Here are a few joints I've received via email or bumped into on the Internets. This Tuesday's offering comes from Jinesis, The Underdogz, Algorhythms and G.R.A.M.Z.
The homie Jinesis takes the LLoyd Banks "I Don't Deserve You" track featuring Jeremih and provides a pretty dope remix. Jinesis writes, "A party ready, 808 driven, club banger! Thanks to Miss Alynette for the assist." Check it out.
The Underdogz (Warren Britt and OTiS CLaPP) offer up "These Moves", a dope track produced by KO Beatz and featuring Jeanette Berry. The duo are working on their upcoming project Wuttup Doe? due to drop "sometime in April." In the meantime, enjoy this jawn.
The good folks over at World Around offer up Algorhythms, the project that basically got the indie label started and they're currently re-booting it for 2011. This remix comes from World Around's newest, Custom. With a lot of work on the way, enjoy "Open Ended" in the meantime.
The homie G.R.A.M.Z. offers up a new cut featuring Doc. Enjoy.
Has-Lo releases yet another new track off his already dope sounding album. Check the latest.
Philly MC/Producer Has-Lo's debut MMG album, In Case I Don't Make It, can be ordered today as an exclusive itunes pre-release (the cd release is March 29th).
The album is a dark blend of haunting imagery and edgy, raw lyricism that takes you through a journey, song by song, of a man at the tipping point: somewhere between survival and suicidal. Utero is the perfect jump off: gritty and stirring. Has-Lo pens:
"Take a stroll in my subconscious
Where foul thoughts crumble the walls that block it
Mentally I’m crooked and cracked
White man say it’s ‘hood in me, could it be that?"
The video, directed by Antonio Battle, graphically depicts Has-Lo's lucid dream as he stomps through the scene of his verse.
Thanks for not reminding us that Ep 27 wasn't posted on the blog last week. Damn, you're suppose to be on top of that. Right? RIGHT! Ha! Anyway, hit the download on what you missed last Tuesday night at 7pm (est) on www.SkyyhookRadio.com. Oh, and we're on again tonight at 7pm. Tune in and shit. Chea!
Intro
01. Lupe Fiasco Feat. John Legend - Never Forget You
02. Oddisee & Toine - Different Now
03. Big K.R.I.T. - American Rapstar
04. Talib Kweli Feat. Blaq Toven - How You Love Me
05. J. Cole - Killers
06. Recess - The Gentleman
07. Asher Roth Feat. Whatzisface & Chip Tha Ripper - Back Home
08. YC The Cynic - The Clever
09. Jean Grae - You Don't Like It (So What) Midshow Break
10. Stalley - She Hates The Bass
11. Mean Doe Green Feat. Chuuwee, Black Zeek & Dell Jr. - Haiti's
12. Joell Ortiz - Nursery Rhyme
13. Saigon Feat Faith Evans - Clap
14. Raekwon Feat. Ghostface Killah - Silver Rings
15. Reks - Kill Em
16. Redman - Tiger Style Crane
17. Asylum Lifetime & Sherm Larock - Personal Demons
18. Slaughterhouse - Everybody Outro
e.d.g.e. is good people. He's been featured on the site countless times. He's one of those cats whose music I truly believe in and want to see win with his craft. He recently reached out to me asking if The Mad Bloggers were interested in presenting this project, Fifteen Minutes of Fame. I didn't hesitate to accept the offer to present what I like to call the appetizer before the main course. Fifteen Minutes of Fame is just over 15 minutes with eight tracks, six of which are freeverses and two original tracks with production from Moka Only and Stewie Vuiton. Fifteen Minutes of Fame serves as a sampler before his All Flow Everything project presented by I.G.O.D., DJ Koast & the9elements.com, dropping April 4th. e.d.g.e. is dope. Enjoy the appetizer. Chea!
This week's edition of The Mad Video Selection boasts new videos from Eternia & MoSS as well as the ReadNex Poetry Squad. Take a good 20 minutes to sit back and enjoy these 5 videos. Hit me at readbeanpie@gmail.com to have your video considered. Enjoy!
Editor's Note: I caught this via email this morning from the good folks over at Uncommon Records. Shouts to them for putting this project together to lend support for the ongoing tragedy in Japan.
Uncommon Records humbly presents the first of our new "Pop Up Albums". This first one, in particular, is extremely important to us. All proceeds from this release will go toward relief funding for a Japanese Charity called "Second Harvest". They run soup kitchens and food pantries in Japan and are now assisting with disaster relief as well. Information on the charity and further donations can be made at this web address.
"The Sun Never Sets" as we said, is one of our new "Pop Up Albums", and just like a Pop Up Restaurant or Pop Up Record store, it will only be around for a limited time. In this case, we will make this available for 30 Days (3/18-4/18). ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MONEY RAISED FROM SALES OF THIS ALBUM WILL BE DONATED FOR JAPAN RELIEF. We hope to make an announcement on the total, large or small, one month from now. We hope it's as large as possible.
We would all like to help, but let's face it, individually, we all can't make substantial donations. We hope that this helps bring people together to do something great. The album will be offered as a "Name Your Price" album, the minimum price is just $5. We encourage you to donate more, but even $5 will go a very long way. Plus, you get lots of great music in return. Again, 100% of donations, no matter how much you give will go to Japan relief at Second Harvest.
Briefly, what are you getting? We put together a collection of Asian inspired and/or hopeful songs that hopefully help us all focus on the realities in Japan and even in other places around the world. There are previously un-released tracks from Short Fuze & Nasa, Acid Reign and Atari Blitzkrieg along with other tracks from our back catalog that you may not already own yet.
In the future we'll do some more light hearted Pop Up Albums, but for right now thanks for all your help with this & enjoy the music. LET'S DO SOMETHING GREAT TODAY!
Stalley is another one of those guys whose name I heard floating around musically before I finally decided to give it a play. I'm happy I finally did. When I started checking out his music last year I became a fast fan. The dude is fresh and his music is dope. Back in February Stalley put out Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music), which is one of my favorite releases this year. For me, it's still in rotation. Tracks like "330", "Hercules", "She Hates The Bass" and "Assassin" are among my favorite cuts on the project.
Like I said, the guy makes dope music. Enjoyable, quality music.
Anyway, this week he decided to take the challenge. Check out how Stalley answered five random questions after the jump.
I've been a fan of Eternia's work for sometime now and I respect what her latest single, "To The Future" stands for.
Last year in an interview with Eternia after the release of her recent project with MoSS, At Last, I asked her what track spoke to who she was an a person. "To the Future obviously," she said. "Still hurts when I hear it."
And as a listener, it hurts to hear too.
But Eternia bravely explores the skeletons of her past, which includes sexual assault, domestic abuse, gun violence and even abortion. It was an important story for her to tell. Eternia says that she has always been a life emcee and most of the content of her music comes from those real life experiences.
In the Erica Shallow directed video, the hope is that Eternia's words can impact young people going through the same experiences.
"Every 90 seconds in America someone is sexually assaulted. Eternia and MoSS know that many young people face the same issues that Eternia did as a teenager and young adult, and so they have partnered with Canada’s leading youth counseling service, Kids Help Phone, to bring the message of hope and help along with Eternia’s personal story."
Listen. "To The Future". It's one of those important tracks.
Just in time to celebrate Happy St. Patrick's Day today, Apathy drops this "Billy Madison" influenced title track to help you chase down all that you possibly will drink today. Haha! Enjoy.
