If for some ungodly reason you don’t…peep this dope piece put together by the Ruby Hornet team for a nice recap. Shout to the homies Buff, KT, and the whole Athletic Mic League. They’re one of my favorite crews of all time and it’s great to see all the success that Drew/Haircut/Mayer is having these days. Great music from great people!
RTC at Ruby Hornet grabbed some great footage of 2009’s breakthrough artist, Mayer Hawthorne, performing live at the Dark Room. Peep part of “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” above, then a little reggae flip of the single below.
Head on over to Ruby Hornet for more clips and be sure to catch this tour when it hits your town!
Sound Session listeners have probably noticed that the past few playlists have been filled with cuts off Hadee’s insanely dope 808’s & Hadee: Chopped Not Screwed remix project and I still think too many people are sleeping on it. Peep the interview above to hear Rashid talk all about the project with Fake Shore Drive and download the tape asap right here.
I’m telling y’all: one of the best releases of the year, easily.
The homey RTC and the Ruby Hornet fam put together this recap of the Sneaker Pimps even in Chicago last week. I highly recommend all the Seattle folks to come out to our stop on the tour on September 10th:
The Clipse + Slick Rick + some of our best local artists? Whooooooo. We’ll be interviewing the Clipse too, so if you have any questions for them, let me know.
I’ve been meaning to post this tape up for a minute, but better late than never. For those of you who have been following me since my Beats, Rhymes, and Life mixtape series from back in the day, you might remember a track called “Watchin’ My Moves” from a crew called Chapter 13. Though they’ve since moved on to solo projects, I’ve been a fan of Rashid Hadee and Young Valentine ever since I first heard their ish. Shout to all the Neblina folks from those days…
These days, Hadee is easily one of the illest (and most slept on) MC’s/producers in the game. Inspired by Kanye’s 808’s & Heartbreaks, he chopped up Kanye’s tracks and spit flames over each joint. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone ‘remix’ a project by chopping up every song and rapping over the whole thing…at least not this well. Download this immediately, especially if you liked Kanye’s original work.
Honest Management presents the latest mixtape opus by the incomparable Rashid Hadee entitled Chopped Not Screwed Vol.1: 808’s & Hadee. Known as the go to producer of Chicago when you want that good ole soulful boom bap, Rashid Hadee has decided to pay homage to the home team on the first installment of his Chopped Not Screwed mixtape series. With lyricism that has garnered as much love and respect as his production Rashid Hadee shares with you his interpretation of an album he simply feels is honest (no pun intended). If you wonder why he chose 808’s to “chop not screw†instead of one of the more openly loved releases from Kanye’s college themed trilogy, Hadee will simply tell you “because 808’s & Heartbreak is pure genius!†Most would believe he’s on an obvious hometown bias trip but the commonalities of both artists are evident as well as the struggle so as a producer/rapper Hadee feels he relates to as well as understands the mind of Mr. West. Chopped Not Screwed keeps the features to a minimum, sharing mic time with a couple of members from his Chapter 13 crew (Augustine & Melatone), Decay of The Molemen and Chicago veterans Pugs Atomz and The Primeridian. Rashid Hadee has produced entire projects for internationally respected pioneering Chicago acts Abstract Mindstate, Thaione Davis and the aforementioned Pugs Atomz as well as his own debut Neblina Records release entitled Dedication but Chopped Not Screwed Vol.1: 808’s & Hadee is about the artistic expression of the producer and the rapper. For more on Rashid Hadee, visit: www.myspace.com/rashidhadee.
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I too, am kinda like a big deal. And now I’m off to this Karriem Riggins concert at the Triple Door…holler @ a hyphey.
“You’re good around celebs, not too laughy”
The homey Roosevelt Treasure Chest just dropped a new mixtape featuring production from one of the more slept on cats out there, SC. Don’t be fooled by the generic title, the tape is dope. Hosted by Just Blaze and featuring guests like Mikkey Halsted, Mobb Deep, Naledge, GLC, Game, Lupe Fiasco, and more, this is definitely something y’all should peep. Tracklisting and download link below.
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Another day, another dope mixtape…this one from the homey Roosevelt Treasurechest, GLC, and the fine folks over at Ruby Hornet. It featues a bunch of new tracks, unreleased joints, and live performances from GLC, which should get you ready for his upcoming G.O.O.D. Music project, Love, Life, and Loyalty, coming in 2009. While you wait for that, bump this.
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I’ve mentioned before that I don’t particularly enjoy acapella “freestyles,” but the homey Alex over at Ruby Hornet always picks dope MC to kick verses for his videos. In this edition, Blu recites another crazy verse and Chicago’s own Astonish joins in at the end. If you don’t know, Astonish dropped a great project last year that a lot of you slept on. Check him out here and get familiar.