Odeo podcasts for tag: hip hop

Breakdown FM: A Detroit Summer-Meet Invincible

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:04:53 GMT

A Detroit Summer-Meet Invincible

by Davey D

We sat down and chopped it up with Invincible who continues in the footsteps of the Motor City’s long line of legendary musicians. She recently released an album called ‘Shape Shifters’ which is critically acclaimed and has more than a few critics calling it one of the best albums of the year up to this point.

Originally from Israel/Palestine, Invincible is as well known for her political work and activism with organizations like the US-Palestine Youth Solidarity Network and Detroit Summer’s Live Arts Media Project as she is for her music and her being a member of the all female crew the Anomalies.

She cut her teeth in the early 90s by listening to Golden era Hip Hop which helped her learn English. She later started rapping and eventually battling. She came up in the hey day of Detroit’s Freestyle scene which was best personified by movie 8 Mile and represented by the late Proof’s Hip Hop Shop gathering place.

Although Invincible didn’t go to the Hip Hop Shop, she did go to other places and made a name for herself. The rest they say is history.

During our interview we start off by talking about the Detroit school system and how its been falling apart. Invincible works with an organization called Detroit Summer which is helping to give young people a viable alternative. She expressed her disappointment in Detroit’s so called Hip Hop Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick who she claims is not an ally to grassroots movements in the city.

She noted how Kilpatrick wants to put forth more police in the schools while allowing over 90 public schools to close on his watch. She pointed out that the Mayor has little respect for the students and the communities that have built alliances to uplift them.

We also tackle the issue of gentrification and how its impacted the Detroit. Invincible talked about mayor Kilpatrick has allowed landmarks like the old Motown building to be bulldozed to make way for a parking lot. She and her partners have put together a long form video that highlights one of her albums hit songs ‘Locust’ which focuses on gentrification.

In this mini-documentary Invincible features local housing activists and shows the site of the old Motown building which had all sorts of memorabilia including recording notes from singer Marvin Gaye being destroyed.

Also with respect to the issue of gentrification, we talked about the last project that Proof was working on and was eventually completed and released through his old manager Khalid called ‘Take Back the Land’. This was a compilation album that talked about the importance of land ownership and how people in the hood needed to buy up their blocks.

During our interview we talked in depth about the history and current manifestations of Detroit’s music scene. We talked about how this city was home to not only Motown, but also a vibrant funk scene. George Clinton and his Parliament crew used to record in the Motor City.

We talked at length about the Techno scene and producer Juan Atkins who was a key architect for that along with electro-funk. We talked about iconic figures like Awesome Dre, Mojo, Madd Mike and DJ Jeff Mills who once got fired from a radio station for playing Public Enemy.

We talked about today’s new crop of artists ranging from soul singers like Dwele and Platinum Pied Pipers to groups like Underground Resistance, Wajeed Slum Village, Black Milk and D12 to artists like Guilty Simpson, Ms Corona and her rhyming partner Finale.

Of course we spoke about the important role Detroit’s fallen soldiers Big Proof and J-Dilla played in the development of the city’s landscape. Invincible pointed out how J-Dilla and Proof while appearing to be on opposite sides of the music spectrum, in reality started off belonging to the same group.

We talked about how people have attempted to exploit the legacy of people like Dilla. Invincible noted that she knew the legendary producer in passing and that it would be hypocritical for her to suddenly start using his beats and acting like they were old homies. Invincible did a song on her new album that addresses this scenario called ‘In the Mourning’.

We also compared notes in terms of what Proof’s Hip Hop Shop meant to up and coming artists in Detroit and how it nurtured their careers. We saw comparisons between the Hip Hop Shop and LA’s Good Life, the Bay Area’s Upper Room and New York’s famed Latin Quarters.

We concluded our interview by talking about the ethnic background of Detroit’s residents and how Invincible who is white/Jewish managed to navigate a world in which she is a minority. We also talked about the paths she’s had to follow being a woman and how political discourse manifest itself in her music.

Hip-Hop Hours #186

Wed, 28 May 2008 08:47:16 GMT

hip hop radio show

Breakdown FM: B-Girl Chillz-Got Seattle on Lock

Sun, 25 May 2008 03:15:31 GMT

Once a B-Girl Always a B-Girl; Repping Hard for the Emerald City Seattle

by Davey D

Listen to this Breakdown FM Interview by clicking here; http://odeo. com/audio/19247813/view

We sat down with longtime Seattle dj/producer B-Girl Chillz from the Emerald City-Seattle. She just released her 4th album ‘Love and Fate’ which has been getting rave reviews.

During our interview we covered a lot of topics including the importance of being seen and known as a b-girl. Chillz explained that she’s a practioner of all 4 of Hip Hop’s elements and that she wanted to rep the culture to the fullest by being all encompassing. She also explained that it was important to highlight the b-girl who has always been alongside the b-boy from day one but is often overlooked.

We talked about the Seattle scene as B-Girl Chillz talked about many of the pioneering female figures like; Laura ‘Piece’ Kelly, Toni Hill, DJ Ms Broadway, Angel 179 and many more who helped shape the sound of the city.

Chillz talked about Seattle’s evolution within Hip Hop after the country was introduced to Sir Mix-A-Lot. She talked about the important role producers like Vitamin D played in bringing national attention to the city as well as groups like Blue Scholars, Common Market, Gabriel Teodros and their Massline record label.

During our interview Chillz talked to us about the challenge facing female producers and how she goes about executing her craft. She talked about the equipment she works with and went through the process of recording a record and how she engages the many artists who come through her studio.

Joining us in the interview was well know Seattle organizer and emcee Julie C who is prominently featured on the album. She is newly signed to B-Girl’s independent record label as one third of the newly formed group ‘The Knox Family’ which includes B-Girl and a cat named Jermz.

We talked about the recent attention being paid to female emcees thanks to MTV/VH1’s new reality show featuring ‘Yo-Yo’. Chillz described the attention as the industry shining a flashlight and rediscovering a big part of Hip Hop that never left and has always been there.

We concluded our interview by talking about the music business and how Chillz stays sharp and gets her hustle on, not only as a producer running her own label, but also as someone who starting to licence her music to commercials and TV shows. She also talked about how one should get their international game on.

Lastly we talked about the community program she runs called B-Girl Bench which offers safe haven to women coming into the business. She teaches women how to break dance and gain confidence in a world that is often out to shatter it.

Hip-Hop Hours #185

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:26:06 GMT

rap radio show

Breakdown FM: NY Oil Speaks-Sean Bell Ain't a Nigga & Neither Are You

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:23:14 GMT

NY Oil Speaks: Sean Bell Ain’t No Nigger & Neither Our You pt 1 By Davey D

Controversial rapper NY Oil comes at us hard with a two part interview that focuses on the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict and Hip Hop’s collective lack of reaction to it.

He addresses a number of important issues including how the soul of NY has been broken and that a lot has been lost especially among Black people. He says many of us have lost our dignity. He noted that New York City in its war on terrorism post 9-11 has become a serious police state that has been pretty much accepted by all who live there. The daily routine for the average New Yorker now includes seeing police patrolling the streets and subways with military style weapons and performing random searches on any and everybody. He says people have been trained to conform and submit.

NY Oil went on to talk about the mentality of the average New York cop who he feels has been given too much leeway with little oversight. NY Oil’s mom was one of the first Black police sergents on the force so he clearly understands what’s going on, both from personal experience and from his mom. He notes that some of the most wicked people are on the force.

NY Oil goes into great detail explaining why we have not seen a huge amount of reaction from the Hip Hop community. He says a lot of mainstream artists are frauds who have perfected the skill of acting and now that they are needed to step up and be seen and heard, they gone to embracing a self serving attitude where making money is the end game.

NY Oil says that fans and the community have got to ideally start empowering artists who are really down for the community. You can’t keep chasing 50 Cent and expect him to come back and be a leader if that’s not what he’s about. He says that people would do better to align themselves with community minded artists like Immortal Technique, Mos Def,Rebel Diaz, Wise Intelligent and so many others.

Lastly in this portion of the interview NY Oil gets deep as he talks about the value of self image. He talks about how the police are often portrayed as opposed to us within Hip Hop. He pointed out how the police no matter what they do are seen as heroes while we in Hip Hop insist on seeing ourselves as ‘niggers’. He notes that heroes die a dignified death that results in our collective outpouring of support while Sean bell is simply a ‘nigger who got shot 50 times’. He noted that in many people’s minds, ‘niggers always get shot and sadly too many of believe its something we deserve to have happen to us. The biggest irony is that so called niggers seem to always reach out to help heroes as was the case post 9-11 where so many within Hip Hop stepped up and rallied in defense of the cops killed in the twin towers. In the aftermath of Sean bell Jay-Z was the only mainstream artists who we’ve seen step up and offer concrete help for the Bell family.

In part 2 of our interview we talk about the relatioship between conscious Hip Hop artists and activists and what can be done to tighten our bond. We talk about the types of steps conscious Hip Hop artists need to take to become more appealing. We also address the concerns that NY Oil has with Nas and his new song and album titled ‘Nigger’.

Peep the NY Oil Interview Here;

http://odeo.com/audio/19186933/view

Hip-Hop Hours #184

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:40:48 GMT

hip hop radio show

Hip-Hop Hours #183

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:44:37 GMT

rap radio show

Breakdown FM-Afeni Shakur Speech in Memphis Dream Reborn Conference

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:13:42 GMT

Breakdown FM- Interview w/ Brothas Keepas pt1

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:51:35 GMT

There are two types of people in this world, those who put in work and those who ‘really’ put in work. When you closely examine those who put in work, you often find that their work whether its reporting to a 9-5, hustlin’ on a corner or taking out folks for their set, is designed to keep the plantation functioning and the masters that run it happy.

Those who ‘really’ put in work are committed to and constantly finding new ways to destroy that plantation. That clearly fist the description of the hardest group from Memphis, Tennessee-Brotha’s Keepa. Group members J’Malo and Ayele are the types of cats you always wanna have in your corner. They’re loved by the community and feared by those who wish to exploit and terrorize the hood. These are the types of cats who don’t run from police, they run to them and will put them in check when they try to punk and put fear into the community.

They don’t run from the homeless, they run to them and find resources to feed and cloth them which they have done every Sunday for the past few years.

They don’t run from gangstas, they run to them and show them the proper way to put in work. Over the years, through their Youth Prison Prevention Program, they been successful at getting scores of young men and women to redirect their energy, change their lives and stay out of the the nation’s largest public housing projects/concentration camps better known as prison.

Oh yeah, and at the end of the day Brotha’s Keepa are also gifted emcees and spoken word artists. As J’malo bluntly put it; “We’re revolutionaries first. We just happen to rap which allows us to make money to pay for the various programs we developed that serve the community”.

We sat down with Brotha’s Keepa the other week while visiting Memphis for the Dream Reborn conference and 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. J’malo and Ayele were quite candid as they let us know the progress or lack of progress that has occurred in Memphis and Black America ion general since King’s assassination. Their words were sobering to say the least.

The first thing they let us know was that 40 years ago Dr. King came to Memphis to support Black sanitation workers and to make sure they were given safe working conditions and a pension. For the 40th anniversary thousands of people came to the city from all over the world to talk about King’s legacy, see how much of his dream had been fulfilled and put forth a lot of pomp and circumstances. Sadly when everyone left the garbage workers that King came to help still don’t have a pension. Brotha’s Keepas noted that there were no marching orders or agenda laid out to make sure King’s mission to help out those garbage workers were executed. Part of the challenge facing Black America is holding our own folks accountable when they get into office.

Ayele noted that Memphis is a city that has a Black mayor, Black police chief and numerous other African Americans in power but they have not been as effective as they should. He talked about a crippling mindset held by many that has resulted in progress being stagnant as those in high profile positions try and do only for self. He cited the recent decision by city officials to close down public libraries while devoting more money to prisons. He noted that as typical backwards ass behavior. He talked about how many of the Black leaders are puppets who are are controlled by powerful families that have long called the shots from behind the scenes in Memphis.

Both men went into great detail about the historic role of the Black church and how it had been severely compromised by individuals who fit the description of ‘Reverend Porkchop’, a faulty preacher who tells his people to calm down and happily accept oppression in the name of God while lining his pockets with money from the church offerings of his congregation. This new prosperity based religion as personified by people like TD Jakes and Creflo Dollar has compromised and weakened the Black community. They laid out how today’s Black Church has stiffled the movement. The two talked about the prophetic/liberating tradition which has been best personified by Barack Obama’s embattled preacher Jeremiah Wright

Speaking of Barack Obama, our conversation concluded with an in-depth discussion about the Obama campaign and what it means to Black America. They noted that while they are proud of his accomplishments, their concern is that he isn’t dealing with a lot of issues troubling the community. They felt that Cynthia McKinney who is running for nomination with the Green Party has a much more solid Black Agenda.

To get a hold of Brotha’s Keepa peep out their website www. brothaskeepa. com or drop them an email at jmalo@brothaskeepa. com. There you can find out more about their two albums including the ‘Re-Education of the Negro’ and ‘Ressurrection’. You can also find out more about their community programs including; Youth Prison Prevention Program, Summer Youth Theatre Camps and the People’s Fund which goes to feeding and clothing the homeless in Memphis

BLOC2BLOC RECORDS INC. FEATURED ON LIFE MUSIC RADIO SHOW

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:08:59 GMT

Old Skool Beats, By Ali Jordana Maltz aka SoulQueen

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:04:46 GMT

I used all Old Skool Samples, that are popular Hip Hop songs today and produced them the same way, how they sound in the Hip hop song. Its a phat mix, lots of wu tang, Mobb depp,kool g rap, j dilla, and lots more . enjoy

Music in a Time of War #1 - with The Narcicyst of Euphrates

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:36:31 GMT

Music in a Time of War is a one month residency at CKUT Radio exploring music and politics in the context of the 5th anniversary of the War in Iraq this March.

This first edition of the Sessions we are joined by Iraqi hip hop artist Narcy of Euphrates, the Arab Summit, and now his solo release Illuminarcy. The show starts off with an explosive live set in the CKUT studios featuring never before heard tracks from his new unreleased album. We then sit down for a hip hop perspective on music and politics from the maker of Iraq is the Bomb. Issues examined on the show: - The Arab hip hop movement - The direct and indirect politics of the music industry - The challenges faced by artists (especially people of color) who deal directly with political themes in their work - The real significance of puppies being thrown off cliffs - The N.E.W.S. - Authenticity, and the importance of spacial localization in hip hop

Interview with Del tha Funky Homosapien

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:50:23 GMT

We sat down and spoke with Oakland legend and Hiero frontman Del tha Funky Homosapien. He just released a new album called ‘The 11th Hour’ as the collective just celebrated its 10 year anniversary.

Del noted that he’s ambivalent and that he doesn’t really pay too much attention to anniversaries although he does appreciate all the fanfare being made about the group being around for so long.

“Actually we been around longer”, Del notes.

He then walks us through his long career which goes back to 1991 when he hooked up with Sir Jinx of Da Lench Mob. He talks about how Jinx was connected to his cousin Ice Cube’s original group CIA. He also talked about being a rapper in high school here in ‘Tha town’-Oakland.

Del went on to talk about how Hiero eventually formed. He noted that the collective formed with him A Plus and Taje who were in a group called Rhythm and Excellence which later became known as Souls of Mischief. A few years latewr they adapted the name Hieroglyphics.

Del spoke to us about how and why he studied music theory and how it made him a better emcee and and song writer. He talked about his love of funk music as defined by Parliament/ Funkadelic and the long relationship Hip Hop especially out here on the West Coast has had with that genre.

Del also talked to us about his relationship with his cousin Ice Cube and how he was given his first shot by his famous cousin. He later went on to pen some of the lyrics to Cube’s biggest hits including ‘Gangsta Fairytale’ and ‘Who’s The Mack?’. He later wrote songs for Yo Yo.

Del revealed that early on his career there were so called Hip Hop purists who hated on him and claimed that the music he was doing both on his own album ‘I Wish My brother George Were Here’ and with Cube was NOT real Hip Hop. He rebelled and moved in another direction. Its something he regrets because he eventually realized that Hip Hop was not this big fraternity or family the way people made it out to be. He noted that many who talked out and tried to define were full of contradictions and at the end of the day, it was not about trying to appease other ‘Hip Hoppers’ but to appease his audience and fans. Del concluded that he had focused far too long on being technical i.e. being a dope lyricist and not being a good artist who connects with people.

Del talked about the fervent fan base that he and the mighty Hiero Crew has and got his take as to why they can routinely sell out shows, sell lots of albums, yet not recieve any commercial airplay. This topic was the subject of a recent cover story here in the Bay Area in the SF Weekly. Del drops some serious science onto that phenomenon. He says he wants to change that practice and move things to another level.

Del gave us the real scoop behind the hit song ‘Clint Eastwood’ which he rapped on with the group the Gorillaz. Apparently Del was not supposed to be the original rapper for that project. Producer and long time friend Dan the Automator wasn’t feeling the first rapper and turned to Del who happen to be in the studio that night. Unbekwonst to Dan, Del had recently purchased a book called ‘How to Write a Hit Song’. The purchase was supposed to be a joke but Del soon discovered the book had lots of game that he was able to apply to the Gorillaz track which went on to be nominated for a Grammy.

We concluded our interview by talking about the art of battling and who is the best emcee amongst the Hieros. We also went into great detail about the infamous battle between Hiero and Hobo Junction. del explains why he didn’t show up that night on the Wake Up Show and the conflict he was having in trying to calm things down.

Del ended our interview by talking about how he would love to do a song with hometwon heroes Too Short and E-40.

Buy it! (the octogon)

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:43:33 GMT

another point of infinite freshness.

cleopatra Jones, By Ali Jordana Maltz aka SoulQueen

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:09:07 GMT

cleopatra jones by ali jordana aka soulqueen, hp hop & soul mix

cleopatra Jones, By Ali Jordana Maltz aka SoulQueen

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:04:24 GMT

cleopatra jones by ali jordana aka soulqueen, hp hop & soul mix

keepin It real, Ali Jordana aka SoulQueena New Mix

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:20:14 GMT

Hip Hop Mix, By Ali Jordana aka SoulQueen

keepin it 4 real # 2

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:15:33 GMT

Ali Jordana aka SoulQueens new mix, lots of hip hop music

Keepin it 4 Real! Ali Jordana aka SoulQueen

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:11:53 GMT

keepin it 4 real #2

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:55:27 GMT

Hip Hop Music, mixed by ali jordana aka soulqueen

Keepin it 4 Real! Ali Jordana aka SoulQueen

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:49:57 GMT

Hip Hop Mix that I created… Lots of Boot Camp Clik, 9th wonder, M.O.P, Gang starr,wu tang clan, diamond d, jeru the damager, and lots more

Dj Spinderella Interview from the Lyricist Hour Show

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:46:27 GMT

Here is the Complete interview that the Lyricist Hour hosted with the infamous Dj Spinderella of Salt N Peppa!! Listen in as she explains how she got started Djing, linked up with the multi platinum group and what she is doing right now. For more information on Spinderella visit her at

www.thebackspin.com

Peace

USR Radio

Pitbull - Go Girl (ft. Trina & Young Bass)

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:38:04 GMT

Jowell & Randy, Héctor El Father, Guelo Star, Syko, Zion, De La Ghetto, Ñejo & Dálmata - Intro (Radio Version)

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:36:36 GMT

Barikad Crew - Nou di non

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:43:41 GMT

NORTH PRESTON NOVA SCOTIA NORTHPRESTON.CA

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:13:32 GMT

Not The Hood The Ghetto

Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:12:02 GMT

“Beautiful Girls” was released in the Summer of 2007. It hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. I don’t believe beautiful girls will drive me suicidal. But, I do believe they may drive me to drink. :)

The Way I Are - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:43:09 GMT

Timbaland’s hit single entitled “The Way I Are” may be a typo. But, there is no mistaking this song’s popularity, when it hit top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Pop 100. This are no joke. :)

Felicia Pride on Strictly Hip-Hop WEAA 88.9

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:18:23 GMT

Felicia Pride, author of THE MESSAGE, is interviewed on Strictly Hip-Hop (WEAA 88.9 FM, Morgan State University)

Felicia Pride, author of THE MESSAGE interviews MC Lyte

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:56:17 GMT

Felicia Pride, author of THE MESSAGE: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs, chats with MC Lyte about hip-hop, growing up, and “Paper Thin,” a song featured in THE MESSAGE.

Beater Radio - Update 2

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:17:49 GMT

This is just some great music. Artists in this show include, The Draft, Louis Logic, Alkaline Trio, Canibus, Mars Ill, and more.

J Dilla,Last Donut Of The Night.mp3

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:51:00 GMT

J Dilla,Last Donut Of The Night.mp3 Ali Jordana aka SoulQueen

The Triboro Featuring OC, Fat Joe a...

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:46:05 GMT

The Triboro Featuring OC, Fat Joe a… Ali J aka SoulQueen

HKR-Conversations with the God-Rakim Allah

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:16:14 GMT

A Conversation with the God-Rakim by Davey D

The other night after he simply killed it at San Francisco’s Mezzanine Night club, we sat down and spoke with the man who many consider to be the greatest emcee of all-times. We’re talking about Rakim aka the 18th Letter. No we didn’t get into the over-played conversation about why he and Dr. Dre never completed that highly anticipated album. Instead we got his take on the current state of Hip Hop and how he feels about today’s crop of emcees. He talked about the love he has for artist like Lupe Fiasco. Contrary to what many Hip Hop purists would like to hear him say, ‘the R’ talked about how it was important to hear people embrace and reflect their unique regional backgrounds. In other words its not productive to hear everyone trying to sound like a cat from New York and he wasn’t about to start classifying people as rap vs Hip Hop etc. He agreed with the assessment that much of this labeling comes from journalists who like to act like papparazzi. He talked about the ways in which Hip Hop has evolved overseas.

We talked to Rakim about his upcoming album which will be released on his own independent label. He noted that he put on his CEO cap and brought forth some great surprises that Hip Hop is in dire need for. He wouldn’t offer up too many details, but he promised that folks will be absolutely pleased.

he also touched upon the mindset he has when it comes to writing rhymes. He’s an avid jazz fan and for those who don’t know, Rakim is a trained saxaphone player. He said that he composes songs much like jazz musician and that each word uttered has to fit nicely within the notes of a song. His smoothness is attributed to him rapping the way he feels sax player would blow notes. He also talked about the importance of taking time to write songs and bring forth inspiring and meaningful lyrics.

We also touched upon the topic of gangsterism and gangsta rap. For those who aren’t familiar, when Rakim came up he was around some of New York’s most notorious gangstas. The back cover of his Paid in Full album, show folks like the Original 50 Cent. He explained that he never felt a need to talk about other people’s gang tales because he didn’t want to exploit their situations. Nor did he want to bring unnecessary heat on folks. He said he was well aware of the madness that went on around him but it was important to keep street stuff on the streets and not broadcast it on wax. In other words real bad boys don’t tell no tales.

We concluded with Rakim talking about politics and conscious raising music. he said he wasn’t the type of cat to look at an event and write about it. he said his consciousness was more organic and heartfelt his day to day living.

We felt blessed and enlightened and so should you after you peep this incredible interview that was done by myself and collegue Sam Chennault of SF Weekly and Rhapsody Music.

Family Senci - Lakay se Lakay

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:04:47 GMT

FAMILY SENCI with BLADDHA, Voodoo from Yon Sel Nou Ye, BLACK2J

Choupy Mafia - Male aveti

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:30:13 GMT

Club Truth - September 29th, 2007 Part 1

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:37:53 GMT

This is part 1 of our recording of Club Truth’s September 29th event.

For the first part of the night, Jeff Stoltzfus from Club Worship (clubworship.org) DJ’d and brought a great mix of HipHop and Electronica.

Please also check out part 2.

Smack That - Akon

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:52:44 GMT

Akon has made another hit single with his song “Smack That”. This song is from his second album Konvicted. Would you believe he’s the only artist who simultaneously held the number 1 and 2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, twice? He smacked down the competition, hard.

Money Maker - Ludacris

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:48:46 GMT

I like Ludacris more as a rapper than an actor. With a song like “Money Maker”, how can he go wrong? This song is from his album Release Therapy. I don’t know if I have the talent to tap into any money making endeavor though.