EXILE X TEEKO || JAM SESSION BEFORE THE 4ONEFUNKTION (VIA OKAYPLAYER)

Yeah boy! Our very own Teeko getting some OkayPlayer love! Peep the little freestyle sesh with the homies Exile and Teeko getting down pre-show steez.

Exile x Teeko Impromptu Jam Session - Elbo Room (SF) from Dirty Science on Vimeo.

Dream Day 2010!

A tribute to one of the Bay's finest, the Homie Mike Dream, Rest in Power.

Davinci feat. Kaz Kyzah & R.O.D.

As DaVinci continues to prepare for the March 9th release of his official debut album, The Day The Turf Stood Still, the rising Fillmore talent is dropping another pre-album song, "Real N*ggaz." Featuring a guest verse Kaz Kyzah, formerly one half of the duo The Team along with Clyde Carson, as well as production from up-and-coming Gary, Indiana beatsmith Kris Styles and singer ROD. The message of the song, drawing from the track's title, finds DaVinci and his fellow artists speaking on character issues. But rather than petty finger-pointing, in DaVinci's own style, he spends his verses in lyrical confrontation against, as he calls it, "The saturation of superficial, dishonest, and redundant content in the streets, media, and politics." DaVinci's lyrics contrast the beat's soul sample, as the song combines sped up vocal samples and DaVinci's raspy baritone as he raps, "Since Jigga ain't my bigger brother, and 9th Wonder ain't my Little Brother/ I don't sit and wonder how I'm fin to get on/ I just shit on, the phlegm on, any track I spit on." Indeed, and with forthcoming videos and singles from The Day The Turf Stood Still on the way, if DaVinci's warning doesn't quite resonate yet... it will.
DaVinci's The Day The Turf Stood Still will be available for free download March 9th via SWTBRDS Creative Collective.
DaVinci - Real Niggaz Ft. Kaz Kyzah & R.O.D. (Remix) [Prod. Kris Styles] by SWTBRDS

J-DILLA TRIBUTE T-SHIRT :: FROM THE HOMIES @ STABLABS.com

My good homie Ratha reppin' www.stablabs.com put out an art collection of the fallen musical icons of our generation. Seeing as Dilla was one of the most influential producers of our time, he was one of the people covered in Ratha's project. Peep the freshness!



Go here for more details on how to pick one of these bad boys up!

Gold Coin X CLOUT MAGAZINE "Fuck the Buff"

In the upcoming issue of CLOUT Magazine, they decided to sit down with Gold Coin brand director Three to get some insight on the Bay Area-based brand. In honor of the issue’s feature, CLOUT and Gold Coin teamed up to release a special edition t-shirt box set. Each set includes a t-shirt, boldly titled “Fuck The Buff”, packaged in a custom made box featuring both brands’ logos over a pattern of buff marks and paint drips. The set also includes a sticker pack, with stickers from both brands, and a Rusto fat cap. Each set comes hand numbered and is limited to 100 of each colorway, black and white. Available now via the CLOUT Magazine online store below:
APPAREL: MENS | CLOUT MAGAZINE

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Freshly Dipped: Davinci "It's On Me"

Sweetbreads Creative Collective is back with another offering: Davinci "The Day the Turf Stood Still". The Fillmore MC hooks up with the Drums & Ammo production crew (Al Jieh,6 Fingers, Ammbush) to create a soundtrack to the gritty streets of San Francisco. Peep "It's on Me", a intro to Davinci.

Jake One & FreeWay "Stimulus Package" Package

Rainy Day Beat Chop

So the homie Ammbush lightweight called me out the other day on my visit to the SWTBRDS broadcast about my lack of posts on the FFF blog. He's right, I don't post enough over here. So I'm gonna try and change that in the coming weeks, and I'm gonna start with a little beat chop I did recently at the crib. I gave this a try at the SWTBRDS broadcast but I have a feeling it didn't exactly come out the way I planned it, so I wanted to set it straight. This is what it was supposed to sound like! Big ups to the homie Ammbush, Al Jieh, DaVINCI, and 24KMilkcrate.com.

Help Haiti Now

The world was startled today, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, and was felt in The Dominican Republic as well. They are estimating hundreds dead, and millions of people effected. Haiti is already the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Please help Haiti if you can by visiting The Red Cross or Wyclef's Yéle Haiti. You can help by donating as little as five dollars, or by texting yele to 501501 or "haiti" to 90999

Dusty Fingers: Mayer Hawthorne

Mayer Hawthorne's Dusty Fingers from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

Strong Arm Steady feat. Sick Jacken "Pressure"

The Sicko Sick Jacken & Strong Arm Steady get busy over the Madlib produced "Pressure". The SAS/Madlib album "In Search of Stoney Jackson" is out now, CA all day!

Blackscale Woolrich Coat

Mega (HUF), and the folks over at the Blackscale brand have just re-stocked their Woolrich coat. The coat can be seen above, and if you're interested, we would suggest hitting them up soon, as they already solkd out once. See more on their blog. Blackscale also recently opened their first flagship store in their home city of San Francisco. Check out flicks of the new shop after the jump. If you're in the Bay Area and want to check them out, do so here:

Black Scale Flagship Store
55 Grant Ave., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

Video: Clipse Interview w/Thisis50

They reintroduce themselves and talk about their hit back in 2002 “Grindin”. They talk about what they learned from the music industry. They tallk about their mixtapes and how it lead into them starting their clothing line. Clipse also speak on their new album “Till The Casket Drops” and the production on the album. They break down how their music changed over the years and much more.

Mos Def working on his album "The Ecstatic"

This was actually one of my favorite albums of 2009, check it out.

Freshly Dipped: Rickie Smoska

Another Northern Cali MC in this weeks installment of Freshly Dipped, Rickie Smoska. Repping that 707 car, Young Smoska gets it in, produced by Coffee House Multimedia. The joint is called "I Grind", the anthem for 2010!

2 Turntables & a Microphone feat. Kurupt

West West!

Freestyle Fellowship Reunion!

Classic West Coast crew Freestyle Fellowship perform recently at a Project Blowed Tribute show at the Good Life in L.A.

So Cal?

I talk shit about Southern Cali because I lived there for 6 years and have a right to, but I also have a deep appreciation for its rich musical history. Now this joint might not be rich, but I learned to love modern soul music and dance my off to songs like this during my junior high days. I had this 12 inch a while back but lost it and am looking for another copy because the remix is dope too.

Holler if you got a copy and wanna trade.



This was on the 'South Central' soundtrack by the way, a very slept on movie that you should check out if you haven't already. As far as I know these guys never went anywhere - if anyone knows where the members strayed off to I would be very interested to know.

Album Download: They LA Soul

First pass on this and it's sounding pretty dope. Thanks @ Cosmo Baker for the heads up.

Check out their Bandcamp page and DL the album.

Reflection Eternal "The RE:Union Download"

Kweli and Hi-Tek kick the new year off with The RE:Union, a compilation of songs off their new album as well as classic joints.
zSHARE - REUnion.zip

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A Decade OF Flying Lotus

Dope producer gets tired of dealing with Rappers=Flying Lotus
Just a theory. Mixed by The Gaslamp Killer. Courtesy of the folks at Brainfeeder
A Decade… | Brainfeeder

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Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def - Just Begun

Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek’s Revolutions Per Minute is due out in February 2010. Props to Blacksmith.
UPDATE: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek also teamed up with Statik Selektah for the official Reflection Eternal mixtape. Drops on New Years Eve and will feature new joints off the album as well as unreleased RE joints and the classics.

Smoke Out Concert Highlight

Live from the "Amm Cam", I documented one of the high points (no pun intended) of the Smoke Out concert in San Bernardino.

Freshly Dipped: Moe Green

Peep Moe Green as he breaks down his love and the struggles that take place in his home town, Vallejo Ca. Keep an eye on Green, he's sure to make noise in 2010! C A all DAy! Track produced by Rob E

A Day in the Life of Neil Armstrong

Canadian retailer Ransom dropped this video this past weekend profiling New York native DJ Neil Armstrong. This serves as a peek into a day in his life, one where he has found himself the backing/tour DJ for Jay-Z, one of the biggest names in music. To call Neil a "Turntablist" or a "Mixtape DJ" would not reveal any substantial part of the story. Neil came up alongside the greats of the 90's New York DJ scene. These are folks that are often overlooked when people talk DJ culture; Guys like Rob Swift, J-Smoke, DJ Excess, Fat Fingaz, JS-1, DJ Supreme along with his own crew: The 5th Platoon.

SweetBreads Live & Direct on Just In TV!

Catch the Sweetbreads Creative Collective Label on www.Justin.com tonght at 8pm PST!
Sweetbreads artist Davinci and Ammbush break down their new releases, influences, and everything on the horizon. 4oneFunk's Teeko and Dj Strategy from DJ Art's Academy check in to give their insight on the DJ scene and everything poppn in the Bay Area, lock it in!

Souls Of Mischief: Top 10 MC's, GOAT discussion

Nio The Gift - Grateful - New Video

This is really good.

The Friday Five: Oh, Canada!

I've definitely made my share of Canada jokes over the years. Actually, I've made my share, your share, and her share of Canada jokes. You know, like how Canada is the US's largest national park. How it's America's hat. How they only recently got the Internet in their igloos. That sort of thing. But last week, I was up in the frozen tundra to do some DJing with m'man DJ Frame, and I gotta tell ya, Canada is freakin' great. That's not to say I won't still crack jokes on Canada, but just understand that they come from a place of love. So with that in mind, here are five ways Canada totally sons the States:


1. The people
Canadians are nice. Simple as that. They're really cool people (no, that's not a "Canada is cold" joke), always looking to help you out or hook you up or what have you. But they aren't nice in a smarmy, cloying way. It's just something that comes naturally to them. It's a wonderful thing that should be celebrated, even by cynics like me.

2. The crowds
The best way I can say it is that Canadians really appreciate music. They come to the club looking to dance, and they show a lot of love to DJs who can make that happen. Sure, they want to hear some hits, some familiar stuff, but they're so much more willing to let DJs take chances and go off the beaten path than American crowds are these days with their "I want to hear the exact same songs I listened to in my car on the way to the club" attitude. Americans: Learn from our northerly neighbors. It'll be so much more fun for everybody.

3. The DJ pay
If I did these exact same parties in the States, I would've made maybe--maybe--half as much money. Real talk.

4. The women
Canadian women are hot. Not much else to say about that.

5. The health care system
I didn't experience this firsthand (knock on wood), but c'mon. Our system is a freakin' mess. Theirs isn't perfect (how could any system be perfect?), but it's a hell of a lot better than ours. It makes sense, and it works; perhaps that's a by-product of the fact that Canada isn't as beholden to screaming right-wing crazies as the States are.

New Clash of the Titans Trailer

This might be corny. I had to post this because I'm a fan of the original jump off. It seems like the whole hype on the original was due to the fact that movie goers weren't used to seeing certain special effects, flying pegasus', medusa etc etc. We'll see what it do.