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Category: Video
VIDEO: “On The Rocks” – Grieves & Budo
Together/Apart is the official Rhymesayers debut album from Grieves & Budo and it dropped this past Tuesday. It’s the best work yet from this duo who (I hear) are back living in The Six. Actually, I spotted Budo roaming the sidewalks of Capitol Hill just before last Saturday’s Blue Scholars concert at Neumos — I sometimes forget how small this Town is. Peep the video for “On The Rocks” off Together/Apart, above.
VIDEO: “The Morning” – The Weeknd
This video by The Weeknd is smarter than your math teacher and sexier than your Saturday night jump-off.
VIDEO: “Sounds Of My City” – Luck-One
A few months ago, when I wasn’t slacking as much on the blog, Luck-One’s “Sounds Of My City” was a candidate on The TrackMeet (R.I.P…for now). I try really hard not to insert myself into the conversation over which track is the freshest because the whole point of the contest is to let the readership decide. But for this brief instance, I digress. Inexplicably, Luck-One finished last in the voting — an insane notion considering dude is one of the most exciting lyricists to emerge from the Pacific Northwest in a minute (503UP). For proof, cop his debut album True Theory now. To see/hear a little of his backstory as a struggling artist, watch the clip above.
VIDEO: “Fou Lee” – Blue Scholars
Geo is one of the best lyricists at taking simple ideas and extrapolating them into something larger and more complex. On “Fou Lee” one of the best cuts from Cinemetropolis, the name of the venerable Beacon Hill Vietnamese grocery store is used as an emblem for the source of Blue Scholars’ inspiration and sustenance, literally and figuratively. This is an intimate Town jam, in which the best reference is the MC Foods corner store at Alaskan and Columbian. I always get a laugh when I pass that spot. Directed by Canh Solo.
Cinemetropolis officially drops tomorrow, but if you ain’t got it already, then you probably aren’t a fan. The live jump-off is this Friday and Saturday.
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VIDEO: Maureen Interviews Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces
As previewed a few weeks ago, here is the full interview of Shabazz Palaces’ Palaceer Lazaro (bka. Ishmael Butler) by “budding Wooster, MA journalist Maureen.” Black Up coming June 28. Take advantage of advanced promo offers from Sub Pop Records, here.
VIDEO: “One Chance” – Rockwell Powers & Ill Pill (feat. DJ Phinisey)
Here’s the fourth video from Rockwell Powers & Ill Pill’s latest album, Kids In The Back 2 (available for FREE here). “Once Chance” was shot at Urban Grace, the MC’s church in the TAC.
This clip might resonate for anyone who grew up going to church, or found church to be a sort of second home later in life. Even though I don’t find myself affiliated with a church (or any sort of organized religion) these days, I still feel that connection when I visit my home town and drive past the spot I grew up attending.
VIDEO: “Immigrants For Sale”
I don’t post very many PSA-type things on 206UP.COM (many artists the site favors are experts themselves at bringing the proper knowledge), but this animated piece on for-profit detention centers was so well done I couldn’t pass it up.
(Spotted on comedian Hari Kondabolu’s blog.)
VIDEO: “Brain Champagne” – Helluvastate
Digging the B&W, the reverse raindrops, the glass/jar/head/vase/thingy. Director Stephan Gray does justice to “Brain Champagne,” my favorite joint off Adventures in a Helluvastate.
VIDEO: “In The Kitchen” – Fice
Nice 253-centric clip by Tacoma representative Fice. His bars on “In The Kitchen” might be the dope flow that has eluded the MC for a while now — at least in this humble blogger’s opinion. By far not the smoothest of Tac-town rappers, he’s got great presence on this track. Direction by Erik Soderquist.
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