Southern California (prod. JMistro) is the first song from JMistro and Lega-c's newest EP "Pulling On Her Heartstrings" , Releasing on Valentines Day 2011. Additionally, Southern California (prod. JMistro) includes background vocals from Marco.
This is me telling you again about Yelawolf. Don't say six months from now I didn't say anything. I did. More than once. Anyway, peep the min-doc about "the evolution of Yelawolf, from Peoples Park in Berkeley where he spent a year as a mostly homeless skate-rat to the studio at Different Fur." It's a fresh look. Enjoy.
This track is off of "Who's Man-u-iLL? Part 2: You Should Already Know". The album will be hosted by the legendary Diaz Brothers, Doo Wop & Tony Touch, droppin' 1-1-11 (New Years Day). For more Man-u-iLL Music, visit www.MANUILL.com
A few months after releasing Cuey Sings the Blues, the homie OnCue is back with Leftovers presented by DJBooth.net and Academy Printwear. OnCue continues to push the boundaries with his music. I definitely dig what he does. Check out Leftovers and enjoy.
This year AUTOMatic (emcee A.P.R.I.M.E. and producer Trellmatic) released one of my favorite albums, Transistor. The dudes are dope. Check out their video for "Higher", shot/edited by Ku Mays.
New joint by Chris McCain out of Oklahoma City, off his upcoming album titled "Icing On The Cake" in stores on December 10th. I like how he incorporated the R&B throwbacks into this video. Check it.
J. Nolan - "This song isn't from an upcoming project, as it was originally intended to go on Broken Dreams, but it didn't make the final cut. I figured now would be a good time to let it go for the people. I sincerely hope you'll enjoy the record and consider posting it up on your site. Thank you very much for your time and support."
Some pretty dope remixes on this one track here by Zonefam and Teckzilla. Check it.
Before the Full Script album dropped, Zonefam reached out to producers from all over the globe to participate in remixing the first single “Dream”. For your hearing pleasure, we present to you all the various remixes now in one package.
Yelawolf is dope. I listened to his Trunk Muzik: 0 – 60 project three times this morning alone. During a photo shoot with EZO Magazine, Yelawolf chopped it up about music, the origins of his name and more. Check it out. And get familiar with Yelawolf!
L.A. is dope. With the launch of her website UCanCallMeLA, she is kicking off a new series, In ya Palm Sundays. Check out her version of Runaway. Chea!
Ok. So I decided every Sunday before my project “The Presentation” drops off in the world in January… I am going to release a bonus track or some stuff Im working on for your listening enjoyment…so here it is…first track for “In Ya Palm Sundays” – “Runaway” by L.A.
This Saturday, December 4th, come through and support some real CT Hip-Hop at Acoustic Cafe, 2926 Fairfield Ave in Bridgeport, CT! Price is $5 and the show starts at 9:00pm. There will be performances by Blacastan, Duece Bug and Chuck Nickles, Asylum Lifetime, B.a.n.n.a.h, and Soho, and Unikron. This event will be hosted by Pruven and DJ Mo Nikls will be on the 1s and 2s. Be there!
Dope track from the homie Scheme out of Chicago. This guy is definitely worth checking out.
"Maintain" Music Visual off of Scheme's Same Rebel, New Cause (Deluxe Edition) Directed & Edited by: Tony Shane (RubyHornet) Scheme's Deluxe Edition of Same Rebel, New Cause is Available Now on Itunes, Amazon, Scheme773.com and more!
This track, dedicated to producers, is a pretty long track with names after names after names of classic and talented producers in the genre of Hip-Hop. Check it.
New York Prolific Artist & Producer: D.ST-elien (pronounced) dee-saint-eleen presents a tribute song for the Hip-Hop Producers called Mass Production.
Check out Henry Adaso's list of 100 Ways to Save Hip-Hop. Bumped into this off a friend's page on FB. Hilarity. Truth. Etc. Check it.
Every year, critics get together and hold a premature funeral for hip-hop. Then, people like me are forced to write articles on why hip-hop is grossly misunderstood by mainstream America. Well, guess what? I'm tired of defending hip-hop. So, rather than defend it endlessly or declare it dead, I compiled a list of things you can do to help save the genre. These suggestions apply to artists, DJs, journalists, record labels, and fans. Pick the ones that apply to you and behave accordingly. Here are 100 things you can do to save hip-hop.
1. Stop playing the same 5 songs on the radio. 2. Stop listening to radio stations that play the same 5 songs. 3. Stop blaming Diddy. 4. Stop Diddy. 5. Stop dubbing every new jack "the next great" this and that. 6. Stop charging body parts for shows. 7. Stop fabricating feuds to sell records. 8. Stop putting Lil Wayne on every song. 9. Stop saying hip-hop is dead. 10. Stop hating Kanye for being weird. 11. More battles, less beef. 12. Stop biting Jay-Z's flow. 13. Stop biting Biggie's ad libs. 14. Stop putting weed carriers on your album. 15. Stop trying to please everyone. 16. Stop leaking entire albums song by song. 17. Stop making posthumous collaborations. 18. Stop getting arrested for dumb things. 19. Stop being homophobic. 20. Stop blaming record labels. 21. Stop whining about how much you miss the golden age of hip-hop. 22. Stop cluttering albums with corny skits, unless you're Prince Paul. 23. Support creativity with your wallet. 24. Stop making 50-song albums with 90% filler. 25. Stop faking the funk.
The Cranberry Show makes fun music. And they release special projects at odd times. Like their Halloween release and this Thanksgiving release (look out for one on Christmas too). It took me a few days to get to this joint but it's pretty fresh. Check out Super Old Shit We Think Is Wack But You Might Think Is Dope (SOSWTIWBYMTID). Yeah, probably the longest title in history. Haha. Enjoy.
Dope. Check out the Weapons of Audio track for the 217th entry in the DJBooth.net and Streetammo‘s Freestyle Series. It has that fresh blues vibe to it. Definitely a dope cut. Enjoy.
Check the fresh joint from Intalek produced by the homie Ritchcraft. This track is off the re-released Lives and Vibes project boasting 5 new tracks. Check it out. And Live and Vibes is now available on iTunes and Amazon. Chea!
Chuuwee doesn't rest. Or at least it seems that way. It seems like he always has new music out there, while working on a new project. He's fresh off a project created in a day (Sunday Afternoon), and he's now cooking up (no pun intended) a new project with Cookin' Soul, The Date Tape. Check out the latest joint from that project. It's fresh. Enjoy.
The concept is simple. Five words. One rhyme. Hyphon took the challenge with the following words: liability, pilot, scrumptious, light bulb and two percent. Check it.
Interesting difference when you add a live drummer and DJ to the mix. Check it out.
For some time itsbongoboy.com has been thinking about bringing artists and bands together to do a series of performances to get a more intimate vies of the artist. On November 13, 2010 we had our first artist, Chris Webby. Chris brought a drummer and DJ to our studio. This was Chris’s first time performing with his drummer, Billy Beats and the result was amazing. Check it out.
Good fun song and video to compliment it. Check it.
The Electric (DJ Vadim/Sabira Jade/Pugs Atomz) drop the visual for the second song off there "Beautiful" 12 inch that drops Dec. 6th. Directed/edited by Pugs Atomz, Roper Fuentes shot this in London, and at Farm Fest this past summer. You can check out www.Electricsoundcompany.com to buy Mp3's
Running is a fresh new track featured on Beautiful, the debut single from The Electric.
Spearheaded by veteran producer DJ Vadim, The Electric features the soulful tones of Sabira Jade and MC Pugs Atomz.
Beautiful ft. Yarah Bravo is hitting the stores on December 6th 2010 on OGS (Organically Grown Sounds), the new label from DJ Vadim and Yarah Bravo.
I'm suppose to be on a blog break but I had to post this joint up. Check out new music from The Real Jay Mills off her upcoming project dropping in December. It's a solid track. Enjoy (and have a Happy Thanksgiving). Chea!
Check out some new music from ScienZe off his upcoming project, Hall Pass. "Random Places" is a dope joint featuring Hershey over the J.Monopoly produced track. Real smooth. Real fresh. Enjoy.
It's about that time. Word up! If you're in Connecticut, come check this out. Great event. I'll definitely be in the building.
"If you’ve listened to any hip-hop, you’ve probably heard mention of the “Four Elements” at some point. These elements — DJing, emceeing, b-boying (breakdancing), and grafitti — are considered the foundations of hip-hop culture. What you may not know is that these elements were first codified by Afrika Bambaataa, a gang member turned social activist from the Bronx. Bambaataa, who was also an innovator in the use of turntables as instruments, transformed his neighborhood gang into the Universal Zulu Nation, the world’s first hip-hop organization. The Zulus, now 37 years old, work to combine a fun atmosphere with a positive world view.
Here in Connecticut, Hartford resident Jose Camacho is at the center of the Zulu Nation’s 860 Chapter. Camacho, 32, is shy and soft-spoken; his slow, thoughtful cadence comes off more hippie than hip-hop. “I joined Zulu when I was 14. I was in middle school and I used to dance [to] house music when I was a kid. All the cool dancers joined Zulu Nation. Because of my age I had to lie a little bit — you had to be at least 15. At first I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I thought it was just a dance crew. But after a few years, going to New York, and meeting forefathers like KRS-1, Afrika Bambaataa … ” Camacho doesn’t finish the sentence, but the reverence in his tone makes the rest of the thought clear. He had stumbled upon a rabbit hole that led straight to hip-hop’s founding fathers."
Copywrite's "Tic Toc" from the Life and Times of Peter Nelson album on Man Bites Dog Records. Song Produced by RJD2. Video Directed by RML. Album on Itunes now and in stores everywhere on 11/30/2010.
Tonight, fans in Los Angeles can see a FREE Talib Kweli performance featuring material from his upcoming album, 'Gutter Rainbows,' on-sale January 25th. The show, presented by Myspace Music, will be held at The Roxy on 9009 West Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA. Doors at 9PM. All ages welcome.
Free admission only with a canned good or blanket for the needy. The goods will be donated to a local shelter for Thanksgiving. Also performing: Strong Arm Steady, Tunji & Jayson Rose with DJs, Luxerbrown, Uncle Pauly & Jay-P.
Check the fresh project from 2 Hungry Bros and Dub MD, featuring a gang of favorites including Homeboy Sandman, YC The Cynic, Fresh Daily and others. Enjoy.
01. The Download Song (feat. Señor Kaos)
02. Kill To Kill (feat. I Am Many)
03. Tithes At A Eulogy (feat. Likwuid)
04. Good Question (feat. Señor Kaos)
05. Mouthin' Off (feat. P.SO & Fresh Daily)
06. Fall Forward (Remix) (feat. YC The Cynic, 8thW1 & P.SO)
07. Don't Say (feat. Janelle Renee & Homeboy Sandman)
08. Kick 'N' A Snare (feat. Señor Kaos)
09. What You Know (feat. P.SO, Homeboy Sandman & Likwuid)
10. Is It True (feat. Señor Kaos)
11. I AM (feat. 8thW1)
12. Rabbit Punch (Part 2) (feat. P.SO & Fresh Daily)
13. Gimmie Mine (feat. I Am Many)
Check out this free EP by Savant. Not a bad EP at all. I was easily vibing to some of the tracks on here.
Savant of RAREBREED:
Tucson, AZ resident, by way of El Paso, TX and Chicago, IL, Gregory "Savant" Daggett has always possessed a passion for music and literary arts. Involved in general music since age 7, and a trumpet player since age 10, he wasn't officially exposed to hip hop until age 12. Although no particular emcee caught his ear right away, he was intrigued with the entire concept of an individual or a group of people speaking over instrumentation in an intensely rhythmic lyrical form, oftentimes telling semi-autobiographic tales relating to a fictionalized counterpart. He became inspired to write and partake of the art of emceeing after hearing the 1999 classic "Black on Both Sides" by Dante Smith and honed his emceeing chops at the lunch room ciphers of Chicago high schools Whitney M. Young Magnet and George Washington Carver. He has since dedicated every verse, every bar and every word to achieving the ever elusive sense of balance in this hallowed art form. His debut release, "The Delayed Entry EP" serves as proof.
The Delayed Entry EP Track Listing:
1) The Lyricist ThreeMix feat. SimONE (prod. by RJD2, Cease & Eka the Madd Samplist)
2) Illest You've Never Heard (Could We Go) (prod. by V-Sharp)
3) Concrete Techniques feat. Three60 the Universal Ruler (prod. by Oren J.)
4) You Know feat. Rich Jones & Kasparov (prod. by Montana Macks)
5) Bottom To the Top (prod. by Satchill Head)
6) 'Til Death Do Us Part (prod. by DJ Jesaya)
7) Marry a Memory (prod. by prod. by GRANDPA-J®)
8) Perfect Profession (prod. by DR+)
Check out the latest track off of OnCue's upcoming project, Leftovers. The artwork is pretty dope too. The project drops Nov. 29th. Enjoy this track in the meantime.
Chuuwee is a dope emcee. He's been featured on the blog a few times, including a feature in our beats and rhymes series. A few weeks back I did an interview with him posted over at RefinedHype. The Sacramento native is fresh. This past Sunday he put together this mini-tape in one evening. The project follows the timeline of how long it took to record and finish each track. Pretty fresh lyrical exercise. Peep "5:47pm Get Out The Fuckin Car" below and if you dig it, download the full project. Enjoy.
I usually frown at projects that are over 15 tracks but this REKS joint at 30 tracks is dope. With a gang of features (Reef the Lost Cauze, Termanology, Sha Stimuli and more) plus dope production (Nottz, Statik Selektah and more), this project is fresh from the first track right up to number 30. Check out the Green Lantern, Statik Selektah and DJ Ill Will hosted project from MA emcee REKS. Enjoy!
Another joint to potentially throw into the Thanksgiving travel rotation. Enjoy the free EP from Sene and J57 ahead of their 2011 project.This joint is really dope. And at just five tracks, it fits nicely into my travel music. Enjoy.
A fresh, yet simple video from Rah Digga off her new album by the same name. The track is produced by Nottz and the video is directed by Court Dunn. Check it out and enjoy.