Foultone Records Presents: Pip Skid
You hear the word all the time in write-ups: transcendence. It’s almost become kitch. But finally, an artist who delivers on the promise. Pip Skid, a longstanding legend of Canadian hip-hop presents Skid Row, an electrifying and energetic blast of socially conscious hip-hop that only solidifies Pip Skid’s position as a force to be reckoned with. His unique brand of hip-hop hits listeners not only on a visceral but cerebral level too.
But why would you expect any less from Pip Skid? Here’s the harsh truth, for those who (unfortunately) might not be familiar with his raging yet thought-provoking brand of hip-hop. Utilizing a range of genres, including driving guitars that elevate his MC skills, Pip Skid has been making music for 17 years and shows no signs of letting up. His live show is renowned for it’s intensity, as the normally reclusive artist sheds his skin and provides a powerful show, leaving audiences clamoring for more.
And Pip Skid does his part to deliver as much of his art as possible to his fans. Starting out with the seminal group Farm Fresh from his native Brandon, Manitoba, Pip held his own at the forefront of a burgeoning hip-hop scene in central Canada in the early 1990’s. He is a cornerstone of the success of indie label Peanuts & Corns Records and has featured on many of their 40 releases. And by day, Pip Skid delivers hip-hop to the youth around him, participating in his “Make Rap Happen” program, which is in high demand with schools and cultural groups. “Make Rap Happen” focuses on the history of hip-hop and teaches children to express themselves through deejaying, performing and recording.
But on March 30th, with the release of Skid Row, Pip Skid will do some weighty self-expression of his own. Tracks like “I Never Knew” presents an infectious, jangly groove with Skid’s trademark socially-frustrated lyrics elevating the track to something, well, transcendent. And the powerful title track echoes some of Cypress Hill’s best work, combining furious guitar solos and fist-in-the-air MC’ing that will no doubt grip audiences with its immediacy. Skid shifts things up on “Ten Dollars” which pays homage to classic, 80’s-influenced hip-hop that will have purists salivating.
There’s no shortage of hip-hop out there today. But Pip Skid presents something different; his brutally honest take on the world around him puts him in a class of his own. And for that, everyone around him is better off.
See Pip Skid live March 13th at the West End Cultural Centre in his hometown of Winnipeg backed by a live band featuring Nestor Wynrush, DJ Kutdown and members of Annihilator, Nova and Banned From Atlantis.
Three free tracks for the taking here: http://www.foultone.com/PipSkid.zip
John Legend ft. Benks - If You’re Out There remix
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http://www.mediafire.com/?zz43inynmdg
http://www.box.net/shared/e01r5fsyn1
Everyone’s “going green.” We’re glad you’re taking action too! Our grandchildren and their children will thank us for living more sustainably. Let’s start now. Check out Kingston 11’s remix of John Legend’s “If You’re Out There” featuring Benks.
Who is DAN D?
GCP Recording Corp / Instigator Music Group Present…Dan D
“Keeps Me Coming” Remix Ft. Tha Vill
More info on Dan D:
Dan D is an up and coming singer / producer / choreographer from Toronto. He’s sponsored by the software company fruity loops as a producer and teaches hip hop dance all over the world. He’s worked with many artists in Canada and has had the opportunity to work with artists like Sean Paul and Chris Brown in the past. He’s currently working on his debut album “The Original & The Remix” which is due for release in the spring.
Download the DJ / Radio Pack here:
Dj Pack (MP3) : http://www.sendspace.com/file/r330ox
Dj Pack (WAV) : http://www.sendspace.com/file/gkl37g
check out more from Dan D online at www.myspace.com/dandrama
NINJASONIK PREP VIGOROUS “ARTSCHOOL GIRLS” DEBUT VIA GREEN OWL/CHIEF RECORDS ON 4/20/10 FEATURING CUTS FROM MATT & KIM, TEAM ROBESPIERRE, AND VIVIAN GIRLS
Brooklyn’s Ninjasonik are taking their self-sustained, militant buzz off the streets and translating it onto wax for their long awaited debut album this spring. Beginning as an art concept record and a time capsule of their almost 18 months together, “Art School Girls” features guest appearances from Matt and Kim, Team Robespierre, and Vivian Girls. It’s obviously not the normal collaborative line-up for what many could misconstrue as a hip-hop record, but a “cultural fusion” says emcee Telli. “I don’t think sound has been merged like what we do. I’m a rapper, Jah’s a punk, and Teenwolf’s a musicologist.” Ninjasonik is unleashing this raw and uncut synthesis of styles with their “Art School Girls” full length VIA Green Owl / Chief Records due April 20th, 2010. Green Owl is a label that is ahead of the game in itself by respecting the planet both economically and environmentally through sustainable technology, news, and information.All We Do Is Win (Team Canada) - The new song from M.O. available for free download
All We Do is Win (Team Canada) the new song from M.O. celebrating Team Canada’s Gold medal performance at the Olympic games. Featuring an exclusive Canadian remix of DJ Khaled’s All I Do is Win. Click Here to download the song directly. Click Here to listen to it on the podcast.
CookBook and UnoMas Release “When You Rock and Roll” Video with Fellow LA Emcee Evidence!
L.A.’s CookBook and Uno Mas finally unveil their stunning new video for “When You Rock and Roll” off their sixth LP C&U Music Factory! On the track CookBook, Uno Mas and Evidence call out cats who sell their soul for the game. “They used to want advice/now they tryin to son me/It’s funny how the tides change/When you rock n roll.”Undoubtedly their most complete work to date, the 16 track collection features guest appearances by Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), Scarub (of Living Legends), DJ Rhetmattic (Beat Junkies), L.A. Symph alumns Pigeon John and Sareem Poems (aka Sharlok Poems), and vocalist Raquel Rodriguez.
Cisco Adler’s Spring Break Lover
Our very good friend Cisco Adler of Shwayze (Banana Beat Records/Suretone Records) has just released the first single off his upcoming album, and not a moment too soon. The track is called “Spring Break Lover” and features Cisco, Lil Jon and Dirt Nasty. Already carrying a heavy online presence, the song is out just in time for school vacation as kids all across the country get ready to par-tay!! This song is destined to become the anthem of spring break for years to come.
Adler’s new album is slated to release late spring, and will feature the likes of John Legend, Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Space Cowboy, Warren Jamez, Too Short, Eddie Rap Life, Cobra Starship, Shaggy, and Cold Flamez. This heavy hitting line-up is sure to make this album one of the best releases of 2010.
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“SPRING BREAK LOVER” -CISCO ADLER ft. LIL JON and DIRT NASTY
Buck 65 and D-Sisive Are…The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus!
Hey Young World!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive are teaming up - as The Ricardo Christoff Apparatus - for a project called 100 Story Building. But we need your help to make it work
Were looking for stories. Tell us a story about a person you know - a friend, a relative, a love interest, a co-worker, a roommate The story should be funny, strange, tragic, inspiring, epic or all of the above. Well pick a bunch of the best stories and turn them into songs. Thats it! Be sure to tell us the name of the person the story is about, because that will be the title of the song. Instant immortalization!
Buck 65 and D-Sisive have laid it all on the line telling their stories with guts and teeth and blood for years and now they want to tell the story of our fellow man/woman/beast.
Send the greatest story ever told to 100storybuilding@gmail.com and leave the rest to us.
Miles Jones - Trust Me (feat. RaSoul) *Produced by Mr. Attic*
Miles Jones - Trust Me (feat. RaSoul)
Produced by Mr. Attic, from the album “Runaway Jones” now available
Download:
Miles Jones - Trust Me (feat. RaSoul) (Radio Edit)
Video: (Now spinning on MuchVibe)
Miles Jones is a rising star in the Toronto hip-hop scene, but for those who know him best this does not come as a surprise. Bass runs through Jones veins. His grandfather helped pioneer the reggae movement at Studio One in Jamaica where Bob Marley and many others recorded their first big hits, while his father Hedley Jones aka Deadly Hedley Jones Jr. was an influential DJ on CFNY-FM and the early Toronto club scene.
Miles continues this tradition by being active in all aspects of music as a DJ, producer, emcee, songwriter and the owner of his own label Mojo Records & Publishing. A true student of the craft, Jones debut album One Chance also served as his thesis at McMaster University. The disc was released to critical acclaim and even helped garner Jones the 2007 Ontario Independent Music Award for Hip Hop Artist of the Year. Miles has also been recognized for his song writing talents. He helped contribute 11 songs to Sony BMGs music catalogue as part of the Canadian Idol songwriters conference.
Through 2008, Miles Jones has continued to ride this wave of success opening for veteran hip-hop legends KRS-One and Souls of Mischief of Hieroglyphics fame. While Miles remains true to the lyrical and poetic integrity of hip-hop, he is also in touch with the current direction of music. He has opened for up and comers Thunderheist and opened for international phenomenons T-Pain and Raekwon of Wu-Tang in Halifax in October 2008. 2008 also saw the beginning of Miles Jones international music career with a performance in Osaka, Japan.
The future is bright for this young emcee, Miles a man of great drive and passion has taken responsibility for his own destiny, funding and executive producing his new album Runaway Jones. Miles had the chance to work with some of his childhood icons as well of some of todays rising stars, including the first single Never Too Late that was produced by Detroit’s Black Milk.
Video: J*DaVeY - “Get Together”
While the world impatiently waits forJack Davey and Brook D’Leau ofJ*DaVeY to release their Warner Bros. album New Designer Drug, we are left to lust after their every creative morsel. Luckily, Jack and Brook have blessed us with a visual for their recently released freebie track “Get Together.” Our favorite genre-scramblers serve up another gem made of one-part electronic music, two-parts soul, a dash of hip hop, and a little more than a pinch of sex appeal with a video that can only be described as a futuristic amalgamation of Tinkerbell meets The Shining.
Directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Veronica Hinds, the video takes viewers on a journey of transcendence as the main characters are lured away from their everyday lives by a floating orb of light that leads them to the entrance of the unknown. When asked about the main concept behind the video Jack Davey explains, “I kept seeing a processional march down a hallway… and wanted to convey the main characters following their light to a meeting place.” This concept was adopted to convey the main message behind the song; transcendence - breaking free of the confines of the everyday to experience a life without boundaries. “People need to step out of their individual bubbles and start connecting with other people” says Jack Davey. “Step outside of your comfort zone and feel something new, try something new, speak to someone new, transcend.” This message rings especially true with fans who recognize J*DaVeY for their refusal to be boxed into a stereotype or genre. When the glowing orb appears in front of you, will you follow it? Are you ready to break away from the confines of everyday life and explore a new dimension with Jack and Brook?
J*DaVeY “Get Together” from Veronica “V-Chip” Hinds on Vimeo.
JB FEAT. SEAN JONES - “READY OR NOT” OFFICIAL SINGLE
HERE’S THE OFFICIAL NEW SINGLE FROM ONE OF CANADA’S LEADING HIP HOP STARS… JB FEAT. SEAN JONES - “READY OR NOT”.
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/833295416/b28d7a4bdd101b3065400ad10f6ede6e
Kurupt Gears Up for New Album with “Tha 420 Mixtape: Prequel to Streetlights”
In anticipation for Kurupt’s new solo album titled Streetlights, he has teamed up with Power 106’s L.A. Leakers to put together a smokin’ mixtape called “Tha 420 Mixtape.” The tape bangs from beginning to end with guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Problem, Daz, Bobby Valentino, Lil Wayne, Roscoe, Warren G and more!
:: MP3 || Kidz In the Hall ft. Jay Electronica - Relax || Clean, Dirty & Inst || Duck Down ::
Dope new joint from Chi-Town’s Kidz In The Hall and NO’s Jay Electronica. Joint’s called RELAX. Clean, Dirty & Inst available…. New Kidz in the Hall album dropping ‘Land of Make Believe’ March 9th on Duck Down Records…Rihanna and Assassin a.k.a. Agent Sasco - Rude Boy Remix
Assassin a.k.a. Agent Sasco has had a great start for 2010, his latest project being a remix of Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” produced by Boardhouse Records. The remix has Rihanna singing on a reggae beat and Assassin bringing the “Rude Boy” element to it.
Wordsmith Video “Tour Guide To New Bride” // Vintage Experience Out March 30th
Nu Revolution Entertainment would like to present Wordsmith’ new UK single/video, “Tour Guide To New Bride” directed by D-Dot Films. This is the second single on his debut album “Vintage Experience” in stores March 30th. This single is a break from the regular commercial Hip-Hop singles as it conveys a unique story to the listener. With a catchy hook, his lyrics and storytelling ability allow you not only dance in a club, but also get a kick out of how witty the song was put together.
“Vintage Experience” is broken up into 4 chapters with unique scores and plays out like a “Movie on Wax.” The material, in general, ranges from songs Wordsmith wrote/recorded from 2006 to 2009 with all the production coming from in-house producers Strada, Professa, Capish and Street Level. The features were kept to a minimum with only Chubb Rock, Camp-Lo, Grand Daddy I.U., Soulstice, Kontact & Black Knight and local DMV stars Kimia Collins and Whitefolkz lending verses on the album.
IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘THE FINAL FRONTIER’ AND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
IRON MAIDEN are pleased to announce that their forthcoming new studio album will be called ‘THE FINAL FRONTIER,’ and is expected be released late summer of this year.
The announcement comes with news of a North American Tour with Very Special Guests Dream Theater to open in Dallas, Texas, on June 9 and finish in Washington D.C. on July 20, making it MAIDEN’s most extensive North American tour in many years.
Following these shows in Canada and the U.S., The Final Frontier World Tour will travel back to Europe for a few selected major festival and stadium shows with the band planning to continue to many other countries in 2011 (full currently confirmed dates below).
The full Live Nation North America press release for the Canadian and U.S. dates is posted here: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-news&nyo=0.
An exclusive pre-sale allowing members of the IRON MAIDEN fan club first access to tickets to the North American MAIDEN Shows will be made available two days prior to them being available to the public. For full details go to www.ironmaiden.com.
Tickets for the Canadian shows will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 13 (12pm EST for Toronto and Montreal dates AND 10am LOCAL TIMES for the Western dates).
Tickets for the U.S. Shows will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 20 at 10am EST.
As IRON MAIDEN are actively dedicated to ensuring their fans always have access to the best possible tickets at the fairest possible price, without being subject to scalping for good seats, so many North American shows will operate, at least in part, a paperless ticket policy. More information on Ticketmaster Paperless Ticketing can be found herehttp://www.ticketmaster.com/paperless.
To give IRON MAIDEN fan club members a privileged insight to their touring world, IMTV will return to www.ironmaiden.com to cover The Final Frontier World Tour. This exclusive footage includes regular footage from the live shows, touring, band interviews, insights into our crew and what they do and much much more. The website will also feature exclusive tour diaries, photographs and anything else that helps the fans get a real insight into the dynamics of a big tour.
** DIY HIP HOP HEADS BIN LADEN BLOWIN’ UP RELEASE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL MIXTAPE ** ** B.B.U.’s FEAR OF A CLEAR CHANNEL PLANET drops March 1st, 2010 **
The heart of Chicago’s DIY hip hop scene pumps out the arteries of three ravenous Emcees - Epic, Illekt and Jasson Perez - who make up the bombastic hip-hop trio Bin Laden Blowin’ Up (BBU). With arrestingly catchy beats and hard-hitting lyrics, the boys of BBU are pleased to announce the release of their debut mixtape, FEAR OF A CLEAR CHANNEL PLANET, presented by Ruby Hornet and available on www.FOCCP.com.
BBU consists of three close friends from the streets of Chicago who aim to sprinkle gems of knowledge and communicating their message through raucous shows and vivacious energy. When asked why BBU do what they do, Jasson Perez states that for BBU it is about “making a connection to the culture, to the movement.” Aside from their hectic schedule, the group remains close to their roots and still finds time to stay active in the community and raise funds for various local charities and causes.
The mixtape’s opening track “BB Who” hammers listeners with spitfire rhymes and a stampeding beat that’s tied together by a cheering, home team chorus of shouting girls. Without a lull, the mixtape ensues with a bum rush of bounce and gristle as it features the current internet smash “Chi Don’t Dance” which recently received an 8.0 out of 10 for best new tracks and proclaimed a “bona fide summer jam” by Pitchfork. Shortly after, The Washington Postclaimed the same song as being “one of the year’s most criminally overlooked tracks” and “More infectious than H1N1″ from Time Out Chicago. The BBU sound is a concoction that can best be paralleled to Das Racist’s shameless amusement with the militant backbone of Dead Prez and the danceability of Spank Rock.
BBU’s reputation as a restless touring hip-hop group has allowed them to smother the map with their brandishing of subversive lyrics and infectious dance beats. From their CMJ showcase in NYC to the packed parties at colleges in the Midwest, and even their 2009 Lollapalooza appearance performing “Chi Don’t Dance” with Hollywood Holt, BBU are consistently racking up points for their explosive live show and insatiable hunger for the MIC. Artists alike have also taken notice of the BBU’s Pandora’s box of tunes, which has secured them some stage sharing time with the likes Diplo, Wale, Buraka Som Sistema, Dead Prez, The Cool Kids, DJ Sega, and Jean Grae.
Be sure, for all those in the Chicago area, to check out the Mixtape release party on February 27th at theSubterranean. And for all those flocking to SXSW this March, you can catch BBU storming through the festival with a slew of head-turning performances.
Download or stream the FEAR OF A CLEAR CHANNEL PLANET mixtape sample here:
MP3: Little Brother - “Curtain Call”
Critically acclaimed rap duo Little Brother are back and ready to takeover speakers for the final time together with their new album, LeftBack. Dropping on April 20th via Hall of Justus, LeftBack will mark the end of an illustrious career by partners in rhyme Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh. The album features production from the likes of Khyrsis, Denaun Porter, J.Bizness and guest vocals from Torae, Truck North, Jozeemo, Chaundon, Median, and more. The send-off for the North Carolina hip-hop heavyweights begins with the release of “Curtain Call,” the poetically titled first single from LeftBack. Rapper Big Pooh sets the tone for the album by declaring that “this is it, the last monologue / last act in the play, you could say the epilogue.” A booming synth line, driving bass and staccato drum pattern intertwine to provide the backdrop for the occasion, while Phonte drives home the album’s message by rapping “You know we don’t quit / but when it’s curtain call then that’s all you gonna get.” The song “basically sums up the history of our career as Little Brother,” says the duo. “This is the last first single you will hear from Little Brother.”
Fans can expect further announcements from Little Brother, including tour info and other interesting developments onLeftBack’s road to the release.
“Curtain Call”: http://media.audibletreats.com/Little_Brother-Curtain_Call.mp3