ARHYTHMATIK

Ok- so I decided to completely change my mind and go with a GLUE track this month. Some DOPE cats from Chicago bring you this month’s banger called “Beat Beat Beat”. Check it out! Let me know what you think of it in the comments section!  It’s off of their album “Catch As Catch Can” that came out in 2006.  One of my favorite groups.  Support them and buy a few of their tracks from iTunes or something!

 

I’m still trying to decide which track I want to offer for the Track O’ the Month. It’s between a track from the new Atmosphere album, a Cool Calm Pete track, or a track with Scott Allen and Heath McNease. Be patient– it will be up by the end of this week! Word.

Here’s the dealy. I am so busy with other things now in my life– like other business endeavors, family life, kids, etc.– that I just don’t have the time that is necessary to become a full time artist. BUT– I still have a passion for making dope, positive hip hop music. So here’s what I’m considering: instead of waiting a few years between each album from me and making you pay for those albums, I am considering offering a song each month for free download. This will probably replace any albums I will likely do in the future. I will just offer a free song for downloading each month. So what say ye? Good idea? Bad idea? Let me know what you think of this idea in the comments section!

So I recently saw a new documentary film out B-Boys called Planet B-Boy. It is about Battle of the Year- a worldwide B-Boy battle held each year in Germany. It is utterly INSANE. The film extemely really dope and it chronicled the journeys of several crews that made it to the finals in 2006 (I believe). It had in depth interviews and footage of the journey to the finals of France’s crew Phase-T, USA crew’s Knucklehead Zoo (they didn’t make it to the finals), Japan’s crew Ichigeki, South Korea’s crew Last for One, and the defending champions- South Korea’s crew Gamblerz. Personally, I thought Japan’s crew Ichigeki was the illest– their creativity, style, individuality and unison was just unbelievable and unmatchable. The pic above is a pic of the Ichigeki crew in the movie. So go see the movie! Support B-Boys! Support the B-Boy culture! You can check out more about the film here: www.planetbboy.com

I decided to let y’all know what tracks I’ve been digging lately. Some may be old and outdated, some may be new and fresh. Either way, the tracks represent something that I love about music or hip hop culture. I’m probably breaking tons of copyright laws by doing this– but wutevers. I am giving props to dope musicians and not offering any unauthorized downloads of other people’s music. Of course the tracks will all be clean, positive hip hop. So it is with pleasure I present to you the first ever TRACK OF THE MONTH: (just click that little play button near the bottom of the cassette tape to listen to the track)

 

This month’s song comes to you from One Be Lo. A dope MC out of Pontiac, Michigan. This track is off his last album S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. He has a new album out called “Rebirth” but I haven’t really been digging it that much. Either way, this track is called “Rocketship” and is just the pure essence of dope hip hop– from the beat, to the rhyming, to the lyrics– it’s just good ol’ fashioned dope hip hop. A classic track all around.

So how many of you listened to Barack’s speech about race in America? In case you missed it, it came as a result of the anti-American and racist statements his pastor of 20 years Rev. Wright has made that have come to the mainstream media’s attention. You can listen to his speech here.  The title of this post comes from some of the comments Obama made about his white Grandma who he loves, but who he has heard make racist statements.   He compares this to his pastor.  Personally, I thought he made a lot of valid, good points that many whites maybe don’t understand - to no fault of their own– they just haven’t had the same experiences as a minority in America (or maybe they really don’t want to understand), but the purpose behind Obama’s speech was utter garbage. He is trying to defend comments and viewpoints that are utterly absurd, racist, hateful, and down right ingnorant. There is not an ounce of “unity” in Rev. Wright’s words. Isn’t this what Obama is supposed to be all about? Wasn’t Christ about loving your enemy? Listen to some of Rev. Wrights speeches here– does that sound like a message from Christ- the truest example we have of love and compassion on your enemy?  You tell me. The thing that bothers me the most about Obama’s speech… Read the rest of this entry »

Well I been working hard to finish up my new album “Equations” and I am happy to say thanks to my mans Scott Allen– it is just about finished! I still have a few hooks to write to, but Scott helped me come up with a SICK hook for the beat Pac0naut made for me. Anyways– I posted some of the new songs in the “media” and “store” section- so check em out.

Last night I was watching this biography about John McCain. I voted for Mitt Romney in the primaries here in AZ. I didn’t totally hate John McCain- I actually liked him the most at first- but as I learned more about the issues, I didn’t support him at all. Needless to say, after watching the biography of John McCain- I was completely turned off towards him and the life he has led. Yes- him being a POW was unbelievable and utterly amazing. I respect his service he gave to his country. It was un-matchable. However, I also look at a candidates moral values and how they let those moral values guide their life. Read the rest of this entry »

 

So I rarely rarely rarely watch American Idol. But tonight my wife was watching it while I was working on the design for this blog site on my laptop. I got a chance to see some of the performances, including this kid named David Archuleta. It was freeking moving man. It was mad inspirational. This kid is unbelievable. He sang that John Lennon song “Imagine”. And it seriously made me feel the spirit of the Lord. I was sitting there wondering why this performance had such a different impact on me.After some pondering about it, I think I kinda realized why. Read the rest of this entry »

I did some re-vamping of the site finally. Made it a bit more modernized, a lot more interesting, and much more useful. I am still working on the layout design and will be getting that more complete once my laptop battery I ordered comes in (the power cord got fried– well actually.. frayed haha) so I can’t access any of my graphic programs until that comes in. Till then… welcome to the new ARHYTHMATIK.COM