DEATH GRIPS HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE RECENTLY AND WITH GOOD REASON. I’M REALLY SIKED TO SEE SOME NEW AMERICAN MUSIC THAT BREAKS THE RULES AND FOLLOWS IT’S OWN PATH. I’M NOT GOING TO LIE, I FEEL SOME SERIOUS KINSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT OF WHAT DEATH GRIPS ARE TRYING TO DO.

AGGRO RAP WITH DEBTS TO A LOT OF OTHER SICK SHIT, THESE GUYS HAVE THE HISTORY TO BACK IT UP AND ARE MOVING FAST INTO THE FUTURE. THEIR NEW RECORD IS CALLED “MONEY STORE” AND IT IS WORTH YOUR TIME. FOR FANS OF: LIL JON, BIG BLACK, ROLL DEEP CREW, PUBLIC ENEMY, THE BUG, ZZ POT, THREE 6 MAFIA.

IT MIGHT SEEM OLD FASHIONED BUT I STILL LOVE TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO. BEING ON TOUR DRIVING TRYING TO FIND THE SICK STATION WITH THE LIVE MIX SHOW IS A TRADITION THAT I FEEL LIKE I’VE KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE. IN THAT SPIRIT, NOZ OF FAMOUS RAP BLOG COCAINE BLUNTS RECENTLY POSTED A RADIO RIP OF DIAMOND KUTS ON POWER 99 IN PHILLY.

FOUR HOURS OF NEW AMERICAN MUSIC INSANITY COVERING ALL THE BASES. FROM THAT NEW SCHOOL EAST COAST CLUB SOUND TO BOUNCE MUSIC TO UPFRONT RAP, DIAMOND KUTS PLAYS AN AMAZING VARIETY THAT TRANSCENDS REGIONALISM BUT STILL FEELS VERY “EAST COAST”. THE MIXING STYLE IS AGGRESSIVE AND THE AIRHORNS ARE ROCK AND ROLLING. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

I HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE ROAD IN A BIT SO LISTENING TO THIS PUT ME BACK IN THAT ZONE. I KNOW YOU CAN STREAM THIS STUFF BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD SOMEONE OUT THERE IS ARCHIVING IT SO FANS LIKE MYSELF CAN LISTEN TO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND GET SIKED.

NEW RAP PROJECT FEATURING RUSTY FROM TOTAL ABUSE AND BREATHING PROBLEM PRODUCTIONS. SICK TWISTED SOUTHERN STYLES FOR FANS OF ALL THAT WICKED 90′S MEMPHIS SHIT. I WANNA SEE CHAOS MAGIK LIVE AT THE GATHERING NEXT YEAR, NO DOUBT. I THINK THIS WOULD BE JUGGALO APPROVED AND THAT IS HIGH PRAISE. MORE INFO HERE.

NO QUESTION ONE OF MY FAVORITE LABELS IS ORMOLYCKA TAPES. RUN BY THE LEGENDARY RAGER JASON ADAM BAKER, ORMOLYCKA HAS RELEASED BANGERS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF HEADS. PICTUREPLANE, DEATH GRIPS, DOGLEATHER, LITURGY, NARWHALZ, SHAMS, M AX NOI MACH – THE LIST GOES ON. EVEN MY LAST TWO INTERNET RAP MIXTAPES HAVE BEEN RE-RELEASED ON THIS FINE LABEL!

IN ADDITION TO THE LABEL JASON ALSO DOES INSANE CAVE THROWDOWNS IN THE BAY AREA, WE ARE TALKING FREE AFTERNOON SHOWS ON THE WATER WITH A SICH VARIETY OF ACTS GOING OFF. I’VE BEEN TO ONE OF THESE AND I HOPE TO PLAY ONE IN THE FUTURE. SERIOUSLY A “SPECIAL VIBE” IF THERE EVER WAS ONE.

WHAT IS THERE TO SAY THAT HASN’T BEEN SAID ABOUT ISRAELI RAGERS MONOTONIX? I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH THEM A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND OF COURSE THEY ARE DA SHIT. PURE ACTION ROCK AND A LOT OF RAZZLE DAZZLE, WHAT MORE DO YOU PEOPLE WANT?

ABOVE IS A GREAT VIDEO I FOUND OF MONOTONIX THROWING DOWN SICK STYLE AT ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITE CLUBS, BOTTLETREE IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. DO U LIKE ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC? DO U LIKE TO FREAK OUT? WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!

TO ME, BALTIMORE CLUB AND ALL OF ITS OFFSHOOTS ARE AS IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING IN THE HISTORY OF GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO A NEW ARTICLE IN THE BALTIMORE CITY PAPER ABOUT PRODUCER MURDER MARK AND THE NEW SCHOOL OF BMORE CLUB.

ALL AROUND THE EAST COAST A NEW GENERATION OF KIDS ARE TAKING CLUB MUSIC AND EXPANDING ON ITS ROOTS, TAKING IT TO NEW FREAKED OUT PLACES. AT TIMES THIS SHIT JUST SOUNDS LIKE GABBA MUSIC TO ME AND THAT IS SICK! ALONG WITH HEADS LIKE DJ PIERRE, DJ JUWAN AND SCHWARZ, MURDER MARK IS HOLDING IT DOWN FOR BALTIMORE.

THE PARTY MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CITY PAPER ARTICLE (MY CREW BE UNRULY) WAS SUCH A DEFINITIVE NIGHT FOR ME AND WILL FOREVER HOLD A PLACE IN MY HEART. I WAS IN TOWN PERFORMING THAT WEEKEND SHARING THE STAGE AT ARTSCAPE WITH THE LATE, GREAT K-SWIFT SO U KNOW I WAS THERE!

I GOT A LOT OF GOOD CLUB MUSIC MEMORIES (GOING TO CLUB CHOICES WHEN I WAS 18, PLAYING WITH DJ TECHNICS AND ROD LEE) BUT THAT ONE MIGHT BE THE ULTIMATE. EVERYONE UNITED FOR A NIGHT OF AMERICAN MUSIC, WHAT COULD BE BETTER? YOU GOTTA HOLD ON TO THOSE MOMENTS.

I KNOW THIS THING HAS BEEN OUT FOR A LIL’ WHILE NOW BUT FUCK IT, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! NEWEST MIXTAPE BY EAST BAY TEENAGE RAP SENSATION ISSUE CHRONICLES “THE JOURNEY OF A PIG GOING THROUGH REAL LIFE AS A HUMAN.” VERY INTERESTING STUFF HERE PEOPLE!

DOWNLOAD THIS THING RIGHT NOW, THE ISSUE/JUICEBOXXX/SCHWARZ/AMI DANG COLLABO HIT YAAAAA IS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKER AMONG OTHER HITS! ALSO FEATURED ON THIS TAPE IS MURS, AKIRA THE DON, DROOP-E AND MORE. SOME OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND INTERESTING RAP BUBBLING UNDER RIGHT NOW.

GET SOME VIPER TEA IN YOUR SYSTEM AND JAM THIS MIXTAPE TODAY!

NEW VIDCLIP DIRECT FROM PORTLAND BAD BOYS WHITE FANG. SOME HOT TUB ANTICS AND JUST SERIOUS HANGING OUT IN THE MIX. THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO PARTY AND CHOOGLE WITH THE BEST OF THEM! TAKE A PEEK AND AS THEY SAY, “CHILL YOURSELF”.

LOOKING BACK AT IT, IT STILL BLOWS MY MIND THAT I WENT ON TOUR WITH PUBLIC ENEMY. DREAMS DO COME TRUE KIDS! SERIOUSLY ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GROUPS AND PROBABLY YOURS TOO. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO PUBLIC ENEMY TV.

WANNA SEE THEIR EPISODE OF BEHIND THE MUSIC? HOW ABOUT THE FEATURE LENGTH “FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET” TOUR VIDEO FROM 1991? AND I KNOW U WANNA SEE AN INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK D AND ANTHRAX! ALL THIS AND MORE. A TRUE TREASURE TROVE OF INFO AND ENTERTAINMENT.

ONE MIGHT CALL IT “INFOTAINMENT”

BONUS: JUICEBOXXX AND PUBIC ENEMY TOUR VIDEO

MY MAIN MAN BRIAN BLOMERTH AKA NARWHALZ (OF SOUND) HAS A NEW RECORD OUT CALLED FUTURE VEGAS AND IT IS OFF DA HOOK. THIS GUY HAS SERIOUSLY ELEVATED HIS ART STYLES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THE “MUSIC” AIN’T HALF BAD EITHER.

VEGAS DARKNESS CLASSIC ROCK RADIO POWER ELECTRONICS INSANITY FOR ALL THE GREYHOUND RIDERS OUT THERE. I GO WAY BACK WITH THIS MOTHERFUCKER, I CAN SAY THAT MUCH. I GOT A LOT OF LOVE IN MY HEART FOR NARWHALZ – JUST LOOK AT THAT COVER! SICH.

“IF U CAN REMEMBER 2007 U WEREN’T REALLY THERE”

JUICEBOXXX/GOOGLE EARTH SUMMER 2K7 – THE LEGEND LIVES ON