Up top is a video flyer for the event Trackademicks will be doing in Los Angeles this weekend, where he’ll actually be producing beats for the visitors to see. Down under is the audio that’s found on Lyrics Born’s Variety Show Season Pho, which dropped this past Tuesday.DOWNLOAD: Lyrics Born - Block Bots f. Clyde [...]
I like hop hop, but I in no way claim to be an expert in the genre. But I do know what I like...and I LOVE this new Lyrics Born album, 'Everywhere At Once.' Just a great album, from start to finish...Here is one of my favorites, the almost tearjerker, 'Whispers'
Caught LB with his sick band featuring his wife Joyo Velarde who has pipes from another world. She blew me away with a lot of soul. It hit me kind of hard, or maybe it was the subs that I was standing right next to. It was actually quite funny in fact, they didn't turn the subs on until the 4th song...and when they did...yeah, it felt like a soundwave of feeling up. I was actually worried m...
Lyrics Born returned to the studio in between performances at the summer's big music festivals and touring with Southern funk band Galactic. The album he produced is called Everywhere At Once and it will be his first release on ANTI- instead of his own independent label, Quannum Projects. The album features appearances from Chali 2na and RJD2 and will be available on March 18th, 2008.Japanese...
Lyrics Born, Berkeley-bred MC, has a new single that he's pretty excited about. The track is called "I Like It, I Love It" and it premiered on the Bay Area's LIVE 105FM on Sunday night and you can listen to it online today. It won't take long to build hype around this super catchy tune and it won't be long until it's released digitally, February 19th. Best of all, there are 17 more great tra...
Here we go again... Read it and weep, y'all. The book is called "Big Hair" by James Innes-Smith. Ignore the ripped-off price tag on the front. I wasn't about to pay full price for this shit. And being that I'm a celebri-tainer that values his privacy, I wasn't about to leave it on either. I've included some excerpts, so you can see the true value of this fine publication. As I laughed ...
Hell yeeeah, y'all!The "AS U WERE" campaign begins.... I'm on it, peoples. My new single,"Funky Hit Records". This ain't for the radio, this ain't for the clubs,this ain't for the label, this is for y'all.Wanted to do a little something capturing a period of 80's rap that hasn'tbeen touched yet. That early Juice Crew/Marley Marl era. THAT shit was ART.Complete w/a Trackademicks drum track, a vi...
I had a crazy week, y'all. Or maybe it was 2 weeks. I don't know, the days are all blending into each other, and I'm not sure what's what right now. So productive, I love it to death. Did four SoCal shows in a row, including one crazy sold-out gig w/De La Soul in SD, finished mixing my new single "Funky Hit Records" w/Cresswell, posted and released the song and video for FREE worldwide download...
Yes indeed, L-Beezies!!!Back again, it's the fourth installment of the hit Lyrics Born mixtape franchise, The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho (4), brough to you by Mobile Home Recordings in partnership with VTech.Featuring exclusive tracks you won't hear anywhere else, superstar guests, remixes, mash-ups and more, Season Pho is guaranteed to fill you up and titillate your musical taste...
Hey y'all, LB checking in.Just want to remind y'all that tomorrow is the big day. Election day 2008, baby! There has been so much build-up to this date, so much anticipation, so many expectations for our country, all culminating at this moment. I'm encouraging, no, demanding that everyone exercise your blessed franchise and get your asses in the booths on Tuesday. It goes without saying tha...