Crown Royale Performance (TheMashUp.Net) from themashup on Vimeo.

Buff1 & DJ Rhettmatic both had a very successful 2009 and this year is shaping up to be the same as they get ready to drop their group project as Crown Royale. Here’s some footage of their performance when they stopped by the Mezzanine in San Francisco, via TheMashup.net.

Germany Loves Fashawn from Dirty Science on Vimeo.

Live from Berlin, Germany. A couple of hours ago, Fashawn, Exile and Blu stopped by the liquor store to pick up some wraps, papers, etc in Berlin, Germany. Juice Magazine, a popular German based hip hop magazine, did a feature on Fashawn and his recent album “Boy Meets World,” and the liquor store lady didn’t really care. She kicked us out anyways….

Blu, Exile, Fashawn are currently touring Europe for the next 2 weeks….I’m on the road with them, so I’ll do my best to keep you guys updated with show footage, random shit, etc…

Props to J Kim who I had the pleasure of meeting.

Rapper Task 1ne made a guest appearance as an interviewer for The Mash Up and he caught up with Abstract Rude, who just got finished performing at The Blue Lamp. AR freestyled his typical day, dropped some info on his upcoming release, Rejuvenation, and gave a wild description on his dream project.

Hit the jump for Abstract Rude’s performance at Blue Lamp…

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Sean Price – Figure 4

See the other two videos after the jump

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If you’re not up on the Closed Sessions project, it’s being done by the folks over at Ruby Hornet where they’re hooking up a Chicago MC up with an artist from out of town to record a record for the project, while capturing it all on camera. This session featured GLC & the legendary Bun B banging out the song Happiness Over Riches featuring BJ The Chicago Kid on the hook. Hit the jump for more info about how the song came together, the Closed Sessions project, & download the track. Read the rest of this entry »

We know that we just interviewed Exile a month ago, but Ex has so many things going on for him right now so we didn’t hesitate to see what’s up. From what he told Rose of The Mash Up, we heard that he and Blu were in the planning stages of a film, he elaborates more on his father’s music and also describes his unfortunate relationship with his father. Stay tuned until the end for an impromptu freestyle by Exile with Rose beatboxing. After the jump, you can find Exile rapping on stage during his live performance at Left Fest in San Francisco.

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You might remember AlBe Back for playing the character Brooklyn in the movie ATL with T.I., but lately he’s been more known for his music & this track shows why. Money features Macy Gray demonstrates this Bronx MCs ability to craft a feelgood uptempo track while still maintaining a level of lyricism.

Download: AlBe Back ft. Macy Gray-Money

Kidz In The Hall Invite You To The Land Of Make Believe…

Entirely Produced By Double-O and Features Appearances From Just Blaze, Colin Munroe, MC Lyte, Donnis, Amanda Diva, The Kid Daytona, Marsha Ambrosius

Kidz In The Hall are embarking on their next journey into the Land Of Make Believe. For Naledge, MC of Kidz In The Hall, he sees the project as “the moment we have worked for has come to a crossroad.  We strive for success in this music industry, but we have never taken time to look ourselves in the mirror and analyze what this industry has made us. As a lyricist, I used this album to serve as a soundtrack to my aspirations and to my downfalls, but also as a chance to evaluate who I am as a man compared to whom I envisioned myself to be.”

Cover Art, Tracklist and Release Date after the jump

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Bun B & GLC – Happiness Over Riches

Backstory and Tracklisting for Closed Sessions, Vol. 1 after the jump

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