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HYPNOTIC BRASS BAND – STARFIGHTER

*Pbbt! — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:13:24 +0000

In high school I used to take the CTA Eastbound Blue Line from Racine to Washington to catch the Number 6 bus home every day. Now, for those familiar with the janky ass Chicago Transit Authority and their routes, you might ask “why go two stops past Jackson to catch the number 6?” Two reasons: 1) if I got off at Jackson with the rest of you jerk-offs I’d be one of you jerk-offs standing on a bus in rush hour traffic instead of one of the cool cats actually sat down in a seat and 2) I loved listening to the Hypnotic Brass Band play on the corner of Washington and State. These guys have been killing it for a bajillion years its dope seeing them go from humble street performers selling burned CD’s hand-to-hand (one of the best $5 bucks I’ve ever spent) to an internationally-known and sampled group. I almost felt obligated to post this. So please do yourself a favor and familiarize yourself with Hypnotic’s music by listening to and downloading their track Starfighter below. For those fortunate enough to be in LA on the 23rd of this month they’ll be performing at Exchange LA. More details on that after the jump.

CRIS CAB – ONE THING (PRODUCED BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:21:35 +0000

New tunage from Cris Cab and Pharrell Williams off Cris’ upcoming mixtape Echo Boom, presented by Billionaire Boys Club, dropping January 31st. This joint is that smoothness, I definitely fucks with it. Partake!

Cris Cab – One Thing
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RITMO MACHINE – MAESTRO

*Pbbt! — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:05:53 +0000

Here’s a pretty sweet sounding track from duo Ritmo Machine (Eric Bobo & Latin Bitman) off their release Welcome to the Ritmo Machine which drops this week. Do yourself a favor and get familiar.

NEZ AND RIO – IT’S YO BIRTHDAY (FEATURING NALEDGE & THE SWOPES)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:58:26 +0000

New heat! The homies Nez & Rio, fresh off some stellar placements and shows all crazy, drop off their latest, the first leak from their upcoming sophomore project Lets Get ILL 2, and it doesn’t disappoint! “It’s Yo Birthday” features heavy-hitting Kidz In The Hall lyricist Naledge and dope female newcomer The Swopes on the hook. Basically some fresh & fly shit. Listen to the joint and then hit the jump to PARTAKE!

Nez and Rio – It’s Yo Birthday
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ONRA – NO MATTER WHAT

NO — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:57:09 +0000

Blind I fave Onra’s upcoming “Chinoiseries Pt. 2″ album dropping on November 15th via Dublin, Ireland’s All City Records.

“Chinoiseries Pt 2″ features 32 instrumental tracks all sampled from Chinese and Vietnamese records accrued from Onra’s travels throughout South East Asia. The first “Chinoiseries” was originally released in 2007 and initially became a fan favorite. Almost 5 years later and after a few more trips back to South East Asia, Onra is proud to present “Chinoiseries Pt 2″ to the world on November 15th. Enjoy the track “No Matter What,” which was premiered earlier today by Pitchfork

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You can pre-order the album via iTunes now!!

ONRA – NO MATTER WHAT | DOWNLOAD

EXCLUSIVE BLIND I & BEV MO PRESENTS “8BITOFSOUL”

NO — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:19:20 +0000

Our good friend & comrade DJ R-Cade of BevMo recently hand crafted this mix of old, new & future soulful sounds of everything we love. I have bumped this mix out like no other since he shot us the final. This is the first of many more to come. Hit the jump for the track list. & Jedi respecognition to R-Cade & the entire BevMo posse extraordinaire!

BLIND I & BEV MO PRESENTS “8BITOFSOUL” | DOWNLOAD

C-NOTE – THE CALL FEAT. I SHEIK, SIMPLE MIND, EDGEWIZE

NO — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:11:44 +0000

Aside from having one of the illest late night radio shows from 2am-6am every late Saturday/early Sunday depending on how you look @ it on 90.5 KSJS, C-Note is also money on the production tip. His debut album will be droppin’ on his birthday October 15th, but until then he has blessed us all with a single entitled The Call which features I Sheik (ROTM), Simple Mind & Edgewize of Projekt Seer, for our listening pleasures… oh did I mention it’s FREE? It’s bangin’ too! Lightweight reminds me of some early Black Milk schitt. GULLY! Peep & grab & mark your calendars for Oct 15th! YEE!

Open University – C-Note- The Call feat. I Sheik%2C Simple Mind %26 Edgewize

C-NOTE – THE CALL FEAT. I SHEIK, SIMPLE MIND, EDGEWIZE | DOWNLOAD

BOLDY JAMES – HOLDIN’ ON (FEATURING THE O’MYS)

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:13:53 +0000

The Concreature himself. Mr. Boldy Blocks aka Boldy James for those of you who grabbed that Trappers Alley mix tape is back again with a new joint he did with the homies of Blended Babies and a stellar young band from Chicago that I’ve had the pleasure of checking out multiple times in The O’Mys. Long story short, this joint is hard body and deserves a place in your ears, so indulge!

Boldy James – Holdin’ On
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VIDEO: BLU – MY SUNSHINE (FEAT. NIA ANDREWS)

*Pbbt! — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:10:07 +0000

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You know what I appreciate about Blu? He puts out all of his singles/videos/etc. without any sort of promotion or plugging or anything. Just post a link on the twitter and let the masses do with it what they will. Hell, when you consistently put out quality material like he does it’s probably best to just let the work speak for itself anyway. Looks like this is the first single off of his upcoming album NoYork! Enjoy little minions.

FAM-LAY – BEACH CRUISER (PRODUCED BY CHAD HUGO)

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:28:33 +0000

Fam-Lay is one of my favorites. Ever-present over Neptunes production, this new joint entitled “Beach Cruiser” is produced by Chad Hugo of the Neptunes and is cooky/hardbody. Partake!

Fam-Lay – Beach Cruiser
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