The Basement Mixtape series is a compilation of global HipHop acts with the aim of bridging the gap between the old and new, the remote and accessible, it is hard and smooth, and to give lesser-known acts a chance to shine with their better-known counterparts – the outcome of this is a symbiosis of live, raw and uncut 70 minutes of music.

The third installment in the true school mixtape series takes two major steps forward and a insightful step back, bringing original rap over booming beats cut up by DJ Devastate, Mat the Alien and Dj Achilles to deliver the heat this winter.

Featuring artists such as Kool G Rap, Termanology, Rass Kass, Shyheim, Bahamadia, Sean Price and many more, the line up blend the best of both worlds. The underground famous partnering with the up and coming hungry results in an unabridged soundscape fill the 70minutes with hunger, dirt and a lot of respect for the art of hiphop. The mixtape is packaged in an original digifile format and is shipped together with a limited editio basementality t-shirt for a price of 15usd/12eur including worldwide shipping.

GET THE MIXTAPE AND THE LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT RIGHT HERE

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A truly self-made success, Marc Ecko is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Marc Ecko Enterprises. Whether through apparel, multimedia, video games, or philanthropy, his artistic vision engages and inspires today’s youth worldwide.

So yeah, basically you can pimp your Google Chrome Browser, Marc Ecko Style. It’s hella fresh and we can’t wait for the P Diddy version tho …

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In 2009 game companies are trying to level the playing field with games like “Def Jam Rapstar,” Activision’s “DJ Hero” and Genius Products’ “Scratch:The Ultimate DJ,” but given the industry’s track record we’re still pretty skeptical. Take a trip down nightmare memory lane with us as we look back at seven of the worst rap-related games in history.

Make My Video: Kriss Kross (Digital Pictures, Sega CD 1992)

Rap games will make ya Jump! Jump! Sorry, we couldn’t resist. A precursor to DIY video mash-ups, the “Make My Video” Series had a very simple premise: edit the artist’s videos live, alternate between stock footage and extra clips, add effects, and so on. In its era, this was pretty revolutionary stuff. But there really wasn’t an end goal in sight. Say you edited the video to maximize the amount of Jermaine Dupri screen time and put all kinds of crazy effects on the Mack Daddy and Daddy Mack, now what? Kriss Kross’s clothes weren’t the only thing ass backwards about this game.

B.Rap Boys (Kaneco, Arcade 1992)

Although it doesn’t feature them, the lead characters in this arcade follow-up to the flagrantly racist DJ Boy were based on none other than the Beastie Boys. According to Beastiemania, “A prototype cabinet was made using the Check Your Head logo on one side and a white picture of the Beastie Boys on the other. The control panel had each of the Beastie’s names next to each joystick . . .” But Kaneco and the Beastie’s couldn’t agree on licensing, and so the three dorks you see on the game’s poster are what you were left roaming the streets of New York with. The characters each rode a skateboard, bike and rollerskates to get them around town. My how things haven’t changed.

Shaolin Style (Activision, Playstation 1999)

The mighty Wu-Tang Clan didn’t just inspire streetwear and sneakers, the Wu Killer Bees hoped to take the video game world by swarm with this half-baked fighting game. The game’s plot centered around the kidnapping of a Wu-Tang master from Staten Island, who needs to be rescued by members of the Wu-Tang Clan. Putting out this game was a lesson in rap branding 101, but clearly Rza was smoking some of that “digi” during the game’s development.

50 Cent: Bulletproof (Sierra Entertainment, PS2/Xbox 2005)

Remember when Curtis Jackson was almost as big as Michael Jackson? This game dropped at the height of 50 mania, taking something that worked (“Grand Theft Auto“) and packaging it with a rapper attached. The game was critically panned as a result. A bonus was that there was a wealth of G-Unit music included with the game, which was (as opposed to now) kind of a big deal in ‘05. 50 followed up last February with “Blood on the Sand“, a better game, but without a hit record to go along, not many people seemed to care.

Def Jam Vendetta (EA Sports BIG, PS2/Gamecube 2003)

You play with one of four different characters, go through a pretty standard story mode, and end up in an underground wrestling circuit fighting artists who were signed to Def Jam at the time (Ludacris, Scarface, NORE, Redman, DMX). The concept was actually pretty stupid, but the wrestling action was good, and fighting with Ghostface’s eagle on his arm earned the game some cool points. Def Jam released two later editions (”Fight for NY” in 2004 and “Icon” in 2007), but there probably won’t be any more versions, because Ne-Yo fighting The Dream for, well anything, is pretty lame.

Funkmaster Flex Digital Hitz Factory (Jack of All Games, PlayStation2 2004)

Hey, you know that song that radio DJ Funkmaster Flex produced? The really great one that everyone was playing everywhere that went like ten times platinum? Of course you don’t, because Flex is a DJ and not a record producer so it’s kinda silly to have him slap his name on a music game where you produce music. The game featured 16 track virtual mixing decks, 16,000 built-in sounds, allowed players to record samples from CD, tape, and live instruments– and it even came with a USB-compatible microphone. Not too shabby, but we just can’t forgive the dumb endorsement and their pseudo-hip-hop spelling of “hitz.”

PaRappa The Rapper (Sony Computer Entertainment, Playstation 1996)

Red hip-hop style skullcap? Check. Baggy urban style jeans? Check. Microphone in one hand while the other is in a perpetual record rub gesture? Check. We’ll admit PaRappa and his “I Gotta Believe!” mantra were kinda cute but this rappin’ dog was pixelated proof that hip-hop could be watered down and repackaged for kids of all ages. Remember when Nas said “hip-hop is dead?” This critter helped to kill it.

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Needless to say, Smif-N-Wessun have cemented their place fairly as one of the groups that were bringing the Golden Era to what it was back in 95 with the release of now Epic Dah Shinin’ LP. Personally I think that release might be the best to ever come out of the Duck Down Squad and it somehow feels that they strive to emulate those glory days by steadily bringing us new material with in a classic format. One part of Smif-n-wessun, namely Steele here AKA General Steele returns with a Blaxploitation inpired release on the new Bucktown USA imprint.

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This one is for my man Cee that together with Bekah form the group Cee & Bekah. He is also running the Movement Fam Record comapny signed to Kevin Nottinghams Hip-Nott Records recently! We got more Designs coming from the land down under (Where women blow and men chunder)! Stay tuned and be shure to check their page out http://www.themovementfam.com

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Evolutionary Logotype

This one is for my man Toby of the group Inverse who is working on some solo stuff. It’s that California swag, the symbolicism of constant elevation, growth and maintaining your down to earth side while rising to the occasions. I can definitely see T-shirts with this one – no doubt!

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This one is for my man DJ Juan Havana from Advance Patrol. He is starting his own label and this is the image to front it all. My idea was to create something hot, eclectic and with a slight touch of refrences to both Scarface and old Soviet Propaganda!

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Check it right hurrrrrr …. !

Don’t forget to holla back if you like what you see

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Singer Issac Hayes seen performing in the U.K. last year. Hayes was found dead Sunday at age 65.
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Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.

Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m., the sheriff’s department said.

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