Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Termanology & Lil Fame - Fizzyology [Tracklist]
November 6th.
01. After Midnight
02. Fizzyology
03. Hustler’s Ringtone (feat. Bun B)
04. The Greatest
05. From The Streets (feat. Freeway)
06. Play Dirty (feat. Busta Rhymes & Styles P)
07. It’s Easy
08. Too Tough For TV
09. Pray For Me (feat. Kira)
10. Not By You
11. Family Ties
12. Endtro (Fame & Glory)
13. Lil Ghetto Boy (feat. Lee Wilson)
14. Crazy (feat. M.O.P.)
15. Thuggathon
01. After Midnight
02. Fizzyology
03. Hustler’s Ringtone (feat. Bun B)
04. The Greatest
05. From The Streets (feat. Freeway)
06. Play Dirty (feat. Busta Rhymes & Styles P)
07. It’s Easy
08. Too Tough For TV
09. Pray For Me (feat. Kira)
10. Not By You
11. Family Ties
12. Endtro (Fame & Glory)
13. Lil Ghetto Boy (feat. Lee Wilson)
14. Crazy (feat. M.O.P.)
15. Thuggathon
Red Man Announces "Muddy Waters 2: Even Muddier"
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DJ Jazzy Jeff, ?uestlove, DJ Z-Trip Perform At Red Bull Thre3Style Finals
by Jake Paine
Wednesday, September 26: DJ Nu-Mark and Gaslamp Killer will headline the show at Double Door.
Thursday, September 27: Day 3: Reggie’s Chicago will be crowded with dancing fans once Z-Trip and Skratch Bastid take the stage.
Friday, September 28: The competition will heat up at The Mid with headliners Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus.
Saturday, September 29: The winner of those four nights advances to the Red Bull Thre3Style World Final on Saturday at The Metro Chicago where Jazzy Jeff, ?uestlove and Cosmo Baker will keep the crowd dancing through the night.
Tickets throughout the week are available at the Thre3Style site.
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The world championship of "party-rocking" is going down this week in Chicago, Illinois.
During
this week (September 24 to September 29), deejays across the world will
be competing at Chicago, Illinois Red Bull Thre3Style World Finals.
Judges include deejay/turntablism icons such as DJ Jazzy Jeff, ?uestlove
and DJ Z-Trip, along with performances by Gaslamp Killer, Cosmo Baker
and DJ Nu-Mark.Wednesday, September 26: DJ Nu-Mark and Gaslamp Killer will headline the show at Double Door.
Thursday, September 27: Day 3: Reggie’s Chicago will be crowded with dancing fans once Z-Trip and Skratch Bastid take the stage.
Friday, September 28: The competition will heat up at The Mid with headliners Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus.
Saturday, September 29: The winner of those four nights advances to the Red Bull Thre3Style World Final on Saturday at The Metro Chicago where Jazzy Jeff, ?uestlove and Cosmo Baker will keep the crowd dancing through the night.
Tickets throughout the week are available at the Thre3Style site.
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Zion I & J. Period "Bomb 1st" Download
by Jake Paine
The tape can be downloaded at J. Period's site
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Longtime affiliates Zion I and J. Period cross paths again for a fresh new tape.
Oakland, California duo Zion I has teamed with longtime affiliate/deejay J. Period to release their Bomb 1st mixtape
today (September 25). The free mixtape features appearances from the
likes of Kendrick Lamar, Action Bronson and Nitty Scott, MC.The tape can be downloaded at J. Period's site
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Lyor Cohen Announces Departure From Warner Music Group
by Steven J. Horowitz
According to Billboard.biz, Cohen will leave the company on September 30th to "move on to his next big challenge." At WMG, Cohen oversaw Atlantic and Warner Bros. Records, as well as several other branches of the corporation.
"To all the artists and employees who live and die for the music every day, and who personally sacrifice for the good of the creative process: 'keep on keepin' on' in the tradition of a company that respects and honors the artistic community," said Cohen in a statement.
WMG CEO Stephen Cooper said, "Lyor Cohen has built something very special here. While we understand his desire to move on to his next challenge, the enduring success of our recorded music division will serve as a great testament to the progress we've made during Lyor's time at WMG. We are grateful for Lyor's contributions, and we wish him the best. I'm confident that given the strength of our talented management team in Recorded Music, we'll be able to drive further success."
Cohen got his start in artist management in the mid-1980s at Rush Communications, and became President of Def Jam in 1988.
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Lyor Cohen plans to move on from his role as Chairman/CEO at Warner Music Group.
Veteran
record executive Lyor Cohen has announced his departure from the
Chairman/CEO position at Warner Music Group that he assumed in 2004.According to Billboard.biz, Cohen will leave the company on September 30th to "move on to his next big challenge." At WMG, Cohen oversaw Atlantic and Warner Bros. Records, as well as several other branches of the corporation.
"To all the artists and employees who live and die for the music every day, and who personally sacrifice for the good of the creative process: 'keep on keepin' on' in the tradition of a company that respects and honors the artistic community," said Cohen in a statement.
WMG CEO Stephen Cooper said, "Lyor Cohen has built something very special here. While we understand his desire to move on to his next challenge, the enduring success of our recorded music division will serve as a great testament to the progress we've made during Lyor's time at WMG. We are grateful for Lyor's contributions, and we wish him the best. I'm confident that given the strength of our talented management team in Recorded Music, we'll be able to drive further success."
Cohen got his start in artist management in the mid-1980s at Rush Communications, and became President of Def Jam in 1988.
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King Myers Discusses Upcoming Debut LP "Kingology," Working With Rakim
by Homer Johnsen
Today, King Myers has just put the finishing touches on his debut LP, Kingology, due in stores on November 2. The album features veteran emcees like Rakim and Bumpy Knuckles, as well as Fred The Godson. The album boasts a wide range of beats, ranging from classic breakbeats to slow-tempo, chopped-and-screwed tracks. “I want everything to have a completely different sound, and that’s what I was trying to do with the album,” said Myers, during a recent phone interview with HipHopDX. “I wanted to make sure it was very diverse so all people could feel it.”
During the interview, Myers’ drive for success became notable quickly. He’s a very mature teenager, and he’s realistic about his prospects going forward. “Right now, basically I wanted to focus on getting my respect first rather than coming up in hype,” says Myers. Check out what else he had to say about growing up around Rakim, making music, his plans going forward and much more below:
read the interview @
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21274/title.king-myers-discusses-upcoming-debut-lp-kingology-working-with-rakim
The Bumpy Knuckles apprentice
and godson of Rakim talks about making his mark on the game at just 17
years old, having a hit on YouTube and the details of his debut album.
Most
17 year olds don’t have already flourishing careers. King Myers,
however, is the exception. He won silver at a local poetry contest when
he was 10 years old, and since then, the Suffolk County, New York native
has already made several professional music videos, performed live and
is CEO of Urge Music, his own independent record label. As a child, his
godfather, Rakim,
would bring him on stage during performances to let him soak it all in.
It’s something Myers doesn’t take for granted, confidently noting that
these experiences helped get rid of his nervousness.Today, King Myers has just put the finishing touches on his debut LP, Kingology, due in stores on November 2. The album features veteran emcees like Rakim and Bumpy Knuckles, as well as Fred The Godson. The album boasts a wide range of beats, ranging from classic breakbeats to slow-tempo, chopped-and-screwed tracks. “I want everything to have a completely different sound, and that’s what I was trying to do with the album,” said Myers, during a recent phone interview with HipHopDX. “I wanted to make sure it was very diverse so all people could feel it.”
During the interview, Myers’ drive for success became notable quickly. He’s a very mature teenager, and he’s realistic about his prospects going forward. “Right now, basically I wanted to focus on getting my respect first rather than coming up in hype,” says Myers. Check out what else he had to say about growing up around Rakim, making music, his plans going forward and much more below:
read the interview @
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21274/title.king-myers-discusses-upcoming-debut-lp-kingology-working-with-rakim
Joe Budden "A Loose Quarter" Mixtape Cover Art
by Steven J. Horowitz
Breaking the news on Twitter, Joey wrote that "it'll all make cents soon" and posted a picture teasing the project. He also tweeted at Lupe Fiasco, asking the rapper to deliver a verse for the tape before his impending retirement.
Budden most recently released welcome to: OUR HOUSE with his super group Slaughterhouse. As a solo artist, he last dropped his mixtape Mood Musik 4.5 at retail last year.
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Joe Budden reveals the second cover art for his upcoming mixtape.
Joe Budden has announced the release of his upcoming mixtape A Loose Quarter.Breaking the news on Twitter, Joey wrote that "it'll all make cents soon" and posted a picture teasing the project. He also tweeted at Lupe Fiasco, asking the rapper to deliver a verse for the tape before his impending retirement.
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Skyzoo Set to Release His Acclaimed Album “A Dream Deferred”; Explains Split from 9th Wonder’s Jamla Records
by Ron Johnson
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn MC Skyzoo is releasing his Langston Hughes title-inspired album, A Dream Deferred, next Tuesday (October 2), through his own Duck Down Music-distributed label, The Faculty.
Named after legendary Harlem Renaissance poet Hughes’ poem of the same name, Skyzoo’s fourth album uses a more diverse variety of features compared to his 2009 debut, The Salvation, boasting appearances from Jill Scott, Freeway, Raheem Devaughn, and Talib Kweli.
“I feel like a lot of people are at a point where they know what it is that they want, and they have this dream that they’re going towards. But what happens when things don’t go the way you thought it would?” Skyzoo recently told AllHipHop.com in his thick, New York bravado.
“The closer you get to it, the more you realize it’s nothing like you thought it would be. What happens then? I think that’s what that poem meant, and that’s what I wanted the album to be about,” Skyzoo added.
As an avid fan of the Jazz sound that filled the Harlem air during Hughes’ time, Skyzoo described the incorporation of live Jazz instruments and string sections that producers like DJ Khalil and co-executive producer !llmind brought to the project.
“It stays true to the root of what people know me for rhyming over. Dirty drums, good baselines, and that core feeling. But it’s not sample heavy,” said the lyrical story-teller. “It’s a bigger sound. More lush. We had people come in and play stuff. We arranged it, wrote music pieces for it. I wanted it to sound like a dream.”
Grammy winning producer 9th Wonder’s trademark presence is not as strong on the upcoming album as on Skyzoo’s debut album, The Salvation, which was released on 9th Wonder’s Jamla imprint. Although the North Carolina producer lends to the album’s first single, “Jansport Springs (One-Time for Chi-Ali),” Skyzoo claims that for the majority of A Dream Deferred, he wanted to stray away from the sample-heavy beats which permeate 9th Wonder’s signature sound.
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Skyzoo Set to Release His Acclaimed Album “A Dream Deferred”; Explains Split from 9th Wonder’s Jamla Records
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(AllHipHop News) Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn MC Skyzoo is releasing his Langston Hughes title-inspired album, A Dream Deferred, next Tuesday (October 2), through his own Duck Down Music-distributed label, The Faculty.
Named after legendary Harlem Renaissance poet Hughes’ poem of the same name, Skyzoo’s fourth album uses a more diverse variety of features compared to his 2009 debut, The Salvation, boasting appearances from Jill Scott, Freeway, Raheem Devaughn, and Talib Kweli.
“I feel like a lot of people are at a point where they know what it is that they want, and they have this dream that they’re going towards. But what happens when things don’t go the way you thought it would?” Skyzoo recently told AllHipHop.com in his thick, New York bravado.
“The closer you get to it, the more you realize it’s nothing like you thought it would be. What happens then? I think that’s what that poem meant, and that’s what I wanted the album to be about,” Skyzoo added.
As an avid fan of the Jazz sound that filled the Harlem air during Hughes’ time, Skyzoo described the incorporation of live Jazz instruments and string sections that producers like DJ Khalil and co-executive producer !llmind brought to the project.
“It stays true to the root of what people know me for rhyming over. Dirty drums, good baselines, and that core feeling. But it’s not sample heavy,” said the lyrical story-teller. “It’s a bigger sound. More lush. We had people come in and play stuff. We arranged it, wrote music pieces for it. I wanted it to sound like a dream.”
Grammy winning producer 9th Wonder’s trademark presence is not as strong on the upcoming album as on Skyzoo’s debut album, The Salvation, which was released on 9th Wonder’s Jamla imprint. Although the North Carolina producer lends to the album’s first single, “Jansport Springs (One-Time for Chi-Ali),” Skyzoo claims that for the majority of A Dream Deferred, he wanted to stray away from the sample-heavy beats which permeate 9th Wonder’s signature sound.
In recent times, Skyzoo has parted ways with Jamla in order to build The Faculty, but says 9th Wonder has been supportive of his recent endeavors. “That was one of the things that 9th and I had talked about. He was all for it,” said Skyzoo. “I felt like I did my part in helping to get Jamla to a certain place. And I wanted to do that for my own Jamla now.”
Check out the tracklist for Skyzoo’s A Dream Deferred below:
1) Dreams In A Basement featuring Jill Scott (produced by !llmind)
2) Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi-Ali) (produced by 9th Wonder)
3) Pockets Full feat. Freeway (produced by !llmind)
4) Give It Up feat. DJ Prince (produced by !llmind)
5) Glass Ceilings (produced by !llmind)
6) Range Rover Rhythm (produced by Jahlil Beats)
7) The Knowing feat. Jessy Wilson (produced by Eric G)
8) Drew & Derwin feat. Raheem Devaughn (produced by Focus)
9) Realization feat. Jared Evan (produced by DJ Khalil)
10) The Rage of Roemello (produced by DJ Khalil)
11) How to Make it Through Hysteria (produced by Best Kept Secret)
12) Steel’s Apartment (produced by Black Milk)
13) Spike Lee Was My Hero feat. Talib Kweli (produced by Tall Black Guy)
14) The Cost of Sleep (produced by Tall Black Guy)
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Brother Ali Promotes New “Mourning in America” Album with Nationwide Tour
by Ron Johnson
Brother Ali has recently embarked on a national tour to promote his new album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. Wisconsin’s white-bearded MC will stop at 28 more cities before ending in Santa Barbara, California in late October.
Earlier this month, Ali release a visual for his single “Only Life I Know” where he raps about social problems that continue to plague American society.
Check out “Mourning in America” tour dates below, along with one of Brother Ali’s tour vlog episodes:
09.25 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09.26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09.27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
09.28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09.29 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09.30 – Toronto, ON @ Annex Wreck Room
10.02 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
10.03 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10.04 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
10.05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10.06 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10.09 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s Oasis
10.10 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10.11 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
10.12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
10.13 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
10.15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10.17 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10.18 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
10.19 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub
10.20 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
10.21 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
10.23 – Reno, NV @ Cargo
10.24 – Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State Univ.
10.25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10.26 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
10.27 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10.30 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
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Rock The Vote Bus to Stop in Philly on Voter Registration Day; Talib Kweli and Dice Raw of The Roots Set To Perform
by Seandra Sims
Tomorrow (September 25) is National Voter Registration Day, and organizations across the country have planned rallies, voter registration drives, and other events to encourage voting in the 2012 Election.
One of the leading artist-supported, voter engagement movements among young people in the past few elections has been Rock The Vote, and their previous “Road Trips” have helped to register thousands of Americans in preparation for casting their ballots in November.
Key among those who lead election efforts are opportunities to help educate people about voter ID laws and registration practices, especially in swing states such as Pennsylvania, where the number of Electoral College votes can have a significant impact on overall election results.
To that end, Rock The Vote will bring its bus to the Community College of Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 25 from 12-4PM to celebrate voting rights and offer on-location registration for students and the general public.
Rock The Vote won’t be all engagement-based, however. Organizers plan to “unfold” the bus during the afternoon for a special concert featuring Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli, along with Philly hometown artist and Roots collaborator, Dice Raw and his Raw Life label family.
Also set to appear are Miss USA Olivia Culpo and DJ Jeffrey Tonnesen.
The event is open to the general public, and details are as follows: Rock The Vote Philly, Tuesday, September 25, 12-4PM, Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Follow Rock The Vote on Twitter (@RockTheVote). Register to vote at www.RockTheVote.com.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Oh No & Chris Keys - Devastation Ft. Guilty Simpson & Montage One
Skyzoo - Give It Up Ft. DJ Prince (Prod. By !llmind)
David Dallas – Ever Get The Feeling
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Lupe Fiasco Says Second Disc Of "Food & Liquor 2" Will Drop After Christmas
by Sean Ryon
Lupe Fiasco reveals that the second disc to "Food & Liquor 2" will drop after Christmas.
This September 25, Lupe Fiasco will release his long-awaited Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1. Now, in a recent interview with Australia's Music Feeds TV, the Chicago rapper gives an update on the second part of the forthcoming album.
Lupe said that that Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 2 should be coming out sometime after Christmas. He said initially, he wanted to release both LPs as a double CD project, but that his label wouldn't go along with the plan.
"I originally wanted to do a double CD, and we were gonna put it out on Christmas," he said. "But the label didn't want to participate in that, so we'll do a part one and a part two, put the part one out earlier than Christmas, and the part two after Christmas."
Lupe also explained that the inspiration behind the all-black album cover to the first part of Food & Liquor 2. He explained that the decision to make an completely blank album was that he simply wanted to push the limits of his label Atlantic Records. Still, although he wanted to give Atlantic a hard time, he made sure to never sacrifice the quality of his music.
"The entire album is black - there's no pictures and words in the album," he said. "[The inspiration] was more - can I get the label to do that? Can I make that happen? Can I say, 'Hey, I don't want to put anything in the album and I want to make that happen?' It was like a challenge almost, and I had to go through some legal battles and some wrangling back and forth, so it wasn't as easy as I thought to put nothing in there. It was like one of the hardest albums that I had to do with putting nothing in it."
He added, "[My relationship with Atlantic Records] is coming to a close, but we're definitely going out strong and we're definitely going out with good music. I'm definitely not going to cheat the fans or short-change myself or short-change my art for the sake of pissing my label off. It's almost like I'm not even thinking about it; it's just kinda like, 'Let's do the rest of these albums we have together and then off into the sunset."
Check out the full interview below.
Nas & Lauryn Hill Announce Co-Headlining "Life Is Good/Black Rage" Tour
by Steven J. Horowitz
Nas and Lauryn Hill plan to hit the road together this fall.
After reuniting for a few performances over the past few years, Nas and Lauryn Hill have announced a co-headlining "Life is Good/Black Rage" tour.
Nas sets off the tour with a handful of solo appearances in Columbia, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona and New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Hill joins the tour on October 29th at Dallas, Texas' Palladium Ballroom. The pair will hit Houston, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their last date together falls on November 19th at Oakland, California's Fox Oakland Theater.
Check the tour dates below (via Rap-Up).
Oct. 6 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (NAS ONLY)
Oct. 20 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona State Fairgrounds (NAS ONLY)
Oct. 26 – Asheville, NC – MOOG Festival (NAS ONLY)
Oct. 27 – Nashville, TN – Riverfront Park (NAS ONLY)
Oct. 28 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Festival (NAS ONLY)
Oct. 29 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
Oct. 31 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Nov. 2 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Nov. 3 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa Theatre (NAS ONLY)
Nov. 4 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Nov. 9 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory(NAS ONLY)
Nov. 11 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Nov. 14 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre
Nov. 16 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Nov. 17 – Magna, UT – Salt Air
Nov. 19 – Oakland, CA – Fox Oakland Theater
Dec. 31 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall (NAS ONLY)
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Double A.B. & Dub Sonata Discuss "Media Shower," Working With Sean Price
by Homer Johnsen
The veteran rhyme and production pair talks about their first truly joint album, and working with Man Bites Dog Records, Scram Jones and Roc Marciano.
Since 2003, Double A.B. and Dub Sonata have been making music. Now, almost 10 years later, they are ready to give the best of their work to the general public. Media Shower, which released earlier this week - featuring appearances from Sean Price, Evidence and Rhymefest, among others.
The two first got acquainted at the State University of New York at Purchase in Upstate New York. There, they were deeply involved in the cooperative effort, Atoms Family which included Cannibal Ox and Hangar 18. They took separate paths when Double A.B. began battle rapping through popular media outlets like MTV. Dub Sonata stayed busy too, producing for artists like Dom Pachino, C-Rayz Walz and Sadat X. Eventually, the two were reacquainted decided to collaborate for an album.
The album is essentially a compilation of Double A.B. and Dub Sonata’s finest unreleased work, ranging over a course of 10 years. “A lot of these songs came together over many years…And this is kind of just a body of the best of our work,” said Dub Sonata during the duo’s recent phone interview with HipHopDX.
Both of the artists touched on a number of topics, including their previous work, working with new, veteran emcees, and their lessons learned under the guidance of producer/songwriter, Scram Jones.
HipHopDX: When did you two first get acquainted?
Double A.B.: We got cool probably around [the] late ‘90s, early 2000s. We both went to school together [in] upstate New York. We both from the city, but we both went to school upstate, to S.U.N.Y. New Paltz. I remember they had a poppin’ little scene up there. Like real Hip Hop scene, a lot of- Atoms Family, whose crew members eventually became Cannibal Ox, and Hangar 18, and you know, different Rap groups spawned out of there. That’s basically where we first ran into each other.
DX: Your new album is called Media Shower. What’s the significance of that title?
Double A.B.: The title basically is- we have a song called “Media Shower” featuring Rhymefest, that’s the title track for the album. That’s basically just saying how the current state of society is just: the next gadget to the next gadget. Everybody walks around with their face in the screen, looking at the next YouTube post. It’s basically a statement to that; how we’re bombarded with different types of media be it music, movies, television, YouTube.
DX: I hear that. What was the creative process like?
Dub Sonata: We’ve been working together for about 10 years or more, so we kind of just work fast and naturally. A lot of these songs came together over many years, adding different elements and arranging. And this is kind of just a body of the best of our work that would work as an album.
DX: How long is the [time range] of material, would you say?
Dub Sonata: Well, a couple of the songs probably go back to like ’03, right A.B.? Like “Drug Wars”?
Double A.B.: Yeah, one song is the old song that we kind of re-did. But besides that, I’d say most of the songs are in the last two to three years, and then maybe as far back as five for some of them. But yeah, like you said, some of them go back a long time.
read the rest at:
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21219/title.double-ab-dub-sonata-discuss-media-shower-working-with-sean-price
Immortal Technique Compares Being Signed To A Major Label To Being In An Abusive Relationship
by Danielle Harling
Immortal Technique expresses his distaste for major labels, says he has two EP's in the work with two underground Hip Hop legends.
Harlem rapper Immortal Technique has never been one to hold back when it comes to the debate between remaining independent and being signed to a major label, and during an interview with Hard Knock TV the noted emcee offered up quite the interesting analogy.
While speaking on his documentary, The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique, Immortal Technique compared being signed to a major label to being in a relationship with an abusive, rich man.
“It’s like a woman that wants to marry an abusive rich man because she figures she can take the ass-whooping for a few years and get some money from the divorce,” said Immortal Technique in a video posted on 2DopeBoyz. “That’s just the ass backwards way to think to me. I’ve always told people that independent was the way to go. I’ve always pushed that message and I think that the movie is a big part of that. Saying ‘Look, if I was signed to a major label this couldn’t happen.’ They don’t want me. They don’t want the real thing. They want what looks like the real thing because the real thing would tell them something about themselves.”
Although fans are still eagerly awaiting the release of Middle Passage, the rapper revealed that on top of that album he also has two EP’s in the work with artists he referred to as “underground legends.”
“Middle Passage and I’m working on two EP’s along with some other people. Famous underground legends and it’s gonna be big news. I can’t announce it yet but it’s gonna be some real big shit,” Immortal Technique explained. “It’s not just the Middle Passage coming, I got two [little] records coming after that and it’s gonna be amazing yo. It’s gonna be real big for the underground, real big for independent music. And this year and the following years are all about building together for me.”
Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." Purple Tape Limited Edition Cassette Sold Out
by Jake Paine
Matt Welch of Get On Down Records reveals to HipHopDX how the label sold out of the 1,000 limited edition box sets in less than 48 hours at retail.
For over 17 years, one cassette tape in Hip Hop has received a mythology all of its own. There is a reason that Chef Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is more commonly referred to as "The Purple Tape" no matter its format. The August 1995 Loud/RCA Records release was originally released to cassette in a distinct purple plastic that made the packaging as unique as its game-changing musical contents. Like color-specific caps on crack viles which sales inspired many of the Wu-Tang Clan emcee's rhymes at the time, the product was one of a kind, and stood out from the basic.
In the years since, The Purple Tape has been one of Hip Hop's most coveted pieces of memoribilia. It signifies a veteran purist fan from a bygone time in the music listening experience. Original tapes commonly drawn three figures on eBay as Rae even partnered with Fat Beats to release the vinyl version of his 2009 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II on purple wax.
This week, Boston, Massachusetts-based Get On Down Records has partnered with Sony to re-release The Purple Tape in its original format. Expanded liner notes with Rae, 1,000 hand-made lacquer display cases, and additional throwback promotional goodies are available for the cool price of $44.95.
"The future of being a good distributor is broadening your base," says Get On Down's Matt Welch, about making a product that will be sold in sneaker and fashion boutiques as well as in mom-and-pop record stores. Matt is leader in the small crew of culture curators (also including former Scratch editor/journalist Brian Coleman) who have previously liberated fan-inspired releases from Ghostface Killah, The Pharcyde, Tom Scott & The L.A. Dreamers and Common. Welch, a veteran decision-maker at both Landspeed Records and later Traffic Entertainment, explains what goes on behind the scenes to liberate the cool, and shifting the paradigm back to physical products in the digital age. On Friday (September 14) HipHopDX spoke at length with Matt about the G.O.D. operation and the color purple.
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The Procussions Reunite After Seven Years, Offer Album Fundraiser
by Jake Paine
The former Rawkus Records duo of Mr. J Medeiros and Stro Elliot is back and using IndieGoGo to get things going strong for a 2013 LP.
Mr. J Medeiros of Colorado Springs, Colorado Hip Hop group The Procussions contacted HipHopDX today (September 18) with news of a group reunion. Seven years removed from recording 5 Sparrows For 2 Cents, the now-duo (with Stro Elliot f/k/a The 89th Key) is recording an upcoming February, 2013 project. The forthcoming album will be recorded and released if the group can raise $10,000 from fans through their IndieGogo.com page. With 87 days left (as of today) J and Stro are at nearly 40% of their financing. Supporters can choose from a variety of levels, all receiving the album and much more.
They released the following video:
Brother Ali "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color" Album Stream
by Steven J. Horowitz
Brother Ali has announced the upcoming release of his fourth full-length album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, dropping August 21st.
For the project, the Rhymesayers Entertainment recording artist teamed up with producer Jake One, who helmed the entirety of the LP. Guests on the LP include Dr. Cornel West (“Letter to My Countrymen”), Bun B (“Need a Knot”) and Def Poetry Jam poet Amir Sulaiman (“Gather Round”).
In a press release, Brother Ali explained of the album, “This is not just a new album, but a new chapter. There’s a kind of democratic reawakening in people at this point in time. I was really looking to take these topics and really hit them hard. To try to open ears and hearts and invite people to take some action and feel empowered. To be engaged and take some agency and responsibility for what’s going on in the world.”
Check the artwork below, and pre-order the album over at Rhymesayers.
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(June 19)
UPDATE: According to UGHH.com, the tracklist for Brother Ali's Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color is as follows:
1. Letter To My Countrymen
2. Only Life I Know
3. Stop The Press
4. Mourning In America
5. Gather Round
6. Work Everyday
7. Need a Knot
8. Won More Hit
9. Say Amen
10. Fajr
11. Namesake
12. All You Need
13. My Beloved
14. Singing This Song
[June 30]
UPDATE #2: Brother Ali has released the full stream of the standard edition of his new album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. Listen to the LP below (via HHNM).
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Tech N9ne Releases His “E.B.A.H.” Project
by Jake Crates
Kansas City, Missouri bred independent rap artist, Tech N9ne released his new EP, E.B.A.H., on September 18.
An acronym for “Evil Brain Angel Heart,” the 10-track collection features several sides of the Kansas City rapper’s personality.
The title track details the constant mental and emotional tug-of-war that consumes Tech N9ne, while “Don’t Tweet This” explains the Strange Music Crew’s road rules.
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(AllHipHop News) Kansas City, Missouri bred independent rap artist, Tech N9ne released his new EP, E.B.A.H., on September 18.
An acronym for “Evil Brain Angel Heart,” the 10-track collection features several sides of the Kansas City rapper’s personality.
The title track details the constant mental and emotional tug-of-war that consumes Tech N9ne, while “Don’t Tweet This” explains the Strange Music Crew’s road rules.
E.B.A.H. is being released in the midst of Tech N9ne’s “Live In Canada” tour with Krizz Kaliko and Madchild.
The tour stops at Crocks in Thunder Bay, Ontario tonight and concludes October 1 at Club Soda in Montreal.
Tech N9ne will also headline the prestigious A3C Hip Hop Festival 2012 in Atlanta on October 13.
Thanks in part to his robust tour schedule, Tech N9ne was named one of Forbes’ Cash Kings 2012: Hip-Hop’s 20 Top Earners earlier this month. He was one of only two independent artists who earned a slot in the magazine’s Top 20.
Tech N9ne is also gearing up for his next EP, Boiling Point, on October 30. Tech N9ne’s next studio album will be released in the first quarter of 2013 on his Strange Music label.
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Xzibit Previews New Album “Napalm” Featuring Dr. Dre, Game, Wiz Khalifa, Alkaholiks and More
by Jake Crates
AllHipHop.com sat with Xzibit yesterday (September 14) in his studio in Los Angeles, to get an exclusive listen to his new project Napalm.
The album is Inspired by trips to United States bases in Iraq.
Xzibit gives fans 18-tracks that convey the raw emotion of the war that United States troops endure on a daily basis, while living in a combat zone.
The project also pulls together a host of features that X acquired over the course of a year and a half of recording.
While at the listening session Xzibit told stories of how the threat of violence was real when he was visiting Iraq.
From the threat of getting sniped in a helicopter, to dodging RPGs, the rapper saw what it was like to be in a real war zone, while touring nine bases in five different cities throughout Iraq.
“The response was dope, we were on the base that had Iraq and U.S. soldiers. Someone was screaming, ‘Concentrate,’ I could hear people were requesting my songs,” Xzibit told AllHipHop.com of his tour.
Xzibit was so inspired by the trip that he even included actual members of the United States Armed services in the song “Meaning of Life,” as Xzibit called on retired Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris to speak on the song.
The lead single on the project is titled “Up Out the Way” featuring E-40, while Xzibit’s son Tre Capital, who is now 17, is featured on Napalm also.
The album also features the introspective and emotional “1983″ that features Xzibit’s late mother and “Enjoy the Night” which features Wiz Khalifa and is produced by and featuring David Banner.
Dr. Dre also makes an appearance on the project, as X joins forces with Tha Alkaholiks and King T for the track “Louis XIII”
“The lyricists of the West Coast, we take our shit very personal we got myself, Game, Crooked I, and Slim the Mobster,” Xzibit said of the West Coast inspired anthem “Movies.”
Next Friday, Xzibit hosts his birthday party with Power 106 in Los Angeles.
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New Tupac Documents; Website Slated To Hit the Internet, Twitter In Honor Of Rapper’s Death
by Grouchy Greg Watkins
Investigative journalist Chuck Philips is launching a new website today (September 13), that will focus on the unsolved murders of the Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.
Beginning today, Philips will use Twitter to promote an exclusive 1,200 word news story, which will be published on his new site and released via Twitter, 140 characters at a time.
According to a press release issued to media outlets, the first story will focus on Sean “Diddy” Combs and his relationship with late Harlem drug dealer Eric “Von Zip” Martin.
Zip was a New York legend who passed away last month. His funeral in Harlem drew a large procession, complete with a horse-drawn carriage, that carried his casket through the streets of Harlem.
Eric "Von ZIp" Martin
Eric “Von ZIp” Martin
Artists like Jae Millz, Lil Kim, and Cam’ron attended services for Zip, while Diddy himself offered up words during a memorial service.
According to Philips, as well as several other published reports, Zip was the connection to Sean Combs and the Compton Southside Crips.
The gang allegedly provided security for Bad Boy Entertainment during a violent feud with Death Row Records throughout the late 1990s.
Tupac was shot on September 6, 1996, and he died seven days later, on September 13.
Police believe the shooter was Orlando Anderson, with whom Tupac had a physical confrontation with, inside the Las Vegas MGM Grand, just hours before he was killed.
According to multiple sources, Zip had a previously established relationship with the Southside Crips, who allegedly sent heroin to Harlem and other drugs to Harlem via the street figure, who had ties that stretched back to Frank Lucas and Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson.
In fact, Zip’s restaurant “ZIP Code” hosted the book release party for Bumpy Johnson’s 93-year-old widow, Mayme, when she released her book, Harlem Godfather, in 2008.
Chuck Philips is planning an article that will focus on the relationship between Zip and Sean “Diddy” Combs and any possible connection to Tupac’s death.
According to multiple reports, including police investigations, it was Zip who introduced Diddy to a man named “Keefe D.,” a Southside Crips shot caller, who allegedly admitted to police that he helped orchestrate Tupac’s murder.
To view the article on Twitter, check out at @ChuckPhilips.
The website where the documents in the article will be published is ChuckPhilipsPost.com.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
HorseShoe G.A.N.G. "#TrueStory" EP Stream & Download
by Steven J. Horowitz
HorseShoe G.A.N.G.'s Julius Luciano, Demetrius Capone, Kenny Siegel and Dice Dinero release their new EP.
HorseShoe G.A.N.G. has released its new ep #TrueStory through DJBooth.net, offering a free stream of the project and a download for purchase.
On the EP, Julius Luciano, Demetrius Capone, Kenny Siegel and Dice Dinero enlist Iceman, K-Young and Livin Proof as guest features, while Awbskure, Rich Kidd and more provide production for the 10 tracks.
The offering, led by the singles "Sunglasses & Advil" and "Ya'll Ain't Ready," is available for high quality stream below and can be purchased for $6.99 over at DJBooth.net.
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No I.D. Working On New Music With Eminem
by Houston Williams
No I.D. has revealed that he’s working with Eminem on the Detroit rapper’s looming seventh solo album.
The producer revealed the news to MTV.
“I definitely sat down and spoke with Eminem about working and we agreed to get in the studio and see what we could do. He’s one of the best, I want to work with one of the best and try and give some music contributions. I think that would be one of the next steps in that lineage of what I’m trying to do,” he said to MTV News.
No I.D. has worked with an illustrious list of artists including Big Sean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Common and more. He’s also a Grammy award winning producer that is also an executive at Def Jam Records.
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Cornel West, Tavis Smiley Hosting “Poverty Tour 2.0,” Town Hall Slated For Delaware State University
by Grouchy Greg Watkins
Educator/rapper Dr. Cornel West and veteran TV broadcaster Tavis Smiley, co-hosts of the syndicated “Smiley & West” radio show, will launch “The Poverty Tour 2.0: A Call to Conscience” this month.
The mini-tour will hit six different states, with a town hall event being held at Delaware State University, which will tackle the issues surrounding both President Barack Obama and hopeful Mitt Romney, in the upcoming elections in November.
Additionally the pair are preparing to talk about the upcoming statistics being prepared by the Census Bureau, which will announce that America’s poverty rate is the worst it has ever been in 50 years.
“These new Census numbers will underscore what we’ve been saying for a long time — poverty is the new American norm,” said Tavis Smiley. “The time is now to force poverty on the agenda; our leaders can’t simply continue to be quiet on this issue.”
The “Poverty Tour 2.0″ will hit key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Florida and each stop will be broadcast live via UStream and on the Pacifica Network and Native Voice One.
Confirmed guests appearing on the tour include Peter Edelman, former member of the Clinton administration, and co-founder of the Children’s Defense Fund; Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers; Ralph Nader, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH); and Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for president.
“We’re putting the spotlight on our precious fellow citizens who don’t have access to a decent job, decent housing, and decent healthcare,” added Dr. Cornel West. “We want to hear solutions that can be duplicated and adapted in communities across the country.”
Check out the tour schedule below:
10am-1pm, Wednesday, September 12, Westfield Insurance Studio Theater at Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH;
5-7pm, Wednesday, September 12, Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH;
10am-1pm, Thursday, September 13, T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA;
8-10pm, September 13, Delaware State University, Dover, DE;
10am-1pm, Friday, September 14, Tenth Memorial Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA
12-3pm, Saturday, September 15, Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School, West Palm Beach, FL
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock Confirm That A Black Hippy Album Will Not Be Released
by Danielle Harling
The Black Hippy's confirm Ab-Soul's previous statement that a Black Hippy album will "never, ever" be released.
For those who may have had a little hope when it comes to a possible Black Hippy album being released, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock likely dashed those hopes during their interview with Page31.com. While being interviewed each of the three rappers was asked if a joint Black Hippy album will ever surface and all three responded with a swift no.
According to ScHoolboy Q, at this time in their careers a Black Hippy album won’t work because of the current emphasis on individual projects.
“It’s not,” said ScHoolboy Q when asked if a Black Hippy album will be released. “Like why [do] nigga’s want a Black Hippy album? It’s so corny. Why you want the hardest nigga’s to do an album? Why we can’t just do our own shit? Why ya’ll want all of us to do it? It’ll never come out right. When the hardest nigga’s always get together it never come out right. That’s how I feel. We the hardest nigga’s, but I just don’t feel it’ll come out right. At least right now.”
“It won’t. I don’t know man…I don’t think it’ll ever be a Black Hippy album,” Jay Rock added.
ScHoolboy Q did add a small glimmer of hope when he revealed that while a Black Hippy album won’t happen now, they may be able to work something out in the future.
“I think maybe later on when we a little older, right now we cool. We too stuck onto our own shit,” said Q in a video posted on HipHop-n-More.
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Saigon "The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread And Circuses" Album Trailer
by Andres Vasquez
UPDATE: Saigon releases a video explaining his upcoming album "The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread and Circuses."
In September, Saigon will be joining the Wu-Block Tour. The tour already boasts a roster that includes Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Now the Yardfather will also be added to the bill. The tour will start September 3 and will run through September 23.
In addition to this, Saigon has now announced The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread & Circuses releasing on Election Day, November 6th, via Suburban Noize Records/RED. As the title suggests, this is a followup to his debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told. According to a Saigon, the album will feature guest appearances from Marsha Ambrosius, Killer Mike, dead prez, Chamillionaire, Styles P, Andreena Mill, DJ Corbett, G Martin and his three-year-old daughter Rayne Dior. Production comes courtesy of Just Blaze, Shuko, DJ Corbett, Clev Trev and Rich Kid. Styles P assists on the album's lead single "Not Like Them."
The Wu-Block Tour dates can be found below:
September 3 Denver, CO City Hall
September 5 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theater
September 6 Minneapolis, MN Cabooze
September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
September 10 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
September 14 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall
September 15 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
September 17 New York, N Highline Ballroom
September 20 Falls Church, VA State
September 21 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
September 22 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman
September 23 Portland, ME Asylm
[August 30]
UPDATE: Saigon has released a trailer for his upcoming album The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread and Circuses, releasing November 6th.
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Crooked I Says "Fuck The Radio," Explains Reasoning
by Steven J. Horowitz
Crooked I explains that Hip Hop culture needs the radio, but that he doesn't get any airplay.
Crooked I has some vicious words for radio. During an interview with ThisIs50.com's Jack Thriller, the Slaughterhouse member said that Hip Hop culture needs the medium, but that he doesn't get any airplay and has some harsh feelings about it.
Crook said that Thriller should have his own radio show, but that radio is too afraid of having "real" personalities on the air. "They scared that you gon’ say some real shit that’s gonna be funny as a motherfucker. Same thing with the Rap shit. Nigga, we don’t get a whole bunch of radio play. I don’t get a whole bunch of radio play. Nigga, honestly, fuck the radio. We need it, but we don’t get it. So fuck ‘em," he said.
He continued by explaining how radio is valuable to Hip Hop, but that artists such as himself don't get any love from it. "I think you need the radio. But I’m a lucky ass niga. I’m finna do House of Blues, boom. I got a song out, radio don’t play it. But at the same time, I don’t care about none of that shit. I don’t give a fuck. I don’t think they’ve seen a nigga like me since N.W.A., to be honest with you, because I be thinkin’ like, who, who, who, who? What nigga can go without radio, can go without any of this shit and be right here shooting videos with Interscope and Jimmy Iovine and Paul Rosenberg over there? What nigga can do that? I got a new campaign: regular nigga.”
The Wrecking Crew "Wu-Tang Pulp" Mixtape Stream
by Jake Paine
Has-Lo, Zilla Rocca and Curly Castro deliver of a Philadelphia homage to Shaolin in this highly-conceptual tribute to Wu-Tang Clan.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Hip Hop group The Wrecking Crew just released their first full-length project, Wu-Tang Pulp. The free effort by DXnext alum emcee/producer Has-Lo, emcee/producer Zilla Rocca and emcee Curly Castro is an homage to the Wu-Tang Clan, with the trio reconfiguring the production and verses to selected cuts from the '90s icons' catalog.
Zilla wrote of Wu-Tang Pulp, "What started as a simple idea in 2009 has formed into a completely flushed out re-imagining of the most iconic collective in Hip Hop history. Wu-Tang Pulp is an album shaped from the hearts and minds of three die-hard killa bee fanatics who spared no details in paying the ultimate homage to their heroes. Tackling records from RZA, Ghostface, Method Man, etc. is no easy task when you grew up with 36 Chambers in your Walkman, drawing the "W" on your high school composition books, and rocking Tommy Hilfiger tees in the summer because Raekwon said so."
Last year, Doomtree member Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy gained some mainstream notoriety for his Wu-Tang Clan mash-up with band Fugazi,13 Chambers (as Wugazi).
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DMX To Donate Portion Of “Undisputed” To 9/11 Families
by Grouchy Greg Watkins
After several delays, DMX has announced the official release date for his new album Undisputed.
The rapper will drop his seventh studio album on September 11.
“This is more than just another album. Undisputed, will prove to the Hip-Hop world that DMX is still the champ,” Domenick Nati of Nati Celebrity Services told AllHipHop.com.
Nati, who manages DMX, revealed that a portion of the first week’s proceeds of Undisputed will be donated to the family members of 9/11 victims.
“This album is going to bring rap, back to where it’s supposed to be… the streets,” Nati said.
Undisputed will be released at Best Buy, Target, iTunes and several other major outlets.
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MC Lyte’s Foundation Offering $100k Hip-Hop Scholarship To One Student
by Grouchy Greg Watkins
Rap star MC Lyte and her charity Hip Hop Sisters Foundation recently announced a new $100,000 Hip-Hop scholarship that will be offered to one student to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The advisory board of Hip Hop Sisters, which includes Russell Simmons, President Lynn Richardson, Melanie Fiona, Salt, will be on hand to announce the “First Wave” scholarship tomorrow (September 6) from Rush Communications, Simmons’ New York headquarters.
The Hip Hop Sisters board will be joined by UW-Madison’s VP and Chief Diversity Officer, Damon Williams during the press conference at Simmons’ office.
“For years I’ve dreamed of having the ability to help our community and now finally the day has arrived,” MC Lyte told AllHipHop.com. “HHSF is about changing lives and truly encouraging several generations that have been and are influenced by Hip-Hop culture. It is my life’s mission to see those who believe, actually see their dreams come to fruition. Helping the younger generation see their strengths and potential is what my goals are for this foundation. This scholarship partnership with UW-Madison is just the beginning for what HHSF has in store.”
The scholarship will allow one lucky recipient to receive an all-expense paid trip to college, with the goal of earning a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison.
“This partnership signals an opportunity to help young people influenced by hip hop culture think of education as an achievable goal rather than a phantom wish reserved only for the lucky,” Russell Simmons added.
The deadline to apply for the scholarship is October 1. The winner will be announced at this year’s Soul Train Music Awards.
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Producers Dre & Vidal Host Tour Of Sigma Sound
by Grouchy Greg Watkins
Grammy nominated producer Vidal Davis hosted a meet and greet for various media figures to kick off the “Budweiser Made in America Festival.”
Marsha Ambrosious, producer Sterling Simms, Vidal and others discussed the Philly music scene at legendary studio, Sigma Sounds.
Combined, the artists/producers have worker with artists like Jay-Z, Michael Jackson, Usher, Ludacris, Tupac Shakur and others.
The trio discussed Philadelphia’s role in the music industry.
“I didn’t choose New York, I didn’t choose Los Angeles. I didn’t even choose Philadelphia, Philadelphia chose me. Here I am 12 years later. Philadelphia is a city where you don’t have to try, you can just be who you are.”
According to Vidal Davis, the Philly music scene is very vibrant, having produced acts like The Roots, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Will Smith, Tone Trump, Young Savage, Chill Moody, Eve, DJ Drama, Meek Mill and others.
“It just let’s you know the artists here have staying power,” Vidal told AllHipHop.com. “The Hip-Hop scene in Philly is doing very well. For awhile the emcees weren’t being recognized for their talent by the industry. A light is really starting to shine on the city.”
The producers revealed that their new artist Young Savage will be joining select dates on the OMG Tour in the coming weeks.
The “Budweiser Made In America festival” kicks off tomorrow (September 1) in Philadelphia.
Check out Young Savage’s freestyle below:
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G.O.O.D. music Releases Tracklist and Artwork for Forthcoming “Cruel Summer” Album
by Ron Johnson
G.O.O.D music’s tracklist for Cruel Summer has finally been revealed on Tower record’s and HMV Japan’s websites. Besides features from the current roster of artist at G.O.O.D music, the 12-track album also features some frequent collaborators like Jay-Z and DJ Khaled, as well as some new but veteran collaborators like R. Kelly and Ma$e.
The album, which will be released September 18, has been shrouded in secrecy by G.O.O.D music leader Kanye West, according various artists on the label, including rapper Pusha T and in-house producer Hit-boy.
“I feel like the same way I felt when I knew I had some sh*t coming out on Watch The Throne is the way I feel about Cruel Summer. I got a record on there that’s probably going to change my life again,” said Hit-boy on “Sway In the Morning” when he was asked about the upcoming album. “After a while you know it’s a secrecy. It’s not a real speech. N*gga let you know don’t say sh*t.”
Check Cruel Summer’s tracklist below – purchase the album on September 18:
To The World feat. Kanye West & R. Kelly
Clique feat. Kanye West, Jay-z, & Big Sean
Mercy feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
New God Flow feat. Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah
The Morning feat. Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi Da Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’Banj
Cold feat. DJ Khaled
Higher feat. The-Dream, Pusha T & Ma$e
Sin City feat. John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi Da Prynce & Malik Yusef
The One feat. Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius
Creepers feat. Kid Cudi
Bliss feat. John Legend & Teyana Taylor
Don’t Like. Feat. Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss
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