Directed by: Jon Jon
“This is more than a video, more like a short story of a guy walking rapping his own lyrics, real HipHopSh!t.” Â Be sure and download Eighty4’s 1st Class In Fly World mixtape too if you haven’t already.
Hyphen: Good lookin on the post Mitch. Y’all should support the homies…good people and good music/videos!
The homies Lace Cadence and Jon Augustavo have teamed up for the lead video from Lace’s recent mixtape, Launchpad. If you’re still sleeping, be sure to download it right here. Dope music and hosted by J. Moore and myself…what are you waiting for?
Oh, and man, it must be a tough gig filming a video with the beautiful Isabella Du Graf. Jon Jon couldn’t have screwed this video up if he tried. But on the real, I hear she has some dope records too…be on the lookout.
It’s been a long time coming, but the homey Lace Cadence of Clockwork has officially released his first solo project, coming in the form of the Launchpad mixtape. If you’re familiar with Clockwork, then you know a bit of what to expect, but this builds off the group’s sound and takes it to a new place altogether. I had a nice discussion with Lace about where he’s at musically these days and I couldn’t be prouder of dude. In essence, he’s a grown ass man and he’s going to make the music he wants to make, without compromise. He’s shown elements of this style throughout his career, but he really owned it on these records. As an artist, that’s where you want to be.
I’m also happy to add that J. Moore and I hosted the tape, while DJ B-Mello mixed the project from front to back (sound familiar?). It was a great process all around, so big shouts to Lace, Frank, Blastoff Productions, Producer L, and everyone involved with Launchpad. Hope y’all enjoy the tape as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Download here.
Apologies for the delay on this week’s show, but you know how it goes. Peep this week’s show to hear great music (as always) and the homey Lace Cadence joining us to debut “Moonlight” off his brand new mixtape. J. Moore and I hosted the tape, while it was mixed by DJ B-Mello. Sound familiar? Cop Lace’s tape for the free right here – http://lacecadence.com
Super duper big time shout to Aloe Blacc coming through the studio this past week to bless us with an exclusive performance of his “Politician” record. If you aren’t aware, Aloe has been a dope MC for years but in the last few, he’s started to branch out and really illustrate his musical genius. His new project, Good Things, is, simply put, incredible. It’s one of the best albums of the year and a throwback to when soul music not only sounded great, but also pushed buttons in society. Nowhere is this more evident with “Politician,” a track that only appears as an instrumental reprise on the album.
In studio, Aloe murdered this in one take. I highly recommend you peep it right here – https://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2010/08/15/aloe-blacc-politician-live-on-sound-session/
Show #272 (8-15-10)
Link to download the mp3 of the show – http://www.mediafire.com/?z5bjcs98mzxq6cn
(back up / streaming link – http://www.zshare.net/audio/794664281379042a/)
(2nd back up – http://usershare.net/7kdkjt422cyv)
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Yes y’all, the time has finally come for the release of the newest Cornerstone Mixtape, presented by J. Moore, DJ B-Mello, and yours truly. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Cornerstone is one of the preeminent marketing companies in the music industry and they’ve been releasing a monthly mixtape for years. The hosts of each edition are hand selected by the Cornerstone staff and to be picked is considered a pretty high honor within hip-hop, one we’re thankful and proud to receive. Some of the past participants include legends like DJ Premier, Pete Rock, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Fantastic Four (from Friday Night Flavas), DJ Revolution, and countless others. J and I are excited to be able to join those ranks and represent Seattle alongside our longtime friend and fellow DJ, the original West Coast Tapemaster, DJ B-Mello.
To be honest, it’s a bit surreal to see myself plastered on one of these covers since I’ve been collecting the tapes for years. To go from a kid bumming copies from my industry friends each month, to being added to the Cornerstone ship list (what up TNT!), to now helping host a tape myself…I can’t front, it’s a really cool feeling. Big shout to the entire 1200 Squad, particularly Blaze Wong, J, Dru Ha, and Rob Stone, for working with me throughout my college radio years and now at KUBE with Sunday Night Sound Session. They truly respect and live this culture, and they recognize folks who are helping keep it alive like J, Mello, and myself. Much appreciated fellas.
Alright, enough sentimentality. If you’re interested, peep the tracklisting for our mix and download it through one of the links below. We finished this up back in April, so a few of the songs are a little old right now. That said, I think we did a pretty damn good job keeping it current and we even managed to hang on to a couple exclusives…no small feat in this day and age. As always, our goal was to provide you with some great music and perhaps expose you to an artist you might not be familiar with.
Please feel free to repost and share around the net to all your people. Most importantly, just like on my old Beats, Rhymes, and Life mixtapes, remember to support the artists if you’re feeling their music!
Download Cornerstone Mixtape #115 – http://sharebee.com/9c9bde51
(back up link #1 – http://www.mediafire.com/?ejzak2y2itz)
(back up link #2 – http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7IHDF1P6)
Enjoy!