Posts Tagged ‘Ekundayo’

The Famishment of Ekundayo

Posted by Beko in Blog, News, artists | November 28th, 2009

Ekundayo the Mountain Liun first came to the beat studies lab in 2007 to record his verse for the first “16 bars of gold”.  He seemed exhausted from lack of calories and was anxious to get the session over with so he could go get some food. However, in one glorious take, he came to life and dropped one of the illest verses ever to grace the diaphragm of my AKG condenser microphone. Take a listen…

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He is back with another hot 16 freestyle on Vol.2 that is a reminder of what raw, stripped down, lyrical hip-hop really is.

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16 BARS OF GOLD VOL. 2 MC listing

Posted by Beko in 16 bars of gold, Blog | October 11th, 2009

Here it is folks, the official MC list for the most anticipated mixtape of the year. The group is extremely diverse in terms of background and style, but there is at least one thing they all have in common on this follow-up to last year’s release: Talent. In the words of one of our featured artists, Senor Kaos, “Swagger is nothing, talent is everything”. We tried to keep that in mind as we invited over 30 of Atlanta’s finest MCs to bless the wax pressed beats dropped live in the studio by the very talented, DJ Dainja. The master is finished, the cds are in duplication, and the anticipation is building.

The continuing concept of this mixtape is as follows: Combining the old definition of a mixtape (live DJ mixing) with the new idea (MC’s spitting over various beats). “16 Bars of Gold.” After all, the 16 bar verse… is the measure of every MC’s worth.

Here is the official list of lyrical artists that will be featured on 16 Bars of Gold Vol. 2…

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A3C Friday night at the 529

Posted by Beko in A3C Hip Hop Festival, Blog, News | October 5th, 2009

Early in the evening I stopped by the Blue Frog Cantina to catch the listening party for The Fresh’s “Ziplock Tight” listening party. Shot-J and Mic Masters (SHOUTS TO DAINJA!) had some copies on hand of their latest release and were generous enough to break me off with a copy. After one listen, I am sold. It holds up to the quality we’ve come to expect from these artists. If you like interesting well spit lyrics and unique beat production with top shelf sound quality, this is a cd that belongs in your collection.

A bit later, I posted up at the table in the front of this hot spot, 529, with some good friends and watched the steady stream of hip-hop traffic flow in and out of this rustic venue. The event, promoted by MOJO Swagger was called “I wear the crown”. There were DJs, beat boxers and dance crews b-boy quic & Funk Lordz doing their thing as the featured artists trickled in. Throughout the evening there would be an ongoing MC battle for a prize package worth $2500. Continue Reading