Directed by Spiff TV.

Teflon Don coming soon.

The Video:

North Carolina’s own, Kam Moye aka Supastition, teams up with up and coming Bay Area director, Charles Barcelona (Homegrown Outfitters/Right Lane Ent) for the Marco Polo-produced banger, “Forever Fresh.” The video is done documentary-style and showcases Kam in various behind-the-scenes clips, past videos, and show footage from performances in the U.S. and abroad. The rest of the video was shot on location in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The song itself is reminiscent of the former Supastition sound with Kam spitting rapid fire, while still dropping jewels like “I’m what happens when a child prodigy grows up.” Marco Polo’s head nodding production shines brilliantly throughout the track triumphant horn stabs and classic boom bap drums leave the perfect backdrop for Kam’s ferocity. “Forever Fresh” is the b-side to Kam Moye’s official second single and album title track, “Splitting Image.”

Also, be sure to also check out Kam’s appearance on the official Wake Up Show Anthem 2010, which also features appearances from Tajai of Souls Of Mischief, Crooked I, Tech N9ne, The RZA, Ras Kass, B-Real, and more.

Kam Moye – “Forever Fresh”

Wake Up Show Anthem 2010

2010 includes an Ozomatli performance at the TED Conference, two shows at SXSW, a collaboration with the Boston Pops, three weeks in China as US Cultural Ambassadors, and headlining at the Hollywood Bowl

Celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli are set to release their new album, Fire Away, April 20th on Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records.

Fire Away is the Grammy Award-winning band’s fifth studio full length, and first for the NYC based Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records. Produced by acclaimed producer Tony Berg, Fire Away features eleven new Ozo songs (full tracklisting below), including the first single “It’s Only Paper”, currently being serviced to radio.

Ozomatli’s music — a collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga — has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around the city of Los Angeles.

This certainly resonated with producer Tony Berg (Aimee Mann, Pete Yorn), who describes working with Ozomatli “like visiting seven continents simultaneously”. Berg believes the Fire Away sessions “captured the spirit of the band’s live show without being a live album,” and he sensed Ozomatli stretching themselves in the studio, adding “each of the members had grown as a writer and as a musician. I think Fire Away reflects their true songwriting talents–everyone’s point-of-view was captured. That is the spirit of Ozomatli. They’re pan-cultural, and they somehow manage to be raucous and thoughtful at the same time.”

Fire Away is arguably Ozomatli’s most diverse album yet, ranging from the emotionally resplendent ballads “It’s Only Time” and “Love Comes Down,” the 60’s Stax influenced vibe of “45″, to the Spanglish of “Nadas Por Free”.

“Malagasy Shock” recounts singer and guitarist Raul Pacheco’s harrowing near death experience, electrocuted on stage in front of thousands of people during the band’s recent State Department trip to Madagascar. Pacheco offers, “Sometimes you are shocked into realizing life must be lived with a profoundly energetic fervor.” He pauses, then adds, “…and sometimes you are just actually shocked!”

Fire Away also includes “Gay Vatos In Love,” one of the more controversial songs Ozomatli has ever penned. Some may raise eyebrows that a group with no gay members would address same sex unions, but the subject matter doesn’t seem so contentious in the hands of a band with a longstanding mission of peace and tolerance.

Raul poses a simple question, “Do you believe that everyone deserves love? Even gay vatos? Quickly adding, “Yes, for sure. It is always a good time to challenge our own notions and boundaries of what can be. Especially in the ever present natural need and quest for love. We say, let every person have the right to choose who and how they love one another… ”

2009 proved to be a busy year for Ozomatli, serving as US cultural ambassadors with a US sponsored State Department trip that included Ozomatli community outreach and performances in Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The band was also honored to play for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 32nd Annual Award Gala, held in Washington DC in September.

2010 looks to continue Ozomatli’s feverish pace. In addition to taking their incendiary live show on the road in support of Fire Away, in FebruaryOzomatliwill be performing at the TED Conference and two shows in Hawaii, March brings two shows at the SXSW Festival in Austin, collaborating with the the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as the Boston Pops Orchestra for the 125th Pops Anniversary Celebration in early May, and once again serving as US Cultural Ambassadors with a State Department trip to China and Mongolia (details forthcoming).

Ozomatli “Fire Away” tracklisting
1. Are You Ready?
2. 45
3. It’s Only Paper
4. Elysian Persuasion
5. Gay Vatos In Love
6. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
7. It’s Only Time
8. Nadas Por Free
9. Malagasy Shock
10. Love Comes Down
11. Caballito

Ozomatli 2010 – more dates to be announced
Feb 10 – Long Beach, CA (private show) TED Conference
Feb 19 – Honolulu, HI Pipeline Café
Feb 20 – Maui, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Feb 24 – Los Angeles, CA (private) Gibson Showcase
Feb 26 – Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Feb 27 – Anaheim, CA House of Blues
March 5 – Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
March 6 – Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch
March 9 – Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
March 10 – Breckenridge, CO Three20South
March 11 – Vail, CO Agave
March 12 – Aspen, CO Belly Up
March 14 – Ft. Collins, CO The Aggie
March 17 – Austin, TX SXSW
March 18 – Austin, TX SXSW
April 17 – Houston, TX World Stage
April 26 – Washington, DC 9:30 Club
April 27 – Baltimore, MD Ramshead Live
April 28 – Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
April 30 – New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 1 – New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 2 – Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 4 – Chicago, IL House of Blues
May 5 – Urbana, IL Tryon Festival
May 7 – Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 8 – Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 14 – St. Louis MO St. Louis Symphony

Rapper K. Gates, a New Orleans native, recorded the now famous Saints’ fight song, “Black & Gold (Who Dat!!)” last month, when the Saints had only Super Bowl dreams in sight. Wanting to inspire the team and their endlessly supportive fans in a city that’s been through so much, K. Gates created the perfect rally call to help carry the black & gold all the way to the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Taking a sample from the Ying Yang Twins’ “Halftime (Stand Up & Get Crunk!),” which has long been played over the loudspeaker after every Saints touchdown, “Black & Gold (Who Dat!!)” features the lyrics, “we yellin black n gold to the Superbowl… we yellin who dat… say they gon beat them Saints.”

Gates also just recorded a video for the track, working around the clock to finish the shoot in just one day and have the video edited two days later. Ready last Wednesday, just in time to cheer The Saints to victory, the “Black & Gold” video is already up to over 60,000 views on YouTube. Check it out for yourself right here.

THE TIMES: “The Scottish electro sensation” (Times Playlist)
NME: “The best Scottish electro terror since Mylo”
THE GUARDIAN (FILM & MUSIC PLAYLIST NO.1): “The UK electro producer who’s got the world’s bloggers doing cartwheels”
THE GUARDIAN ONLINE: “A proper character… this electronic wunderkind looks set to rival Calvin Harris” (NEW BAND OF THE DAY)
MIXMAG: “HOTTEST NEW ARTIST OF 2010”
TIME OUT: “HOT TIP FOR 2010” (NO.1)
DJ MAG ‘SINGLE OF THE MONTH’
URB:”Crisp, progressive & sometimes aggressive. Powerhouse tracks that make people shake, shiver and scream all at once.”
WASHINGTON POST:”House music that’s almost as warm as classic funk. Like a hip hop DJ’s scratching, Burns stop-start effects add nervous energy to his music.”
RCRD LBL: “A remix master..Funkier, Splashier…Dancier”

‘So Many Nights’ is the eagerly awaited fourth EP release from BURNS, the young Brit newcomer championed by the NME, Mixmag, The Guardian, The Times, Time Out, DJ mag, Calvin Harris, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, the Ed Banger crew, Fake Blood, A Trak, blogs, and forums alike.

The 24 year old finished 2009 on high, with remixes for Black Eyed Peas, Wolfmother, Ladyhawke, and Frankmusik. A host of UK gigs led to a 30 date US tour with Deadmau5 and a UK tour with Calvin Harris. Life on the road allowed BURNS to feed the rock’n'roll animal that he normally keeps hidden from view – hearts, furniture and promises were all broken…

2010 began with a range of ‘hot tip’ media plaudits, as BURNS put the final touches to his first mix compilation (due for release in late Spring) before heading out on an Australian tour and another set of US dates (this time with Harris). In between shows at Bugged Out, Chibuku, and the Coronet, BURNS is currently working on his debut artist album, set for release later this year.

‘So Many Nights’ title track first appeared on DJ Mehdi’s Christmas Mixtape for the Ed Banger blog, Cool Cats. The buzz quickly spread to the blogs and forums with
the Ed Banger crew unanimously declaring it to be a ‘banger” (their highest accolade) and A Trak charting it on his own blog.

The EP’s four tracks show yet again that BURNS has a musical breadth beyond any of his British noise and disco peers. His musical duality has been evident from the start, but the depth to his productions increases with every release; ‘Epilogue’, ‘Kiss N’ Hold’ and ‘Fourteen’ show why he’s being called one of the UK’s most promising electronic artists for a generation – a fitting accolade for a new decade.

February US Tour Dates:

February 24 Miami Beach w/ Calvin Harris at LIV Nightclub
February 25 Vancouver, BC, Canada w/ Calvin Harris at Gossip
February 26 Vancouver, BC, Canada w/ Calvin Harris at Gossip
February 27 Los Angeles w/Calvin Harris at Avalon
February 28 San Diego w/ Calvin Harris at Voyeur Nightclub

More dates to be announced including Austin SXSW & Miami WMC

B.G. – Back to the Money video featuring Magnolia Chop

**WORLD PREMIER**

The official music video for “Back To The Money” by B.G. featuring Magnolia Chop, produced by Oddz N Endz, from his album Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood, in stores now!

Directed by Gabriel Hart.

Lloyd Banks – Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley video featuring Juelz Santana Promo Trailer

LA The Darkman “Executive Vlog” Episode 1: Featuring Keri Hilson

Travis Porter “We Are Travis Porter” Episode 3: Sneak Peek of UNBELIEVABLE (The Short Film)

This gives a sneak peak of Travis Porter’s Short Film titled UNBELIEVABLE, which premiers in Atlanta at Center Stage March 6th. This short film tells the story behind the hottest independent group in the nation. It will be UNBELIEVABLE.