January 24, 2012
Homeboy Sandman "The Miracle" Subject: Matter EP Stones Throw
This is the debut Stones Throw release for New York-based MC, Homeboy Sandman. We could tell you all about it, but we chose to let Sandman say it for himself, all over the record cover: “6 rap songs with content no one has ever rapped about before in the history of rap music. Unfortunately not a very difficult thing to do.” Click the cover below for the rest of the story.
Homeboy Sandman has also just recorded a new, exclusive track celebrating the release of the record, “Subject Matter Out Now”. Produced by Audio Games - Listen here:
Homeboy Sandman - Subject Matter Out Now by Stones Throw Records
On the web - http://stonesthrow.com/homeboysandman
On Facebook - http://facebook.com/homeboysandman
On iTunes - Homeboy Sandman - Subject: Matter
January 17, 2012
January 12, 2012
TEDxGallatin - @Farbeon - Hip Hop Re:Education
Fabian "FARBEON" Saucedo epitomizes the Hip Hop Renaissance. As an artist, educator and agent of change he has graced stages, panels and classrooms globally, from the streets of Spanish Harlem to the halls of Georgetown University to the former USSR air-force hangers of Hip Hop KEMP in the Czech Republic. In addition to rocking shows with The Last Poets, Rob Swift, Fishbone, The Coup, J-Live, Wordsworth, Method Man and Camp Lo, he has co-taught classes with Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, and Fab Five Freddy. FARBEON is the co-founder of Say Word Entertainment, a collective of socially-conscious and like-minded artists, musicians, and promoters, who work to maintain and support the development of genuine hip-hop culture, community, and activism in NYC and abroad. In 2002, FARBEON worked with veteran producer Foundation (Universatile Music) to drop his debut album, "Collective Memory" which remains a classic 9 years after its release. As well, FARBEON has expanded his performance range to include the use of loop stations and effects pedals. His music has been featured in television and film. FARBEON is the Co-Founder and Director of The Hip Hop Re:Education Project, a community-based organization that develops Hip Hop educational and cultural programming in New York City, throughout the United States and abroad. He also serves as the NYC Program Director for the BronxBerlinConnection, a year-round cross cultural exchange program that uses Hip Hop to explore and express the unique experiences of urban youth around the world, the critical challenges they face and the solutions necessary to enact change in their communities. He has toured Europe 7 times in the last 3 years, including this past fall with support from the U.S. State Department. He is currently developing his own Masters Degree in Hip Hop Re:Education through the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies at New York University and plans to graduate in the Fall of 2012. You can find out more at www.farbeon.com and www.reeducate.org.
Hip Hop Re:Education is an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that relies on an array of best practices to meet the needs of today's global learner. Remixing education to include arts-integration, digital media and youth-centered curricula, Hip Hop Re:Educators encourage youth to commit to a craft and invest in the creative process. Programs like the BronxBerlinConnnection, a year-round cross cultural exchange program that connects young people from New York City and Berlin, use this progressive educational approach to transform communities, engage marginalized and disengaged youth and improve youth motivation and achievement. Using the same beats, common lyrical themes and different languages on two separate continents the BronxBerlinConnection works to not only produce multi-lingual, cross-cultural poems, songs and albums, but more importantly it seeks to engage today's youth in a continual process of cultural exchange, raising forth critical dialogue. Thus far the BronxBerlinConnection has developed 2 full-length records, facilitated 4 international cultural exchange trips and filmed and released dozens of music videos and documentary films.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
January 5, 2012
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December 28, 2011
Friend and contributor @TastyKeish needs our help.
Earlier today I created a Chipin fundraiser page for a good friend of freehiphopnow.com.
My good friend and co-host of "A Monthly Bondfire" lost a valuable tool last night. Someone walked off with her MacBook shortly after our event at BPC.
Needless to say that it's not a good look to lose an item beyond the cost to replace it, the data contained was invaluable. She just did a two week tour of the west coast so you can imagine the amount of footage, interviews and photographs that were lost.
TastyKeish is a self employed individual. The majority of her living income comes from the use of her personal computer; voice overs, journalism, etc...
I've set the price to $2,400 to cover the cost of the MacBook, taxes and AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro. Bare in mind she is still paying for the laptop that was stolen.
All funds go directly to TastyKeish. I'm asking for help so that she may be able to replace her comp before the new year rolls in. All help is appreciated. You will be blessed for your contribution.
http://conscious.chipin.com/get-tastykeish-back-onlineP.S. Chipin uses Paypal.
1. You do not have to have a Paypal account to make a contribution.
Thanks again for your support. TastyKeish most definitely is great contributor of much time and effort to help create opportunities for artists in our NYC community as well creating awareness about pressing issues that are important to us all. This year alone TastyKeish has personally funded numerous projects for artists, helped raise funds for Japan Society and Haitian relief and daily lends knowledge, motivates and entertains her online network of followers and fans. Please help me give back to her. Thank you.
December 20, 2011
A Monthly Bondfire featuring "Chaz Van Queen" December 27th
Hosted by The Bronx Über Villain & TastyKeish
Music: DJ Boosh Wheelz
Guest Performer: Chaz Vaz Queen
Door Opens at 10PM
$5 Before 10:30PM $10 After (THERE IS NO GUEST LIST)
Mic Open sign-up begins… 10PM (15 slots available. No calls, no tweets, no signing up for anyone but you…)
Follow A Monthly Bondfire at http://www.Twitter.com/
December 14, 2011
FILM THE POLICE - B. Dolan feat. Toki Wright, Jasiri X, Buddy Peace, Sage Francis
B. DOLAN’s “FILM THE POLICE” pays tribute to N.W.A.’s infamous “F*ck the Police,” serving as a call to action for the digitized media movement while responding to the recent explosion of police brutality all across the world.
This free MP3, courtesy of STRANGE FAMOUS RECORDS, features a reconstruction of Dr. Dre’s original beat, brilliantly reanimated by UK producer BUDDY PEACE. Label CEO, SAGE FRANCIS, opens the song by picking up the gavel where Dr. Dre left it 23 years ago, introducing a blistering, true-to-style flip of Ice Cube’s original verse by SFR cornerstone, B. Dolan. TOKI WRIGHT (Rhymesayers Entertainment) follows up by stepping into the shoes of MC Ren, penning the people’s struggle against cops as a case of “Goliath Vs. a bigger giant.” Finally, Jasiri X (Pittsburgh rapper/activist) rounds out the track by filling in for Eazy-E, reminding us that police brutality disproportionately affects poor people of color.
With the Occupy Movement bringing various forms of injustice to the forefront of people’s consciousness, “Film the Police” is a reminder that cops have been a continued and increasingly militarized presence in public streets. Thanks to the widespread use of smartphones and video cameras, along with the popularity of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the power of the media has been put back into the people’s hands as they document the injustices perpetrated by those who have sworn to serve and protect them.
The lyrics are available at: http://bdolan.net/film-the-police-lyrics/
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This video was directed by Mason Johnson (Klepticenter Productions) and edited by Weston Woodbury.
“Film the Police” will be included on B. DOLAN and BUDDY PEACE’s “HOUSE OF BEES VOL. II” mixtape at http://StrangeFamousRecords.com
December 13, 2011
Homeboy Sandman - New York Nights - Prod. by DFM (Stones Throw)
"New York Nights" will lead off the forthcoming Stones Throw/Serato collaboration, and his debut Stones Throw EP will be released in late January 2012.
Download Link: http://bit.ly/HBSandman
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