Monthly Archives: January 2009

fatima do i know you

FRSH KPT SCRT:
Fatima
“Do I Know You?”

January 30, 2009 Filed under Broken Beat, FRSH KPT SCRT, Japan, Netherlands, Singles, Sweden, UK. 10 Comments.

For the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series – I co-present to you (along with my friends & co-workers at the Red Bull Music Academy) some updates from Loose Joints alumna, Fatima. If you’re just now catching on, Fatima is a refreshingly talented … Read More →

dr who dat

FRSH BEAT CD:
Jneiro Jarel
aka Dr. Who Dat? –
WHODAT Radio!! #1

January 27, 2009 Filed under Audio, Beat CD's, Beat Sh*t, Hip-Hop, Instrumentals, Philly, Video. 6 Comments.

Beatheads rejoice… with a brand new digital EP from Jneiro Jarel‘s beat scientist alias, Dr. Who Dat?, out now – the good Doc laced me with a free download beat CD to commemorate the occasion. The instrumental set is entitled WHODAT Radio!! #1 and plays … Read More →

mike baker now never

FRSH KPT SCRT:
Mike Baker
The Bike Maker –
Now Or Never EP
(prod. Trackademicks
& 1-O.A.K.)

January 23, 2009 Filed under Audio, Bay Area, EP's, FRSH KPT SCRT, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, Video. 11 Comments.

As the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series, allow me to introduce you to Mike Baker The Bike Maker – a fresh new voice coming out The Bay, and a founding member of the mighty Honor Roll. No, Mike Baker does not make … Read More →

FRSH TRCK:
Invincible “The Emperor’s Clothes”
(prod. Beatnick & K-Salaam)

January 19, 2009 Filed under Ann Arbor, Audio, Bling47, Hip-Hop, Singles. 4 Comments.

Brand new song from Fresh Selects/Bling47 family member, Invincible, re-posted from her own label and website, EMERGENCE. “In response to Israel’s horrific attack on the Gaza Strip, Invincible has dropped a new track, “The Emperor’s Clothes” for free download. “The Emperor’s Clothes” is produced by … Read More →

PPP Abundance resize

FRSHCLV MXTP:
Waajeed x PPP –
The Official Abundance Mixtape

January 12, 2009 Filed under Ann Arbor, Audio, Bling47, Brooklyn, Detroit, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, L.A., Mixtapes, R&B/Soul, St. Louis, Video. 24 Comments.

As promised, PPP have released an exclusive free download mixtape to promote their brand new album, Abundace, dropping next week. PPP founder, Waajeed, originally put together this mixtape for PPP’s European tour last fall. Compromised of exclusive new remixes of PPP classics & Waajeed-approved blends … Read More →

daru3pack

FRSHCLSV TRCKS:
Daru featuring
Muhsinah
x Ab & Black Milk
x Joy Jones

January 9, 2009 Filed under Audio, Beat Sh*t, D.C., Detroit, FRSH KPT SCRT, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, L.A., Philly, Singles. 11 Comments.

If you don’t already know, Fresh Kept Secret vet, Daru has really been doing his thing lately. From both drumming for live acts such as Slum Village, Black Milk, and Kweli’s Idle Warship, as well as producing & remixing acts like Kissey Asplund, Tableek of … Read More →

shawn-jackson

FRSH SNGL PRVW:
Shawn Jackson
“Maan Up!”
(feat. TaRaach & Big Tone)
b/w “Here We Go Again”
(feat. Co$$ prod. Exile)

January 6, 2009 Filed under Audio, Detroit, FRSHCLSV, Hip-Hop, L.A., Singles, UK. 15 Comments.

Hot off the heels of releasing two critically acclaimed albums in 2008, Rhode Island native/L.A. resident, Shawn Jackson, is already going for it in 2009 by releasing two new singles in the last month. The most recent one being the 12″ EP and digital single … Read More →

havana entervention

FRSH ALBM PRVW:
Havana – Entervention
(prod. Trackademicks, Brook d’Leau, GB & more)

January 2, 2009 Filed under ALBM PRVW, Audio, Bay Area, Detroit, FRSHCLSV, L.A., R&B/Soul. 8 Comments.

Three years after the release of her debut album, Havana, is back with her sophomore offering, Entervention. Where her first LP, L.I.F.E., featured production from the likes of Waajeed, Zo!, Nicolay, and Symbolyc One providing a mellow, soulful backdrop – Entervention has a decidedly west … Read More →