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ALBUM PREVIEW: Dudley Perkins – Holy Smokes (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Kenny Fresh — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:07:33 +0000

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 power couple anthem for the masses. Then switching gears, we have a free download of the slow-but-surefire burner, “Summer Daze,” – a timely cautionary tale thats perfect for those pollution-fueled heatwaves.

And closing it out is the new west coast fOnk slapper, “Boogie,” which features Georgia and fellow Epistrophik squad member, Darryl Moore, joining in on background vocals.

Both Dudley’s Holy Smokes and Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Umsidno are in stores now – both on CD and digital. And as always, be on the lookout for much much more still to come from both talents as well as the rest of their crew. Full-length streams and a free download below.

Dudley Perkins “Eyeluvu” (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Dudley Perkins “Summer Daze”

DOWNLOAD: Dudley Perkins “Boogie” (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Darryl Moore)

SUPPORT: Dudley Perkins – Holy Smokes in stores now

ALSO SEE: Georgia Anne Muldrow – Umsindo in stores now

FRESHclusive: Dudley Perkins “fOnky Soul”(prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Kenny Fresh — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:58:07 +0000

Back from hibernation with the brand new single from the grand fOnkateer, Dudley Perkins, featuring production from his co-pilot, Georgia Anne Muldrow. Their latest offering, aptly entitled “fOnky Soul,” finds Dudley’s “fOnk in habit form” buttered over a particularly whip-friendly slice of Georgia’s unique brand of west coast bump.

The song serves as the first official single from Pastor Perkins’ new simmering sermon, Holy Smokes, coming out on his new label venture, SomeOthaShip, through E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch). This is just a small sampling of the full agenda Dudley & Georgia have in store for us this summer – with Holy Smokes and Georgia’s solo album, Umsindo, both dropping on July 28th – and numerous other projects lined up closely behind them.

For another toke of the Holy Smokes inhalation, I’ve also included the home-made stream video for Dudley’s Salvia-inspired double entendre, “Sally,” available after the jump. Check both tracks out, let me know what you think, and look out for much more from G&D and the SomeOthaShip gang coming soon.

DOWNLOAD: Dudley Perkins “fOnky Soul” (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

SUPPORT: Dudley Perkins “fOnky Soul” single out now

COMING SOON: Dudley Perkins – Holy Smokes in stores July 28th

BONUS VIDEO: Dudley Perkins “Sally” stream video

FRESHclusive ALBUM PREVIEW: Georgia Anne Muldrow – Umsindo

Kenny Fresh — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:19:04 +0000

Got another world debut for you guys today – this time its yet another from the multi-talented, Georgia Anne Muldrow, with an exclusive sneak peak into her upcoming solo album, Umsindo. The album is a dedication to the African ancestors (Umsindo means “sound” in Zulu) and the song I have for you today, entitled “E.S.P.,” is a heartfelt tribute to her partner Dudley Perkins’ daughter, and the ancestors that live on within her. Musically, Umsindo is a return-to-form of sorts, for those of us who were lucky enough to hear Georgia’s pre-Worthnothings demo/sampler – this is her closest work to that since then, but with all the added growth and upped production skills to boot.

This, of course, is coming hot off the heels of “Roses,” Georgia’s recent noteworthy contribution to Mos Def’s new album, The Ecstatic. For those who aren’t up – “Roses” was a solo song that Georgia had completed for Umsindo and that I had first debuted here back in March. Mos later heard the song and loved it so much that he added his adlibs and a verse to it and after getting Georgia & Dudley’s permission, insisted on including on his new album. For more on how the song came to be, be sure to check out a first hand account from the forever on-point, Frolab – both tracks have been included below so you can compare & contrast. “E.S.P.” and the solo version of “Roses” will both appear on Umsindo when it hits stores everywhere on July 14th, through Georgia & Dudley’s new label deal, SomeOthaShip, with E1 (formerly known as Koch).

In other Georgia news – along with just releasing the Ms.One compilation (which featured her producing for a slew of artists, mainly those in her Epistrophik Peach Sound crew), she has also recently produced a new album for her mother, Rickie Byars Beckwith, entitled The LOVE Project. An industry veteran, Mrs. Beckwith is currently the leader of the the Agape International Choir, and has worked with everyone from Pharoah Sanders to John Legend. Rickie & Georgia’s LOVE Project drops later on this years, but I’ve included the video for “Allie-Alleluia,” a song off their first album together, Supreme Inspiration for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

Georgia Anne Muldrow “Roses”
from Umsondi

Georgia Anne Muldrow w/ Mos Def “Roses”
from The Ecstatic

DOWNLOAD: Georgia Anne Muldrow “E.S.P.”

SUPPORT: Georgia Anne Muldrow – Umsindo in stores July 14th

BONUS VIDEO: Rickie Byars Beckwith “Allie-Alleluia” (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Rickie Byars Beckwith “Allie-Alleluia”
The LOVE Project (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow) coming soon

QUAZEDELIC: “Searchin” (prod. Ms.One) + SoundScannerz The Resume preview (feat. Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Redman, etc.)

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:11:54 +0000

I’ve got some huge exclusives from West Coast funkateer, Quazedelic for you guys today. For those who don’t already know, Quaze is a producer/singer/rapper whose best known as one half of the multi-platinum production duo, The SoundScannerz (with Josef Leimberg) and is currently a member of Georgia & Dudley’s Epistrophik Peach Sound crew. He was also a touring member in Snoop Dogg’s live band and has produced for everyone from Snoop & 213 to 50 Cent & Cam’Ron to even X-Clan & Sir Mix-A-Lot.

Quazedelic is currently working on his second solo album, The Arrival (2012 A.U.), dropping on EPS this summer. The album is going to be half self-produced, with the other half of the beats being (wo)manned by Ms.One (or Georgia Anne Muldrow to the sleepers). To give you a taste of what to expect from that album – I have the official premiere of the first single, “Searchin’ (Xpecoseconds),” produced by Georgia, along with the instrumental version of the track below:

Quazedelic “Searchin’ (Xpecoseconds)” (prod. Ms.One)

Ms.One “Searchin’ (Xpecoseconds)” (Instrumental)

But before you can fully understand the future, you need to first know Quaze’s past. As part of The SoundScannerz, Quaze completed a major compilation album, The Resume from 2007 which had an insane line-up but never saw the light of day. So you already know that I had to do some digging & pull some strings to see what I could get for you guys. And what I was able to put together was a folder containing a FRESHclusive non-album track (“Hold On” feat. Snoop Dogg), 4 never-heard-before snippets (feat. George Clinton, Redman & Method Man, Angie Stone and The Emotions!!!), and also 2 more full-length non-album tracks that were previously leaked by DubCNN (so big up to them for those).

You can check the tracklisting of the preview .zip here, cop the download below that, and also check the full Resume album tracklisting after the jump. This is a little bit outside of the type of tracks that I normally post, so let me know what you think.

The SoundScannerz – The Resume Exclusive Preview
1. Quazedelic feat. Snoop Dogg – “Hold On” (FRESHclusive NON-ALBUM TRACK)
2. Snoop Dogg & The Emotions – “Life” (DubCNN.com exclusive)
3. Quazedelic feat. Redman & George Clinton – “I Ain’t Trippin’” (DubCNN.com exclusive)
4. Snoop Dogg feat. W.C. & Quazedelic – “This Life” (EXCLUSIVE SNIPPET)
5. Redman & Method Man – “Wait A Minute” (EXCLUSIVE SNIPPET)
6. Angie Stone – “Special” (EXCLUSIVE SNIPPET)
7. George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars – “Congratulations”

DOWNLOAD: The SoundScannerz – The Resume Preview

SUPPORT: Quazedelic’s The Arrival (2012 A.U.) album coming soon on Epistrophik Peach Sound

AFTER THE JUMP: SoundScannerz – The Resume full tracklisting

The SoundScannerz – The Resume (3rd Door Records, 2007)
1. Snoop Dogg feat. Boki Loc & Quazedelic - “Harem So Chicc”
2. Suga Free - “Chirp It”
3. Kokane feat. Jayo Felony - “Pain Killaz”
4. Snoop Dogg feat. W.C. & Quazedelic - “This Life”
5. 50 Cent - “Gunz 4 Sale” (Throwbacc Mixtape Mix)
6. Redman & Method Man - “Wait A Minute”
7. Nate Dogg – “Dolla Bill” (From The “Waist Deep” OST)
8. George Clinton - “Dodi” (Radio Friendly DJs)
9. Angie Stone - “Special”
10. Quazedelic & The Electricc Chuuch - “Dopeundamynuttz”
11. The Emotions - “Life”
12. LaToiya Williams - “Thoughts Of You”
13. George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars - “Congratulations”
14. Quazedelic & Josef Leimberg - “Outro”

ALBUM PREVIEW: Georgia Anne Muldrow presents… Ms.One & The Gang (feat. Black Milk, Rapper Big Pooh & more)

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:31 +0000

Here’s a late first listen of the newly released compilation from Georgia Anne Muldrow, under her production alias, Ms.One. The album features Ms.One producing for (and in some cases introducing) her whole Epistrophik Peach Sound crew, which features songstress, Jimetta Rose; spoken word artist, Eagle Nebula; rapper Illicit Child, and a slew of others. And as previously posted, the album also features a guest spot from Stacy Epps on the highlight, “Motivations.”

Another guest spot on the album includes Black Milk & Rapper Big Pooh trading verses on the short but impactful, “2 MC’s.” The track is actually Georgia’s remix of Mello Music Group’s “Drugs Outside” (originally produced by Oddisee) from Georgia’s upcoming album with Dudley Perkins, entitled SomeOthaShip.

To go along with the download of “2 MC’s,” I’ve also got full-length streams of Illicit Child’s somber anthem for the strugglers, “Far Behind,” and a fierce Georgia solo song, “Mr. President” (which we can only hope is outdated at this point).

And since this album “preview” is a little late, I’ve even thrown in an exclusive first listen to “Roses,” the first single off of Georgia Anne Muldrow’s upcoming Umsindo album. You can download “2 MC’s” & “Roses” below the streams of “Mr. President” & “Far Behind.” Georgia Anne Muldrow presents… Ms.One is on iTunes now and the CD while in stores on May 5th, courtesy of E1/Koch. Leave a comment and lemme know what of you think of the tracks.

Georgia Anne Muldrow “Mr. President”

Illicit Child “Far Behind”

Georgia Anne Muldrow “Roses”
from Umsindo

DOWNLOAD: Black Milk & Rapper Big Pooh “2 MC’s” (prod. Ms.One)

SUPPORT: Georgia Anne Muldrow presents… Ms.One available on iTunes now

STAY TUNED: G&D – SomeOthaShip coming soon from the Mello Music Group

Stacy Epps on RBMA Radio b/w “Deep” (prod. MF DOOM) & “Motivation” (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Kenny Fresh — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:39:54 +0000

Keeping it moving this week, we have two new tracks and a guest radio mix from singer/MC, Stacy Epps.

First, we have “Deep,” an unreleased gem recorded back in 2005 with MF DOOM (who now goes by just DOOM). Fans of the metal-faced villain will recognize the beat as “High John” from Special Herbs Vol. 7 & 8. Stacy originally debuted the track on her guest mix with Everett James for RBMA Radio’s Fireside Chat series, and she was then nice enough to bless me with the exclusive free download of the song. Audiophiles beware – there is some static/distortion towards the end of the track, but thats just how the MP3 was sent to be. But beggars can’t be choosers, right?

And to go along with that, I’ve got a debut of my own – a brand new track which features Ms. Epps being produced by Ms.One (better known as Georgia Anne Muldrow). The song, entitled “Motivation,” comes from Georgia’s upcoming album on her ePistrophik Peach Sound label with Dudley Perkins, which is being distributed by Koch. I’ll have more on both that album and Georgia & Dudley’s new album on Mello Music Group coming soon, so be sure to check back for that.

You can stream “Motivation” and Stacy & Everett’s guest RBMA Radio mix, as well as download “Deep” all below.

Stacy Epps “Motivation” (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

DOWNLOAD: Stacy Epps “Deep” (prod. DOOM)

LISTEN: Stacy Epps & Everett James on RBMA Radio’s Fireside Chat

SUPPORT: Stacy Epps’ The Awakening album out now

FRESH SELECTS RADIO #1

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:01:25 +0000

Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape I put together last fall. Just like that, its a collection showcasing both new and unreleased tracks from some of my favorite artists, some projects I’ll be working on in the near future, artists you should be on the lookout for, and more. I’ve also thrown in a few tracks that have been previously been posted on the site that you might’ve missed. But unlike the Loose Joints .zip, this podcast is one single track, which freed me up and allowed me to include some super-exclusives that I know I couldn’t post as individual downloads.

Originally, I was going to host the podcast like a radio show – but instead I decided to let the music speak for itself. If you feel like it sounds unfinished, I left the instrumental interludes I was going to talk over in the mix, so feel free to fill in the blanks yourself. However, if people get on some bullshit and rip some of the exclusives from the mix and re-post them as downloads on other sites, then next time out I’ll have to talk all over all the good shit – so just behave yourselves & act right and I’ll be able to keep bringing you the latest & greatest without any problems.

I might still write up some liner notes to go along with the tracks, but it might be a while. We’ll see what the feedback & response is like first (*cough*leaveacomment!*cough) and then take it from there. So yeah, lemme know what you think. In the meantime, the tracklisting with the artists’ MySpace links is listed here and then you can download or stream the mix below.

1. DaveNotti – FSR Intro (Thrilla Music Group)
2. Blu – Say Say (CD-R)
3. Finale feat. Invincible – The Waiting Game (prod. Khrysis) (iM/Universal)
4. Waajeed – Fat Bottom Girls (Bling47)
5. Konphlict – Socialize (prod. TaRaach) (Lovelution)
6. M64 (Ragen Fykes & Ohmega Watts) - Helium (prod. Ohmega Watts) (TBA)
7. Hi-Res – Yahhhhh (Pt. 2) (Thrilla Music Group)
8. G&D feat. MED & Rapper Big Pooh – Endure (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (Mello Music Group)
9. MAGr (DistantStarr & Al Mighty) – Butterfly (prod. Hudson Mohawke) (TBA)
10. Ras_G & The Afrikan Space Program – Been A Min… (Brainfeeder)
11. Cubic Zirconia (Tiombe, Nick & Todd) – I Wanna Freebase You (TBA)
12. PPP feat. Coultrain & Karma Stewart – Rocket Science (prod. Waajeed) (Ubiquity)
13. Hawthorne Headhunters (Black Spade, I, CED & Proh Mic) feat. JimiJames & Coultrain – She Wanna (HVW8)
14. Exile feat. Muhsinah – Stay Tuned (Stay Here) (Vocal Remix) (Plug Research)
15. TaRaach vs. Tiombe Lockhart – Kalifornia (Instrumental) (Lovelution)
16. DJ Cadik feat. Invincible & Finale – Don’t Look Back (All Soundz)
17. Devon - Shoes (Thrilla Music Group)
18. SA-RA Creative Partners - High Moon Lust (Rawkus)
19. Luck-One – The Coolax (prod. Dekk) (Architect Ent.)
20. Johnson&Jonson feat. Miguel (Jontel) - Stadium (CD-R)

Artwork courtesy of Lyle Owerko & Wuzz Magazine.

DOWNLOAD: Fresh Selects Radio #1

STREAM: Fresh Selects Radio #1

SUBSCRIBE: Through iTunes or Google

ALSO CHECK: Fresh Selects – Loose Joints mix .zip

FREE DOWNLOAD: PPP – The Official Abundance Mixtape

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:45:22 +0000

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 by Seattle-based, DJ Topspin, along with exclusive outtakes from both Abundance and the group’s debut, Triple P – we knew this mixtape was too good to not get it out here in the States as well.

Personal highlights from the set include the original version of PPP’s infamous cover of Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” sung by Grammy-nominated singer, Raheem DeVaughn; the infectious vocal version to the Loose Joints instrumental, “Can’t You Feel It;” Topspin’s perfect blend of the “Fever” vocals over the “Stay With Me” instrumental, and plenty others.

Check the full tracklisting and get your free download below, then watch Waajeed’s self-made EPK after the jump, and most importantly – cop Abundance next Tuesday, the 20th.

1. Abundance Intro
2. Angel (feat. Coultrain) (Waajeed Remix)
3. Shotgun (feat. J Dilla) (Waajeed’s Plinky Remix)
4. Your Day Is Done (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (DJ Topspin vs. Waajeed Remix) **
5. Deep Inside (feat. SA-RA & Rozzi Daime) (Waajeed Remix) %
6. Stay With Me (feat. Tiombe Lockhart) (DJ Topspin vs. Waajeed Remix)
7. Fever (feat. Zeno) (DJ Topspin vs. Waajeed Remix) **
8. Goodbye (feat. Jamila Raegan) (PPP EXCLUSIVE) ++
9. Stand For Something (feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan) (PPP EXCLUSIVE)
10. Detroit Winter (feat. Invincible) (Waajeed Remix)
11. Act Like You Know (feat. J Dilla) (Waajeed vs. DJ Topspin Remix)
12. 1 Luv 2 U (feat. Neco Redd) (Waajeed vs. DJ Topspin Remix)
13. Can’t You Feel It (feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan) (PPP EXCLUSIVE)
14. Now Or Never (feat. Tiombe Lockhart) (Waajeed Remix)
15. No Worries (feat. Steve Spacek) (Waajeed Remix)
16. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (feat. Raheem DeVaughn) (EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL VERSION) @
17. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (feat. Rogiers) (Waajeed vs. DJ Topspin Remix)
18. Synchronicity (feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan) (PPP EXCLUSIVE)

All tracks produced & remixed by Waajeed for PPP/Bling47, plus:
** Co-produced by Saadiq for PPP/Cherry Ann Music
% Additional production by Selan
++ Additional production by Simon Katz
@ Additional production by Mark de Clive-Lowe

Interludes feature interviews by DJ Eko, Garth Trinidad, Gilles Peterson, & Benji B

DOWNLOAD: PPP - The Official Abundance Mixtape

SUPPORT: PPP’s Abundance CD/LP, available everywhere January 20th

AFTER THE JUMP: PPP - Abundance EPK video directed by Waajeed

BLING47 TV presents… PPP - Abundance EPK

FRESH SELECTS: LOOSE JOINTS

Kenny Fresh — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:48:18 +0000

As promised, here’s the first-ever Fresh Selects mixtape. No, it’s not really mixed – its just a .zip full of tracks that I’ve been feeling lately, and/or been meaning to post about. I’m gonna be gone for the next couple of days so I wanted to put this up to hold you guys over until I come back. But if all goes well, I should be coming back with a bang. We’ll see…. but until then, bump this.

Tracklisting & download links below. Oh, and I also did some quick liner notes for each track after the jump, for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

Also, I just wanted to take a minute to say thanks to everyone who’s been spreading the word about the site whether it be through linking me on your own blogs, posting the link on your MySpace or Facebook, whatever it may be – thank you. This one’s for you.

1. Hi-Res – This World (Thrilla Music Group)
2. Black Spade vs. 88-Keys & Kanye West – Stay Up! (Viagra) (Stoney Rock Remix) (CD-R)
3. Mike Slott feat. DistantStarr – Boxed In (All City)
4. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins – Shine On (prod. Black Milk) (Mello Music Group)
5. Devon – Hold Up Zelda (Thrilla Music Group)
6. SA-RA Creative Partners – All In The Kitchen (CD-R)
7. Black Spade feat. Coultrain – A Lil Taste (CD-R)
8. Finale – Ice (prod. DJ Final) (CD-R)
9. Dill Clinton (TaRaach vs. The G.O.A.T.) – LiveWire (Lovelution Prosper)
10. Knowledge – Relief (CD-R)
11. Ras_G & The Afrikan Space Program – Clair Huxtable (Brainfeeder)
12. Waajeed – Can’t You Feel It (Instrumental) (Bling47)
13. TaRaach feat. Mia Simone – Benjamins (prod. AmDex) (CD-R)
14. Noni Limar – Monogamy (prod. Black L.A.) (CD-R)
15. Finale – Run It Back (prod. Rashid Hadee) (CD-R)
16. DaveNotti – Get Real (prod. DaiN) (Thrilla Music Group)
17. Kissey Asplund & DistantStarr – Car Ride (To The Future) (prod. Jay Scarlett) (CD-R)
18. Troubleman feat. Steve Spacek – Without You (Waajeed’s Flash Gordon Remix) (Bling47)
19. Fatima – Wildchild (prod. VeeBeeO) (CD-R)
20. Donel Smokes – Got Me High (Bridgetown Steel)
21. Devon – Sleep Tight (Thrilla Music Group)

All tracks selected & compiled by Kenny Fresh for Fresh Selects.

DOWNLOAD: Fresh Selects – Loose Joints

LINER NOTES: Track-by-track commentary after the jump

1. Hi-Res – This World (Thrilla Music Group)
Hi-Res is an up-and-coming producer from Portland, down with the Thrilla crew. I wanted this mixtape to have a kind of spacey, futuristic feel to it – so I thought this would would make the perfect intro. This is off Hi-Res’ free instrumental album, Sittin’ Up In My Room. Highly recommended.

2. Black Spade vs. 88-Keys & Kanye West – Stay Up! (Viagra) (Stoney Rock Remix) (CD-R)
Exclusive white label remix from Black Spade AKA Stoney Rock. Bigs up to the homie Ced of Hawthorne Headhunters for this one. I haaaate that corny Borat line at the end of the first verse – makes me cringe every time. LOL!

3. Mike Slott feat. DistantStarr – Boxed In (All City)
This is a track the homie Distant from MAGr did with Mike Slott of Heralds Of Change. Great late night driving music.

4. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins – Shine On (prod. Black Milk) (Mello Music Group)
Big ups to Mello for sending this through. This one’s actually for sale so if you dig it, support it. I dig this – no comment on its subject matter though….

5. Devon – Hold Up Zelda (Thrilla Music Group)
As far as this new era of beat shit goes, Devon’s definitely a name to remember. Actually, my very first post was about Devon. Be sure to check that if you haven’t already.

6. SA-RA Creative Partners – All In The Kitchen (CD-R)
This is another exclusive Shafiq from SA-RA hooked up last week. Goofy, off-the-wall shit.. but still dope.

7. Black Spade feat. Coultrain – A Lil Taste (CD-R)
This starts the Dilla dedication section of the mix. All of the next 4 tracks sample or reference Dilla in someway. But yeah, this is an old Black Spade track I got off his MySpace about a year or two ago.

8. Finale – Ice (prod. DJ Final) (CD-R)
Finale is one of my favorite MC’s right now – his album is gonna be crazy. More on that soon… in the meantime, this is a track he did with Norway producer, Final, that references the Jaylib track, “Ice.”

9. Dill Clinton (TaRaach vs. The G.O.A.T.) – LiveWire (Lovelution Prosper)
This is from Runnin 4 Precedent, a top-secret TaRaach project thats been in the work for years now. Word is the election campaign is coming soon… stay tuned for more on that.

10. Knowledge – Relief (CD-R)
Knowledge is another name to remember, he’s been putting in a lot of work lately. I first heard him on Invincible’s track, “Ropes” off of ShapeShifters but he’s done so much since then it’s hard to keep up. Look out for more from him & Devon on Fresh Selects coming soon.

11. Ras_G & The Afrikan Space Program – Clair Huxtable (Brainfeeder)
Dope new track Ras just hooked me up with the other day to close out the Dilla set. On this, Ras flips the sample to one of my favorite Slum Village tracks, in tribute to everyone’s MILF crush, Clair Huxtable. Ras explained to me this is for “the Clair after the kids left, the Clair Cliff saw before Rudy knocked on the door.” LOL

12. Waajeed – Can’t You Feel It (Instrumental) (Bling47)
This beat seems a little random on here – but it’s one of my favorites right now, so fuck it. Coultrain actually recorded a song to this for the forthcoming PPP Mixtape – so look out for that. As far as the beat goes – all my indie rock heads should be able to spot what Waajeed chopped up on this. Don’t get it twisted (hint) – there are samples galore in indie rock music.

13. TaRaach feat. Mia Simone – Benjamins (prod. AmDex) (CD-R)
Man… I almost have too many TaRaach exclusives – I might need to do a mixtape with all of these someday. In the meantime, here’s an oldie-but-goodie from 2003 that he recorded in Germany with AmDex of the Vinyl Junkies.

14. Noni Limar – Monogamy (prod. Black L.A.) (CD-R)
Noni is someone I’m really looking forward to hearing more from. You may remember her from C.R.A.C.’s “Buy Me Lunch” (which she also directed the video for). I got this off of her MySpace, hopefully she doesn’t get mad at me for using it :)

15. Finale – Run It Back (prod. Rashid Hadee) (CD-R)
Another one from Finale. He raps with such intensity on this one – you can’t help but feel it.

16. DaveNotti – Get Real (prod. DaiN) (Thrilla Music Group)
Notti & Dain were 2 of the first artists signed to the Thrilla crew – and this track is a good example why. Dave’s really beasting on this one – 5,000+ bars (I’m rounding up) and no hook. DaiN killed this beat too. Both of them have a lot more heat still in store.

17. Kissey Asplund & DistantStarr – Car Ride (To The Future) (prod. Jay Scarlett) (CD-R)
Another exclusive that Distant hooked up. This is off his upcoming project w/ Swedish singer, Kissey Asplund. Can’t wait till that one comes out.

18. Troubleman feat. Steve Spacek – Without You (Waajeed’s Flash Gordon Remix) (Bling47)
Long story behind this one – but basically Troubleman’s label put out this remix without paying Waajeed. Not a good move. But it’s a dope track and it fit the feel of the mix, so fuck it – don’t buy it, get it right here instead.

19. Fatima – Wildchild (prod. VeeBeeO) (CD-R)
Fatima’s another singer I’m expecting big things from. You might remember her from the Hygher Baby post I did. I really like how she came off on this one – her voice is definitely that of an old soul, despite her age. I dig the sparseness and simplicity in the beat too.

20. Donel Smokes – Got Me High (Bridgetown Steel)
I’ll be an honest – I don’t know much about Donel Smokes – except that he’s in Bridgetown Steel, rapped on Exile’s Dirty Science album and a track that got left off of Blu’s Below The Heavens. I love this beat though – I don’t even smoke, but when this shit comes on?? Pass some of that over here.

21. Devon – Sleep Tight (Thrilla Music Group)
Damn… all that smoking made me tired. A nice sleepy beat from Devon to close things out.

SA-RA FRESHclusive:Shafiq Husayn EP Preview b/wBadu “Master Teacher” demos w/ Bilal & Georgia

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:37:42 +0000

Two new exclusives for you guys today, both coming to you via the homie Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners. First up, we have a special full-side preview of his brand new instrumental EP, Shafiq presents… Jank Random vs. Earl Leonne – The Frequency Cla$h, which is out now on Poo-Bah Records. The record marks his first solo venture – in which he takes us along for an experimental beat excursion through the minds of his alter-egos. To give you a taste of just what that journey entales – I’ve got a full streaming preview of the entire Side B of the EP. For a breakdown of the tracks, read this excerpt from the Poo-Bah press release (also, big ups to Ras_G for all his help with this):

“Side B kicks off with PSA, a bouncer with a horn line reminiscent of early 90’s hip-hop drug through dust, and Sirius B, a quick time-out to shout out the fam! I predict Earls Thing to be the next great DJ standard along with The Mag, two absolutely ridiculous minimal stunners that hit all the right pleasure spots in your brain. While Earls features an off then on descending synth bassline and those groovy 70’s drum machine sounds we love, The Mag is straight up vinyl samples and strings smashed into machine funk, crackles and all! Push brings things back up to Bomb Squad-like intensity before closing things out with the fuzz acid guitar down a flight of stairs funk of Still Woke.”

“Still Woke” brings us to our next piece – the world premiere of three alternate versions of one of my favorite songs of the year, Erykah Badu’s “Master Teacher” (which Shafiq produced). Whereas the version that we’ve all come to know & love from the New Amerykah album, featured Georgia Anne Muldrow singing the lead verse & Badu on the second – the song wasn’t always that way. First, there’s the original version of the song, which Shafiq had co-produced with Georgia for SA-RA’s G.O.O.D. Music debut, Black Fuzz, which actually featured Bilal singing the lead vocals (who you can still hearing in the background of the Badu version), and Georgia on backing vox. I love what both Erykah & Georgia did over this – but I gotta say, Bilal really KILLED this shit, in my opinion (also – credit due to Ty&Kory, who I believe sing background on all of these versions – but don’t quote me on that). I’ve had this one since about 2006 (bigs up to my G.O.O.D. hook-up for that) and to my knowledge, this has never leaked – so I had to hit up Shafiq and make sure it was cool to unearth this lost gem. And not only did he give the OK, but he also gave some insight on how to came it be on Badu’s album and provided two additional unreleased versions.

So the story goes – after the deal for Black Fuzz fell through, Shafiq explains “Erykah always liked the song…I was like you should use it…(our deal at that time with GOOD was done) so it was just one of those records sitting around…Why not let Badu rock it? It made sense.” And so to go along with the album version (which you should already have), I’ve got Shafiq’s unissued “Final Mix” of the track, which features Georgia on lead & Bilal backing her up. This is the mix that Shafiq intended to be appear on the album, but it didn’t make it in time for the deadline. And if those two weren’t enough for ya, there’s the included bonus, “Master Teazer (Ken’s Revenge Edit)” – an instrumental re-edit of Shafiq’s beat, using different outtakes from the sessions by SA-RA affiliate, KenBts.

Stream of the the B-Side of Jank Random vs. Earl Leonne EP below, with the “Master Teacher” Sessions download .zip at the bottom, plus a bonus video of Badu talking about working with Shafiq & SA-RA after the jump. I’ll also have one more exclusive SA-RA joint for you guys at the end of the week as part of the first-ever FRESH SELECTS MIXTAPE. Stay woke!!

Shafiq presents.. Jank Random vs. Earl Leonne – The Frequency Cla$h: Side B

DOWNLOAD: SA-RA – The “Master Teacher” Sessions EP (feat. Bilal & Georgia)

SUPPORT: Get The Frequency Cla$h 12″ EP on Poo-Bah’s MySpace page & Erkyah Badu’s “Master Teacher” on iTunes now

BONUS VIDEO: Erykah Badu interview about SA-RA after the jump

Erykah Badu on working with Shafiq and SA-RA: