I conducted a phone interview with Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo back in Septemeber. He has been on tour with Raekwon and his album “The Salvation” is one of the best Hip Hop records of 2009 and is in Featured Rotation at 90.5FM KSJS.
Here is the audio from that interview. You can always download or just listen by clicking the links.
01- DOPE CITY SAINTS – BLACK LIBERATION ARMY
02- REVOLUTION OF THE MIND – WHUCHUGOT
03- ONEBELO – DON’T SLEEP
04- RA THE RUGGED MAN – SUPA
05- J-LIVE – THE SIDEWALKS
06- 2PAC – AGAINST ALL ODDS
07- NAS – NY STATE OF MIND
08- WORDSMITH – SOUL BABY BLUES
09- SOAPBOX MELODICS – NEVERMIND
10- BK-ONE – PHILLY BOY (FEAT. BLACK THOUGHT)
11- PEP LOVE – CHANGE IS (FEAT. NIMA FADAVI)
12- FASHAWN – SAMSONITE MAN
13- REFLECTION ETERNAL (HI-TEK & TALIB KWELI) – ETERNALISTS
14- GIFT OF GAB – RHYME TRAVEL
15- SOULS OF MISCHIEF – PROPER AIM
16- DOOM – PROJECT JAZZ (FEAT. HELL RAZAH, TALIB KWELI, VICTOR VAUGHN)
17- BROTHER ALI – HERE
18- ESOIN – THE FORMULA
19- 7L & ESOTERIC – EVERYWHERE
20- REY RESURRECCION – THE SUNS BACK
21- SHARKS IN A THREE PIECE SUIT – 5 MC’S (FEAT. MYC RIPLEY, NORDY DERK, TEQUILLA BROWN, MATTY SLIMS)
22- THE COUP – MY FAVORITE MUNITY (FEAT. TALIB KWELI, BLACK THOUGHT)
23- WU TANG CLAN – YALL BEEN WARNED
24- BICASSO – THE TOWN (FEAT. THE GROUCH)
25- DLABRIE – PITTY PAT
26- THE GROUCH – YARDWORK
27- SENOR KAOS – SLICK MONEY (PROD. BY LARGE PROFESSOR)
28- BOOGIEMAN – ALL DAY (FEAT. SKRILLA SAM)
29- MADLIB – BEAT KONDUCTA INDIA
30- THE MIGHTY UNDERDOGS – ILL VACATION
31- DOOM – FIRE WOOD DRUMSTYX (FEAT. J DILLA)
32- BC – THIS IS NOT A SONG
33- RITA J – LISTEN
34- TALIB KWELI & MADLIB – SOUL MUSIC
35- ICHIBAN – PENA
36- STEADY – AY OH
37- STIK GILATINE – DIPPEN UFO’Z
38- 2PAC – ALL EYEZ ON ME
39- COMPUTER CHIP – 0822009
40- MOS DEF – TWILIGHT SPEEDBALL
41- THE PRIME (LUCKYIAM & SAPIENT) – COMMON PLACE
42- DR DRE – THE NEXT EPISODE (FEAT. SNOOP DOGG, NATE DOGG)
43- THE OTHERSIDE – THE ONE
44- AESOP ROCK, EYDEA, SLUG – MISS BY A MILE
45- KOSHA DILLZ – PRAY
46- THE GROUCH & ELIGH – OLD SOULS (FEAT. BLU, FLYING LOTUS)
47- CMA – WINDOWS
48- CUNNINLYNGUISTS – RUNNIN’ WILD (FEAT. E-40, EVIDENCE)
49- KURUPT – 2 TABLES AND A MICROPHONE (FEAT. DJ CRAZY TOONES)
50- SNOOP DOGG – GIN N JUICE
51- FAT HED- MOVIN’ ON UP
52- KIDZ IN THE HALL – JUKEBOX
GREAT SHOW TODAY! GAVE OUT SOME GROUCH TICKETS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE BANGIN OUT ON RADIOS, COMPUTERS, AND IN THEIR CARS. SHOUTS OUT TO EVERYONE ON THE NET SHOWIN ME SOME LUV. ALSO SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY TRAINEE DANIEL AKA DJ DANIMAL AKA DJ DATRON FOR COMING THRU. WE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. KILLIN IT WITH SOME BRAND NEW MUSIC.
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Peep this mixtape from the homie SmoovGroovs, hes the illest when it comes to the soulful joints. He’ll be spinning on my show in the upcoming weeks. San Jose representin!
1. Intro
2. Kero One – Fly Fly Away
3. Mary J Blige – Love No Limit
4. Erykah Badu – Young Earie Drop
5. Grand Badu – Young Earie Drop
6. A Tribe Called Quest – Find a Way
7. Bush Babees – Love Song
8. Kut Break – Hobbs One Drop
9. Common – They Say
10. Black Eyed Peas – Do It
11. The Roots – What They Do
12. A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
13. Kero One – In All the Wrong Places
14. Sound Providers – Jazz at the Cove
15. Red Astaire – Follow Me
16. Erykah Badu – Think Twice
17. Kero One – Ain’t That Somethin’ Dstrukt Drop
18. The Roots – Good Music
19. India Arie – Strength Courage and Wisdom
20. Jennelle Faith – Spoken Words
21. Dwele – Truth
Super DJ and Producers K-Salaam & Beatnik have recently put out a mixtape showcasing the talents of the late great Michael Jackson. With all the mixtapes and tributes coming out concerning MJ some may pass at another attempt to mix it up with the gloved one. But this mixtape is slightly different, in addition to Michael Jackson, K-Salaam & Beatnik have taken it a step further and dropped remixes to tracks by Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder as well. The beats on this album are dope, overall its a great mixtape to add to the collection. You can download it here..
1. Michael Jackson – I’ll Be There Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
2. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
3. Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amor Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
4. Michael Jackson – Never Can Say Goodbye Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
5. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
6. Stevie Wonder – Uptight Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
7. Michael Jackson – ABC Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
8. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Remix (Prod. by Beatnik & K-Salaam)
Mos Def hit the streets of downtown San Jose hard on October 27th 2009. Live from the Voodoo Lounge, Mos Def performed hits off his latest album “The Ecstatic” and gave the audience a sneak peak at his upcoming projects. The energy was unbelievable at this show and Mos Def delivered a fantastic performance. Here is some footage of Mos Def performing “Twilight Speedball”