That Philadelphia is a special place, as far as its density of outstanding musical talent is concerned, is definitely one of the most bandied around platitudes of the last two years. What is easily overlooked, however, is that the musical trend couldnt be more varied despite the numerous connections. Now, Rahsheed, alias Maylay Sparks, one of the most exciting hip-hop producers in the city, presents his debut album on Rapster. That his excellent reputation has so far almost exclusively been enjoyed in insider circles is mainly due to the fact that most of his productions to date have only been available as imports. His band, Rahsheed And Illadvised, of which Baby Black is also a member, has already been firing up underground heads for years. Together with The High & Mighty, Rahsheed was also one of the founders of the Eastern Conference label in 1995. In the meantime, he has relocated to Copenhagen and produced Gray Matter, his first album under his own name. I only really came to Copenhagen to perform with Black Thought from The Roots at the Roskilde Festival. During the performance, I jumped off the stage and broke my leg. Thats how my stay was inadvertently extended. Since then, Rahsheed has become firmly anchored in the hip-hop scene there and has started a family. His musical output has once again increased in quality. The twelve tracks on Gray Matter are beyond a doubt among the best that hip-hop has to offer in 2003. His universal musical approach has fallen on particularly fertile ground in Denmark. I feel really comfortable in Copenhagen, The people here dont just show a special respect for hip-hop culture, but they are also open to other influences. In contrast to the USA, where the competition is somewhat tougher, you can develop your own ideas here in peace. And on Gray Matter, Rahsheed has achieved this in a particularly impressive manner. His tracks tower above the usual hip-hop standards, far ahead of the densely occupied pack. For me, it was clear from the outset that I wanted to structure this project as simply as possible. Hence the title, Gray Matter. It is in
tended to affect people in a very direct way. Rahsheed produced some of the songs in the USA with the help of Malik B (The Roots), Omni, DJ Jaz and Louis Logic. The rest of the tracks came about in England with Joe Buhdha and in Copenhagen with DJ Noize and The Prunes. The twelve tracks sound suitably multifaceted, too. Despite the many co-producers, Rahsheed never lost sight of the real aim of producing a hip-hop record. In the meantime, he has already begun working on a new project a combination of soul and hip-hop elements. New productions under the name Maylay Sparks are also already being planned. These include Legend Of My Own Mind, a band brought to life in conjunction with DJ White Shadow from Norway. Work will therefore not be running out too quickly for Rahsheed. After already releasing 15 singles under various names, Gray Matter is the first record to be marketed worldwide. It was time to take this step. Hip-hop is much more than just music for Rahsheed. That much is clear in each and every song.
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Hey...wud up yo? I know it feels like some times we jus add friends an forget about em...so I thought I should go thru the archives an shout you out! I jus put some new songs up, so give a listen...Then HOLLA! (do it 4 da numerous amounts of people who's friends list you occupy;)
Whatup Rah! I got a free mixtape for you! 100% good and serious hiphop music blended together in a classic mixtape way. Table of content a new fresh mixtape from Creativejuices / Elite fleet camps! With original songs and filled with cuts, scratches, mixing and all the ingredients of a classic hiphop mixtape. Download it for free! Just click on the image below. There is also a album version of this mixtape avilable at www.creativejuicesmusic.com
Serrano 41 con la presencia de Dj kanzer & Termanology, Big shug, Afu-ra, singapore kane, cyrus da zine y Dj DeadEye (Gangstarr foundation & ST. SQUAD)
The beginning of an EatGood 09 onslaught sees Percy Filth’s "Elbow Grease" EP released in conjunction with Aerosolik Records. Percy follows up his outstanding debut "Don’t Take It Percynal" with another choice cut of hand-crafted Hip Hop.
"Elbow Grease" is the brand new EP from Birmingham producer Percy Filth and is the follow up to his successful "Dont Take It Percynal" EP which saw release 2006 (you can still buy copies from the links below)
"Elbow Grease" has features from the usual Eat Good suspects (Sonnyjim, Redbeard & Kosyne) as well as brand new faces in the form of Stig Of The Dump, Dr Syntax, Foreign Beggars, and more!.
To celebrate the launch in Eat Good style we're throwing a party!! much like Sonnyjims Trading Standards launch (CD available from www.eatgoodrecords.com) back in September 2008, we've got selected artists from the project coming down to perform tracks as well as an exclusive DJ battle as well as sets from some of Birminghams most talented DJ's (who also feature on the Elbow Grease project!)
Check it all out on the Sunday May 3rd (bank holiday weekend!), its a bank holiday monday so you've no excuse to come out!...plus if your friends prefer something a little more of the drum n bass persuation! we've got Midlands Deep Drum n Bass collective "Central Projection
The beginning of an EatGood 09 onslaught sees Percy Filth’s "Elbow Grease" EP released in conjunction with Aerosolik Records. Percy follows up his outstanding debut "Don’t Take It Percynal" with another choice cut of hand-crafted Hip Hop.
"Elbow Grease" is the brand new EP from Birmingham producer Percy Filth and is the follow up to his successful "Dont Take It Percynal" EP which saw release 2006 (you can still buy copies here SUSPECT PACKAGES and here JUNO.CO.UK), "Elbow Grease" has features from the usual Eat Good suspects (Sonnyjim, Redbeard & Kosyne) as well as brand new faces in the form of Stig Of The Dump, Dr Syntax, Foreign Beggars, and more!.
To celebrate the launch in Eat Good style we're throwing a party!! much like Sonnyjims Trading Standards launch (CD available from EATGOOD RECORDS) back in September 2008, we've got selected artists from the project coming down to perform tracks as well as an exclusive DJ battle as well as sets from some of Birminghams most talented DJ's (who also feature on the Elbow Grease project!)
Check it all out on the Sunday May 3rd (bank holiday weekend!), its a bank holiday monday so you've no excuse to come out!...plus if your friends prefer something a little more of the drum n bass persuation! we've got Midlands Deep Drum n Bass collective "Central Projection" providing alternative vibes in t
Hey fam, just stoppin by once more to check out ya page and also to plug my new RnB mixtape!! This one's for the ladies and those sophisticated gents out there haha
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hows you Maylay Sparks?? check me out on the get2know uk show on axefm this SUNDAY 6-8 pm,send in your request and we will play it if we got it...also gna b spitting bars....
hows you Maylay Sparks?? check me out on the get2know uk show on axefm this SUNDAY 6-8 pm,send in your request and we will play it if we got it...also gna b spitting bars....
