I’ll be loving you always…
News January 21st, 2009The most purely joyful four hour span I’ve ever experienced? Quite possibly.
Took a few flicks too.
Chocolate City Cultural Alliance Inaugural Celebration, Fri. 1/16
Gigs January 12th, 2009The Chocolate City Cultural Alliance (CCCA) is proud to present a soulcialist inauguration event. Come and celebrate the 44th president and his Platform for the Arts.
Featuring Music By:
DJs JahSonic and Stylus (The Soul Controllers WPFW 89.3 FM)
Daz-I-Kue (Bugz In the Attic, UK)
Live PAs from:
Ne’a Posey
Taylor McFerrin
Head-Roc, “The Mayor of DC Hip-Hop”
Bassey Ikpi
Art Installation By:
First drink and light breakfast buffet included!
$25 presale tickets:
http://cccainaugural.eventbrite.com/
Friday, January 16, 2009
10:00pm
903 U St. NW
Washington, DC
Going Out Guide’s Inaugural Happy Hour w/DJ Stylus, Wed. 1/7
Gigs January 5th, 2009Wherein the music activities collide with the day job for the first time ever…
Join washingtonpost.com’s Going Out Gurus at the Going Out Guide’s first monthly happy hour of 2009.
The evening features Going Out Guru Rhome (aka DJ Stylus) spinning tunes in the DJ booth, free food, plenty of drink specials ($3 draft beers, $3 Yuengling and $4 cocktails and selected bourbons) and the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Thievery Corporation at the 9:30 Club.
Going Out Guide Happy Hour
Wednesday January 7, 2009 (6-8pm)
Bourbon
2321 18th Street NW WDC 20009
Oddisee is a problem
News December 30th, 2008Isn’t that what the kids say these days? I could also say that this is a hard body verse but then I’d probably have to add a PAUSE.
Thanks again to the biggest Hip-Hop Hebrew in the game.
DC hip-hop: We take this rap shit serious.
Smash mouth DC rap for ’09
News December 29th, 2008The Package feat. Enoch, Kokayi & Grap Luva – “The Warning” (produced by Surock)
The history in this crew is ridiculous. Noyeek, Grizz and Theory have been holding down the Diamond District since before there was a hip-hop scene. Live Society, Infinite Loop, Head-Roc War Machine, and now the New Golden Era. This jont got me psyced, joe.
They also got the schmoovy shmoove introspective jont, directed by the homie Pete Rosenberg.
Grammy nominees dropping mixtapes
News December 12th, 2008Not one to rest on his laurels after the big news, Koke keeps it moving with DJ 2-Tone Jones.
[DOWNLOAD]
And if you’re still wondering, “who is this guy?” you can get caught up here FOR DE FREE.
Doing Minnie proud
News December 5th, 2008Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
* Say Goodbye To Love
Kenna
Track from: Make Sure They See My Face
[Star Trak/Interscope]
* Wanna Be
Maiysha
Track from: This Much Is True:
[Eusonia Records]
* Be OK
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Track from: I Am
[Def Jam]
* Many Moons
Janelle Monae
Track from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)
[Wondaland/Bad Boy]
* Lovin You (Music)
Wayna Featuring Kokayi
Track from: Higher Ground
[Quiet Power Productions, LLC]
Open the door and let us in. Raheem got another one too.
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
* Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
Track from: Fearless
[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music, Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]
* Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
Track from: Love Behind The Melody
[Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad's World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]
* Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
Track from: Just Like You
[Geffen; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing, Lex Project Publishing]
* Miss Independent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
[Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]
* Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
[Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin' Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music Publishing]










