Blood on the Leaves remix

Cant get enough of this remix right now! check it out.. and major nodds to DOGMA for this gem:

Because Greatest Rapper Alive Died on March 9th

Being march 9th I wanted to do a post dedicated to Notorious B.i.g, below you will find some interesting facts on the legendary emcee:

-double-disc set Life After Death, released 15 days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified 

-Diamond in 2000 (one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification)

-noted for his "loose, easy flow",dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities

-MTV ranked him at #3 on their list of The Greatest MCs (Rappers) of All Time

-certified sales of 17 million units in the United States

-March 1992,  featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype column, dedicated to aspiring rappers

-1995 2 billboard awards

-1995 won 4 source awards

-1998 3 grammy nominations

-The Source and Blender named Wallace the greatest rapper of all time

-Wallace is celebrated as one of the greatest rap artists and is described by Allmusic as "the savior of East Coast hip-hop"

-Since his death, Wallace's lyrics have been sampled and quoted by a variety of hip hop, R&B and pop artists including Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Fat Joe, Nelly, Ja Rule, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Game, Clinton Sparks, Michael Jackson and Usher

an oldy but goody!

So about a week ago a friend of mine posted a track from the Busta Rhyme 1998 release E.L.E. When i gave it a quick listen it reminded me of how good a lot of the hip hop from the early to mid 90s sounded.. i quickly started digging up a lot of my music frm then to indulge in some audio goodness.

It also reminded me of how good Busta's 2002 release titled "It aint safe no More: was and how it was totally slept on. (album only went gold). With that in mind i decided to give it another listen and guess what..... it still sounds great!

If you've never heard it I suggest you go give it a listen!

WU Tang vs the Beatles : Enter the magical mystery chambers

pure audio Love here..... this will be on heavy rotation on my MP3 player for a minute!
Thanks to Keith over at www.freshnerd.com for puttin me on this one!

M.O.S. Definate

all access look at the man, the actor, the rapper

I'm a featured artist at Future Classic!

guess who's one of the featured artist & will be doing a live painting at future classic :-D !!! hope to see you all there! it'll b a great show and tix r only 25 bucks
http://www.futureclassicfestival.com/

Backpacker at heart

throughout college and high school i was a serious backpack rap fan, still am to an extent... anyway i threw together a playlist of songs that pay tribute to the REAL...... hip hop ;-)

enjoy kiddies

the REEEEAALLL hip hop!

qtip & the cool kids will b coming to south fla soon!
here's the info to check them out.




Q-Tip x The Cool Kids - Revolution Live - November 26, 2008. Purchase tickets via www.JoinTheRevolution.Net

Janelle Monae

this woman is gonna change the game up if given a chance.... check her out and buy her ep... it's out right now:

Josh Martinez - a down low heat seeker

very rare when i feel totally out of the loop. one case is with this fellow here. he makes up one half of the group: The Chicharones. definitely an artist i'm gonna start paying attention to:

his solo effort:


a production effort:


a group effort:

Soundz of the present tense

just wanted to mention 2 albums that i currently cant get enough of.... the first is the new DeathCab for Cutie titled "Narrow Stairs" here's the first video from it:




the second album is by Lil Wayne.... The Carter III



these albums have been on heavy rotation.... Definitely check em out!
enjoy....

Glowing in the Dark

I bid yee well on this fine Wednesday morning my good little brothers and little sisters, salutations to all my kindred souls across the pond and the rest of this global village alike. I… your brother in the cause, none other than… the Miami Nate, is pleased to share with you the touring spectacle known as the Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour!

This Concert was nothing less then a major Broadway production, but then again I would ask nothing less from the ego of one of today’s top selling personalities.



**Note** for those of you that intend on seeing this show when it comes to your area I suggest you get there on time, If the ticket says it starts at 7:00 then that means it’s starting at 7:01.


The show starts off with Mr. Lupe Fiasco as the opener, He runs through his hits as well as popular songs from both albums. Providing back up is Nikki Jean, Matthew Santos, and Sarah Green. With a high energy performance Lupe weaved back and forth between his two albums and kept a good pace to his performance.


Next up, a Mob hit the stage. The mob was backed by a live band that was determined to rock hard and rock loud. In the confusion a voice rings slightly clearer then the others and a figure steps to the foreground. This individual is none other then Pharrell Williams, producer and front man of N.E.R.D. Though I do feel I preferred the studio sound of this group as oppose to the rough choppy sound of the group live, I’ll have to admit they made the crowd have a good time as their focus was to “Spazz out” and have fun. Key moments: Crowd eruption when they did Lapdance; Chris Brown poppin up out of nowhere and dancing like his life depended on it; and the two dueling drummers doing their solos.


Now I’d have to say that I’m not one for seeing an R&B artist live, so I figured I’d use Rihanna’s show as the time I'd go get a drink and make the washroom available to myself as her show would probably not interest me. That my friends could not have been further from the truth. Her show covered her sure shot singles, featured dancers, and a wardrobe change. Most notable is that fact that she sounds great live which had me surprised and now has me considering on checking out her last album.


This brings us to the headliner, Mr. West. His show opens up with him crashed on a planet. It’s just him and his spaceship “Jane”. Jane tells him that she’s been damaged and doesn’t know where they are. He then goes through a string of songs that take us through a narrative of sorts. He meets shooting stars that try to help power the ship unsuccessfully; his ship powers down then is re-powered in the end by Kanye’s sheer “mega star power”. The awesome set design, Top notch pyrotechnics, and on point lighting are combined to make this concert transcend from just a show to a multisensory experience.

I leave you with a quote from the man himself….


“People expect me to come with innovative stuff… I’m sure a lot of people expect some neon, lower east side, post everybody dressing like the 80’s stuff or maybe the light up jacket from the Grammies, perhaps the robot girl and light spectacle they saw on Youtube from the European run. My friends….. NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!
AN ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET!!! ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON, CREATURE’S BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP, LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEARS FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK’S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!! THANKS 2 PAUL, THOMAS AND GUYMAN FOR THE HOOK UP. SIDEBAR, MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT’S SHOW. WE’VE GOT HOLOGRAMS SHOT BY HYPE WILLIAMS!!!
SAM SPIELGAL, MIKE DEAN, JEFF BAXTER AND I HAVE SPENT A MONTH AND A HALF RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE. WE’VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY! “