Digital Releases: Jurassic 5 / Sadat X / Que D

The digital re-issues keep on coming. This batch of brand new digital re-issues is full of CLASSIC exclusives that you HAVE to pick up.

JURASSIC 5
Linguistics
Amazon


Classic Jurassic 5 boom-bap style. Previously a Japan-only exclusive 12" is now available for you digitally.

SADAT X (Brand Nubian)
Minneapolis
iTunes | Amazon


Sadat X of Brand Nubian laced us with this heater of a single w/ an insane B-side produced by DJ Spinna!

QUE D
Still Bangin
Amazon


Jay Dee aka J Dilla produced B-side. Need I say more?

Kev Brown: A3C Hip-Hop Festival

Kev Brown will be heading to East Atlanta, Georgia for this year's A3C Hip-Hop Festival. The Mello Music Group Showcase will be held at The East Atlanta Icehouse on Friday, October 2nd. Check the flyer for all the details.



On a seprate note, Kev just uploaded a bunch of unedited beat making videos on his blog. You can check out all the videos on Kev's site here:

KEVBROWN.BLOGSPOT.COM

24hrs with LMNO

24hrs with LMNO. A short but sweet video of our quick trip to Vegas - a trip we all know too well.

On Friday, September 4th of this year, I was invited to tag along on LMNO's journey to Las Vegas where he had a show at the Bunkhouse. We were only going to be gone for 24hrs, but that's all it took for us to leave a lasting impression on the Las Vegas hip-hop scene.



The pictures I took were horrible so I'm only putting up a few that came out okay.

This guy had an original Battle Axe copy of LMNO's Grin & Bear It - if you have one, consider yourself lucky, you CAN NOT find that in the LA area anymore.


And of course, the limited LRG "LEAVE MY NAME OUT" t-shirts. Only sold at shows.


This had nothing to do with the show, but on the way home we saw this cloud...or was it cloud? What does it look like to you?






LMNO & YANN KESZ
DEVILISH DANDRUFF WITH HOLY SHAMPOO
new album in stores 11.17.09

LMNO & Yann Kesz: The Brunt 12" Vinyl

LMNO & Yann Kesz move forward with "The Brunt" - a 12" vinyl single capturing two incredible cuts from the upcoming Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo LP and one non-album exclusive track on the B-side.

For all of those who say they still cop vinyl, here's your chance to prove it.

Click here to check out the single synopsis, plus snippets of the tracks. And pre-order the 12" by clicking the buy link.



LMNO & YANN KESZ
DEVILISH DANDRUFF WITH HOLY SHAMPOO
new album in stores 11.17.09

Pete Rock: Collector's Item

The exclusive Up Above Pete Rock 12" vinyl is now available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, and all other digital outlets.

This newfound classic is another tailor-made track from the DJ Rhettmatic Exclusive Collection album on Up Above Records. Pete Rock builds up a bass-heavy and soulfully-knocking rhythm for his multi-talented brother Grap Luva to slickly tattoo his unique brand of candid and straightforward lyrics. This engaging piece is just another testament to Pete Rock, one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time.

Get it on:
iTunes | Amazon

Tracklist:
A1: Collector's Item ft. Grap Luva & Kev Brown (Main)
A2: Collector's Item ft. Grap Luva & Kev Brown (Instrumental)
B1: Blindsided ft. KeyKool, LMNO & DJ Rhettmatic (Main)
B2: Blindsided ft. KeyKool, LMNO & DJ Rhettmatic (Instrumental)
B3: Blindsided ft. KeyKool, LMNO & DJ Rhettmatic (Acapella)

Visionaries Tattoo

I've only seen a few Visionaries tattoo's in my lifetime. The most memorable was at a Visionaries show; a couple had the eyecon on their wrists. I talked to them for a few minutes, got to take a picture of it, and I even saw the same couple shopping in downtown Santa Barbra some years later. KeyKool later told me he knew them and they even named their dog Rhettmatic.

At this past LMNO / Dilated Peoples show at the Key Club in Hollywood, I was kicking it with law_of_gravity, who in my opinion, is one of the biggest Visionaries fans, let alone hip-hop heads on the planet. Well, he introduced me to his friend Lilly, who had a huge eyecon on her forearm...WOW...

So, if you or anyone you know has a Visionaries eyecon tattoo - send it to the Visionaries facebook or myspace page!

facebook.com/visionariesgroup
myspace.com/visionaries

DJ Spinna: Rock (The Grand Finale)

DJ Spinna is hands down one of the illest to come out of the East Coast. Up Above Records was proud to release his exclusive 12" vinyl single "Rock (The Grand Finale)" in 2003 for the Manhattan / Up Above Records compilation (handled by DJ Rhettmatic), and now, we are proud to bring you the same, long out of print single to the digital age.

Track list:
1. Rock (The Grand Finale)
2. Nostalgia

Go to iTunes now and cop this epic digi-single w/ the B-side Nostalgia.

iTunes