A Tribe Called Quest, Artifacts, Wu-Tang, K-Otix, Bob Marley, Aesop Rock, Quasimoto (and Lootpack), B.I.G., Big L and D.I.T.C., De La Soul, Warren G., Gang Starr, Edo G., Akrobatik, Tha Liks, too many to name!
In a hip-hop world defined by super-hero dances and synthesizer-heavy production, The Perfect Strangers are a much-needed contrast of socially relatable lyrics over sample-based beats. Their newest album “Life on Film” uses clips from the TV show “Inside the Actors Studio” to describe that being a starving artist is not all about angst and that hip-hop is not all about making it rain. For a hip-hop album it has a notable lack of pretense and, surprisingly, a heightened amount of self-deprecation. In the title track “Life on Film,” these ordinary people show that they are (“…just like the rest of us, I take something good and I do my best to mess it up.”) and expand the question that all humans have asked themselves: what if my life was a movie? “Come Back Lady” speaks to artists of all types who have ever lost touch with their muse (“Cause once I had a taste I knew she’d never go away, she’s part of my heart, my soul and my brain.”) and describe the tribulations of rediscovering creativity. When The Perfect Strangers do start speaking on their skills and merits- a necessity to an emcees’ street credit and rap survival- they do so without taking cheap shots (“My rap ego’s too much to be an actor”) and still pontificating on being (“…low budget at the complex pool.”). “Life on Film” is an album perfectly balanced with tunes guaranteed to get the crowd hyped, some serious topics, and original one-liners that make for a hip-hop album that should please fans of any type.
As everything begins to die and wither away, Splitface returns at the end of fall to restore beauty with "the Autumn". The FREE 7 song E.P. is a one of a kind, laced with light hearted down tempo tracks and others with intriguing dirty drums, lost samples, and film scores that play as the soundtrack to your day. Featuring an appearance from DJ MAHF, and engineering by Matt Sawicki, "the Autumn" is the fall classic you simply cannot be without.
YO!!!932Crew's own Spark1duh? and Serengeti of F5 and now on the Anticon label September 26th @ the Gramophone with Polyphonic, Dj Who?, Dj Crucial, and Tony Trimm.
Hey, what's goin' on? Hope 2day finds u blessed. If u got a twitter account, follow me @ http://twitter.com/PZ11 Peep my new video below 4, "Come Thru" featuring San Quinn & The Jacka, as seen on CMC, www.worldstarhiphop.com , www.hiphopdx.com & www.wethewest.com ! Please rate it & leave a comment on all 3 sites. Also I wanted 2 let u & urs know that I'm now on iTunes. U can preview each track & if u like 10 or more songs u can cop the album 4 only $9.99 & if not u can buy each track individually 4 only 99 cents! Just click on the picture below. The album features Zion I (Zumbi), San Quinn, The Jacka, Mistah F.A.B., Mike Marshall, EQuipto & many more.
Thank- you in advance- PZ
This is an audio-visual treat that should not be slept on!
On Friday,
August 14th The Mahfood Bros (STL’s DJ-MAHF & LA’s Food One) are gettin down
once again by bringing you funky ass tunes, incredible live creations, and
insane freestyled collabos!
St. Louis, Chicago, & LA family getting
down:
-Jim Mahfood aka Food One
-DJ-Pickel (CHI) on 4 decks w/ MAHF (STL)
-Peat Wollaeger (STL)
-Mike Huddleston
(CHI)
-Jose Garibaldi (CHI)
==All art will be for sale that night
only!==
**Plus, it's Mathias' B-Day party...so buy the man a drink
damnit!**
It's really as easy as not missing this one. OM Records and Crown City Rockers Raasahn Ahmad out of the Bay area this Thursday night at the Atomic Cowboy. With Super Bru Lei, Coolzey, Savage, and DJ Spec.
