The Journey to Hip-Hop ... Connecticut: The Rising Sun Quest

This Waterbury, Connecticut MC wasn't planned for today's post but since I caught this off his feed, I felt the need to share considering how I feel about the radio and the fact that they supposedly played this joint multiple times already. I wonder how many MCs/Rappers did the same and if they did better.....lyrically?!

So on Wednesday 5/5/10, I happened to be listening to Hot 93.7 cause they were playing that Jay-Z and Eminem track "Renegade", which is one of my favorites. After the track, the DJs were talking about Eminem representing on that track with lyrics and that artists nowadays don't focus enough on lyrics.

They then said that they had a beat available and if any local artists thought they could deliver lyrics over them, to e-mail Hot 93.7 and they would then send out the beat so the artists could get in the studio and lay down some verses and send it back. (That was a run on sentence.)

So of course, I did what was necessary to get the beat and went into the studio around 9:00pm by myself to get down to business. I stayed up till about 2:00am recording myself, running back and fourth from the track recorder to the booth. I recorded an old verse and one that I had just written earlier that day. I also laid down a hook which was just basically a chant that I do at my live shows. I did the best I could with the mixdown and sent it back to them that night. I didn't want to waste any time so I didn't sweat the fact that I wasn't 100% on the mix. I wasn't sure what they planned on doing with the track and thought they might at least give me a shout out on the air.

Well as it turns out, they played the track on the air around 12:30pm during the Mid Day Workout, I think. I totally missed it but a lot of people hit me up telling me they heard it and showed me and my city of Waterbury support throughout the day. Even the afternoon DJs talked about it, apparently.

Anyway, I wanna share the track with y'all but I haven't heard back from the station on whether it was cool to do that since it's their beat. So I can't give it to y'all for free download like I wanted to but at least you can hear it.

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What I'm Watching ... Diabolic - "I Don't Wanna Rhyme"

Check this video out by Diabolic titled "I Don't Wanna Rhyme". My boy Quest just finished hitting me up online asking me if I heard much of his latest album, "Liar & A Thief", released last month. Sent me this video. I'm digging it. What do ya think?!




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What I'm Watching ... Freeway & Jake One - She Makes Me Feel Alright

Album is pretty good, video is too. Check this joint out by Freeway off his and Jake One's collaboration "The Stimulus Package".




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Check It ... Jones Andrews x The Mecca of Rhymes "Walk In My Shoes"

Another catch via email. Check out FSM's own Jones Andrews and The Mecca Of Rhymes track "Walk in My Shoes" off their "First in Flight, Last to Land" mixtape dropping late May.



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Check It ... Short Fuze "Don't Feed the Machine"

The good folks over at Uncommon Records definitely have a different take on music sometimes. I dig their style and their approach. Check out the new track from Short Fuze "Don't Feed the Machines" produced by the homie Nasa.

"Here's the first leaked track from Short Fuze's debut solo LP Lobotomy Music with Nasa. The album features Short Fuze (of W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S.) on vocals with Nasa handling the full album's production. Look for the full length featuring cameos from Nasa, Cirrus Minor, Eleven, Karniege, Passive65ive and W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S. in June!"

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Check It ... Epsilon Project "Inspiration"

I initially caught this track over at hiphopiscoolagain.com and then over at potholesinmyblog.com too. I had already downloaded the track by the time J-Pro, representing Epsilon Project, hit me up. The crew out of Oxnard, CA teamed up with producer Kev Brown for "Inspiration". The track is tough! It's off their upcoming "Audacity" EP dropping May 25. Enjoy.

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What I'm Watching ... Reflection Eternal feat. Estelle – “Midnight Hour”

Track was already dope, now the visuals are dope too. Check out Reflection Eternal featuring Estelle “Midnight Hour”. Revolutions Per Minute out May 18th. Chea!




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Download ... Big K.R.I.T. "K.R.I.T. Wuz Here"

There's a gang of people that would be surprised that I dig this project. Sure, I skipped a few tracks but overall I cranked this joint LOUD. Mississippi emcee/producer Big K.R.I.T. teamed up with DJBooth.net to bring you "K.R.I.T. Wuz Here" The project is full of dope rhymes, movie references and samples. It's good. Here's two of favorite cuts off the project. Head over to DJBooth.net and preview the full project. If you dig it, go 'head and download it.

Children of The World


Good Enough


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Check It ... Reinvention "Forgot" feat. Florence and The Machine

I caught this track in the email a few days ago. It sat, like many emails. Sometimes I'm lazy. I finally opened it. I dig it. I'm now sharing. If you dig it, pay it forward and share this ish too!

"We’re DJ Entendu and Classic, and together we make up Reinvention. Reinvention is a two-piece experimental hip-hop outlet from Drexel University, founded just a few months ago in the same studios that spawned Chiddy Bang. We blend influences from indie rock and electronica with more traditional hip-hop music and try to make huge bangers that can appeal to anybody from a dancing fiend to a top-down, wind-in-your-hair, cross-country roadtripper."

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What I'm Watching ... Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx "NOBODY"

The Marco Polo and Ruste Juxx "The eXXecution" project is serious. This "Nobody" track is crazy. The visuals are dope. The vid was directed by Todd Angkasuwan. Check it out.

By the way, Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx's new album, "The eXXecution", is in stores now on Duck Down Music. Get that!



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The Journey to Hip-Hop ... Connecticut: The Protege (of Phenetiks)

The Protege was born and raised in Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in Waterbury. Spent most of my childhood and a portion of my adult life there. Oddly enough though, the first time I caught any music from The Protege was by way of his "No Pressure" video a few weeks back. The visuals caught me and his flow sealed the deal. I wanted to hear more of his stuff. The dude is dope. Check these cuts from the Connecticut emcee!

Protege (Phenetiks) "Phusion"


The Protege - "Real Props" (The Inferno Remix)


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The Journey To Hip-Hop ... Connecticut: d_Cyphernauts - "The Suspense"

These guys I've seen perform and met a bunch of times and they're good dudes. Educated, Hip-Hop loving MCs that hosts Enter The Cipher every 3rd Friday at Cousin Larry's in Danbury, CT, a staple for that event as much as this track we got for you here. Not your ordinary set of MCs from the name of their group (d_Cyphernauts), to their individual names (Othello & Nemesis Alpha), to their performances on stage. Definitely should check them out. Here's the track they hooked me up with titled "The Suspense", produced by Connecticut native Sketch Tha Cataclysm.



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