muhsinah has been all i've been listening to lately.
i haven't even been working on the vigil, honestly.
i feel that it's missing something, but i'm not sure what, yet.

but i digress.

get more familiar with muhsinah at www.muhsinah.com.

Another Dwele Bootleg Production from my top played artist in itunes.

i had the opportunity to be interviewed over at F.A.D.E.D. this week. they have a segment they do in which they interview indie artist about several different aspects of hip-hop. check it out and leave a comment. theyre cool as hell and i enjoyed the process with them, so i hope you enjoy reading it.

click here or the image above for the interview.

[ke]

three new joints from my brother Ayindé that i'm kinda late posting. I apologize for that. two of the tracks feature his boy tonye kay from rochester.
treat yourself good and check them out.
sorry, no download links, but if you want an mp3 of any of them, email me and i got you.

Ayinde - I Get It In (feat. Tonye Kay)


Ayinde - That's Real


Wiz Khalifa - Boarding Pass (Remix) [feat. Ayinde & Tonye Kaye]


"if fashion is equated with your skills then it seems
that it feels like my flows getting tighter with my jeans
im the best symbol after a sentence
your boy's off the chain like im jacking your pendant
if you aint get it thats period. menstrual cycle.
serious. who could spit like i do?"
-ayindé

wale speaks on getting goal-tended by hov.

excuse my language. but i think you'd understand after watching this trailer.

get familiar with Kenzie May. she was interviewed in the May 2009 issue of 21-7 Magazine and i've been following her music since.
she has a strong following on youtube for singing covers, but she always has a lot of dope original content on her myspace.
i'd suggest you check both.

the song i posted isn't her highest rated, most viewed, and probably not her strongest, but its my personal favorite.
not only is she talented, but shes cool peoples too. i'd love to work with her in the future.

check out her youtube and her myspace.

Battle Studies drops november 17th.
pre-order now and receive the mp3 of 'who says' for free,
as well as priority to tickets for his battle studies 2010 winter tour.
www.johnmayer.com
check out his blog while youre there too. pretty interesting.

click the image to enlarge.

the wait shouldnt be too much longer. i apologize.

looks crazy.

looks like its gonna be dope. i hope it gets done right and stays true to the game. with jerry bruckheimer behind it, its bound to be a good movie regardless. I heard they wanted johnny depp to play the prince, but he declined, so they got jake gyllenhaal instead. im sure he'll do a legit job though.

taken from Phonte's blog:

Friends and Family,

We are proud to present the new EP of covers from our longtime friend, collaborator, and bandmate Zo!, "...just visiting too."

LAINK: http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/zo!-just_visiting_too.zip

Tracklisting:
1. Perfect Angel feat. Yahzarah
2. Nights Over Egypt feat. Carlitta Durand
3. Crazy You feat. Sy Smith
4. Holding You, Loving You
5. My Flame feat. Phonte
6. Somethin Special feat. Yahzarah
7. The Highways of My Life (Pts. 1&2) feat. Darien Brockington

Working on this record has been a labor of love for everybody involved, and we hope it serves as a teaser for Zo's upcoming full-length "SunStorm," dropping next summer on FE Music.

Enclosed in the "...just visiting too" zip file is a digital pdf booklet complete with all the album credits, information on the album's vocalists and contributors, as well as information on the originals.

Enjoy the music, pass it around to a friend, and as always thank you for the support.

We hope this record makes your transition into the holiday season much easier. Thank you for listening.

Team FE marches on!

One Love,
'Te and Nic

DOWNLOAD: Zo! - ...just visiting too

dope music, as always from the FE camp, but honestly... i can't stand the first track. thats just me, though.

i had to put you on to this.
she makes some amazing music.
her style is kind of reminiscent of some of my favorite artists, such as amel larrieux and corinne bailey rae.
she even has a track with my favorite emcee, blu (alongside phonte & joe budden) called 'dreamland'.
i would love to collab with her one day.

check her music out at www.myspace.com/andyallo and follow her on twitter.

also, make sure you cop her debut album, UnFresh, which dropped september 22nd, 2009.

one of my favorite artists. i still play her self titled debut album every so often.
she's been on a hiatus since the sudden death of her husband back in march 2008.
is it wrong that the first thing i thought when i heard about his death is that she's gonna make a dope second album?
just sayin.

[ke]

1. DJ Keor - Intro
2. Praverb - Time is Ticking rmx
3. Posey Manifest - L'air Colonial
4. Scriptz-N-Screwz - Hip Hop
5. Alter Ego - Meterroristes
6. Stryfe - Only the Strong
7. Bart - Sans Moi
8. ReKon - Award Tour
9. Syko - Itineraire d'une enfance gatee
10. Moodswing & Dj SPark - The M
11. Dyschromie - Neo-Individualitarisme Primaire
12. SRP - Reconnected
13. Nca Crew - Coups et Blessures
14. Praverb - Rain rmx
15. Naskos - L'Avant-Garde
16. Yamio - Quiet Please !
17. Wanno du 10P - Ca Parle Mal
18. Pages The King - Rags To Riches
19. Hologram - Pensees Radioactives
20. Lumieres Noires - Echapee

DOWNLOAD: DJ Keor - Melodies Meteorites Vol. 4 | Backup Download (No Tags)

check out dj keor's newest mixtape, Melodies Meteorites Vol. 4. dj keor is a beast when it comes to production and this is a great example. it features hip-hop from his home, france, all the way to multiple cities around the states. i'm featured on track 8, alongside ayinde. check it out, and let me know what you think. im vibing out to it right now.

the first download link is one that i uploaded that is correctly tagged for itunes and other multimedia programs, but im not sure how long the link will last. if thats down, hit the backup link.

look out for that The Six Hour Difference free download by DJ Keor & ReKon coming very soon.

[ke]

tahaha. click the image to enlarge. as seen on kotaku.com

and as far as the last post, viacom is shutting down like every single video from the vma's so im gonna try to keep a working version of the video.
but if its not working... then. damn.

Artist.......: Jay-Z ▓█
Title........: The Blueprint 3 ░ ░ ▐█
Label........: Roc Nation ░█
Release.Type.: Album ░ ░ █
Genre........: RAP █
Source.......: CDDA ▓
Encoder......: LAME v3.97 -V 2 --vbr-new ▒
Quality......: 195 kbps avg
Street.Date..: 2009-00-00 ░
Rip.Date.....: 2009-09-01
Year.........: 2009 ░
Tracks.......: 15
Playtime.....: 1h 00min Total
Size.........: 85.46 MB
URL..........:

Tracklist
------------

01. What We Talkin' About (Featuring Luke Steele of Empire of 4:04
the Sun)
02. Thank You 4:10
03. D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-tune) 4:15
04. Run This Town (Featuring Rihanna And Kanye West) 4:27
05. Empire State Of Mind (Featuring Alicia Keys) 4:36
06. Real As It Gets (Featuring Young Jeezy) 4:12
07. On To The Next One (Featuring Swizz Beatz) 4:17
08. Off That (Featuring Drake) 4:06
09. A Star Is Born (Featuring J.Cole) 3:48
10. Venus Vs. Mars 3:10
11. Already Home (Featuring Kid Cudi) 4:29
12. Hate (Featuring Kanye West) 2:31
13. Reminder 4:18
14. So Ambitious (Featuring Pharrell) 4:12
15. Young Forever (Featuring Mr Hudson) 4:13

you aint hear it from here though.

[ke]

01_Love
02_Amnesia
03_Since
04_Morning
05_Melo
06_Wind(terludeOne)
07_When(terludeTwo)
08_Silent
09_Pardon
10_Vanity
11_Beggars’/BlackGold
12_Celln’Ls
13_Untitled(LovedU)2
14_Peace

my favorite mixtape of all time.

it dropped february 14th, 2009, i just felt like posting it here for the people who arent on blu yet.

it may take a few listens to get into it. i didnt even like it at first. amnesia, track 2, is my favorite rap song of all time. just a lot of good material. just let it rock and vibe out to it.

DOWNLOAD: Blu - HerFavoriteColo(u)r.

if you like what you hear, go out and buy his album with dj exile, Below the Heavens. its classic material. & he actually raps on every song. go on youtube or something and listen to "dancing in the rain," "no greater love" & "cold hearted."

[ke]

damnnn... im late... i was waiting for this video to drop, but i took a little hiatus from the world (as you could tell from the lack of posts prior to today) and missed it.

this is my favorite song from one of my favorite albums of all time. i didnt even watch the video yet. im posting it first. let me know what you think of the song and the video in a comment and i'll do the same.

if you like it, make sure you pick up the album, Leave It All Behind, and definitely get the first album, Connected, which is more hip-hop based.

[ke]

edit: this video is fucking amazing.

i think he's redeemed himself from the last vi.. whatever you would like to call it. not epic, but dope cinematography. i like this version of the song better too. but they need to make an extended version with weezy on it. im not as much of a weezy fan as most people but that verse is entertaining.

but some of drakes facial expressions in this video do look a little overdone. but thats just me being critical. i guess.

[ke]

Quoted from IGN:

Disney Buys Marvel
The Magic Kingdom welcomes the House of Ideas.
by IGN Staff

August 31, 2009 - Disney Buys Marvel The House of Ideas moves to the Magic Kingdom. In a deal that combines two of entertainment's most popular brands, The Walt Disney Company announced its agreement to acquire Marvel Entertainment and its over 5000 characters in a stock and cash transaction. Marvel shareholders will receive $30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of stock they own. This brings the total price per share to approximately $50, making the total value of the deal around $4 billion.

Disney President and CEO Robert A. Iger explains:

"This transaction combines Marvel's strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with Disney's creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative properties across multiple platforms and territories. Ike Perlmutter and his team have done an impressive job of nurturing these properties and have created significant value. We are pleased to bring this talent and these great assets to Disney."

Ike Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel, adds:

"Disney is the perfect home for Marvel's fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses. This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney's tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world."

Perlmutter will continue to oversee Marvel's properties and will "work directly with Disney's global lines of business to build and further integrate Marvel's properties.

The deal has been approved by each company's board of directors but is still waiting for the approval of Marvel shareholders and anti-trust clearance.

The intersection of these two brands is sure to have a tremendous impact across all fields of entertainment given the recent success of the Marvel brand in movies and video games. It's unlikely that the deal with affect the publishing status of the Paramount movies or Activision games, but the status of the Marvel presence at Universal's theme park is unclear.

UPDATE: More details were revealed in an investor call this morning. It was announced that Disney XD is likely to be the new home for Disney-produced Marvel features on TV. Representatives on the call praised Marvel's existing licensing deals, saying that Marvel has "done a good job at keeping attractive deals in place" and suggested that "those deals stay in place." Deals for Fox's Fantastic Four, Sony's Spider-Man and Paramount's Iron Man won't be affected in the short term but according to Disney representatives, "it would be clearly be more attractive to us if, over time, we became the sole distributor of these films." Still, added Iger, "If it's not broke..."

More interestingly, Disney has reported lots of enthusiasm in internal talks between Pixar and Marvel. The company indicated that co-branding of properties isn't likely but that the two groups are looking "very expansively at all the opportunities."

On the game's front, Disney again praised Marvel's "smart licensing agreements with some of the best videogame manufacturers in the business" and offered assurances that games based on Marvel properties will not be exclusively created by Disney. In evaluating "what's best for the company" Disney won't "rule out the possibilities of a blend of licensed games as well as self-produced and self-distributed" titles.

i dont know how to feel about this. thats a weird couple. let's hope we don't see an aladdin cameo in the next origins film.

[ke]

Latest Ess Villa Music Video with the late Baatin (R.I.P).

the PSPgo... the UMDless version of the playstation portable will be available october 1st, 2009. it looks dope, and i like the idea that it does away with the battery draining UMD drive. it will focus on digital downloads available for purchase on the playstation network instead of the 1.8gb universal media discs.

the 16gb of internal flash memory should be enough to hold at least 8 full psp games. it also comes with a slot for an m2 card which can double the memory (the largest m2 card as of now is 16gb).

the only bad part is... the PSPgo launches at $250... for those of you that own a psp 3000 (or an earlier model) like myself, you can easily fit 32gb of memory into it using two 16gb micro's and an adapter for about $100.

the PSPgo is sexy with its sliding screen and all, but i think i'll wait for a price drop. what about you?

[ke]

support good music and make sure you cop that slaughterhouse album today if anything. alongside Slaughterhouse dropping, Escape Route makes its debut today.

slaughterhouse is the hip-hop supergroup consisting of royce da 5'9", joe budden, joell ortiz & crooked i. the album is crazy. trust me. it's a must have for any hip hop fan. i gotta say, joell goes in throughout the whole album. i have a new respect for him.

escape route is an EP budden is releasing serving as a prelude to his upcoming album The Great Escape. support @mousebudden . he had a bad week via raekwon.

purchase Slaughterhouse on itunes.
purchase Escape Route on amalgamdigital.com.

[ke]

kinda late... its been a month since he dropped the vid on his youtube, but dope video nonetheless. dwele is the truth... if you don't have any of his albums, definitely check out his last album... Sketches of a Man available now on itunes.

this is one of the smoothest songs on the album... the song at the end is an interlude "You Won't Be Lonely"

tell us what you think, and follow good music on twitter @therealdwele

[ke]

Congrats to the machine that is Slaughterhouse who just released their self-titled debut album. It was released at midnight and currently stands at #4 on iTunes for all genres. Show your love and support to real Hip-Hop and get a copy or two...


-E. Louis

Aight, this is the newest leak from The Vigil. Track is Raw. Crazy. Stupid. Dope. Insert any other synonyms imaginable. Listen and share your thoughts.

Oh yea...look out for Grafh's Bring the Goons mixtape coming out soon.


DOWNLOAD: Kemizt - "You" (feat. Grafh)

-E. Louis

this dude is basically a rapper from the same town as me that i hold in high regard. i got his first album Redemption from his cousin when i was in 6th grade and i've been a fan ever since. he goes in... classic new york rap. this is one of my favorite songs by him, along with "Maintain, Pt. II" & "Now."

not only is this just a dope track on his part, but it's produced by nicolay of the foreign exchange... one of my favorite producers.

buy his latest album, The Anomaly off of itunes.
check him out at www.myspace.com/kaleber and
follow him on twitter at www.twitter.com/kaleber.

dilla.

RIP Baatin. 1974 - July 31st, 2009

"baatin... is the one who's in the tree of life.
hold tight, dont ever give up in the fight
grace... can only come into the sight
soul power. it ignites like the sun
sv dominates the industry for fun."
-baatin; excerpt from "untitled/fantastic"


RIP baatin & j dilla. slum village lives on.

Taken from Trey Songz' blog:

Many of you may ask, Why ANTICIPATION? Well lets break it down shall we:

An⋅tic⋅i⋅pa⋅tion [an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn] -noun
1. realization in advance, intuition; foretaste.
2. Musically - a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.

Musically, I'm currently in a creative space like no other. I feel as though whenever a mic is put in front of me, I can do no wrong. At a time in the music industry where album sales are low, fans are fickle, inconsistent, or more into the various songs than they are the particular artist, I feel that I must give you a reason to love me. Embed in you a desire to love me and an appreciation for the music. I must show you that not only do I LOVE what I do but I also do it well.

The creation of ANTICIPATION began after I presented READY to my label the first time. I just started recording on my days off and the music felt great and decided that I'd rather share the music than let it sit and be idle. This is music without politics, without creative boundaries.

Troy (my mentor and founder & CEO of Songbook Ent.) and I have been making music since I was 15. There was a time when thoughts of monotonous melodies or redundant choruses weren't THE KEY to making a hit record. Music that just felt good. Although they're present at times the boundaries are endless in this body of work, giving you a (1) realization in advance to READY.

What do I mean by READY? Well, lets do this one more time.

Read⋅y [red-ee] –adjective
1. completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use

I like to say don't get READY...STAY READY!!! But until then...Here is ANTICIPATION...
WHAT YOU WAITIN ON!? Are you READY?
Posted by Songz

i've had this mixtape for a while but i never thought to post it. trey songz promoted it again on his twitter today so i said fuck it. its a great mixtape... it sounds like an album. i recommend letting this album rock during sexytime.

i think trey songz is one of the last REAL musicians out there, especially when it comes to r&b. & i feel that i can definitely relate to that first paragraph up there.

the vigil is on the way. im just working diligently, lol.
and just so you know im not fuckin around...



thats a full pad AND about 30 sheets of loose leaf with 8-32 bar verses.
i told you im a psycho when it comes to this shit. all that for a mixtape with only about 12-15 songs.

i had writer's block for a while but i got some shit done today. quite a bit actually. one more verse left, then just some optional shit i might wanna add on. i even wrote a song today that i had no intentions of putting on the vigil, but i just might. if not, i'll just record it at home and put it out before i drop the vigil.

and yea, thats my psp on the left in the picture. i still fux wit it. in between verses i was gettin it in with the final fantasy dissidia demo.

now fuck off and die.

"askin me how i think my project progressin & shit
i said cool... but the truth is im stressin a grip
cause its hard to make music when this depression exists
they say use it as inspiration... the best of them did
but thats them, see i cant handle this pressure for shit
and if you ask me, stress is a bitch, my girl needs
more pretention and my record labels desperate for hits
now im pissed cause im gettin out the zone again
makes me start to dread when i see a microphone and shit
aint supposed to be like that..."
-excerpt from "dancing in the rain" by blu

Check out my interview in issue 7 of 21-7 Magazine with Alexandria "Mack" Neason. Maybe you'll learn something new about me and love/hate me more than you already do. When you're done reading, leave a comment here and let me know what you think. Good looks on the support, too, 21-7.



Click here or the pic above for the interview.

Taken from Phonte's Myspace:

Nicolay
City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya

01 Lose Your Way feat. Carlitta Durand
02 Shibuya Station
03 Crossing
04 Rain In Ueno Park
05 Satellite
06 Saturday Night feat. Carlitta Durand
07 A Ride Under The Neon Moon
08 Omotesando
09 Meiji Shrine
10 Shadow Dancing
11 The Inner Garden
12 Bullet Train
13 Wake Up In Another Life feat. Carlitta Durand
14 Departure
15 Shibuya Epilogue feat. Carlitta Durand

Executive Producers: Phonte Coleman and Nicolay for Foreign Exchange Music, LLC

Album drops 9/15 on FE Music/HBD.

As always, thanks for the support!

Peace,

Phonte

Happy Birthday to A-List of 21-7 Magazine.
Make sure you go in for your twentieth birthday, lol.
Show her some love on her myspace.
& Check Out 21-7Magazine.com

my fault for the lack of updates recently. been maddd busy. finished a collab with grafh, been performing, and been trying to lock in on the rest of these tracks for the vigil.

MEANWHILE at the legion of doom, ayinde and my cousin e louis have been cooking up piffcakes. they actually recorded this in my room but i was knocked the fuck out.

DOWNLOAD: Ayindé - Lament (feat. E. Louis)

its dope.

take a listen.

everyone should be able to relate.

and check out ayinde's myspace page... www.myspace.com/ayindemusic

i took that picture by the way.

I swear yo. if i had the ability to make the album that I envision... THAT SHIT would be a guaranteed classic. First step is to actually get out into the industry.
Instead of writing this blog, I should be finishing up The Vigil but oh well.
I was just thinking about what producers and what features I would have for what kind of tracks.
Figured I'd share it with the millions of followers this blog has as of now.

OK, lets say... 13-18 tracks. No real order... just cause putting these shits in any kinda order would take that much more thought and I'm tryna sleep tonight.

Intro - Prod. by Black Milk
Smooth shit (feat. Dwele & Slum Village) - Prod. by Dwele
Relationship got fucked up track (feat. John Mayer) - Prod. by Blu
Mellow/Artistic track (feat. Blu) - Prod. by Nujabes
Dark rock song - (feat. 30 Seconds To Mars) (just me spitting over a 30STM song like I've already done with Deftones)
Depressing Shit (feat. Joe Budden & Corinne Bailey Rae) - Prod. by The Klasix
Some shit to give you chills (feat. Grafh & Amel Larrieux) - Prod. by Kanye West
Classic New York (feat. Rakim, Nas & Kaleber) - Prod. by DJ Premier
Detroitish/Gritty/Goin in (feat. Royce da 5'9" & S-Caliber) - Prod. by Black Milk
Grown Man/Real Life shit (feat. Phonte, Ayinde & Dwele) - Prod. by Dwele
3 AM Drankin' Cranberry Pomegranate Tea track (feat. Carlitta Durand & E. Louis) - Prod. by Pete Rock
Straight Out The Park (feat. Mos Def) - Prod. by DJ Exile
Reach my Dreams/I Will Never Fall type track (feat. Drake) - Prod. by Illmind
Weird Lyrical track (feat. Andre 3000) - Prod. by Andre 3000
Wu-Tang Era - (Feat. Ghostface Killah & Method Man) - Prod. by RZA
I'll Kill You If I Really Have To kinda track (feat. T.I. & Saigon) - Prod. by Statik Selektah or Pimp C
Orchestral/Recount of Life type track (feat. Goapele) - Prod. by Nicolay
Outro (feat. John Legend) - Prod. by Nobuo Uematsu & Black Milk

I know I'm forgetting some vital collaborations but this will do for now.

If youre an artist, or anyone who's into music, leave a comment with who you would choose for whatever kind of tracks.

Everyone has a blog nowadays. Which is basically the main reason I didnt want one, but fuck it. My plan has been to release my mixtape (The Vigil) on my own personal blog, so I've had this site for a while in preparation. Then I figured it would be weird to have this shit just come out of the blue.

So. I will be updating this occasionally with shit that I think is noteworthy. Music, art, whatever I feel pertains to hip hop and/or me. Therefore, I will be only posting shit THAT I MYSELF like. It might all be flooded with my elitist opinions as well. If youre looking for all new shit go to 2dopeboyz or something.

BTW. Im Kemizt. Hit the myspace and twitter links at the top of the page for more info on me, but most of all, dont forget to check back for that The Vigil drop.

peace