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Mr. Fish Unleashes his “Crazy Machine”

Posted by Beko in Blog, News, albums, artists | June 24th, 2010

When the gritty Rhodes makes it way through the speakers, you suddenly realize that you are not just listening to any standard hip-hop track. The beat on Mr. Fish’s new LP’s title track “Crazy Machine” stands out from the pack with the real instruments and the unconventional manner in which they are arranged. Then the lyrics and rhymes take over and bring you into the twisted world in which this eccentric artist spends much of his time. While I wouldn’t want to live there, it is an exciting place to visit. We anxiously anticipate the album’s arrival that is scheduled for July 4th, one day following his headlining performance at Lenny’s in Atlanta.

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“Illuminated Animals” on the loose

Posted by Beko in Blog, News, albums, artists | November 30th, 2009

I caught up with 4-ize at Studio 8 where he was shooting his video for “Classic Example”, track 1 off his hot new release “Illuminated Animals” (over 1200 downloads in the first week!). Click here if you haven’t downloaded it yet.

When I finally got a chance to ask 4-ize some questions, the first logical one to come to mind was, “What species makes the best lover?” “I think llamas make the best lovers.” 4-ize answered enthusiastically. “Michael Jackson knew what he was doing… he kept a llama on the Neverland ranch. Llamas make the best lovers, for real, on my mamma.” After hearing his album, I can’t knock beastiality any more, not at all.  What ever it takes to inspire an artist to make real hip-hop at this high level of quality is cool by me.

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Rita J knows how we want it

Posted by Beko in News, albums | November 22nd, 2009

“You want it Dirty and Grimy, underground slimy. You know where to find me, soakin’ up the rhyme, G.”  That’s how she starts her verse for “16 bars of gold” and she gives us exactly that with the release of her debut solo album, “Artist Workshop”. It was put out on an independent label called All Natural Inc. with whom she has been involved since 2002. Her smooth rhymes and street sexy flow suits the superior production that keeps the album bangin’ throughout.  If you want a “Taste of Chicago” no need to go any further.  With the help of collaborators, including Guilty Simpson, and Rashid Hadee, she delivers an essence that will please that real hip-hop lover’s musical palate with a tasty mid-west flavor.

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