Mobb Deep, Cypress Hill, Def Jux, Dilated Peoples, NWA, Non-Phixion, Wu Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Psycho Realm, Gang Starr, Common, Sage Francis, J-Live, Delinquent Habits, Atmosphere, RJD2, Company Flow, Aesop Rock, Tupac, Biggie, Hieroglyphics, Mos Def, J-Zone, Dead Prez, Cunninglynguists, Madvillain, The Pharcyde, Beastie Boys, Digable Planets, Pharoahe Monch, Big Pun, DJ Krush, ..and more of that good hip hop music.
For dudes and dudettes with shitty ISPs and can't stream Myspace:
From the tumultuous times of the late 80s hip hop scene, fueled by reactionary crews such as Public Enemy, NWA, Gangstarr and A Tribe Called Quest, a break from the carefree attitudes of rap music as they were then was achieved. Rhymes and soundscapes were more angst than gangs, more saying what you think than describing what you're blingin.
Backpacker rap was born. A seemingly borderless demographic stood up to present their unique work, with a few crews graduating from the indie market to much larger label-backed success. Rawkus Records, the Hieroglyphics crew, Jurassic 5, The Living Legends, The Wu-Tang Clan, Anticon Records, Company Flow and Definitve Jux: all were at the forefront of this new movement. White suburban kids, skaterboys and college undergrads became a strong fixture in support of hip hop. Access to home studio equipment became more affordable, and the internet became a major conduit for this new branch in hip hop music. From the States, backpacker rap quickly spread to other lands.
The Rebel Scum is a direct product of this new environment. The members - Cliq, Illson, MicWreck, HQA and WordsManifest - having been active in making and performing hip hop music since 1998, from various crews, came together as one unit in 2000. Preferring to rely on their own resources and to come out with their own sound, they built up their own home studio and began dropping joints online. To fund their projects, they set up a company and provided creative multimedia support for other grassroots artists in the community. Shows and radio play followed, but TRS has stuck to its philosophy of pushing envelopes and challenging the status quo.
"An Urban Distaste For The Concrete" is an 9 track-deep foray into The Rebel Scum's experiments with themselves, and their views on hip hop, their journey so far, and life in the Klang Valley. The first single, entitled WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), is already on rotation on national radio stations Red 104.9 FM and XFresh.fm. Another track from the CD, Where Are You?, has been included in DJ Fuzz's international hip hop mixtape Mixology II. TRS has also been interviewed by FHM Magazine, KLue Magazine, JUICE Magazine, ROTTW, Revolution Skate Mag, The Malay Mail, The New Straits Times, Hitz.TV's Aftershock, Blast Off, XFresh.fm and Red 104.9 FM.
log on to www.therebelscum.com and JOIN THE RESISTANCE!
Homicide’s "Illsurrekshun" Will be Released in Malaysia on Papakerma Records
Due to our limitation in distributing our records overseas and keep it in the fair price at the same time (the local postage rates is a killer when you have to send stuff overseas), we have decided to work with several local labels in several states in re-releasing and distributing our CD outside Indonesia. Papakerma Records in Malaysia will release and distribute "Illsurrekshun" in Malaysia/Singapore, when Diseased Records helps us doing the task for USA region, and perhaps this would be a vinyl one. This answers some questions from Malaysian friends who asking us on how to order the "Illsurrekshun" CD. More details will be updated soon as possible. Visit Papakerma here.
----------------------------------- Yeah, read it right. Our friends at Papakerma will soon be releasing the CD and are now looking for labels and individual who would like to invest! Contact them at merahdanhitam@yahoo.com or deantheamateur@gmail.com for details.
.. .. Rebel Yell have released their music video for the single 'Rebels in the System'. Teamed up with multimedia students from Republic Polytechnic, the trio have released their first ever music video for the song about everything that’s bad and how no one can remain ignorant about it.
And like the boys say, if you not down with it, then get the fuck on with it.
"All that Rebel goodness with three times the illness"
It's been a year now & we are celebrating our Loops Collective’s Liquid Jump Up 1st Anniversary. It’s 100% Liquid, Soulful, Roller & Jump up for u and your mates!
So don't miss it. Its a back to back sessions. Make urself free & bring ur ass here =)
The line up: Mac, Radzy, MH, Fickle HZ, Anowl, Chipulp, Alzinizi
Bookmark!
Date: 12th July 2008 Time: 9pm sharp Venue: Bar Blonde (Asian Heritage Row, Jalan Doraisamy) Admission: Walk in free before 11pm ( 1st drink charge after)
THE MIXTAPE SERIES VOL. 1: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY CLASSIC LITERATURE (HIP HOP LIT)
A collection of rap songs based on works of classic literature from around the world
Nominate your favorite literary work to be adapted into a song for Hip Hop Lit and win a Hip Hop Lit CD worth NZ$10. 00 FREE OF CHARGE plus get your name shouted out in the song and the CD sleeve!
