The Journey to Hip-Hop ... Milwaukee

We have a boat load of posts coming featuring Milwaukee Hip-Hop heads ... soon come, as they say. Let this joint from Scott Knoxx, "Lock & Load", hold you over until tomorrow.

-Peace, Q

Check It ... QuESt "Swear Im Putting On" (Prod.Numonics)

Check the new track from QuESt.

"QuESt hooks up with Numonics for a classic cut. Off of Numonic's debut album "Being Cool Doesnt Pay The Bills" & QuESt' "How Thoughtful" Mixtape Presented by YesIamQuESt.com, DJ RTC, & RubyHornet.com, Dropping Feb 11th.
Enjoy!"

QuESt - Swear Im Putting On (Prod. By Numonics)

Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Saukrates - Wednesday

Check out this new track by the Canadian MC Saukrates titled "Wednesday".



Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

The Journey to Hip-Hop ... Milwaukee: The Figureheads

I get to kick start my part of this journey to Hip-Hop with a group I bumped into on MySpace. They're called The Figureheads and I am really feeling their style. This track here is called "Spark" off their "Fire In The Soul" album. Check it out....



Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Sean Price - Figure 4 (Video)

Sean Price always cracks me up when watching his videos because dude always seem so exhausted, that he can barely mouth the lyrics to his own record. Check out this one...



Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

CT's Own Big Stat @ Toad's Place w/Canibus

Catch the homie Big Stat at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT on February 14, 2010. Print out the pass and get a $9.99 admission. Canibus will also be in the house on the 14th.


www.toadsplace.com
djbigstat.blogspot.com


Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

DJ Hyphen - Sound Session #243 - Favre pulled a...Favre edition

Been a minute since we hit you up with the good music that my man DJ Hyphen constantly blesses us with on his radio show on Sunday nights. If you're not subscribed to his email, something wrong with you. Really good music in his playlists. Check it out.

Whoever looked to standardize the whole 9-5 work day definitely wasn't part of the music industry. More like 9-9...at least. With that in mind, just the basics this week. Shout to Cymarshall Law for calling in to talk about his new Creator's Kid project, which drops today. Cop that!

Show #243 (1-24-10)

1. Fashawn – “Hard Freestyle”..
2. CurT@!n$ - “Exodus”..
3. David Banner – “Slow Down”..
4. Rhymefest ft. Little Brother & Darien Brockington – “How High”..
5. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, & Raekwon – “Our Dreams”..
6. Freeway & Jake One – “She Makes Me Feel Alright” (Local Music)..
7. Joell Ortiz ft. Novel – “Like I Know”..
8. Consequence ft. Asher Roth – “Childish Games”..
9. Broken Bells – “The High Road”..
10. Gorillaz ft. Bobby Womack & Mos Def – “Stylo”..
11. Lupe Fiasco & Kenna – “Resurrection”..
12. Nas & Damian Marley – “As We Enter”..
13. **INTERVIEW WITH CYMARSHALL LAW**..
14. Cymarshall Law – “Magic”..
15. Chikaramanga ft. Dr. Oop – “A Life Like This”..
16. Outasight – “Outasight”..
17. AB ft. Black Milk – “Reppin’ For You”..
18. DJ Semaj ft. Xperience – “Big Faces” (Local Music)..
19. IsWhat?! – “Fanta (Arch Cupcake Remix)”..
20. Adrian – “I Love Your Sexy” (Local Music)..
21. Little Dragon – “Blinking Pigs (1-O.A.K. God Made Me Funky Remix)”..
22. RJD2 ft. Phonte – “The Shining Path”..
23. Robin Thicke ft. Snoop Dogg – “It’s In The Morning”..
24. Theophilus London – “Humdrum Town”..


Link to download the mp3 of the show - http://www.mediafire.com/?zxaqtztrztd
(back up / streaming link - http://www.zshare.net/audio/7170523656654e80/ )

If there are any problems with the links or if you’d like to be added to our weekly email list to receive the playlist and download links after every show, just shoot me an email, DJHyphen@gmail.com.

Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

What I'm Watching ... Sean Price "Duck Down" ft Skyzoo & Torae

Track off Sean Price's KIMBO PRICE MIX CD Video directed by Court Dunn in association with Nahright's ONE SHOT Video Program

Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

General Steele - "State of the Union Address"

From General Steele of Smif N Wessun's Forthcoming Solo Album "Amerikkka's Nightmare Pt. 2: Children of War" In Stores Feb 23, 2010.

General Steele - "State of the Union Address"


Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Vivian Green - Beautiful

Caught this song from Vivian Green in my email. Check it....



Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Flashback to Def Poetry Jam

I posted this joint a year ago and felt the need to re-post. At the time I had been talking about Def Poetry Jam and recently thought about the show again. Below are some joints I found from the show. Enjoy the post.

"MySpace" by Shannon Matesky

"A Letter to the Law" By Common



"Wife ... Woman ... Friend ..." By Dana Gilmore



"Hell" By Talib Kweli



"Daddy's Song" By Suheir Hammad



"The Ugly Show" By Black Ice



"Worth" By Black Ice

Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check out the new leak for Basic Vocab, "What They Want". Dope track. Enjoy.

"On April 13th, 2010, Basic Vocab (JL Sorrell, Mental Growth and Tony Galvin) return with their sophomore LP, A Better Way, which once again is primarily produced by Tony Galvin.

After leaking "There You Are" f/Donwill (of Tanya Morgan) before the holidays and more recently, "Prescription," today we hit you with "What They Want.""

Basic Vocab "What They Want" [Click to download]


Follow the madness: twitter.com/madbloggers
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers