Tue
May
26
Since we got the Ali hype up right now with the “
Good Lord” video you’ll probably love this new video from KarmaLoopTV! He breaks down the new record and talks about tour and life!
Here’s our dude Ali’s latest video off the “Truth Is Here EP” for “Good Lord”. Text below was written by Ali…
I’m glad to finally show yall the new video for “Good Lord” from the “
Truth Is Here EP” that dropped a few weeks ago.
The song is about spirituality and how it works alongside music. I get criticized from both angles on this issue. Some religious people say my music is too crude or obscene. People who hate religion say I talk about it too much. My feeling is that, when done right, spirituality and art are one and the same. The particular faith or medium of art almost doesn’t matter. That connection to each other is what we’re seeking. “Something spiritual happens when them hands get to clappin’.”
My good friend Rik Corderro shot the video at a community event we did in the historic Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center in Harlem NY. This is the place where my hero, Malcolm X held his later meetings and was assassinated in 1965. If you pay attention, you’ll see Popmaster Fable (Rock Steady Crew) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Tribe Called Quest) along with a host of prominent Muslim teachers and activists. Just wanted to show you how we get down from time to time.
- Brother Ali
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Thu
May
21
I was talkin to DJ Concept the other day and we kind of banged out the idea of putting a mix tape together to promote Soundset. A lot of people are pretty familiar with the headliners on the bill but may not be familiar with many of the artists performing. Concept did an amazing job mixing both headliners and openers to bring you the first “unofficial official” Soundset mixtape!
Soundset 09′ Intro
The Truth - Jake One f. Freeway & Brother Ali
Guarantees - Atmosphere
A Day In The Life - Handsome Boy Modeling School f. RZA, The Mars Volta & AG
State Of Emergency - Toki Wright
Ace Cowboy - Aceyalone f. The Soul Of John Black
Cave In - Cunninlynguists f. Cee-Lo Green
Star Destroyer - Eyedea & Abilities
Trap Door - Jake One f. MF Doom
Ballskin - DOOM
Hollywood Driveby - Immortal Technique f. Psycorealm & Sick Symphonies
Clickety Clack - Sage Francis
Low Light Low Life - P.O.S.
Don’t Sleep - One Be Lo
Live Freestyles On The Mix Chronicles - Brother Ali
Game Over (Go Big Or Go Home Boy) - Doomtree
Smithereens - El-P
Passin Me By - The Pharcyde
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?oymygf22di2
Enjoy! Hopefully we’ll see you on Sunday! If you don’t have your tickets yet buy em here: Ticketmaster
Tue
May
19
So Eyedea & Abilities are back from whatever crazy adventures they’ve been on the last five years. Eyedea has worked with numerous side projects mainly dabbling with rock music (Carbon Carousel) & free expression and music with his project Face Candy. The record has a lot to offer the full and will satisfy any E&A fan. For those who love the E&A of the past you’ll get Eyedea doin his thing on the mic and Abilities destroying the turntables all with the newly infused influences as of late! If you were a fan in the past or are simply looking for some great music made by two amazingly talented musicians this album is definitely worth buying! The official Rhymesayers press release is below along with a link to download a free track off the album!
RHYMESAYERS ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE BY THE THROAT ON JULY 21
A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album By The Throat, out July 21st on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Their first album since the breakout 2004 release E&A, By The Throat’s songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what MC Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowess as a battle rapper (winner of HBO’s Blaze Battle, Scribble Jam and several others). DJ Abilities, also a well-known battle vet and contributor to El-P’s now-classic Fantastic Damage, adds heavily to the sonic soundscape of this album, which advances beyond boom-bap hip-hop into rock-fueled guitar riffs, gritty production and melodic songwriting.
For a look into By The Throat, download This Story free! (right click to download…)
Eyedea and Abilities were instrumental in the wave of independent hip-hop that includes Atmosphere, El-P, Aesop Rock, Living Legends and several other seminal acts. By The Throat is their most progressive and refined effort to date.
E & A will be performing at Rhymesayers’ Soundset ’09 on May 24th and will be headlining a tour in the fall of 2009. They have also been confirmed for the following Rock the Bells dates this summer.
06.27 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
06.28 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
07.05 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
07.12 - Washington DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07.18 - Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
07.19 - New York, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
08.01 - Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park
08.06 - Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
08.08 - Los Angeles, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater
08.09 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
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