Thursday, November 27, 2008

DISTRAKT BLOG














This is one our favorite blogs, from one of our favorite rappers, from one of our favorite 50 states.

Here you can see Distrakt...

-Build an AT-AT from Star Wars, out of Paper. (Link)

-Leap from building to building, while undergoing Parkour training. (Link)

-Participate in Panoramic Photography

-And More...

Also, Distrakt is continuously updating his blog with journal entries, which provide unique insight into his day to day thought processes and creative quirks.


We will have more news on Distrakt as he starts to unveil his current projects to the world.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Adventures of Ichiban on the CMJ Charts

I realized earlier this week that a lot of you amateur journalists might be confused about the news we have been reporting regarding the CMJ Hip Hop Charts.

This is because The Official CMJ Website does not post a new chart for the public to see until usually 2 or 3 weeks after that chart is released.

So for the sake of clarity, we have chronicled the rise of "Psycle Analysis", the debut album from Rapper Ichiban of Denver, on the CMJ Hip Hop Top 40.

















CMJ Issue #1084:
In his fifth week on the CMJ Top 40 Hip Hop chart, Ichiban dropped out of the Top 20, and landed at #21 on the CMJ Hip Hop chart.

TWLW2WPKWKSArtistRecordingLabel
111113MURSMurs For PresidentWarner Bros.
22229JAKE ONEWhite Van MusicRhymesayers
34337MIGHTY UNDERDOGSDroppin' Science FictionDefinitive Jux
43635AZEEMAir CartoonsOaklyn
56445STREETSEverything Is BorrowedVice
67965ILLA JYancey BoysDelicious Vinyl
7101059MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTAWLIB AM: King Of The Wig FlipBBE-!K7
88529PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRSFun DMCGold Dust
951155KABOOSEExcuse MeSyntax
10--10288-KEYSThe Death Of AdamDecon
111212113COMMON MARKETTobacco RoadHyena-Massline
1213757ROOTS MANUVASlime And ReasonBig Dada
131117114THE KNUXRemind Me In 3 DaysE Pluribus Unum
149886CYNEPretty Dark ThingsHometapes
151414118NASUntitledColumbia-Def Jam
1616191310JOSH MARTINEZThe World Famous Sex BuffetCamoBear
17--171EVIDENCEThe Layover [EP]Decon
1826-184MIKE RELMSpectacleRadio Fried
191713610DJ K.O.Picture ThisShaman Work
20--201MC FRONTALOTFinal BossLevel Up
211833185ICHIBANPsycle AnalysisLife
2232-1710IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE"The Third World" [Single]Viper
232123130ATMOSPHEREWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldRhymesayers
242027207YO! MAJESTY Futuristically Speaking... Never Be AfraidDomino
253021147RESTIFORM BODIESTV Loves You BackAnticon
26--261JEDI MIND TRICKSA History Of ViolenceBabygrande
272828411DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIPAnglesStrange Famous
281515411LARGE PROFESSORMain SourceGold Dust
2919-192Q-TIPThe RenaissanceUniversal Motown
30-32302MOKA ONLYCarrots And EggsUrbnet
31--311GRIEVES AND BUDO88 Keys And CountingBlack Clover
323134313MENAHAN STREET BANDMake The Road By WalkingDaptone-Dunham
332218512DJ MUGGS AND PLANET ASIAPain LanguageGold Dust
3425161310C-RAYZ WALZ AND KOSHA DILLZ Freestyle Vs. WrittenModular Moods
3534-69BUFF1There's Only OneA-Side Worldwide-LTP-A-Side
3629-292TITTSWORTHTwelve StepsPlant Music
37--371BSTCMusic For A Saturday Evening EPAll Natural
38-37305TECH N9NEKillerStrange
39--306D-SISIVEThe BookUrbnet
40--401NOW ONTomorrow AlreadyA-Side Worldwide


CMJ Issue #1083: In his fourth week on the CMJ Top 40 Hip Hop chart, Ichiban reached his highest mark yet, breaking the Top 20, and landing at #18. This is especially important because now YOU can go to CMJ.COM, next week, and Ichiban's music will be featured on the Top 20 Hip Hop Chart. Cracking the Top 20 provides Ichiban with many more benefits than before, because many publications only show the Top 20 for Hip Hop.

TWLW2WPKWKSArtistRecordingLabel
111112MURSMurs For PresidentWarner Bros.
22228JAKE ONEWhite Van MusicRhymesayers
361434AZEEMAir CartoonsOaklyn
43336MIGHTY UNDERDOGSDroppin' Science FictionDefinitive Jux
5112154KABOOSEExcuse MeSyntax
64744STREETSEverything Is BorrowedVice
793574ILLA JYancey BoysDelicious Vinyl
85428PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRSFun DMCGold Dust
98885CYNEPretty Dark ThingsHometapes
1010658MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTAWLIB AM: King Of The Wig FlipBBE-!K7
111731113THE KNUXRemind Me In 3 DaysE Pluribus Unum
12129112COMMON MARKETTobacco RoadHyena-Massline
137556ROOTS MANUVASlime And ReasonBig Dada
141412117NASUntitledColumbia-Def Jam
151511410LARGE PROFESSORMain SourceGold Dust
161913139JOSH MARTINEZThe World Famous Sex BuffetCamoBear
17131069DJ K.O.Picture ThisShaman Work
183333184ICHIBANPsycle AnalysisLife
19--191Q-TIPThe RenaissanceUniversal Motown
202724206YO! MAJESTY Futuristically Speaking... Never Be AfraidDomino
212320129ATMOSPHEREWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldRhymesayers
221816511DJ MUGGS AND PLANET ASIAPain LanguageGold Dust
2324181112EMCThe ShowTraffic Entertainment Group
24-37243NEW JACK HUSTLESound CheckTres
251615139C-RAYZ WALZ AND KOSHA DILLZ Freestyle Vs. WrittenModular Moods
26-29263MIKE RELMSpectacleRadio Fried
273132275BLVDMusic For PeopleSelf-Released
2828-410DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIPAnglesStrange Famous
29--291TITTSWORTHTwelve StepsPlant Music
302125146RESTIFORM BODIESTV Loves You BackAnticon
3134-312MENAHAN STREET BANDMake The Road By WalkingDaptone-Dunham
32-27179IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE"The Third World" [Single]Viper
33--331FOREIGN EXCHANGELeave It All BehindNicolay
34--68BUFF1There's Only OneA-Side Worldwide-LTP-A-Side
353040119DOOMTREEDoomtreeDoomtree
36--420PRESTOState Of The ArtConcrete Grooves
37--313JOHNSON AND JONSONJohnson And JonsonTres
38-36314FACTORChandelierFake Four
392017174FORT KNOX FIVERadio Free D.C.Fort Knox
40--1021RAASHAN AHMADThe PushOm



CMJ ISSUE #1082: In his third week on the CMJ Top 40 Hip Hop chart, Ichiban held down the #33 position he had claimed in Issue #1081. At this point he could have either gained momentum, or lost it completley.

TWLW2WPKWKSArtistRecordingLabel
111111MURSMurs For PresidentWarner Bros.
22227JAKE ONEWhite Van MusicRhymesayers
33535MIGHTY UNDERDOGSDroppin' Science FictionDefinitive Jux
471143STREETSEverything Is BorrowedVice
54327PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRSFun DMCGold Dust
6143863AZEEMAir CartoonsOaklyn
75655ROOTS MANUVASlime And ReasonBig Dada
881684CYNEPretty Dark ThingsHometapes
935-93ILLA JYancey BoysDelicious Vinyl
106757MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTAWLIB AM: King Of The Wig FlipBBE-!K7
112117113KABOOSEExcuse MeSyntax
1294111COMMON MARKETTobacco RoadHyena-Massline
1310868DJ K.O.Picture ThisShaman Work
141210116NASUntitledColumbia-Def Jam
1511949LARGE PROFESSORMain SourceGold Dust
161513138C-RAYZ WALZ AND KOSHA DILLZ Freestyle Vs. WrittenModular Moods
1731-172THE KNUXRemind Me In 3 DaysE Pluribus Unum
181621510DJ MUGGS AND PLANET ASIAPain LanguageGold Dust
191318138JOSH MARTINEZThe World Famous Sex BuffetCamoBear
201728173FORT KNOX FIVERadio Free D.C.Fort Knox
212514145RESTIFORM BODIESTV Loves You BackAnticon
222615311HIGH DECIBELS HDRolling Jack
232027128ATMOSPHEREWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldRhymesayers
2418121111EMCThe ShowTraffic Entertainment Group
25191999PARISAcid ReflexGuerrilla Funk
2622-222FANNYPACKGhetto BootlegTommy Boy
272420205YO! MAJESTY Futuristically Speaking... Never Be AfraidDomino
28-2249DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIPAnglesStrange Famous
292823149CECIL OTTERRebel YellowDoomtree
304035118DOOMTREEDoomtreeDoomtree
313231314BLVDMusic For PeopleSelf-Released
32--321MOKA ONLYCarrots And EggsUrbnet
333339333ICHIBANPsycle AnalysisLife
34--341MENAHAN STREET BANDMake The Road By WalkingDaptone-Dunham
353429169ARAM DANESHThe GrindMammoth
36--361TOBACCOFucked Up FriendsAnticon
37-30304TECH N9NEKillerStrange
382325236MIKE MICTLAN AND LAZERBEAK Hand Over FistDoomtree
393024209FOREIGN LEGIONThe Secret KnockHunger Strike
40--401NIGHTMARES ON WAXThought So...Warp


CMJ ISSUE #1081: In his second week on the CMJ Top 40 Hip Hop chart, Ichiban proved that his album charting was no fluke, as he didn't just remain on the chart, he actually climbed from #39 up to #33.

TWLW2WPKWKSArtistRecordingLabel
111110MURSMurs For PresidentWarner Bros.
22226JAKE ONEWhite Van MusicRhymesayers
351034MIGHTY UNDERDOGSDroppin' Science FictionDefinitive Jux
43426PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRSFun DMCGold Dust
56854ROOTS MANUVASlime And ReasonBig Dada
67556MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTAWLIB AM: King Of The Wig FlipBBE-!K7
711-72STREETSEverything Is BorrowedVice
8161883CYNEPretty Dark ThingsHometapes
943110COMMON MARKETTobacco RoadHyena-Massline
108667DJ K.O.Picture ThisShaman Work
119748LARGE PROFESSORMain SourceGold Dust
12109115NASUntitledColumbia-Def Jam
131815137JOSH MARTINEZThe World Famous Sex BuffetCamoBear
1438-142AZEEMAir CartoonsOaklyn
151313137C-RAYZ WALZ AND KOSHA DILLZ Freestyle Vs. WrittenModular Moods
16211959DJ MUGGS AND PLANET ASIAPain LanguageGold Dust
1728-172FORT KNOX FIVERadio Free D.C.Fort Knox
1812121110EMCThe ShowTraffic Entertainment Group
19191698PARISAcid ReflexGuerrilla Funk
202722127ATMOSPHEREWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldRhymesayers
2117-172KABOOSEExcuse MeSyntax
22--221FANNYPACKGhetto BootlegTommy Boy
232526235MIKE MICTLAN AND LAZERBEAK Hand Over FistDoomtree
242025204YO! MAJESTY Futuristically Speaking... Never Be AfraidDomino
251414144RESTIFORM BODIESTV Loves You BackAnticon
261511310HIGH DECIBELS HDRolling Jack
2726-178IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE"The Third World" [Single]Viper
282317148CECIL OTTERRebel YellowDoomtree
2936-292MIKE RELMSpectacleRadio Fried
302424208FOREIGN LEGIONThe Secret KnockHunger Strike
31--311THE KNUXRemind Me In 3 DaysE Pluribus Unum
323136313BLVDMusic For PeopleSelf-Released
3339-332ICHIBANPsycle AnalysisLife
3429-168ARAM DANESHThe GrindMammoth
35-37352ILLA JYancey BoysDelicious Vinyl
36--313FACTORChandelierFake Four
3737-372NEW JACK HUSTLESound CheckTres
38--381GHETTO"It's Nuthin" [Single]Stay Focused
39--391BLACK MILKTronicFat Beats
403530117DOOMTREEDoomtreeDoomtree


CMJ ISSUE #1080: In his first week on the CMJ Top 40 Hip Hop chart, Ichiban just barely made it, pushing his way into the #39 position. With this accomplishment, Ichiban got a special congratulations from Dave Herrera in the Westword.

TWLW2WPKWKSArtistRecordingLabel
11319MURSMurs For PresidentWarner Bros.
22225JAKE ONEWhite Van MusicRhymesayers
34425PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRSFun DMCGold Dust
43119COMMON MARKETTobacco RoadHyena-Massline
5103253MIGHTY UNDERDOGSDroppin' Science FictionDefinitive Jux
68863ROOTS MANUVASlime And ReasonBig Dada
75655MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTAWLIB AM: King Of The Wig FlipBBE-!K7
86766DJ K.O.Picture ThisShaman Work
97547LARGE PROFESSORMain SourceGold Dust
1099114NASUntitledColumbia-Def Jam
11--111STREETSEverything Is BorrowedVice
121211119EMCThe ShowTraffic Entertainment Group
131315136C-RAYZ WALZ AND KOSHA DILLZ Freestyle Vs. WrittenModular Moods
141422143RESTIFORM BODIESTV Loves You BackAnticon
15111239HIGH DECIBELS HDRolling Jack
1618-162CYNEPretty Dark ThingsHometapes
17--171KABOOSEExcuse MeSyntax
181518156JOSH MARTINEZThe World Famous Sex BuffetCamoBear
19161497PARISAcid ReflexGuerrilla Funk
202533203YO! MAJESTY Futuristically Speaking... Never Be AfraidDomino
21191058DJ MUGGS AND PLANET ASIAPain LanguageGold Dust
22231348DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIPAnglesStrange Famous
231719147CECIL OTTERRebel YellowDoomtree
242420207FOREIGN LEGIONThe Secret KnockHunger Strike
252629254MIKE MICTLAN AND LAZERBEAK Hand Over FistDoomtree
26--177IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE"The Third World" [Single]Viper
272223126ATMOSPHEREWhen Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit GoldRhymesayers
28--281FORT KNOX FIVERadio Free D.C.Fort Knox
29-26167ARAM DANESHThe GrindMammoth
303140303TECH N9NEKillerStrange
3136-312BLVDMusic For PeopleSelf-Released
32-31312JOHNSON AND JONSONJohnson And JonsonTres
33--33188-KEYSThe Death Of AdamDecon
34--268RZA AS BOBBY DIGITALDigi SnacksKoch
353028116DOOMTREEDoomtreeDoomtree
36--361MIKE RELMSpectacleRadio Fried
37--371NEW JACK HUSTLESound CheckTres
38--381AZEEMAir CartoonsOaklyn
39--391ICHIBANPsycle AnalysisLife
4035-1020RAASHAN AHMADThe PushOm

Stay tuned to see how much longer this Denver MC can hold down a position on this national Hip Hop chart.


And don't forget, it made news when this dude hit #39, it still hasen't made news that he has made it to #18, so you heard it here first!