate on Me

3. Break It Down Like

4. Game Been Missin

5. All I Need

6. I Like dem… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 13, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Gillie Exposes Dirty Rik As Pedophile (It's Over for Rik)

In probably the most vicious recording this side of Tupac's Hit Em Up, Gillie Da Kid is back. This video is vicious because he interviews Dirty Rik's Baby's Mother and SHE goes all out and exposes him as a pedophile who sexually abused her two daughters and allegations that a gay man was paying Rik for sexual favors in Southwest Philly.

Needless to say, Dirty Rik is definitely not gonna rebound from this - the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 12, 2008 at 2:00am — No Comments

Rappers Who Served In The Military (Veteran's Day Edition)

Ice-T US Army

In celebration of this Veteran's Day 2008, Indie Planet TV has gone back and we present our readers with a list of rappers who served in the military. Military life is not all about Iraq and desert. When not at war or "in the field", the military is like a regular 9-5 in many ways. There are lots of soldiers who have studio equipment in their barracks and record entire albums, some of which lead… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on November 11, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Gillie Da Kid Exposes Dirty Rik (Video)

Philadelphia's own Gillie Da Kid is definitely the King of exposing fake tough-guy rappers.

Former Major Figgas affilate Dirty Rik has been releasing DVDs and freestyles going at Gillie recently.

In this clip, Gillie went and pulled up Dirty Rik's criminal history which reveals his past as a child predator and other no's-no's.… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 9, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Primo Starr: IPTV Presents I GOT NEXT

I've seen the future, and his name is Primo Starr. The Lauren, South Carolina native displays a great deal of versatility and showcases a bright future in his "A Starr Still Shines" EP, which is a 7 song journey through trunk rattling music that is popular throughout the South to Boom Bap on joints such as Starr Power.

The versality throughout artists in the Carolinas is evident in Starr's music as he mentions Heavy Chevys and reference a… Continue

Added by mr.shadeed on November 9, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Baltimore Crown Awards 2008 Recap

The Baltimore Crown Awards featured a diverse mix of talent from the Baltimore hip-hop community

under one roof.

The location was the 5 Seasons on Guilford Ave in Baltimore, MD.

The event featured awards given to the performers and key individuals behind-the-scenes who have made things happen for quite some time.

Bmore Crown was hosted by comedian Larry Lancaster, who kept the crowd moving with a mix of jokes for literally every artist who came on… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 9, 2008 at 3:52am — No Comments

Baltimore Hip-Hop Comes Together to Celebrate the Best in The Scene

The Baltimore Scene proudly presents The Baltimore Crown2008 featuring a virtual who's who of the Baltimore Hip-Hop Scene. It will be hosted on November 7th TONIGHT! at The 5 Seasons 830 Guilford Ave, Baltimore MD.

Many people in the hip-hop community of B-more want more unity and this is an excellent step in that direction. Producer beat battle and awards will go out to people behind the scenes who consistently put it down for the… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 7, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

In Stores Now: Q-Tip "The Renaissance" (Album Download Links Inside)

Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest is back with a new solo album on his new label home Universal Motown entitled "The Renaissance". Due to the demand of the album from die-hard fans

the album release date has been pushed forward to be available digitally. The album is now

available here on www.theindieplanet.com (below), iTunes, Rhapsody, WalMart MP3, MySpace Music, and Napster.

The Renaissance features notable collaborations… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 6, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

In Stores Now: Little Brother: Separate But Equal (Drama Free Version)

Little Brother blesses the hip-hop world with Separate But Equal (Drama Free Version).

Some of the joints originally featured DJ Drama for a mixtape project (hence the name). Little Brother

added some bonus material and unreleased tracks.

Production featured Hall of Justus producers 9th Wonder and Krysis.

Separate But Equal Tracklisting

1. Knock Knock

2. Don't Trust Em (Skit)

3. Cross That Line… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 6, 2008 at 12:31pm — No Comments

In Stores Now: Don Keke: Only the Strong Survive

Hosted by DJ Bigga Rankin, the H-town's own Don Keke returns with 20 tracks and 1 bonus.

1. RNR Speaks Real N99 Radio (Lil Keke)

2. Lil Keke Speaks (Lil Keke)

3. Tryin To Eat (Lil Keke)

4. Alive Free (Lil Keke)

5. Trae Speaks (Lil Keke)

6. I'm Still Holdin (Lil Keke)

7. Lil Keke Speaks (Lil Keke)

8. Let Your Nutz Hang (Lil Keke)

9. RNR Speaks (Lil Keke)

10. 1st Class Swag (Lil… Continue

Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 6, 2008 at 12:23pm — No Comments