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

"NY-Z" - An ABSOLUT Collaboration with Jay-Z

This is hella cool. Takes me back to seeing 'Fade To Black' when it dropped back in 2004 in Times Square. Check the dealio:

"ABSOLUT Vodka presents "NY-Z", a new 15-minute documentary featuring Jay-Z. The film was directed by Danny Clinch. More exclusive content at Facebook.com/ABSOLUT.

Continuing to collaborate with creative visionaries, ABSOLUT Vodka presents this new 15-minute short film featuring Jay-Z. The documentary, titled NY-Z, was directed by Danny Clinch and paints a rare portrait of the global hip-hop icon. With unprecedented access to Jay-Z the days and moments leading up to, and after, his legendary September 11th benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, Danny Clinch gives us an intimate glimpse into Jay-Z: his childhood, his motivation as an artist, his passion for music, and his muse, New York.

NY-Z kicks off the ABSOLUT Concert Series, a collaborative partnership between ABSOLUT and two New York icons: Jay-Z and Madison Square Garden."

Sean Price's Baby Shower (video)

So I caught the email from Duck Down about this one...Sean P was holding the world's first Hip Hop Baby Shower in New York to celebrate the birth of his first daughter, Shaun Price (who is still in the womb).

On the real, this is one the funniest and cleverest ideas for a live show I've heard in a minute, and ONLY Sean P could pull that off (pause). Peep the video from the night, looked classic.

Wu-Tang Clan Video Mixtape

Eclectic Method - Wu Tang Clan Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

Heat.

Busta Rhymes MySpace Release Show New York

I caught this on HipHopGame.com yall. Bussa- BUSS!!!

More Drake...

'Say You Will' freestlye live in Toronto...

DRAKE-Say U Will Freestyle Toronto Show from Aaron A on Vimeo.

...and the infamous 'phone' freestyle on Funk Flex.

Theo 3 - Make It Big

The homie Theo 3 outta T-Dot (he coined the phrase 'The Screwface Capital') has been making big moves.

Dude appeared on the Halftime Show in NYC recently to support his single 'Make It Big', check the post on 2 Dope Boyz. Check the video:



Make sure you check out Theo's site as well. Dude is sick, a true pioneer and a top dude.

Lil Cease Speaks on Lil Kim!!

Lil Cease speaks his mind on Lil Kim.

Model Mondays Feature: Jasmine Santiago

This week I am prod to present to you all the Latin beauty Ms. Jasmine Santiago. She hails from the Boogie Down Bronx, but now lives in the MIA. For those of you all have never been to Miami, I swear it is hard to find a person that is not in shape. Every where you go everyone looks like a model or potential actor. Ms. Santiago took a minute out of her busy schedule to drop some info on the industry from her point of view. Check out the interview below...and stay tuned this week because we are dropping two features for y'all!!!





DJ Grain: Where are you from?
Jasmine: Born and raised in the Bronx, NYC.



DJ Grain: How many years have you been modeling?
Jasmine: This is my first year.



DJ Grain: What are the misconceptions people commonly have about models that are untrue?
Jasmine: That we are idiots! On the contrary, I am a very intelligent woman.

DJ Grain: What shows, videos, magazines, etc. have you been featured in?
Jasmine: None at the moment, I am new the modeling world!



DJ Grain: What photographers have you worked with?
Jasmine: I have worked with Mohawk J a.k.a MJ and Tori T from Eyecandy Modeling.

DJ Grain: What photographers would you like to work with?
Jasmine: I would love to work with Benhur, Unique "MAICOL" and Derrick G to name a few.



DJ Grain: Can you describe the grind of a model trying to break into the industry?
Jasmine: Well, to start I get no sleep, I always find myself at events, conferences, video/photo shoots etc., whatever I can do to meet new folks to network with and also do anything to put my name out there.

DJ Grain: Any words for the ladies out there that have aspirations of entering the modeling industry?
Jasmine: Go hard or go home!



DJ Grain: How can people contact you for booking?
Jasmine: You can contact me several ways either through MySpace: Imperial Dollz or Jasmine Santiago, and for booking and info you can call 786-544-0443.

Emilio Rojas - Recession Proof

This cat has gotta be one of my favourite MC's right now. Emilio Rojas aka Raks One, Rochester, New York representative, is part of the homie J. Master's Same Plate Management stable, and is most definitely one of the hottest up and coming MC's. His guest verses smash every time without fail, his Phaze One project with M-Phazes is highly anticipated and from the sneak peek we heard, it's off the chain, and to tide us all over, Emilio linked with Legend and DJ Noodles to bring us Recession Proof.

Here's the official blurb:

"Emilio Rojas drops his highly anticipated new mixtape “Recession Proof”, presented by DJ Noodles and Legend. After dropping a slew of singles, popping up on radio shows, a steady stream of live performances, and MTV video play, Emilio follows up with his first official mixtape, featuring appearances by Stat Quo, Fashawn, Donny Goines and more, while Illmind, M-Phazes, Khrysis and others check in on the production tip."

Download Emilio Rojas - Recession Proof

Camron - I Hate My Job (Video)

This got to be the realest song I have heard in a while. Everybody can relate to this without a doubt.

Introducing Mr. Ilyas, IL, i(el)

*As originally published on www.KevinNottingham.com. Interview by DJ Grain.

By now I am sure that everyone has heard of Tanya Morgan. If not, consider this an introduction to Tanya Morgan and in particular my main man Ilyas, winners of the MySpace Music “Show Us What You Got” contest.

The recent release of The Prelude is just a preview of what’s to come. It’s not too often that you find an MC that can switch styles at the drop of a hat and rap about any subject in the dictionary. Luckily, I was able to catch up with the homie Ilyas to talk to him about the pre-Tanya Morgan days, his activities for 2009, his other passions besides Hip Hop, and the music industry.

DJ Grain: What’s good fam? Can you describe the pre-Tanya Morgan days when it was you and Donwill as ILWIL?

Ilyas: It was cool, we were just grinding. We’d done a joint called “So Far” with Nicolay back then and we were working with local producers and had a more “midwest/southern” sound then. We were still getting polished as artists a bit, learning to be more versatile and step outside of boom bap. Originally we were in a group in North Carolina called the “Jurx”, and our extended fam was called the Abyss. But Don and I had better chemistry creatively with each other than what we did with everyone. Man! The creative arguments were wild. Especially when you’re dealing with five cats in one group (laughs). But we got snatched up by a subsidiary of Warner Bros., a label on Lightyear and we got the group name ilwil.

DJ Grain: After listening to Beat Thieves Vol.1, on one of the tracks you said that you and Donwill were once enemies. Can you describe the rift once between you all.

Ilyas: Back in High School, a few dudes in my crew had silly beef with a few dudes in Don’s crew. Also a girl that was like a sister to me “liked” Don a lot and that’s all I’m gonna say about that. Let’s just say he used to do her dirty and I didn’t care for him much. I wasn’t a hater. I just didn’t care for him (laughs). And Don and his crew came to a dance at my school and went into the back area of the cafeteria and bombed the wall (graffiti). It was a dance me and a few others were in charge of for the most part, so we got in trouble for that shit (laughs). So yeah, I didn’t like Don too much. Our crews almost got into it after a football game once, on some heads walkin’ to the trunk type nonsense. Boy…the good ol’ days (laughs).

DJ Grain: When did you first start rapping, and what was the name of the first track your recorded?

Ilyas: In first grade, I wrote my first four line rhyme in my head, but eighth grade is when I started and stuck with it. It was called “We In The House.” It was my boy beatin’ on a table to make the beat then we recorded it and kept dubbin’ it to get it bassy. Then we played it out of one stereo while we recorded ourselves rappin’ to it a tape recorder.

DJ Grain: Dope! What is the Hip Hop scene like in Cincinnati?

Ilyas: Honestly, it’s kinda dead right now. It’s going through a rebirth though. A lotta new cats are steppin’ up. The cats that weren’t successful quit or moved away. And the cats that are making moves moved away. That’s how it goes here. Not much hometown support from DJ’s and the radio station here. So I can see how cats get jaded. You’re here and nobody cares. ou get on elsewhere then everybody wants to show you love then wonders why you moved away (laughs). Cincinnati…I love it, though. It’s home - it’s a Hard Knock City.

DJ Grain: Growing up, who were some of your favorite artists?

Ilyas: Ice Cube, MC Eiht, DJ Quik, Geto Boys, UGK, Tupac, etc. I was into the midwest, south, and west coast heavy. I got into the Native Tongues in high school though. Then later I grew into Nas, Mobb Deep and Jay-Z.

DJ Grain: How did you and Donwill link up with Von Pea?

Ilyas: Don and Von were on Okayplayer heavy and started trading music.

DJ Grain: When did you, Donwill, and Von Pea form Tanya Morgan?

Ilyas: Wow…hmmmm…2004, I think. I know that’s when we recorded a song together for the first time.

DJ Grain: Who has been your favorite artist to work with?

Ilyas: Outside of Tanya Morgan, I would have to say my homegirl in the Bay, Czelena. She’s an AMAZING talent and is always excited to work. I’ve done several solos with her and we’re still doing more. And you can hear her on The Bridge on “Be You”.

DJ Grain: After listening to your entire back catalogue, one thing I noticed was your versatility as an emcee. How would you describe your style?

Ilyas: I used to be a Kung Fu nut, and even studied Preying Mantis and Tai Chi for a bit. And I always loved Bruce Lee. Bruce would talk about having “the style of no style” and would say, “When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style.”

So I pride myself in being versatile. My flow’s a hoe…just cant be monogamous (laughs). I’m bein’ silly but for real, I pride myself on being unpredictable. That’s why all the solos I’m working on sound NOTHING alike. You’ll see haha.

DJ Grain: Besides being an emcee, not many people know that you are an accomplished video producer. How many videos have you done and what artists have you produced videos for?

Ilyas: I’ve done a video for Ill Poetic to “The Beautiful”. I’m working on a video for “Iswhat?!” I may be doing a video with Illogic. I did two videos for Tanya Morgan to “We Bad” and “How Low” and a video for ilwil to “The ilwil Theme”. I’m working on a video for Tanya Morgan now too.

Those vids were cool because I was learning basic editing but I just got into special effects and 3D graphics and animation, and I plan on shooting a video to every song on The Prelude. And trust me…its some real next level shit. I feel just as they say a producer/emcee is a dangerous combination. A video editor-director/emcee is even more dangerous, because you can express your song visually to fit your idea perfectly.

DJ Grain: If you had to choose between being and emcee and producer, which one would you choose?

Ilyas: Emcee because I have a lot to get off my chest verbally. I love that expression, and to be able to explain complex things in simplified musical form.

DJ Grain: The recently released project The Prelude was in my opinion a great album. What type of feedback have you gotten since it’s release?

Ilyas: I leaked it free because the economy sucks right now, and I know I don’t have money to buy anyone’s album so I feel its only fair. But on another note, I’m going to work on a very unique marketing idea being that I have the gift of video production and multimedia design.

DJ Grain: How do you feel that the digital age has influenced the music industry?

Ilyas: It’s forced it into a rebirth. It obliterated the old structure that honestly was strangling the industry if you ask me. Basically, just like Tanya Morgan is coming up with a bunch of industry folks we know that start small and are climbin’ the ladder. The old industry had the same, got in high places, and then they just catered to their friends and trends and it got old, so now there needs to be reconstruction so that the new blood can get a shot.

DJ Grain: What artists would you like to collaborate with?

Ilyas: Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin, Jay Electronica, M.I.A. (love her), Madlib, Andre 3000, Maynard of Perfect Circle, and in a perfect world…Bjork.

DJ Grain: Do you feel that artists may have to change their style in order to become “mainstream”?

Ilyas: Not necessarily change your style but you have to make yourself accessible to the masses. They’ve been dumbed down by society. So you have to package whatever you’re doing in a way they can digest it. It’s cool to be a creative genius but you have to understand that if you give it to them raw, they may not be able to interpret. It’s like me talking to my son about God and The Universe. I wouldn’t go into my Jungian studies, occult studies, and “otherworldly” experiences all at once to explain. I give him pieces over time so as he matures, one day all the pieces will make sense and he’ll see the puzzle that Daddy gave him to look at. Give them pieces. Do you eat a steak in one gulp?

DJ Grain: What plans do you have for 2009?

Ilyas: Push The Prelude all year. Drop Brooklynati (the new Tanya Morgan LP) in April and push that too. And pretty much sharpen my video skills all year and see what happens. It’s going to be a damn good year though. I can feel it. It’ll come easy too because we’ve worked so hard for it, and will continue to.

Thanks man and tell everybody to check out my site at http://www.i-el.net. 100!

Dipset Producer Araab Muzik Going Off On the MPC

Araab Muzik is working the MPC like a mad man....I think he would give Exile a run for his money.

J The S - My Will mixtape

The homie J. Master in New York has a serious stable, and one cat, J The S, has just released his latest mixtape, My Will, hosted by DJ Warrior and Peter Parker.

Dude is ridiculous on the mic, and this here mixtape has some serious features, including Kool G. Rap, Saigon, B.o.B, Emilio Rojas and Donnie Goines. It's also mostly original production too, so it might as well be an album. Cop that!



Download J The S - My Will (Hosted by DJ Warrior & Peter Parker)

Vote for Emilio!!

That's right, the homie Emilio Rojas (aka Raks One) has a brand new video out, That Time. And it's up against four other video's on MTV U's 'The Freshman' competition. Check out the link below to vote for the video - and you can vote as many times as you like!

Vote for 'That Time' on MTV U's 'The Freshman'

Also, Emilio has released a freestyle, 'Let It Out (Bounce)' over Timbaland's 'The Bounce' to support the video.

Download Emilio Rojas' 'Let It Out (Bounce)' Freestyle

Here's the vid if you wanna just check the steez. Emilio is ridiculous; this kid is gonna do big things this year. And y'all might just hear Emilio on future releases from The Movement Fam...

Che Grand- Breakfast@Wimbledon

New mixtape from Che Grand of the Lessondary click.....Everything's Good Ugly coming in Early 09.

Download link:
Che Grand-Breakfast@Wimbledon