TAG: Def Jux

May28

El-P @ Santos Party House (Live Review) (Video)

05.21.12

About an hour after the Santos Party House doors had opened, I skipped the long line on Lafayette, one of the few perks of the freelance/poverty lifestyle, only to be groped mercilessly by a security guard upon entering. Trying my best to employ cultural relativism, this being my first rap show since moving to NYC last month, I shook it off and headed for the bar. El-P’s record release show drew an interesting mix from all boroughs, including familiar faces such as Dapwell from Das Racist and Mr. Len of Company Flow. Other special guests, performing guests to be specific, included Atlanta veteran Killer Mike, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Heems, and Nick Diamonds from Islands. To no one’s surprise, the hometown hero El-P sold out the downtown Manhattan venue and left little elbow room to be spoken …

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Aug08

New El-P :: “Drops Over BKLYN” (MP3)

El-P might have shuttered his legendary label Def Jux last year, but the East Coast producer/MC has found a new outlet for his tough and twisted style in Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, who are releasing “Drops Over BKLYN” as part of their singles program, promising 10 tracks in 10 week, and already featuring Best Coast, The Rapture and How To Dress Well.

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Jul22

Aesop Rocks The Casbah with Kimya Dawson (Live Review) (Video)

The stage presentation of Aesop Rock’s new crew Hail Mary Mallon, which features emcee Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, is one of relentless upbeat fun. Their caffeinated onslaught of back-and-forth rhymes hits like A Tribe Called Quest for the ADD generation. “Smock” quickly got the audience in convulsions with Wiz’s deft scratches serving as the exclamation point. When fists nearly flew between a couple plastered fratboys in the crowd shortly thereafter, Aesop was quick to call for peace and keep the show’s positive vibe intact.

“Daylight,” the abstract, be-your-own-God anthem which made Aesop a cult hero a decade ago, inspired hearing loss levels of sing along. This night, however, was all about the collaborative spirit between Aesop, Rob Sonic and freak folk impresario Kimya Dawson.

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Nov26

C Rayz Walz ,Dj Lord Ron rock Airliner, L.A. tonight, Concrete Bars

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C Rayz Walz, NYC’s most legendary freestyle emcee and  mic slayer, infamous for his MTV’s MADE episode w/ The Blizzard and countless tours with everyone from Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan to Freestyle vs Written spitter Kosha Dillz, comes back to the west coast tonight smashing the scene in East LA with Dj Lord Ron @ The Airliner (2419 N Broadway . With over 15 albums and appearing on over 25  12” records from Def Jux to Detonator, expect him to come out with much more amazing material since  the FREE Rayz Walz, Beat the System campaign has been a success. That’s right; C Rayz is not locked behind bars anymore, and to celebrate, we …

Oct11

Kid Cudi ft. Cage “Maniac” (MP3)

With a chorus that chants “paint a black hole blacker,” it’s clear that Kid Cudi is sticking with his demon steez on this latest cut, recorded with fellow emotionally challenged rapper and Def Jux veteran Chris ‘Cage‘ Palko. The pair connected over a mutual affection for Shia LeBouf, who directed the video for Cage’s “I Never Knew You” which LeBouf directed.


KiD CuDi featuring Cage – Maniac by Hypetrak

Cudi’s second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, is due November 9th.

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