The New Deal

.. Did y'all really expect me to be gone long? Well today was definitely crazy and I'm sure the next couple weeks will be to close out '08, but it's all good 'cuz I'm feelin' fresh n new like '09.

To pay homage to my new-found self, I'm hooking everyone up with some brand new hip-hop. Specifically, I'm talkin bout 10.Deep & DJ Benzi's latest tape The New Deal Mixtape, a showcase of some of today's rising stars like Wale, Kid CuDi, Naledge of Kidz in the Hall, Skyzoo, & Blu among others mixed in with heaters from vets like Common and Jay-Z.

It would be foolish to sleep on these dudes with such talent. Shouts to TSS for the heads up, Enjoy!

Download Here

Track List:

01. Benzi - 2nd Time Around (feat. Wale & Brother Ali)
02. Colin Munroe - Piano Lessons (feat. Joell Ortiz) (Produced by Black Milk)
03. Izza Kizza - Back To Miami (Produced by Koolade)
04. We Major Freestyle (Produced by The Kickdrums)
05. Blu - Spacejive
06. Wale - Pot of Gold (feat. Daniel Merriweather) (Produced by Mark Ronson)
07. Kidz In The Hall - Cool, Relax (feat. Jay Electronica)
08. Kid Sister - Get Fresh
09. South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Dipo Remix) (feat. Amanda Blank)
10. Kanye West - Paranoid (Remix) (feat. Big Sean)
11. Common - What A World (feat. Chester French)
12. Donnis - Party Works
13. Blaqstarr - Get Off (Produced by Diplo)
14. Jackie Chain - Rollin (Remix) (feat. KiD CuDi)
15. Benzi - Jockin (feat. Donnis, Naledge & Chip The Ripper) (Produced by Mano)
16. Hollywood Holt - Hollywood (Chaise Marcel)
17. Tittsworth - DAF (Say Wut Remix) (feat. The Federation)
18. Naledge - 10 Deep Freestyle (Produced by Double O)
19. Skyzoo - So Close (Produced by 9th Wonder)
20. Daytona - Lately
21. Jay-Z - Brooklyn Go Hard (Mick Boogie Remix) (feat. Santogold & Notorious B.I.G.)
22. Brooklyn Girls

Fresh New Look for '08...

After days of painstaking Photoshop work, Hits from the Blog has a new look for the new year. How do you like it? Leave a comment and let me know how I can improve your viewing pleasure.

Anyways, coming soon is the Hard-Hitters of '08 awards - where [dom corleone] gives his take on who and what in hip-hop will make headlines this year. Stay tuned!

p.s. got that new Katt Williams album, hilariously ridiculous

[it's pimpin' pimpin']

Nas Tells Details of Nigger

Nas chopped it up with MTV News about details for his new, controversial album Nigger. Read the article here.

A couple things he said that caught my attention:

"It's not an attack on white people at all. It's knowledge; it's understanding for all people. It's not an attack on any race."

This is good to hear.

"It's about the attacks that have happened to blacks, whites, all ethnicities. 'Mick' niggers, 'guinea' niggers, 'kike' niggers. I have a song called 'You a Nigger Too.' "

I guess Nas, you's a guinea too! He should make this the first single and see what happens.


[half man, half amazin']