If you've been following the blog long enough, you know I'm a fan of Shad's work. Check the new video for "We, Myself & I" off his TSOL album. Video directed by Christopher Mills (the Don). Enjoy.
Yeah, this is the Henny and Coke edition of Hip-Hop Breakfast. No, I'm not promoting drinking during breakfast but that's what this episode is based on. It's Friday. I blame Mr. Yung Lil Missuh Git It Git It for the track list. Blame him and the Henny. Enjoy episode 19.5.
01. Duval - Rob Roy
02. Shake (Remix) (Feat. Elephant Man & Pitbull) - Ying Yang Twins
03. Number One Spot - Ludacris
04. All I Do is Win (feat. Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross & T-Pain) - DJ Khaled
05. Saturday - Ludacris
06. I Get Crazy - Nicki Minaj
07. Break Up (That's All We Do) - R. Kelly & Jay-Z
Pretty dope 7-day event north of the border. Check it!
The critically acclaimed Manifesto Festival Of Community & Culture is 7 days of incredible events across the city, culminating in a massive free outdoor concert at Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto.
Growing to be the largest and most unique festival of its kind in just three short years, the festival brings together hundreds of artists & performers, and thousands of spectators to showcase our city's talented arts community and strengthen its foundations by building a collective sense of pride and possibility.
Featuring an array of events, from art exhibitions, dance competitions, workshops, free outdoor concerts, film screenings, and more, the festival combines a grassroots, community-focused essence with high production quality.
Shoutout to the homie Hector for posting this link via his Facebook page. I happened to run into it while editing pics and decided to give it a listen. At first, it looked like a live performance of the track, which I may not have been fond of due to the sound quality though he's got skills, it ended up going right to the cd version or what have you. After a few listens, I decided it's going on the site. So, here you go. Hope you folks enjoy it as much as I did.
I was told about this Hip Hop show by the homie Duece Bug via email that was going down in Ansonia, CT presented by Big Bar Radio and ended up having a pretty decent night there discovering some artists I previously heard of but didn't get the chance to catch up on. I was doing what I normally do which was chill in the background assessing the artists, crowd and the vibe. Felt like a real chill spot where most heads knew each other. I took a bunch of damn pictures but these are the few of the 200+ made the cut. I also added some music of some of the artists that I can find online. Check out all of that! Peace.
Take Queens, New York native K. Sparks and add Halifax, Nova Scotia's Ritchcraft and you have one hell of a project. Both K. Spark and Ritchcraft have been making waves of their own and together they create The Art of Ritchmixing: A K. Sparks Adventure. At just eight tracks, the project is fresh from beginning to end. Download and enjoy!
OC first put me on to Jeff Spec. It was right before the recent release of SneakerBoxxx from the Vancouver emcee, who has been rhyming since ’93 but only taking it more seriously in the last 10 years or so.
I liked what I heard. It was his track "Microphone Bully" that caught my attention immediately. It led me to check the dude out a little more.
Sneakerboxxx at just 11 tracks is dope from front to back.
But don't let the name mislead you to believe that his entire project will be about his love for sneakers - sure there's a fair amount of references to kicks in his rhymes - it’s more than that. Jeff explains in more detail but his rhymes and the content of the project is a bit conscious Hip-Hop, a bit party and all heartfelt. Jeff rhymes with reason and the dude definitely has something to say.
I reached out to Jeff Spec for a Q&A recently. We talked kicks and music. Check it out.
Both EMS and Tha Lady Blogga were on me about checking Eric Sosa. I kept saying, "yeah, I'm going to get to it." But an hour became a day and a day became a week and well, here I am finally checking this dude out. Yeah, LATE PASS! Anyway, for those that have been paying attention unlike myself, you already know this dude is super fresh on some real dope shit! Or perhaps this is your first taste of the Eric Sosa sound too. Either way, this "Summer Love" track is serious and the visuals for this jawn are pretty dope. Captured, directed and edited by POW. Enjoy.
A few weeks back O and I had the idea to kick off a new series on the blog. So, we bring you Beats & Rhymes. One producer. One emcee. One track. Often times it will be freestyled, others will be written. We think this will be a dope space to spotlight one producer and emcee. Up first, Willie Green (producer) and Premonition (emcee). Enjoy!
Pretty fresh behind the scenes look at DLRN's upcoming video, "Reset" off their latest project The Bridge. The album is pretty dope and based on the clip, the video will be pretty fresh too. Check it out.
Shot in the desert outside Lake Los Angeles. The single "RESET" is off the album "THE BRIDGE" by DLRN, featuring Prometheus Brown and Illecism. Album is availabe free at DLRNMUSIC.com. The music video is created by Sami Abdou, Doug Herman & Myk Blauuw of Faux Real Crew.
Typically I stay away from posting trailers to music videos. I don't know, it's just not my thing. However, I think the only other time I posted a trailer was for a Shad joint. Actually, I think I've posted any trailer I've been sent from his camp. Why? Because his music hypes me up. "We, Myself & I" is one of my favorite jawns off his latest album, TSOL (coming to the US very soon). Anyway, at 12 seconds you can feel the energy of what's to come. Enjoy.
