The L.A. crew is back with their newest video, “Soundclash,” a song taken from their upcoming Five EP that drops later this month. Directed by DRG Films, the same homies behind U-N-I’s A Love Supreme documentary that I narrated. Dope ish.
The homies Krispy and Al have been hinting about this little release for quite some time and they finally dropped it via Twitter the other day. As I was waiting for some artwork to show up, Shake @ 2DopeBoyz cooked up the cover above, so it’s time to rock. There are only 5 joints, but they’re all dope. The title track is probably the highlight, but don’t sleep on “Fruits” and “Floozy” either. More dope ish from the Knux!
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Your boy got a promotion at the day job, which is a dope thing, but also means that time is at a premium…so I’ll let Sabzi explain this one:
People ask me why I care about making a mix of Hawaiian tunes. I tell them that it’s because Iʼm from Seattle.
I donʼt think I can apply the word ‘foreign’ to any cultural elements that have influenced me in becoming the person I am today.
Through years of, um, ‘nourishment’ from grinds, to listening to Jawaiian tunes as a teenager, to starting a group with a military kid from Honolulu, to learning the meaning of ‘false crack’ the hard way (ha!)… the spirit of Hawaii has long maintained a notable presence in my life.
And while Iʼm not Hawaiian, nor do I claim to be a local boy, I acknowledge and am thankful for the role that the Islands have played in the development of my cultural identity.
For me, a big part of the OOF! EP project was to experiment with a new way of identifying who we are and where we come from. It was an exercise in global cultural expression. Perhaps this is the age we can start believing that ‘where we are from’ is anywhere that has influenced us in becoming who we are. And perhaps our brothers and sisters are simply those who want to share this belief with us.
Watch out tho. When you embrace this idea, you start to think that home can be everywhere and your people could be everyone.
New People comin thru, son!
Respect to In4mation for the nifty ‘OOF!’ logo they designed and lent us, respect to Ohana for engineering the delicious shrimp tempura + diced spicy scallop + krab + masago sushi that they’ve dubbed the ‘69 Roll,’ and respect to you for reading this and listening to these tunes.
Mahalo.
saba / sabzi
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After you listen and enjoy, be sure to cop it! Physical copies are limited to only 808 packages, so you better hurry…
Are you up on Freddie Joachim by now? He’s a really dope producer from SoCal who makes some ill, complete productions…not just beats. Peep this free EP he did for those lonely nights…
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A lot of people have been asking me about El Prez’ “Hammerman” joint that I’ve played on the last few Sound Session episodes. Well, ask no more because the project is finally here for y’all to enjoy. Prezzo linked up with his partner in crime, Dale Danja, to drop the Perfect Strangers EP and they’ve put it up for free download. Make sure you grab this one and then get Prez’ Daily Show project that came out last year if you’ve been sleeping…
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Chyea. The long awaited follow up to Inverse’s first project, So Far, is finally here with the So True EP. Featuring dope production from Kno (of the CunninLynguists), Cook Classics, Adam Berg, and Decap, alongside Tunji and Toby’s excellent rhymes, this is a must have. Best release of ‘09!
- Rise and Shine [produced by Cook Classics]
- So True feat. Deacon (of CunninLynguists) [produced by Decapbeats]
- SunnyCalifornia Part 2 [produced by Adam Berg & Cook Classics]
- Spark My Soul feat. Substantial [produced by Kno]
- Beautiful City [produced by Cook Classics]
- Goodnight Goodnight [produced by Kno]
Download here.
Seattle People: come see Inverse on January 17th at Chop Suey. It’ll be a great night, trust me.
Then you’re lame. Freshness from Tunji, Toby, Cook Classics, and Paul Dateh on the violin. Inverse’s upcoming So True EP drops any moment now…get ready.
Seattle People: Remember, you can catch Inverse making their first appearance in the 206 on January 17th at Chop Suey. Yes, that Chop Suey. Don’t worry, there won’t be any of that idiocy going down that Saturday…just good times and great music. Be there.
Chyea. Not only is Grynch the homey, but he’s one of the best artists we have here in the Pacific Northwest. He recently linked up with the production crew of Two Good Men for this EP to tide y’all over until his next release. If this is your first time hearing dude, download the EP featuring Tunji, Geologic (of Blue Scholars), and Thig Natural (of the Physics) at GetGrynch.com, and then go cop his last album, My Second Wind, either on his MySpace or at iTunes. You won’t be disappointed.
One of my fellow “real hip-hop heads” on the radio, Peter Rosenberg, linked with Oddisee to whip up this little EP featuring Torae, Skyzoo, Daytona, Saigon, Buckshot, and (the lovely) Nikki Jean. The concept was simple: all Oddisee beats + dope MC’s + one day to record it all. I’m sure it was hectic, but it turned out great. Download link and tracklisting after the jump!
