TAG: The Truth

Sep21

Juliette Lewis, NYC (Video)

Juliette Lewis has been thinking about this moment ever since she was fourteen years old…



As I said recently, in relation to
Crystal Castles – when the person onstage needs to make a connection as much as the most desperate person in the audience (and I really don’t mean “desperate” disparagingly) that’s usually when you get some of the most memorable shows — which isn’t to say that a nearly-invisible artist high atop a PVC pyramid a la Etienne De Crecy can’t bring the funk and work to full shamanic potential — but on some nights it’s all about that down-on-the-floor-feathers-flying-freak-funk, and in this case, Juliette Lewis, who first blew me away at SXSW, takes a NYC audience on a Saturday night ride — which, even …

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Aug24

Lyrics Born Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart ft. Lateef The Truthspeaker (exclusive MP3/video)

URB has the first track of Lyrics Born’s upcoming full-length, As U Were. The track features his old Latyrx partner Lateef the Truth Speaker, and we spotted Joyo Velarde, Zion I, Pigeon John, Trackademicks, Kat Ouano, DJ D-Sharp and ApSci all in the video which was directed and edited by Raphael LaMotta from ApSci.

DOWNLOAD :: Lyrics Born “Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart” featuring Lateef The Truthspeaker (MP3)

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Aug17

Brother Ali Fresh Air (MP3)

Here’s a cut from Brother Ali’s upcoming album Us, due out Sep 22nd, care of Rhymesayers. On “Fresh Air,” Ali talks about all the reasons he is happy with his life–from a house full of kids and living out his dreams. It’s not that raw stuff or a heavy banger, but it’s alright. I like the beat and he has some clever lines in there.

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May21

Flyover Land Vol. 1

Midwest Broadcast has released a compilation mixtape, Flyover Land, Vol.1, featuring exclusive and unreleased tracks from some of the most talented emcees and producers in the Midwest. It’s named Flyover Land in reference to the common notion that the Midwest is a region not known for producing proficient hip-hop artists, and can thus be overlooked. This couldn’t be further from the truth, and the mixtape seeks to put rest to that opinion. Some of the gifted artists whose tracks are featuring on Flyover Land, Vol. 1 are Heiruspecs, Muja Messiah, M.anifest, Add-2, D/Will, Big Quarters, and more. The mixtape features sixteen consecutive tracks of uninterrupted, high-quality hip-hop, and is sure to be an enjoyable listen to everyone who gives it a chance.

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Apr28

Clipse Manager Charged In $10M Drug Trafficing

Clipse have been known to sings a ditty or two about the profit and peril the snow business. Now it seems they might have been closer to the truth than anyone guessed. From All Hip-Hop:

Former Clipse manager and nightclub owner Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez has been charged in U.S. District Court with running a $10 million a year drug ring.

The federal document elaborates that the defendants painted “themselves out as music producers, rappers, entrepreneurs, club owners, clothing designers and other legitimate occupations in order to conceal the true source of their income.”

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