Interview: Miss Special x Blue Scholars

Another fresh interview from our West Coast homegirl Miss Interview aka Miss Special. Enjoy. Chea!

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to interview Blue Scholars before their show at Slim's in San Francisco. I first spoke with Geo/Prometheus Brown about working with Sacramento's DLRN, the process behind his project "Walk In To A Bar" with Bambu, calling the duo he and Bambu formed The Bar, the significance behind it, and his favorite song on that project. Then I talked to both Geo and Sabzi about the names they came up with for the group before they decided on Blue Scholars, the two of them switching roles; as far as Sabzi doing vocals and Geo making beats, and the process of Sabzi producing beats around vocals. We also spoke about Sabzi and Bambu's project/group "Inglewood Humperdink", what's next for Blue Scholars including releasing unreleased songs on cassette? and more.

(via @MiSS1SPECiAL)

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ScienZe "Play By Play 3.0" (Prod. Lord Quest)

With his new project, When Skies Fall, right around the corner, ScienZe drops off the Lord Quest produced cut Play By Play 3.0. Another solid cut in a long line of solid tracks from the NYC emcee. His new project is available for Pre-Order over at www.ScienZe.Bandcamp.com and will be available on iTunes as well. In the meantime, enjoy Play By Play 3.0. Chea!


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Trumaine "Epic Title : One Day"

With some pretty solid production credits under his belt, Trumaine serves up, Epic Title: One Day, a beat tape containing some of his work this year. Definitely a strong offering. Among my favorite cuts, Stupid, Smuckers, Riot @ 11am and Not That. Hit play and enjoy.

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NEW RELEASE: Lyriciss "The Balance EP: Respect"

The DMV's own Lyriciss is on a mission to deliver up a series of portion controlled EPs, serving up his first with The Balance EP: Respect. This is a clear example of quality over quantity. Containing four tracks (with bonus clean versions) and production from Grussle, J-Scrilla and Chop-La-Ro, Respect is the first of four EPs that will be available exclusively via the good folks over at DJBooth and presented by Inner Loop Records. On Respect we find solid cuts in The Balance, Super Bad, Stop Scheming and Ridin. Look out for the next EP, Money, early 2012. In the meantime enjoy Respect. Chea!

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In addition to dropping the new EP, Lyriciss drops off the visuals for the J-Scrilla produced Super Bad, containing footage from his A3C visit this year. Enjoy that too. Chea!



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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 88

It's Monday. Enjoy. And as always, I hope this helps kick start your week. Chea!

01. Adebisi - Go!
02. Statik Selektah feat. Joell Ortiz and Brother Ali - Damn Right
03. Cody B. Ware - Love Yourself
04. Signif - Poetry in Motion / Vandal
05. Black & Brown - Wake Up
06. Jeff Spec - Specnology
07. e.d.g.e. - Day 81
08. Nipsey Hussle feat. Steve Jobs - Who Detached Us



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What I'm Watching: e.d.g.e. "Day 81"

e.d.g.e. "Day 81" (mcenroe for downthedial.com) from e.d.g.e. on Vimeo.


Every time e.d.g.e. goes a quiet, I know he's somewhere reloading and working on more music. The dude is a hard worker. We've been posting up his work on the blog for sometime now, and he's a consistent dude delivering quality music and dope visuals to match. He's also the voice behind the Hip-Hop Breakfast intro over a Sauce Fonda beat. Yesterday our north of the border brethren dropped off the video for the Ritchcraft-produced cut from his All Flow Everything project with mcenroe for downthedial.com behind the lens. Fresh video for a solid track, with the quality I've come to expect. Hit play and enjoy Day 81. Chea!

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Justin Bieber: "Billy Jean is my lover but the kid ain't my son"

I work with a lot of women during the day job. So, with that comes overhearing random conversations on a range of topics (read: mostly gossip). This morning, Justin Bieber was their point of discussion. Three adult women talking about the Justin Bieber paternity thing had me feeling some type of way. But acknowledging the paternity discussion ultimately means I need to acknowledge that the youngster one step away from looking like Rachel Maddow has had sexual relationships with women. Which, I guess would make sense considering he looks like Rachel Maddow. Uh, allegedly of course.

Anyway, during the conversation someone said, "his good boy image is gone forever." Then I'm like, "it's a publicity stunt. He's trying to become a rapper now."

Ride with me for a second.

What I'm Watching: The Roots "Make My"

There's more in a minute and forty-seven seconds of this video than there is in some folk's entire video catalog. The Roots drop off the visuals to Make My, one of four videos from their upcoming project undun. You'll probably run this video back a few times because it's captivating albeit brief. Enjoy. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: Big K.R.I.T. "Money On The Floor" feat. 8Ball, MJG & 2 Chainz

A video made for BET uncut. Now there's a movement we need to start -- #OccupyBETuncut. Ha! Big K.R.I.T. delivers up the visuals for the 8Ball, MJG and 2 Chainz assisted track, Money On The Floor. Dope track, enjoyable video. Enjoy. Chea!

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Hip-Hop Breakfast Ep 87

I'm running on delayed.com, so let's call it brunch. Ha!

Sometimes an episode of Hip-Hop Breakfast puts itself together. That's exactly what happened on Ep 87 compiled of tracks featured on RefinedHype and DJBooth throughout the week. We kick things off with a little bit of Stoop Music and wrap things up nicely with All Noir everything, with some solid tracks in between. Hit play and enjoy. And as always, I hope this helps kick off your weekend. Chea!

01. Nemo Achida - Stoop Music
02. Be feat. Eazy - All The Way
03. Freddie Gibbs feat. Dom Kennedy & Polyester - Menace II Society
04. Common - Sweet
05. Kidz in The Hall feat. Killa Kyleon - Crash Dummy
06. Yelawolf feat. T.I. & Slaughterhouse - Hard White (Remix)
07. Malicious - All Noir

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What I'm Watching: Black Milk & Danny Brown "Black and Brown"

"Here to save the game just like a memory card..."

Check out the video for the title track from Black Milk and Danny Brown's Black and Brown Ep. Enjoy. Chea!

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YC The Cynic "More and More" (Remix) feat. Rapper Big Pooh, King Mez & Chaundon

You wanted more and more and more and more, and it looks like we got more. YC The Cynic takes us to the South for the remix of the J57 produced cut by adding some of the dopest emcees NC has to offer by way of Chaundon (Bronx-born), Rapper Big Pooh and King Mez. Yeah, buddy this track is a winner. Hit play and enjoy this joint. Chea!




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