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Eminem & Jay-Z

Last night, Eminem and Jay-Z made history in Detroit at Comerica Park. As if the thought of Eminem and Jay-Z alone wasn’t epic enough, the night was filled with guest appearances and performances from: Dr.Dre, 50 Cent, Drake, Young Jeezy, Trick Trick, Memphis Bleek, D12, and more. And B.o.B. opened the show.

And the guestlist of people in attendance was even better. Everyone from Xzibit to Elliot Wilson of RapRadar.com. Even porn stars Mya G and Stacie Lane were in attendance!

Shout out to my homie Pat Deegan for locating this amateur-shot, YouTube footage of the show!

B.o.B. performs “Nothing On You.”

B.o.B. and Eminem perform “Airplanes.”

Jay-Z brings out Young Jeezy.

Jay-Z shouting out Proof, leading into “Hard Knock Life.”

Jay-Z & Eminem performing “Renegade.”

Jay-Z performs “Free Mason.”

Eminem & Trick Trick performing “Welcome 2 Detroit.”

Eminem & 50 Cent perform “Patiently Waiting.”

Eminem brings out Drake for “Forever.”

Eminem brings out Dr. Dre.

Eminem & Dr. Dre on stage, Mr. Porter starts the crowd on a “Detox” chant.

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Last Updated on Monday, 6 September 2010 07:54

Potholes In My Blog

What’s the end result of one of my FAVORITE blogs to visit outside of my own, Potholes In My Blog, teams up with one of the dopest online magazines in Prefix collaborate together?

DOPE MUSIC!

Potholes and Prefix have teamed up together to put together the Summer Sampler, two discs packed with dope, new music for us to end the summer with! Tracklist and download links below!

Disc 1

1. Sonnymoon – “Blast Off”
2. DaVinci – “Mash On Em” (prod. J-Thrill)
3. Theo Martins – “Another Sky” (prod. Brey Quick)
4. Co$$ – “Break It Down” (prod. Fonetik)
5. YC The Cynic – “The War House” (prod. Spills)
6. Hezekiah – “Cornbread” f. D.R.E.S tha Beatnik (prod. Street Orchestra & Steve McKie)
7. Max Fischer – “Come Real” f. Conchance (prod. by Inf)
8. WrittenHouse – “Melodi”
9. Intuition – “Dear John” (prod. Equalibrum)
10. Buff1 – “Winner Is” (prod. Dae One)
11. The Niceguys – “Die Later”
12. Stalley – “Put Some Good In” (prod. Thoughts for Food)

Disc 2
1. Leadsmen – “Abyssal Plain”
2. Big K.R.I.T. – “My Interpretation”
3. Metermaids – “Show Your Teeth”
4. Jon Hope – “Voices” (prod. Quest)
5. Ghostpoet & Rox – “To Something” (Unofficial) (prod. Four Tet)
6. Cymarshall Law – “Top That” (prod. DJ Absurd)
7. Danny Brown – “Trunk” (prod. Doe Pesci)
8. Moe Green – “Masterpiece”
9. Slum Village – “EZ Up” (Lushlife Sinfonia Remix)
10. Von Pea – “Boombox” (prod. Aeon)
11. Smoke DZA – “Riiiiiiight” (prod. Jonny Shipes & Bangout)
12. Datahowler – “Atom Blues”

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 05:11

Off Rip

Monday, August 23rd, there will be a model casting call at Play by Play Sports Bar (1315 Broadway) from 6-8 p.m. for the video that will be shot this Thursday, August 26th at 16955 West 12 Mile Road at 2 p.m. All female models are welcome to try out for the main females in the video, yet all are welcome for the party scene in the video Thursday.

Check the track here!

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 11:24

Skyzoo

Just a little over a year from releasing the critically acclaimed, The Salvation, Skyzoo is back and teaming with producer !llmind to release his next project, Live From The Tape Deck.

From the mouth of Skyzoo

[My goal was] to make something that felt like a 2010 cassette tape. I wanted the content to be raw and lyric driven as always, but not as story driven or emotional as The Salvation was. There are still parts of the album that are stories and concepts, but not as much as my debut had. This one was more of a beats and rhymes type of album.

…and !llmind

[I] wanted to keep the soundscape warm and analog sounding, just like how 2 inch tapes used to sound. Most of the keyboard and synth sounds I used were from analog synths made in the late 80′s. Combined this with using my ASR-10, I was able to capture that feeling, but with a slightly updated feel. I think our debut record, “Frisbees,” was a cool way, sonically, to introduce the sound I was going for.

Live From The Tape Deck hits stores and the web on October 5th. Check the video for the first single, “Frisbees,” here; And, peep the track list below.

1. Digital Analog
2. Frisbees
3. The Burn Notice (feat. Sean Price & Rock of Heltah Skeltah)
4. Speakers On Blast
5. #Allabouthat
6. Barrel Brothers (feat. Torae)
7. The Winner’s Circle
8. Krylon
9. Kitchen Table
10. The Now Or Never (feat. Styles P. & Buckshot)
11. Understanding Riley (feat. Rhymefest)
12. Langston’s Pen

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 04:59

Saxappeal

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 06:26

J Cole

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010
7pm-10pm
V Nightclub inside of MGM Grand Detroit
MUST BE 21 AND UP FOR ENTRY
AND YOU MUST RSVP BELOW! ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRY WITHOUT RSVP!
Come check out J. Cole’s new album!

RSVP HERE: http://jcoledetroit.eventbrite.com/

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 August 2010 02:29

FAIL

Okay, I know it’s called Random Words of Wisdom but today I feel like ranting. This time it will be renamed Random Rant of Rufio (which has a nice ring to it if I may say so). Now I am the king of silver lines. So, if you bear with me, I may be able to make it back to a place of wisdom. Though, being honest, most of you take these as a joke anyway. None of you realize how strongly I am trying to channel Confucius for you people! But I digress. On to the rant I eluded to earlier.

The Smart Car. It is a vehicle about the size of the Jolly Green Giant’s G-string. If you look at a Smart Car straight on, it looks like an emoticon with a windshield. It is so cute, you feel like a molester being inside of one. And you know what? I hate all eight devil-worshiping feet of it!

Now you may say, “But Rufio, it’s good for the environment with it’s low emiss… ummm never mind.” I’m guessing you would stop mid sentence because of how I yelled at you in the I Can’t See Me piece. Nonetheless, you are correct. Being a micro car, it has lower emissions, takes up less space; there are a multitude of good things you can say about the car. My beef, however, is actually not with the Smart Car.

Do you know what I hate more than the Smart Car?

“Shape Ups by Skechers?” Not quite.

“Eating right?” NO, jerk!

“Tyler Perry toting a pistol to force feed you the bologna he stuffs his bras with?” Well, yes, actually. That was an eerily specific guess.

But the answer I was looking for was Smart Car drivers. They are the most pretentious, self involved bunch since the creators of Twitter.

If the legends are true, buyers would have them sent from overseas. That is not as much eco-friendly as it is asinine. That’s just strike one. Have you ever seen a bigger living and breathing Summer’s Eve product than one that stepped out of a Smart Car? “Oh, look at me and my tiny vehicle! I’m helping the planet!” I love Earth. But I refuse to drive around in what amounts to the protection of a refrigerator box on the road for nature. Dying in a Smart car crash is akin to the tragic loss of David Carradine (please Google that right now).

No one rides in a weaponless Mario Kart for the environment. They do it to look important. The problem is it’s hard to look important driving with your knees under your chin. So now you look double stupid. Message to the Smart Car owner: get off your high horse. As a matter of fact, a literal high horse would have been a better purchase as it will get you further and has a stronger chassis!

I’m sure you regular humans can find some wisdom in that somewhere.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 4 August 2010 09:24

Nametag

The fifth installment of The Name Is Tag Single Of The Week is definitely not one to sleep on. “At It, ” featuring Danny Brown and produced by Black Milk.

Nametag – At It feat. Danny Brown (prod. Black Milk)

Don’t forget to support Nametag by copping The Name Is Tag at: iTunesAmazon, eMusic, Bandcamp, and you can also order a physical copy. You’ve got NO reason not to support!

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 03:50

Duck Down

Just 10 days after the US celebrated its birthday, there was another testament to the power of independence as Duck Down presented its 15th Anniversary Concert at BB King Blues Club in NYC Times Square on July 13th. With over 800 fans in attendance, Duck Down artists Team Facelift, Ruste Juxx, Marco Polo, Torae, Skyzoo, Kidz In the Hall, Pharoahe Monch, and the mighty Boot Camp Clik featuring Buckshot, Sean Price, Smif N Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Black Moon) graced the stage performing their classic hits. Hosts Angela Yee and Amanda Diva kept the show moving smoothly, while DJ Evil Dee provided music throughout the evening.

Special guest performers during the evening included Large Professor, !llmind, Stalley, Donnis, Daru, Jean Grae, Styles P, DJ Boogie Blind, Mela Machinko, Pete Rock, Tony Touch, Immortal Technique, Masta Ace, and Talib Kweli.

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Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 12:17

Michael Jordan

Nevermind the fact that, growing up, the Chicago Bulls were my favorite team. Nevermind the fact that I’m from Detroit. Nevermind the fact that there will never be a better player…

MICHAEL JORDAN IS ON THE COVER OF 2K11! How amazing is that? When did he retire, again?

The good folks at 2K Sports announced the tracklist for the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack, probably one of THE best video game soundtracks out there. Check out the 27th track, it’s by Detroit’s own Dux Jones. If you were at the WHUTUPDOE.COM Launch Concert on February 20th, then you saw Dux open the show and tear the stage down! Check out the rest of the tracklist!

1. Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
2. Big Boi – Shutterbug
3. Drake – Over
4. Cassidy – Game Time
5. Ron Artest – Champion
6. Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
7. The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
8. Art vs. Science – Hollywood
9. Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
10. Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
11. Chicharones – Little By Little
12. Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
13. Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We’re Here To Save The Day
14. Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
15. Delorean – Deli
16. Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
17. Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
18. HOGNI – Bow Down
19. Kidz In Space – Downtime
20. Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
21. Rakaa feat. Aloe Blacc – Crown Of Thorns
22. The Redland – So Far
23. The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
24. Sonny Bones – Rise
25. Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
26. Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
27. Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On

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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 02:21