Category: Features
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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…
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Diggin’ In Da Den: 19 Year Old Kanye West Freestyling (Video)
Man these are the reasons why I love technology. Moments ago DJ Eclipse gave Complex the go ahead to release some classic footage of a 19 year old Kanye West freestyling at the grand opening of the Fat Beats store on 6th Avenue in the West Village. Relax and Listen after the jump.
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![[Sunday Spotlight] Zulu Faz](https://str8outdaden.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zulu-faz.jpg)
[Sunday Spotlight] Zulu Faz
Fresh off the release of Sunday Spotlight: The Mixtape Vol. 3, its time to get back to our regular scheduled programming. We first got versed to this week Sunday Spotlight artist back in March when he released his single “Coolest“. He got our attention then, but it wasn’t until we saw him perform during the…
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Sunday Spotlight: The Mixtape Vol. 3
Here is volume 3 of our Sunday Spotlight: The Mixtape series. This time around we are jammed packed with talent from all across the States. We even managed to get a few exclusives for you Lazies, including new records from SHIRT., The Winning Team, Sean Falyon, Scotty ATL, Vic Spencer, Thomas Gilyard, Michael Aristotle, TtheGAWD…