More than two decades after their classic collaboration “Every Record Label Sucks Dick,” legendary emcee R.A. The Rugged Man and iconic producer Buckwild are back with another powerful statement, in the form of R.A.’s new music video “Media Midgets”. This time around, the target is broader: from TV producers to radio stations to government propaganda. “Society continues to be brainwashed and programmed,” explains the Rugged Man. “They are told what to watch, what to wear, how to think, how to vote, who’s lives are important and unimportant, what music and entertainment is relevant. The youth especially need to know that they are being programmed, and spoon fed another man’s agenda. They have to think for themselves.”
For the video, director Douglas Quill envisioned a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future where free thought and expression are dead. “It’s basically society being programmed and turned into mass marketed puppets, until the truth teller shows up and flips the switch,” says R.A. “That’s when society revolts against the oppressive brain washing machine. I think it’s deep but fun and super visual at the same time. This is my most ambitious, biggest, most cinematic video so far.”
Mistafire drops 16 bars in Williamsburg, NYC. Shot and edited on Day 3 of Oliver Whitehouse, Res One & Mistafire’s trip to the big apple. Beat produced by Sose of Se Fire.
DMC from the legendary Run DMC goes in with a hot freestyle at Capital Xtra & lists his top 5 Run DMC moments.
DMC also remembers the late greats Jam Master Jay & Larry Smith above, talks about the essence of Hip Hop, finding out he was adopted, releasing a DMC comic & opening his own sneaker store.
Jazz T summons the spectre of the sadly departed D&D studios on this Boot Productions banger featuring Jehst and Jyager.
This is the first single taken from the forthcoming ‘Run the Changes’ album which features Yeshua dapoED, J-Zone, Leafdog, BVA, Smellington Piff, Joker Starr, Zygote, Kashmere and many other luminaries.
Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark “King” featuring Diamond D. & K-Natural. 2D character animations are set against 3D breaking walls and collage scenery with a jungle-bent urban New York City as the backdrop for the new collaboration between dreambear, SlimKid3 and DJ Nu-Mark feat. Diamond D. & K-Natural.
Production Company: dreambear – http://dreambear.org
Director/Animator/Digital Compositor: Daniel Cordero
Producers: Evan Brown / Lee Levin
Background Art Director: Rafael Perez (Rafatoon)
Character 2D Animation: Sebastian – Villareal http://bit.ly/sebastianv
Music Production: DJ Nu-Mark – http://www.youtube.com/unclenu