Freaks and Beats @ Mt Tabor Theater

Halloween Hip-Hop Show

Portland, Oregon 2011

Mt Tabor Theater‎
4811 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR 97215-3251
(503) 360-1450
thetabor.com‎

Mt Tabor will be home to the freshest Halloween Hip-Hop show in Portland, Oregon this year (2011). Featuring performances by one of the most conscious minded up-and-coming hip-hop groups, Speaker Minds. Lead by member, Diezel P, the group has made a name for themselves in the underground hip-hop scene. The Freaks & Beats Halloween Hip-Hop Show will be a dual mix-tape release show for Speaker Minds and Bad Habitat, whose album, Scissor Tree has been delayed and for sake of the fans have decided to release a teaser mixtape called “The Waiting Room EP”. The Waiting Room EP features all new music that has never been released and will not be on the Scissor Tree album. It is just a taste of the talent offered by smash mouth underground hip-hop group Bad Habitat of Surreal Music. Visit Bad Habitat on Facebook for more information about this Halloween Hip-Hop Show. Portland, Oregon will not be the same after this night.

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The Flyer above was designed by the talented Adrian Adel, a Portland Photographer and graphic designer extraordinaire. Props for the help on the graphics and flyers in the past and the future. Much thanks and respect. Peace

Other Halloween Hip-Hop Parties that weekend will be whack compared to the Freaks & Beats show. For more information about Local Hip-Hop Shows in and around Portland, Oregon that weekend and during the months of October and November visit some of the links below:

• Freaks & Beats Halloween Hip-Hop Party: Halloween Hip-Hop Concert Portland, Oregon 2011.
• Bend Hip-Hop Show: Performances By: Speaker Minds, Bad Habitat, Northorn Lights, The Gooniez.
• Ashland Hip-Hop Show: Performances By: Bad Habitat, Speaker Minds, Brown Caesar + More.
• Salmon Street Studios Shows: “Hands down the best hip-hop venue in Portland” – Mindskillz.
• Devin The Dude in Portland, Oregon: A great show at a great venue with Devin The Dude, MY-G…

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Halloween Hip-Hop Show Portland

Friday, October 28 at 9:00pm – October 29 at 2:00am

Mt. Tabor Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

Ahhhhh Yeah….. Its that time of year again where Grown Women have an excuse to wear Lingerie out in Public and call it a Costume and the Men can hide their peeping eyes with a Jason mask. Well, Speaker Minds and Mt.Tabor Theater (4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd) are providing you a place to admire people’s creativity while partying to some the NW best live Hip Hop.
Doors open at 9pm and the show begins at 10pm, so don’t be late! 21 and Up, $5 cover, and Costumes are not required but are encouraged…. matter of fact, we’re handing out FREE Autographer Speaker Minds’ T-Shirts to the first 25 people to show up in elaborate costumes (don’t come through with a Paper Plate Mask and a Towel for a Cape expecting a Free shirt).
Performances by:

Speaker Minds (www.speakerminds.com):
Your favorite 6 piece Hip Hop fusion band spawned from inner city Portland with the reputation for making asses shake with an uplifting and educational message, will be holding down the night! After months of re-mixing and mastering our debut EP, We will use the special occasion to Re-Releasing our EP “9 To 5: Self Employed” which will be available for download this week! Also, stay tuned for the premiere of our official music video “Banger (Hands High)” !

Bad Habitat (www.badhabitatmusic.com):
Bad Habitat is the hip-hop equivalent of The Three Musketeers, with the swagger of a young Rat Pack, and a style all their own. Forming early in the summer of 2008, Dru Manchu, Flawless, and Damian Grey have since stolen hundreds of shows and amassed a loyal fan base. They will be releasing their first official project “The Waiting Room” EP, which will be available as a FREE download at www.badhabitatmusic.com

Task1ne (Task1ne.bandcamp.com):
This lyrical assassin hails from Sacramento, CA and when he isn’t representing the 916 with clever word play, he’s rummaging through comic books to get his super hero fix, as shown in his latest music video to “Whats That Sound” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF1wm-qwX20). He recently released his 3rd project titled “District 916″ and its available at Task1ne.bandcamp.com!

DJ Wels (www.twitter.com/djwels):
Yeah! It’s that time again! This week is no less fresher, with the ultimate “Style Molester” DJ Wels in the house tonight! DJ Wels has been grindin on the DJ scene for years, cutting baby crabs with DJ Wicked back in the day. Today he kicks it around as a stand in DJ with Animal Farm. He also provides nasty mixes for local radio shows and murders the blocks of downtown Portland doing this and that. Follow this man on twitter!

This is going to be an amazing night with great live music from some of the Northwest’s elite talent! And remember we’re handing out FREE Autographer Speaker Minds’ T-Shirts to the first 25 people to show up in elaborate costumes. We look forward to seeing you FREAKS getting busy on the dance floor.

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Read more about fresh new underground Northwest Hip-Hop and Underground Hip-Hop Concert Venues in and around Portland, Oregon like Salmon Street Studios and Mt Tabor Theater. Also check out the new website by Surreal Music and Bad Habitat Member, Mindskillz aka Samuel Miller Art.

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109 SE Salmon St
Portland, Oregon 97214

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Well known in the Hip-Hop and EDM Communities in Portland, Oregon, Salmon Street Studios has recently been renovated and now features two separate concert ready spaces. The venue also features a bar, lounge and one of the illest art galleries in Portland. Some of the type of art you will see includes: Graffiti Art, Surreal Artwork, and a ton of other styles of Hip-Hop Art. Salmon Street Studios has a new apparel store coming out soon and with its location in the industrial district of Southeast Portland it has just about everything that a hip hop fan could want out of a concert venue.

“Hands down the very best concert venue in Portland, Oregon. Salmon Street Studios combines the best of Underground Hip-Hop Concert Venues and Hip-Hop Artwork in one package with a prime location just outside of Downtown. The new updates are amazing, if you haven’t ever been to Salmon Street Studios or haven’t been in a while, you should check out the next show they got because it is off the chains.”

-Mindskillz of Bad Habitat and Surreal Music

In addition to being one of the dopest Hip-Hop art galleries and Underground Hip-Hop Concert Venues in Portland, Oregon Salmon Street Studios is also a fly recording studio with Photography Studio offices located in the studio as well. As far as landmarks go, Salmon Street Studios is the end all for hip hop landmarks in Portland.

• Salmon St Studios on Reverb Nation
• Salmon Street Studios on Willamette Week

Salmon Street Studios is located at 109 SE Salmon St Portland, Oregon just a few blocks from MLK and Grand Ave. Check back soon for more information on Salmon Street Studios Concert Venue, Recording Studio, Art Gallery and Merchandise Store. Also check out the new website by Surreal Music and Bad Habitat Member, Mindskillz aka Samuel Miller Art.

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Camp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace), both of Muslim upbringing.

They named themselves ‘Camp Lo’ to separate themselves from Atlanta-based rapper Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob. Initially signed with Profile Records, Camp Lo made their first appearance in 1996 on The Great White Hype soundtrack, with their single, “Coolie High”. The smooth party song was a minor hit, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Their first major exposure came with the release of their second single, the upbeat, horn driven “Luchini”, otherwise known as “This Is It”.

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Friday July 8th 2011

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Astoria, Oregon

Dj Mikey B’s Summer Jam! Friday July 8th 2011 doors open @ 9pm! This is my biggest show to date come out and support local northwest music at Astoria’s Event Center! Live Performances by: Bad Habitat (Portland, OR), Reign Pro (Vancouver, WA), E Dub phenomenon (Seaside, OR), Nitro (Vancouver, WA), Mr Wild (Astoria, OR), and Quiet One of Western Medicine (Manzanita, OR). This is the BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR! Tickets are $5 and can be purchased @ Crossover Car Stereo (503)861-0326 or contact any of the artist listed on the flyer!

SPECIAL THANKS TO: CROSSOVER CAR STEREO, RUNNING FREE DESIGNS, THE ASTORIA EVENT CENTER, VIREAL, AND ALL THE PERFORMERS!

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(2 DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL)

All Ages Show

July 9 at 12:00pm – July 10 at 12:00am

At Lake Selmac (Southern Oregon)

Rhymin’ at the Lake is a two day event, the second weekend of July, which features camping, music, sports, entertainment, food, fun, safety and security at a beautiful setting in Southern Oregon at Lake Selmac. this is our 5TH year doin this!!!! please come support half a decade of positive vibes! we are livicated to spreading conscious awareness to the youth/people of our community through music and productive activities, we promote high spirits, healthy bodys and happy faces! JAH PRAISE! Featuring Bad Habitat, 2MEx and other dope west coast hip-hop music.

JAH SUN
MESSENJAH SELAH
GUIDANCE BAND
2MEX
BAD HABITAT
AWOL ONE
ONEIRONAUTS w/ HWFT family
ONE MOVEMENT
MISTA CHIEF
MARKO
THE ILLIES
ONLY NATURAL
STRYK9
THURO THA DON
541 SYNDICATE
BONDON
STATE OF JEFFERSON

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The Pharcyde

Digable Planets

Lifesavas, Sapient, IAME, MYG, Sleep of Oldominion, Lafa Taylor, Solillaquists of Sound, Raise The Bridges, Destro, Serge Severe, Goondock Saints, & More

Outdoor Oregon Concert

This years Fire in The Canyon is brought to you by Mercy Corps, Taxidermy Records, Barroom Heroes, KBOO, Runaway Productions and sponsored in part by Global Market Productions. The show will last 3 days in early August and will feature some of the best underground hip-hop artists nationwide as well as featuring some of the best Portland Hip-Hop artists. 3 Day Passes and Single Day Passes are available for sale online at Tickets West.

Hornings Hideout

This outdoor Oregon Concert will be held at Hornings Hideout in North Plains, Oregon from August 5th through August 7th. It will surely be the best outdoor Oregon music festival/concert of 2011.

Fire in The Canyon

Personaly (Mindskillz) I like Digable Planets most out of the headliners for Fire in The Canyon. They are a chill laid back jazz style hip hop group that reminds me a lot of Gang Starr in essence not sound. Pharcyde and Del are dope too but out of the headliners on the bill Digable Planets are my pick. Out of the Portland Hip-Hop groups that will be performing Lifesavas are on of the best known. I love their recent work and their song with Dead Prez “Freedom Walks” is off the hook. I highly recommend it to alternative hip-hop fans. Overall the Fire in The Canyon concert and music festival is going to be a lot of fun and supports a good cause. Other outdoor concerts in Oregon this summer (2011) can’t compare to the atmosphere and quality of music that will be played. There are going to be some Drum & Bass and Dubstep DJ’s there as well. Also Raise The Bridges and other alternative rock groups will be playing so it’s not just for the Hip-Hop crowd.

Fire in The Canyon 2011 is brought to you by Mercy Corps, Taxidermy Records, Barroom Heroes, KBOO, Runaway Productions and sponsored in part by Global Market Productions featuring some of the best underground rap artists in the United States including Del, Pharcyde, Digable Planets, Lifesavas, Sapient, IAME, MYG, Sleep of Oldominion, Lafa Taylor & More. Goondock Saints of the Portland area hip hop group The Gooniez will be performing also. Cool Nutz is rumored to be performing as well. No official timelines or performance times have been released at this time. We will keep you posted when that information is released.

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Grand Theft Auto (GTA) has always been known for having great music. San Andreas is most well known for having some of the best hip-hop music on its radio stations. Below is a full list of the radio stations of GTA San Andreas and the songs that get played on them. Also included are brief summaries of the type of music played on the radio station. So if you don’t like the style of music you don’t have to read the list. Radio Los Santos is most well known for being the San Andreas Hip-Hop Station. Play Back also plays oldschool hip-hop but it is less known. Check out JamesInDigital for more information about hip-hop in video games and Video Game Soundtracks.

GTA San Andreas Radio Stations

WCTR Talk Radio Producer: Lazlow Talk radio with regular weather bulletins and news updates depending on what stage you are at in the storyline. The News with Lianne Forget Lianne Forget – Sharon Washington Richard Burns – Wil Wheaton The Tight End Zone Derrick Thackery – Peter Apel The Wild Traveler James Pedeaston – Sam Tsoutsouvas Entertaining America Billy Dexter – Peter Marx Jack Howitzer – Randy Perlstein Trailer Vo – Jeff Berlin General – Ron Reeve Kids – Mike, Chris, and James Ferrante, Chris Silvestro Lazlow – as himself Jenna Forbes – Laura Bykowski OG Loc – Jonathan Anderson Chris Formage – Fred Melamed Darius Fontaine – Danny Burstein Gardening with Maurice Maurice – Andy Dick I Say/You Say Peyton Philips – Paul Ames Mary Philips – Jackie Hoffman Lonely Hearts Show Christy MacIntyre – Sara Moon Fernando – Frank Chavez Area 53 Marvin Trill – Bob Sevra

Master Sounds (soul, groove and funk) DJ: Johnny “The Love Giant” Parkinson The world’s smallest giant, Johnny Parkinson, takes you on a musical, spiritual and sexual journey with a sound track of nonstop classics. The giants of soul, rare groove and just a little classic funk, hosted by the giant himself. Remember, height is not a number. Charles Wright – Express Yourself Maceo And The Macks – Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back) Harlem Underground Band – Smokin’ Cheeba Cheeba The Chakachas – Jungle Fever Bob James – Nautilus Booker T And The MGs – Green Onions The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park Bobby Byrd – Hot Pants Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul James Brown – Funky President James Brown – The Payback Lyn Collins – Think About It Lyn Collins – Rock Me Again And Again Maceo And The Macks – Soul Power 74 The JBs – Grunt War – Low Rider Gloria Jones – Tainted Love Sir Joe Quarterman – So Much Trouble In My Mind

Playback (hip hop) DJ: Forth Right MC The mouthiest man in hip-hop, Forth Right MC, brings real hip-hop to the left coast. East Coast sensibilities and Forth Right’s unique brand of conspiracy theory lead you in a historic lesson. Kool G – Road To The Riches Big Daddy Kane – Warm It Up Kane Spoonie G – The Godfather Masta Ace – Me And The Biz Slick Rick – Children’s Story Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause Eric B And Rakim – I Know You Got Soul Rob Base And DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two Gang Starr – BYS Biz Markie – The Vapours Brand Nubian – Brand Nubian Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Breakdown

Bounce FM (funk) DJ: The Funktipus The indescribable Funktipus plays the indefinable funk. The sound that has had Los Santos partying for twenty years is now on ‘The Party’, on Bounce FM. The Funktipus will open your eyes to what is really happening out there. Zapp – I Can Make You Dance Kool And The Gang – Hollywood Swinging Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster Rick James – Cold Blooded Maze – Twilight Fat Back – Yum Yum Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets Ronnie Hudson – West Coast Poplock Lakeside – Fantastic Voyage George Clinton – Loopzilla Dazz Band – Let It Whip Cameo – Candy Ohio Players – Funky Worm MFSB – Love Is The Message Johnny Harris – Odyssey Roy Ayers – Running Away The Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me

K-DST (rock and roll) DJ: Tommy “The Nightmare” Smith Tommy Smith, formerly with 1970s progressive rock act, Crystal Ship, has now taken up residence on the home of driving rock radio. K-DST ‘The Dust’ plays non-stop classic rock and roll. Foghat – Slow Ride Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River Heart – Barracuda Kiss – Strutter Toto – Hold The Line Rod Stewart – Young Turks Tom Petty – Running Down A Dream Joe Cocker – Woman To Woman Humble Pie – Get Down To It Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind Of Wonderful Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird America – A Horse With No Name The Who – Eminence Front Boston – Smokin’ David Bowie – Someone Up There Likes Me Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise Billy Idol – White Wedding

K-Jah Radio West (dancehall, reggae and dub) DJ: Marshall Peters & Johnny Lawton From JA to SA. The legendary Marshall Law sound system has moved from Kingston to San Andreas, bringing with them the best in dancehall, raga, reggae and dub. It’s one love as Peters and Lawton argue about everything. Black Harmony – Don’t Let It Go To Your Head Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell Shabba Ranks – Wicked Inna Bed Buju Banton – Batty Rider Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown Dennis Brown – Revolution Willie William – Armagideon Time I Roy – Sidewalk Killer Toots And The Maytals – Funky Kingston Dillinger – Cocaine In My Brain The Maytals – Pressure Drop The Pliars – Bam Bam Barrington Levy – Here I Come Reggie Stepper – Drum Pan Sound Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery Max Romeo And The Upsetters – Chase The Devil

CSR (modern soul) DJ: Philip “PM” Michaels Chart topping and club friendly hits, brought to you by Philip “PM” Michaels, entertainer. New Jack Swing and modern soul from today’s hottest acts. Where soul meets preppy. Philip is also available for weddings, funerals and Bar Mitzvahs. SWV – I’m So Into You Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin Samuelle – So You Like What You See En Vogue – My Lovin’ Johnny Gill – Rub You The Right Way Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity Guy – Groove Me Aaron Hall – Don’t Be Afraid Boyz II Men – Motown Philly Bell Biv Devoe – Poison Today – I Got The Feeling Wrecks ‘n’ Effect – New Jack Swing Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel

Radio:X (modern rock) DJ: Sage Finally, there IS an alternative. The home of Modern Rock. This is a revolution. Guitars, nihilistic hedonism, and telling the elder generation to go screw themselves. Nobody has done this before. We are original thinkers. We are free. Sage leads the navel grazing; she is a remarkable talent. Helmet – Unsung Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus Faith No More – Midlife Crisis Danzig – Mother Living Colour – Cult Of Personality Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle L7 – Pretend We’re Dead Ozzy Ozbourne – Hellraiser Soundgarden – Rusty Cage Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold Alice In Chains – Them Bones Stone Temple Pilots – Plush

K-Rose (country and western) DJ: Mary-Beth Maybell A broken heart never sounded so good. Country and western music broadcast from Bone County across the whole state of San Andreas. All of the biggest artists, all of the best music. With the Widow Queen of the Prarie, Mary-Beth Maybell. Jerry Reed – Amos Moses Conway Twitty And Lorretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin’ Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts Asleep At The Wheel – The Letter That Johnny Walker Read The Desert Rose Band – One Step Forward Willie Nelson – Crazy Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray Mickey Gilley – Make The World Go Away Ed Bruce – Mamma Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Merle Haggard – Always Wanting You Whitey Shafer – All My Exes Live In Texas Eddie Rabbit – I Love A Rainy Night Statler Brothers – New York City Statler Brothers – Bed Of Roses

Radio Los Santos (west coast hip hop) DJ: Julio G Julio G breaks the sound of the streets. This is the West Coast taking over. Too Short – The Ghetto 2 Pac – I Don’t Give A F**k Compton’s Most Wanted – Hood Took Me Under Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But A G Thang Dr Dre – F**k Wit Dre Day Dr Dre – Deep Cover Kid Frost – La Raza Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill A Man The Doc – It’s Funky Enough NWA – Alwayz Into Something NWA – Express Yourself Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day Ice Cube – Check Yo Self Easy E – Easy-Er Said Than Done Above The Law – Murder Rap Da Lench Mob – Guerrillas In Tha Mist

SF-UR (house music) DJ: Hans Oberlander Quality house music, from deep in the underground, brought to you by an excitable German. This is music for people in the know. Jomanda – Make My Body Rock 808 State – Pacific The Todd Terry Project – Weekend NightWriters – Let The Music Use You Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body Maurice – This Is Acid Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It? A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey Ce Ce Rogers – Someday Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend Frankie Knuckles – Your Love Joe Smooth – Promised Land 28th Street Crew – I Need A Rhythm Raze – Break 4 Love Fallout – The Morning After

GTA San Andreas Song List

San Andreas Radio Stations

The soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is set in 1992 in the fictional west coast state of San Andreas. The setting is basically California (the San Andreas fault runs strait through California) and the west coast hip-hop that dominates the video game is that of Los Angeles. The radio stations do not just play music however, there are talk shows, news, weather and a variety of rock, rap and other genres of music. Many of the songs interpolate or sample other songs which feature in this or other GTA titles, such as Ice Cube’s “Check Yo Self”, which samples “The Message”, which was featured in Vice City or “Weekend” which appears in its original form on Paradise FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

The radio can be heard when driving in vehicles in San Andreas. You have the option to change the station to whatever you like but when you first get in, the station will be set to the type of station that the driver would have been listening to. So if you jack a car from an old lady she will be listening to old ass lady radio, not G Rap Radio. Some vehicles in the game don’t have radios, so don’t try to bump the latest early 90’s gangsta rap in a police cruiser, ambulance, tractor, bicycle, forklift, or cheap ass boat. Radio stations, or some of the songs featured on them, can also be heard in the background in certain locations, such as bars, clothing stores, clubs, casinos, and safehouse wardrobes. On the Xbox and PC versions of the game you are allowed to create your own custom radio stations by importing you own music.

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Portland’s Hempstalk 2011

Portland’s annual Hempstalk Festival in Portland, Oregon is one of the largest events in the pot friendly state which advocates the decriminalization of marijuana for medicinal, industrial, and recreational use. The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation was founded in 2005, and since then the festival has taken place the weekend after Labor Day in September every year. The event features food vendors, live music, guest speakers and information booths. This public event has always been free to attend.

Hempstalk Portland, Oregon

According to Paul Stanford, founder and presenting sponsor of the event, “Hempstalk is about the many uses of agricultural hemp fiber, oil, protein, fuel and medicine. We are working to end adult cannabis prohibition, allow adults to grow their own and license the legal sale of psychoactive cannabis to adults. We believe that hemp will save the Earth’s biosphere with the adoption of hemp seed for bio-diesel fuel, which will solve the energy and world hunger problems, and stop deforestation when hemp fiber is used for paper and building materials. We support the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act of 2012 to implement this. We shall overcome!”

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Over 3,985,928 views and counting on Youtube. This is another big hit viral video and song from Lonely Island. This was totally not what I expected and I guess that’s what made it funny. MB was not available for comment but he didn’t release a statement saying, “I don’t know why fools be hatin’ my Jack Sparrow song. Fools always be hatin’ son.” Mr Bolton is highly regarded in the hip-hop community as a founder of the big mack super pimp daddy style flow which came to be the prominent style of the 90’s. His cameo in this video and this song should be regarded as a come back akin to The Beatles Resurrection Tour or The Jimi Hendrix Heaven Experience.

One person said “Micheal Bolton is the new Chuck Norris”.

I think that’s a bit of a stretch but he has gained a great deal of pop culture popularity because of this video. I think whats more startling about this video is that Robert Downy Jr plays a woman who looks like a hooker in the back of a limo. Wait, have we seen him in that same role before?

Find more on The Lonely Island featured on Bad Habitat Music below.
Lonely Island – Lazy Sunday
Andy Samberg – Great Day
Im On A Boat ft T-Pain
Lonely Island – Throw It On The Ground
Like A Boss Video
Jizz In My Pants Video
Bing Bong Brothers
Boombox Song

Check out some of the other Lonely Island and SNL Digital Short Videos above. There are some cuts in that list, from Jizz In My Pants to Im On A Boat they have a strong repertoire of dope tracks for the masses.

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Ear To Ear by Brother Ali

This is another really profound song from the highly acclaimed underground hip hop artist, Brother Ali. He has really came into his own and has made his mark in hip-hop forever. Included further down the page are a review of Bad Habitat Music and why we bring you the great music you have here, The Lyrics for Ear to Ear from Brother Ali, and a few other top underground rappers that you should check out if you are not already familiar with them. The lyrics to Ear To Ear are listed below.

Ear To Ear Lyrics

I shed my ex-wife kept my son with me
Now me smiling ear to ear now that’s something to see, shit

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, and my God and my songs

[Verse 1:]
Man no question use to always know that I was crazy
Guess it’s safe to say I came a long way baby
Mama throwing dishes at my ex-wife bitching at me
never did envision daddy could be this happy, shit
To me not broke is rich
Got a two bedroom a new sofa to sit
For the first time ain’t go to Good Will or St. Steven’s
But IKEA put that boy together last weekend
Out in NY I met a fly Puerto Rican
Dimed out sales girl Victoria’s Secret
Took her on a train to Pennsylvaina for a weekend
that’s eighteen months ago dog, guess where she been?
Frozen tundra chillin with boy wonder
Done discovered love like a mother fucker
I tried to warn my baby that the winters no joke
She said “Big dick daddy I’ll just get me your coat”
Goddamn

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
Said I’m gonna do it for you
I’m gonna do it for you

[Verse 2:]
Feeling fly as hell right about now
I done pushed a whole heap of hell out of my house
Any orphanage will clove and feed a kid
but I raise my little man teach him to live
That’s why he’s 4 years old and can read like he was 6
Behave and recite the Qur’an in Arabic
Eat healthy, knows all the words to Laddy Daddy
Taught him to use the potty without his Mummy
It’s three years away I ain’t the least bit nervous
I feel like I’ma do it real big in my thirties
Honestly love everybody in my circle
Been with me since the scrimmage and the dress rehearsal
Oh let me tell you that my sweet potato pie
Will curl your toenails and bring tears to your eyes
And all corny bullshit aside
your boys smiling for real the first time in my life

[Chorus:]
I said my life, and my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
I said my life, my God and my songs
Good Lord Ya’ll
Said I’m gonna do it for you
I’m gonna do it for you

Brother Ali is tight and Ear to Ear is a great song by him. There are a grip of other quality underground rappers to check out. Off the top here are some artists I have been listening to lately other than the usual plethora of sick underground hip hop.

atmosphere
audible
canibus
living legends
people under the stairs
rafael casal
mac miller
grynch
cage
P.O.S

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NBA 2K11 Track List

• Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
• Big Boi – Shutterbug
• Drake – Over
• Cassidy – Game Time
• Ron Artest – Champion
• Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
• The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
• Art vs. Science – Hollywood
• Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
• Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
• Chicharones – Little By Little
• Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
• Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We’re Here To Save The Day
• Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
• Delorean – Deli
• Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
• Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
• HOGNI – Bow Down
• Kidz In Space – Downtime
• Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
• Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac – Crown Of Thorns
• The Redland – So Far
• The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
• Sonny Bones – Rise
• Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
• Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
• Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On

Music of NBA 2K11

Presenting Michael Jordan as this year’s cover athlete was a poor decision on the part of the Developers. I feel that a current all star is more suitable than someone who doesn’t play any more. Whats next? Larry Bird on the cover? There are however several new game play modes and updates. The graphics have greatly improved. An example of the new graphics updates is shown to the right. NBA 2K11 builds on its reputation of combining young up-and-coming musicians with well-established artists into the soundtrack for the game. The music for this game will work perfect for Basketball Mixes while your playing hoops. The NBA 2K11 Soundtrack is off the hook. You will definitely get down to the tunes on the track list above.

Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports stated that “NBA 2K is the basketball game that everyone plays, from NBA athletes to celebrities to music artists. Snoop has been a long time fan of the NBA 2K series and because music is such an integral part to the gameplay experience, it was a perfect fit for this year’s title – one of the greatest rappers making an exclusive track for the greatest NBA game,”. He went on to say “With NBA 2K11 we hope to exceed expectations by featuring both an impressive array of established artists like Big Boi, Kid Cudi and Drake who definitely balance the hoop action, alongside emerging talent, such as the winners of our national MC/producer contest.”

2K Sports is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

Check out this alternate cover for NBA 2K11 featuring the Portland Trailblazers Brandon Roy as the featured athlete on the cover. B-Roy has had a tough year this 2010-11 season. Hopefully next year he will be healthier and prove that he is an all star in the league. Thanks for visiting our post about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack. We will be posting more about the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack and all other music from their games in the future.

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This is focused on indie hip-hop artists but applies to any genre of music. All independent musicians should read this.

Band Website

Your bands website has to be good for you to be taken seriously. Not having a band website will immediately make you look less professional. The website needs to have an easily accessible music player, promo pictures and upcoming concert information. Many companies offer Band Website Design but not all provide the same quality.

Store

You have to be able to buy something on the site. CD’s, MP3’s, Free Downloads, T-Shirts, Stickers, etc. More about merchandise later.

Social Media Integration

Connecting your website to your Facebook, Twitter, (Insert Social Network) profile and vice versa. Providing “share” buttons for various social bookmarking sites will get you a ton of free links. Links to your band site is GOOD.

Music Player

Your music player should have up-to-date music that is as high quality mastered as you have. Don’t present unfinished products.

Embedded Video

Embed Videos of concerts, recording sessions, freestyles, etc. on your Bands Website. Recording massive amounts of material and sharing it on Youtube, your website, Twitter, Facebook, etc. is a good way to get a lot more traffic to your site and more fans buying music.

Concert Calender

Having a calender of your upcoming shows is vital for a successful indie hip-hop artist marketing campaign.

Slideshows/Galleries

Upload all your pictures into slideshows and galleries on your band website. Some companies offer custom editable websites that allow you to do this kind of thing quite easily.

Facebook Marketing

For Independent Hip-Hop Artists

Facebook is one of the most valuable tools for an indie hip hop artist right now. Facebook Marketing can be a huge pain in the neck. If you have time to do it yourself it can pay off big time, if you have money to invest in your campaign the better it will work for you.

Band Profile

Create a band profile and update it with as many pictures, videos and songs that you can. Suggest to as many friends as you have and get the ball rolling if you haven’t already. If you have a facebook band profile you might consider banner ads.

Banner Ads

Facebook banner ads can be targeted to city, state, interests in music, age, gender, etc. Targeting is great for upcoming concerts that need to be advertised out of town. Also this is a great way to target peoples interests in similar music. This is a great way to increase the number of fans you have on your page. More fans equals more traffic to your band site which equals more revenue from album sales. Band Placement Companies like GME can do Facebook banners as well as banners on other networks like major news sites, music sites and more.

Landing Page

Some companies will build you a custom landing page that tells people to like your page and some even have music players. These are very valuable to your online marketing campaign.

Music Player

Having a music player on your Facebook profile will give you a big boost in fan base. Combined with banner ads, social media integration with your bands website and regular posting your social media buzz will be loud.

Branding

Logo

Make sure you have a good logo designed. If you have a cheap looking logo you wont get any real respect. Have a graffiti artist or a Marketing Company design you a logo.

Social Media Networking

Create a profile on as many social bookmarking and social networking sites as you can. Post a few links to your site and forget about most of them. Take 4 or 5 more popular sites and hit them hard. Make sure you stay up-to-date on a few good social networking sites. Make sure to send your band site a lot of links. Post your name on lists all over the web that people have compiled of their favorite artists of your similar genre. For example Bad Habitat Music features a post about the Top 100 Underground Rappers.

Marketing Materials

Stickers, Flyers, Posters, which is the most bang for your buck.

Handbills (Flyers) have been used in hip-hop marketing forever. But how well do they really work? These can be used in excess and if not implemented properly can be a big waste, financially and environmentally. They create a lot of garbage and are outlawed in some counties because of litter problems. Flyers are best used by handing them out at shows, outside of shows, placing them on cars, tables, etc at venues which have shows of a similar genre to your style of underground hip-hop. Hand out a lot of Flyers where other hip-hop fans gather. Don’t just go down the street and hand them all out outside of a corner store. I have found the most success in sticker marketing. Stickers last a lot longer than flyers and they build up more long term buzz than handbills. Flyers are great for promoting shows, but stickers are king for overall promotion.

Merchandise like T-Shirts and Hats can go a long way. Getting fitted hats (New Era 59Fifty’s) with your logo on them will be a big hit among hip-hop fans. Getting a good deal on the production of the product is important. The markup on the gear can’t be too high. If the shirt costs you $5 to make sell it for $10 not $20+ you will sell more and make more with a lower price point on your merchandise. T-Shirts that have cool graphics, logo, etc are important also. This goes back to making sure you have a catchy logo that is something your fan base would be comfortable putting on their body for everyone to see.

Online Advertising Agency Total Market Exposure offers the above services at great prices for independent hip hop artists. Look to spend anywhere from $500 to $5000 on a successful campaign. It depends on how aggressive you want to be in your marketing campaign. Check out some links below about similar topics on Bad Habitat Music, home of the worlds illest Underground Hip Hop group.

• Hip-Hop Marketing Guide
• New Social Bookmarking Sites
• Artist Marketing Management Online
• Search Engines and Hip-Hop Marketing
• Independent Hip-Hop Artist Promotions Guide

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Like Nutsie we feature Amazon and CD Universe as affiliates on our site. They have really good deals on really good independent underground hip hop artists and we support indie music. We hope you support independent hip hop as well. Science has proven that indie music is better than big label music.

My list would have included a little bit more West Coast Rappers from the 90’s and a few more modern underground hip-hop artists including more progressive rappers. This list is also misleading. It says Best 100 Hip-Hop Artists but it doesn’t include any Graffiti Artists, Dancers, Beatboxers, or DJ’s. It doesn’t even have DJ Quik who is definitely deserving of this list.

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Do “underground” rappers not want success?

I see alot of people on here saying how Wayne or Drake are horrible rappers and that you only listen to this underground rapper or that. Just because someone has a huge fanbase and their music gets played on the radio doesn’t mean they aren’t good rappers lyrically. It’s okay to be underground when you first start putting out mixtapes but if you’re still underground after like 10 years something is wrong. You can call it not selling out and doing whatever your label tells you but what’s the point of sticking to your principles by writing “real” music when your work gets overlooked.

And I’m not only talking about Drake or Wayne, there are mainstream rappers that are GOOD rappers. And there are also some horrible ones. I know it’s all about what you like and completely your own opinion.

But. . .anybody that says that Drake, Wayne, Nicki, Wiz, Kanye, or Jay-Z’s lyrics aren’t real and cleaver are out of their mind. Theres no way you can’t find any truth or understanding in what they say. There are PLENTY of rappers that I don’t care for but I would never call their words garbage. Anyone who says that about ANY of the following must have never actally sat down and tried to to listen them.

I know I’m gonna catch hell for this but I just had to say it. I’m soo sick of seeing Jedi Mind Tricks this and Mortal Technique that (and Wu Tang Clan. They were good and not underground but damn). Like really? You seriously play that old sh*t loud in your car? Im not saying if it’s new it’s better but come on now.

Just saying. . .

I’d LOVE to read your feedback.

Successful Underground Rapper

Exhibit A

Brother Ali

Brother Ali tours the States, Canada, etc. Pretty much anywhere that hip-hop fans exist. As an underground artist he is very successful, selling CD’s online, mp3, and in local record stores near you. Touring makes good money, so do studio albums that sell thousands of copies. I guess what needs to be taken into consideration is the difference between the meaning of the word success. I believe that success means achieving goals, acquiring wealth as a form of security for my loved ones and myself. The fool that posted the statement shown above has no clue what success really means. He thinks success is millions of dollars. I think that it means that you are more successful when you do it well and don’t sacrifice your integrity or make shitty ass fake albums like Drake and Lil Waynes bitch asses.

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The United States constitution says that every citizen has the right to carry a gun for self defense. However, five years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina people were having their guns taken from them and collected by law enforcement. Alex Jones says that much of the looting that occurred in New Orleans in the immediate days after Hurricane Katrina hit land was done by police and other civil officers.

He has a really good point. This is a serious issue.

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Hip Hop Record Labels, The Job The Fame

The following is an excerpt from an article talking about hip hop record labels and artist relationships. Also featured below is a video of a fast rapping underground artist. Worth checking out for sure, its pretty dope. As usual we appreciate you visiting and we hope you find it interesting. Peace.

by: Brent Wilson

Hip hop record labels are the companies that sponsor and produce the music that you love to hear. Hip hop is one of the hottest types of music on the market today and that is due at least in part to the advertisement and promotion of these artists by their hip hop record labels. So, we can thank them for bringing the artists we love to the forefront in music, but that is not all that they do. In fact, the hip hop record labels play a large part in the production of the music itself.

In hip hop music, the producer or the hip hop record label is responsible for much more. In fact, they often are responsible for composing the music along with arranging it. They often times create what is called an instrumental track or the beat of the music. Then, artists will often work with them to finish the recordings making them their own in their own way. But, there are still those hip hop record labels featuring producers who do it in the traditional way of supervising a team of musicians. One example of this is Dr. Dre…

Mac-Leven – Crucial – FVM2

Underground Hip-Hop 2011

Produced By JNp – Lyrics In Box

Mac-Levens 4th Drop To Freeverse Marathon 2, Mac-Leven hopped on a Beat Done By JNp, Props To Him on this beat. Fast Rapper, pretty hot beat. Definitely worth checking out.

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World of Underground Hip Hop

This, budding hip hop blog has quickly risen in the ranks and become one of the more popular underground hip hop blogs on the web. Featuring appearances from many underground hip hop well-known’s such as MF DOOM the blog isn’t as ground breaking as some other sites but it has a wide variety of new underground hip hop music to choose from. World of Underground Hip Hop (WUHH?) is one underground hip hop blog that I check pretty frequently to stay up on current events.

They do present some very far out music though. If you would like to see what I’m talking about check out “Gazzillion Ear” (Babe Rainbow Remix).

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World Of Underground Hip Hop recently posted a video of one of my favorite underground hip hop artists… The Grouch

Zion I & The Grouch

Drop It On The 1 (Official Music Video)

Indie Hip Hop

Featuring album reviews such as D-M.A.U.B.: “Y’all Funny” and Independent Hip Hop Artist: PROPHETIC in the month of April, Indie Hip Hop shows love to many struggling independent underground hip hop artists. It is a great forum to be seen and heard. It is also a great place to find new underground hip hop music. Portlands own Serge Severe was featured as recently as March.

(Portland, Oregon) Independent hip hop artist Serge Severe delivers this heater titled “No Bitin’ Allowed” feat. Luck One and Cool Nutz. It’s on IHH so I fux wit it! – SergeSever Twitter

Indie Hip Hop is a great place to find new, fresh underground hip hop music. In addition to covering new, up and comers, Indie Hip Hop honors the greats of previous eras in hip hop. Props to Indie Hip Hop for keeping it real and representing the underground scene properly.

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The snap back style which was once very popular among hip hop heads is coming back into fashion as of late. You can find almost all of New Era’s 59Fifty hats now in a snap back collection called 9Fifty. They are some pretty sick hats that fit in really well with modern hip hop fashion. Another highly recommended hat manufacturing company is Mitchell & Ness. They do some really unique hats and use a lot of throwback retro styles. Some good places to find New Era 59Fifty and Mitchell & Ness hats online include: New Era’s Website, Amazon, Karmaloop, Lids, Just Sports and Fastball Fanatics. The Thor hat is the next one on my list. To the right is the limited edition New Era 59Fifty Thor hat.

New Era

59Fifty Fitted Hat Gallery

Below are some pretty sweet New Era 59Fifty’s that I found recently while browsing their website. I personally have been a huge fan and collector of New Era 59Fifty’s for a long time. My collection is always growing. Some of the hats below I would not buy because of my bias for the teams but nevertheless they are some awesome hats.

Thanks for visiting our website, we hope you found the information you were looking for quickly and easily. Bad Habitat and Surreal Music are here to bring you the most relevant and up-to-date underground hip hop and mainstream hip hop culture and news. We strongly support the hip hop as a money making industry and support independent artists looking to strike out on their own. If you are such an artist and would like to be featured on our website, please contact us to do so. We are always looking for new underground hip hop music to promote. Thanks

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1. Black Thought
2. Boots Riley
3. M-1
4. Stic.Man
5. Slug
6. Immortal Technique
7. Questlove
8. X-Raided
9. Rakim
10. Brotha Lynch Hung
11. Q-Tip
12. Bliss
13. Blue Scholars
14. Victor Shade
15. Camp Lo (Buy It On iTunes Coolie High)
16. Sleep
17. Josh Martinez
18. Deltron 30-30
19. Brother Ali
20. Mos Def
21. MF Doom
22. J-Live
23. Talib Kweli
24. KRS-One
25. Sonny Cheeba of Camp Lo
26. Geechi Suede of Camp Lo
27. Del The Funky Homosapien
28. Mr Lif
29. Blu
30. Bad Habitat (when combined into one human)
31. Masta Ace
32. MF Grimm
33. Non Phixion
34. The Grouch
35. Guru
36. Louis Logic
37. MURS
38. Gift of Gab
39. Posdnuos
40. Trugoy
41. Pasemaster Mase
42. Eligh
43. Scarab
44. Dubee AKA Sugawolf Pimp
45. Too $hort
46. B-Legit
47. Celly Cell
48. Spice One
49. Decaliber of Black Rhino
50. Crazy 8 of Black Rhino
51. Ethic of Sanpeople
52. Sapient of Sanpeople
53. Taydatay of 11/5
54. Abstract Rude
55. BK-One
56. Blueprint
57. Budo
58. Evidence
59. Eyedea
60. Abilities
61. Grieves
62. I Self Devine
63. IAMe of Sandpeople
64. Casual
65. Pep Love
66. A-Plus
67. Opio
68. Phesto
69. Tajai
70. Bliss
71. Eso
72. Aesop Rock
73. Onry Ozzborn
74. JFK
75. Destro
76. Karim
77. Cormega
78. Mr Doctor
79. Deacon
80. Kno
81. Natti
82. Tech N9ne
83. Royce Da 5′9
84. Akrobatik
85. El Da Sensei
86. Joell Ortiz
87. Killer Mike of Grind Time Official
88. J-Ro
89. Tash
90. Sage Francis
91. MC Chris
92. Necro
93. Andre Nickatina
94. Mac Dre
95. Mac Mall
96. Messy Marv
97. Louie Loc
98. Illmaculate
99. The Saurus
100. Okwerdz

Post your favorite underground hip hop artists and rappers in the comments below. If we left anyone off please

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