A Kid Named Kolar...Coming Soon
Michael Kolar of SoundScape studios has recorded a crazy amount of songs, and has a ridiculous amount of crazy stories. Both will be on full display on the newly announced A Kid Named Kolar, the SoundScape Mixtape by DJ RTC, which digs deep in the SoundScape Vaults. Below you will also find "Dime Piece" by the Bulgarian singer, Lilana. Believe it or not, Mike was instrumental in this song as it was recorded, mixed, and mastered at SoundScape. It features the hottest Bulgarian rapper, as well as Snoop Dogg. Mike flew out to L.A. earlier this year alongside Crucial Conflict's Cold Hard and shot the video. Check it out below, as well as the backstory...And definitely get ready for A Kid Named Kolar, the first ever engineer mixtape worth caring about...
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Red Cafe: "Hottest In The Hood" Remix featuring Jadakiss, Fabolous, Rick Ross, Diddy, OJ Da Juiceman
You had me at OJ Da Juiceman...Red Cafe enlists Virgil's favorite rapper and some other dude's you may have heard of for the "Hottest In The Hood" remix. Grab it below. Spotted at 2dopeboyz.
Fabolous: "It's My Time" featuring Jeremih
Anyone Loso fans out in RubyHornet land? "Breathe" has to be one of my favorite joints of all time, and since this joint features Jeremih, and since Jeremih is usually good for a couple 'he's so sexy' comments, I'm gonna go ahead and post this new one, "It's My Time". This is actually the second Fabolous song to come my way today, so you can also get his new one with The Dream, "Throw It In The Bag".
Wale Does Stuff To Make Interscope Mad...
What do you do if you're a buzzing rapper with an album about to drop, you're on a 30 city (or so) tour, and you're bored on your bus? Well, if you're Wale you reveal the guest appearances and tracks on your upcoming LP, Attention Deficit via Twitter of course. In a series of Tweets, the DMV emcee posted four song titles as well as guest stars including Bun B, K'naan, Colin Munroe, Young Chris and others. Get it from the horse's mouth below...Also check out our interview with Wale here, and video from his Chicago stop here.
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Kid Cudi...That Just Happened
That just happened...Kid Cudi gained major points from Hip Hop heads with his recent appearance on Green Lantern's Sirius Radio Show in which he dropped an Ondaspot Freestyle that lived up to it's name. I saw the video pop up around the web, and even in our own office, but didn't get a chance to actually watch it yesterday. My bad...The description and the comments I heard about the video cued me into the quality of Cudi's performance, but did not really communicate to me the significance. His impromtu freestyle was actually on the spot, and Cudi seized his chance to stand out for something beyond "Day N' Nite"..
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DJ Spinna: "Summer Madness"
High Water Music is getting ready for a big summer. The indie label is prepping releases from DJ Spinna, Fresh Daily, and Daniel Joseph. To get you in tuned, DJ Spinna put this together this little preview mix. Check out the video below.
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Mic Terror Named Chicago Hip Hop Artist of '09
Damn...I was really going for that title. Now what the f**k do I do with 12 recorded joints and my coveted track featuring Lil' Wayne...Big shout outs to my homie Miguel Terrorito. Come celebrate with me, Mic Terror, and Vyle this Saturday at Lava Lounge where Vyle and I will be on the 1's and 2's, and Mic will be, well, on the Mic.
Curren$y: "Star Power"
I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Curren$y this weekend at SXSW, a very good dude. I'm not sure if this acutally went down, but Curren$y told me about a very interesting project he was trying to undertake during his stay in Austin, in which he set up a recording studio in his hotel room and invited various artists to come through and lay a verse for a mixtape that he was trying to get out before Saturday night hit...I'm not sure the status of that, but I do know that this new joint recently hit the web. You can grab "Star Power" below as well as see some performance footage from the RubyHornet assisted Grand Ole Party (NR X TSS...powered by Hostway..gotta get that sponsorship in there). You can also look for a video interview and Freestyle In The Park (yes...it is alive and well) from Curren$y coming soon.
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