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J Rawls & Middle Child Release Party Tonight In Columbus

Posted on May 31, 2008 by | 2 comments

MP3:Usual Suspects Preview of J.Rawls & Middle Child‘s New Album

Columbus R+B Singer, Middle Child and internationally known producer J. Rawls are celebrating the release of their new album, Rawls & Middle.  The picture above has Middle addressing a panel that Talib Kweli and I sat in on at Millenium Community School about a year ago.  On the Rawl’s & Middle album, the song “Music Over Madness”  pretty much details what the outspoken singer had to say that day about the current state of Hip Hop Commercial Radio.  Rawls is sitting down,  grinning in the back. Rawls is the guy in a white hat and striped polo for those playing along at home that don’t pay attention Hip Hop much.

The release party is at Club Karma Tonight in Downtown Columbus.  Eric Roberson is also perfoming

Read more about Rawls & Middle in the Alive or the Dispatch.

 

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Fly U Dumbs it Down For Free

Posted on April 1, 2008 by | Comments Off on Fly U Dumbs it Down For Free

MP3: Fly Union:Kill Fly U

As Fly Union gears for up the release of their next album, “You’re Welcome”, the Columbus group has decided to give their first comp, “Kill Fly U!” away for free to the internets. You can hear a real Neptunes, and Jay-z influence on this but its still pretty fresh. Play “Dumb Down” loudly.

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Forest GetemGump @ Bernies Tonight

Posted on November 25, 2007 by | 1 comment

Rock Steady Crew’s Crazy Legs would say “get em” to Forest Webb to get him to battle other Bboy’s in New York Nightclubs. So that how this respected man got part of his name from a Tom Hanks Movie. Forest has been bboying since 1982 and dejaying since 1986. In the mid 90’s he started Akron BBoy crew the Ill Style Rockers. My interest in Bboying is fairly fleeting. However Forest Getem Gump comes from the era where dejays OCD’d out on looking for the perfect beat. So he is a world class record collector and trader.

He is in Columbus to spin for a Bboy battle at Bernies.

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So What Wednesday’s One-Year Annivesary

Posted on November 21, 2007 by | Comments Off on So What Wednesday’s One-Year Annivesary
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the Catalyst using various movie titles to let you know he will merk you.

The Catalyst will be performing tonight at So What Wednesdays, which will be celebrating its 1 Year Anniversday tonight. J-rawls  and Lo-Zone will be guest dejays alongside resident DJ Detox.  Blueprint will host.

Even though Bo(the Catalyst) spits that fire. The night has been about dejays from day 1.

MP3:So What Wednesdays Podcast w/DJ Detox & Pos 2

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Early Blueprint Song

Posted on November 20, 2007 by | Comments Off on Early Blueprint Song

Print was going through some old music and posted this on Weightless.net today.

Greenhouse Effect “1997” demos – this is before up to speed…the demos that ended up being up to speed but completely different beats…plus there’s like 4 or 5 solo songs i did that i completely forgot about like an original version of time management w different lyrics. This shit is wild to listen to. I sound like a cross between cl smooth and somebody from the pharcyde…but the rhymes are suprisingly not wack. inkwel sounds superlaid back, but dope. I had no idea i ever put this stuff on a cd. Its about an hrs worth of shit w/ random interludes on it.

Then he gave away a mp3 of an early Greenhouse Effect song. It’s pretty good. Kinda details why and how he started making music.

MP3:Greenhouse Effect–Too Busy Building

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Pos 2 Gives Up Lost Columbus Hip Hop Tracks

Posted on October 31, 2007 by | Comments Off on Pos 2 Gives Up Lost Columbus Hip Hop Tracks

Pos 2 of the Fonosluts opened up the vaults., and blessed the folks over at www.weightless.net with some rare recordings by Da Intalec, DJ Przm, Illogic, and Him & Me(Meta4ce+ Zero’s rap group).

Here is what Pos posted:

ok. so for the past year i have considered starting a blog but to do it right it seems it would be time consuming. time is something i don’t have very much of these days.so if i did have one it might go something like this(just to let you know, my writing skills suck…i just like the people to read the stories behind it)……

Tuesday, October 30th 2007!

The many projects……..

Copywrite calls me up this past weekend asking for some old songs he did years ago for a best of mixtape he’s about to drop. So while diggin thru my cd collection to find some tracks for him, I come across some Columbus goodies that have never seen the light of day. Some of these I have even forgot what they were and not sure how I even got my hands on them. Regardless, this is some shit I found on accident and would like to share with you….

This was given to me by Numeric about 3 years ago after he was going thru some of his old tapes and he had converted them to cd. This is from a show his group, Poets of Hersey, did with Intalec…THE MENTOR FOR THE CITY! …. at stache’s in ’94 (formely lil brothers). Some of the earliest recordings in Columbus hiphop history right here that I have ever heard. I could go on for days about Intalec and what he stood for in Columbus hiphop in the early/mid 90’s but that’s another time. Enjoy…….
MP3: Intalec live @ stache’s

Illogic, Przm, and Him & Me jawns after the jump

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Word to me. Zerostar MP3

Posted on October 24, 2007 by | 1 comment

Blueprint has been on the road throughout the Summer and Fall. This has left Zerostar without a producer. So he has been working on a mixtape to hold himself over until he can get busy on his follow-up to his much slept on “Forever Is Never Really That Long”. He texted me about this joint right here, and was like, “I think this shit I’m writing to Kanye’s “Flashin Lights” might be your fav shit when I record it. I namedrop you and its vulgar as fuck”.

MP3: Zerostar: Flashing Lights

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RJD2 Loves Daymon & Przm

Posted on September 15, 2007 by | 2 comments

RJD2 called me last night, and asked what was being done for Przm and Daymon today. Then he offered to dejay. So he is.

As far as the actual PRZM Tribute…Pos posted this list on Weightless.net

im going to spill the beans on this site only on who’s performing for przm presents:the perfect storm….

spitball (bru lei, eclypse, dj pos2)
meta4ce
illogic
catalyst
metro
flip the early riser
and a possible copywrite, blueprint, and fess. print said he’s down, i just need to go over the set with him and see if it works!!! shouldn’t be a problem to see print involved in this, we’ll see.

now, spread the word!!!! thank you!

DJ PRZM MP3: THE PERFECT STORM

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Bootleggers Video-Who Dat!!

Posted on July 16, 2007 by | Comments Off on Bootleggers Video-Who Dat!!

Bootleggers are Tyreless One, Lev Don and DJ Self. They have played with Brother Ali, Qwel and RJD2. They hold a weekly event down every Tuesday at Oldfield’s on 4th. The bar is always stacked. They have their own community behind them that I don’t see that with a lot of local groups. This is a video they made for their song “Who Dat”? I know these kids. They are lightweight clockwork orange.

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Going Away Party For Juan Davis Tonight

Posted on June 27, 2007 by | Comments Off on Going Away Party For Juan Davis Tonight

Envelope will be performing tonight at Cafe Bourbon Street as part of a going away party for Weightless souljah Juan Davis. Here is a video of Juan doing his thug thizzle at Comfest.

Juan is moving to Cali to enlist in the hyphy movement. The war on Iraq and hyphy movement have very similar failures: popular in small regions but only resonating with white suburbanites nationally. So Juan is going to attempt to remedy that. Joking. Juan is moving to Cali to be warm and live with his girlfriend.

Juan is an intergal part of Hip Hop scene in Columbus. When I first met him, he had just been featured in the Dispatch as a spoken word poet. I think that was like 2000. He had a stint at the Alive. I remember him reviewing the famous Aesoprock/Weightless/MHZ/Atom’s show at DIY venue Thieve’s World. I was just a vandal then, and was stoked that writers got mentioned in the paper for their help in the event. Juan went on to being a crucial behind the scenes person in Bustown Rap, assisting Blueprint, Illogic, and anyone close to Weightless Camp for like 7 years. Hell. I ran into him at Barnes and Noble today, and he gave me a ride home.
He will be missed.

He posted his merch learnings here on Donewaiting.

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