While in the studio in Capetown South Africa putting the finishing touches on his upcoming EP ( Brooklyn - Capetown) The Brooklyn MC Whosane heard the gift that Just Blaze & Jay Electronica gave all MC's and was inspired to add his story to it. Whosane is noted for his cameo with Mos Def on "Taxi" prod. by Ski Beatz & was part of the Ecstatic Tour in 2009.
Smokers Corner will be back open on February 14, 2012, when Ski Beatz drops his new album "Twilight". The usual suspects are on board, like Stalley or Curren$y. Eased instrumental in the background may tells what to expect, blunted and soulful, music to lean backwards. o
Cali underground rap legend Murs presents the music video for "316 Ways" of Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album produced entirely by Ski Beatz. Everytime when Ski Beatz is on the productions, shit seems to be dope. Good Team.
Why is everybody so surprised when rappers make love songs? I don`t get it.
The collaboration between Murs and Ski Beatz led to an album that drops October 11th.
Watch them work together here and download the mp3 above. Via.
London-Based singer, songwriter Terri Walker has a gift for ya'all. "Terri in Wonderland" Mixtape, Terri's great voice featuring Ski Beatz, Krunkadelic, Matt Cody and Beatnik on the beats.
Soundbombin is the latest Leak of Curren$y'sMuscle Car Chronicles dropping next week. Another Vibe on this project as compared with the Laid-Back productions by Ski-Beatz but also dope Live Beats by Sean O’Connell.
The Spitta is back with his first song off his upcoming album "Pilot Talk 2" dropping stores in november. Michael Knight is hilarious and Ski Beatz hits it with one more dope beat. Check the Curren$y - Pilot Talk 2 trailer.
I honestly was a bit dissapointed with Pilot Talk except songs like "Address" featuring Stalley, "Prioritize" and "King Kong", but this makes me hope for a better sequel.
The song is produced by none other than Ski Beatz and comes with that perfect stoner vibe that I want to hear the Spitta jump on.
Plus I love it when people "sample" old skool video material for a music video. Creative Control equals quality.
We knew that this was coming, but still: what a pleasant surprise. Smoke DZA had a couple of süper nice tracks on "Substance Abuse" plus the Devin The Dude feature on "Marley and Me". Smoke DZA is known for smoking a lot of that Kush and this is just about the perfect soundtrack for a little smoke session with Curren$y, Mickey Factz and Big K.R.I.T..
Most of the tracks are produced by no other than Ski Beats, nobody on here will really fuck up your high. Dope.
Ok,we talked so much about "24 Hour Karate School",and we gave you many posts around that topic.Here you have one of the dopest leaks of "24 Hour Karate School",Mos Def is kicking it fresh.If you missed "Ski Beatz - Taxi ft. Mos Def and Whosane",so get it now,one of the best rap-songs in the past months.And yes,we have a release date: 07. Sept. 2010.,,,
Creative Control drops another one. After the release of Curren$y`s Pilot Talk his partner in Beats and Rhymes Nesby Phips launches this sweet Jet right here. Beats by Ski Beatz and Pete Rock.
Here is the Download.
Easy Peasy.
Latest Leak of "Curren$y's" "Pilot Talk" Album dropping stores on 13.07.2010.This is soo laidback.Great "Currency" & "Smoke DZA" on that fresh and slowly beat from "Ski Beatz".If "Pilot Talk" has more stuff like this,it will be the Album of the year,im sure.Spotted via Nahright.
Thx Dan R. for sending us this Mixtape,with some of the dopest MCees smashing the Game right know.The Mixtape has a good quality,while it is a live recording session.Go and grab it!
With songs from: Curren$y,Stalley,Rugz D Bewler,Ski Beatz,Big Krit and more
If you scroll through our blog you have realized that we are huge fans of Stalley`s music. So when we had the chance to ask a couple of questions we immediatly said: let`s do it. Upmost respect to Stalley and Dan for making it happen.
# Please introduce yourself to everybody who doesn`t know about you yet?
Peace Germany, this is Stalley from Massillon, Ohio, 330. I’ve been rhyming for about 3 years now and live in New York City. I’m currently independent.
# We know that you originally come from a small place in Ohio, but then moved to New York. Did you feel like you had to move in order to push your career as a rapper or what was the reason for that?
Yea, basically. I originally came to NYC for school, but when I moved back home and saw how it was out there I knew I would have to move back to NYC to really get anywhere in the music industry.
# When was the first time that you thought that rap would be something you could live from? The first time I thought I could live from music was probably on July 14, 2009 when I dropped The Autobiography and performed at SOB’s in front of a sold-out crowd. That whole experience made me think I could really possibly do something with music.
# We also know that you are a big Madlib fan. What are your favorite three Madlib beats of all times?
The first three that come to mind are Fancy Clown from the MadVillain project, Distant Land from Shades of Blue and The Healer from Badu’s New Amerykah joint.
# How/when did you get in contact with Ski Beatz? Well I linked up with Creative Control for the video for “Autobiography” and once I was around DD172 it just happened naturally since Ski is always at the dojo workin’.
# We really like "Pressure" (produced by Micheal Sterling Eaton). Maybe you can tell us something about the way how you approach these songs? It seems like you are extremly serious about everything you say and stand for. Where does this seriousness originate from?
I grew up in a city where everything is hard and you have to work to get where you wanna be, so I take that and apply it to my music, especially when I’m drawing on those experiences. The beat also took me to a place where I was reminiscing about the hard times and the trials and tribulations that I’ve been through. I just wanted people to know that amidst all the pressure, you can overcome and find peace. In this case it was about me being from a small city and going somewhere with bright lights and just trying to get over that.
# Now tell us something about the "Address" video with Curren$y and Ski Beatz and the whole journey. It seems like you wrote the verse during the video shoot, because it fits just perfectly. How was the creative process for this project? I wrote and recorded the song in Jamaica and basically the verse just reflected everything I saw there. I just put myself in a Jamaica state of mind and focused on the sun, the trees and everything around me. I really wrote that at an exact moment and the lyrics just show how I felt right then. It just so happened that we shot the video there and it came out how exactly Jamaica felt to me.
# What will be next?
Right now, I’m working on finishing a project with a very dope producer named Rashad from the 3rd in Columbus, Ohio. We’re really gonna be taking my sound somewhere new and different. I’m also working on an entire project with Ski Beatz that should be incredible.
Mos Def is only on the hook, but we have a Jay Electronica on here too. This is majestic. Let`s see if there will be a video for this song. Pilot Talk is the name of the album, cover is dope as hell, beats are crazy plus Devin is on it. Go get it.
I really enjoy listening to these Reefer Boys (Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Stalley, Devin The Dude,...). It is just so fuckin laid back. The Beats always play a big part of it ...so after we saw Von Pea make his beats on the NI Maschine, here we can catch a glimpse of how Ski Beatz makes his music with the help of Ableton Live. Maschine and Ableton Live8 ..the perfect combination.
By the way this is off Smoke`s upcoming mixtape George Kush Da Button.
