February, 2009

The homie Arte Y Lenguaje, hailing from Bogota, Colombia, has just released his third studio album, Escalando Posiciones (‘Scaling Positions’), on February 21st this year.

The album features two collaborations with Cee & Bekah – ‘Violencia Estado Militante‘ (‘Militant State Violence’) and ‘Drogadiccion‘ (‘Drug Addiction’). Most of the head-nodding, underground Hip Hop tracks have a political theme, reflecting Arte Y Lenguaje‘s experiences in the often turbulent social state of Colombia.

And we might as well announce this now – Arte Y Lenguaje has teamed up with Cee & Bekah to form an international Hip Hop/Soul/Latin group, Soul de la Tierra. We’ve recently started work on the as yet untitled album, and it’s sounding fresh so far. This is a very unique project, as Ehiyel (Arte Y Lenguaje) speaks zero English, so it’s up to me to harness my limited Spanish skills (alongside online translation services) to make it work. We’ll keep y’all posted.

Check out the video for the first single from the album, ‘Homenaje‘:

Such a sick track. Produced by M-Phazes, though I don’t think this is from Emilio and Phaze’s Phaze One album (which I got a sneak preview of in New York. Fuck me, it’s incredible).

Emilio Rojas (Feat. Hassaan Mackey, Black Sinatra, L.I. & Nikal Fieldz) – 585 (Roc Y’all) Remix

Big ups to the homies at The Hip Hop Chronicle UK blog. This is a big ass blog in the UK, and they did a lil feature on The Fam, posting links to the two singles off our recent mixtapes – Notion‘s ‘Enter My World‘ (produced by Da-Phai, from World Domi-NoTiOn), and Cee & Bekah‘s ‘Anything For You‘ (produced by Whisper, from The Soul Movement Volume 2). Respect.

Checkout The Movement Fam piece on The Hip Hop Chronicle UK

Aight, so once again the homie Kev done had that heat. I had to re-post this, shit is dope.

Artutabr and dani_46 (no idea who they are) put together this wicked compilation of lesser known Kanye tracks. Kev recently put up a bunch of DOPE Kanye compilations and even he was blown away by this one. The boys even got Fred Hart, who did some crazy artwork for the 808′s & Heartbreak single covers, to do their artwork. Amazing.

Download Kanye West – The Lost Songs

Peep the tracklist:

1. Milton Nascimento – Intro (0:53)
2. Consequence – Don’t Forget Em (Remix) (Feat. Kanye West) (4:20)
3. Bump J – Move Around (Produced By Kanye West) (3:54)*
4. Tricky Daddy – Can’t Say No (Feat. Kanye West) (2:14)
5. Consequence – Turn Yaself in (Feat. Kanye West) (3:17)
6. GLC – Take Me Out (Feat. Shayla G) (Prod. By Kanye West) (3:31)
7. AZ – Love is All Love (Produced By Kanye West) (3:40)
8. Cassius Henry – The One (Feat. Freeway) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:44)
9. Skyzoo – I Got It Covered (Produced By Kanye West) (3:39)
10. Shawnna – What Can I Do (Feat. Missy Elliott) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:24)
11. Mystic – Breathe (Better Days) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:53)
12. Kanye West – Downtown (Feat. Consequence & Abstract Mind State) (3:56)
13. Tiarra Marie – Make Her Feel Good (Remix) (Feat. Kanye West & Jay-Z) (3:28)
14. Young Blaze – Work It Out (Produced By Kanye) (4:38)
15. Young Leek – Where U Should Be (Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) (3:27)
16. Nappy Roots – These Walls (Produced By Kanye West) (3:53)
17. DJ Kayslay – No Problems (Featuring Jaheim, Nore, Nature & Left Gunz) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:26)
18. Infamous Syndicate – Clock Strikes (Feat. Fatal) (Produced By Kanye West) (4:18)
19. Pharcity – Can’t Say No (Feat. Xavier, Aeon & Kanye West) (4:37)
20. Made Men – Is It You? (Deja Vu) (Remix) (Feat. Carden, Mase & Big Pun) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:41)
21. Nick Cannon – My Wife (Feat. Slim) (Produced By Kanye West) (3:17)
22. Kanye West – Roommates (Feat. Consequence) (3:40)

Bonus Tracks:
23. Bump J – Lock Me Down (Feat. Rick James) (Produced By Kanye West) (Tagged) (4:06)
24. Busta Rhymes – Dangerous (Kanye West Remix) (2:27)
25. Scarface – Steve Francis Reebok Commercial (Prod. By Kanye West) (0:58)

I found more old footage of Serius Jones on the tube. He and Big Ace go at it bar for bar. When it comes to freestyling, Serius is one of the best, period.

Ever wondered what Hip Hop would have sounded like if it were used as the soundtrack to a NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game?

Me neither, but damn this is cool! Basically what some of Jay-Z, Kanye, T.I. and some other rappers beats would have sounded like on a video game in the 80′s. Classic.

Now I’m waiting on some new-school rapper to flip the script (did I really just use that term?) and start sampling some old-school video game music.

It’s not like it hasn’t been done before.

There’s Benefit‘s joint Warp To World 6-9 which uses the classic Super Mario Bros. sample.

Smif-n-Wessun (then Cocoa Brovaz) also flipped the Mario sample for Super Brooklyn. Ill shit.

Sampling Mario Bros. is almost too easy though. How about Extended F@mm‘s Line Drop, where they borrow the famous Tetris music and use it to great effect on the concept track. In the game, the music speeds up after dropping (and clearing) a number of lines. In the track, the beat/sample speeds up after each punchline dropped by the crew. Ridiculous.

Can I get a Jigga joint over some Metroid music?

How about a little Nas on a banging Ninja Gaiden (aka Shadow Warriors) beat?

Make it happen. Please.

Oh and if anyone is after MP3′s of any of the tracks I linked, get at me via comments and I’ll hook you up.

Had to post this one. Even though Class only makes a small appearance, fans will appreciate. Most of us here at The Movement Fam are fans of Canada’s Classified, so his cameo on this joint was something I was keen on peeping while waiting for his new album to drop.

I don’t know much about the song itself, which really isn’t that dope, so check the blurb below I ripped from another blog. Also, check out Classified’s MySpace to hear his new single ‘Anybody Listening?‘ off the album ‘Self Explanatory‘ (which drops April 7th), which is actually fresh.

“My two favorite artists of early 2009 – Josh Martinez and Classified – just dropped their visual to the second single off Josh’s ultra-magnetic album The World Famous Sex Buffet. Featuring Skratch Bastid along for the ride, “Going Back To Hali” is a potent ode to their home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is somewhere in Canada where they probably smoke reeeally good. Either way, it’s nice to see artists lighten up and actually have fun in their music videos.”

Tiana better known as Ms. Innocence is an up incoming 23 yr old model from Springfield, MA. An exotic mix of African American, Columbian, and Native American (mother is African American and Columbian, father is Cherokee Indian), making men who love their thick chicks look twice. More than just a pretty face and a woman of many talents, Ms. Innocence has a degree in nursing as well as being a trained tattoo artist, helping co-start and run one of the top tattoo businesses in her area.

Even with her impressive background, she still decided to pursue a career in modeling. With 12 tattoos and counting, and a unique look and style, Ms. Innocence has graced Hip Hop websites and magazines such as www.heelznwheelz.com “Eye Candy of The Month“, In Da Streetz Magazine, Chambermaids Magazine, and Thinking Big Productions “Eye Candy” for December.

Ms. Innocence has also made a name for herself in the alternative fashion/fetish modeling scene, modeling for such sites as Suicide Girls, Deviant Nation and will be a new face on www.BellaVendetta.com. Making her mark on the modeling scene, Ms. Innocence shows that even covered in tattoos you can still be sexy and successful in this industry.

DJ Grain: What’s your name?
Ms. Innocence: My name is Tiana, but everyone knows me as Innocence.

DJ Grain: Where are you from?
Ms. Innocence: Springfield, MA.

DJ Grain: How many years have you been modeling?
Ms. Innocence: I have been modeling for two years.

DJ Grain: What are the misconceptions people commonly have about models that are untrue?
Ms. Innocence: That we’re a bunch of coked up video hoes who have no intelligence and just get by on our looks and sleeping around.

DJ Grain: What shows, videos, magazines, etc. have you been featured in?
Ms. Innocence: I’ve done a lil of everything, being featured on such websites as; *HeelznWheelz.com, *Thinkin Big Productions- Eye Candy of the Month. I’ve been working with Baby Bam from the Jungle Brothers on his new up incoming DVD, a follow up to “Bamboozled”, as well as promotions for Maxim Lingerie, Conceited Clothing and Deviant Nation.

DJ Grain: What photographers have you worked with?
Ms. Innocence: I’ve worked with a lot of great photographers such as Peter Manic, ShredBoy Studios, JRCreative, SGHockett Photography, and Del Knight.

DJ Grain: What photographers would you like to work with?
Ms. Innocence: There’s a few I would love the chance to work with and that’s Ryan O’Nash, Frank Antonio, EMC photography, and Caliber Photography.

DJ Grain: Can you describe the grind of a model trying to break into the industry?
Ms. Innocence: The grind of a model never ends, whether it taking care of yourself (exercising, skin care, hair care, etc.), endless networking and photo shoots to get your name out there and working hard to have a career that lasts.

DJ Grain: Any words for the ladies out there that have aspirations of entering the modeling industry?
Ms. Innocence: Don’t let no one tell you you’re not model material, work hard and keep pushing. Just because someone might say no doesn’t mean you wont succeed, or that they don’t like your look it just means you have to keep working hard ’til they’re ready for someone like you in the industry.

DJ Grain: How can people contact you for booking?
Ms. Innocence: msinnocence@yahoo.com or Ms. Innocence Myspace Page.

No reason for posting this one. Except that it’s dope. Respecgonize, and check for Hezekiah on upcoming Movement Fam projects…

And while we’re on Wax & EOM, here’s the official video to the first single from their album “Liquid Courage‘, ‘The Adventures of Larry & Tina‘. Dope.