The poster is wrong, but I couldn’t find the updated poster. Joe Budden and Classified filled in for Obie Trice after he couldn’t get into Canada.
Spoiler: I didn’t stay to watch an Eminem-deficient D12 perform. So this is really a review of the openers.
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I was turned off by the bleepity bloops at first, but Zion I has grown on me. On side A, MC Zumbi and producer AmpLive remix some hip-hop classics and on side B is more on the electronic tip. You’re going to want to put this on and do a thousand crunches. This mixtape comes before the release of Zion I’s album The TakeOver January 27th.
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. Alien MC’s
2. The Rebel
3. Paper Thick f/ Rakaa Iriscience & Richie Cunning
4. Til Tha Breakadawn f/ Codany Holiday
5. Rawww f/ Mr. Davin, Deuce Eclipse, and Bambu
6. Gotsta Chill (Temperature RMX) f/ Talib Kweli
7. All Tha Jazz Interlude produced by Headnodic, horns by Adam Theis
8. Push the Button produced by Sean Christian
9. The Choice Jump Off
Side B
1. Juicy Juice
2. How Does It Feel f/ KFlay & Del the Funky Homosapien
3. Mama Told Me produced by Beat Camp
4. MGMT vs MGMT f/ Mickey Factz
5. The D Interlude
6. Santogold One RMX f/ The Grouch
7. Weird Fishez f/ Young Deuce
8. Fight for the Right (Muse RMX)
And look! Some tour dates:
11/17/2008 Neumo’s- Seattle, WA
11/18/2008 Satyricon- Portland, OR
11/19/2008 Domino Room- Bend, OR
11/21/2008 Club Underground- Reno, NV
11/22/2008 Grand Ballroom- San Francisco, CA
What up, Stephen!
Sphere: Related ContentYou know we mess with Nardwaur, so its pretty much a must we throw up Nardwuar’s latest encounter. He meets up with Common in Vancouver and knowledge on everything from early Chicago rap to Mongolian BBQ with Dilla is discussed, check it out. Spotted at 2DB.
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Can’t stop listening to this Pase Rock/ Fully Fitted track, which was done to celebrate the kinda-big deal events of Nov 4th. Thanks to Catchdubs.
Check out the Fully Fitted blog as well.
As I watched the latest installment of Joe Budden TV where he is shopping for a jacket in the Bronx Harlem (edit: sorry it was late!), the store seemed familiar. After racking my brain filled with random hip hop nonsense, I realized It is the exact same store Jim Jones shopped at & documented a few years back. Looks like Jim Jones got a better deal (not even calcualting inflation!!). Jim Jones shopping savvy> Joe Budden. Watch and compare for yourself:
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Via Von Pea’s blog
Von Pea from Tanya Morgan does original, dope tracks over Madlib’s beats from the 2nd Quasimoto album, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas. You need this in your life. Hey, and it’s Von’s birthday today so go wish the man.
Did I mention how much I love that album cover?
Check out our interview with Tanya Morgan if you haven’t already! Oh, one more thing: Grand Vonye is a classic. You need to listen to that. “Progress Report” is my jam.
Dj01 Edit: Happy Birthday to Von as well!!
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Note: I know I’ve been barley around, but I returned from CMJ week to a dead Dell laptop, I’ve moved on to a mac so posting from my end should be picking up.
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I come bearing gifts. The homie Mulatto Patriot just passed me this heater off his album Sonic Visuals. The beat is real paranoid and he’s got Razzy on some sinister ish. I’d be blasting this right now, but my roommates are sleeping.
I shot some questions at Mulatto too:
ML: How did you first get into hip-hop?
MP: My longtime friend DRIP (R.I.P.) introduced me to hip-hop in the 90s. The first show I went to had Common Sense and Guru on the bill. It was one of the greatest memories of my childhood.
ML: What’s poppin in the Chicago scene?
MP: Chicago has many great artists putting in work. Just to name a few Pugs Atomz, Awdazcate, Decay, Primemeridian, Astonish, Longshot, Wes Restless, Seal Fresh, Verbal Kent, Chekk Famous, Q-Billa, etc…
ML: Where’d you get the name Mulatto Patriot from?
MP: The De La Soul Song “I am, I be”. I am Mulatto and I be for America.
ML: Any MC’s you’d really like to produce?
MP: Common (Sense), Black Thought, Dice Raw, Slug, Phie Dawg, Mos Def, Talib, Busta, MFDoom, Murs, C-Ray, EL-P, DEL, Rakka, Evidence, Cee-Lo, wordsworth, JSands, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, E. Badu, Jill Scott, Method Man, Redman Man, Ludacris, Mad Skillz, Styles P, KRS1, Nas, Pharoahe Monch and any MC that puts on a dope show.
ML: Were you in the studio with everyone on the album or did they mail in verses?
MP: 75% of the Vocals on the album I recorded @ my studio.
ML: Anybody particularly impress you in the booth?
MP: Everyone brought their own flavor and that’s one of the things I like most about the Album.
ML: Hardest part of getting the album off the ground?
MP: Having to keep telling my family and friends “I’m in the studio, we’ll get up on… scratch that, I’ll give you a call when I’m free.”
Sonic Visuals is now on sale at iTunes (US, Europe, AUS, Japan), Amazon, Rhapsody, and other major digital distributor joints.
Major shouts to Mulatto Patriot for hooking it up! Tracklisting and the video for his single "Cadillac Vinyl" after the jump.
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Sidebar: I haven’t played it yet, but I’m giving Wii Music the benefit of the doubt for now, just because Shigeru Miyamoto’s games (get to know) have changed my life four like times.
via Kotaku
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You already know we’re fans of Black ELement here at Metal Lungies, now I linked up with EL for a proper interview. Black talks about his meeting with Talib Kweli, his favorite New Jersey and Boston rappers, among other things.
ML: First of all, the meaning of the name. How did you come up with the name Black ELement? What does it mean to you?
Black ELement: Well there are 4 other elements of hip hop, graffiti, mc-ing, b-boying and turntablism. I’m the forgotten element, black people created hip hop as a form of self expression and a way to get through the day. My name is a homage to the culture’s creators.
ML: What rappers would you say have influenced you? Go into detail – this is always something I find interesting.
BE: I was heavily influenced by various emcees, besides the obvious (Jay, Nas and Biggie), I’d have to say I went to Rawkus Prep School as far as where I picked up the most. Mos Def showed me that soulful and funky music is still relevant, Talib taught me consciousness, Big L showed me swagger and Pharoahe Monche showed me how to think outside of the Box. They were the foundation of what molded me into what I am today. Outside of the Rawkus family, I would have to say that Outkast was a HUGE influence on me musically due to the fact that they pushed the envelope on every album they dropped. That’s something I admire and aspire to do throughout my career.
ML: I read in your bio that you got a chance to meet Talib a few years back. Tell me what that was like.
BE: I met Talib when I was 16 at a Common show. I was really nervous cause I was scared that homey was going to be a asshole and crush a younging’s dreams [laughs]. But Talib was real cool, when I told him I spit, he left me with the simple message “Do You. Don’t let anyone dictate your art.” and I have taken that message to heart every time I make music, I always do what I feel.
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