Thursday, May 28, 2009

THE GREATEST SONGS U NEVER HEARD

New LP from Dent, featuring rarities, b-sides, and some brand new material.



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Dent ft. Phumes "Yo Love" (Produced by Ron Jullian)


Here are our thoughts on some of the standout tracks on this album.

GRIND MUSIC 09: Sol Powa's beat on this is ill. Dent's rap on this is, strange, like never really heard him fuck with that style. Its like drunken boxing as opposed to Dent's normal Karate.

ROCK ROCK Y'ALL: Classic 2004 vibe, Dent playing his part as the lost member of The Procussions, w/ Stro on the beat. Enough said.

YO LOVE: Any song with Phumes is a gem to me... Hopefully we'll do a nice little Phumes feature soon on the Rap Report. Also cool to see "Sunshowers" being referenced here in its developmental stage. Because this song has got to be older than "Sunshowers", because its Dent & Phumes. Phumes kills it by the way, where is that dude?!?!

WHO I BE: Another crazy style from Dent, kind of his Shady/Aftermath side? It works whatever it is, and who is Odetta? A lot of lost music on here for sure, this LP is turning out dope. And I don't usually support "B-Side Compilations", but this is almost like an LP.

TO THE TOP: Ill beat from producer Flawless. The homie Hevy gets some shine on this, which is dope. Everyone comes correct and this beat is really nice, with a dope bassline and everything.

ALL THE REAL HEADZ: Yo it starts out normal enough, but wait til you hear Dent, or should I say, EMIDENT!!! Wow, this is the Shady/Aftermath side of Dent full power, I was like, Where have I heard that before?? That's Eminem's flow!! But he pulls it off, and its a trip.

Overall this is very consistent, and captivating, with few dull moments. An attention keeper through and through.

Bonus:


Dent "Grind Music 09" (Produced by Sol Powa)


Dent ft. Hevy "To The Top" (Produced by Flawless)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

THE IMPROPER USE OF A CONDOM

Early Withdrawl (the improper use of a condom) is the 1st CD in a Trilogy from the Parkhill Shortbus.














Parkhill Shortbus consists of Ichiban, Jagwire aka Jagzilla, Chinch33, Shmeeze, Geezle, Suntonio Bandananas, Basti MC, Jam C, Uzi, Odyo, Dime, BeeDeeBeyond, Yonnas, Emine Bahar, Any 1, Acylum, Stan Riley, and many others not featured on this mixtape. Yes, they are a big group of Rappers.

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Here are our thoughts on a few of the standout tracks.

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Parkhill Shortbus ft. Ichiban, Shmeeze, Jagzilla, Geezle, & Chinch33 "Two Comma Kids"


TWO COMMA KIDS: Man this song is the shit, Zapp & Roger would be proud. This should be on the radio. The beats is dope, the hook is on rewind, I would love to see the youtube video of this song when it was being recorded.

Parkhill Shortbus really came correct with this one, this is classic material right here.

Real Hip Hop.

FREEDOM: This is a chill song, with a touch of R & B. Very "we are the worldy" , but in a good way. All the Rappers come correct. And the overall production is very nice.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?:
Probably my favorite verse on the album from Geezle, who is starting 5 on this Triple CD. The beat is ill too.

At times this CD also drops bits and pieces of schizophrenia on the listener in the form of bizarre skits/interuludes. Stay tuned for the 2nd and 3rd installments of this Triple CD from The Parkhill Shortbus.

Bonus:


The Parkhill Shortbus ft. Geezle, Emine Bahar, Ichiban, & Shmeeze "Freedom"


The Parkhill Shortbus ft. Geezle Shakti "What's Wrong With Me?"

PIRATE SIGNAL @ THE MONOLITH

The Monolith Festival just announced on their Facebook that The Pirate Signal will be performaing at this year's event!!

This event is scheduled to take place September 12 & 13th @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre.






















For more info check out their Facebook page.

TWO MORE

Sunday, May 24, 2009

I GOTCHA














New music from The Main Course, in anticipation of his upcoming LP release.

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The Main Course "I Gotcha" (Produced by Holy Souljah)

Leave some feedback.

Bonus:



The Main Course "Enlightened"



The Main Course "Mentally Stained"

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009

MANELINE LIVE ON CHANNEL 2 NEWS

Wow. Lets hope this is becomes a trend, and these guys go down as Trailblazers.

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They got Big Plans, to do Big Things.

Check em out.

(Note: If video has trouble loading CLICK HERE to go to original source.)

Thursday, May 21, 2009

NONE OF THAT (NUGGETS REMIX)


















New music from Rapper/Producer Kajmir Royale from Colorado Springs. In anticipation of today's game.

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Kajmir Royale "None of That" (Nuggets Remix)

Luck the Fakers.


Bonus:



Kajmir Royale "None of That" (Original)

ONE DOWN

Series is now tied 1-1 ! Nuggets-Cavs, ahhh.... sounds better every time I say it!

Some more fresh t-shirt design, this time from Derailed Ink.

























Let's get it Denver!!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

3 THE HARDWAY LIVE @ THE GOTHIC

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3 The Hard Way


My man A.V.I.U.S. hit me off with this, looks like they rocked for around 800 people that night as headliner!!!

Song produced by Kid Hum

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

BLUNTVILLE COMMERCIAL

Shout out to Sid Fly and Optimum Films.



I gotta say, I've smoked these, and they are probably the best blunt wrap on the market. But I still prefer to split a swisher myself ;-)

Bonus:



An older Bluntville commercial.

LUCK THE FAKERS

BUY YOUR LUCK THE FAKERS SHIRT FROM CERTIFIED CUSTOMS


It looks like these too are limited edition.

(Note: That's actually a different shirt, the actual shirts look a little different for sure. Couldn't find a good picture of the Certified Customs edition though. You can see what theirs look like though on their website.)

GAME 1

New shirt from local designer LARD special edition in celebration of Western Conference Finals berth by the Denver Nuggets.


The word of the day for the next 2 weeks is "Nuggets-Cavs".

Go read the original article, where they reveal that there are only 48 of these shirts!! Limited Limited Limited editions for all you "individual" types.

PREVIEW: RETURN OF THE DRAMA KINGS




















A few songs taken from the upcoming sequel to the original Drama Kings mixtape.


If you don't know Drama Kings is the 1-2 combo of MC's B Blacc and F.O.E. It is also a mixtape in the long running series from Selector Sam and Joe Thunder.

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F.O.E. & B Blacc "Back of the Club"

Return of the Drama Kings should be droppin this week stay tuned.

Bonus:



F.O.E. & B Blacc "The Reason Why Men Cheat"



F.O.E. & B Blacc "Nautious"

(Note: We've been working on starting an archive here of older hard to find stuff from Colorado such as the original Drama Kings mixtape, stay tuned.)

MIGHTY 4 VIDEO FOOTAGE

This is KILLAcamONE's footage (we usually hit his channel first when seeking out BBoyBattle footage from Colorado).

Pretty sure this goes from 1st Round to Finals from Top to Bottom so just watch them in order.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

SUICIDE WATCH 2 COVER ART + TRACKLIST

The sequel to the Suicide Watch EP is going to be called Sambodextrust.

We heard some snippets and this shit sounds fresh, stay tuned. Part two of a three part Suicide Watch Trilogy. (Suicide Watch? SW? Star Wars?)












































Don't forget to check out the first official leak we posted awhile back, called Black Superheroes.

(Note: Wait? Church's Chicken & Kool Aid are on board for this? WTF?)

DJ QUOTE "RESPECT THE DJ"

This shit looks hot, lot of dope exclusive Colorado Hip Hop on this one.

Also the cover art depicts Yung Berg's heart being ripped from his chest. Berg is the subject of much of the lyrical material on this joint.

For more on the Berg/Quote beef peep this article on Q's Rap-Up


























But yeah I was listening to the snippets of this just now, looks like there is actually A LOT of Yung Berg related battle raps all up on this one, and it also sounds dope, can't wait to check this out.

And whoever Quote has doing his cover art is fucking dope w/ that Duck Down Comic Book stylie.

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There is a nice back cover for this too, with a tracklist, but we couldn't find a large enough Jpeg of it so fuck it, we typed it out. (probably inaccurately)

1. DJ Quote "Respect The DJ"
2. Iman S "Parkhill Shit"
3. C Mays "Killin Em"
4. Jigzsaw "Hottest in the Hood"
5. M6 "Gangster Gangster"
6. Young Doe "Respect The Game"
7. The Little "That's Quote"
8. Innerstate Ike "Phone Bologna Sandwish"
9. Grafh "Blackhand Army"
10. Frostie "Box State"
11. Ginque "Sucka Nigga"
12. Mega Man "Sexy Can I"
13. Mr Midas ft. Petey "Me and my DJ"
14. Tone Skarfo "Oh Damn!"
15. Black Prez
16. DJ Quote Outro
17. JPEG "#1 Printing & More"


(Note: We don't take sides or nothing, we just promote CO Hip Hop so we could care less about Berg or the Beef. But we should add that DJ Quote's videos are really well done and pretty funny too.)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

COLORADO ROCKIES HAT

2007 NL Champions.


















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Innerstate Ike "Colorado Rockies Hat"

Ike Obama coming soon...

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Innerstate Ike "Priceless"

CATCH THE BUZZ 3

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New Mixtape from Spoke In Wordz & Playalitical, mixed by DJ Chonz. It features guest appearances from Chino XL, Bizzy Bone, Supernatural, Rhymefest, Stro, Snoop Dogg, O.N..E. and more...

With an all star lineup like that, I'm about to pop this in the cassette deck, and see what's up with it.

The 2nd quarter is coming with it in Colorado. Stay current.

Make sure you cop this. Nothing sounds quite like CO Hip Hop.

Songs Of The Colorado Rap Report Volume 2 Coming Soon...

Friday, May 15, 2009

ROCK THE DUB PRESENTS... KID HUM "OFFSHORE DRILLING"

New LP from Colorado producer Kid Hum.



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Cyrano "Cy De B" (Produced by Kid Hum)

This album is a Rap album, made from the beats that Kid Hum had previously used on his Fossil Fuel instrumental album.

Rappers included on this are Cyrano, Whygee, Sunkenstate, Junclassic, Braille, Pugs Atomz, Primeridian, Awdazcate, Hellz Yea, Brown Bag All Stars, and more...

The album is very diverse, and there are a lot of songs worth checking out.

We posted the Tracklist awhile back, so check it out. Make sure you get this shit...

DOWNLOAD KID HUM'S "OFFSHORE DRILLING" FOR FREE


ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

ON 2 DOPE BOYZ


You can also preview the whole thing streaming on the Fossil Fuel Music Myspace Page.

Suicide Bonus:


Whygee "Klonopins"


Sunkenstate "Cavities"

BIG D O "THE TAPE"

New mixtape from DJ BIG D O of Colorado Springs.


"Bringing you his debut Remix project on his new imprint Foresight Records, underground beatmaker BIG D O emerges with "The Tape". Tired of real Hip-Hop being ignored and mis-handled D O has set out to put his own unique stamp on the game and remind people of what used to be...and what still can...

"The Tape" is represenative of those glorious days of old when cassettes and vinyl dominated and good music was backed up by solid and conscious emceeing. Collecting a bevy of acapella's from the underground's most respected acts to remix, "The Tape" was a true labor of love and was recorded over the span of two years....Full of warmth, inventive samples, vinyl drum break gems and designed to mimic what a cassette would
sound like, D O takes you on a Lo-fi journey into what he deems "real music for real music lovers"."


DOWNLOAD BIG D O "THE TAPE"


You can also preview the mixtape on BIG D O MYSPACE

GO HARD










Authorized leak from upcoming album from N.O. Why (Naeem Oba & Whygee)

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N.O. Why "Go Hard" (Produced by Kenlo)


Song does just that, get ready to bang. your. mother. fuckin. head.

THE SIDE SHOW

New mixtape from Haven.






















Get it wherever JTM music is being sold.

KINTENDERS FREE

DOWNLOAD KINTENDERS 3 FOR FREE


















New music from The Kintenders.

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Lenny-Lenn "Imagine"

Saturday, May 9, 2009

THINKING SHOES


















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Braille "Thinking Shoes" (Produced by Kid Hum)


Taken from Hum's upcoming Offshore Drilling album.

(Original Article @ RockTheDub.Com)

Friday, May 8, 2009

OFFSHORE DRILLING COVER ART + TRACKLIST


















My man Kid Hum wanted me to post this, in anticipation for his upcoming LP entitled "Offshore Drilling".

This one was supposed to drop today, on the RTD label, but Hum and friends apparently wanted to build up a little more buzz around this, and so here it is.

The Tracklist...

1. Cy Yung "Audobon"
2. Whygee "Klonopins"
3. Prezzure "Never Say Never"
4. Sunken State "Gingivitis"
5. Brown Bag All-Stars "Dissappointment"
6. Junclassic "Angst"
7. Joulz Il "My Microphone"
8. Hellz Yea! "RTD Anthem
9. L. Chanes "Church"
10. Pugz Atomz ft. Primeridian & Awdazcate "The Ride"
11. Braille "Thinking Shoes"
12. Cy Yung "Cy De B"
13. Blueface (Sky 7th & Lou Sleefe) "50 Years"
14. Bonus Track: Junclassic "Passport"
15. Bonus Track: Sunken State "Cavities"


He is also supposed to be sending over a leaked track with Braille Brizzy of Lightheaded. So stay tuned for that...

Bonus:

Rock The Dub Presents... The Fuel EP (Offshore Drilling Preview)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

FEEL MODE 2

Feel Mode 2 is Now Available.










So before, when we said "Coming soon...", we meant "Now Available..."



Buy Your Copy Click Here!


Stay tuned for the official Feel Mode 2 Soundtrack/Mixtape by DJ Tense and DJ Cysko Rokwel of the Crunk Brothers!

NEW MIXTAPE FROM THE DIAMOND BOIZ


































This is the new Mixtape coming soon from the Westword-Nominated Rap group The Diamond Boiz.

The whole thing is mixed nicely by DJ Denco.


It kicks off with a sample of a storm warning for Colorado (nice touch).

This is just a teaser, can't wait to hear their solo albums.

It drops June 6th.

TYTANIK














If you haven't heard of Tytanik, this should be a nice introduction.

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Tytanik "This Niggaz Crazy"

MORE MIGHTY 4

Shout out to DJ Chonz.



Mighty 4 is doing it big!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

THE ART OF BROKEN GLASS EP






















Boonie Mayfield, "That Dude On Youtube", and an MPC impresario who is also a monster on the keys. He makes his way out of Colorado Springs...

Mr.J Medeiros, MC, BBoy, and a member of the legendary Procussions, knows a thing or two about beats, being a part time producer himself. He also makes his way out of Colorado Springs...

What is The Art of Broken Glass EP? Let's find out...

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Mr. J Medeiros "Umpire State" (Produced by Boonie Mayfield)

"Love Is All" features Tara Ellis, it does its thing and she holds down the middle of the song beautifully. Mr. J does a good thing by using his 2nd verse to elevate the song to new heights in the later stages of the track. Good track that cries out the speakers at you.

"Umpire State" is blessed to be the product of such a classic beat, sincerely. The horns? Man the whole thing lies directly within the lineage of Jazz that Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Pete Rock all belong too, all the while it invokes images of home with its Colorado tone. Can't say enough good things about this song, so just check it out and weigh in for yourself. Mr. J holds it down on top of this 1000 pound gorilla of a Beat.

"The Measure" features Jonathan Korszyk doing vocals on the hook. And the album consistently progresses. The Bassline reminds of some Jazz Fusion Return to Forever sampling a la something Madlib might get his hands on.

"Tower of Cards" is the most aggressive on the album. It also features a more traditional Mr. J Medeiros, invoking memories of his days in The Procussions. It features a symphonic composition from Boonie, which is quite different than the production he has provided on the EP up until this point.

"Broken Windows" is the semi-title track, and reminds of "Umpire State", as if it were a cousin or maybe your dad's cousins brother. It stand out on its own, its definitely fam, but it also is a little more serious in character than "Umpire State". The horns are also way different in this one, gone is the sound of filtered vinyl and ghosts, instead we get a full and in your face brass section, that sounds like it is standing the studio with Mayfield himself.

The album weighs in at five tracks, which makes it perfect for rewinding and revisiting immediately.

And that's that, cop it, and support Mr. J as he continues to carry with him the blessing of his music. And buy some Boonie beats while you are at it, support the scene.

BOOGIE YARD VS. GET WIT THIS

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In the spirit of the upcoming Mighty 4.

(Footage taken from the 2006 Rockers Rumble)

Monday, May 4, 2009

FEEL MODE 2 TRAILER

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This has been long anticipated. I remember kickin' it with Medz back in '06 and he was talking about this.

You may also recall that Medz aka Eric Heights directed the brand new Hood Hop Music Video that The Pirate Signal just released.

Basically this is a very CO-Centric graffiti video, the sequel to the first Feel Mode, and a what should be a great piece of Film Making.

DJ Cysko Rokwel and DJ Tense did the soundtrack, which they released awhile back ('06), and its absolutely fire.

I'm gonna try to get a hold of it this week and put that out too, its some super gangster shit put in the hands of two Crunk Brothers who are renowned for their DJ Skills and Battling Careers.

SPOKE IN WORDZ (PRODUCED BY NOEL Z.)


















I'm pretty sure that this is has been floating around for awhile, I think I originally saw it on The Backbeat.

However, now this single has an Official Press Release, so here it is, "Never Let Go" produced by Noel Zancanella of Radio 1190 fame.

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Spoke In Wordz "Never Let Go" (Produced by Noel Z.)


If you don't know about Spoke, there is probably a lot you don't know, and way too much to cover right here right now. So do your research.

INFINITE SHIRTZ













Not sure how exactly to secure one of these, I guess that's why the name of this picture "Ask About Shirts".

I guess the people to ask would include Jolt, Guerrilla Garden, Spoke In Wordz, O.N.E., and DJ Chonz.

What I do know for sure is Guerrilla Garden (Jolt) is responsible for the ill design, and that these dope T-Shirts are a good look for the Denver based Hip Hop Group.

BITCH I'M PAID


















This is a track off of the upcoming "Inglorious Bastard" Mixtape from O.N.E. of Infinite Mindz crew.

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O.N.E. "Bitch I'm Paid"

Bonus:



O.N.E. Ft. Spoke In Wordz "You Can't Change Me"

Friday, May 1, 2009

DIRECTED BY DISTRAKT: LAWS-LUCKY

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Directed By Distrakt: Laws - Lucky from Distrakt on Vimeo.

Words?

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We'll talk later.

The Get Down Sloppy Paparazzi Parties



So the nerds and party animals over at Attention Deficit Media have been throwing crazy parties over at Owsley's Golden Golden Road every Wednesday... We here at The Colorado Rap Report are always tryin to find out what's going on from around the way... We dug up these photos from a Sloppy Paparazi Red Carpet Party Back In March Enjoy.


I just found this online... looks like ther're doing it again this Wednesday May 6th at Owsley's(2151 Lawrence Downtown Denver) Be There or Be Square...