What’s your name?

My name is Merc Versus. MERC was an old graffiti name I used from when I used to tag, and VERSUS is an acronym for Violence Expressed Reveals Someone Under Stress. Also MERC represents murder and VERSUS represents conflict.

Have you ever been known to rock under a different name?

I have rocked under a few different names. In the late 90s and early 00s I called myself Mr. Deadbeat or the Deadbeat Poet, which kind of relates to my current name as in ‘murk verses’ and ‘dead beats’.

Where are you from?

I am from a small town in east central Indiana called Muncie. Home of Bonzi Wells, Garfield creator Jim Davis, and Ball State University.  Also the fictional location of the Tom Slick cartoon and Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie.

What’s it like to live in a small town? Are you able to support yourself full time from your music career?

In the small town where I live, jobs are hard to come by. Muncie is basically a burnt out college town. There’s nothing to do here outside of Ball State besides getting into trouble. There is a crime problem here, and a big portion of the musical community doesn’t respect hip hop culture as a valid artform. I don’t know how many times I have ran into band members that say they can rap or try to freestyle for me like it’s some kind of party favor or novelty act. I don’t think some of them get the fact that this is a craft and not what they see on MTV with somebody bragging about how much money and how many women they have. I also wanted to mention that the security in most popular Muncie venues doesn’t know how to handle the ‘native’ crowd and by that I mean the non-collegiate local black crowd. They are either shook to death or overly disrespectful. The true school hip hop kids are the living inheritors of the legacy of blues and jazz. Downtrodden and disenfranchised people speaking truth to power. But then again I don’t expect middle class musicians to completely understand poverty poetry. On the other hand there are certain figures in the music scene here that show us utmost respect and we love them for that. They realize that I put in just as much work if not more than any other band or group in this town when it comes to promoting myself.

I am currently unable to support myself full time with my music career, but that’s the goal. We sell production, graphic design, journalism, management, and of course our own music and if we’re lucky we might get gas money for driving to a show to perform. There are a lot of shady cats (promoters) out there who like to use others’ talent to help pay their rent and could care less about helping to nurture and develop their scene by giving other local artists a chance to shine. They would rather make themselves the opening act. I once got into an online discussion with a promoter a decade younger than me that was trying to explain to me why my brand of music doesn’t matter anymore. Then they proceeded to direct me to a website where I could witness ‘the next big thing’ in Indiana hip hop. This same person was completely unfamiliar with anyone in the Indiana hip hop scene. Needless to say, I checked out the website and was absolutely not impressed. It’s still a desert out here. Any suggestions? Lately we’ve been branching out to Ohio and Michigan for shows.

What’s your history? How long have you been in the game?

I’ve been in the game on a local/regional level for about twelve years. I can remember writing rhymes as far back as second grade. Some of my first inspirations back then were groups like Run DMC, Newcleus, Kool Moe Dee, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, specifically Melle Mel. Between the grade school and high school age I was more into music with a positive and conscious message, such as Brand Nubian, Poor Righteous Teachers, and King Sun. I was also a fan of the supremely lyrical brand of hip hop like Rakim, Kool G Rap, and Big Daddy Kane. I was a big fan of the Juice crew. When I first decided to pick up the mic in the mid-90s, some of my inspirations were Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Gang Starr, and the Beatnuts. We used to do a lot of local shows here and there and sell our little tapes. I’ve always been a writer, so I took up the craft of hip hop journalism for a hot second starting in 2000.

Since then, there were various group disputes, personal and legal problems, and artistic differences between myself and my associates that kept me running in place for a few years. Up until that point my brother and I had been involved in about 7 local releases and had begun to break through in terms of learning how to promote ourselves online and in public. We used to have hip hop parties at Ball State Universities that we promoted under the title Live Mic Nite. By 2007 I was fed up. I scrapped everything, renamed myself and started from scratch. Since 2007 I have formed a new crew called Ironworkers Guild (IWG) which consists of some very talented Indiana emcees and producers (Shake C, Siah Soze, Woodenchainz, Big Pipe, The Problem, Science Born). I have released a couple solo releases and a couple Ironworkers releases both online and locally since then. My label is called Invisible Inc Multimedia and the artists on my label include myself, my brother A Man Called Relik who is a phenomenal spoken word poet, and an upcoming producer/emcee named Stone Messiah. We also recently got blessed with the presence of C-Rayz Walz (of Immortal Technique’s crew Stronghold) and Kevlaar 7 of Wisemen (Wu-Tang) to oversee a couple of our upcoming projects as executive producers.

Do you produce music as well? If so, what gear do you use?

Yes, I have been a producer since the beginning. I used to live and die by the now-defunct Ensoniq products such as the Ensoniq EPS and the ASR-10, I went through a few of those. I sold a few, a few got stolen. It took a long time to give in, swallow my pride, and soften up my purist mentality, but due to convenience I eventually gravitated to a computer-based production system. I use Fruity Loops and my co-producers use Fruity Loops and Acid Pro. Shame on us. Blame it on 9th Wonder. I basically use it to sequence the samples and program the drum tracks, not for the cheesy drum sounds or the auto-tune plug-in. Honestly I still prefer hardware to software. Some of these cats making beats out here have never touched a keyboard if wasn’t attached to a laptop. Some of my co-producers also play several instruments. And I’m eventually going to dust off this bass guitar I have, I promise.

As you may know, I’m originally from SBI….have you found it difficult to be an artist in Indiana?

Yes and no. In terms of promotion, we get love from real hip hop fans. There seems to be a divided scene between the more commercial street artists and the true school hip hop artists, that’s a given. But there also seems to be a general attitude from city to city that each local squad might have a master plan that some other squad can’t get with. On some we got the secret formula and you don’t. It’s an ego thing. I’m like, let’s trade fans. You have fans that haven’t heard me and I have fans that haven’t heard you. Let’s bridge the gap, it’s better for both the cultural and business aspects of the game.

We have done shows all over Indiana and I have plenty of people that I consider my homies, fellow artists, and fans, but I think until Indiana hip hop artists realize that we can do more for each other together than we can apart things will remain the same. Kill the superstar egos if you don’t have the substance and drive to back it up. And the whole swag movement made egos inflate even more. Everybody thinks they are too fresh for Crest, no matter the talent level. Apparently some people think glamour makes up for talent in rap these days. Also, big ups to South Bend. Strictnine is one of the illest producers in the state and I consider him, Breon Warwick, and Devilman to be my peoples.

Who are some of the artists that have inspired you to do what you do?

I would say the lyrical ability and presence of Kool G Rap, the wordplay of the D.O.C., the smoothness of Guru of Gang Starr, the soul of Same Cooke, the militant outlook of Peter Tosh, and the buckwild artistry of Bad Brains. That’s a pretty accurate description of my inspirational matrix.

What topics to tend to cover in your music?

I honestly believe that a truly talented emcee could write a rhyme about washing his car and make it sound ill. I adhere to that school of thought in the fact that some of my songs might just be straight lyrics with no subject matter. Then we have songs that address certain socio-political issues and concepts such as homelessness, poverty, teen pregnancy, drug use, you name it. It’s not really a matter of the hot button issue or buzz word of the minute to me, it’s much more personal than that. Sometimes almost too personal for the listener to understand, but it’s wrapped in such vivid wordplay that music fans can appreciate the level of complexity and care that were put into the presentation.

What do you see yourself doing in five years?

If at all possible, I see myself securing deals for some of my artists and being in the process of establishing my own indie label. I would also like to have an Indiana-based hip hop festival to showcase our state’s talent. I’ve always wanted to be more involved with my local community in terms of education as well.

What should people expect to see when they come to your live show?

People should expect to see an intoxicated man bleeding his heart out through the words he says over punishing beats. My team and myself have a variety of styles, and we have been compared to many different artists. Some of the comparisons flatter me and some confuse me. I have heard Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest, and Wyclef Jean. Then I have heard Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep. One thing is certain: we do our best to give you a slice of our lives through our musical performance.

Are you able to do shows with touring artists who come through your area?

Definitely. In the past year or so we have had the honor of opening for such respected performers as Wu-Tang’s Wisemen, Canibus, C-Rayz Walz, Doodlebug of Digable Planets, Black Sheep, Glue, Wu-Tang’s Timbo King, and Killah Priest. In the past I have opened for Twista and All Natural. One thing that I think a lot of local artists need to realize is how to market themselves. By strategically selecting the type of artist for which you open, you can snatch some of their fans and increase your notoriety. For instance, if you’re a more gutter gangster type artist you’re not going to get much praise opening for someone like Aesop Rock. On the other hand, if you’re a more introspective and emotional emcee you may not get the response you deserve by opening for Spice 1. I don’t think a lot of artists get that. This is one instance where division is good for the culture. If hip hop was analyzed and categorized by the media as much as rock and roll it would make it a lot easier for unsigned artists to market themselves. Contrary to popular belief, everyone that calls him or herself a hip hop artist doesn’t deserve to be classified under one banner.

Is hip hop is dead?

No, hip hop isn’t dead. It’s in a coma. The hopeful thing about that is the true artisans and fans of this craft act as a life support system.

Any last words? Shouts?

I want everyone to remember that most things are valuable due to their rarity. When everybody looks, acts, dresses, and sounds the same it decreases the general value of humanity. Our strength is in our differences. Don’t call me a hater if I criticize your music. Take a look in the mirror and consider the fact that not everyone agrees with your way of doing things. Just because I have an opinion doesn’t mean I’m hating on you. Just because a critic says your music sounds like everyone else’s doesn’t mean he has a personal vendetta against you. I also want grown men to stop idolizing rap stars that are half their age. Get some self respect. I want to send a shout out to all my Wilderness Guerrillas, Indiana and worldwide. IWG stand up. Big ups to France, the UK, Germany, Italy, and everyone else everywhere that purchases our CDs online. Peace to my Invisible Inc Hollow Men, A Man Called Relik, Stone Messiah, and Science Born. And lastly, not everyone was born to be a pimp, thug, or hustler. Slow your role. Better yet, know your role.

Invisible Inc Multimedia - http://invisibleinc.s5.com
Merc Versus YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/merc765
Merc Versus MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/mercversus
Merc Versus Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/mercversus
Merc Versus Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/mercversus
Merc Versus BlogTalkRadio - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hollowmen
Merc Versus Blog - http://www.inthemixuncutblog.com

The entire crew is back we are celebrating Sexcee Goddess Birthday and the new affiliate station we ar on every week -NEW STATION 104.9 KAMPALA UGANADA as we take it back to the 90’s with Dj Readycee kicking it off with Dj Mixx and Dj Snuu the butcher returns, with us to hold it down for the Xmas holiday if you love the 90’s this is a must have …………

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CHRONICLES SHOW AND THE READYCEE SHOW ……HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEXCEE GODDESS……………..SHOUTS TO NEW STATION 104.9 KAMPALA UGANADA OUR HOMIE DJ ROKISSY KILLING THE HIP HOP IN AFRICA HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO KAMPALA UGANDA AFRICA……………

DOWNLOAD HERE

Happy Holidays! RIP JMJ.

http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/lucky-peterson-our-future/

The Bronx Hip hop Duo is back with DJ MIXX & DJ Ready Cee hittin ya hard again with all the new underground hits……new joints from…….RIP TO DJ ROC RAIDA…YOU WILL BE MISSED

kev brown
rass kass
new mc lyte
new krs one buckshot
dj-js1 f-emc
new masta ace&ed-og
and many More………..tune in…..

Check out the bag of funk weekly at thereadyceeshow.com with DJ Mixx and DJ Ready Cee

Download The Chronicles 9-21-09

Caught big Mike posted on a La Brea utility box. RIP.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_%28archangel%29

Roman Catholics refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael. Orthodox Christians refer to him as the Taxiarch Archangel Michael or simply Archangel Michael. The New Thought Movement refers to Michael as Christ Michael.

Throwback tape from 2003 with tracks, instrumentals, & OG samples.

Parakhan Presents – Dun Language Classics 2003

01-Queens Intro
02-Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Pt 2
03-CNN – Channel 10
04-Queens Robbin Niggas Interlude
05-Mobb Deep – The Illest
06-CNN – Halfway Thugs
07-Mobb Deep – Give Up The Goods
08-McCann Interlude
09-Mobb Deep – Right Back At You
10-CNN – Blood Money
11-Prodigy – Keep It Thoro
12-Mobb Deep – Drink Away The Pain
13-Nas – Memory Lane Inst
14-Nas – NY State Of Mind
15-Mobb Deep – Cradle To The Grave
16-Hutch Interlude
17-Mobb Deep Inst
18-Prodigy – What You Rep
19-Mobb Deep – Up North Trip
20-Green Interlude
21-Nas – The World Is Yours
22-Prodigy – You Can Never Feel My Pain
23-Hayes Interlude
24-Mobb Deep – Temperatures Rising
25-Mobb Deep – It’s Over

Rapidshare: http://rapidshare.com/files/284215668/Parakhan_Presents_-_Dun_Language_Classics_2003.rar

RZA and The Wu changed the world…and though I was up on 80% of these songs prior to the collections, there is something about listening to Episode 1 that does it for me….atleast once a week. GOD Bless THE GOD for forming Wu-Tang Clan.

Big Shout to: RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, U-God, Cappadonna, Gravediggaz, Killarmy, Streetlife, Sunz of Man, Shyheim, Nas, Black Knights of the North Star, Rakim, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Killa Beez, Achozen, Killah Priest, Cappadonna, Black Market Militia, Mathematics, Hell Razah, Royal Fam, True Master, 4th Disciple, GP Wu, Cilvaringz, Redman

Episode 1:

Trouble Heartaches And Sadness – Ann Peebles
Lets Straighten It Out – O V Wright
Ill Never Grow Old – The Charmels
The Masquerade Is Over – David Porter
Groovin – Willie Mitchell
You Ought To Be With Me – Al Green
Youre All I Need To Get By – Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell
If You Think It (You May As Well Do It) – The Emotions
Nautilus – Bob James
Gotta Find A New World – Al Green
Dont Do It – Syl Johnson
Little Ghetto Boy (Live) – Donny Hathaway
Could I Be Falling In Love – Syl Johnson
After Laughter (Comes Tears) – Wendy Rene
Aint No Sunshine – Lyn Collins
Is It Because Im Black – Syl Johnson
In The Rain – The Dramatics
The Way We Were – Gladys Knight And The Pips
Motherless Child – O V Wright
Children Dont Get Weary – Booker T And The MGs

http://rapidshare.com/files/75425202/Shaolin_Soul_vol.1.zip

Episode 2:

I Hear The Love Chimes – Syl Johnson
Im Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down – Ann Peebles
Hard Times – Baby Huey
I Like It – The Emotions
I Keep Asking You Questions – Black Ivory
Honey Bee – The New Birth
Maybe Tomorrow – Jackson 5
I Hate I Walked Away – Syl Johnson
Something – Al Green
Its Over – Eddie Holman
Warp Factor II (Edit) – Montana
Youre Getting Too Smart – Detroit Emeralds
I Got The (Blues) – Labi Siffre
Ive Been Watching You – Southside Movement
Why Marry – The Sweet Inspirations
Gone The Promises Of Yesterday – Mad Lads
Aretha Sing One For Me – George Jackson
Come Go With Me – Teddy Pendergrass
Thats Just My Luck – Syl Johnson
Simply Beautiful – Al Green

http://rapidshare.com/files/76946444/Shaolin_Soul_Vol.2.zip

Episode 3:

Love Jones – Brighter Side Of Darkness
My Hero Is My Gun – Diana Ross
Oh Pretty Woman – Albert King
Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack
Hang On Sloopy (Long Version) – David Porter
Ohio Machine Gun – The Isley Brothers
Far Cry – Marvin Gaye
Parade Strut – JJ Johnson
Please Don’t You Leave Me Lonely – King Floyd
Here Comes The Rain Again – Eurythmics
Sunny – Booker T & The MG’s
Synthetic Substitution – Melvin Bliss
Rocket Love – Stevie Wonder
Theme from Cool Breeze – Solomon Bliss
Drowning On Dry Land – OV Wright
Black and Tan Fantasy – Thelonious Burke
I Forgot To Be Your Lover – Willien Bell
Don’t Take My Kindness For Weakness – The Soul Children
Different Strokes – Syl Johnson
Sanford & Sons – Quincy Jones

http://rapidshare.com/files/76936978/shaolin_soul_episode_3.zip

Episode 4:

Free Again – Gap Mangione
Benjamin – Les McCann
Tobacco Road – Tommy Youngblood
Brother Louie – Hot Chocolate
Take Yo’ Praise – Camille Yardbrough
A Fool Can’t See The Light – O.V. Wright
Mechanical Man – Jerry Butler
Let Me Down Easy – Betty Lavette
Giving Up – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Light My Fire – Al Green
Underground (Demo) – Curtis Mayfield
The Thrill Is Gone – B.B. King
Le Freak – Chic
Midnight Groove – Love Unlimited
A Message From A Black Man – The Whatnauts
Steal Away – Johnnie Taylor
I Believe To My Soul – Donny Hathaway
Today – Tom Scott
And This Is Love – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Walk On By – Isaac Hayes
The Champ – The Mohawks
I Who Have Nothing – Ben E. King

http://rapidshare.com/files/75402945/Shaolin_Soul_Vol._4.zip

I had a super long intro written for this interview, but after reading it…all the hype and typical rap journalism isn’t required in 2009.  Instead, let me sum up what’s going down like this:

I came to Cali.
Plan 9 was one of the first DJ’s I saw go off.
He had a unique style, played records that he pressed himself, and obviously loved hip hop.
Ten years have passed.
Plan 9 is still a true LA original.

And now I’ll give you Dj Plan 9…go check him out.

—P

What’s your name, DJ Plan 9, mean to you?  Does it have anything to do with 1950s Science Fiction?

Great question! As a kid there used to be this Saturday afternoon monster movie show on UHF channel 19 in Cincinnati called CREATURE FEATURE…hosted by THE COOL GHOUL…I watched that shit every saturday like it was a RELIGION. One saturday they show PLAN 9 from OUTERSPACE. I watched it and lost my mind. Flying saucers? Vampires?? Zombies??? Bela Lugosi???? old stock footage????? What! it was all the shit I was into all at the same time. SENSORY OVERLOAD! There’s a scene in film where the aliens return to the mothership and have to answer his EXCELLENCY…The LEADER right? They have to answer to this guy. It breaks down basically like they been trying to invade the earth like 8 other times, ALL FAILURES. The leader askes them, “What plan will you follow now. The commander of the invasion force replies in a MAD OFFICIAL VOICE, “PLAN 9″! Then the leader says, “Ah, yes Plan 9 deals with the resurrection of the dead. Long distance electrode stimulation through the pineal pituitary gland of recent dead” WHAT! They had tried 8 times to invade the Earth and failed? 8 failed missions! but the ninth one worked!?  I thought that was DOPE. STAR WARS episode IV had just come out, BattleStar Galactica was on, Buck Rogers was on , Long story short I was a science fiction nerd. I filed that movie in my mind until 1995, when I got invited to dj @ Spaceland by my friend Vinzula (google him He’s DOPE) I had to come up with a Dj name…ALIAS whatever. I consulted with the peace-pipe and late night TV. On Channel 5  the Late LATE LATE show is playing, and thus I adopted the name Plan 9 from OUTERSPACE. A must watch for everyone by the WAY!

What’s your first memory of Hip Hop?

My first memory of hip hop had to be in ‘79, my mom had a Cutlass convertible, we would ALWAYS bump WCIN. Chic ‘goodtimes’ would come on the radio and we would sing it ALL LOUD and shit, right. This one time it sounds a little different, the bass line is thumpin’ as usual but then this guy starts TALKING…RHYMING a “hiphop a hibbie a hibbie”  My mom was pissed cause she thought it was CHIC and this guys is talking and it makes no sense to her. I waited and waited for the dj to say the name of the song they didn’t so as soon as I got home I called up the station and asked about the song that starts off sounding like CHIC and they told me it was Rapper’s Delight.

This is a multi part long ass question: How do you feel about technology and the DJ?  Do you have an opinion on file downloading and it’s affect on the music industry?  What about the transition from mixtapes to podcasts?  Dj’s using Serato to spin mp3s over vinyl?

Technology in the hands of the talented dj is great. Technology in the hands of the mediocre dj is not so great. As far as the transition to mixtape to podcast, I hate and LOVE that. I miss actually holding the music…geeking out on the packaging if it’s dope…passing it hand to hand to a friend. But then I love that I can make a mix put it up on zshare or soundcloud and it can be downloaded by anyone anywhere at anytime. It’s weird as far as the vinyl vs. mp3 thing goes. If you are proficient @ rocking vinyl and then choose to rock serato I can’t be mad, but its way out of hand right now. To quote DE LA’s 3 is a magic number,” Every body wants to be a DJ” and C-3PO, “This is madness”; Sometimes I’ll be at a gig playing w/ serato DJ’s and 9 times outta 10(word to Quik) something will go wrong…CAN’T TRUSS IT

When I first met you way back when, you had your own record label, released a bunch of vinyl, and were producing tons of beats.  Are you still doing all of those things?

Yeah man! I’m back at it! The new label is called AFROBEEP. We are readying several projects for release digitally as well as physically (vinyl & cassette).

What’s next for DJ Plan 9?  Where can your fans come see you do your thing?  Have anything to plug?

Working on alot of music right now…Several beat projects with my wife, Dj Liquyd under the name FISH$CALE, Also working on a project called NINE FINGAZ with ABF of the 5 Signs…an album is also in the works with the 60’s french lounge singer Louis Le Grand. On the dj tip you can catch me @ the ‘Some of my Best Friends are Black’! (SOMBFAB!) parties we’ve been throwing for over a year now! It’s alot fun,all the dj’s have to rock ALL VINYL…Lately we’ve also been doing this thing called MYSTERY CRATE where dj ’s bring a crate and switch it with another dj. You have to play out of crate that you have no IDEA what’s in it. CHALLENGING and FRESH! We’ve had some incredible sets so far and more to come this summer! WHOOOOOOOP!

Shouts to SPITHATE/ SOMBFAB / AFROBEEP  / 213* and INSTRUMENTAL!

photo: CAMERASHEYE(Leimert Park Camera Club)

www.myspace.com/sombfab
www.myspace.com/fishscalejohnson
www.soundcloud.com/fishscale
www.instrumentalagency.com

Also, peep this classic Ill Dose video too.  Directed by Dozanova / Produced by 9th Wonder.

Lastly, DO NOT LET THIS BLAZINGLY HOT AND NEW MIXTAPE GO BY WITHOUT SOME ROTATIONS…if you do, YOU’RE FUCKING UP:

DJ READY CEE & DJ MIXX present: ILL DOSAGE – ‘NIC DIME DUBIN’

I LOVE LA. What!!!

Welcome to the new and improved The Ready Cee Show / Parakhan Spit Hate web of sites!  We’ve updated the layout templates, fixed some problems, added some stuff, killed some stuff, etc. ..and the result should be a much cleaner user experience for you.

As usual, the flagship content on this site is the world’s finest hip hop podcast, The Ready Cee Show, which is a must listen if you want to here the best of the best…plus it’ll help you maintain any sort of hip hop credibility that you think you have.  Yeah, really.  Dj Ready Cee has been killing it for a long time and if you’re not one of the 60,000 subscribers…well, you’re sleeping boss.  Subscribe now!

Along with the great music, we’re also embarking on a journey to bring you more free mp3s (we’re walking down the mp3 blog path), more interviews, more scene reports, and whatever else comes down the pipe.  Our collective accomplishments are already stellar, but there isn’t time for rest in this game so expect everyone involved to turn it up a notch.

Thanks for checking in and all your support.

-P

This pic is unrelated…but can you guess who the sailor is?

A long time ago, I sketched out 8 rough remixes for MGMT – Weekend Wars.  Here are few harmless and janky drafts created from the stereo cd mix.  The versions I made from the hd multitrack files are pretty tight, but unfortunately they are shelved.  Anyway, if you’re into the band like I am, maybe you’ll enjoy these two unmixed album versions + breaks + synths.  –P

MGMT – Weekend Wars (Parakhan Mix)
MGMT – Weekend Wars (Paranorm Mix)

Thanks first to my entire crew for holding me down,….for my birthday DJ Readycee, Sexcee Goddess,Killa kal and on surprise mode DJ SNUU…….Classic hip hop is the playlist here with vintage joints to many to name and The Underground news with the one and only Sexcee Goddess……Thanks for all the party people at the nokia theatre this weekend for Mos def Show DJ Readycee and DJMixx held it down on the late show…check back for new show soon…….shouts as always to the podomatic nation…………..New mixtape coming this week The Real taking of Pelham 123…the DJ MIxx story check back soon…………..djmixx

This weeks picture 2007 DJ Readycee and DJ MIxx hold it down for the VH1 HIP HOP Honors Tour Nokia theatre our home…

Download: http://djmixxnewyork.podomatic.com/enclosure/2009-06-01T20_34_53-07_00.mp3

Hip Hop Meets The White Stripes

http://starsandstripesproject.com/

About The Project:

I was late jumping on The White Stripes bandwagon. But, when I heard “Doorbell” a few years back I became an instant fan. That raw, classic sound was so fresh to me. I went straight to iTunes and downloaded the whole album. It wasn’t long before I owned everything they’d ever released.

What really got me was that I wanted to sample almost every song. But, I couldn’t just shamelessly sample their whole catalog. Plus, I had just decided to move away from sampling and focus on writing original music. So, a remix project seemed like the thing to do, and the idea was born.

I started digging through my collection and fitting all the pieces together. My goal was to use only samples from The White Stripes and a cappellas from classic songs and my favorite emcees. And of course, I had to rap on one of the tracks myself, with my man Brian Jacobs on the hook.

So there it is, hip-hop fans, meet The White Stripes.
Fans of The White Stripes, meet hip-hop.

— Adrian Champion

About The Artist:

Adrian Champion grew up in the Flint area of Michigan, where a blue-collar upbringing shaped his perspective on life and later, his music. By the age of 13, he was hooked on hip hop, unwittingly learning to write rhymes by transcribing the lyrics of groups like Public Enemy. But it wasn’t until moving to California shortly after high school that he would find an outlet for his own creativity. It was there that he’d meet other aspiring artists and record for the first time. Although this early work was rough, it was clear he had something. That something evolved from just rapping and making beats, to writing and producing, composing, playing guitar, and even singing. Refusing to become complacent or stay in a particular box, Adrian is constantly adding to his repertoire and exploring new creative directions, from his own self-produced solo project to his writing and production for artist Brian Jacobs and others.

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Paranorm getting bent at the Fast and Furious World Premiere

I wanted to bust out an exclusive The Ready Cee Show / Parakhan Spit Hate story about going to the Fast and Furious World Premiere, but the trip was so uneventful that I’m not sure what to say. Red carpet…blah blah…Vin Diesel…blah blah…crazy car scenes…blah blah blah…party…get drunk…blah blah…dip. That’s it. Article done.

What I would really like to talk about in this post is general premiere etiquette and what to expect when you hit the event. Most of you out there have never been to a premiere as most of you don’t live near Hollywood or NYC, so what I would like to do is tell you what to expect and how to run it when you get to go to one. I’m definitely no expert on this topic, but I’ve been ripped at like 30 premieres so if you want to know what it’s like from my perspective…read on.

First of all, you’re most likely going to have to pick up your tickets at will call. This is pretty universal whether you end up at Mann’s, Westwood, or wherever. Always remember to look like you should be up in that shit just in case something goes wrong with your tickets. I’ve been lucky enough to always have people looking out for me, but ticket problems could ruin your entire night. Be cool and things will most likely work themselves out from what I can tell.

When you hit the red carpet, stare at the photographers like they should be taking your picture. A few will snap off on you just in case you’re someone they should be getting…but most won’t do anything which makes for a good game of staring them down. Son those fools. Pap’s are like bloodsucking leeches who get paid to sell pics so when they won’t even waste one digital flick on you…it’s kinda like a diss. Ok, not really….you (and I ) just aren’t stars.

Premiere’s almost always have free popcorn, water, and soft drinks. Grab what you want and don’t be in a rush to get to your seat as they will never start the movie until all the talent has left the red carpet and are comfortably resting in their seat. With regards to seats, there are only so many in the theatre (unless they are running the film simultaneously in overload theatres), so there is a rare chance that you can end up sitting next to one of the stars or other stars attending the event. Most of the time, the organizers have strategically designed the seating chart, but you never know. I’ve sat next to Wanda Sykes (like a midget), a seat away from Cedric The Entertainer, Steven Tyler, and within a row of Will Ferrell. Depending on who it is…I suppose you could get a thrill from housing the armrest from a star or sparking up a conversation. Just remember, it can always backfire on you because the stars trump your ass and can have you ejected pretty quick.

Watch the flick. If the movie really sucks…keep it to yourself as you’re sitting in a theatre of people who worked really hard to put it together. That’s pretty much a no brainer. You’re there on the studio’s dime and no matter how bad the movie is, you’re going to get hammered shortly, so keep it together. 

The movie ends and it’s time for the party to get started. yes. Not everyone gets to go to these parties so make sure you don’t lose your passes. There is nothing worse than being forced to go your own way after the movie when you know people are about to kick it at an open bar party with food. Make your way to the party and keep it moving.

The party is generally themed after key parts of the movie…meaning there are usually props or related themes going on. For example, at Anchorman we took pics at the news desk, at Talladega Nights they had tire changing stations and nacho cheese fountains, at the Simpsons they had some setup where you could get a mold of your hand holding a pink donut, at Barbershop 2 they had Oran Juice Jones…ok, he’s not a theme, but fuck…we ran into him and it blew Joey Ocean and I away. Oran Juice Jones was my shit. Anyway, you get the idea. The entire setup is themed after the movie. The only premiere that I recall not having anything was Two For The Money…but Al Pacino was there so they probably figured that was good enough.

Be sure to head for the food, eat whatever looks good, then head straight for the open bar. Depending on the type of movie, the crowd will either stay for a few drinks and split or the night could turn into an all around rager. I remember staggering out of Be Cool, blacking out after The Family Guy, and stumbling out of Semi-Pro, but maintaining ok by the time I left Team America World Police and Mr and Mrs Smith.  It can go either way and it’s all up to you.    

That’s about it. Have good time, get blitzed, and make it home alive so you can do it all over again.

DJ Mixx - http://djmixxnewyork.podomatic.com/

The Top 20 is back ….DJ MIXX is back, with the top 20 underground hip hop countdown, SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT … with all the songs poppin’ right now that really matter in hip hop…….shouts to all the podOmatic nation, downloads its really whats up. WEEKLY—YALL THE BEST KEEP IT COMIN BEIJING -CANADA -AUSTRALIA- GERMANY -EUROPE -AFRICA – AND USA OF COURSE MY NYC PEEPS………….

Check me out on thereadyceeshow.com with episode 141 and 142 about to drop with CRAYZ-WALZ interview poppin…….SHOUTS TO KILLA KAL….MR XHATICS & MR.FUSE

Check me out in Nashville TN with The Cali connect crew DJ Ready CEE and DJ MIXX rockin the ballroom and doin it hardcore party style MARCH 26TH-29TH 2009. Check for us on ReADYcee TV soon with this footage……..HERES THE COUNTDOWN…….

THE CHRONICLES TOP 20 UNDERGROUND HIP HOP COUNTDOWN MARCH 2009

1-RAEKWON&METHOD MAN-OOOHH
2-GHOSTFACE F-DOOM-CHINATOWN WARS
3-CNN-GRAND ROYAL PROD BY PRIMO/
4-RAEKWON-F- BUSTA& UNCLE MURDA-STICKUP MUSIC
5-BLAQ POET-TERMANOLOGY& JAYSON-KING OF THE JUNGLE
6-BUSTA RHYMES-ANTHRAX
7-SEAN PRICE CY MARSHALL LAW&STIMULI-STREETLIFE
8-B-REAL F-BUCKSHOT-EVERYTHING U WANT
9-MIC GERONIMO-EVERYBODY RAPS-F-ROYAL FLUSH
10-NEW DOOM-THAT’S THAT/NEW DOOM ALBUM
11-HAVOC-HEART OF THE GRIND
12-KRUMBSNATCHA-MIND POWER
13-SAIGON& STATIK SELEKTAH-THE RULES
14-J LOVE-F-MAYHEM-HERE HE IS PROD BY MARLEY MARL
15-SKYZOO-THE CHASE IS ON
16-BIG POOH-F-BLACKMILK-2 MC’S*
17-F.T. -ANOTHER WORLD-
18-UNCLE MURDA-LONG KISS GOODNIGHT-
19-JADAKISS-LETER TO BIG-GREEN LANTERN REMIX
20-CESAR COMANCHE-HANDS HIGH-PROD 9TH WONDER

DJMIXX WILL BE BACK WITH MORE HEAT AND EXCLUSIVE GOOD RADIO SOON…..BELIEVE THAT………….2009

Which one of you Disorderlies is gonna bust Octomom?

So I’m sitting here listening to Diamond D….”Sally Got a One Track Mind” to be specific. The news is on in the background and the reporters are hounding Octomom. Boom! Octomom Got a One Track Mind!!!! It’s very fitting as she really does have a one track mind when it comes to spitting out kids, right? The common questions being asked in the media are: Is she going to depend on the state to help take care all those damn kids? Is she going to do that video for Vivid? Is she going to get smoked by the religious knuckleheads sending her death threats? Where did she get the money to cop that house? Is she mentally stable? These are all valid questions…but they’re also irrelevant to a certain segment of the population. Check.

The real questions that need to be asked…which East LA dude is gonna be the next to hit? Like, Octomom is a broke man’s Angelina Jolie for sure…and if you think fourteen kids can scare off a dude on a creep mission…pft..yeah right. My uncle John has twenty something kids…you think he was scared off by fourteen kids? So, which one of you slimey ass, Johnny Whore ass, Who’s the Mack ass rappers is gonna creep on Octomom? I’m guessing it’s going to be some down on his luck ass home care worker who is over there changing diapers when the he sees Octo swoop down the stairs in a donated gown. You know the deal. It’s gonna be a Kool Rock-ski looking dude who ends up bustin Octo (no disrespect to Kool Rock-ski as he is one of my fave rappers of all time…he is just an example of a Disorderlie).   And while I’m on the subject of orderlies, and Disorderlies,…my boy Kevin hasn’t worked at the hospital or in health care for at least 10 years….AND HE IS STILL WEARING SCRUBS. WTF. Are they that comfortable? How you just going to be running around town rocking scrubs like you work at the hospital and you don’t’ even have a job most of the time? How you going to wear Scrubs up to regional clothing distribution plant where you work at? Crazy.

Peace to Diamond D for real….A true sample master:

Los Angeles / VanCity Underground Hip Hop

On this site, all the shit we talk about and will talk about is very real to us. While not everyone involved is involved with every part, generally, this is how underground hip hop tends to go: get drunk, talk shit, roll up, chase women, protect yourself, ride the train or push a lac, recognize real beats, recognize real raps, give love to shit that’s hot, respect real, maintain an underlying consciousness of what’s wrong and what’s right, keep a sense of what’s funny, don’t take yourself too serious while taking your shit way too serious, and the list goes on and on. I guess what I’m trying to say is…you don’t necessarily have to follow all the shit I just mentioned, but if you do, then you’re more likely to relate to what we’re talking about. This site is for you if you can relate. If not, this site (and post) probably isn’t for you. Remember, it doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, or green, if you don’t have a similar mind state or background…you’re probably not going to have the ability to truly understand the stuff we talk about. You can look through the window, but you’re not there.

With no further hesitation…here’s the link to the purpose of this post:

Lesk One – The Lesk One EP:
http://www.zshare.net/download/568501579d44c30d/

Production by: Craig Rip, D-Rec, Lokeynote, Lesk One, Scum Bag…

Cuts by: D-Rec

Contains:

Welcome
Destiny
Check Me Out ftg Paranorm
Interlude
California
April Fools
The Pinnicle

Lesk One Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/lesk1

Cave – Destroy The Matrix / Speak In Cosmic Tongues

In keeping with the tradition of The Ready Cee Show’s Independent Artist episodes, we’re going to bring exclusive interviews to the web in attempts to give these artists the exposure they deserve.  First up, we have producer Cave (Jason Boschetti), who just happens to live up the block from my studio in Los Angeles.  His beats are a combination of futuristic sounds, with Dilla-ish timings, and melodic instruments played by Cave himself.  I dig it.  —-Paranorm

P: Cave, what up? Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to chat with The Ready Cee Show / Parakhan Spit Hate…let’s get into this.  Where you from?

Cave: Garland, Texas. Small city/suburb just northeast of Dallas.

P: How long did you live in the bay?

Cave: I lived in the bay for about four and a half years, four of which I spent going to school at UC Berkeley. It’s also where I’ve met most of the musicians I have collaborated with so far.

P: What made you want to get into hip hop & production?

Cave: I was about 13 or 14 when I started to get into it. My big brother exposed me to groups like Cypress Hill, the Fugees, Outkast, then I got onto napster and started finding stuff on my own. I got really into alot of New York hip-hop, like Gangstarr, Biggie, Mos Def, etc. But what really got me was DJ Krush from Japan. I found his album “Kakusei” (incidentally, it means “to wake up”) randomly at a used record store and instantly fell in love with it. It was the first time I heard music that actually took me somewhere, like I could listen to it with my eyes closed and be transported to another dimension or environment. It was a really amazing feeling, especially because the place where I grew up was so boring and monotonous, and I could just put this music on and feel like I was in Neo-Tokyo or something. That’s what set it off, when I said to myself, “I wanna do this.”

P: What’s your take on samples vs live instruments?

Cave: It definitely can be an art form in and of itself. When I first started making music I used tons of samples, I just started going through my Dad’s record collection and chopping shit up and making beats on reason. And I did that for a long time. But still I would go through waves of making tracks where I  would compose everything myself with software instruments. I would alternate I guess, make some with samples, then go sample free for a bit. But in the last few years I’ve been mostly leaving the samples behind and composing on my own. I feel more of a bond with the music I make when all of it comes from my own hands, and even though sampling can be done in a unique and creative way, it’s still a sample. And when somebody asks me, “did you make that?” whether it’s just my homie, or a music supervisor for a film who wants to know if I have the rights to all of it , I just want to be able to say yes in full confidence, yes I made that, all of it. I had situations recently where a surf company was going to use a bunch of my tracks for a big film project, and at the last minute they asked me “do these songs contain uncleared samples,” which they did, and so they pulled like 80% of the material of mine they were going to use. So instead of making a grip of money, I made a crumb. That’s just another aspect of it, I feel like maybe God’s trying to tell me something. So sampling is great and fun, but I feel better these days about playing stuff myself. Even if its a sound issue, for example if you want to get that old dusty vibe that you may think you can only get by sampling, I’ve found ways to give a song that dirty, gritty, soulful nuance even without sampling.

P: What equiptment do you use to get your signature sound?

Cave: As far as my signature sound goes, I feel like I’ve only recently discovered it. Or I guess it’s been a constant process of evolution, like anything else, but recently I think it’s really been coming together. It involves lots of boomy, bang, snap, crackle, pop drums that I program on Ableton. I like to put the drum sounds through compression, saturation, get them sounding real tight and fat, and then sometimes I put them through a beat-repeat filter to give ‘em that spontaneous E.T. glitchery. Then I usually go heavy on the synth, I have an old analog Roland Juno-106 and an Alesis Micron, both of which have amazing sounds, real fat and lush and spacey, the kind of shit that makes you feel like you’re floating on a cloud or flying in a space ship. Lately I’ve been using alot of live instruments too, like hand drums, maracas, sticks, marimba, acoustic guitar, flute, etc., been on a real Amazonian vibe, but still blend it with the outer-space future-funk sound, like Ayahuasca star-seed music… I would say overall my sound is real bouncy, crunchy, dirty, spacey, exotic, trippy, lush, funky, lovely.

P: Who are some of your greatest influences?

Cave: Tomita, Michael Jackson, Ken Ishii, DJ Krush, the Fugees, DJ Premier, Mos Def, Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Living Legends, Freestyle Fellowship, Hieroglyphics, Deltron, Kool Keith, OutKast, Q-Bert, Mr. Lif, Madlib, Oh No, J-Dilla, Prefuse 73, LTJ Bukem, Alice Coltrane, King Tubby, the Marleys, Square Pusher, Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Cygnus, Joe Con, Shing02…

P: Can you lace us with a brief overview of your discography?  What’s your favorite project that you’ve been involved with?

Cave: First jumped off with Sticks and Stones in 2003. Then linked with Joe Con and Seneca in Berkeley to form Shadow Caste in 2004, released the Co-Pilot EP. Then linked with Joe Con again in 2005 on the Awake and Dreaming album. Then linked with P.E.A.C.E. of Freestyle Fellowship and Shing02 for the Twisted Tongue/Mimosa double 12″ released on Tokyo’s Mary Joy Recordings label. Soon followed in 2006 with the Awake Click – Live from the Apocalypse mixtape. Then linked with Shing02 and Seneca for “War Times,” a song featured on Billy Jam’s Hip-Hop Slam compilation release by the DJ’s of Mass Destruction entitled “War II – the turd hunt continues…” Then I linked with Shingo again for a 12″ that came out in Japan from zooooo.jp entitled G*A*M*E, I produced, scratched, and featured on the B-side with Shingo and Jerneye of Lunar Heights, and the A-side featured Ghostface Killah, Napoleon, and Shingo, and was produced by ICC Productions out of Colorado. Then in 2007 I linked with Joe Con again on the ConCave   – ZooLife project, and after that came my second solo album entitled “A.R.T. – Advanced Research and Technology,” which was kind of my rhyming and singing debut as well, when the inspiration to write really grabbed me by the nuts and wouldn’t let go. Out of all these projects, I would say my favorite ones, at least as far as the creative process goes, have been the Shadow Caste project, the ConCave project, and the tracks I’ve done with Shingo, mostly because these are the ones where we mapped out a block of time, went into the studio, put our heads together, and focussed heavily. It was fun because it had that feeling of team-work, goal-oriented drive. I guess my solo projects came together from more fragmented timelines, where I would work on them over a long period of time whenever I was free and inspired. Musically, however, my favorite project has to be the one I’m working on now, which is my next album, “Galaxy Quest” (tentative title), which should be ready sometime mid-2009. It’s just the latest and greatest sound, and should feature all the fam… built on the bones of the previous experience but still coming out new and fresh for me, I’m stoked on it. Obviously it’s space music.

P: What’s up with ConCave?

Cave: ConCave is the union of Joe Con and Cave. Lately we’ve been building alot down here in LA, playing whatever shows we can get, expanding the network, circulating the album, circulating the love. ConCave is a gateway drug…

P: Word…so are you guys planning a major tour or anything?

Cave: It’s definitely a goal for this year. We’re piecing it together, learning the game as we go. We have a manager giving us a test-run, should have some good opportunities opening up in 2009, as well as a new album coming together soon, with an expanded, updated sound, transcending genres. Joe Con’s got the blues (he’s from Kentucky), I’ve got the space-drive, put ‘em together and you get… “Black Holes and White Lightning”… Look out!

P: Tell us about your obsession with aliens?  Are you positive that alien life forms exist?

Cave: It’s more of a love than an obsession, I’m in love with the idea that we are all infinite beings traveling to and fro throughout the universe, cooperatively gathering experiential data to send back to the main-frame, the God-head if you will, for the purpose of Self-edutainment and enjoyment. I’m comfortable with the realization that many of us have lived on other dimensions and planets in past lives, and will travel far and wide throughout the cosmos again very soon, sooner than we think. “Alien” is not the right word here, better to use extra terrestrial, which just means not of this planet. Alien implies separation and division, but the fact is that most of the visitors that are coming here from elsewhere are humans like us, with two legs, two arms, a head, etc… maybe different skin-tones, slight variations in the number of fingers, but not so different from you and I. It’s one of the basic archetypes in the cosmic evolution, this body type, the cross… Anyway, I’m positive that E.T. life exists. People say “where’s the proof?” I say look in the mirror, look inside yourself, feel yourself… But as far as more concrete evidence goes, I would recommend for people to do some serious research into the coverup that’s been going on, crop circles, the disclosure project, etc. Governments of other countries, such as Russia, Czech Republic, Mexico, have all officially stated  that they have encountered visitors from space, there are witnesses, military and civilian, as well as  de-classified military footage that has been released. The truth is being suppressed by the controllers of the matrix because the implications have the potential to liberate the entire world in an unimaginable way – imagine unlimited energy technology, anti-gravity, consciousness-interface technologies, not to mention the shift in mentality of people once they realize that there’s a whole universe out there that we can explore, together, with other distant families… But regardless,  there’s so many accounts that people have, I’ve even seen one myself. Let’s just say hypothetically that maybe there’s 50 million people on this planet that have seen or interacted with an E.T. craft or its inhabitants (that’s an extremely low estimate). If just one of them is telling the truth then at least there’s something serious that we need to look into.  Just the fact that there’s an obvious coverup warrants research. The fact that the creation stories of almost all ancient cultures on our planet involve heavenly beings descending from the stars, teaching how to form society, agriculture, science, math, etc., that warrants research. Check the Sumerian tablets, re-read Genesis, check the Dogon, the Maya, the Hopi, the Egyptian pantheon, etc… Something amazing is going on. Besides, if the universe is endless (as far as we can tell), with an untold number of stars and planets, why would life exist here only? That’s like being a microscopic dust mite on a tree in the amazon jungle and thinking, “I wonder if there’s other trees with life on them…” if dust mites could think like that, you know what I mean! It’s a real mind-opener, heart-opener, the E.T. thing…

P: I know that you live a healthy lifestyle…can you tell us a bit about that?

Cave: Health comes from within, so first you have to get your mind right, it’s a challenge. Nowadays if you pay attention to the situation, it takes positive attitude and faith too, faith in something, if anything, in yourself as an unlimited being capable of overcoming challenges and obstacles. Without faith we’re powerless.  There’s exercises you can do for that, obviously prayer and meditation, just being and feeling yourself for what you really are, rising above the noise of the carnal mind, it’s one of the best things you can do to re-energize your mind, body, and spirit. Then there’s physical exercise of course, nowadays we tend to sit in front of computers alot and then get in the car and drive somewhere else to sit some more, we need to get up and move around a bit, do some jumping jacks, stretching, push ups, yoga, make love, whatever just do something, I try to get my heart going, hopefully break a sweat somehow at least once a day. Use it or lose it. Then there’s diet, I’ve been experimenting with diet for so long, I’ve found recently that the ultimate diet (for me at least) is just simply raw fruit and vegetables. Fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch and dinner, fruit for snacks. Some nuts here and there. People have cured themselves of “terminal” illnesses by eating this way. It’s revolutionary. It’s hard though, getting over the addictions we have to all these unhealthy foods. It’s been shown in experiments that the body reacts to cooked food by dispatching millions of white blood cells – that’s an immune system response, similar to when a pathogen enters the body. Because the enzymes are dead, the body doesn’t know what to do with the food, thinks it’s an intruder. But nothing can compare to the natural high you feel when you eat raw like this for even just a few days. You feel light, easy, and high, kind of like you’re floating above yourself. People trip out about protein. Little do they know that fruits and vegetables contain more than adequate protein. Spinach, for example, contains more usable protein percentage-wise than beef. We’ve been sold this myth that we need to consume the flesh of other creatures to sustain ourselves. It’s totally false, a large part of the war-on-Terra. So is large-scale grain cultivation, or any kind of industrial agriculture. It destroys the habitat, catalyses greed, hoarding, and starvation as a weapon, and it’s unnecessary. Another “gift” from our E.T. overseers/Earth Plantation managers. Eventually in our evolution we’ll get to the point where we don’t need to eat dense food at all, we can get our sustenance straight from the source. It’s been done before, besides, man does not live by bread alone…

P: Right on…any last words?  Shout outs?

Cave: Thanks for having me!  Would like to say Peace, Love, and Thanks to the world, family, friends, fellow Earth-Riders, Jedi-Knights, Krystal Kids, ya’ll know who you are… Let’s stay positive and blast off, get free, all that good stuff, there’s no losing for players, cause the game is so perfect with so many layers. But if you’re not in it for the Love, then get out and re-align while you got the time. Look out for me and my boys in 2009 and beyond, glowin like neon for eons, turn your chi on…

For more information on Cave, please check the following links:

Info: royalarkmusic.com

Cave MySpace: myspace.com/cavemanmusic

ConCave MySpace: myspace.com/concavemusic

Cdbaby a.r.t. page: cdbaby.com/cavemanmusic2

Cdbaby zoolife page: cdbaby.com/concave

Free Downloads:

ConCave Zoolife album download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/evm8oh

Cave – A.R.T. album free download:  http://www.sendspace.com/file/zrpu87

It’s happened to us all.  You’re minding your own biz, walking down the street, then out of nowhere you see him….the garbage ass cd slangin’ rapper with the stankin ass breath.  You know who I’m talking about…the super hip hop guy who hangs outside Fat Beats and tourist areas wearing overly hip hop gear and a cracked out smile.  He exists to prey on busters, which is commendable in some situations, but at the same time, he is one of the biggest problems in hip hop: true wackness.  It’s a proven fact that 99 out of 100 of these rappers are terrible and shouldn’t have ever touched a mic.  So, in true Spit Hate / The Ready Cee Show fashion, we’re gonna put you up on a little game and teach you how to deal with these guys.  Needless to say, this only applies to those of you who are interested in handling the situation in a semi-polite way as the flip side is just bustin a nigga dead in the jaw and skating.

First of all, do not make eye contact if you can avoid it. Ignoring the clown is probably your best bet.  Treat that fucka like a human AIDS virus and steer clear of the headache if you can.  Keep it moving and stride on by.

If you do happen to make eye contact, pretend you can’t hear them.  It would be great if you were on your phone, or have headphones, because it’s much easier to pretend that you can’t hear them when you’re preoccupied.  If you don’t have a prop to fall back on, pretend you don’t hear them anyway.  The borderline feeling of being a dick because you’re ignoring another human being  is ok as this doofus is trying to sell you a subpar product.  It’s ok.  Now, they will try to catch you with the classic line, “aye yo, do you like hip hop?” Duh, of course we like good hip hop, but that’s not what we’re talking about here.  Just tell em “no” or “I like country” and keep it moving.  This question is  such a trick question because any answer aside from “no” opens the door for dialogue.  DO NOT GET INTO DIALOGUE WITH A BITCH RAPPER!!

Absolutely, under no circumstances, do you allow the rapper to put the cd in your hand. They will do it so slick as if they’re just handing it out for free…but we, and you, know better.  It’s an ancient Chinese tape slangin’ secret to put a cd in the victim’s hand and make them hang around and listen to a garbage pitch.  Textbook.  It’s all negative from that point on.  Well, ok, the only positive that can come from having a cd placed in your hand is that you get to witness the crappy product being pushed on you….which can be very entertaining sometimes.  Bitch rappers have bad spelling, goofy artwork, and funny song names, but it’s not worth the interaction.  If you’re not holding the cd for the purpose of laughter, immediately give it back.  Remember, the longer you hold it, the more you’ll have to hear that the shit is hot, how they’re just trying to make it, and how much they’ll let it go for. Blah.

If you’re silly enough to be drawn in for a listen, please do yourself a favor and DO NOT LET THE RAPPER PUT THOSE LICE INFESTED HEADPHONES OF HIS ON YOUR HEAD. You may die if you put those headphones on..A)from disease and B) from the garbage music you’ll hear.  Just don’t do it.

If you feel sorry for the rapper and end up buying  a cd, please redeem yourself by throwing the cd back at the rapper.  Assault is a good thing in this case.  If you’re in a tourist area with police cameras and want to avoid trouble, throw the cd on the ground, and smash that shit like LL did in the “I’m Bad” video during the jelly bean line.  Really crush that shit into nothing and dip.

We’re not hating on good rappers, just these guys…but we are full of hate in general.  Fuck em.

The crew takes some time out from kickin’ it to kick it

I just made a wack ass garbage ass beat. Not all tracks are winners. This goes for women as well, but I’ll leave that discussion for another day and time.

Lately, I’ve been riding my bike through the neighborhoods of LA while looking at buildings, the people, and what exists. I’ve blasted through Mid City, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Koreatown, Culver City, West Hollywood, Miracle Mile, whatever you call that part of town by Dj Destroy’s house, Los Feliz, and all parts in between. The bike riding iPod playlist these days is: Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dinosaur Jr. (Damn..I’m like SST’s biggest fan), Silversun Pickups, Metallica, Foos, The Police, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and more of the same. While I ride I often drift off and dream of what it would’ve been like to be a member of The Beatles, Nirvana, or The Temptations. The Beatles is pretty well documented…I’m hoping to run into Paul McCartney one day. I know enough people connected to Nirvana that I could probably get some rare first hand stories of what it was like to be them in their prime, but I’m not going to ask as it’s none of my biz. The Temptations movie was based off of Otis’s account of what happened so I’m going to assume it’s as close to the truth as you can get. David Ruffin was a tough cat.

It’s been a long time since I posted…but, nobody reads this anyway so who cares, right? I always have stuff that I want to write about, but when it comes time to write..it vanishes. Let the freestyle session begin.

Let’s see, Dj Ready Cee came to visit. The BX was up in this bitch. We went to an art event where graf guys were painting on half naked girls in bikinis. Destroy and Ready Cee held it down on the tables. Fun night. Ooohh..that same night we went to see some underground hip hop acts as Ready was supposed to spin. There were a few tight groups. I won’t name any names, but a certain rapper from Oxnard was like kryptonite cause he had niggas scatterin’ for the doors after maybe 10 to 12 minutes. Mass exodus. Sorry dude.

I caught a flight to Vegas to see the Foo Fighters play at the Hard Rock Casino. Eating at Nobu with friends before the show was the right move. Black cod wrapped in lettuce was the highlight. The next day it was back to LA and down to Irvine to see Blondie, Reo Speedwagon, and Billy Idol. Devo was on the bill, but it was splittsville before they came on. I’ve seen them before…the drummer holds it down.

I had jury duty. “yes, it would definitely be financial hardship if you put me on this 6 week asbestos trial, judgey”. Jury duty was straight boring. Sleep, wake up, get called on a panel, weasel out of long ass trial, sleep, wake up, try not to make eye contact with the transvestite sitting next to me cause it creeps me out, go back to sleep, wake up, go home.

Chuck and I had a treading water contest. We called it a tie after an hour as we both had some other stuff to do. I’m tread conditioned to be able to make it if the ship goes down…..though, I haven’t been on a ship and I’ve never been in the ocean, it’s nice to be prepared in case my plane crashes in the water and I survive. Shit…I and I Survive.

Speaking of Bad Brains…is HR going to show up on 12/6 at the Palladium? Place your bets now.

I met MGMT through DJ Carbo at the Fonda when they played on 9/14. I still rock the album….”Weekend Wars” is one awesome song. Oracular Spectacular delivers a daily dose of post apocalyptic messages regarding the state of the survivors when it’s all over.

The funniest story I heard since the last post was TP from Tee Pee Records telling me about playing street football in NYC as a kid. In short, he said that they kicked the ball off to a guy and while he was returning it, he had a boxing glove on one hand and was punching players in the face while running it back for a td. I almost started crying. I guess you had the be there, eh? He told me the story just prior to us seeing Night Horse & Graveyard. Sick shit.

So, I have no job but I still spend cash money. How does that work? I don’t understand either. Don’t really need to. I have my 2009 goggles on and all I do is work on this project that I’ve been working on for a really long time. I hope you like it when it’s done. Late.

Out Now!  http://thereadyceeshow.com/ or go pick it up at Fat Beats in NYC

The Ready Cee Show V8.0 ftg Paranorm – The Killa Wolf

01. INTRO
02. LIL DAP – World Peace
03. BUN B & CHINO XL – Cross Your Heart
04. ELZHI – Fire (remix) feat. Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Fatt Father, Danny Brown & Fat Ray
05. GZA feat. JUSTICE KAREEM – Groundbreaking
06. MADLIB feat. GUILTY SIMPSON – Go!
07. UNCLE MURDER – Got It Made Freestyle
08. PARANORM – DROP 1
09. OPIO – On The Outside Lookin In
10. THE LOX feat. PETE ROCK – It’s Like That
11. BISHOP LAMONT & BUSTA RHYMES – Kissin’ The Curb
12. PRODIGY – Stop Stressin’
13. ILL BILL & DJ PREMIER – Society Is Brainwashed
14. ROC MARCIANO – All The Real
15. MF DOOM – Trap Door
16. M.O.P. & DJ BABU – Dearly Departed
17. BEAT KONDUCTA feat. MED & POKE – The Ox
18. PARANORM – DROP 2
19. DIAMOND D – D-I-A-M-O-N-D
20. MILANO – New York City
21. PLANET ASIA & DJ MUGGS – Pain Language
22. DJ REVOLUTION feat. RAKKA IRISCIENCE – Casualties Of Tour
23. BLACK POET & BUMPY KNUCKLES – Damage
24. POSDONUS & SLUG – Oh Really
25. PARANORM – DROP 3

Devilman takes time out of his busy vacation to raid my fridge for Cristal from ya boy Louis Roederer

August 3rd, 2008 – Dolly Parton – Greek Theatre
Dolly plays a lot of instruments during her show.  She plays the piano, flute, banjo, harmonica, autoharp, guitar, and more.  I went to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee when I was a kid.  I’m not one of those guys who fronts on country music.  I like Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed (damn), and Waylon Jennings.  As a youngster I got to go to some country shows…stuff like Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, and Little Jimmy Dickens.  Music is music and country has some damn good music.  Go see Dolly if you get a chance.

August 5th, 2008 – Pineapple Express Screening
Was ok.  My days of chiefing my mind away are gone.  But was I blowed up in the theater?  The movie security was parading up and down the aisles with night vision goggles to check for bootleggers.

August 6th, 2008 – Steve Miller Band / Joe Cocker – Nokia Theatre
Joe Cocker came out and was pretty awesome.  Steve Miller came out and was awesome.  Both guys were old then a mug. I can check these guys off my “to see” list.  We sat in the front row.  That’s the first time I recall ever sitting in the front row of a show.  I could hear exactly how off the tambourine/harmonica guy in the Steve Miller Band really is.   I looked him up when I got home and apparently he is a session musician with a massive catalog under his belt.  Will chalk up the lack of rhythm to a bad night.  The Nokia Theatre VIP backstage area is nice and the drink line is short.

August 19th, 2008 – D.Evilman Arrives in LA
It’s rare that SBI comes to LA.  I don’t think SB has been up in here since Dj Strictnine departed (insert SBI playing the Welcome Back Kotter theme).  Rasputin comes through every few years.  Devil came out and kicked it for a week.  Activities included Phillipes, Venice Beach, sushi, and whatever other shit I could figure out to slide into his trip.  Oh, Amoeba was a big hit.  Like a $500 in records hit.  For people not knowing…Amoeba is a record store that is the size of a Target.

August 20th, 2008 – Dub Club – Echoplex
Rastafari was up in that mug.  Silver Lake dreads don’t stop till they get enough.  Dub Club is always a good time for the reggae lovers like myself.

August 21st, 2008 – Gza – El Rey Theatre
Waltzed in to the table by the rail.  Thank you D.  Staying out of general population is sometimes the best way to take in a show.  This was the 2nd time I’ve seen GZA do Liquid Swords in it’s entirety.  I wish more rappers would come out and do this.  Geto Boys, where you at?

August 23rd, 2008 – Michael Henderson / Jean Carne / Sam Moore / Billy Paul – Sunset Junction
I haven’t been to Sunset Junction in like 4 years.  We checked it out to catch Sam Moore as I’ve always wanted to see him.  Ask Ian Rogers, Sam & Dave’s greatest hits is something I rocked non stop back in Bloomington.  Sam was good.  Billy Paul’s voice was great.  Jean Carne did her big hit “Don’t Let It Go To Your Head”.  I’m not really sure if that’s the title or not, but that’s the chorus.  I always thought Michael Henderson wasn’t that good and I missed his set this time, so I guess I’ll never know.

August 26th, 2008 – 10 Year old girl b-day party – Pasadena
If you invite me, I generally turn up.  Cake and ice cream is good.  Para love the kids.

August 27th, 2008 – George Benson / Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten – Hollywood Bowl
Almost got into a fight walking from Hollywood and Highland to the venue.  LA can turn on you at any given second.  The show was excellent.  Stanley Clarke’s stand up bass solo was the finest example of why we still need jazz in the world. Wooten and Miller are two of the best bass players in the world.  It was great to see all three of these guys do their thing together.   George Benson is a true entertainer.  I’ve seen him before and he never disssapoints.  Sick.

August 31st, 2008 – Steel Pulse – HOB Sunset
Dj Destroy joined me for a trip down to House of Blues on Sunset to check out Steel Pulse.  Show was sick.  Another one of those stay out of general population trips.  Afterwards we kicked it with the band for a bit and got faded in the foundation room.  Destroy saw some ill shit.   Who is that old guy with the white hair who is at every single show dancing?  Shouts to Anjali, Sidney, David, and Selwyn.  Thanks for having us.

September 4th, 2008 – Metro Station – Jimmy Kimmel Live
My friend Ant is the drummer in this band.  I guess saying that they’re blowing up is an understatement.   I just heard their single being played to the crowd during the Monday Night Football game between Dallas and Philly.  Anyway, went down to the show to check him out.  I guess he won’t be coming over to my crib in Silver Lake to record anymore, eh?

September 8th, 2008 – Deathbowl To Downtown – LA Premiere
Missed it.  Damn, wanted to see the SHUT skates part.  I heard Sam Velde tore it up at the party.

September 9th, 2008 – Huntington Hospital – Pasadena
Went to the world premiere of AD’s new baby.  Well, I was there 5 hours after the arrival…close enough!

September 11th, 2008 – Burn After Reading Screening – Arc Light Theater
911 bums me out.  A girl from my high school died in the towers.  Crazy.  The movie was just ok.  Kinda oddball black comedy…I’d wait until it comes on HBO or peep the matinee if I were you.

I think that about wraps it up for this update…that’s all I can remember…well except for:

• I skated with Silva a few times.
• Supervised the moving of a weight bench without offering to help
• Conducted very little email marketing business
• I’m going to skip Righteous Kill as they didn’t end up using the song I wasted my time and effort making for the movie
• I’ve ramped up my attempts to find top notch collaborators for a new project I’m working on.
• Doz went to Bermuda for vacation! Wtf?
• I love the fact that I can spend 5 to 15 hours a day working on what I think will be my final record.  Feels good.  I think it’s one last record and then I’m outty…a record that contains what I really want to say instead of all the shit I’ve been spitting my entire life.  I feel like Malcolm after his pilgrimage, but I only go to the kitchen to make bloody marys

Rock on.

Albert King (1923 – 1992) / Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930 – Still Representin)

There is a lot of stuff going on in the world right now. War, murder, thievery, rape, genocide, homelessness, etc…the list of jacked stuff goes on forever. I know I shouldn’t have the blues for what I’m about to tell you, but I really can’t help it. I’ve been working on some new songs as a reinvention of sorts and it has been going really, really, really well. The recordings were awesome. I’m trucking along with a good attitude, kinda happy for a change, and then Boom! Explosion! Death! Destruction! My Pro Tools Drive crashed. I haven’t backed up anything in a few weeks. I’m fucked.

I’ve run about 15 applications to find the data and have retrieved the wav files (along with all kinds of other shit that got deleted a long time ago), but this was a drive dedicated to Pro Tools only and .pft session files are nowhere to be found. Btw, just like they say, data is never really deleted until it is written over by new data a few times…or unless you bust out a 7 to 35 pass file shredding application (which was actually the culprit in my case). Something about the app I was using to really delete old files jacked up the NFTS file tables and MBR or something weak like that. Dunno, this shit feels like someone is sticking a knife in my eye and scraping the inside of my skull while forcing me to listen to a non mixed mixtape of only Black Eye Peas and Miley Cyrus at 1,000,000,000,000 decibels. I hate my life right about now.

In the words of a living legend Mr. Bobby Bland:

Ask me who was the first man to make a light burn so bright
I don’t know, oh lord, I don’t know
Ask me who thought of using a candle for a light
I don’t know, oh lord, I know

But ask me how does a man feel when he’s got the blues
And I’d say, misused, abused, downhearted and blue
And Oh, the reason I know this
Cause the Blues is all I was left with

I can tell you only one thing right now…what it’s like to have the hard drive blues. Ain’t no love in the heart of this Los Angeles city.

Take us out Mr. Albert King:

The beautiful little birds chirpin’ up in the tree, yeah
Buy you know I just can’t dig the sweet melody
I’m so blue and all alone
I’m just a lonely man with everything gone

I’m a fella with a different groove
I’m hung up, I can’t hear nothing but the blues