Milly Esquire, Lucky, Mark Milly or whatever you call him, the brother has a dope track in "Let 'Em Say". The jawn has been floating around for a little while now but it definitely was made for a summer soundtrack. The B'more native is working on a new project and "Let 'Em Say" is the first single. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!
Come out Monday, July 11th and show love and support to my homegirl L.A. performing live for a chance to rock at this year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Haven't seen her live show? Peep the a cappella below and you can peep more over at ucancallmela.com.
Another dope act out of Canada, check out music from The GroundBreakers. Quality track. Enjoy. Chea!
This is a free download from Vancouver, Canada's only boom-bap band The GroundBreakers (Attikus, GBoXX, Backbone, Babie Paul The Breakcharmer, and DJ Leaf). This feel-good five-man hip hop band lays down velvety flows over this REL!G!ON produced single. The track is available through Wandering Worx Music.
Fresh video for the title track from Canadian rapper SonReal's latest project. The dude is definitely putting in work and the new vid is just another example. Check it. Chea!
I've been listening to Adrift Da Belle for a minute now. She's one of those dope female emcees that I've been telling you about. I hope you have your listening ears on and are paying attention. The Atlanta based rapper by way of New Jersey is currently working on DNA (DRUGS n Adrift) a project produced exclusively by DRUGS, scheduled to drop September 2011. But she's not trying to leave you without music until then. Check out "More" from the project and get to know Adrift a little bit below.
Discography: Da Threat, LP (2006), Garden State Parkway, LP (2010) DNA, EP (Scheduled for release Summer 2011)
Your music described in one word: Universal
Musical Influences: Jadakiss, Jay Z, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Angela Winbush, Lil Kim, Salt n Pepa, Mc Lyte, Lauryn Hill, Rah Digga, Queen Latifah, The Outsidaz, Outkast, Goodie Mob, Dungeon Family, Beres Hammond, Sanchez, DRUGS, Jah Prince & DJ Rasta Root
What's On Your iPod: A little bit of everything, mainly R&B. I just got back from NJ so I'm listening to a lot of club, reggae and 80's R&B right now.
If you were stranded on an island, which ONE record would you bring with you and why: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life. Everything is on that project. He captured the entire human experience in one project.
The track that best showcases who you are as an emcee: The title track of my second LP, Garden State Parkway. It showcases my lyrical style and gives a listener a good glimpse of who I am as a person.
Biggest Moment So Far For You With Your Music: There have been so many professionally. However, I'll stick to what was big to me personally. Last December my little brother saw me perform for the first time. He had pudding face the whole performance. I pointed to him from the stage - he pointed back at me. That was dope! It's big because I started performing when he was 12 - so he could never come see me but he kept a CD with my songs in his stereo. Since the performance he's hired himself as the official A&R to Adrift Da Belle. He sends me beats to keep me abreast of what’s out there and critique's all of my new music. It's really cool because he's very honest when he critiques my music. He'll say things like "stop playing with them sis". It’s cute. That's big to me.
Impact You Want to Have on Your Audience: I want my audience to be inspired to Be Blessed - Be Brave and Be Great. Whatever it is that they really want to do, I want them to do it. Don’t back down and don’t give up. I want them to be inspired by my perseverance and faithfulness to my dream to produce music. If I can chase this dream down - they can chase their dreams down. I am no different than anyone else. In fact people are more alike than different. I'd also like to help them realize that no dream is too small or too big. God is faithful. If your dream is to be a firefighter - take the steps to be a firefighter. If your dream is to open a business - do the research to open your business. If you dream is to raise a great family - fill your home with joy, love your children - take the steps to do that. We are here to live and to have life abundantly. Not just to live. We can do all things if only we believe.
I stumbled into Dutch ReBelle's music a few months back when I received her Beauty vs. The Beast project. It was definitely a quality offering from the Boston based rapper. She recently released the video for "BeanTown Ish/Ketchup"
The concept for the visuals are simple, as Dutch explains: "The concept of BeanTown Ish was to represent the sceneries that most of us never leave but are so much of who we are. It’s the blueprint to a BeanTown state of mind".
Hard at work on her upcoming project Married To The Music, she plans to continue to attack the music industry head on. In the meantime enjoy the fresh video. Chea!
A fresh track from Chuuwee x Jonathan Lowell off their Be Cool project dropping soon. Chuuwee put out "Chez Chit" during my blog break. Maybe you missed the track over at your other favorite blogs, so I'm sharing it now. Enjoy. Chea!
Last night I talked to Dom Kennedy before his show in San Francisco at Slim's. We spoke about the release of his debut album From The Westside With Love II as far as his favorite songs, the idea behind the cover art and the comparison between mixtapes and albums. We also spoke about the ideas behind his songs "Choose Up" and "When You See Love", as well as him releasing physical copies of the album in September with DVD's featuring videos to every song.
The first track I heard from Kenton Dunson was his remix to the John Legend cover of Rolling In The Deep. I thought the dude was dope and have been paying attention since. We've featured him on the blog a few times since. His new project Creative Destruction 2 is pretty solid. I'll allow Kenton to take it from here to give you some insight on his new project.
"Creative Destruction 2 is about more than Kenton Dunson. It’s about life, ambition, heartbreak and most importantly, passion. When I came up with the Creative Destruction concept for the first album, I didn’t think it would turn into a series. But as a developing artist in a saturated music environment, I know it’s important to display what you have as soon as it’s ready. This time around, the term Creative Destruction meant replacing my old creative approach as an artist to build more tangible songs that touched a wider base of listeners while remaining original. I believe I struck a solid balance with Creative Destruction 2. I kept the album short and relevant, there’s no fluff on this project. It’s all self-produced and I was able to include two great features to round out the album. This is my best work to date and the momentum is amazing." - Kenton Dunson
Damn. Get familiar with the new project from the multi-talented Jesse Boykins III. I'm on my second listen. What a smooth and soulful project. Hit play, sit back and vibe out. Chea!
“After my last release “The Beauty Created” 3years ago, I took some time to truly discover my art, my spirit, my voice, my style, my love for life and its mysteries. That journey has taken me around the world, exposed me to various cultures and people, and enlightened and influenced me along the way. “Way Of A Wayfarer” is me sharing with you those moments and those lessons, in hopes that I can inspire you to share your moments and lessons with the rest of the World. That is the only way, the universal way. Much love & many thanks to SoulCulture, Street Etiquette & #PassportLife for taking this journey with me. Schwaza. The visions of a lover thru his travels, in search of his present self.” - Jesse Boykins III
The homie Chad over at DonutsAndMilk.com put me on to OSYM (pronounced Awesome) out of L.A. He's working on a new project, procrastination, and this is the latest single from it. Check it out. Enjoy. Chea!
