Joey Beats has been one of my favorite producers ever since I first heard his music many moons ago. Like many other local acts, I hit him up to take part in the Ocean State Sampler, which he obviously agreed to do. And lately he’s been hard at work with Blak, also known as Blak Lungz, on a follow-up to their debut EP, Strategery, which dropped in June 2007. Hell, they even shot a video for one of the tracks you can preview here, “I Want Free”, that features a cameo from yours truly. Yeah, yeah, I’m shameless. Anyway, be sure to check out these three streaming cuts from this duo’s upcoming full-length that should (hopefully) drop this year. *crosses fingers*. Looks like you can stream parts of the whole damn record at the Joey Beats and Blak site. YES.
It’s no secret that hip-hop is in constant motion – it changes year to year. Emerging technologies combined with the fickle needs and wants of the industry, the artists, and the fans, all play a role in shaping our musical world. Some of the changes to the hip-hop scene have been, well, less than desirable (see: the decline of radio rap). However, the past ten years, 2000-2009, still held releases of some of the most creative and unique hip-hop albums of all time, with an ever-expanding range of sub-genres. Traditional hip-hop rooted in the golden age of the ’90s was certainly alive and well, but it was sharing chart space with newer, progressive styles. That said, we have compiled a list of our 25 favorite hip-hop albums from the past ten years, as a form of celebrating the musical diversity in hip-hop from the decade that was.
The Grammy nominations were announced earlier this week. The regulars like Beyonce, Kanye West, Jay-Z and U2 were all nominated in their respective categories. Among the R&B nominees this year is The Foreign Exchange in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category for their song “Daykeeper”. I’m usually pessimistic about award shows in general because rarely do the deserving artists win or even get nominated for that matter. However, to see Phonte, Nicolay – independent artists with very little urban radio support get nominated is pretty amazing. Whether they win or not remains to be seen. But if this nomination brings some exposure to the the great music they’ve been making and continue to make, that is still a success.
Congratulations to Phonte, Nicolay and the entire Foreign Exchange collective on their nomination. The Grammy Awards will be announced January 31st, 2010. We wish them the best of luck and we’ll continue to support them on our blog.
Every year the Brooklyn Bodega puts together a splendid event called the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Not only is it a fine showcase of hip-hop but it serves as a lovely weekend outing for hardcore fans as well as easy-going families alike. So if you are around for June 20th, be sure to give your $10 donation and check out the event. The line-up for the festival is looking very strong as Pharoahe Monch headlines as well as a list of more legends. I listed the full line-up after the skip…
Show and Prove
I would also like to point the attention to the Show and Prove event that is going on tonight, Thursday May 21st. This is the semi-finals of a showcase that gives one lucky artist an opportunity to perform at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. You can catch that at the Public Assembly at 9 PM featuring our homies 8thW1 and Brokn.English. Definitely hope to see those guys advance to the finals! You can hit the skip to check out the flyer for that event…
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Just about every artist we follow is out in Austin, Texas getting their SXSW on, fortunately the boss of indie labels, MYX Music, supplied us with a free mixtape to hold us over until they all return with their regular blast of free downloads and such. The tape features label members and some other special guests including; Illmind, Keelay & Zaire, Supastition, Emilio Rojas, Fortilive and much more. The new label put out their first release last week with Keelay & Zaire’s Ridin High and has a very promising future. Be on the lookout for more music from the homies at MYX in the near future! Props to HipHopDX and MYX Label for putting this out!
As we continue our tribute this week to the late great J Dilla, I wanted to bring attention to this excellent track put out to raise funds for Dilla’s mother, Ma Dukes. Click the link to check the joint out and make a donation directly to Ma Dukes. $2 is the minimum donation, but the more the better. It is very important that we support this wonderful woman and keep the J Dilla legacy alive.
February 13th marks a very special day for Potholes In My Blog. Haj’s Flowers EP will be releasing for free as an official exclusive on www.potholesinmyblog.com and www.dumhi.com. Haj is considered Potholes family and it is a great pleasure to host his EP as our very first Potholes exclusive. This is the first, but it most certainly won’t be the last! Be sure to check back on Valentine’s Day Eve for the exclusive download. In the meantime, why not win a FREE hardcopy of the EP? Click HERE to enter the Potholes In My Blog contest to win a free copy right now!
Joey Beats has been one of my favorite producers ever since I first heard his music many moons ago. Like many other local acts, I hit him up to take part in the Ocean State Sampler, which he obviously agreed to do. And lately he’s been hard at work with Blak, also known as Blak Lungz, on a follow-up to their debut EP, Strategery, which dropped in June 2007. Hell, they even shot a video for one of the tracks you can preview here, “I Want Free”, that features a cameo from yours truly. Yeah, yeah, I’m shameless. Anyway, be sure to check out these three streaming cuts from this duo’s upcoming full-length that should (hopefully) drop this year. *crosses fingers*. Looks like you can stream parts of the whole damn record at the Joey Beats and Blak site. YES.
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Just about every artist we follow is out in Austin, Texas getting their SXSW on, fortunately the boss of indie labels, MYX Music, supplied us with a free mixtape to hold us over until they all return with their regular blast of free downloads and such. The tape features label members and some other special guests including; 
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