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Sigh. Once again, my bad on the extremely delayed post…

This is the first volume of a three volume series of mixtapes where I try to do something that I haven’t heard anyone else do; rap over indie rock/electro/dubstep/alternative/folk/indie songs, while leaving the original tune intact and integrating my rhymes with the theme of the tracks. It’s also my first ever solo mixtape release, so I hope y’all dig it.

Download it free from my Bandcamp page. And tell your mates.

The first volume dropped on my 31st birthday, April 10th 2012. The next two volumes will drop on June 10th and August 10th, respectively.

HUGE shouts to everyone who made this happen: Notion (engineering, mixing, mastering), Josh Telfer (design, drawing my logo on a big ass mirror with lipstick), Iskander Ben Amor (photography), and my gorgeous girlfriend Tiffany Alexis (cover model, partner in winning).

This is getting ridiculous eh? We need a blogger lol.

Aight, for March, Uncle Nosh and I came with some heaters.

Nosh laced another cut with TruStylz, this time ‘It’s On’ is the banger in question. Huge. Grab it free from Notion’s Bandcamp page.

And for me, I decided to drop a cut from ‘The Indie Experiment Volume 2′ (peep Volume 1 if you haven’t already), this one featuring Bekah on the hook. Grab it from my Bandcamp, eh.

Wow. This is just silly. Posting this almost a month after it dropped. I fucking suck. If anyone wants to help the Fam out with blogging, holla. Coz I clearly lost all concept of time.

For the fourth year running, Notion and I put together (with the assistance of my lovely girlfriend Tiffany on the song selection tip) a solid collection of lesser known, soulful, smooth as fuck tunes to soundtrack the most romantic day of the year.

Strangely enough, it seemed Volume 3 saw a decent increase in downloads right before the day itself, so hopefully folks will get on this one before Valentine’s Day 2013 (if the world hasn’t ended by then).

Grab it free from The Movement Fam Bandcamp anyway; it’s a really great collection of music, regardless of the theme. There’s two exclusive cuts this year, both from Cee & Bekah. The first is ‘Close To Mine’, over Trey Songz’ ‘Wonder Woman’, and the other joint is actually an unofficial remix of Tony Williams’ single ‘Dreaming Of Your Love’ (remixed by Kiri Kanes), which Tony himself actually asked us to do. Tony is Kanye West’s cousin by the way, so it was a big fuckin’ deal to us back in the day.

Maaaan. I’m slackin’ hard on this blog shit. My bad.

So y’all may have noticed that every month, Notion and I are dropping new cuts.

For the shortest month, Uncle Nosh dropped ‘Level We At’, a fuckin’ banger with the homie from back home TruStylz. I love this one, definitely a personal favourite of all the joints Nosh and Truey did before we dipped. Cop it free from Nosh’s Bandcamp.

Myself, I dropped another cut from ‘The Indie Experiment’. This one is the complete opposite of ‘Yellow Brick Road‘ – it’s under 2 minutes, there’s no message except jump the fuck up and smash shit. It’s with one of my favourite Melbourne bands British India. I hope the boys get to hear it actually. Grab it from my Bandcamp, fuckin’.

This project has been more than 18 months in the making, and this is the first taste of it I’m hitting y’all with. I’ma be dropping a song a month til I release the full mixtapes, so welcome…

I wrote this cut after a huge argument with a close friend, and it seems that some of the best music comes as a result of some sort of drama. When I first heard Angus & Julia Stone’s ‘Down The Way’ album, this tune came on while I was driving. I literally pulled over and couldn’t move for the whole 8 minutes; I had shivers. I knew I had to do something with it.

My project is called ‘The Indie Experiment’. Over the last couple of years, I picked up the guitar again (I’ve been playing on and off since I was 9) and discovered rock/indie/electro/alternative music, and it had a huge affect on me. I decided that I wanted to undertake my first ever solo project by adding my vocals to some of my favourite indie tunes, but instead of chopping the songs up like most rappers tend to do, I left the original song intact and placed my vocals around those of the artist, creating a whole new dichotomy for the song.

It’s going to be a three volume mixtape, with 8 songs on each joint, and I plan to release volume one on my 31st birthday, April 10th, with each volume dropping on May 10th and June 10th, respectively. I’m scared shitless to release such personal material, especially for my first solo joint, but fuck it. I really hope y’all dig it.

You can download or stream the song from my Bandcamp page.

Y’all can check me out on Facebook and Twitter too. Much love.

Aaaaaaand we’re kicking 2012 off with a foot to the balls, son.

Notion plans to drop a track a month; and I’m gonna put my nuts on the line and say I’ma do it too.

So as promised, Nosh comes with the goods on his ‘So Cold (Freestyle)‘. Absolute banger, and you can download it free. Win.

Peep game, and download ‘So Cold (Freestyle)’ from Notion’s Bandcamp page!

The big homie Purpose has finally dropped the third volume of his ‘If The City Had A Voice’ series, right before his album hits y’all. Peep the press release and links below…

After experiencing large underground success with If the City Had A Voice Pt. 2, touring the country twice and spending countless hours in the studio, Purpose rounds out the year by presenting the 3rd installment of his mixtape series. If the City Had A Voice pt. 3 will be released as a free download this Wednesday, November 30th.

It features 14 tracks from the Adelaide MC/producer and is mixed by DJ Hacksaw once again, showcasing the growing on track chemistry they have developed in such a short space of time. It also features Prime & Motive of Pagen Elypsis and production from Purpose himself, Rob Shaker, Answer & Debate.

‘It’s a little something to show you where I’m at in my head after having a good year and looking to even bigger things in 2012…’ – Purpose

This release marks Purpose’s 7th project in build up to his highly anticipated album Where It Starts due for release mid 2012 and is sure to tide fans over for the Summer.

Download ‘If The City Had A Voice Part 3′

Official Website: ifthecityhadavoice.com

Twitter: twitter.com/purposepe

Facebook: www.facebook.com/purposepe

Youtube: youtube.com/purposeadl

So we were all like, ‘fuck it. Let’s make November big.’ And we did.

We got two new joints for y’all from both Notion and Cee…

First up, Nosh rips this fuckin’ gem of a double time cut, ‘Wassup (Okay) Freestyle‘. This is the first time Nosh has knocked out some serious double time since like 2004/2005, so I for one was excited as hell to hear this. Peep game, and download it for free:

Notion – Wassup (Okay) Freestyle

And finally, I got my ass into gear (pause) and got around to getting my solo career started. Now keep in mind, I haven’t purposely released a solo track (aside from my contribution to the homie FlamesYall’s ‘InternationYall’ album last month) since like 2002 or something. So this is a big ass deal for me.

While my girl was in Jamaica, I rocked a cut over Game x Chris Brown’s “Pot Of Gold” joint. Breezy’s hook is amazing, and I felt like I had to speak my mind about why things have changed lately, and where my passion for music lies.

Please ‘Like’ the Cee Facebook page to get it up with The Movement Fam, Notion and Cee & Bekah pages, and download the track for free from my Bandcamp!

Cee – Pot Of Gold

What up peeps? Got a message from my homie Purpose about his new mixtape and album…

Download ‘Don’t I Know It‘ for free!

My album is finished and ready to roll but in the meantime I will drop ‘If The City Had A Voice pt. 3′ late November!

It will be a free release as pt. 2 was.

Features: Prime, Motive & Production by myself, Answer, Rob Shaker (WA), Cam Bluff (QLD).

Thanks, homie! Cop that joint, folks…

Aight, for those who haven’t signed up to The Fam eNewsletter (chuck your email addy in on the right side there), here’s what just went out yesterday:

Notion – Some People Hate

Notion has been going in lately. He knocked out a lil’ freestyle over Jay’s ‘Some People Hate’ and you can download it free from his Bandcamp page!

Tokyo Cigar – Operation: Remix The Remix (The Devastator Prequel)

The homie from Balitmore, Tokyo Cigar, just dropped a new album called ‘Operation: Remix The Remix (The Devastator Prequel)‘. Both Cee and Notion laced joints on here; Cee collabed with Tokyo on ‘The Layer Cake’, while Nosh rocked it solo on the freestyle tip. Another free download from Tokyo’s Bandcamp!

FlamesYall – InternationalYall

Now off to the other side of the pond. Straight outta the UK, the homie FlamesYall dropped his anticipated ‘InternationYall‘ album, featuring MCs from the US, Canada, UK, Luxembourg and Australia. Cee contributed a solo cut ‘SatisfiedJust…‘, his first solo joint since 2002 (shouts to Tiff). Of course, this is yet another free download from FlamesYall’s Bandcamp page.