Eternia LIVE @ Rock Steady Crew 33rd Anniversary Concert (video)

Y'all know we got MAD love for E at TheMovementFam.com. Check this latest video and the jump for the details:

"She jumped the fence in a miniskirt!?!? Now THAT's Hip Hop!"

Eternia w/ DJ Boo performs new "AT LAST" tracks, offers an intense accapella, & jumps into the crowd at Rock Steady Crew's 33rd Anniversary Concert this past Sunday (Lincoln Park, NJ). Much Respect to Big Zoo & Vice Verses of the EoDub Fam for hosting all of RSC & holding E down on stage!

"AT LAST" Digital CD on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/at-l...
(or Key Word Search 'Eternia MoSS' in iTunes Store)

"AT LAST" Physical CD at Fat Beats:
http://fatbeats.com/catalog/product_i...

ALL MEDIA & BOOKING INQUIRIES:
dj.sav.one@gmail.com

Eternia & Moss | GOODBYE (video)

Now that At Last is finally out, Eternia is keeping the videos coming. Check out the dope joint for 'Goodbye', the first solo video off the LP.

The Come Up Show.com Presents - Eternia (video)

Check out this great interview that The Come Up Show.com did with the homegirl Eternia as she speaks on her life, her faith and her new album with MoSS.

Eternia & Moss | At Last featuring Termanology & Reef The Lost Cauze (video)

Ah shit. So here's the first official video (the title track no less) of off the homegirl Eternia and MoSS's long awaited LP 'At Last', featuring Termanology and Reef The Lost Cauze.

Video is blazin', the track is a straight up banger. But on the real, I'm after those introspective real joints where E shines the most. I love a bit of shit talkin' raps, though. Can't wait for the album. Hope it drops Down Under in late June, Silky!

Eternia w/ Ras Kass ~ Behind The Scenes of "It's Funny" (Video)

I've been maaaaad lazy and didn't even post the two joints Eternia & MoSS leaked from their upcoming album 'At Last', so my bad on that. First up, shouts to E and MoSS for inking a deal with Fat Beats for their album! Been a long time coming.

So the joint is called 'It's Funny' and there's two versions - one with Joell Ortiz and one with Ras Kass. Check the video above for some behind the scenes action.

Movin' Up From Down Under Loud.com Blog #6

Week #6: Getting Busy

So the decision was made; we’re going overseas. Awesome. Just saying it out loud made me excited as all hell. I didn’t wanna come home when we lived in Toronto and travelled for 12 months, so since then I’ve always been jealous of folks saying ‘Yeah, I’m going overseas next month’. Shit killed me. Now I was that annoying prick going on a holiday. Boom. Happy campers, we were.

But this wasn’t just a regular holiday. When the haze of excitement eventually passed, I realised how much work it would be to actually put this together. Not only did we need to arrange the logistics, but we had appointments to arrange. Where the fuck do we even start? That was the first thing that came to mind. So I thought logically. We were only going to visit cities where we had contacts; like I said, this wasn’t no umbrella-in-your-drink vacation. So we knew we had folks in Miami, Toronto, Atlanta (DJ Grain, now part of The Movement Fam, is in the A-Town) and New York that would be worth visiting. That’s a good starting point.

Emailing time. This is where my networking skills (or lack thereof) would really come into play. I hit up damn never everyone I knew to get them to put me in touch with damn near everyone they knew. Now, being that this is the music business and I was dealing with artists, producers and the like, I knew this could take a long ass time. Lucky it was like May and we didn’t plan to leave until September. This was a useful exercise, as it really showed who my friends were. I know that if I had some folks overseas who were coming out here, I’d do my best to put them in touch with everyone possible, so I was hoping for the same.

I gotta shout out Eternia, who probably spent a good hour or two of her precious time (the girl is busy!) putting together a list of damn near everyone she knew in Toronto and New York. That list was one of the most useful tools that I had at my disposal in planning this trip, and I can’t thank her enough. She’s a true friend, big ups! Also, my dudes Kevin Nottingham and Travis Glave (Wake Your Daughter Up! Blog) were invaluable, as they worked real hard to put us in touch with a gang of folks that came through the goods in the end.

So already, after talking with three main friends in the business in the US and Canada, I had things moving. Wow, this wasn’t looking to be so difficult after all. Or so it seemed. I would estimate that in total, I probably hit up around 100-150 individuals in all sectors of the music industry, all over Canada and the US (including Hawaii). I must have spent a week staying up til midnight after work every night sending emails like a crazy person. Not only to the folks I had been put in contact with, but hitting up random radio stations in cities all over the place (which I got a list of from Wikipedia, of all places). Once I had contacted everyone on my lists, all there was to do was wait.

Of course, this wasn’t just a once off activity. This was a constant thing from May until right up to when we left, and even while we were on the trip we were still trying to arrange meetings and stuff. I reckon I probably got a 5-10% response rate, which is probably better than most direct mail campaigns. So I was happy with that. Plus, you can’t really expect random folks to really wanna help out unknown artists from Australia on a whim (or an email); although that was how it panned out at times.

So with the contacting industry heads side of things underway, we had to get the logistics issues sorted (which we couldn’t do much with until meetings, radio spots, etc were locked in), and of course, finalising two mixtapes in the space of two to three months, all the while working full time. Goddamn.

Plug of the week: The homie DJ Hyphen in Seattle has a dope ass blog, The Audacity of Dope, and he featured both our mixtapes after we appeared on his show:

Notion – World Domi-NoTiOn (http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2008/09/16/notion-world-domi-notion-mixtape/)
Cee & Bekah – The Soul Movement Volume 2 (http://www.theaudacityofdope.com/2008/09/17/cee-bekah-the-soul-movement-vol-2/)

So until next time, listen to Raheem DeVaughn. I am right now. He’s soothing. Pause.

Blessings,
Cee.
The Movement Fam.

Eternia - 5 Mins Ago (video)

So I slept on this for a week or so. E is my homegirl, and she is a damn beast on the mic. Can't wait for the MoSS album.

B Please: Race, Class & Linguistics

OK, I'm a bit late on this given that I actually read this article last weekend, but I just had to post about it. Anyway, Mina Jasarevic wrote a great article on HipHopDX.com about the use of the word "bitch" in hip hop and I think its a great read. The article features quotes from Talib Kweli, KRS-One, Eternia, Joell Ortiz, Ras Kass and B-Real.

Anybody who knows my girlfriend knows that she's a pretty staunch feminist. We've had some pretty extensive discussions/debates/arguments over the portrayal of women in mainstream culture generally, but perhaps the most challenging are those about the portrayal of women in hip hop culture.

I love hip hop to death and have bumped any number of misogynistic anthems in my life, but I've got to say its something that's pretty difficult to justify on a rational level. After all, if the point of hip hop is so often drummed up as an outlet for the marginalised, how can you then justify the subjectification of women?

I've got to say the conclusion to the article (or lack thereof) is a bit of a cop out, as are Joell Ortiz's quotes which seem more like attempted diversions rather than facing the issue being discussed.

I really think the dicsussion of misogyny in hip hop too often comes from outside the culture. It's about time the discussion came more regularly from within.

Eternia - Get Caught Up mixtape

Oh it's here!! The homegirl Eternia dropped her first free mixtape in a minute - possible ever? - Get Caught Up. Presented by 2DopeBoyz and the big homie Kevin Nottingham. Tracklist and link after the jump.

Download Eternia - Get Caught Up

From E:

These are not ‘pop’ songs. These are not video singles. These are not Top 10 hits.

This is the heart and soul of why I do what I do when I do it. This is a personal offering.
It’s my huge THANK YOU to all of the people who have supported the Eternia & MoSS: “ROAD TO RELEASE” video episodes online over the last 6 months. I hand-picked these songs from the past decade, b/c I felt they are overlooked, they are the most personal to my life, and they reveal my growth as an artist.

To those that this mix was made for: ENJOY.

humbly,
e.

Please feel free to spread this content freely! Special Thx to DJ Sav One, DJ Law, Kupiart, 2DopeBoyz, KN & B. Fresh for makin' this happen!

Eternia - Foul Child (audio)

This project is exciting for us for a couple reasons - one, it's through our big homie Kev's site; and two, it's for the homegirl Eternia! Vibed to have some new tunes from one of my favourite MCs on the planet. 'Foul Child' is a banger, and uses the Big L sample how it's s'posed to be done. Stay tuned for the full mixtape on December 15th!

Check out Eternia on Twitter.

Download Eternia - Foul Child (audio)

"MEET MoSS" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release EP#13 feat. DJ PREMIER, TERMANOLOGY & STATIK SELEKTAH

What up, E? Check my girl out on Twitter!

"In Episode #13 the world is introduced to super-producer MoSS. Admittedly an elusive cat, MoSS appears w/ Eternia on FLOW 93.5 FM in Toronto to debut the world premiere of a song from "AT LAST". DJ Premier, Termanology & Statik Selektah speak on why MoSS is that dude, & MoSS gets excited over some banned vinyl from Chile. Just another day in the studio...

"GENDER BENDER" Eternia's Behind the Scenes w/ J.J. Brown & Miz Metro

Man, Eternia has got to be one of the hardest working people in the game right now. Check her latest move...

"We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming for a sneak peak into the making of the music video "GENDER BENDER" feat. Eternia & Miz Metro. A lead single off J.J. Brown's forthcoming album "Connect the Dots", "GENDER BENDER" is a playful look at gender roles in Hip Hop & on the road. J.J.'s album also features Gym Class Hero's frontman Travis McCoy, rap legend Craig G., Reef the Lost Cauze, Poison Pen, Louis Logic & more! In Stores Nov. 10, 2009! "

"MIDWEST STATE of MIND" Eternia & MoSS - R2R EP#12 ft. EVIDENCE (Dilated Peoples) & DJ CHELA

BIG UPS to E. 12 vlogs and no sign of stopping...

In Episode #12, Eternia & beatboxer Chesney Snow take us on a journey to the Midwest for the "B-Girl Be" 2009 Festival. E shoots around "E-Theories" with Evidence (Dilated Peoples), discusses the Midwest's fave past time w/ DJ Chela, meets a die-hard supporter who drove 5 hours to see E rock, & fits in a lil' target practice of her own. Who said anything about gun control?

"R.I.P. to FEMALE EMCEES" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release EP#11 feat. MC LYTE & JEAN GRAE

After a few weeks break, the homegirl E is back with another video blog. Her vlog game is vicious right now.

Eternia - The Pulse Interview (Audio)

The homegirl Eternia BEEN everywhere. Peep the audio interview.

Spotted @ 2DopeBoyz.

Download Eternia - The Pulse Interview

Jessica does Jazz

Aight, so the homegirl Jessica Kaya (sister of the amazing Eternia) is a talented jazz singer (peep ∫'s 'The Soul Movement Volume 2' for the collab with Jess, 'Tomorrow (I'll Be Gone)'). The above video proves as much. Brilliant.

"MEET the BAND" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release: EP #10 feat. PUMPKINHEAD & STEELE (Smif-n-Wessun)

Damn, more Silky. This is dopeness. Girl knows everyone.

"SAFE SEX in BED-STUY" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release: Episode #9 feat. THE YOUTH of P.R.Y.!

Yo E, how many episodes of this do you have? Goddamn!!! Love it!

"COME SEE ME" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release: Episode #8 feat. AGALLAH & BIG ZOO

Seriously. E is making me feel bad about not doing our video blogs from October last year yet. She keeps em coming. Boom.

"QUILOMBO!" Eternia & MoSS - Road to Release: Episode #7 feat. BOCAFLOJA & the People of Mexico!

Yes, yes. E is back at it. Mexico City is the spot...boom.