Here is the official music video to Mr. Miranda and Hexsagon's first single "Key to Success" off their upcoming album "Love, Tears, and Smiling Faces" directed by Moses Lujan.
FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP FOUNDING MEMBER MYKA 9 TO RELEASE A NEW SOLO-LP & FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP REUNION PROJECT THIS FALL
Myka 9 New Solo-LP, “Mykology,” To Be Released On 10.3.2011 On SoundVise Records, New Freestyle Fellowship Reunion LP To Be Released This Fall!
“To say that Freestyle Fellowship significantly influenced West Coast hiphop is like saying that Jesus was a pivotal figure in Christianity.” –Pitchfork
Freestyle Fellowship will be reuniting for the first-time in over a decade and releasing a new LP, The Promise, on Decon Records this fall. Yet, before the Freestyle Fellowship reunion project surfaces, Myka 9 will release his fifth solo-LP, Mykology, on 10/3/11 on SoundVise Records. Produced by Organized Elements and Myka 9 himself, it’s full of the meticulous and intelligent rhymes that Myka has become so revered for. Mykology’s first teaser “I Must Cross,” finds Myka poignantly dissecting the often-debated immigration crisis from a human rights perspective. The projects lead-single “Oh Yeah…Alright” finds Myka trading verses with Freestyle Fellowship member Aceyalone along with Casual, Sunspot Jonz & Kirby Dominant.
Myka 9 is a founding member of one of the West Coast’s most-influential and creative groups, Freestyle Fellowship, (which also includes Aceyalone, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and J Sumbi) and the group is still a very instrumental figure in the LA Hip-Hop community. Known for his rapid cadences and incorporating singing into his melodic jazz infused sound, Myka is one of the West Coast’s most stylistically advanced rappers and he has had an indelible impact on the underground hip-hop scene and freestyling as an art form. Myka is featured in the award-winning 2008 documentary This Is the Life, chronicling the music movement that was birthed at The Good Life Cafe in South Central Los Angeles. The Good Life is the open-mic workshop where he first performed with Freestyle Fellowship in the early 1990s.
Myka’s imprints on Freestyle Fellowship and the artists they would later influence is evident as Myka’s ‘7th Seal” from Freestyle Fellowship’s debut, To Whom It May Concern, (1991) has been dissected and combed over by fans, artists and critics alike for years in an attempt to crack the code and help shaped the next generation of West Coast emcees and sound that would emerge shortly thereafter (Hieroglyphics, The Pharcyde etc., and Myka even ghost wrote two tracks on N.W.A.’s 1987 debut album N.W.A. And The Posse). Released in 1993, Freestyle Fellowship's second LP, Innercity Griots, is a landmark of LA Hip-Hop and genuinely considered one of the best Hip-Hop LP’s of the 90’s; and the group’s videos for "Inner City Boundaries" and "Hot Potato" from Innercity Griots took their sound and movement worldwide.
After the release of Innercity Griots in 1993, Freestyle Fellowship went on hiatus due to the four- year incarceration of Self Jupiter. Upon his release, the Fellowship reunited to record Temptations which was released in 2001. In 1999, Myka formed an underground super group, Haiku D’Etat (self-titled release), with Aceyalone and Abstract Rude; a track (“Non Compos Mentis”) from that self-titled release was featured in Tony Hawk’s “Pro Skater 4” video game (one of the top selling video games of the year).
Since his days freestyling and break dancing for money on the streets of Baltimore, Sean-Toure' Thames has taken his music career to the next level. Taking advantage of his growing up during the Golden era of Hip-Hop, Sean has incorporated the classic boom bap sounds of Hip Hop music into his creative and diverse sound.
Sean has quickly developed a reputation as one of Baltimore's and underground Hip Hop's best performers/producer/emcees. His success as a test bin Winner on the Morgan St. Strictly Hip-Hop Radio Show, and his energetic live performances has gained much respect and notoriety as one of the DMV’s best artist and an award recognizing him as The Baltimore Scene’s 2010-2011 Music Producer of the Year.
Since his first stage performance in 1991, Sean has shared the stage opening shows for some of Hip Hop’s greatest recording artist of all time such as, Little Brother, KRS One, Chip-Fu, Nas, Wayna, Mos Def, The Fugees, INI, Pete Rock, GangStarr, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Bilal, and many others. In 2005 Sean won a Remix contest for his remix version of John Mayer's Grammy Award winning song “Daughters.”
In March 2010, with his independent multimedia company Sean Toure' Music Group and Rosachi Music Group, Sean released a free downloadable remix album called The Sean-Toure' Remix Project featuring remixes he's done for artists such as Michael Jackson, Common, 50 Cent, The Roots, and many others.
Sean’s solo-debut Soundchanneler, The Invisible Man will be released in October 2011. The self-produced album features some of the best underground Hip Hop artists on the scene today. The album features songs with world-renowned emcee/producer Kev Brown, YU of Diamond District, J. Sands of Lone Catalyst, Wordsmith, Soulstice and Haysoos of Wade Waters, Substantial, and many others. Tune in world---The Soundchanneler is here!
Here is the official music video to Mr. Miranda and Hexsagon's first single "Key to Success" off their upcoming album "Love, Tears, and Smiling Faces" directed by Moses Lujan.
With the impending release of "The Elmatic Instrumentals," DJ Premier took some time to check out the new interpretations of some of his classic productions, as covered by Detroit band Will Sessions. After explaining the background behind the beat for "Memory Lane," he's predictably impressed with the new instrumental versions for "Represent" and "Detroit State of Mind." "The Elmatic Instrumentals" will be released September 27
3rd music video "Sinbad" (directed by Pasqual Gutierrez) from Curtiss King's new EP "DIY" presented by Black Cloud Music x Ashley Outrageous.
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"Creating art is all about sacrifice. My music is all about sacrifice. Physical, emotional, and visual sacrifice. I made this video in dedication to anyone who has ever sacrificed themselves for the sake of their passion but also with the faith that better days would come. Shout out to Pancake batter, carlo rossi, olives, Cheez Itz, orange marmalade, and flour. - Curtiss King
Apathy quote: "When I started to make “Honkey Kong” I knew I wanted to make a hardcore, classic hip-hop album. I grew up listening to Gang Starr, Wu-Tang, EPMD... and so on. So when this album started coming together and I started working with dudes who I grew up studying and idolizing; like Preem, Muggs, Beatminerz, Steele, Mad Lion that made all the bullshit of the industry worth it to me. Working with DJ Premier, is personally the most important point in my career. He’s my favorite producer of all time--hands down. Everyone who contributed to Honkey Kong killed it and definitely brought their "A" game.”
DJ Premier quote: "Apathy is the FIRST artist that I allowed to mix down a record that I produced... EVER!!! Shouts to my engineer Eddie Sancho who influenced him."
Apathy and Celph Titled crash a child's birthday party and proceed to liven up the festivities and then take it to the water and give you a Demigodz version of "Step Brothers" ("boats and hoes"). Meanwhile, DJ Premier keeps it classy!