Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones vs Ras Kass

Sample Corner:

Artist: Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones
Track Title: L.A. Is My Lady
Album Name: L.A. Is My Lady
Release Year: 1984



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Ras Kass
Track Title: L.A. Is My Lady (Feat. Stacee Adams)
Album Name: Quarterly
Release Year: 2009
Producer: Veterano


Billie Holiday vs Blu

Sample Corner:

Artist: Billie Holiday
Track Title: Am I Blue?
Album Name: The Golden Years
Release Year: 1962



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Blu
Track Title: Amnesia
Album Name: Her Favorite Colo(u)r
Release Year: 2009
Producer: Blu


Doris Duke vs Elevated Ruffians

Sample Corner:

Artist: Doris Duke
Track Title: To The Other Woman (I’m The Other Woman)
Album Name: I’m A Loser
Release Year: 1971



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Elevated Ruffians
Track Title: Nothin’ New (Feat. Noa Jones)
Album Name: The Magnificent Soul
Release Year: 2009
Producer: elevatedSOUL


The Magictones vs Raekwon

Sample Corner:

Artist: The Magictones
Track Title: I’ve Changed
Album Name: I’ve Changed / Happy Days (7”)
Release Year: 1971



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Raekwon
Track Title: New Wu (feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man)
Album Name: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II
Release Year: 2009
Producer: RZA


Black Ivory vs Q-Tip

Sample Corner:

Artist: Black Ivory
Track Title: You and I
Album Name: Don’t Turn Around
Release Year: 1972



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Q-Tip
Track Title: Getting Up
Album Name: The Renaissance
Release Year: 2008
Producer: Q-Tip


Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics vs Nas & Damian Marley

Sample Corner:

Artist: Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics
Track Title: Yègellé Tezeta
Album Name: Ethiopiques 4 : Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale
Release Year: 1998



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Nas & Damian Marley
Track Title: As We Enter
Album Name: Distant Relatives
Release Year: 2010
Producer: Damian Marley


Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson vs Hip Hop

Sample Corner:

Artist: Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Track Title: We Almost Lost Detroit
Album Name: Bridges
Release Year: 1977



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Grand Puba
Track Title: Keep On
Album Name: 2000
Release Year: 1995
Producer: Chris Liggio



Artist: Black Star
Track Title: Brown Skin Lady
Album Name: Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Release Year: 1998
Producer: J. Rawls



Artist: Common
Track Title: The People
Album Name: Finding Forever
Release Year: 2007
Producer: Kanye West



Artist: MF Doom aka Metal Fingers
Track Title: Camphor
Album Name: Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8
Release Year: 2007
Producer: MF Doom

Sacred Spirit vs Carbon

Sacred Spirit vs Carbon

Sample Corner:

Artist: Sacred Spirit
Track Title: Shamanic Chant No. 5 (Heal the soul)
Album: Chants and Dances of Native Americans
Year: 1995



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Carbon
Track Title: Sambata mortilor
Album: Reactii adverse
Year: 2009
Producer: Ortega


Visitors’ Day (day 13)

21st Century vs windchiLL

Sample Corner:

Artist: 21st Century
Track Title: Remember The Rain
Album: Ahead of Our time
Year: 1975



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: windchiLL
Track Title: Can you remember (Feat. Apollo’s Sun, Ardamus, Phynite)
Album: Self Medication
Year: 2009
Producer: XPL



Sent by: Constantin Pazon

Hodges, James & Smith vs Cormega

Sample Corner:

Artist: Hodges, James & Smith
Track Title: Signal Your Intention
Album Name: Incredible
Release Year: 1973



Hip Hop Corner:

Artist: Cormega
Track Title: They Forced My Hand (feat. Tragedy Khadafi)
Album Name: The Realness
Release Year: 2001
Producer: Spunk Bigga