this is way too cool and a must to follow example
Rap Genius created a special Google Maps called The Rap Map
where all the important locations of the rap history are marked

we wanna see more of these!!!
like a rock history map or a Summer of Love rave map etc etc etc

Scotty Dynamo – Make it right [MP3]

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Here’s our last installment in our little Canadian hip hop/rap exposé, but certainly not the least. I kinda saved the best for last…

Scotty Dynamo is a 19 year old producer, rapper AND actor from Toronto, Canada. His style is actually not that far from The Girls Can Hear Us. In fact, when I heard him first, I thought it was a new track from the Ontario boys. Luckily, it wasn’t. So I got another set of songs to fall in love with.

Scotty also combines electronic dance floor friendly beats, with witty and poignant lyrics. But maybe even more so. Most of his tunes are full of analogue goodness. Some of them will make you wonder whether you’ve been teleported back to the 80s. On the other hand, his style sounds so very much “today” that you cannot help thinking that surely this must be the perfect soundtrack to the late noughties…

Despite his age, Scotty’s been around a while and has managed to secure a pretty decent online following and fan base. He has released his first EP (check iTunes or Amazon) – and I’m pretty sure we’ll hear from him again. Soon.

Until then, here’s “Make it right” from his debut-EP. Enjoy!

SPECIAL BONUS:

Scotty was kind enough to give us this stunning electro remake/remix/mash-up/wotsit as well, containing elements from Benny Benassi and Ace of Base and some wicked rhymes from the man himself. This is a definite must, folks! [MP3]

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The Girls Can Hear Us - I Know This Song [MP3]

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So let’s continue our little Canadian hip hop odyssey. Edmond Huszar & Will Steep from Ontario kind of rekindled my interest in rap and hip hop earlier this year. I was surfing to and fro, minding my own business, when all of a sudden I stumbled across their band The Girls Can Hear Us and caught up with this killer tune.

Having no expectations at all really – like I’ve said before, I lost interest in the early 80s – I started to listen. And it started in trademark hip hop style, with a few tentative beats and some slick quick rapping. Just when I was about to turn it off, the voice turned urgent, almost pleading. Together with an elegantly building piano, it caught my attention and enchanted me enough to buy the tune another few seconds. Well invested time, I must say.

Becasue all of a sudden I’m caught in an electro tinged banger that entirely blew me away and had me bringing out my air synth in no time… Magic. What do you think?

 
They may look like Slipknot with the masks but Hollywood Undead are much tamer rap/rock hybrid that somehow passed me by before despite being massive on myspace in the US.This is rock/rap at it's most stupid and fun – think Anthrax doing their raps (without Chuck D) and you're halfway there. So as a bit of a catch up I've posted two of their videos since they are due to tour Europe next month. Okay on second thoughts I've posted one of the videos because it's a return to the days of rock video's with cheap masks, swearing and scantily clad ladies. At least one of those counts as audiopornography!?

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A couple of days ago we posted the news that Joaquin Phoenix was becoming a rapper. Now, here's the proof.

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He 'Walked the Line' …
Now he's gonna 'Rhyme' it
Joaquin Phoenix is set to turn his back on acting to become a rapper.
His debut album will be produced by P Diddy.

Monday Kick.
A happy, positive craziness which helps to start an another week.

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A defendant had a hard time facing the music. Andrew Vactor was facing a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo in July. But a judge offered to reduce that to $35 if Vactor spent 20 hours listening to classical music by the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.

Vactor, 24, lasted only about 15 minutes, a probation officer said.

It wasn’t the music, Vactor said, he just needed to be at practice with the rest of the Urbana University basketball team. [read more @ AP ]

This is a kindda old, but still kicks ass.
Rap explained in charts

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