Showing posts with label Hip Hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hip Hop. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Samsung x Paris 2024: Open always wins - Breaking Boundaries
Samsung x Paris 2024: Open always wins - Breaking Boundaries
Introducing ‘Breaking Boundaries’, the breakdancing installment of our documentary film series. As breakers get ready to take the global stage in Paris, this film tells the story of a global community born from the streets and shooting for the stars.
Learn more: http://smsng.co/Olympics_Breaking_yt ‘Breaking Boundaries’ is a celebration of breaking as an explosion of energy and soul that gives you a sense of expression and belonging.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Monday, May 1, 2023
"Sixth Sense" at 1213 Arts (Urban Arts Center)
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
OPEN WOUND SCRATCH CYPHER • CHICAGO • Thursday at Hairpin Arts Center
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Hex One & 5th Element | Dinner Time ft. Ruste Juxx & Halfcut (Cuts DJ Tha Boss) Music Video
Visuals for the second single "Dinner Time" off of Hex One & 5th Element's album Hologramz. The track features Brooklyn's Ruste Juxx and Calgary's Halfcut.
Scratches by DJ Tha Boss
Halfcut scenes filmed by Miguel Aragon.
Another benchmark for Hip-Hop duo Epidemic's Hex One, Hologramz pairs the hungry MC with an old friend, Mic Theory affiliate, and equally voracious producer: 5th Element. With the two not having worked on any new material together since 5th and Epidemic's debut album Illin' Spree back in 2011, this project aims to recapture the essence that first brought them together 3 years ago.
It features production that predates their debut album with some beats from as far back as '06-07, as well as some fresh new bangers from 2014. The album is very feature heavy with guest appearances on 8 of its 11 tracks including MC's such as Ruste Juxx, Planet Asia, Prince Po and of course Tek-nition as well as many others.
The majority of the songs consist of the signature sound this MC/producer team in known for: lyrical murder, however many of them also have concept based themes and a good chunk of the album deals with real life issues such as greedy backstabbing friends and the struggle to make it through rough times. Tracks such as "Fire" featuring Tek-nition and Planet Asia for example, have the three MC's referencing different forms of fire as they tear the beat to shreds. Others like "Speeding" featuring Prince Po and Awon, use cars and the road as a metaphor for some of the hardships many of us go through in life. "Deep Cover '14" is a tribute and remake of Big Pun's "Twinz" track, with Hex recreating the same rhyme schemes using all different words, while "Rare Form" featuring Reks, MindsOne, Ty-One and Teknition, offers a track full of no-nonsense straightforward spitting.
Hologramz has a run time of a little bit over 40 minutes, so it's short enough to keep your attention throughout, yet long enough to be a substantial listen
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
J. Cole, Vince Staples & Fashawn | Soundset 2015 Recap
In today’s DX Daily we take you inside Soundset 2015 which featured Ice Cube, Smif-N-Wessun, Big Sean, Flatbush Zombies, headliner J. Cole, among others. Plus, Fashawn fills us in on life after the release of The Ecology and Vince Staples previews Summertime ‘06.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Fresh Dressed | Documentary | In Select Theaters June 26
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Fresh Dressed is a documentary by filmmaker Sacha Jenkins that explores the history of urban street culture which was highly influenced by fashion and hip-hop.
The documentary was co-produced by Nas and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Combining old-school video footage and interviews, director Sacha Jenkins — who’s also the creative director of the magazine "Mass Appeal" — sends the audience on a whirlwind trip through the history of hip-hop and fashion. From the breakdancers' custom outfits in the South Bronx during the ‘70s to the ‘80s designer Dapper Dan (known for spray painting designer logos on T-shirts from his Harlem apartment) to Rocawear, the clothing line started by Jay Z in the '90s, the references here stretch far and wide.
Additionally, he’s enlisted more than 70 music and fashion industry players including Pharrell Williams, Andre Leon Talley and Tisci to weigh in on how hip-hop has influenced them — and vice versa.
Watch a clip from the upcoming film below.
This interview is part of KCRW's coverage of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
See #FreshDressed in select theaters & on demand beginning June 26.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Breakbeat Poets | New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop | Trailer
A new poetry compilation titled The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop was released yesterday by Haymarket Books. Filled with the writings of 78 poets and modern scribes fro all over the world–writers whose work is deeply enmeshed in the music and culture of hip-hop–the compilation appears to be an obvious must-read for anyone interested in the deep and every-growing motifs of wordplay, cadence, rhyme structure and symbolism that run through both mediums.
In anticipation of the book, a brand new trailer has been released, offering us a taste of what sort of candor and content to expect from The BreakBeat Poets. Co-edited by Kevin Coval, it features work from Lemon Andersen, Fatimah Asghar, Joshua Bennett and many more. Cutting a decidedly Midwestern course, the book includes poems from numerous Chicago-area artists, and editor Coval has been a mainstay of the windy city for ample time now. Order the book today and watch the full trailer below. via OkayPlayer
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Ken Swift in Dubai | .stance | Street Nights
Ken Swift in Dubai | .stance | Street Nights
Ken Swift talks about balancing the elements and what makes a good event.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
RAPSODY FREESTYLE | Ebro in the Morning
RAPSODY FREESTYLE | Ebro in the Morning
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
JunglePussy | Me | Video
Junglepusdy drops a video for her track Me off her recent debut project, Satisfaction Guaranteed.
"These new visuals shed light on my true essence as the daughter of Mother Nature. Happy to be on Earth, living in the playground of life, watch as I seamlessly manifest my dreams into reality."
MINTy Fresh | T'nah Apex | By Sage Love Of AniccoProduction
MINTy Fresh is short Documentary project shot & directed by Sage Love which Stars the very Talented T'nah Apex. The video gives you insight on T'nah, MINT EP coming out April 15th and it also shed light on T'nah's creative process when making music, what motivates her and you get to see a joyful side of the Artist all in one. Hope you guys enjoy. Peace&Love!
Instagram: follow Sagelov3, t_naah & Vtrails
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
GoldLink | Sober Thoughts | New Video
DMV native GoldLink finally releases a video for "Sober Thoughts," which comes about a year after he originally dropped the song over the enticing Kaytranada production. The video is actually quite an experience, and even though GoldLink doesn't make an appearance, viewers get the first hand look at the emotional tribulations of a wild house party that is set off by the electronic and hip-hop mix of GoldLink's blistering track.
Jazz Spastiks | Jazzspormers | Official Video
Official video for Jazzspormers
Inspired by children's television in Britain during the 80's.
The song is taken from the new album 'On Deck Vol 3'
Available 23/3/2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
#FBF | Poetic Pilgimage | Feminism and Islam
Rap music and Muslim women... they are not four words that usually come together.
But two women from London are breaking down the boundaries for Islamic females across the world with their brand of inspirational hip hop.
Together, Muneera Williams, 34, and Sukina Owen-Douglas, 33, form Poetic Pilgrimage - a self-described 'hiphop hijabis' duo that has created a new type of rap music for the masses that addresses religion, gender and issues of identity.
The women, who were both born and raised in Bristol to Jamaican migrant parents first entered the hip hop world after they moved to the capital together to study at the University Of London a decade ago.
Since then, they have cultivated a global fan base of devoted followers from both inside and outside the Islamic community.
The attraction for their followers is, in part, the unlikely partnership between the fact that they are Muslim women who have an impressive ability to write and perform verse.
Sukina and Muneera converted to Islam ten years ago, just three weeks before the 7/7 bombings, and while the path hasn't always been easy, they haven't looked back.
They met at school in Bristol and first became friends while performing in a gospel choir, but only decided to form a group after moving to the capital to study at university.
A few years later, they decided to convert to Islam after learning about the religion through the Autobiography of Malcolm X and academic books about Islam and Feminism.
Like most other female Muslims, they now pray five times a day, avoid alcohol and wear the hijab.
The marriage of their religion and their profession has both inspired and upset many people though.
Sukina told FEMAIL: 'There are people who have messaged us from all over the world who are appreciative of the bravery in our character.
'But on the flip-side there are people who have been unappreciative from both the Muslim community and the non-Muslim community.
'People who have suggested were using our hijabs as a gimmick to make money and that we aren't Muslim at all.
'Then there are people who are really derogatory. In the opening lines of the Al Jazeera documentary we did recently, I rapped about being taken from Africa as a slave to the Caribbean in the opening scene.
'I got comments like "You should be grateful that we colonised you, otherwise Africans would still be in mud huts."
'It's the nature of our technological society though, you get a lot of trolling.'
To say that the woman have cornered a niche in the market is an understatement - their lyrics are based around feminism, Islam and political issues.
Sukina said: 'We talk about political situations but we try and take a different stance.
'For instance, with something like the Palestine issue we talk about someone who has lost a husband or someone who is a mother.
'So we talk about it from a female perspective.'
At first, the women had a difficult time convincing the Muslim community that they should be onstage rapping.
But in the last ten years, they have turned the prejudice around.
Sukina said: 'In the Muslim community it was very difficult because the topic of hip hop is very flammable.
It's everything that can be wrong with the world - drugs, violence and everything.
'Parts of the Muslim community do find it very difficult.
'People have approached my husband and asked "why do you allow your wife to do this? Why do you allow your wife onstage? I would never let my wife go onstage, I would never let my wife travel without me."
'He's a rapper as well, he's in a band called Native Sun and he has always known me as a rapper, so for us there has never been even a consideration that this shouldn't happen.
'But that is hard for people to understand.
'But in the last few years people have come to understand that it is a very positive thing and we have been asked to speak on panels at conferences on Islam.'
While there may have been problems with the way the women have been received, the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive overall.
One of the biggest surprises for the women was how wide their fan base was when they started.
Sukina said: 'When we first converted to Islam we though tour main following would be young Muslim girls from England.
'But at that time it was the beginning of Myspace - it was the first independent platform to put your music online - and some comments we got from people blew our minds.
'We had amazing comments from people like a middle aged white guy from Austria or a couple from Portugal.
'It wasn't just people from the Muslim community.
'It is hard to put it into a box, we represent the voice of women, the voice of black people and the voice of people from Islam.'
And with a huge surge in interest into their music over the last few months, their popularity is only going to grow.
Sukina said: 'Some of the reaction we've had from people is amazing - we can't get our heads around the attention we've got.
'Ours is not a story of sorrow, we are not women wounded, rather we have found strength in what may seem strange to overs and we wouldn't have it any other way.'
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Salomon Faye | Black Power
Celebrating Black History Month over the Matthew Bowen production for this dope new joint from Salomon Faye.
Monday, February 23, 2015
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah | Sour Soul | LP Stream
"Sour Soul" is scheduled to be released in vinyl, CD, digital and cassette form on February 24
BADBADNOTGOOD's and Ghostface Killah are letting fans listen to their collaborative project, Sour Soul, prior to its official release.
The entire 12-track LP is available to be streamed via Soundcloud.
Sour Soul pairs Toronto-based jazz band BADBADNOTGOOD with Wu-Tang Clan member for an offering where the tandem intertwines '60s- and '70s-inspired sounds with live instrumentation.
MF DOOM, Elzhi, Danny Brown and Tree (Project mayhem) are featured on the LP.
Sour Soul is scheduled to be released in vinyl, CD, digital and cassette form February 24. Pre-order it here.
1. "Sour Soul"
2. "Mono"
3. "Six Degrees" Feat. Danny Brown
4. "Gunshowers" Feat. Elzhi
5. "Stark's Reality"
6. "Tone's Rap"
7. "Mind Playing Tricks"
8. "Street Knowledge" Feat. Tree
9. "Ray Gun" Feat. DOOM
10. "Nuggets of Wisdom"
11. "Food"
12. "Experience"
Raekwon ft. French Montana & Busta Rhymes | Wall to Wall
Raekwon has previewed a number of tracks from his long-in-the-works Fly International Luxurious Art solo album featuring guests like Estelle and Melanie Fiona. But none have packed as much star power as the newly revealed “Wall to Wall”. Featuring fellow New York City heavyweights Busta Rhymes and French Montana, the track has a classic thudding beat that feels right at home in the birthplace of Hip-Hop. Check it out below.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Vlado Presents The Queen Of Jookin Ladia Yates
Vlado Presents
The Queen Of Jookin Ladia Yates
Doing it in vlado with our atlas 2 for women
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
GOLDLINK & FALCONS | VROOM
In light of the news that he’s working with Rick Rubin on his next project, GoldLink collabs with L.A. producers Falcons to give us “Vroom.” As if GoldLink’s crafty flow and party centric feel wasn’t enough, implementing a Missy Elliot sample adds another dimension to the records texture, giving listeners a tangible grasp of GoldLink’s creativity. Like his last album, “The God Complex,” “Vroom” captures the essence of his artistry, displaying a wide range of cadences that are becoming signature GoldLink sound.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Fashawn | Out The Trunk | prod. Exile
For the 3rd single off of The Ecology, Fashawn drops Out The Trunk. It features a looped Busta Rhymes sample and it is sure to bang out the trunk.
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