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Video: Kam Moye - “Forever Fresh” Prod. By Marco Polo

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kam_moye-23Kam Moye Teams With Marco Polo To Deliver New Video From Splitting Image, Makes Appearance on 2010 Wake Up Show Anthem

North Carolina’s own, Kam Moyeaka Supastition, teams up with up and coming Bay Area director,Charles Barcelona (Homegrown Outfitters/Right Lane Ent) for theMarco Polo-produced banger, “Forever Fresh.” The video is done documentary-style and showcases Kam in various behind-the-scenes clips, past videos, and show footage from performances in the U.S. and abroad. The rest of the video was shot on location in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The song itself is reminiscent of the former Supastition sound with Kam spitting rapid fire, while still dropping jewels like “I’m what happens when a child prodigy grows up.” Marco Polo’s head nodding production shines brilliantly throughout the track  triumphant horn stabs and classic boom bap drums leave the perfect backdrop for Kam’s ferocity. “Forever Fresh” is the b-side to Kam Moye’s official second single and album title track, “Splitting Image.”

Also, be sure to also check out Kam’s appearance on the official Wake Up Show Anthem 2010, which also features appearances from Tajai of Souls Of Mischief, Crooked ITech N9neThe RZARas Kass, B-Real, and more.


MP3: Diamond District - “Who I Be” (Marco Polo Remix) + European Tour Dates

diamond_district-05Diamond District’s debut In The Ruff made huge waves last year - ending up on countless year-end lists including heavyweight websites KevinNottingham.com, PopMatters.com, and more, and also continued the avalanche of well-deserved attention to the previously underrated DMV hip-hop scene. Considering the impact that the album made, remixes of some of the cuts were inevitable. A reworking of “I Mean Business” by yU (1/3 of Diamond District) surfaced in late December, and now, Canadian producer Marco Polo, who contributed tracks to Masta Ace’s A Long Hot SummerSadat X’s Black October and various Boot Camp Clik projects, including his own Double Barrel project with Torae, is the latest to add new flavor to one of the tracks - reworking one of the album’s top songs, “Who I Be.”

In addition to getting the track out early for fans, Marco Polo’s “Who I Be” Remix will be appearing on Mello Music Group’s Diamond District Remixes album, as well as Duck Down Records’ The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo. Even before hearing the track, the pairing of Marco Polo’s patented boom bap with Diamond District’s own break beat heavy sound is a logical match. Marco Polo’s new flavor is apparent right out of the box, as he drops the low end and adds a serving of catchy keys that give the song a fresh and more bouncy feel. On enlisting Marco Polo for the remix, Mello Music Group founder and Director of Operations, Michael Tolle, says, “Given the success of In The Ruff, we wanted to keep the remixes in a few select hands. Oddisee reached out to Marco on the strength of his Double Barrelrelease with Torae. and Marco came thru with a big radio friendly remix that made fresh use of the original ODB sample.” Keeping the remixes in ready supply, in the coming weeks fans can also expect a remix of “Streets Won’t Let Me Chill”by Detroit’s own Apollo Brown.

Explicit: http://media.audibletreats.com/Diamond_District-Who_I_Be_Marco_Polo_Remix-Explicit.mp3


Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx Set The eXXecution

20100127-exxAlbum In Stores March 23rd, 2010 on Duck Down Records

Album Is Entirely Produced By Marco Polo and Features Appearances From Sean Price, Black Moon (Buckshot, 5FT & DJ Evil Dee), Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Freddie Foxxx & DJ Revolution

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx have combined forces to bring fans a serious dose of hardcore Hip Hop. The eXXecution is entirely produced by Marco Polo with Ruste Juxx providing gut-wrenching vocals over heavy hitting drums.

Marco Polo explains that a “simple studio session to play beats turned into Ruste Juxx recording 9 songs. The joints came out so crazy that we said let’s turn this into a full-length album. Working with Duck Down all these years it was only a matter of time before Juxx and I got to a specific project. The best part is the work happened organically. Nothing was forced. Ruste came through, heard beats, wrote, recorded…done deal. March 23rd is The eXXecution!”

The album, which has been finalized features Sean Price, Black Moon (Buckshot, 5FT & DJ Evil Dee), Rock of Heltah Skeltah, DJ Revolution, and Freddie Foxxx.

Ruste Juxx describes the album as “straight eXXecuting. I’m killing off wack MCs and Marco’s murdering the producers. I couldn’t help but to write some killer shit to the beats Marco made. If I wrote something wack to his production, then it’s a wasted beat. I can’t have that! “

Marco Polo & Rustee Juxx- “Pre-eXXecution” MP3: http://usershare.net/e99nozbusb5m