UPDATE!

What up! What Up! I first want to apologize... I know it's been a real long time since I last posted! I've been real busy handling some other business aside from DJing. I will try to keep everyone posted on new updates as frequent as possible starting today! Other than that. I just want to announce that Beat Bros. is starting a new night at Jimmy Love's. It's going to be a more chill night than it usually is on Saturdays with a little change of sound selection. I'll be spinning all the older shit that isn't really heard as much anymore and some early 00' type ish. I still have a few more projects in the works so again, please be patient and stay tuned!!

In the mean time, here is where you can catch me on the weekends.. if you don't already know!!

THIS SAT @ BONDI!!

Video of the day...

New Beginnings Re-Stocked...!!!

For all of you that have purchased my New Beginnings Mixtape, I just want to thank you all for the support. I just Re-stocked them at www.accesshiphop.com and they are still available at www.freshcrate.com. Pick one up today if you haven't already!!

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 8-15-09

Didn't get to take much pics last night since I was spinning solo. New camera coming soon for some real SNL coverage.

In the mean time, peep out the new SNL Flyer done by one of our fellow Beat Bros.
(DJ Bowlz.)

Dillanthology Vol. 3 To Be Released In October

On October 13, Rapster Records will release the final installment of their J Dilla compilation albums with Dillanthology Vol. 3. The first two, Dillanthology Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 were both released earlier this year.

Featuring tracks with Common (“So Far To Go), Black Thought(“Reality Check”), as well as his own solo work, Dillanthology Vol. 3 follows the same path as its previous two volumes in giving listeners a taste of the superb records that Dilla made throughout his career. Jay Dee’s most recent posthumous album, Jay Stay Paid, hit stores earlier this summer.



Full track listing for Dillanthology Vol. 3 is below:

1. J Dilla - WorkinOnIt
2. Jay Dee - Pause
3. Jaylib - Raw Shit
4. J Dilla - Nothing Like This
5. J Dilla - Anti-American Graffiti
6. J Dilla - Glamour Sho75 (09)
7. J Dilla - Won't Do
8. J Dilla - Baby feat. Madlib & Guilty Simpson [click to read]
9. Jaylib - The Red (INST)
10. Jay Dee - It's Like That
11. Jay Dee - Off Ya Chest
12. J Dilla - Crushin' (Yeeeaah!)
13. J Dilla - Reality Check feat. Black Thought
14. Jay Dee - Featuring Phat Kat [click to read]
15. J Dilla - So Far To Go feat. Common & D'Angelo

Another fav...

Mayer Hawthorne is fucken DOPE.. straight up!

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 08/08

Pic's from Sat as well as Friday will be posted up soon!! Check back in a hot one...

Murs Reveals Projects With Slug, DJ Quik & 9th Wonder

"Ever since his start in the Los Angeles underground, Murs [click here] has been making noise. By working with The Living Legends, Slug [click here], DJ Quik [click here] , 9th Wonder [click here]and a slew of others, he’s allowed his fan base to grow through the years and after signing with a major label, he’s built his buzz even more. This week, Murs spoke to HipHopDX about his upcoming projects including a new Felt record, new music with 9th Wonder and a project with a pun rock band.

“Everything that I do from now on will be with somebody else,” he said of what fans can expect to from him. “A lot of people keep asking about Murs and 9th Wonder. It never went away. We never stopped doing shit. We’re going to do shit forever. So, Murs and 9th Wonder coming next year. Felt 3 coming out this year. I got a punk rock group called The Invincibles with this gang called Whole Wheat Bread coming out this year. I’ve also been working on some stuff with DJ Quik and Terrence Martin. We’re doing a whole ghetto, hood, electro, dance, sex, party record. We’ve been working on that. We’ve got a few songs knocked out. I’ve also got Varsity Blues 2, man. So, I got like 4 records coming out. I’m going to have like 10 records in the next year, man. Stay tuned because as soon as I get free from Warner Brothers, it’s going to be a party.”

Don’t think this means that he’s retiring from solo work.

“I just think that I work better like...Me and 9th Wonder, I don’t consider that a solo project because we work together. I’m going to have solo records, it’s just like...In the punk rock band, I’m the only rapper. I’m going to start making different sounds so people don’t think that Hip Hop just has to all sound the same.”

The first of many Murs projects to drop may be the upcoming Felt record, which fans can expect to hear very soon.

“We’re going to leak a song in a couple days,” he said, adding that he wants to wait before giving out information on who this album will be a tribute to. “There’s a new producer, too.”

With a goal to release ten albums in the next year, he’s got a lot on his plate.

“I’m working on some stuff with Sick Jacken [click here] hopefully and just working with whoever wants to work. You know? If you’re out there and you want to work-as long as you’re doing something in your scene, I want to bring my kids to what you’re doing and your fans to what we’re doing and we’ll just have one big party for good music.”

MOS DEF PERFORMS BILLIE JEAN!

I've always loved Michael Jackson and to have Mos Def as one of my all time favorite Hip-Hop artist perform this is just pure dopeness!!

WEEKEND LOCAL PICKS...

TONIGHT @ BAR D!



FRIDAY @ Jimmy Love's (FLYER SOON TO COME!!!)

SATURDAY @ Jimmy Love's!

PHONTE AND NICOLAY FALL TOUR

Foreign Exchange (Phonte of Little Brother and Nicolay will hit the road together for a fall tour. The initial eight date stint will begin in Colombia, Maryland on August 8, with other shows expected to be added throughout the coming months. Along their tour, accompany acts will include Darien Brockington, Carlitta Darlund and Yahzarah.



PEEP THE DATES:

Aug. 8 Colombia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 15 Indianapolis, IN @ Athenaeum
Aug. 16 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Sept. 12 San Francisco, CA @ Yoshi’s
Sept. 13 Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 14 Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
Sept. 15 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
Oct. 23 New York, NY @ B.B. King (CMJ Music Marathon)

R.I.P Baatin of (Slum Village)

The circumstances of his death remain unknown, associates said this afternoon. Baatin's body was found this morning in the 14000 block of Anglin Street, said family friend Ty Townson.

There were no visible signs of gunshot trauma, said Townson, who was at the scene as Baatin's body was taken to the Wayne County medical examiner's office.

Funeral arrangements are not yet set. Friends and family members will gather for a public remembrance at 8 p.m. Sunday at Elements Gallery, 2125 Michigan Avenue in Detroit.

Baatin, who turned 35 in March, left Slum Village in 2002, later telling the Free Press he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He continued to record and play occasional solo dates before returning to the Slum fold for the group's upcoming album, "Villa Manifesto," due Sept. 22.

He was with the group for its gig at June's Rock the Bells Tour stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre, and last week performed in a video shoot for Slum's new single, "Cloud 9."

"This is just very shocking," said friend Biba Adams. "We were all hoping this would be the return of the original group."

"Baatin will be missed," Slum Village's T3 told the Free Press in a statement. "I'm glad we got a chance to work together before he passed. We lost another Slum soldier, a dear friend and a brother. He touched many lives."

Word of Baatin's passing circulated quickly this afternoon in music circles both locally and nationally, where Slum Village has long been an exalted name in underground hip-hop.

Fellow group founder James (J. Dilla) Yancey, Baatin's Pershing High School classmate, passed away in 2006.

"Deepest sympathy to the family, friends and fans of Slum Village on the passing of Baatin," said J. Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, in a statement. "We loved him and his kind heart and spirit will be forever be in our hearts."

Slum Village emerged in the late 1990s amid major street buzz, attracting fans of organic hip-hop and supported by acts such as A Tribe Called Quest. The group's 2000 national debut, "Fantastic Vol. 2" landed on critics' best-of lists and set the stage for Slum's highest-profile commercial release, "Trinity," two years later.

"He was a very spiritual brother," said Detroiter Khalid el-Hakim, founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. "He brought a spirituality to Detroit hip-hop that you didn't see with other artists. That's what he was known for."

Baatin is survived by his son, Michael Majesty Ellis, 9; his daughter, Aura Grace Glover, 1; his parents Howard and Grace Glover; and his sister, Tina Glover, all of Detroit.

SCRATCH L IVE 1.9.1 UPDATE

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!! 7-25-09

On Saturday we had a special guest come through straight out of the 805. DJ Still Wil representin' the IMMORTAL FADER FYTERS!! This night was yet another good night for SNL! It's been looking real good lately and we're gonna make sure it stays that way. I took a bunch if photos, but towards the end my camera shitted on me so I wasn't able to take anymore. Looks like it's FINALLY time for an upgrade.

Here's a little Bio on Still Will if you don't already know!



"Born: Will Corpus April 28, 1979
Residence: Oxnard, Ca

Type of DJ:Battle/Turntablist
Commerical,Radio/Mixshow,
Club (Hiphop, R&B, Funk,
Reggae, Downtempo,Breaks)

DJ Still Wil exemplifies the meaning of a hard working, versatile dj in many different ways. From touring the nation performing skillful turntable routines with his world renown dj crew(Immortal Fader Fyters), to rocking clubs at his weekly club, to creating successful mix cd's, Still Wil is still able to manage to clock numerous hours a day at the largest urban radio station in Ventura/Santa Barbara counties(KCAQ-104.7). With all his various efforts Still Will proves why he is one of the best dj's in the dj community.

Born and raised in Oxnard, Ca., the 24 year old Still Wil began djing at the age of 14. He was first influenced by his older brother, and his brother's record collection during the late 80's. Most notable was a record by Marley Marl that incorporated the artform of dj's scratching. After that djing became a hobby for Still Wil and it soon influeneced him to enter dj battles. He has won titles on the battle circuit, including first place at "The Mighty 4 Skractch Off" conducted by the now historic Invisible Skratch Piklz and Urb Magazine. Still Will also won back to back titles in the KoolMixx competition in 1999 & 2000. With his reputation continually growing DJ Still Wil and his dj crew(IF2) have blasted onto the national scene.

Now pursuing a completely different form of djing, Still Wil has ventured onto commerical radio. After only 2 years in the radio industry, Still Wil holds down the 7pm-11pm mix-show Monday thru Friday on KCAQ 104.7fm . Still Wil has also contributed a "Best of 2000 Mix" for the well known promotions company Cornerstone as well as the newest mix cd put out by Ecko Clothing. He is also an intergal part of the H.I.T.S. Magazine weekly conference call that includes DJ Clue(Roc-a-fella) DJ Ran(WCW) and Jazzy Joyce. Still Wil also reports for numerous magazines, which consists of Urban Network, Insomniac, Emixshows and Rimmasconn.

With Still Wil's ability to excel in many realms of djing, the future is unlimited. He plans on creating a consistent volume of mix cd's and eventually produce his own scratch record. He has already sold over a couple 1000 pieces of previously mixed material without any means of distribution, title "Product 74". Still Wil completed a project with fellow crew member DJ P-Trix for the Aggressive Skate Association. You can also find his mixtapes in various mom and pop stores worldwide, as well as a track on the Deeper Concentration album(Om Records). His newest double disc mixtape titled "IF2nin" was one of the most well received mixtapes of the year and his break record FingaSkillz on the Extensive Research Label sold well. He along with crew member ClenzRoc have started the independent label Immortal Soul in the year 2002.

Performed Live With: The World Famous BeatJunkies, Dialated Peoples, Del the Funky Homosapien, Jurassic 5, Ja Rule, Kurupt, LootPack, Tha Alkaholics, Ozomatli, Planet Asia, Redman, Rakim, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Visionaries and many more.

Media/Video Coverage: Urb Magazine, Rap Pages, The Fader, Mixmag 2000, Big Bro Skate Magazine, Tableturns: Calm After the Storm Video. 1999 DMC World Team Finals Video, and various others.

"This guy is a tremendously active dj in a lot of aspects of the game!"
-DJ Rhettmatic(World Famous Beatjunkies)

"He rocks crowds from here to everywhere!"
-Ricky Leigh(Vice-President H.I.T.S. magazine)"


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Another Turntable App for the Iphone...

"TONETABLE"

Soothing.....

One of my all time favorite tracks...

TONIGHT IN SD!!

4th of July

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE ON 4TH OF JULY!!







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MIA..

What up everyone!! I know it's been a while since I last updated, but now that I almost have everything balanced out, I can get back on the grizzle. Just been busy with a lot of other things, but don't worry because all the projects that I said were in the works before are still in progress. So sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself!!

TOMORROW NIGHT!!

TONIGHT!

Sometimes....

If I were to get a new mixer, it would be...

The Rodec Scratchbox Mixer!!



The top panel of the Scratchbox doesn't deviate from the standard layout of most 2-channel scratch mixers. The main fader area also being home to the channel cut switches, headphone cueing fader, plus another slightly mysterious fader on the left hand side. Well, I say mysterious, but it's quite obvious in actuality. The upper left side of the Scratchbox has a small strip for channel 3, which is switchable between a mic and line input, and has 2-band eq + gain control. It's quite unique in that it lets you assign it to the main mix (using the mini-fader) or to be partially routed to the signal flow for channel 1 or 2 (i.e. so you can use the panning, FX inserts, cut switches and main faders). It has a single LED to let you know when you are hitting 0dB, and a switch for routing the signal to the headphones. Overall, it gives you that little bit of extra control, and the ability to quickly move the signal over to be manipulated by the main faders and other main channel features is really useful.

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SOCIAL SATURDAYS 06/06/09

Another successful night for Social Saturdays. As usual the rooftop was packed. After observing the past few nights at Altitude, I figured out how to dodge the endless line downstairs. If it is a regular Saturday, get there by 10:30 and you should be able to walk right to the elevator. And if there is a Padre game that night, you defiantly need to get down there by no later than 10:00pm. Big Up to everyone who made it out this month! See you guys next time!!






AND THE MYSTERY GUEST DJ IS........ DJ CHE BOOMBA!! hahaha.



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King Most TONIGHT @ C Lounge! FREE!

ABOUT KING MOST

When his older brother started DJing in the early ’90s it wasn’t too long until King Most himself started mixing and cutting records. Since then he has progressed from the bedroom to sharing the stage with a diverse range of guests that include Biz Markie, DJ Spinna, DJ Spider, The Clipse, SA-RA Creative Partners, Shepherd Fairey, Steve Aoki, Morse Code, Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, Rich Medina, DJ Nu-Mark of Jurrasic 5, Haul & Mason, Quantic, Monk One, and many more.Aside from bridging genres and people from the Bay Area to Japan to Europe as Kero One’s tour DJ, he’s been able to produce tracks for Aloe Blacc (Stonesthrow/Emanon), Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Rahshan of Crown City, Phat Kat (Jay Dilla) and continually release acclaimed mixes. All the while, he’s been gearing up for his debut album later this year featuring Blu, Ohmega Watts, Black Spade, and more.

GYEEEAAHH!

BOOMBASTIC II (RECAP)

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PRE SUJMMER JUMPOFF!!

SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

AHHHHYEEEEAH!

ADIDAS IN-STORE

Me and Frank Fresh held it down once again at the Adidas store in Downtown, and copped some more fresh new gear.

BOOMBASTIC ROUND 2

If you weren't able to make it out to the last one. Here's your chance. Boombastic round 2 next Saturday! It's a CELEBRATION!!

SNL W/ FRED SAVAGE & FRANK FRESH

SNL was just as packed as last night was. It looks like Summer arrived early for Jimmy Love's!! I was actually able to take a few pics from different parts of the lounge for once. It's only gonna get better from here!! Summer 09 is about to get on and Crackin'!!

PLANET ASIA

This joint right here brings back lots of memories. Always gonna be a classic!

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS 80'S NIGHT!

I can safely say that last night was the best Friday i've had since I started working at Jimmy Love's. After last night's turnout I know summertime is just around the corner.