R.A.W Media

It's a new year and, after 6 months away, R.A.W Media is back on Blogger!!! We've switched our format (focusing more on classic Rap/Hip-Hop and Pro Wrestling, profiles and interviews) and what a better way to kick things off than with a special edition of 'The R.A.W Report' taking it back to the year 1994!!! A year that saw New York regain its prominence within the Rap/Hip-Hop landscape and the Pro Wrestling industry being shaken up by Ted Turner's WCW and a little group from Philadelphia called ECW!!! So ladies and gentlemen let's look at some of the releases, and events, that made 1994 such a great year in the worlds of Rap and Wrestling - RAP •  Nas - Illmatic •  The Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Die •  Craig Mack - Project: Funk Da World •  Common - Resurrection •  Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik WRESTLING •  WWF 'Royal Rumble' (Full Match) •  ECW '1994' (Playlist) •  WCW 'Bash At The Beach...

"It's album time"!!! Those three words are what Nas and DJ Premier fans have been waiting to hear for nearly 20 years!!! If like us you had a copy of 'Scratch' magazine, from January/February 2006, which had Nas and Premo on the cover then you know how long this album has been in the making for!!! On their new single, 'Define My Name', Nas and Premo team up to get busy for a track that might cause the name of their album to be called 'Hip-Hop is Alive' as this is the sound, of Hip-Hop, at it's purest!!! Just to note they also dropped a press release confirming the album would be dropping later this year so just in case anyone wanted to debate it...it's official!!! Check the track out here -  Nas & DJ Premier - Define My Name (Audio)

Producer/DJ Dirty Needlz gives Nas' classic 'Illmatic' album the remix treatment on his latest release!!! Taking the project from it's Queensbridge roots all the way to Jamaica for this dope mash-up of dope lyricism over some dancehall!!! Stream + Purchase the project here -  Dirty Needlz Presents Illmatic: The Irie Remixes (Stream + Purchase)

Welcome to another edition of 'The R.A.W Report', right here, on the R.A.W Media Blogger site!!! Bringing you our top picks of the biggest, and best, Rap releases and Pro Wrestling events from the past week!!! Check out our top Rap And Wrestling picks for this week -  RAP •  Nas - Magic 3 (Stream) •  Vic Mensa - Victor (Stream) •  Logic - Inglorious Basterd (Free Download) WRESTLING •  HOG Wrestling 'Fall Out' (Results + Recap) •  CMLL '90th Anniversary Show' (Results + Recap) •  ECWA 'Night Of Unusual Matches' (Full Show)

Nas once again teams up with Hit-Boy for a masterclass in making timeless Hip-Hop with the sequel to 'Magic'!!!  This marks Nas and Hit-Boy's fifth time working together (the first 'Magic' and 'King's Disease' I, II and III) and producing a truly classic sound that fits nicely into today's musical landscape.  As Hip-Hop celebrates it's 50th anniversary Nas proves that he is a true GOAT of the culture, and can still make some of the best music of his career, 32 years later!!!  Stream the project here -  Nas - Magic 2 (Stream)

The Hip-Hop Advocate curates another playlist this time stepping away from the 'Behind The Boards' series to concentrate of his favourite cuts from Jon Connor's 'Best In The World' projects!!! Featuring tracks from Jon's tapes dedicated to Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, The Notorious B.I.G and Kanye West!!! Check it out here -  The Hip-Hop Advocate Presents Jon Connor's 'Best Of The Best' (Playlist)

Jon Connor drops the second official video from his 'BITW: The N Tape' project with, the outstanding, 'If I Ruled The World'!!! Check it out here -  Jon Connor - If I Ruled The World (Official Video)

Jon Connor drops the Video for 'Album Done' which is taken from his, phenomenal, Nas tribute project 'Best In The World: The N Tape'!!! Check out the video here -  Jon Connor - Album Done (Official Video) Also check out 'Unsung Heroes', which is also taken from 'The N Tape', available to stream and download from the United Elementz Bandcamp -  Jon Connor - Unsung Heroes (Stream + Download)