TAG: Ensemble

Feb26

Prehistoric Rap Supergroup

Coming from the Triassic period, the Dino-5 are trampling through to the Neolithic era and are gonna set a hella big dino-print for homosapiens ears to discover on Apr 1st. A collaboration featuring a legendary hip-hop producer and a few MCs will be released as ‘Baby Loves Hip Hop’ (on Baby Loves Music). With a mix of five unique dinosaurs, these fossil pals are comin’ at you on stampede gear with beatboxing skills, storytelling rhymes and, well, a spear.

Open the door. Get on the floor. Everyone do the dinosaur. Or, perhaps, the next rap supergroup. This one features Chali 2na, Wordsworth, Lady Bug Mecca, Scratch….and….wait for it…..wait for it…..you guess yet? Just wait a little longer….Prince Paul.

Check out the dinosaur refresher below from a recent press release:

MC T-Rex (Chali 2na): MC T-Rex is …

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Jan27

Blitz Lights Up CMJ

Nomadic Wax, Scion, and the Bloom Effect put on the standout international Hip Hop showcase during this year’s CMJ Music Marathon, at the East Village restaurant and lounge, Drom.

Pharoahe Monch hosted the evening and prepped the crowd for one of URB’s Next 1000 artists: Blitz The Ambassador.

Originally from Ghana, Blitz pays his respects to the hip hop greats like KRS-One, Pharoahe Monch and Rakim, which he credits inspired his journey to America. He served his country well that night garnering the admiration of Pharoahe Monch, who described the show as a “magnanimous display of Hip Hop.”

Blitz took bold moves to bridge the gap between Hip Hop and politics, leaning more revolutionary than rebellious. Fittingly dressed in fatigues, he positioned conscious and clever lyrics against his 6-piece band, …

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Nov09

Brother Ali – Hip Hop Live! Tour Diary #1

I’m writing from my hotel room in Boise, Idaho. It’s our first day off on the Hip Hop Live Tour with Ghostface Killah and the legendary Rakim. The whole tour is backed by a ten-piece live ensemble called The Rhythm Roots Allstars which is made up of drums, bass, keys, guitar and entire rhythm and horn sections. We kicked off the tour in Los Angeles and are moving east across the country.

I grew up idolizing Rakim and I’m not sure if I’ll ever get over touring with him. This is our second run together and I’m on the bus with him and his family. It’s bugged out for a hip-hop kid from Minneapolis to be awaken in my bunk by Rakim to go …

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Feb23

A little soul for the weekend

For the third installment of their podcast series the good people over at Ubiquity let Ohmega Watts take control of things for a black history edition featuring a nice selection of soul dusties and rare grooves from the Luv n Haight imprint. Watts throws in a few exclusive originals in the mix as well. It's a perfect sound to warm up the weekend.

Ubiquity Podcast x Episode Three by Ohmega Watts

Intro – Ohmega Watts
Hang on in There – Michael James Kirkland
Such a Night – Darondo
Pickin’ Cotton – Johnny Talbot
Search for the Inner Self – Jon Lucien
Just Me and You – JR Bailey
Rap it Together – Detroit Sex Machines
Searching for Soul Pt. 1 – Jade Wade and The Soul Searchers
Why’d She Have to …

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Oct13

Ensemble – Ensemble (Review)

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Ensemble

Released by Fat Cat


Ditching much of the overt electronics found on 2000s Sketch Proposal in favor of the chanteuse-pop just hinted at on that album, Ensemble has become a solo act (Oliver Alary) with much greater potential. But the spirit of collaboration lives on with a much-ado-about-something partnering with Chan Marshall (Cat Power) on lead single 'Disown, Delete,' where the famously reclusive singer stands tall over a lovely bed of minimal stings, courtesy of the Babelsberg Film Orchestra. The same treatment is given to Sebadoh frontman Lou Barlow on 'One ...

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