New Del 12inch for Workin’ It now available. B-side features a second track called Foot Down plus a Blockhead remix. Of course this has already been ripped and posted online. But I won’t tell you where. As a matter of fact, I’m starting to reach my tipping point with these sissy mp3 blogs that blatantly bootleg tons of material and think it’s cool because they put a disclaimer on the sidebar that includes some sort of “promotional only” bullsh*t. Big difference between throwing up a single every now and then and just straight up jacking entire releases. But who am I to judge. Ultimately this is what brought the big labels to their knees so I do see the contribution these sheisters have made. But it just gets a bit under my skin when they run rampant with indie releases. They end up suffering the most. I guess what doesn’t kill ya, right?

Stream snippets

For this week only, you can stream the lead single off of The Ugly Truth, a new collabo album from Prolyphic and Reanimator. I’m really liking the production, which sounds like it includes some elements from his Music To Slit Wrists By release. link, buy Reanimator’s Music To Slit Wrists By instrumental album

This is the debut single of Prolyphic & Reanimator, the 1st group signed to Strange Famous Records. It features SAGE FRANCIS, ALIAS, B. DOLAN and it’s a prelude to their “The Ugly Truth” LP which drops in April ‘08.

New mixtape about to drop. Hosted by DJ Drama, Willie The Kid and La The Darkman. Also, be on the lookout for Boogie Bang 12, hosted by none other than NYOIL. Thanks Track!

download mixtape
mysp*ce.com/djtrackstar

Saul Williams going on tour soon. I’ve never had the chance to see him live so I’m definitely going to try and hit up that NY date. This was taken from his most recent newsletter.

mysp*ce.com/saulwilliams

3/12 Austin, TX @ SXSW Austin Convention Center, 5:30pm [music]
3/13 Austin, TX @ SXSW [music]
3/17 Vancouver BC @ Plaza Club, 8pm [music]
3/18 Portland, OR @ Aladdin, 8pm [music]
3/19 Seattle WA @ Neumo’s, 8pm [music]
3/21 San Francisco, CA @ Slims, 8pm [music]
3/22 Santa Barbara, CA @ Club Mercy, 8pm [music]
3/24 San Diego, CA @ Casbah, 8pm [music]
3/25 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour, 8pm [music]
3/26 Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse [music]
3/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Chandler Gilbert Community College, 8pm [spoken word]
3/28 Phoenix, AZ @ Estrella Mountain Community College, 8pm [spoken word]
3/29 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad, 8pm [music]
3/31 Dallas, TX @ The Loft, 8pm [music]


4/01 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio, 8pm [music]
4/03 New Orleans, LA @ The Parish, 8pm [music]
4/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft, 8pm [music]
4/06 Annapolis, MD @ Ramshead, 8pm [music]
4/07 Washington, DC @ 930 Club, 8pm [music]
4/08 Boston, MA @ Paradise, 8pm [music]
4/09 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza, 8pm [music]
4/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero, 8pm [music]
4/12 Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse, 8pm [music]
4/13 Montreal QC @ La Tulipe, 8pm [music]
4/14 Toronto ONT @ Mod Club, 8pm [music]
4/16 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig, 8pm [music]
4/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop, 8pm [music]
4/18 Chicago, IL @ Martyrs, 8pm [music]
4/19 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre, 8pm [music]
4/21 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre, 8pm [music]
4/22 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up, 8pm [music]
4/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court, 8pm [music]

Although this might have been out prior to Shyheim’s joint. You might be familiar with Rubbabandz from the GP Wu album. Will the Wu-Tang Clan stay quiet? Even if he is doing this just to get attention, the fans demand more.

Download Wu Tang Pork Chops by Rubbabandz.

via Wake Your Daughter Up and Wu-Tang Mountain

update: The song features all of GP WU, not just Rubbabandz. And it was out prior to Shyheim’s track. Link

Courtesy of dstzero

From his upcoming mixtape that will come with the new Dez and Nobs album.

Download Home Town Bwoy Burreil by Dezmatic
Visit him at myspace.com/dezfuckinmatic

Here’s some footage of the end of Immortal Technique’s set. He speaks on the idealization of revolution. via Extravaganza Radio

see also:
Hip-Hop Meets Spoken Wordz 3, We Were In The House

Courtesy of Correa Productions

The digital ep will feature NYOIL ripping 9 previously released 9th Wonder beats. It will be available exclusively on a handful of partnering websites including grandgood.com. The first single, Conspiracy Theory, is slated for a Feb 6th debut and will be accompanied by a video. Full press release after the jump including NYOIL’s comments addressing the rumored 9th Wonder/Buckshot conflict.

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This is the dude behind the Drum Crazy series put out by Ubiquity. His compilations must have helped countless producers skip their vegetables. He’s all about sharing. Two cats that took advantage? Prince Paul and Dan the Automator

Read Dirty Waters: Mike Van Olden Interview

DW: How did you link up with Automator and Prince Paul and how was it working with them?

MVO: I worked with Dan for over 8 years and I can say that he was a wonderful mentor to me. Not only for music, but for life also. He taught me a great deal. He’s one of my very best friends and one of the few people in the world that have similar interests to my own. A rare soul.

Nakamura and I first met at Ubiquity. I think the Drum Crazy series impressed him and we became friends. I sat in on many of his productions: DJ Shadow’s Entroducing, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, Lovage, Handsome Boy, etc. I got to live my ‘producer dreams’ through him.

It’s not easy to be a full-time music producer. As a matter of fact, it’s 95% bullshit and 5% productivity. It takes a strong person to make a career out of it. It’s like having to find a new job every 3 months. Constant renewal.

I’ll share a couple of Automator’isms with you: Once, Dan simply explained to me that ‘people who really want to do music just do it’. This may seem simple at first, but if you think about it, it’s really profound.

He also told me this true story that happened to him: Dan was having dinner with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto at a nice Japanese restaurant in NYC. While having dinner, Morimoto was approached by many of the staff who asked for his autograph and/or a picture with him. Morimoto noticed that there was one guy in the kitchen who looked bothered and never did approach him to get his autograph. Morimoto turned to Dan and pointed out that ‘that man is a REAL chef’ because he was too proud to come over and get an autograph like everyone else.

Overall, I have to say that Dan guided me into adulthood and I really appreciate his help. Through him, I was able to see the music industry from every angle, without having to put my own career on the line.

I met Paul through Nakamura. As you may know, they produced a couple of Handsome Boy Modeling School records together. Dan brought Paul over to my house to raid my record collection for some new breaks for the album. I ended up giving them a big stack. I’m not really sure what they used.

Greg Nice on the hook. Animation by David Whittle.

via OnSmash (there’s also quicktime and corporate-firewall proof gbh)

Over two hours. Easy A.D. kills. Via The Essential Elements.

How about some more proof that Sammy B of the Jungle brother was one of the best DJs in hip-hop in the late 80’s? Well, here is that proof. Another great set with massive classics. Enjoy the show.

Red Alert Show- 98.7 WRKS (KISS) FM- Sammy B- June 1988 (140:29)

Stylin Lyrics- J.V.C. Force
Behind The Bush- Jungle Brothers
This is it Y’all- Stetsasonic
I’m Real Def- Raw Corp
Chillin- Chill Rob G
Promos
I’m Still #1- Boogie Down Productions
Plug Tunin- De La Soul
My Philosophy- Boogie Down Productions
Talkin’ Loud- MC Tee & Lord Tasheem (instr.)
The Vapors- Biz Markie
Strictly Business- EPMD
???-???
Brand New Funk-Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Tall, Dark & Handsome- Tall, Dark & Handsome
Keep Risin’ to the Top- Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
Don’t Believe The Hype- Public Enemy
Ain’t No Half-Steppin- Big Daddy Kane
You Gots To Chill- EPMD

The King Is Here- The 45 King
Jimmys Bonus Beats- Jungle Brothers
Jimmy- Boogie Down Productions
Rollin with Rush- Stetsasonic
Sally-Stetsasonic
Take It From The Top- Hardcore
Beats to the Rhyme- Run DMC
Take It Away- J.V.C. Force
Watch Me Now- Ultramagnetic MCs
This is something for the Radio- Biz Markie
???-Easy A.D (Cold Crush Brothers)
Black, Rock & Ron promo
???-???

No trailer yet but that poster is kind of bugged. The movie is currently in post production and slowly gaining attention from B-movie fans. Shot in 35mm and featuring cameos from a slew of indie artists including Prince Paul, J-Zone, R.A., Vinnie Paz (who is apparently helping to finance the project), Reef the Lost Cauze and Remedy. And that doesn’t include the artists contributing to the soundtrack. Prince Paul seems to be in charge of the music and other contributors will include Kool G. Rap, Smoothe Da Hustler, Killah Priest, 60 Sec Assassin, Jedi Mind Tricks, Ras Kass, Havoc, Tech N9ne, Shabazz The Disciple and even Atmosphere. Visit them at mysp*ce.com/badbiology

via Beats and Blood

previously:
Rugged Man Producing Horror Flick, Prince Paul Doing Score

According to New York Magazine. What’s all the hype about anyway?

Indie hip-hop duo the Cool Kids doesn’t have an album out, but they’ve got a few songs on MySpace, a video blowing up YouTube, and enough hype to launch the tour that brought them to Studio B last night. The cool kids in the audience, though, were nonplussed. Understandably — Chuck and Mikey’s vocals were largely undecipherable, and the beats they brought much darker and less varied than what you’ll hear online. By show’s end, the crowd had thinned considerably. They missed the best part: The Kids wrapped things up with “One, Two,” declaring themselves “the new black version of the Beastie Boys” over the backdrop of the Beastie track “Root Down.” We have to wonder — who will declare themselves the new white version of the Cool Kids?

Read The Cool Kids: Definitely Not That Hot

Shyheim speaks openly during this interview conducted last night. (good lookin JSmack)

Download interview with Shyheim. Courtesy of HoodHype

via OnSmash

previously:
Dump The Ruger by La The Darkman and Willie The Kid [download]