Monthly Archives: March 2009

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FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
Finale –
T.I.M.E.
(King Most Megamix)

Alright – now that that‘s outta the way… lets move on to an MC that’s actual worth listening to – with an exclusive first listen to the upcoming project from one of my favorites right now: Finale. The project is … Continue reading

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FRSH RANT PROOF
Charles Hamilton steals beats:
Black Spade’s “Shinin’”

UPDATED WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE, ORIGINAL POST BELOW Okay, first off – here is Black Spade’s side of the story for the first time since the original e-mail. Note that everything else in the original post and subsequent comments under my … Continue reading

FRSH VDO – LIVE @ SXSW:
Invincible “Looongawaited”
b/w Finale “Jungle Music”

Here’s the exclusive premiere of some live footage from both Invincible & Finale‘s performances from SXSW last week. With Invincible dropping the delayed “Ropes” video soon, “Looongawaited” is too fitting of a track to pass up (the video will be … Continue reading

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FRSHCLV TRCKS:
Waajeed & Coultrain
“We Gotta Have Peace”
b/w “Just Talk”

Just because no one else can, I’ve got two new exclusive tracks from PPP collaborators, Waajeed & Coultrain, for you guys today. Both songs are taken from the Nuggets project, a collection of songs made for the UK division of … Continue reading

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FRSH VIDEO:
Ayah
“Believe”
(prod. Slakah The Beatchild)

New video from rising Toronto talent, Ayah, for the track, “Believe.” This song has been a favorite of mine for over a year now – I believe I first heard it on her MySpace page, then Waajeed selected it on … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV ALBM PRVW:
RODDYROD presents…
Cuba After Market 1.5
(w/ Phonte, Carlitta Durand & Nicholas Ryan Gant)

With the expanded re-release of his Cuba After Market project on the horizon, Low Budget producer, RODDYROD, has blessed us with 4 new tracks as a sneak preview. The original album was Rod’s audio tour guide to/history lesson of Cuba … Continue reading

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WKND BEATS #3:
Will Sessions –
Leaks Beat Tape

For the third installment in the Weekend Beats series, I decided to switch it up a little bit and introduce some funk into the mix with a “beat CD” from Will Sessions. They’re a Detroit-based band formed by established session … Continue reading

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FRSH TRCK:
Diamond District
“Who I Be”
b/w mini-documentary

In case you missed it – the very first leak from the DMV all-star project, Diamond District, dropped today. The trio is compromised of MC/producer, Oddisee, and MC’s X.O. and yU. With all three members already being established solo artists … Continue reading

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FRSHCLSV TRCK:
Invincible – ShapeShifters outtake:
“Taxicab Confessions”
(prod. Da Beatminerz)

Another Bling47/EMERGENCE exclusive from Invincible – this time I’ve got an unreleased track from the same sessions that spawned last year’s underground classic (yeah, I said it), ShapeShifters. The song is “Taxicab Confessions” and it was produced by the legendary … Continue reading

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FRSH VIDEO:
Daru & Rena
“iLuvYou”
b/w
Producers Luv
Tribute EP

Here’s a quick update with the latest from one of my favorite duos right now, Daru & Rena. The brother & sister producer/singer (respectively) duo have teamed up again for both a new video and a forthcoming EP. Their new … Continue reading

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WKND BEATS #2:
devonwho –
WaVES EP

For the second installment of my new Weekend Beats series, I’ve got the latest from the homie (and possibly the #1 FS commenter), devonwho. This latest offering, the WaVES EP, mainly consists of some recent highlights from his ever-changing MySpace … Continue reading

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FRSH TRCK:
L.A.U.S.D. presents…
“iFeel”
feat. Blu & Miss Jack Davey

A quick mid-day update for you guys – a new leak from the upcoming L.A.U.S.D. project, entitled “iFeel,” featuring Miss Jack Davey & Blu. L.A.U.S.D. is an LA-based production duo made up of Jack’s twin brother(?), Polyester, and Lazy Lou. … Continue reading