Today, enjoy the official music video for the song “When It Rains” featuring Aloe Blacc, taken from Dag Savage’s limited edition EP that is available now. The video was directed by Marcus Mizelle.

Dag Savage, comprised of Exile and Johaz, are preparing to drop their first EP on January 15th via Dirty Science / Fat Beats. The EP features 4 brand new tracks featuring guest appearances from Aloe Blacc, Murs, and Co$$ in addition to a couple of remixes. The EP will be sold digitally as well as a limited edition 12″ vinyl, limited to 500 pieces.

Today, enjoy the first audio leak from the upcoming EP, for the track “Twilight.” Look out for the “Twilight” music video coming soon!

Exile and his Dirty Science collective present his “Cassette” mixtape as a thank you gift for the holiday season. The mixtape features exclusive songs from Exile’s vaults (1996-2009) featuring demo versions from his rap album “4TRK MIND” as well as demo versions from Blu & Exile and Emanon (Aloe Blacc & Exile).

All songs were made on a 4-track recorder and produced by Exile, except “Like That,” produced by Kankick.

[You can download the mixtape here]

DAG SAV – DAG SAVAGE from Dirty Science on Vimeo.

Peep the first video from the mixtape for the song “Dag Sav” directed by Exile Manfredi.

Exile & Johaz will drop their first EP as DAG SAVAGE on January 15th. Until then, bump this free debut DAG SAVAGE mixtape entitled “SALVATION,” featuring Aloe Blacc, Blu, Gonjasufi and more. The mixtape can be downloaded in full using the link below.

[Download Link]

The Dirty Science crew and Exile presents his new group, Dag Savage, comprised of San Diego’s own Johaz on mic duties and Exile on the beats. Exile continues his near flawless history with taking new MCs and showcasing them to the world, previously doing so with Aloe Blacc, Blu, and Fashawn, and Dag Savage should help continue his near perfect batting average.

Today, enjoy the free download for the song “Cali Dreamin” featuring fellow Cali MCs, Fashawn and Co$$. The song is available on iTunes now and you can also purchase this as a limited edition 7″ vinyl.

Stay tuned for more Dag Savage music in the near future.

Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to the SF Bay: JAZZ January 25th at Yoshi’s.

The GARY BARTZ Project
with featured guests
BILAL & ALOE BLACC
Jill Newman Productions

Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist Gary Bartz began making waves on the jazz scene during its prime in New York City and never slowed down. Mr. Bartz was formally trained at Julliard; however, it’s the time alongside jazz greats like Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and McCoy Tyner that has placed him as a legend in the game. R&B icon, Bilal, serves as featured vocalist for the Gary Bartz Project, and for this special night only, soul sensation and 2006 RBMA Participant, Aloe Blacc, will join them on stage.

To get tickets, click here.

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Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to the SF Bay: Hip Hop

January 26th at Mighty

“THE STRETCH ARMSTRONG AND BOBBITO SHOW”: Revisited
featuring DJ Sets from
DJ Stretch Armstrong (Plant Music) & DJ Bobbito Garcia (Kool Bob Love)

Opening set by
DJ Shortkut (Invisibl Skratch Piklz/Beat Junkies)

The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show was broadcast out of Columbia University’s WKCR in the early 90s and launched the careers of hip-hop legends including Nas, the Notorious B.I.G, Jay Z and Big Pun. DJ Adrian “Stretch Armstrong” Bartos and Robert “Bobbito” Garcia turned their 1 to 5 a.m. radio show in to a launching pad for young artists on the brink of fame. Listeners tuned in weekly for the illest rhymes to hit the airwaves at the time. Legendary Bay Area DJ, Shortkut, will warm up the hometown crowd, paying homage to his contemporaries from the East Coast.

TICKETS HERE:
Ages 21+
http://mighty119.com/

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Red Bull Music Academy and 103 Harriet presents New York City to the SF Bay: Dance
January 27th

MASTERS AT WORK
Kenny Dope & Little Louie Vega
Live!

The Salted Lounge featuring
Miguel Migs / Julius Papp / Mauricio Aviles (SALTED)

Plus:
thePeople
Hakobo (Fresco)
Salva
Jesse Boykins III
Ghosts on Tape
Shawn Reynaldo
DJ Dials

Their name says it all – Masters At Work. “Little Louie” Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez celebrate 20 years together, shepherding dance music down new paths with their inventive production style and imaginative feel for different musical forms. The two native New Yorkers have amassed an overwhelming body of work in that time, one that includes hundreds of original productions, remixes and side projects, redefining the way we think of music in clubs. They defiantly mix everything they can find – house, hip-hop, funk, disco, Latin, African and jazz – into a universal groove. And in doing so, MAW has become a cultural mélange unto itself, emblematic of the multicultural society in which we live.

GET TICKETS HERE: http://mastersatwork.eventbrite.com/
MORE DETAILS HERE: http://1015.com/onezerothree

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The Red Bull Music Academy 2012 will be held in New York City, September 30 through November 2. Music makers, vocalists and DJ are invited to apply from February 2 to April 2. The application period will be kicked off in style in San Francisco with three days’ of concerts and parties all around town.
www.redbullmusicacademy.com

The only preconceived notion for this album was that the sound would be more muddy Minneap than Ev’s straight-ahead Venice Beach formula. This is foiled early on; the only track with fellow Rhymesayers is “Late For The Sky” with Aesop Rock & Slug (decent verse but Slug’s voice sounds a parsec tinny compared to Ev’s & Aesop’s, yeah the fool co-owns the label, got his feet up, so what).

Ev over Primo is nice, very adequate, if not just a bit underwhelming. The Raekwon/Ras Kass features on “The Red Carpet” are memorable but the best collaboration is “Fame” with add-ons from Roc Marciano & Prodigy. Premier chimes in again on “The Epilogue,” a superior composition to “You.” The album’s overall restrained production caters expertly to Mr. Slow Flow’s blunted baritone. Furthermore, there are 5 pairings of Ev & Alchemist (The Stepbrothers) and the results are typically engaging.

The loose concept of heavy rainfall is well-conceived and gives way to any number of interpretations. It also clears a path for a weather-themed trilogy. Ev’s penmanship continues to evolve with effortless storytelling and vivid phrasing; this listener favors “I Don’t Need Love.” The moment that truly trumps up the session is the intro for “Late For The Sky;” a bit where Ev jumps in a cab and asks the cabbie to turn up the radio. In that brief exchange, Ev sums up what hip-hop means to many listeners.

Evidence sponsors the best of what hip-hop once was and the glowing embers that still remain. This is not to discourage those who get excited about each of NahRight’s 30-leaks-per-day or hang on every character Jayceon or Tyler tweets. Sadly, hip-hop has run out of topics (not impact, mind you) and old-head critics have run out of ways to address the void. Ev seems aware of this, which is why the album is every bit bitter as it is sweet, “I ain’t claimed to be a game changer/I claim the West, Venice Beach, RSE & Dilated…” Enough said Mr. Perretta, despite running a bit long, this is clearly one of the year’s better releases.

Here’s the five acts we plan not to miss:

LRG Clothing Co x Dirty Sciences presents Exile’s “Intro To The Outro” mixtape featuring all Exile production and mixed by Exile himself. The mixtape features past achievements as well as brand new exclusive music from MF Doom, Bun B, Blu, Fashawn, Aloe Blacc, Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile), Co$$ and others.

Exile’s first self-produced rap album entitled “4TRK MIND” drops October 4th, via Soul Spazm x Dirty Science.

Exile “Intro To The Outro” Mixtape by DIRTY SCIENCE

Tracklisting: (All Tracks Produced by Exile for Dirty Science)
1. Intro To The Outro – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile (Exclusive)
2. Evolve – Pharoahe Monch
3. Leimert Park – Co$$ (Exclusive)
4. Growing Pains – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile ft. Fashawn, Blu and Exile (Exclusive)
5. Brolic – Bun B (Exclusive)
6. Freedom Remix – Fashawn (Exclusive)
7. Slowly – ADAD (Exclusive)
8. Your Life – MED ft. Blu
9. Give It Up – Strong Arm Steady ft. Guilty Simpson and Talib Kweli
10. Flawless – J. Mitchell ft. Co$$
11. Count Your Blessings – Emanon aka Aloe Blacc & Exile
12. Below the Heavens Medley – Blu & Exile
13. Cold Hearted – Blu & Exile
14. Pearly Gates (Non-Album Version) – Mobb Deep ft. 50 Cent (Exclusive)
15. Disturbed Remix – Blame One ft. Sean Price and Fashawn (Exclusive)
16. Klepto – Exile (Exclusive)
17. Mic Jackson – DAG SAVAGE aka Johaz & Exile (Exclusive)
18. Wait For Me – Big Sean ft. Lupe Fiasco
19. Forgive Us – Emanon aka Aloe Blacc & Exile (Exclusive)
20. S.O.F. Remix – Fashawn (Exclusive)
21. Boy Meets World Medley – Fashawn
22. Samsonite Man – Fashawn ft. Blu
23. New Seasons – Blu & Exile (Exclusive)
24. Tema Do Canibal – BK-One ft. MF DOOM (Exile Remix) (Exclusive)
25. And They Say / Outro – MED (Exclusive)

LRG Clothing Co x Dirty Science will present Exile’s “Intro To The Outro” mixtape as a free download on August 31st, 2011. The mixtape features all Exile production that covers key songs in Exile’s lengthy catalogue while featuring brand new exclusive material never heard before. The list of exclusives include new music featuring MF Doom, Bun B, Blu, Fashawn, Aloe Blacc, Dag Savage (Johaz & Exile), Co$$ and others. LRG will be distributing the physical mixtapes for free at Rock the Bells so make sure to stop by their booth in each city.

Exile is also preparing the release of his first self-produced rap album entitled “4TRK MIND” dropping October 4th via Soul Spazm Records x Dirty Science.

Today, enjoy the free mp3 download of the song “Leimert Park” featuring Co$$ (produced by Exile). Co$$ vividly pays homage to his hometown neighborhood in Los Angeles, responsible for developing some of hip hop’s greatest artists and moments, including the legendary Good Life Cafe which was home to Project Blowed where everyone from Freestyle Fellowship, Jurassic 5, and others frequented on a weekly basis in the late 80s and early 90s. Co$$ proudly represents Leimert Park as one of it’s new shinning talents from the neighborhood, showcasing his work for his recently released album “Before I Awoke.”

Co$$ – Leimert Park (Produced by Exile) by LiftedResearchGroup