DJ Eclipse's "Rap Is Outta Control" Show 3/14/10 Links & Playlist (w/Sadat X)

Sorry for the delay people, but being on the road takes up quite a bit of your time. Last Sunday my man Sadat X rolled through RIOC along with his man Twan and talked about his latest album "Wild Cowboys II". Below are the links and playlist for you to peep out the show. Shout out to DJ JS-1 who filled in for Premier last Friday on "Live From HQ". DJ Premier will be filling in for me this Sunday night (3/21) as I'm still out on the road with La Coka Nostra & House of Pain. Matter of fact, this Sunday will be Premier's birthday and I do believe he's planning a nice little birthday episode for ya'll so make sure you tune in. Big shout out to my man DJ Riz who's birthday is also this weekend.

"Live From HeadQCourterz" every Friday night on Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM from 10pm-12am with DJ Premier & Panchi.

"Rap Is Outta Control" every Sunday night on Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM from 10pm-12am with DJ Eclipse, D-Stroy & J57.

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DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/73851359b14362ab/
FILE NAME: RIOC 1 3-14-10.mp3
FILE SIZE: ~82.57 megabytes

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/73851536d2ec6051/
FILE NAME: RIOC 2 3-14-10.mp3
FILE SIZE: ~80.46 megabytes

"Rap Is Outta Control" 3/14/10 Playlist (w/Sadat X & Twan)

1. Diabolic "I Don't Wanna Rhyme" prod. by Engineer

2. Frank B. "The Other Side Of Brooklyn" prod. by M-Phazes, cuts by DJ Dutchmaster

3. Finsta feat. Charli Madison, 5GF & Bundy "Brooklyn"

4. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx "Rearview" prod. by Marco Polo

5. Sadat X feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq "Wherever" prod. by Nick Wiz

6. Inspectah Deck "The Champion" prod. by The Alchemist

7. Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military "Chain Of Command" prod. by Babu

8. Beat Street Club "Turn My Bass High"

9. Little Brother "Curtain Call" prod. by Khrysis

10. The Audible Doctor feat. Sene "A Chance To Say" prod. by The Audible Doctor

11. Sadat X feat. Pete Rock "Turn It Up" prod. by Pete Rock

12. Satchel Page feat. Neek The Exotic, Mikey D, Sadat X & Large Professor "Sweet 16's" prod. by Ayatollah

13. Kool Sphere feat. Smiley The Ghetto Child & Lil Dap "Supply & Demand" prod. by Weirdo

14. Sauce Money "Sniper Shot"

15. Marc Billz feat. Tracey Lane "Out Of The Ghetto"

16. Nutso feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo "This is My Hood" prod. by Reef

17. Sadat X feat. Twan & Sean Black "We Kewl" prod. by Will Tell

18. Ski "4Evr Young" prod. by JReal

19. Sadat X feat. ILL BILL "X And Bill" prod. by 9th Wonder

20. Joell Ortiz "Project Boy" prod. & cuts by DJ Premier

21. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx "Nobody" prod. by Marco Polo

22. M-Phazes feat. Pegz "Blind Man" prod. by M-Phazes

23. Jojo Pellegrino "Devastate" prod. by Frank Dukes

24. Sadat X feat. A.G. "In Da Jungle" prod. by Diamond D

25. Sadat X & Twan Live Freestyle!!!

26. Juice Crew "Mr. Magic Tribute (DJ Premier-Marley Marl Special Mix)"

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(La Coka Nostra • Uncle Howie • Fat Beats • Rock Steady Crew)

"The Halftime Show" • 89.1 FM WNYU • Wednesday Nights • 10:30 PM - 1:00 AM

"Rap Is Outta Control" • Sirius XM Radio • Hip Hop Nation Channel • Sunday Nights • 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

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WYDU New Artist Spotlight: J. Monday

Well, this year has started off kind of slow so far in terms of quality hip hop. I'm sure some of y'all might disagree with me (my bloggerhouse brethren Dart Adams would probably tell me I'm crazy), but I'm just having a problem finding a lot that "moves" me so far. Of course the first quarter is always a little slow so there is still hope before I write the year off as a wash. One artist that recently piqued my interest a bit with a handful of songs/freestyles is a somewhat newcomer, J. Monday. The Harrisburg(?), Pennsylvania native has shown some real promise. Not everything I've heard from him is up my alley, but the cat J. Monday is diverse enough to bring something for everyone, in terms of styles, lyrics and song topics. His presence on the mic reminds me of something special as he demands attention and is one of the rare cats that makes me focus on the emcee instead of the beat (I'm a self professed beathead). I'm interested in seeing what direction he goes with his music and career, he has the chance to make some noise (the good kind) in the hip hop game.

We had a chance to sit down with the cat and chop it up a bit.....





J. Monday - Love, Hate Freestyle
http://usershare.net/chzrj2dv59c1

J. Monday - Memories
http://usershare.net/okgkx1z6k8a9

J. Monday - My Life
http://usershare.net/3y4hoq5ng3c3



“Wake Your Daughter Up” Spotlight
J. Monday aka The Capital Kid


WYDU: What's good man, can you drop a little introduction and where you are representing?

J. Monday: Of course, I’m known as J. Monday a.k.a. The Capital Kid. I’m a hungry underground artist reppin’ PA, byways of Harrisburg, the capital for you guys not in the know! I’m definitely shooting to put my city of the map, and more or less open people’s eyes to the fact that Philly isn’t the only place in PA that has hip hop talent.

WYDU: Harrisburg isn't known to be a hip hop hot bed. Can you describe the scene, both hip hop wise and environmentally, for those of us that are not familiar with it?

J. Monday: Well, if I told you that Harrisburg has a huge hip hop scene I would be lying. But it’s getting better as we speak. You have artist that struggle to be heard, but for the most part things are being accomplished because of DJs and artists, such as myself, that have somewhat of a buzz working together to improve the push of local artists in the streets as well as the club scene.

As far as the environment in Harrisburg, it’s like any other city. Although geographically it’s not as big as Pittsburgh or Philly it still has a lot of the same things happen here as in cities like New York, Atlanta and L.A., just on a smaller scale. Of course, there are different hoods that rappers rep and people, of course, are territorial but honestly it’s growing and a lot of people are immigrating here. Oh, and by the way, we don’t gang bang.

WYDU: Let's get some of the generic ish out of the way. What made you want to start rhyming?

J. Monday: Man I always loved music but it all started when my homie got turntables when we were like ten. I knew my parents couldn’t afford to get me any so I had no choice but to be the dude on the microphone, you feel me! I remember my homie would only have singles and if you let the record play the instrumental beat would eventually come on so that was always my time to shine.

WYDU: Can you shine a little light on your past musically; some of your influences? You also have a couple of mixtapes out there; what's the insight on those?

J. Monday: Shit man, I’ve done opened for Young Buck, Trey, Fab, Melly Mel – I’ve even rapped on radio stations just to promote for them [laughs]. I guess ain’t shit changed since I was a young buck!

As far as my influences, I would say 2Pac. I loved the way he spoke for the minority. Scarface, Big because of his storytelling and his swagger; he knew he was the shit. Big L’s wordplay and metaphors were insane. Lauryn Hill because I think The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the best albums of all time. Jay-Z because of his longevity, and he makes you feel like you know him. Last, but not least, Method Man. That nigga was and still is the dude in my opinion – he created his own lane.

WYDU: You seem to be quite versatile with your styles and even the beats you choose to rhyme over. Why is versatility important in your eyes?

J. Monday: Being versatile is key because I think that gets an artist more recognition. Me personally, I like to mix it up, that’s what creativity is all about. They’re a lot of things in life that require us to “stick to the script” but I believe music isn’t one of those things. I mean if you stick to something that’s working that’s cool, but the artists with long stable careers are the ones that constantly re-invent themselves.

WYDU: How would you describe your music to a person that has never heard it before?

J. Monday: Substance! Substance! Substance! I’m not one of those rappers that spits but who is all over the place. If I have to put myself in a box, I’d say it’s "political street" rap with punch-lines, metaphors, stories, etcetera – just what I was feeling at the time.

WYDU: In your eyes, what makes a good emcee? What do you have to takes that to the next level?

J. Monday: A good emcee is someone that makes you feel like you know them. If you look at the greats: Jay, Big, Pac, Nas, Em, Pun - all of those guys were great because they gave you, in detail, their point of view - their life. It keeps people interested because music fans are nosey [laughs]. I’m a give listeners a part of me through my music while telling the story of my city because music fans always are on the hunt for that "new artist." I believe that artist is me. You got to feel me! [Laughs].


WYDU: You have the summer time set for the release of you next mixtape, The Sequel, what can cats expect from that?

J. Monday: I’m a perfectionist. I’m already 30 tracks in with 12 more to lay down then I’ll have a listening session with my closest homies and cut it down to about 17. The extra tracks will go to DJs. What you can expect is what has happen to me over the last year - very personal experiences.

WYDU: When can the masses expect an album? What would your ideal debut album consist of as far as dream producers, labels, exposure?

J. Monday: I’m a keep giving the people free mixtapes until my buzz is where I want, and need it, to be. I don’t want to press up disc and put together an album and kill myself trying to sell units on a small scale. If you build your buzz thoroughly, then it’ll make it more likely that people will buy your product - work smarter not harder.

But as far as dream producers, I would love to work with Dre and/or Timbaland. Dre because of the artists he's worked with from Snoop to Em, from 50 to Pac – that’s crazy. And Timbo just because he produces hit after hit in all genres of music. If I could sign to a dream label, shit probably Interscope just because of what they’ve done with pushing their artist, but nah, I’m lying I would want to sign myself, that would be my dream label.

WYDU: What kind of goals do you have in the music industry after all is said and done and you are a sitting in the hip hop retirement home at age 70?

J. Monday: I want to have my own school for the performing arts in Harrisburg just to give kids the opportunity to experience music like I have. Oh, and at 70, shit I don’t think I’ll live that long [laughs]. It’s a nice thought though.

WYDU: Anything else you have on the horizon?

J. Monday: More music. I’m a just talk to the world via the microphone and see where it takes me – ya dig!

WYDU: Any last words you have for the future fans, haters and groupies?

J. Monday: Check out my video “Druggz!” Thanks for the opportunity to chop it up with you and your readers.

http://twitter.com/thecapitalkid
http://www.myspace.com/jmondayjdizz

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Intuition Leaks

2 more tracks off of "I Ruined These Songs For You." The first is a song by The Black Keys called "Psychotic Girl." The other is a classic Portishead track called "Humming." I barely had to rearrange these songs at all, as they just had perfect 16 bar spots to rap on in them originally. Both of these songs knock in the car, and when I conceived the concept for this project these two songs instantly came to mind. "Psychotic Girl" was easy to draw inspiration from, as we've all had a psycho lady in our lives, and "Humming" is my interpretation of the song as a sordid one night stand between two former lovers.

The Black Keys - Psychotic Girl feat. Intuition
http://usershare.net/mcwo3tu7ehco

Portishead - Humming feat. Intuition
http://usershare.net/wb279fmsr7w5



Attached is a JPEG of the cover art. And here is the tracklisting.

(Soulful) Side A
1) Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her feat. Intuition
2) Mayer Hawthorne - Make Her Mine feat. Intuition
3) Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash feat. Intuition
4) D'Angelo - Brown Sugar feat. Intuition
5) Lee Fields & the Expressions - Love Comes And Goes feat. Intuition

Side B (gets a little weirder)
6) Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee feat. Intuition
7) Portishead - Humming feat. Intuition
8) Atlas Sound (w/Noah Lennox) - Walkabout feat. Intuition
9) Low - Breaker feat. Intuition
10) The Black Keys - Psychotic Girl feat. Intuition
11) Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks feat. Intuition



WHOLE PROJECT TO BE RELEASED NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 23RD.

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New Leak From Reason of PDP Fame

The dude Reason and producer Falside from the Poorly Drawn People camp are back at it again. Last week, we dropped the Reason mixtape Stalker Stories, this week we leak the first single from his upcoming "Landlords and Lullabies" album. Produced by Falside, he provides a funky piano break that is funky, fresh and fly all rolled into one.....

Reason - "Paid Bills" (Produced by Falside)
Download Link - http://usershare.net/8caotht9f7b5

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Milk D - Never Dated

Never Dated (1994)

http://www.zshare.net/download/737577726bf7d702/

This album, or EP I guess, from Milk D (dropping the D here) snuck up on me. I didn't hear anything about it before it came out and I can't remember exactly how I did hear about it. It was either The Source (back in the good ol' days), Yo! MTV Raps or I just saw it in a local record store. Actually, now that I think about it, I think it was in print or on TV, because I remember only being able to find the tape and I couldn't find the CD anywhere.

So, I rocked the tape for a few years until my buddy Drew hooked me up with the CD. For some reason, some CD's had a couple extra tracks, which I'm assuming is similar to the vinyl version, which I picked up a year or two when Sandbox started selling off vinyl on ebay. The vinyl has 2 extra tracks, "Smoke Up My Ass" and "Get Off My Log (the jazzyfatwoody remix)". Unfortunately, I don't have a hook up to burn vinyl to mp3, so I can't upload those 2 tracks.

Regardless, this release snuck up on me and was a real pleasant surprise. The production, arrangement, engineering and mixing was primarily handled by Milk D himself. Rick Rubin is listed as an exec producer with Nat Robinson, which I think is his father, or Gizmo. I know that Giz and Milk had some sort of falling out, but I never really heard why, so I'm thinking it isn't Giz. Either way, Never Dated is a real solid release and featured an amazing collaboration with Ad Rock on "Spam".

1) Intro - Just a quick little intro to let you know Milk is back.

2) Get Off My Log (feat. Big V) - Booyah!!! This was the first track I heard from this EP and one of the best. I love the beat on this track and as usual, the more scratching on a song, the better for me.



3) Laid & Paid II - Another scratch heavy track with a nice beat. You can kind of figure out the subject matter based on the title of this song.

4) Spam (feat. The King Ad Rock) - Two of the best high pitched emcee's ever on the same track. The beat is bangin' and Adrock and Milk kick some braggadocio-type rhymes backed by Mike D on drums. This is a must-have track for even casual Milk D and Beastie fans.

5) Rude & Cocky - Bragging and boasting and doing it well. This song is solid.

6) Go 2 Hell! - So, you don't like Milk D, huh? Well, kindly go to hell. The beat here is a little more simplistic than the rest of the album, but it's a nice track and the chorus is fun to listen to when you're in one of those "go to hell" kind of moods. Oh, and Atlantic sucks (go to hell)!

7) Ask Me How Thick - Just another solid track on this (too) short release. "Smoke Up My Ass" is hidden in this track and Milk calls out fake gangster rappers, of which there was an abundance of in the 90's, and now for that matter.

Big up to Trav for getting me into an Audio Two/Milk D mood!

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Yo WYDU Raps

One of my favorite "discoveries" of 2009 is back with a new album. Grand Invincible was featured last summer in a WYDU Artist Spotlight, and have been in rotation pretty much ever since. They are getting set to release Cold Hand in the Dice Game, which picks up where Ask The Dust, left off. The first single, "The Way We Revolt," is nothing back authentic, boom-bap hip hop from the good ole days, or as some may say, the way hip hop should be done.

Download the track here.
Listen to snippets and buy the album "Cold Hand in the Dice Game," here.





Kam Moye, formerly Supastition, is proud to announce the release of his latest video, "Splitting Image". Produced by Symbolyc One (of Strange Fruit Project), and shot and directed by Matt Koza, whose credits include Little Brother, RJD2, and Kam's own "Let's Be Honest," the video depicts a story about life's choices forcing growth and gaining knowledge. Apparent throughout the video, Kam's name change is more than just cosmetic - the "splitting image" also refers to a distinct change lyrically towards a wiser persona with a great deal of life experience and perspective.

The breathy and angelic vocal stylings of Neenah complement the setting of the video and serve to balance Kam's confident and poised rhymes. Standing amidst a barren backdrop, Kam delivers a powerful message and challenges listeners to not only "grow older" but to also "grow" as individuals. Kam Moye explains, "I wanted it to document my real life story of becoming a father at 16 and show the pressure I was facing at the time. I couldn't even take care of myself when I brought my daughter into the world." He continues, "It's a way of showing younger people that your life isn't over when you make a bad decision but it means you've got to work twice as hard at your dreams. Hopefully someone will feel inspired by it." By juxtaposing Kam's verbals with visuals of a teenager's unplanned circumstances, the video makes good on its promise of hope and resilience. Kam Moye raps, "It's hard to backtrack, start a new beginning. / So starting today I'm vowing to make a new ending. / They say a new you is hard to rebuild / But keeping some personal flaws are just part of the deal." (press)

Buy the album here.



(Official video) Sadat X feat. Pete Rock - "Turn It Up" featured on Wild Cowboys II
full album available In Stores & OnLine 3/23/10
*EP* Vinyl & Digital available In Stores & OnLine 2/23/1

I'm really diggin' this track, Pete and Sadat before come back after a string of some disappointing releases. Pete utilizes a dope fuzzy guitar like sample that give the track a harder edge. Sadat sounds like the Brand Nubian Sadat of old. At one time, I would have considered him one of my favorite emcees and it's performances such as this that made me think that. I'm going to have to check out the Wild Cowboys II album now after hearing this banger.



Okay, now I'm not sure if these dudes name is "Prince Hottness" (which I hope not) or "The Cure". For the life of me, I can't find the email that sent this. Despite the questionable name, I'm really feeling this joint. Nothing mind blowing or genre breaking, it's just a solid straight up hip hop song with a dope beat. I'm going to have to do a little research on this cat. Download the mixtape here (I haven't listened to it yet, but based on this single, I'm going to have to.



This late night studio collaboration between Thaione Davis and THE GEAUX started as an interlude but has promising potential to lead to a full project. Hopefully we will be seeing more with them working together in the future...you be the judge. Directed by TNA.




Thaione Davis - Everybody Got A Say So...
produced by Thaione Davis
taken from the upcoming album: GOODENOUGH.


This one is crafted for the poppers and lockers...the movers and the shakers...a sound clash for the neo b-boy. Thaione Davis, who began his hip hop journey as a breaker, takes us on a spacey yet bass heavy soundscape that's sure to get bodies moving. "Everybody Got A Say So" is loose lyricism to the effect that everybody creates their own reality...don't be concerned about what people think about you...fuck the critics. Just do you... (press)

It's good to hear Thaione Davis busy on the music making scene again. Eric and I both were fans of his Still Hear album from last year (admittedly Eric more than myself). Both of these tracks show some good promise for the next project.

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