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Hot Traxxx / PRO - Snakes & Ladders

« on: January 14, 2011, 08:11:16 AM »

PRO - Snakes & Ladders



Anyone heard this yet?

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Hot Traxxx / Reflection Eternal - RPM

« on: May 21, 2010, 04:32:54 PM »

Track List:

01. RPM’s
02. City Playgrounds
03. Back Again (ft. Res)
04. Strangers (Paranoid) (ft. Bun B)
05. In This World
06. Got Work
07. Midnight Hour (ft. Estelle)
08. Lifting Off
09. In The Red
10. Black Gold Intro
11. Ballad Of The Black Gold
12. Just Begun (ft. Jay Electronica, J Cole And Mos Def)
13. Long Hot Summer
14. Get Loose (ft. Chester French)
15. So Good
16. Ends (ft. Bilal)
17. My Life (Outro)

Who's heard this? Whats the verdict?

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Hip Hop Events / Kingpinn Life Anniversary 2010

« on: May 12, 2010, 09:05:05 AM »

Today May 12th 2010 marks seven years since the pa**ing of our brother Tonderai "KingPinn" Makoni. It is never easy but every year we celebrate his legacy and remember one of the best to represent Zimbabwean indeed African authentic hip hop.

The official site is live now with some more information on the legacy and music for all to share:
http://www.thekingpinn.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=101

Get familiar.

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Geek Section / Ironman 2

« on: May 10, 2010, 09:00:22 PM »

Thoughts? Loved? Hated?

Comic geeks? Casual action movie goers?

deac where you at? Put that copy of new moon down you have been summonded.

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Movie Talk / Clash of the Titans

« on: February 03, 2010, 09:40:25 AM »

What no hype for this one on AG?

deac you slacking. Put the New Moon down & speak on this:

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Hot Traxxx / BEST coverart package EVER!

« on: January 30, 2010, 07:24:36 AM »

Freeway & Jake One:


I haven't bought a CD in over a year. I may have to buy this one for the package alone.

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Sports Arena / COSAFA 09

« on: October 29, 2009, 05:33:58 AM »

Zimbabwe 3 > South Africa 2

HARARE, (CAJ News)-SOUTH Africa bowed out of the COSAFA Senior Challenge at the semi-final stage after going down 3-2 to hosts Zimbabwe in a penalty shootout at Rufaro Stadium yesterday.

http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/2009102826073/football/zimbabwe-knock-sa-out-of-cosafa.html

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Geek Section / Tekken 6

« on: October 26, 2009, 06:01:53 PM »

The King of the Iron First tournament returns tomorrow worldwide. Who wants it?!

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Hot Traxxx / Royce - StreetHop

« on: October 19, 2009, 05:12:47 AM »

Royce the 5'9 - Street hop (2009)



01.”Gun Harmonizing” (feat. Crooked I)
02.”Count for Nothing”
03.”Soldier” (feat. Kid Vishis)
04.”Something 2 Ride 2″ (feat. Phonte)
05.”Dinner Time” (feat. Busta Rhymes)
06.”Far Away”
07.”The Warriors” (feat. Slaughterhouse)
08.”A Brief Intermission” (skit)
09.”New Money”
10.”Shake This”
11.”Gangsta”
12.”Mine in Thiz” (feat. Mr. Porter)
13.”Street Hop 2010″
14.”Thing for Your Girlfriend” (feat. Kay Young)
15.”On the Run”
16.”Murder”
17.”Bad Boy” (feat. Jungle Rock Jr.)
18.”Part of Me”
19.”Hood Love” (feat. Bun B & Joell Ortiz)

LINK REMOVED/files/292151988/rd.zip

I have been listening to this album a lot this weekend. ROyce is going hard. I am not sure what the longevity of it will be (I hardly listen to Slaughterhouse these days) but he is dunking all over this.
Thoughts?

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Sports Arena / SouthERN African Football

« on: October 13, 2009, 07:56:17 PM »

Looking at the WC qualifying looks like no SouthERN African teams will qualify.

Whats wrong with our SourthERN African football?!

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Geek Section / FIFA 10

« on: September 17, 2009, 06:55:50 PM »

Oct 02 Release date in the UK. When is out in S.A.?
Lets talk about it. Is PES still better? Deac where you at with the screenshots?. Paging Pyro, Subzee et al gamers and stans.

Full list of updates:

Fifa 10 Release Dates

* UK - 2nd October 2009
* Europe - 2nd October 2009 (a**umed)
* US - 20th October 2009
* Worldwide - TBC

Fifa 10 Soundtrack (Listen to it here)
http://www.ea.com/music/the-official-fifa-soccer-10-soundtrack

Fifa 10 Covers
Shitty American Cover (Blanco, Lampard, Kljeistan)

Awesome UK Cover (Walcott, Rooney, Lampard)

Germany (Schweinsteiger, Rooney)

Spain (Benzema, Xavi)


Fifa 10 General Improvements

* 360° dribbling
* Skilled dribbling, holding LB/L1 goes in to a high-res dribbling motion, can be used to take players on.
* Custom Set Pieces, offline and online, online CSPs may be disabled if certain routines and abused online. *edited*
* Training Mode Added with x versus x custom number of players.
* 'Anything goes' practice matches (no referee!)
* Realistic fatigue system, no more 90 minute sprinting!
* Continuous play, less cut-scenes that break up the play, fouls, yellow and red cards etc do not have cut-scenes *edited*
* Realistic weather patterns and night matches
* Ability to do long "rory delap" type throw-ins
* Goal side flat ad boards on the pitch are gone
* Improvements to the advantage rule
* No scoring from kick off
* Graphic improvements, you can see players breath in cold weather, player graphics have been redone and are an improvement on last year
* Goalkeepers can get sent off
* Greatly improved goalkeepers with ability to make double saves
* New nets
* Improved ball physics, ball feels heavier and does not 'float' across the pitch
* Improved player awareness, no more getting in the way of cross field pa**es
* CPU will perform skill moves
* Can change the freekick taker during the game
* Improved ball control/trapping
* Game speed faster than 08 but slower than 09
* Able to move the wall when defending freekicks
* Improved tackling physics, the player goes for the ball and not through the opponent
* Improved shooting mechanics, two stage, first half of power up controls power and second controls height, possible to drive shots
* Overhaul of animations, all completely new, walking/sprinting with and without the ball, some additional skill animations
* many more goalkeeper animations
* Matches calculated on a minute by minute basis. Guessing that refers to how the AI reacts to your performance.
* Rain and snow are selectable in normal matches
* The EA logo has been toned down on the replays
* Upto 64-player tournaments with all teams user-controlled
* Ability to take quick free-kicks
* The ball will hit the woodwork less frequently
* Goalkeepers can take freekicks
* All stadiums can be played at night and will have weather effects *new*
* Players will look wet when it rains *new*
* Players may get dirty and slide further when it rains (TBC) *new*

Fifa 10 Manager Mode Improvements

* A more user-friendly manager mode hub/desktop
* More user-friendly navigation system
* Ability to edit kit numbers
* Improved Financial System
* New wage budget
* New board difficulty level setting
* New level of authenticity and realism with regard to signing players
* 2-tier bidding for players, first agree fee with club then agree terms with the player
* Manual growth removed but replaced with improved authentic/realistic auto-growth
* New scout ability to predict future growth of players
* Pre-season friendlies added, arranged by the new a**istant Manager
* The a**istant Manager will also a**ess the importance of upcoming matches and rotate your line-up for you. This is especially visible in early cup games, where you can see that your star players often get a rest in these games. He can also be turned off so you can take care of all the team management without him interfering.
* Board confidence update after every game
* Ability to renogotiate with players immediately and not through negotiation history
* Transfer rumours
* CPU squad rotation
* Fix to the long-term injury bug i.e. there will be long term injuries
* No "available negotiations" cap, unlimitied number of transfer offers depending on your available budget
* Final decision on player transfers. You can bid for multiple players for the same position and if they all accept then you can choose which players to sign and which not to sign.
* Manager mode will not end if you get sacked, your reputation will take a hit and you will get offers from other clubs.
* You will receive job offers at the end of a season "The better your Reputation, the better the offers will be. You will be able to see their squads overall as well as their key players in every area of their squad. The clubs financial situation will be shown as well. "
* Able to a**ign generic stadiums to clubs and rename them, and set weather conditions for that stadium.
* Improved atmosphere in matches with rivals and more 'frantic' celebrations
* Ability to view opponents starting 11 pre-match
* Ability to shortlist up to 20 players
* Computer generated player names will be regionalized, "no more Scott McFadden from Brazil"
* Kit editing "Now that we know how important the Kit editing screen was (based on the amount of complaints we've received for not having it), we've made a new one for FIFA 10 . " Probably just relates to the ability to edit kit numbers but no more info available at present
* Additional in-game commentary inc "Transfer speech, Player Form Speech, Board Confidence comments and much more to come"
* Players are no longer tied to a club for 12 months after signing, they can move on as early as the next transfer window
* Financial bonus for promotion, to help bolster your squad
* Players will develop at other clubs, not just the user controlled one
* You can set the age of your created player and a**ign him to your MM club
* You can also edit the stats of your created player
* Contract length plays a role in the market value of a player
* English play-off finals will be played at Wembley *new*
* New stats screen which tracks goal a**ists *new*

Fifa 10 Online Improvements

* Dream team glitch fixed! No more custom teams in ranked games.
* Improved club management settings
* Improved club match making
* New 5v5 mode
* More player stats in Clubs
* Ability to check Club stats online
* Only one "any" player in a team
* Search criteria will be shown on screen during matchmaking
* You will see at the end of every game how many ranking points you earned
* Ability to end online matches in a draw, if both sides agree, 1v1 only
* Fifa Interactive World Cup (I'm guessing like Interactive League) where team stats are equalled similar to Clubs matches.
* Less boosting! Reduced ranking points per match for each match played against the same person.
* "Faster identification and punishment of cheaters" helped by increased stat monitoring.
* New EA Live Team that will monitor and track down cheaters.
* Idle players will be disconnected in 10v10 matches.
* Ability to search for matches based on team star rating *new*

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/fifa-10-sony-playstation-3-microsoft-xbox-360/743536-complete-list-all-updates.html

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Geek Section / Nokia N900

« on: September 12, 2009, 01:22:05 AM »

Product:  Nokia N900
Website: www.nokia.com/n900
System Specifications: Linux Maemo 5 OS, TI OMAP3 CPU, 256MB RAM, 32GB Storage, 3.5-inch touch display, 3.5mm audio jack, 5 megapixels camera, 3G, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, HSUPA, Li-ion battery, microSD
Price: £499 (eish)



http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1532657/nokia-n900

F*** yo iPhone ninja!

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Hot Traxxx / Mos Def - Ecstatic

« on: September 04, 2009, 04:09:32 PM »

It is CRIMINAL that we dont have a seperate discussion thread on this album. It is the most original refreshing work I have heard ALL year. There. I Said it.
I know were talking about Slaughterhouse at the time and now BP3 & OB4CL2. All very good albums but none of that stuff is truely out of the box innovation groundbreaking stuff (not that it always has to be)
THIS is the album that really pushes creativity and expands hip hop in a positive direction. Wisdom. Knowledge. Truth. Understanding.
Mos Def - The Ecstatic:



Tracklist:
01. Supermagic (prod. by Oh No)
02. Twilight Speedball (prod. by Chad Hugo)
03. Auditorium (feat. Slick Rick) (prod. by Madlib)
04. Wahid (prod. by Madlib)
05. Priority (prod. by Preservation)
06. Quiet Dog (prod. by Preservation)
07. Life In Marvelous Times (prod. by Mr. Flash)
08. The Emba**y (prod. by Mr. Flash)
09. No Hay Nada Mas (prod. by Preservation)
10. Pistola (prod. by Oh No)
11. Pretty Dancer (prod. by Madlib)
12. Workers Camp (prod. by Mr. Flash)
13. Revelations (prod. by Madlib)
14. Roses (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (prod. by Georgia Anne Muldrow )
15. History (feat. Talib Kweli) (prod. by J Dilla)
16. Casa Bey (Arranged by Mos Def and Preservation)

http://www.filedropper.com/mosdef-theecstatic-rapgodfatherscom

Casa Bey video:

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Hot Traxxx / Nicolay-City Lights V2: Shibuya SAMPLER

« on: September 03, 2009, 06:38:19 PM »

Nicolay - City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya SAMPLER



01 Shibuya Station
02 Crossing
03 Omotesando
04 Meiji Shrine
05 Shadown Dancing
06 Bullet Train
07 Saturday Night feat. Carlitta Durand

http://www.nicolaymusic.com/media/downloads/nicolay-shibuya_sampler.mp3

attn: Rob One & other Nicolay enthusiasts.

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Hot Traxxx / OB4CL Poll/ Appreciation thread

« on: August 28, 2009, 12:33:55 AM »

In anticipation of the sequel lets speak on the cla**ic:

I know its like choosing your favourite child  but lets try...Get your vote on & justify your pick.

I'm gonna have to go with Incarcerated Scarfaces. It may change tomorrow but today this is that cla**ic headnod zone out grimey rap editorial slang [/Rae slang]
"Peace Connecticut"