RJD2 will be using an MPC and turnables. If you’ve seen RJ live at Wexner or Skullys, you know that he can work that out well.

Tomorrow’s Columbus performance will be a one-time special collaberation with drummer Adam Dietch from Break Science. Adam got his start at the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe playing drums for people like Erykah Badu. He at some point played in the Average White Band, John Scofield’s band and with Wyclef.. So dood is obviously in weird lane as a musician. He has done beats for the GZA and 50 Cent at another point.

RJ described Adam as thus via text,
“He’s a drummer that thinks like an mpc. I’m a producer who thinks like drummer.”

RJ knows drummers. Think about how well Sam Brown beasted at Skullys February with RJ.

It’s kinda fitting that RJ and Adam are gonna collide at the Summit a place known for hosting experimental music projects.

Perhaps only Skylab would be more.

When RJ told me that Wednesday’s show  will be a real unique musical moment for him and Adam, I asked “oh so it’s not a dance party”.

RJ smirked at that through his phone. So even though this is a musical interaction between drummer and a man on a sampler and turntables, it will still be a dance able party.

RJ and Adam will hit the stage at ten.

Titonton Duvante will play at 9.

DJ Inform and Mister Mike will provide music at other times.

The Summit
2216 Summit St
Columbus OH
$10 Doors at 8:30

Ages
18+

RJD2 DJ Performance with Adam Deitch of Break Science. Basically this is a one-time special collaberation between RJ and an accomplished man in his right Adam Deitch. More on that in a second.

Titonton,DJ Inform and Mister Mike will provide music at other times.

The Summit
2216 Summit St
Columbus OH
$10 Doors at 8:30

Ages
18+
More info forthcoming soon.

1am **HEADLINER**
Blacksmith/Decon and “Noisemakers” present

Ace’s Lounge
222 E. 6th Street
Austin, TX 78701

FRI 3/19

**HEADLINER**
THE BLAST LIVE @ SXSW 2010
Digiwaxx/Monster Cables/Myspace Showcase
Tierra Del Fuego Wine Bar
313 E. 2nd Street

Austin, TX. 78701

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY

http://www.myspace.com/bonethugsnharmony

SAT 3/20
9pm **HEADLINER**

Levis Fader Fort

1101 E. 5^th Street

Austin, TX. 78701

OUTASIGHT

http://www.myspace.com/iamoutasight
WED 3/17

11pm

LRG showcase

Aces Lounge

222 E 6TH St.
Austin, TX. 78701

THUR 3/18

1:45pm

THE BLAST LIVE @ SXSW 2010

Digiwaxx/Monster Cables/Myspace Showcase

Tierra Del Fuego Wine Bar

313 E. 2nd Street

Austin, TX. 78701

4:45pm
The Iheartcomix Showcase

Mexican American Cultural Center – Carnival

600 River Street

Austin, TX 78701

6pm

URB Magazine Showcase

The Light Bar

408 Congress Ave

Austin, TX. 78701

FRI 3/19

9pm
Karma Lounge (SXSW Official Showcase)

119 W 8th St

Austin, TX. 78701

Paul Wall, Jay Rock, Laws, and Oughta Sight after the jump

PILL

http://www.myspace.com/gangstapill

THUR 3/18

3pm

URB Magazine Showcase

The Light Bar

408 Congress Ave

Austin, TX. 78701

4pm

Nahright.com Showcase

Peckerheads

402 E 6th

Austin, TX. 78701

11pm

Klub Krucial-  (Official SXSW Showcase)

614 E. 6th Street

Austin, TX 78701

FRI 3/19

2pm

THE BLAST LIVE @ SXSW 2010

Digiwaxx/Monster Cables/Myspace Showcase

Tierra Del Fuego Wine Bar

313 E. 2nd Street

Austin, TX. 78701

5pm

“We Put the A in Austin” Showcase
The Light Bar

408 Congress Ave

Austin, TX. 78701

10pm

Last Rights Showcase

Firehouse Lounge

605 Brazos Street

Austin, TX 78701

Paul Wall and more after the jump

LAWS

http://www.myspace.com/lawshiphop

THUR 3/18
2:25pm

URB Magazine Showcase

The Light Bar

408 Congress Ave

Austin, TX. 78701

12am

Red Gorilla Show

Blind Pig

317 E. 6th St.

FRI 3/19

3:45pm

THE BLAST LIVE @ SXSW 2010

Digiwaxx/Monster Cables/Myspace Showcase

Tierra Del Fuego Wine Bar

313 E. 2nd Street

Austin, TX. 78701

SAT March 20
9pm

Grand Hustle: Hustle & Flow Show

Kenny Dorham’s Backyard

1106 E. 11th Street

Austin, TX 78702

JAY ROCK

http://www.myspace.com/jayrock
THUR 3/18

TBD

Red Gorilla Show

Blind Pig

317 E. 6th St.

Austin, TX. 78701

FRI 3/19
TBD

“Remember when rappers could rap?” showcase

Fireside Lounge

605 Brazos Ste 100

Austin, TX 78701

SAT 3/20

10:10pm
RESPECT THE WEST Showcase

Club Deville

900 Red River Street

Austin, TX 78701

PAUL WALL

http://www.myspace.com/paulwall
WED 3/17

1am

“Best Of Texas” Showcase

La Zona Rosa

612 W. 4^th Street

Austin, TX 78701

Dallas’s Party Boys add T-Pain and So Ice Entertainment’s Waka Flocka Flame,  to hit-em with that “Flex”. I may try to make this my theme song if I’m drunk enough at Get Right and they play it.

Columbus Rapper Blueprint sent out this press release about his group Greenhouse’s SXSW and National touring plans.Above is a video Greenhouse made to get people up to speed about the group. Below are the dates:

Greenhouse Tour Dates

It’s official, the Greenhouse crew (Blueprint, Illogic, & DJ Rare Groove) will be touring this spring in support of their EP Electric Purgatory Part One.  This tour begins at the SXSW Music Conference and heads westward from there.  They will be opening up for Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang Clan on this tour, so please come out and support them on their travels.  It has been over 5 years since Blueprint & Illogic toured together and they will be playing all the Weightless classics. The first have of the tour dates have been published and are as follows:

Saturday March 20th @ Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress – Austin, TX 78701
12am-4am / All Ages

Sunday March 21  @ Highland Lake’s Marina (End of SXSW Boat Party)
16120 Wharf Cove – Volente, TX 78641
2pm-8pm / Ages 21+

non sxsw dates after the jump

Monday March 22 @ Limelight
2718 North Saint Marys St. San Antonio, TX 78212
9pm-1am / Ages 21+

Tuesday March 23 @ Jet Lounge
1515 Pease St. – Houston, TX 77002
9pm-2am / Ages 18+

Wednesday March 24 @ Triple Crown
205 N. Edward Gary – San Marcos, TX 78666
9pm-1:30am / Ages 18+

Friday March 26 @ Martini Glass Grill
106 South A. St. – Midland, TX

Sunday March 28th @ Main Street
8640 E. Broadway Blvd. – Tucson, AZ
8:30pm – 1:30am / All Ages

Monday March 29th @ Club Red
2155 East University Drive – Tempe, AZ 85281

Tuesday March 30th @ Boomers
3200 W. Sirius – Las Vegas, NV
9pm-2am / Ages 21+

Friday April 2nd @ The Terrace
443 E. Colorado Blvd. – Pasadena, CA 91101
9pm-2am / Ages 18+

Wed April 7th @ Urban Lounge
241 South 500 East – Salt lake City, UT 84102
9pm-2am / Ages 18+

video of Killah Priest

Click here to view the embedded video.

This is a Stalley video for his song S.T.A.L.L.E.Y. off the upcoming Ski Beatz Mixtape, 24 Hour Karate School which also features Mos Def, the Cool Kids, Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Jim Jones,Nicole Wray and more, out March 30th. This video has various people rocking Stalley’s trademark beard.

No he isn’t from Philly.

Stalley is from Massillon. Thinks about that for a second. He has already dropped a jazzhop mixtape called Mad Stalley:The Autobiography that would make Scott Storch beg to rejoin the Organix Roots and not be funny and has a bunch of projects with whose who in modern Low End Theory land on deck.

But he isn’t from Philly or Queens.
Fucking Massillon.

Stalley is performing in Austin for South By Southwest this year:

March 18-SXSW Urb Magazine Showcase Light Bar,

March 19-SXSW  Last Rights Showcase Firehouse Lounge .

March 20-SXSW Kenny Dorham’s Backyard.

For this interview, we talked Massillon sports, Hip Hop, Islam, Ohio weather, Jamaica, J-Rawls, and mainly how the fuck someone goes from small-town Ohio to being Dame Dash’s latest discovery. You should read it. He is from Massillon and is in a rap group with Mos Def, Curren$y, and Jay Electronica called Central Edge Territory.

Have you been to Massillon?

ME:We are in Columbus, which is close to Massillon. I know you got you’re thing going on in Cleveland with Terry Urban and them. But I’m going to try to get Columbus up to speed. You grew up in Massilon your whole life?

Stalley:I grew up in Massillon until High School  I left Massillon when I went away to college That’s when I left.

So you played for the Massillon basketball team. Sports is big up there uh?

Yeah. Football is huge. As everyone in Ohio usually knows. If they do know about Massillon that’s what they know is football

You ever seen that documentary, Go Tigers?

Yeah, that was a couple years before me. But I knew a couple of the guys in there. Sports Illustrated did something on the rivalry between Massillon and Mckinley. Canton and Massillon, yeah.

Click here to view the embedded video.

It wasn’t like that for basketball?

It was, but it wasn’t as crazy. Don’t get me wrong, All sports are big. It wasn’t as big as football though. Every game was sold out. People came. Attended. It just wasn’t a big deal like football.

They have Tiger prints on the Freeway don’t they?

Yeah. Exactly. laughs. And they post up signs to beat everyone. All the time.

Seeing that Massillon is a small Ohio football town. How did you get into the type of Hip Hop you are into?

Loving music, really. I had to dig deep to find the type of music that I liked. There were only three other guys in the city that was familar with the music I was into. Such as, Nas, Mos Def , Talib Kweli. Common, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul. A lot of people weren’t into the underground I guees Hip Hop  you would call it.  At first I was exposed to more of the mainstream. As I fell in love with it so to say. That’s when I started research. It kind of came to. I was attracted to good music, or what I felt was good music.

Any musicians in your family?

Naw. Just Me. Everyone in my family is into to music. I had a few uncles that sang. But no one in my family was directly into music. They were more into sports.

Yeah. In Ohio it’s hard to make money off art or music. And there aren’t many examples of people making living off of music so it’s hard for a family to take it seriously.

So what position did you play?

I played the 1 and 2. I mainly played the 2. It was funny because I would start out the games at the one. I usually moved off the ball because I could shoot a little bit. So I played basically both positions.

In college you played for Michigan?

Yeah, I went to Michigan. Then I went to Long Island University. Now I”m here in Brooklyn. I really played down here. When I went up there I got hurt. I had to sit out and their were some coach switches. Some things going on. That’s why i actually transferred down here to Brooklyn. Thats how I ended up in New York.

How did you get involved with the current people you are rapping with?

Well, It’s just a long…Man, Where do I start? Really it started with making music and being around. Doing shows and things like that, meeting people. umm. And just bumping into people. When I met Mos Def, it was in a store. I’d only been rapping for two years. Some guys basically asked me to do a demo. They kinda dragged me into the studio. I did a little six track ep.

And I took it into a store where I had friends who worked in the store. A couple people hung out in the store. Ti make a long story short, Mos Def was a co-owner of that store. He happened to come into the store the day I was playing my music. He was like, “who is this? This is good. This is you. This is really, really good. What you trying to do with it?” I was like, ‘honestly I just got this, and I was letting them hear  it. But I didn’t know what I was gonna do with it.’ We exchanged information and he said “keep in touch”.

That’s basically how that was. That’s how this Center Edge thing came about to because I had met Dame Dash a couple months ago. And I started going to the studio and working with them at their space. And Mos happened to come again. I hadnt seen Mos for awhile. I just happened to Mos that day. He came in and he was putting together that project with him ,Currensy and Jay Electronica. And he was like, “you want to be a part of this?’ I was like, ‘are you serious?’ He said, “no, I’m serious.’

Basically his point with Center Edge is have emcee’s that are alike but aren’t alike. Basically, emcee’s that are lyrical that come from different parts of the United States or just live or speak on some the same topics. Just in different ways.

I might talk about Massilon the way Mos Def talks about Brooklyn. Or the way Jay Electronica talks about New Orleans. We are all coming from that same struggle. But it’s different so it makes it ill. Y’know, when you have doods that are lyrical from different styles, blah blah blah.

So that’s why he was like, “I really feel you. Yeah, I want you to be a part. ” So they,Jay Electronica, Currensy and Mos.  He was like, “just hop on the songs we already done. Just add a verse to em. Anything we do in the future, we are just all gonna do together, when time permits.

We are all pretty busy, running around. But once we in the studio doing what ever we doing. Basically get a song out. Do whatever we have to do.

Ski (DD172’s inhouse producer) makes like a beat a day, right?

Yeah, sometimes he makes two or three, a day. He is working. Grinding. Like, we about to head out to Jamiaca tomorrow. We are gonna shoot some video. And record. Ski is bringing all the equiptment out. We are gonna be out their for like a week. Just basically banging out music. Shooting videos and stuff like that.

Thats crazy. Cause in Ohio it’s really cold right now.

Massilon is pretty rustic. What’s the industry up there?

Massilon. It’s like steel. It”s very cold. I looked online a few days ago. It was 7 degrees. It’s cold here. But it’s like 44 degrees. In New York. It’s not that bad. But still, going to Jamaica where it’s supposed to be 85 all week.

I’m like yeah, I’m about to kick the shorts out. And this is my first time going to Jamaica. I’m kicking the shorts out and being on the beach, a little bit.

(note this interview was conducted a month ago. Between the donewaiting anniversary, me getting sick and things, it’s just getting posted now. they filmed this video in Jamaica)

Click here to view the embedded video.

That’s awesome!

It’s just awesome coming from Massilon being able to do the things I’m doing. Working with the people I’m working with.

Just as a fan. I grew  up listening to Camp Lo. Ski. He produced most of Reasonable Doubt. I could’t imagine what it”d be like walking into a studio and working with him.

I grew up listning to Camp Lo too. That what one of me and my older sister’s favorite albums. They changed to game with their style. With the way they rapped. The Production. Everything.

To be able to work with Ski. And for Ski to embrace me, and think I’m next. And I’m a dope emcee. It’s just amazing

One day, me and Currensy were sitting in the office. We were looking at Damon. And on the table was a Roc-a-fella chain.

Currensy said to me, “damn thats the Roc-a-fella chain. We used to look at this when we was little boys.”

It’s true. I used to be a little boy in front of the TV, watching Dame pop bottles and throw it on models. All that crazy stuff.

I used to look up to Mos and all these people. To be able to work with them? And for them to say that I’m dope and I’m next.

Thats just like. I can’t even have words for it.

A dream developing. You been back to Massilon?

i actually haven’t. We are actually gonna go shoot a documentary when it warms up.  I’m sure you’ve been following Creative Control. They are gonna go out to where I’m from. They already went to New Orleans with Currensy to show where he is from. Just to see his friends and how he grew up where he is from. blah blah blah.

So we gonna do the same thing in Massilon. Dame wants to go when it gets a little warmer.

I don’t blame him.

How much familiarity with other Ohio acts did you have when you lived in Massillon?

I was familiar with J-Rawls. Hi Tek. Mood.

CINCINNATI!!

That was pretty much. When I was young coming up. Bone Thugz. When I was really young, MC Brains.

Ouchie Couchie

Hah, Yeah. Ouchie Couchie.

Yeah, every now and again the Alkoholiks would make a reference to Ohio,

Tash.

Mixmaster Ice lives in Columbus now.

I didn’t know that.

I noticed your beard. So you’ve never lived in Philadelphia?

Naw. hahah. Naw, everyone here thinks I’m from Philadelphia. They don’t think, but they ask me.’are you from Philly’? No, I’m not from Philly.

Did you have that beard when you were playing basketball at Massilon?

Naw, I didn’t actually. It’s funny. when I played basketball,  I had hair on my head. And no hair on my face. Now I have hair on my face and no hair on my head.

The beard is also a religious thing. I’m Muslim. I came up that way. That is something I embraced as I got older. That was something that was like an outlet for me also, To have that strength. Personally, to have the strength to be able to grow it.

Focus on the things, I need to focus on.

Are there many Muslims in Massilon?

Naw. There is a couple.Not alot at all. It’s not big at all. There was a few of us.

Are you Sunni?

Yeah, I’m Sunni Muslim.

Were you ever involved with the N.O.I?

No.

I was just wondering the N.O.I. had a Mosque in Massilon. Thatd be a trip.

Naw. I had to do a lot of my studying by myself. I had to travel to Cleveland. There was nothing around us really, so.

It makes you appreaceate things more than huh?

Definately, it does.

Any other future projects besides 24 Hour Karate School, Center Edge, and your Documentary.

I’m working on a project with Sa-Ra. I’m going to be the first Hip Hop, rapper ever to do a project over Sa-Ra beats. I was just out in Cali recording with them. I’m working on a project with Ski. 8 to 10 songs. All his production wih me over it.

I have lot producers who reached out to remix my my mixtape, the Autobiography. Shafiq, J-Rawls, Moonbug from Jurassic 5, Susie Analog, Mussina a lot of dope producers.

It’s good to see J-Rawls is on it. It’s good to see an Ohio collab.

I’m all about Ohio. I’m really trying to get back there. I had to leave. I’m from Massilon. It’s a little ass city. It’s like 31,000. I would’nt be doing anything I doing, if I was still there. I want to be able to shows back there.

I’m trying to get down to Columbus. The University of Cincinnati reached out to me for their Spring festival. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do that. Ohio is a big part of me.

That’s what I rep to the fullest. Whenever you see me, I got Ohio State, Cavs or Indian’s Wahoo fitted on.

I’m repping Ohio to the fullest.

You gotta love Lebron.

I played against him…I don;t know Lebron personally. I played against him.

Download Stalley’s music and learn more about him via these webspots

Stalley Myspace

Stalley Bandcamp

Above is a video of New Orleans rapper Curren$y along with Massilon, Ohio Native Stalley rapping in Jamaica. The two became friends at DD172, Dame Dash’s artspace. This video is for SKI-Beats Up coming mixtape 24 Hour Karate School. More on Stalley tomorrow….

Curren$y has worked with Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa in the past. He used to be on both No Limit and Young Money

Curren$y is  performing at Skullys.

Royal Columbus Presents.

April 16th
Curren$y
Poitier Pockets
Degreez

This doubles as DJ Inform’s release party. Greenhouse amd J-Rawls is on the bill as well. I think Inform said Bru Lei from Spitball is hosting.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Souls of Mischief-Proper Aim (Prince Paul Produced the whole new Soul’s Of Mischief Record Montezuma’s Revenge)

MP3:Guinea Worms-B.I.S.I.

Guinea Worms are having an event to highlight the release on their long desired album Sorcererers of Madness on Columbus Discount at Cafe Bourbon Street this evening.
I don’t know much about this band and I prefer to not write book reports.
Click on their name to read an educated opinion.
And i read some statistic on how this record’s national demand exceeded it’s supply so…listen to MP3 and evaluate your evening i suppose
If Jay Electronica or Get RIght isn’t your thing tonight.

Here is a Post-Apoclyptic video for my second favorite song on RJD2’s new album The Colossus>. If you like futuristic sounding synth instrumental music then you probably will like this song, more tourdates including an Ohio show after the jump

RJD2 Tour Dates:

Fri. Mar. 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church #&

Sat. Mar. 6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg #&

Sun. Mar. 7 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom #&

Mon. Mar. 8 – Boston, MA @ Paradise #&

Tue. Mar. 9 – Providence, RI @ Jerky’s Music Hall #&

Wed. Mar. 10 – Montreal, QC @ La TuLipe #&

Thu. Mar. 11 – Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club #&

Fri. Mar. 12 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick #&

Sat. Mar. 13 – Chicago, IL @ Metro #&

Mon. Mar. 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club #&

Tue. Mar. 16 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater #&

Thu. Mar. 18 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop #&

Fri. Mar. 19 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theater #&

Fri. Apr. 2 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater #$

Sat. Apr. 3 – Durango, CO @ Strater Theatre #$

Sun. Apr. 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room #$

Mon. Apr. 5 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah #$

Tue. Apr. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre #$

Wed. Apr. 7 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent #$

Thu. Apr. 8 – Eureka, CA @ Red Fox Tavern #$

Fri. Apr. 9 – Portland, OR @ Dantes #$

Sat. Apr. 10 – Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight Lounge #$

Sun. Apr. 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos #$