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Freaks & Beats Halloween Hip-Hop Show

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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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Camp Lo – Coolie High


Another dope Underground Hip-Hop track from Camp Lo called “Coolie High”. An oldie but a goodie.

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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Dj Mikey B’s Summer Jam

@ Astoria Event Center

Friday July 8th 2011

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Astoria, Oregon

Underground Hip-Hop Shows OregonDj 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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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Soundtrack

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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

San Andreas Song List WCTR

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
Grand Theft Auto Song List

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.

  1. Charles Wright – Express Yourself
  2. Maceo And The Macks – Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)
  3. Harlem Underground Band – Smokin’ Cheeba Cheeba
  4. The Chakachas – Jungle Fever
  5. Bob James – Nautilus
  6. Booker T And The MGs – Green Onions
  7. The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park
  8. Bobby Byrd – Hot Pants
  9. Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul
  10. James Brown – Funky President
  11. James Brown – The Payback
  12. Lyn Collins – Think About It
  13. Lyn Collins – Rock Me Again And Again
  14. Maceo And The Macks – Soul Power 74
  15. The JBs – Grunt
  16. War – Low Rider
  17. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
  18. Sir Joe Quarterman – So Much Trouble In My Mind
Grand Theft Auto Soundtrack

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.

  1. Kool G – Road To The Riches
  2. Big Daddy Kane – Warm It Up Kane
  3. Spoonie G – The Godfather
  4. Masta Ace – Me And The Biz
  5. Slick Rick – Children’s Story
  6. Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause
  7. Eric B And Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
  8. Rob Base And DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
  9. Gang Starr – BYS
  10. Biz Markie – The Vapours
  11. Brand Nubian – Brand Nubian
  12. Ultramagnetic MCs – Critical Breakdown
Grand Theft Auto Song List

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.

  1. Zapp – I Can Make You Dance
  2. Kool And The Gang – Hollywood Swinging
  3. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
  4. Rick James – Cold Blooded
  5. Maze – Twilight
  6. Fat Back – Yum Yum
  7. Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets
  8. Ronnie Hudson – West Coast Poplock
  9. Lakeside – Fantastic Voyage
  10. George Clinton – Loopzilla
  11. Dazz Band – Let It Whip
  12. Cameo – Candy
  13. Ohio Players – Funky Worm
  14. MFSB – Love Is The Message
  15. Johnny Harris – Odyssey
  16. Roy Ayers – Running Away
  17. The Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me
GTA San Andreas Soundtrack

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.

  1. Foghat – Slow Ride
  2. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River
  3. Heart – Barracuda
  4. Kiss – Strutter
  5. Toto – Hold The Line
  6. Rod Stewart – Young Turks
  7. Tom Petty – Running Down A Dream
  8. Joe Cocker – Woman To Woman
  9. Humble Pie – Get Down To It
  10. Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind Of Wonderful
  11. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
  12. America – A Horse With No Name
  13. The Who – Eminence Front
  14. Boston – Smokin’
  15. David Bowie – Someone Up There Likes Me
  16. Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
  17. Billy Idol – White Wedding
GTA San Andreas Soundtrack

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.

  1. Black Harmony – Don’t Let It Go To Your Head
  2. Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell
  3. Shabba Ranks – Wicked Inna Bed
  4. Buju Banton – Batty Rider
  5. Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
  6. Dennis Brown – Revolution
  7. Willie William – Armagideon Time
  8. I Roy – Sidewalk Killer
  9. Toots And The Maytals – Funky Kingston
  10. Dillinger – Cocaine In My Brain
  11. The Maytals – Pressure Drop
  12. The Pliars – Bam Bam
  13. Barrington Levy – Here I Come
  14. Reggie Stepper – Drum Pan Sound
  15. Black Uhuru – Great Train Robbery
  16. Max Romeo And The Upsetters – Chase The Devil
GTA San Andreas Song List

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.

  1. SWV – I’m So Into You
  2. Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin
  3. Samuelle – So You Like What You See
  4. En Vogue – My Lovin’
  5. Johnny Gill – Rub You The Right Way
  6. Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity
  7. Guy – Groove Me
  8. Aaron Hall – Don’t Be Afraid
  9. Boyz II Men – Motown Philly
  10. Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
  11. Today – I Got The Feeling
  12. Wrecks ‘n’ Effect – New Jack Swing
  13. Bobby Brown – Don’t Be Cruel
GTA San Andreas Radio Stations

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.

  1. Helmet – Unsung
  2. Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
  3. Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
  4. Danzig – Mother
  5. Living Colour – Cult Of Personality
  6. Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up
  7. Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle
  8. L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
  9. Ozzy Ozbourne – Hellraiser
  10. Soundgarden – Rusty Cage
  11. Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
  12. Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
  13. The Stone Roses – Fool’s Gold
  14. Alice In Chains – Them Bones
  15. Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
GTA San Andreas Radio Stations

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.

  1. Jerry Reed – Amos Moses
  2. Conway Twitty And Lorretta Lynn – Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
  3. Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin’
  4. Juice Newton – Queen Of Hearts
  5. Asleep At The Wheel – The Letter That Johnny Walker Read
  6. The Desert Rose Band – One Step Forward
  7. Willie Nelson – Crazy
  8. Patsy Cline – Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray
  9. Mickey Gilley – Make The World Go Away
  10. Ed Bruce – Mamma Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
  11. Merle Haggard – Always Wanting You
  12. Whitey Shafer – All My Exes Live In Texas
  13. Eddie Rabbit – I Love A Rainy Night
  14. Statler Brothers – New York City
  15. Statler Brothers – Bed Of Roses
GTA San Andreas Hip-Hop Radio Station

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.

  1. Too Short – The Ghetto
  2. 2 Pac – I Don’t Give A F**k
  3. Compton’s Most Wanted – Hood Took Me Under
  4. Dr Dre – Nuthin’ But A G Thang
  5. Dr Dre – F**k Wit Dre Day
  6. Dr Dre – Deep Cover
  7. Kid Frost – La Raza
  8. Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill A Man
  9. The Doc – It’s Funky Enough
  10. NWA – Alwayz Into Something
  11. NWA – Express Yourself
  12. Ice Cube – It Was A Good Day
  13. Ice Cube – Check Yo Self
  14. Easy E – Easy-Er Said Than Done
  15. Above The Law – Murder Rap
  16. Da Lench Mob – Guerrillas In Tha Mist
GTA San Andreas Radio Stations

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.

  1. Jomanda – Make My Body Rock
  2. 808 State – Pacific
  3. The Todd Terry Project – Weekend
  4. NightWriters – Let The Music Use You
  5. Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body
  6. Maurice – This Is Acid
  7. Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It?
  8. A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray
  9. Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey
  10. Ce Ce Rogers – Someday
  11. Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend
  12. Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
  13. Joe Smooth – Promised Land
  14. 28th Street Crew – I Need A Rhythm
  15. Raze – Break 4 Love
  16. 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.

Other Video Game Soundtracks

NBA 2K10 Soundtrack
NBA 2K11 Soundtrack

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Hempstalk 2011

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Hempstalk 2011

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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Brother Ali – Ear To Ear

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.

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NBA 2K11 Soundtrack

NBA 2K11 Soundtrack2K Sports latest soundtrack for their franchise game, NBA® 2K11, is possibly their best yet. The latest installment in the NBA simulation franchise is not only a spectacular game but it has a dynamic soundtrack with much more songs that previously featured in their games. With NBA 2K11 you wont get sick of the game music 3 days into playing it. Featuring the appearance of Michael Jordan on the cover, the latest soundtrack more music than any previous game from 2K Sports. The new soundtrack has a unique blend of upcoming breakout artists like the Chicharones, and highly acclaimed artists, Like Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, Drake, Kid Cudi and more. The NBA 2K11 soundtrack even includes an original, exclusive track from the don of west coast hip-hop, Snoop Dogg. Songs from the NBA 2K11 Soundtrack and the Video Game itself are available online at Amazon and iTunes. Featured below is the complete track list for NBA 2K11.

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

nba2k11 detailsMusic 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.

Brandon Roy NBA 2k11Check 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.

Independent Hip-Hop Artist Promotions Guide

indie hip-hop websiteIndie Band Website Design

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.

facebook Marketing for hip-hop artistsSocial 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.

hip-hop show flyerConcert 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

Hip-Hop LogoLogo

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.

marketing materialsHandbills (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.

Nutsie.com’s 100 Greatest Alternative Hip-Hop Artists

Nutsie features this full list of 100 Great Alternative Hip-Hop Artists. I say “great” not “greatest” because I dont think they are including the full hip-hop gambit. I would have included a number of other artists. Bad Habitat Music and Surreal Music have posted a number of lists of the best underground rappers, many of which are spurred by youtube videos posted by someone I don’t know. Usually we just review their list and suggest improvements or other contenders for the lists. These posts include videos of some of top underground hip hop artists best songs.

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.

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1. A Tribe Called Quest
2. Outkast
3. The Beastie Boys
4. GangStarr
5. De La Soul
6. The Roots
7. Queen Latifah
8. Stetsasonic
9. The Pharcyde
10. Digital Underground
11. Talib Kweli
12. Common
13. The Fugees
14. Arrested Development
15. Digable Planets
16. Lauryn Hill
17. Brand Nubian
18. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
19. Mos Def
20. Tha Alkaholiks
21. Ultramagnetic MCs
22. Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
23. Channel Live
24. Wyclef Jean
25. Organized Konfusion
26. KRS-One (later work)
27. Jeru the Damaja
28. Black Sheep
29. Jurassic 5
30. Goodie MOB
31. MF Doom
32. Slum Village
33. Company Flow
34. Jedi Mind Tricks
35. Esham
36. Jungle Brothers
37. Pete Rock & CL Smooth
38. Main Source
39. 3rd Bass
40. Busta Rhymes
41. Big L
42. Dead Prez
43. Blackilicious
44. Black Moon
45. Dilated Peoples
46. Souls of Mischief
47. Bahamadia
48. Aceyalone
49. Leaders of the New School
50. Pharoah Monche		 51. Dan the Automator
52. Del the Funkee Homosapien
53. Kanye West
54. The Coup
55. Prince Paul
56. Antipop Consortium
57. Guru
58. Nappy Roots
59. Boogiemonsters
60. Lords of the Underground
61. Peanut Butter Wolf
62. Cee-Lo
63. The Beat Junkies
64. Atmosphere
65. Black Eyed Peas
66. Thirstin Howl III
67. Deltron 3030
68. Poor Righteous Teachers
69. Aesop Rock
70. All Natural
71. X-Clan
72. Grand Puba
73. Dream Warriors
74. JVC Force
75. N.E.R.D.
76. Spearhead
77. Intelligent Hoodlum
78. P.M. Dawn
79. Camp Lo
80. Funkdoobiest
81. Witchdoctor
82. Da Bush Babees
83. Kwame
84. The Beatnuts
85. Isis/Lin Que
86. Raw Fusion
87. Jean Grae
88. Sadat X
89. Basehead
90. Handsome Boy Modeling School
91. Q-Tip
92. The Arsonists
93. Questionmark Asylum
94. Monie Love
95. KMC
96. Imani Coppola
97. UMC’s
98. The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy
99. Gorillaz
100. Nonchalant

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.

Successful Underground Rappers

underground hip-hopI recently stumbled upon a question some ignorant fool posted about hip-hop. He stated stated that if a rapper does not blow up in the mainstream that “something is wrong” and that underground rappers must not want “success” in the industry. To this simple minded drone “artists” like Lil Wayne and Drake are lyricists and have big fan bases because they are really good musically. Their success having nothing to do with their style of music. Which in my circle, represents something more along the lines of “the systematic destruction of the black community” (BET, Mainstream Hip-Hop, Materialism, Drake, Lil Wayne, all the same thing). So read what this guy has to say about successful underground rappers and post your comments below.

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

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Hip-Hop Record Labels

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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.

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Top Underground Hip Hop Blogs

There are a lot of Underground Hip Hop sites on the web that feature forums, videos, album reviews and a whole lot more. While we are proud to be one of these excellent sources of information on the underground hip hop music scene, art and culture, we feel that it is important that you have all of the most up-to-date information on current events and new underground hip hop music.

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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

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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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Top 100 Underground Rappers

First and foremost I would like to stress that this list is in no official order but rather listed with numbers to keep track of only the number of rappers on the list. The list includes some new bloods to the underground hip hop game as well as some veterans that you would expect to see on a list of the best new underground hip hop artists of 2000-2005. This is an all time list and with your help we will get the order down. Please post your top 100, 50, 20, or at least your top 10 most favorite underground rappers.

  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

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Warren G – Nate Dogg Tribute Song

Warren G recently released a snippet from a Nate Dogg Tribute Song which is set to be released very soon. TMZ has a sample of the song and many are scrambling to get their hands on this one of a kind song from one homey to another.  Warren G’s Nate Dogg Tribute Song is becoming highly anticipated. Many are compiling their own videos on Youtube in anticipation of the release. One thing is for certain. When we finally here the full version of Warren G’s Nate Dogg Tribute Song, we will miss one of the greatest Hip Hop Singers of all time.

Warren G and Nate Dogg are as West Coast as the Pacific Ocean. Nate has moved on to a better place and Warren G wanted to remember him by recording a tribute song called “This Is Dedicated To You”

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Warren G Pays Tribute To Nate Dogg With New Song

West Coast rapper Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel Hale, passed away in mid-March due to complications from multiple strokes and now his friend and collaborator Warren G plans to honor the late rapper in a new tribute track titled ‘This is Dedicated To You.’

Nate Dogg was famously featured on Warren G’s 1994 song ‘Regulate,’ which became his most popular single to date. On ‘This is Dedicated To You,’ Warren reminisces about the painful memories of seeing Nate Dogg in rehabilitation following his strokes, rhyming, “Life is such a trip, I know the world is full of madness/ Relearning how to walk and talk again, I can’t imagine.”

He also takes a jab at unnamed rappers who he feels have attempted to imitate Nate’s unique style, adding, “What the hell is going on? N—-s been biting songs/ Hell nah, that ain’t Nate Dogg!” So far, Warren G has issued no official premiere date for the track, which is intended for a digital release.

Following Nate Dogg’s death last month, Warren G revealed in an interview that the hit song ‘Regulate’ was actually recorded in a closet.

“I had an apartment on Long Beach Boulevard and San Antonio, and I didn’t have no furniture,” Warren G explained to DJ Skee. “I had dog s–t all over the floor, and I had two bedrooms. In one of my bedrooms, all I had was studio equipment. I did the sample, plugged in my VCR into the MPC60, sampled [the music], and after I finished it, I called Nate, and said ‘Nate, I got a record I think we should do, and go back-and-forth on it. I think it’d be dope.’ He came over, he heard it, and was like, ‘Damn!’ So from there, we hooked up a mic in the closet, and I called my engineer, Greg. He came over and recorded it, and there it is.”

Warren G released his most recent album, ‘The G-Files,’ in 2009, and has not announced plans to release a follow-up as yet. He paid tribute to Nate Dogg during this year’s SXSW Festival at the annual Respect the West party with Snoop Dogg.

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Here’s what others are reporting around the web.

Last month, we saw Warren G break down in tears at Nate Dogg’s funeral. Nate Dogg, who died March 15, grew up with Warren G. Along with Snoop Dogg, they formed rap group 213 and became known as the architects of the West Coast rap sound. Warren G’s biggest hit, “Regulate,” had Nate Dogg on vocals. Today Warren G released a tribute song called “This is Dedicated to You” featuring Latoya Williams.
Check out the 30 minute snippet here; the lyrics start out saying, “All these albums we drop will never be the same without your voice on ‘em … Choked up, smoked out, riding to these melodies.”

Warren G told TMZ he actually recorded the track a few months before Nate died, because he battled serious health issues for years. He added, “It’s a song I’m just doing for my homeboy, letting people know how I feel.” All profits from “Dedicated” will go to a trust fund for Nate Dogg’s kids.

Finding Hip Hop Mix Podcasts

Underground Hip Hop Podcasts

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Many music podcasts are available online for downloading; if one wanted to find, for instance, a hip hop mix podcast, there are a few sites available to help. The first possibility would be to go directly to a site which creates one and subscribe to it using a podcast client which automatically checks the feed for new episodes and downloads them for the user. If, however, one did not know of any hip hop mix podcast sites, or simply wanted to find new podcast sites, the best possibility would be to check a podcast directory, a list of podcasts that can be browsed.

Hip hop mix podcasts could easily be found at one of these podcast directories. A podcast directory stores lists of podcasts which have been submitted to the site, and categorizes them by genre, type of podcast, region, and other meta data. To find a hip hop mix podcast, visiting a podcast directory and checking under music podcasts, and then under hip hop music would find many podcasts which play that type of music.

The hip hop mix podcast could then be subscribed to by inputting the feed address listed into one of the many podcast clients. The music will come in episodes, the name for each downloadable portion of a podcast. Some of these podcasts may feature independent artists, musicians trying to break into the music industry who have chosen podcasting as a way of sharing their music and gaining a following. Others may be remixes of popular songs that have been changed in some way to give a different feel to the music. Often, the artists may already be established, though, and they still see podcasting as a way to introduce themselves to a larger audience. They may grant rights to pay certain hip hip songs to a podcaster, letting them play the music as part of their mix distribution while requesting a link to a site where more information can be learned about the artists and music can be purchased. Artists that have done this include alias, edan, outerspace, RA the rugged man, roots manuva, and outer space.

A large number of podcasts featuring hip hop mix podcasts are actually radio stations, however. These broadcasters have found that podcasting their shows and selections is an easy way to reach more listeners and gain a greater audience. These podcasters can reach more people easier and cheaper than they can by playing hip hop mix music over the airwaves in their local areas. Playing hip hop music over the internet is probably the way many future artists will do their work, and there are many ways available even now that they can do so and make a profit. For instance, some podcasts are designed to work on a payment basis. A hip hop artist who wished to share his music could charge for addition to the feed list, then issue a unique feed address to the user, allowing them to hear new pieces of hip hop music released. The hip hop music file could even be designed so it could not be copied and used by another user at a different computer, to ensure that the artist could

Blue Scholars – Burnt Offering

Bad Habitat Music is your source for some of the hottest new Underground Hip Hop online. In addition to having one of the dopest hip hop blogs on the web featuring youtube videos of some of the freshest underground hip hop artists out there. Granted there is some overlap with certain artists who have made it quazi-mainstream. But the majority of our site is dedicated to not only our music but also some of the top underground rappers, dj’s, producers, breakdancers and graffiti artists. With hundreds of posts over the course of the past few years we have quickly become a major source for underground hip hop news, music, album reviews, underground hip hop radio reviews and much much more. Make sure you check out our underground hip hop blog for the latest in the news and some of the illest underground rap videos.

Also check out our preview of Def Jam Rapstar Reviews and Underground Hip Hop Radio Stations featured on Bad Habitat Music.

Explaining The Hip Hop And Rap Music Genre

Explaining The Hip Hop And Rap Music Genre

Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, primarily among African Americans and Latin Americans, with considerable Jamaican influence. (two other elements are breakdancing and graffiti art).

The music may be based around either live or produced music, with a clearly defined drum beat (almost always in 4/4 time signature), presented either with or without vocal accompaniment.

Hip hop music was an outlet and a “voice” for disenfranchised youth as the culture reflected the social, economic and political realities of their lives. The music was popular there at least as far back as the late 1970s. The first Philadelphia hip hop record was “Rhythm Talk,” by Jocko Henderson in 1979, and the New York Times dubbed Philadelphia the “Graffiti Capital of the World” in 1971.

Rap is mostly influenced by hip hop. You can say that hip hop is synonymous with rap. As rap is all rhythm, very little melody, and virtually no harmony and is generally written by the younger generation for the younger generation — providing a universal voice for the young. In other words, hip hop music is a musical genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with backing beats.

Underground Hip-Hop Music

Hip hop music is further a genre of music typically consisting of a rhythmic style of speaking called rap over backing beats performed on a turntable by a DJ. The Music has really gone a long way since the days of bboys spinning on cardboard boxes listening to what is now called underground rap.

The music emerged alongside breakdancing and graffiti, also popularized in the inner-city youth culture in New York City in the early 1970s as well. It is a unique, progressive style that attracts experimental artists with a deep love for diverse music styles, and many with strong poetic skills seek out background beats that compliment their performances and help contribute to the originality of their words.

Hip hop music was (and is) a venue for personal expression and creativity. Rap is the culture of African Americans, the continuation of their language and traditions.

Music journalist Peter Shapiro suggests that Kool G Rap “created the blueprint for Nas, Biggie and everyone who followed in their path.” Music isn’t about music, it’s everything we do day to day. Musically, rap songs usually have a strong rhythmic aspect with the spoken lyrics emulating the intense rhythm of the beat and exemplyfying daily African American life in the ghetto’s of America.

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Featured Underground Hip Hop Album

The Coup – Pick A Bigger Weapon

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Two of the best unkown hip hop artists in the world today, these two have carved out a slice of the pie in a niche that is riddled with top quality artists such as Talib Kweli, M-1, etc. The conscious/revolutionary hip hop genre is where The Coup is mainly focused, however many songs are reminiscent of Parliament Funk and Pick A Bigger Weapon really has a good variety of songs that feature that type of mixture. The latest album from The Coup, Pick A Bigger Weapon is in my opinion one of their best albums ever. Props to The Coup on this, one of our featured albums for the month of April.

For more Underground Hip Hop Albums featured on Bad Habitat Music follow the link.

Another good list of underground hip hop songs from youtube. Again, this list isnt mine, so don’t direct your disdain for the list toward the person who posted the video on youtube. There are some pretty sick underground hip hop songs on the video though, definitely worth checking out.

Bad Habitat

Bad Habitat Music is your source for some of the hottest new Underground Hip Hop online. In addition to having one of the dopest hip hop blogs on the web featuring youtube videos of some of the freshest underground hip hop artists out there. Granted there is some overlap with certain artists who have made it quazi-mainstream. But the majority of our site is dedicated to not only our music but also some of the top underground rappers, dj’s, producers, breakdancers and graffiti artists. With hundreds of posts over the course of the past few years we have quickly become a major source for underground hip hop news, music, album reviews, underground hip hop radio reviews and much much more. Make sure you check out our underground hip hop blog for the latest in the news and some of the illest underground rap videos.

Underground Hip Hop Beats

Nowadays hip hop is more than just drum beats, producers also use baselines and melodies in order to make beats. But it all started with the drums, for which hip hop music is known the most. Disc jockeys used to sample and isolate drums from music tracks, mostly from soul and funk music, to make their own, new sound. This was popular in the 80’s, when people gathered together on block parties and used to dance on these new drum beats. Later on, the Djs started to scratch, put instrument sounds and vocals on their beats. The result was a new music genre named hip hop.

The hip hop music went through a lot of changes, but the drums are still the heart of this genre. Even big producers still work with drum machines and MPCs, like Kanye West for example. And the result is very good! It’s really amazing how something that simple can become and stay so popular and move so many people all around the globe! Now, rap artists come from everywhere, Germany, Russia or Japan…

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Some people say hip hop is dead, or is going to die out soon. But I don’t think this is true. It has become an integral part of the music industry and it will be that way. Every year new hip hop artists come on the scene, and they are as successful as the artists in every other genre. If you are fascinated about music, like me, and especially about hip hop, you want to be part of this movement!

Either you are a rapper, singer, producer or you want to do it all yourself, there’s no better time to start making your own music than now! If you are rapping or singing, you need to practice, so you have your own style, and that’s the most important part. Start with freestyling over different instrumental beats, and then, when you’re ready to make your own song, look for beat selling pages, let’s take „beats4tracks.com“ as an example, here you can listen to samples and buy the instrumentals for an accordingly low price. If you want to produce your own beats, you should look for a good and easy to use beat making software, DUBturbo or Fruity Loops for example. You might want to read my other articles on how to make your own beats.

Just try it out! Get yourself a free demo or software if you’re not sure about paying money for a product, there’s plenty good software out there. Feel the vibe and let it inspire you, it’s really fun!

Underground Hip Hop Instrumentals – Becoming the Style

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Looking for a sweet collection of underground hip hop instrumentals? So this means you’ve decided to give the proverbial “finger” to the mainstream rap world, in favor of a more creatively free outlet? Enter the underground rap world. A good choice, friend, as you now have the opportunity to spread your wings and create the music you’ve always wanted to create. On the other hand, let it be known now that by being an underground rapper, your chances at mainstream success slim quite a bit. Not because of your skill level, by any means, but because of your style.

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Bad Habitat w/ Tru Game @ Mt Tabor

Underground Hip Hop Portland Oregon

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SATURDAY Jan 22nd

Mt Tabor Theater

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Come down and help us celebrate Boss Hawg’s (of Stay Sicc Records) birthday. Free tatoo giveaway courtesy of Aardvark Tattoo Co.

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Underground Hip Hop Audio

It is important, when dealing with music production, to take into serious consideration sound quality. Underground hip hop audio has always been fairly bad in times past. Now however with high quality recording equipment at somewhat reasonable prices small time recording studios are able to produce music that has incredibly good sound quality. While some underground hip hop artists still choose to use the cheapest quality recording equipment others have moved forward and are now using industry standard equipment and producing underground hip hop audio that is far better than in the past. The reason for using the better equipment and software is obvious, in fact the only reason people still use outdated or inferior equipment is because of cost. Synonymous with the underground hip hop culture is poverty. Most folks that get into rap/hip hop do so from the lower class. While there are plenty of rappers coming out of the suburbs claiming to be thugs, those rappers tend to lean toward the mainstream and thus there music would not be considered underground hip hop, but rather poser ass mainstream hip pop for the dumbed down masses.

Underground Hip Hip Recording

There are many resources out there that can help you find better equipment and techniques to improve your recording quality as well as beat production quality and overall underground hip hop audio. Check out some of the resources below for information on underground hip hop audio production and equipment.

Underground Hip Hop Audio Resources

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Underground Hip Hop Audio

Flobots – YouTube – MayDay, Rise, Handlebars


Check out the lyrics to Mayday below

Mayday Lyrics

MAYDAY!!!!
born in the flood
bloody fingerpaint sets
blackmarketed fresh
water canons forget me not
epitaph airbrush with death
white t’s
wife beaters
button up
reattach flesh

in between the lines
outside of the law
underneath the veil
we dig our foundations
we navigate the globe
trying to find a pattern to break the mold
with a family to feed
theres nowhere we wont go
but what if were caught
they say Im a snitch
shot at the check point
found with his throat slit
theres spray paint on the teleprompter
anchorman screams that hes seen a monster
mayday
theres bloodstains on his shirt
mayday
they say that hes gone berserk

sometimes
when I wanna shut out this world
wanna rip up this page
wanna pour out this heart
wanna get up on this stage
and my lips become percussion
and my fists become the rage
and I pound on this table
til it gives me something to say
then I think about things that Ive seen
right in front of me
that I dont wanna believe
gimme one of these mikes
lemme letem know
the way that it is is not how its gonna be
not if we dont letem get ahead of us
the present tensions no threat
its just a fence across the path
that were already ready to walk
rock solid footsteps
letem put up obstacles
and prove that it isnt possible
fuck that
we dont giveem any weight
true liberty and freedoms at stake
peace will never become pass
live my life until my last day

it was half-past eight in the bat cave
when the cracks in the plaster collapsed
and gave way to gaps in the pavement
mayday mayday
put it on blast
for the passengers and messengers
cause this is a disaster
where the fuck are the rescue workers
not far
off pissing on a cop car
in the hall with a poptart
sipping liquor in the rockbar
everyone climb to the frontline
lunchtimes cancelled
all hands on deck to pull survivors from the landfill
onlookers passers-by shake off that rubble
brush off your shoulders
break free from your standstill

signs of a better world
causes we understand
failures we expected to occur
and bring redemption for our sins
safety from the crowds
in the shadows on the run
we write our own cider house
rules to keep alive
rituals that prove their worth
search for systems we can trust
rhythms we can lock into

this is madness salvage teams
can’t bandage
hope when its damaged
or broken compassion
not enough rope in the van when
world is collapsing
our mode of action
broadcast through the glass
its all we can manage
donate with the plastic
scraps from the salad
hoping to balance
emotions invalidated
and staged on 4:3 aspects
just ballast for sadness
lives shattered are standard
fare for cameras and channels
stare no abracabras

no faster answers
or mantras for disasters
remastered and plastered
got it all backwards
do you know the faction your backing
its another man down
another mother gone
child drowned
another silenced song
solitude
another kind of strong
I miss you
another strung along
missing in action
another page is blackend burned
turned to ashes to ashes
dust off the flags and the caskets
we will never find another you
despite the life of love we knew
these lightning times are trouble who
cant count the strikes that punished through
the bonds we thought would never break
and never will and never fade and never change
but there is the rage
of losing you to their mistakes

in between the lines
signs of a the next movement
refuge from the crowd
outside of the law
causes we understand
hands that trace
instructions for descendants in the
shadows on the run
underneath the veil
failures we expected to
occur and bring redemption for our sins
in between the lines

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