Diamond D - Rap Life ft. Pharoahe Monch (Video)

Diamond D is set to drop his new album Diam Piece featuring Pete Rock, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Rapsody, Hi-Tek, Alchemist, Black Rob, Kurupt, Ras Kass, Scram Jones, Camp Lo, Tha Alkaholiks, Smif-N-Wessun, AG, Nottz and more. This project looks solid. Peep the trailer below. 

Episode 13 Playlist - March 29, 2014

Zion I - Temperature
Percee P - A Day At The Races
Marco Polo - The Radar Remix Ft. Large Professor
Illmind & S1 - The Broke Song Ft. Strange Fruit Project
Black Star - Twice Inna Lifetime ft. Punch, Words & Jane Doe
Styles Of Beyond - Mr. Brown
Blame One - Perserverance
Klaus Layer - Come Back Ft. Blu - Scienze
Soul Williams - More Love
Muneshine - Show Me The Money
Cris Profilic - It's Going Down
BLVD Scarred - Just Me
Talib Kweli - Violations Ft. Raekwon
Homeboy Sandman - Bad Meaning Good
Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.C. - Count Your Blessings
Cy Young - Down To Do It
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De La Soul - Dilla Plugged In
Panacea - Walk In The Park (Damu Remix)
Nas - If I Ruled The World '09 Ft. Marsha Abrosius
MC Lyte - Keep On Keepin On
Pharcyde - Ya Mama
Jaylib - The Red
Slum Village - The Reunion
Mannish - Tasha's Room
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DJ Arbie Won Set 1:
Masta Ace & MF Doom - Fresh Fest Ft. Reggie B
Dam Funk - Do My Thing ft. Snoop Dogg
Yutaka - Dragonfly
DJ Arbie Won - I Originate ft. Miscellaneous (from United Freestyles Vol. 3)
Common - The 6th Sense (Beatnick & K-Salaam Remix)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - T.R.O.Y. (Jim Sharp Edit)
Mass Influence - All Out
DJ Arbie Won - On The Spot ft. Analog MC, Jaime Labrador & Switchtrick
(from United Freestyles Vol. 3)
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Gangstarr - You Know My Steez Remix ft. The Lady of Rage & Kurupt
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Get Physical
Cella Dwellas - Good Dwellas
Dyme Def - Get Down
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DJ Arbie Won Set 2:
Sample Breaks from 
Bob James -Tappan Zee
Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor
Ronnie Laws -Tidal Wave
Donald Byrd - WInd Parade
Caesar Frazier - Sweet Children
Ahmad Jamal - Ghetto Child
Herb Albert - Rise
DJ Arbie Won - Loss of Gravity ft. Nyco Maica & Nimbus 9 (from United Freestyles Vol. 3)

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Erick Sermon - Love Iz
Illa J - R U Listenin' ft. Guilty Simpson
Lifesavas - Hello Hi Hey

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Today's guest DJ was no other than producer/record curator and DJ Arbie Won.  His album United Freestyles Vol. 3 is available in all Team Manila outlets and also his record shop Tres Kuleros in Boni Ave, Mandaluyong City. 

DJ Arbie Won on The Milk Crate Show today!

DJ Arbie Won (United Freestyles vol. 3) is our special guest DJ in today's show!

DJ Premier on D&D History and Hard To Earn

DJ Premier breaks down the history of the legendary D&D Studios (now know as Headcourterz), the making of Hard To Earn and his partnership with the late Guru.

Slum Village - Yes Yes (Video)

Milk Treats: Supastition - Honest Living EP

One of the realest MC's out there to rap about real life issues aside from the money, fame & hoez. In this EP called Honest Living, Supastition rhymes about the working class' struggles in today's economy most especially in his home state of North Carolina after the state became the first to strip its citizens of federal unemployment benefits in 2013. If you love that vintage hip hop sound with a positive message then download his album for free from Bandcamp or make a donation.

1994: Arguably Hip Hop's Best Year Ever

No other year has dropped this many classic and solid hip hop albums... 

The Source Mag even forgot to include Common Sense - Resurrection, Pete Rock & CL Smooth's - The Main Ingredient, Digable Planets - Blowout Comb, Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda, O.C. Word Life.., Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside, Method Man - Tical, Artifacts - Between A Rock and a Hard Place and much more to list.

What are your favorite albums/singles to drop in 94? Aside from the obvious Illmatic and Player's Ball?

Tweet us @milkcrateshow to let us know and we'll shout out your answers during this week's episode.

Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Thim Slick Remix

Milk Treats: De La Soul x J Dilla - Smell The Daisy Mixtape

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The LOX - New York City (Video)

 

Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch drop a video with a 90's touch.

Alchemist & Budgie ft. Action Bronson, Blu & Domo Gensis - The G Code

Hi-Tek - Where U Been (Video)

After a four year hiatus, one of my favorite producers Hi-Tek (responsible for classics like Definition, Respiration, 1-9-9-9 and The Sun God) and 1/3 of Black Star (with Mos Def & Talib Kweli) surfaces with new material.

Jay Electronica x Jay-Z - We Made It

Nice to hear Jay Elec's verse sh*t on Jay-Z's verse...

O.C. - B-Boy Stance

Episode 12 Playlist, March 22, 2014

Marley Marl - The Symphony ft. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane
LL Cool J - I Shot Ya Remix ft. Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown
De La Soul - Buddy (Native Tongue Decision) ft. Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest & Monie Love
Black Rob - Whoa Remix ft. Rah Digga, Lil' Cease, G-Dep, Da Brat & Beanie Sigel
Ma$e - 24 Hours To Live ft. Nature, The LOX & DMX
Gang Starr - The Militia II ft. W.C. & Rakim
Mobb Deep - Eye For An Eye (Your Beef Is Mines) ft. Nas & Raekwon
50 Cent - Hate Or Love It (G-Unit Remix) ft. Lloyd Banks, The Game & Young Buck
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear Remix ft. Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes
Onyx - The Worst ft. Wu-Tang Clan
Reflection Eternal - Just Begun ft. Mos Def, Jay Electronica & J.Cole

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Big Pun - Tres Leches ft. Prodigy & Inspectah Deck
D.I.T.C. - Day One ft. Diamond D, A.G., Lord Finesse & O.C.
M.O.P. - Ante Up Remix ft. Remy Ma, Busta Rhymes & Teflon
Tupac - Got My Mind Made Up ft. Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Redman & Method Man

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A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario Remix ft. Leaders of the New School & Kid Hood
Nas - Affirmative Action ft. AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown
D12 - Fight Music
UGK - International Players Anthem (I Choose You) ft. Outkast
LL Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 ft. Method Man, Redman, DMX & Canibus
Del The Funky Homosapien - Burnt ft. Hieroglyphics
Lost Boyz - Beasts From The East ft. A+, Redman & Canibus
Fat Joe - John Blaze ft. Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon

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Pete Rock - The Game ft. Prodigy & Ghostface Killah
Luniz - I Got 5 On It (Bay Ballas Remix) ft. Dru Down, E-40, Humpty Hump, Shock G, Richie Rich & Spice 1 
Dr. Dre - Lyrical - Gangbang ft. The Lady of Rage, Kurupt & RBX
G-Dep - Special Delivery Remix ft. Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray & Craig Mack
QB's Finest - The Bridge 2001 ft. MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Capone, Cormega, Nature, Tragedy Khadafi, Millenium Thug, Marley Marl & Nas
Eminem - B*tch Please II ft. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit & Nate Dogg

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Sway & Tech - The Anthem ft. Eminem, RZA, Tech9, Xzibit, Pharoahe Monch, Jayo Felony, Chino XL, KRS-One & Kool G Rap
GZA - 4th Chamber ft. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest & RZA
Fab 5 - Leflah Leflour Eshkoshka ft. Heltah Skeltah & OGC
Das Efx - Microphone Master Remix ft. Mobb Deep
Talib Kweli - Get By Remix ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def & Busta Rhymes
N.O.R.E. - Banned From TV ft. Nature, Cam'ron, Big Pun, Styles P & Jadakiss

Greatest Hip-Hop/Rap Posse Cuts on The Milk Crate Show!

DJ Decypher & DJ Erik Gulo are dropping the illest hip-hop/rap posse cuts of all time tonight!  The Milk Crate Show 5pm-8pm today, you can tune in or stream on Wave 89.1 FM!

De La Soul - Vocabulary Spills (prod. J Dilla)

Milk Treats: Hieroglyphics x Hundreds Mixtape

Streaming and download below.

Video of the Week: Vince Staples - Nate

Track off Vince Staple's Shyne Coldchain 2 dope mixtape.

Pharoahe Monch PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) LP Trailer

Pharoahe Monch drops new cover art, tracklist and trailer for his forthcoming PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) LP, which is slated to arrive on April 15th. The upcoming album features appearances from Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Denaun Porter, The Stepkids and Vernon Reid. Watch the trailer below for Pharoahe Monch’s forthcoming PTSD album.

Wu-Tang Clan - Keep Watch feat. Nathaniel

Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, GZA and DJ Mathematics drop their first single from their upcoming album A Better Tomorrow.  Available here.

Jay Electronica - Better in Tune with the Infinite (Cookin Soul Remix)

Jay Elec gets the remix treatment from my favorite Spanish production outfit.

Jay Electronica - Better In Tune WIth The Infinite ft. Latonya Givens

Episode 11 Playlist, March 15, 2014

Skillz - Take It Back
Hieroglyphics - Soweto ft. Goapele
Masta Ace - Hold U ft. Jean Grae
Supastition - Boombox (prod. Illmind)
Nas - Destroy & Rebuild Remix
Heltah Skeltah - Operation Lockdown
Royal Flush - Rotten Apple
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Bassment
Da Youngstas - No More Hard Times
Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
Ras Kass - Understandable Smooth

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Illmind & S1 - Hands Off ft. K-Otix & Deloach (prod. Illmind)
Exile - Time Has Come ft. Slum Village
Organic Thoughts - Be Alright ft. Prince Po (prod. Illmind)
Talib Kweli - Piece of Mind
Little Brother - Can't Let Her (prod. Illmind)
Jurassic 5 - Verbal Gunfight
The Roots - You Got Me Remix
Dujeous - Sometimes
A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go Remix
Main Flow & 7L - Forever

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Shad - I Get Down
J. Medieros - Silent Earth Remix
Braille - Heavy Rotation
Rasco - Take It Back Home
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz
EPMD - Crossover
The Beatnuts - Off The Books ft. Big Pun
L.A.D. - Ridin' Low
Rappin' 4-Tay - I'll Be Around

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Slum Village - Look of Love Remix
Pharcyde - Frontline
Hieroglyphics - Shout It Out
Lootpack - Weeded Remix
Akrobatik - Remind My Soul (prod. Illmind)
Kaze - Spirit of '94
Choclair - Rubbin' ft. Saukrates
Gang Starr - 1/2 & 1/2 ft. M.O.P.
Cocoa Brovaz - Black Trump ft. Raekwon
People Under The Stairs - Down In L.A.
Qwel & Maker - Down Dumbing
Nine - Whutchu Want Remix
Mobb Deep - Still Shinin'
DJ Honda - Travelling Man ft. Mos Def

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High & Mighty - Top Prospects ft. Evidence & Defari
Visionaries - All Right
Phife  - Miscellaneous Remix

This week's episode featured production from Filipino-American producer Illmind , who has worked with everyone from Kanye West, 50 Cent, Scarface to Ghostface, El Da Sensei and Little Brother.

Summer Heat on The Milk Crate Show!!

Summer just crept in and we got some heaterz for your ears!  The Milk Crate Show 5pm-8pm today, you can tune in or stream on Wave 89.1 FM!

Rapper Big Pooh & Roc C - The Crew

Blu - The West

More goodness from my favorite Left Coast emcee.

DJ Qbert cutting it up at Turntable Lab

Qbert tearing the turntables up in one of my favorite NYC stores.

Mobb Deep - Say Something (prod. Illmind)

Ayatollah - The Love ft. Inspectah Deck and Silent Knight

Milk Treats: DJ J. Period's March 9th Revisited (Biggie Remix Album)

 

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Beat Junkies @ NAMM 2014 (Video)

World Famous Beat Junkies hit the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants trade show) and do their thing on the one's and two's (plus shouts from Maseo of De La Soul and Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde).

Biggie & 2pac Documentary 2002 (Full Length)

Guerrilla-style documentary at it's finest. The film explores the theory that Suge Knight had Pac and Biggie killed with the involvement of the LAPD as well.

Video of the Week: Oddisee "Back of my Mind"

Notorious B.I.G. feat Jay Z - Picasso Biggie (Picasso Baby Remix) (Produced by !llmind)

Episode 10 Playlist - March 8, 2014

Notorious BIG - Notorious
Notorious BIG - Machine Gun Funk
Notorious BIG - Warning
Junior Mafia - Get Money
Notorious BIG - Gimmie The Loot
Notorious BIG - One More Chance Hip-Hop Remix
Junior Mafia - Players Anthem Remix
Notorious BIG - Hypnotize
Puff Daddy - Victory ft. Notorious BIG & Busta Rhymes
Notorious BIG - 10 Crack Commandments
Notorious BIG - Big Poppa Remix
Puff Daddy - All About The Benjamins ft. Lox, Notorious BIG
Junior Mafia - Getting Money Remix ft. Notorious BIG
Notorious BIG - Lovin' You Tonite ft. R. Kelly

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Notorious BIG - Going Back To Cali
Notorious BIG - Who Shot Ya
Notorious BIG - Dreams (Just Playing)
Notorious BIG - Kick In The Doors
Notorious BIG - Everyday Struggle
Notorious BIG - Notorious Thugs ft. Bone Thugs N Harmony
Notorious BIG - Miss U ft. 112

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Walkmen - Fortruss
Ghostface Killah - Together Baby
McGruff - Harlem Kidz Get Biz
Black Milk - The Matrix ft. Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price
DJ Revolution - The DJ ft. KRS-One
J Dilla - Pause ft. Frank N Dank
Cocoa Brovaz - Black Trump ft. Raekwon
De La Soul - Stakes Is High Spinna Remix
Funkdoobiest - Rock On Buckwild Remix
Last Emperor - Secret Wars pt 2

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Royce da 5'9 - Boom
AZ - The Hardest ft. Styles P
Pharoahe Monch - The Light
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
Redman - Whateva Man

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All City Productions - Unsolved Mysterme
Nas - One Love
Gang Starr - The Ownerz
Black Rob - I Dare You
Lords of the Underground - Tic Toc
Qball & Curt Cazal - Repertoire
Common - 1, 2 Many

L'Orange - Need You feat. Blu

Video of the Week: Mobb Deep "Taking You Off Here"

Episode 9 Playlist - March 1, 2014

The Lox - Recognize

Planet Asia & 427 - Bring It Back Remix

Notorious Big - Unbelievable

Jeru The Damaja - The Bullsh*t

Guru - Keep Your Worries Ft. Angie Stone

Mos Def - Mathematics

Da Youngstas - Mad Props Remix

A Tribe Called Quest - Find A Way

Common - Come Close Remix Ft. Erykah Badu & Pharrell

Reflection Eternal - The Blast

Da Bush Babees - Remember We

J-Live - Braggin' Writes (Dome Cracker Remix)

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Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Cream Team Lineup

D.I.T.C. - Thick

Notorious Big - Going Back To Cali

Nas - Get Down

Hieroglyphics - The Who

The Mexakinz - The Wake Up Show Ft. Xzibit

Screwball - F.A.Y.B.A.N.

Notorious Big - Party & Bullsh*t

Zion I - The Drill

Fat Lip - What Up Fatlip?

Rakim - When I Be On The Mic

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Def Squad - Full Cooperation

Alkaholiks - Likwit

Diamond D - The Best Kept Secret

Channel Live - Mad Izm

Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

EPMD - So Watcha Sayin

Lords Of The Underground - Psycho

A.D.O.R. - Let It All Hang Out

Main Source - Lookin At The Front Door

Slick Rick - Mona Lisa

Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder

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Notorious Big - I Got A Story To Tell

Goodie Mob - The World I Know

Dilated Peoples - Clockwork

Del The Funky Homosapien - Phoney Phranchise

Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard

De La Soul - The Bizness Ft. Common

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The Beatnuts - Props Over Here

Dela - How To Fish

Danny Brown - Grown Up (Gummy Soul Remix)

Gadget - Heart & Soul

Coco Solid - Wow

Gowe - Summer Breeze Sonatas

World Renown - How Nice I Am

One (A.K.A. B-1) - Verbal Affairs

Saukrates - Money Or Love

Notorious Big - Miss You

Boulevard Connection - Claimin Respect

Outkast - Elevators

Artifacts - Cmon With The Get Down

Notorious Big - The What Ft. Method Man

De La Soul "Plugged In" (prod. J Dilla)

My sh*t right now, De La Soul + Dilla!

Pete Rock "Roy Ayers Tribute" Mix

All the Roy Ayers jazz infused samples in the dope mix by the Soul Brother # 1 Pete Rock!

Get your Roy Ayers x Pete Rock T-Shirt now sold exclusively on pete-rock.myshopify.com
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Just Blaze on the Impact of Rick James (Video)

This is a brand new web-based series called Legends + Pioneers which combines animation with interviews with musical artists who speak about their influences. In the this episode, Just Blaze recalls meeting the legendary Rick James.

Yonas Michael "Dilla Day"

Dope Dilla Day tribute track.