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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 (Day 17: I Surprise Myself Too)
On day 17, Ritchcraft delivers another beat to add to my favorites list. The man right here ... Dope. Check out my day 15 interview with Ritchcraft here. Also get the back story on Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 here. Enjoy day 17. Chea!
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Download ... Michael Franco "Think."
I caught this joint from the homie Chad over at Donuts & Milk. We definitely have a very similar taste in music. He hit me with the 24 track project from St. Louis Producer Michael Franco. Franco delivers some serious production on Think. It's a solid offering of dope beats with a few features. Hit play. Enjoy. Chea!
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Interview: Big Sean x TheComeUpShow.com
Another fresh interview from our north of the boarder fam, Chedo of TheComeUpShow.com. He recently caught up with G.O.O.D. Music's own Big Sean while he was in Toronto. Cool interview. Enjoy.
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First Listen: SonReal "Where's Waldo" (Download)
The first time I heard SonReal was back in December. Kind of late in the game perhaps considering the Canadian emcee had been putting out music for a while at that point. But I've been steady playing catch up since hearing that Tona featured track, "Dr Dumb It Down." I thought something was dope about SonReal during that first listen. I haven't been disappointed since. Leading up to the release of his latest project, Where's Waldo, SonReal was steady pushing visuals and singles for both this project and his previous one, The Lightyear Mixtape. I became a fast fan of his work.
Last month I linked up with SonReal for my column Return of The Real over at RefinedHype.com and we talked about his sound and this project. He's on a mission to bring his music to the world.
During that interview I asked him about the concept behind Where's Waldo. He responded, "It has nothing to do with that lil’ red striped dude. I just called it that for familiarity and what not. It's all about me being an artist right now that is hard to find in the grand scheme of things, but once you find me.... it's over. You’re like "damn... I found him this guy is dope"
At seventeen tracks, Where's Waldo is definitely a winner. SonReal prides himself on dope hooks and you definitely get that over some solid production coupled with some incredible word play. If you weren't paying attention to SonReal before this, Where's Waldo is a fine introduction. You can preview below and if you dig it, download it. Enjoy. Chea!
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 (Day 16: @Plaeboi Presents - Real Life of DJs)
I'm starting to really enjoy these videos more and more each day. I caught the latest offering a little late from Ritchcraft but here it is nonetheless. Check out my day 15 interview with Ritchcraft here. Also get the back story on Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 here. Enjoy day 16. Chea!
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Check It ... Lyriciss Feat. L.A. "Superbad" (Extended Mix)
Honestly, I already thought that this Lyriciss track off his upcoming project was dope. Sometimes you hear a track and you're like, "yeah, this doesn't need anything else because it's fresh." That's how I felt about "Superbad." But then I heard my homegirl L.A. was gonna jump on an extended mix of the track and I was excited to hear that. This Superbad extended mix is insane. L.A. matches the intensity of Lyriciss' well laid verses, with a super aggressive flow. Lyriciss is dope and there's no secret I'm an L.A. fan (#NoLakers). Hit play and enjoy this joint. Chea!
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Check It ... Chuuwee x Jonathan Lowell "My Place" Feat. J. Good
Chuuwee and J.Good are two dope emcees out of the Cali Hip-Hop scene. Check out the Jonathan Lowell produced track off of Chuuwee and Lowell's upcoming Be Cool. Hit play and enjoy the smooth soul-sampled "My Place." Be Cool, coming soon. Chea!
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What I'm Watching ... Element-Tree Presents: Jinesis
Element-Tree Presents: Jinesis from Jinesis on Vimeo.
I caught this video featuring Jinesis a few nights back. Serringe (artist and graf head) has been sitting down with up-coming musicians and spotlighting them for his website. Check out the latest video featuring the Bronx producer Jinesis. The beats are fresh. One of my favorites drops around the 3:55 mark. The other drops around 5:38. Let that boy cook! Ha! Jinesis is dope. Enjoy.
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Check It ... @YCTheCynic "Unconscious"
"Calling audibles while I'm rhyming ..."
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!
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What I'm Watching ... Pharoahe Monch "The Warning" ft. Idris Elba
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.
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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.
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