Statik Selektah enlists Bun B, Pos of De La Soul and Jared Evan for his latest track, “God Knows,” off his upcoming album, What Goes Around, out 19-08-14.
Sacramento Knoxx featuring DJ Dez “The Trees Will Grow” Written & Produced by Sacramento Knoxx
“Beefed Out” Written & Produced by DeathStar Klic (Dustin Haffner & sK)
Recorded at the legendary East Side Arts Alliance in Oakland, CA
Cuts recorded with Geno XO in Detroit, MI.
It will be available for free download but donations will be greatly appreciated and encouraged, because it’ll help fund AYO!, a youth group in San Francisco, and the funds will assist with their leadership development in the community! I worked closely with the youth leadership group during the artist residency at AROC, Arab Resource & Organizing Center that was collaborated with this incredible summer educational program at the School Of Unity & Liberation in Oakland, CA.
The US and UK governments continues to unconditionally support Israel’s crimes against humanity.
The time is now, more than ever, to end Israeli Apartheid. We are calling for a national and global movement to boycott and divest from Israel.
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND:
While the world watches in outrage, the US continues to support Israel’s crimes against humanity and give the carte blanch for Israelis to annihilate a whole population of Palestinians. We view the Obama administration as a partner in this war crime and we demand an end to our government’s active hand in funding these massacres, to the tune of 3.1 billion dollars a year of OUR tax payer dollars.
This is a double feature called “THE TREES WILL GROW AGAIN” speaking to the mass destruction colonialism currently has made for the people in Palestine & historically across Turtle Island aka North America. With the ongoing imperialist devastation that humanity is facing from systematic oppression at this moment of history. This feature builds solidarity with Palestine through cultural work. And as people of color, it speaks to building a cross cultural movement in joint struggle against these illnesses on earth, in relation to the destruction of the earth, people are rising, and the trees will grow again.
World famous DJ Dez is on the cuts delivering the phenomenal hook.
In the face of growing efforts to police our communities, we must forge alliances to challenge systems of repression and build power in our communities. Understanding prisons, borders, surveillance and policing as tools of global repression is critical to building and maintaining powerful movements for liberation. Gentrification in our streets is colonialism elsewhere. The War on Terror we are living through today is a new formulation of the War on Drugs, and the violence inflicted on our communities necessitates a unified stance against all forms of repression from the US to Brazil, to the Philippines and Palestine.
We ask our allies and partners to adopt these principles and take a stand against the policing and repression of our communities.
NO TO URBAN SHIELD
The tools, strategies, and tactics shared at Urban Shield will not only increase the opportunities for state violence in Oakland but across the globe in communities that show resilience and resistance in the face of oppression. Become a part of a growing resistance to increased police militarization and repression in Oakland and across the country demanding community self-determination to keep us all safe.
Kyza brings that Fire in the streets for Charlie Sloth and is back with a sick new album ‘Hibernation’. We’ve been highly anticipating new music from this UK heavyweight emcee here at HHLAT, and he is back with a BANG! We are sure you wont be disappointed too!
This album is the first project that Kyza has undertaken all of the production duties, singing, and general direction to date. After having a very turbulent couple of years away from making music, Kyza has decided to stick his head out of the cave and wave a bear paw to the masses to let them know that after spending time cleaning up and building his cave, he is ready to tell his story, and that time for hibernation is over….
Cambridge emcee and our homie Mr Melta recently released this heartfelt track ‘Just For You’, produced by Termite. Mr Melta drops conscious rhymes over the old skool sounding Hip Hop beat. With 50% of all profits going to Shelter, a UK Charity that helps the Homeless. We highly suggest you cop this track as you’re doing something positive and getting some dope music in return.
John Robinson & PVD celebrate the release of there new LP, Modern Vintage, by releasing the first visual, “All Of The World,” from the project which is now available on Brick Records.
Modern Vintage is the new collaboration album from veteran emcee John Robinson (aka Lil Sci of world renown Hip-Hop group Scienz Of Life) and prolific drummer, composer, producer and band-leader Pat Van Dkye (aka PVD). John Robinson and PVD originally met at a show in 2008 and since then their chemistry has grown organically and has developed into the duo performing many formal shows together at venues like SOB’s, Blue Note NYC, LPR and others around the NY-NJ Tristate area.
Modern Vintage spells out the approach in which this album was made from front to back: The music was composed with a combination of modern technology software mixed with vintage synths and outboard gear, all blended seamlessly with live instrumentation being the foundation. The lyrics and concepts were all spontaneously crafted in the studio, session by session, by letting the soundscapes speak to the lyricist similar to how vintage recordings of the 60’s & 70’s were created.
“I took a much more structured songwriting approach to the lyrics on this album; my goal from the beginning of making this record was to take advantage of the fact that I am working with PVD- a composer/musician and not just a beat maker/producer, which definitely makes this record different from my other releases. This one is for all the true music lovers worldwide” says John Robinson.
PVD states “making this record was a dream come true. From the very first session, we set out to craft quality songs that capture a cohesive vibe and feel good. In many cases, JR was writing to merely a sketch of what actually ended up on the record. It felt great to work with an artist who trusted me enough to lend his talents to the music not knowing where I would take it sonically. Live drums, keys, guitars, horns, and synths give this record a distinctly human feel that is present in all of my favorite records, old and new. A modern-day true Hip-Hop record, grounded firmly in the traditions of jazz, funk, and soul music.”
Pre-order Directors of Photography now via Fifth Element and receive an exclusive autographed photo print, PLUS bundle your pre-order with a limited edition, Fifth Element exclusive Dilated Peoples t-shirt or zip hoodie:
The brand new album from Dilated Peoples, Directors of Photography is due out 12.08.14 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
