No Freebie Friday today, but you do get a new batch of songs straight from the mansion. Proceed for tracklist and linkage. Read the rest of this entry »

The songs you’re about to witness have been meticulously handpicked by Rizoh with the sole purpose of infusing your speakers with awesomeness. These cuts are great individually (well, some of them), but together they’re one hell of a sonic Jenga. Besides, this may be the only time you’ll ever see Pumpkinhead and Rick Ross together.

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Just what I’m feeling at the time, Ladies and Gentlemen. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone familiar with Charles Darwin’s “natural selection” can see how this theory directly applies to the music industry, particularly hip-hop. Since the music environment is unable to support unlimited growth, not all artists get to showcase their full potential. With variation, differential traits, and a healthy dose of buzz, survival by natural selection becomes an inevitable outcome. Survival of the fittest, if you may. On so many levels, this playlist attempts to capture that struggle for existence.

Tracklist and download link below.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Rizoh’s Radio 32 — a hip-hop playlist meticulously designed to keep you entertained at home, gym, or on the long commute to work.

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To quote one of the songs on RR 32, Stay Up.

Funny how situations sometimes find a way to sort themselves out. For RR 31, I was going to drop about 15 - 20 (instead of 31) songs for lack of sufficient quality material. But in the last couple of days of working on the compilation, a flurry of hot new songs started raining like confetti.
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It’s been long in the making but Rizoh’s Radio 30 is finally here. And yes, it’s 30 songs deep. I named it Savage Bounce because there’s plenty of contrast on this mix.

It builds up slowly with some commentary on the state of hip-hop and society, and then evolves into a block party. That pretty much sums up the two sides of our story. Today’s society is rife with figurative savages, be it ferocious world leaders or barbaric corporate head honchos who continue to enrich themselves at the expense of the not-so-privileged.

The “Bounce” aspect represents our reaction to those societal ills. Amidst soaring gas prices and economic crises, we somehow manage to dance away our troubles. Thus the title, Savage Bounce.

One more thing, I’m aware that Q-Tip’s “Getting Up” appears twice on this mix. No, Q-Tip didn’t put a gun to my head and force me to impose his new single on you. Turns out he created an extended version in addition to the main version for the purpose of inciting a remix craze. So, if you’re an aspiring MC, Tip wants you to hop on “the end where the beat and bass are NAKED!! Take that sh*t and get busy!!” His words, not mine.

Enough talking already. Go ahead and grab it while you can. Feedback, suggestions, and fridge-throwing are always welcome.
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The 29th installment of our Rizoh’s Radio series is here. I broke my tradition of restricting the compilation to mostly new songs by including a few dated tracks, such as Saigon’s “Believe It.” It’s just a terribly catchy song and I figured some people would appreciate its inclusion. See full tracklist and download link below.
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Your music fix is back in full force. This week’s installment is loaded with 28 cuts, freshly harvested from the ever-expanding hip-hop garden.

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I used to envy radio DJs before I became a blogger, because they had access to some of the hottest instrumentals. Back then, I would hear the “Hard Knock Life” beat or “In Da Club” beat playing in the background as Mr. DJ rambled on about the string of joints he’s getting ready to spin for the hour, and I always wondered if it was possible for a regular Joe to get his hands on those prestigious instrumentals. That was then. This is now.

What follows is a new compilation, chock-full of flaming instrumentals.
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