ONE OF MY FAVORITE RECORD STORES AND PLACES TO PLAY IN THE USA IS VERTICAL HOUSE RECORDS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. BEYOND JUST A GREAT SELECTION, THESE GUYS THROW SHOWS FOR THE AGES. WE ARE TALKING GENRE FUCKING RAGERS THAT PAIR LOCAL GARAGE ROCKERS LIKE THOMAS FUNCTION WITH RAPPERS LIKE G-SIDE.

I’VE PLAYED VERTICAL HOUSE A FEW TIMES AND I’M COMING BACK IN AUGUST TO THROW DOWN WITH MY MILWAUKEE FRIENDS JAILL. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT WILL BE A GREAT SHOW. VERTICAL HOUSE ALSO MAKES AWESOME FREE INTERNET COMPILATIONS EVERY MONTH CALLED EARGASMS, AND THIS MONTH FEATURES NONE OTHER THAN MY NEW SINGLE “LIKE A RENEGADE”. GET THAT SHIT RIGHT HERE. AMERICAN MUSIC – ENTER THE THUNDER ZONE.

 

HUNTSVILLE RAP GROUP G-SIDE HAVE BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND THEIR NEW LP MIGHT JUST BE THEIR BEST YET. TITLED ISLAND, IT IS DRIVEN BY SOME SERIOUSLY INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION CARE OF THE BLOCK BEATAZ AND FIRST CLASS RAPPING AS USUAL. FLIPPING THE GENRE OF SOUTHERN RAP ON IT’S HEAD WITHOUT LOSING SIGHT OF IT’S HISTORY, G-SIDE CAN BE PLACED IN A CONTINUUM BUT ALSO STAND ON THEIR OWN. FULLY ECLECTIC BUT STILL UP FRONT AND BANGING.

G-SIDE HAVE A 7″ (THEIR FIRST VINYL RELEASE) COMING OUT ON MY NEW LABEL THUNDER ZONE ENT. IN DECEMBER. IT IS THE DEBUT RELEASE ON THE LABEL AND I COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED AND HONORED. WHATS MORE, IT FEATURES A REMIX BY JAVELIN ON THE B-SIDE. GO GET THE LP AND STAY TUNED HERE FOR MORE INFO ON ORDERING THE VINYL.

LAST AUGUST, I WENT DOWN TO HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA TO PLAY THE BIRTHDAY PARTY OF MY BUDDY ZACH JEFFRIES. THAT NIGHT, I SHARED THE STAGE WITH NO OTHER THAN G-SIDE, WHO WERE ALREADY A FAVORITE RAP GROUP OF MINE. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IN HUNSTSVILLE I HUNG OUT AND MADE A SONG FOR MY MIXTAPE “JOURNEYMAN FROM THE HEARTLAND” AT THE SLOW MOTION SOUNDS WORLD HQ.

THIS TRACK, TITLED “NEVER FADE AWAY”, FEATURES VERSES FROM ST 2 LETTAZ FROM G-SIDE AND SLASH AND WAS CO-PRODUCED BY MYSELF AND THE BLOCK BEATAZ. FATE WAS SEALED, A BANGER WAS CREATED AND THE MILWAUKEE/HUNTSVILLE CONNECTION REACHED A NEW LEVEL.

G-SIDE HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT CALLED “THE ONE…COHESIVE” AND IT IS GREAT. THERE IS SOMETHING BOTH CLASSIC AND NEXT LEVEL ABOUT THIS RECORD THAT I LOVE. THE BLOCK BEATAZ REALLY OUTDID THEMSELVES ON THE PRODUCTION TIP, SOMEHOW FUSING NEO-SOUL, EURODANCE AND SOUTHERN RAP LIKE ITS THE MOST NATURAL THING IN THE WORLD. THE RAPPING IS AS ALWAYS FIRST RATE AND THIS RECORD IS OVERALL A GREAT WAY TO START OUT THE NEW YEAR. GET IT NOW!

STREAM/BUY G-SIDE – THE ONE…COHESIVE HERE

1. Journeyman (Produced By Schwarz)

2. I Don’t Care (Produced By Dillon Francis)

3. Never Fade Away Feat. 2Lettaz, S.L.A.S.H and Zach Jeffries (Produced By Juiceboxxx and Block Beataz)

4. Boxxx Get Busy Feat. Fat Tony (Produced By Andy Petr)

5. It’s Me Again (Produced by Skeet Skeet)

6. The Journey Part 1 (Produced By BzukaJoe)

7. The Journey Part 2 Feat. Hottub (Produced By Jaysonic)

8. Feat. Neil Schuh (Produced By Neil Schuh)

9. Make It Thru The Day Feat. Kristmas (Produced By L-Vis 1990)

10. Life’s A Gas (Produced By Juiceboxxx)

THE NEW MIXTAPE. FREE INTERNET DOWNLOAD! 10 TRACKS OF EXTREME RAGING AND REAL LIFE SITUATIONS BUT DON’T WORRY IT IS ALSO A LOT OF MOTHERFUCKING FUN. TONS OF DIFFERENT STYLES AND FIDELITIES AND VIBES. THIS MIXTAPE WAS RECORDED ON THE ROAD OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH A LOT OF MY FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE USA AND BEYOND. TOTALLY UNLEASHED AND UNHINGED, MIGHT REMIND YOU OF HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOTS OR BLOWN OUT BASEMENT SHOW PAS OR ROAD TRIPS OR MOVIES ABOUT ROAD TRIPS. I HOPE YOU LOVE IT! I LEAVE FOR TOKYO THURSDAY.

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LAST AUGUST 2010 I TOOK A LIL’ TRIP DOWN TO THE DEEP SOUTH OF AMERICA TO PLAY SOME SHOWS AND RECORD SOME MUSIC. TWO CITIES, TWO STUDIOS, TWO SHOWS, TWO SONGS.

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