Record Store Day Black Friday: DJ Nu-Mark's "Zodiac Killah" 7-inch Feat. Method Man, Dan Ubick & Money Mark (Hot Plate/Fat Beats Records)

First and foremost, Happy Thanksgiving Day Weekend/Black Friday to all of our trusty readers out there and Happy Record Store Day Black Friday to my fellow crate diggers! Full disclosure: I'm pretty sure one of the first CD's I ever bought for my Walkman was Will Smith's 1997 solo debut, Big Willie Style. Regardless, it was definitely one of my earliest brushes with Hip-Hop/Rap, which ultimately, changed my life! A few of my earliest favorite Hip-Hop albums I discovered on my own were Atmosphere's Seven's Travels, Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill & Paul's Boutique, Wu-Tang Clan's Enter: The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers,) and Jurassic 5's Power In Numbers. The latter has always had a special place in my Hip-Hop-loving heart and I would soon, go on to discover DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist's heavily-bootlegged BRAINFREEZE, Chali 2na & Roc 'C's Ron Artiste' super-group, and Jurassic 5's "last" album, Feedback, released in 2006. However, after a few years apart, Akil, Chali 2na, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, Marc 7, and Soup AKA Zaakir, decided to reunite in 2013 for a round of shows across the globe and have since unleashed a number of new singles.

Earlier this year, Cut Chemist let loose his long-awaited sophomore album, DIE CUT, Soup has re-emerged as Fullee Love with an album entitled FREE, WHITE & 21 produced by Nicholas Eaholtz AKA Nick Green of The Internet, and Chali 2na released his 10-track Instrumentality EP. DJ Nu-Mark scored a big gig as the in-house DJ for Jensen "Hot Karl" Karp & Ben Winston's The Late Late Show with James Corden spin-off, Drop The Mic. It's hosted by Wu-Tang swordsmen Method Man and Stephen Baldwin's daughter, Hailey Baldwin. DJ Nu-Mark & The Katz provide cuts between celebrity battle raps, throw to commercial breaks with his top-notch DJ skills, and created a fresh "Drop The Mic Theme Song." For the past few years, DJ Nu-Mark has been painstakingly creating and released monthly zodiac-based Zodiac Tracks, which he mixes together directly from vinyl and uploads to his Facebook page. "It was a trip to get a cold call from James Corden's office to DJ Drop The Mic with Method Man as the host. My Zodiac Tracks vinyl mixes were a big factor in [the] producers picking me for the show," DJ Nu-Mark told HIPHOPDX during a 2017 interview.

"They were familiar with my production and knew I'd be able to create the theme song. Anyone who really knows me understands how much I like comedy, so it was an easy "yes" for me," Nu-Mark continued. Now, for Record Store Day Black Friday, DJ Nu-Mark has returned with his first taste of new music since ZODIAC TRACKS Season 2; for "Zodiac Killah," Uncle Nu recruited his Drop The Mic co-star, Method Man, as well as Dan Ubick & Money Mark. Meth, of course, provides sharp-tongued rhymes, as always, somehow, touching on all 12 zodiac/astrological signs in just under 2 minutes! Dan Ubick of Breakestra, Connie Price & The Keystones, and The Lions fame provides bass, guitar, and background keys; while Money Mark—whom you might know from his work with Beastie Boys, The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs or Handsome Boy Modelling School—provides his trademark Funky fresh keys throughout "Zodiac Killah." DJ Nu-Mark & Method Man's "Zodiac Killah" is now ~~available~~ SOLD OUT on 7-inch vinyl through Hot Plate Records, as distributed by Fat Beats. Although, it's available digitally on all major streaming platforms with Main, Clean, Inst. & Acapella versions of "Zodiac Killah" included, as well. It appears as though Slimkid3 (The Pharcyde) & DJ Nu-Mark AKA TRDMRK are planning to unveil some sort of follow-up to 2014's Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark... Just keep an eye on UncleNu's YouTube channel on or around February 1, 2019 at 1:00pm!

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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