MADBALL “Rebellion” EP (digital download) is out NOW!!! 6 songs, 4 brandnew ones and 2 re-recordings of Madball classics “Get Out” & “It’s My Life”. Available online on iTunes. Vinyl coming soon. Be sure to get it, and also catch them on their upcoming European tour, which begins this Saturday, June 16th!!! Click here to purchase… Read More
Vinnie Paz recently dropped a few new details regarding his next solo album. The record will be called “God Of The Serengeti”, it will be dropping October of 2012 and include production and MC skills from DJ Premier, Mobb Deep, Kool G. Rap, DJ Lethal, Blaq Poet, C-Lance, Immortal Technique and La Coka Nostra. His last solo album “Season Of The Assissan” came out in 2010 and set a serious precedent in the under ground hip hop world and no doubt “God Of The Serengeti” will be the next logical chapter.
Longtime Mobb Deep affiliate Illa Ghee just dropped a video for “Rap Wizardry” off the “Angeldust & Waffles EP” that is out now on IMOR Ent/Soulspazm Records.
“Rap Wizardry” features the legendary DJ Evil Dee on the cuts & is produced by Dom Dirtee.
Click here to cop it on iTunes:
Angeldust & Waffles – Illa Ghee
Touch The Icon Bio: At a very early age Los Angeles native Touch became the self appointed photographer in his neighborhood. Using only disposable cameras at the time, “It’s the only thing we could afford and they were also easy to steal” says Touch, he photographed every backyard bbq, house party, and even began making his homeboys pose for photographs. The Gang culture was a part of his every day life and this was clearly depicted in all of his photographs.
Seeking to advance his knowledge of photography Touch attended a local junior College where his professor quickly to a liking to his work. Every assignment was saturated with Fellow Gang Members and Street Culture, his work was raw and shocking to the entire class. After learning basic techniques and photography principles on a rental camera Touch dropped out of school and returned to the Streets. With a new understanding of his hobby Touch began setting up photo shoots with his homeboys/homegirls and photographed every car show and local hip hop event.
Our goal for this feature length documentary is to continue to explore the decline of Detroit and the parallel reaction it created socially in the music scene of the city. Once called the Paris of the new world, Detroit was a hub in the industrial revolution, with some of the nation’s wealthiest companies and businesses spawning there, only now to be left in ruins.
Check out the trailer and further info below:
Rebel 8 have just dropped their summer 2012 collection @ UGHH.com. This drop includes a wide variety of caps/snapbacks as well as t-shirts, button downs, tanktops & crewnecks.
New York Hardcore’s flag-flier’s, Madball, have released a hefty in-studio video on their YouTube channel. The video goes into depth on the recording process of the band’s newest effort, Rebellion EP. The EP will feature 4 brand new songs with 2 old songs (“Get Out” and “It’s My Life”) getting a fresh polishing and will be debuting on the new BNB operated label, The Black N Blue Label — which Madball frontman Freddy Cricien further discusses in the video.
