Red fringe game bowl-leg swag. Or something.
Insert coffee to begin.
NEW MUSIC: “Mister Rogers (Remix)” – Grynch (feat. Slug & Bambu; prod. by Jake One)
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The King of Ballard enlists the help of some famous friends for a remix to “Mister Rogers”. Slug, Bam and Jake on the track is one of the most formidable lineups in recent Seattle rap memory. (And Bam expressing his concern over getting got in one of the Town’s most affable ‘hoods is worth a hearty chuckle.)
For real though, shout-out to the good folks at La Carta de Oaxaca, still one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle. And the mighty Than Brothers on Market. And the Majestic Bay Theatres, still the comfiest place to catch a flick in the Six. And the stylish but vastly overpriced Blackbird whose employees were mad helpful to my girl when she was tryna order me a dope Filson joint. Shit, man, Ballard is kinda filthy.
VIDEO: “Potential Fans” – Aaron Cohen
In which Aaron Cohen and crew cavort through Sunnyside, Queens. I looked at a few apartments in that neighborhood a couple years ago, this after New York magazine named it the third most liveable community in New York. Not with those hooligans roaming the streets.
NEW MUSIC: “Secrets” – The Good Sin (feat. Blakk Soul, prod. by B Roc)
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Yet another entry in The Good Sin’s #FallBackSeason campaign. One track a week is a helluva pace. dunny.
NEW MUSIC: “All The Soldiers” – Spekulation (feat. Okanomode)
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Amid all the Bitter Barista drama, Spekulation still found time to drop a single from his upcoming EP, Truth Be Told. “All The Soldiers” is a politically-charged lament concerning America’s obsession with violence. Let the holier-than-thou snark police at Sprudge find something wrong with this.
REVIEW: Jamie Lidell – Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell
Warp; 2013
Score (Potholes In My Blog scale): 3.0 / 5.0
Jamie Lidell makes pop-R&B/soul/funk that looks and sounds like the legendary source material by his musical heroes in their ’80s heyday. If you squint hard enough, that is. Click here to read my review of his new self-titled album.
NEW MUSIC: Miracle Music – Nissim
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Ballard’s Fin Records has added to its hip-hop lineup with the signing of Nissim (formerly Sportn’ Life recording artist D. Black). Miracle Music is the free kickoff to the new partnership with a full-length due from Nissim this summer.
THE TRACKMEET: 2.22.13
CLICK :: LISTEN :: VOTE
206UP.COM is resurrecting THE TRACKMEET in all its amateur glory for 2013. If you’re relatively new to the Seattle rap game and trying to eke out some exposure go here for submission guidelines.
For the readers, this shit is simple: CLICK play on the three tracks below, LISTEN to each one, and then VOTE for your favorite in the online poll below. Voting lasts for one week so exercise the RT button and tell your grandma to log-on immediately. As always, winners will be forever enshrined on the next 206UP.COM TRACKMEET Mixtape, the first edition of which you can download for free here.
LANE 1: “Go Off” – Jai.P
LANE 2: “Rollin Down The Highway” – Jay Weeed
LANE 3: “Man of the People” – MC DmK
NEW MUSIC: “Resilient (Marcus D Remix)” – Substantial (prod. by Marcus D)
Photo via Mello Music Group.
Mello Music Group artist Substantial collaborated with Auburn’s finest hip-hop producer, Marcus D, for a remix to “Resilient” which you can find on Sub’s Home Is Where The Art Is.
VIDEO: “DTRT” – Dave B (dir. by Ralph Madison)
New clip by Dave B from his upcoming The Coffee EP.
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