Download ... @Myk_Dyaleks "Chord on BLEU" Album

Download this album by Myk Dyaleks titled Chord on BLEU or just listen it in its entirety online. I did both. Shoutout to @Emperess for hitting me on Twitter with good music and now I'm passing it along to you. Free! How easy was that? Haha.



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What I'm Watching ... Strong Arm Steady "Best of Times feat. Phonte"

Check this video brought to you by Strong Arm Steady with the help of Phonte on the chorus plus a verse. Sounds like good music to me!

This track is from the album In Search of Stoney Jackson.

MP3 download: http://bit.ly/7Gjchk
Track produced by Madlib



Video
Director: Henry DeMaio
Producer: Dan Eason
DP: James Hammond
PAs: Noah Duesterberg-Chavez & Jordan Duenas


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What I'm Watching ... @TheRealEternia "Pass That" (live)

Uh, maybe I need a late pass on this joint because I'm just now catching it. Anyway, Eternia performs "Pass That" from the upcoming album "At Last" with MoSS. This joint is from Eternia's appearance at SXSW during the all female Hip-Hop showcase.

Get ready for "At Last" dropping in June.

Caught the vid via @BoyCottMagazine

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What I'm Watching ... Janelle Monáe "Tight Rope" (feat. Big Boi)

Yeah, this track and vid are both dope. Enjoy.



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Check It ... Kayo - Cigar Music (Remix) ft Quake and Coolera

Kayo, a talented MC/Singer hailing from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, teamed up with Quake and Coolera to bring you this remixed track called Cigar Music. Quake, out of Maritimes, has worked with artists like Royce Da 5'9", Choclair, and Reks for his upcoming album meanwhile Coolera is an up and coming artist that's part of Nico Roth, also from Maritimes. Check it...

Kayo - Cigar Music (Remix) ft Quake and Coolera



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@Prophpeezy - Hold On (Produced by Cool & Dre)

Peace to Prophetic for hitting us up in the email with this track. Digging it. Check it...




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What I'm Watching ... T-West "Coming Home"

We really do appreciate getting good music in the email. Keep sending them. We'll keep checking them. Thanks!

Following on the success of T-West’s “T-Dot State of Mind,” the single that reached the top of the charts on Flow 93.5 FM, T-West is back with his new single “Coming Home” (buy on iTunes) from the album “Maybe It’s Okay.”

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Jedi Mind Tricks, 7L & Esoteric and Blacastan @ Toad's Place

Yep! Caught yet another dope show at Toad's. This time, Jedi Mind Tricks came through to amp the hell out the crowd with track after track. They brought guests too. Blacastan returned for another quick set after popping through at the Apathy show. 7L & Esoteric was in the building to open up the show and didn't disappoint. They all definitely put it down for Hip-Hop. Check it out....





































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Check It ... Rhymefest "Familiar Faces"

Check out the final leak from Rhymefest's pre-LP mixtape, "Dangerous: 5-18", which drops April 5th. "Familiar Faces" is dope. Enjoy.



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Check It ... @JCPoppe "Dribble"

JC Poppe is back with a new joint, "Dribble", produced by 88 Keys. Poppe is working hard on his new project "Tea Party" and no, not about what you think.

"The title has absolutely nothing to do with those loons that protest whatever they don’t happen to care for and everything to do with something else," Poppe wrote on his blog. "Since the completion of my first album there has been a lot of crazy stuff to happen to me and it has sent me into a downward spiral several times. It happens to everybody. So, with this album I am throwing out my baggage in an act of defiance against that which pains me. I am hoping to gain myself back through this whole process."

It's a solid track. Check it.



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TMB's Weekly Podcast, Episode 1

Yes, it is finally here! You can't imagine how excited we are about this step (well maybe you can since we've been talking about it for days). We decided to take the leap and get this podcast going. Shoutout to DJ MP for joining our team for the weekly podcast. He does his thing on the mix! We're excited about the continued partnership with him!

There's not too much commentary on this first one mostly because we're working out all the logistics but we're giving you 11 quality tracks, close to 36 minutes of music. Take this joint with you to the gym, on your commute, to work while you're trying to ignore your boss or just chilling at the crib. Each week we'll upload a new podcast featuring good music, great commentary and even occasionally some interviews with our favorite artists.

Don't forget to subscribe, so you can get greatness delivered directly to your music playing devices each week. Thanks for the support!

TMB's Weekly Podcast - Episode 1, tracklist

1) Trouble - Jay Mills, RaeTheMC, Emperess
2) One Way Ticket - Stanza
3) Prowler 2 - Ski Beatz featuring Jean Grae, Jay Electronica, Joell Ortiz & Mos Def
4) Prescription - Basic Vocab
5) Star - Little Brother
6) Laura's Song - Donwill
7) It's Funny - Eternia & MoSS featuring Joell Ortiz
8) The Perfect Stranger - Lola Maxwell
9) Contender - BLCTXT
10) Welcome II The Show - Raze
11) Aint No Way - G.o.D. Jewels



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TMB's Track of the Week 3/25/10: "Trouble" @TheRealJayMills @RaTheMc and @Emperess

"Trouble" comes from DMV female emcees Jay Mills, RaTheMc and Emperess. I heard the track via a video link sent from Emperess and have been searching for the audio for a bit. I finally got it and have been killing it ever since. Jay Mills gave me the go ahead to feature it, so enjoy the track of the week. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button!


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Check It ... Caits Meissner "Blackest Blood"

We featured poet Caits (Caitlin) Meissner on the blog back in our early days. I remember hearing her poetic flow over subtle beats and thinking she was so fresh and dope. Well, Caits is back with a new project, "The Wolf & Me", which hits May 1, 2010. She released "Blackest Blood" (produced by Just Plain Ant) ahead of the full project. Check out the bandcamp page to hear the track. It's a very mellow and enjoyable track. Check it out. Also check out www.caitsmeissner.com for more information about the upcoming project.

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Check It ... Malicious aka @Mr_Malish "Fade Out"

I caught "Fade Out" in the email today after sending out a request for tracks to be considered for our weekly podcast. I'm a little late on the upload of this mixtape, Life's Not So Sample 2 (www.lifesnotsosample2.com) but it's definitely worth the download. Check out volume one in the series too (www.lifesnotsosample.com).

"Fade Out"



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What I'm Watching ... Skyzoo "Easy To Fly"

Download ... *hitmayng "Peaceful Warrior" EP

I caught this four track beat tape from *hitmayng. Overall the project is fresh but "julyjulyjulyjuly" is definitely my favorite track. If I could rhyme, I'd do something over the jawn. But, I can't rhyme. Maybe you can rhyme and if so, you should holla at the kid to do something over the track.

"Peaceful Warrior" EP [Click to Download]

julyjulyjulyjuly


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Check It ... Little Brother "Star"

I caught this track earlier today. After doing a little research, came across this regarding the track.

"Aiight folks, backstory on Star: This was recorded back in '05-06 at Young Guru's crib sometime after the release of Minstrel Show. This was intended for Leftback as an iTunes bonus track but we just got word today that @9thwondermusic doesn't want us to use it for whatever reason, and that's fine. In any event, I'm not gonna let anything or anybody stop me from getting music to my fans. Fuck that. Enjoy. And as always, thank you for listening" -@phontigallo

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Check It ... Agartha Audio “The Butterfly Effect”

I caught this track from the good folks over at Uncommon Records from Agartha Audio's newest project, The Hollow Earth. It's fresh. If you dig it, go and check out the album over at iTunes. Enjoy.




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TMB's Track of the Week 3/25/10: "Phone Sex" Haz Solo and Dylan Thomas

This is our first "Track of the Week" feature on The Mad Bloggers. We're excited about it. This will precede our weekly podcast coming soon, where we plan to bring you great music and commentary. Subscribe and you'll get both delivered to ya, so you can enjoy on your music listening devices! Obviously they'll be posted here weekly too.

Alright, this week's track comes from Haz Solo and Dylan Thomas off their "All Jokes Aside" project. "Phone Sex" was also featured on MKE's Best. The track is dope. Enjoy and if you dig it, get that album.



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Yellow Cab Session: @VVBrown performing "Shark in the Water"

I caught this joint in the email. VV Brown is kind of dope. This joint was filmed in the back of a cab in NYC. It's fresh.



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V V Brown on tour with Little Dragon (Remaining Dates)
March 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 28 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
March 29 - Montreal PQ @ Lambi
March 30 - Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
April 1 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
April 5 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird
April 6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
April 9 - Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
April 11 - Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo
April 12 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
April 13 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
April 14 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent

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Check It ... @TheRealEternia & MoSS "It's Funny" feat. Joell Ortiz

My favorite rapper still wears a skirt and she goes hard on this track! Eternia ranks up there as one of the most posted emcees on our blog over the last year. I dig her music. I'm really excited about her new project, "At Last". Check out the first leak, "It's Funny", featuring Joell Ortiz from the upcoming project. You're welcome.

It's Funny [Click to Download]

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Download ... Lola Maxwell "Basik Edukation"

I first heard Lola Maxwell a week or so ago when someone sent me her video to "Assembly". I was impressed. I found myself looking for more of her music. As I went through track after track, I continued to be impressed by the female emcee out of the DMV. Her new project, Basik Edukation, dropped today. I listened to a bit of it in the wee hours of the morning and continued to check it throughout the day while at work. It's dope. Lola Maxwell is a talented female emcee. scratch that ... Lola Maxwell is a TALENTED EMCEE, regardless of gender. Go ahead and download Basik Edukation now and thank me later. And to give you a taste, check out one of my favorite cuts off the project, "The Perfect Stranger". Enjoy.

"Lola Maxwell is of a kind in this new era of music. She emulates the “back in the day” hip-hop and is still distinguishable by with her own sound. Lola Maxwell is an aspiring Hip Hop artist from Washington, DC. “Hip-hop has lost its touch” Ms. Maxwell feels that through her music and with a dedicated fan base she can change that. Her lyrics target the intellectual thoughts of the masses as well as their fantasies. She doesn’t feel the need to compose raunchy lyrics and tasteless records in order to sell records or entertain. So, she releases Basik Edukation: The Mixtape¸ as her sixth studio compilation hosted by MATunes.net and Datpiff.com."

Basik Edukation [click to download]


"The Perfect Stranger" Lola Maxwell



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Stanza - One Way Ticket (Prod by DJ Toomp)

Gotta thank my homegirl @MoReilley for this. Almost forgot she sent me this. Gotta hit me in the email if I'm left to remembered things. Hahaha. But anyways, I got it to ya so check it out. Stanza continues to impress me. Hope he does the same for you.



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BruthaZ-N-ArmZ - High Altitude (Prod. Ritchcraft) [Video]

Check this track out that the homie Ritchcraft sent to us. Video is simple, track not so much. It's actually much more than that. Pretty good vibe listening to it.


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What I'm Watching ... @JUDAHontheBEAT "Choose Wisely" (Directed by Andre of ABB Video)

I caught this in the email. The video is pretty dope. I definitely enjoy the beat driven narrative. I respect the creativity. Enjoy.

"Respected and noted as one of the most recognized producers from the DC area, JUDAH releases #theART video "Choose Wisely." With an unsuspecting plot and narration done solely by beats selected from the Amber Rose Instrumentals which gathered massive popularity since its drop in January, JUDAH presents listeners with a "strange" frame for the audible visual, giving true definition to amplified artistic design in music."

Judah presents "The Art" | Amber Rose Instrumental Video from ABB VIDEO on Vimeo.

And in case you missed it, download the Amber Rose Instrumentals

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Myspace: www.myspace.com/judahbeats

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Apathy & Blacastan @ Toad's Place

Check out these quick pictures and videos from the Apathy show I went to. Guests Man-U-Ill and Blacastan, both from Connecticut as well as the main feature, ripped the stage too. Pretty good show they all put on.

























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#latepass “Bohemian Rap CD”

So, this joint has been out for a little while (or so it seems) and I definitely had to share it. So, I'm doing so now on a late pass. I caught one of the tracks during The Adam B Experience Podcast and immediately went over to FreeIceCream.net to download the joint. Bohemian Rap CD features five underground NYC emcees – Jake Lefco, IllSpokinn, Ryan-O’Neil, Kats and Domer. Bohemian Rap CD features samples from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to create the six tracks featured on the project. It's dope. Enjoy.

So You Think You Can Spit


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Check It ... Rhymefest "Letter"

I caught this in the email. I dig Rhymefest. I'm looking forward to his Pre-LP mixtape Dangerous: 5-18, scheduled to drop on April 1st, as well as his sophomore album, El Che. Check out the first leak from Dangerous: 5-18, "Letter".

"This song ("Letter") was recorded for the "El Che" album while I was still on Allido Records with live vocals from John Mayer." If the fans really dig the record, I will release a follow-up statement addressing the Wale situation (how he came about recording his version of "Letter") in the immediate future."

"Letters" [Click to Download]

Tracklisting for Rhymefest's "Dangerous: 5-18" mixtape:

1. Intro
2. Martyr
3. How High
4. Letter
5. Familiar Faces
6. In Between
7. Bad Self
8. Touch & Go
9. Plugg City
10. Do It Again
11. What Do I Do
12. Vibin
13. Crack The Code f/Skyzoo
14. Do It To Death
15. Can't Help It
16. Bring It Back


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Check It ... @BLCTXT "Contender"

Check out the new jawn from BLCTXT, "Contender", produced by King I Divine. The joint is dope. Enjoy (and you're welcome in advance).

"Contender" [Click to Download]


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Reflection Eternal "Strangers (Paranoid)" Official Music Vid

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When She Speaks, You Listen: @ladyblogga "Side bitches ... smdh!"

My short writing hiatus was halted by the news of yet another greedy man, his lack of dick control and his sidebitch invading the life of an incredibly successful woman. Jesse James, the reality show 5 minute famer, biker husband of Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, ALLEGEDLY had an affair with a tattoo model by the name of Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. I say allegedly because McGee told “In Touch” Magazine that their 11month affair (with sex in the garage three times a day) started while Sandra was away filming “Blind Side” which she won her Oscar for. Ms. McGee alleges that Mr. James contacted her via MySpace (Internet cheating… I keep trying to tell y’all) and their affair then began. She claims he told her that he was separated but learned differently as she watched the Oscars and heard Sandra’s acceptance speech. So she got mad because now she learns that he is married and contacts the tabloids to blow him up.

Really Jesse James?? You are a Z-List reality show celebrity with an A-List Oscar winning wife and you are trouncing around with a blabbermouth tattoo/fetish model? And you pick a chick who can’t even keep her mouth shut? As soon as she found out you were still married, she ran to the tabloids for money. But wait, weren’t you married to a porn star? (O_o) Looks like old habits never die. The clean cut, all American women are just too much for Mr. James to handle.

With all the Oscar buzz and hype, the pre-Oscar interview is something I like to watch. I watched Sandra Bullock’s interview and I was actually impressed by some of the things she was saying. She spoke highly of her husband and soul mate. She spoke of the love they shared and what made them a special couple. I was like “Awwwwwwww” that is soooo sweet. Clearly she was on a completely different page because as she was showing love to her husband, he was showing love to someone else. If this is in fact true, she joins a list of actresses whose marriages failed after winning an Oscar. Hillary Swank, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts and recently added to the bunch, Kate Winslet. What’s the matter fellas, you can’t handle a hard-working successful woman?


The ability to control one’s penis seems to be a losing battle. I can’t stress this enough fellas… If you are unhappy in your relationship/marriage… Whatever, Dammit just leave. Get the fuck on. Scat. Scoot. Whether it’s about sex, creative differences, attention or whatever, take your ungrateful ass and get to steppin’. Word. And the women, the slores that involve themselves in these situations, need to double up on their self-esteem in the morning. A married man, whether he is pursuing you or not, is off limits. Period. As a woman, you can make that call. And if he tells you he’s separated, chances are he’s not. OPEN YOUR EYES BITCHES. If you can’t come to the house, if he’s only texting you, calling you at odd hours of the night/morning, Facebook chat and Twitter convo is through the roof… Chances are he’s involved.

There are some women who feel better about themselves if they feel a man is “separated”. Bitch, that only means you are eating my leftovers that either I don’t want or does not feel wanted so… If that’s the kind of man you wish to settle for, you can have him. I applaud Sandra for her no nonsense, packin’ my shit and leave attitude. There’s nothing to talk about. She was out working her ass off for money because lord knows his Reality Show ass makes none, and he’s out slingin’ his dick… Really? We all know that men say what they have to say to get themselves out of their rut. So no conversation is better. BUH BYE.

To date, Sandra has cancelled her movie promo in Europe, which is going to cost her money, so that she can address this nonsense with her husband. That alone deserves a beatdown. Not only was this man whoring around but now he’s messing with her career and money? Over some ass? Men, I’m gonna need y’all to get it together. WORD.


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