Interview: Theophilus London (via S4H)

. Jul 29, 2009
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I've been meaning to post this because this is just an exceptional interview, supplied by the homie DP. Peep the Sixty4Harmony site because it's truly DOPE and because there's some incredible footage of Summer Jam there!




We talked about what he thinks of Vancouver, the passing of music icon Michael Jackson, what his role in the new generation of hip-hop is, why his music is "for the world" and much more.


PREVIOUSLY: MP3: Theophilus London & Peter Hadar - Want U 4 My Self

MP3: Mouse aka The Waldorf Posterboy - Grey

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I got the advance on this track and wanted to post it immediately, so I'm glad he gave us the permission to do so!! Watch out for his project dropping on August 17th, via DDotOmen.com.



DOWNLOAD:

Mouse aka The Waldorf Posterboy - Grey


I'm conformed to the norm / Time to neglect it and take the road that's less respected, Exit!


BONUS:

PHZ-Sicks & Mouse - Kinda Like a Big Deal

Interview: Joe Budden (via DDotOmen)

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So the homie D Dot had the exclusive studio session with Joe Budden (pause*) and shot some great footage of 1/4th of Slaughterhouse. Be sure to watch both parts, as D Dot provides his best Barbara Walters impression and provides us with an insightful interview:

*Joe Budden threatened me if I didn't use that PAUSE

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Part 2:



PREVIOUSLY: Video: Slaughterhouse at Rock the Bells DC (HD)

MP3: John Legend - Everybody Knows (RAC Mix)

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Mellow Mix of Legend Track.


MP3: BrandUn DeShay - Imaginary Weekend With Her

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Love this mellow track, sounds like a Neptunes production from circa late 90s

LOL at the cover art with White/Pink Ranger

DOWNLOAD:

Brandun Deshay - Imaginary Weekend With Her

Drake & Lil Wayne Parody

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WOW this made me die from laughter. Peep the song at 1:25. They really, really had Lil Wayne and Drake on point.

Nathan "Flutebox" Lee and Beardyman @ Google, London

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Move over Rahzel....his mother does know

Comments....

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I'm facing the music...the harsh reality...we get no comments :-( no kinda play. I mean our chatbox gets some love and much props to all the supporters on there, but its like we got no game. On the real, aside from the love of the music and self-expression us bloggers love some comments. It keeps us moving on!

Now I know....dropping comments is kinda out of your way (a couple extra finger movements too many) but show the love for the work! Real sh*t though, God knows I've done that same thing, but from here on out I'm not going to be a hypocrite and get on my comment game too on other respective sites.


With the enhanced support, I know its going to provide more motivation to keep the freshness and originality coming hard *pause*. From time to time, we get to slacking and just post songs/videos/ mixtapes like any other blog, but with the proper support we are gonna be FORCED to continually come correct putting in more typing and searching for the dopest acts, events, etc. out there.

With that said...it's back to work! Thanks for the support!!!


MP3: Theo Martins - Say It Right feat. Chaise Marcel

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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD:

Theo Martins - Say It Right feat. Chaise Marcel

The sample is hella trill


Movies: 500 Days of Summer

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Saw this movie yesterday with the girl. Had to say it did not disappoint. If you are looking for a chill movie that is real...check it. The movie is brutally honest about the boundaries and ambiguities about relationships, heartbreak, and friendships. Not to mention it is really artistically done as well as it just pours out with creativity and experimentation with different kinds of cinematography. Finally, it was pretty dope that they played some The Smiths (Shout to Theophilus London - big Smiths Fan)



On a sidebar, when I was watching this movie this 88-Keys track popped into my head from time to time.



Wattup 88-Keys (Twitter: @eightyocho )

Happy Hump Day!

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It's Wednesday... The Hump Day


So bittersweet because you are halfway into the week and halfway from the weekend

EP: The Perfect Median - "This Morning EP"

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WARNING: Listening to this record at high volumes may cause an eargasm. This joint is dope.

"Originally this was only supposed to be a couple of songs. When I say a couple, I mean like, two. I’ve been calling back and forth talking with Grip H all day, as some more of our old stuff may (or may not) be hitting the Kevin Nottingham site soon. I will let time tell that story. What I present to you right now though, is the latest effort from Grip H and me as The Perfect Median, the group from which most of my body of work comes to date. Go to the jump for the download link.

The way this record is put together is as follows:
Side A is two older tracks that we recorded many moons ago. Not too many moons, though, cause I haven’t been making beats that long.
Side B is new tracks that we’ve recently penned and recorded. All of the beats were handled in house with the exception of the last track which was a 9th Wonder beat. Big ups to 9th Wonder (for not letting us officially use this beat, haha). So here is some more music for the $free.99"




Mixtape: QuESt - Broken Headphones

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Definitely one of the most anticipated projects this year. Let the homie know what you think!



DOWNLOAD:

QuESt - Broken Headphones (Mixtape)

Video: Mike Posner ft. Brandon Hines - Still Not Over You

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Yeah, we've been posting a lot of Mike, but - damnit! lol - it's great music, and plus I never, until now, caught this version of the song with Brandon Hines. Can we get this studio version? The original had Eric Holljes, and B. Hines does his thing with this rendition.




PREVIOUSLY: Peformance: Mike Posner performing "Evil Woman" at SOBs

Video: QuESt - A Capella & "I Will" Live

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I know we're all still waiting for his project to drop, but he's the type who will miss deadlines in order to make sure everything's perfect, as expected. Don't worry, it's coming soon!

Promo: Greenspan - When the Sky Turns Green (08/11/09)

. Jul 28, 2009
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Are you ready??

I'm telling you Greenspan is about to put some potholes in the game. Keep your eyes out and hears open for this goldmine project. This dude is gonna add another chapter to the rise of the DMV. For a look back at his other projects go to www.myspace.com/fdrgreenspan and greenspanmusic.blogspot.com

Shoutout to Judah x illroots x DJ Benzi!!!!


J. Cole & XV Freestyle with DJ Enuff

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I been tellin you for over a year now that XV was something of a problem for the game and the praise is coming (WATTUP DONOVAN!). Check out he dope freestyle with him and J. Cole with DJ Enuff Radio. There are too many CRAZY ONE-LINERS. This is hip hop man, it just looks like they are having so much fun. Look at DJ Enuff smilin trying to catch every next line.

Oh yeah, XV's mixtape dropping this friday!!! "Everybody's Nobody"



Sidebar: DJ Enuff lookin lika lil kid with those sunflower seeds. He a fiend for them just like the homie J. Biz


UPDATE:
Check out XV's freestyle over Renaissance Rap over at Crack Distributor's Radio


PSA: Wale - Pretty Girls feat. Gucci Mane

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If this was an official decision by the Wale camp to put Gucci Mane on "Pretty Girls" I must rant. That decision was just plain silly. This was my favorite track of the moment and I've been banging it everywhere; from the crib to the ride to the club and to the after party! The song is just plain dope and more importantly it has the sound of DC. Gucci Mane totally messed that up. I'm not hating, I heard the song and his verse was sub-par.

I'm not a fan of Gucci but I admit that his hit "Ay" got things moving in the club and people liked it. I respect that...but the strategy behind putting him on "Pretty Girls" does not make sense. I know that it has been a struggle for Wale to get more radio plays after the Drake craze, but why compromise the integrity of the song? I mean what happened to the "artistic integrity"? This guy could have put several other people on it to get the same effect! Try getting Drake, Asher, Kid Cudi...damn even Jeremih since he got a big buzz off "Birthday Sex." You want a hit for the club, throw on Pitbull or T-Pain. There were several other ways he could have gone with this one...but Gucci Mane?


I remember back when the first cut of "Chillin" came out. I loved it! The original was dope but they chose to throw Lady Gaga on it. Although some people were opposed to that decision, I understood that move because it made sense. After "Arab Money" dropped and made a craze the beats were very similar so Cool and Dre adjusted the beat a little bit and threw on Lady Gaga which was and still is a huge act. She added a little more of a pop/commercial feel to the song and it worked beautifully. Props to Weisman on that one.


Anyways, I'm just providing my opinon. Wale did "Back to the Feature" and if he wanted to work with Gucci Mane throw him on there, but don't do it for your debut album. I"m stilll a big Wale fan, I just hope that his upcoming album does not contain more features similar to the likes of Gucci Mane. Don't let the debut be a product of conformity and commercialization.

You listen to the ORIGINAL and then the NEW track and be the judge....

Tell me the original isn't better!

On another note, check out Wale's interview with Young Hollywood on the set for his album cover photo shoot:

Artistic Integrity: Giacometti v. Bobby Ray aka B.O.B.

. Jul 27, 2009
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Ok, so I'm bringing back my segment "Artistic Integrity." I stopped for awhile, but I got re-inspired for lack of a better word after seeing Mickey Factz's GFCNY blog with their section on artwork with Mickey's poems (WATTUP MICKEY). For those not familiar with it check the last two posts on Nas and Wale. I'm a fan of Art and Music so I'm pretty much fusing the two. I'm going to drop a classic artwork, capture the vibe and compare it to a track.



Damn these people look lonely.....don't they? It was exactly the vibe Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti was going for. His artwork was a social criticism of the late 1940s after World War II. He noticed that after the horrors of the war, society just wasn't the same. The streets seemed empty and the people seemed isolated and looked emaciated searching for different ways to cope with the difficulty of the war. The above sculpture is his artistic interpretation of a popular street corner where he used to live. Everybody is faceless and detached from the world dealing with their own problems.


Similarly, B.O.B. captures the same vibe with "Lonely People", a song that samples the Beatles classic, but he addresses the questionable lifestyle of society specifically regarding alcohol and drug abuse. The visuals of the video are dope as well, because even though you can be in a room surrounded by people you can still be lonely because of your situation.


There is a lot of story telling on this track from visions of children left crying in the alley to girls suffering from depression and pressures of conformity. So vibe to the track and look at the sculptures, and tell me that you don't see a resemblance to what you are listening to.

DOWNLOAD: B.O.B. - Lonely People (NO DJ)

Oh yeah, I def had to show to provide the Beatles classic song as well. Listen to their lyrics as well as it also pertains to the same gloomy view that Giacometti captured.



Out...next segment will be dedicated to Mickey Factz.

Welcome Back Vick!

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He's baaaaaaaack!!!! Today Roger Goodell reinstated Michael Vick into the NFL under "certain conditions" but he could be able to play as early as Week 6 in October. Come to the REDSKINS maaaaan!!!! For more info click here.