The hip hop artist Consequence, who released his debut album "Don't Quit Your Day Job" with Kanye West's label G.O.O.D Music last year, is building his "grassroots celebrity" status online, he says. His Kyte channel "ConsTV" has received 1.4 million hits and his Web site itsthecons.com, started in the Winter of 2007, will be finsihed soon. Consequence is one of a number of rappers using the Internet to promote themselves as a brand, and he performs a rhyme about the online competition called "Online Wars" at the end of the segment. Consequence will release his second LP, "You Win Some, You Lose Some," with G.O.O.D. early next year. To promote his new video, "Q.U.E. Another E.N.S.," Consequence started a feature on his Web site called "The Kings of Queens" that profiles the who's who of the borough, including street legends, rappers, producers, and politicians. One of the first videos profiled hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons. Another popular feature on the site is "Real Men Don't Cry," a self-help guide for signed and unsigned artists. In one of the videos, which you can watch here, Consequence speaks with Sha Money XL, founder of the Money Management Group, about some of the deals he orchestrated. I posted Consequence's music video "The Good, the Bad, The Ugly," featuring Kanye West, below. The video has nearly 200,000 hits on YouTube. --Kelsey Blodget, Associate Producer Less

När man har en nära 30 grader varm vecka framför sig finns det ingen tid att sitta hemma vid datorn och uggla. Då är det istället dags att bege sig till valfri elektronikbutik för batterier och cdr-skiva och kränga ihop ett eget omslag för den där ultimata hiphop-sommarskivan av den gamla skolan. För någon gång tröttnar man på Ledins, Lundells och Lundblads sommarhits. Hiphop är en stor del av sommaren, i vilket fall för mig. 1. Notorious BIG - Juicy - Ingen gör eller gjorde det som Biggie Smalls. Avslappnad och tillbakalutat så det förslår. 2. Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice - När du tröttnat på ljummen EM-öl i solen kan Gin & Juice med stora isbitar vara något för dig. 3. Talib Kweli med Faith Evans - We Know - Avslappnad och cool. 4. Kaah - Kaahlla mig - Enda soulspåret på skivan. Soul på svenska utan att bli fånigt. 5. One Self - Bluebird - Har som de flera av låtarna på skivan en riktig solfylld musikvideo. Svenskan Yarah Bravo leverar tillsammans med sin man Dj Vadim och Blu Rum 13. 6. Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day - 30 grader varmt, semester och en färdiggrillad flintastek. Klart att det var en bra dag? 7. Valfri The Latin Kings-låt - Svenska kungarna på sköna sommarlåtar där man får svårt att välja en favorit. Men Fint Väder, TLK , De E Knas , Mecka och Shonnar Vet tillhör ändå undertecknads favoriter. Det var något visst med Dogge innan han gick solo. 8. Ken - Sommarminnen - Väcker gamla svenska hiphopminnen. Klassiska rader att fylla i tillsammans med vännerna. 9. Masta Ace - Beautiful - Suverän låt från den suveräna skivan Long Hot Summer. 10. Goldmine - Mic Love - Relativt bortglömd svensk hiphopgrupp. Mic Love är producerad av Stonebridge & Nick Nice som varit och petat på allt från eurodance till reggae och mängder av klubbmusik sedan dess. 11. Ahmad - Back In the Days - Klassiker från 1994 som bland annat Timbuktu, Chords och Supreme gjorde en tolkning av för några år sedan. 12. Zero 7 med Mf Doom - Summersault - En underbar remix från Danger Mouse. 13. Souls of Mischief - 93 Til’ Infinity - En av världens bästa låtar. Kill all that wack shit! 14. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? - Can I kick it? Yes you can! 15. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkasts kanske bästa skiva innehåller massa godingar. Låten med samma namn som albumet är nog ändå favoriten. 16. Dr Dre med Snoop Dogg - Nothing But A G Thang - Lika själklar sommarlåt som midsommarstången på midsommar eller tomten på julen. En superklassiker som man vill grilla och dricka kall öl till. Less

KANYE WEST: Flash Lights ft. Dwele | MEDIAN: Branda’s Baby | LITTLE BROTHER: Flash and Flare | BUSTA RHYMES: So Hardcore | PHAT KAT: Cold Steel ft. Elzhi | RAH DIGGA: Tight | TALIB KWELI: In the Mood ft. Kanye West | THE ARE: Oh ft. Oh No & Kay | KAMAAL A.K.A. Q-TIP: Abstractionisms | A TRIBE CALLED QUEST: God Lives Through | DE LA SOUL: Big Brother Beat ft. Mos Def | NAS: Get Down | DJ MITSU: Feelin’ Alright ft. Little Brother | THE ROOTS: The Next Movement | BDP: South Bronx | DJ JAZZY JEFF: Brand New Funk 2K7 | A TRIBE CALLED QUEST: Check the Rhyme | SLUM VILLAGE: Dirty ft. ODB | HI-TEK: Keep it Movin’ ft. Q-Tip & Kurupt | Q-TIP: Move | KANYE WEST, KRS-1, NAS, & RAKIM: Classic (Primo mix) | BUSTA RHYMES: New York Shit ft. Swizz | PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH: They Reminisce Over You | A TRIBE CALLED QUEST: Scenario Remix Less

Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) Common The Feeling Strange Fruit Project Not Enough (feat. Darien Brockington) Little Brother Sound Of The City w/Fat Ray & Elzhi Black Milk Act Like You Know (ft. Jay Dee) Platinum Pied Pipers Starz Jaylib Renaissance Man Jay Electronica Much More ( Obsidian Blue Remix) De La Soul Go With Us (ft. Strong Arm Steady) Talib Kweli Tight Eyes ft. Oh No & The Luv Bugz Nicolay & Kay The Williams Nicolay & Supastition Misunderstood Common The Sun God (ft. Common) Hi-Tek The Rhyme (Remix) Keith Murray Ill Vibe Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip Glamour & Glitz A Tribe Called Quest Act Like You Know (G.O.A.T Mix) P.P.P ft. Jay Dee Let’s Go Pharoahe Monch Pause J Dilla Hot Thing (feat. Will.I.Am) Talib Kweli Fall in Love (Jay Dee Remix) Slum Village Get Dis Money Slum Village Hold Tight (ft. Q-Tip) Slum Village Reunion w/J-Dilla (Slum Village) Slum Village Less

Adriana Evans: Hey Brother, A Tribe Called Quest: Stressed Out (Raphael Saadiq’s Remix), Slum Village: Hell Nawh, Faith Evans: Jealous. Q-Tip: Higher, V: Best Friend, Talib Kweli: Hot Thang, Dweli ft. Slum Village: Keep On, Syleena Johnson ft. Anthony Hamilton: More, Mariah Carey: I Feel It, Steve Spacek: Dollar, Mike Phillips: Wonderful and Special, Wahjeed: Proud, De La Soul: Buddy, Taana Gardner: Heartbeat, J Dilla: Think Twice, Christina Aguilera: Back in the Day, Musiq Soulchild: Medioloco, Soul II Soul: Back to Life, Common: I Want You, Styles P ft. Talib Kweli: Testify, Eric Roberson: Lil’ Money, Ghostface & Amy Winehouse: You Know I’m No Good Less

(click the image to check the show…) how do I listen to the show? First off, thanks to those that voted in the Podcast Awards. They should be announcing in a few days, but regardless of the outcome, I appreciate the support. This episode we return to the Beatjacks & Remixes concept - if for some reason you didn’t catch the first one, you can hear it here - right after you check this one. Let’s get into it… Tracklist Paul Wall - And Then What Remix feat Coota Bang and Archie Lee. I don’t know that this is the official title for this thing, but this came off of the People’s Champ sampler, which stayed in my CD deck a lot longer than his actual CD did. Say what you want about his nursery school rhymes, I find Paw Waww to be a pleasant listening experience, thank you very much. This joint shows what kind of shit Swishahouse was (is?) really capable of. djpaulwall.com. Superiority Complex - Butter. Yes, as in they re-did the old Tribe joint. This takes balls, and apparently they have these in, uh, large, uh, supply. Some backpackers out there might scream sacrilege, but I dig this one. You’ve heard them here before - check them out in the First Impressions episode. myspace.com/superioritycomplexmusic. Hell Razah - Freestyle. Off of his pre-album sampler, which somebody decided not to tag the filenames on, so I don’t know what it’s supposed to be called. But got-damn the opening bars on this one go hard. “I’m sick of marching in these rallies“…Cosign. myspace.com/razahrubiez. Nas/Dextrus - Made You Look (CMP Remix). Got this joint a long time ago from Dextrus. Dude’s a software engineer by trade, but that doesn’t stop him from getting down behind the boards. myspace.com/dextrusdalabassistant. Jay Electronica - My World (Nas Salute). The mystery kid shows up again, courtesy of Andres pointing out some of his leaked work. A little less surreal than the last offering perhaps, but still pretty damn out there. myspace.com/jayelectronica. Pharrell - When Skateboard Came. Off the mixtape he and DJ Drama did some time back. I’m not sure what it was that made me like this cut so much, but it’s just ridiculous. There’s a reason that Skateboard P stays behind the boards most of the time, but when he comes out, it’s pretty entertaining. The rest of the mixtape ain’t bad, either. myspace.com/pharrell. Pharrell - Liquid Swords. Apparently dudes really like Wu-Tang. Jay-Z - Encore (Block Burners Remix feat Z Nuff). Am I crazy, or is this instrumental ridiculous? This instrumental is ridiculous. True story - I never actually listened to the whole Black Album until I’d heard its multiple reinterpretations via people like DJ Lt Dan and Danger Mouse. But this version sons most of the other cuts out there, easy. I have absolutely no information on these people, though. DJ Virus - 2004 ITF World Championships Set. There’s a good reason that there isn’t a whole lot of turntable wizardry on the Mixtape Show - it’s just not really my flavor. This guy kinda kills it though - pay attention to the end. myspace.com/sdvirus. Intro beat - Iain Haywood - Bad Motherfucker. Finally got a myspace for this dude! myspace.com/12pads. So - as usual, hit the comments, link up on the facebook group, and just generally holler at a scholar. Less

My Life Erykah Badu You Used To Love Me (Ummah Remix) Faith Evans Smooth D’Angelo Got Til It’s Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Mix) Janet Jackson Future Musiq Makin My Way Strange Fruit Project On My Way Hi-Tek Truth Dwele Love Rain (Remix) Jill Scott & Mos Def Summer Time Mos Def ft. Esthero Things U Do Q-Tip Act Too (The Love of My Life) The Roots I Got You Platinum Pied Pipers Fall In Love Slum Village (TRINITY INTERLUDE) Like It Like That A Tribe Called Quest Come Around feat Darien Brockington Foreign Exchange Thelonius Common & Slum Village My Story (Featuring Kay & Sy Smith) Nicolay Open Your Eyes Platinum Pied Pipers Real Love Rell ft. Kanye West & Consequence Come Close (Remix) (ft. Erykah Badu, Q-Tip & Pharrell) Common Trouble In the Water DJ Honda ft. De La Soul All My Love Mary J. Blige You (The Only Ones) Strange Fruit Project Less