What I'm Watching: Benny Ghost - "Dirty (Part 2)" ft. ILL, James Joyce, 5:am & White Cheddar

Check out the visuals to Benny Ghost's sequel to "Dirty" featuring a group of imprisoned emcees holding their own on the mic while being tortured. Peep it.



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Download: Fair - "After The ENd"

The homie Fair released his solo project some weeks ago and I've finally found time to say a few words about it. Undoubtedly, this album stayed in rotation in the headphones since I first downloaded it. From jump with the short intro, Fair lets the world know that he ain't here for playing games. Informing the listeners that at the end of the day, he's that emcee that his fans can, do, and will continue to love him as. As the album plays on, he reassures us that he isn't going anywhere using skillful story telling lyricism with the help of perfectly matched production sound.

From topics ranging from getting back to his roots on the mic, to his own unique and ingenious version of an "Used To Love H.E.R." kind of track, to the struggles of relationships with women, Fair seems to have every angle covered subject-wise on "After The eNd". With features such as Jitta on the Track, Aaliyah Scott, Big Stat, not to forget his homie Mook, and more, he mixes just the right amount of help that doesn't overshadow his own talent on this joint. Not to mention production from DJ Semi, P Boogie, D-Lux, Ralphie O from Royce Music Group, No I.D., and even a J Dilla track, along with a few others.

Weeks after this being released, and as I sit here writing this and bumpin' the album simultaneously, I still find it to be a great project that everyone can find something they personally love about it. Download the joint for yourself and for FREE and hear exactly what I'm talking about. Dude can rap. Plain and simple. Dopeness.

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What I'm Watching: Political Animals - "Man The Mic"

This video, directed by Shane McLellan, is exactly what I felt when I heard the track for the first time. Straight Hip-Hop! Check it.



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Political Animals - "Man The Mic"

You dig that BBoy type Hip-Hop that makes you wanna do a start your toprocks, do a couple head spins, back flips, and freeze?! Hit play on this and tell me you don't automatically start rocking. The Hip-Hop band Political Animals are made up of Sotorios Fedeli on vocals, Jen Harper on bass, Trenton Wright on drums, and DJ NEB on the turntables. Check it.



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What I'm Watching: Rod Fuego - "King Lame Version" ft. Don D (prod. by Party Trash)

Rod Fuego, 1/3 of Northern Lights, releases the visuals to "King Lame Version", a track off Rod and Party Trash's Wonderful Nonsense EP. Check it.





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EVENT: 5:AM - "Say Suttin' Else CD Release Party" / Download: "Say Suttin' Else"

This Friday at Connecticut venue near you, come through and celebrate a cd release and birthday party. Peep the info then download 5:AM's album. That joint is good and for the sale price of $Free.99!

5:AM's all ages cd release party for his brand new cd "Say Suttin' Else".

We will also be celebrating Jeff Silks' Birthday at The People's Art Collective Of New Haven located at 212 College Street, New Haven, CT.

$5
Doors - 9pm / Show till 2am
First Act at 10:00pm!
18+ To Party / 21+ To Drink


Performing Live:

5:am And Raiza Rapz

Spider Bite Records Madecipha, Ill, Anonymous, and Anthro

Ladi Rock

Jahan Nostra

Jeff Silks

Johnny Wae

Michael Rucka

++ Plus a special guest performance ++

DJ N.E.B. from Political Animals will be spinning all night!

With your host Itz Urboi!!!

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What I'm Watching: Mr.Ivory Snow - "Raw (C'mon)"

Debut video from the homie Mr.Ivory Snow off his dope album "Rugged". Peep the visuals and make sure you go support the music.



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Fair Fridays: Fair - "Grow Tall"

Fair Fridays is back with yet another new release from his upcoming September project "After The eNd".



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What I'm Watching: FAIR - "iNtro"

Peep Fair's Intro. More dope music.

This is the intro (Produced by G-Whiz) and 1st video release for Fair from his upcoming solo project "After The eNd" set to be released September 2013. Fair is 1/2 of the group Mook N Fair and this is his debut solo effort.

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Fair Fridays: Fair - "O.D."

As Fair Fridays continues, he drops a new single off his upcoming "After The eNd" project with a borrowed track that was produced by the great J. Dilla.



Fair Interview: Fair - The Beginning of "After The eNd"

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Download: Mr.Ivory Snow - "Rugged"

Been bumping "Rugged" on and off for the last few weeks after purchasing this joint off dude's Bandcamp page. I remember watching him talk about making this album. The struggles that he was going through, the pushed back dates, the perfectionist in him delaying the finalization of it, the constant status updates about tweaking tracks, and the video uploads showing you his progress and method of creating it. From his last album to this one, he puts in hard work and I extremely respect that. He wants to win. Bad. But not at any cost, which is yet another thing among many to admire about Mr.Ivory.

What I like about this album is that it is almost entirely written, produced, and performed by himself. But that's not all. I really dig the content and lyricism he brings to the project. Even though we've lived different lives, I easily find tracks on this joint that I can relate to. He's an emcee that's kind of reminiscent of the golden era of Hip-Hop. Not following the likes of some of the much less talented, much more gimmick laden artists looking to find commercial success, this mid-20s emcee follows suit with the love and respect he has for the genre in hopes that he'll break through like a Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., or a Joey Bada$$ has.

Peep what he recently had to say about "Rugged" and why you should listen to it! And check out the brief description written about the album as well. If you're anything like me, you won't regret it.

I know alot of y'all have been sleeping in the deep abyss of all things with no substance. However due to the recent events going on in the world my album has music that is cohesive to what is going on the world currently. From unemployment, the disconnection of the black race, hate crimes towards gays, high crime across the country and overseas as well as real life situations that you can all relate to. You'd be surprised that my music can effect you in a really positive way if you'd just take a listen and invest in someone that actually cares about the culture of music. So do yourself a favor, turn off the radio and listen to something real for a change. - Mr.Ivory Snow

Mr.Ivory Snow's second album #RUGGED embodies the true art form of hip-hop. Take a journey as he explains his view on the world around him. Everything happens in threes so the first third of the album is about not having money, second part is about selling your soul for the money and the consequences of success, and third is about losing money but regaining your true identity as a person. As Americans, we idolize the intangibles and often we get lost within our idols or other forms of media that create a false sense of person. #RUGGED is made for you, the people and most of all it is God's will that these messages shall influence you to make the right choices in life through any scenario. Don't want to give too much away so enjoy the album.

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Fair - The Beginning of "After The eNd"

"After The eNd" is the first solo project from Fair, one half of Mook N Fair, set to release in September. I was able to hear a sneak peek of the album at a listening party a couple weeks ago and from what I've heard, Fair is definitely trying to kick open yet another door in music. As an artist, he's used to working in groups most of his career, from back in the Wolfpak days to his recent two man team with Mook. Having met a level of success with the latter, he now decides to set his focus on trying to conquer the same game in 1-Player mode. I recently spoke with Fair about his upcoming project titled "After The eNd", his expectations on his first solo project, the meaning behind the name, and a few other things.


OC Supreme: What's up, Fair. Tell me, you got a project coming out. What's it called?

Fair: The name of the project is actually called "After The eNd". I do have a way of spelling it and I mean that’s something that a lot of people are talking about because it’s spelled regular with the first two words and the last word is eNd with a little a capital N and a small d at the end. It's kinda raising some eye brows right now.

OC: Have you explain the meaning behind that to the people yet?

Fair: No, I actually haven't. I just been running with it. What I did was I wanted to think of something to pun of the old Mook N Fair stuff, really just think of a dope title to kind of work with that so it does have a double meaning. Mook N Fair is spelled M-O-O-K, the letter N, and F-A-I-R. And my name Fair is after the "N", so that's where I came up with that.

OC: So what inspired you to come out with this project?

Fair: I had a lot of material that I've just been working on through the years of the group. It came to a point that it was so much stuff that I was sitting on, so why not just put it out. I think, it started out during the Wolfpak years. There was a point where it didn’t matter who was on the song. Whoever was there during that time puts out that song and it’s still under the Wolfpak umbrella. So that’s where this comes from. It’s mostly just me but it’s still under the Mook N Fair brand.

OC: How many tracks do you have on this project?

Fair: Between 15 and 17. Debating on two tracks.

OC: Are they all new tracks? Prerecorded?

Fair: Actually two are fairly old. But I re-recorded everything. You wouldn’t be able to guess which ones were old because I really tried to make this sound not really different, but more me. Because when you hear Mook N Fair, they’re used to a more upbeat, hype type of style, party anthems, songs for chicks, and songs like that. But with just me, I try to show some content. A lot of the times, I hear people saying “I like that Who’s Your Daddy?! Song but them dudes can’t rap, They ain’t got no lyrics.” And for me, that hit home, that hit my heart.

OC: Did that make you feel like a challenge?

Fair: I felt disrespected. (Laughs). And I think the people who said that didn’t really listen to a whole project from Mook N Fair. They only heard the radio songs. They might not have understood the plan that went behind that. So that’s one thing I really tried to do, and that’s one thing that’s really gonna stand out the most is people are gonna say “Damn, this motherfucker got a lot of content, there’s a lot of substance in what he’s talking about. He ain’t just rapping about random stuff.” That’s what I want people to take from this the most.

OC: Who are you trying to reach with your solo project?

Fair: I think at the beginning of this process, I would’ve said my demographic that I’m looking for is around 23 to 30. But right now, it opened up and I have to give credit to cats like Kendrick Lamar , J. Cole, and Wale because I feel like they are doing what it takes to bring in that young crowd into listening to some of the older music as well.

OC: Who did you end up working with on this for the production? Did you stay in-house? Networked outside your circle?

Fair: P Boogie actually did two joints on this project. We’ve worked with him on some of the Mook N Fair project, recently on the “Secret’s Out” project on a track with Chris Webby. Also DJ Semi, who we’ve never worked with, only on a DJ level and never on a production level. He has 4 joints on the project, as well as some scratches on other joints on this project. I even went way, way back in the crates and even got a D-Lux beat. If you’re a Waterbury head, you know who D-Lux is. I felt like I had to work with him because he has that essence in his beats. I have one from a major as well with NO I.D. There’s even an unreleased J. Dilla beat that I used. Rest in peace to J. Dilla. Obviously, I don’t have a full authority to use that, I felt like I needed one to get that extra Hip-Hop type of feel on this cd. I also got Meese Forbes out of Hartford is on it as well. I try to keep it as close to home as possible with who I chose for production. There are also tracks from Ralphie O from Royce Music Group (also under Justice League), Weezer Rascal, G-Whiz and Sandman.

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Event: Mic On Deck Presents: Unified Hip Hop ft Live Producer Showcase by Brainstorm, Jordan Meyer & Tracks (Plus more!)

Another good show coming to you from the good folks over at Mic On Deck. Peep the info. See y'all there.

Peace Everyone, we'd like to invite you & yours to Mic On Deck Presents: Unified Hip Hop ft Live Producer Showcase by Brainstorm, Jordan Meyer & Tracks on Friday, May 10th @ Sully's Pub Hartford CT!! Here's some info on whats going on. Blessings. Hope to see you there!

-Featured Live Producer Showcase by Brainstorm, Jordan Meyer & Tracks.
-Performances by Big Mach, Autobotz, Unified Blocks, Muggsy, Splat 860, Versatile & J-Dot.
-Hosted by Zee Santiago w/ DJ Stealth on the breaks.
-Open BBoy/BGirl Cypher ft United Outkast (UOK).
-Live Graffiti Art & Bodypainting ft Harmal Cuevas.
-Human Beatbox Open Mic Cypher ft DJ Zulu King Ruckus.
-Specs Crew in the building taking professional pictures.
-Some of our local family vendors.
-BBQ Grill, $2 hot dogs & hamburgers will be available.

21+ w/ ID. No dress code.

$5 at door with proceeds going towards our new League of Xtraordinary Youth (L.X.Y.) Community Center in Hartford, CT.

Event Page – Mic On Deck Presents: Unified Hip Hop

Sponsored by Zulu Nation 860, DotGotIt.com, The L.X.Y. Community Center, G.M.I. Clothing, Jace Media, Specs Crew, Mind Power Ent., iBattle WorldWide, Thelegaldopespot.blogspot.com, TheMadBloggers.com, Dewy Neo, Hip Hop Port Authority, The Zonji & No Gimmick Music Coalition.

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EVENT: FULL BLAST: CT Part 2 (Feb 18th)

The first Full Blast - CT event was epic. Part 2 is gonna be ridiculous! Get your tickets now.

DJ CONNECT on the wheels.

Featuring performances by:
Duece Bug - Chuck Nickels - Metamusick - White Cheddar
Jahan Nostra
Mortal Conquest
Crooked Mindz
Muz
strangerz
Big Rush
Kid Karma

9:00 ALL AGES!!

*$7 PRESALE TICKETS AVAILABLE THRU ALL ARTISTS or email duecebug@hotmail.com.

For more info: FULL BLAST: CT Part 2!


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EVENT: "OUR TOWN" Music & Arts Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook (Feb 1st)

Come support this Friday at the "Our Town" Music & Arts Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook Elementary School NVAC EMT First Responders. S.H.E.S. Graduate to Donate To New Building Construction. Sandy Hook Elementary School graduate Caitlin Martin, who goes by the stage name of Jass Bianchi, is teaming up with the area’s local heavy hitters for an explosive night of Music and Arts. Nearly all of the performers are hailing from Newtown or have strong ties to the area. The night’s line-up includes Jass Bianchi & HOLi MOLi, Jon Willis, OTIS, Two Fisted Law, Shepherd’s Pie, DJ Mo Niklz, Waking Elliot, Sketch Tha Cataclysm, Emjae, Tony Cankles, Deuce Bug, Political Animals and Brick Records recording artist Blacastan.

Organizer Jass Bianchi is excited about the event and hopeful that it will raise a significant amount of money to help support the EMTs.

Click here for more info on this event: "OUR TOWN" Music & Arts Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook

“Our Town”
Café Eclipse
40 Elm Street
Danbury, CT
5pm-2am


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EVENT: L.X.Y. Community Center presents "9th Annual Hartford Hip Hop Festival" (11/17)

Great show to attend this Saturday afternoon with a bunch of great performances representing the Hip-Hop culture. Peep the info.

We would like to invite you to celebrate Hip Hop History Month with us at the 9th Annual Hartford Hip Hop Festival!! This will be held on Saturday Nov. 17th from 11am-4pm at Hartford Public Library 500 Main St, Hartford CT! This is a Free Family Event & will feature a Youth BBoy/BGirl Battle, Popping Battle, Live Performances, Awards Ceremony, Art Gallery, Vendors & Free Giveaways 2! Please come celebrate our Hip Hop Culture with us Nov. 17th, Blessings to You & Yours for a great week:)

Join us as we celebrate Hip Hop History Month

Saturday, November 17, 2012.

11:00am until 4:00pm.

Free family event

Performances
Vendors
Free giveaways
Youth Bboy Battle
Popping Battle
Awards ceremony
Art Gallery

Hartford Public Library
500 Main st
Downtown Hartford CT

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EVENT: Jass - "Girls Night Out" with special guest Droyd (11/14)

Tomorrow night, Jass performs alongside with Harlem, NY artist Droyd at Danbury's Club Lush. Come out and enjoy the music and the event.

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Download: Full Blast Mixtape Vol. 4

Full Blast is back with a 4th volume in their mixtape series and nothing's change. Hip-Hop in various forms grace this project with artists that has been representing Connecticut for some time now. A 20 track project that features the likes of Duece Bug, Chuck Nickels, Art Ls, Soho, White Cheddar, Unikron, Rising Sun Quest, a track from their fallen soldier Lighta, and more, there's no doubt that this joint will get numerous replays on the deck. Definitely. The extra nice part of about this mixtape is that it's completely free. All you gotta do is visit the folks at CTHipHop.net for it. Now go check them out, click the link, download the mixtape, turn the volume on Full Blast!

Download: www.cthiphop.net/2012/11/09/fullblast-mixtape-vol-4/

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EVENT: Ceschi / Louis Logic / Sketch Tha Cataclysm / Child Actor @ Cafe Nine (10/24)

Ceschi & David Ramos - www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6TQYTuHUk
Louis Logic - www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DFR0vdPPM0
Sketch - www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPlCpaIZsjw
Child Actor - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9c2kYd0hk

Louis Logic & Ceschi will be returning to the east coast after a midwest tour. Sketch Tha Cataclysm & (DJ) Mo Niklz will be returning home from their own midwest tour. Child Actor will be celebrating their debut album release on Fake Four. This will be good! 9 PM start. $5. 21 +

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What I'm Watching: dUECE bUG feat Chuck Nickels - "We Be Out Here"

Shoutout to Duece and Chuck always repping CT consistently. Lot of Connecticut cameos in this Adam Szantyr of Tainted Designs directed video. Good shit! Peep it.



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