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@djflipcyide releases anticipated #HipHopIsntDead Album!
So proud to have been a part of the making of this #classic tribute to real #hiphop. @djflipcyide hand picked every beat in order to deliver a great album. Congratulations to Flip & all the talented #emcee #femcee ‘s #singers and #producers who contributed. (Some tracks contain explicit lyrics so please be careful of the little ones listening) This album is now available on ALL major streaming platforms and apps!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hip-hop-isnt-dead/1435980917
https://open.spotify.com/album/5in2adgmssnMHqXMJPRrkq
https://tidal.com/browse/album/94983040
https://www.amazon.com/Hip-Hop-Isnt-Dead-Explicit/dp/B07H8WCZQ5
Hip Hop Isn’t Dead features: Heaven Razah aka Hell Razah, Queen The Prophet, Chino XL, Eternal of Killa Beez, The Dirty Clanzmen, Quantom Physics, Rez Sps Kings, Caper, Selima Young aka Wonda Woman, Rampage the Last Boyscout, Arkatak, Karnage Ca$hman, Betty B., Honey Dinero, DC (Darci Carpenter), Firenation Flamez, Tahmell (Rakim’s Son), Brandon Heat, The Artillerist, Astro Jiggy Jones, kOpE kAiNe, Dungeon Masta, Solomon Childs, P.I.L.L.S., Carmen Thompson, Dave Knyckz, David Casto, Woar2, DTACH, Dre Specz, DruGunn$, iNTeLL, Judah Priest, & Nki Louise. DJ Flipcyide on the cuts and nothing but BOOM BAP beats.
#New #Music @methodman #WuTangClan drops “The Meth Lab”
The anticipated album from Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man was released today and is his first solo record in approximately nine years. This project features 36 tracks and some of the features you’ll hear are from Redman, Handz On, Raekwon, and Inspectah Deck.
I sat here for a few thinking what else could I possibly write to make this article more interesting, then I realized I don’t have to say anything else really. This man is in a class all by himself and needs no introduction or clever word play as an attempt to lore you in and get you to go support his project… he’s Method Man, nuff said.
Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Grammy award winner. Platinum selling artist. Actor. Flower.
“I don’t rap I flow” – Mef
You can download “The Meth Lab” via iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-meth-lab/id1015467559
Or via Band Camp (where you can also purchase official Meth gear & hard copy CD’s)
https://methodman.bandcamp.com/album/the-meth-lab
(There’s also plenty of other locations on the web available for streaming and download if neither one of these sites is compatible with your devices)
#HipHop Living #Legend Spotlight @KurtisBlow1
The Kurtis Blow is one of those names in hip-hop that when it’s mentioned, everyone just sort of pauses in homage. Even the 80’s babies know the name even if they can’t pin point exactly why they know it. So for those who are unfamiliar (especially new comers in hip-hop), class is in session.
“In 1979, Kurtis Blow signed a deal with Mercury Records, making him the first rapper signed by a major label. His album Christmas Rappin’ sold more than 400,000 copies. His follow-up album, The Breaks, went gold. He went on to release 10 albums over the next 11 years and also produced albums. Blow became an ordained minister in 2009 and founded Hip Hop Ministry.” (http://www.biography.com/people/kurtis-blow-5444) How many times have you said or heard someone say,”these are the breaks” or “those are the breaks” and they almost always do it with a shoulder shimmy and a tune? How many of you instantly think of Nas when someone mentions the song title “If I ruled the world”? Now you’ll know exactly where they came from if you didn’t before.
Rapper and producer Kurtis Walker on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York. Blow got his first practice as a DJ in grade school, mingling with guests at his mother’s parties to take their music requests. By the time he was 13, he had a fake ID and was sneaking into New York City clubs to hear DJs spin their tracks.
In 1975, Kurtis Blow enrolled in Harlem’s High School of Music and Art, but was kicked out for selling marijuana. He transferred to another high school, where he was soon caught selling the psychedelic drug PCP. Recognizing Blow’s intelligence, the dean gave Blow the chance to test for his General Equivalency Degree as an alternative to expulsion. Blow passed, and went on to study at New York’s City College.
In 1979, Blow signed a deal with Mercury Records, making him the first rapper signed by a major label. His album Christmas Rappin’ sold more than 400,000 copies. His follow-up album, The Breaks, went gold, led by its iconic title track: “Brakes on a bus, brakes on a car, breaks to make you a superstar.”
Blow was soon officially a superstar as well. He went on to release 10 albums over the next 11 years. This included 1985’s America, featuring the song “If I Ruled the World.” The song cracked the Top 5 on the Billboard charts on first release, and returned (in sample form) a decade later when Nas’s version debuted at No. 1. Blow also produced albums for artists like The Fat Boys, Run-D.M.C., Russell Simmons and Wyclef Jean. His influence on hip-hop was so profound that rapper Run of the seminal trio Run-D.M.C. initially called himself the “Son of Kurtis Blow” when just starting his career.
As his rap career progressed, Blow—a devout Christian—made a commitment to himself to keep his lyrics family-friendly. “I’ve recorded over two hundred songs and I have never used a profanity and I always thought that was just me trying to have some dignity, some integrity,” Blow said. “I knew that in order for this thing [hip-hop] to last and spread all around the world, it had to be wholesome, it had to be something that families could listen to, something people could play for their kid, something you could sing in church and I can sing all my songs in church.” Blow’s songs include “Magic Words,” a track recorded with a children’s rap group about the importance of saying “please” and “thank you.”
Kurtis Blow’s faith eventually led him to a new career, when he found himself reading the Bible and unable to put the book away. “I got to the last book in the Bible, Revelations, and it’s sort of like a prophecy. And I said I’d better get my act together before all this stuff starts to happen.” Blow became an ordained minister in 2009 and founded Hip Hop Ministry, a movement that incorporates rap into worship.
Besides recording, producing and hosting radio shows, Blow speaks out on behalf of a variety of causes. He coordinated the recording of the song “King Holiday” in tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. He also campaigns against racism and drug use. He will always be credited as one of the biggest influences on rap music. “Rappin’ is totally ours—nothing can take it away,” Blow said in 1980, when rap was still in its infancy. “It’s kinda what we are giving to ourselves.” Kurtis Blow. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 09:12, Aug 10, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/kurtis-blow-5444.
Discography Info: http://www.discogs.com/artist/13151-Kurtis-Blow
Be sure to check out & support his latest project, “Hip Hop Church, Volume 3” now available on iTunes!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hip-hop-church-vol.-3/id1028368263 …
#New Hell Razah @heavenrazah “El Raziel” Album now available for pre-order!
“El Raziel” is now available for pre-order! The album drops (Easter) April 5, 2015 via Empire Distribution. Artwork by Culture Freedom. Pre- Order your copy today!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/el-raziel/id977811071?ls=1
Wu-Tang Affiliate HELL RAZAH @heavenrazah drops GHETTO GOVERNMENT MXTP
Chron Smith, better known by his stage name Hell Razah. He is best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. Also known as Heaven Razah, Razah Rubiez, El Raziel
Razah is rumored to have suffered a brain aneurysm in April 2010. He was quick to recover and continue recording. He came to adopt the moniker Heaven Razah. { @heavenrazah via Twitter }
Easter, 2013 Razah released “Living After Death” currently available for purchase via iTunes
Star of the New Esquire Network’s first documentary film, Freestyle 101: The Movie¸ alongside NY battle MC Iron Solomon and LA art-rapper Open Mike Eagle. The film is a 90-min look at art and struggle in hip hop, using freestyling as an analogy of living life on the edge. It also stars Ice-T, RZA, The Game, Fat Joe, Del, Mobb Deep, MOP, Cypress Hill, Sean Kingston, Prodigal Sunn, RA the Rugged Man, and many more. Freestyle 101: The Movie will hit film festivals, the web, VOD, and elsewhere this summer.
Razah {President/Founder} of Ghetto Government {GHETTO GOVT is a Revolutionary Project of HELLRAZAH to bring unity, peace, empowerment and education around the globe} so if you see the hash tag #GGO…. Now you know.
Recently released the first Ghetto Government Mix Tape “United Hoods of America” which is available for FREE download via wtcfolife.blogspot.com or http://www.wutang-corp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2324196 … Just in case you haven’t been watching my recent Twitter feed… yes, you’ll also see an appearance from me on that Mix Tape.
GGO has an entire ROSTER of heavy hitters and more to come from around the globe, this is definitely a movement you should pay very close attention to. Battlegrownd Entertainment #OPERATIONREVOLUTION {which includes the CT based collation DOBERMAN GANG, & New Jersey based Artist/Producer Brandon Heat} have jumped on board to offer their support.
Born (1976-10-01) October 1, 1976
Origin Red, New York
Genres: Underground Hip-Hop
Years active 1994–present
Labels: Baby Grande Records Nature Sounds
Hell Razah Music Inc.
Legion of D.O.O.M.
Wu Music Group Associated Acts Sunz of Man, Black Market Militia, T.H.U.G. Angels, Maccabeez, Blue Sky Black
Underground Artists formally invited to join the 7th Trumpet 26 Project
We are approaching the close of the 7th Trumpet 26 Project and are still inviting underground emcees world wide to participate.
ARTISTS INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT: Email: queentheprophet@gmail.com put 7th Trumpet 26 in Subject Line.
We currently have representation from New Haven CT, Tampa FL {Johnny Magnum/ Beasthood, Inc.}, Phillidelphia PA { Pork Chop}, Boston MA{JP Lime Productions), Los Angeles CA {Arrogant/ Ovatronics}, & Nigeria{Ovis Tee}
Battlegrownd Entertainment “7th Trumpet 26 Project” will be releasing from 1/14/13-12/14/13 a total of 26 versions of this track featuring indie & unknown artists from across the world (in the US we have pulled artists from the “most violent cities in the US”) will be released throughout the year. 26% of any proceeds earned will be directly donated to 26 different causes around the world including the Sandy Hook Elementary School families of victims through #GNATION missions http://www.gnationcrown.com . All of the tracks will be available on ITunes & Amazon for .99 each as well as for free on multiple websites. This track is our form of expressing that we demand change. We are speaking up, we are speaking out, we are standing together as the people of God….no matter how imperfect we may be or differences we may have. Enough is enough. We stand rich, we stand poor, we stand right, we stand wrong… BUT WE STAND.
I urge you to stand for something. Be Blessed, -QTP
7th Trumpet “26Project” Watch on Utube : http://youtu.be/–pGEKMCZ6c
7th Trumpet on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/battlegrowndentertainment/the-7th-trumpet
Support on iTunes: Grand Giovanni – 7th Trumpet (feat. QueenTheProphet) – Single – http://itun.es/i6JM95W #iTunes
Battlegrownd Entertainment #OPERATIONREVOLUTION
Presents: The Hip-Hop Apocalypse #2013
7th Trumpet GRAND GIOVANNI @_grandgiovanni QUEENTHEPROPHET @queentheprophet
Executive Producer: BRANDON HEAT @iambrandonheat GRINDHOUSE Ent.
Connecticut Blows the 7th Trumpet 1/14/13
#OPERATIONREVOLUTION is our personal belief God 1st, change the game, spread the wealth. We believe in the roots of the creation of hip-hop when it was known as poetry that told the story of our lives. Hip-hop was hope that people living in poverty could make it. Now being much more commercialized, Battlegrownd Entertainment along with its artists & affiliates are dedicated to an uproar in the underground music community to take back what rightfully belongs to us, our music with an actual message.
Release dates & other information about the “7th Trumpet 26 Project” will be continuously available throughout the year at queentheprophet.com, facebook.com/battlegrowndentertainment and via Twitter @battlegrowndent @battlegrownd. Each release will be exclusivley available first via thrilla.info @thrilla_ssn (Skyye Scrapper Nation)
7th Trumpet 26 Project Creation FULL STORY:
On December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut became a household name after one of the most disgusting violent acts ever heard of took place. 20 children and 6 adults lost their lives.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/index.html
The beat for the 7th Trumpet (Arabic Money, Brandon Heat) was originally intended to be part of a beat package submitted to Redman while he was shopping around for producers via Twitter… the email kept bouncing back.
The 7th Trumpet was then scheduled to be recorded at 9:30 p.m. 12/14/12, 3 days prior. The song was originally intended to be released as part of Battlegrownd Entertainment #OPERATIONREVOULTION “Hip-Hop Apocalypse” 2013 theme. Battlegrownd Entertainment Founder/CEO Queentheprophet said “I almost chickened out of recording until I heard about the shooting. We went to the studio that night with heavy hearts but we knew that the message in the music we were making needed to be heard. The “7th Trumpet 26 Project” was born.”
The original version of the track (CT blows the trumpet 1/14/13) features Battlegrownd Entertainment recording artist Grand Giovanni (@_grandgiovanni) who released his solo début mix tape “Life On Mars” 10/31/12. http://www.datpiff.com/Grand-Giovanni-Life-On-Mars-mixtape.411509.html and the first appearance of Battegrownd Entertainment Founder/CEO Queen the Prophet (@queentheprophet queentheprophet.com). This track was produced by Brandon Heat (@iambrandonheat) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alienation/ who is currently working on his sophmore album.
Hell Razah 2 @heavenrazah Living After Death
Chron Smith, better known by his stage name Hell Razah. He is best known as a member of Sunz of Man, an early affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan. Also known as Heaven Razah, Razah Rubiez, El Raziel
Born (1976-10-01) October 1, 1976
Origin Red, New York
Genres: Underground Hip-Hop
Years active 1994–present
Labels: Baby Grande Records Nature Sounds
Hell Razah Music Inc.
Legion of D.O.O.M.
Wu Music Group Associated Acts Sunz of Man, Black Market Militia, T.H.U.G. Angels, Maccabeez, Blue Sky Black
Razah is rumored to have suffered a brain aneurysm in April 2010. He was quick to recover and continue recording. He came to adopt the moniker Heaven Razah. { @heavenrazah via Twitter }
Easter, 2013 Razah released “Living After Death” currently available for purchase via iTunes {see link below}
Star of the New Esquire Network’s first documentary film, Freestyle 101: The Movie¸ alongside NY battle MC Iron Solomon and LA art-rapper Open Mike Eagle. The film is a 90-min look at art and struggle in hip hop, using freestyling as an analogy of living life on the edge. It also stars Ice-T, RZA, The Game, Fat Joe, Del, Mobb Deep, MOP, Cypress Hill, Sean Kingston, Prodigal Sunn, RA the Rugged Man, and many more. Freestyle 101: The Movie will hit film festivals, the web, VOD, and elsewhere this summer.
Now fam….You all know I don’t co-sign a thing unless I believe in it & the filter that came with my mouth is broken. This one though? SUPPORT this project & download via iTunes #QueenCertified – QTP
NEWEST PRESS ARTICLES FEATURING HELL RAZAH:
TEC!: CHECK OUT THE LATEST ON QUEEN THE PROPHET. THE HYPE IS ON! http://liveforentertainment.blogspot.com/2013/04/check-out-latest-on-queen-prophet-hype.html?spref=tw …
Go to #itunes and get Hell Razah @heavenrazah new album #livingafterdeath and check out the #interview… http://instagram.com/p/YAfeWkn_DH/ via Siren Song Radio
FOLLOW ON TWITTER @HEAVENRAZAH OR @RAZAH_RUBIEZ http://www.redhookhouses.com
NEW MUSIC! by PHYSCOROCK @fuimstoned CRUNK IT OR JUNK IT!
Physcorock (Huston, TX) is a 12-year veteran emcee that has not yet been heard outside of Huston. Battlegrownd Entertainment CEO @Queentheprophet added Physcorock (aka 211 My N*gga no gang relation) to the #OPERATIONREVOLUTION Roster in October, 2012. The 211 reference is NO GANG affiliation. Physcorock says “The term 211 means armed robbery. I use that because the industry is full of commercial rappers who make a mockery of life and a lifestyle of people who actually lived it trying to make it. I know that I’m very graphic & detailed in my music, but I’m willing to go there by force because it’s real. I’ll never go commercial. I have so much respect for artists like Bone Thugs, 2Pac, Biggie, & Tech-9 because they weren’t afraid to spit real s***. I’ve only come to make music. I’ve been making music since the 8th grade and with or without a label, I’d still make it.” Physcorock debut world-wide release project “ANIMAL” is part of the Battlegrownd Entertainment #HipHopApocalypse 2013.
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @fuimstoned @physcorock211
Listen to MUDSLIDE & VOTE!
http://soundcloud.com/battlegrowndentertainment/physcorock-mudslide
LOVE MUDSLIDE? On iTunes & Amazon! Download Now!
https://itunes.apple.com/album/mudslide-single/id614679694?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo%3D1
Mudslide [Explicit] Physcorock | Format: MP3 Music
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BPT5PK0/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dWAurb1XBFJ0C via @amazon
NEW MUSIC from @toughjunkie
Tough Junkie – Missing
Artist: Tough Junkie
Title: Missing
Label: Pool Of Genius Records
The circumstances which preceded Tough Junkie’s manifestation remain unclear. From the information that is available it has been determined that a culmination of frustrated mental energies and unrecognized talent created the perfect storm for his emergence. So it is said that his birth occurred in a high school cafeteria, but there is much more to the story that only a few notable scholars have been able to decipher from his lyrics, unfortunately they soon perished leaving the world still unsure of how this juggernaut’s origin came about.
Throughout Junkie’s life, music has been his outlet, lifeblood, inspiration and focus. In the late 90’s he became fascinated with beat production, initiating him well beyond music appreciation and fascination and redirecting him towards creation and experimentation. Without access to a computer, Junkie filled in the missing pieces by incorporating two dual cassette players and a Sony Walkman in what he later found out was a technique referred to as “Pause Breaking”. Continually stumbling upon commonly used and sophisticated production techniques, his infatuation with creating music grew exponentially. Realizing the importance of music in his life, he continued to educate himself and became familiar with the technological and structural aspects of production. Although his love of music has no ideology and takes no residence in a single genre, his own talent and creativity expresses itself through Hip Hop. From the very basics to the sophisticated specifics, every detail oriented to music that he has studied encompasses the styles he learns, the technology he incorporates, and the music he absorbs continually throughout his life.
Spanning over a decade from the beginning of his journey until now, with 48 albums in his past, this release has a home at Pool Of Genius Records. With international exposure, there is hope for a struggling scene that has endured some of the most detrimental setbacks and obstacles that a collective, in its infancy, can be presented with.
We are proud to present to you his EP, “Missing.” Junkie gladly takes the role of humble ambassador eagerly carrying the duty to bring the credit that is due to his birthplace and to the Hip Hop genre as a whole.
Tough Junkie would like to apologize in advance for the mental reprogramming that entails the continued replaying of his oscillating styles, philosophical story telling and unconventional production you won’t find on TV or the radio.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/missing/id594220223
http://www.sonicbids.com/toughjunkie
http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Tough-Junkie/dp/B00BEMOYXC
Get On Some Soul- Video
http://toughjunkie.bandcamp.com/
QueenTheProphet.com 