Category: Features
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Gone Wallace: 10fold
Most of you just caught the news via Twitter, but the homie Gone Wallace is teaming up with Da Den to release his upcoming Monk’s EP. This will be the second time we’ve worked with the Philly emcee (see High Renaissance II). Serving as the follow up to his Cult Classic album, this project will pick…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] J.I.D](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/JID-drawing.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] J.I.D
We first came across our latest Sunday Spotlight around this time last year at a Scotty ATL show at the Drunken Unicorn. It was during that time when we realized this dude would be around for a minute. From that show sparked a conversation where we interviewed the Spillage Village emcee about his relationship with Earthgang,…
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DiV.W: I Missed The Summer. (Prod. by J.Good of Str8OutDaDen & Ace Harris)
A couple of weeks ago you may remember me talking about a new record from the homie DiV.W. The SoCal emcee is definitely not a stranger to Da Den. He is one of the few people who has been the podcast twice and we seem to make some pretty good music together. We first linked…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] Brown](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/worldofbrown-str8outdaden.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] Brown
A couple of days ago I came across some music from an artist out of Nashville, TN. Now I know what you thinking, there is not a lot of hip-hop from Nashville. Well you would be wrong this time around. Yes it may be the home of some of the best country music in the…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] JSWISS](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jswiss-mic.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] JSWISS
While I know most of you are patiently awaiting the kickoff the NFL season to begin (myself included) to have something to do on your Sunday afternoons. Let me remind you that there is always a little room for some dope hip-hop. Considering that’s our goal here, allow me to introduce to you our latest…
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Darko The Super: Buck Naked The Movie God Vs. Buddy Jesus & The Keanu Reeves Statue (SODD Review)
Darko Super, also known as Doc Heller the maniacal emcee/producer from Morrisville Pennsylvania dropped a project titled “Buck Naked The Movie God Vs. Buddy Jesus & The Keanu Reeves Statue” not too long ago, and shot it to me and it took me some time to actually digest it. I still am decoding and discovering…
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Diggin’ In Da Den: Talib Kweli At Fat Beats In 1998 (Video)
DJ Eclipse is back with more dope vintage footage from the Fat Beats days. This time around he pulls some 1998 footage of Talib Kweli performing. Relax and Listen after the jump.
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![[SODD Review] Stanley Ipkuss: Indefinite (Album)](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/indefinite.jpg)
[SODD Review] Stanley Ipkuss: Indefinite (Album)
Peace to all, I’ll be reviewing Indefinite by Bay Area native Stanley Ipkuss. This may be a personal favorite of mine not just because we both have work with Ewonee the beatnik or because I personally have a record with Ipkuss, but because of his love for lyricism, imagery, and smooth cadence. This is a…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] Southern Playas](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/southern-playas.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] Southern Playas
You may have heard me say this quite a few times, but it pays to go out and check out live shows. Its during that time where you see who is really moving in the town and who knows how to put on a dope show. Cue our latest Sunday Spotlight artists. Lazies meet Southern…
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![[SODD Exclusive] Common: Ode To HipHop (1999 Remix)](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/common-ode-to-hiphop.jpg)
[SODD Exclusive] Common: Ode To HipHop (1999 Remix)
For the past couple of weeks now I have had Common’s Nobody’s Smiling LP on repeat. Then out of left field comes a video of Common freestyling at the Fat Beats opening in 1997. That’s when I got to thinking about a remix of Common’s “1999” record featuring Sadat X that I put together years…
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Diggin’ In Da Den: Common 1997 Freestyle (Video)
After unearthing some vintage footage of Kanye a couple of weeks ago, DJ Eclipse keeps the blessings flowing. This time around we get to see a 25 year old Common freestyling at Fat Beats in New York City in 1997. Man I wished I had a camera back then. Relax and Listen after the jump.
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Diggin’ In Da Den: Will Smith 1989 Freestyle (Video)
So its 11:00pm here in Atlanta and I’m fresh off of vacation doing what I normally would do and it hit me. You should do some Diggin’ In Da Den. Now why Will Smith came to mind, I have no clue. Maybe it was the 4 episodes of Fresh Prince of Bel Air I saw…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] Money Makin’ Nique](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/money-makin-nique.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] Money Makin’ Nique
With a name like the one he has, you would think that this guy would be your typical rapper, only thinking of flash and money. However don’t let it fool you, this guy can rap and he has the records to prove it. Lazies meet Money Makin’ Nique. The West Atlanta emcee recently caught our…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] RaRa](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rara-usa.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] RaRa
Back in February we sat down with an emcee out of Atlanta for our podcast, who since then released a mixtape entitled High End Low Life. Not only has this guy reinvented himself, but have gave a new feel to the city of Atlanta. By now you should know who I’m speaking about and if that didn’t…
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![[Sunday Spotlight] The Flan](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/the-flan.png)
[Sunday Spotlight] The Flan
We’ve been at this Sunday Spotlight thing for a while now and to be honest, its really my favorite part of Da Den. We give you Lazies a closer look at the artist we think will be the next up in the game of hip-hop. This week we travel to Brampton, Ontario for a guy…