Congrats to Marcus D and KDCutz for making the finals at Seattle Big Tune last night! Good luck in Atlanta!
– 206-UP! Staff
(Photo jacked from kdcutz.wordpress.com. Taken at the 2009 Soundwaves Beat Battle on 5.26.09)
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Big Tune Gives You Wings
The annual Red Bull Big Tune beat battle is happening at the War Room this Friday (8/31).
For those not in the know, this competition is an opportunity for local hip-hop producers to show off their banging-est sh*t in head-to-head competitions, a format somewhat resembling Jamaican dubplate battles. The producers are pitted against each other March Madness bracket-style and the winner is determined by audience reaction.
Last year, Brainstorm won the local competition and went on to compete nationally in New York City. In ’07, Sabzi took the local crown. It’s fun to watch not just because the producers, in an effort to win over the crowd, totally act the fool onstage, but also because it’s a little mini-preview of beats that you might hear on record later. Go check it out and root for this guy (I’m biased, and I don’t care).
Sweet As Choklate
I know this blog is supposed to be dedicated to Seattle-area hip-hop only, but excuse me while I digress for just a moment…
Mary J. may have the national title “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” on lock, but Seattle’s got its very own local hip-hop soul queen and she goes by the name of Choklate. Her latest album To Whom it May Concern is simply astounding! (No need for hyperbole here either, folks. Just listen and you’ll agree.)
Anyway, she’s doing big things as evidenced by this free download. It’s a track called “Film,” produced by 2008 Red Bull Big Tune champ C-Sick. It features Nas on the vocals and none other than Miss Choklate on the chorus. Bump this!
More Choklate…
At Jazz Alley.
“Sun’s Out/Grown Folks” video.
Chok’s talented nephew, KD Cutz, chops up “Sun’s Out” and slaps us across the face with it!
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