Chali 2na

Chali 2na is a hip-hop artist from Chicago. Chali 2na has found success as a solo artist and with the groups, Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He released his first solo mixtape in 2004 titled, Fish Market. Then 5 years later, in 2009, he released his first solo album, Fish Outta Water. His most recent solo work was released in 2010 titled, Fish Market Pt. 2. He has done many collaborations with other artists such as, Mos Def, K'nann and Roots Manuva. Chali 2na is a great artist with a lot of experience and knowledge. With his baritone vocals, skills on the mic, and awesome beats, he is another great artist that deserves to be heard. EnjoyChali 2na "International"







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Unknown Prophets

The Unknown Prophets are a hip-hop duo from Minneapolis which consists of, Mad Son and Big Jess. Quietly rising through the Minneapolis underground, Unknown Prophets released their hit single in 2000 titled, Never, which featured the legendary artist, Slug (Atmosphere). They later released their debut album, World Premier, which featured artists such as Slug, Brother Ali, and DJ Abilities. Since then they have released 3 albums, and one EP. Their latest album was released in 2009 titled, Le System D. Unknown prophets are an amazing group. Not only do they have skills and passion, but they stay true to themselves and their music. Jess was quoted as saying, "We do not write about a life we do not live, so our music tends to be some grown man shit". They do not rap about guns, money, and women because thats not their life. They are not posers who just want the fame. They do what they love, which is make great hip-hop music. Enjoy!

Language Arts Crew

The Language Arts Crew is a 5 man hip-hop group formed in San Francisco in 2000. They are big in the Bay Area underground scene and released their hit single "Lazy Daze In California", followed up by 2 full album releases titled, "Applied Knowledge" and "I Shot The Shepherd". They have already shared the stage with artists such as, Mos Def, Hieroglyphics, Sage Francis, Zion I, and Abstract Rude. With their smart, smooth lyrics and laid back sound, they are an awesome hip-hop group that must be heard. Enjoy!

Azad Right

Azad Right is a hip-hop artist of Iranian-American descent from California. Azad Right is currently pursuing a political science degree at UC Irvine and an internship at Interscope records. Azad Right started playing violin and Piano at a young age, which helped him gain musical skills and knowledge. Azad later used his musical skills and knowledge to help him transition into making hip-hop music. He just released his debut EP titled, A Piece Of Mine. Azad Right has the necessary skills, spirit, and passion to be successful. Azad Right is very intellectual and incorporates this into his rhymes and songs. Azad Right is going to be big, trust me. I posted a link the download his debut EP, A Piece Of Mine. Enjoy!

Download A Piece Of Mine EP

Homebrew Crew

Homebrew is a 4 man group from New Zealand consisting of, Tom (MC) Haz Beats (producer) Lui Silk (MC) and Substance (DJ, audio engineer). Their style is very laid back, relaxing, and original. Tom and Lui Silk are very smooth on their deliveries and are creative lyricists. In  2010 they were nominated for the New Zealand Music Awards Critics Choice Prize. Their EP has received great reviews, and they are a young group with a lot of potential. I posted the link for their EP, The Vintage EP. Enjoy! 

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The Vintage EP

Lowkey

Lowkey, a hip-hop artist, activist, poet, and musician of Iraqi and English roots is another underground/revolutionary artist on the rise. Lowkey was born in London to an Iraqi mother and English father, and picked up the mic at age 12. He has found success as a solo artist and through many collaborations. Lowkey is an artist full of passion, and love for his music and his message. Some call him the "European version" of Immortal Technique, and the two actually did a track together titled "Voices of the Voiceless". You can tell that Lowkey puts his heart and soul into every lyric, rhyme, and track. Many of his songs are about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the corruption of America's government, and various other problems that plague this world. Definitely check him out.

Hezekiah

Hezekiah is a hip-hop artist from Philadelphia. Hezekiah released his first album in 2005 titled, Hurry Up and Wait, which received great reviews. Hurry Up and Wait also had a nice guestlist, featuring songs with artists such as: Bahamadia, Scratch (The Roots), Grand Agent and Santi White. 2 years later, in 2007, he released I predict A Riot, which was awarded one of Allmusic.com's favorite hip-hop albums of 2007. Hezekiah just released his latest album in 2010 titled, Conscious Porn. Conscious Porn has also received awesome reviews, and many believe it is his best album yet.  Not only is Hezekiah an awesome MC, but he is also a producer. With a mix of funk, hip-hop, soul and gospel, combined with his love of music, Hezekiah is a young artist on the rise. Enjoy!

AL JISR Mixtapes

The AL JISR mix-tapes are two mix-tapes produced by Dj Lethal Skillz. The mix-tapes are about bridging cultures, and are awesome! The mix-tapes feature artists such as, Low Key, Immortal Technique, and Revolution Of The Mind. Not only are these mix-tapes incredible, but the message of these mix-tapes is important. In this day of age, we have to come together, and put all our religious and cultural differences aside. We must all open our eyes to the truth, and stand up for our rights! Download these two mix-tapes to support real hip-hop and learn!

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AL JISR HIP HOP MIXTAPE PART 1
AL JISR HIP HOP MIXTAPE PART II

Planet Asia

Planet Asia is an underground artist from Fresno, California. In the 90's, Planet Asia moved to San Francisco, California, and this is where he started taking hip-hop seriously. In San Francisco, he released two singles which helped Planet Asia get his name out to the public. These singles were, "Definition of Ill" and "Place of Birth". Planet Asia started to turn heads, when he The Source awarded him best Independent Album of the Year for his album, How The West Was One. His critically acclaimed album, How The West Was One, was recorded with fellow hip-hop artist Rasco, and helped Planet Asia  land a record deal with Interscope. He did not release an album while with Interscope, and left in 2003. Later that year he was signed by Avatar records, and released his an album titled, The Grand Opening. The Grand Opening also won Planet Asia an Independent Album of the Year award from The Source. Planet Asia later left Avatar records and started his own label, Gold Chain Records. Planet Asia has released many Mixtapes, EP's, and albums during his career. He has also collaborated with other artists such as: Tupac, Bun B, Ghostface Killah, and Talib Kweli. Planet Asia's latest album is supposed to drop in 2011 and is titled, Each Step Becomes Elevated. Planet Asia is a great artist, who knows a thing or two about the hip-hop game. He is a great artist with passion, charisma, has one of the best flows I have ever heard, and has an old-school sound. Check him out. Enjoy!

David Dallas, International Artist Of The Week

This weeks international artist is David Dallas. David Dallas is from Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan/NZ descent. David Dallas released his first EP in 2008 titled, Something New. He later released his first album titled, Something Awesome, which dropped in 2009 through Dirty Records. In 2010 he won Best Urban/Hip-Hop album at the 2010 New Zealand music awards  for Something Awesome.David Dallas has also made some noise in the United States too, collaborating with artists such as, Freddie Gibbs, Buckshot and Buff1. His latest album titled, The Rose Tint, was released on May 11, 2011, and is available to download for free. David Dallas has a great sound, flow, and lyrics, but the thing I admire about him is that he is true to his Samoan/NZ descent. A lot of hip-hop artists from another country think they have to act and sound "American" to be successful, but David Dallas remains true to himself and his roots, and is getting big. Check him out! I also added a link to download "The Rose Tint". Enjoy!

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Download "The Rose Tint" by David Dallas 

The Vultures Interview

The Vultures are a seven man hip-hop group from San Antonio, Texas. The core members of the group are, Ruler Why, Jus the Destroyer, and Jamar Equality. The Vultures have recently added four new members, Stealth Entity, DJ 7ish,  K.I.N., and Blazy. Their first track dropped in 2007 and was titled, Plot The Apocalypse. Since then they have released From Parts Unknown, Desert Eagles Vol. 1, and 7 Rings Of Saturn. K.I.N, or Knowledge Is Now, was a side project, and consisted of MC Ruin, DJ 7ish, Jamar Equality, and Jus the Destroyer. The Vultures are a very talented group of hip-hop artists that deserve to be heard. Their sound is a reminder that real hip-hop is still alive. Their incredible/intelligent lyrics, flow, and their abilities to ride a beat, showcase their talent and hunger for success. I had a chance to interview Ruler Why the main producer of The Vultures. We discussed the history of The Vultures,the future, and everything in between. Definitely check out The Vultures!

Links:

Vultures Official Website

Vultures Facebook

Hip Hop Knights by The Vultures

Posse Cut by The Vultures

Question 1.) Tell me about the origins of the Vultures. How did The Vultures form? I noticed all you guys are veterans of hip-hop, how did you all come together?

Ruler Why-The Vultures core members are Ruler Why, Jus the Destroyer, and Jamar Equality. We have extended family which consists of Stealth Entity, DJ 7ISH,  K.I.N. and Blazy. They are the veterans, we are the young cats, hungry, on the come up.

Question 2.) Being a very talented group, lyrically, and a group with an old-school sound, what are your thoughts on mainstream hip-hop?

Ruler Why-It serves its purpose. Some people like it, what are ya gonna do about it? The industy has changed and shifted away from the old mentality of making money off of records. Now, more than ever, it's about staying in contact with fans, and connecting to people on a much more personal level. With the mainstream the way it is, it makes groups like us sound fresh and exciting. It draws a distinctive line between what IS Hip-Hop and what isn't.

Question 3.) What or who have influenced the Vultures? For example, which artists, and what views spiritually and politically?

Ruler Why-Politics? Nah, we all know that shit is bullshit. spiritually... its all different, we all know we have the power to manifest our destiny. and the range of hip hop groups, producers & rappers ranges so big it would be impossible to list. 

Question 4.) Your guys released your first track in 2007 titled, Plot the Apocalypse. How far have you guys come as a group? 

 Ruler Why-The overall sound, abilites, lyrics, beats have exponentially gotten better. We still stick to the same old guns, but we have polished & modified those old guns for a more deadly, precise shot.

 
Question 5.) Tell me more about K.I.N., and the experiences you guys had planning, and producing the album, and working with other artists.

Ruler Why-K.I.N. was a side project. It was at a time when I was still learning the ropes of engineering, beat making, recording. Headlining the project was San Antonio MC, RUiN, and heavily featured DJ 7ISH, Jamar Equality, and Jus the Destroyer. I helped materialize a project RUiN & 7ISH had been wanting to do. It was recorded & produced basically the same time as 7 Rings of Saturn. Both of those records have a similar vibe and sound.

Question 6.) When did you personally start in hip-hop? Writing your own songs, beats,etc..

Ruler Why- 2005ish Ruler & Destroyer came up freestyling shittily over beats & recording into cool edit pro. Jus the Destroyer gave birth Ruler Why's hip hop knowledge. Jus knew Equal from school and the first day we all hung out. Plot the Apocalypse was born. we recorded that shit with a usb mic on a shitty laptop with a beat Destroyer made in garage band.

Question 7.) What's the future for The Vultures? Are you guys working on a new album? Collabs?

Ruler Why-The Vultures have actually been on a 1+ year hiatus from recording new material. No doubt there is tons of unreleased shit in the archives. Yes a new EP is just about done, after that.... the world. Shout outs to Psytology, our brother crew from Germany holding it down. We aren't seeking collabs at the time, what we have is all we need. No need to coat tail. Vultures on the flock.

Question 8.) Did most of you have successful solo careers before forming The Vultures?

Ruler Why-Nah, we all young upcoming artists. The plan is get the following as The Vultures collective and open the roads for solo careers.

Question 9.) How is it working with 6 other guys in a hip-hop group? 

Ruler Why- At one time it was actually 7. It's too crazy, not everyone is fond of everyones style, so some people need to get cut. Too much politics. Thats why we only focused right now on the Core. Jus the Destroyer, Jamar Equality, Ruler Why = The Vultures

CYNE

Cultivating your new experience, CYNE for short, is a hip-hop group from the swamps of Gainesville, Florida. The group consists of four members, Cise Star, Akin, Enoch and Speck. Cise Star and Akin are the two Mcs in the group and the other two are producers. CYNE is currently signed to City Center Offices, and have released 6 albums and 3 EP's. They have done many collaborations with artists all over the world, most notably with Nujabees (From Japan), and Four Tet (From the UK). Their sound is very unique and is a mix different musical genres such as, Jazz, trip-hop, and left-field hip-hop. CYNE is a very intelligent and dynamic group. They have many songs about life, peace, and freedom and they show their dynamism because they have other songs that are about parties, school, and having a good time. CYNE is an awesome group, and any fan of hip-hop will be hooked on their intelligent, relaxed, laid-back style. Enjoy!

Revolution Of The Mind

Revolution Of The Mind is a revolutionary hip-hop duo from California. I.Sheik is Iranian born, but raised in California. He is the child of a influential activist and freedom fighter, so he has been around politics his whole life. I.Sheik started writing rhymes at a young age and did freestyles at school and at house parties. I.Sheik later met DJ Dfi and Revolution Of The Mind was born. This dynamic duo is a revolutionary hip-hop group that I feel is very underrated. You can hear their passion for change/revolution radiating from every track. I.Sheik has an incredible flow,  great lyrics, and is very conscious of the world around him. DJ Dfi's sound meshes perfectly with I.Sheik. ROTM is on the rise and they have already shared the stages with other artists such as: Jedi Mind Tricks, KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan, and Dead Prez.Check em' out

Black Milk

Black milk is a hip-hop artist and producer from Detroit, Michigan. Black Milk has released 5 solo albums, and has done several collaborations. In 2006 he signed with Fat Beats Records and released his first album with Fat Beats later that year titled, Popular Demand. Black Milk has worked as a producer with artists such as: Slum Village, Canibus, Pharoahe Monch, and Llyod Banks. He has had many collaborations most notably with fellow Detroit natives, Royce Da 5'9'' and Elzhi. In September 2010, Black Milk released his 5th solo album, Album Of The Year. Black Milk has already confirmed his 6th solo album, and he plans to release it during the summer of 2011. Black Milk reminds me of a young Royce Da 5'9'', with an insane flow, the ability to ride any beat, and creative lyrics and wordplay. Keep an eye out for this young, but talented artist/producer, rising out of Detroit.

Prince Ea interview

Prince Ea, aka Mr. Vibe Magazine, is a hip-hop artist and activist from St. Louis, Missouri. Prince Ea has been influenced by other artists such as: Immortal Technique, Canibus, and Rakim. Prince Ea has released several songs on YouTube and released his first mix-tape in 2008 titled, The Adolescence, which was made available for download. Prince Ea also started the movement "Make Smart Cool", which is a movement promoting intelligence and education, and integrating it with hip-hop. Artists such as: Immortal Technique, Black Thought, and Sha Stimulia have joined this movement. Prince Ea is an artist with great skill, passion, and drive. His lyrics show his intellect, and he backs them up with his ability to ride beats, and speaks his heart and passion into every bar, verse, and track. This is an exclusive interview with musiklives.blogspot.com! The date of this interview is May 13, 2011. Thank you Prince Ea for your time...Enjoy!

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Prince Ea YouTube Channel

Different Girl by Prince Ea

The Game by Prince Ea/Sha Stimuli

Political Science by Prince Ea (Early song)

Question 1.) If you compare your earlier tracks such as: "The Red Pill", "Einstein Freestyle","Bars from Sumer", and "Political Science", one can notice the difference in style of these tracks when compared to your newer songs. Would you say you have transformed as an artist?

Prince Ea- Yeah, there has definitely been a transformation. There has been a progression, even though a minority of people think I have regressed. I have tripled my fan base, I have become more identifiable to a lot of people, and it also represents the growth of me, as a human-being. Music is a reflection of what you are going through. At the time of my earlier tracks I was young, and into politics, conspiracies and science. Now, I am still into those subjects, but now I tend to save those topics for when the time is right. Basically, when you hear my full body of work on my album, you will hear I have expanded. When you hear other songs like "Different Girl" and a song that is about to drop called, "Love of Me", you are still going to get the same emotion, and you are still going to get me, but it's a more grown up me. In some of my earlier works, a lot of things were sensational. A lot of things were not backed up by evidence, they were speculative. I still express my opinions on things, but I try not to do it in a way that misleads people, and makes people listen to me just because it is so outlandish or so far fetched from the truth. I still want to expose the truth in every bar and every verse, but now I tend to watch my mouth before I say something, so I don't mislead people. It is also strategy. If you are in the music industry, you have to have a strategy/plan. I want to gain as many fans as I can. I don't want to isolate people or marginalize any group of people. It is my intention to go mainstream. How people define mainstream is their opinion. I want to be popular, I want my message to get out there, and make smart cool to the masses. So after I do that and people hear my voice, they will be more open to listen to me when I start talking about things that I touched upon in my earlier songs.

Question 2.) How was working with Canibus on Paranoid Chillin? 

Prince Ea- As far as working with Canibus, he is a legend. He is one of the biggest influences on me , so it was amazing to work with a guy and gain respect from someone who you grew up listening to everyday. I was so speechless. When the collaboration took place, I was really humbled.

Question 3.) What are your thoughts and feelings about the death of Osama Bin Laden? Some other underground rappers, such as Immortal Technique, have released their thoughts on the situation. How do you feel about this? And do you think it is important that more Americans understand the whole picture of the situation? Meaning the United States history in the middle east, and their history with Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden.

Prince Ea-I was saddened when people began to celebrate a mans death.Without understanding the geopolitical relevance of what happened, and to celebrate like others did on 9/11, is primitive. I have not had a chance to read Immortal Technique's piece, but I have heard a lot of good things about it. As far as the conspiracies about it, like that Bin Laden died in 2001 from kidney failure, and unmarked graves, I have done a lot of research about that. I just don't know, it's hard to trust the government. Discussing the after math of it, dumping the body in the ocean, and not releasing the photos because they were too gruesome, I can understand that. You don't want to create any type of anarchy or any chaos after you release the pictures. Now going on to Al-Qaeda, if Osama was captured or killed there will be a backlash. People don't understand the concept of blow back. As far as the reasons for 9/11, we don't understand the full picture, the full spectrum. We only see what they give us. I believe there is more hidden than was revealed. I'm still watching, trying to stay up on all mainstream and alternative information as I can, and hopefully come up with an opinion. It's hard to when you are fed propaganda from both sides.

Question 3.) What are your thoughts on the American Media? Do you think they construe information, sensationalize, and "sugar coat" things?

Prince Ea-Yeah man, of course. That's what the media does. They gotta get the ratings,  he who controls the media, controls the masses. They have to keep the attention span of the people, so they sensationalize. We don't really have any unbiased news outlets in this country. The closet thing to it is maybe BBC News, but that's outside the country. But, wherever you turn on MSNBC, Fox-News, or if you get left wing propaganda, it's tough to believe anything. This country has a history of being lied to, in every situation. There are so many legitimate conspiracies, documented conspiracies, not only the ones they have not come out and said are conspiracies, but ones they have come out and said they are. It's frustrating.

Question 4.) What is the future for Prince Ea? A new album? Any new tracks? Videos? Tours?

Prince Ea-Yeah man, big things. I have to get the album done, I have been talking to a few labels, but I still want to keep it with the people. If the situation came up to do that, I would definitely consider it. I am actually just coming from a meeting with the Anthropology department at my school. I received many outstanding awards. It was humbling. I want to continue to popularize education, and keep pushing the movement. I have been blessed with many opportunities, so it is my duty to give back. I got a new album coming out, and a few collaborations with a few artists we discussed in this conversation. I've got something really incredible for the people coming out. I have also been talking to Immortal Technique about possibly doing an album or a song. I am trying to get him and other artists, such as Lowkey from the UK  on the new album too. I'm just trying to popularize that notion of intelligence, and making it go mainstream. A lot of my fans think the mainstream is bad, but that's where every artist wants to go. If they can keep it organic, keep it truthful, without compromising who they are, their integrity and their message, and embrace it, then there's nothing to hate on.

Blu

Blu is an artist from Los Angeles, California. Blu started gaining attention after his debut album, Below the Heavens, which was produced by Exile and Emanon. His stepfather was a pastor, so he had a lot of influence from gospel and christian rap. Blu's main artist influence is Common. His transformation into an artist started when he began freestyling and he then eventually transitioned into writting his own tracks. Blu also worked as a hypeman for Slum Village and several other artists. Blu's style is very laid back and relaxed. When you listen to one of his songs, you can feel the positive and happy vibes radiating from the song. His flow is very smooth, and his lyrics are clever and slick. Blu was named one of XXL's top "Freshman" of 2009, and has a new album coming out in 2011. Enjoy!!!

The War against us all?

Wars are terrible reflections of humanity. Not only are people killed in wars, but so are dreams, hope, and love. War is a terrible thing that has plagued this world for thousands of years. The current wars in the middle east have effected the ENTIRE world. For example, in the US BILLIONS of dollars are spent during wars, when these BILLIONS of dollars could be used in the United States to support education, health care, and poverty. I do not believe in war, but I do believe in supporting our troops. The elites of this nation gain their oil, power, and money at the expense of our troops' lives, and the lives of people of the invaded countries, including children.The government say we are "fighting for freedom" and "democracy", but these are lies. They have used the media to dehumanize Muslims, and have coined their religion as "violent", which is false. Don't be confused by the media, we all must formulate our own opinions and ideologies. We must unite and live as one, or the future of this world will be dark. I posted a speech by Mumia abu-Jamal, a political prisoner in the United States. Immortal Technique and Dj Green Lantern added a beat to it. It is a very powerful speech, and discusses many of the topics I stated in this post.

RIP Bob Marley

30 years ago today, the world lost not only a legendary artist, but also a man of great character, love, peace, and faith. Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, on February 6th, 1945. His mother was Jamaican and his father was English. Marley started playing music at a young age, and later formed the Wailers with Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith. They were originally called "The Teenagers" but later were known as "The Wailers". In 1966, some members left the Wailers, and only Bob, Peter, and Bunny remained. They continued to tour and make music together until 1974 when Bunny and Peter left the group. Bob continued to record music as "Bob Marley and The Wailers". In July 1977 Bob was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma, but continued to tour.Marley died on May 11, 1981. His last words to his son Ziggy Marley were "Money can't buy life". Marley was a member of the Rastafari movement, whose culture was a big influence in the development of Reggae. RIP Bob Marley. You were a legendary musician,  lover, man of peace and faith, and had a big heart.

Elzhi

Elzhi, a Detroit native and former member of Slum Village, is a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, he is one of the best artists out there, that no one knows. The ability to ride a beat, clever word play and lyrics, are important "weapons" in an hip-hop artist's arsenal, and Elzhi has all of these. Not only does he have all of these characteristics, but he also has passion and charisma. He left Slum Village in 2010, after recording 5 albums with them. As far as his solo career, Elzhi has released several albums and mix-tapes. He is also close friends with fellow Detroit rapper/producer, Black Milk. Show Elzhi some love and enjoy the track!

CIA drug trafficking?

Is the CIA trafficking drugs? Some sources claim that the CIA has been directly involved with drug trafficking operations. Other sources claim the CIA has had secret ties with groups that smuggle drugs, and allowed the drugs in the country. By letting the groups smuggle in the drugs, the CIA is provided with intelligence and material support. There have been many reports of the CIA being involved with with drug trafficking scandals in Mexico, Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, Panama, and were reportedly involved in the Iran-contra affair. The song "Peruvian Cocaine" by Immortal Technique and other artists paints a clear picture of the theory of the CIA trafficking drugs. Each artist in the song represents a role in the operations. For example, Technique represents a worker in the fields, and raps from a workers perspective, and another artist raps from an drug lord's perspective, etc.

Samy Deluxe

Each week, I will shed light on the many talented international artists. The first artist I will spotlight is Samy Deluxe. Samy Deluxe was Born In Hamburg, Germany in 1977. Samy is one of Germany's most successful German artists and has found not only solo success but also with two hip-hop groups: Dynamite Deluxe and ASD. Samy also has his own record label, Dynamite records. Even if you cannot speak German, Samy's beats, and flow are incredible to listen to. Since he started ,Samy has transformed as an artist, and now raps about the problems in Germany. Samy's album that elevated him to fame in Germany and internationally, was "Weck mich auf" (Wake me up). Enjoy!!!

Police brutality

Police brutality is described as " the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer". Police brutality exists all over the globe and is a form of police misconduct. It is sad in this day of age, that the men and women who are supposed to "protect and serve the people", sometimes treat us like animals. The power gets to them, and they think they can do what ever they want. People have been killed, and seriously injured because of police brutality. I believe it is important that everyone is aware of police brutality, because it is another problem that plagues this world. When we all wake up and realize the corruption of the oppressive system, we can rise. The people must stand up for their rights and beliefs. When will the world wake up and realize "aren't we tired of violence, hate and war"? In the words of Bob Marley, "One love". I put a song into this post. The song is by Sabac Red and Immortal Technique. The title of the track is "Fight until the end" and it exposes the truth and horrors of police brutality. RIP to all the victims of police brutality.

Viro the Virus

Viro the Virus is an upcoming MC from the New Jersey/Philadelphia area. Viro has released 5 solo albums and has done collaborations with artists such as: Slim DSM and Dj Caliph-NOW, and Snowgoons. Viro is known for his for his wordplay, lyrics, and his ability to ride the beat. Viro the Virus is spreading rapidly, don't sleep on this guy.

DOA (Death of the Ayatollahs) by Revolution of the Mind

Revolutionary hip-hop

Today in a world full of artists who are “puppets” of the major record-labels, underground hip-hop artists remain true to themselves, and their love of music. A huge genre of the underground is revolutionary hip-hop. These artists express their views and ideologies through their music, in hopes to expose the lies we have been told and for people to open their eyes to the truth. Some of my favorite artists include in this genre include: Immortal Technique, Sabac, Revolution of the Mind, Lowkey,Dead Prez, Prince ea, Diabolic, and Jedi Mind Tricks. Whenever I listen to a track by one of these artists, I can feel their passion for their music and their message radiating from the track. In a world where people conform and do as they told, these artists resist the pressure to sign to major record labels, which would possibly lead to them “selling out”. For example, Immortal Technique has been offered to be signed numerous times, but always turns down the contracts. He believes the industry screws the artists, tells them how to appear/act, and they do not earn very much for their hard work. Technique started his own record label, Viper Records, and has many artists signed. We can all learn from these artists, by what they stand for. They stand for: speaking your mind, not conforming under pressure, forming your own opinions/ideologies, standing up for your rights, and living life with an open mind. In a world full of corruption, poverty and disease, we need open mind thinkers we stand up for their rights, and rise despite the shackles of the system.

Pictures: First Picture(Immortal Technique) 

Second Picture(Sabac Red)

Download the newest and hottest Mixtapes

Check out these websites for the newest and hottest Mixtapes from your favorite artists!

Links:
Live mix-tapes
Download Mixtapes
Datpiff mixtapes


Mixtape pictures:Emilio Rojas Life Without Shame (Above) Eminem and Royce Da 5'9'' Bad Vs Evil (Below)

Immortal Technique on the death of Osama

Following the death of Osama Bin Laden, revolutionary and hip-hop artist Immortal Technique released a seven page essay on his thoughts about the death of Osama. The article is on the XXL website and is a must read!


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Immortal Technique's views on the death of Osama

Underground hip-hop artist videos

Videos featuring some great artists.

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