Blog: Beatlife

So unless you've been under a rock as of late, you're probably hip to the fact that the much-lauded pairing of Dutch beatmaker Nicolay + Little Brother's Phonte AKA The Foreign Exchange are about to drop another album. Leave It All Behind will be dropping digitally on October 7th with a double CD release to follow on October 14th including a full instrumental disc. So if you're not already salivating just at the thought of this impending goodness, take a listen to the first single "Daykeeper" featuring Muhsinah, and also the album sampler. After wrapping your ears around [...]

Imeem has exclusive coverage of the Manifest Hope show currently taking place at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. Artists like Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Sam Flores and more are showing work inspired by the current political climate.Check the profile for tons of pics, video and more: http://imeem.com/manifesthope

Gold Dust Label Sampler Mixtape Mixed by Large Pro (Gold Dust, 2008) http://www.zshare.net/audio/17 793268de9c1227/ 1. Zion I- Rush 2. People Under The Stairs- Step Bacc 3. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- 9mm (feat. B-Real) 4. Large Pro- Hardcore Hip-Hop 5. Brooklyn Academy- What's The Buzz 6. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- Drama 7. Zion I- Juicy Juice 8. 40 Cal- On My Shit (feat. Sudaboss) 9. People Under The Stairs- The Wiz 10. Brooklyn [...]

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Lots goin' on in LA on Aug 16th. Frolab is presenting a release party for Stacy Epps' new album The Awakening including a performance by Epps.

VTECH PRESENTS: A CELEBRATION OF JACKSON CONTI Performances by Azymuth, The Beat Konducta, Carlinhos De Pandiero DJ Sets by J. ROCC, B+, Coleman and a special dance performance by Samba Angeles and Special Caiperinha Bar fueled SAGATIBA. Saturday August 16th 2008 The sounds of Brazil are hot and vibrating in LA! VTECH, along with KCRW, The LA Weekly, The Echoplex, Mochilla and ArtDontSleep have crafted a bounding rhythmic night! For more information, visit www.myspace.com/artdontsleep . Taking place at The Echoplex, located on 1154 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026. Ticket [...]

So the dope folks over at ArtDontSleep have another killer show coming up for all you LA heads. On August 8th you can catch Platinum Pied Pipers, Muhsinah, and DJ sets from Kutmah and The Gas Lamp Killer. All the official details and such are below. Go have fun kids. KCRW, ECHOPLEX AND ARTDONTSLEEP PRESENTS Performances by Platinum Pied Pipers Cast No. 2, Muhsinah, and DJ sets by Kutmah and The Gas Lamp Killer Friday August 8th 2008 [...]