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SHOW (& TICKET GIVEAWAY!): Tanya Morgan (Feat. Def Dee & Language Arts, City Hall) @ Columbia City Theater, Sat 8.28

Plan your Saturday evening around this outstanding lineup, and enter to win a pair of tickets from 206UP.COM and the good folks at Columbia City Theater! It’s easy: just send your boy (that’s me) an email with “Tanya Morgan Giveaway” in the subject line to 206upblog@gmail.com, or hit me up on Twitter with the same. I’ll throw your name in a hat and pick a winner at random no later than Friday (8/27) at 5 pm PST. Now, peep the flyer and read what I have to say about Tanya Morgan!

Tanya Morgan is a rap group. And, atypical name aside, they might just sound like the closest thing hip-hop has nowadays to A Tribe Called Quest. You might cry “Blasphemy!” and you’d probably be right, but it doesn’t change the fact that TM’s stellar 2009 LP, Brooklynati, captures the spirit of Quest in their heyday.

Judge for yourself this Saturday (8/28) at Columbia City Theater. Joining TM will be local crews Def Dee and Language Arts (originators of what 206UP.COM still thinks is the best Seattle hip-hop album of 2010, Gravity), and City Hall (a South Sound crew composed of EvergreenOne, Todd Sykes and DJ Slimrock). The whole party-rocking affair will be hosted by Prometheus Brown and feature a DJ set by Town stalwart Larry Mizell, Jr. Enter to win tickets on 206UP.COM or go cop ’em, here, then thank the loyal folks at Member’s Only for putting on what might be the best night of your life.

Here’s the video for “So Damn Down,” off Brooklynati:

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DOWNLOAD: “Reset” (DLRN f/Prometheus Brown & Illecism)

The Sacramento hip-hop duo DLRN (formerly known as “Delorean” — name change presumably due to the existence of the indie rock outfit of the same moniker) has released a new EP called The Bridge which can be had for free here. Similar in style and substance to the group’s debut release, No More Heroes, this new eight-track collection is heavier on soul and collaborative endeavors, including the song “Reset” featuring Seattle rap hero, Prometheus Brown (aka. Geo of Blue Scholars).

(Click here to continue reading at Seattle Show Gal…)

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VIDEO: “Spliff Remix (BTS)” (Sol f/Grynch, Prometheus Brown & Thig Natural)

I love the lush production on this joint from Sol’s latest FREE EP, Dear Friends, Vol II. Cop it at the homie’s website here. Like Thig Nat, I don’t smoke, but I understand why people do…

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DOWNLOAD: “Slow Down (Sabzi Remix)” (Bambu f/Prometheus Brown)

Yet another #LatePass. See what happens when yo ass goes on vacation? All the dope internet drops get overlooked…Maybe I need to hire a second-in-command, hmm…

Anyway, I just got around to hearing this one. Sabzi turns the beat into the star here, fierce-ing up the synths and playing up that sexy British dame to full effect. Oh yeah, Bambu and Pro Brown are still aight, too. Ha!

Click above for the D/L link.

And in case you missed the original (prod. by MTK)…

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DOWNLOAD: “Joe Arpaio” (Prometheus Brown)

#LatePass. F*ck you, Arizona. F*ck you, Joe Arpaio. I’m especially feelin’ Pro Brown on this one. It’s a damn shame that PE’s “By The Time I Get To Arizona” has been made so relevant once again…

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DOWNLOAD: “Spliff Remix” (Sol f/Grynch, Prometheus Brown & Thig Natural)

In prep for his Dear Friends EP Vol II (coming this Friday, 5/21), here’s the second drop from the homie Sol, featuring three Northwest All-Pros: Grynch, Prometheus Brown and Thig Natural.

Click above for the D/L link.

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DOWNLOAD: “Don’t Look Back” (Jack The Ripper f/Prometheus Brown, Sol & Scribes)

Click photo above to download at Seattle Show Gal

Ever wonder what it would sound like if you dropped three Seattle emcees in a European nightclub, cued-up a techno-infused pop/dance track, and let them spit bars over it? Producer Jack the Ripper’s new single, “Don’t Look Back,” helps answer that question.

(Click here to continue reading at Seattle Show Gal.)

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VIDEO: “Slow Down” (Bambu f/Prometheus Brown)

This one sounds like a f*ckin’ LA street fight, and Bambu and Prometheus Brown use the track’s momentum against your punk-ass. Filipinos go hard, son.

(Also, Pro Brown kills him on his own sh*t. Sorry Bambu fans, but it’s true.)

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DOWNLOAD: “Michelle Malkin” (Prometheus Brown)

The stars aligned for Prometheus Brown when he found inspiration in two places on opposite ends of the spectrum: the transcendent r&b stylings of the beautiful Sade, and the out-of-touch neocon ramblings of beautiful disaster Michelle Malkin.

He flips both on this track. One is paid an ironic homage, the other gets burned by Pro Brown’s verbal fire — you can probably guess who gets what. Read why here. Click on the flattering pic below for the download link.

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“The Whole is Greater Than…”

“…the sum of its parts” is certainly an adage applicable to the best hip-hop groups. Still, Sabzi and Geo (aka. Prometheus Brown) are pretty f*cking great when they’re doing their own thing, too.

Pro Brown drops some of his solo guest shots on this post from his personal blog, Prometheus Brown — with commentary (love that!).

Photo jacked from the blog, "Prometheus Brown".

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