HipHopisRead.com pres. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s Mecca and the Soul Brother (Sample Set #39)

From the homie, Ivan.

Download it and get the track-listing HERE.

Hit the jump to see a promo video for the Box Set reissue of Mecca and the Soul Brother although when I posted this on Facebook), I got an email from an irate Pete Rock saying thanks for posting it, cos he didn’t know who the f-ck Traffic Ent. (who did this reissue) was and that he siccing his lawyers on them. Yikes… (more…)

Jake One to Judge the Sound Battle Royale Finals in Toronto (Oct. 22nd)

Who will finally be crowned Toronto’s hottest new producer and win the cash prize of $1500?

If you can’t make it to Wrongbar TONIGHT, it all goes down again there Friday October 22nd for the SOUND BATTLE ROYALE:

Sound Battle Royale is North America’s first live beat battle series. Since June 32 producers have competed for a chance to battle in Critical Beatdown where the winner will be awarded $1500 cash. Any producer can enter, but only the truly talented make the final cut. After 4 wildly successful rounds, SBR has narrowed it down to the final four producers:

1. Fresh Kils
2. Memorecks
3. Peter Project
4. Silas

Here’s the event details:

Doors open at 10, show starts at 10:30
Hosted by Junia T and Mindbender
Music by DJ Mel Boogie (Droppin Dimez Radio)

Advance $15 tickets available 3 ways:
Online HERE
By phone at 416 358.8279
In store at Play De Record

Click the jump for the back of the flyer with additional details and the video trailer for next week’s final: (more…)

Video: DJ Woody – Tony Prince In Technicolor

This is kind of cheesy but kind of crazy too. Watch DMC World Champion Battle DJ, DJ Woody cut and scratch not just audio but video images too. A couple of my friends (Chris Landry in NY and Miami’s DJ Tom Laroc) have been doing something like this in the clubs for a while now though so not sure how ‘groundbreaking’ this really is?

And FYI: the legendary DMC World DJ Championships go down this weekend (Oct. 17th and 18th) at Koko’s in London, England. Get more details HERE and BUY tickets for £15 (or 2 Day ticket for £25) via Ticketweb HERE.

[via DMC]

Video: Ryan Leslie – I Know What You Like!

A nice Making Of clip – really well done. Ryan Leslie: making being Ivy League & bougie black, funky in 2009! [via ‘Ye’s blog]