YC The Cynic clearly has a dope rhyme book. On the eve of the release of his latest offering, Fall Fwd, YC drops off the Steel Tipped Dove produced "Unconscious" track. Dope. Dope like the rest of the project. You may have to run this one back a few times to really appreciate the word play. I can't wait for ya'll to hear Fall Fwd when it drops tomorrow. It's impressive. With so much music dropping daily, a project is all about repeatability. Fall Fwd is on it's 10th play with me. Fall Fwd March 1st. Enjoy "Unconscious" in the meantime. Chea!
I can NOT wait for Pharoahe Monch's next album to drop. Every solo effort on his part has been unequivocally dope. Never disappoints me. Check out this quick warning.
Pharoahe Monch W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) album officially out March 22nd.
"The Warning," directed by Todd Angkasuwan, also contains a portion of Pharoahe Monch's title track, W.A.R. featuring Immortal Technique.
Pharoahe Monch W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) is a 13-track album with an eclectic mix of feature artists such as Jill Scott, Styles P, Immortal Technique, Vernon Reid, Citizen Cope, Phonte, Jean Grae, Mr. Porter, Idris Elba, Royce Da 5'9" & more. The album has production from Marco Polo, M-Phazes, Diamond D, Exile, Pharoahe Monch himself & more.
About a month or so ago Halifax, Canada producer Ritchcraft told me about his ambitious project to put out 30 beats in 30 days (30 in 30) as a lead up to his visit to South By Southwest (SXSW) this year. Simply put, he wanted to introduce more folks to his production style to lay down a bit of a foundation for his trip to Texas to network and connect when music makers from around the world descend on Austin.
I thought the concept was dope.
So, The Mad Bloggers being longtime supporters of Ritchcraft's work were committed to a post per day to share his beats. I haven't been disappointed yet. The kid is talented.
15 days in with 15 days to go, I sat down with Ritchcraft to talk about the project a little bit. Check out our Q&A and day 15's video after the jump.
Welcome to another week of dope videos including a special pick from TMB's OC Supreme. Again hit me at readbeanpie@gmail.com to have your video considered. Enjoy!
Another dope cut from J. Good's upcoming Look on the Brightside project. The new project features TiRon, Ayomari, El Prez and more. In the latest preview from the project, "Change My Ways", the Sacramento emcee is joined by Von Pea (Tanya Morgan) and L.E.G.A.C.Y. (Justus League). The track was produced by T.U.S. (The Usual Suspects) brethren Tellapath. With cuts from DJ Jun, this track is definitely a winner. Enjoy. Chea!
Eternia is dope. If you've been following the blog for long enough, you know I'm a fan of her work. While surfing around youtube, I discovered these two vids featuring Eternia with Colin Dean Live at Joe's Pub in NYC. The video above is a solo set of "Akasha" with Eternia. Below is "Rebel" featuring Maya Azucena, Eternia and Hasan Salaam. I'm a sucka for a live band and a dope Hip-Hop jazz fusion. That's what you get out of both videos. Fresh. Sit back and enjoy. Chea!
Colin Dean on Bass, Rachel Z on Piano, Colin Stranahan on Drums, Sean Nowell on Sax. Filmed and Edited by Noisemaker Media. Cameras: Mark Carranceja and Justin Denmark. Courtesy of Joe's Pub at the Public Theater NYC.
On day 13, we find my second favorite beat in the 30 in 30 series. Fresh! Get the back story on Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 here and peep day 13. Enjoy. Chea!
Checked the inbox to find DJ Priority hitting us up with this project. Him and Venomous 2000, both out of my birth state New Jersey, come strong on this album with a style your speakers and ears are gonna dig. I've added two videos here, with Amazingly Fresh being one of my favorite cuts off the album. I definitely enjoy this entire joint. Support. Check it out.
01. Fresh (Intro)
02. The Takeoff
03. Five On The Black Hand Side
04. Hip Hop Does This (Feat. Cymarshall Law)
05. Sparkle (Feat. Twilight, Phonetic & Skitzo)
06. Soul Sensation (Feat. M Josephine)
07. Omni-Dimensional
08. Where Have You Gone (Feat. Twilight)
09. Rhymes Could Do It Right (Feat. John Robinson, Tah Phrum Duh Bush
& Thaione Davis)
10. Amazingly Fresh
11. Yes
12. Better Than Blues (Feat. Realeyez Mystic, Marie Kanu & Silent Knight)
13. If (Feat. L.I.F.E. Long)
14. Emcees Ultra (Feat. Tone Liv, Respect Tha God, Rhymageddon, Sol
Zales, Poet Substratum, Fenalm, KON & Juga-Naut)
15. Life
16. Alien As I (Outro)
From The Nutty Professor, to Set It Off, to 7th Heaven, to The Game, and a batch of others, Chaz has been in plenty of films but little did I know dude sings. Happened to bump into this searching for some much needed R&B music. Check it. Let me know your thoughts.
Chaz Shepherd "Get You Girl" Official Video From the "Love & Truth" album In Stores & Available @ All Digital Outlets Now!
J.Period, John Legend, The Roots and a bunch of other legendary folks on this mix Period put together. How can you not be interested?! Download now. It's free.
Hot on the heels of John Legend & The Roots' Grammy-winning night, Truelements presents the first single release from WAKE UP! RADIO -- an epic collaboration between Black Thought, John Legend, and the God MC himself, Rakim -- "In the Ghetto (Wake Up!)" Produced by J.Period, this history-making digital 12" release pairs two of hip hop's most legendary MC's together on wax for the first time, with a soulful finale from R&B superstar, John Legend. Revisiting the themes of the Eric B. & Rakim original, "In the Ghetto (Wake Up!)" shines a new light on ghetto life to reveal that some things may have changed, but many more remain the same.
