” You sleeping that’s the cousin of death/ I take every gift from under the tree til’ there ain’t none left.”

Fittingly, in the video below Sean Price plays the Grinch who stole Christmas. Let the Brownsville Brooklynite’s nostalgic flows get you amped up for somewhat of a Brooklyn reunion next Tuesday at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg featuring performances by Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price, Buckshot (Smif N Wessun), Skyzoo, Flatbush Zombies, and DyMe-A-DuZiN of Phony Ppl. Don’t miss out!

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Tuesday marked the release of the latest and greatest in basketball console games, NBA 2K12. With the NBA lockout still raging on, the team at 2K Sports made the wise decision to emphasize the legends of the game, producing covers featuring Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. So naturally, a game that pays homage to the heroes of the past two decades should have some equally timeless musicians, right?

Indeed 2K Sports read our minds, enlisting one of hip-hop’s iconic duos, Smif-n-Wessun, and the equally acclaimed MC Pharaohe Monch, to bring some gravitas to the soundtrack with “Shout the Winners Out” (Brooklyn’s own Skyzoo also jumps on the track). Admittedly, the track’s production (courtesy of Illmind) is fairly uninspiring, but what’s really important here is the pairing of legendary lyricists with a classic game. Grab your copy of the game ASAP, then hop on Xbox Live so you can suffer a beat-down at the hands of yours truly.

Via HipHopSite

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Pete Rock announced on Twitter than him and his family were not hurt.

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Judge for yourself.

Pete Rock and Smif N Wessun “Roses” feat. Freeway by duckdown

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Keep an ear out for Pete Rock and Smif N Wessun‘s upcoming work Monumental.  The album brings together another Duck Down Music supergroup making a Miami Heat like team of artist and producer. Monumental drops on June 28th and includes guest spots from a killer crew including Bun B, Raekwon, Styles P, Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch, Buckshot, Black Rob, Freeway and Memphis Bleek among others.

Click HERE to watch a sweet promotional video and HERE to see a studio session.

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