11/15/2008
VIDEO: RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY Lecture Session With DJ Toomp
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY presents a great interview session with Grammy winning super producer DJ TOOMP. Atlanta native DJ Toomp is the mastermind behind some of the biggest hits from T.I., Kanye West, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Nas and others.
11/14/2008
MIXTAPE: Dub MD & Fresh Daily Presents "Winter Fresh"
Winter Fresh, is the exclusive new mixtape project from the incomparable Brooklynite Fresh Daily and Dub MD, this AOK Collective presentation is available right here, for free download. This new project features rarities, exclusives, remixes, unreleased joints, collabos and freestyles from 2005-2008, it features tracks with Supastition, Jesse Boykins III, Substantial, Mickey Factz, SiLent Knight and more, with production from the likes of Illmind, Analogic, M-Phazes, 9th Wonder, Madlib the list goes on, all unlocked from the vault for your listening pleasure.
TRACKLIST
01. Winter Fresh (Intro)
02. Raw Hip Hop (Produced By DJ Evil Dee)
03. How Good Is Ya Game (feat. Emilio Rojas) (Produced By Muneshine)
04. Next In Line (feat. Supastition & Outburst) (Produced By Analogic)
05. Assassination Tango (Produced By 2 Hungry Bros)
06. Fresh (feat. 8thW1) (Produced By Nas550)
07. That Damn Good (feat. Substantial) (Produced By Algorythm)
08. Kill A Brand (Produced By M-Phazes)
09. False Teeth (feat. Svengali Bros)
10. Keep Moving (feat. Mickey Factz)
11. Fast Lane (feat. East & SiLent Knight) (Produced By 9th Wonder)
12. Winter Fresh (Interlude)
13. Gimmie My Props (Produced By The Applejuice Kid)
14. HBO (Heart Barely Open) (feat. Jesse Boykins III) (Produced By The Architect)
15. Ricky Vaughn (The Major Leagues) (feat. XV) (Produced By Nottz)
16. Supaspectacular! (Produced By 2 Hungry Bros)
17. Rising (feat. Supastition & Deacon the Villian) (Produced By Tonedeff)
18. Get Over (Produced By Illmind)
19. Boom! (feat. P. Casso) (Produced By 2 Hungry Bros)
20. To My Homie (feat. 8thW1) (as Charlie Browns Field Goal) (Produced By Nas550)
21. Figaro (Fresh Daily Remix) (Produced By Madlib)
22. What It Is (feat. SiLent Knight & Shabaam Sahdeeq) (Produced By Erv Ford)
23. New Blood v2 (feat. Skyzoo, Emilio Rojas & Torae) (Produced By Illmind)
24. Winter Fresh (Outro)
DOWNLOAD
11/13/2008
Big Daddy Kane 20th Anniversary Tomorrow Night In NYC
Big Daddy Kane celebrates 20 years in the game hosted by comedian Talent with DJs Mister Cee, Biz Markie, J.Period and Skaz Digga. Come celebrate with him tomorrow night, Friday Nov 14th at BB King's in NYC. Tix are $30 in advance and more at the door.
VIDEO: JANELLE MONAE- "Many Moons"
OK..due to Beth The Superfan's praiseworthy approval of new wave soul artist JANELLE MONAE, I could not continue to front on this super creative talent. The above video to her single "Many Moons" is a great peek into the creative energy and artistic direction of one of the most exciting new singers to emerge. Equal parts Grace Jones, Funkadelic, Outkast and B-52s, Janelle Monae is tearing down expectations. I'm excited to hear more from this ingenue. Check youtube and the above myspace link for more on Janelle Monae.
11/12/2008
VIDEO: FAMOUS- "President Too"
Toronto emcee FAMOUS, drops a short video from the heart celebrating President-Elect Obama.
COLLECTIBLES: Ltd. Edition Fine Art Screen Print Posters of AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
A fine art screen print in honor of Afrika Bambaataa, the godfather of Hip Hop, is is now available to coincide with the official birthday of Hip Hop and the anniversary of the Zulu Nation. The image is a portrait of Hip Hop DJ pioneer and 1st Hip Hop activist: Afrika Bambaataa by photographer Theo Jemison and remixed by graf artist Kofie One. This 18" x 24" limited edition screen print was printed with 8 colors (including metallic gold ink) at Hard Pressed Studios in Los Angeles CA and signed by Afrika Bambaataa, Kofie and Theo Jemison. Each of the 100 prints is priced at $135. Available at YODEPOT.COM
11/11/2008
VIDEO: EDREYS- "Get Free"
One of our SPOTLIGHT artists, EDREYS, drops a video for his song "Get Free" that features his illustration and directorial skills. Check an earlier post on Edreys HERE
CYMARSHALL LAW & MR. JOEKER ALBUM NYC ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
Come out to the Knitting Factory this Friday to witness the skills of CYMARSHALL LAW and to celebrate the long awaited release of his new album with producer MR. JOEKER- HIP HOP IN THE SOUL. Featured performers include Silent Knight, John Robinson, Pryme Prolifik and Tiye Phoenix. Sucio Smash hosts while DJ Ings is featured on the 1s and 2s. $10 at the door. Check KNITTING FACTORY for more info.
South African Music Legend Miriam Makeba Collapses Onstage, Dies
From The Huffington Post:
She died just how she wanted to _ singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at her passing.
Miriam Makeba, the "Mama Africa" whose sultry voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, died Monday of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.
In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world _ jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon _ and sang for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela.
Makeba collapsed after singing one of her most famous hits "Pata Pata," her family said. Her grandson, Nelson Lumumba Lee, was with her as well as her longtime friend, Italian promoter Roberto Meglioli.
"Whilst this great lady was alive she would say: 'I will sing until the last day of my life'," the family statement said.
Read more at the link above.
11/10/2008
11/07/2008
Shepard Fairey's New Obama Poster and Free Stickers
Subculture and street art legend, Shepard Fairey aka OBEY, is the illustrator who created the most iconic image from President-Elect Batrack Obama's campaign has designed a victory poster and is distributing FREE stickers celebrating this historical event through MOVEON.ORG. MOVEON.ORG will also be offering limited edition posters (24"x36") for sale tomorrow Saturday November 8th at 12:30pm eastern time. These 5,000 limited edition prints are offset printed on French Paper Company's Cream Speckletone stock under the artist's supervision. Each print is numbered by hand, 1 through 5000. The first 1000 in the series are signed by Shepard Fairey. The prints signed by the artist will be available to those who donate $500 or more, while supplies last. The unsigned prints will be available to those who donate $80 or more, plus an additional $10 donation to cover shipping, while supplies last. Posters can be ordered HERE
11/04/2008
J.PERIOD & Q-TIP RELEASE "Q-TIP FOR PRESIDENT" FREESTYLE; ANNOUNCE ALL-STAR BEST OF PROJECT
From the Press Release:
In the hip hop community, J.Period’s “Best Of” remix projects have become the stuff of legend. Hip hop and R&B heavyweights such as Kanye West, The Roots, Mary J., Lauryn Hill and Alicia Keys are not only collaborators in J.Period mixes—they are huge fans. Now, J.Period is pleased to announce the latest in his award-winning remix series, a collaboration with one of hip hop’s most creative and influential artists of all-time: Q-Tip.
This landmark collaboration signals a real revival of the hip hop spirit, in keeping with the theme of Q-Tip’s new album, The Renaissance (“rebirth”), scheduled for release on Election Day, Nov 4. With the historical significance of this day in plain sight, J.Period & Q-Tip will release of an exclusive freestyle entitled “Q-Tip for President”—a reaffirmation of the best in hip hop, and a throwback to the elements that once made hip hop a powerful vehicle for social and political expression. The track, which revives Rakim’s classic of a similar name, will be available on Election Day as a free download on www.jperiod.com and across the internet.
To continue to help raise awareness for Q-Tip’s new album, J.Period has enlisted an all-star cast of Native Tongue contributors, including Questlove, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, Consequence and Black Thought to record exclusive material for the forthcoming “Best Of” tribute mix. Encompassing nearly 20 years of catalog, J.Period’s “Best of Q-Tip” seeks to remind fans of the depth of Q-Tip’s influence and contributions to hip hop, as well as to introduce his music to a new generation of hip hop fans around the globe. The complete mix is scheduled for release in early December, and will also be available as a free download on www.jperiod.com.
Download Q-TIP FOR PRESIDENT" HERE
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