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Deltron 3030: The Beer Is Coming
The press release reads as follows:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Deltron 3030′s Dan the Automator have teamed up to create Positive Contact, a hybrid of beer and cider based on Dan’s favorite ingredients and Dogfish Head’s innovative brewing practices.
Deltron 3030 is an adventurous hip-hop collaboration between Dan and Del the Funkee Homosapien. Deltron’s self-titled debut album, released in 2000, was an instant classic and is included on many hip-hop best-of lists. It got an 8/10 rating on NME, which called it “a crazed sci-fi journey to Planet B.S. that takes myriad detours around the galaxy. The most purely enjoyable hip-hop album of 2000.”
Over a decade in the making, the new Deltron 3030 album is set to drop this spring, and Positive Contact was brewed to celebrate the release.
Named after a key track on the first album, Positive Contact is a 9% ABV hybrid of beer and cider brewed with wood-pressed Fuji apples, roasted farro, a handful of cayenne peppers and a late dose of fresh cilantro. This sweet-and-sour Belgian-ish brew is a light straw color with fruity, cider-like notes. The cayenne and alcohol give it a warming finish.
The beer will be released in a dynamic box set of six 750-ml champagne bottles, with a 10-inch vinyl EP of four new Deltron 3030 remixes created exclusively for this project, and a list of Deltron 3030-inspired recipes from a small group of renowned chefs (see below). Invite some friends over, rock the album, drink the beer and whip up a multi-course meal. It’s a house party in a box.
Positive Contact box sets will be released in May throughout Dogfish Head’s distribution network, in accordance with local and state laws. Stay tuned.
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Ras Kass leaves the HRSMN
Ras Kass has announced that he is no longer part of The Four Horsemen, a super group that also consists of Killah Priest, Canibus and Kurupt.
In May 2011, the group revealed that it would release it’s official album that summer, but the LP failed to surface. RZA was said to be producing the album, which was also rumored to have a collaborative track with Slaughterhouse.
Statement below.
“It’s been weighing heavy on me for a minute, but I have to make an announcement. After discussing with some of the people in my group and some of my other friends, things have just gotten a little too complicated and out of hand, and some things, I don’t agree with. And so I’m officially resigning out of the Horsemen. It is what it is. I’m not going to make too many more comments about it, but the bottom line is, I’m no longer part of the Horsemen. I have relationships with certain people, but some things are just too complicated and not worth the drama that’s constantly popping up. I stand firmly with dope lyricism, dope people and I think everybody’s talented, but at this particular point, there’s a lot of shit I don’t agree with, so I have to step out of it. All respect to everybody. I’m going to continue doing what I do, making my music and fucking with who I fuck with. I wish everybody the best, but I think this is the best decision for me as an artist and as a man. So there it goes. I am no longer part of Horsemen. One love, that’s it.”
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De La Soul Speaks On “Scenario” Demo & ATCQ Documentary
In part two of our interview with De La Soul, DJ Pizzo speaks with Posdnous about A Tribe Called Quest’s “Beats, Rhymes, & Life” documentary. They also touch upon the original “Scenario” recording sessions, and the lost versions of the track with members of Tribe, Leaders, De La Soul, and Black Sheep. Check out the original demo versions below.
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Maino – “The Day After Tomorrow” Cover Artwork + Tracklisting
Another release for the already packed February 28th release date.
1. Intro
2. Never Gon’ Stop
3. Make That Money
4. Nino Brown
5. Need A Way Out (featuring Mista Raja)
6. Unstoppable
7. Gangstas Aint Dead (featuring Push Montana and Mouse)
8. Cream (featuring T.I and Meek Mill)
9. Let It Fly (featuring Roscoe Dash)
10. That Could Be Us (featuring Robbie Nova)
11. A Dream
12. Heart Stop
13. Heaven For A G
14. Messiah
15. Glad To Be Alive
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WZRD (Kid Cudi + Dot Da Genius) Tracklist
Cudder and Dot Da Genius have teamed to form WZRD for this offshoot project, dropping on February 28th. The Kid just released the tracklist via Tumblr.
1. The Arrival
2. High Off Life
3. The Dream Time Machine
4. Love Hard
5. Live & Learn
6. Brake
7. Teleport 2 Me, Jamie feat. Desire
8. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
9. Efflictim
10. The Upper Room
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FBI Releases Ol’ Dirty Bastard File
Thanks to the Freedom Of Information Act, the FBI has released their file on one Russell Tyrone Jones, known to most as The Ol’ Dirty Bastard. This document is chock full of goodies, some of it true, some of it assumption, linking to Wu-Tang Clan to organized crime and gang activity. You can read the entire document for yourself here – or check a breakdown of it’s juiciest bits courtesy of The Daily Beast.
Yeah, it probably was not a great idea for Dirty to mention on MTV that he was on welfare while being signed to Loud.
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Saigon – “Warning Shots 3″ Cover Artwork + Tracklist
Just Blaze and Saigon will follow-up their HHS Indie Hip-Hop Album of The Year (2011) with Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave. dropping January 24th. Here’s a look at the cover art and tracklisting.
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Azealia Banks Signs With Universal
Harlem femcee Azealia Banks has had a steady buzz on the internet, getting props from people like Steve Aoki and Kreayshawn via Twitter, thanks to her ode-to-dining-at-the-Y, “212″, which essentially a vocal version of Lazy Jay’s “Float My Boat”. She tweeted last night that she has now signed to Universal Music.
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Common Talks Drake Beef
Common speaks with Sirius Hip-Hop Nation about his ongoing feud with Drake, and discusses whether or not Serena Williams had anything to do with it….
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Lupe Fiasco And Pharrell Working On Joint LP
Lupe Fiasco made an announcement on his official site that both Food & Liquor 2 and a collaborative LP with Pharrell are n the works. While this may or may not take form as the CRS (Child Rebel Soldiers) project remains to be seen, as Kanye West’s name was not mentioned in the announcement, despite him being a member of the super-group. Lupe hinted to The Boombox last week that his Food and Liquor 2 LP is almost ready, but he is “waiting on” Atlantic. “The ‘Lupe album is [coming out] hopefully. It’s not on me,” he said. “It’s not done yet. I’m waiting on my record company, ain’t nothing changed. Same business, it’s on them.” Time for another protest?
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Ludacris Prepping “Ludaversal” LP For May
Billboard spoke with Ludacris about his new 2012 LP, Ludaversal, set for release in May. The first single is expected to hit in March.
“Usher is one person that I’ve already worked with and in terms of other artists, you can say that there’s going to be a lot of surprises on here,” he told Billboard. “It’s been a minute since I’ve been away from music, and there is just so much to talk about. So [the album] is mostly about my personal life, my travels, my experiences, rumors, gossip — you know, everything coming together in one.”
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Big K.R.I.T.’s “4evaNaDay” Mixtape Hits Feb. 20th
While Big K.R.I.T. will be releasing his Def Jam debut, Live From The Underground, in 2012, he will first release the next mixtape in his “4Eva” series with 4EvaNaDay. He announced today via Facebook that the tape will hit on February 20th, with the first single, “I Got This”, due February 1st.
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KRS-One and Kenny Parker Release “The BDP Album” On Itunes
Above, Kris gives an in-depth interview with The Archivest. Meanwhile, KRS has reunited with Kenny Parker for The BDP Album, which on sale now on Itunes.
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O.C. and Apollo Brown To Collaborate On “Trophies” LP
Apollo Brown announced that he has completed his full length collaborative album with legendary New York emcee OC (Word…Life, Jewelz). The album, titled Trophies, will be out March 27th on Mello Music Group. Apollo Brown has been locked away the last 6 months working on an amazing emcee/producer collaboration with the legendary OC. After trips back and forth between Detroit and NY, the album is in the final stages of mastering. Being that they’re friends and each a big fan of the other, the album was fluid in the making. The project was conceptualized in New York and then completely recorded in Detroit. The duo decided to keep the album pure Apollo & OC with no features at all. Each of the 16 songs have a different concept and feel with an overall sound that is straight to the point Hip-Hop, no gimmicks. Trophies will be released on Mello Music Group March 27th.
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Dr. Dre Says NWA Biopic Starring Their Kids Could Happen
In an on the street interview, TMZ discovered that the possibility of an N.W.A. movie could happen, starring the original members’ kids playing their fathers. Given each sons’ uncanny resemblances to their fathers, rumors have swirled that Curtis Young aka The Product would play Dr. Dre, OMG as Ice Cube, and Lil E as Eazy-E. When asked about the rumor, he suggested “We’re talking about it … we’ll see what happens.”
