February 2011
January 2011
L.A. The Presentation (Mixtape x Mini-Movie)
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I’ve told this story a few times. I was listening to Scienze’s The Phone Tap(e) project and this track came on called “From L.A.” And that’s the first time I heard L.A. rhyme. From the beginning I thought she was dope. I was amazed that she had just started rhyming and was prepping her debut, The Presentation. This was back in July....
Return of the Real: Elle Maxwell is the DMV’s...
Check out my latest column of Return of The Real over at RefinedHype.com featuring DMV’s own Elle Maxwell. We talked about the DMV Hip-Hop scene, her upcoming projects and her name change. Check it out.
Return of the Real: Elle Maxwell is the DMV’s Black Madonna
How many indie emcees do you know that release mini movies with their mixtapes? What makes it even crazier, this is L.A.’s first mixtape. Check the movie. Then download the project over at www.ucancallmela.com.
Otis Hamilton Compilation
I know, this is a project I’ve talked about for some time now. Well, it’s finally here. Otis Redding and Anthony Hamilton are two of my favorites. A few months back after putting together my last compilation Soulful Summer, I decided that I needed to put together an Otis and Anthony project. This is mostly because I struggled with deciding on just a few of their tracks to include on...
Promise This
Adele >
thehouseofcoxhead:
Here is Adele’s stunning cover of Cheryl Cole’s smash hit, Promise This. Pretty sure this is how it meant to be sung originally. Will upload a Zip file of the whole performance when it becomes available.
www.SkyyHookRadio.com What are you waiting for?!... →
I’m bothered when Republicans call it “Obama-Care.” It’s...
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It’s funny that I said how tired I was of the “Black and Yellow” covers. Especially those where people change the colors on the track (i.e. White and Purple). But then I received an email featuring this “Wack and Yellow” track from Xavier Pryce. Straight comedy. The visuals are dope too. The track takes on the groupies in...