New! Alien Architect EP

Not sure if there is an official name for this or what, also not sure if I should be droppin' it yet. Until further notice here it is, newness from The Alien.

The ALien Architect Bio:

"The Alien Architect (AA) AKA The Obsurdist Wordist is the "out of this world" Rhythm And Poet (RAP) secret identity of the mild mannered Philadelphia native, Devin Asher Shlomo Cohen. AA has been known to play "beat sets," in which he raps with a Dj and a bass player, "accoustic sets," in which he plays guitar and raps at the same time often alongside a violinist and Philadelphia flute and sax legend Elliot Levinne, "spoken word sets," and "hard hittin' full band sets," which include keys, bass, guitar, drums, and computer nic nacs. HIs lyrics are quite "je ne se pa." And the instrumentation, as well as the musicality of AA's raps are to die for. The ALien Architect is influenced by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Saul Williams, K-os, Cream, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Blackalicious, The Roots, Look Daggers, and many more.


Download: Alien Architect - New 7 Track EP

Damu the Fudgemunk - Same Beat (A/V EP)

From OKP…

Producer/Emcee Damu the Fudgemunk is back with another free project for y’all, Same Beat. The project is an A/V EP. Including the dope artwork (by Joe Buck), an audio file for Same Beat below, and two MPC performance + freestyle vids after the jump. Apparently Damu still does not see himself as a rapper, but I think he’s killin’ it on this one. Shout out to JNOTA for the great work as usual.

Download: Damu the Fudgemunk - Same Beat | Mediafire

Hit up the OKP post for the rest of the downloads.

Truck North - Never Ending Flip(Video)

Oh shit, Truck is finally droppin' some official shit. Dude has wordplay for days, for real. Diggin' the vid too, nice cam work.

Download: Truck North - Never Ending Flip (prod. by Bear-One) | Mediafire

A Phshy Morning?

Yess, my homie DJ Phsh just posted this up and I'm lovin it. It's short and def worth a watch. Props to Phsh.

Scanz - The Basement Chronicle

Scanz dropped a new album on us recently, The Basement Chronicle. Check the video below for more info about the album and where you can download the entire thing for free. The features on this jawn are crazy. Props to Scanz for putting some solid ish together and holding down Philly. For now, here is my favorite track from the album featuring Mr. Lif and Akrobatik.

Download: Scanz - The Gauntlet (Ft. Mr. Lif, Akrobatik)

J Dilla - Reality Check feat. Black Thought

Shittt...Premiered by the good folks at OKP, which had the following to say about the upcoming project…

"On June 2nd Nature Sounds will be releasing Jay Stay Paid. J$P is a 25 track collection of unreleased (some have leaked) Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Pete Rock. The project is mostly instrumental, but includes vocals from Black Thought, DOOM, Raekwon, Illa J, Blu, Havoc, M.O.P. and more. This isn’t some haphazardly put together album. Ms. Yancey AKA “Ma Dukes” serves as the executive producer to keep her sons vision in mind."

Download: J Dilla - Reality Check feat. Black Thought | Mediafire

A Night With AKiLLES.....tomorrow night!

Two words...BE THERE.

Also:
A Night With Akilles Could Be A Night With The Future
Written by Phrequency.com

The Roots launch The 2nd Annual ROOTS PICNIC!

That time is coming again....

The Roots launch The 2nd Annual
ROOTS PICNIC!

Starring The Roots, TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, Santigold, Kid Cudi, Asher Roth & more.

Featuring a special performance by Public Enemy, who will perform It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, backed by Antibalas and The Roots.

Saturday, June 6th, 2pm
@ The Festival Pier, Penns Landing

OKAYPLAYER PRE-SALE SPECIAL - $5 off your ticket
Monday 3/16 at 10am - Thursday 3/19 at 10pm
Use Password EARLYBIRD
>> CLICK HERE FOR THE PRE-SALE <<

General Public On-Sale, Friday 3/20 at 10am

For more on THE ROOTS PICNIC, visit www.okayplayer.com/rootspicnic.

Saturday March 28th: A Night with AKiLLES

The last show was crazy, this one will be crazier for sure. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 @ the door. Get more familiar with Akilles here. Get more info here.

Need some new music from Akilles? Check here.

Raw Talent - A Philadelphia Hip Hop Dance Documentary

"Raw Talent is a feature length independent documentary that has been in effect since March 2008 and schedule to wrap up in winter 2010. The story line behind this film uncovers the true heart felt chronicles of Philadelphia’s legends and new school prodigies. They all enthusiastically share their phenomenal story that exposes our major contribution we made to Hip Hop Culture."



"The main idea is about exposing the rich history and talent of Philly's hip hop dance culture dating back to the late 70's all the way to present day. This film will begin with stepping then make its way though break dancing, popping, locking, house, old school 90s dance and finally Philly’s own: “Wu-Tang”. This film will also highlight Philadelphia's astonishing graffiti art work and glorify the authentic DJing culture and its connection with the dance."

Props to Krazzy K for puttin me on to this, I gotta get involved.


Get more info here. Peep the blog here.

Akilles Live Vids

You've already seen (hopefully) the video/interview for "WAR" from AK's show on 1/31/09 @ North Star Bar. Now check out the other two performance vids for "Frontin'/CWTW" and "Fly". Props to Phrequency for turnin' these out. Be sure to pick up the single "WAR" below.

Akilles: "WAR" and Interview


Akilles: "Fly" featuring Emcee Unless


Akilles: "Frontin'/CWTW" feat. Curly Castro


Download: Akilles - WAR

Cradle Orchestra - Live Forever f. Black Thought Of The Roots

Courtesy of Shamz:

"Since 1987 we’ve all been fortunate enough to hear Black Thought rhyme over the live instrumentation of The Roots band. With this song, “Live Forever,” we get something a little different; it’s still Thought killin’ it on the mic, but with the Japanese group Cradle Orchestra handling the live sound. From what I hear Cradle Orchestra has been gaining a lot of momentum as one of the international groups at the forefront of “Mellow Hip-Hop.” “Live Forever” appears on Cradle Orchestra’s new LP Velvet Ballads which dropped last month via Goon Trax (love that name). The album also features Talib Kweli, CL Smooth, and Rakaa Iriscience."

Cradle Orchestra - Live Forever f. Black Thought Of The Roots

Where where you this past Saturday?

What you missed Saturday Night.


Props to all the people who made it out and showed support. Akilles is officially back and better than ever.

Download: Akilles - WAR

Super Dope Fantastic Blog

Check out my mans new blog
Sdonsuperdopefantastic.blogspot.com

SDon is a man about town. A man of Lesure and travel. but still at the core is a humble man of the people. I heard he and his small clan of associates run this blog straight posting the illest in whats new in street fashion, media, life and all sorts of other shit Yamean!? Oh you think you met SDon and he wasn't black and he didn't talk all ignorant and shit like he does in the blog. Oh you thought he was some smart ass hipster with tight pants but when you saw him his pants were of a reasonable fit. But one time he had these grey jeans on that was kinda suspect but you let it slide cause your mans was all "Na he's cool man! That dude be on some ill chill shit" and you were all "aight word but I think he still might be gay cause he's into fashion and he was saying some weird shit. But he did have some fly Jawn with him so that might not be true. But you hope it is because you wanted to get with that Jawn and you spent $220 dollars on your jeans so your basically just haten... Fucken Haters..

Akilles: No Rest for the Weary

My man Akilles links up with Phrequency.com for an unedited interview. Here's a taste.

What would you want somebody to take away from your music, either at a show or from your album?

AK: "I want them to feel like they understand me, and understand the things that frustrate me, and understand the things I take with a grain of salt and I'm happy with because I only write about things I argue about for hours with people and have discussions about. I want people to feel like they're listening to something they can't classify. I don't want people to turn it on and say “oh he's trying to sound like Jay” or “oh, that's that backpacker shit” or whatever. I really don't want to be lumped into any particular genre like that. I have a lot of lyrics on this joint, so people will call it hip hip off the top, but I'm really into songs. If people can understand the individual concepts on songs, that would be great for me. I really want people to feel it and want more."

For the rest of this interview, click here.

And Don't Forget!!
TOMORROW NIGHT
Akilles, Willpowerless, Emcee Unless, and The Bourbon Armory
Saturday, January 31
9pm @ North Star Bar

Be there, it's gonna get nutty.

Oh yeah...here's AK's new single, WAR. Check the old post also.

Download: Akilles - WAR

Recycled Styles

Now shipping WORLDWIDE!
"Welcome to Recycled Styles, we are a consignment online shop located in Philadelphia. We will be offering all sorts of quality new and used items from top selling brands and companies. This site is a collective of items from friends and colleagues personal collections. Bookmark this site! There will be much more to come from us!"

Goodbye Pedx, hello Recycled Styles.

Obama in office! Meet the real Obama girl..

So I definitely might catch some shit for this one but here we go. So obviously the Obama girl from the videos didn't really belt out the vocals for "I Got a Crush on Obama" or any of the other songs that she video-starred in. Let me introduce you to the real girl who sang those songs, Ms. Leah Kauffman, from Philadelphia. It's a shame that all the Obama song worldwide shananagans (how the hell do you spell that) happened at the same time that she was working on her real album/EP, Modern Monster, produced by Pork Fried Productions. Some people caught a breeze of her real material after they searched her out but soo many people did not. You are all missing out!! Since this album is slowly disappearing in the shadows of the past, her it is. I put up a few single tracks so you can get the feel, but you must download the entire thing. Enjoy peoples, have an eventful weekend, and go see a band or support an artist that you've never seen before!

Leah Kauffman - Stratosphere
Leah Kauffman - 11:30
Leah Kauffman - Poor Little Rich Girl
Leah Kauffman - Modern Monster (Full Album/7 songs & art)

They Say WAR On Eachother...

HE"S BACK! 

Back with tons of new material, crazy shows with his new and improved band (you gotta see them live; one word..sickk!), and new lyrical experiences and sounds for everyone to bang their heads to. Currently wrapping up the post production of his new album titled, Chicken Wing Tumble Weeds, produced by Pork Fried Productions. A mixtape release is definitely possible before the album drops. In the meantime, here is the first leak....and maybe the second.

Warning: Handle with extreme care, these joints are on fire.

Akilles - WAR
Akilles - Frontin'

**Catch The Return of Akilles @ North Star Bar on Saturday, January 31st. Other performances include Willpowerless, Unless, and The Bourbon Armory.

Need tix? I got em and so do all the bands. Show support and buy a ticket early for $8.00. In the words of Akilles, "that's like 2 dollars a band." Sounds good to me.

McJAWN

New Commercial


Want to know whats going on in Philly? Peep McJAWN, they'll fill you in.

Santogold - Shove It (rmx) f. Three-6-Mafia & Project Pat

Gotta love Santi, once again, givin' me somethin fresh to bang out the box.

Santogold - Shove It (rmx) f. Three-6-Mafia & Project Pat