Lil Wayne x His Fans

LMAO! Wayne....just stop rappin'
PLEASE!

Jim Carrey x Yes Man

Jim Carrey is a savage!
Shout out to 4outof10.com.
Thanks for the image!

Curt@!N$ "Night of The Living Dope"

Living Single

Another great show I remember growing up with.

A Different World

Being like 4 years old and remembering how dope it was to see black kids going to college on national TV was a great feeling; this was a great show.

The Wonder Years

Damnit, I miss this TV show!

Seven Pounds x Will Smith

This film by Will Smith had come at a great time in my life; I would recommend anyone to see this film. This had to be the saddest movie I have seen in a very long time, but it is still worth the viewing to anyone.

Murs on Sound Session

Murs on KUBE 93's Sound Session (Part 1 of 2) from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.
MURS on Sound Session with DJ Hyphen

Part 2:

Murs on KUBE 93's Sound Session (Part 2 of 2) from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.

N.E.R.D. "Sooner Or Later" Video

This video was premiered today and I definitely had to put my favorite song of the year's video on the blog. Damn this song is dope!

Trickin' Debate

LMAO...This shit is hella funny

Fat Tony x Electric Relaxation Radio Interview

Another great interview With Zea @ Electric Relaxation Radio and Houston phenom, Fat Tony

Download Fat Tony's Latest mixtape:
http://www.zshare.net/download/51407436bd17407e

Pac Div x Electric Relaxation Radio Interview

Electric Relaxation Radio got an exclusive interview with the hottest group in LA right now, Pacific Division. Click "Play" below to here the interview.

Exclusive

Check out Fly Boy Radio 3PM-6PM(EST) this Sunday.

Pac Div x Fa'real Fa'real

Pacific Division "For Real, For Real" LIVE @ 9:30 Club - Washington, DC from The Cool Kids on Vimeo.

Pac Div at the 930 Club in DC on Sunday performing "Fareal, Fareal"

Kanye West x Pinocchio Story (Freestyle Live From Singapore)

This is my favorite song on "808s & Heartbreak."

Malcom X: House Negro Vs. Field Negro

This speech was given over fifty years ago; it is still as viable back then as it is today. The Uncle Tom Syndrome is all-around us.

...and this is the shit that you like (Part 2)

MAN! I'm proud to see someone else that isn't stuck on this Lil Wayne hype!

AMA x Kanye

Kanye's acceptance speech at the AMA's last night; Kanye was speaking some truth.

Shoebiz SF

VIMBY - Shoe Biz

Fat Tony x The Underground Interview

Fat Tony & Smash Bro Interview with "The Underground"

Part 2


Part 3

Q-Tip New Vid

Q-Tip - "Renaissance Rap" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.

This is the 2nd half of the song, "Move" on the album, "The Renaissance." Dope shit!

Tipping Point x Fly 68 Presents: Fat Tony!

Tipping Point and Fly68 presents Fat Tony

Fly 68 x Tipping Point present to you the new Fat Tony mix tape. He is an URB Next 1000 member, has won Houston's "Underground Artist of the Year" award, and his latest mix tape is definitely worth the download.

Click below to Download:
http://www.zshare.net/download/51407436bd17407e/

Don't let the cover fool you; this shit is dope!

Pac Div x Dom Kennedy x Carter "Everybody Knows Us"

VIMBY - Everybody Knows Us Music Video from VIMBY on Vimeo

Dom Kennedy, Pac Div, and Carter got together with the Hundreds clothing line and Vimby to make this video. It's pretty dope to me.

TiRon x Electric Relaxation Radio

Electric Relaxation Radio's host got together with an interview with up and coming Los Angeles emcee, TiRon getting set to drop "Handshakes & Pounds 2" in January 2009. Zea Hart always keeps the most exclusve interviews to keep you as a music head up on your shit! Listen as Zea and TiRon talk about TiRon and his music.

Click "Play" to listen to the interview:

Open Up Your Eyes

I have subscribed to this guy on YouTube a while back; this video was definitely an eye-opener.

Subterranean Series x Diz Gibran Interview

There's an impeccable resurgence of good hip-hop coming from the city that is majorly known for the bright Hollywood lights to the infamous gangs that plague the area. Los Angeles has become a hotbed of extraordinary hip-hop talent in the last few years with up and coming acts such as Pac Div, U-N-I, TiRon, Dom Kennedy, Blu, etc. Diz Gibran has become an extremely unique emcee that holds his own regarding the eclectic head-noddin' production by his boy, Moonshine. Diz has the makes of setting the whole damn hip-hop world ablaze. Moonshine's beats being the kerosene, and Diz's extremely flammable lyrics are definitely ready to set some shit on fire!

Here's the interview with Diz Gibran:

Download it and put it on ur iPod for the road!
http://www.zshare.net/audio/50985278006eb841/

The Wackness

I'm going to watch this movie tonight; I have been hearing some great things about this film. I hope that it lives up to the hype that it has been getting.

GLC x Vimby

Chicago's own, GLC links up with an exclusive interview with Vimby.

VIMBY - GLC

The Thug Ethicist, Max B

Complex Magazine hits you with Max B, The Thug Ethicist.
Random ass shit..

...And This Is The Shit That You Like?!?!

Damn this is straight up buffoonery at its worst…this country is going through the biggest and worst economic depression in the world’s known history…and people are more enthralled with rich fucks buying some young stupid broad’s virginity…

It’s only gonna get worse…

Houston's Dopest New Emcee Drops Re-Release EP! Free Download!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?khnoj2hjnm2

Could this be the dopest artwork/cover for a music EP you have ever seen? The up and coming Houston Underground Artist Award Winner, Fat Tony has re-released his debut EP, "Love Life" EP. It's truly worth the download; your head will be nodding to the eclectic array of music that is displayed in the EP through the entire collection of songs. Do yourself a favor and download it. Put it in your iPod and love life.

TiRon x FlyBoy Radio Interview

FlyBoyRadio broadcasting live from College Park, Maryland interviewed TiRon last Sunday; check out my boy, TiRon giving another good interview with the homie, Tobi. Check out FlyBoyRadio on Sundays from 3-6PM (Eastern Standard Time) http://www.wmucradio.com. Thanks, Tobi....

Click here to here the interview:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/50907261e820c71e/


Download "Handshakes & Pounds":
http://www.zshare.net/download/2810867cafcaf6/

Black Milk at CMJ

Black Milk at CMJ in Brooklyn last week performing "The Matrix" which is on the dopest album I have heard in a long time "Tronic." Check out Pharoah Monche on stage with him.

Freeway "Change"

Free drops a video for the song, "Change" directed by Dep. Straight-up gritty shit on the piano

CDR Freestyle-Diz Gibran

Diz Gibran on CDR with a fresh freestyle....
Be looking out for "Subterranean Series" interview with Diz
next week.

Mos for President!

Mos Def for president!

I Watched You Change...Fat Tony

After a long day of endless blog browsing and sporadic mouse clicking on anything resembling a 'play button', (blame the irresistible nature of MyFaceTube and a thing for anything less mundane than work/school) a young Houstonian like myself yearns for a place to unwind. In this city of millions, I'm sure we've all been there. Long day sorting TPS report cover sheets at the office? A barrage of orders at your drive-thru work space? Just three too many total customers crowding your register at the local record shop CD cemetary? (Ya know.. if you wear earplugs to the job, the iPods in Apple store window across the street mocking your profession won't be so loud OR menacing!)

It's okay, my friends. I feel your pain.

The coffee houses grow more crowded and pretentious as the sun sets west, the nearest restaurants are too pricey and after months of regular consumption, I'm thinking "eh.. not tonight." Plus a trip to parade around the beer stained streets of Austin on a Monday night just doesn't seem practical (...this week). I seek a night of carousing, cheap drink specials, and loud music emitting from a inefficiently EQ'ed sound system. If I don't end up boogie-woogieing past empty Lone Star bottles by 1:00am, there is a problem!

After a long evening of indecisiveness, befuddled speculation, and a thousand sent text messages to various friends popping the big question, "is there ANYTHING interesting, inexpensive, and slightly enjoyable for me to do in this city?!" I tend to settle my moon-lit entertainment desires on one place: "the blub." It's definitely a bar... yet not exactly a club (though it tries it's best (A for effort?)). Think of it as a pre-teen club going through its self discovery phase.

I decide to head out to the neighborhood blub for a night of old ass Hip Hop songs and hipster'd out dance music laptop remixes, re-edits, and re-re's. Boy, the irony of breakbeats undercutting cheesy 90's pop songs sure does get me cutting a rug every time! After an hour of socializing with the bar's patrons as we all stand around looking awkward and bored, I knew I needed another drink. I was aiming for a good time, but all the cheap drinks and cute girls in the world just can't help me bring' it back to '94 and keep keepin' it real enough on a night like this. Nor do I have enough American Apparel in my closet to get down with the 3 drunk weirdos who soak up every cocaine fueled dance step.

I fantasize about a day where Hip Hop DJs fill my nights with delightful sounds of good danceable rap music that's post 1996. A day where electro, house, and other programmed dance tracks get Mash-Up-ized for the sake of good music instead of corny irony. I seek fun. I desire a room of happy, dancing folks. I wish to not end up at Chapultepec at 3 in the morning wasted over a dinner plate with memories of an uneventful night dancing in my head.

But... maybe I ask for too much.

And this is why leisure learning night courses stay in business.

Q-Tip "Move"

J Dilla produced, "Move" is on Q-Tip's new album, "The Renaissance." Make sure you go and pick this album up...

Subterranean Series: TiRon

TiRon is making some serious waves in the hip-hop scene with his debut mixtape, "Handshakes & Pounds." Being raised in the gumbo pot of diversity that is Los Angeles, TiRon sets the record straight with a sound that is all to genuine and original of his own. This is the first interview of the "Subterranean Series" where I will be interviewing new artists with great music.

Check out his Myspace and go vote for him on the next URB 100.

http://www.myspace.com/imtiron


Here's the interview:

"Paper" by Pac Div Feat/ TiRon

Pac Div "The Mayor"

Pac Div performed "The Mayor" at the Mezzanine in San Francisco last night Friday. It was cool buildin' with these cats. Look out for the Pac Div interview soon.

Grouch "Mom & Pop Killer"

Grouch (of the Living Legends) drops a second video of his latest album, "Show You the World." I'm glad someone finally made a video about the dangers of losing your neighborhood's individuality and culture due to the closing of "Mom and Pop shops" to the conglomerate cash cows.

Hip-Hop Official Artist of the Week: Shawn Jackson

By way of LA, Shawn Jackson is Hip Hop Official's Artist of the Week this week. Check out his dope debut album, "First of All;" be sure to go get the New Jack Hustle album droppin' tomorrow.

New Jack Hustle "New Shades"

New Jack Hustle (Shawn Jackson & Newman) "New Shades"
New Jack Hustle (Shawn Jackson & Newman) drop this fresh new video, "New Shades" on their debut LP, "Souncheck" tomorrow!

FlyBoy Radio

T.A.S.K. Productions presents FlyBoy Radio live from the University of Maryland College Park dropping you some of the dopest shit on college radio. With exclusive interviews with U-N-I, Somobe, and the Clipse, Task & Ferb will always keep your pallet for great hip-hop music satisfied.

Check it Out:

http://wmucradio.com/stream_ripper/sun/T_A_S_K__Productions_Presents___FlyBoyRadio_1500_1800.mp3

Reef the Lost Cause "I Wonder"

Reef The Lost Cauze - I Wonder from Luis Valbuena on Vimeo.

CDR Presents: Pac Div Part 1 Interview

Some of the dopest cats in the hip-hop game coming out of LA are Pacific Division. Crack Distributors Radio sits down and interviews them.

Somobe Interview x Electric Relaxation Radio

Electric Relaxation interviews my boys, Somobe for WMUR (Morgan State University in Baltimore); check it out.

U-N-I "Soul Hop"

Finally...after waiting for a hella long time to get this video, MTV2 premiered it this morning. U-N-I drops the third video off the street album, "Fried Chicken and Watermelon," here it is..."Soul Hop."

U-N-I x 6th Sense: Stakes is High

I just got this joint in from my boys, U-N-I. They will be featured on the Mick Boogie "Hip-Hop Honor Roll" mixtape tributing De La Soul. This song is produced by 6th Sense...DOPE!

Click here to download:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2009621001cc81df/

The name is B.L.U/ and Slash the "e" on the posters"

Blu is definitely the hottest emcee to come out in hip-hop in the past year. He dropped "Below the Heavens" with Exile (producer) in 2007, "Powders&Oils" under the name, "Johnson&Jonson" with producer, Mainframe, an album with Ta'Raach under the name, "C.R.A.C Knuckles" and a more publized Johnson&Jonson LP last week. Be sure to check dude out!

Johnson&Jonson "Bout it Bout it"


Johnson&Jonson "J&J"

BET: Bamboozled Entertainment Television

I remember the days when the show, "Video Soul" by Donnie Simpson were worthy of watching BET. I remember when Tavis Smiley had a show on BET bringing the through essence of the world at large to the point of view through Black Americans' eyes. Viacom monopolized the situation with buying out BET, and turning it into Minstel Show Network TV. BET has become the "black MTV," it is full of shows cheering on mediocrisy (hence "Jackass" and "Hot Ghetto Mess"). I remember three years ago when hip-hop group, Little Brother's video for the single, "Lovin' It" was banned from BET for being "too intelligent." Here's another link:

http://www.johnnygoodtimes.com/archives/003549.shtml

I don't necessarily watch "Boondocks," but this one episode (that was never aired) explains it all:

Tim Westwood Interview with Busta!

Busta Rhymes interviewed by DJ, Tim Westwood from London hip-hop radio station, BBC Radio 1 talking about his new label, mishap at Heathrow Int'l, etc.

Peedi Crakk "Sweet Dreams (Jay-Z Diss)"

Peedi Crakk "Sweet Dreams (Jay-Z Diss)"

I think this video is dope; it's crazy how something as simple as this video which cost Peedi absolutely nothing to make could come out so well. If anyone has the mp3, send it to me.

Torae "Switch"

Torae Switch Music Video from Torae on Vimeo.
Torae "Switch"

This is the first video I have seen by the NY emcee, Torae, and I am hella impressed with this guy's wordplay. Adding Black Milk on the production also is a good look.

Electric Relaxation Radio

Named after a classic song by A Tribe Called Quest, Morgan State University's number one college radio show, "Electric Relaxation" radio is making a tremendous name for itself in the Mid-Atlantic region. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Zea Hart was formulated an eclectic play list that is infinite beyond all rational and a great conversation piece for you to follow along with on every show. Electric Relaxation radio is a great alternative to any radio show that is watered-down with top-40 play lists and way too many commercial ads. Expect to hear all of the great hits in the soul, R&B, and hip-hop music genres (both mainstream and independent). Download the very first show of the Fall season 2008:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/19355469b3ef0045/

Nov Ganon Interview In Convention Mag!

Go check out Brooklyn's own, Nov Ganon in Convention Magazine with his exclusive interview!

Click here:
http://readconvention.com/ThoughtProcess_0009.html

Throwin' My Money

We all have these things that are going on with us that we do not even tell the closest people around us. There are things that my parents do not know about me; there are things that my inner circle of friends do not know about me as well. I have struggled in this past sixteen months of being out of college (yes...out of college) emotionally, physically, and definitely financially.

Emotionally I have fought with the struggle of wondering my own self-worth. I have found myself beating myself up and falling apart to the brinks of breaking down at my loneliest points. There's nothing more disturbing and eerie than looking at the person in the mirror and not noticing who that person truly is. I have scraped, clawed, and fought my own self to figure out what it is that I truly would like to do with my life. Being out of college for this past sixteen months has been a truly hard task for me to realize since it was more of a comfort zone for me. To go from being in college, living on campus and not having a care in the world other than "Damn...did I pass that Sociology exam?" to now "Damn...how the hell am I going to come up with this rent money?" was been a true struggle for me. But, I have come to grips with dealing with growing up.

Physically I have changed tremendously in the past sixteen months. Living on campus, we were subjected to eating disgusting food that was full of preservatives. As soon as you would digest it, it would be gone. So from the five years of undergraduate study living on campus, I lost a tremendous amount of body fat. I was a lot leaner on campus. I came back home in May 2007 and I remember by July 2007, I had gained ten pounds. Now, it is September of 2008, and I know that for sure I have gained 25 to 30 pounds since I have been home! My diet was been pretty fucked up since I have been home. The late-night bar binges and ten P.M. trips to the local taqueria to get a carne asada burrito definitely was starting to show. I worked out five times a week at college, and ate five meals a day. My metabolism was sky-high, but let's remember, I was on the meal plan so I didn't have to pay for groceries really. I came home broke as hell, and the majority of my diet was the dollar-menu at fast food spots. Hence, came the weight gain! I have started back in the gym and the weight is starting to come back off again. Thank God!

Financially was become the biggest hurdle for me to conquer in the past sixteen months. Last August, I had sold my whole inventory from wholesaling to move into my place with my roommates. After about two months, I realized that the whole roommate situation would not work out for me. I should have learned that in college. I was spending 300-400 dollars a month on gas from commuting a 60 mile round trip to and fro everyday. I was out of business for about 3 months without any kind of solid income and it was definitely a rough time for me. I started my wholesale business back up in November last year and the money started to become a lot more steady. Then, the rent started to get extremely hectic. I had fallen behind on paying the rent a few times before I decided to move out of the house with the roommates and moved into my own place (where I am living at now) last year. I have been here almost two months now; finances are still getting my ass, but it is a lot easier minus the $400 monthly gas bill!

With all of this written, I have come to realize that my finances have been the hardest thing for me to juggle this past sixteen months of independence. I have been living "the rock star life." Partying 3 times a week, buying clothes and shoes very frequently, and traveling have all been a part of this "rock star life." I have been going through my second childhood with buying all these clothes and shoes as of late. I enjoy looking and dressing well, but I need to find a balance between want and necessity. I am now twenty-four (as of last Monday the 22nd), and it is time to take my mutual funds and invest more for a expotential gain of funds. I plan to retire by fourty-five (YES...45 years of age!).

Heltah Skeltah "Ruck n' Roll"

Ruck and Rock drop you with some more heat; Rik Cordero directs this video. I can't wait for the album to drop!

Her Space Holiday

Out of the Bay Area comes another band (such as Xiu Xiu) that has been making a huge impact on what I have been listening to lately; his name is Marc Bianchi and Her Space Holiday is his brainchild. There have been many bands I have come across locally that just did not have that flare for me to continue to listen to them. But, Her Space Holiday left a great impression on me the first time I heard the album, "Young Machines" which was released back in 2003. I recently was introduced to his music only a few weeks ago, and I must say that he gets played in my daily playlists ever since the first listen of his music. I don't like to put artists on parallels with other artists, so I will just define how Her Space Holiday's sound is like. Her Space Holiday's music can be defined as putting the true dark lyrics of loneliness and coming of age over indie-infused production creating the brainchild of an original sound.

Somobe Leaks New Single!

Somobe is a duo that I had the pleasure of interviewing earlier this year of HipHopRemix.com; they have leaked out a new single entitled "Red, Blue, Green." It is free to download on their Myspace page; do yourself a favor and go and add them as a friend (if you already have not) and download the "Red, Blue, Green" mp3. Trust me, this hip-hop duo is pushing the envelop of what is considered "good music" with their first album, "The Great Communication." It was probably one of the best albums I heard in 2007 (by far). When paralleling Somobe with another group of hip-hop artists, I would definitely like to call them the "two-man Roots crew." I have nothing but great things to say about these cats and their great music.

Check out their Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/somobe

Peanut Butter Wolf/J Rocc Show in SF TONIGHT!

Segue is presenting to you as the music connoisseur in San Francisco tonight, Stones Throw artists, Peanut Butter Wolf and J Rocc. Being a Bay Area native, Peanut Butter is sure to keep the atmosphere at Mighty in San Francisco tonight at an euphoric level. From working with the hip-hop giant and legend, J Dilla to Stones Throw labelmate, Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf and J Rocc have a resume that is 10 miles long.

J Rocc being an extremely great DJ that helped found the world-famous DJ crew, the Beat Junkies is sure to keep your headed nodding to his impeccable mixing and scratching skills. Remember...don't sweat the technique!

For a great time tonight, September 12th, 2008 in San Francisco, California, come check out Peanut Butter Wolf and J Rocc at Mighty.

http://sanfrancisco.going.com/st_b


Peanut Butter Wolf


J Rocc

Verz Media

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Big Pooh "Plastic Cups"

Big Pooh (of Little Brother) feat. Chaundon and Joe Scudda "Plastic Cups"

This song will be on Big Pooh's solo project, "Rapper's Delight." Little Brother is proving more and more that they can still make great music even without 9th Wonder.

VMA's 2008

Ummm, yeah. I really have no words for this. This picture was taken from the MTV VMA's last night during the performance of Lil Wayne and T Pain. They both have an album coming out collectively with each other entitled, "T-Wayne." Oh...that's great; this album sounds promising. LOL. I am writing this to ask you (hip-hop fans), ain't you tired of this phony shit?

WaMu CEO Fired: Possible Signs of Bank Closure

Uh oh! With the recent economy being flushed into the toilet and hitting record-breaking lows in the mortgage markets, Washington Mutual has fired their CEO, Kerry Killinger.

Washington Mutual has lost nearly 70 percent of its market value due to the mortgage delinquencies and defaults in this year! Looks like another bank is doomed to go bankrupt; it is definitely time to close my account with them and get another bank. Hell, in these days and times, keeping your money in a safe or under your mattress does not sound so ridiculous with the plummeting market and economy left in the can. I would suggest to any of you that have any accounts with WaMu that you close your accounts with them as soon as possible before their bank closes as many did this year. Remember this, the FDIC can only insure up to $100,000 of your assets that is in a bank account if your personal bank defaults.

Read more on the headlines of CEO Killinger being fired:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_bi_ge/washington_mutual_ceo

Young Buck-"Confused"

Damn..Buck...what's going on homie?!
LOL!

Nov Ganon Featured on MF Doom New Mixtape!

This kid does it again! Nov Ganon drops an exclusive on the MF Doom x Mike Wattz mixtape, "DOOMED."

Nov Ganon EXCLUSIVE---"Nettle Leaves"

Go download the mixtape on IllRoots.com

Subterranean

Parenthetical Girls is a band hailing from Everett Washington that I had in my music library for a few months. I remember scanning through their "Safe as Houses" album and turning my nose up to it in disgust. Ironically enough like some of my favorite bands in the past year that were presented before me (such as Xiu Xiu and Casiotone For The Painfully Alone), I listened to the "Safe As Houses" album again and had a completely different mindset when taking in the opera vocal styles and indie-rock instrumentation. I was completely blown away, and I believe that this band is going to get heavy rotation from me within the coming weeks. It's amazing that some of my favorite bands and artists I could not stomach their music initially, but after giving their music a chance months down the line, I learned that their music was extremely good. I guess that when you have an artist, producer, DJ, or even band that is so original in their sound, it takes a while for a music lover to digest what they are hearing.


I have always had an extreme longing to go to the UK; I really do not know why, but ever since I can remember going to the UK has been something that I have always wanted to do. Out of the city of Leeds, England comes the band that I was introduced to two years ago, ¡Forward, Russia! After seeing their video for the song, "Nineteen," I initially knew that ¡Forward, Russia! would be a band that I would listen to for some time. With their current album, "Life Processes," there are an eclectic arrangement of songs displaying the true talent that this UK band possesses. It would be a great idea to check this band out; I want one of those exclamation point t-shirts!

Fat Girl by U-N-I

U-N-I "Fat Girl"


U-N-I with an installment from their debut street album, "Fried Chicken and Watermelon." No disrespect to the big girls...they need love to. Check out their album when you get a chance, and add them as a friend on Myspace! Watch out for "Love Supreme;" that album is fire! If you like Pacific Division, Dom Kennedy, Blu...you'll love these cats!

http://www.myspace.com/unimuzik

Commercials

I don't even skate, but this new DC Shoes Commercial is tight as hell.





Damn...I think this was like '91...I was in first grade when this came out...
Bo knows everything!





The Jordan XII commercial from '98..."Frozen Moment"...timeless...





Spike Lee and Mike...Jordan V....

Nov Ganon on iLLRoots.com!

Check out my boy, Nov Ganon on iLLRoots.com!
http://illroots.com/2008/08/24/get-to-know-nov-ganon/

Segue

Segue is an independently-owned promotional company out based in San Francisco, California that is breaking heavy ground in the Bay Area region. From hosting "Mixtape Wednesdays" at the Skylark Bar on Valencia every Wednesday in San Francisco to even promoting an extremely eventful evening at Club Six on 6th St with hip-hop's best producer (period!), DJ Premier of Gangstarr, Segue has proven that their worth is much more than promoting typical club events at your local dive bar. When preparing come to a Segue-promoted event, only expect an euphoric atmosphere leaving your mind, body, and senses in complete and utter awe at some of the coolest and chic clubs, lounges, bars, and venues in the city where Frank Sinatra "left his heart in," San Francisco.

Black Hair: Perm Vs. Natural

I ran into this video on YouTube about the pros of black women wearing their hair natural versus perming it straight to the conformist look. It's a truly interesting topic to have this conversation with black women about natural hair because the truth of the matter is that most black women have been brainwashed into believing that wearing a perm is a great thing aka "the norm." And when something is the norm, rather than be natural and be completely abstract, people tend to stay in the sheep mode that they live in and follow the rest. This was some real shit; thanks for the lesson.

Green Light by John Legend/ Andre 3000

"Green Light" by John Legend Featuring Andre 3000

I just found this video a few minutes ago; this song is just in time to end the summer of right. Add this to your iPod for that weekend playlist. Andre 3 stacks and John L....SMOOOOTHHHHH!

Download "Green Light":
http://www.zshare.net/audio/174695629e6c7864/

LA Resurrection

Los Angeles has become a hotbed of talent as of late with new hip-hop acts such as U-N-I, Pacific Division, J*Davey, Dom Kennedy, TiRon, Inverse, Ayomari, etc. I have recently in the past year realized that the music that is coming out of LA (as far as hip-hop) are all being made by cats that are in my age range of 20-24 years of age. Here's a video from Dom Kennedy, "Watermelon Sundae." This is the complete summer soundtrack all in one song. The nirvana sets in as soon as the beat drops; what better way to portray the feel-good So Cal vibes of this song than having a video at a pool party.


"Watermelon Sundae" by Dom Kennedy"

TiRon on Vimby

VIMBY - Tiron

TiRon hailing from Lost Angeles showing how he lives; peace to Like and Mibbs of Pac Div in this vid. What's up Ayomari?

7 Daize

Hailing from the Bay Area comes a female/male duo with the talent and charisma to take them beyond the heights of many Bay Area artists that have come before them. Gyrl Ab'strakt and DJ Cleve have come together bringing the fresh new sound of hip-hop that this generation has been lacking; substance. With their release EP, "Mr. and Ms. Pakman," they take the listener on a auditory vacation that lasts far beyond the seven songs it displays. This group is gearing to drop their debut full-length album soon and will be dropping a weekly exclusive song to add to your iPod to keep you bang your head. With 7 Daize, you can expect to hear something that the game has been missing for a long time, a true essence of clarity. The hip-hop without the preservatives and fillers is what 7 Daize brings to the forefront. When listening to their music, expect only the true sheer elements of hip-hop music. Be expecting to hear a lot more from this group in the near future.

Check out their Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/7daizemusic

Artists With Few Plays (15-20 Plays)

I was looking at my boy's blog and was interested in mimicking a blog post that he had did recently. He had looked at the bottom half of his least played artists on his Last.fm charts and listed them in a posting.

15 Plays
Athlete-
I was a little surprised that this band was so low on the charts. They had a hella good LP.








Shiny Toy Guns-
This LA band was a big hit for me back in '05, but seemed to never get many plays.

Lyrics Born-
I'm not surprised by this cat being low on the charts; I don't really like his shit much. Quannum Records has good artists (such as Blackalicious, Pigeon John, and Honeycut), but LB hailing from Berkeley, California just doesn't do it for me.













16 Plays
Shad K.-
A friend of mine from "I left My iPod in El Segundo" gave me this cat's LP back in January, and I really liked what I had heard. I gotta dust off this guy's LP and give it hella more rotation than this! Crazy!
























P.O.D.-
San Diego big-time band, P.O.D. was a big hit for me in my earlier days of getting into rock back in high school; I guess they didn't have the influence to make it higher in the charts.











17 Plays
Souls of Mischief-
DAMN! I must really be slippin! I work for Hiero and the group that brought the Hieroglyphics to the forefront isn't gettin' any serious rotation from me!

Dionne Farris-
"They say I'm hopeless...like a penny with a hole in it." I guess the "Hopeless" smash hit from the "Love Jones" soundtrack didn't give Dionne enough strength to be higher in my plays.

MSTRKRFT-
The electronic group from Toronto that is sort of a big deal to the rest of my friends really must not be sort of a big deal to me with 17 measly plays. They definitely need some heavier rotation than what I have given them.












18 Plays
Modest Mouse-
Even with hits like "Float On", Modest Mouse didn't have the balls to make it higher on the charts. Nah...(jokin)....I need to give their music more of a chance. I got so much music on this damn computer, it's hard to sort through everyone.

mewithoutYou-
"January 1979" was a song that got me into this band while I was in college in Maryland. I remember playing their LP at the time (2005) a lot, so I am truly surprised that these cats are so low on the play charts.

19 Plays

D-Block-
Now, this is a shocker...all through my time of hip-hop, D-Block has been one of my favorite groups. Styles P. is atop of the list of my favorite emcees and it is a trip that these Yonkers natives didn't make it past 20 plays?!

Thursday-
Another band from college that I was really into at
the time, and that guess didn't have the spark to
make it higher in the plays.












20 Plays

Janis Joplin-
With the smoky voice, this woman that passed away at the young age of only 27 years old had the talent to soar beyond. She will definitely get a lot more playtime!

Michael Andrews-
"Mad World" by this cat and Gary Jules is my favorite song of all-time. It defines me as a person completely more than any other song I have ever heard.