We're taking it back OLD SCHOOL, keeping it REAL and "fuze-ing" Hardcore and Hip Hop all in one show...
With performances by:
KRS-One
PLUS:
dUECE bUG with ITZ URBOI
Mr. Lif
Hate Your Guts
BC Connect
Jacobi Wichita
Political Animals
Kali Ma
Sean Strange
Ocecmic
MetaMusick
Brothers Rock & more!
Check out the latest visuals by New Zealand's Hip-Hop artist David Dallas. This joint definitely has a dope summer feel to it. If you haven't downloaded the FREE album from him title "The Rose Tint", go do that. Right now. Haha.
from The Rose Tint - download free @ http://www.therosetint.com
David Dallas - Sideline feat Che Fu
Song produced by Fire & Ice
Video directed by Stjohn
Check out Lyrical Preacher's "Above Your Kind" he did over Flying Lotus's "Orbit Brazil" from his "1983" album. Honestly, it was hard to get into right away but after a couple of plays, I like this track. Hit play and let us know what you think.
"It's the 5 to the uh, act like you ain't heard of me / Same cat drinking more Scotch that Ron Burgundy..." I finally got to peep this vid by 5:AM. Clean as hell type visuals to go along with the mc's verbal onslaught he's delivering on this track. Check it out and leave your thoughts on the comment section.
"Mass Revolution" written & performed by 5:AM, produced by Migs. Filmed, directed, & edited by Edwin Escobar. Executive producer Rob "Kryptik" Marino. Available on the FTI Records release "Embrace Insanity" by 5:AM at www.ftirecords.com/store. Please visit www.5amhiphop.com and www.ftirecords.com for more content.
At 3:31 am Friday morning, Sauce Fonda hit send on what can be best described as his Jerry Maguire moment. Or he was high. Or he was high watching Jerry Maguire. Allegedly, of course. Ha!
If you've been following the blog, you know Sauce Fonda. He's been featured several times and he's a talented producer and one half of theOTHERSIDE. He is also one of my favorite indie producers. And when we do what we love, we find ourselves in these self reflective moods. I know. That was the mood Sauce was in last night when he put together My Own Time.
As I read what Sauce called a rant, I totally understood where he was coming from and could relate. There is an oversaturation in Hip-Hop. There are a lot of thankless moments. There are many folks trying to get over. There are many copycats and not enough originals.
Making music should always be on your terms and Sauce outlined those terms. I look at it like he's refocusing and I dig that. And I dig the 11-beat-beat-tape with some old and a couple of new joints. "I'm Back Home" is one of my favorites on My Own Time and I thought it was fitting considering. Enjoy. Chea!
"The hip hop scene (I believe) has reached its capacity, the ones that actually put in tons of work to perfect their craft get pushed to the side. Pushed to the side for the “next sound”, the “sound” that isn’t what hip hop is. It just really disgusts me to see hardworking individuals make timeless music while others throw something together (here's looking at you Kreayshawn) and get paid millions. I'm not saying I'm one of those people who make timeless music, but my outlook on what I want with hip hop has drastically changed..."
"... I will work with folks, but it will be very limited, pretty much to my camp and a couple other people I have already worked with. I'm just going to make beats, package them up, and send them out for whomever to download. "
If you use any of these beats, be sure to hit Sauce at sauceisacoolkid [at] gmail [dot] com.
Jinesis gave me a glimpse before the glimpse of "My Darling Sings" off of his upcoming I'll Be "Beyond" project. At the time I thought it was definitely a solid beat. I still think that. The dude has so much soul and his production showcases that. So, as we wait for the full project, enjoy his latest. Chea!
Homeboy Sandman is dope. Brooklyn Bodega's The Company Man spent a day with Homeboy Sandman as he hits various studios and travels around NYC. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing him rock at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival July 16th, along with Eternia, Shad, headliner Q-Tip and others. Peep the day in the life of Homeboy Sandman in the meantime. Chea!
It's almost like tradition for OC and I since we started blogging to head down to Brooklyn for the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. While, we'll only be around for the Main Stage show on Saturday, the good folks behind BHF, the Brooklyn Bodega, have events throughout the week. Check out the full calendar after the jump.
It must be Milwaukee week on the blog, as I find myself posting up another one of the MKE Hip-Hop scene's natives. Prophetic, who is no stranger to the blog, recently released his lastest Purgatory. Filled with some dope production from the likes of Reason, Adlib, Dylan Thomas and more, Proph delivers up a solid offering with the project. One of the standout cuts is the self-reflective "Where Am I Going." He doesn't mince words over the JJ produced cut. Enjoy the track and if you're so inclined check out the full project over at prophpeezy.com. Chea!
