Archive for June, 2009
Thursday – Body Rock
DJ Wondermike and 2-Tone Jones will be providing the musical canvas for the get down. Genuine for ’09 indeed… This should be a dope night! Body Rock Thursday, July 2nd | Napoleon Lounge – 1847 Columbia Rd NW | Washington, DC FREE | 21+ | Dress Code – Casual but stay Classy DC
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RIP MJ
From when music and culture were different. RIP Michael Jackson.
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New Pro’Verb “Persecuted Patriot” – produced by Surock. OFFICIAL! This joint is a banger…! Free Download
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Fort Reno Schedule Summer 2009
The Fort Reno concert schedule has been announced. SAY WORD: Thursday, July 16th >Godisheus, Girl Loves Distortion, Laughing Man All shows begin promptly at 7:30PM and over by 9:30PM Please be aware that all glass bottles, drugs and alcohol are prohibited at all times They still need donations in order to put on the concert [...]
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Surock on the SP-1200
something so dope about the kid making beats on an EMU SP 1200 – the drum machine that defined much of Hip Hop’s sound some 20 years ago. Check him out.
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DJ Eurok “Self Realization”
To mark the passage of 6 years since this album’s release, I’ve decided to give it away. Enjoy: Free digital download (audiophile quality) available now
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Tags: dj eurok, Self Realization, Downtempo, Electronica, Instrumental Hip Hop
Ecstatic
The Ecstatic, a new album by Mos Def, certainly ranks as one of the finer hip hop albums of this decade. The boogieman is back. Need wax. This is the first in a series of >140 character hip hop album reviews.
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Tags: >140, MOS DEF
Dope concept mix from Judah. Long story short – since the early days of hip-hop, the industry has been heavily borrowing from the DC, MD and VA areas sound. Judah breaks it down in between some classic tunes that owe their style to go-go. Tracklist Download : http://www.zshare.net/download/61164405c51c37f3/
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RIP DJ Menace
There’s a dope memorial up on 14th and Quincy dedicated to the memory of DJ Menace aka Walter Chavez who passed away in 2003. Menace was down with Migo Productions – a local promotions crew repping hard for the urban Latino scene here in DC. I used to work with a bunch of the heads [...]
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Monday Video Throwback
I guess I’ve been waiting for Mos, Talib and Common to make something doper than this for 11 years, so yeah, it’s a throwback…
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You’re invited to attend the second annual “Remixing the Art of Social Change: a Hip-Hop Approach” national teach-in taking place Friday-Sunday June 12-14, 2009. This teach-in comes fresh on the heels of our groundbreaking inaugural national and west coast “teach-ins.” You must register at http://www.wblinc.org/remix.html The idea for the teach-in was inspired by the release [...]
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Tags: Remixing the Art of Social Change, Words Beats and Life
Aniekan Udofia – The Sickness
Aniekan Udofia is one of my favorite DC artists. He will be displaying new work at Dissident Display. Saturday June 13 – 7:30-11:30PM – Dissident Display 416 H ST NE Washington DC 20002.
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Real Talk
Metro Teen AIDS | realtalkdc.org – doing something about the HIV epidemic in DC. Show them your support – help spread the word
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Tags: AIDS, DC Youth, HIV, Metro Teen AIDS, RealTalkDC
Roots Picnic – Saturday
Roots Picnic – Saturday June 6!
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Hip Hop music, culture and politics from Washington DC. by dj.eurok aka PJ Urquilla aka PEACE JUSTICE UNIVERSAL.
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