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Majik Most “Back on the Map” Remix Contest 2008

DominationRec — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:56:28 +0000

It’s time again for the World Famous Majik Most Remix Contest!

THE “BACK ON THE MAP” REMIX CONTEST - Download the acappella (101 BPM) of the new Majik Most banger “Back on the Map” featuring Celph Titled and Dutchmassive and submit your best remix by April 15th to BackonTheMap@MajikMost.com

Be as creative as you want. Anything goes! The top 4 remixes will be posted on www.majikmost.com the Majik Most blog and on Majik Most’s Official Myspace Page.

The best remix will then be chosen by Celph Titled and Majik Most.

The winner will receive an autographed copy of the new Majik Most album “You Got Jokes?!” on Domination Recordings, a Majik Most Movie Poster & other assorted “treats”, and a copy of the Celph Titled and Apathy album “No Place like Chrome” autographed by Celph Titled.

…Plus the best remix will be placed on an upcoming official Majik Most CD release!

- Download “Back on the Map” here

- Download “Back on the Map” Acapella here (101 BPM)

Deadline for Submissions is 4.15.2008

DJ Paradime & DJ Forge - Rent’s Due pt. 3 (hosted by Tightman)

conshus — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:00:42 +0000

added DJ Paradime & DJ Forge - Rent’s Due pt. 3 (hosted by Tightman) mixcd

Listen to the whole mix in our player at the bottom.

Download it here!

Ill Insanity Ground Xero Tour Hallandale Recap

conshus — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:00:43 +0000

by William Hernandez

On Sunday February 17 , 2008; I was able to cover the Ill Insanity Ground Zero Tour. In which I saw legendary DJ’s Rob Swift and Total Eclipse and newcomer to the crew DJ Precise. Delight the crowd with their turntable acrobatics. All with Serato vinyl; for a while I thought that was impossible. That only that it was only good for using for parties and clubs; they went through every record even performing various songs from their debut album Ground Zero. They did a beat juggling routine with Super Freak by Rick James that left me with my mouth open. You had to be there to see it. Rob Swift did a solo scratching over a Salsa instrumental. Which was something I always wanted to see; after the performance they went to talk about the ups and downs of the music industry. On how hard even with a publicist it is to get on TV shows. When they’re putting a positive note to what is going on hip hop at the moment. After that they did a Q&A session where they answered a lot of questions about the equipment and how they got into DJing. After that they signed CDs, vinyl, posters, and took pictures with many of the attendees. It was very grassroots from the artists directly to the fans. Even with a little rain that dampened the event. It was well attended and all free of charge. Hopefully next time the show will be packed.

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DJ Luminous - Working on a Master plan mix

conshus — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:00:27 +0000

Got a fresh mix for ya’ll from the homie DJ Luminous reppin Jacksonville, FL!

Track List
Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down
Procussions - Little People
Blu & Exile - The Narrow Path
DJ Hi-Tek feat. Common - The Sun God
Nicolay & Supastition - The Williams
DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Eshon Burgundy & Black Ice - Run That Back
The Roots - In The Music
Strange Fruit Project feat. Erykah Badu - Get Live
Duo Live feat. Talib Kweli - Caught Up
J. Dilla - Makeem NV
Big Boi feat. Khujo Goodie & Cee-Lo - Reset

Cuts taken from:
Chris Rock - Roll With The New &
DJ Q-Bert - Gag Seal Breaks

DOWNLOAD or stream it in the media player at the bottom

make sure to check out more @ www.djluminous.com

Moving on up!!

conshus — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:39:54 +0000

as of the date of this post, the Supastition/BlakOut 7″ has moved up 2 spots to #7 on UGHH.com Top Sellers list!! Check the list here.

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Thanks to everyone for the support!!

New Nas commercial by Cunninlynguists

conshus — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:38:22 +0000

hahaha this video is hilarious!!

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from what i heard, Cunninlynguists came out to one of our Orlando HUSH shows back in the day. Shouts and continued success!!

peace piece

The Dreaded Writer’s Block…

Dan Johns — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:08:58 +0000

One of the most frustrating aspects of being a musician is the dreaded writer’s block. Truthfully, I don’t know if I’m experiencing writer’s block or writer’s fatigue. I’ve written a good many of songs over the course of the last 6 months, not to mention guest appearances for DJ’s and other artists.
So, with some projects on the horizon, I tried to give my pen a minute to breathe, so I could get back on it, but apparently my pen needs a longer break than the one I gave it. Either that, or the beats aren’t speaking to me like they should be. So, for those of you that are on deck for a new Dan Johns verse, it’s coming, just a little slower than I expected.
I remember when I used to make beats quite often, and would get ‘beat block.’ No matter how long I would dig for a fly sample, some days it just wouldn’t work out for me. Or if I found a really good sample, I couldn’t get a good sequence going. Or, worse still, if I got a good sequence going, I would have trouble finding the right drums/pattern to fit the sequence.
For me, making beats started out as a necessity because I had trouble finding someone to make the kind of beats that I wanted. I did okay for a while, and even produced a couple of joints that went over. But, the funny thing is, I became a lot better producer when I started to make beats for recreation, rather than out of necessity. I guess it all goes back to letting inspiration guide you. (note to self: I really need to make 2-3 beats a month just to stay sharp on the boards)
Which brings me to another aspect of this topic: when producers keep hitting me up about writing to their beats. To all of the emcees, singers, and songwriters reading this: have you ever gone through some beats that were sent to you, and really was feeling one of the beats more than the rest, and let the producer know that you liked the joint…only to later realize that (after you get a copy of the beat to write to) it doesn’t inspire you the way that you thought it would? This has happened to me TOO many times. My homie Encornelius and I would argue all of the time, as he would keep coming up with conspiracy theories about why I wouldn’t write to his beats. I can’t explain it really, other than to say that every good beat isn’t for every artist. I mean, there are some songs that I love, but when Encore asks me “would you have rapped to that beat,” I am not so certain. (this is normally the point in the discussion where he starts talking about expanding my sound, and trusting him more about what kinds of beats I should rhyme on…lol)
I don’t know if it’s possible to fully explain the creative process, because artists are all so different, and we all have different ‘zones’ where we feel the most creative. An example of the different zones would be how Akshun feels more comfortable writing at his job (don’t snitch), and how the bulk of my writing gets done in my truck. Some prefer to write to a song on the spot, for that live effect. I can get down like that too, but only if everyone else is writing on the spot as well. Its not something that I generally do on my own joints, unless I have already written the first verse, and I record that, which inspires me to write the rest of the joint then.
This concludes today’s rambling. Hopefully it will spark some direction for my pen, so I can write something that I can see a return on…peace.

Moka Only interview

DominationRec — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:54:00 +0000

What’s good homie?
Word… well, what’s good is that I finally have complete free range over what I doin this musik biz…not that I had it hard before but now I’m much more of a master of my own universe.

I see you been grindin hard over the years with the releases, could you let us know everything that came out for 2007 and what to expect in 2008?
2007 was a busy one…the year started with the release of my album “Station Agent” on Camobear records…that one was mostly instrumental.. After that came “vermilion” in May on urbnet records. I recorded a bunch in the summer and also recorded a couple more albums that are yet to be released…ooooh. I almost forgot… I put a lil exclusive album/mixtape out in April called “airport” and that is available only thru Legendary entertainment .com and is only on CD…no digital download for that one. Exclusive! In the fall, me and my boy DEF 3 from Saskatchewan put a collab album out called “Dog River” on his imprint ship records. It’s still doing good on college charts… I did all the beats on that of course with a couple exceptions. And finally in December, I released a digital download album thru Urbnet / iTunes called “Martian Xmas 2007″. It’s my fourth in a yearly series. But the first time I released it for commercial purposes.

So ya, that’s that…and for this year, I have a collab project with my boy PSY from the oddities…our group is called “The Nope” and the album is coming out on Domination Recordings prolly in March…then I have a full length comin on Urbnet records called carrots and eggs… don’t know when its droppin tho. Still finishing it up…got some cool guests on their…Sadat X, Del the funkee homosapien, Bootie Brown from Pharcyde and Ishkan. Anyways, yup…that’s some news for the 08.

Who were some of the artists that influenced you coming up?
Frank Zappa was a huge influence on me, Fishbone, A Tribe Called Quest, Ice Cube, Black Moon, BDP, Jungle Brothers, James Brown was for sure.

What solo release of your’s stands out the most to you so far in your career?
My most stand out album that I’ve done I think is either “Station Agent”, “Lowdown Suite” or “Vermilion”…maybe I’d have to say “Lowdown” because it signified a big surge of growth (no h*mo) in my artistry…new vibes and methods.

One thing I notice, you always handle just about all of your production on your albums. What do prefer the beats or rhymes overall?
Man. I love making beats most…it sets the mood for anything else to come whether it’s rappin, scratching or singing.

Have you been doing production for other artists as well?
Getting deep into doing beats for other cats… some known, some not yet known… I expect to continue trying to raise the bar on that there, word.

Who are some artists out there that you would like to produce in the future?
In the future…artists, hmmm…I’d like to get some shit down for Boot Camp/Duck Down…that’d be flavor…Hiero, word. Too many cats to list actually.

You been in the music game for a long time, what are your thoughts on the current state of it for 2008?
Man…the game now, fuck it…I’m not payin attention to the negative aspect of the industry right now or the trends for that matter…as far as I’m concerned, its whatever you make it. I’m good dog, I’m good with how shit feels in MY mind, in MY little backpack fantasy world everything is fine, I wake up and listen to Pete and CL, The Pharcyde. I’m sendin beats to my guys like DEL, making connections with some of my hero’s n shit like Sadat X, just got him on my new joint word man, I’m startin to wear the backpack title kinda proud, ni##a! That shit is FUNNY, cats use that word like it’s a dis, fuck you we da shit, ni##a. Yall ain’t shit with that “here today, gone tomorrow” type of rap, nah. I been doin this for a minute and I’m livin…yall got short money, short career…I’m in for the long haul. Hip hop for life.

When it comes to shows, do you prefer to be on tour or just do spot dates and what have been some of the best cities for you?
As for show, spot dates suit me fine. Actually, SHORT tours like 3 or 4 in a row then back home so I can create. I like the mid west, anywhere in Cali is generally good too. Ontario, like Toronto…shoot, lots of places I git and give love. Australia, word to Herbert.

What memory stands out the most for you from your past touring?
My stand out memories are always little details, certain feelings of bliss…could even be as simple as a coffee I had while hangin at the hotel after a show and bout ta jump in da bathtub, lol. For real, all them shits count. Sunrise out the window of the tour bus, asking the hotel people to give me a room facing the train tracks so I can peep trains. Man, lots of memories not just one big thing here or there, little things.

What’s good with Ishkan, any chance of some more Nowfolk music in the future?
Ishkan, I don’t know what to say. He takes his time; he came throo and did a couple joints last month…it was really the first time since 2003 that we actually did any songs or session of real substance. I wish him the best, I’m still trying to git him on more shit, he’s hiding out tho, lol. Holler at his myspace! Lol!

Aight, thanks for taking the time out with us homie! Any shouts and websites or myspace pages we need to be checking for?
Chek my myspace – http://www.myspace.com/mokaonly and chek out….I dunno go look at the moon in the sky or somethin. Yall ni##as need to get out more often and smell the air. Word. Peace—-Moke.

OSOTS vol. 1 on MTV!

conshus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:00:09 +0000

well, it’s the Scandinavian website, but hey they recognize the dope shit all the way over there!! haha

check it out: MTV Scandinavia

(also, if anyone can translate, that’d be great! haha)

peace piece

Supastition/BlakOut 7″ on UGHH.com’s Top sellers!!

conshus — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:26 +0000

congrats to the fellas on making it on the list. let’s try to get it higher! Go here to pick up a copy and check the rest of the list: UGHH.com’s Top sellers

thanks to everyone for the support!!

peace piece

conshus