Khingz on 12ftDwende!

12ftDwende X Khingz X CHANGING YOUR LIFE

Peep the incredible interview 12ft DWENDE did with my brother Khingz... and if you haven't copped his album From Slaveships To Spaceships yet... what are you doing? It's available on CD Baby, iTunes, and finer record stores up and down the West Coast... Now go read the article and learn somethin. chuuch!

Xololanxinxo & 206 Good Life :: VIDEO

Xololanxinxo, Neila & DJ ESP rolled throo Seattle and did a show at Hidmo (our favorite community center cleverly disguised as an Eritrean restaraunt, ever) this past Thursday, to set off 206 Good Life... Seattle's newest all ages open mic (Every Thursday - 20th & Jackson). I helped host the gig along with my brother Suntonio Bandanaz and a whole grip of emcees came throo and got down on the freestyles... peace to H-Bomb, Praxis, SistaHailStorm, Lioness (of Canary Sing), Beloved One, Josiah, and everyone who performed or got down on the open mic, DJ OMG for spinning the cuts, Jonathan Matas for doing the incredible live paintings all night, and Mani Sue for bringing this idea to life! Looking forward to seeing how it grows... Scott Macklin was there to document the evening... check the video posted above!

206 Good Life with Xololanxinxo, this Thursday @ Hidmo!

Got Freestyles? Live in Seattle? This is your new home, every Thursday. Inspired by the legendary open-mic sessions at the Good Life Cafe (as documented in Ava DuVernay's film "This Is The Life") youth organizer and educator Mani Sue partners with Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine to bring you a new weekly all-ages Hiphop open mic, every Thursday, done in the Good Life tradition. To set it off we've got an OG Goodlifer in the Hidmo this Thursday... Xololanxinxo (from the groups Toca & Of Mexican Descent) who will be performing as well as bringing a historical perspective on the Good Life and Project Blowed workshops... and an ill tour line-up featuring Neila (check out her video here), Avatar, DJ ESP and more! On a personal note, Xololanxinxo has been one of my favorite emcees for years... come see why this Thursday!

THEESatisfaction in The Stranger!

Personal Space:
Thee Satisfaction's Queered-Up Extraterrestrial Hiphop
by Larry Mizell Jr.

An excellent feature written by Larry Mizell Jr. in last weeks issue of The Stranger. Can we get some regular features Larry? It feels like THEESatisfaction is onto something huge. It's been amazing to watch these 2 grow, work with and gain the respect and admiration of you-name-it in Seattle's Hiphop scene, all while staying true to themselves. Check the article... i can not wait for the next release!!! If your in Seattle catch them with the homies Canary Sing in a very special show this Friday (7/10) at Rendezvous in Belltown. gyeah!

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The Physics "High Society" EP (free download!)

The Physics
High Society EP
(download here)

One of my favorite groups in Seattle, and some of the most genuine people i know in our entire community, The Physics... bring you a brand new 8-track EP for free. Download it here and definitely check the website www.thephysicsmusic.com for more information about this release as well as future projects, shows, videos, etc. This is my family, and if somehow you don't already know, didn't check the Future Talk album, let me tell you... the chemistry of Thig Naturals flow with Justos beats is pure magic. This EP sees a return of my brotha Njuguna Monk-Wordsmith to the group (he was at school in Philadelphia when the first album was recorded... we grew up freestyling together at SCCC - as he mentions on Back Track... one of my favorite tracks on the new EP) ...and what we have here is a classic Seattle sound! Download it, bump it, love it... and tell everybody!

Hidmo presents "Future Talk Back" VIDEO

Rahwa Habte and Hollis Wong-Wear of Hidmo Entertainment put together an amazing exhbit at The Moore Theater last Saturday centered around a post-apocalyptic Seattle B-Boy. The exhbit "Future Talk Back" (a title inspired by The Physics) featured live painting by Jonathan Matas, photography by Canh Nguyen and Jannea Jones, artwork from the homies Maya Uemoto, Lindsey & Mahroo, clothing from Triple Crown, it highlighted the music of Shabazz Palaces and GMK's Songs For Bloggers, the film work of Scott & Angelica Macklin (who did the video posted above) and a room full of memorabilia from my very own bedroom! You ever feel like your lifes on display? An estimated 3000 people rolled through to see this one-day only exhibit, much respect to everyone that helped bring it together!

Ian Kamau - September Nine Mixtape Vol. 1 (free download)

Ian Kamau . September Nine Mixtape . Volume One
download here

Introducing Ian Kamau as Mookie from Do The Right The Thing in the beginning of another Toronto summer! What this is is nine tracks to get you ready for Kamau's new album dropping 9.9.09... from reflections on what summer was to what it is now, to the Majority Report i posted on this blog at the beginning of the year... it's good music, honest and heartfelt for real. Directions: download, bump, and tell all your homies!

Bambu "Quit" (produced by iLLMind) VIDEO

"...don't believe what the numbers on your myspace say..."
Another hit from the homie Bambu! All of his music is available online at Beatrock.com

VIDEO :: Invincible, Sabreena da Witch & Toni Hill in Seattle!!!

Three of the most brilliant people i have the pleasure of knowing got down on one stage last week, Scott Macklin was there to document the evening. Check it out!