In tradition of some of my other artist-centric mixes like “The Arrival Of Kendrick Lamar”, Pusha T “My Crown Weighs A Ton”, and Wu-Tang Killa B-Sides, I decided to focus on Danny Brown next, as he has a large catalog of loose tracks, b-sides, and remixes out there and is currently one of my favorite [cont.]

Spring is here, so that means Hellafine Fridays is back, to get your asses in shape for pool season (mine too) – so this mix is designed to do just that. This episode is representative of how I have been playing in the club lately, and also reflects my tastes across many different genres. Where [cont.]

Our yearly Blog So Hard mix is here, Blog So Hard 3: B-Side Wins Again, collecting 2013′s 25 best underground cuts that didn’t have an album or official mixtape to call home, released primarily via the blog scene. The tracklist coincides with the release of our “25 Best Blog Bangers” of 2013 list. Enjoy. Tracklist: [cont.]

1. Busta Rhymes + Q-Tip – “Thank You” 2. Eminem – “Love Game” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 3. Kanye West – “Flashing Lights (2013 TWRK Remix)” 4. Quickie Mart – “Ass Rotation (Smookie Illson Remix)” 5. The Rock-It Scientists – “Twurkk Lil Mama” (feat. Wewurrk Ent.) 6. Chase & Status – “International” 7. The Hood Internet [cont.]

In this interview, we speak with Cage and producer DJ Mighty Mi about their new record, Kill The Architect, available now on Eastern Conference Records. We also talk about the critical response to Depart From Me, Stanley Kubrick, working with Shia Labeouf, the demise of the indie hip-hop era, and more.

In my continuing quest to master all genres of DJing, today I present to you a special tech house edition of Hellafine Fridays. As an aging b-boy, tech house has always struck a chord with me thanks to it’s heavy employment of classic breaks and samples, many of which have been used on countless 80’s [cont.]

This week’s episode of Hellafine Fridays really zeroes in on what myself and my friends refer to as “the progressive format”. This is an even balance of hip-hop, house, trap, and twerk, with sprinkles of Top 40, and is what I believe the direction of where club music is going next. This is my favorite [cont.]

For this episode of Hellafine Fridays, in anticipation for Pusha T’s long overdue G.O.O.D. Music debut, My Name Is My Name, I did a pre-album mixtape, in the tradition of my other tapes like The Arrival Of Kendrick Lamar and Freedom Of Information w/ Talib Kweli. Focusing on the mixing rather than exclusives, this mix [cont.]

HELLAFINE FRIDAYS is a bi-weekly podcast series mixed by DJ PIZZO of fabulous Las Vegas. This series selects the best, breaking new tracks across all generes, as well as selections from Pizzo’s label, HELLAFINE RECORDS. And best of all, it doesn’t suck. We wish we could say that about everything. 1. Feel The Love (Woz [cont.]

Talib Kweli has been very prolific on the scene over the last year, with seemingly a never ending supply of well written verses flooding the blogs via remixes, guest spots, and b-side tracks. With his long-awaited LP, Prisoner Of Conscious finally hitting this year, for this episode of Hellafine Fridays, I hit up Talib about [cont.]

DJ Pizzo of HipHopSite.Com (that’s me) speaks with Slug of Atmosphere, before his performance at The Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. They talk about Atmosphere’s new single “Bob Segar”, the possibility of a new album, the Step Brothers project, Rhymesayers longevity, working with Diamond D, his Felt projects with Murs, and a [cont.]

I had a good conversation with my longtime friend Warren Peace, while hanging at XS last week. We spoke about where club music would go next, and the birth of “the progressive format”. This is something he and I, and a few other like-minded individuals have been championing for a long time, through our respective [cont.]

My original The Arrival Of Kendrick Lamar mixtape got such a positive response, that I decided to do a sequel. Kendrick Lamar Is The Future is a nod to Whoo-Kid’s 50 Cent Is The Future mixtape, which dropped 10+ years ago, and laid the blueprint for his career. For the cover, we wanted to mirror [cont.]

HELLAFINE FRIDAYS is a bi-weekly podcast series mixed by DJ PIZZO of fabulous Las Vegas. This series selects the best, breaking new tracks across all generes, as well as selections from Pizzo’s label, HELLAFINE RECORDS. And best of all, it doesn’t suck. We wish we could say that about everything. 1. Daft Punk – “Get [cont.]

Hey. You. Yeah, you. It’s swimsuit season. What are you doing sitting there reading this? You should be doing cardio and listening to Hellafine Fridays episode 007, mixed by DJ Pizzo. In fact, so should I. PEACE! 1. Keep On – Bass Kleph + Hot Mouth 2. Root Down – Pizzo + Manik 3. Ohh [cont.]

HELLAFINE FRIDAYS #006: “THIS IS NOT MIAMI” EDITION Doesn’t matter if you are headed to Ultra Miami or not, this weekend’s episode of Hellafine Fridays will either make the plane ride more enjoyable, or make you envious of all your industry friends that are going. This mix is packed with many of the biggest new [cont.]

VALENTINE’S CANDY WORKOUT EDITION. Since last episode was a special all hip-hop edition with “The Arrival Of Kendrick Lamar” mix tape, episode 005 of Hellafine Fridays is 100% house music. Or “EDM” as the kids (and corporate America) call it. Plus, lets face it, you are going to eat those delicious chocolates on your desk [cont.]

HELLAFINE FRIDAYS is a bi-weekly podcast series mixed by DJ PIZZO of fabulous Las Vegas. This series selects the best, breaking new tracks across all generes, as well as selections from Pizzo’s label, HELLAFINE RECORDS. And best of all, it doesn’t suck. We wish we could say that about everything. Tracklist: 1. “Strong” – Kid [cont.]

This week’s Hellafine Fridays podcast episode is a special edition, acting as volume two of last year’s massively popular Blog So Hard mix. Blog So Hard 2: All Blog Everything collects our favorite b-side / non-album tracks from 2012. As we were selecting our favorite blog-bangers from the year, we noticed a lot of slowed [cont.]

Here are parts one and two of our exclusive interview with A-Trak. In part one, we speak on A’s gig at 1-Oak Las Vegas, the new Fool’s Gold rap compilation “Loosies”, Danny Brown’s upcoming album “Old”, and more. In part two, A-Trak speaks on the EDM explosion, the emergence of Trap music, Serato vs. Traktor, [cont.]