Some more high-quality hip hop finally made it over to mtvU.  Check out Kam Moye’s video for “Let’s Be Honest” and vote for it [HERE].

Kam Moye drops video for “Let’s Be Honest”, lead single from new album Splitting Image. Album is now available through iTunes and all major digital outlets.

via www.iamsfp.com:

Myone, Myth and Symbolyc One are Strange Fruit Project. Three emcees who continue to set trends and go against the grain.

SFP is releasing their first group project since their critically acclaimed 2006 album “The Healing” which was nothing short of a hip-hop classic. The group is back with a new EP “M.A.S.K. – Making Art Sound Kool”. M.A.S.K. is a free downloadable project which consists of production from the likes of Grammy nominated producer 9th Wonder, along with production from S1, Picnic and newcomer Caleb, all based in the Dallas area.

M.A.S.K. is a prelude to the forthcoming full length LP from SFP which will be released in spring of 2010.

DOWNLOAD: Strange Fruit Project – M.A.S.K.

BONUS: video for the lead single “Crash” featuring Thesis

DJ Rhettmatic of the Beat Junkies and
Buff1 of the Athletic Mic League
have joined forces to create a hip-hop monster
for all of our enjoyment and appreciation.
That benevolent monster is called Crown Royale.
This Q&A features the production half of the duo,
DJ Rhettmatic.

“Get It Up” • Download

∆: How did you and Buff1 meet?

“Basically, I met Buff thru the guys from Now On. They’re all from Ann Arbor, Michigan and ironically, they’re also from the Athletic Mic League. Now On moved to LA a few years ago and I would start running into them at a couple of events and whatnot. Buff would come out to LA and they would introduce him to me and that’s how we met.”

∆: When and under what circumstances
did the idea of Crown Royale form?

“Well, the idea of Buff and myself of working together came from the 2/3 of Now On: Jackson Perry and Dj Haircut aka Mayer Hawthorne. Around that time, Buff just dropped his 1st solo album and they were asking him what’s his next move. And at that same time I was starting to branch off doing production outside of my other group, The Visionaries.

A lot of people knew me more as Battle Dj/Turntablist and not for my production, though I have been doing some production for quite sometime. I actually gave a beat cd to Now On to do some work. Next thing I knew, Jackson and Haircut came up to me and said ‘we would like you to do an album with Buff’. I believe they did the same thing with Buff. He said ‘if I like the beats, I’ll do it’. He already got an in house production team with the Lab Techs: 14KT, Haircut, Vaughn T, etc… so he was spoiled. And those guys got slaps. I knew it was a go when he sent me the first song recorded and done. Luckily he liked my beats, LOL.”

∆: How early was “Get It Up” done?

“Late last year, and that was actually the first song. He recorded the vocals
first in Michigan, then we redid it when he came back to LA.”

∆: How did you guys come up with the name?

“It’s actually a funny story. At the time, we didn’t have a name for the project or group. During that same time, Magestik Legend, another dope MC/Producer from Detroit, wanted to do a group project with Buff. On Buff’s 1st album,
Buff would always wear a crown so Magestik wanted to name the group
‘Crown Royale’. Ironically, I was brainstorming myself with names and all
and I also came up with the name Crown Royale, and literally called Buff
the week after Magestik shot him the idea. And I didnt know that Magestik
hit him up for the idea. I was a fan of Magestik’s work but I never met him in
person, so it was crazy when Buff told me what Magestik approached him with.

Then later on, like 2 months later, Magestik goes to LA. We all met up at Fat Beats LA and during an instore Buff introduced me to Magestik. I really wanted to name the project or group Crown Royale, so we all had a pow wow with Magestik. By the grace of God (and us doing a lot convincing), Magestik was kind enough to let us use the name and in return, we have him on our album. And that’s how the name Crown Royale came about.”

∆: Wooow, lol. Being that Crown Royale is a duo,
what is one of your favorite hip-hop duos and why?

“Mine is GangStarr…..Buff’s is Outkast. But also, I love EPMD, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Run-DMC, Low Profile… I don’t know, we can go on forever. You would have to also ask Buff that question, but i do know his favorite group is Outkast.”

∆: What’s a particular reason you can say about GangStarr?

“It’s easy. The DJ and the MC combo, Guru and Preemo. They’re a perfect example of a classic hip-hop group. Preemo is one of my fav top producers, as well as a DJ.”

∆: What are some artists and songs you’ve produced
that the masses need to be aware of?

“Hmmmmm…….. let’s see….. Divine Styler ‘Triple Irons’ (WordPower 2), Aceyalone ‘Keep Rappin Keep Spinnin’, Aloe Blacc ‘Find A Way’ (B Ball Zombie War comp – Stones Throw)… I’m trying to think… RBX ‘Stop That’. Pigeon John ‘Freaks Freaks’. A lot of stuff are like b-sides and album cuts, I wouldnt say obscure but you would have to know the artists. But I worked with alot of cats that people know. I have alot of stuff that hasnt come out officially yet or it’s in the vault. Let me see…Trek Life ‘All Times’ (Price I’ve Paid)”

∆: Did you produce “E=MC5″ (Key Kool & Rhettmatic
feat. LMNO, Ras Kass, Meen Green & Vooodu)?

“Yeah, that was my 1st official record.”

∆: That was my shxt.

“Word? Thanks. I did that on the SP1200.”

∆: Word. From producing songs for artists to producing a full album,
what is your approach? In particular, your approach for producing a full album.

“Hmmm…that’s a good question. In terms of producing an album, I would try my best to make the album flow from beginning to end. Make it interesting like a good mixtape. Try to make it have sometype of continuity. I would put it together like i was putting a mix routine together. It has to make sense. And in terms of the beats, it varies. When i give a beat to an artist, I either would have an idea or concept or I would just let the artist dictate what he or she wants to write, whatever emotion the beat elicits from that artist. And when it comes to adding scratches, I either ask the artist whats the title or the concept of the song, and I would go base it off of that idea. Unless the artist have something in mind, then that makes it a lil bit easier.

Btw… all you rappers out there that think it’s easy to put a scratch hook together… no, it isn’t. That takes time. Diggin for records, listening to records, writing down phrases, then working on putting it together, then tryin to record the scratches until we get it right. Djs/producers are very meticulous. Just like for emcees that want to get the best take and their best rhymes out there. Us dj/producers are the same, for the most part. I just wanted to add that….LOL.”

∆: Word! What’s on the horizon from DJ Rhettmatic?

“Hmmmmm…..It seems I got alot on my plate now. Well, of course,
the Crown Royale debut album on Myx Music Label in early 2010.
I also have another project that I do with Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill.
It’s a DJ/Percussion combo. I actually finished an ep with Frank Nitty
(Frank N Dank). I’m doing a producers’ album with J-Rawls
of Lone Catalysts. I got a 10″ single that I did with MED
that The Do-Over is putting out in 2010.”

∆: When you say a “producer’s album”, what do you mean?

“J-Rawls and myself will be doing production together and we will be having artists on the album rocking over the instrumentals that we produced. We already have a song with Trek Life & Kam Moye aka Supastition, Renee Neufville from Zhane.”

∆: Damn, dope.

“Yeah, it’s been an off and on project. We recorded already 5 songs,
we just haven’t had the time to work on it. And of course my work with
the Beat Junkies. Beat Junkie Radio, our NIGHTLIFE events… and maybe, one day, a group album (which we’ve been saying for the last 10 years….LMAO!). Mix cds…etc.”

Massive Thanks To DJ Rhettmatic For Participating In The Q&A!
Be sure to check out Part 2 tomorrow with Buff1!
Big Up!

∆

One of my favorite emcees Supastition recently put a new CD using his government name Kam Moye. The CD is entitled Splitting Image and the first single off it is Let’s Be Honest which centers around the concept of ‘happiness isn’t having what you want, it’s wanting what you have’. I def respect dude even more for the song and the video.

here are the iTunes links…

Come celebrate the release of  “Splitting Image” with Kam Moye on October 29, 2009 @ Dharma Lounge in Charlotte, NC. Hosted by Wolly Vinyl. Special guests included Rapper Big Pooh (of Little Brother) DJ D.R., DJ Forge, and more. Cost $7. Ages 21+. Come through!!!!

Pqp. Por que pessoas? Essa entrevista nem é recente, então tivemos que atualizar algumas perguntas já que esse pobre trabalho foi esquecido de lado no pen drive dele (quer dizer, dela) Mila Kodaira. O cara (ela) veio a uns meses atrás suplicando pedindo que eu me submetesse a ser entrevistada para um trabalho da facul dela. Então, criou um layout, pegou algumas fotos, até que foi legal usando algumas das cores que eu gosto hahaha. E aí…Bom, como ela mesmo já disse em seu blog (que ela ODEIA que visitem e que eu o mantenha linkado em meu blogroll) “Estamos extremamente falando de uma maneira absolutamente diferente da real, se vocês ouvissem o que foi dito de fato, JAMAIS poderia ser publicado!”  Imagina só as coisas que aconteceram…hauiheaiuehaiehaaa…ABAFA!

Postando ao som de Kam Moye a.k.a Supastition. Tive que citar, porque esse EP, assim como ele é muito foda!
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Ahhh, e falando em Supa, e nesse EP. Me diz, me diz, me dizzzz…
qual você prefere? Hãaaaaam? Qualquer semelhança é mera coincidência.

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New Kam Moye. Ive been waiting on a new album from this guy for far too long. Cant wait for the new one.

Download: Kam Moye – Step by Step

Charlotte’s own Kam (Suapstition) Moye has been selected as part of the Complex Magazine / Grey Goose Vodka ”Rising Icons” campaign. VOTE people!!! Here is the linkage – Complex Rising Icons

Download Kenn Starr’s new mixtape It’s Still Real…

Those who are huge Kenn Starr followers like myself won’t find much new material on It’s Still Real… but it’s still worth it for the few newer gems.

Download Kenn Starr – It’s Still Real…

(via freshselects.net)

Following up on the premiere of last week’s Budget Is Low Mixtape, today brings us yet another full-length free download from the Low Budget Crew – this time from rapper, Kenn Starr. Entitled It’s Still Real…, the unmixed non-tape is a discography update of sorts – collecting the guest appearances and collaborations Kenn has done his 2006 debut, Starr Status. Included are production & appearances by the likes of 9th Wonder, Kev Brown, Marco Polo, Oddisee, Raheem DeVaughn, Wale, and more.

The download also serves as a prelude to an upcoming mixtape of all new material with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg. All of this is in preparation for the release of Kenn Starr’s upcoming album, Two Track Mind – a double EP produced by Black Milk, with remixes by Kev Brown, M-Phazes, Mr. Porter, DaveNotti and more. Two Track Mind is slated for release this fall through Mello Music Group – so look out for much more on that in the coming months.

Check the tracklisting here and get your download below. Also, be on the look out for yet another Low Budget-related free download coming here this weekend.

1. Let It Be Known (feat. Hassaan Mackey & Silent Knight) (prod. Analogic)
2. The Truth (feat. Kaimbr) (prod. RODDYROD & Kev Brown)
3. In Check (feat. Oddisee & Supastition) (prod. Oddisee)
4. DJ Flexx Freestyle (’01 Throwback) (Live on WPGC Washington, D.C.)
5. It’s Time (feat. Soulstice, Eternia & Tiffany Paige) (prod. M-Phazes)
6. Low Budget All Stars (feat. Kev Brown, Oddisee, Cy Young & Kaimbr) (prod. Marco Polo)
7. Represent (feat. Akir & Oddisee) (prod. Oddisee)
8. That’s How We Kick It (feat. J. Sands) (prod. Chief)
9. Price 2 Pay (feat. Asheru, Oddisee & Darien Brockington) (prod. Oddisee)
10. DJ Eclipse Freestyle (’04 Throwback) (Live on WNYU New York, NY)
11. Wonder Why (feat. Wale, Big Sean & Mike Posner) (prod. 9th Wonder)
12. Q&A (feat. Oddisee) (prod. Oddisee)
13. The Dropoff (feat. JLaine) (prod. JLaine)
14. Kemistree Meets Low Budget (feat. Hassaan Mackey, Kev Brown & Gut) (prod. Young Cee)
15. DJ K.O. Freestyle (’04 Throwback) (Live on WRSU New Brunswick, NJ)
16. Coming Of Age ‘09 (prod. Nick Tha 1da)
17. Hennessey Pt. 3 (feat. Kev Brown & Raheem DeVaughn) (prod. Kev Brown)
18. Sum Ish For Dave (feat. Haysoos) (prod. 9th Wonder)

Download Kenn Starr – It’s Still Real…

I’ve decided to get an early jump on a jam for you today.  Sometmes, the advantage to working the occasional evening shift (I work managing a computer database, among other things, for a Best Buy distribution center) is that I get a litte bit of downtime between when the warehouse workers leave and the truck drivers arrive to pick up their morning loads.  Right now, for instance, I have about a half hour to get this song of the day worked out before I’m busy again.  Today’s jam is one that I should have played much earlier, but better late than never, right?  This one is my favorite off of the Okayplayer True Notes Vol. 1 disc.  My boyD really likes this one too.  I think we can all relate to having stacks of bills waiting to be paid (well, all of us that are out there grinding to make a living).  These dudes won a song submission contest to get this track on the album and it is a track well-deserving of accolades.  Today’s jam: Supastition & Nicolay – The Williams.  Enjoy….

Sev Statik…Tunnel Rat, DeepSpace5 member and accomplished solo artist. Sev Statik has been a guest for many other artists in the Christian Hip Hop realm (Dokument, Forgotten Heroes, Kaboose, LPG, Paradox, Theory Hazit, TheBreax and others). So here’s an hour show for those of you who don’t know “Da Pointman”

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Track (Artist)- Album

Intro (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

Sev Statik (The Tunnel Rats)- Tunnel Vision

Altitude (Sev Statik and Dust)- Back To Dust

Sock Full of Batteries produced by Dust (DeepSpace5)- BakeSale

Poor Penmanship (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

Thinking by Numbers (DeepSpace5)- A Night We Called It A Day

Hungry As Sin produced by MuzeOne (Sev Statik)- Shotgun

Global feat. LPG (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

Burn (The Tunnel Rats)- The Tunnel Rats

Invisible Bars (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

Line Finish (The Tunnel Rats)- Tunnel Vision

Invisibullet (Stu Dent)- Act of God 1

Timeless feat. Has-Lo (Sev Statik)- Shotgun

Equation (Stu Dent)- Act of God 1

The Godz (Sev Statik and Dust)- Back To Dust

For The Heads (The Tunnel Rats)- Tunnel Vision

Putcha Name On It feat. Supastition (Sev Statik and Dust)- Back To Dust

Speak Life (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

check out this new mixtape from producer extraordinaire Analogic. dude is incredibly dope and i’ve had the distinct pleasure of collab’in with him on a few joints (including a track on my new album “Two Track Mind”). can’t wait to let y’all hear what we’ve been cookin’ up!

(via DJ K.O./Elementality Productions)

Here’s a new mixtape of previously released material. How’s that for a lead…ha. But on the real, this tape is dope. You’ll see what I mean in a minute.

It’s got features from Talib Kweli, Masta Ace, Phonte,Skyzoo, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Torae, Supastition,Wordsworth, Emilio Rojas, Silent Knight, Darien Brockington, and more.

While all of the joints have already been put out on the artists individual projects, we’ve put together this collection of joints Analogic has produced over the past couple of years to get people ready for his upcoming album on Soulspazm Records titled “It’s Only Rocket Science”.

This new mixtape is called “In Case You Missed It [Vol. 1]“. Some people may already be familiar with some songs and didn’t know who produced it, or some may have never even heard the joints. If it’s the later of the two, then you can catch up on his catalog and know what’s in store for his album coming out soon.

Here’s a link to download the project:

Analogic – In Case You Missed It [Vol. 1]

Also be on the lookout for an Analogic instrumental album dropping real soon via Beat Society/Soulspazm!

Peace//
-DJ K.O.

www.djkopresents.com
www.elementalityproductions.com
www.beatsociety.com
www.soulspazm.com

This is the second leak off of “Hype Machine,” which leaks Wednesday (finally).

Big up’s to Finale, Supastition and the big homie Encornelius on the production

“Extra Effort” – Dan Johns ft Finale & Supastition

be sure and leave a comment with your thoughts on the record!

DJ JS-1’s  Ground Original 2 : No Sell Out will definitely be one of the few albums I actually buy this year.  The double CD drops June 23rd, with disc 2 featuring clean versions and instrumentals for the DJs.  Like This features former Main Source MC and producer extraordinaire the Large Professor for the first leak off of DJ JS-1’s  No Sell Out.

Download/Stream–> http://www.zshare.net/audio/6119570895c94491/

In honor of Cas Metah’s new album Guest Room I’ve compiled some of my favorite guest appearances and put them together to make one of the longer podcasts I’ve done almost 2 hours long! Features artists from all over the Christian Hip Hop spectrum, 2mex, Mouf Warren, The Strange Fruit Project, K-Drama, Cash Hollistah and so many more! So take a listen and go get CAS METAH’S GUEST ROOM ALBUM!!!

Download Here

Live As It Gets feat. Theory Hazit and Playdough (Move Merchants)- Move Merchants

Planes and Trains feat. Pigeon John and Blueprint (Mars ILL)- Backbreakanomics

Falcon Plume feat. Scribbling Idiots (Sintax)- Curb Appeal

Def Tole feat. Theory Hazit, Cas Metah, Kas (EDM)- Def Defying Mixtape

Down But Never Out feat. Sev Statik, Manchild, Sintax, Illtripp and Listener (Sivion)- Mood Enhancement

Season of Tears feat. Zane and Elsie (Sev Statik)- Speak Life

I Wouldn’t Do It feat. Big Rec, Surreal, Sivion, Theory Hazit (Braille)- Box of Rhymes

Seasons Change feat. Mouf Warren and Ruffian (Cas Metah)- Providence Road

We Got It feat. Sojourn, Sivion and Theory Hazit produced by Ohmega Watts (Sharlok Poems)- Blooming Sounds

Let Go feat. Supastition and The Masterminds (Braille)- Shades of Grey

You Don’t Want That feat. ManChild, Playdough, Jurny Big, Macho and Raphi (The Tunnel Rats)- Underground Rise: Sunset/Sunrise

Let Me feat. Phat K.A.T.S, Freddie Bruno and Playdough (Sivion)- Mood Enchancement

Let Go feat. Bracey, Dre Murray, Jacob Izrael, and R-Swift (K-Drama)- Boombapitism

Heart and Soul feat. Lyriz and MotionPlus (Cas Metah)- Providence Road

Nobody Say feat. Raphi and Braille (Theory Hazit)- Lord Fire produced by Vintage

The Treatment feat. ManChild, Braille and Big Rec (Ohmega Watts)- The Find

Surprise Cypher (remix) feat. Adam L, Surreal, Sivion, Sojourn and Sharlok Poems (Lightheaded)- Wrong Way

Posse on Burnside feat. Ethic and Othello (Acts 29)- Underexposed

No 2 Ways feat. Triune, MotionPlus, Cas Metah, Griffin and Relic (Sev Statik)- Back to Dust produced by DJ Dust

Killin It feat. OneLife, Cash Hollistah and Big Rec (Scribbling Idiots)- Idiomatic Mixtape Volume I

Outro feat. Red Cloud, Sojourn, John Reuben, Pigeon John and ManChild (Lightheaded)- Pure Thoughts

Remember The Day feat. Dax, 2mex, Neogen, Dert, Big Rec, Mouf Warren, Dokument, Chosen 1, Griffin, Lazarus, Raphi, Drastic, Propaganda and Macho (The Tunnel Rats)- Underground Rise: Sunset/Sunrise

Low Budget feat. Rush, Cas Metah, MotionPlus (JustMe)- One Man’s Trash

My Suitcase feat. Sojourn and JustMe (Ajax Starglider)- Middle Class Broadcast

Just Raps feat. Future Shock and Scribbling Idiots (JustMe)- One Man’s Trash

Broken Heart feat. The Strange Fruit Project, Ragen Fykes, Thesis (Braille)- Cloud Nineteen produced by S1

Freaky Flow feat. L.A Symphony (Flynn)- In Like Flynn

Get Ignorant (remix) feat. Braille, Theory Hazit, Sev Statik, Nomis, R-Swift, Proph1 (The Breax)-Restocked