Category Archives: Hip-Hop

FRSH SLCTS Hi-Res Neck Brace V © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSH EVNT VIDEO:
DaveNotti’s Neck Brace V:
Resident Producer #1 –
Hi-Res

October 20th, 2010 Following up on the previous covered third edition w/ guest Exile, & a locals-only fourth edition on his own – DaveNotti teamed back up w/ FRSH SLCTS for The Neck Brace V Producers Showcase in October of … Continue reading

FRSH SLCTS Bobo Meets Rhettmatic Cypress Junkies © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV MXTP PRMR:
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic –
The Cypress Junkies
Mixtape / EP

Further bridging the gap between live music & DJ’ing, we are proud to present the exclusive premiere of the new mixtape/EP from percussionist x turntablist duo – Bobo Meets Rhettmatic. Clearly two veterans in their own rights – Eric Bobo … Continue reading

FRSH SLCTS HALFMANHALF Satellites © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSH VIDEO PRMR:
Half Man Half x G_Force
“Satellites”
feat. TOPE
& Michele Wylen

Today brings us the debut music video by PRTLND’s own, HALFMANHALF, for the first single off of GLOW – his free collaborative album w/ producer G_Force released earlier this year. Making the matter a full family affair, the song & … Continue reading

FRSH SLCTS Planet Asia G_Force Camouflage Jackets cover © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV ALBM:
Planet Asia x G_Force –
Camouflage Jackets

Three years later, & here it is…. the official debut collaborative album from Planet Asia x G_Force – Camouflage Jackets. Originally recorded in 2008, G_ & Asia first connected thru MySpace (remember that?) when G was still just 18 years … Continue reading

Twelve Bar FRSH SLCTS RTRSPCTV Porch Sessions © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV MIX:
Twelve Bar x FRSH SLCTS present –
The Porch Sessions:
FRSH SLCTS RTRSPCTV

Part 1: 2008-2009

Myself & my trusted resident DJ, Doc Adam, have collaborated w/ Los Angeles-based clothing line, Twelve Bar to bring you a special two-part Fresh Selects Retrospective mix. This first installment of The Porch Sessions, is meant to be a time … Continue reading

Planet Asia G_Force Corner Store © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV SNGL:
Planet Asia x G_Force
“Corner Store”
from Camouflage Jackets

A sneak preview of big things to come, today we have another sneak preview into the next FRSH SLCTS full-length, Camouflage Jackets – the lost album from Planet Asia x G_Force originally recorded in 2008. Following on the album’s video … Continue reading

WKND Beats 8 Hi-Res x NtJms © 2011 . All rights reserved.

WKND BEATS #8:
Hi-Res –
Beats For The Ride

Fresh w/ something new for this autumn, the WKND Beats series rides on – with its latest (ed/add)ition being from its first repeat contributor, the PRTLND-raised & as of recently, SoCal-based, Hi-Res. With his last solo offering, 1080 Beats (aka … Continue reading

Day In The Life Of TxE © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV VIDEO:
TxE –
We Get It In True
The EPK:
“Day In The Life Of…”

Finally, after well over a year in the making – we are ready to present the world to one of my favorite groups, TxE – & their official debut album, We Get It In True. Well… not quite yet – … Continue reading

Cool Nutz The Cook Up © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV PREMIERE:
Cool Nutz feat. TxE
"A Love"
from The Cook Up

Today brings us a new track from PRTLND veteran, Cool Nutz, featuring one of the city’s brightest hopes – TxE. The song, “A Love” is a last minute leak from Nutz’s The Cook Up, before the full album drops as … Continue reading

declaime-selfstudy © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV PRMR:
Declaime
“East Meets West”
feat. Kev Brown
(prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

The second leak from Declaime‘s forthcoming Self Study album, a raw & to-the-point song entitled, “East Meets West” – matches Dudley with DMV area & Low Budget Crew representative, Kev Brown over a spacey, hard-hitting creeper of a beat from … Continue reading

Neck Brace III Dan Kinto © 2011 . All rights reserved.

FRSHCLSV EP:
FRSH SLCTS x DaveNotti
present…
The Neck Brace III

In 2010, producer/rapper & FRSH SLCTS family member since day one, DaveNotti, started the Neck Brace Producers Showcase here in Portland, OR to both bring together & showcase some of the city’s beatmakers – both established & rising talents alike. … Continue reading