LMNO & 2MEX in Escondido, CA

Tomorrow night, Friday, May 29th, Visionaries LMNO & 2Mex will be hitting the stage and rapping rap lyrics and you will be in awe of their skill. And for those of you complaining shows are too expensive, it's only 5 bucks to get in. That's cheaper than getting a beer anywhere in Hollywood. Let's go!

Visionaries PANGAEA Instrumentals OUT NOW

Visionaries released the instrumental version for their critically acclaimed third album PANGAEA. With classic production by J.Rocc (Beat Junkies), Evidence, DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, Life Rexall, Oh No, Kankick and Visionaries’ own KeyKool and DJ Rhettmatic, Pangaea quickly catapulted the group to a higher level of acclaim, receiving a “4 out of 5” star rating from indie-music taste-makers URB magazine, who stated; “merely damn-good tracks are the exception, with f*cking great being the norm.”

This is a digital-only release which means it will not be available on CD or vinyl (for now). So get your download on!

iTunes | Amazon

Jay $tay Paid Release Party

If ya'll don't know, the late great Jay Dee aka J Dilla will be releasing a new album "Jay $tay Paid" on June 2nd. Tonight will be the official album release party at the Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown LA. All proceeds will be going to Ma Dukes, so please support!

2Mex in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 23rd

If you missed out on last night's epic 2Mex Movie Night, don't miss out on another great 2Mex show in Los Angeles this Sunday for Memorial Day Weekend.



And his group The Returners just released their album digitally, so cop that shit!

2Mex Movie Night // Thursday 5/21/09

If you guys don't know, 2Mex used to have this thing back in the day called "Monday Movie Nights" where he would invite whomever wants to come over (ladies only!) to chill, eat some popcorn, and enjoy a movie. Well, movie night is back in a big way.

2Mex will be hosting Movie Night at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles, CA starting this Thursday with a screening of True Romance.

As an added bonus, 2Mex will do a little performance and you will enjoy the sounds of Life Rexall and Deeskee on the one-s and two's. Starts at 9pm sharp! Don't be late!

DJ Rhettmatic meets Eric Bobo at The Root Down

This Thursday, The Root Down will be live and direct at their new location, El Cid. For the very special occasion, DJ Rhettmatic (Visionaries/Beat Junkies) will be doing his now famous live set with Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill fame. Check the flyer, check the video, don't miss out!

Follow the Up Above Family on Twitter

The Up Above family is slowly hopping onto Twitter, so I suggest you guys follow them for exclusive updates on shows, music and what they're doing for the day, haha.

twitter.com/upaboverecords
twitter.com/keykool
twitter.com/rhettmatic
twitter.com/jamesKLMNO
twitter.com/imkevbrown