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Big A Lo releases TOP 15 HIP-HOP ALBUMS OF 2007!
2007 was a great year for hip-hop! From DILLAGENCE to BAYANI to THE COOL, here are Big A Lo’s top 15:
1. Blue Scholars – Bayani
2. Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
3. Kanye West – Graduation
4. Common – Finding Forever
5. Evidence – The Weatherman LP
6. Talib Kweli – Eardrum
7. Busta Rhymes & Mick Boogie – Dillagence
8. Jay-Z – American Gangster
9. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Return of the Magnificent
10. Statik Selektah – Spell My Name Right
11. Brother Ali – The Undisputed Truth
12. Marco Polo – Port Authority
13. Panacea – The Scenic Route
14. Royce 5’9” – The Bar Exam Mixtape
15. Guru – Jazzmatazz Vol. 4
Guru and Solar appear on Hip-Hop Nation in one of the most exciting interviews in the show’s history!
Hip-hop icon Guru (of Gang Starr fame) and superproducer Solar joined Big A Lo on the phone last on Thursday, 11/15, live on Hip-Hop Nation! The discussion revolved primarily around the state of the hip-hop world today. For a taste of some real hip-hop, be sure to check out Guru’s Jazzmatazz Vol. 4, featuring Common, Damian Marley, and more!
WMHB’s own DJ Maine Event presents Under the Radar, Vol. 1–in stores now!
Check out DJ Maine Event’s first album, DJ Maine Event presents… Under the Radar, Vol. 1, featuring some of New England’s top hip-hop groups! From budding acts like New Hampshire’s One Luv to one of the hottest underground rappers in the game today, Boston’s own Termanology, you need to check out Under the Radar, Vol. 1!! Pick up a copy online at www.myspace.com/djmaineevent or in-store at your local Bull Moose music store.
Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother interviewed on Hip-Hop Nation!
Big A Lo spoke with Big Pooh of Little Brother on the Oct. 18 edition of Hip-Hop Nation. Check out the interview highlights below, and don’t forget to pick up Getback when it drops on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd!!
Big A Lo selected as a member of the RapAttackLives.com Conference Call panel!
Shouts to Nasty Nes at Rap Attack for reaching out! For more info on Rap Attack and to check out the Rap Attack charts (including the weekly top 5 conference call picks), hit up www.rapattacklives.com!
WMHB’s own DJ MAINE EVENT to release first mixtape, Under the Radar, Vol. 1!
DJ Maine Event, a longtime member of WMHB and DJ for Hip-Hop Nation over the past summer, is currently prepping to release his first mixtape, titled Under the
Radar, Vol. 1. It will feature exclusive cuts from some of New England’s dopest hip-hop artists! Check out Hip-Hop Nation over the next few weeks as Big A Lo drops new music from the album. For more info and to preorder the album (mention Hip-Hop Nation and receive an additional track not on the record), holla at Maine Event at myspace.com/djmaineevent.
Hip-Hop Nation back on air every Thursday from 6-8pm EST!!!
Big A Lo is back in the studio for Hip-Hop Nation, the longest-running hip-hop show in Central Maine. Be sure to tune in every Thursday from 6-8pm EST for the first show of the fall season! Tons of new music was released over the summer, and we’ve got the hook up! Listen online at the links on the right.
Hip-Hop Nation featured in the CONNEX LIST Vol. 24.
Check out the newest edition (Volume 24) of the Connex List, the only magazine with the hip-hop yellow pages, available now in print or online! Click here to request the downloadable version.
Big A Lo’s Top 5 Albums of ‘07 featured in this week’s Audible Treats newsletter!
Check out www.audibletreats.com for more info, or click here to view the rest of this week’s Audible Treats Alert. Here are Big A Lo’s top 5 so far:
- Marco Polo - Port Authority
- Evidence - The Weatherman LP
- DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of the Magnificent
- Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
- Move.meant - The Scope of Things
