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I haven’t been up on the summertime mixtapes but...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:39:14 -0700

I haven’t been up on the summertime mixtapes but here’s one that the homie Dj Smoov Groovs(Homegrown Blends/Snap Judgment) put out. I’m not just saying this cause he’s my homie, but he’s true musician by heart. Take a break from your hip hop mixtapes and LISTEN to something out of the norm. Shout outs to Snap Judgment andSmoov Groovs for putting together this summertime masterpiece. Spread the word, burn it on CD and import it into your ipod. DON’T SLEEP!

*SIGN UP AND DOWNLOAD HERE*

So I kinda got to tap into Sac Town’s talent pool. To tell...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:08:00 -0700

So I kinda got to tap into Sac Town’s talent pool. To tell the truth, I thought Sac Town didn’t have shit, I mean c’mon… You see nothing but cows and tumbleweed on the way over here. I discovered DLRN(5th Ave and producer Jon Reyes) through the homie Jason, he was mastering their album and I just happened to walk in on him *Pause*. DLRN really brings that quality hip hop to the table and I encourage you to download their new EP “The Bridge”. If you don’t, then you’re SLEEPIN! Spread the word yall.

Fun fact: Got a chance to help master “Reset” with the homies Jason and Anthony

DOWNLOAD HERE

1. The Bridge
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, S. Stevenson, I. Malika)
Vocals by Iman Malika.

2. Trill Cosby
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, C. Wheeler, C. Pruitt)
Drums by Dave Jenson.
C-Plus appears courtesy of the Almighty State Cap.
Task1ne appears courtesy of SKYNet.

3. Reset
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, G. Quibuyen, R. Forh)
Prometheus Brown appears courtesy of MassLine Media.
Illecism appears courtesy of Fly High.
Prometheus Brown’s vocals recorded by Ryan Lewis of RyanLewisProductions.com.

4. Interlude
(J. Reyes, S. Nader)
Vocals and guitar by Stevie Nader.

5. Mathematics
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, S. Nader)
Stevie Nader appears courtesy of Playtonic Records.

6. Grapevine
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, I. Malika, K. Ranoa)
Iman Malika appears courtesy of Know Your Buttersworth Productions.
Hopie Spitshard appears courtesy of Raw Gems.

7. …Fallen Heroes
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, C. Rivierra)
Chuuwee appears courtesy of The Usual Suspects.

8. The Promise
(S. La Marr, J. Reyes, D. Scott, D. Brathwaite)
D.Scott appears courtesy of Buddahbitlola Records.
Dahlak appears courtesy of iLL-Literacy.
Dahlak’s vocals recorded at The Boondocks East.

Except where otherwise noted, all vocals recorded at Pinnacle College - Rancho Cordova, CA.

Recording Engineers
Tim Duncan
Jason “Makes Shit Wet” Kwan

Mixing Engineer
Jason Kwan
Studio3Eighty - Burbank, CA.

Mastering
Patrick Haight

Assistant Engineers
Cam
John Anderson
Alvin Bataan
Derrick de Mayo
Dave Jensen
Anthony Van Hook

Digital Art+Concept
Nick Naraja of 12ftDwende

Oddisee returns with another free instrumental release. Hosted...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:44:25 -0700

Oddisee returns with another free instrumental release. Hosted by Trek Life, West Coast Beats features 14 new instrumental tracks as teaser for the upcoming July 27th release of Trek Life’s Everything Changed Nothing.

Coming from the city of Go-Go, I’ve always loved production inspired by funk. when it comes to funk inspired hip hop, no body does it like the west. While I was on the west producing Trek Life’s album that inspiration went further than being a fan. I don’t know if it was the palm trees, beaches, or burgers but this is what I was making in LA.

DOWNLOAD HERE

The homies from E. Super (Kuest1, Maestroe, Alwayz Prolific...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:43:00 -0700

The homies from E. Super (Kuest1, Maestroe, Alwayz Prolific & Alpha MC) came out with an album “Side A” earlier this month, they def had one of the most comical promo videos for this year. Cameos by Open Mike Eagle and Intuition. Big shout outs to Project Blowed and Hellfyre Club. Cop this album NOW!

-Purchase E.Super’s “Side A” HERE-

The only karate school I would attend at my age.

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:47:53 -0700

The only karate school I would attend at my age.

The Udio(oo-Dee-oh). The only place to get away from...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:11:32 -0700

The Udio(oo-Dee-oh). The only place to get away from life’s frustrations.

I’m very glad to present to you the 2010 Unisex Fit of the...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:45:00 -0700

I’m very glad to present to you the 2010 Unisex Fit of the year. I call it the “I’m steezy and ready to go to church” look. Not hating at all, just calling it like it is.

Included in this photo:

-Tan Feddy(Fedora)

-Legendary white tee

-Classic black Ray Bans

& of course … .

-The Rosary

This was when I was actually interested in watching music...

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:09:02 -0700

This was when I was actually interested in watching music videos. What happen to the wittiness that hip hop used to have?

Some hilarious shit from @Questlove, The Frank Show.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:43:21 -0700

Some hilarious shit from @Questlove, The Frank Show.

iPhone 4 camera lens? What?! I hope this comes with some sort of...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:59:49 -0700

iPhone 4 camera lens? What?! I hope this comes with some sort of bag.

Tiggidy Toft

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:11:24 -0700

Tiggidy Toft

A musical way to throw up gang signs.

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:15:44 -0700

A musical way to throw up gang signs.

A perfect example of that hip hop grime from the east.

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:41:12 -0700

A perfect example of that hip hop grime from the east.

Clutchy Hopkins- Verbal Headlock Clutchy Hopkins is purportedly...

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:46:00 -0700

Clutchy Hopkins- Verbal Headlock

Clutchy Hopkins is purportedly a multi-instrumentalist musician based out of California. His existence has not yet been fully verified, though he is widely believed to be a pseudonym for one of several popular DJs. The true identity of the person (or people) behind the music is not publicly

Perfect time to drop a song like this. Peep the flavor. I...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:05:43 -0700

Perfect time to drop a song like this. Peep the flavor. I present to you Reflection Eternal’s “Ballad of the Black Gold”.

— The attorney for Johannes Mehserle, the former BART...

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:13:28 -0700

— The attorney for Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Grant, released a handwritten letter today that Mehserle composed Sunday -four days before a Los Angeles jury came back with its verdict in the case.

The full text of the letter released by defense attorney Michael Rains follows:

Mike -

Please try to get this message to the public:

I don’t know what the jury in this case is going to decide, but I hope those who hate me and those who understand that I never intended to shoot Oscar Grant will listen to this message.

I have and will continue to live everyday of my life knowing that Mr. Grant should not have been shot. I know a daughter has lost a father and a mother has lost a son. It saddens me knowing that my actions cost Mr. Grant his life, no words express how truly sorry I am.

I hoped to talk to Ms. Johnson (Wanda Johnson, Grant’s mother) and Ms. Mesa (Sophina Mesa, Grant’s girlfriend and the mother of his daughter) in the days following this terrible event, but death threats toward my newly-born son, my friends and family resulted in no communication occurring. I hope the day will come when anger will give way to a dialogue.

For now, and forever I will live, breathe, sleep, and not sleep with the memory of Mr. Grant screaming “You shot me” and putting my hands on the bullet wound thinking the pressure would help while I kept telling him “You’ll be okay.” I tried to tell myself that maybe this shot would not be so serious, but I recall how sick I felt when Mr. Grant stopped talking, closed his eyes and seemed to change his breathing.

I don’t expect that I can ever convince some individuals how sorry I am for the death of Mr. Grant, but I would not feel right if I didn’t explain my thoughts as I wait for a decision of the jury.

Johannes Mehserle

7-4-2010

This post is a little late, but I had to shine some light on...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:30:00 -0700

This post is a little late, but I had to shine some light on this message and collaboration..Gulf Coast All-Stars (Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, the Preservation Hall Band, Trombone Shorty, and Tim Robbins) teamed up last month to record a remake of the classic New Orleans tune, It Ain’t My Fault to benefit Gulf Aid, a nonprofit created in response to the oil spill off the Louisiana Coast. Check out the video below and for more info on the cause, please visit http://GulfAid.org

-Bamalovesoul.com

If J Dilla had a twitter he would say...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:41:42 -0700

Fuck the Police in Oakland!

“Turn on the TV is this, another cop busted for illegal business?!”

If you don’t know what I’m talking about then here it is. .

Chillen in the udio with the homies Anthony and Jason. Notice...

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:35:06 -0700

Chillen in the udio with the homies Anthony and Jason. Notice the Laker colored patch cables.

Check out some new music from Versis produced by the big homie...

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:58:21 -0700

Check out some new music from Versis produced by the big homie Dibia$e ( @DarealDibiase ). Fiya! I present to you “The Journey(4U)”.