Check It -- Thursday 1/13/11: Soul Khan, Recess and others at Crash Mansion 199 Bowery Street, New York, NY. Doors at 8pm, $10. Meka from 2dopeboyz.com will be on the 1's & 2's. Pre-sale tickets.
Salute to the homie Brian Allonce over at PNCradio.FM. He wrapped up a pretty successful year with his show Bar Exam. His last show of 2010 featured Mone Devine, Fresh Daily, Nitty Scott and more. Check it out.
A good friend of the blog, e.d.g.e., sat down with Sabrina Whiffen for an interview with Hip-Hop Vancouver. They talked about his music, his musical influence and what's next. Definitely a fresh interview with a very talented and yet humble emcee. Look out for more dope music from e.d.g.e. coming real soon. Chea!
It's been a long while since we posted a track for the track of the week. It's a feature on the blog that both O and I have talked about a lot. So, we're bringing it back.
This week's track comes from Salt Lake City rapper Dusk (who was featured on the site just a day or so ago). I discovered this track after he sent his The Brady Effect project to me. Because of the EP, I found myself checking out more of his music through his Reverb page. I was immediately impressed by "Black Lungs," which is off of his Black Lungs Ep with his group MindState. There's something dope about the gritty sound created on the blues driven "Black Lungs." Definitely a cool track. So, check out and enjoy the track of the week. Chea!
This track and video are both dope. The video simple but the track delivers an incredible story. The "Release" is just that, a release for Sin through rhyme. Definitely a fresh track. Look out for his The Book of Sin mixtape dropping soon. Video directed by Marksmen Films. Enjoy.
YC The Cynic returns with his remix to the title track off his upcoming project, Fall Fwd. On the remix he's joined by Baxter Wordsworth, P.So and 8thW1 with production from 2Hungry Bros. Definitely a dope cut. Twitter theme song for subliminals and wack hashtags? Maybe. Ha! Check out the cut and look out for the Fall Fwd mixtape coming soon.
The back story to "Fall Fwd" according to YC:
Recently, I rocked at a show at SOBs to celebrate Big K.R.I.T. signing to Def Jam. While I was performing, one of the underground's favorite darlings to hate was hard at work on the internet, calling the show #Niggafest2000, and getting at me in the process. Needless to say, my brethren rose to the occasion and were quick to defend, and she ended up getting put in her place. That inspired this joint right here.
I've been a fan of Big K.R.I.T. since I first discovered his K.R.I.T. Wuz Here project last year. I haven't been disappointed by any of his newer cuts either. So there's no surprise that I dig "Good Foot." K.R.I.T. kills it on this track. Check it out and enjoy. Chea!
Crazy production from The Jake. Dope rhymes from Elite Assembly. The end result, "Give It My All" from the Dover, NH beatmaker and New Jersey rap group. I'm definitely digging this cut. Check it out. And check out the new site thejakemusic.com for other tracks too. Oh and Dream Pusher EP coming soon. Chea!
She's still Lola but you might find her these days going by Elle Maxwell. The DMV emcee has been featured on the blog a few times, with her recent projects Basik Edukation and The Black Madonna Soundtrack. She's talented and I definitely dig what she does. In the docu-style vid, she delivers a freestyle and an update on projects. Check it out.
This Marsha Ambrosius video started in one place and went somewhere I wasn't expecting. I respect what Marsha did with the visuals for Far Away. It's a fresh video and definitely deserves a watch. A beautiful song too. Enjoy.
Sometimes you need a laugh and this video definitely gave me that. This dude use to work for me like 200 years ago (ha, okay maybe 8). He was funny then and he's funny now. He's been putting together these sketch videos each week and dropping them on the net. However, it's his Dominican Spiderman that's gaining the most attention right now. The vid had 10,000 hits in just the first 24 hours and now it's up to over 20k hits. Omar is a funny dude. Check out the vid. Ha!
