Random Axe “Random Call”

At this point you probably aren't reading a word I'm writing. You've already hit play. Haven't you? I mean, why wouldn't you. Shit, I hit play too. I've kind of tuned out the fact that anyone is reading what I'm writing anyway. Ha! So, let me go 'head and get out of your way and allow you to enjoy the latest leak from Random Axe (Guilty Simpson, Sean Price and Black Milk). Enjoy. Chea!

  Random Axe "Random Call" by duckdown

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Live at The Loft: Fresh Daily (Part 1)

EP05 - Fresh Daily Pt. 01 from LIVE AT THE LOFT on Vimeo.

Fresh Daily is that dude. A few weeks back he dropped one of my favorite projects this year, The Quiet Life. On Rapture Eve (yes, that's an event -- ha), he performed some tracks from the newest project for the Live at The Loft series. Like I said, Fresh Daily is that dude. Shouts to Tone. Enjoy the vid. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: recess "how do you sleep?" featuring Blu

I already thought Sene was dope. And when he put out the project with Recess a few months back, I became a fan of the collective too. The project still gets burn on my iTunes. Today they released a video for "how do you sleep?" featuring Blu. It's a winner. Enjoy. Chea!

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Stalley “Chevys & Space Ships”

Stalley's recent Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music) project is a favorite. I dig his music. And apparently so does Rick Ross with his recent addition to the MMG family. I haven't fully made up my mind on how I feel about this but Stalley continues to put out music I enjoy, so I'm cool with it for now. I caught this track floating around the net yesterday and so I'm sharing it here today. Enjoy. Chea!

  Chevys & Space Ships by Stalley330

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What I'm Watching: Frank Ocean “Acura Integurl”

Frank Ocean “Acura Integurl” from Team OnSMASH on Vimeo.

Folks think of Frank Ocean as kind of the odd ball in Odd Future, if that makes sense. The Def Jam signee adds an interesting and sometimes edgy twist to R&B but nothing like the edge Odd Future adds to music. I think the dude is talented and with something like 80 cuts from him in my iTunes, I think what he is doing is pretty dope. Let's see how much Def Jam fucks up this already winning formula. Anyway, Frank Ocean's “Acura Integurl” has been making its rounds on the net. I caught and shared it the other day on tumblr. If you missed, check it out now. Enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: KENO x Rufio "Figure Four"

Keno is good people. He's like fam. I definitely dig his music, whether he's doing something solo or alongside Sauce Fonda (half of theOTHERSIDE).

A few months back he linked up with producer Rufio and put out a pretty solid project. "Figure Four" is one of the dope cuts from that project. Bobby Gee steps behind the camera and directs a pretty solid video. Enjoy. Chea!

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Scheme & DJ Scend - Two Turntables and a Mic : NO I.D. Series (video)

Saturday I hit you with the audio and yesterday the homie Scheme hit me with the video from the latest Two Turntables and a Mic episode featuring beats from NO I.D. It's dope. Enjoy.

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Daimyo "Sister Marcus"

A fresh instrumental from Daimyo by way of the World Around camp. Daimyo, 18, is the youngest member of World Around Records. This month he's on the road with Philly/Minneapolis emcee Witness, playing drums and keys with his live band. Enjoy "Sister Marcus", I dig it.


"Daimyo's music incorporates a strange bastard spectrum of techniques, usually based on live instrumentation and Reason, as well as Nintendo DS and some customized MPD controllers. Homey hails from Albany, NY and he wants to work with Death Grips more than anything in the world."




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What I'm Watching: Brown Bag AllStars - The Agenda (Marco Polo Remix)

Last week Brown Bag AllStars released Brown Bag Season Vol 1. Last night the crew celebrated with a release party. They also premiered the visuals for Brown Bag AllStars over at 2DopeBoyz.com. Enjoy.

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The Mad Bloggers Show Ep 36

New show tonight, old show today. I mean, catch up. Ha! Enjoy some dope music on EP 36 and be sure to tune in for EP 37 tonight at 7pm on www.skyyhookradio.com. Chea!

01. Childish Gambino - Not Going Back
02. Ryan Leslie - Glory
03. Chris Skillz feat. Al-Fatir and Nish - One Day
04. Pharoahe Monch feat. Mr. Porter - Haile Selassie Karate
05. Political Animals - Read Between The Lines
06. Elzhi - The World Is Yours
07. Elzhi feat. Eternia - One Love (Eternia Remix)
08. Jesse Abraham feat. Homeboy Sandman - Always & Forever
09. David Dallas - Say No More
10. Soul Khan feat. Akie Bermiss - Speeding Bullets
11. Skyzoo - Written In The Drums
12. Kaimbr & Kev Brown feat. Roddy Rodd, Hassan Mackey & DJ Marshall Law - Army Fatigue Rap
13. Rah Digga feat. Torae and Styles P - You Got It (Remix)
14. The Audible Doctor feat. June Haze - Church Night
15. Brown Bag AllStars - Crumbling Down
16. Dom Kennedy - Goodbye

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EVENT: The Bury The Hatchet Show (5/28/11)

Milwaukee, if you haven't been paying attention to the blog, is a hot pocket of talented Hip-Hop. In my opinion it's better to work together than work apart or work against. These four dope acts are just the tip of the iceberg of what Milwaukee has to offer. I'll let JC Poppe explain the concept behind The Bury The Hatchet Show this Saturday night at the Cactus Club out in Milwaukee.

I wanted to let you know about a big show happening on May 28th at Cactus Club, beginning at 10PM, with a cover of $5.

Myself and Axtra (manager of Prophetic, and other UMG artists) are bringing together 2 UMG artists and 2 former House of M artists to do a show that symbolizes the end of the beef between these respective artists.

AUTOMatic, Prophetic, Raze, and Yo-Dot, will be taking the stage as peers on that night, the first time in over a year and for the second time in several years! There are no openers, there are no closers, there are just four dope hip-hop acts that are going to perform their butts off for those in attendance.

If you didn’t know there used to be a beef between UMG and House of M, there was a lot of bad blood between the two camps for years…going back to around 2008 and bridging deep into 2010.

When the House of M fell apart at the end of 2010, A.P.R.I.M.E. and Trellmatic of AUTOMatic, and Raze no longer wished to carry on any ill will because the issues were more with others that had been House of M, and the guys of UMG were tired of the cumbersome rigmarole beefing often presents. After several years, it was just stale and almost a cliche.

So, in an attempt to build bridges where they once were burned, I approached Axtra with the idea at the listening party for my albums Shadowlands/Tea Party and he was completely open to it!

As former manager of House of M (2010), and current manager of AUTOMatic and Raze, I’m very excited about this show because in my opinion these artists, AUTOMatic, Prophetic, Raze, and Yo-Dot, are some of the best that Milwaukee has to offer…and it’s going to be great to finally have them on stage with each other without any sour air in the building.

It should be said, however, that this show in no way reflects the feelings or thoughts of other former House of M members and UMG members and they are not included in this show’s line-up. Others have also burried the hatchet, but there are also some that are still very much leary of each other.

The night is going to be fun and is something that will help the Milwaukee hip-hop scene step closer towards the unification it once enjoyed in 2007.

The poster was designed by Dana Coppafeel.

Umbrella Music Group is a Milwaukee based label that is represented by artists like Prophetic, Ka$h, Yo-Dot, Tay Butler, and Adlib. No Half Steppin Crew is represented by artists like AUTOMatic, Raze, The Hollowz, DJ JDL, and DJ Bizzon.

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 55

Let's see if I get this right the first time. Ha! It's Monday and you already know what it is. I hope Ep 55 helps you kick start your week. Chea!

01. Cee- Lo Green - Bodies
02. Drake - Dreams Money Can Buy
03. Dom Kennedy - Designer Sh*t
04. The Cranberry Show - Last Score
05. Soul Khan feat. Akie Bermiss - Speeding Bullets
06. Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli - History
07. Big K.R.I.T. feat. Ludacris & Bun B - Country Shit (remix)



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