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RADIO: AB+L Welcomes DJ Jo Def To Atlanta (Audio)
May 16, 2014
ArtbyOdell. Radio Host (shout to Beatz & Lyrics). Music Journalist. ATL insider. When you got ‘juice’ you leverage that. Case in point: The homie O-Diesel sat down and got dialed in with Producer/DJ Jo Def of the Soulection crew for an exclusive interview on behalf of the great folks over at AB+Lradio.com. The interview covers the Vibes 2 event where Jo Def will be making his Atlanta debut! Will Edmond of the WERC Crew (promoters of the event) sits in on the ArtbyOdell/AB+L interview, too.
The Vibes 2 event goes down May 29, 2014, at the Sound Table on Edgewood (Atlanta). Stay tuned for a live mix by Jo Def on the day of the show (all this brought to you by ArtbyOdell&Â AB+Lradio.com New Rules New Radio)! But for now, check out the interview audio…including some VERY dope mixing and blending!
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: AB+L WELCOMES DJ JO DEF TO ATLANTA (AUDIO)
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Tags: AB+L, art, ArtByOdell, Beatz, BEATZ & LYRICS, DJ Jo Def, Interview, Jo Def, Lyrics, WERC, WERC Crew, WILL EDMOND | 
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Mike Tyson Breaks Down The Process Of Successfully Having Sex In Prison (Video)
May 8, 2014
Oooookay. Iron Mike Tyson goes in (uh oh, word choice) on Sirius XM Radio’s Opie and Anthony show about getting azz in prison. Wow.
Posted in Comedy, Radio, Sports, Videos | Tags: Mike Tyson, Mike Tyson How to Have Sex in Prison, Opie and Anthony, Sex in Prison | No Comments »
RZA Reflects, Responds To Raekwon And More On Hot 97’s Morning Show (Video)
April 23, 2014
On ya Hot 97 yesterday that’s the word! RZA dropped in on the Hot 97 Morning Show to chat about his new movie (“Brick Mansions,” co-starring with the late Paul Walker), about the Wu-Tang Clan, about Raekwon’s recent comments about him, and more.
RADIO: AB+L Welcomes DJ LAKIM To Atlanta (Audio)
April 16, 2014
Yessir! The homie ArtbyOdell, Radio Host/Music Journalist you can hear on every Beatz & Lyrics show here (follow @BeatzLyricsATL), had an exclusive sit-down (at Atlanta’s recent Sound Table event) with Soulection member and Producer/DJ LAKIM on behalf of the great folks over at AB+Lradio.com. The interview also includes Will Edmond (Marketing & Event Mgr with the WERC crew) who was responsible for bringing LAKIM to Atlanta. ArtbyOdell speaks with LAKIM about his musical inspirations, his debut LP “This is Her†and more. Edmond also discusses what he and the WERC crew want to do for the Atlanta party scene and why it was important for them to bring LAKIM to spin in Atlanta.
Listen to the interview. And make sure you stay tuned into ablradio.com for more. Download the AB+L radio free mobile app (at www.ablradio.com) and take the music with you wherever you go.
Posted in Dance, Hip-Hop, Lifestyle, Music, Producers, Radio | Tags: AB+L, art, ArtByOdell, Beats, BEATZ & LYRICS, DJ LAKIM, Interview, Lakim, Lyrics, WERC, WERC Crew, WILL EDMOND | 1 Comment »
Mobb Deep Stops By Hot 97 To Talk Old Beef, New Business, New Music And More With Peter Rosenberg (Video)
April 1, 2014
Mobb Deep on Real Late With Peter Rosenberg (show on Hot 97). Today, “The Infamous Mobb Deep” LP drops, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the completion of “The Infamous” – the Havoc’s and Prodigy’s classic LP (actually released Spring 1995). They discuss first things first – the beef between the two, Prodigy getting out of the clink and getting focused… then down to business: discussing the Mobb Deep brand, relations with friend and top tier beatmaker and connection-maker Alchemist, versions of the album they’re selling, unreleased tracks and more.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Radio, Videos | Tags: Hot 97, MOBB DEEP, Real Late with Peter Rosenberg, THE INFAMOUS MOBB DEEP | 1 Comment »
50 Cent Speaking On Appearing On Diddy’s TV Channel, Being On The Same Airplane With JaRule, & on His New Single “Smoke” (Video)
April 1, 2014
Now The Breakfast Club is on Revolt TV? Power move. Only right they get a guest like 50 Cent for the debut TV episode. But Revolt TV is Diddy’s channel, and Rick Ross (a rival of 50’s) is in his camp… so, yeah, 50 had a chuckle with the Power 105 morning crew over that. 50 went on to make lively TV via interview video: speaking on air travel with Ja Rule, on Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, on his new single “Smoke,” on his departure from Interscope, on (drum roll) “Detox” and more.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: 50 Cent, Breakfast Club, Power 105, Power 105.1, Revolt TV, The Breakfast Club | 1 Comment »
Nelson George And Sway Speak On The New Book About Don Cornelius, Soul Train And More (Video)
March 29, 2014
Dancing is whack? Really? Nah… Nothing wrong with dance in our culture. Dance is part of our culture. In fact, Nelson George stops by Sway in the Morning to reminds us where the dance craze always started, Soul Train. Nelson also clears up some other long-held “truths” we were so sure about. Like how that Tupac vs. the Hughes Brothers thing really went down. Yeah. You gotta watch.
THE HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA: SOUL TRAIN AND THE EVOLUTION OF CULTURE & STYLE
Akon Talks To Sway About “Lighting Africa,” Changing The World With Hip-Hop And More (Video)
March 26, 2014
Konvict Music’s Akon stopped by the Sway in the Morning show to drop his single, “So Blue.” Oh… and to discuss “Lighting Africa” – the project and powering Africa (with electricity for 1 million homes on the continent by year end 2014. AND to declare the Hip-Hop is world music, way more important than swag and bling… It has the power to change the world! Speaking on all that and then some.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Videos | Tags: Akon, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning, Sway's Universe | No Comments »
Slaughterhouse – ‘Sway in the Morning’ SXSW Freestyle (Video)
March 19, 2014
Slaughterhouse beast mode on Sway’s mics at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas! Check out Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9″ and Joe Budden spitting that roughness.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Videos | Tags: Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9, SlaughterHouse, Sway, Sway In The Morning, SXSW, SXSW Freestyle | No Comments »
Cover Story: 15-Year-Old DJ Focus Built A Radio Station From Scraps And His Message Has Reached MIT And The World (Video)
March 11, 2014
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. But in this youth’s hands, it’s an opportunity to create something incredible!
15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.
David Sengeh, an MIT student and fellow native of Sierra Leone, met Kelvin in a Summer Innovation Program he ran there. His heart and mind, Kelvin’s heart and mind… and this story… will touch and inspire you. Guaranteed!
Posted in Cover Story, Education, Human Interest, Radio, Science, Series, Technology, Travel, Videos, Youth | Tags: David Sengeh, DJ Focus, Kelvin Doe, MIT, SIERRA LEONE, Thinkr | No Comments »
Robert Glasper’s Tiny Desk Concert Live On NPR (Video)
March 6, 2014
Hey. Don’t sleep on National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert series. In this one, the Robert Glasper gets the Marsha Ambrosius to join him in moving listeners’ souls with a live-on-air-band-backed-in-the-corner-packed performance of “Trust†– right from the start! Yeah. We got that… and Glasper giving you (much) more on the video embedded above.
Posted in Instrumental, Jazz, Performance, R&B, Radio, Series, Soul, Videos | Tags: Marsha Ambrosius, National Public Radio, NPR, Robert Glasper, Tiny Desk Concert | No Comments »
The Beatz & Lyrics Show With Jayforce: The Thaw Out Edition [Rebroadcast / Podcast]
February 23, 2014
COME & GET 2 SCOOPS OF FLAVOR – NOTHING BUT THAT LIVE HEAT!
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE!!
This is a rebroadcast & now podcasted episode of Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that aired live Saturday night 2/22/14 from 10pm-1:00am EST on Atlanta’s 100,000 watt radio station WRFG 89.3 FM.
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As we do every time on the radio we launched our ‘air assault’ with nothing but quality new & exclusive hip hop music then Carmen Breezy & Odell spoke on their experiences attending the Rick Ross album listening party at TreeSound Studios for his latest project ‘Mastermind’, & we were joined by a few special guests for interviews during the show.
This week music journalist & film director Rahiem Shabazz stopped by to talk about his new documentary called ‘Elementary Genocide’ that tackles the prison industrial complex problem & it’s wildly conspicuous path from the classroom to the jail cell.
Our second guest on the show was Brooklyn, New York hip hop artist BK Brasco. The Brownsville, Brooklyn native delivered some insight on his background, spoke with us about traveling the world while working with producer Timbaland & collaborating with artists like Pusha T, Mario, & Stacy Barthe while shedding more insight on his new project called “18th Floor Thompson Hotel”
Make sure you check out & get the new “JAYFORCE” APP for iPhone, Android & Blackberry! YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP HERE!
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The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce: #Dear Dilla Edition [Rebroadcast/Podcast]
February 11, 2014
#DEAR DILLA WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIP HOP!
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE!!
This is a rebroadcast episode of Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that aired live on Saturday night 2/8/14 from 10pm-1:00am EST on the 100,000 watt radio station WRFG 89.3 FM just 1 day after the birthday of celebrated Detroit producer & emcee James Yancey a.k.a. J. Dilla.
It was fitting that our special guest on the show this week was none other than Phife Dawg, formerly of legendary hip hop group ‘A Tribe Called Quest.’ Phife & producer DJ Rasta Root spoke on the making of the new single & video for #Dear Dilla that celebrates the life of the fallen hip hop icon. We also discuss Phife’s upcoming album “MuttyMorphosis” which is due later this year.
We are also joined by the artist Allah’s Apprentice & his partner in rhyme & in production Sabir. They spoke about their new music & obstacles coming up as hip hop artists out of Macon, Georgia.
In addition to plenty of brand new & exclusive music and quality bangers, this turned out to be another stellar edition of the ‘Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce!
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VISIT JAYFORCE.COM DAILY FOR MORE VIDEOS, MUSIC, & NEWS
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The Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce: 2014 Grammy Awards Edition [Rebroadcast/Podcast]
January 26, 2014
SPORTS, MUSIC, & ENTERTAINMENT! LET US INJECT YOU WITH A HEAVY DOSE OF IT!
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW WITH JAYFORCE!!
This is a rebroadcast episode of Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that aired live on Saturday night 1/25/14 from 10pm-1:00am EST on the 100,000 watt radio station WRFG 89.3 FM. The show is jam packed full of new & exclusive hip hop bangers that was broadcast just one day before the 56th Annual Grammy Awards & the NFL’s Annual Pro Bowl. It was necessary for us to disclose OUR own votes among the nominees for the 56th annual Grammy Awards as well as our thoughts on what’s going on in the NFL as the Pro Bowl & Super Bowl approaches. We were also joined by our friend & part-time co-host “DJ Yogi” who discussed his recent trip to London & his experience checking out the Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks game at the O2 arena in the UK. This is another stellar edition of the ‘Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce!
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Make sure you check out the new “JAYFORCE” APP for iPhone, Android & Blackberry! YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP HERE!
This is another banger laced edition of the ‘Beatz & Lyrics Show with Jayforce! Click on the appropriate links for the complete tracklisting in each segment. Listen or download from above & below via itunes, the Podomatic page, or from the soundcloud page.
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The LOX Perform Songs From ‘The Trinity’ (EP) Live On The ‘Sway In The Morning’ Show (Video)
January 20, 2014
‘Styles P is my boyfriend… that’s my Hood Man right there!’ – Heather B
That’s what’s up! SP, Sheek, and Jada stop through the Sway in the Morning show to chat it up with Sway and Heather B. They talk about the career ride. Respectful, staying solidly in their lane. Other random topics come up; but what you want to see is their in-studio performance (of “Faded” and “Talk About It”). Click above and you will. Click below, and you will… get the link to get their recent EP, “The Trinity” (posted earlier here).
Posted in EP, Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: In-Studio Concert Series, JADAKISS, L.O.X., LOX, Sheek Louch, Styles P, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning, The LOX, The Trinity, TRINITY | No Comments »
Beatz & Lyrics Show – Best Of 2013 Awards Tonight 10pm – 2:00am EST WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta
January 11, 2014
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CHECK THE FULL LIST OF BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW AWARDS CATEGORIES BELOW
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW TOP 25 HIP HOP ALBUMS OF 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST HIP HOP SONG (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – LYRICIST OF THE YEAR 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST FEMALE EMCEE/HIP HOP ARTIST (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – ARTIST OF THE YEAR (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALTERNATIVE/HIP HOP ALBUM (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST MIXTAPE/STREET ALBUM OF (2013)
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST SLEPT ON HIP HOP ALBUM OF 2013
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THE BEST COMMERCIAL RAP ALBUM OF 2013
[BASED ON PUBLIC OPINION, SALES, PUBLICITY, VISIBILITY, PRODUCT, UNIVERSAL APPEAL, & TIMING OF THE ALBUM RELEASE (EARLY ’2011 VS. LATE ’2011)
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THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY A PRODUCER 2013
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY A DJ (2013)
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST DISAPPOINTING ALBUM OF 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST DISAPPOINTING ARTIST OF 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST DISS/BATTLE RECORD OF 2013
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST R&B SONG OF 2013
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST R&B ALBUM OF 2013
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST R&B/SOUL ALBUM (2013)
THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – MOST POPULAR BEAT/TRACK OF 2013
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THE ALLEY OOP/MOST ASSISTS AWARD OF 2013
(GREAT WORK WHILE ASSISTING OTHER ARTISTS BY EMCEEING AND/OR PRODUCING)
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THE BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST SONG BY ATLANTA INDEPENDENT HIPHOP ARTIST 2013
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ALBUM BY AN ATLANTA BASED INDEPENDENT ARTIST
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BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – 2013 JAX AWARD
(BEST ATLANTA BASED HIP HOP ARTIST – BASED ON MUSIC, WORK ETHIC, TALENT, LIVE SHOW)
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BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST ATLANTA BASED INDEPENDENT HIP HOP GROUP (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BEST HIP HOP RELATED FILM (2013)
BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW – BIGGEST COMEBACK OF 2013
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West Coast duo ‘Audio Push’ Talk About Their Music & Growing Popularity (Video)
January 9, 2014
I like this group…. seems like other people are starting to catch on too. Oktane and Pricetag (aka Audio Push; you might know them from “Teach Me How To Jerk”) here speaking with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on their musical history, on their FREE “Come As You Are” LP and new sound, association with producer Hit-Boy and more.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Radio, Videos | Tags: AUDIO PUSH, COME AS YOU ARE, Cypha Sounds, Hot 97, Oktane, PETER ROSENBERG, Pricetag | No Comments »
Sean Falyon Jumps In ‘The Hot Box’ (Video)
January 7, 2014
Philly by way of Atlanta, Sean Falyon (Mr. SFBE) goes hard in “The Hot Box” on ThatsEnuff.com. Chit chat with DJ Enuff to rest up between flows. Check out the video and make sure to leave your comments below.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Performance, Radio, Videos | Tags: DJ Enuff, Sean Falyon, SFBE, The Hot Box | No Comments »
The LOX Talks To Hot 97 NYC About The Trinity EP And More (Video)
December 31, 2013
Styles P, Sheek Louch and Jadakiss talk with Cipha Sounds and Ebro on Hot 97 about their new “Trinity” EP and a few other topics (solo work, lack of New York Hip-Hop on NYC radio and the impact of not having ‘The Tunnel’ or other such Hip-Hop venues).
LOX TRINITY ALBUM RELEASE WITH GUESTS BUSTA RHYMES, MOP, JIM JONES, MACK WILDS, & MORE (VIDEO)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Videos | Tags: Hot 97, New York, NYC, The LOX, TRINITY, who's to blame | No Comments »
Lupe Fiasco Speaks On Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, His New Album And More (Video)
December 20, 2013
Can DJ Whoo Kid get Lupe Fiasco to let down his guard… for some real talk, his real opinions; even if they are controversial? Do you really think Lupe has been waiting for a Whoo Kid interview to do that? Of course not! Hell, you’ve seen what we posted on the Obama inauguration ‘Fiasco’ right here. With an upcoming album – “Tetsuo & Youth” – on the horizon, you know this interview ought to be interesting, if not fully loaded.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Videos | Tags: DJ Whoo Kid, Lupe Fiasco, Shade 45, Whoo Kid, WHOOLYWOOD SHUFFLE | No Comments »
