Jef Plane - 'Staircase Freestyle'

A friend of the RFM family, Jef Plane from Marcy in Brooklyn, drops by every few weeks to kick some ill lyrics. Jef kills it in under a minute through this staircase snippet.

A feature story, tentatively entitled 'Boss Dey Plane!,' is coming to the blog in early 2010 because Jef 1 F has officially been dubbed an RFM Whiz Kid & is rumored to be auditioning for Mike TV's new doc 'Whiz Kids: Back 2 Da Streets Pt. 2' w/Khemist & Alise Wonder. Stay in Tune!!

AZ f. Nas "The Essence (Rmx)" (prod. by Baby Paul/BpZy)

Baby Paul, the original producer of the last awesome collab from dynamic New York duo Nas & AZ, is back with a remix of "The Essence" to promote his forthcoming mixtape, Undaground Veteran 1.5, which will be available for free download exclusively on www.coast2coastmixtapes.com. "The Essence Remix" is a faster paced contrast to the hypnotic original from AZ's 2002 underground hit 'Aziatic.' Not bad! CLICK TITLE! Thanks 2 CLOCKWORK MUSIC INC.

Jam Master Jay's Influence on Run-DMC's Style

The more we @ RFM watch portions of 2 Turntables And A Microphone the more we turn into pro-bono promo ppl, LOL. The film is a slamming doc that examines & celebrates the musical & cultural influence of one of the greatest DJs to ever spin a record. The above HIP HOP DX exclusive snippet tackles JMJ's cool & the consequences of it rubbing off on RUN & DMC. CLICK TITLE 2 PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF 2 Turntables And A Microphone!

"This is for My Pretty Girls"

I like this because I'm a huge proponent of pretty girls & OJ DA JUICE contributes a nice, coherent verse. Speaking of pretty girls, I'd like to comment on my newest guilty pleasure, THE BAD GIRLS CLUB. Last wk I was about to hit Subway for lunch with my girl when she put me D to the cliquish, catty Oxygen show.

Then today I get an email from HONEYMAG.COM promoting its video int with Ms. BAD GIRL herself, NATALIE NUNN. All I can say is I became less impressed with the girls' pretty as I watched her pop off @ her housemates and basically scream & punch her way to reality starlit status. Comming soon is pt. 1 of the HONEY thing; check out NATALIE's thoughts on her 'Twitter Beef' w/VANESSA SIMMONS.

Run DMC Some Suckas?

JMJ is painted as one of those rare spirits who knew the crucial value of its' role, influence and presence. The above vid is just an anecdotal slice of RUN DMC history. JMJ apparently was un-phased by his crews thirst for the spotlight.



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"Pursuit of Happiness" HD experience

Kid Cudi feat Ratatat & MGMT - "Pursuit of Happiness"
CLICK TITLE 2 VIEW A COMPLEX MAG INT W/THE DIRECTOR.

Very cool vid! Director Brody Baker and the crew provide an intimate window into the transient party life of the Man on the Moon on this particular night. Most of the camera angles get right up in KC's area as he spills champagne with DRAKE or contrasts his somber mood with the celebratory vibe around him.



KID CUDI & Universal Motown are doing a bang up job of buttressing CUDI's Man On The Moon album by letting the material speak for itself. Shout out 2 THINKTANK MARKETING. A CUDI/RFM interview experience will shuttle even more music fans 2 the moon!

Listen 2 "Walking (J.Period Remix)" ft. Jay Electronica

Click Title 2 Download because this is hot! J. Period never associates himself with anything corny & the Nneka remix project THE MADNESS (Onye-Ala) promises to be special. It blends remixes of international, genre jumping artist Nneka's songs with verses by emcees like Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, M-1, and General Steele. BTW, watch Nneka's video, "The Uncomfortable Truth," below. It's pretty great if I may say so myself. The song reminds me of MJ the Legend.



THE MADNESS (Onye-Ala) drops 12/15 @ www.jperiod.com/nneka. Check out Nigerian born Nneka @ www.nnekaworld.com.

Big Shout Out 2 DECON Records!!