Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun f/ Memphis Bleek – Top of the World

From the Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun album “Monumental” on Duck Down Records in stores now

Directed by Donald Robinson Cole for SMP & Olise Forel for Moving Silence

With the release date for his new album Black Belt Theatre rapidly approaching, West Coast hip hop luminary Planet Asia teams up with the legendary Doo Wop for a new mixtape, The Arrival, which serves as the official prelude to Planet Asia’s long awaited solo project Black Belt Theatre; which will be released on 2/28/2012 courtesy of Wandering Worx/Daddy Real/GreenStreets.

DL link to Planet Asia & Doo Wop’s The Arrival Mixtape:

1. Intro 00:22
2. PA’s EFX (Planet Asia & TriState) 02:25
3. LEATHER GOOSE MUSIK feat. DOO WOP 02:33
4. So Naive 02:18
5. Street Clothes Pt. 1 03:15
6. INTERLUDE 00:39
7. Love Hella Right 01:55
8. Cosby Kids (Feat. Krondon) 03:35
9. The Honorable (Feat. Killer Ben & TriState) 04:11
10. Dum Dumb 02:58
11. What R U Doin 03:03
12. Gat In Yer Mouth (Feat. Rasco) 02:50
13. Smothering 03:37
14. DOO WOP OUTRO 00:26
15. Prestigious feat. Doo Wop 03:03

Madchild – Dungeon Dragon video

Music Video for Dungeon Dragon performed by Madchild of Swollen Members from the ‘King of Pain’ EP.

Look for Madchild’s debut solo LP ‘Dope Sick’ coming this year!

Rusko’s “Somebody to Love” has been rattling dance-floors worldwide since its release last month and is quickly becoming a classic. Today sees the release of Skream’s remix of the song, which premiered on Spin.com. “Somebody to Love” is the first single from the forthcoming album Songs out March 26 on Mad Decent/Downtown Recordings. Watch the video here.

Songs is a collection of masterful pop songs that will reach far beyond the dance floors. Rusko has created a body of work that encapsulates all the best elements of bass heavy music and infuses them with sublime melodies and a euphoric spirit. In celebration of the forthcoming release, Rusko is on a special tour of intimate venues. This is a rare chance for fans to seem him in a small setting.

RUSKO LIVE DATES

2/17 – Guelph, ON – Guelph Concert Theatre
2/18 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
2/20 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
2/21 – Covington, KY – The Madison Theatre
2/22 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Necto
2/24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
2/25 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
2/26 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
2/27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
2/28 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theater
2/29 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
3/2 – Avon, CO – Snow Ball Music Experience
3/3 – San Bernadino, CA – NOS Events Center
4/20 – Denver, CO – 1st Bank Center
4/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
4/22 – Reno, NV – The Knitting Factory
4/24 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
4/26 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
4/27 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theatre @ Qwest Field
4/28 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
4/29 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Event Centre
4/30 – Calgary, AB – Flames Central
5/3 – St. Paul, MN – Myth
5/4 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
5/6 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall
5/8 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
5/9 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
5/10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
5/11 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
5/12 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
5/13 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
5/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
5/17 – Tampa, FL – Hawaiian Village
5/18 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
5/19 – Miami, FL – The Fillmore
5/21 – New Orleans, LA – Sugar Mill
5/22 – Houston TX – Stereo Live
5/23 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
5/25 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
5/26 – El Paso, TX – Buchanans
5/27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
5/28 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
5/31 – San Diego, CA – 4th and B

Toronto’s Live Electronic Hip Hop Keys N Krates Announce New Live Dates, including:
Ultra Music Festival, Movement Electronic Music Festival and Wakarusa Fest

Today, Toronto’s Keys N Krates released another brand new remix, this time from Miike Snow, with UK’s dance authority Mixmag

The trio are known for mixing electro-hip-hop sounds and mix live instrumentation with electronic elements to create both innovative originals and remixes. After their first release, the Blackout EP (free download to share below), which was self-released last November. More remixes can be expected soon!

Keys N Krates have made a name for themselves by relentlessly touring, after playing through Canada, America, and South East Asia, they go on to play Ultra Music Festival in March with Bassnectar, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT followed by a performance at the Movement Electronic Music Festival with Public Enemy and Wakarusa fest in May where they’ll share the stage with Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, Avett Brothers, plus many more.

See full list of tour dates and download links below:

Tour Dates:
3/25: Miami, FL @ Ultra Music Festival
5/26 – 5/28: Detroit, MI @ Movement Electronic Music Festival
5/31 – 6/3: Orzak, AR @ Wakarusa Festival

Mati Zundel – Señor Montecostes video

First single of Mati Zundel’s debut album, “Amazonico Gravitante.” Released March 27th everywhere

From October 2011 to January 2012 a music video was collaboratively made for the song “Became” by Atmosphere. The goal was to create an engaging educational experience with students as the focal point. The result, a collaboration story with The Minnesota School of Business, MTS Digital Media Academy, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Visumm Media, Alex Horner Pictures, Hickey Photography, Hanson Creative Group, Justin Staggs, Jeremy Wanek, Tom Okins, Nick Mihalevich, and Cinequipt. Watch the Behind-the-Scenes documentary here: vimeo.com/36282652

Producer: Sam Kovar (MSB)
Director: Nate Maydole (Visumm Media)
Director of Photography: Alex Horner (Alex Horner Pictures)
Art Direction: Kate Hasnon (Hanson Creative Group) and Nicole Nelson (MSB)
Editor: Nate Maydole (Visumm Media)
Visual FX and Design: Jeremy Wanek (MSB Digital Video Alumni)
Concept: Nate Maydole (Visumm Media) and Justin Staggs (Filmmaker)

The Train of Thought Tour (Ghettosocks, Muneshine, Timbuktu & Jeff Spec) The Mustard Station (feat. Moka Only)

Train of Thought is Jeff Spec, Ghettosocks, Muneshine and Timbuktu! They hooked up with their homie Moka Only to drop this tight little track on their last tour, and then they got loose with mcenroe to show it off.

Produced by Moka Only

Directed by mcenroe for downthedial.com
Shot by Phil Lanyon and mcenroe

Phonte – The Good Fight video

THE GOOD FIGHT
Phonte
Produced by 9th Wonder
Directed by Kenneth Price

from
Charity Starts At Home

out now on +FE Music

I’m the happiest boy in the world!

Tuesday morning I was given a wonderful present. The Juno Award Nominations were announced and I was fortunate to get my third. Best Rap Recording for Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye.

I spent the day in celebration mode. Congratulation texts/e-mails. Sneaky Dees. Heroin. Disco dancing. Bar room brawling. Giving my self stitches, fixing up my gash courtesy of Bruce Cockburn’s butterfly knife…

*advice. never pronounce his surname the way it’s spelt. he doesn’t find it funny. ask my scar.*

…and that was the day. The night was spent with the posse in the studio, creating a few presents for my faithful supporters. Presents in the form of song. Wonderful song. Glorious song. Two song. Songs. Whatever. Victory Parade and Ghetto Bastard [NaughtyByNature:Hijacked], both produced by Muneshine, were written, recorded and mixed in one night. Well, I didn’t write Ghetto Bastard. Treach did. You get what I’m talking about!

Victory Parade is straight monster. As the kids say…I went in! And maybe there’s a little clue in the last line. Clue for what? Find out!

Ghetto Bastard is one of my favourite songs of all time. Naughty By Nature is one of my favourite groups. They’re also the reason I wear my pants the way I do. “Hey! Derek pooped his pants!” Or… “You should buy a belt!” Idiot. I’m wearing a belt. How else would they sag so perfectly, goof? All pants aside, recording this song brought me back to my bedroom mirror. Hat on backwards, rapping into my brush. I couldn’t keep up. Twenty years later, I still can’t. Hence the slower beat. Treach…This one’s for you!! Why stop there? Why get two gifts when you can have three? I’m proud to present my newest rap music video for The Invisible Man, featured on my newest album, Run With The Creeps. The video was directed by Alex Colthart for Raw Footage. It’s D-Sisive in raw, performance mode. I even sweat a little. It was warm in the boiler room!

And if you’ve go nothing to do, head over to http://www.derekchristoff.com and check out my new Podcast, The Unknown.

Listen. Watch. Love. Hopefully in April I’ll have a new trophy for my china cabinet. Of course I have a china cabinet. Where else would I put my china?

Kisses,
D