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.
VALLEJO, CA’S ISSUE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF RAPLEGENDS BUT FIRMLY STANDS ON HIS OWN. STILL A TEENAGER, HE MAKES MUSIC THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GENRE AND EXPLORES NEW TERRITORY. A YOUTHFUL EXPERIMENTAL ENERGY RUNS THROUGHOUT HIS MUSIC AND I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIS WHAT HE DOES NEXT.
WE DID A SONG TOGETHER A LITTLE WHILE BACK AND I HOPE TO WORK ON MORE MUSIC WITH HIM IN THE FUTURE. I SENT ISSUE A FEW QUESTIONS VIA EMAIL AND YOU CAN READ OUR SHORT INTERVIEW AFTER THE JUMP.
JB FLOWING OVER ONE OF THE SICHEST BEATS OF 2K11: HUDSON MOHAWKE’S “THUNDER BAY”. I WAS GOING TO USE THIS FOR MY UPCOMING MIXTAPE “BEYOND THUNDER ZONE” BUT THAT TAPE HAS TAKEN SOME TWISTS AND TURNS SO I FIGURED I WOULD JUST PUT IT IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW.
JB FANS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE THUNDER IS TO MY EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE SO IN ADDITION TO THIS TRACK BEING AMAZING THE TITLE STRUCK A CHORD. RECORDED IN A CLOSET IN A ROOM BEHIND THE JOLLIBEE. QUICK AND SICK STYLE. I HOPE YOU LOVE IT. LISTEN TO IT ABOVE, DOWNLOAD IT RIGHT HERE.
I MET MY FRIEND SPANK ROCK IN THE SUMMER OF 2K5 IN PHILLY WHEN I PLAYED A SHOW AT SPACE 1026. OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS I HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN RAPPIN’ AND HANGIN’ WITH THE MAN, HE IS A GREAT PERFORMER AND AN EVER BETTER HUMAN BEING. RECENTLY I GOT TO GO SEE HIM OPEN UP FOR KE$HA AND LMFAO AND IT RULED; THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE GOT ME FEELING REALLY POSITIVE ABOUT POPULAR MUSIC IN AMERICA.
SPANK ROCK HAS A NEW LONG-AWAITED RECORD OUT TODAY CALLED EVERYTHING IS BORING AND EVERYONE IS A FUCKING LIAR AND IT IS DA SHIT. STYLES RANGE FROM TRANCED OUT SUPERPOP TO FUTURISTIC TECHNO RAP TO BLOWN OUT LO-FI INSANITY AND EVERY SONG IS DELIVERED WITH A LOT OF ENERGY. I FEEL LIKE SPANK ROCK IS THE TRUE UNSUNG HERO OF MODERN CLUB RAP SO IT’S GOOD TO SEE HIM GO ALL OUT ON THIS RECORD. YOU CAN STREAM IT ON ROLLING STONE’S WEBSITE RIGHT HERE. GIVE IT UP FOR MOTHERFUCKING SPANK ROCK!
STRAIGHT UP, ONLY BUILT FOR ZSHARE LINKS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS. DJ STEP ONE’S SITE BRINGS SOME SERIOUS ARCHIVAL RAWNESS DEALING WITH “GOLDEN AGE” HIP HOP AND BEYOND, LOTS OF RADIO RIPS AND MIXTAPES TAKEN DIRECT FROM THE SOURCE. SO SICK TO BE ABLE TO HEAR 90′S FUNKMASTER FLEX HOT 97 BROADCASTS, FLEX IS TIED WITH JOHN PEEL AS MY FAVORITE RADIO DJ OF ALL TIME AND THESE RIPS RULE.
LIVE RADIO IN THE BIG CITY HAS SOME REAL HEART AND I CAN HEAR IT IN THESE RECORDINGS DAMN NEAR 20 YEARS LATER. I’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN: MOST MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER IN THE MIX.
THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE: IF YOU EVER FEEL NEGATIVE ABOUT THE INTERNET YOU NEED SHUT THE FUCK UP, GO TO THIS SITE, LAY IN BED AND LISTEN TO FUNKMASTER PLAY RAP MUSIC AND YELL AT YOU. YOU MIGHT JUST FEEL BETTER – IT ALWAYS DOES THE TRICK FOR ME!
A LITTLE WHILE AGO OC RAGERS AND FRIENDS BLOK PUT OUT A MIXTAPE CALLED “NIGHTMARE COLORS” AND IT IS ILL. BLOK ARE ONE OF THE BEST LIVE ACTS IN LA RIGHT NOW, THEY COMBINE A COLORFUL CLUB KID PERFORMANCE VIBE WITH SOME SERIOUSLY SICK LYRICAL RAP STYLES TO CREATE SOMETHING THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN. THIS TAPE CAPTURES THAT SPIRIT AND WHATS MORE, YOUR BOY (JUICEBOXXX) IS FEATURED ON THE KICKOFF TRACK! CHECK IT OUT RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW.
“GO TO THE CLUB ALONE” IS A DJ MIX I MADE A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT I HAVE BEEN SITTING ON UNTIL NOW. UPTEMPO MUSIC TRYING TO TELL A LIL’ STORY ABOUT HEADING EAST AND WEST FROM THE HEARTLAND IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING. NOTHING REALLY TOO OBSCURE OR NEW OR OLD OR COOL OR UNCOOL AND A LITTLE BIT BLOWN OUT. MAYBE SOME SICK “BLENDS” I DON’T FUCKING KNOW. THIS THING IS REALLY LONG AND YOU KNOW IT ALWAYS RULES WHEN DJS TALK ABOUT “TAKING YOU ON A JOURNEY” BUT WHAT ELSE CAN ANYONE REALLY SAY? THIS MUSIC SHIT IS A JOURNEY PEOPLE.
EVER SINCE I’VE BEEN A FAN OF RAP MUSIC I’VE BEEN A FAN OF KOOL KEITH. TRENDS COME AND GO BUT KEITH IS FOREVER. A FEW NIGHTS AGO I WAS LISTENING TO AN OLD ULTRAMAGNETIC MC’S FREESTYLE SESSION AND IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE KEITH FREESTYLE FROM THE STRETCH ARMSTRONG AND BOBBITO SHOW WITH XZIBIT IN THE LATE 90S.
KOOL KEITH CALLS XZIBIT EVERLAST AND THEN JUST STRAIGHT UP COUNTS TO 25 IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS VERSE AMONG OTHER HIGHLIGHTS. SO MUCH FREEDOM AND PERSONALITY; I REMEMBER GROWING UP GETTING SO PSYCHED ABOUT THE INSANE UNIVERSE THAT HE CREATED WITH HIS MUSIC AND MANY ALTER EGOS. I KNOW IT’S CHEESY TO SAY BUT I THINK YOU COULD CALL KOOL KEITH THE ANDY KAUFMAN OF RAP MUSIC. I PUT HIM ON THAT LEVEL AND HAVE LIFETIME RESPECT FOR THE MAN – A TRUE AMERICAN LEGEND OF THE GAME.
A YOUTUBE VIDEO HAS BEEN MAKING THE ROUNDS ANNOUNCING AN EXHIBIT ON THE LATE DJ SCREW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON’S LIBRARY. IT GETS ME PSYCHED TO SEE THE ACADEMIC ESTABLISHMENT RECOGNIZING SCREW’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY AND AMERICAN MUSIC AT LARGE. IT ALSO GETS ME PSYCHED TO SEE Z-RO CHOPPING IT UP WITH A LIBRARIAN.
THIS THING WILL BE REACHING PEOPLE WHO KNOW LITTLE ABOUT DJ SCREW AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. HE IS AN AMERICAN ICON AND THE MORE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THAT, OBVIOUSLY THE BETTER! THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND SMALL THINGS LIKE THIS MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL BUT TO ME THEY ARE. THESE POCKETS OF POSITIVITY SHINE LIKE LIGHT OUT OF THE DARKNESS; HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAMS AND KEEP RUNNING KIDS.
THERE IS A CONTINUUM OF AMERICAN ENERGY MUSIC THAT CONNECTS AND INFORMS EVERYTHING I MAKE AND MY FORTHCOMING FULL LENGTH “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS” TAKES THAT CONCEPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. TO ME THERE IS ONE GIANT LINE FROM SOUL MUSIC AND GARAGE ROCK ALL THE WAY UP TO MODERN RAP AND DANCE STYLES AND I’M JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT MOVING.
BALTIMORE CLUB LEGEND ROD LEE HAS BEEN A GREAT INFLUENCE ON ME FOR A LONG TIME AND IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. “DANCE MY PAIN AWAY” IS BOTH TIMELESS AND OF MY ERA AND THAT IS INSPIRING. IT FEELS LIKE A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER BUT IT IS NOT RETRO; IF I EVER MET BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN I WOULD PLAY HIM THIS SONG. ITS TIME TO REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE AMERICANA, FUCK THOSE OLD ASSHOLES WITH HANDLEBAR MUSTACHES!
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.
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