What's good my people? This summer has been crazy with The Movement Fam Presents Cee & Notion's #RoadTrippin' Summer Tour 2013, opening for Raekwon and Mos Def, and hitting up Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg with Abstract Artform and Relic. But we're ready to drop some new music on y'all...
The Movement Fam's Cee and Alaiz's Dr. MaD (producer/DJ) have an interesting story. They worked together via a chain of connections beginning with KevinNottingham.com back in 2009, without ever actually speaking. But when Cee moved to Montreal in 2012, the two finally connected in person. MaD made some beats with Cee in mind, and what was supposed to be just a brief collab quickly escalated into a full-scale EP entitled 'Steps To The Peak'.
The project has been in the works since early 2013, with the official release currently pencilled in for the late summer. Nova Scotian-born Shane Russell of 9Block Productions, a regular collaborator with Cee on many of his projects this year, linked up with the boys to shoot (along with Richard Bastarache), direct and edit the video for the debut single from the EP, 'When The Chips Are Down'. The track speaks on the highs and lows of immigration, starting in a new place, and leaving your family to follow your dream.
You can catch the video in full HD on 9Block's Vimeo page, or roll by The Movement Fam's YouTube channel to check it out.