By: Trees Tomorrows New York Times will probably read: Michelle Malkin - Killed By Rappers.
For those that aren't up on the story - scroll down and read the East Coast Avengers article and familiarize yourself with the happenings.
Esoteric and Trademarc literally ripped this O'Reilly loving right-wing cock gobbler a new one. I'm willing to say that this actually shits all over the Kill Bill O'Reilly track - which I also enjoyed immensely.
The reality is - Michelle Malkin is a hack, her journalistic integrity is non-existent. She's a biased fraud and a perp. Fuck her.
Don't think this will be on the East Coast Avengers - maybe as a bonus track. We'll see.
For lyrics: Click Here and then click on More Info..
Keywords: Esoteric; Trademarc; East Coast Avengers
HipHopDX is reporting that the god Rakim has finally signed a new deal and will release his long rumored project: The Seventh Seal on ::drumroll:: SMC Recordings. Yes, the label that is currently home to Killer Mike, Mistah F.a.b., & Pastor Troy will now bear responsibility to deliver a classic from one of the greatest MCs to ever grace the microphone. Will they deliver? Who knows - but they seem pretty excited about it according to the press release: “SMC Recordings signs the largest act in the history of the company”.
The Seventh Seal is now on tap to drop Spring of 2009 - almost TEN YEARS after the release of Rakim's last album - The Master. No further details of the album have been leaked at this time - but we will of course deliver the info as we learn about it.
Dr. Dre's 20 Year Old Son Andre Young Jr. Found Dead
8/26/08
To Clarify: Hood Surgeon Still Alive
By: Trees Rap impresario Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son was found dead over the weekend in his Woodland Hills home, coroner's officials said.
Andre R. Young Jr. had been out with friends the night before and was discovered in his bed by his mother at 10:24 a.m. Saturday, Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said.
"She found him unresponsive and called paramedics," Winter said, adding that an autopsy had been completed but that determination of the cause of death was deferred pending the outcome of a "gamut of tests, including toxicology."
Dre issued a statement via his publicist on his son's untimely passing. "Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family's grief and privacy at this time".
Young Jr. was the subject of a paternity dispute in 1990 when his mother, Jenita Porter, filed a lawsuit against Dr. Dre in Orange County Superior Court, seeking $5,000-a-month child support. She said in the suit that although Young promised to support their then 2-year-old son before his birth, she had received only a small amount of cash, a few gifts and diapers during their four-year relationship. In a legal answer to the suit, Dr. Dre, who was 25 at the time, admitted being the father of the child but said he promised to pay only $500 a month in support.
In recent months, Dr. Dre had been at work on his self-proclaimed final album, Detox, one of the most eagerly awaited rap records of the decade.
Keywords: Dr. Dre; Andre Young; Detox; Aftermath Records
By: Trees Poor DMX -- I really feel for this dude. He's definitely looking at some serious jail time and the poor guy just can't seem to learn how to handle himself. He was denied bond AGAIN today - the second time in two weeks.
You may remember DMX was arrested 8 times this year in a few different states on a variety of different charges. He is currently being held in Florida and appeared in a Miami court today to try for a release.
Judge Lawrence Schwartz decided to uphold the no bond status attached to a bench warrant issued for the rapper’s arrest on August 12. The judge’s decision means the 37-year-old New York native, born Earl Simmons will have to remain in custody in South Florida, for at least one more month.
With the decision handed down, DMX was heard stating “I ain’t going back to no fucking jail” as he walked away from the podium, a statement which did not sit well with Judge Schwartz
“Oh, well that just ingratiated you to me,” Schwartz replied before issuing a warning to X’s lawyer, Charles Kozelka. The judge also stated that Kozelka should teach his client some basic manners. Ouch!
We will hear more about this story in roughly a months time when DMX gets his next day in court. Good luck X!
East Coast Avengers Censored / Hated / & Blogged About By Right Wing Media
8/21/08
Kill Bill O'Reilly
By: Trees Don't know how many of you have been closely following the right wing blogosphere or the mainstream media as of late -- but Esoteric's new group, The East Coast Avengers got the juice right now.
Their first single off of their new project is titled: Kill Bill O'Reilly - and it literally has the nation going nuts. Many in the mainstream are up in arms because they claim the East Coast Avengers are literally saying we should "Kill" Fox News anchor, Bill O'Reilly.
First, Wired picked up on the track. Then it was picked up on a blog by longtime O'Reilly Factor contributor Michelle Malkin's Blog (for a good laugh, read the visitor comments) and Keith Olberman even picked up on the track on his MSNBC show (any publicity is good publicity right?).
Now in the latest turn of events, which SHOULD be shocking - but we all know that America is blind to the facts, MYSPACE has REMOVED the song from the East Coast Avengers myspace pages. Remember MYSPACE is owned by, yep, FOX. The same people that employ Bill O'Reilly and litter American airwaves with right wing propaganda.
This story is more than likely FAR from over - so we'll keep you posted on any developments. Free Speech is Free Speech people.
If you would like to pre-order the East Coast Avengers album - click here.
Keywords: Esoteric; D.C. The Midi Alien; Trademarc
Joe Budden's Last Studio Session Streamed Live Today
8/21/08
Joe Budden
By: Trees Today (8/21/08) @ 4PM - Joe Budden will be streaming the final recording session for his new album Padded Room. Definitely a pretty amazing and revolutionary use of technology. I'm pretty sure it's streaming from 4-7PM - and if you want to check it out for yourself head to: www.AmalgamDigital.com/TV
By: Lolly A fellow Sri Lankan, and upcoming musical artist named DeLon recently claimed that rapper / artist M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" music video included imagery from Sri Lankan terrorist organization The Liberation Tiger Tamils of Eelam or (LTTE), considered a dangerous terrorist group by the FBI. In fact, DeLon posted a remix of the video highlighting the evidence of M.I.A.’s use of terrorist images. And if that wasn't enough to stir conspiracy theorists into a frenzy, the DeLon response video was subsequently taken down from YouTube by Universal Music Group for fear it would damage M.I.A.’s reputation. The Paper Planes video that DeLon recut and was removed features M.I.A.'s version mixed in with Tamil Tiger bombings and child soldiers, and openly questions whether M.I.A. supports terrorists. DeLon notes that M.I.A. consistently uses tigers in imagery — on clothes, in videos — and that M.I.A. has called her father a “freedom fighter.”
A little back-story: Her father is credited as a co-founder of a militant pro-Tamil group called EROS, which, in turn, was once linked to the Tamil Tigers. The Tigers have been labeled a terrorist group by many countries, including the United States.
Now DeLon plans to sue Universal for infringement of his right to freedom of speech. And what does M.I.A. have to say about being labeled a terrorist?
She is stating that she doesn’t support terrorism and rather, her “music is the voice of the civilian refugee.”
By: Lolly In a post on the Foreign Exchange’s Myspace page, Nicolay announced that the new Foreign Exchange record, Leave It All Behind, is almost finished. Nicolay revealed that the title track, “Leave It All Behind” is one of his personal favorites, and that other song titles include “Sweeter Than You” and “House of Cards.” The Foreign Exchange have been working on the album since 2006, and, according to Nicolay, “it feels good knowing that the finish line is finally in sight.” You can check out a little preview of the record below.
Keywords: Foreign Exchange; Nicolay; Phonte; Little Brother
By: Lolly Kosha Dillz will be touring with Yak Ballz and Aesop Rock throughout the States in August as well as early September. Check the dates below:
8/20-Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 8/21-Washington DC @ Chief Ike's** 8/22-Columbus, OH @ Skully's 8/23-Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub 8/24-Oshkosh, Wisconsin @ Reptile Palace** 8/25-Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty's 8/26-Duluth. MN @ Pizza Luce 8/27-Minneapolis MN @ Ghastof's** 9/10-New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (Freestyle VS Written LP Release)** 9/14-Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador 9/15-San Diego, CA @ Air Conditioned Supper Club** **The dates marked with stars are just Yak Ballz with Kosha Dillz. Aesop will not be playing these shows.
By: Lolly Cannibal Ox’s Vordul Mega released Mega Graphitti yesterday, his follow up to 2004’s The Revolution of Yung Havoks. The album includes guest vocals by Cannibal Ox’s other half, Vast Aire, as well as Invizzibl Men, Billy Woods, Hi-Coup and Tommy Gunn. On the production side, Mega Graphitti includes contributions from El-P, Lex Boogie, Bronze Nazareth, and others. For tracklising and audio; please click here.
By: Konsept The largest record collection has been acheievd by Paul Mawhinney of Pittsburgh, PA. His collection has been dubbed “The Archive” and contains around 1 million LPs (albums) around 1.5 million Singles. I caught this video on Eskay's blog Nahright, and we're passing the video on to you. Pretty heartbreaking stuff here.
By: Konsept There have been a few leaks of Jane Doe’s unreleased album from 2000 entitled The Introduction. For those who don’t know or remember, Jane Doe was featured on a lot of early 00's Rawkus tracks including the seminal Hip-Hop For Respect EP. It’s sad that her album wasn’t released considering her immense talent, but at least there are some people out there that can leak some lost gems. So far the only two songs that could I could find were “What’cha Came 4” featuring Planet Asia (produced by 88 Keys) and “Bullsh*t” featuring Black Thought and Talib Kweli. Props to Okayplayer for the leakage.
By: Konsept Skillz brings in a lot of insight to how the industry works and his feelings towards it. It’s some some good advice for people who don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes.
By: Konsept Freestyle session from Heltah Skeltah (of Boot Camp Clik), on Green Lantern’s Sirius Invasion. Also, don't forget their new album D.I.R.T. will be dropping September 30. Enjoy.
Keywords: Heltah Skeltah; DJ Green Lantern; Sirius Satellite
By: Konsept N.Y.Oil drops some knowledge about Barack Obama, Comic Books, the "No Homo" movement & Nas. This interview is being shared just for the purpose of exposing another point of view, not to fully agree or disagree with N.Y.Oil. Enjoy!
By: Konsept Supastition, excuse me, Kam Moye (from Justus League….You know…Little Brother's crew) has a new video entitled "Black Enough". I’m assuming this new song will be off his upcoming album Splitting Image. Enjoy.
Keywords: Kam Moye; Supastition; Justus League; Video
By: Konsept One of the most important kung fu movies that was sampled to construct Enter the 36 Chambers, can be viewed for free. From the Shaw Brothers, the movie is called Five Deadly Venoms. Enjoy.
