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Danger Doom Team With Adult Swim for Free EP
Dave Maher reports:
The cartoon characters on Danger Doom's The Mouse and the Mask album were not merely window dressing; they were a crucial element of the main display. (Does that make their presence less annoying? No.) And it looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more of them real soon.
Sure, Danger Mouse has been busy with Cee-Lo setting records and touring as Gnarls Barkley (not to mention contributing to the new Sparklehorse and Rapture albums) and MF Doom has been making beats for Ghostface and working on material for a new Madvillain album as well as various solo projects, but they both have time for a little danger in their lives. And that means collaborating with the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim again on a new Danger Doom EP.
The folks at the Cartoon Network must really like their rappers, because this is the second musical collaboration of the year for the channel. As recently reported, Adult Swim is teaming up with the entire Stones Throw roster for a compilation to be released this fall. But they've upped the nerd quotient for the Danger Doom EP, which will only be available online and for a limited time.
The EP, which is untitled, will be available for free download exclusively from the Adult Swim website, with the first track, "Corn Dogs", available May 15. The rest of the nine-track EP will be unveiled slowly over the following two weeks, with the whole thing available May 30. We don't know all of the track titles right now, other than "Corn Dogs" and "Sofa King (Remix)".
Madlib will guest on the EP, which will also feature "character voices and skits from Adult Swim's popular original shows such as 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force', 'Squidbillies', and 'Minoriteam'", according to a press release. Ugh.
As for that aforementioned Gnarls Barkley tour, the duo has added a couple of new dates to their schedule, which includes a May 19 performance in London on "Later...With Jools Holland" and a May 24 appearance on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien". If they're anything like that phenomenal Top of the Pops performance, we'll pee our pants.
Does all this activity make Danger Mouse crazy?
Possibly:
05-13 Dundee, Scotland - Radio 1's Big Weekend Festival
05-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-16 Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival
06-17 Seinajoki, Finland - Provinssirock Festival
06-23 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
06-24 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
07-14 Rotterdam, Netherlands - North Sea Jazz Festival
07-28 Yuzawa-machi, Japan - Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival)
08-05 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-26 Liverpool, England - Creamfields Festival
09-03 Stradbally, Ireland - Stradbally Hall (Electric Picnic Festival)
Dave Maher reports:
The cartoon characters on Danger Doom's The Mouse and the Mask album were not merely window dressing; they were a crucial element of the main display. (Does that make their presence less annoying? No.) And it looks like we're going to be seeing a lot more of them real soon.
Sure, Danger Mouse has been busy with Cee-Lo setting records and touring as Gnarls Barkley (not to mention contributing to the new Sparklehorse and Rapture albums) and MF Doom has been making beats for Ghostface and working on material for a new Madvillain album as well as various solo projects, but they both have time for a little danger in their lives. And that means collaborating with the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim again on a new Danger Doom EP.
The folks at the Cartoon Network must really like their rappers, because this is the second musical collaboration of the year for the channel. As recently reported, Adult Swim is teaming up with the entire Stones Throw roster for a compilation to be released this fall. But they've upped the nerd quotient for the Danger Doom EP, which will only be available online and for a limited time.
The EP, which is untitled, will be available for free download exclusively from the Adult Swim website, with the first track, "Corn Dogs", available May 15. The rest of the nine-track EP will be unveiled slowly over the following two weeks, with the whole thing available May 30. We don't know all of the track titles right now, other than "Corn Dogs" and "Sofa King (Remix)".
Madlib will guest on the EP, which will also feature "character voices and skits from Adult Swim's popular original shows such as 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force', 'Squidbillies', and 'Minoriteam'", according to a press release. Ugh.
As for that aforementioned Gnarls Barkley tour, the duo has added a couple of new dates to their schedule, which includes a May 19 performance in London on "Later...With Jools Holland" and a May 24 appearance on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien". If they're anything like that phenomenal Top of the Pops performance, we'll pee our pants.
Does all this activity make Danger Mouse crazy?
Possibly:
05-13 Dundee, Scotland - Radio 1's Big Weekend Festival
05-22 New York, NY - Webster Hall
06-16 Hultsfred, Sweden - Hultsfred Festival
06-17 Seinajoki, Finland - Provinssirock Festival
06-23 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival)
06-24 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
07-14 Rotterdam, Netherlands - North Sea Jazz Festival
07-28 Yuzawa-machi, Japan - Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival)
08-05 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-26 Liverpool, England - Creamfields Festival
09-03 Stradbally, Ireland - Stradbally Hall (Electric Picnic Festival)
cred ca e veche stirea...but what the hell
Bootcamp Clik Putting The Finishing Touches On New
If you’re like me, you probably cop anything coming outta Bucktown with a Duck Down logo on it. Some albums are instant classics, but if you happened to pick up the last Boot Camp Clik LP, The Chosen Few you couldn’t help but notice there was an element missing from the project, namely a baritone voiced verbal behemoth known as Alvin Catraz aka The Rockness Monstah. Good news Boot Camp fans, The Great 8 (Smif N Wessun, Buckshot, O.G.C., and Heltah Skeltah) are together again and dropping a new full length project this summer entitled, The Last Stand. The production lineup on this LP is nothing short of raw heroin, with joints by 9th Wonder, Large Pro, Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz, Ill Mind, Coptic, and Marco Polo already locked down. The group was attempting to finish work on the project before they left on their European Tour April 18th, no word yet on whether the album was completed or not. After the album is released this summer, Bootcamp fans will be able to keep their systems warm with another full length release from Sean Price dropping in September. Now we just got to get the double d to release that Fab 5 album they promised would drop in the mid 90s.
Bootcamp Clik Putting The Finishing Touches On New
If you’re like me, you probably cop anything coming outta Bucktown with a Duck Down logo on it. Some albums are instant classics, but if you happened to pick up the last Boot Camp Clik LP, The Chosen Few you couldn’t help but notice there was an element missing from the project, namely a baritone voiced verbal behemoth known as Alvin Catraz aka The Rockness Monstah. Good news Boot Camp fans, The Great 8 (Smif N Wessun, Buckshot, O.G.C., and Heltah Skeltah) are together again and dropping a new full length project this summer entitled, The Last Stand. The production lineup on this LP is nothing short of raw heroin, with joints by 9th Wonder, Large Pro, Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz, Ill Mind, Coptic, and Marco Polo already locked down. The group was attempting to finish work on the project before they left on their European Tour April 18th, no word yet on whether the album was completed or not. After the album is released this summer, Bootcamp fans will be able to keep their systems warm with another full length release from Sean Price dropping in September. Now we just got to get the double d to release that Fab 5 album they promised would drop in the mid 90s.
According to Raekwons people we can officially confirm that Chef Raekwon has inked a deal with Dr. Dres Aftermath Entertainment. While details are still sketchy, we can confirm that the papers were signed last week.
It was already known that Dr. Dre and Raekwon had worked together on the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" project, an initiative of Busta Rhymes who is also an Executive Producer of the record with RZA.
"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" will be a co-production between Aftermath and Wu-Tang. Whether this is the Wu Music Group or Wu-Tang Productions is not known yet.
RZA has yet to confirm the rest of the details.
This is truly history in the making...
http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article.php?id=691
It was already known that Dr. Dre and Raekwon had worked together on the highly anticipated "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" project, an initiative of Busta Rhymes who is also an Executive Producer of the record with RZA.
"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" will be a co-production between Aftermath and Wu-Tang. Whether this is the Wu Music Group or Wu-Tang Productions is not known yet.
RZA has yet to confirm the rest of the details.
This is truly history in the making...
http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article.php?id=691
Boot Camp Clik - Trading Places [new single(myspace)]adapter wrote:cred ca e veche stirea...but what the hell
Bootcamp Clik Putting The Finishing Touches On New
If you??€�re like me, you probably cop anything coming outta Bucktown with a Duck Down logo on it. Some albums are instant classics, but if you happened to pick up the last Boot Camp Clik LP, The Chosen Few you couldn??€�t help but notice there was an element missing from the project, namely a baritone voiced verbal behemoth known as Alvin Catraz aka The Rockness Monstah. Good news Boot Camp fans, The Great 8 (Smif N Wessun, Buckshot, O.G.C., and Heltah Skeltah) are together again and dropping a new full length project this summer entitled, The Last Stand. The production lineup on this LP is nothing short of raw heroin, with joints by 9th Wonder, Large Pro, Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz, Ill Mind, Coptic, and Marco Polo already locked down. The group was attempting to finish work on the project before they left on their European Tour April 18th, no word yet on whether the album was completed or not. After the album is released this summer, Bootcamp fans will be able to keep their systems warm with another full length release from Sean Price dropping in September. Now we just got to get the double d to release that Fab 5 album they promised would drop in the mid 90s.
SOHH has learned that hip-hop fashion mogul Marc Ecko is looking to buy former The Source Magazine publisher Dave Mays' shares in the magazine in an auction to take place on Monday (June 5), according to sources close to the publication.
"Yes, we are currently exploring that and other opportunities to expand our publishing operations," Clint Caldwell, Marc Ecko Enterprises' Director of Corporate Communications, told SOHH regarding the auction. "The Source was once an icon and a tremendous magazine. With the proper leadership and an infusion of cash, Complex Media would bring The Source back to prominence."
Word is Textron Financial Corp., the Source's principal lender, has been trying to auction Mays' 82% in shares for over a month now. The auction was initially slated to occur on May 4, but was postponed. The remaining 18% of The Source is owned by The Black Enterprise Private Equity Fund, which is backed by Earl Graves, Sr. and Citigroup. The fund loaned the magazine $17 million in 2002.
Earlier this year, Mays and his partner Raymond "Benzino" Scott were ousted by The Source's new board of directors. Prior to being kicked out, Mays and Benzino reportedly owed Textron Financial over $18 million. The self-proclaimed hip-hop bible apparently lost over $11 million in the last four years under Mays and Zino's watch.
Mays filed for bankruptcy months after being ousted.
Ecko presently owns several businesses, including Ecko Ultd Clothing, Complex Magazine, G-Unit Clothing, Zoo York and Avirex.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9108
"Yes, we are currently exploring that and other opportunities to expand our publishing operations," Clint Caldwell, Marc Ecko Enterprises' Director of Corporate Communications, told SOHH regarding the auction. "The Source was once an icon and a tremendous magazine. With the proper leadership and an infusion of cash, Complex Media would bring The Source back to prominence."
Word is Textron Financial Corp., the Source's principal lender, has been trying to auction Mays' 82% in shares for over a month now. The auction was initially slated to occur on May 4, but was postponed. The remaining 18% of The Source is owned by The Black Enterprise Private Equity Fund, which is backed by Earl Graves, Sr. and Citigroup. The fund loaned the magazine $17 million in 2002.
Earlier this year, Mays and his partner Raymond "Benzino" Scott were ousted by The Source's new board of directors. Prior to being kicked out, Mays and Benzino reportedly owed Textron Financial over $18 million. The self-proclaimed hip-hop bible apparently lost over $11 million in the last four years under Mays and Zino's watch.
Mays filed for bankruptcy months after being ousted.
Ecko presently owns several businesses, including Ecko Ultd Clothing, Complex Magazine, G-Unit Clothing, Zoo York and Avirex.
http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9108
Lord Jamar: The 5% Album
BRAND NUBIAN’S LORD JAMAR MAKES SOLO DEBUT ALBUM REVEALING THE 5% PERCENT MESSAGE WITH GUESTS FROM THE WU TANG CLAN
If you know LORD JAMAR it will probably be from his work with “golden age” Hip Hop legends BRAND NUBIAN, so let’s just cap that in a short bit with words from the man himself. For Jamar, Brand Nubian “ has a solid place in Hip Hop history. I feel we’re respected.” From his inner perspective he sums up the bands greatest moments thus “ Our first great moment was when I was walking through Harlem and our first album had just come out. I realized that every car going by, that was playing loud music, was playing one of our songs from the album. The second great moment would have to be when we played at the Syracuse Homecoming. One of my Hip Hop Idols, Run DMC & Jam Master Jay, where headlining the show, but because we were so hot at the time, they let us close the show! The third great moment was realizing we had become Hip Hop Legends in our own right .” It’s not for nothing that Jamar closes with a sentence that includes the word “legends “ but that’s not to say his ego is out of check. Nubian is still active after all and still pushing forward and one of the few groups worthy of the name. Some have said in the past that the groups’ intense in your face message was racist towards white people or homophobic – Jamar squashes those criticisms immediately “The duty of the civilized, is to teach Freedom, Justice, & Equality to ALL HUMAN FAMILIES of the planet earth. I would also tell them we're living in a time that if you disagree with power structure, you will be negatively labeled. If you say you’re against the war you’re "UN-AMERICAN." If you say the word ‘faggot’ in a song, no matter what the context, you’re "homophobic." It’s easy to tell that Lord Jamar is not afraid to stand up and speak his own personal truth; and it’s a truth that rings true for many both in his community and within his field of contemporaries. That’s what made Brand Nubian special back in the day and when Jamar openly states that he’s “always had the desire to "tell the real deal." Nothing has changed for me as far as that is concerned” it’s easy to conclude that his outspoken nature is also going to play a crucial role in the record before you now.
So why a LORD JAMAR solo album now and why an album about the 5% message? Jamar says I've always wanted to do a solo album but certain things side-tracked me, i.e.: working with Dead Prez, acting in things like Oz, etc. Originally my album was supposed to come last year but we pushed it back so I could create more fire.” For Jamar making the record an album about his culture was a logical move. He grew up with a generation of rappers that were down with the 5% message, including hip hop acts like The World Famous Supreme Team, Just-Ice, Rakim of Eric B & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Poor Righteous Teachers all the members of the Wu Tang Clan (more on them in a minute), Digable Planets, & Busta Rhymes. Seeing this list it’s not surprising one thought to do this kind of record before now!
Jamar further explains “there are more rappers in the Five Percent Nation than in Minister Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam (NOI) because the NOI doesn't lend itself to Hip Hop. The NOI is a very structured, & rigid organization. Hip Hop is very loose, and free. The two don't complement each other. Whereas the Five Percent Nation is more ‘in the street,’ and is already respected, & accepted by the Hip Hop generation. The Five Percent Nation also isn’t anything to do with straight Islam. I know of a few rappers who are straight Muslim, but they don’t outnumber those in the Five Percent Nation. I am not an oppressor of Muslims; I have no fear of them. We in the N.G.E. (Nation of Gods and Earths a.k.a The 5 Percenters) are not Muslims. To be a Muslim is to submit to the will of Allah, & practice the religion of Islam. To be a member of the N.G.E. is to come in the name of Allah, & to study I.S.L.A.M, which stands for I Self Lord And Master. See, in the Five Percent Nation, each man is the sole controller of his own universe. If you're the god of your universe, you set up your own laws.” Jamar elaborates “the 5% message has something for everyone that wants to learn. It's true this nation was started to empower poor black youth, but the lessons taught are ones we can all use.”
Nation of Gods and Earths hold beliefs so far removed from mainstream Islamic teachings as to be virtually unrecognizable as Islamic. For example, the chant "Allah wa Akbar" ("God is Greatest") in the context of a Brand Nubian song means something very different than in mainstream Islamic beliefs. God/Allah, for Five Percenters, is not the Divinity as conventionally defined by the monotheistic faiths. God is the black man. It would be a pitfall to adopt a position of fear, shock and horror towards 5%-er beliefs. Groups like the N.G.E and their doctrines may prove problematic or heretical to some but in this day and age we need to try to understand them and to engage them.
Jamar in speaking out for his culture is giving us insight into a movement rarely discussed in the media at all. 5%-er beliefs have been at the core of Hip Hop for decades now. Yet Jamar is bringing us a message unheard and unspoken in the media. It’s a message many are listening to. Instead of following preconceptions maybe we should just make up our own minds. The N.G.E can be seen as a uniquely American movement. In the same way that Hip Hop is a uniquely American music. The N.G.E believe in the divinity of the black man: that the black man is the original man (science seems to be helping them prove that fact); they believe that teaching based on technology is simply "tricknology” (haven’t we all heard the tales of kids who can’t do math without a calculator?), they believe that mathematics is a superior form of understanding (again given the recent advances in mathematics this would appear to be true in many ways) and they believe that Freedom, Justice, & Equality is to be had for all people(don’t we all feel that way?). Agree or disagree this is a message that holds interest for many. Jamar isn’t asking you to convert. You can still listen to his album and enjoy it as entertainment and music in its own rights but in our divided nation we need to understand the voices around us if we are to progress. The 5% Message is an important message many urban youth are being exposed to. Agree or disagree with it, however, you can still get down with Jamar’s music. Jamar is reaching out and giving a voice to something he’s lived for many years.
Jamar, after all, has put a popular face on his culture before, when he played a 5%-er in the acclaimed HBO series OZ – “ OZ was a great experience for me. I'm not sure if it impacted my music, but it definitely showed me I can do anything I put my mind to. I've done a lot of shows since then: "Law & Order" (once on original show, & twice on SVU), "Third Watch," & recently "The Sopranos." I've shot several independent films: "Morning Breath," "Funny Valentine," "L-O-V-E-", "They’re Just My Friends” to name a few. I will definitely do more acting in the future .”
Let’s also not forget about Jamar’s production work for acts like Black Moon, Artifacts and Dead Prez. For Jamar when we name-drop them he says “You just named a bunch of my friends. I've been hands-on producing since "In God We Trust." Artifacts were our first known fans. That's how I met them. We started kicking it and they revealed they rhymed. I liked their stuff, so I produced a song for them, which ended up getting them their deal. I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years, & during that time Buckshot and me would hook up. I had a studio in my crib, and Buck would come over, and just do his thing. I ended up doing joints for him, Helta Skeltha, & O.G.C. I also met Dead Prez at this time. Once again, these were fans that had something to say themselves. I knew I had something with these brothers. I started working with them, helping them to develop their sound, giving them the kind of insight on the game that I wish I had coming in. Got them tight, shopped 'em, and got them signed to Loud, when Loud was the shit .” Jamar puts all that history in production to good use on the new album.
Also you can find Lord Jamar on mypsace. He sees “the Internet is a good tool. Somewhere like OTBRADIO.COM, or MYSPACE are great places to build your base hands on, & to help level the playing field. I even met the God Gensu Dean on MYSPACE, who ended up getting two tracks on my album (“The Greatest Story Never Told,” & “The Cipher” ”featuring 40 Bandits.)” And speaking of guests let’s not forget that the record features members of the Wu Tang Clan - Jamar elaborates “I met the Gods back in the day when we first came out. I remember building with RZA, GZA, & Dirty back then, I always felt the gods. That's family. My original goal was to get all the Gods from the Hip Hop nation. It just so happens that the Gods from Wu are ones that stepped up to the plate. Peace to the entire Wu Tang Clan.”
Let’s also not forget that Jamar’s story and the story of N.G.E is a New York one, Harlem USA and Now Rule, New Rochelle, NY. For Jamar, New York “means my home. It means Hip Hop's home. It means me.” Jamar sees his album as “classic Lord Jamar s**t. As far as how it will do, as long as each and every member of my great nation supports me on this, I'll be just fine. I'm not trying to take Kanye West’s fans, (or any other rapper for that matter) I'm strengthening mine.”
BRAND NUBIAN’S LORD JAMAR MAKES SOLO DEBUT ALBUM REVEALING THE 5% PERCENT MESSAGE WITH GUESTS FROM THE WU TANG CLAN
If you know LORD JAMAR it will probably be from his work with “golden age” Hip Hop legends BRAND NUBIAN, so let’s just cap that in a short bit with words from the man himself. For Jamar, Brand Nubian “ has a solid place in Hip Hop history. I feel we’re respected.” From his inner perspective he sums up the bands greatest moments thus “ Our first great moment was when I was walking through Harlem and our first album had just come out. I realized that every car going by, that was playing loud music, was playing one of our songs from the album. The second great moment would have to be when we played at the Syracuse Homecoming. One of my Hip Hop Idols, Run DMC & Jam Master Jay, where headlining the show, but because we were so hot at the time, they let us close the show! The third great moment was realizing we had become Hip Hop Legends in our own right .” It’s not for nothing that Jamar closes with a sentence that includes the word “legends “ but that’s not to say his ego is out of check. Nubian is still active after all and still pushing forward and one of the few groups worthy of the name. Some have said in the past that the groups’ intense in your face message was racist towards white people or homophobic – Jamar squashes those criticisms immediately “The duty of the civilized, is to teach Freedom, Justice, & Equality to ALL HUMAN FAMILIES of the planet earth. I would also tell them we're living in a time that if you disagree with power structure, you will be negatively labeled. If you say you’re against the war you’re "UN-AMERICAN." If you say the word ‘faggot’ in a song, no matter what the context, you’re "homophobic." It’s easy to tell that Lord Jamar is not afraid to stand up and speak his own personal truth; and it’s a truth that rings true for many both in his community and within his field of contemporaries. That’s what made Brand Nubian special back in the day and when Jamar openly states that he’s “always had the desire to "tell the real deal." Nothing has changed for me as far as that is concerned” it’s easy to conclude that his outspoken nature is also going to play a crucial role in the record before you now.
So why a LORD JAMAR solo album now and why an album about the 5% message? Jamar says I've always wanted to do a solo album but certain things side-tracked me, i.e.: working with Dead Prez, acting in things like Oz, etc. Originally my album was supposed to come last year but we pushed it back so I could create more fire.” For Jamar making the record an album about his culture was a logical move. He grew up with a generation of rappers that were down with the 5% message, including hip hop acts like The World Famous Supreme Team, Just-Ice, Rakim of Eric B & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Poor Righteous Teachers all the members of the Wu Tang Clan (more on them in a minute), Digable Planets, & Busta Rhymes. Seeing this list it’s not surprising one thought to do this kind of record before now!
Jamar further explains “there are more rappers in the Five Percent Nation than in Minister Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam (NOI) because the NOI doesn't lend itself to Hip Hop. The NOI is a very structured, & rigid organization. Hip Hop is very loose, and free. The two don't complement each other. Whereas the Five Percent Nation is more ‘in the street,’ and is already respected, & accepted by the Hip Hop generation. The Five Percent Nation also isn’t anything to do with straight Islam. I know of a few rappers who are straight Muslim, but they don’t outnumber those in the Five Percent Nation. I am not an oppressor of Muslims; I have no fear of them. We in the N.G.E. (Nation of Gods and Earths a.k.a The 5 Percenters) are not Muslims. To be a Muslim is to submit to the will of Allah, & practice the religion of Islam. To be a member of the N.G.E. is to come in the name of Allah, & to study I.S.L.A.M, which stands for I Self Lord And Master. See, in the Five Percent Nation, each man is the sole controller of his own universe. If you're the god of your universe, you set up your own laws.” Jamar elaborates “the 5% message has something for everyone that wants to learn. It's true this nation was started to empower poor black youth, but the lessons taught are ones we can all use.”
Nation of Gods and Earths hold beliefs so far removed from mainstream Islamic teachings as to be virtually unrecognizable as Islamic. For example, the chant "Allah wa Akbar" ("God is Greatest") in the context of a Brand Nubian song means something very different than in mainstream Islamic beliefs. God/Allah, for Five Percenters, is not the Divinity as conventionally defined by the monotheistic faiths. God is the black man. It would be a pitfall to adopt a position of fear, shock and horror towards 5%-er beliefs. Groups like the N.G.E and their doctrines may prove problematic or heretical to some but in this day and age we need to try to understand them and to engage them.
Jamar in speaking out for his culture is giving us insight into a movement rarely discussed in the media at all. 5%-er beliefs have been at the core of Hip Hop for decades now. Yet Jamar is bringing us a message unheard and unspoken in the media. It’s a message many are listening to. Instead of following preconceptions maybe we should just make up our own minds. The N.G.E can be seen as a uniquely American movement. In the same way that Hip Hop is a uniquely American music. The N.G.E believe in the divinity of the black man: that the black man is the original man (science seems to be helping them prove that fact); they believe that teaching based on technology is simply "tricknology” (haven’t we all heard the tales of kids who can’t do math without a calculator?), they believe that mathematics is a superior form of understanding (again given the recent advances in mathematics this would appear to be true in many ways) and they believe that Freedom, Justice, & Equality is to be had for all people(don’t we all feel that way?). Agree or disagree this is a message that holds interest for many. Jamar isn’t asking you to convert. You can still listen to his album and enjoy it as entertainment and music in its own rights but in our divided nation we need to understand the voices around us if we are to progress. The 5% Message is an important message many urban youth are being exposed to. Agree or disagree with it, however, you can still get down with Jamar’s music. Jamar is reaching out and giving a voice to something he’s lived for many years.
Jamar, after all, has put a popular face on his culture before, when he played a 5%-er in the acclaimed HBO series OZ – “ OZ was a great experience for me. I'm not sure if it impacted my music, but it definitely showed me I can do anything I put my mind to. I've done a lot of shows since then: "Law & Order" (once on original show, & twice on SVU), "Third Watch," & recently "The Sopranos." I've shot several independent films: "Morning Breath," "Funny Valentine," "L-O-V-E-", "They’re Just My Friends” to name a few. I will definitely do more acting in the future .”
Let’s also not forget about Jamar’s production work for acts like Black Moon, Artifacts and Dead Prez. For Jamar when we name-drop them he says “You just named a bunch of my friends. I've been hands-on producing since "In God We Trust." Artifacts were our first known fans. That's how I met them. We started kicking it and they revealed they rhymed. I liked their stuff, so I produced a song for them, which ended up getting them their deal. I lived in Brooklyn for 10 years, & during that time Buckshot and me would hook up. I had a studio in my crib, and Buck would come over, and just do his thing. I ended up doing joints for him, Helta Skeltha, & O.G.C. I also met Dead Prez at this time. Once again, these were fans that had something to say themselves. I knew I had something with these brothers. I started working with them, helping them to develop their sound, giving them the kind of insight on the game that I wish I had coming in. Got them tight, shopped 'em, and got them signed to Loud, when Loud was the shit .” Jamar puts all that history in production to good use on the new album.
Also you can find Lord Jamar on mypsace. He sees “the Internet is a good tool. Somewhere like OTBRADIO.COM, or MYSPACE are great places to build your base hands on, & to help level the playing field. I even met the God Gensu Dean on MYSPACE, who ended up getting two tracks on my album (“The Greatest Story Never Told,” & “The Cipher” ”featuring 40 Bandits.)” And speaking of guests let’s not forget that the record features members of the Wu Tang Clan - Jamar elaborates “I met the Gods back in the day when we first came out. I remember building with RZA, GZA, & Dirty back then, I always felt the gods. That's family. My original goal was to get all the Gods from the Hip Hop nation. It just so happens that the Gods from Wu are ones that stepped up to the plate. Peace to the entire Wu Tang Clan.”
Let’s also not forget that Jamar’s story and the story of N.G.E is a New York one, Harlem USA and Now Rule, New Rochelle, NY. For Jamar, New York “means my home. It means Hip Hop's home. It means me.” Jamar sees his album as “classic Lord Jamar s**t. As far as how it will do, as long as each and every member of my great nation supports me on this, I'll be just fine. I'm not trying to take Kanye West’s fans, (or any other rapper for that matter) I'm strengthening mine.”
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DJ Whoo Kid: "Eminem's new shit is ridiculous!"
DJ Whoo Kid is in the Middle East this week touring with 50 Cent, but before he jetted, he made sure he left something behind for the streets. As mentioned above, Whoo worked with Lloyd Banks on his new mixtape, but by the end of this week, a new Shady Records mixtape should be at a bootlegger near you. It's called The Re-Up and marks the return of Eminem.
"Em's shit is gonna be ridiculous," Whoo Kid boasted last week. "I'm gonna make so much money, I don't know why I'm going on tour. The return of the Emster and the whole Shady going hard. Everybody is on point. Obie [Trice], Stat Quo, all their artists. It's gonna be more of a hungry Shady, back to the grind. Plus me and Alchemist are putting it together, so it will be ridiculous."
Besides freestyling off familiar beats, Alchemist gave the Shady squad some new tracks to rhyme over.
"It's about what we pick to be on the mixtape," Whoo Kid added. "It will be extra songs I'll bootleg on something else later. But the fact that Em is coming back, I'm just happy to be a part of that."
ooo da.. dabia astept sa iasa mixtape-u asta..am auzit ca va iesi la inceputu lunii iulie
DJ Whoo Kid is in the Middle East this week touring with 50 Cent, but before he jetted, he made sure he left something behind for the streets. As mentioned above, Whoo worked with Lloyd Banks on his new mixtape, but by the end of this week, a new Shady Records mixtape should be at a bootlegger near you. It's called The Re-Up and marks the return of Eminem.
"Em's shit is gonna be ridiculous," Whoo Kid boasted last week. "I'm gonna make so much money, I don't know why I'm going on tour. The return of the Emster and the whole Shady going hard. Everybody is on point. Obie [Trice], Stat Quo, all their artists. It's gonna be more of a hungry Shady, back to the grind. Plus me and Alchemist are putting it together, so it will be ridiculous."
Besides freestyling off familiar beats, Alchemist gave the Shady squad some new tracks to rhyme over.
"It's about what we pick to be on the mixtape," Whoo Kid added. "It will be extra songs I'll bootleg on something else later. But the fact that Em is coming back, I'm just happy to be a part of that."
ooo da.. dabia astept sa iasa mixtape-u asta..am auzit ca va iesi la inceputu lunii iulie
e ink un zvon..dar totusi e tare faza..
Michael Jackson Roars Back With G-Unit
April 24, 2006, 3:45 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Embattled pop star Michael Jackson will hit the streets in the coming weeks with the new song "Trial of the Century," which features 50 Cent, Lucy Diamonds and DJ Whoo Kid. The track will be found on Whoo Kid's mixtape "MJ Unit -- The Takeover," which will also feature five unreleased Jackson songs and mashups of his prior hits with songs from the G-Unit camp, Billboard.com has learned.
Sources say "MJ Unit -- The Takeover" will also boast exclusive tracks from 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Mase, Young Buck, Mobb Deep, M.O.P. and Lucy Diamonds. Jay-Z has also been contacted to contribute to the project, which will be released via G-Unit/Interscope and Jackson's new Two Seas label.
"Trial of the Century" will be the first taste of new music from Jackson since his June 2005 acquittal on multiple child molestation charges. He has since moved his base of operations from California to Bahrain, where he has begun preproduction on his first new studio album since 2001's "Invincible."
Sources say the first single from the as-yet-untitled project, "Now That I Found Love," will be released Nov. 21 and will also feature Lucy Diamonds. The track is being produced by Jackson and longtime collaborator Bruce Swedien, who engineered the classic "Thriller" and co-produced the album "Dangerous."
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As previously reported, Two Seas Records is a joint venture between Jackson and Abdulla Hamad Al-Khalifa. U.K. record executive Guy Holmes has been tapped as CEO of the label and will also be tasked with managing Jackson's other business interests
Michael Jackson Roars Back With G-Unit
April 24, 2006, 3:45 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Embattled pop star Michael Jackson will hit the streets in the coming weeks with the new song "Trial of the Century," which features 50 Cent, Lucy Diamonds and DJ Whoo Kid. The track will be found on Whoo Kid's mixtape "MJ Unit -- The Takeover," which will also feature five unreleased Jackson songs and mashups of his prior hits with songs from the G-Unit camp, Billboard.com has learned.
Sources say "MJ Unit -- The Takeover" will also boast exclusive tracks from 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Mase, Young Buck, Mobb Deep, M.O.P. and Lucy Diamonds. Jay-Z has also been contacted to contribute to the project, which will be released via G-Unit/Interscope and Jackson's new Two Seas label.
"Trial of the Century" will be the first taste of new music from Jackson since his June 2005 acquittal on multiple child molestation charges. He has since moved his base of operations from California to Bahrain, where he has begun preproduction on his first new studio album since 2001's "Invincible."
Sources say the first single from the as-yet-untitled project, "Now That I Found Love," will be released Nov. 21 and will also feature Lucy Diamonds. The track is being produced by Jackson and longtime collaborator Bruce Swedien, who engineered the classic "Thriller" and co-produced the album "Dangerous."
Click to learn more...
As previously reported, Two Seas Records is a joint venture between Jackson and Abdulla Hamad Al-Khalifa. U.K. record executive Guy Holmes has been tapped as CEO of the label and will also be tasked with managing Jackson's other business interests
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