TAG: Savage

Jul28

Beestings & Nosebleeds Mix

Beestings & Nosebleeds is a popular summer event series from dubFrequency that takes place at the rooftop of The Standard Downtown LA every three Saturdays. So far this summer’s performers/DJ’s include Wale, Junior Sanchez, Rob Roy, Hollywood Holt, Hey Champ and Mike B. among others; showcase of a wide range of musical genres next to a pool and free jello shots. As we hit the half-way mark of the summer, dubFrequency resident DJ Nicky Savage has put together a killer 45 minute mix that best represents the sound of Beestings & Nosebleeds. Hosted by Rob Roy.

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Jun23

Wale Blows The Standard LA’s Rooftop

Saturday afternoons in downtown Los Angeles are normally chill and sometimes even down right quiet. This past Saturday afternoon was an exception though as Wale simply made the typical spectacular. Performing in Beestings and Nosebleeds, Wale blew the swank rooftop of the Standard Hotel in LA. He ripped the mic with cuts like “Nike Boots” and “Chillin.” Also sharing the floor with Wale at this afternoon hiphop show were Carter and Dude Royal, while DJ’s Jayceeoh, Lady Sha, Sourmilk, and Nicky Savage provided their own DJ sets.

Check out the event photos and videos of Wale’s performance.

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Jan19

INTERVIEW: Exile ‘Reimaging the Instrumental CD’

Go to any hip-hop show and almost everyone from the artists performing to the audience congregating will at some point repeat these six words: Hip-Hop is not on the radio. While this sentiment for better representation and balance is echoed by nearly everyone in the hip-hop community, there is at least one DJ from Los Angeles, California who believes the platform has tremendous value for the Hip-Hop culture. On Jan 20, the dirty science practitioner will release his first instrumental album (L.A. Radio). With the album being completely comprised of samples from L.A. radio it isn’t an exaggeration to say that this is a project that will redefine how we look at instrumental albums. URB caught up with Exile to find out more about the concept behind L.A. Radio, to discuss his next …

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Jan13

Director Timothy Saccenti (Profile)

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Video director Timothy Saccenti plans a trip to Mars

Chances are you are already familiar with Timothy Saccenti’s work-if not from our very own glossy pages then from music videos for the likes of Peaches, Jamie Lidell, Animal collective, Battles…o yeah, and a Target commercial for the designer Rogan. Saccenti takes on an aesthetic that has been described as “baroque futurism” and is heavily influenced by Le Planete Sauvage, the ’70’s animation from Rene Laloux in which a giant alien race keeps humanoid type creatures as pets. Huh?

“The Futurists were passionate about destroying the old and creating new forms of art and that is something I can very much relate to, sans the politics,” tells former URB cover photographer turned video maverick Timothy Saccenti. ” But I also tend toward the epic and emotional, a la …

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Jan01

Savage – Savage Island (Review)

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An artist with a name like Savage would make one assume that he is going to bring the heat to a track. Lyrically annihilate the track with his long standing metaphors and unique flow. Unfortunately, this particular album from Savage sounds closer to a bunch of noise rather than a rap album. 'Knock A Hater Out' is my first example with the chorus being 'Blew! Knock a hater out with that booyakabooyaka!'. Some tracks do require raw emotion of that kind but not throughout the entire ...

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