New single from Respect Tha God off his debut album The Life In Times of Russell Ballegenger, which is in stores now. The album features Afu-Ra, Smif-n-Wesson, Fresh Daily, L.I.F.E. Long and more. Respect Tha God – “I Rap” (MP3)

Footage from last night’s performance, with appearances from Raekwon, Ghostface, and Smif N Wessun. [Source: EW]

In a recent interview over at HipHopDX, Smif-N-Wesson revealed plans to team with Pete Rock, whom would handle all of the production for the group’s forthcoming fifth LP. While contracts are not signed yet, the wheels are in motion. “We’re in the works, we’re talking, we’re going through the red tape and the papers and [cont.]

    Since Duck Down Records’ re-emergence in the summer of 2005, the legendary label has stayed busy, furiously dropping solid album after solid album. Tek’s new mixtape release, I Got This, is no exception. His extensive history with the label as one half of the dynamic duo, Smif N’ Wessun, as well as co-founding DD’s [cont.]

    In the mid-90′s New York City underground rap was ruling boom boxes and headphones nationwide.  With the emergence of Duck Down Records and its very talented roster, the duo known as Smif-N-Wessun dropped “Da Shinin” in January of ’95, and the rest is hip-hop history.  The singles “Bucktown”, Wreckonize” and “Sound Bwoy Bureill” further [cont.]