2013 Honorable Mentions.....

Prodigy (Mobb Deep)----Albert Einstein

This combo (Prodigy & Alchemist) have been knockin out shit since late 90's....Once again Alchemist gives Prodigy sum Dusted out Muzik while Prodigy narrates the NYC Lifestyle...Killer LP

GreenHouse Effect-----(Bend But Don't Break) Straight fro Ohio Blueprint & Illogic give that pure HipHop shit with sum Righteous & Political News for all u Ratchet Suckas...

Joey Bada$$-----(Summer Knights) This New MC is hittin 1.0000....straught BKLYN cat that can spit and understands what Hip Hop means.....

GhostFace Killah (WU-TANG)------(12 Reasons to Die (Apollo Brown Tape Version) Ghost's puts another Gem in the can....There was 2 Versions of this....the Apollo Brown version is on sum ILL Hip Hop shit....they Both Great...Jus Fuckin check it

Earl Sweatshirt (ODD FUTURE)------(Doris) Been waiting for a min for this Odd Future cat to come out.....THis kid reminds me of a Nas flow...classic rhymes and beats are sick

DuRag Dynasty------(360 Waves) Planet Asia's Gold Chain Militant Crew come out swingin' with the help from ALCHEMIST....Smokin mUzik...Nuff said

Czarface (INSPECTAH DECK & 7L AND eSOTERIC)------(Self-Titled LP) Inspectah Deck from the WU goes to Boston to hang out with 7l & Esoteric to make a Classick LP with Rhymes & Beats

Sean Price------(MIC Tyson) This cat been in the game for a minute....don't Fuck wit Sean P!!!Lyrics to go Plus Beats equals NYC HipHop

Apollo Brown & Planet Asia – God Hour

About a year ago, Gensu Dean began working on a project (“Abrasions”) with Planet Asia. At the same time, label-mate Apollo Brown began working with Guilty Simpson on a record (“Dice Game”). The two producers lamented the other working with Guilty and Asia, respectively. So, an idea hatched: the two decided to challenge each other and create new versions of the other’s respective projects. Apollo would take half of Gensu’s album vocals with Planet Asia and rework them into the vision he had, while Dean would do the same to Guilty Simpson’s verses. The result is one project with two sides: “Abrasions: Stitched Up” and “Dice Game: Shaken,” set for release on January 14, 2014. “Ink Blotches” and “God Hour” are the first two drops from the project.

Gensu Dean & Guilty Simpson – Ink Blotches

About a year ago, Gensu Dean began working on a project (“Abrasions”) with Planet Asia. At the same time, label-mate Apollo Brown began working with Guilty Simpson on a record (“Dice Game”). The two producers lamented the other working with Guilty and Asia, respectively. So, an idea hatched: the two decided to challenge each other and create new versions of the other’s respective projects. Apollo would take half of Gensu’s album vocals with Planet Asia and rework them into the vision he had, while Dean would do the same to Guilty Simpson’s verses. The result is one project with two sides: “Abrasions: Stitched Up” and “Dice Game: Shaken,” set for release on January 14, 2014. “Ink Blotches” and “God Hour” are the first two drops from the project.

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Common – “War” (Produced by No I.D.)

Common and No I.D. address the violence in Chiraq on the first discharge from their upcoming collaborative album, Nobody Smiling.

Clarks Originals + MF DOOM Documentary

In late 2012 Lex began working with DOOM to create a unique collaboration for Clarks Originals. Born from DOOM’s love of the iconic wallabee, the S/S ’14 DOOM shoe has been crafted by the super villain with some of the finest materials available, and in 2014 DOOM will be one of two Clarks Originals Pioneers. Butter soft grained brown leather from UK based tannery Steads has been used for the upper and folded over at the heel to reveal the suede inside. The stitching on the toe of the wallabee is made from a special light reflective 3M material that glows when light is shone onto it – this same detail is also repeated throughout the brown striped laces. The lining of the shoe is a custom repeat mask pattern material in cream and grey with each mask containing the red ruby. The insole is embossed with a genuine DOOM signature.To finish, the back of the heel is embossed with the iconic DOOM mask and the classic wallabee tab is remixed with a DOOM throw on the reverse. The box was designed by Lex and DOOM and features a mask emboss across the top, DOOM’s official throw on the sides and a custom Haiku by DOOM. The wallabees will be available to pre-order from the Lex shop in mid January and released worldwide on the 14th February 2014.

Fresh Off The Boat With Eddie Huang: London (Part 1 & 2)

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