LOVING Ghana right now

News December 2nd, 2009

Please hip yourselves immediately and check this vid from M.anifest’s back catalog. Thanks to Soulbounce for putting me up on game.

Download his new project for free and thank us both. Listening to this album has TRULY been a breath of fresh air for me today. We need as many of these in hip-hop as we can get.

TBATBcover_sm

My fave hip-hop out of the continent so far has been from Senegal and South Africa along with a healthy dose of K’Naan but between M.anifest and Blitz the Ambassador, Ghana’s about to smash on bammas.

Oh yeah, Blitz. THIS guy

If I’m “tardy for the party” I blame “you Africans” – © Fela (you know who you are) for not putting me on. Shame on you in advance if so. You know I need constant infusions of happiness inducing blackness to counteract this coonery out here.

1 Comment »

Nicholas Ryan Gant – “Before the Fall” [video]

News October 23rd, 2009

Got the album yet?

NRG_borderbreaker

No Comments »

The new P.U.T.S. album is a winner

News October 19th, 2009

People Under The Stairs – “Carried Away”. Cop that.

*throws up dubs*

“Beer” got me chuckling.

1 Comment »

Cop This: Kev Brown – Random Joints

Mixes, News August 4th, 2009

randomjoints

Available through all the usual online outlets.

We gave the record a test drive on WPFW last week.

decipherlogo_sm

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

No Comments »

The best hip-hop album of 2009: Diamond District

News April 15th, 2009

intheruff_front

intheruff_back

GET IT NOW!

As I was listening to this, I felt a strong urge to don a Madness hat, some Nike boots and walk up and down Georgia Ave drop kicking wack rappers in the throat until the riot squad came to subdue me. I told Oddisee this, just in case someone would be needed to explain the situation to the reporters that would show up to cover the story. It just might happen. My alibi is prepared.

No Comments »

Cop This: Diamond District

News March 18th, 2009

Oddisee, X.O. and Y.U. are Diamond District.

1st single: Who I Be

whoibe


Diamond District Mini Documentary from Diamond District on Vimeo.
Filmed by T. Purnell for Packing Light Productions & Humble Monarch
Edited by Humble Monarch

No Comments »

Cop This: Op Swamp 81

News February 21st, 2009

WATCH:

LINK UP:

Myspace.com/OpSwamp81

PURCHASE:

iTunes

1 Comment »

Cop This: DJ Eurok – Diamond District Dubs

News December 12th, 2008

[Tracklisting]

[Free Download]

No Comments »

Cop This: Tamara Wellons – Life Is

News October 28th, 2008

LISTEN:

WATCH:

READ:
Bounceworthy: Tamara Wellons (Soulbounce.com)
Underrated Female Soul Singer Spotlight: Tamara Wellons (SITKOL)
Soul Watch: Tamara Wellons (Honeysoul.com)

LINK UP:
TamaraWellons.com
myspace.com/TamaraWellons

PURCHASE:
Traxsource

EXPERIENCE:

October 29, 2008
Bohemian Caverns
2001 Eleventh Street NW WDC 20001
Doors open at 7pm, Show starts at 8pm

1 Comment »

Cop This: Cool Cee Brown – Ignorance & Confidence

News September 8th, 2008

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zz6eitaqe9t

LINK UP (and laugh really hard):

http://coolceebrown.blogspot.com

No Comments »