I know the audio ain’t pristine but who cares. This was Prodigy’s last performance before he got sent upstate. Hence all the Free P shirts and hoodies you see on stage. Someone just commented on the video about why there are so many dudes up there. C’mon dun, do you not know what the name Mobb Deep means? Check out the 3:20 mark.

update: Mislabeled the track. What the heck was I thinking? Thanks to DaHipHopAdvocate for keepin’ me in check.

Last year, I took a trip to Argentina and Peru for three weeks. One of the many places I visited was the small town of Ushuaia, which is at the southernmost tip of South America, right across the water from Antarctica. Dubbed the End of the World by tourist agencies due to its isolated location, these videos took place in a hostel I stayed at. Picture a bunch of young people in the common area of the hostel talking, singing and having an overall great time. Then, imagine a random 50 year old dude walking in, picking up the guitar and singing songs for the next hour in Russian, Spanish and other languages I can’t remember off the top of my head right now. Truly a surreal event and definitely one of the highlights of my trip. Enjoy.

When done right, this is why I am a fan of acapellas over anything else. Peace to 8-Off the Assassin. link

The second tribute show dedicated to the memory of Roc Raida went down a few months back and was organized by Lord Finesse. Performers and appearances by the likes of Kool Herc, Jazzy Jay, Large Professor, Grand Puba, Sadat X, A.G., Immortal Technique, Neek The Exotic, O.C. and The Beatnuts. Peace to Ness for letting me record. More videos after the jump. link

Not the best display of turntablism by Rakim but I’m sure all of us will give him a pass. Still dope though.

After a slew of DJs paid tribute by rocking classic Roc Raida sets, they all decided to cut up “Rock The Bells” over and over and over again. History was made that night. link

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This historic tribute show went down a few weeks ago. DJs from all over the world joined together @ BB Kings in NYC to celebrate the life of Grandmaster Roc Raida. Legendary and groundbreaking turntablists such as Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, DJ Babu, DJ Craze, DJ Shortkut and many more paid their respects by performing some of Roc Raida’s classic sets. Hit the continue button for more videos. Enjoy. link

Recent footage of the Goodie Mob reunion show in NYC. All of em, especially Big Gipp, ripped it despite the fact that most people left after Slick Rick performed. No offense to The Ruler but a damn shame if you ask me. link

Managed to edit some of the videos from the show on Friday. If you’re counting, yes, that was less than a week ago, which is some sort of record for me or something. But I know these is the internets so, hopefully, YN will excuse my tardiness. More videos after the jump. link

Finally uploaded the videos I recorded from Raekwon’s album release party @ Santos. I dubbed it “The Purple Tape Update” because, well, it sounds cool. The rest of the videos after the jump. link

Probably the highlight of the night for me. More videos to come shortly. link

Busta Rhymes is a trip. He came out to introduce Raekwon and went into a hilarious recount of when he bought Raekwon’s first album on the purple cassette tape. link

KRS-One and Buckshot rocking their first single off the new collabo album “Survival Skills.” link

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