A local deejay from around my way now residing in the Bay Area DJ Franchise dropped this great mix of radio friendly Hip Hop upon me. I was expecting the worst while listening but damn if Franchise has good ears for music. He selected and mixed all great joints within the mainstream Hip Hop / R&B landscape. Even if you stay away from the FM-dial like I do you will enjoy this mix, it features cuts from Kanye, Wale, Notorious B.I.G., Common & more.
San Bernardino emcee and Building Blocks host Noa James has released to the world his first album Sounds Of A Monster.
When people think of a monster they normally think of a creature that is vicious and ferocious. In the title of my LP, Sounds of a Monster, the monster refers to the life i lived, what I’ve been through and the struggle I’ve had in this music business……Sounds of a Monster reflects all the emotions in a person. ” Noa James
Vocally and lyrically Noa James reminds one of Royce Da 5′ 9″ or other rappers like L.E.G.A.C.Y. Musically especially the comparison to L.E.G.A.C.Y. is apt as anyone who has heard any L.E.G joint can attest.
Overall the album mixes east coast hardcore Hip Hop with a dose of mainstream Rap. Personally I prefer my Hip Hop more underground sounding, but I’m sure more younger listeners may appreciate the sound more than I.
Every album has some bangers and “Sounds Of A Monster” is no exception . Some standouts off the LP are “Thank You” featuring Curtiss King & Art Barz , “Blow” and “Dreams” both songs featuring Ramon Jones & S.O.P. (Jynxx & Yasin) and “Music I Love” which features a sample of my favorite singer Adriana Evans. All four of these tunes display Noa at his best vocally and musically.
Noa has an unpolished sound which with a little work match up with the best of them.
Well as you can see from the flyer above it’s going down in San Bernardino on October 1st. The Dilated Junkie himself DJ Babu will be laying it on down on turntables this Thursday along with DJ Ickee. There will also be performances by Info Discard, Afterdark, Grand Angel, Tree Dwellers and a special performance by Southern Cali’s infamous, 2 Mex. It’s an all ages show so all youngstas be sure to come out and experience a genuine Hip Hop event.
Well since EOLA got a little shine from the local press yesterday I decided to repost the mixtape that was mentioned in the Vanessa Franko’s article (Read the article HERE)
And after you read the article shoot Vanessa a message in support of her coverage of the independent Hip Hop scene throughout the Inland Empire region! Twitter: @PECom_AudioFile
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California Hip Hop stand up!!! This is the message behind this collaborative mixtape by DJ Gabe Real. This mix features many notable Inland Empire artists such as Magnificent Ruffians, S.O.P.’s Jynxx ,EOLA artists Speak & Pheo, Building Block’s very own Noa James and Brother DVOOA. As well some more well known emcees like Trek life, Elzhi and Oddisee (Yeah I know he’s from DC/Sudan not Cali). With a line up like that and mixed by Gabe Real you know this mixtape will make your head nod. For more info on the Co-Op series visit MusicCultureFreedom.com
California Hip Hop stand up!!! This is the message behind this collaborative mixtape by DJ Gabe Real. This mix features many notable Inland Empire artists such as Magnificent Ruffians, S.O.P.’s Jynxx ,EOLA artists Speak & Pheo, Building Block’s very own Noa James and Brother DVOOA. As well some more well known emcees like Trek life, Elzhi and Oddisee (Yeah I know he’s from DC/Sudan not Cali). With a line up like that and mixed by Gabe Real you know this mixtape will make your head nod. For more info on the Co-Op series visit MusicCultureFreedom.com
Afta-1 is like a auditory pharmacist picking & producing these tracks with precision to improve your collection of love making music. He teamed up with partner GAS’D to put together this beautiful mix dubbed, “Love Is Real Vol. 3: Selections of Audible Love.” If your looking to get away from all the pomp & circumstance this weekend, lock yourself in your room, light one up (whatever that may be) and mellow out, this mix is fantastic. Take a listen to Afta-1’s most recent E.P. Aftathoughts Vol. 1on LaLa and even cop it for free by creating a free account.
Promo visuals: (great sample of the ambiance of this mix)
Track Listing:
1. Cazeaux O.S.L.O. - Conan Bout With Circumstanc
2. Dwilt Sharp ft. Lorette Fleur - I Need You Close (pt.1 & 2 edit)
3. J Dilla - Dime Piece (Instrumental)
4. Self Scienti?c - Love Bird
5. Boom Clap Bachelors - Tiden Flyver (edit)
6. AFTA-1 Tiden Flyver Remix
7. Jesse Boykins III - Pantyhose (Instrumental)
8. Platinum Pied Pipers - Stay With Me (Instrumental)
9. Nite Jewel - What Did He Say
10. Dam Funk - Indigo
11. J Davey - Hi Sun
12. A Race Of Angels - We
13. Sa Ra - Downlow
14. OP Swamp 81 - Another Day
15. Cazeaux O.S.L.O. - Wildo Cheese Wind
16. Shuanise - Etoile (Produced by Fella Vaughn)
17. Dwilt Sharpp ft. Lorett Fleur - U & Endeavour
18. Alpha - Nyquil
19. Steve Spacek - HIdden Track (Space Shift CD)
20. AFTA-1 - Love Suite 2 (Sit Still)
Can’t tell you how excited we are to have a gorgeous newly renovated concert venue like the Fox Theater right in our back yard. Opening up for shows just a mere month ago, The Fox Theater in Pomona has already hosted acts like Wilco, 311, Gogol Bordello, Pennywise, Pepper. They’ve got Cake, Band of Horses, & Ween coming later this summer, it all sums up to great things for music fans in Southern California. You can swing by their website for updates or conveniently follow their twitter.
I bring this up because I just came across this gem, if your a broke humanitarian which hasn’t experienced the Fox or Girl Talk for that matter, here’s a golden opportunity:
Update: You only need at least 1 empty Squirt product!
Free Girl Talk Concert!Drink Squirt, See Girl Talk!
Girl Talk is playing an exclusive show at the Fox Theatre in Pomona on Friday, July 24 and the only way to get in is to bring empty Squirt products! The more Squirt you bring the better the opportunity to gain VIP access to a meet & greet with Girl Talk. All cans will be collected with proceeds donated to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. Girl Talk - Friday, July 24, 2009 Pomona Fox Theater - 301 South Garey Avenue Pomona, CA 91766
7:00pm, 18 and over
Admission: first-come-first-served basis, until capacity is reached
Great show this Friday at The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA. If your remotely interested in having a great time out listening to some of the best independent hip hop Southern California has to offer, this one comes highly recommended. Great material by the fellas attached below.
So we’ve featured a couple of DJ Gabe Real Mixtape’s before, and will continue to do so, cause the mixes are just fresh! The craftsmanship, sound selection & confidence behind those decks are bar none. So we we were really excited to have Gabe Real and Ek5obition Clothing reach out to our camp to handle the outro on the second volume of this mixtape series and Pheo & Speak came out raw and spitting on “Real Paper.” (You’ll recognize the original instrumental from Bahamadia’s “Paper Thin”) I included that mp3 down below, . If your lucky, you’ll grab one of the thousand mixtapes we’ll be circulating around Southern California for free!
1. Intro - Magnificent Ruffians
2. Times Up - OC (whats up now refix) - 1:06
3. Come Clean - Jeru The Damaja - 3:44
4. Wrong Side of the Tracks - Artifacts - 6:33
5. Undisputed Champs - Del, Q-tip, and Peplove - 8:24
6. Remember We - Da Bush Babees (wanna chill refix) - 11:47
7. Synopsis - Erule - 14:37
8. Represent - Nas - 17:00
9. The Real Weight - No I.D - 19:35
10. Father Time - Saukrates - 22:09
11. 3 the Hard Way - Bahamadia - 24:00
12. ALONGWAYTOGO - Gangstarr - 26:11
13. Paparazzi - Xzibit - 29:27
14. Shimmy Shimmy - Ol Dirty Bastard (award refix) - 32:52
15. Steve Biko(stir it up) - A Tribe Called Quest - 34:52
16. Return of the Boom Bap - KRS-ONE - 37:50
17. Likwit - Tha Alkaholics - 41:53
18. Drop -The Pharcyde - 44:50
19. Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nothing Ta F-wit - Wu Tang (Dulok Shaman intro) - 47:32
20. Who Got the Props - Black Moon - 50:03
21. Real Paper - Pheo & Speak Outro - 54:02
It’s gearing up for a slew of good musical performances around the IE starting this weekend.
The San Bernardino based Hiphop/Rock band Redeye will be performing at The Method’s Warehouse Project (see the flyer HERE) in San Bernardino on May 9th. The band featuring the emcee and singing talents of Kelley Mak will also be performing at The Temecula Music Festival on the last day of the festival,Sunday May 17th around 1pm.
EOLA artists Pheo & Speak will be performing at Temecula Music Festival too. However they will be at Saturday’s show on May 16th. Pheo is scheduled for 6:30 pm performance and Speak is scheduled from sometime later, I believe.
So there you have it folks some good music coming your way.
DJ Franchise | Run This Town (Mixtape)
Well as you can see from the flyer above it’s going down in San Bernardino on October 1st. The Dilated Junkie himself 
