DJ Day & Exile Finger Drumming Live on MPCs

December 21, 2009

For those that say beatmaking is not musicianship.

Exile and Dj Day at the Rooms of Red Bull from joao costa on Vimeo.

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‘BOMB TIL WE HIT EM’ Featured as RapReview of the Week on RAPREVIEWS.COM

December 1, 2009

Beatmonstas’ ‘BOMB TIL WE HIT EM’ landed on Rapreviews.com with a featured ‘RapReview of the Week’ article.  Author Emanuel (Manny) Wallace of RapReviews.com scored the music at 8 out of 10 and the lyrics at 7 out of 10 for an overall review score of 7.5 out of 10. Big ups to RapReviews and Manny [...]

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The God EMCEE “Rakim” Speaks on Eminem

November 30, 2009

I thought I’d share this vid that I’ve run across a couple of times. It’s Rakim (The God Emcee) speaking on Eminem and Scarface. It’s interesting to see who Ra enjoys as we all jones for the lyrical tenacity and potency that has become his hallmark.

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InsideTheCircle.com - Artistic Expression - “Home Studio vs. Pro Studio”

November 20, 2009

Inside The Circle

Recently I had the pleasure of being asked to write a blog article for a friend at Insidethecircle.com. The article was the first of new series of articles by musicians for musicians. The series is called “Artisitic Expression”… peep the article that i wrote below
Artistic Expression - “Home Studio vs. Pro Studio”

I’ve had [...]

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The Scratchophone - Portable DJ Set

October 22, 2009

For the Chicagoan’s who frequent “Bongo Beach” and Los Angels that frequent Venice Beach, you may soon see your friendly neighborhood DJs out among the pack with this new portable “scratch instrument” called The Scratchophone.  Even DJ Qbert has one. Well at least, there is a Qbert edition in the works.

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R.I.P. MR. MAGIC - LEGENDARY HIP-HOP DJ

October 13, 2009

RIP DJ MR MAGIC … As confirmed by DJ Premier, Mr Magic died on the morning of October 2, 2009 from a heart attack.

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Beatmonstas hits DJ Eclipse’s ‘RAP IS OUTTA CONTROL” Sirius XM Radio Playlist

October 13, 2009

Beatmonstas’ (Phashara, Noble Dru & Therapy) new single “Beats N Rhymes” reaches the playlists of Marley Marl, DJ Kevvy Kev, DJ Eclipse. Big ups to all the DJs both well known and unknown all around the world who’ve been supporting the new music from the album “Bomb Til We Hit Em”.
Peep the most recent playlist [...]

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Hip-Hop For Harley Davidson’s

October 3, 2009

Ludacris & Shawnna’s Custom Harley’s DTP Style

Rides Magazine’s October issue features Ludacris and Shawnna on their new customized Harley Davidson motorcycles. Luda’s bike is a Harley Davidson - Dyna Fat Boy chromed out with custom DTP / Ludacris paint job. While Shawnna’s bike is Harley Davidson - Dyna Street Bob pink and chromed out with [...]

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11 Year Old To Abolish The N Word

October 2, 2009

Interesting video by an 11 year old who wrote a song and a speech about the usage of the N word. This kid is wise beyond his years. I for one have been on both sides of the fence about the usage of the N word. It’s a complex issue for many. Not so much [...]

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OPEN Letter To Chicago’s Youth From NAS

September 28, 2009

An open letter was posted today on GlobalGrind.com by NAS.  The letter is addressed to our “Young Warriors” in Chicago. We all know that Chicago’s youth are in a struggle to survive their own rage. I’m from the same streets that have become a war zone for these kids.
I asked a homie whats going on [...]

 
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