Over the last few days a gang of fresh videos from the likes of Maticulous (featuring Ruste Juxx, RA the Rugged Man, Rock of Heltah Skeltah), Donwill (featuring Nicky Guiland), ScholarMan and Zo! (featuring Phonte) have hit my inbox and the Internets! Enjoy them after the jump.
Last week, I had the privilege if interviewing Zumbi of Zion-I. We spoke about the upcoming "Healing Of The Nation" tour, especially the show this Saturday at the Fillmore in San Francisco and the types of charities that all the proceeds from the shows are going to. We also talked about a possible collaboration with Blu, the Heroes In The Healing Of The Nation album, including the sound of the album,the message behind it, and the features. We also discussed the formation of the group The Burnerz and his Science of Breath radio show.
As you know I write a column over at RefinedHype.com called Return of the Real. This week, I featured up and coming Bronx emcee YC The Cynic. YC has been featured all over the place over the last year and some still sleep on the gifted lyricist. Stop doing that. Ha! Anyway, check out my interview with him. Enjoy. Chea!
The title alone had me curious for good and bad reasons. I kinda thought it was a dance and was about to immediately delete it but I've heard previous work from both 4th Pyramid and Rich Kidd before and even posted it on here as well. Pretty good track. Check it.
"Carlton Banks" is the first exclusive track off 4th Pyramid's upcoming mixtape It Pays To Believe. The song features Pyramid's vocals alongside fellow Toronto MC Rich Kidd who also produced the track.
I first heard about David Dallas back in December with a video titled "Coming To America Vol 1." Working with Duck Down, I have faith the final product, 'The Rose Tint' out in late April, will be dope and this track is yet another testament to that. "Caught In A Daze" is a chill track from the New Zealand artist that features Freddie Gibbs who also comes through with a relaxed flow to match the beat. Check it.
THE FULL BLAST MOVEMENT - PART 2! Saturday, March 19th!
The 1st Full Blast Movement was EPIC! Part 2 is gonna be even more crazy so come through and bring friends! You WON'T wanna miss this one!!!!!
*Edwin Escobar ON LOCATION filming the show AND THE CIPHER at the end so come through, get on the mic and get in the video (to be posted/promoted afterward).*
***LADIES: we will be registering ALL females to be in Duece Bug's 'Stress Love' video- (serious inquiries only) Register w/ Mindz-I to be in the video at the show!!***
$7 DOORS OPEN AT 8:00PM!
DUECE BUG w/ Chuck Nickels / BC CONNECT
POLITICAL ANIMALS
METAMUSICK
THEY WALK ON WATER
DISTRICT ALLSTARZ
Yes. Another Pharoahe Monch track with his album right around the corner. No complaints here. I tried posting this yesterday but Soundcloud gave me some difficulties. Here it is regardless. Turn your speakers up!
Producer: M-Phazes
Album: W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) album in stores March 22nd, pre-order the album now on iTunes: http://bit.ly/hO5DHo Released by: W.A.R. Media / Duck Down Music
Release date: Mar 22, 2011
I always forget when I first heard Adebisi rhyme. It was either his 80's Babies mixtape or his work as the front man of Fresh Cut Collective. While I can't pin down the exact time or project, what I do remember is his distinct voice and flow. And then there's the lyrical word play from the Wisconsin native who is now living in NYC. I've been a fan of Adebisi's sound ever since.
When Adebisi approached me a few months back about getting behind his Blaxploitation mixtape I didn't hesitate because I know the quality of Adebisi's work. So, with that said, check out the first joint off of BLAX and TMB presented Blaxploitation. "Bloody Murder", produced by DJ Charlie Hustle, is a dope track that shows you the type of energy (and quality) that's on the Blaxploitation mixtape. Look out for Blaxploitation coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy "Bloody Murder." Chea!
Before R. Kelly was writing songs to his dead homies... Before T-Pain was so hood... Before Auto-tune had every rapper believing they could sing...
There was Nate Dogg.
Nathaniel Hale aka "Nate Dogg" is the man who made gangsta hooks hot. In the early 90s, he linked up with Warren G and Snoop Dogg to form 213 and started a new movement. Previously a rapper would do his own hook or chorus for a song and if the song did feature a singer, the singer was usually a female. Nate Dogg came through with something new to offer: a distinct soulful voice and hooks that boasted about life in a way that really wasn't heard of before. Not only did he sing about how thugged out he was and how he "can't be faded...", he did it with so much heart and soul that one couldn't help but to believe that Nate Dogg was one of the realest street dudes in Long Beach. He sang about shooting people and drugs, how much realer could you get?
Throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, Nate Dogg was featured on various artists singles. If you wanted a hot song, Nate Dogg was who you wanted on your record. No one else sounded like him and no one else had his cool demeanor. He was never a braggard and preferred to play the low. While he released three studio albums, very rarely would one hear a solo song from Nate Dogg. He found a niche and filled it perfectly.
As fate would have it, Nate Dogg suffered a stroke in 2007. After his stroke, it was reported that he was depressed and he became some what of a recluse. In 2008, he suffered another stroke which left him partially paralyzed. Any hopes of him resuming his singing career quietly faded.
On March 15, 2011, Nate Dogg passed away at the young age of 41. The cause of his death is currently unknown. While Nate Dogg is now gone, his music lives on and his hooks are still the club's favorites. Need proof? Go in a club and drop Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode". Then wait. If the DJ dares to cut off Nate's outro at the end, there will be a riot. Everyone (even those who don't smoke weed) eagerly waits to hear Nate's voice at the end..."Hey Hey Hey Hey, Smoke Weed Everyday."
This is kind of a new style for me to combine some of the dope tracks (and videos) I've received via email or bumped into on the Internets. I'll update Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday's offering comes from J. Cole, Vandalyzm, e.d.g.e., Big K.R.I.T. and G-Eazy.
I caught this J. Cole "Killers" joint early this morning. According to Cole it's an older joint that comes from the vaults of the previously unreleased. It's dope. Vandalyzm offers up a nothing ass verse with a hook on a beat. Yes, that's the name of the track too. As Vandalyzm wrote, "not going to fake the listener out, this is just me rhyming ill bars over a dope beat that I made, pretty simple right?" Simple concept indeed. Dope too. Look out for Vandalyzm Is The Stepfather soon.
Vandalyzm
If you've been following the blog long enough, you know the homie e.d.g.e. is a regular on the site. A few weeks back he was dropping three tracks per week. He's scaled that back a little. Check out his Shane Eli produced track, "The Opposition". Look out for his All Flow Everything project coming soon.
Big K.R.I.T. offers up another great cut from his upcoming ReturnOf4Eva. On the self produced track K.R.I.T. continues to impress me. Honestly, I haven't met a K.R.I.T. track that I didn't like.
Last but not least, the homie Chad over at DonutsandMilk.com hit me with this joint from G-Eazy off his upcoming The Outsider mixtape. This open letter to Amber Rose is definitely a winner in my book.
Enjoy these five cuts from some dope and talented emcees. Chea!
J. Cole - Killers
Vandalyzm - Nothing Ass Verse, With A Hook On A Beat
Over the last few days a gang of fresh videos from the likes of Carlitta Durand, Oddisee, Misen Lync and Aloe Blacc have hit my inbox and the Internets!
Carlitta's video comes from her dope project Nostalgic Nights released on Christmas Eve last year. If you haven't listen to that project yet, you're missing out so catch up. Ha! Oddisee also offers up a fresh video featuring Toine (of DTMD) for his "Different Now" track, featured on Mello Music Group's Helpless Dreamer compilation. As Oddisee wrote, "we shot this video just before Thanksgiving back in November, weird for me to see it as I still have braids in it. lol The video was shot in Washington, DC by Zack Schamberg." It's definitely a dope video filmed in one of my favorite places, DC.
The Misen Lync track is also an older track off of the crew's Both Sides of the Mirror project. The cut features Dame Ellzey and is definitely one of my favorite joints from the MKE group. Aloe Blacc offers up some simple visuals for "Loving You Is Killing Me." It's the simplicity of the video and the fresh dance moves that make the video so dope.
I guess it had to come to an end someday, huh? Well, Ritchcraft delivers up day 30 of his 30 in 30 series. It's definitely been a dope adventure. Shouts to Ritchcraft on the time and quality he put into such an ambitious project. Wishing the homie the best of luck down at SXSW! Check out my day 15 interview with Ritchcraft. Also get the back story on Ritchcraft's 30 in 30 here. Enjoy day 30. Chea!
