Ahhhhh, are you kidding me? This is so ridiculously fresh. As soon as I heard this song a while back, it was an instant classic. The video is simple, but works and captures the mid-90’s vibe nicely. If you missed Pac Div on SNSS, check out the interview here and please download Church League Champions ASAP if you’re still sleeping…
(watch in better quality on HyphenTV)
Anyone who follows TAOD knows that last week marked Seattle’s annual music & arts festival, Bumbershoot. J. Moore and I have hosted the main stage hip-hop show for the past few years, but this time around, I had the special pleasure of not only being on the “Bumberboard” that helped plan the entire event, but I even got to perform by DJ’ing for the homies U-N-I.
Thurzday and Y-O took to the Fisher Green Stage (alongside artists like Mayer Hawthorne, Janelle Monae, De La Soul, and more) to rock in front of an enthusiastic crowd. We ran through a high energy set including tracks like “Cali Soul,” “Beautiful Day,” “Land Of The Kings,” “Supreme,” “K.R.E.A.M.,” “Hollywood Hiatus,” and more. Aside from the classicness that occurs at 1:29, the highlight has to be “Supreme.” The kids were wylin’ out to that one and both Y-O and Thurz got some crowd surfing in.
I had a really good time all weekend, so big shouts to everyone involved: One Reel, the artists, KUBE, the homies, the new folks I met, and [Jay-Z] most importantly, you, the customer [/Hov!]. If I have time, I’ll be posting up some more footage of various Bumbershoot performances here on TAOD. Stay tuned.
Dubs in the air.
A little before Pac Div dropped their Church League Champions project, Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung came through the Sound Session studio to chop it up on a variety of topics. We discussed that mixtape, the digital EP they put on iTunes a while back, and of course their upcoming full length debut, Grown Kid Syndrome. They also talked about the importance of their live show, how their creative process likens to their game on the court, their favorite underrated West Coast MC’s, the L.A. scene, a possible collaboration with Andre 3000, and much more.
Pac Div on Sound Session – http://www.mediafire.com/?nzmr3eh32oi
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/649045665d98875b/)
This was one of the most enjoyable interviews I’ve done, mainly because chilling with Pac Div reminded me of kicking it with my college homies back in SoCal. These dudes are real hip-hop heads who love Dilla and basketball…pretty much all it takes to be cool in my book. Plus, we’re both fans of the Arizona Wildcats and even spent time commiserating over that damn 2001 NCAA Championship game. For the record: I still hate you, Mike Dunleavy.
Big shout to the new homies over at one of the illest clothing lines around, Acrylick, for sending over some of their gear this week. They really have a great knack for creating designs that are simple and refined, but still colorful and fresh. Plus, they’re some true hip-hop heads so you already know the messages are on point (i.e., peep the “Too Many Mics, Not Enough Emcees” shirt above…cosign). I’ll be rocking these heavy this fall, especially those windbreakers.
Make sure you check out their catalog and cop something. Just like we all need to support good musicians, we should be supporting dope independent artisans in other areas of society too. Shout to all the streetwear stores in the town as well, but again, huge thanks to Acrylick.
Ahhh, I love ish like this. Just a dope ass beat and 3 ill MC’s [hip-hop slang i hate] going in [/hhsih] over it. Shout to Pac Div, Sean G, and Khalil…
The long awaited mixtape from Pac Div, Church League Champions, is finally here and it’s heatery, as expected. As you can tell by the brilliant title, Like, Mibbs, and BeYoung are huge hoops fans and I actually have a great interview with them talking about their music and their favorite sports memories. Any dudes who love the 2001 Arizona team as much as I do are alright in my book. It helps that they’re dope ass artists too of course…
Interview coming soon, but in the meantime, bump that new new:
Download here.
I look forward to the day when Toby and Tunji are rich and famous so I can brag to people that I used to DJ for ’em when we were in college. These guys played such an important part in the development of “DJ Hyphen” (yes! first 3rd person reference on the blog ftw!) that it means a lot to finally see their first music video released to the public. This is a great day…
Shout to everyone involved in this track (Oren Yorel and Paul Dateh killed it) and video (directed by rising star Donlee Brussel). Go vote right now to help Inverse win MTVu’s Freshmen video contest this week and get it added to MTV – http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/nominees-062909/
You can vote as many times as you’d like, so get on your grind people! Sidenote, Inverse’s excellent So Far (The Collection) project will be re-released through QN5 Music on July 6th…you’ll need to cop that too.
The long awaited video for Pac Div’s “Mayor” just dropped and I think the visuals fit nicely with the 2009 west coast anthem (any other contenders so far?). Rapping in front of the old Forum was a great touch, though using the “clean” edit with dirty adlibs and sample in the beat was kinda strange. Universal Motown had that problem when they first sent out the clean edit and it looks like it struck again. No matter, still a dope track and that beat [west coaster] is hella hooard homey [/*dub*].
Video courtesy of OnSmash. Be on the lookout for a Pac Div appearance on SNSS soon…
Tunji and Toby linked up with Yours Truly and GregTheDude for a Los Angeles edition of the Keys 2 The City series:
Inverse gives you an insider’s tour of the finer restaurants that populate the City of Angels such as Tito’s Tacos and IN-N-OUT Burger, all while shedding some light on their backstory. As Los Angeles brims with the talented new voices it’s inspired, Inverse takes the lead and treats us to a set of fresh acapellas. If you like what you hear, cop the So True EP on iTunes or Amazon and support independent artists.
Amen. Sidenote, I think I was with them after a late night studio session when we hit that Taco joint back in our college days. Might not have been the same one, but either way, ahhh…the good ol’ days.