Pictures!

So if you haven't noticed already, we've got a new lil' page with pictures from the past 6 months or so. Check it out, the link is on the right. Enjoy!

And yes, the interviews are coming so hurry up and wait!

The Glow!

This Friday at Pedestrian (3rd and South). Black Light Art Show! Performances from Hustle Simmons and Sock Tha Rapper. Brought to you by McJawn.

Part 2

Back at it for part 2, click the pic.

Part 1 here.

RJD2 - Work It Out

This is the video for Rjd2's "Work It Out" from 'The Third Hand' (XL Recordings). The vid features Bill Shannon who was born with a degenerative hip condition. His legs cannot carry his own weight and so he has lived a life on crutches. He has developed a new way of moving through life on his skateboard and the crutches. Though this may look like a recreational hobby or a debilitation, it is simply how Bill maneuvers throughout the day. In time to Rjd2's song "Work It Out" we follow Bill as he makes his way around. At the slow start, Bill is descending the courthouse steps in downtown Brooklyn. It's difficult, but he makes it down and the rest you'll just have to watch to understand. Rjd2 plays several extras which you can try to spot as well. The video, directed by Joey Garfield, is one continuous single shot for the length of the song. I definitely missed this when it dropped, sooo freshh. Props to McJawn for the link.

Nose in the streets of Philly.

Nose in the streets of Philadelphia. 

Check out McJawn!

Oh Philly..

Flyers & Senators Brawl, 2004. Fists flying, fans cheering, and some crazy non-stop fighting one after the other.

Testing, 1, 2, 1, 2

The Worlds Largest Record Collection

Record collector, store owner, and archivist Paul Mawhinney is credited as having the largest private record collection in the world. With over 1 million albums and 1 1/2 million singles the Library of Congress estimates that only 17 percent of the music in his archive is available on CD.

Paul tells the story of building his collection as a traveling salesman, opening Record-Rama, and shows off such gems as an ultra-rare Rolling Stones pressing and the first flat record ever made, which was pressed in 1881.

Foreign Exchange 2008

Coming soon. Dope shit. Click the pic.

Re-Format

Alright fellow webbernetters, the time has come. Over the next few weeks we are going to be undergoing some changes and new features to the blog. I'm not gonna get to deep into it right now, all I can say is that we'll be personally linking up with a lot of influential and creative people in and around Philly for some personal insight. It's gonna get real interesting so definitely stay tuned.

Tonight!

For my "no work early on monday" people, be there.

Gone to the beach.

Enjoy your weekend. Back on Monday.

MC's Act Like They Don't Know

Some tracks from the past year from the Alien Architect. Talk about crazy flow, this may be a little out there (or just new to the ears) to some people, but I can personally tell you that this cat can flow on some crazy abstract shit all day. Shout out to AD on the production.

DOWNLOAD:
-- Alien Architect - MC's Act Like They Don't Know --
-- Alien Architect - Move On Pt. 2 --
-- Alien Architect - You Don't Know What I'm Sayin' --
-- Alien Architect - Haunt You featuring Leah Kauffman --
-- Alien Architect - GOD --


Don't define yourself based on others perceptions of you, your feet are the only ones that walk in your shoes.
- The Alien

Isaac Hayes SAMPLOLOGY

Martin!

Some classic clips.

Jerome's Gotta New Tune


Martin Elroy Preston Godfather of Black Surf Music


Pump It. Pump It, Pump It. Pump It. Pump It. Pump It.

Is this inappropriate? Whoops.

Busy day today...woke up at 7 and began renovations for the new office with the guys from The Social Society. Soon enough you'll be able to find us in our little nook down in Old City. More on that later. Here's some innovative paintings that I found while cruisin' the web looking for some new art. Innovative ha...inappropriate maybe...amusing...yeahh.

Behind The Beat

Behind the Beat: Hip Hop Home Studios
RAFAEL RASHID

The revealing photographs found within the pages of Behind the Beat expose the creative spaces of top DJ's and music producers from the UK and US. This book is an open invitation to step into the private world of the hip hop home studio and discover its inner workings. Featured are the studios and equipment of some of the most influential music creators working today including: DJ Premier, Madlib, J Dilla, DJ Spinna, Skitz, Nextmen, Taskforce, Dj Swamp, E- Swift, Beyond There, Kut masta kurt, Fat jack, Jehst, Beatminerz, DJ Shadow, DJ design, Dan the Automator, Chief Xcel, Young Einstein, Numark, Cut Chemist, Thes One, J Zone and Mario Caldato Jnr.

The Roots Live @ Sirius Studios

The Roots performing in promotion of their latest studio album "Rising Down", on Green Lantern’s radio show, The Invasion. Live in Sirius Studios on April 28th, 2008. Sound quality is great.

Track List

Jam Boyz (??) (ft. Dice Raw)

I Will Not Apologize

Star

Long Time

RIP Jay Dee

Proceed Intro (RIP Dilla)

Get Busy (ft. Dice Raw)

Like A Pimp Freestyle Remix ft. David Banner

Rising Down (ft. Styles P)

Rising Up

75 Bars

Bonus: Rising Up (ft. Wale, Chrisette Michele) (Live on Letterman)

DOWNLOAD:
-- The Roots - Live @ Sirius Studios on 4.28.08 --

Phresh Prince

Some classic dance clips.

A lil' Will.


A lil' Carlton.


A lil' bit of everyone.

Some live ish'

Some new Mos Def material, 2 live recordings. Not the best sound quality but hey...it's Mos so who cares. Thanks 2db.

DOWNLOAD:
-- Mos Def - Twilight Speedball (Live) --
-- Mos Def - Stakes Is High (Live) --


AND...while we're on the live performance recording tip, here is a recording from 2003 of The Fire Department Band with Guest Emcees: Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Dice Raw, Mack Dubb.

The Fire Department Band is...Eric Krasno (Guitar; Soulive) Neal Evans (Keys; Soulive), Adam Deitch (Drums; Average White Band). Featuring... Jahi Sundance (Turntables), Rashawn Ross (Trumpet), Ryan Zoidis (Tenor Saxophone)

The best thing is...this entire live performance is given away for free online.

DOWNLOAD:
-- The Fire Department Band - 12.18.03 The Knitting Factory, NYC --


AND...for those who aren't aware, The Roots have live shows archived and available for free download at The RootsLive.com, some performances dating all the way back to 1993.

DOWNLOADS:
-- TheRootsLive.com --

Girls =

Props to DCtoBC for this one.

Rest In Peace

So sad to hear that two greats passed away this weekend. Bernie Mac passed away yesterday morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital, he was 50.


And Isaac Hayes, the legendary soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer whose career spanned four decades was discovered by a relative, unresponsive near an exercise machine in their home midday today. They will both be greatly remembered for all of their life-long accomplishments.

Tonight!

Little Brother

 with special guests Writtenhouse, Hustle Simmons and DJ Akshun.

Where: The Trocadero. 1003 Arch St. Philadelphia

When: Doors @ 8:00pm - Age: 18+

Tix: $15.00 adv, $17.00 dos (ON SALE)

More Philly LOVE -- Tribute to Love Park

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

215 at my door

So I went out on my morning bike ride today and dropped by a few shops to look for the new issue of Two.One.Five because I just couldn't wait any longer and I was unsuccessful. To my pleasant surprise, as soon as I arrived home, I had my subscription copy sitting in my mailbox! They even included a little goody bag, literally. SUBSCRIBE.

Music Links Updated

Yeah you're welcome, you're all welcome! For real though, ALL the music links should be updated and available for download. Here is the list of everything that was timed out and updated. Let me know if I missed anything, enjoy.

Blu - Departing Flights
Blackstar - Eternal Reflection
Blackstar - Breathe In feat. Black Thought
Truck North - Intro
Truck North - Creative Expression
Res - Sunday Night
Res - Ice King
Res - Party
Res - You Know What (demo)
Idle Warship - Pull It Out
Baba Israel and Yako 440 - Runnin Outta Time
Unless - Snapshot Pillowcase Pt. 1 feat. JohnF.
Unless - Solarwatermindgrass
Unless - Dream Technique
Queeley feat. Akilles & Kurt - One Gone
Hyphen-One - The First Letter
Hyphen-One - My Life
Daylow - I See The World
Pork Fried Trailer, 4.20.2007
Pork Fried Trailer, 11.24.2007

American Apparel Ass

Someone is getting over on American Apparel and putting some funny twists on their highly controversial advertisements. More power to them and I hope to see more. These jawns are pretty comical.

Real American Apparel Ads

More Philly LOVE -- Kerry Getz

A Day In The Life with Kerry Getz. Gotta love the desire to break the deck.



Mmm, so smooth.

Willpowerless Tomorrow!

Tomorrow night the guys from Willpowerless will be playing their first show since completing their new record, "Set The Sun". This isn't the official cd release but word is that the album will be available. The "teaser" for Set The Sun is available for download in an older post.

Two.One.Five Mag Issue #3 Tomorrow!

Yeahyeah, it's almost that time. The highly anticipated release of Issue #3 from Two.One.Five Magazine. Get em while they are hot, likely to be found at your corner store boutique, local food spots, or anywhere that they can drop em. That is if you live in Philly, if you live somewhere outside the city, good luck, you just gotta SUBSCRIBE!

The Price Of Success Tomorrow!

This Friday night (tomorrow) in New York at the IFC Center marks the US theatrical debut of Beautiful Losers, the movie. Like the exhibition and book that proceeded it, Beautiful Losers is a true labor of love that makes you want to go out and create something. It's wonderfully shot and includes a ton of terrific interviews with a fantastic group of artists. The film is the perfect companion to the exhibition and book.




BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation

In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.

Common Market

I'm so hyped for the release of the new Common Market album, "Tobacco Road". Due out on September 9th, this album will definitely be one to cop off the shelves or digital airways (aka I-Tunes). If you haven't figured it out yet (look through some older posts), I am a big fan of anything that Sabzi touches, and anything that emcees Geologic (Blue Scholars) and RA Scion (Common Market) get on. Seattle is doin' big things in my music life right now. Find out a little more about Common Market here.


DOWNLOAD:
-- Common Market - Tobacco Road --
-- Common Market - The Crucible feat. Geologic --

Left to right: Geologic(Blue Scholars), Sabzi(producer), RA Scion(Common Market)

Catz Out Of The Bag w/ Phresh Select

Catzie over at Two.One.Five Magazine links up with Phresh Select for some insight on their recent competition on America's Best Dance Crew 2 on MTV. Click here for the interview.

Beachin'

Yeah I've been down the shore for a few days...took a few nice pics. Feel free to jack em for backgrounds or screen savers for your comp. More to come in the next few weeks.

AND

I'll be updating all the old music posts so the music will be available for download again. I know some of the accounts have timed-out. I'll be sure to let you know in the next few days as soon as I get around to it.

Sunset Time Series -- All shot from different locations, same day.

She'll Make Your Heart SCREAM!

Off that energy...congratz to our girl Selina Carrera, the new video is looking mad flyy.

More Philly LOVE -- Stevie Williams

And....A Day In The Life with Stevie Williams


And....Stevie at Love Park, a little history.

The Big Event...the album leak?

Courtesy of Ill Doctrine.

I Predict A Riot

Question: What do you get when you mix a Delaware-raised former choirboy and preteen Funk singer with a diehard DIY Hip Hop head who cites country music, Quincy Jones and Kool G. Rap as influences in the same breath?

Answer: One of the dopest Emcees-slash-producers-slash-singers-slash-guitar players-slash-songwriters that you've never heard. You can call him Hezekiah.

Born into a musical family, and raised just outside of Philadelphia, Hezekiah got his chops at an early age, belting out God's greatest hits at his family's church, and before long was singing in his Uncle's band, the Funk Disciples (who dropped some super hard-to-find wax in the mid 70's).

And in case you missed it, Hez dropped a crazy-ill solo album at the end of 2007, titled "I Predict A Riot". This was his second solo album, following his debut, "Hurry Up & Wait". If you haven't heard either, you need to cop them asap. In the meantime, here's a little taste.


Hezekiah feat. Bilal - "Looking Up"


DOWNLOAD:
"I Predict A Riot"
-- Hezekiah - Looking Up feat. Bilal --
-- Hezekiah - That Filling feat. Freeway --
-- Hezekiah - Single Now --

"Hurry Up & Wait"
-- Hezekiah - Photography feat Santogold --
-- Hezekiah - Soul Music feat. Eleon --

AND....
Hezekiah turns American Gangster to Philadelphia Gangster, peep the remixes.
-- Hezekiah & Jay-Z - Philadelphia Gangster Remixes --

The Rundown

I'll put it to you like this.....84 is that shit, and if you don't know you need to verse yourself here or from an older post here. So besides the fact that 84 is on this track, it's actually really dope and was released as the single for the album. Video produced by Philly native Hezekiah, and also featuring Fel Sweetenberg.





Hustle Simmons is the emcee/ producer duo consisting of Camden City, NJ's indie hip-hop mainstay, Dave Ghetto (Nuthouse/ Counterflow) and Philadelphia based producer, Tha S Ence. The album, released on June 24th is available on I-Tunes now.

DOWNLOAD:
-- Hustle Simmons - The Rundown feat. 84 and Fel Sweetenberg --

"Thriller"

1,500 plus inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines at practice! It's a thriller...

A LOVE Story

The last days of Love Park. We can only remember...and now we dream about and look forward to Paine's. From Love comes Paine...so it goes.

What's your impression.

If you haven't already seen it on tv, here it is...N.E.R.D. Converse Commercial featuring Pharrell, Santogold and Julian Casablanca. Download the song, "My Drive Thru" here.

Thanks Shriiimp.

Courtesy of Shriiimp.

Faux News

I usually steer clear of all the bullshit politics but I couldn't stop thinking about this. 2db put me on to this attack on Faux News as Ex-White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, says that Faux News is a propaganda tool for the White House.

Fox in the White House: It is one of those things you kind of assume to be true all along… and yet are shocked when hard confirmation actually comes. Our fourth story tonight, from the former White House press secretary himself, word that the Bush White House routinely sent–and as far as we know, still sends– literal talking points to Fox News for its primetime propagandists, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and others… to spout, as if ventriloquist dummies, as if they had thought of it themselves, as if they had come to those opinions independently, as if there had been a process either fair… or balanced.