What I'm Watching: Mara Hruby "The Panties"

Damn, I really love Mara Hruby's voice. The homie JCrillz over at hiphopiscoolagain.com put me on to her a few months back and I've been enjoying her beautiful sound ever since. Enjoy the music. Chea!

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Friday's Five Random Questions with @UCanCallMeLA

Photo by Dirty Souf Yankee

L.A. is having one of the best weeks ever. Late Sunday she released the killer track “Spitting Out Blood”, which has been making its waves on the internet including a DJBooth.net debut. Then today she locked up one of the two spots on the upcoming Show & Prove showcase presented by The Brooklyn Bodega and 2DopeBoyz.com to compete for a spot on this year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival in July. And to think, she’s only been rapping for 11 months, having just released her first project in January, with a follow up due out July. The girl is dope, and her music embodies such a raw uncut energy.

Anyway, this week she decided to take the challenge. Check out how L.A. answered five random questions after the jump.

Elle Maxwell "Ben Franklin"

I dig Elle Maxwell. But that shouldn't really be a surprise if you've been checking the blog for any considerable amount of time. She's been featured on the site since I first stumbled across her music last year. Back then she was going by Lola Maxwell but through the name change she still creates dope music with fresh concepts. I did a piece about her over at RefinedHype, where we talked about her music and more. Elle is good peoples. And she warned that once school was over she was going all in on the music. "After I cross the stage in May I plan to take my career from 35mph to 80mph," she said. Look at your calendar, May has come and gone. Music beware. Check out the new track from her upcoming Rush Our. Enjoy. Chea!



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Team Robot "Bloody Mary"

The homie Chad from DonutsandMilk.com put me on to this new project from the New Orleans duo Cypher and Lu Smith (collectively known as Team Robot). I dig the project, especially "Manic." Yeah, "Manic" is my shit. Ha! Hit play and enjoy Bloody Mary.

TeamRobot Bloody Mary Ep by TeamRobot

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I.C. NYC Episode 1: I.C. Waters

I fuks with the Internet celebrities. I mean, after all they're where I got the phrase "chea" from and learned how to make a Ghetto Big Mac. Anyway, today they kicked off their new I.C. NYC series with episode 1, I.C. Waters. Enjoy.

The Polar Bear Swim is a Coney Island tradition. On New Year's Day, the Polar Bear Club who swim off this beach all winter long invite the world to join them for a plunge in the near freezing Atlantic Ocean. What better way to start I.C. NYC than by participating in this New Year's tradition? Are these people just crazy or are the health benefits of cold water for real? And more pressingly, is this just some white people shit? The IC's aim to find out!

Directed by Casimir Nozkowski
Edited by Dino Ostrowsky
Music by Bless-1
Producers: Robin Oye, Jesse Wilson, Cornelius van Gorkom

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Check It ... Oddisee - "You Don't Close Your Eyes"

Oddisee is highly regarded on The Mad Bloggers and I finally got to this short gem in my email and felt the need to share. Long enough to make you want more, this track is inviting. Dope!

"You Don't Close Your Eyes" is about the dynamics of a relationship turned cold. Clever wordplay and an effortless cadence propel this insightful tale of domestic apathy, which finds Oddisee questioning what changed in his relationship: "restaurant parking lots seem like the spot in the plot where you like to talk a lot, where it used to be the spot in the plot where the windows was steamed because the heat coming off was hot." Also along for the ride is frequent collaborator/keyboardist, Ralph Real, whose tenor adds an emotional intensity that helps accentuate the frustrations of unrequited love.

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The Weeknd "The Morning"

The Weeknd - The Morning (music video) from High Five Collective on Vimeo.

Fuck it, let's just walk. This is what happens when you wanna party in the desert. Ha!

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EVENT: The AFA Family Reunion

Saturday, June 4 at 8:00pm
Freight Street Gallery
Freight St., Waterbury, CT

Featuring performances from:
Sketch tha cataclysm
http://sketchtc.bandcamp.com/
D_Cyphernauts
http://www.youtube.com/Dcyphernauts
Workforce (Hawl Digg & Dirt E. Dutch)
http://workforce.bandcamp.com/
Cee Reed
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CeeReed
The Protege, Roc Doogie, Deto 22, and Sir Cumference of Phenetiks
http://phenetiks.bandcamp.com/
JK1 The Supernova
http://jk1thesupernova.bandcamp.com/
Pruven
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/Pruven
Expertiz
http://littleax.com/expertiz-disrupting-natures-balance/
Snare
http://www.youtube.com/user/snare01
Warren Waxx

DJ Mo Niklz on the turntables/video screen all evening!!

Defnyshn on the MPC!

The Rising Sun Quest (http://www.risingsunquest.com/) and Spaz The Working Class will be in attendance!!

A number of surprises and giveaways!!

$7 BYOB

Become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/antfarmaffiliates

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What I'm Watching 5/31/11: Laelo Hood, Bandana and Wale

After a few days off, it's Tuesday again and I've got a few dope videos to share with you that I've bumped into on the Internets or via email. Enjoy three fresh videos courtesy of Laelo Hood, Bandana and Wale after the jump.

What I'm Watching ... Wednesday Atoms - "Pusherman" (Cover)

Check out Wednesday's cover of Curtis Mayfield's Pusherman. Cool video and a great job at the cover. Hit up the comment section with your thoughts on it.


Filmed/Directed/Edited by Edwin Escobar Performed by Wednesday Atoms
cover to a song by Curtis Mayfield off the Super Fly Soundtrack.


Cast: Terrance Nelson, Steven "Blue" Edmonds, Jaron Plowden

For more on Wednesday Atoms, check her out on FB: Wednesday

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Check It ... Lucky Looch - "Never Enough featuring Cryptic Method"

Hailing from Meriden, CT, I caught Lucky Looch recently promoting this track that came out about a month ago titled "Never Enough" with the help of Cryptic Method. Feels like a good summer track for Hip-Hop fans. He's about to shoot a video for this on June 19th in Meriden, CT so if you're interested in being in the video, hit him up in his inbox: Lucky Looch on FB

Never Enough ft Cryptic Method by Lucky Looch

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BE.water "Stars Of Eternal Shine"

This joint has been sitting in the inbox for a few days and I finally got the chance to listen to this joint. Damn, what an incredibly chill and dope project from BE.water. At 24 tracks it seems overwhelming but you just flow straight through what BE.water calls, "endless thoughts, because I feel that within the universe and our mind - the possibilities are endless." Enjoy. Chea!



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