Hip Hop Congress [Midwest Region]

dremb — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:49:06 +0000

Instead of releasing “I Got This,” the first single off of 4evaNaDay, K.R.I.T. decided to leak the first track of the mixtape.

The 1st song I wanted 2 release from #4evaNaDay is called Boobie Miles. It’s about over coming all the obstacles that block your dreams, the sacrifices that come with how hard you have to go to obtain your goal, giving your all no matter what the situation, the only difference between a winner N a loser is a winner plays until he wins – Krizzle

The Narcicyst – Fly Over Egypt

dremb — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:39:39 +0000

Narcy lets loose a powerful set of visuals for his latest single. He dedicated this song to those that lost their lives in Egypt over the past year.

Tickets Now Available

dremb — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:15:08 +0000

Purchase tickets for the show on Friday February 3rd featuring Big K.R.I.T., The Narcicyst, One Be Lo, Maimouna Youssef, Tree City and the ContraBand, and the Foundation All-Stars HERE.

A special thanks goes out to Life Changing Apparel! Make sure to check out their website for some cool gear and a great cause!

Big K.R.I.T. on MLK and Influences

dremb — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:10:18 +0000

“I’m really keen about being strong, about my faith and about what I believe in and standing up for yourself, and at the same time, I’m extremely open to other peoples’ opinions because I have a lot friends of different creeds, and I’m open to opinions and what they’ve been through in they’re lives and I feel like, man, I’m from Mississippi and I’ve been raised around a lot of different people so racism to me is a very ignorant situation.” – Big K.R.I.T.

Read the rest of the article from HipHopDX here.

The Narcicyst – Brass (Video)

dremb — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:03:55 +0000

Big K.R.I.T. – Another Naive Individual Glorifying Greed & Encouraging Racism (Audio)

dremb — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:02:58 +0000

Gods’illa ft. Maimouna Youssef – You Don’t Have To Be A Star (Video)

dremb — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:57:38 +0000

One Be Lo – Rabbit Food (Video)

dremb — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:53:42 +0000

Take a look at this video of “Rabbit Food” off of One Be Lo’s latest offering, L.A.B.O.R.

The Narcicyst – Fresh Artist of the Month

dremb — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:48:35 +0000

“On top of music, The Narcicyst is a celebrated theorist, whose academic work Fear of an Arab Planet has him from the stage to the classrooms of internationally renowned universities.” – Indiehiphop.net

Read the rest of the article here.

One Be Lo’s L.A.B.O.R.

dremb — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:38:06 +0000

“Depending on whom you ask, ‘slept on’ can mean a lot of different things ranging from self-released projects no one heard, to great albums that just didn’t sell all that well. One Be Lo’sL.A.B.O.R. exemplifies the latter, as it was one of the best releases of the year but didn’t seem to gain much traction on some of the other sites.” – Alex Edelstein of KevinNottingham.com

L.A.B.O.R. was recently voted one of the most slept on albums of 2011. Read the rest of the article here.