THE ZRO HOUR- New Podcast 12.05.08

On the return with another crazy show filled with some of the most slept on heat around! If you haven't heard by now, President George W. Bush has recently commuted the sentence of Brooklyn MC/producer, and Refugee Camp member, John Forte. Forte was sentenced to 14 years on a drug related conviction and with the help of singer Carly Simon, won a release after serving 7 of those years. He is due to be released on December 22nd so we send a shout out and welcome home! ALEXIE F had a lot to share with the fans on the latest episode of THE ZRO HOUR. We've been at it 4 years and loving the journey..I drop new music from my peeps in Youngstown, Ohio DA KREEK and Cleveland, Ohio producer emcee GARBS INFINITE. Songs from PACE WON & MR. GREEN, DUO LIVE, RANDY MASON, THE PROBLEMADDICTS, & JEAN GRAE. Classic material from METHOD MAN, AKINYELE & SADAT X and THE SKINNY BOYS. Get your weekend on and let us be your soundtrack- PEACE!


THE ZRO HOUR 12.05.08

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AINT NO FUTURE IN YO' FRONTIN'-MC Breed & The DFC
NINETY NINE (Flash The Message)-John Forte
BROOKLYN KIDS-Jemini The Gifted One
WON ON WON-Pace Won & Mr. Green
VIETNAM-DA Kreek
GLOW-eLZhi & Royce da 5'9"
OFFICIAL-Q Tip
CASH IN MY POCKET-Wiley feat. Daniel Merriweather
MEAN JEAN-Jean Grae
JOCK BOX-The Skinny Boys
LOUD HANGOVER-Akinyele & Sadat X
RELEASE YO' DELF-Method Man
SHOOTIN"_Duo Live feat. Billionz, Joell Ortiz, Red cafe, Uncle Murder & M.O.P.
THE CROSS HAIRS OF GLORY-Garbs Infinite
TESTIFY (RMX)-Randy Mason
LUSCIOUS LULLABYE-Heavenly Noise
BREATHE-The ProblemAddicts
GOTTA GET MINE-MC Breed feat. 2Pac

X-ECUTIONERS, SADAT X & more @ The Knitting Factory NYC

Grand Master Roc Raida presents
THE X-ECUTIONERS (DJs Roc Raida, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse, Boogie Blind & Precision) + SADAT X
with host: Lord Sear

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

Doors at 8pm. $12 in advance. $15 day of. All Ages.
The Knitting Factory 74 Leonard St. (between Broadway & Church) New York City 10013.
Purchase tickets and get more info atwww.KnittingFactory.com or call 212.219.3132.
Trains: 1 to Franklin or A, C, E to Canal.

Musiq Soulchild - One Night Only at the Apollo

One Night Only at the Apollo
Tues, December 9th, 8pm
Tix: $35
Buy Tickets Here
Tickets also available at:
Apollo Theater Box Office
253 West 125th Street Harlem NYC
or call 212.307.4100

Break Dancing, Phnom Penh-Style

PHOTO: Stuart Isett for The New York Times

Tach Piseth, 11, practices spinning on his head at the Tiny Toones break dancing club in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

NY TIMES
By SETH MYDANS

It may be the only place in Cambodia where the children are nicknamed Homey, Frog, Floater, Fresh, Bugs and Diamond. And there are not many places like this small courtyard, thumping with the beat of a boom box, where dozens of boys in big T-shirts are spinning on their heads and doing one-hand hops, elbow tracks, flairs, halos, air tracks and windmills. And, of course, krumping.

It is a little slice of Long Beach, Calif., brought here by a former gang member by way of a federal prison, an immigration jail and then expulsion four years ago from his homeland, the United States, to the homeland of his parents, Cambodia. The former gang member is Tuy Sobil, 30, who goes by the street name K.K. The boys are Cambodian street children he has taken under his wing as he teaches them the art he brought with him, break dancing, as well as his hard lessons in life.

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CL SMOOTH w/Live Band with Special Guests RANDY MASON & P.CASSO

One of the featured artists on our upcoming 4th anniversary show, RANDY MASON will be sharing the stage with one and only CL Smooth. Its all going down down at DROM in NYC tomorrow night December 2nd.

DROM
85 Avenue A (Btwn 5th & 6th)
New York, NY 10009
212.777.1157

VIDEO: SEMTEX TV: FREESTYLE @ THE G.O.O.D. MUSIC AFTER PARTY, LONDON, UK

SEMTEX TV: DELA SOUL, MOS DEF, NAS, WILL I AM, KANYE WEST, DAMON ALBARN ROC THE MIC @ THE G.O.O.D. MUSIC AFTER PARTY, LONDON, UK from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.

Featuring:

KANYE WEST
NAS
MOS DEF
WILL I AM
DELA SOUL
CONSEQUENCE
BIG SEAN
KID CUDI
MR HUDSON
TONY WILLIAMS
DAMON ALBARN

VIDEO: ROC RAIDA feat SADAT X & DIAMOND D- Lotta Pain

Lotta Pain - Roc Raida Featuring Sadat X & Diamond D from Roc Raida's upcoming album CUTTING COMES TO HARLEM. Directed By Al Shaw Ki & Berman Fenelus. Track Produced By Diamond D. Dedicated to the Stop The Violence Movement!

VIDEO: WILEY feat. Daniel Merriweather-Cash In My Pocket

Grime artist from the UK, WILEY, drops a fun video from his Mark Ronson produced single CASH IN MY POCKET. Its from Wiley's upcoming album SEE CLEAR NOW due this December. The video was filmed in one continuous take and has an office full of employees joining in on the action.

Props to THATREALISH for the heads up!

Bobbito & DJ Spinna Present WONDER-FULL SAN FRANCISCO, CA 11/13/08

If you are in San Francisco, don't miss the latest WONDER FULL, Bobbito's and DJ spinna's long running tribute party celebrating the music of Stevie Wonder. Its being held at MIGHTY in San Francisco and tickets can be purchased in advance at going.com/wonderfullsf.

More info can be found at:
myspace.com/fresco
myspace.com/keistarproductions
massiveselector.com

DJ Geometrix's Live Mix | LIVE @ THE PARK, Washington DC

DJ GEOMETRIX, of the Troopers Crew and Sound Smugglers Productions, drops a new LIVE mix set recorded at The Park in Washington DC on 11/15/08. Listen or download HERE

www.djgeometrix.com
myspace.com/djgeometrix

Detroit Rapper MC BREED Dies at 37

Courtesy E! ONLINE By Josh Grossberg

MC Breed is joining his pal Tupac in the great rap hall in the sky.

The Michigan hip-hopster best known for the 1993 hit "Gotta Get Mine," featuring Shakur, died of kidney failure Saturday at the age of 37.

Breed (full name Eric Breed) had been ill for some time and died as a result of kidney failure in his sleep at a friend's house in Ypsilanti, a suburb of Detroit. "We are saddened by our great loss. More than just an artist, we mourn the loss of a beloved father, son, brother and friend," his family and management said. "We are thankful and blessed to have been in his presence and want him to be remembered for his creative, caring, talented and hard-working spirit." Breed's 1991 debut, M.C. Breed & DFC, spawned the single "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'." His 1993 release, The New Breed, featured "Gotta Get Mine" with Tupac. After Shakur's death in 1996, Breed released 10 more albums but never really broke through the mainstream again.

There is a great article posted HERE from earlier this year and the video below is of his hit with Tupac Shakur, "Gotta Get Mine":

VIDEO: Jimmy Kimmel Goes To Black Barbershop To See How To Properly Joke On Barack Obama

DJ QBERT to Launch SKRATCH UNIVERSITY in Early 2009

ArtistWorks, Inc has partnered with DJ Qbert of ThudRumble to create the Qbert Skratch University an online video learning site. The groundbreaking university is expected to launch in early 2009.

World renowned skratch innovator, DJ Qbert uses a series of progressive videos to teach all levels of Skratching techniques from basic to exotic as well as Beat Juggling.

This format of exchanging videos with a legendary DJ where the entire community learns is the first of its kind.

Turntablists around the world use simple and innovative video management technology created by ArtistWorks. Student members post videos on the University site and using the latest in Internet video technology, Qbert responds to student videos, offering his personal guidance and suggestions.

Students and fans appreciate the ability to access previously unavailable world-class experts in an easy and affordable manner. Unique to the ArtistWorks approach is its customized interactive video learning environment. Utilizing ArtistWorks proprietary technology platform (patent pending), students submit their own videos for evaluation, and are provided written and video responses directly from the artist. With this expert feedback and the opportunity to view the other student's artist/student exchanges, progress is unlimited.

DJ Qbert says "It's cool that Skratching has so many fans around the world and we can all be in one place now and learn from each other no matter where we live."

Qbert's entire method is going to be presented and available at all times, so students can learn at their own pace and move around the lessons if they prefer. Although the lessons are progressive and get more difficult, they will never go away. Qbert will also be posting some videos from the road, competitions etc. The students will have a personal area where they can post a few of their own videos of themselves Qbert will critique the student video submissions with a response video or a written text assessment and give them an assignment if need be. The introductory fee will be extremely affordable at $60 for 3 months.

For more information, please visit www.qbertskratchuniversity.com.

VIDEO: MULATTO PATRIOT Sonic Visuals Official Release Party

THE ZRO HOUR- New Podcast Up

Yes you read that right. THE ZRO HOUR returns after a long hiatus to bring you that food for your ears. We are winding down to our last few shows before we officially sign off. Due to outside projects, we will be stepping away from doing the podcasts. This may not be permanent and if the demand is there we will return. The site will continue to be updated and the shows will always be available for repeat listening. Its a crazy archive of some of the best in independent and classic hip hop delivered to you and hosted by yours truly and Alexie F. The 4th anniversary show is still dropping and the next slew of shows will not disappoint. Since we were on hiatus, Barack Obama became the President-Elect of The United States. So you know we had to share our thoughts about that. The music industry is gearing up for their final releases of the year and we present a round of heaters old and new. The show features new joints from ICE CUBE, Q-TIP, COMMON, C RAYZ WALZ & KOSHA DILLZ, B.o.B, VAST AIRE, JAY ELECTRONICA and GODHEAD THE GENERAL over an exclusive EDAYE and DJ AMBUSH track from his street LP "Introducing...The Mixtape!".




In honor of The Universal Zulu Nation's 35th anniversary, I bring you a classic BUSY BEE track, "SUICIDE". I also drop songs from MC THERAPY (The Smile Rays), THE GAME and a new freestyle from our fam KID NOVICE. Upcoming shows will showcase a NICE & SMOOTH tribute and the long awaited ROOTS OF HIP HOP: REGGAE. Stay tuned..

THE ZRO HOUR 11.18.08

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THAT ONE (IS GONNA BE MY PRESIDENT)-Mocean Worker
ONES THAT SMOKE BLUNTS WITCHA-Dangerzone
PEEP GAME-Therapy feat, Akrobatik & Willie Evans Jr.
YA HEARD-The Game feat. Ludacris
COOL-Snoop Dogg
WHY ME-Ice Cube feat. Musique Soulchild
I'LL BE IN THE SKY-B.o.B.
ESSENCE-Kid Novice
SUICIDE-Busy Bee
Q-TIP FOR PRESIDENT-Q-Tip & J.Period
MOVE-Q-Tip
ANNOUNCEMENT-Common feat. Pharrel Williams
THUN & KICKO-Cormega feat. Prodigy
EXHIBIT A-Jay Electronica
THE DYNAMIC DUO-Vast Aire feat. Geechi Suede
FREESTYLE VS. WRITTEN-C Rayz Walz & Kosha Dillz
ITS CALLED SUCCESS-Godhead the General
1, 2 PASS IT-D&D Allstars (Mad Lion, Doug E Fresh, Fat Joe, KRS One, Smif-n-Wessun and Jeru The Damaja)