New Art: Phella – Deaf Poetry Jam (Wake’s Hearing Aid Rebuild)
July 18th, 2010 by Da Fam Ink
Deaf Poetry Jam Part 1 was originally the acapella intro track for Phella’s 2009 EP entitled Gimme A Second I Swear. It was well received by listeners. Detroit based producer, Wake, recently took the vocals and built this track around them. It has the same motivational and inspirational vibe as the original, just stepped up a few notches with Wake’s excellent production.
The visual is a compilation of exclusive video and photos of Phella to accompany the words of the track.
You Go Girl: Audra – Beamer, Benz, or Bentley Freestyle
April 21st, 2010 by Phella
Babygirl has been working hard since the day I met her (some time back in ‘08) and hasn’t stopped since. Seems the rest of the world is starting catch on to what I saw then. Keep going!
For those that don’t know much about Young Guru, here’s the story. He’s been the engineer (the guy pushon the buttons and mixing the sounds) on most of your favorite songs for the past decade. Pretty much every Jay-Z record has been mixed by him as well as a lot of Cam’ron, Kanye West, and plenty more. As far as hip-hop goes, you’re probably not going to find a better ear. Beyond that, Guru is a graduate of Howard University and a pretty accessible guy. If you’re fortunate enough to catch him on the streets of DC or NY, like I have once or twice, the guy will enlighten you to something — even if you’re not a music person.
With that said, here’s a few clips from Elliot Wilson’s conversation with Guru about several subjects from old Roc-A-Fella tales to the making of Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3. Grab your popcorn and learn something.
I know most of your inboxes have been inundated with every kind of Exhibit you can think of and I think it’s a testament to just how ridiculous the original was…Just Blaze and Jay outdid themselves. The first time I heard this track the words came to me and I had to record it. To not do it because so many others have done it is to not eat McDonalds because they’ve served over a billion……….
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After a series of bad press, Chuck H took a break from the game and subsequently was dropped by his record label, Interscope. This mixtape is his return effort and word on the streets is it’s nice. You be the judge.
Every week we will spotlight some fresh new talent here on the website. People you may have heard of and some you might be learning of for the first time.
Let’s kick off week 1 with a new video from @UptownXO coming from D.C. XO might have the biggest buzz in D.C. after Wale. A staple on the local mixtape scene, he is taking his act national with the help of Kenny Burns and Studio43. Below is the video for F.R.N.O.
Next up we have a mixtape from Neako. Neako is a versatile artist out of New Jersey. This third installment to his Rubix Cube series is The Blue Edition’. It has plenty of standout tracks and heavyweight features from Young Chris as well as the legendary Bun B. Download and stream The Rubix Cube: Blue Edition here. More Neako at his website.
Last but not least we head to Concord, Va where Mr.TKO released his latest mixtape entitled ‘One Pound’. The 16 track release showcases Mr.TKO’s rhyming ability as well as a few features to round out the tape. Download and Stream ‘One Pound’ here.
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