Thought we were just done after the Kendrick show on Friday? Floridian residents of the dopehouse: On Saturday, October 29th, the dopehouse is set to take over Miami’s Eve Nightclub, and here’s your chance to win passes to catch ¡Mayday!, ArtOfficial, J NiCS, QuESt, Ghostwridah and Parable The MC perform. How do you enter to win? Simple: enter your full, real name and legit email in the c-section down below where applicable (not in the comment itself, unless you want some random spam bot flooding your inbox for the next 50-11 years), and write “Miami” in the comment. I’ll pick two persons out of the mix as the winners (a pair of tickets each). It’s not that hard, right? Floridian residents/those who actually plan on being in Miami the time of the event enter only. Good luck.

Tri-State Area residents of the dopehouse: On Saturday, October 22th, Duck Down Records and Blacksmith Records are set to take over Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, and here’s your chance to win passes to catch the likes of Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae, Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun, Kidz In The Hall, Statik Selektah and more perform. How do you enter to win? Simple: enter your full, real name and legit email in the c-section down below where applicable (not in the comment itself, unless you want some random spam bot flooding your inbox for the next 50-11 years), and write either “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka” or “Get By” in the comment. I’ll pick two persons out of the mix as the winners (a pair of tickets each). It’s not that hard, right? Tri-State residents/those who actually plan on being in New York the time of the event enter only. Good luck. Click here for more information.

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Thought we were just done after the Kendrick show on Friday? Floridian residents of the dopehouse: On Saturday, October 29th, the dopehouse is set to take over Miami’s Eve Nightclub, and here’s your chance to win passes to catch ¡Mayday!, ArtOfficial, J NiCS, QuESt, Ghostwridah and Parable The MC perform. How do you enter to win? Simple: enter your full, real name and legit email in the c-section down below where applicable (not in the comment itself, unless you want some random spam bot flooding your inbox for the next 50-11 years), and write “Miami” in the comment. I’ll pick two persons out of the mix as the winners (a pair of tickets each). It’s not that hard, right? Floridian residents/those who actually plan on being in Miami the time of the event enter only. Good luck.

This weekend kicks off a few events the dopehouse will either present or participate in. Alongside the QN5 Megashow there is also Dallas Penn and Combat Jack’s second BYOBBQ and A (2)Dope Rooftop Party (unofficially) kicking things off tomorrow (August 17th). It’s free, people: what more do you need to know? See y’all there.

So after Toronto I’m heading right back to the Rotten Apple for a shit-ton of various events from the likes of Slaughterhouse, Emilio Rojas, YC The Cynic, Add-2 and more. Check the flyers down below, and I hope to see you all there.

As many of you know, February 7th was both J DIlla’s birthday and ten years to the day of Big Pun’s passing (and February 6th being Bob Marley’s birthday). With that said, Cookin’ Soul and the dopehouse pay homage to the work of the two legends on this project featuring Big Pun raps over J Dilla instrumentals. Tracklist and link down bottom.

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I’ll admit, I was sleeping a little bit on Freddie Gibbs, and was somewhat surprised at how quickly his name has garnered buzz around these here parts. But it was the cut he did with Pill, “Run Up To Me,” which finally caught my attention. After his guest appearance on (2)Dope Radio this past weekend, Freddie and Co. was gracious to let me see and listen to a few things he has coming up (including a track with Phonte), and also threw me a few DJ-free tracks, as well as a previously unreleased track Freddie had forgotten he’d even done. I’ve compiled these tracks into an EP for the masses. This way I’m hoping nobody else is caught sleeping the way I was. Tracklist and link down bottom. SHAKE UPDATE: I wasn’t around when this went up or I would have put together this cover earlier. I saw a few folks asking for some artwork, so here’s a little something for y’all iPod/Zune. I also added a bonus freestyle from Gangsta Gibbs that went down on Toca Tuesdays w/ DJ Tony Touch. And be sure to check out part 2 of his interview with Baller’s Eve Radio.

Harlem representative Malik-16 drops his (2)dope sponsored Left Coast-inspired mixtape, brought to you by your favorite website and The Vault in Harlem. Hit the cut for the link and tracklisting.

Announcing the 2009 Okayplayer Holiday Jammy in New York City a week from today on Tuesday December 15th at BB Kings in Time Square. Featuring The Roots and special guests, a special OkayAFrica set with Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, plus DJ Brainchild on the 1s and 2s. We will also be celebrating Brainchild’s 30th Birthday!

If you’re not in New York Tuesday, you auto-lose. Hit the link below to RSVP.

RSVP: OKP x 2DB x Decon x Rocksmith x Karmaloop = 2009 Okayplayer Holiday Jammy featuring The Roots

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If you’ve followed the site for the past year or so, you’d know that I’ve been a fan of Kansas Cit’s D/Will ever since I was put on to him and made him a (2)Dope To Sleep On… entrant. With a sound that’s more Motown than City Of Fountains, I would always mention how ol’ boy would remind of J Dilla at times when his beats were matched with the right person.

Outasight, on the other hand, is an artist that came seemingly out of nowhere a year ago, when the homegirl Starr put me on to his music almost a year ago. Equal parts soulful crooner and heavy spitter, I can say that it took a little while to get used to that, but when he dropped From There to Here: An Album Prequel in March, it changed my perceptions of him and I became a full-fledged fan.

“Downtown In My Mind” dropped with D/Will on the boards back up OU, and it instantly became one of my favorite songs of the year (the many plays it gets on (2)Dope Radio and the fact that the instrumental is my ringtone can attest to that). What I didn’t know, though, was that the two of them had worked together on various songs for years. Which brings us to this point.

As a form of a “one man, one producer” type series I’m kicking off, I gathered this collection of D/Will-produced Outasight tracks the two have done over the past few years for everyone to enjoy (and perhaps get D and OU to work together/make an entire project together one day?). With some of these tracks from past projects, or on a mixtape or hard to find thanks to dead links, these NoDJ, CDQ tracks are indicative of the perfect synergy the two of them have when working together. I hope that everyone who downloads this as well enjoys their music and encourages them to work together again.

Make sure you cop D/Will & Stik Figa’s hellogoodbye, and be sure to cop Outasight’s Further project, presented by LRG, when it drops next Tuesday, December 15th.

Tracklist and link under the cut.

So aside from giving away Zunes and whatnot, we’ve also been hit up to give away a DJ Hero prize pack today, featuring the DJ Hero game and turntable controllers for the Playstation 2 (don’t ask), for one lucky winner. How to enter? Simple. Answer the following question in the c-section:

Eminem and Jay-Z sampled Labi Siffre’s “I Got The…” in a song. Name me the songs that used the sample.

Don’t forget to leave your full name and actual email address in the required spots (not as a comment itself) in the section. I’ll randomly choose one person from those entries as the winner. Good luck. UPDATE: Contest closed.

VISIT: DJ Hero.Com | DJ Hero Youtube

Saturday was the final night of CMJ Week, and last night at the Blender Theatre the entire Duck Down roster closed the curtain in what was easily my favorite show of the week. Here are the highlights of the show, and once again props to Audible Treats, Duck Down and Coal Mine for allowing us to be a part of their respective shows. 2DB x SWSW? Let’s hope so…

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