Bloggerhouse Hip Hop

Trav’s Take: The latest mixtape from Che Grand, who always comes with a creative vibe and a fine mix of fly rhymes and dope beats. The best part about the newest mixtape, “In It For The Drink Ticket”? (great title by the way), it’s mixed by Denver’s own DJ Low Key. If you were a frequent visitor to WYDU, you recognize his name. My Denver roots go back and I knew the name Low Key was synonymous with the best DJ in Denver (and their are some great DJs in the city). So you know this mixtape is flawlessy pieced together.

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The hip-hop world is abuzz with the promise of a follow-up from one of rap’s most prominent and skilled female emcees, Rah Digga. Following on the heels of her inclusion in BET‘s recent documentary My Mic Sounds Nice, Digga delivers a taste of what’s to come with the remix of “This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap,” the lead single from Classic. Featuring Redman, the pairing is only natural, as the Digga and Redman are good friends and New Jersey natives. Despite the long-running friendship and shared geographic location, this track marks the first time the two have ever appeared on a song together.

The track’s beat, while similar to the original, received some remixing from Nottz, who worked to keep the instrumental’s drums and sparse guitar work intact, allowing the talents of both of these established artists to be the star of the show. And shine they do, picking a bone with critics claiming that ones talent declines with age. “I feel that the best emcees are older and they, in fact, get better with age,” Digga explains. She tears haters to shreds in biting lines like, “I ain’t tryna pick a fight / But this ain’t a Fisher Price, Kidz Bop, Nick At Nite,” quickly proving she hasn’t lost lost a step, further whetting the appetite of those wiating for new material from Rah Digga.

Rah Digga’s sophomore album, Classic, will be available September 14th via Raw Koncept Media Group.

Download “This Ain’t No Lil Kid Rap (Remix)” ft. Redman:
http://media.audibletreats.com/Rah_Digga-This_Aint_No_Lil_Kid_Rap_Ft_Redman.mp3

Also, check out Digga’s recent DJBooth.net Freestyle, “A Few Thoughts” produced by Nottz:
http://media.audibletreats.com/Rah_Digga-A_Few_Thoughts-DJ_Booth_Freestyle.mp3

Eric, Travis, St/MiC & I would first like to thank all of the management, producers, beatmakers and artists that allowed us to play their material on the air and interview them live for these past sixteen shows (FOUR MONTHS?). Eric, Trav & I are still working up to a full beat showcase show along with giving out producer & beatmaker contact info live on the air where we just play slaps for hours on end soon so please continue to keep those submissions coming as we ideally want it to happen in late September. Per usual, information as to where and how to submit music to our show will be provided at the bottom of this post.

We’d  like to thank St/MiC for his tireless work on arranging our playlists for our shows as well as moving us over to another site where we can pretty much do whatever the hell we want now (HERE) . We just also had our tech guy Owen create a new listening site complete with a chatbox just last week (HERE). We successfully completed our 16th overall live “Bloggerhouse presents The Scrunchface Show” broadcast  that aired from 8-11 PM EST  simultaneously on http://www.timelessdaimyo.com/ & on http://bloggerhouse.net/live/. Thanks to OSnap for getting us back connected to server three since server one went out like T-Mac’s back. Ol’ punk ass server…

If you missed hearing exclusive beats & selections from ST/MiC, SlopFunkDust, Arablak and more then check our archives, get ta downloadin’ (considering we were off air for about 10-15 minutes) & also hit up ST/MiC @ timeless.shogun@gmail.com for beats or engineering work. Also thanks to Owen AKA OSnapple as his technical expertise was much needed. Maybe I’ll stop talking reckless during the breaks? Maybe our Skype connection will sound crystal clear without my cheap ass coppin’ a mic? Nah, never happen…

Last night, I never even attempted to post what was played in order via my Twitter page because it was hard to follow after bitch ass server one crashed (pray I never see you around, B!) so it was in exercise in futility. Our show is finally available on iTunes so heads can just subscribe to the podcast and get it every week while we post the complete tracklist & info here. All you need to do is type in “Bloggerhouse” or “Scrunchface” in the iTunes Store’s podcast search to find us or use the iTunes link provided below.

Thank you to all of our listeners over these past four months of Scrunchface Show sessions that have tuned in to our show religiously and done a great job of promoting it worldwide. We’ve recently gained listeners all over the world (There WILL be T shirts made available via Sneaker Politics with our new logos on them). Now that we have a gang of ill producers & emcees confirmed for upcoming shows (in addition to the 5th Beatle Has-Lo) things are really taking off. Be sure to also look out for Bloggerhouse Recordings, coming soon from Eric, Travis & myself in the coming year.

Thanks again to OSnap, ST/MiC, MUDD, The Unknown & DJ Ragz. Additional thanks to Slopfunkdust (Beat Fanatic), Jay Large (Producers I Know), OJ Loopz, AB0181 & Kosyne (Louisden.com), FWMJ (Rappers I Know), the wonderful people @ Audible Treats, Jonathan Kim, Havana Joe @ Stones Throw, DJ Houseshoes, Jordan Rockswell, HipHopHypeDog, everyone @ MOOVMNT, The Find Magazine, Nodfactor, iStandard Producers, Smashcartel, 92bpm, Crate Kings, Dublab, Brainfeeder & Potholes In My Blog.

Much love to Jaz Ford, The Soul Dojo, Bama Love Soul, Blackdown, NDM, Butterz, Hyperfrank, Tres Records, SoulSpazm Records, DigiCrates, Doxside Music Group,  Stephanie @ A Side Worldwide, Interdependent Media, Weightless Music, Neosonix Productions, Up Above, Ramp, Uncommon Records, Stones Throw, Alpha Pup Records, Decon, Ninja Tune, One Handed Music, Melting Pot Music, Jus Like Music, Klipm0de, Mochilla, Libyus Music, Underground Hip Hop.com, Fat Beats & all of my people on Twitter & Google Buzz.

Don’t forget to continue to help us spread the word about this show & seek out the producers whose work you appreciate from our broadcasts as this is a producer’s showcase show as well as an opportunity to share the music that we love with all of our readers & listeners.  Here’s the full show tracklist. Enjoy:

Bloggerhouse presents The Scrunchface Show: The Technical Difficulties Edition (Tuesday) playlist for 8.31.2010  8-11 PM EST @ Timeless Daimyo

ST/Mic “Fa Sho” [EXCLUSIVE]

DJ Mitsu The Beats  f/Aruma “My Simple” off “Universal Force” (Jazzy Sport/Amazon/iTunes)

Fel Sweetenberg “Look Into The Eyes of Fel” off “Sophomore Jinx” (Break Bread Projects/Amazon/iTunes)

Knxwledge “Notone” off “Skrawberries: Funraiser Vol. 3” (Klipm0de/Bandcamp)

Knxwledge “Aromatik” off “Skrawberries: Funraiser Vol. 3” (Klipm0de/Bandcamp)

Andreya Triana “Lost Where I Belong” off “Lost Where I Belong” (Ninja Tune/Amazon/iTunes)

DJ Muggs vs. Ill Bill f/Sick Jacken, Sean Price, O.C. “Trouble Shooters” off “Kill Devil Hills” (Fat Beats/Amazon/iTunes/UGHH)

Munoz “Beat 124” off “Hip Hop’s Best Kept Secret” (Free D/L/HipHopHypeDog)

Munoz “Slick” off “Hip Hop’s Best Kept Secret” (Free D/L/HipHopHypeDog)

Oddisee “As The World Turns Instrumental” off  “Everything Changed Nothing Instrumentals” (Mello Music Group/Amazon/iTunes/UGHH)

Black EL  & Durkin ft. Jelani & Jon Hope “Dead Poets Society” off “Color Commentary” (Who Is Black EL.com/Bloggerhouse/2DopeBoyz)

SlopFunkDust “Damn Right” [EXCLUSIVE]

Madlib “Deodato” off “Medicine Show No. 8: Advanced Jazz” (Stones Throw/Amazon/iTunes)

Ital Tek “Neon Arc” off “Midnight Colour” (Planet Mu/Amazon/iTunes/eMusic/Boomkat/Rush Hour)

Nameless “Playin’ With Power” off “16 Bit” (Bandcamp)

D-Man “88 MPH” off  “Back To The Future: Return To The Past” (Free D/L/Bandcamp)

Crown Nation f/Danny Brown “Cut The Lights Out!” off “Slut Bag Edition” (Free D/L/Crown-Nation.com)

Castor Pollux “16 to 32 Bars To Rock” [EXCLUSIVE] (Amazon/CD Baby)

SciFi Stu feat Remarkable Mayor & John Robinson “No Swagger Needed” (iTunes)

The Secret Whistle “Inaudible Cosmic Music” off “The Secret Whistle Presents…” (Bandcamp)

Blacastan “Blac Magic” off “Blac Sabbath” (Brick/Amazon/iTunes/UGHH)

Tha Connection “I Want It Back” off “Connect 101” (SoulSpazm/Digi Crates/iTunes)

Front Porch Poets “Blood, Sweat, & Tears” off “For The Record” (Bandcamp)

Amad-Jamal feat Dilated Peoples “Believe That” off “Barely Hanging On: The Chronicles of a Brotha Like Rodney King” (Urban Umpires/Amazon/iTunes)

Obii Say & Sinitus Tempo “Prosperity” off “Vinyl Proxy 1965” (Self Released/Search Bloggerhouse)

IDE & Skavanger feat Shabaam Shadeeq “Deep Thought” off “Addicted To The Vision” (Creative Juices Music/UGHH/AccessHipHop)

Batsauce f/ The Perceptionists “The Best Route” off “Summertime” (Modern Shark)

Diego Bernal “El Corrido de Chico B” off “Besides” (Exponential Records/Bandcamp)

Blame One “It’s A Stick Up” from upcoming LP “Endurance” 11-09-10 (Polish Pub/Amazon/iTunes/UGHH)

ESQ & Chikaramanga “My Intellect” from upcoming LP “The Succession” 9-14-10 (Tres  Records)

Son of Bazerk & The No Self Control Band “I Swear On A Stack Of Old Hits” from upcoming untitled album (Slam Jamz)

Reason “Paid Bills” off “Landlords & Lullabies” (Poorly Drawn Recordings/iTunes/Amazon)

Hudson Mohawke “Rising 5” off “Butter” (Warp/Amazon/iTunes/eMusic/Boomkat/Rush Hour)

Aspect One “War Zone” off “Vibe Ready” (Bandcamp/Amazon/iTunes)

Suzi Analogue “Milky Way” off “NNXTAPE” (Bandcamp)

Apatight “Heavy Hands” off “Aye Pee Beat Library Vol. 3” (Producers I Know/Bandcamp)

Michita f/72 “Es-Sence6” off “Three” (Libyus/iTunes/Amazon)

Myke Forte “Spectrum FM (Scientific)” off “Zodiak: Aries” (Free D/L/Bandcamp/Producers I Know)

Mndsgn “dejavoodoo” off “Skrayons: Funraisers Vol. 2” (Klipm0de/Bandcamp)

Black Milk “Welcome (Gotta Go)” from the upcoming “Album Of The Year” (Decon/Fat Beats/iTunes/Amazon/UGHH) *Drops 9.14

Black Milk “Purple Track 9” off “The Color Purple” (Free D/L)

Arablak “On Your Mind” from upcoming “Fresh Heir” [EXCLUSIVE]

Mayer Hawthorne & The County “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Astronote Remix)” (A-Side Worldwide) [THE CLOSER]

Download, stream & subscribe to the entire Scrunchface archive @ the iTunes Store (under “Podcasts”) or do it here: http://scrunchface.bloggerhouse.net/feed.xml . Watch the live broadcasts here: http://bloggerhouse.net/live/

Producers, beatmakers, artists, management or labels can give us permission to play your material on the air, submit music or drops for “Bloggerhouse presents The Scrunchface Show @ Timeless Daimyo” @ poisonousparagraphs@gmail.com, bloggerhouse@gmail.com or tglave@gmail.com. You can also @message/DM us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Dart_Adams , Eric Coons (Bloggerhouse) @ http://twitter.com/ericwtr , Travis Glave (Bloggerhouse) @ http://twitter.com/WYDU or follow ST/MIC @ http://twitter.com/st_mic . Follow Bloggerhouse on Twitter for site updates @ http://twitter.com/BLOGGERHOUSE

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Here’s an oldie but goodie from the homie DJ Ragz, and be on the lookout for Ragz’ soon-to-be-released compilation LP. Oh, and cop Jazz Addixx’ classic LP, “Oxygen Refreshed” while you’re at his Bandcamp.

This was a mixtape I did way back in the late 90′s. Im guessing 1999 from the tracklisting. If you downloaded my mixes I would appreciate some pub and maybe support one of my projects thats up for sale. I put alot of hard work into what I love and thats music………… check out djragz.biz for more info

Get It HERE

He built with rappers in Palestine, then dropped a single with MC Serch and Jewish rapper Sneakas. He went to war over the keffiyeh trend on the internet leaks Lesson A and B (with Q-Tip). He started the weekly Walking Blog, where he breaks down the week in NY hip-hop in song form. Now NJ emcee Mazzi presents The Inspection.

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New video from Rel!g!on “Lucid” featuring Moka Only & E.d.g.e. You can also cop Rel!g!on’s debut “Revelationz” on Itunes or you can click HERE to peep the album’s sampler.

NEWSTALGIA (Producer)

This week’s “Lookout” is on a dungeon producer named Newstalgia. If you ever had the invitation to walk down in his basement, you know what I’m talking about. Take a walk to the back room and the first thing you see is a would-be couch, cushions bent out of shape because of the vinyl stacked in piles all over it. You look up and see a broken MPC 2000XL on top of some homemade shelving with vinyl, and more vinyl, and more vinyl. There’s records stacked on the floor, sectioned in crates, and piled in duplicates on the tables next to his dusty triton, and unused rack mounts. This dude DIGS. You can hear it in his music. Not everyone that digs, can also make quality beats. Newstalgia is not in that unfortunate category. I’m a big fan and I felt the need to share the name with all of you. He’s one of those beatmakers that sits in the basement and works on his craft, trying different angles, and even layering 3 or 4 songs on one beat.

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Thank goodness! Finally, a video for one of my top tracks of 2010, the LMNO and Astronote-produced banger, “Opening Statement”! Be sure to cop “Tripping On A Journey” and the LMNO “10 Pack” coming soon!

Apollo Brown gives fans an intimate look at what goes on in the box when he lays down his highly sought-after beats. He takes the audience through a step-by-step lesson on excellence showing how he puts together a beat starting with the sampling and building all the way up to a polished beat. He starts off with a soulful throwback hook for a sample and blends with a basic but raw drum beats that blend fluidly into another hit for the always-busy producer. After hearing the new beat it is easy to see why the Brown has such a full 2010 on the horizon. He is scheduled for a number or new projects this year including albums with his group The Left (also including rapper Journalist 103), Boog Brown, and Hassan Mackey among others. In the words of Brown, “2010 looks to be fulfilling. Real healthy.”

Damn, ask me how ecstatic I am about this release! My dude Vans Cal has emerged as Miedlev. A jazz-soul/hip-hop Swedish producer featured on Tokyo label, Goon Trax, in 2008. Miedlev’s debut release “Vans Cal” is now available via your favorite digital outlet(s), and it features the same dopeness that you can find via his contributions to Tha Connection’s workings. As an added bonus peep one of my favorite cuts of the decade “Take It Higher”, along with “Escape Pod” and “Jernau Gurgeh” after the jump…

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