ZION I-THE SEARCH & THE SEIZURE MIXTAPE

Listen up y'all. I know it's been awhile since this blog has brought the freshness to you, but we here at Universatile Music (UM) have been grinding hard through our big fall lineup. Now in order to make up for our Internet absence I figured I'd make the return post a real heater. Well lucky for me, and ultimately you, on Halloween and the night following I had the chance to once again work with my friends in ZION I as they toured through AZ with The Mighty Underdogs.

So at this point I'm sure you're dying to know how my time with Zumbi and Amp Live translates to good holiday tiding for you. Well as it turns out, a little over a week ago I received an email from Amp alerting me that they're dropping a new Free Mix Tape called The Search & The Seizure

Now in the email he had asked if I could "spread it around to my folks." Well here's where you all get lucky because I consider each and every reader of this blog to be my folks. This gem of a mixtape features exclusive verses from heavyweights such as Del the Funkyhomosapien, Mickey Factz, Rakaa (of Dilated Peoples), Talib Kweli, Santogold, The Grouch, Codany Holiday, K.Flay, and more!!!

So give thanks to the Bay Area for spawning such creative producers and mc's and DOWNLOAD by clicking the link below...
Zion I - The Search & The Seizure Mixtape

SIDE A - The Search

1.
Alien MC's
2.
The Rebel
3.
Paper Thick
Featuring Rakaa Iriscience
and Richie Cunning
4.
Til tha Breakadawn
Featuring Codany Holiday
5.
Rawww
Featuring Mr.Davin,
Deuce Eclipse, and Bambu
6.
Gotsta Chill
(Temperature RMX)
Featuring Talib Kweli
7.
All Tha Jazz Interlude
Produced by Headnodic
Horns by Adam Theis
8.
Push the Button
Produced by Sean Christian
9.
The Choice Jump Off

SIDE B - The Seizure

1.
Juicy Juice
2.
How Does It Feel
Featuring KFlay and
Del the Funky Homosapien
3.
Mama Told Me
Produced by Beat Camp
4.
MGMT vs MGMT
Featuring Mickey Factz
5.
The D Interlude
6.
Santogold One RMX
Featuring The Grouch
7.
Weird Fishez
Featuring Young Duece
8.
Fight for the Right
(Muse RMX)

ALSO CHECK OUT: http://www.zionicrew.com/takeovertv/

Kid Cudi - free mixtape download

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Hip hop hasn’t evolved drastically in some time, and with all the new comers making catchy and infectious records for a quick ring tone sell, there’s a lack of creativity in hip hop and the focus is more about how many units can be sold. Every generation a few new artist’s come forth with something to set a pace for a whole new sound and vibe–this time around, the midwest delivers another innovative artist to break down barriers and set trends. K.i.D CuDi’s music can only be described as the next level of music in our generation and for generations to come. Cudi (originally from Cleveland, Ohio, but spent the last 3 years living in Brooklyn) fuses alternative rock, hip hop and occasionally R & B, to form feel good and emotionally conscious records. His content is filled with witty explanations about himself and his lifes journeys, with a twist of story telling scenerios.His first single “Day N Nite” is nothing more than a conscious awareness record about his faults and how he deals with them. “I’m sure everyone has been in at least one or two of the scenerios I mentioned in “Day N Night”. It was a record designed to let the people out there know—hey, we all have issues. But there’s ways to get through and there’s always a brighter day ahead filled with answers to the toughest situations; we all get lonely sometimes, its life.” With every record, especially “Day N Nite”, CuDi vows to put his heart into each record, so after hearing each song you can feel like you actually know him. “People like records they can relate to, even if you can’t relate to something I speak about, you’ll at least understand my mind, I won’t lose anyone. Even if they haven’t walked in my shoes, they’ll feel me for me.”

Funnyiest Youtube Video out right now...

Furious Styles Crew 15th year Anniversary October 23rd-26th 2008

Furious Styles Crew just announced their 15th year Anniversary party on the weekend of October 23rd-26th 2008.
Mark Your ca lander now! here is some dope footie to hold you over..

Furious Styles Crew 14th Ann Trailer!
Styles hd trailer


B-Boy Miracles Killin it


Furious Styles With Drunken Immortals at the "Hot Concrete" cd Release party


B-Boy House Killin it


Odin Rock Killin It

RZA, Founding Member of The Wu-Tang Clan, Live in Arizona

So since we have That Gza "Liquid Swords" show coming up in September, I figured we should drop some RZA footie on ya'll in case u missed his AZ shows that just passed. Here is Rza performing a few Wu-Tang Classics live in AZ...

Rza performs "Shimmy Shimmy Ya'll" by Ol Dirty Bastard, Live in Phoenix, AZ


Rza Performs "4th Chamber" off the classic album, "Liquid Swords" live in Phoenix, AZ


Rza Performs "Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuttin To Fuck With" Live in Tucson, AZ


Rza Performs "4th Chamber" off the classic Gza album, "Liquid Swords" Live in Tucson, AZ

DJ A-Trak "Me & My Sneakers" Feat. Lupe Fiasco & Kid Cudi

Dj A-Trak aka KanYe West's DJ is releasing a Nike assisted album titled: A-Trak - Running Man: Nike + Original Run.
Lupe Fiasco was scheduled to appear on the album but due to clearance problems didn’t make it. HOWEVER, up & come-ah Kid Cudi replaced him on the track.

here is the Original version that couldn't get clearance...
DOWNLOAD and LISTEN - A-Trak "Me and My Sneakers" Feat. Lupe Fiasco

here is the version that made it on the Album...
DOWNLOAD and LISTEN - A-Trak "Me and My Sneakers" Feat. Kid Cudi

Creative Recreation

Creative Recreation was officially launched in Orange County, California in the Fall of 2002. The founders of Creative Recreation noticed a huge void in the footwear market. Everyone was offering either dress shoes to be worn with a suit or athletic inspired sneakers that were considered unacceptable at most formal functions.

Footwear for young professionals with style was no where to be found. Finally, two long time friends, who were already enjoying successful careers in the footwear industry, decided they would be the ones to change the game. Realizing that this generation was not going to follow in the same footsteps as the one before, Creative Recreation began their own journey. They realized early on, that being successful in today's world economy did not require wearing a suit and tie. It was just the opposite. This generation is in control of its destiny. This generation is more creative and certainly more inventive in terms of recreation; thus the stylish sneaker was born.



*** FYI - UNO has about 10 pairs of these jammies in his closet... :)

Daedelus - Love To Make Music To

Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts) in Santa Monica, Alfred better known as Daedelus wanted to be an inventor growing up as a kid, a sentiment that led to him choosing this artistic moniker (in Greek mythology Daedalus was known as an inventor, although Weisberg-Roberts also cites the character Stephan Daedelus in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as well as the ship in the Japanese cartoon Robotech as equally valid reasons for his selection) when he decided to begin releasing his own work. Now In a time of redefinition of what it means to be a DJ and performer, Daedelus has been proposing a style of live performance of intricate live-sequencing of original sounds, thick layering of sampled loops from diverse sources, and a bit of spice and magic all piped through a custom-built magic box called the Monome. His compositions are journeys and his sense for texture and sound mining are broad and fantastical.


Love To Make Music To, Released on Ninja Tune Records, is one of the most impressive electronic releases this year. It's all over the place, and in a good way. There's great touches of hip-hop, smooth beats for the dance floor, intense moments of multi-layered ambiance, and a whole bag of tricks that make this Daedelus’ best and most playfully accessible album yet.

DOWNLOAD & LISTEN - Daedelus - Touchtone (feat. Paperboy and Taz)
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN - Daedelus - My Beau (feat. Paperboy & Erika Rose)

Here is Video Interview with Daedelus


Here is Daedelus live at the Low End Theory in Los Angeles, CA


LINKS
www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling

Upper Playground - Adidas Originals

Upper Playground is releasing an exclusive sneaker series with Adidas Originals. The new shoe line features four signature designs from fine artists Sam Flores, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, and hip hop artist Aesop Rock. Beginning July 17, 2008, Upper Playground will release a new sneaker every Thursday. Each sneaker design will be available for sale at Upper Playground retail stores and online at beginning at 8 am PST. Each pair of sneakers will retail for $150.00. LIMITED QUANTITY'S!

Today! Upper Playground releases the first of four collaboration with Adidas Originals. This debut launch will feature the works of Herbert Baglione, a Sao Paulo-based artist who has won recognition in his homeland of Brazil as well as Latin America and Europe. Known for his paradoxical subjects of individuality, death, and the paths we choose in lives, Baglione cleverly express these in bold black patterns on white background. “My sneaker design expresses my personal taste in shoes. I don’t like colorful tennis shoes that are full of designs or anything that I feel is more than necessary. I believe being simple ends up being more challenging,” stated Baglione. The UUpper Playground x Adidas Originals - Herbert Baglione sneaker will be available in limited number at Upper Playground online stores and retail locations starting this Thursday, July 17th, at 9 am PT.


Shots out to Jenny B from X-Large Clothing for the heads up on the sneakers.

Grip Grand - "Brokelore"

Bay Area MC/PRODUCER GRIP GRAND Made some noise in the Hip-Hop scene with his Underground Gem "Poppin Pockets" Dj's all across the US and Europe grabbed that song and played the shit outta it. Including Me haha. Grip is back with his new LP "Brokelore" which brings that Bay Area Fire (Non Hyphy Folks) Spitting like i have grown to love. You can Usually see Grip running around town wit the REC LEAGUE RECORDS cats or with his homie bay area mc, RITCHIE CUNNING you'll hear more about him in a later post. But peep the tracks, if ya feelin it. Go out and swoop up "Brokelore" so my man Grip can get another cheese burger value meal..



DOWNLOAD & LISTEN Grip Grand - Poppin Pockets
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN Grip Grand - 96 tears MF Shalam mix
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN Grip Grand - Showtime (Thats Entertainment)

LINKS
www.myspace.com/gripgrand
www.routinefly.com

ArtDontSleep Presents: "From LA With Love"

Art Don't Sleep Presents "From LA With Love", a collection of new music from LA's most ingenious, original electronic producers, creating an exceptional record that is not only amazing musically, but is a true reflection of a brand new underground music scene. Also featured in the CD is one piece of visual art per song that represents the visual art interpretation of the song that inspired it.

It is rare that movements come along that are as prolific as what is occurring in Los Angeles today. From Greenwich Village and San Francisco in the 60s, to the blues movement of Chicago, to the country movement of Nashville, each era marked a change in music and a change in the arts overall. The new movement now resides in The City of Angels.




Tracklisting
01. From Leaf to Feather - Night Sun
02. Nobody presents: Blank Blue - All the Shallow Deep
03. Sound Directions - Wildflower
04. Tarek "Dj Dusk" Captan - Let me know
05. A Race of Angels - Just Begin
06. Adventure Time - This Dome Is Our Home
07. Nathan Yell - Goodbye
08. Coleman - No Strings Attached
09. Computer Jay feat. The Gray Kid - 1000 Fold
10. Exile - In The Night 22
11. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Killa Peach
12. Flying Lotus - It's A Secret
13. Take feat. Gaby Hernandez - Walk Away
14. Yesterdays New Quintet - I Remember John Coltrane
15. The Gaslamp Killer feat. Gonjasufi - Kobwebs
16. Free Moral Agents - Sound At Sea
17. Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Nag Champa


DOWNLOAD & LISTEN - Exile - In The Night
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN - Nathan Yell - Goodbye

View Gaslamp Killers Video - Kobwebs

LINKS
myspace.com/fromlawithlove
myspace.com/artdontsleep

To Die For Clothing

To Die For Clothing is run by 2 brothers, Jason and Josh Welsher out of Costa Mesa, CA. They Combine Traditional Tattoo art with Graffiti. Jason Bringing the Tattoo Flavor, and Josh Bringing the Graff Styles. To Die For has an Impressive list of Sponsored bands, including Underoath, Dear and Departed, and Bleeding Through.

Here is a few styles from their catalogue.

MENS

WOMENS






LINKS
Website - ToDieForClothing.com
Myspace - myspace.com/todieforclothing

Little Stevie Wonder - Finger Tips

Stevie Wonder was born prematurely, which caused him to be blind, on May 13, 1950. He took up piano at age 7, and had mastered it by age 9. He taught himself to play the harmonica and the drums, and had mastered both by age ten. Wonder also learned to play the bass during his early years at Motown. Motown founder Berry Gordy signed him at age 11, impressed by his many musical talents. At the age of thirteen, he had a major hit, "Fingertips (Pt. 2)", a 1963 single taken from a live recording of a Motor Town Revue performance, issued on the album, "Recorded Live-Little Stevie Wonder, The 12 Year-Old Genius". The song, featuring Wonder on vocals, bongos, and harmonica, and a young Marvin Gaye on drums, was a #1 hit on the U.S. pop and R&B charts and launched him into the public consciousness.



DOWNLOAD & LISTEN - Little Stevie Wonder - Fingertips

Live Video of Little Stevie Wonder "Finger Tips"

If you don't know... You Better ask somebody!

Im jus saying though. I hope ya'll realize this is not gonna be a typical rap show. This cat is gonna do His Classic album "Liquid Swords" in its entirety. Classic Show AZ please don't sleep and get your tickets in advance cause this will sell out!

Outasight - Radio New York

These days its real hard to get away with singing in underground hip hop. It really hasn't been pulled off that much. In Commercial Hip-Hop its been pulled off and is now pretty much a staple in a hit song. Enter OUTASIGHT from New York, New York. While shopping his first Ep "Employee Of The Year" he was told he was good, but not good for the radio. So he decided to make his album, The Radio. "Radio New York" is a great album pulling off Mc'ing and Singing on an underground Album, Yet still grabbing that Commercially Sounding Audience at the same time. He made the smart move in making both his EP, And new Album FREE downloads on Blogs and Myspace. Good move for an upcoming artists trying to establish themselves.

Here is 2 tracks to Listen and Download off "Radio New York"
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN Outasight- Good Evening(Dream Big)
DOWNLOAD & LISTEN Outasight- Something To Talk About

And if ya feeling those songs...
DOWNLOAD FULL ALBUM Outasight - Radio New York



Here is a Interview from Outasight on Crack Distribution Radio

Emerg McVay

From fresh off the hardrive to you comes two downloads from the Chi-town born, AZ resident, Emerg McVay. This powerhouse MC is a seasoned veteran who's versatility has awarded him the opportunity to tour with the likes of Eminem and D12 with his hard hitting group Bionic Jive, all the while holding down the the master of ceremonies position at the world famous Blunt Club for the last 6 years. When he's not handing out blunts to b-boys or making sure that the real hip hop remains "over here" he can most likely be found in the the studio creating thought provoking street anthems as a solo artist. See some of y'all don't know that, and that's why I'm here. From his upcoming release "The Receipt" dropping 9-11-08, we got a couple advance bangers for you.

Listen and Download
Feel Me
The Delorian

Mama Clothing - Women's Streetwear

Mama Clothing is a womens streetwear Clothing company. They have recently teamed up with Adidas on some Limited Pro Model Sneakers and New Era Hat, The "Pro Mama" they said they wanted to make a mens style sneaker in small lady sizes and the Hat to match, they wanted to create something different for the ladies. Here is the Pro Mama

Here is a few Mama womens T's



www.MamaClothing.com

Josh One - Los Angeles, CA

Josh One is On the verge of releasing a new full length album,"Tolerance". Josh One is A founding member of the California based collective, Abstract Workshop, and rockin shows and studios in SoCal and abroad for over 10 years, Josh One has worked with many music icons, such as J Dilla, Common, Sean Paul, Imani (Pharcyde), Mystic, Myka 9, and Blu to name a few. His new album "TOLERANCE" will be released in the next few weeks. Recently he said he was finishing up some mixes on it and is looking foward to the release. Here is a few tracks Mr. Hyder picked out for you to peep, and keep an eye out for "Tolerance"

DOWNLOAD - Josh One Playlist
Josh one Play List
01 - What Id Say - Ray Charles (Josh One Rmx)
02 - GO - Common (Josh One Rmx)
03 - After Hours - Josh One feat. Myka 9
04 - Gimme More (Riddim) - Josh One
05 - Sound Bwoy Connection feat. Black Shakespeare
06 - Step To This feat. Blu
07 - Narrow Path - Josh One

Shots out to Mr. Hyder for the Music and words.

Lerks - The Hyphy Libre!

Since I jus posted my MONSTER MASH CD, I figure now is a perfect time to shed some light on my homie LERKS who did the Artwork for my mix cd. Lerks has a dope Nu Skool style with real Bright colors, tatooed monsters, and libre fighters.

Here is the original artwork for the MONSTER MASH CD.

This is a Skateboard Deck LERKS did for a skate deck show in 2008, the deck is called "Purple Stuff" we smokin purple stuff ya'll! haha

This is a Commission peace LERKS did for KID SISTER

This one is fun too. Monsters, Knitting, and Donuts rule!

Pickster One - Monster Mash

PICKSTER ONE released his "Monster Mash" CD in December at the CRUSHER SOUND SYSTEM premier party. Here is the entire album available for download and listen track by track. Its a mix of old and new music, mixed and mashed into 1 ball of fun.. ENJOY!

JB Classics

Peep out the new JB Classics at www.Suite2206.com. They have some fresh colors and styles to match that new T-Shirt you jus bought.

OPIO

ENJOY

Adidas Superskate "Sieben"

These cats nailed it wit the brown, orange, and cream color combo. I have some Superskate's and they are most comfy. We Sold Out has 6 Pairs left in limited sizes if you dont mind a lil over seas shipping.