Double Dancehall with Jah Prince : Face Off Fridays Promo Mix
December 9, 2011
Yes I know, I know that it’s been a minute since I uploaded the monthly mixes but here we go… Straight shouts to the UK crew who listens straight from here on this blog. As Face Off Fridays moves into our 7th Year, gotta ‘Give Thanks’ to JayForce_ and the staff here at the blog! This is the link to the October 2011 Promo Mix.
And this is the link to the November 2011 Promo Mix.
Mansions On The Moon – “Leaves Fall”
December 9, 2011
The former Atlanta based trio of Mansions On The Moon drops another track from their upcoming Lightyears EP which is being executive produced by Pharrell. I truly enjoy their music & looking forward to the complete project although they’ll be leaking tracks over a few weeks from their website. About a month ago they leaked a song called “Desert Island” from the upcoming Lightyears EP too so you can check that out from their soundcloud page below as well….
MANSIONS ON THE MOON – LEAVES FALL
Mansions on the Moon – Desert Island by Mansions on the Moon
DJ Jazzy Jeff: The Asia Tour (Trailer)
December 9, 2011
There are several DJs that I know of personally who travel the world spinning at clubs or as the DJ for most of your favorite music artists. I’ve often said to a few of them that they need to document their travels in much the same way DJ Jazzy Jeff is doing for his Asia tour with his hypeman & emcee Skillz. Check out this nice mini preview of what’s the come from DJ Jazzy Jeff’s Asia Tour which just finished up…
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The Roots of The Roots: Questlove & Black Thought Use DNA to Trace Their African Heritage (Video)
December 9, 2011
My brother & I were just speaking about tracing our family history as we’re two of the eldest able bodied & living members of our family that are still around. Looking at this video of Questlove & Black Thought getting their DNA traced back to the actual tribes they are from in Africa is all too inspiring. I guess we can stop procrastinating & check via AfricanAncestry.com
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Nas Speaks on his Friendship with Amy Winehouse (Video)
December 9, 2011
I was just listening to “Halftime” by Amy Winehouse when I ran across this video of Nas speaking on his late great friend Amy Winehouse. Not only did they both share the same birthday, but ironically they both have dope songs called “Halftime”. Many of us are still missing her talents…
Three Stooges 2012 (Trailer)
December 9, 2011
Like most of us, I grew up watching hours upon hours of Three Stooges reruns & whenever I do happen to catch classic episodes on late night cable television while flipping channels it’s not often that I change the channel right away after finding it. Hollywood is giving the Three Stooges a reboot of sorts with Larry, Moe, & Curly hitting theaters next year. The movie was shot entirely here in Atlanta as I’ve passed by their set a few times last summer when finally I asked a few production cats what they were working on. Hopefully the film is much funnier than what the trailer gives us although I did chuckle out loud at the clip of a Nun rising out of swimming pool like Bo Derek…
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Who is PHENE – Episode #3 (Video)
December 9, 2011
Episode #3 brings you behind the scenes of a recording session for the 2011 A3C Beats & Lyrics 2 Go Mixtape, followed by a ride through York City, & a radio interview with 89.3FM The Show in Atlanta.
Common Details the science behind his song ‘The Dreamer’
December 9, 2011
December 20th is the date one of this year’s most anticipated hip hop albums drops in Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer. Fittingly ‘The Dreamer” is the first track off the album & Common provides some insight behind the making of the song & his thinking going into it. Below under the hood he speaks in greater detail about working with Nas for ‘Ghetto Dreams’….
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Freeway & Tek (of Smif-n-Wessun) – “Two Kings” (Video)
December 8, 2011
DOPE!! Philly Freeway links with Tek on this jam that finally has some visuals to match the song. Gritty beat, gritty bars, gritty scenes, gritty beards!!! Beard Gang!!
Versis & Dibiase – ‘Fly Me to The Moon’ (Video)
December 8, 2011
Producer Dibiase who got a lot of attention after his performance at Red Bull’s Big Tune has a gang of dope instrumental projects out there. Here is a dope video from a new project featuring MC Versis.
Kaimbr Plays Beat from the Ghostface Beattape (Video)
December 8, 2011
Behind The Beats caught up with Kaimbr to check out his beat for the Ghostface Beat Tape. He also discusses his favorite Ghostface tracks, Kev Brown getting his MPC stolen, how he passed on a beat and it ended up on a Ghostface album, and he threatens some South Africans.
Stalley – “Go On” (Video)
December 8, 2011
Ohio emcee & Maybach Music Group artist Stalley delivers a creative video directed by his homie Walu for “Go On” off of his Lincoln Way Nights album produced by Rashad. Good to see Stalley keeping the creative visuals coming for joints off of that project before dropping his first album for Ricky Rozay’s team…
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‘Love Ultra’ R&B Radio Show with Pro Model Stacy-Ann Interview
December 8, 2011
We spin some new r&b music from Ledisi, Robin Thicke and Goapele then talk to Stacy-Ann about her work with Tyra Banks on America’s Next Top Model (Season #10). Stacy-Ann tells about small issues in the industry, how she like ripping the runway, and her love of Jamaica including being the face of CY Clothing (www.cyevolution.com). She does charity work and is currently working towards the 2012 season in Milan and South Africa.
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Life & Freaky Times of Uncle Luke (Film Trailer)
December 8, 2011
This short film that’s about to drop starring Miami’s unofficial Mayor Uncle Luke has been has been selected for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Judging by the visual aspects of the film it looks very good & for it to be selected to run at Sundance it may have a very good storyline as well….
“Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke” is undeniably entertaining, whether you get the cultural references or not. It is a smart and intricately self-reflexive example of what cultural theorist Jim Collins has called ‘the perpetual circulation and recirculation of signs that form the fabric of postmodern cultural life.’ Mayer and her collaborator are quintessential bricoleurs. In ‘Uncle Luke,’ street-credible slang and classic booty beats reconstruct a landmark of film history. High and low, art and entertainment, fiction and reality become multiple facets of an intellectually-integrated work that specifically depends on cultural quotation. The parallels are both narrative and structural. Whereas ‘La Jetee’ is constructed from stills, referencing the psychological relationship between photography and memory, ‘Uncle Luke” draws from the nostalgia power of Mayer’s two dimensional boards.” – Art Papers
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Miami Marlins New Logo & Uniforms (Video)
December 7, 2011
In my opinion the team should have always been named the “Miami Marlins” from the very beginning. Miami is the perfect market for that too….
“On November 11, 2011, the Marlins officially rebranded themselves the Miami Marlins with a new logo, uniform, and color scheme. The VIP event was held at the site of the new ballpark at night, featuring a private concert by Pitbull and a fashion show featuring the new uniforms worn by various Marlins players and coaches, including Guillén, Logan Morrison, Hanley RamÃrez, and Josh Johnson.”
Tracy McGrady Signs Contract with The Atlanta Hawks
December 7, 2011
Wait… What year is this? Oh yeah, this would have been real dope back in 2000. Its easy to forget at one point he was one of the top 5 players in the league. How times have changed, now he is coming off a season where he averaged 8ppgs for a losing Pistons squad…Welcome to Atlanta T-Mac.
KRS-ONE – “AZTechnical” (Video)
December 7, 2011
KRS-ONE is churning out these new videos for his 20th studio album “Just Like That” rather quickly. Just like the lead single, this new joint “AZTechnical” was also produced by Mad Lion who appears in this video. Check out a few words from the “teacha” about this song & project below…
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New Jersey Nets New Logo
December 7, 2011
This smacks of wackness. Folks in Jersey get pandered to for one more season while the team packs their bags for their new digs in Brooklyn. This is basically a waste of a season for this franchise. They’ll begin in the 2012-13 season being a franchise again as far as I’m concerned.
GQ – Trouble Man (EP)
December 7, 2011
This joint comes to us by way of 9th Wonder’s JAMLA label. This artist is former UNC basketball player from Oakland Quentin Thomas aka GQ. This joint features production from The Soul Council and features the Jamla family. Here is a standout track from the jam.
DOWNLOAD: GQ -TROUBLE MAN
Hannibal King – Villains feat. Bub Styles (Video)
December 7, 2011
Producer Hannibal King has new visuals for this song from his Flowers For Pamela lp which is available now HERE.
