Che-Z
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Chris Faraone
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5 Years Ago Today..
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
Remember back when the UGHH retail store was a retail store and not a collection of computers / website storage? Remember when Trees + DJ ON&ON used to work there? Naw? Well yeah it happened.. that was like 2 years ago now, but the crystal clear memories of this day will never fade.
I had just beat the entire UGHH staff in a 40 oz drinking contest .. And I was still doing my damn job. Fuck you if you think that I’m not a hard worker.
who can forget the response from OM Records recording artist The One.
Ironically the lyrics – “I ain’t gon take no shit while I’m working here” rang true. DJ ON&ON and I both take shit from every angle on a regular basis now.
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JTTS x KarmaLoop TV
Posted on February 8, 2010 by Martín Caballero
KarmaLoop shows JTTS some love on the Daily Loop. Apparently our credibility is growing somewhat on the Interweb. My guess is our hits are growing just from Wite and Bushes reloading the page every 10 seconds; if so, thanks.
Shouts to Chelsea @ KL.
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me likey
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
audrey kawasaki is killing shit.
not since jessica rabbit have i possessed such a strong desire to fuck a drawing.
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epic third poast of the day
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
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this blog needs moar of this.
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
jersey shore. i can’t get enough. i know it’s a few weeks old / everyone’s talking about it.. but i’m still obsessed. i think i’m in love with snooki. not just that innocent playground love, like.. i’m willing to throw it all away. my career, my family, my reputation.. just for a chance to make sweet love to my lil’ snookums.. snooki – if you are out there.. i love u. i need u girl. i want to drizzle a little olive oil on that skin of yours and sop it up with thinly cut slices of genoa salami. tell me what u need.
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let’s get it in
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
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Ruste Juxx and Marco Polo to Drop “The eXXecution”
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Chris Faraone
Ruste Juxx is a fucking animal with microphones. Dude spits like white trash in seed-spitting contests* on every verse.
His full-length with Marco Polo – set to drop in late March on Duck Down – will likely be one of 2010’s finest. Go ahead and prove me wrong.
The track below is just to whet palettes for this particular Polo-Boot Camp outing. Dude might originally be from Canada, but he can sure as hell tap the pulse of East New York.
LISTEN: Ruste Juxx and Marco Polo – Pre-eXXecution
*-Line jacked from Pharoahe Monch
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strictleeeeeeee 4 my b.l.o.g.g.a.z.
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Sleezy Trees
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It Turns Out The Vocoder Has Been Evil Since Day One
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Faraone
The History of the Vocoder.
Dropping in hardcover this March.
Written by hip-hop journalism godfather Dave Tompkins.
From the publishers:
This is the story of how a military device became the robot voice of hip-hop and pop music. Though the vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, was designed to guard phones from eavesdroppers, it expanded beyond its original purpose and has since become widely used as a voice-altering tool for musicians. It has served both the Pentagon and the roller rink, a double agent of pop and espionage.
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Bekay featuring M-Dot and Reef the Lost Cauze
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Chris Faraone
THIS. SHIT. IS. BANGING!
Originally recorded for Bekay’s upcoming Hunger Pains Remix EP, but released only as a bonus single.
LISTEN: Bekay featuring M-Dot and Reef the Lost Cauze – Brain Tumors (Remix)
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Def Jux News Straight From El-P
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris Faraone
This press release arrived on my laptop sometime last night after Trees dropped me off from a canned beer romp across Back Bay.
I was going to post earlier, but I thought I’d let everyone digest the big nerdy news first. You’ve now had about 24 hours, which is like two years in on line time.
Amazingly, El-P is uncharacteristically straightforward in his exit letter, which I thought was a classy move. Some cryptic bullshit would have been hella lame.
I suppose the grand question is…I don’t know, actually. Does this mean anything other than that homeboy is tired of running a record label?
An Excerpt:
All business aside, and regardless of what form JUX may inevitably take, my focus for the immediate future is going to be back-to-basics. The fun stuff: sitting in the studio and immersing myself in music, performing it for for my fans when the time comes and whatever (or wherever) else might be out there creatively for me. Thats how it all started and that’s how the next phase will begin. The days of me dedicating the majority of my time and energy into providing JUX with a constant stream of physical releases from multiple artists are on hold for the time being. My heart (and what little common sense I possess) is telling me to simplify my focus and it has always been my policy to listen to my heart.
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Disc Review: Ape&Undu | “Jaw & Order”
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris Faraone
This is not your typical bi-racial indie-rap duo with a whiteboy who rips and a tandem token black guy who holds the honky’s jockstrap. Ape$hit and Undu Kati are MCs from different branches of the same style tree — sort of like New Hampshire’s answer to Capone-N-Noreaga.
Although he’s been New England’s battle-rap champ (off and on) for several years now, Ape escapes the stigmata that often attach (deservingly) to artists blessed with improv prowess. In fact, other freestyle masters might want to sample his technique: dude rhymes just the way he does in combat, with a half-clumsy cadence fit for clever antics and the occasional enlightened snap.
Over delicious and in some cases impressively ironic sonic slabs, Undu proves comparably competent, and the Bronx-born Granite State transplant shines with Ape alongside such esteemed guests as Apathy (”Gotta Be the Shoes”) and King Magnetic (”Attack!!”). Even yawners like “That’s Not Me” are worth a few rotations, as each blimp of a line is fueled with equal parts blue flames and hot air. That’s a compliment, because even when Ape$hit is just flinging diarrhea, there’s always some serious stank on it.
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