Khingz "F.u.t.u.r.e." Official Music Video

Brand new video for "F.u.t.u.r.e." from my brother Khingz LP Liberation Of The Monster... one of my favorite emcees on this planet!

Live CopperWire on The Underground Railroad!

This CopperWire Tour has been amazing!  From rocking with legends like Black Stax in the Northwest, to Tamar-kali in NYC, and an incredible Welcome to Detroit with Invincible, Mike-E and DJ Invisible... the connections made this last week, and the experiences shared are something that will last a lifetime. Really excited to rock Los Angeles tonight and San Francisco this week. We're so thankful to everyone we met along the way, and every person that held us and supported us along the way. It's been great landing on Planet Earth, for real. One of the highlights from the road was a stop we made in NYC at WBAI, for an interview and performance with the one and only Jay Smooth (who happens to run one of my favorite blogs at illdoctrine.com) on New York's longest running Hip Hop radio show, The Underground Railroad. There's a short video clip posted above... and the entire interview posted below. Get to know our spaceship!

THEESatisfaction "QueenS"

Whatever you do, don't funk with my groove. Sound advice from THEESatisfaction... video directed by one of my heroes in life, dream hampton!!!  Shoutouts to Jasmine & Ayo Leilani! This is just classic. Stas & Cat continue to inspire...

CopperWire "Phone Home" Official Video

So much is happening with CopperWire it's been hard to keep up with the blog! If your following us on Facebook or Twitter you know whatsup. Today, our debut album Earthbound is officially released on iTunes, Amazon, our website and anywhere good music is sold!  On Monday, Okayafrica premiered our debut video "Phone Home"! The video is very special to us as it includes footage from space, the first Hip Hop shows to ever happen in Gondar and Harar, a 17th century castle, a spaceship that Scholar Black built, the first video footage released from our tour in Ethiopia last year, and a ton of cameos ranging from Kaid & Saba Kahsay, to the father of EthioJazz Mulatu Astatke.  This past weekend, we launched the Earthbound tour hitting shows in Davis, CA and Wooster, OH... and have upcoming dates in Bellingham, Seattle, New York, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with heavyweights in every city including Black Stax, Tamar-kali, Invincible, Maya Jupiter and Bocafloja! Check the shows page for more details on every show. See you in your town soon!

CopperWire "Phone Home" Remi (x) App

1,953,125.

That's the number of remixes the hip-hop trio CopperWire has for the song “Phone Home”, the lead single from their debut album Earthbound.

The remixes are all part of the new Phone Home Remi (x) App, a free iPhone (and soon-to-be Android) app available TODAY April 3rd and created by Oakland-based AppSynth Media. Each remix is customizable by phone number. It's like a beat jukebox game with endless possibilities.... almost two million of them anyway. The innovative app turns one song into an interactive piece of music, and chances are you may never hear the tune the same way twice, redefining the way a single is released in the digital age. But the same number means the same version. So try out different remixes and find the ones you like. Maybe your mom's phone number is the best? Maybe your ex-boyfriend's? Maybe AT&T customer service?

Using the phone as a game interface, the user can further customize the song with interactive pads. Emcees can mute the vocals and have beats for their cyphers. Anyone can play along with the keypad and sound like a musician, and CopperWire themselves can perform a different version of the song at every concert.

AppSynth Media is a Black/Indian/Woman owned app development company inspired by a collective vision they refer to as “epic”. AppSynth Media and CopperWire have had a strategic partnership from CopperWire's inception.The Phone Home Remi (x) app is the first in a series of interactive apps planned for release in 2012.

The Phone Home Remi (x) App is LIVE as of TODAY! Go to your iPhone App store and download it while it's hot!

Spoken Honestly: Ian Kamau

One of the dopest people you could ever ask to walk you through Toronto for the first time... my brother Ian Kamau talking about his path, process and yes, fucking you all up.

Aisha Fukushima presents "RAPtivism"

Aisha Fukushima presents "RAPtivism"

Check out this beautiful album. Aisha Fukushima traveled across 4 continents collaborating with artists from everywhere and filming a documentary for her debut project. What was your first album like? It wasn't as cool or as inspiring as this. Aisha's the truth. If your in San Francisco check out the release party tonight! 8pm @ Viracocha, featuring myself (Gabriel Teodros if you didn't who's blog you were reading) MADlines (of Canary Sing), Excentrik & DJ Leydis.

Mandeep Sethi "Unfilmed Fantasia" Video

My brotha Mandeep Sethi in a New Delhi State Of Mind. Video filmed in Punjab. Light paintings that'll blow your mind. The future of Hip Hop is bright. Can't wait to drop what we did last summer yo... this video is incredible! Very proud of my dude for going so hard in his homeland... I hope the world watches

CopperWire: updates from The Bay...

Greetings, Earthlings.

The view from the bay is nice... we just had our new single "Wake Up" premiere on MTV Hive, check it out!  And are finalizing details for our release tour with dates in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and more!  You can stay updated with shows, our upcoming apps, and an ongoing series of short stories from our journeys in deep space at www.copperwiremusic.com  You can also follow us on Twitter at @CopperWireMusic

* Shout out to Cesar Maxit for making one of the most bilactical posters ever.

"Mind Power" KEXP Song of the Day, Interview and Performance!

"Mind Power" is featured as today's KEXP's Song of the Day, you can download the track and read an exclusive interview I did with KEXP on their website right now.  The above clip is a performance of "Mind Power" done on The Seattle Channel last week!  Thank you Seattle for all this love that on some days can outshine the cloudiness :)