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We’re down to the final two weeks of the producer portion of our Mama Said Knock You Out Remix project. To all you emcees out there, get ready, cuz we’ll be starting up our emcee contest in just a couple of weeks! For this week, we’ll be remixing the 13th track off the album, “Illegal Search.” Just about every song ... Read More »

Ah, another one of my favorite tracks from Mama Said Knock You Out. “6 Minutes of Pleasure” was the fifth and final single released from the album and uses the infectious sample from Isaac Hayes’ “Ike’s Mood,” which has since been sampled in countless other songs. Can’t wait to hear what you do with this one! Hit the jump for ... Read More »

Last night on Cypher Lounge Radio, the winner of our A Day In the Life Producer Remix Contest was announced. If you missed the announcement, hit the jump to find out who came out on top and listen/download the winning remix! Read More »

As we get closer to the end of the producer portion of our Remix Project, we come to another one of my personal favorite tracks from the album: “To Da Break of Dawn.”  This track was the official fourth single to the album Mama Said Knock You Out and was also featured in the classic Kid N Play movie, House ... Read More »

Week 9 was a fun week since we didn’t have a sample for you all to rely on. This week we really got to hear your true talent without limitations. With that being said, hit the jump to see what the judges thought! Read More »

Diamond Music Group (DMG) & the renown New York street wear brand Dave’s Quality Meat (DQM) are pleased to announce the “Cellular Phone” Remix Contest. “Cellular Phone” is Kosha Dillz debut single from his LP, Beverly Dillz which was released this past November. The video for “Cellular Phone” is currently being featured on ‘MTV On Demand’, which you can view ... Read More »

This week, we get to remix a remix: “Jingling Baby (Remixed and Still Jingling)”. The original version was on LL’s Walking With A Panther album. I remember it took me forever to learn the true meaning behind this song… lol. But you gotta love the sample used: Central Line’s “Waling Into Sunshine”. Let’s see what you can do with it! ... Read More »

I really didn’t think anyone would come close to the original “Mama Said Knock You Out” beat by Marley Marl, but after listening to these remixes, some of you cats really brought it! It was a tough week to judge, though. You’ll see after the jump that we all had our own favorites. But there was one that came out ... Read More »

Duck Down Music and 2K Sports have partnered to present an exciting contest for all aspiring producers and MCs to create unique and original music, along with the special opportunity to have their song included in the upcoming soundtrack for NBA 2K11, the next iteration of the hugely popular NBA 2K series. Please note the KN.com crew has nothing to ... Read More »

On Week 9 of our Mama Said Knock You Out Remix Project, we get to the first sample free track from the album, “Milky Cereal.” Initially I thought about leaving this track out of the contest, but it’s such a great song. So what we’re gonna do this week is leave the creativity up to you. Use whatever you want ... Read More »