Bambu - Slow Down ft. Prometheus Brown (Prod by MTK)

Bambu: Slow Down (with Prometheus Brown of Blue Scholars) from Beatrock Music on Vimeo.

Big ups to my dewd MTK for producing this slapper. #TownBiz

Just Press #GO

My partner in crime DJ Swervewon put together a nice little mix of some of the acts that will be gracing the stage at the Crocodile for GO! MACHINE this weekend. Peep the mix below and be sure to cop those 2 day passes.

Download it right HERE for free.

Catch senor Swerve raging with the machine Saturday, December 5th.

Tracklist:

1. Victim Of The Modern Age- Champagne Champagne feat. Fences
2. Gangsta - Fatal Lucciauno
3. Love In A Strange World- Mad Rad
4. You're On - P Smoov feat. Grynch
5. I Just Wanna Beat- The Physics
6. This Is That Fire- Spaceman
7. Snow Motion (For Tyrone)- Thee Satisfaction
8. Rainwater- Hella Dope
9. And We Danced- Macklemore
10. Meth Heads (File Jerks Remix)- They Live
11. Bedroom- Fresh Espresso
12. Fast Rap- Katie Kate

D. Black - Yesterday

New video from D. Black of Seattle's own Sportn' Life Records. This cut is off his sophomore release "Ali'Ya" which is an amazing record. This man's positivity, wisdom and optimism are something I wish we had more of in hip hop music. A true role model and let's face it...dude can rap his ass off.

That New New

Well, there is just SO MUCH NEW GOOD LOCAL MUSIC dropping right now so I thought I would put you on to some of the goodness. And by the way, it's all FREE. Here is the latest and greatest from some of the town's finest representatives:

State of the Artist - Hank Moody EP

The SOTA boys channel their month long jaunt in LA into a short, sweet and focused 3 track EP named after the ultimate Californicator.

Thee Satisfaction x O.C. Notes - Icing

Everyone's favorite martians Thee Satisfaction join one of the town's most dedicated and prolific producers (Read: Lab Rat) O.C. Notes for a jazzy, cooled out jam that makes me want to lick my fingers.

DarkTime Sunshine - Believe You Me

Onry Ozborn's newest project, with a brand new name to confuse you. Don't sleep tho, the man that brought you The Gigantics has done it again. This album is available for free download on their myspace and will garner some heavy rotations.

Phee Dill & Rik Rude - Grown Folks Music

Phee Dill has a really dope production style that is very Northwest, very Seattle. Lots of chill chops and jazzy samples looped with care that have served many local acts well, including one of my favorites The Physics. Here he is collaborating with Fresh Espresso's Rick Rude and the results are definitely not juvenile. Grown Folks only.

HellaDope: Strickly 4 My DJz

If you haven't heard of HellaDope by now, I feel sorry for you. Rapper/singer Jerm teams up with soon to be super-producer/rapper TaySean to produce some of the dopest (hence the name) cuts that the greater King County area has ever seen. Equal parts West Coast bounce, Detroit groove, and Northwest fresh, with a little space dust sprinkled in the mix... they have a unique vibe that is perfect party music for any day of the week.

Pass GO, Pay Only $20

So, Seattle. You have heard some of the new music coming out of your local area code lately but aren't sure what to make of it all?

Well lucky for you, for a measly $20 (!*$#*%) you can go see Seattle hip hop Woodstock GO! MACHINE this weekend. Two solid nights of nothing but local hip hop acts that you can classify as "factors." If you thought the spread on your Thanksgiving table was impressive, this weekend-long shit show of a party boasts the best local lineup for the least amount of money in the history of Seattle music. Bang > Buck.

Peep the lineups above and get your TICKETS HERE.

Grynch - Chemistry 1.5

Support my dude Grynch and peep the new project! Here is what the internets have to say about Chemistry 1.5:

Coming off the popularity and acclaim for the free download project entitled the Chemistry EP, as well as a cover feature in Billboard Magazine, fast rising Seattle emcee Grynch has released an expanded version of the project, aptly dubbed Chemistry 1.5. Available today, October 6, 2009, this expanded version is available online through iTunes, Amazon MP3 and in stores such as Easy

Street Records and Sonic Boom Records in Seattle.

Chemistry 1.5 includes four unreleased tracks in addition to the ones already found on the Chemistry EP. These tracks include the remix for "You Know Me" featuring the late J Dilla's brother Illa J alongside Grynch and RA Scion, as well as "Work", a song which finds Grynch teaming up with JFK of Grayskul and up and coming Sportn' Life Records artist Spaceman. Also included is another unreleased track entitled "Gambling Story" along with a remix to the title track, "Chemistry", produced by Seattle hip-hop staple D-Sane and featuring One Be Lo.

Grynch will be performing alongside Grayskul, They Live!, Fresh Espresso, Clockwork and DJ Darwin at The Crocodile on Thursday October 8th and has started work on the much anticipated follow-up to his full length CD My Second Wind, as well as more projects to come in the near future.

For more information, contact:
info@getgrynch.com
www.getgrynch.com

Town Biz

Some of that new new from the towns finest.

Blue Scholars - HI-808 (Official Music Video) from Blue Scholars on Vimeo.

This is a great song and a great vid. Loving the beat and the vibe of the video makes me want to by a plane ticket.



L's Up. Spaceman ft. Fatal and SK - This is that Fire live @ CHBP




Grynch @ CHBP

MEMBERS ONLY @ the Black Lodge

On a hot and sweaty Saturday night (Sunday early morning) a secretive gathering took place involving an elite group of individuals from all creative corners of Seattle's chapter of the society of hip hopping. The gathering place was the Black Lodge, an ode to one of the greatest television series of all time...and what went down might be one of the best off the radar hip hop shows this town has ever seen.

The initiation began with a set from Kung Fu Grip, an up and coming group of members in training, that showed great potential for such young understudies. The next stage brought out State of the Artist, a great local addition that came out strong with some serious heat (literally, it was very hot in there). Then came the fresh2def stateswomen of the Seattle chapter, Thee Satisfaction. They took the initiates on a ride to the moon and back, bouncing along synthy space jams like they were born on planet dope. When they were joined by Pearl Dragon of Champagne Champagne for their rendition of the already classic 'Magnetic Blackness' the booster engines hit full throttle and and the place exploded. Finally, the initiates were ready for their ultimate test.


When Rik Rude and P Smoov, with synth in tow, took the stage everyone could tell local music history was about to be made. Fresh Espresso came out with Diamond Pistols in hand and blasted the crowd with hit after hit from their newly released gem of an album, Glamour. The sweaty, drunken, hyped and highly caffeinated crowd drank every drop of the freshly brewed local superior blend these two were cooking up. Members in the front row could be seen casually passing around a bottle of bottom shelf tequila and yelling every word in between swigs and the stink faces that followed. "You want some, come get some. I'm right here! I'M RIGHT HERE!" By the end of the set, when P Smoov took the helm of his synth and provided a solo introduction into their magnus opus 'Lazerbeams' the place was boiling over. The sweat drenched duo had done it again, and knew the moment they left the stage...that was something special.



The night wasn't over yet... as Terry Radjaw, Swervewon and myself kept people drinking and dancing until 4am. People were rocking out to nonstop hip hop classics and I believe a prominent member of the local media (ahem...Larry) even busted out the running man when Motown Philly dropped over the PA.

Backstage in the vip members lounge, cyphers broke out over makeshift drums, beer bottle percussion, hand claps and foot stomps. Bottles, blunts and fist bumps were passed around...smiles were seen everywhere you looked. Members Only brought the elite members of the Seattle chapter together in a way that hadn't been done in years, and the initiates were blessed with one hell of a show.

For information on future Members Only events please follow use at:
http://twitter.com/membersonly206

Photos Courtesy of: Infamous Cool Kid & Grendel

Jake One - Home

Super duper fresh.



Dir by Zia.