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Friday, December 30, 2005

Webslingin'

Dillinger & Young Gotti - D.P.G.C. Muzic(Explicit) from http://d-p-g-c.com/media/

SA-RA Creative Partners at Giant Step NYC LIVE-Jan. 11th 2006!!
http://www.giantstep.net/events/532

Bun B online

3rd Bass website

Lil' Wayne - "Fireman" Play Video

Notorious B.I.G. "Warning"Play Video

Lil' Kim Rides with Funkmaster Flex
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2475638?refsite=7063&ns=1

more soon!!

The Family Guy-Can't Touch Me clip

MC Lyte w/ DJ Premier: "Wonder Years"

As seen and heard here and here!

Thursday, December 29, 2005

I Got That Drink by Frayser Boy, Mike Jones & Paul Wall

Christmas in Brooklyn

Jay-Z hands out Monopoly and Life games.

Monday, December 12, 2005

Chinky Eyed Fridays Presents FunkDoobiest Live At The Knitting Factory

CEB Events continues to host the hottest underground hip-hop shows in Hollywood. From The GZA to Psycho Realm, Chinky Eyed brings the illest underground emcees to ever rock the microphone to the West Side! This last Friday was no exception as CEB had the funkiest one onstage!

The line was filled out the door and around the block and underground heads waited patiently for the stars of the night. Funk Doobiest, Sabac of Non Phixion in his first LA show, and Mr. Hyde of Circle Of Tyrants were in the house! This was a night of true underground sounds and old school favorites, and the crowd was ready to rock! I made my way through the line with the rest of the LSLA crew and hit the door and after a quick stop at the bar, we settled in and watched the show.

Mr. Hyde was the first to perform, and he tore it down early! The crowd was amped for the Circle of Tyrants emcee as he took the girls back to the barn of the naked dead! After that it was time for the Sabacolypse, as Sabac got on stage! The LA crowd showed him mad love as his first show in Los Angeles was off the chain. After terrorizing the crowd, it was time for the headliner, Funk Doobiest, to take it back to 93! Son Doobie and Raplh M the Mexican rocked the house and reminded the crowd at the Knitting Factory which Doobie they B! As Son skip around the stage, he went through his hit songs like “The Funkiest”, “I’m Shittin’ On Em”, “Freak Mode”, “Rock On” and of course “Bow Wow Wow”. I was trippin' for a minute, catching hip-hop flashbacks of me bumpin' "The Funkiest" up and down Lafayette Road waaaaaaaay back in the day in Tennessee! It was good to see Son Doobie and Ralph getting busy again, and the rest of the crowd seemed to feel the same way!

Hip-hop’s elite stopped by to show some love to Son Doobie as well. We managed to chop it up backstage with Mr. Hyde, Mellow Man Ace and 2Mex stopped by to show some love. We even bumped into Adrian Grenier, star of HBO’s hit show Entourage, backstage! Seems he was next door, performing with his band “The Honey Brothers” while FunkDoobiest was onstage. He kicked it with us for a second and rocked a ill (and I do mean ill) beat box while Mellow Man Ace kicked a freestyle. It’s a classic Hip-Hop Hollywood moment, and we got the exclusive video clips and interviews at Live Streams LA.com! For pictures from the show, make sure you check out CEBEvents.com

All in all, it was another great night of hip-hop music brought to you by CEB Events. Make sure you check out the next show. Shouts to Swess, 501er, PickOne, Mr. Hyde, Sabac, Mellow Man Ace, Adrian Grenier, Son Doobie, Ralph and everyone that showed us love at the show!

Links:

http://www.cebevents.com/
http://www.psychologicalrecords.com/main.htm
http://www.whathiphopis.com/

Article on Funkdoobiest
http://www.pauseandplay.com/funkdoobiest.htm

Sunday, December 11, 2005

RRG # 16-And It's Good Too!

Really Really Good

What’s the word? Hope your ready for the holidays and everything is everything in your neck of the hoods. Speaking of hoods, big up to Schenectady on the check in! I see you out there! Save me an after holiday plate, yaoming!?!

The holiday rush has taken over big time out here in Hollywood. Last week saw an incredible 4 day event sponsored by Hennessey, with hip-hop legend Supernatural hosting, along with a Kanye West after party. Make sure you check out the full report, pictures and videos over at LiveStreamsLA.com. Much thanks to Chang and the Guerilla Union crew, Supernat and everyone that fell through and showed some love!

This weekend was filled with hip-hop events as well, as Chinky Eyed Fridays had Funk Doobiest, Sabac Red of Non-Phixion, and Mr. Hyde at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. Guru was in town as well, but I missed that one. The next night, The Normandie Casino welcomed the legendary Blastmaster KRS-One to LA! Be on the lookout for video footage from all the events at LiveStreamsLA.com!

So yeah, Festivus is in full swing and I’m catching everything moving and more for you! Be on the look out for more exclusive reviews and previews as I have True Crime: New York City and a few music CDs to holla at you about real quick.

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Random links, and stuff flooding my inbox!

Velocity Code:
House production crew hailing out of Southern California, Velocity Code has enjoyed great success early on with their first single “Beautiful Outside” racing up music charts this year. The upcoming year looks promising for them, as they have recently signed a exclusive digital distribution deal with System Recordings and Proper Talent.

Check them out at http://www.systemrecording.com/ and http://www.velocitycode.com/ and tell them Q sent ya!

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Still Tippin' ...sort of... http://media.putfile.com/stippinmedres --------------

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Rest in peace

Some audio clips of Richard Pryor via richardpryor.com.

Super Nigger -1968
Exorcist - 1974
Monkeys - 1978
Ali - 1978
Southern Hospitality - 1983
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The Black Eyed Peas, Avril Lavigne, The Cure and The Postal Service will be featured artist on the new CD "Make Some Noise". The CD is being released by Amnesty International and will use songs written by John Lennon.

The Black Eyed Peas will release a cover of "Power to the People," and The Cure takle the song "Love". The mp3s are available as online downloads via www.amnesty.org/noise . Make sure you check the site out for the singles.

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Skateboard P aka Parrell Williams is about to drop his solo CD, "In My Mind". You can check his media player for the current single "Can I Have It Like That" as well as "Angel" here and at the links below.
http://www.pharrellwilliams.com
http://www.skateboardp.com/
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From the inbox:

UPDATE:
You can be the first to preview the newest Nore - Reggatone single - from the up and coming LP "Welcome to Bang City" debuting on Rah Sun's Album Bang City.
With songs from Nore, Eric Sermon, Chavito, Royal Flush and G Unit's Frenchy. http://www.bangcityrecords.com/form.html

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CD Review: T.O.K. “Unknown Language”

The New York Times calls T.O.K. "the word’s greatest dancehall-reggae boy band" with good reason. With their blend of harmony and dancehall toasting, the young group continues to win new fans worldwide. With their past hits like “Gal You Ah Lead” & “Hit ‘Em Hit”, & “My Crew, My Dawg” paving the way, the Jamaican group has returned with their new CD, “Unknown Language”.

The CD has been in stores since June, and judging from the rave reviews it has gotten so far, several songs off the CD are sure to be on your favorite DJ’s play lists for a while.
The lead song by far is “Footprints” a song inspired by the classic Mary Steven’s poem. It has since become an anthem for anyone who has gone through tragedy. The song continues to be a radio hit nationwide, and the CD has a few other radio ready cuts up it’s sleeve.

Reggaeton/hip-hop star Pitbull teams up with the Taking Over Kingston crew, on “She’s Hotter”. “Tell Me If You Still Care” borrows the S.O.S. Band’s famous song for a nice R&B twist. “Hey Ladies” has more than enough energy for your club dance floor, while “Survivior” takes the same riddim Sean Paul rode on “We Be Burning”. “Gal You Ah Lead” is on here as well, in case you didn’t get it the first time around, as is the pure fire riddim of “Neck Breakers”. All in all, T.O.K. have not only taken over Kingston, but the entire world with this new one.

Final Verdict-T.O.K. “Unknown Language”= The official word in the new dancehall swing! Nuff respect!

Links:

“Footprints” audio page

T.O.K. Website

TOK garners second Boom Shot nomination in Vibe Awards
Kevin Jackson, Jamaica Observer writer
Friday, October 14, 2005

T.O.K. Yahoo page
http://music.yahoo.com/ar-304632---T.O.K.

My Space Hip Hop Music Pages

Thursday, November 24, 2005

RRG #15-It's A Celebration!

The holiday season is here party people! This week turkey sandwiches, football blowouts and pissed off Natives. Next month, maxed out credit cards and after holiday sales at Macy's (holla). Even if your enlightened and hate what the days REALLY stand for, make sure you take time out and be thankful for the good things you have in your life. Pause for a minute this week and thank God for waking you up today at least and giving us all a few days off! If you have to work this weekend, thank God for overtime, Xmas is around the corner.

I know I have tons to be thankful for this year. My regular readers out there know how much drama I've been through. As the new year approaches, I'm ready to set it off in a major way and show the West Coast how The Tennessee Hustler, NY Transplant does it!

Can you believe that my Canhead Records blog turned one year old yesterday!?! My site that started out as a way to kill time and post my rants, reviews, flashbacks of my previous musical life, experimental music tracks and New York notes, has evolved into...well, it kind of stayed the same. Just like it's owner, Canhead didn't change a cottdamn thing! If anything, the blog improved and refined some old habits. I was surprised by the results and reactions, and continued posting on my new journal/web magazine/favorites bookmark folder/mp3 dump. Soon the numbers started showing a increase in visitors. I re-discovered my love of writing and the old high school newspaper editor in me was awakened.

I found several blogs that I looked to for writing inspiration such as hiphopmusic.com(now playing Amadou & Mariam) , Hiphopblogs.com, Pro Hip-hop.com, Pyramids to the Projects, TofuHut.com, and a little site called Blogcritics.org. I began submitting some of my articles to them, trying to sharpen my sword and build my confidence in writing. Blogcritics.org was extremely helpful and I found myself reviewing artists releases. Celebrity interviews were soon included, favorites list were noted down, blog writers were emailed introduction letters and some remain in touch, premier and concert tickets were mailed cross country and I found myself back in the mix....almost.

Then the real world came crashing in as my personal life turned ugly for a minute. After I re-adjusted and re-located, the site continued to be anchor in a very turbulent period for me. Slowly, things began to stabilize in my personal world, and the blog continued to grow. Now in Los Angeles, I began to take Canhead very seriously and reached out to others who had a similar vision. Now, as the blog hits it's first year, it's faced with it's next growth spurt....the relocation, renaming and re-launching of a bigger, better and deffer Canhead.

That's right folk, if everything goes according to plan, Canhead will cease to exist in this present form. I plan on writing more for Live Streams LA.com and focusing on the big streaming picture, as well as stepping up the freelance journalism game. Plus, I am dying to set this site off the way it should be. I mean, Blogger.com is ok, but it's far from the real deal. You all have been here for a full year reading my bs(blog story), you deserve the best site you can get.

You will still find all kinds of funky fresh, liberal, intelligent and stupid dope manuvas here! I'll keep hitting youz up with the usual mp3 or two, weblinks, event announcements, nekid girlie pictures and political conspiracy theory propaganda that you can handle....if your still feeling me. Basically, change is coming. Stay tuned!!

So yeah, that's it. Happy Thanksgiving...Happy Birthday to the Canhead Records blog....and a Happy Festivus for the rest of us. Have some cake, be careful with the punch, it's spiked and not with the weak stuff either! It's a celebration bitches, enjoy yourself!

Here are a few of the pages that seem to get the most repeat hits at the site and some others that I thought were really, really good. I have some real posts that I'm working on for you so stay tuned.

I'll holla!

"You Really Got A Hold Of Me" right dad?

CD Review: Kotton Mouth Kings

Shock Jocks...They All Sound The Same To Me

Still tippin on four fours

Stereo Synthesis Selections

Sway & King Tech presents Back 2 Basics CD\DVD Review

Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.
Cosmo Kramer: What happened to the doll?
Frank Costanza: It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born . . . a Festivus for the rest of us!
Cosmo Kramer: That must've been some kind of doll.
Frank Costanza: She was.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

GZA, DJ Muggs,Swollen Members & Self Scientific Live On Stage

The line stretched clear down the block Sunday night, as some of Los Angeles’ hip-hop faithful and top notch emcees waited for the show to begin. Deep downtown, the jump-off was about to jump off at The Grand. DJ Muggs vs. GZA “Grandmasters” album release party was underway, and hundreds of hip-hop heads were on line early, ready to hear the Wu Gambino and the Soul Assassin do their thing. Also scheduled to rock the house that night were Swollen Members, I Self Devine, and a handful of emcees and surprise guest. As the security barked at the line and cleared the sidewalk, I walked up to the door, greeted by the low rumble of the Swollen Members tour bus that was parked next to the club. After meeting with the Live Streams LA.com crew, I stepped into the arena, ready for a night of hip-hop heavyweights.

DJ Muggs and GZA have been on the grind promoting this new CD. The two have been on the road, hitting Washington, Colorado and ripping shows from San Fran to San Diego. This was my third time seeing the show, but it was clearly the hottest performance of the tour. The shows at The Knitting Factory’s were tight, but the size of crowd at The Grand was one of the most impressive turn outs that I’ve seen. The place was packed, and all the emcees that took the stage that night had one of the best crowds they could ask for. The Chinky Eyed event was about to jump off!

Between running back and forth with the LSLA crew, trying to catch interviews, I managed to catch most of the show. Dumbfounded, The Crux (with the ill mariachi band intro killing it!!) , L.O.R.D., and various members of Project Blowed hit the stage and ripped shit, getting everyone ready for the main act. No doubt about it, this was a hip-hop crowd! Looking down from the balcony, I saw a few cats break into windmills and backspins and thought LSLA mastermind Steve M was about to get busy with the pop locks!

When Swollen Members was about to hit the stage, they went nuts, screaming “Swollen…swollen….swollen” until the Canadian mic barbarians stepped up. SM blessed the crowd with their hits and brought the movement to Los Angeles. Phil Da Agony and Planet Asia took the stage with them as well and the set was a good look for the Battle Axe representatives.

The headliners shook the building, as the “Grandmasters” song intro welcomed DJ Muggs and GZA to the Grand stage. Dreddy Kruger and Just Allah worked their magic and ran through several of GZA’s hits and cuts off the new album. Wu fans were in the spot as usual, throwing up their W’s and reciting lyrics from some of GZA’s classic darts. GZA finally closed the show and hung around onstage, showing love to the crowd, shaking hands, and reaching out to the people for a minute before hit bounced.

All in all, it was a great night for hip-hop in Los Angeles. The spirit of the “Unity” parties was definitely in the house, as everyone was showing love and paying respect to Bigga B and entire Unity crew. Is it possible that we may see Unity parties in LA again in 2006? You’ll have to stay tuned for that, to see catch some highlights from the night, make sure you check out the videos!

Peace to everyone who came out and made it one hell of a night. Shouts to Swezz for another top notch event, and Fatty for the Subway Scooby Snacks!

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/chinkyeyedfridays

Friday, November 18, 2005

Grandmasters Holla!

I logged on to this chess site to brush off some of my old moves and found this..

'Chess is so crazy, I could do a whole album on chess'17.11.2005 What happens when you take one of the greatest rappers, and put him in a recording studio with a producer and a chessboard? The album “Muggs Vs. GZA: Grandmasters”, that's what. It's a groundbreaking CD that blends Hip Hop and chess. Interview with GZA and a fascinating video.

Rap is outta control! Hip-hop videos on the front page of a chess geek website. That's whats up.

See you at the show and holla at a scholar if you hear me!

Thursday, November 17, 2005

DJ Muggs vs GZA Record Release Party This Sunday!

Its going down this weekend! Click on the top flyer to buy tickets NOW!!!

Fix your face cuz the cameras will be on!

Purple Ribbon All-Stars "Kryptonite" Remix!

Ladies and Gentleman...I present to you the Purple Ribbon All-Stars "Kryptonite" Un-Edited Super Hero Remix!

Click on the picture to go to the MegaUpload page, wait about 45 seconds, then hit "Click here to download" button.

Kryptonite (Dirty Version) Video

Enjoy! More to come soon!