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.