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Curtains "Black Folks" (Video)

Having dropped this on TML Radio* sometime ago this powerful song has received an equally powerful set of visuals. Sit back and listen. *It's coming back along with all the back issues!

Eminem "Relapse"

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Eight years ago Eminem was pissing everyone off. Today he is trying to do it again. We all know the story, he was at the top and fell off only to disappear from the public eye and then become a tabloid sensation, more so due to his exclusiveness. He lost his best friend which prompted some peace talks with another old friend (how about a Bad Meets Evil/Slaughterhouse collabo?) and went into the lab with the first person to see in him what we all did at one point in time. In a recent Vibe interview Shady stated that he is once again getting high off music again. While the depths of his addiction can be debated forever I will say that throughout Relapse it is clearly evident we are hearing a revitalized and energetic Eminem. Say what you will about his silly voices - I've hated plenty - they serve a purpose; no one wants to hear a story about young Marshall getting raped by his step father in a serious and somber tone, although I would have been fine not hearing the story at all. W

Thoughts from the Dome

Damn... I miss Tuesdays like this. It used to be such a great day for me. I would always know when I needed to get a ride to Fred Myer so I could cop the latest joint. Hopefully you can get out and help fight this recession with the purchase of at least one of the numerous albums hitting shelves today, but if not I won't hold it against you - I won't be coping any (and I really want that BlackOut 2 for banging in the new whip!) until I have a job locked up which could be soon but nothing is guaranteed right? Gotta stay on the grind, keeping my eyes open and get back to hitting the blog with all the hot reviews of some great Hip Hop music. But don't be thinking that's all were about here at The Musik Lounge - I'm an equal opportunity genre offender. I have spent the last several nights falling asleep to Jaberloop's project Check This Out! and I must say I'm glad I finally took their advice and checked it while awake. Not to say that their club brand of Jaz

Big Sean "UKNOWBIGSEAN"

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As I brush that dust off my shoulders from a little self imposed internet exile I find myself enjoying some new music (and some old) more than I had in months. In the words of Eminem (I’ve got plenty to say, be on the lookout for an in depth look at Relapse on the 19th) “Music gets me high again.” While everyone is still busy trying to define this burgeoning new movement within hip hop that has at times been described as “Hipster Hop” I’m gonna say we just call it some damn good rap music! Across the board we are seeing new, young artists pushing the bounds of what once was considered “comfortable” within our all to close minded genre. While Kanye has been busy doing his best Mike Jack impression and getting his ego deflated by South Park we have seen Big Sean sit on the shelf and collect some dust. Luckily he isn’t the patient type and has grabbed the premier mixtape DJ Mick Boogie for his latest jawn, UKNOWBIGSEAN . If missed the lead off track from this project we are privy to the