New York City is about to play host to the first ever "I Am The Underground" concert on February 12th. The concert is an effort to organize independent and unsigned artists who are making noise outside of Hip-Hop’s mainstream and to expose them to the rest of the media and music industry. The artists tapped to participate include Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli, Nina B, Torae, City Scholar, Sic Osyrus, Lexx9eleven, 2ew Gunn Ciz, Farrah Burns, No Good People, The League, Fev Eligante', Lydia Caesar, Remo Da Rapstar, Harlem, A-Pinks and Omar Wilson.
Canibus is back yet again with another banger, this time around along side producer Centric. Check out this brand new exclusive, the tracks cleverly entitled "Magnificentric". Look out for updates on Canibus in 2008 on his official myspace page www.myspace.com/canibus.
In recent shows Mos Def has performed new songs from his album said to be named "The Ecstatic". He has shown crowds tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (Madlib's younger brother) and has rumoured to be going to Kanye West for new material. The Madlib produced track "Auditorium" features a guest appearance from someone Mos calls "one of his heroes". He doesn't reveal who this guest is but rumour has it that the guest is the legendary Slick Rick.
The Good Tree EP is a little taste of what Oddisee cooked up for Mello Music Group recently. The extended play was produced entirely by the man who used work at Touch of Jazz Studios, and produced DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Music Lunge", Oddisee. The new project features illfonik flows from Motion Man, Jascat, and Rapper Pooh, Black Milk, and Huston. Not to mention cuts from Lootpack's DJ Romes. You can purchase the EP exclusively at www.hiphopsite.com.
Official Tracklisting: 01. Holding it Back (feat. Motion Man) 02. Probably That White (feat. Jascat) 03. Holding it Back (Instrumental) 04. Probably That White (Instrumental) 05. Nite Life 06. Shadows 07. Drugs Outside (feat. Big Pooh, Black Milk, Huston & DJ Romes) 08. Drugs Outside (Instrumental)
Check out the new track "Drugs Outside", Right click & save as to download: Oddisee - Drugs Outside (feat. Big Pooh, Black Milk, Huston & DJ Romes)
