All Blog Posts Tagged 'hip hop' (10)

Hartford Advocate 9/09/2009 by Adam Bernard (Full Article) As we continue to build our hip-hop scene here in Connecticut, one issue that continues to plague us is the lack of information disseminated about the scene. P… Continue

By Prolifik, who's nationally syndicated show "In Tha Cypher" can be heard on Sundays 10 p.m.-12 a.m. on Kiss 95.7. The Rising Sun Quest Friday, June 19, as part of the Enter the Cypher hip-hop showcase at Cousin Larry's Cafe, 1 Elm St., Danbury, (203)... "When I first met The Rising Sun Quest, it was at one of… Continue

The Hip Hop fam over at The Echo Chamber gave IndieFeed, as well as the Troublemakers a featured post. I encourage you to peep the site and leave some comments. They cover the entire sphere of hip-hop and much more. http://theechochamberblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/indie-feed-a-podcast-for-the-hip-hop-heads/ Continue

Yo yesterday I was a little bummed out. That hot 93.7 thing was starting to look real promising because after a week of promotion and hard work I got up to 41% of the votes. It took me Three days of straight grinding to get to that point. I got home yesterday and checked the percentages again, I was still at 41%. So I go walk my dog "Falcon" and then grab a coke out the fridge. I checked my stats one more time after reading my e-mail and saw that in a matter of 15 minutes I dropped 10%. Clearly… Continue

Whattup people. I was digging through my old tracks today and listened to this diss track I did way back in the day. I figure I'd share it with ya'll since its pretty funny to me when I look back on it. Here is a quick rundown as I remember it. Basically way back when Sketch and my boy Dre were kings of Connecticut TV and they had a show called "hole up and Analyze" on public access TV where they would have rappers up there for interviews and performances. Every now and again they would have t… Continue

I have the honor of recording, mixing and mastering 5 songs for a pioneer of Roots, Rock, Reggae...the legendary Roland Burrell. He's best known for his hit Johnny Dollar. He came up to the crib around 2:30pm with Supatouch Sound, we had a little warm up "se… Continue

What’s good people, Just wanted to give you a rundown on the XOTIC DREAMZ car show that went down this Sunday @ Porter and Chester. It was a beautiful day and i finally got to do an outdoor event without it raining. There were hundreds of the hottest cars I’ve ever seen and dozens of CT's hottest car clubs representing. Cut’s Hip Hop and R&B station HOT 93.7 was in the building yes. But don’t get it confused. AFA was providing ALL the music. Setting it off was DJ Halo with a set to start the… Continue

Hip hop saved my life again!!! Aiight, that's an overstatement (this time) but I did find two new releases to work into rotation with Quest's Journey to the Sun and Phenetiks Non-Pollutionary Wonder. First, you need to check out the new album by Nas. I can already hear the grouchy hip hop purists in my crew groaning as I type this saying things like "hmmpff, Nas hasn't had a good album since Illmatic" or "'Live at the Barbeque' was my shit, bu… Continue

The GZA has a new album coming out called ProTools. I hate the name, but as always my favorite Wu member will bless us with a dope album, I'm sure. I got my hands on this track "Paper Plate" where he TEARS 50 CENT A NEW ASSHOLE. Listen! "One of the most renowned and continually relevant hip-hop emcees of all time, GZA returns with his long awaited fifth solo album, "ProTools." An original member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, GZA has established himself as a perennial force… Continue

CD from The Rising Sun Quest Saturday, July 19, 2008 By David Pond & Brian LaRue The Rising Sun Quest, Journey Towards The Sun (risingsunquest.com). A breath of fresh air for Connecticut hip-hop. Composed of positive content about respect and everyday struggles, conscious rhymes about the system and N… Continue