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Due to the fantastic response from Cee's music video for 'Comin' Home', from 'The Indie Experiment Volume 1' project, The Movement Fam decided to completely remix and remaster the entire series and rerelease the three mixtapes with a new, bigger sound, thanks to Notion's amazing engineering work.
For this volume, we included one exclusive track from Cee & Bekah, featuring the homies from Melbourne, A-Diction, as well as a brand new, all French Craig Bruce interlude. As per usual, the cover was handpainted by the homie Glen, all additional artwork, mixing, mastering and engineering was handled to perfection by Notion, while I (Cee) blended the mix, and curated the song selection with my wifey Tiffany Alexis. So it really was a family affair. And it was the first time we'd completed a Valentine's Day Mixtape between Toronto and Montreal.
Ah yeah...brand new shit for November, right on time... This cut is from 'The Soul Movement Volume 2' sessions and even though it's more than 4 years old, it's still mad relevant. I got my dude Blest2 to rock with me; I love having other languages on my songs, and this cat - from Athens, Greece - flows the illest that I've heard in any language (aside from English). The classic Non Phixion beat brought out the best in everyone on this tune, and lyrically it nails where I'm at today. Enjoy.
Ah yeah. Time for October's new goddamn joint. 'ATLiens' is one of my favourite albums of all time, so I cut up the two illest joints from it and made them into a new one. This is the first track I've recorded in my new studio in Montreal, and it was dope to be able to speak on some of the shit I've been dealing with in the move from TO to MTL.
New joint for August, sons! (Yeah it's late, I know) Penguin Prison opened for Miike Snow in Toronto recently, and I LOVED this jam. I got seriously fucked over by my job around the same time, so this song was perfect to let all that shit out on. Enjoy.
Yeah, son. So in the span of four months, I managed to drop three volumes of my debut mixtape series and create a piece of art with both the music and the visuals that were solely conceived of by myself (of course with the help of Nosh [mixing/mastering], Josh [photography/art] and Tiff [model/support] to make it happen). I'm really proud of this shit. I've only ever been in groups since I started recording and performing 10 years ago (goddamn, time flies eh), so to go solo was a huge step for me. This third and final volume sees the culmination of the 27 songs of the series, completing The Indie Experiment. There's a bit of a mix of tunes on this one; about my girl, my city, my art, my stories, some shit talking, and some truth. I think it caps it off nicely.
Yup, late again on these posts. But I just moved to another province so that's my excuse this month. Aight so I dropped a joint with my brother Notion last month over this cut that Miguel released on his 'Art Dealer Chic Volume 2' mixtape called 'Broads'. He left the verses open so we just went in. The quality of the beat was pretty shithouse, so Nosh did what he could with it. Good for a laugh, anyway. Cop it free from www.ceetmf.com, cunts.
Yes, bitches! Volume 2 out this. For those who ain't know, this is the second 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.
Of course, even though the blog has been out of action, the hustle hasn't quit. June was the last month of my monthly cuts leaking from 'The Indie Experiment' series, so get ready for some fresh shit come July.
What up, folks? So the blog is (sorta) back in action. At least it doesn't look like shit any more. My boys are working on a new design for us right now, so hopefully we'll have a fresh look in a few weeks.
That said, I'm about to do a quick update for all the shit we've released in the past couple months, starting with Notion...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'
Purpose - 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
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...
Shouts to the homie LE for putting me onto Toronto native The Weeknd. Dude reminds me of The-Dream something crazy. I've been bumping this all day and it's growing on me the more I listen to it. Here are some of my faves, but be sure to download the free album 'House Of Balloons' from The Weeknd's website.
