This is the single from The Notorious Movie Soundtrack. Video coming soon

“Brooklyn Go Hard” Jay Z featuring Santogold (Produced by Kanye West)

Arsun F!st & Supastition featured on Dub MD’s “Hip Hop Renatus”

Dub MD presents the brand new exclusive mixtape project entitled “Hip Hop Renatus” with some of the most slept on and underrated emcees featuring the likes of Supastition, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli, Mr. Live, 6th Sense, Sic Osyrus, Fred Knuxx, Karneige, Access Immortal, Donny Goines, Diablo Archer, Emilio Rojas, D.V. Alias Khryst, Wordsmith and many more, doing what they do best over some of the greatest producers in the Hip Hop’s “New, Rare, Classic & Unreleased” instrumentals including J Dilla, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, ?uestlove, Large Professor, Oddisee, Illmind, Marley Marl, Madlib and 9th Wonder just to list a few.

Supastition appears on the mix with the Black Milk produced “Sound of Reform School” and Arsun F!st appears on the Marco Polo produced “I’m In Here”.

Now available for free download: Dub MD presents “Hip Hop Renatus”

Free Download: Tha Connection “Trapeze” album sampler

The most raw and soulful duo never heard! Hailing from Hempstead, NY, Tha Connection (Hus and SmooVth) come with their debut via Domination Recordings entitled “Trapeze” for a digital release this November. Filled with undiscovered gems to keep the underground boom bap and love soul alive. First appearing on 12bits Rawkus 50 release “Stranded On Planet Rock”, Tha Connection represented 11 out the 23 tracks on the Rawkus album. With a recent vinyl appearance via Germany’s Melting Pot Music that was released in August 2008, on Fella Vaughns produced “Love Song” and another release via Swedens Peakaboo Music entitled “SmooVth and Drums EP”, these young men with old souls are on the uprise. “Trapeze” is kept in the true underground classic form, dope Beats and dope rhymes all the way through!

Free Download: Tha Connection “Trapeze” album sampler MP3

Free Download: Saint “Can’t Relate” MP3

Now available for free download is the new single from Saint titled “Can’t Relate” featuring Muneshine and Emskee from The Good People. “Can’t Relate” is taken from Saint’s latest release “About Time” that is in stores now on Pro Se / Domination Recordings.

Free Download: Saint “Can’t Relate” feat. Muneshine & Emskee

Gorilla Zoe’s “S.W.A.G.” Featuring - Shawty lo and Rocko (Free Download)

GORILLA ZOE “DONT FEED THE ANIMALS IN STORES MARCH 17TH 2009!!!
GORILLA ZOE”S “LOST” is the number #1 most added song to Urban radio this week!!!!! Video coming soon!!!

Shaya - “Impeccable Concepts” Remix featuring Trek Life & Finale

“Impeccable concepts / We move on a global conquest”

The Song:

Shaya’s come a long way from his start-up years of handing out demo cassettes on the street. With his debut album, Fallen Awake, he’s showing no signs of stopping. In the fresh new remix of “Impeccable Concepts” featuring Trek Life and Finale, Shaya brings the heat off the street and to our ears. In the past, he’s tried to create “thinking man’s music”, and in this single he continues on that higher plain, describing his goals in eloquent lines like “Impeccable concepts / We move on a global conquest.” This swanky strut is classic in style, but redefined in its lyricism. The funky, acoustic feel of the beat mixed with Shaya’s airtight rhymes make the remix prefect for any seasonal soundtrack. Shaya’s debut album, Fallen Awake, is available in stores and online everywhere on Interdependent Media.

The Background:

Prior to signing with Interdependent Media, Shaya spent nearly ten years hitting the pavement in his native Bay Area slanging handmade CD’s and mixtapes at shows and on street corners. Shaya’s lyricism, determination, and charismatic personality caught the attention of many industry leaders but personal obstacles often prevented him from taking his craft to the next level. He did, however, perform regularly and opened up for Bay Area luminaries such as the Hieroglyphics and the Living Legends. Shaya is currently under the mentorship of iD, the same A&R guru who introduced the world to Little Brother. Now, backed with the support of Interdependent Media, home to Canibus, K’naan, Tanya Morgan, Eyezon, J*Davey, and other artists, Shaya and iD are proud to finally release the fulfillment of the potential that others in the industry have always seen in Shaya with Fallen Awake. The album features production from Jake One (50 Cent, Freeway) and The ARE (Lords of the Underground, K-Otix). Under the manifesto of resurrecting “thinking man’s music,” Shaya considers Fallen Awake to be not only an open-palm to his listeners, but a chance to lay to rest the pains of his own life.

Streams:

“Impeccable Concepts” Remix featuring Trek Life & Finale

Free Download: Shorty Raw “Magnum Opus” album sampler

Now available for free download is the “Magnum Opus” album sampler from Augusta, GA. based emcee Shorty Raw. “Magnum Opus” is Shorty Raw’s solo debut that will be available digitally later this month on Domination Recordings.

Free Download: Shorty Raw “Magnum Opus” album sampler MP3

About the release: Magnum Opus means an artist/writers best work to date. Shorty Raw feels “Magnum Opus” is definitely his best work since he has been recording music. This album displays Shorty Raw’s experiences and relations both socially and intimately. His objective for Magnum Opus was to bring that classic feel that was so prominent in the early/mid 90’s. It literally took him and production partner KHZ years to put this album together. They even went as far as re-recording the whole project to assure that they had an album that banged from start to finish. Shorty Raw’s main man KHZ, did roughly 85% of the album. He also had the pleasure of working with 8:35 out of Portland, OR., Go from Augusta, GA. and the up and coming powerhouse ToneBeats.

Free Download: Majik Most “What I’m About” MP3

Now available for free download is the latest single from Majik Most titled “What I’m About”, taken from the album “You Got Jokes?!” on Domination Recordings. In other news, Majik Most is back in the studio working on his new solo album that will be coming out very soon!!!

Free Download: Majik Most “What I’m About“

Vancouver Fashion Week photos, November 2008

Scenes from Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009

All photos taken by Aaron Joseph for MVRemix Media

Scenes from Vancouver Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009

Crown City Rockers - “Body Rock”

“Live life off the wall like M.J. / Sweat til the whole floor wet, comprendé?”

The Song:

Crown City Rockers are all for good times and even better music, a philosophy that they stand by on their bangin’, party-worthy single “Body Rock.” The catchy chorus and melody are as infectious as the beat, so expect some swaying and swinging to go down whenever this track’s busting out of your speakers. With a hook like “So-so-socializin’ on a Saturday night / and we’re just movin’ to the music and you’re holdin’ me tight / just let your body rock” you merely need to heed the good word of the Crown City Rockers for the party to follow.

The Background:

Comprised of stellar emcee Raashan Ahmad, producer Woodstock, keyboardist Kat Ouano, bassist/producer Headnodic, and drummer Max MacVeety, Crown City Rockers are a genre-blending powerhouse of musical prowess. Combining classic soul samples and funk-inspired beats with their live instrumentation creates a fresh sound that stands out from today’s hip-hop crowd. Formed in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, the crew relocated to Oakland, CA where things really took off. After releasing two successful albums, this clan has major clout in the Bay Area, being proclaimed the “Best Hip Hop Group in the Bay” by SF Weekly and the SF Guardian which said “The six piece outfit throws down for the cause with an admirably honest effort that shows more than anything else, their dedication to the art form.” Their new single “Body Rock” is in stores now.

Streams: Crown City Rockers - “Body Rock“