Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Miles Davis, J. J Johnson, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Dave Matthews Band, 311, Nas, Third Eye Blind, Maroon 5, Chet Baker, Curtis Fuller, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Robert Glasper, LL Cool J, Biggie Smalls, Stevie Wonder, The Chemical Brothers, Dj Aphrodite, Donnie Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Ray Charles.
BEATNAM VETS
>
> Jonah and Joshua Vincent, better-known to hip-hop heads nationwide as the
> production and rapping outfit Beatnam Vets, know a thing or two about
> beating the odds: the identical twins from Raleigh, North Carolina, were
> born doing it. Literally. But if doubling-up on the genetic lottery was a
> stroke of pure luck for the Vincent brothers, what's followed has been
> anything but. You think a semi-finalist appearance in the Independent Music
> World Series and a Rolling Stone mention for their full-length debut, The R
> Album, weren't enough to establish the Vets as a sure-fire bet? Their
> follow-up, Kings Amongst Kings, will settle those odds.
>
> Kings features the Vets' trademark mix of old-school inspiration and
> new-school innovation. Call it the best of both worlds. While still in
> their
> terrible twos, the twins discovered their love for organically produced
> music, vibing to the sounds of Count Basie and Curtis Mayfield that filled
> their home every night. While the twins had one ear on vintage jazz, funk,
> and soul, they soon had another on hip-hop. During the twins' teenage
> years,
> acts like A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Common, OutKast, and Goodie MoB
> amped up their love for bass and offered them a new, youthful voice. Add
> these influences to two decades of intense musical training and you've got
> a
> sound unlike any other out, equal parts street and soulful, gritty and
> sophisticated.
>
> Now toss in some rhymes to up the ante. After featuring heavily throughout
> The R Album, Raleigh native and long-time Beatnam affiliate Solomon has
> emerged on Kings as a full-fledged, full-time Vet in his own right, rhyming
> alongside the twins on all of the album's tracks. A lyricist
> through-and-through, Solomon gives listeners who love Nas and 2Pac's tales
> of big-city life a peek into North Carolina's Triangle, a million-person
> sprawl where a piece of land still can't buy a piece of mind. North
> Carolina might not be the birthplace of hip-hop, but don't tell that to the
> legions of listeners who have flocked to the Vets and buzzworthy acts like
> Little Brother and the Justus League – at a time when commercial hip-hop is
> more about smokin', stuntin', and thuggin' than ever, North Carolina
> lyricists and beat-makers raised on classic hip-hop are bringing
> intelligence and positivity back into the game.
>
> On the strength of their own independent grind, Solomon and the twins are
> sitting at the high rollers' table. And industry insiders haven't been shy
> putting their chips down for the Vets. In addition to the Vets' verses,
> Kings features performances from a two Grammy award-winners: spoken-word
> impresario and Def Poetry alumnus J. Ivy (of Kanye West fame) and Tarrey
> Torae, who's penned songs and laid vocals for industry darling John Legend.
>
> It ain't trickin' if you got it. And it ain't gamblin' if you know you
> can't
> lose. So let's double-up again. Betnam Vets and Kings Amongst Kings: twice
> as intelligent, twice as intricate, twice as real, and twice as nice. In
> stores now.
>
> Press Materials by Caninemind (c) Tom Wolf, 2008
Greetings. Sorry it took me so long, but check this out: you are more than welcome to advertise w/ me in The Source for nxt months issue, so give it some thought and get back @ me. Peace and Blessings
MJH
The SOURCE
see...yall niggas be slipin!!!! i told yall i got them beats man.....OFFICAL...yall know yall my niggas so yall get them for the FREE....HOLLA AT ME ASAP...i miss yall niggas....no homo
How's my brothas? Bout to be on for ALL of us. Show getting ready to crank back up. 1st 2 hours are jazz-based and poetry; last hour dedicated to conscious hip hop. Would LOVE my intro into that last hour done by my favorite hip hop fam. Yeah, I know June 30th puts you under the gun. But your "supersoulsista" got faith in you. (^_^) Always luv and always proud~
Howz my boyeeez?! (^_^) Back in the land of the living and ready to crank things up "Attitude" and "Jazzitude" style in a minute. Hope all is luv and y'all doing the dang thang. Give my luv to my frat, Solomon. Always proud~
BEATNAM VETS
>
> Jonah and Joshua Vincent, better-known to hip-hop heads nationwide as the
> production and rapping outfit Beatnam Vets, know a thing or two about
> beating the odds: the identical twins from Raleigh, North Carolina, were
> born doing it. Literally. But if doubling-up on the genetic lottery was a
> stroke of pure luck for the Vincent brothers, what's followed has been
> anything but. You think a semi-finalist appearance in the Independent Music
> World Series and a Rolling Stone mention for their full-length debut, The R
> Album, weren't enough to establish the Vets as a sure-fire bet? Their
> follow-up, Kings Amongst Kings, will settle those odds.
>
> Kings features the Vets' trademark mix of old-school inspiration and
> new-school innovation. Call it the best of both worlds. While still in
> their
> terrible twos, the twins discovered their love for organically produced
> music, vibing to the sounds of Count Basie and Curtis Mayfield that filled
> their home every night. While the twins had one ear on vintage jazz, funk,
> and soul, they soon had another on hip-hop. During the twins' teenage
> years,
> acts like A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Common, OutKast, and Goodie MoB
> amped up their love for bass and offered them a new, youthful voice. Add
> these influences to two decades of intense musical training and you've got
> a
> sound unlike any other out, equal parts street and soulful, gritty and
> sophisticated.
>
> Now toss in some rhymes to up the ante. After featuring heavily throughout
> The R Album, Raleigh native and long-time Beatnam affiliate Solomon has
> emerged on Kings as a full-fledged, full-time Vet in his own right, rhyming
> alongside the twins on all of the album's tracks. A lyricist
> through-and-through, Solomon gives listeners who love Nas and 2Pac's tales
> of big-city life a peek into North Carolina's Triangle, a million-person
> sprawl where a piece of land still can't buy a piece of mind. North
> Carolina might not be the birthplace of hip-hop, but don't tell that to the
> legions of listeners who have flocked to the Vets and buzzworthy acts like
> Little Brother and the Justus League – at a time when commercial hip-hop is
> more about smokin', stuntin', and thuggin' than ever, North Carolina
> lyricists and beat-makers raised on classic hip-hop are bringing
> intelligence and positivity back into the game.
>
> On the strength of their own independent grind, Solomon and the twins are
> sitting at the high rollers' table. And industry insiders haven't been shy
> putting their chips down for the Vets. In addition to the Vets' verses,
> Kings features performances from a two Grammy award-winners: spoken-word
> impresario and Def Poetry alumnus J. Ivy (of Kanye West fame) and Tarrey
> Torae, who's penned songs and laid vocals for industry darling John Legend.
>
> It ain't trickin' if you got it. And it ain't gamblin' if you know you
> can't
> lose. So let's double-up again. Betnam Vets and Kings Amongst Kings: twice
> as intelligent, twice as intricate, twice as real, and twice as nice. In
> stores now.
>
> Press Materials by Caninemind (c) Tom Wolf, 2008
