Yearly Archives: 2009

FRSH SLCTS Kev Brown Making A Track

FRSH VIDEOS:
Kev Brown -
Making A Track
Pts. 1 & 2

August 19, 2009 Filed under Audio, D.C., FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Singles, Video. 21 Comments.

Exclusive premiere of a new video from the Low Budget crew – courtesy of DJ RODDYROD‘s Humble Monarch design/film company. Kev Brown, the king of self-explanatory titles (i.e. Random Joints, Exclusive Joints, etc.) continues his reign with a video entitled, Making A Track – which … Read More →

14kt-nowalataz-front

FRSHCLSV PRMRS:
14KT – Nowalataz:
“Cherish” b/w “The Stylus”

August 17, 2009 Filed under Ann Arbor, Audio, Detroit, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Instrumentals, Singles. 5 Comments.

New music from one of Ann Arbor’s finest, 14KT, off of his upcoming free download project, Nowalataz. The project is a batch of Donuts-inspired beats from 2006 that he will be dropping tomorrow. As a last minute preview of the project, KT blessed us with … Read More →

new-chill-front

FRSH KPT SCRT:
DaveNotti x Hi-Res –
The New Chill

August 15, 2009 Filed under Audio, EP's, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, PRTLND. 32 Comments.

I’ve got the FRSHCLSV debut of some brand (appropiately) new heat from the Portland hometeam – The New Chill by MC, DaveNotti, and producer, Hi-Res. The project is a free EP that not only finds common ground between both solo artists’ seperate, signature sounds but … Read More →

invincible fix 09

FRSH SLCTS PRSNTS…
Invincible @ The Fix 8/13
b/w the launch of Emergence Travel Agency

August 12, 2009 Filed under Ann Arbor, Detroit, FRSH SLCTS PRSNTS EVNTS, Hip-Hop, INTRVW, PRTLND, The Fix, Video, WETF Radiovision. 7 Comments.

This Thursday is the very first show in the Fresh Selects Presents… event concert series – and I’m proud to be launching series by bringing out one of my favorite artists, Invincible, for her official Portland debut. So if you’re in the Portland area, be … Read More →

devonwho funraiser

ALBM PRVW:
devonwho –
Funraiser Vol. 1:
Thumbtracks

August 10, 2009 Filed under ALBM PRVW, Audio, Beat Sh*t, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Instrumentals, Klipmode, PRTLND, Singles. 18 Comments.

After recently relocating from Portland to the new beat mecca, Los Angeles – Fresh Selects family member since day one, devonwho, is about to release his very first for-sale release. The project, entitled Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks, is the first in the series from the … Read More →

starship 27

ALBM PRVW:
J1′s Animal Kingdom
presents…
Starship 27 Vol. 1

August 9, 2009 Filed under ALBM PRVW, Audio, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Instrumentals, L.A., PRTLND, Video. 3 Comments.

Quick preview of the upcoming free download compilation from Weekend Beats alumni and Animal Kingdom leader, J1. The Starship 27 compilation is a self-described “beat odyssey” featuring all new/exclusives tracks from the likes of Black Spade, Proh Mic, Dām-Funk, Computer Jay, devonwho, Ras_G, Dibia$e, Snowman … Read More →

hh dam funk pch

FRSHCLSV TRCK:
HVW8 presents –
Hawthorne Headhunters
x DâM-FunK
“PCH”

August 3, 2009 Filed under Audio, Funk, Hip-Hop, Instrumentals, L.A., Singles, St. Louis. 4 Comments.

Just a quick re-post from the HVW8 blog for you guys today – keeping everyone in the loop with the latest from the trifecta conglomerate of synthed-out soul & unquantized bump that are the Hawthorne Headhunters. As if the aligned stars of Black Spade, Ced … Read More →

dudley holy smokes

FRSHCLSVE ALBM PRVW:
Dudley Perkins -
Holy Smokes
(prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

July 29, 2009 Filed under ALBM PRVW, Audio, Hip-Hop, L.A., Oxnard. 7 Comments.

To go along with the official release date of fOnkanaut, Dudley Perkins‘ latest full-length mission, Holy Smokes, I’ve got a preview of three highlights out of the 26 tracks. First up is a synth-infused duet with co-navigator Georgia Anne Muldrow, “Eyeluvu” – a new age … Read More →

charlie ross project

FRSH KPT SCRT:
yU presents…
Charlie Ross –
The Charlie Ross Project

July 25, 2009 Filed under Audio, D.C., EP's, FRSH KPT SCRT, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop. 25 Comments.

Keeping in line with this last week’s theme, I’ve got even more DMV area hip-hop for you guys today – and this time its an exclusive first look into an emerging talent from the region. Charlie Ross is a producer/MC that holds true to hip-hop’s … Read More →

kenn_starr-its_still_real_front

FRSHCLSV MXTP:
Low Budget presents
Kenn Starr –
It’s Still Real…

July 22, 2009 Filed under Audio, D.C., FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Mixtapes. 12 Comments.

Following up on the premiere of last week’s Budget Is Low Mixtape, today brings us yet another full-length free download from the Low Budget Crew – this time from rapper, Kenn Starr. Entitled It’s Still Real…, the unmixed non-tape is a discography update of sorts … Read More →

budget-is-low-mixtape-cover

FRSHCLSV MXTP:
Low Budget Crew –
Budget Is Low
Mixtape Vol. 1
Mixed by RODDYROD
& Marshall Law

July 17, 2009 Filed under Audio, D.C., FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Mixtapes, Video. 14 Comments.

Here’s the official premiere of the brand new mixtape from the DMV’s finest – the Low Budget crew. If you’re really up on your Twitter game (twame?), you might’ve caught the leak of an early, rougher mix yesterday – but this is the official, tracked-out … Read More →

shafiq lil girl

FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
Shafiq Husayn –
Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka
w/ “Lil Girl”
(feat. Fatima)

July 13, 2009 Filed under ALBM PRVW, Audio, FRSHCLSV, R&B/Soul, Singles, UK. 14 Comments.

Keeping things moving, here’s an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated solo album from SA-RA Creative Partner, Shafiq Husayn. The album, entitled Shafiq En A Free Ka (“ka” meaning “mind” or “life force” in Egyptian), is the embodiment of just that – Shafiq in a … Read More →