EA SPORTS™ NBA LIVE 10 is partnering up with renowned DJ/Producer Mick Boogie to host the NBA LIVE 10 Mix tape. The mix tape brings together the hottest tracks from the NBA LIVE 10 soundtrack to consumers on October 6, 2009, and can be downloaded at www.NBALiveMixtape.com.
The mix tape features a collection of songs from the soundtrack, including never before heard tracks from Mick Boogie f/ Kidz In The Hall, Donnis and Daytona as well as 88 Keys, Afrika Bambaataa, B.o.B, David Banner, De La Soul, Dead Prez, Matt & Kim, Murs, Pete Rock, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Zion I and more.
You can download the Mick Boogie and Double-0 produced single, “Class Of Our Own,” featuring Kidz In The Hall, Donnis and Daytona NOW at www.NBALiveMixtape.com.
Been a little hectic lately, but here’s the last two weeks “RIOC” shows as well as the 9/17 “Live From HQ” show that I did for Premier. Big shout out to the homie Skyzoo who came up this past Sunday (9/27) and had the ill Fat Beats in-store yesterday along with 9th Wonder. His album “The Salvation” is in stores now. Also shout out to my man Apathy who came up on 9/20 and is dropping his album “Wanna Snuggle” on Oct. 6. FYI DJ Premier will be filling in for me this Sunday Oct. 4th on Sirius.
Don’t Forget! Roc Raida benefit planned for Oct. 22nd at BB Kings. Official line up to be announced shortly (what BB King’s leaked yesterday is NOT going to be the line up).
DJ PREMIER—LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ RADIO SHOW PLAYLIST SEPTEMBER 25, 2009–ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO (SIRIUS 40/ XM 67)–(ON HIP HOP NATION)…….EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 10PM -MIDNIGHT(EST)…………….
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO GRANDMASTER ROC RAIDA(ANTHONY WILLIAMS)–R.I.P.
SHOUTS TO HIS ENTIRE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES…… TO THE WHOLE ORIGINAL TEAM…..ROB SWIFT, DIAMOND J,DOC THE BUTCHER,MR. SINISTER, JOHNNY CASH,TOTAL ECLIPSE, STEVE D, PRECISION(ILL INSANITY)…..FAT MAN SCOOP, and of course SEAN C…….
ULTRA SHOUTS TO: BUSTA RHYMES, PHAT GARY, DJ ECLIPSE AND THE STAFF @ APT.
TO HIS WIFE: TY, HIS KIDS & THE ENTIRE FAMILY, WE @ LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ(BIGGEST GORD, KING OF CHILL, PANCHI, KEEBLR, MILLY D, BIG SHUG and DJ PREMIER)…….WISH YOU STRENGTH AND LOVE THROUGH LIVING YOUR LIVES TO THE FULLEST UNTIL YOU MEET AGAIN……….One Love……
1. Jay-Z(f. Kid Cudi)–Already Home 2. Roc Raida–”I Study DJ’s” 3. THE X-Ecutioiners(f. DJ Premier)–Premier’s X-Ecution 4. THe X-Ecutioners–Radia’s Theme 5. Fat Joe & Aasim–The Truth(Rmx)–(prod. by: Roc Raida) 6. The X-Ecutioners–X-Ecutioners Scratch 7. E. Bros.–Funky Piano–(prod. by: Roc Raida) 8. The X-Ecutioners(f. Large Professor)–XL 9. The X-Ecutioners(f. M.O.P.)–Let It Bang 10. The X-Ecutioners(f. Kool G. Rap, Big Pun)–Dramacyde 11. Sadat X(f. Brand Nubian)–The Lump Lump–(prod. by; Roc Raida) 12. Saigon & Graph–I Aint No joke–(prod. by: Roc Raida) 13. X-Ecutioners(f. Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit,Inspectah Deck,Skillz)–X 14. X-Ecutioners(f. Mike Shinoda, Mr. Hahn of Linkin Park)–It’s Goin’ Down
– DJ Eclipse (La Coka Nostra • Uncle Howie • Fat Beats • Rock Steady Crew)
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What’s happening in the world of hip hop? No really, what is happening in the world of hip hop? I guess I’ve gotten to where all I really care about anymore is the music and not much of anything else. I’m not following all the “going ons” as much as I used to and I really don’t even care as much anymore I guess. Which leads me to my own personal experiences that have gone down lately. A couple weeks ago, I was able to check out De La Soul live. Although it was my second time seeing them in concert, the first time was early in ’96, before they dropped the landmark album, Stakes Is High. Five albums later, it was almost like a new group. The first time I saw them, I wasn’t the biggest De La fan. I didn’t like 3 Feet High and Rising (I know, that’s almost sacrilegious) and while there some songs I liked off of De La Soul Is Dead and Buhloone Mindstate, I never bought either one. It was something about that night, seeing them live, that turned me into the huge De La fan that I am today. Obviously I thought they put on a GREAT show some thirteen plus years ago, but what I saw a couple weeks ago was nothing short of incredible.
Thirteen years ago is a long time, more like a lifetime for all the shit I’ve gone through since then, but as far as live performers, they seemed to be light years ahead of what they were back then. They were per in sync, nailing down the songs as they went but they were still having fun. You could tell they genuinely enjoyed being with each other, they were laughing, joking and having a good time on stage. It was good to see and it also showed in their interaction with the crowd. They played most of the great hits, everything from stuff found on Grind Date to material from 3ft High (nothing from the somewhat disappointing Nike album). The price of admission would be in the form of “Rock Co. Kane Flow” performance. It was an incredible adrenaline starter as Pos would kick his verse, with strobe lights flashing and the already natural energy packed song just beat furiously. Then they would all freeze. No movement, nothing, but the lights would come on. Everyone was screaming and yelling, then it would happen all over again. This happened three times, and by that third time through, I could have ran through a brick wall and not felt a thing. This video doesn’t do it justice, I was truly worked up in such a frenzy by the third time around…
Always great to see a good show. In my old age, going to shows don’t always appeal to me. I guess I don’t like the crowds, or don’t want to be out past my bed time on a work night or some shit, none the less, if you get a chance to see De La, jump on it. Five Must Hear Tracks…
Some of the more open minded hip hop listeners will probably recognize the name OK Cobra. If you were into underground indie hip hop mags in the late 90′s, you will remember “In Search of Divine Styler,” a quirky hip hop magazine that was from north of the border. You might remember Ryan Somers aka Fritz the Cat who was responsible for it’s conception. It’s Fritz The Cat and Recordface that make up the duo of OK Cobra. They dropped a self titled LP back in ’06 that was along the vein of some of the other more creative and genre bending hip hop being made out there. This particular track, “I Quit (I Give Up)”, I’ve had the pleasure of hearing it from very on in it’s exsistence for a project that may or may not see the light of day sometime this year. It hasn’t changed much from it’s original form, but I’m glad I can actually share this song now. It’s from the group’s new album, Delirium Tremens. Not too often will you here Edie Brickel sampled on a hip hop song, but it works well for a somber track that in some ways helps the healing process of a fucked up day. You will be seeing more of this duo in the very near future on WYDU.
When one thinks of Boise, Idaho, they probably think of potatoes and funky blue football fields. I doubt anyone thinks “hip hop”. A small percentage of hip hop heads might have heard of the group Mad Ro, who were about the only ones to make much noise outside of the local area and that could arguably be contributed to the fact that one of the members was former Alkaholik member J-Ro’s cousin was part of the group. During my trip to the De La show, a local opening act grabbed my attention. Going by the name of Eleven, I was digging his stage presence and the music I was hearing. After the show I made it a point to look up his myspace page and found a free album “Star Of The Story”. It’s a very solid effort and worth checking out. One of the songs I heard in his set was “Oh My God,” a very energetic, old school sounding track. It also showcases Eleven’s strong lyrical performance, as the dude just rides the bouncy beat kick for kick. http://www.myspace.com/akaeleven 3. Buckshot & KRS-One – Murder 1
Coming from what could be the potential “surprise” album of the year, Buckshot and KRS both show that they still have it with their Survival Skills album. I wasn’t expecting a lot from this and while it’s not something I’ll be playing on a daily basis and will probably forget about in a couple months, it’s a good listen for the moment. The one track that really stuck out for me was t
he Bounty Killer assisted, “Murder 1″. I guess one thing I look for in albums such as this is music that sounds like it would have if it was made when each artist was at their prime. For me, “Murder 1″ is the song that most resembles that. Hard and gritty and all those other cliches throwin’ in, I had this on mad repeat the first time through it. 4. ST/MIC feat Arsun FIST – We Kings
I’ve seen the name floating around the net a few times, but for some reason I couldn’t tell you what he had done besides doing some work on my man Eric of WTR’s mixtape late last year. ST/MIC hit me up with a review copy of his very good “Honest Music” LP that should be dropping fairly soon. While there were several tracks that caught my attention (such as “Too Much”) it was “We Kings” that stuck. It’s mellow melody over slow but banging drums set it up for both MCs to do their thing. 5. Brother Ali – Crown Jewel
I’ve never been the biggest Brother Ali fan, mainly because of his voice. It was just irritating to me. He’s starting to change that though. The EP he released early this year got my attention, then his newest project, “Us,” has really got me bumping it. Of course some of that has to do with the flawless production from Ant, and “Crown Jewel” is a perfect example of that as Ant hooks up a great horn loop. Not to be outdone, Ali hooks up a perfect chorus for the ill horn lick and spits even tighter raps than he has in the past.
It’s a little after 10pm Sunday night and to be honest, this is the first time all weekend I’ve had a chance to sit down and write out a post. Basically it’s not going to be much of a post at all, rather me just tossing up some random albums with the “various artists” tag. Compilations of sorts. I’m not always the biggest fan of the “various artists” projects, but there have been some good, or at least interesting ones, that have seen the light of day. Here are a handful of decent ones….
1 Tall Dark & Handsome – The Bronx Is Back (4:44) 2 Cold Crush Brothers – Feel The Horns (2:40) 3 Cold City Crew – Nothing Like Hip Hop Music (3:32) 4 Money Earning Crew – Stars Are Shining (4:04) 5 Frozen Explosion – Cold Kickin’ (5:08) 6 Michael G – Bassman (4:26) 7 J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E. – The Force Is The Boss (4:50) 8 Busy Boy – Classical (3:57) 9 Levi 167 – Something Fresh To Swing To (4:02) 10 5 Star Moet – In Full Effect (3:50)
1 Raw Corp. Real Def Producer – Spyder-D 2 Brick House Boys, The Brick House Producer – Brick House Boys, The 3 R.P. Cola Dirty Dance Producer – R.P. Cola 4 Sparky D Sparky’s Back Producer – Sparky D 5 Malibu & Storm Immu-Lator Producer – Malibu & Storm 6 Cold Crush Brothers The Bronx Producer – TK (2) 7 Pazazzz Hold It Producer – Bill Smith (2) 8 R.P. Cola Telling You Something Good Producer – R.P. Cola 9 Royal Destruction Cold Blooded Rappers Producer – Royal Destruction 10 Shame (3) Bronx Bounce Producer – Michael “Miracle Mike” Carriel
A1 Davy DMX Davy’s Midnight Ride Producer – Davy DMX A2 Charlie Chase We’re Gonna Need A Little Scratch Producer – Aaron Fuchs A3 AJ Scratch Get Get Get It Now Producer – Aaron Fuchs A4 Spoonie Gee Street Beats Mixed By – Marley Marl B1 Master O.C. & Krazy Eddie Masters Of The Scratch Producer – Dave Ogrin , O.C. Rodriguez B2 Marley Marl The Man Marley Marl Producer – Aaron Fuchs B3 Beatboxmaster Quick Scratch Attack Producer – Aaron Fuchs B4 Phantom Rock Be Bop Beats Mixed By – Marley Marl
On Sunday night I threw together a short Roc Raida tribute set at the beginning of my Sirius show. On Monday night Premier and I held our monthly “Like They Used To Say” party at APT which we dedicated to Roc Raida and were able to raise over $4,000 for his family. On Wednesday night I wanted to do a proper tribute show so I contemplated on what to do. As I compiled every song I could that Raida was featured on (production or scratches) I thought it would be better to reach out to his friends and get their take on what the man meant to them. What started out as a dozen or so people that I intended to talk to snowballed into phone call after phone call of friends wanting to share stories. Please forgive me if I left out someone’s name (or misspelled) in this email, but following is a list of who called or showed up at station (no particular order).
Boogie Blind, Daddy Dog, Roli Rho, Kuttin Kandi, Riz, JS-1, Jab, Sugar Cuts, Neil Armstrong, Fat Fingaz, Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike, A-Trak, J-Rocc, Babu, Rhettmatic, Scratch, Revolution, Rahzel, Bobbito, A.G., Lord Finesse, Dr. Butcher, Vin Roc, DJ Grouch, Freestyle, Spictakular, Shortkut, Supreme and Tame One.
We ended up going an hour longer then we should have. In between calls I found some old cassette tapes of radio show appearances by the X-Men. I hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as I did. Thanks to the whole Halftime crew for making this run smooth; Skizz, Petey Cologne and Marz One. To everyone that showed up or called in….I love you all. R.I.P. Grand Master Roc Raida. We’re going to miss you.
Virginia-based emcee, producer, dj and working engineer ST/MiC’s 2008 release, “Life’s Work” made it all the way to Japan via Yanase Pro and actually did fairly well there. Now, ST/MiC returns with his sophomore full-length release, “Honest Music (Domination Records), and let me be the first to inform you….this is how a sophomore album is supposed to sound as “Honest Music” is a definite improvement upon it’s predecessor, “Life’s Work”. Some of you may recall ST/MiC from his flavorful intro on the W.T.R./Sneaker Politics mixtape “Preservation” from last winter. For those of you diggin’ the Jazz Addixx flavor that made 2007′s “Oxygen Refreshed” such a memorable experience, “Honest Music” is right up your alley.
As I was talking with DJ Ragz (Jazz Addixx) during my 3-hour road trip a few days ago he mentioned that ST/MiC had some material that he wanted me to check out. Let me just say this, Ragz is one of the coolest cats I’ve ever met in my life, and being that he and ST/MiC have a pretty strong working relationship I was somewhat hesitant to review “Honest Music”. Why? you ask…well, quite “Honestly” (pun intended) I liked certain tracks from ST/MiC’s debut “Life’s Work” (particularly “Love Is Complicated”) and I actually bumped the album in succession a few days straight, but it didn’t feel like a cohesive piece of work to me. Much of “Life’s Work” seemed to falter on the later portion of the album, making it feel like a rushed, extended EP as opposed to an actual album. While still a solid debut, “Life’s Work” became an afterthought shortly after it’s release (at least on my Ipod).
Fast forward to Sept. 22, 2009 8pm: As I uploaded “Honest Music” to my Ipod to accompany me through a bout of Madden 2010 (jus’ killin’ time until NBA 2K10 hit on Oct. 6), I was looking forward to sampling the progression that ST/MiC was destined for after hearing this sampler (click to DL) a few months back. Also, I may be somewhat biased, but you gotta’ admit, ST/MiC killed the intro to our mixtape. Secondly, I’m as Caucasian as they come; grew up on a farm for the first 10 years of my life, attended a predominately-White high school, and I currently reside in Northwest Arkansas (aka “cracker haven”)…yet, it’s hard for me to stomach white dudes that rap. Get It? Let me expound. Yes, Eminem is one of the dopest lyricist in Hip Hop, but as far as his voice? I can barely stomach it. Copywrite? Fairly nice lyrically, sounds like a whining seventh grader on the mic. There’s a select few emcess of the lighter shade that I can bare for a complete album: Apathy, Everlast, Serch, Pete Nice, etc….go ahead and throw ST/MiC in that list of bearable emcees as well. Shoot, dude is nice with his. Make no bones about it, ST/MiC has really stepped up not only his wordplay, but also his delivery with “Honest Music”.
The “Intro” sets things off nicely with a sparse, thumping production courtesy of Tomorrow’s Yesterday. Plus, the homie DJ Ragz truly did his thing on the cuts (as expected), splicing the infamous Jay-Z line “truthfully I wanna’ rhyme like Common Sense..” with an accompanying vocal sample from my favorite emcee EVER, CL Smooth. On “Make The Call” the Jazz Addixx make another welcome appearance (emcee Mudd on the production-tip, with Ragz on the fader), as MiC is on cruise-control lyrically over this dense, Pete Rock-influenced backdrop that packs enough “umpfh” to rattle your insides. However, things really start to pick up on “To Say” as, yet again, Mudd comes through with what could possibly be his best production to date. My favorite cut from “Honest Music”, “To Say” finds ST/MiC playing the bigger man on this bouncy-masterpiece, without being too preachy. That’s yet another thing that I find intriguing about ST/MiC, for the most part this album is almost completely void off all negativity: no cusses, no frontin’, playin’ the gangster role…it is what it is….”Honest Music”, and as a dedicated fan of underground Hip Hop, I appreciate that. Oh, and speaking of frontin’ and playin’ the gangster role, close your eyes and take a listen to “Walk This Place (How Long)” and tell me that producer J-Spitz didn’t arrive with his best Havoc impression on the boards. Of course, there’s “Silent Hills” which was also featured on the “Honest Music” sampler listed above. Produced by The Unknown (you heard it here first..this cat GOT BEATS!!) “Silent Hills” is an almost eerie production that would have been somewhat out of place on “Life’s Work”, yet ST MiC rides the highs and lows of this track with relative ease, only showcasing just how far this dude has advanced as an emcee.
While I’m not gonna’ place “Honest Music” as one of the best albums to drop this year just yet (simply because I’ve literally been listening to the album for only 3 (!) days), I’m definitely impressed. After receiving this album via e-mail from ST/MiC, the next morning I simply responded “yooooooooooooooooooo” while typing on my Iphone as the bassline from “To Say” vibrated the Diet Mountain Dew out of my cup-holder and on to my floor mats. While “Honest Music” won’t move the units of say a “Blueprint 3″ or even “OB4CL2″, it shouldn’t be overlooked by any means. I can truly appreciate a multi-talented artist putting out quality material such as this. Like your Moms used to say “honesty is the best policy”, and a no-frills, non-gimmicky album such as “Honest Music” stays in rotation much longer than albums that are released admist all the glamour and glitz only to disappoint you tremendously after just one listen. Congrats to you ST/MiC, hard work pays off, and there is truly no glass ceiling to your potential as an influential artist in this thing we call Hip-Hop. “Cop the album when it drops” (utilizing my best Large Professor voice)
“Honest Music” will be digitally distributed through Timeless Daimyo in association with Domination Recordings with a release date of October 15, 2009 with a CD release to follow shortly after. Your ears need to hear this. Your mind needs to contemplate this and your soul needs to feed on this.
Looking through the vinyl tonight, looking for something to talk about, I ran across this freebie record I got in a batch of records I bought off of ebay earlier this summer when I was on a big ebay kick (ignore all my ebay bashing earlier in this blogs life). The copy is kind of beat to hell, which is why the guy threw it in there for free, but there are no devastating scratches that I can tell. It actually turns out to be a fairly rare piece of vinyl and is an original release of the Hot Day and Super Kids 1987 single, “Hot Day Master Mix” b/w “The Super Kids Live At Hip Hop USA” and “Go Queensbridge.” Hip-Hop purists will know that this was the first appearance of a young Percy Chapman, when he hooked up with Hot Day as Super Kids. Who is Percy Chapman you ask? You might know him as Jadeski (his name in the Super Kids duo), Intelligent Hoodlum, Tragedy, Tragedy Khadafi, Trag, or some other various aliases. Hot Day himself hailed from Queensbridge and was a rather important DJ back in those late 80′s for the hip hop movement in the Queens area. Of course you can see that he is responsible for putting Tragedy out there. The record came out on Hot Day Records, which is an early attempt at being independent as there is out there. Hot Day would go on to form PHD with Blaq Poet, which if you haven’t heard their album, it’s a must find.
The A-Side is kind of one of those “WTF?” moments at first, but when put in perspective, this was some ground breaking stuff for 1986. It’s basically just Hot Day mixing some classic R&B and breaks together, ala someone like Ron G, who didn’t do it until a good three to four years later. The first of the hip hop/R&B blend tapes? Quite possibly. It makes for an interesting A-Side, although not always something you’re going to listen to all the time.
The B-Side is where the goodness lays. It’s where we hear Tragedy drop his science. Warning though, this isn’t the Trag you are used to hearing, dude is probably in his early teens for these tracks. The first is “The Super Kids Live at Hip Hop USA”, which reportedly was recorded live at a skating rink. Tragedy gets loose, big upping Queensbridge and you can tell the young Trag has some skill on the mic, which is probably why Marley would work with him based on this single. It also features some tight scratching by Hot Day. He rips the tables at the end to make this a great track.
The second track is “Go Queensbridge”, which is contains a simple beat. A simple 808 drum track with some “boom”, but sounds eerily familiar to a lot of the T La Rock, Rick Rubin type of production of the time, still a quality joint though.
On the horizon of the release of their first official LP, “Bringing Out The Dead”, Critical Madness has dug deep into their endless well of sickness to put together a free compilation of unreleased and rare songs for the fans. “Organ Donors” is 23 straight tracks of raw, riot-inducing insanity that stays true to the CM formula which will be released on Domination Recordings. “Organ Donors” features production from the usual suspects TEMPERMENTAL, Little Vic and TzariZM as well as others. The guest appearances range from long-time Ozone collaborators Mygane McNastee and Caveman Theory to Jise (formerly of The Arsonists), the Creative Juices fam and UG (formerly of The Dwellas). This compilation is sure to provide the fix for all those who have been eagerly awaiting the release of “Bringing Out Dead”, which will follow shortly after.
Tracklisting: 1. Organ Donors (prod. by TzarizM) 2. Empirical (TzarizM ReMIX) 3. Life is Horror (prod. by Al Tarba) 4. Boom (Nowhere to Hide) feat. cRITICAL, IDE, Jise, Alucard, UG, TzarizM (prod. by TzarizM) 5. Go Harder feat. Little Vic (prod. by Little Vic) 6. FL. to T-Dot feat. Doc Demeyez (prod. by TzarizM) 7. Remember (Monowax Remix) 8. Versatility feat. J.Bada (prod. by INTLX) 9. CM Anthem (prod. by Tempermental) 10. Sorry Sugar (prod. by Tempermental) 11. Issues (prod. by Tempermental) 12. Halftime Show promo (prod. by TzarizM) 13. Madness Freestyle (prod. by DJ Dolo) 14. Pasta Eaters feat. Little Vic (prod. by The Hitfarmers) 15. Chug a 5th (prod. by Optiks) 16. Blessed with Sin feat. Little Vic & cRITICAL (prod. by Muneshine) 17. Red Handed (prod. by TzarizM) 18. Hail to the Fetus (prod. by The Hitfarmers) 19. Gambling (prod. by Tempermental) 20. Nothing’s Changed feat. Mygrane McNastee (prod. by Jah Freedom) 21. Massacre Mics [Original version] (prod. by Tempermental) 22. Big Fish feat. Caveman Theory (prod. by Godamus Rhyme) 23. Every Night (prod. by Tempermental)
After the inspiring response to Da Interview EP (June ’09), Seven (Domination Recordings) is back at it with a double-cd mixtape of new and unreleased material!! Picking up where he left off, Da Pantha Chronicles Vol. 1 & 2 feature Seven in his element, politickin’ on the events of today, crafting skillful stories and of course, cementing his position as one of the illest emcees of the modern era. Over production by DJ Forge, The Tranzformer, Devaron and others, Seven brings the art back to its essence while keepin’ it fresh for 2009. Guests include Rough (Abandoned Nation), Mr. Choke, K. Mac, Rashad Yarnell and The Nobodies. If you’re looking for something new that gives you the feeling you used to get when your favorite song came on, Da Pantha Chronicles is just what you need in your life!!! Who ready to ride?
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On July 28th, Nobody Famous released the third installment of the Order Up! series “Chicken and Waffles” on HipNott Records. This project has yielded a music video (view) for “Don’t Act Like I Never Told You” as well as two follow up singles “Electric” (download here) which was also featured on last week’s season premier of the new CW show “The Beautiful Life” (watch here) as well “Mary” ft. Wax (download here).
Errelevent & Equivalent Exchange release the rapper/producer duo album of the year!
They say the best things in life are free, and this definitely holds true when it comes to the latest release from Errelevent and his producer Equivalent Exchange. Spitz Unlimited Vol. 1: Destroy & Rebuild is the brand new collaboration between the two artists, and is now available for free download at www.spitzunlimited.com. It is comprised of 16 tracks entirely produced by Equivalent Exchange, with Errelevent supplying the lead vocals. Versatility is the word of the day with this release, as the two craft everything from intense lyrical tracks with booming bass lines to smooth, radio-friendly tracks for the ladies. Errelevent proves why he is the most slept-on MC in the Bay with his commanding mic presence and 50 Cent-esque hook writing ability, while Equivalent firmly establishes himself as the most versatile producer in the area with a full album of polished tracks that sounds like it was composed by 5 or 6 veteran producers, not one.
The album’s explosive lead single, “Pull Up To The Front” features Oakland star J. Stalin (http:// errelevent.bandcamp.com/album/pull-up-to-the-front-maxi-single) and has already been well-received on various blogs and hip-hop message boards. The rest of the album is equally as impressive, and will set the stage for future Spitz Unlimited volumes in the coming months. When asked about the meaning of the album’s title, Errelevent replied, “Rap is stale, everything is the same right now – the concepts, the beats, the songs on the radio. Its time to tear everything down and build it again from scratch. This album is our first step in doing that.” Equivalent Exchange, who assembles a complete album that features a distinct, yet signature sound on every track, says: “I thought of the all-time great albums that were produced by one person – the Chronics, the Moment of Truths, and tried to emulate that formula”. Only time will tell if Destroy & Rebuild will be regarded in the same light as the aforementioned albums, but one thing is for sure – it will definitely be regarded as one of the greats of 2009.
1. Take You Higher 2. Awake 3. Pull Up To The Front Feat. J. Stalin 4. Back At It 5. Goin’ Out For Mine 6. What You Drinkin’ On Feat. Manny Mo, Big Mase & 2-Tone (Savenue Records) 7. Show Me What You Got 8. Up In Here Feat. Stik Gilatine 9. When It’s On Feat. Jose Santana AKA 10sion 10. All Right Feat. BarNone 11. What It’s Come To 12. On Me 13. Polished Feat. M. Brando, Pablo Fetti 14. Where I’m Supposed To Be 15. I Don’t Mind 16. Different Days
For more information visit: www.twitter.com/Errelevent www.myspace.com/ReleventMusic Email: info@spitzunlimited.com
______________________________________________________ cARTer Legal Trappin’ cARTer releases his sophmore release, “Legal Trappin’” today for your listening enjoyment. Make sure to check out the “$1000 FIT” music video below as well and add it to your website/blog. Thanks for your time! http://usershare.net/g017szfvxnhr
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With a name like “Carter” one can only think of the success and talent associated with the likes of Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne, both sharing the surname. Curtis William Carter III, the youngest member of the Carter lineage, is definitely paving the way to earn his title. Born in Houston, Texas and more recently residing in Los Angeles, California, Carter knew his destiny was bright the very first day he came to L.A. and received a call from Lupe Fiasco, who invited him to his video shoot, and ended up getting himself an interview on MTV. His interest in music sparked as a young man growing up in Houston. “In Houston, rap is a culture… it was a custom to freestyle over other rappers’ beats. You could go anywhere and say “bust a flow” and people would huddle up and just freestyle. It was recreational, boys girls–everybody would get into it. That planted the seeds…”
Carter is much more than just an artist, he is a visionary, taste maker, and trendsetter who has come from a diverse background. He has immersed himself in the ever-evolving worlds of fashion and the music business, giving him all the angles he needs to perfect his content. Having seen the music industry from both the artist’s side as well as the business aspect, Carter wants to put the artists in charge: “Get the people who need to be in charge in charge, Stop people who don’t know enough about something being in control of it – stop the suits!” Listening to his music, it is clear that his influences are vast. He grew up listening to Outkast, UGK, Jay-Z, 3-6 Mafia, Nelly, 2pac. Watching Houston rappers like Chamillionaire and Slim Thug before they were famous, he saw them grow from start to now. It helped him understand different aspects of lyrics and poetry in a way he could understand which made for good reference with his own raps. He is a man who wears many hats and surrounds himself with like-minded, ambitious individuals who have already made a name for themselves. He is involved in all aspects of his music, as he understands what it takes to establish his musical ethos. “My vision is to promote substance and authenticity through my music to be the voice for the people who relate and believe in me and what I do.” “The power is in the people, and if you don’t believe in anything else you can believe in me”
VIDEOS
Possibly one of the dopest things I’ve ever seen…..dayum
SCRATCH PERVERTS. FOREIGN BEGGARS. STIG. DR. SYNTAX. WILL CLARKE. WILL COHEN.
True 2 Life Music proudly presents the music video for “Who The Fuck Is This?!” a record off our Biggie inspired mixtape “Larger Than Life” (available here for free download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jjnbzmtmtkk). The song flips Biggie’s “Warning” and is a vivid depiction of different experiences we all have had.
The video was produced by True 2 Life Music & Needlegarden Productions. The video was directed by Jenn Needleman (Producer of “Notorious” BTS footage) and sponsored by PEPSI. It was shot in HD and filmed in Brooklyn, NY.
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Have you ever come across someone that made you ask (in a bad way…) “WHO THE F**K IS THIS?!”
This video is an adventure that takes place at a party and a couple other venues, where Concise, K.Words & Slangston Hughes encounter a series of different characters. These encounters result in conflict of different degrees of severity. See what happens, check it out!
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With the summer coming to a close, there are only two things on most people’s minds. The 0 degree weather that will soon rear its head from around the corner and who is going to close out the year with a memorable release. Following his previous release alongside Hot97′s own, DJ Envy and fresh off numerous mixtape appearances from the likes of DJ Green Lantern, DJ Hitz and many more— White Plains , NY native Big Wayde has decided to venture out on his own with the new project When The Rain Stopped.
Armed with radio ready singles as well as the bar for bar rap NYC is known for, Wayde’s 11 track EP does not dissapoint. With reviews from some of the most respected writers online and print alike being nothing short of stellar, this may be the bridge Big Wayde needed to crossover. Included is the lead-single, “What Have They Done” from Wayde’s forthcoming EP, When The Rain Stopped.
