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Cloudy Uchiha – “Shot Caller” feat. 1iSinny (Prod. By DJ Creecha)
August 10, 2018
Brassy horns envelop your ears at the opening of this braggadocious, and confident track from Detroit emcee Cloudy Uchiha. A sharp lyrical display with intricate rhymes is layered over kicks and snares masterfully constructed by DJ Creecha. 1iSinny joins Cloudy in a tit-for-tat of Hip-Hop back-and-forth sparring. “Shot Caller” is that banger that will make you feel like you banged your head by the time it’s over.
CLOUDY UCHIHA – SHOT CALLER FEAT. 1ISINNY (PROD. BY DJ CREECHA)
– @ojones1
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Rapper Big Pooh – “The Recipe – Intro” (Prod. By Khrysis x Young RJ)
August 3, 2017
Suffice it to say, most music-making (esp. rap music) has a story behind it. But maaaan, this story takes a deep breath before & after to tell.
Back in 2008-2009 after the idea and talks of a Slum Village/Little Brother album faded amongst us…Young RJ and I started working on a project called The Recipe. While working on the project I became obsessed with finding the right joint to start the album off. Khrysis (he was engineering the recording for me in NC) plays this beat that I deemed, “the one.” Even though it wasn’t his production, I convinced Young RJ that this was what we needed to start our album off. He stripped the original version down and built it back up around the sample Khrysis used. I hit DJ Babu for the cuts and we were ready to rock. After The Recipe stalled while we were trying to get the business side straight, Slum Village started working on Villa Manifesto. I was asked about giving this track to Slum for their album but I refused, still planning on finishing and using it for The Recipe. Scrap Dirty made the OG call and gave it to Slum and it became Bare Witness, their intro track for Villa Manifesto. Here is my unmixed, unmastered, and unreleased version of The Recipe – Intro.
– Rapper Big Pooh
This is pretty much as ‘raw uncut’ as raw uncut Hip-Hop can get. Enjoy and appreciate this finally-released gold nugget! Also, just think for a minute about the Slum Village/Little Brother album that might’ve been. WHEW!
RAPPER BIG POOH – THE RECIPE – INTRO (PROD. BY KHRYSIS X YOUNG RJ)
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Hezekiah – “Gods” (EP)
February 17, 2017
Don’t tell us about how hard you’re grinding… Producer Hezekiah put out there on his Bandcamp that he is recouperating from a brain aneyurism, and yet he still has heat for the streets that he can serve from the shelf! Check out this “Gods” EP with features from Bilal, Freeway, Blu, T3 of Slum Village, and more.
(Peep the video spot of Hezekiah & Peedi Crakk in the studio after the jump.)
Illa J Speaks On His Upcoming Self-Titled LP, The Downside To Being J Dilla’s Brother And More (Video)
October 22, 2015
Allow Detroit’s Illa J to reintroduce himself (in the radio interview above, and with his album linked below). He is very much and very proud to be the brother of the late great J Dilla. The challenges or having expectations on his shoulder; they’d come anyway. He pushes hard to earn. But being seen as just ‘some dude flowing over Dilla beats,’ or as some Slum Village hanger-on… nah, miss him with that.
PREVIOUS: ILLA J’S SELF-TITLED ALBUM
Posted in Album, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Hot 97, illa J, PETER ROSENBERG, Real Late with Peter Rosenberg, Rosenberg | No Comments »
The Xtraordinair$ – “Love High” feat. Chromadadata
September 6, 2015
Kansas City’s Xtraordinair$ with another one. FONKAAAAYYY!
A modern take on the classic soul jam, “Riding High” by Faze – O. Chromadadata on vocoder.
– Leonard Dstroy
THE XTRAORDINAIR$ – LOVE HIGH FEAT. CHROMADADATA
PREVIOUS: SLUM VILLAGE – GET DIS MONEY (THE XTRAORDINAIR$ REMIX)
Posted in Funk, Instrumental, Music | Tags: Chromadadata, Dominique Sanders, Leonard Dstroy, Love High, The Xtraordinair$ | No Comments »
The Beatz+Lyrics Show with Jayforce: We 3 B.B. Kings (Rebroadcast / Podcast)
May 18, 2015
This is a rebroadcast & now podcasted episode of Atlanta’s premier hip hop radio show that aired Saturday night 5/16/15 from 9pm-12midnight EST / 6pm-9pm PST on our various radio affiliates including Atlanta’s ABLRADIO.  In addition to the quality uncut bangers played on the show this week, we also had a special guest interview with producer WLPWR (Yelawolf, Eminem, Slaughterhouse, Wiz Khalifa, BIG KRIT) of SupaHotBeats.
In addition to all the great new music that is spun, this week the team of Jayforce, Twice Born The God, & Odell speak with WLPWR on his origins coming up in the music business, fatherhood, production techniques, as well as working with Yelawolf, Eminem, Big KRIT, & many other artists in the in music industry. We also take the time in this week’s show to pay our respects to legendary blues artist B.B. King who passed away recently at the age of 89. B.B. King has collaborated with hip hop artists like Big KRIT & his music has also been reinterpreted & sampled by many of the best.
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DOWNLOAD NEW BEATZ & LYRICS SHOW: WE 3 B.B. KINGS
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MoSS – “Started” feat. AZ x DJ Premier x Joe Budden
April 24, 2015
“Mention us with the majors!”
– DJ Premier
Much good music out today. Like this MoSS jawn featuring AZ, DJ Premier and Joe Budden). ‘Watch son shine’ on his single “Started.” Stream it to your heart’s content FREE above. Follow the link if you want your own copy.
Frank Nitt – “Slippin'” feat. Illa J (Produced by J. Rocc)
April 14, 2015
Like the man himself said… It’s important to pay attention when Frank Nitt is spittin’… even when talking about how he’s been “Slippin'” (track produced by J. Rocc). Slum Village’s Illa J got something to say on this one, too. If you wanna go ahead and pre-order the whole album “Frankie Rothstein” by Frank Nitt, you can get the single today AND have some dopeness to look forward to. We linked it below. Just saying.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Frank Nitt, FRANKIE ROTHSTEIN, illa J, J Rocc, Slippin' | 2 Comments »
Rapper Big Pooh x Roc C – “The Crew”
March 15, 2014
Pooh and Roc C over the rockingest stop-go chop beat! “The Crew” is the first single from their forthcoming collabo project – “Trouble In The Neighborhood” (due out April 29, 2014). The effort has the likes of MED, Alchemist, & T3 of Slum Village attached. Take a listen.
Events: The #DearDilla Private Video Screening In Atlanta with Phife Dawg (The @KoolKila Report)
February 7, 2014
Thursday night, February 6, 2014, the Atlanta music community came together for a special video premier party, celebrating the new solo release from Phife (A Tribe Called Quest). “Dear Dilla†pays tribute to the legendary hip hop producer James Yancey, aka J Dilla. The single drops in time for the yearly “Dilla Day†celebration of the famed producer’s birthday in February. J Dilla produced classic songs for A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, Common, The Roots, and is very notably admired for his solo albums and work with Slum Village. He died from a rare blood disease in 2006.
The new single, “Dear Dilla,†produced by DJ Rasta Root (longtime friend and DJ of Phife and A Tribe Called Quest), is Phife’s first new music in over 13 years. He participated in a Q&A with DJ Rasta Root, video director Konee Rok and independent Atlanta artist 4-Ize (co-star in the video). Also on hand for special performances was rap artist and MC Boog Brown (who performed J Dilla’s material), and DJ Fudge of 5 Star Generals.
Held at Landmark’s Midtown Art Cinema theatre, the video release party played host to many of Atlanta’s music trendsetters, DJs, journalists, music connoisseurs and fans. The video premier was hosted by Jayforce of the Beatz & Lyrics show (WRFG FM). Sponsors of the event included Whole Foods, Jayforce.com, Okayplayer.com, Mono, and Zico Coconut Water . Event production by Riddim Kidz, Smokin Needles, SOciaLight and The Agency.
The single “Dear Dilla†is now available to purchase on iTunes.
(additional photos below courtesy of JAYFORCE.COM, @KoolKila, &Â ATLHipHop)
VIEW: FULL LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EVENT VIA KAT GODUCO
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop | Tags: Dear Dilla, DearDilla, DJ Fudge, DJ RASTA ROOT, Jayforce, Kool Killa, Phife Dawg | 1 Comment »
House Shoes Breaks Down J Dilla – “Feelin Goodâ€
October 10, 2012
Bling47 brings us a super rare Slum Village/ J Dilla treat. Previously unreleased music. By unreleased, we mean aside from a handful of folks (most at Slum Village shows in the 1990s), NO ONE has experienced it. As our guide, Detroit producer House Shoes takes us through the music in this video Bling47 calls “Feelin Good” (filmed, edited, and animated by Waajeed)…referencing a rare J Dilla cover of “Feelin Good†(a song made famous by Nina Simone).
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A3C Hip Hop Festival 2012 Coming To Atlanta October 11-13th
September 18, 2012
Rising stars in Hip-Hop from across the United States and abroad will take the stage, alongside Hip-Hop legends, at the 2012 A3C Hip-Hop Festival. The event will be held October 11th, 12th, and 13th in Atlanta, GA, USA. Among the more than 300 artists to be featured, A3C will have live performances from Raekwon, Twista, Tech N9ne, GZA, Devin The Dude, Slum Village, Hopsin, Ab-Soul, Gunplay, Killer Mike, Chip Tha Ripper, Freeway, Cyhi The Prynce, Nipsey Hussle, Chris Webby, CunninLynguists, 9th Wonder, Young Guru, Dungeon Family (Backbone, Witchdoctor, Sleepy Brown, Slimm Calhoun, Big Rube and Rico Wade), Dizzy Wright, Clear Soul Forces, OCD: Moosh & Twist, Roach Gigz, Oddisee and Yelawolf.
A3C 2012 will also feature a film festival; emcee, producer, turntable and breakdance competitions; a streetwear expo; lots panel discussions; LOTS of after parties and more. Definitely the place to be this Fall. For more information, check the A3C Festival website, www.a3cfestival.com.
DJ Jazzy Jeff – “Life Colors” (Mixtape)
August 31, 2012
The mixtape “Life Colors” is a DJ Jazzy Jeff joyride over 40 tracks that span from old to new school, crossing genres back and forth. The hour-strong stream includes tracks from the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Ginuwine, Santigold, Slum Village, J Cole, and the Pharcyde. It’s music… it’s life… in vivid living color. Get your FREE copy here.
DOWNLOAD: DJ JAZZY JEFF – LIFE COLORS
Focus – “Focal Point: 1172” (Album)
August 8, 2012
It’s out! It’s out! It’s out! The homie Focus… dropped his highly anticipated “Focal Point: 1172” album. Production on all ten original tracks is provided by Focus…, with feature appearances from the likes of Slum Village, J. Pinder, and Rapper Big Pooh. Featured on the project are highly rated singles “Autumn” and “Clouds.” You can now directly purchase “Focal Point: 1172” via DJBooth.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD: FOCUS… – FOCAL POINT: 1172
iLuvLola Presents – “Get to Know Colin Munroe” (Video)
July 9, 2012
As part of the Get To Know series, iLuvLola sat down with the talented Colin Munroe. In this video shot (by Phil.The.God) at a recent show in Atlanta, Colin Munroe discussed his current tour with Sony artist K.Flay, working with Pusha T, his mixtape “Unsung Hero” (found it here), and a little bit of who he is. Munroe has had several career highlights since emerging in 2008 with a hot remix of Kanye West’s single, “All of the Lights”; which received thumbs up from peers and from Yeezy himself! Over his career thus far, he has worked with the likes of Wale, Drake, Talib Kweli, Travie McCoy, Slum Village, Asher Roth, Kendrick Lamar, and Slaughterhouse. Colin recently embarked on a North American tour with K.Flay; stopping in Toronto for his first hometown show at Wrongbar on Saturday July 7th. For more on Colin Munroe, including recent singles, visit colinmunroe.com.
Nice vid. Impressive artist. Been tracking this guy’s movement here on JayForce.com for quite some time. Â Here are a couple a recent posts (as an info refresher).
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House Shoes – “Nails” featuring Quelle Chris x Guilty Simpson
June 19, 2012
Due out today, House Shoes drops his debut release, “Let It Go.” While this is truly his debut, House Shoes’ is a respected Hip-Hop veteran among heads; with production credits for projects featuring Proof (D12), J Dilla, Elzhi, and Danny Brown and deejay work put in for Black Milk, Slum Village, and many others. “Let It Go” will consist of two parts, a disc of album cuts with emcees spitting over tracks (track listing below) and a second disc with just the instrumentals.  Shortly before its release, House Shoes leaked “Nails” – a single off his album featuring Detroit emcees Quelle Chris and Guilty Simpson. Listen and download the leak for free but check the album tracklisting under the hood…..
DOWNLOAD: HOUSE SHOES – NAILS FEAT. QUELLE CHRIS & GUILTY SIMPSON
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Detroit, Guilty Simpson, House Shoes, LET IT GO, Nails, Quelle Chris | 1 Comment »
88 Keys featuring Colin Munroe – “Wake Up Call” (Video)
November 25, 2011
High off of producing “No Church In The Wild” for Kanye & Jay-Z’s “Watch The Throne” album, dope producer & emcee in his own right 88 Keys brings along one of my favorite young artists via Canada in Colin Munroe to give y’all a ‘Wake Up Call’ . If you’re a real music fan you already know 88 Keys & Colin Munroe have both worked with damn near everyone in the music business from Kanye West, Black Milk, Dallas Austin, Jay-Z, Slum Village, Bun B, Statik Selektah, Macy Gray, Talib Kweli, Consequence, & the list goes on & on. As 2012 approaches 88 Keys will officially add label head to his list of titles with his Locksmith Music Label & the subsequent release of the debut mixtape for it on December 1st.
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Big Pooh – They Say (Remix) feat. Phife Dawg & T3 (Prod. By Focus…)
October 25, 2011
Little Brother meets Slum Village meets A Tribe Called Quest? Not so much because none of those groups are together anymore. This is a track featuring 3 solo artist who used to be part of some of the greatest groups in hip hop ever. Dope joint produced by Focus…
DOWNLOAD: RAPPER BIG POOH – THEY SAY (REMIX) FEAT. PHIFE DAWG & T3
Elzhi Speaks On His Solo Career & the Return Of Lyricism In The Music Industry (Video)
October 10, 2011
“Fresh off the success of his latest project “ELmatic” which is a homage to Nas’ “Illmatic”, Elzhi spoke briefly on a series of topics, including his introduction to hip hop music, the benefits of today’s music industry and the feedback received from “ELmatic”. After years of commitment to his former group “Slum Village” and grinding to establish his solo career, it seems as though El is ready to take it to the next level.” – OutDaBoxTV
Focus… – “The Hard Way” feat. T3 & Joe Scudda
October 4, 2011
Focus… once again works his magic on the boards & on the mic for this new joint he just dropped called “The Hard Way” featuring T3 (formerly of Slum Village) & North Carolina’s own Joe Scudda. This joint is another leaked banger in anticipation of the deluxe edition of his Music Of The Misinterpreted album due 11/1/11…
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Clean, Focus, Joe Scudda, MUSIC OF THE MISINTERPETED, RECORDED PROFANITY FREE, Slum Village, T3, The Hard Way | No Comments »
