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Small Eyez “Do The Bright Thing” produced by 9th Wondra

To put my niggas on the map, to put my niggas on the map!

;P

It’s time for me to say it.

This record is my favourite album from the last year. If you don’t have it. Find it, buy it, listen to it.

That’s all.

1. Nas N.Y. State of Mind
2. Heavy D & The Boys Yes Y’All
3. Gang Starr ALONGWAYTOGO
4. KRS-One Rappaz R. N. Dainja
5. Notorious B.I.G. Unbelievable
6. Group Home Inna Citi Life
7. Showbiz & A.G. Next Level (Nyte Tyme Mix)
8. Jeru The Damaja D’ Original
9. Crooklyn Dodgers ‘95 Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers
10. All City The Actual
11. Mos Def Mathematics
12. Jay-Z D’Evils
13. Compton’s Most Wanted Def Wish II (DJ Premier RMX)
14. M.O.P. On The Front Line
15. D’Angelo Devil’s Pie

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I missed this because I don’t watch TV. But if you missed it to, here you are.

Oh, and the day job announced the Summer Jam Line Up.

FI’E!

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DJ Cipher, Houston, Texas www.myspace.com/ciphdizzle

I missed the show in DC last night, but I’ll see folks in Baltimore.

Oddisee, sorry I missed you man :/

I’ll (FWMJ) be in the building for both, so say what up if you see me. Even if I’m looking annoyed/unapproachable. That’s just how I look. Don’t take it personal.
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WHO DID THAT BEAT?: Trackmasters Producer, The ARE, Steps From Behind the Scenes

Houston has one less problem. Grinding since ‘91 as a member of K-Otix, Russell “The ARE” Gonzalez is quickly becoming a name to watch for in ‘08. After dropping several EPs of his own beats (Still Climbing and Manipulated Marauders) and a group project with Kay of The Foundation, Together Brothers, the Texas beatsmith linked up with Tone and Poke of the Trackmasters and became an official member of their production team.

Don’t forget to check out The ARE’s blog! He posted some outtakes from Dem Damb Jacksons

Iono why he aint set up his blog on www.rappersiknow.com :P

Having just wrapped up a three-month residency at Manhattan’s Battery Studios — a $300,000 expense expected to yield $30 million by Poke’s hasty calculations — Poke and Tone have left their respective posts as television producer and Universal Motown VP to “get back to what we do best,” Poke asserts with a sense of manifest destiny, “to save hip-hop.” Along with their newly assembled team of underling producers, consisting of Frequency, The ARE, Just Nyce and Ace 21, Track Masters are back in full swing, and they’re looking for hits.

In the mixing room, Tone and Poke worked out the finishing touches while advising engineers and rearranging song structures. Simultaneously, in an adjacent room, songwriters and ghostwriters — including rappers Iron Solomon and Punchline and R&B crooners Quo, Range and the Wonder Twins — wrote ferociously on a variety of artist-specific topics. “We always have someone in mind for the songs that we make,” Poke says. “If I’m making a song for Snoop, it’s going to sound like some West Coast funk shit. We’re gonna do more than just put a Moog on there; we’re gonna get the feel of those records — Parliament, Funkadelic, etc. The same can be said for the hooks, choruses and verses. They’re artist-specific.”

The last leg of Track Masters’ assembly line ends with in-house studio musician and producer, Spanador. An adept musician who once taught Vernon Reid guitar and bass during his days in Living Colour, Spanador re-creates samples and grooves with live instruments, adding a thickness and swing that recorded samples and MIDI simply can’t replicate. “He does more than just replay samples; he’s adding a feel,” Poke says. “He’s a producer more than a studio musician.”

It’s not too late to enter! April 30th is the new deadline.

peace to Shaman Work

All you rappin’ ass rappers in the Tri-State trying to get your gear game up, check it out. Sucio Smash of Squeez Radio, Jalloh & Rappers I Know are inviting you to Platform in the Bronx for 40% off EVERYTHING as they get ready for spring. Mishka, Leroy Jenkins, King Stampede, Staple, 10 Deep, Mighty Healthy, Artful Dodger, Ben Sherman and a buncha other dope lines.The sale is only gonna last for 10 Days though (April 5th-15th).

You can get to Platform by going to the myspace page and looking up the address, or taking the D train to 182-183 St stop or call 718.733.2020 if you get lost.

PLATFORM NYC.
www.myspace.com/platformnyc
LOWER LEVEL
LOCATION: 2268 GRAND CONCOURSE
BRONX,N.Y
718-733-2020

SALE: 40%OFF ALL CLOTHING/FOOTWEAR
HOW LONG: 10 DAYS ONLY
April 5th-25th 2008

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STORE HOURS:11AM TO 8PM

Odd no one’s really talking about Mos’ set. The new joint he did with Madlib is tough!

Detroit MC Guilty Simpson built his career making guest appearances on tracks produced by the late J-Dilla. But when it was time to release his critically acclaimed debut, Ode To The Ghetto, there weren’t as many sound beds from Mr. Yancey as some fans had hoped.

“I didn’t want to two-track beats and record ‘em with him not being here,” explains Simpson, who was first heard by many outside of Detroit on “Strapped” from Jaylib’s Champion Sound.

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courtesy of Miss Info

That’s the kid Illmind on the beat!

Guess who filmed his part of the “Gunshot” Video off Nicolay & Kay’s TIME:LINE?

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Here’s a couple of crappy iPhone pics (great camera, crappy in low lighting) of the Mos Def/Jay Electronica show last night. Nas Didn’t show up, but Badu did.

Miss Info recorded a little video from where we were at, and took better pictures. We’ll see about that soon. Some of you may have seen the stream from the show on Just Blaze’s blog last night!

What up Mike Chav!

Jay, we got some work to do homie!

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ask and you shall receive
is what the powers that be, would have you believe
i’ve been a soldier about it, even standing at ease
see i’ve got it all on lock, might as well hand me the keys

i think a change in the game is long awaited
the candidate you name, i stand here nominated
and laymen complainin’ that i’m too complicated
but i won’t dumb it down so clowns get educated

sometimes it’s not even worth wastin’ my ink on
they rather listen to nonsense and ringtones
you keep repeatin’ it, unnecessarily
and they start believin’ it, involuntarily

not only against the grain, but i dare to be
there’s not a lot in the game that could compare to me
when it comes to concepts and messages
do a sixteen and fifteen is effortless

Just an exerpt…

Peace to SpecialBlend for pics of Nicolay & Kay live in Denver, CO.

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