"Home Is Where The Art Is" drops September 4th on Mello Music Group. The album is executive produced by fellow MMG artist Oddisee, adding an extra layer of talent and focus to the project that also features additional production from M-Phazes and Eric Lau among others.
That right there is enough to definitely peep the album when it drops. This track is good music from the DMV emcee that has been doing it for the last 10 years.
Shoutout to this hard working cat out of Connecticut for continuing to push further in career. Peep this 7 minute video and find a little more about who Man-u-iLL is and make sure you check the other episodes of Behind The Unsigned on FuseTV.
Not only is this a dope track from AWKWORD, but it's an important one too. Taking on the system, one verse at a time. Turn it up! Chea!
"Appearing on AWKWORD's DJBooth-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project, World View, and with co-signs from The Prison Policy Initiative and The Sentencing Project, the activist emcee's newest release "Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons)" is his first overtly political record since "Mr. President (The Wisconsin Song)" with Y-Love 16 months ago. The catchy, anthemic single, produced by Toronto's L.Ment, is at once an attack on racism, inequality and the (in)justice system in America and a tribute to the people who live a life in constant defense mode -- from the police, from the courts, from the Man."
Miss Special met up with Chaundon at the YC The Cynic & Yuri Beats release party for "Good Morning, Midnight" to talk about his past and future projects.
They spoke about his Golden Era Mondays, including the banging "Can't Pretend" and its producer H. Dizzy Flow. They also spoke about him flying to California to work with Jansport J on a future full project.
He talked about feeling disconnected from his records because he had to do some much background work, but felt a certain freedom with "The Jammington" He says that the idea behind the cover art for "The Jammington" was to show that women do listen to his music.
"I used to record his older brother back in the day and YC used to come to the studio. At the time I didn't know it was him. I didn't know that a great emcee was about to happen 7, 8 years later. After I heard his first mixtape, that I actually put out on my website. I just believed in him..I told every blog I knew that they had to check it out" he tells about YC The Cynic when speaking about how he chose the features on "The Jammington".
He also mentions how great he would A&R for Nas.
His next album "The Freshington" with producer Kuddie Fresh is expected in March or April of 2013 and Chaundon has nothing short of amazing to say about it. He proclaims that with this album he will be leaving the underground. "Kuddie Fresh really gave me another tax bracket sound. I'm a shiny suit rapper! I'm not an underground rapper, I'm not a book bagger, I'm sorry! I have book bagger tendencies with the lyrics but I'm a shiny suit rapper. Do you not listen to the lyrics?" He calls himself " the dope answer for the Drake's of the world" by giving you that commercial sound but with raw rhymes.
"I'm talking about it like I'm listening to someone else's record. This is how I felt when I first heard "Illmatic" and "Ready To Die" and "Reasonable Doubt", this is that feeling.. This is how I felt when I did "The Jammington" and I was right."
Following "The Freshington" he plans on releasing "The Dopington" with producers Family Biz Entertainment. "If you think 'The Freshington is gonna be on the radio, you're gonna hate me by the time 'The Dopington' comes out!"
It's Friday. And as with every Friday, this episode is compiled of dope tracks featured over at RefinedHype and DJBooth throughout the week. I hope this EP helps kick off your weekend. Chea!
01. L.A. feat. Frank Ramz - Mojo Slime
02. Tech N9NE feat. ¡MAYDAY! - Blur (Shane Eli Re-Produced Version)
03. Rapsody feat. Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul - Non-Fiction
04. Mike Schpitz & SLOT-A - Looking Glass
05. Rick Ross feat. Andre 3000 - Sixteen
A "New Day" for a new song by the incomparable and very talented Alicia Keys. Track seems like a change from what she usually busts out with when she's about to drop a new album. After a few listens, I can honestly say I like it...except for how it ends. Personally, I hope it's a tad bit different on the album. But regardless, what are your thoughts?
