Tag Archives: J. Rawls

Video: Liquid Crystal Project “Stakes Still High” Ft. P.Blackk & LefortheUncool

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Dove of De La Soul said he was “Sick of half-ass awards shows/Sick of name brand clothes/Sick of R&B bitches over bullshit tracks/Cocaine and crack Which brings sickness to blacks/” back in 1996 on Stakes Is High.

I am willing to bet he expected things to change.

Now 15 years later, imagine how sick of it he must be.

Well, J.Rawls and the Liquid Crystal Project are still sick of it and have remade Stakes is High with P.Blackk and Le For The Uncool.

Video directed by: Luke Sirimongkhon

Posted in Music, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbus hip hop, columbus rap, J. Rawls, lefortheuncool, liquid crystal project, Ohio Hip Hop, ohio rap, p blackk | Leave a comment

MP3:DJ POS 2 “Buggin Out” Vol 1

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Zerostar dropped a new EP Tuesday called Don’t Look Now. To celebrate, Zero Star and Pos 2 are launching a new bi-monthly at the Carabar Tonight. (See above Flyer).

In addition to Zero’s new EP, Pos2 also made a mix, Buggin Out Vol 1. It has a good cross-section of hip hop from locals like LE, Rashad, Path,Fly U and more to just a general whats poppin now like Random Axe, Mac Miller, and Elzhi. Track List, download link and cover after the jump.

MP3:DJ POS 2 Buggin Out Vol 1

1. intro
2. L.E. – Freestyle
3. Stalley feat. Rashad – chevys and spaceships
4. Fly.U – Long Run
5. DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne – im on one
6. Fabolous feat. Vade, Lloyd Banks – Mo brooklyn, Mo harlem, Mo southside
7. Skyzoo – the definitive prayer
8. Elzhi – the world is yours
9. O.C. – who run it
10. Stalley – Go on
11. Fortilive – Mic and me
12. Consequence feat. Diggy Simmons – V.I.P.
13. Cash still rules
14. Fatt Father – Taledega Nights
15. Mac Miller – she said
16. Random Axe – Random Call
17. DJ JS-1 feat. Lil Fame, Joell Ortiz – reppin NY
18. Arch druids feat. Roc Marciano, Planet Asia – Scorched earth policy
19. J. Rawls feat. Sadat X, Wise Intelligent – Face it
20. Path feat. L.E., Zero Star, Fabrashay A – my city
21. KingDom, Hodgie, Catalyst – Fuck wit me
22. RO Spit – All alone
23. Moses Rockwell – Penny pinch tale
24. Action Bronson – Savage From Sarasota
25. P. Blackk feat. Marz Lovejoy – nothin to it

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J Rawls “The Hip Hop Affect” Release Event @ Magnolia Thunderpussy Friday May 20th

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Wes Flexner

J Rawls will be at Magnolia Thunderpussy Friday, May 20th from 7-9 to promote his new album, the Hip Hop Affect.
Admission is free.

The album runs the gamut of the Hip Hop experience. Rawls works with national icons on songs like “Face It (ft. Sadat X & Wise Intelligent)” , “Best Producer on the Mic (ft. Diamond D, Oh No & Kev Brown)”, “Just Rhymin’ with Fest (ft. Rhymefest)” and “Find a New (ft. Casual)”.

Rawls collabs with people from his personal history on “That Very First Day (ft. Fat Jon [3582])”, and “Sandsy (ft. J. Sands [Lone Catalysts])”.

And he works with almost everyone from Ohio regardless of generation on the posse cut, “We’re On Top”(the Ohio Takeover)

Posted in Columbus, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbus hip hop, diamond d, fat jon, j sands, J. Rawls, kev brown, magnolia thunderpussy, oh no, Ohio Hip Hop, sadat x | 1 Comment

Video: J Rawls (ft Sadat X & Wise Intelligent) “Face It”

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Wise Intelligent of the Poor Righteous Teachers, and Sadat X of Brand Nubian on a track produced by Columbus, Ohio’s own J. Rawls?
Say word?
They shot the video at the Allah School in Mecca?
Wat?
Yessir….Shot it in Harlem. The song is called “Face it”
ok ok. so J.Rawls followed that Ohio Posse cut up with a video with Hip Hop legends?
And its on J.Rawl’s album “the Hip Hop Affect” which drops everywhere in the universe May 17th?
Emphatically Yes.

ladies and gentelmen of Columbus. It gets no more authentic than this.

Posted in Columbus, Music, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbus hip hop, J. Rawls, nation of gods and earths, Ohio Hip Hop, ohio takeover, poor righteous teachers, sadat x, wise intelligent | 1 Comment

Talib Kweli in Columbus Friday Night 4-15-2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Above is a video of Talib Kweli performing “Palookas” off his album Gutter Rainbows with a live band in San Francisco earlier this month. Talib Kweli will be in Columbus Friday.

He will be signing Gutter Rainbows at a Magnolia Thunderpussy instore from 7-9 before performing with a live band that night at Skully’s. J.Rawls feat Le, Illogic and Illogic Poetic, and the first showcase for the Are You Radio Ready Contest will open.

The Magnolia Thunderpussy instore signing is free.

Ticket info for the Kweli show at Skullys at the Royal Columbus website. And if you want to read about Kweli and I on a panel click here.

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MP3: J. Rawls, Illogic, Ill Poetic & Le For the Uncool “The Passion” + Announce #OhioTakeOver Tourdates

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Wes Flexner

MP3: J-Rawls x Illogic, Ill Poetic x Le For the Uncool “The Passion” (#OHIOTAKEOVERTOUR)

J.Rawls is hitting the road with Illogic, Ill Poetic, and Le For the Uncool to spread the word about his upcoming album The Hip Hop Affect, which drops 5/17.

Dudes are excited so they did a nice song over the intro of the Roots last album to celebrate hitting the road. Listen to “The Passion” and then hit up one of the shows.

Posted in Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged Ill Poetic, Illogic, J. Rawls, jrawls, lefortheuncool | 2 Comments

MP3: J Rawls “#OHIOTAKEOVER The Mixtape”

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Download: J Rawls “#OHIOTAKEOVER Mixtape”

Columbus Hip Hop producer J Rawls just dropped the #OHIOTAKEOVER mixtape devoted to getting the public hip to a bunch of different Ohio Hip Hop artists.
The #OHIOTAKEOVER mixtape ends with Rawls’ ambitious 23 emcee all-Ohio posse cut “We’re On Top”

Featuring: Count Bass D (Canton), Trav Dave (Columbus), Rashad (Columbus), Co-City (Columbus), J Osceola (Columbus), Lefortheuncool (Columbus), Stalley (Massilon), Tage (MHz, Columbus), Copywrite (MHz, Columbus), Donwill (Tanya Morgan, Cincinnati), 6S (Akron), Donte (Mood, Cincinnati), Piakhan (Cincinnati), Ilyas (Tanya Morgan, Cincinnati), Main Flo (Mood, Cincinnati), Dominique Larue (Columbus), Hood Apostle (Columbus), ILL Poetic (Dayton), ILLOGIC (Columbus), Iyeball (Fly.Union, Columbus), JaySwifa (Fly.Union, Columbus), Jerreau (Fly.Union, Columbus), P Blackk (Columbus) & J Rawls

“We’re On Top” is the first single off of J Rawls’ underground legend studded new album ,the Hip Hop Affect on Nature Sounds Records.

#OHIOTAKEOVER Tracklisting after the jump.

Title: #OhioTakeOver the Mixtape
By: J Rawls
1. J Rawls Intro
2. Slapp – Stalley f. Rashad
3. Good to Go – Fly Union
4. Aint I – Dominique LaRue
5. What’s My Name – Illogic
6. J Rawls – I’m Me Intro
7. Trav Dave – I’m Me
8. 6S – Have you Ever
9. Hood Apostle – Grooveback
10. Speak Williams – The City
11. J Rawls – The City Outro
12. J Rawls – Capricorn Intro
13. Shoddy T – Capricorn
14. J Rawls – Ol’ School OHIO intro
15. Camu Tao – Hold the Floor
16. Spitball – Ya Times Up f. Copywrite
17. Neccassary (of SPIRIT) – I Swear
18. Basic Element – C’mon
19. The 3rd – Brazil
20. P. Blackk – Concorde Rollin’
21. P. Blackk – Izuaintorizuwitit
22. J Rawls & LE – Send Me (Special Bonus Song)
23. Copywrite – Mega Mega f. Camu Tao, Tage, Jakki and RJD2
24. Ilyas – I-EL Live from OHIO
25. J. Osceola – You Can’t Stop Me
26. Ill Poetic – Gone
27. J. Rawls – OhioTakeOver Outro
28. J Rawls – We’re On Top (#OhioTakeOver)

Posted in Columbus, MP3, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbushiphop, J. Rawls, ohiohiphop, ohiotakeover, the hip hop affect | 2 Comments

MP3: L.E. for the Uncool “The $hine (Produced by J.Rawls)”

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Wes Flexner

MP3 :L.e For the Uncool “The $hine(produced by J. Rawls)”

L.e offers a single called “The $hine” produced by J Rawls, off the soundtrack to his documentary titled “The Malcolm Little Apparatus” which will be out very soon. This song was also on Le’s last offering.
This song is perhaps the closest thing to an Atmosphere song that will ever come out of the Milk N Syrup. It’s a piano driven ballad that utilizes empathy to understand a female.

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Video:Copywrite-Tic Toc(Produced by RJD2)

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Wes Flexner

Copywrite’s “Tic Toc” (produced by RJD2) is from his sophomore album “Life and Times of Peter Nelson” which is now available digitally at iTunes and will see a retail release date of 11-30-2010 courtesy of Man Bites Dog Records.

Here is an interview I did with Copywrite for the Other Paper. Copywrite has a release party in Columbus at Carabar November 26. J-Rawls Trav Dave and Piakhan are also on the bill.

Posted in Columbus, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged Carabar, columbus hip hip, Copywrite, J. Rawls, Ohio Hip Hop, RJD2 | 1 Comment

Video:Copywrite-Shotgun

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Wes Flexner

You fuck with Jesus’ Son, Drugstore Cowboy or any of those movie drug love stories? Well, Copywrite gets his Kurt & Courtney on with a dwarf. Not sure if its the same dwarf he had on stage at the Dead Prez show
Life & Times of Peter Nelson now available on ITUNES. Release party at Carabar November 26 with J-Rawls, Trav Dave, Dominique LaRue, and Piakhan.
Album drops November 30th.
maybe i should’ve put this up for the staffers to critique.

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