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What's up everyone,

Here is another new Hip-Hop mixtape of of Maintream & Independent joints from all over the world in the house with participation from your peoples, DJ Fusion, of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast & BlackRadioIsBack.com.

Shouts to my peoples Cal Repken (GateKeepers/DS Media) and Yung Steve (Slip-N-Slide DJs) for the cool collabo! :)

PLEASE give feedback, ratings, etc. on DatPiff.com when you download the tape and/or listen to it - it'll be really appreciated. :)

Yung Steve, Cal Repken & DJ Fusion Present: The Mad Scientist Chronicles

Tracklisting:

Part 1: Mixed By Yung Steve (Slip-N-Slide DJs)
1. Jay Scrilla - You Need To Chill
2. Rick Ross feat. Haitian Fresh - Boss Status
3. Whoa and Jay Montana - Give It To 'Em
4. Billy Danze (M.O.P.) - Godbless and Goodnight
5. Mr. Montana - Grippin' Grain
6. Truth feat. Young Jeezy - Let It Cook Slow
7. Prince of Haiti a.k.a. Lord Zoe - What I've Been Through
8. Haitian Fresh feat. Young Joc and Lil' Boosie - Goin' Joc
9. Big Koon & Hollywood - I'm Leanin'
10. Kimillion - Tick Tockin' (Killa Version)
11. Trina feat. Keyshia Cole - I Got A Thang For You

Part 2: Mixed By DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com)
12. Somong a.k.a. SO - Do It
13. Young'n - Seize The Grind
14. Stack Up - Ring The Alarm
15. Baby J feat. Bushwacka Innocent - So Fly
16. Stack Up - Head Out
17. Joe Jason - We Grind
18. Basiqs - Innocent
19. Flyboy Klick - Look Up
20. Intifada - Back For The First Time
21. Andreus Soul - Southern Girls
22. Webbz feat. Flo Rida - Helluva Day
23. Bushwakas - Money Zone

Yung Steve Official MySpace Page

Cal Repken/MSM LLC Official MySpace Page

DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com) Official MySpace Page

Much Love and Shout Outs To The:
Slip N Slide DJs/The Gate Keepers/Hustle Squad DJs/Future Star DJs/Lord Gang DJs/Thump Nation DJz/Wu-Tang Needlebreakerz And All DJ Crews & Individuals Supporting Quality Music!

The Knux are a music group of who do what they call "Garage-Hop" music.

Consisting of members Rah Almillio and Krispy Kream, this New Orleans crew of folks have been getting some shine via the independent music circut and various publications and outlets such as Complex Magazine and MTVU.

They've just been signed to Interscope Records under the Chic Freak/HHH imprint.

Give the songs a listen and check out the video...what do you all think? It's definitely a good take on the "rap/rock" sounds that isn't mad derivative and has a good groove.

The Knux - Cappachino

The Knux - Cappachino mp3 Download
The Knux - Cappachino RMX mp3 Download

The Knux Official MySpace Page

The February 12, 2008 release date of Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples From The Blue Note Lab album is going to be coming up pretty soon (check out our previous post about the album, the tracklisting and who sampled what in the Hip-Hop realm here), displaying some of the great jazz music from the Blue Note Records label that was sampled for quite a few classic Hip-Hop Music joints.

DJ & Turntablist J. Rocc From The World Famous Beat Junkies did a set for y'all to download for free mixing the original jazz tracks and the Hip-Hop music that came forth from them together to see what's good with the Black Music lineage - check it out below:

J Rocc From The World Famous Beat Junkies - Droppin' Science Mix

AND on top of that...

BlackRadioIsBack.com is providing you with more of the goodness: if folks want to get in a preview listen of the entire album, click here.

Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy!

Blue Note Records Official MySpace Page
Blue Note Records Official Website

Since MySpace has pretty much become an important part of music artists promoting themselves (if for no other reason, its free to setup something that looks decent and can play your music to the masses), BlackRadioIsBack.com and the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast has started going a weekly segment where we highlight eight music artists who do we personally feel are on point doing quality Black Music of various genres.

Folks over here are pretty much on MySpace every day checking artists out, but if you feel we're missing you, hit us up at the BlackRadioIsBack.com MySpace Page or at our e-mail at blackradioisback@gmail.com.

We have some sample music tracks from each BlackRadioIsBack.com MySpace 8 artist up on here now for folks to listen to - check out their MySpace pages for more cool joints and other information.

Here we go - hope you enjoy the music on here and can support these and other worthy music artists on the scene:

Kokayi
Genre: Hip-Hop/Jazz
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/kokayi

Washington, DC MC and Producer Kokayi's style is a crazy blend of Jazz and Hip-Hop fusion styles that he's had in the mix since his work with the crew Opus Akoben from it's formation through the Freestyle Union (the organization founded in 1994 by Toni Blackman and Monty Tafin) the 1990s.

Kokayi has worked with artists such as DJ/Producer Sharkey and C-Rayz Walz for their upcoming album release “Monster Maker” (Babygrande Records), Soul music singer Wayna and plenty of other folks.

He now as a great CD currently available called Mass Instructions on his label Pho13Music. Besides our favorite track from the Mass Instructions album, DCB, check out "Knowusmayne" and "Gamesteady" on his MySpace page for some quality bangers.

Kokayi - DCB

Hevewae
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/theundergroundbeast

Hevewae (a.k. Mr. DMV) is another Washington, DC area Hip-Hop MC who's music is in the realm of what is known in the region as Crank Muzik - what I look at as more 21st Century Forward Crunk Hip-Hop style of vibe. I've seen his releases, promotions and things out heavy while doing my travels around the DC Metro area and checked out the MySpace page.

The bro definitely has some energetic, tear the club up street Hip-Hop music going on that I think can fit in with any of the lastest Southern Hip-Hop joints on blast on the radio and video channels now and hopefully, this young bro can get signed and/or some solid distribution with someone who's quality to get the music out there to more of the masses.

Check out the "What It Do Moe" single featuring Babylon from this upcoming street album release in March 2008, "The Ill" to get a gauge on where folks are at that we chose here over at BlackRadioIsBack.com and also give a listen to "Hood Pride" on the MySpace page.

Hevewae feat. Babylon - What It Do Moe

Donnie
Genre: Soul
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/donniemusic

I personally been following Atlanta Soul artist and songwriter Donnie since he had the album release for his first insanely cool album The Colored Section on Giant Step records around 2001-2002 (it was re-released on Motown Records in 2003 and in my personal opinion, was promoted terribly by the label).

He has an old school soul vibe with his music (some folks I think would think of a Stevie Wonder or Donnie Hathaway), but he's definitely a modern day hard hitting topical brother with the things he talks about on his songs (everything from Hurricane Katrina, love, the "legal" drug industry, racism, etc.) and is able to balance that out with great grooves and not coming off as overly preachy.

Folks over here chose "Impatient People" from his latest album, The Daily News, to give a sample of his flavor of music - also check out "911" on Donnie's MySpage page.

Donnie - Impatient People

Spoonface
Genre: Electronica/Folk/Indie
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/spoonface1

UK Producer Spoonface has a focus on all kinds of Dance Music - Eletronica, House, Soul, Dub, Drum & Bass, Broken Beat and Nu-Jazz just to name a few genres.

Through his record label, FAADA (Forever And Always Diverse Appreciation), he puts out various releases by himself and other groups to span these Black Music genres for some quality "four on the floor" joints to get people on the floor to groove and shake off the wallflower syndrome that seems to happen to some heads in the club.

Check out this release from Spoonface feat. Baby below, "Nah Nah", and "See Me Now" and "Circus World" on his MySpage page.

Spoonface feat. Baby - Nah Nah

Traedonya
Genre: Trip Hop/Soul/Electronica
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/traedonya

France via New York City Music Artist Traedonya has a very extensive history in the realm of Black Music - from performing with jazz greats like Etta James to being a recording artist of the old school Hip-Hop Tuff City Records label and beginning member of the Blackwatch Movment and Hip-Hop crew the X-Clan.

Now, through her own company, Prohibition Entertainment, she is releasing some very interesting music joints that are a blend of Electronica, Soul and Rock music.

We chose the international single "Beloved" for folks to groove off of Traedonya's creativity. Also check out the live version of "Addicted" on the MySpace.

Traedonya - Beloved (Original UK Version)

Red
Genre: Rock/Glam/Pop Punk
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/redmusik

Red is a UK Rock trio formed in 2001 of lead vocalist and guitar player CoCo, bass player and vocalalist Luna and drummer Chi after a meeting among mutual friends.

They have shades of folks from Minnie Riperton to Led Zeppelin as musical influences, so you know that their music is going to be far from boring and ordinary.

BlackRadioIsBack.com chose Red's "Her" as a foundation to get where they are coming from with the music. On the MySpace page, "Reality" and "Kiss My PBA" are cool joints was well.

Red - Her

Cindy Blackman
Genre: Jazz/Experimental/Rock
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/cindyblackmanmusic

Cindy Blackman is a talented Rock, Funk and Jazz drummer who has officially worked, recorded and toured with famous Black Rock musician Lenny Kravitz since 1993 as well as session work with music artists such as George Benson, Angela Bofil, Al B. Sure, Jackie McLean, & Joss Stone amongst others.

She has done work with her own bands (9 in all) throughout the years, her latest being Music For The New Millennium.

Definitely not restrained by others definition of what Black Music should be, her solo work and collaborations with others is extremely varied and diverse.

Check out one of our favorite tracks, "The Three Van Goghs" below and "Call From The Ancestors" and "All I Want" to get an idea of Cindy Blackman's work.

Cindy Blackman - The Three Van Goghs

Stephcynie Curry
Genre: R&B/Rock
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/stephcyniecurry

Stephcynie Curry is an up and coming New York via Texas singer who has done background vocal work for artists such as Hidden Beach's Lina and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree In Jazz Vocals from the prestigious New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City.

This talented unsigned artist's vocal flows from Jazzy Soul to more hard edgy grooves and sounds. Hopefully though hard work and grind, we'll be seeing more of this young sister's work for the masses to hear in the future.

Check out one of our favorite tracks from Stephcynie, "Save My Love" - also check the great track "Struggle" on her MySpace page.

Stephcynie Curry - Save My Love

On Feburary 12, 2008, Blue Note Records will release the Droppin Science': Greatest Samples From The Blue Note Label LP collection (on both CD and vinyl for the DJ heads), which is going to display of some of the legendary jazz music label’s classic 1960s - 1970s jazz-funk tracks that were used as samples in some classic Hip-Hop and Soul songs from the 1980s to the present.

For whatever reason from multiple fronts, folks don't seem to want to give it up for the Black Music of the Past influencing and creating Black Music of the Present and Future, so I think that this release is a good look not just for cats who are into producing and sampling, but as a mini-history lesson in the evolution of Black Music period (some of the best Hip-Hop tracks have used samples, as far as I'm concerned, especially in that mid-1980s to mid-1990s period before that huge crackdown on sampling costs, etc. occured).

Here's the Tracklisting and Sampleography for the release for folks to check out:

1. Lou Donaldson “It’s Your Thing” – Originally on the album Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969).

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Used By:
Brand Nubian “Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down” (Elektra)
De La Soul “Bitties In The BK Lounge” (Tommy Boy)
Lox “Get This $” (Bad Boy/Arista)
Real Live “Day You Die” (Pirate/Big Beat)
Madonna “I’d Rather Be Your Lover” (Warner Bros.)

2. Ronnie Foster “Mystic Brew” – Originally on the album Two Headed Freap (Blue Note, 1972)

Used By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Electric Relaxation” (Jive)
Rell “Real Love” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
E.T.A. “Ayia Napa” (Flex)

3. Donald Byrd “Think Twice” – Originally on the album Stepping into Tomorrow (Blue Note, 1974)

Used By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Footprints” (Jive)
Main Source “Lookin At The Front Door” (Wild Pitch)
De La Soul “Simply Havin” (Tommy Boy)
DJ Krush “Big City Lover” (Instinct)
J Dilla “Think Twice” (BBE)

4. David Axelrod/David McCullum “The Edge” – Originally on the album Music: A Bit More of Me (Capitol, 1968)

Used By:
Dr. Dre “The Next Episode” (Aftermath/Interscope)

5. Jack McDuff “Oblighetto” – Originally on the album Moon Rappin’ (Blue Note, 1969)

Used By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Scenario” (Jive)
J Dilla “Oblighetto Remix” (Blue Note)

6. Joe Williams “Get Out Of My Life Woman” – Originally on the album Presenting Joe Williams and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (Solid State, 1966)

Used By:
Kool G Rap “Ill Street Blues” (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros.)
Biz Markie “Funk Is Back” (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros.)
Cadillac Tah “You Loose” (Def Jam)
Jill Scott “Brotha” (Hidden Beach)

7. Grant Green “Down Here On The Ground” – Originally on the album Alive! (Blue Note, 1970)

Used By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Vibes & Stuff” (Jive)
Madonna “Forbidden Love” (Boy Toy/Warner Bros.)

8. Lonnie Smith “Spinnin Wheel” – Originally on the album Drives (Blue Note, 1970)

Used By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Can I Kick It” (Jive)
Pete Rock And C.L. Smooth “Act Like You Know” (Elektra)
Brian Austin Green “Didn’t Have A Clue” (Yam Yum Entertainment)

9. Jeremy Steig “Howling For Judy” – Originally on the album Legwork (Solid State, 1970)

Used By:
Beastie Boys “Get It Together” (Capitol)

10. Lou Donaldson “Who’s Makin Love (To Your Old Lady)” - Originally on the album Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969)

Used By:
Biggie Smalls “One More Chance” Remix. (Bad Boy)
Marley Marl & Craig G “Droppin Science” (Cold Chillin”/Warner Bros)
Mary J. Blige “Everyday It Rains” (Def Jams)

BONUS TRACKS (Digital album and LP version)

11. Ronnie Laws “Tidal Wave” - Originally on the album Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note, 1975)

Used By:
Black Moon “Who Got The Props” (Nervous)
Jackson 5 “I Want You Back (Remix)” (Motown)

12. Monk Higgins “Little Green Apples” – Originally on the album Extra Soul Perception (Solid State, 1969)

Used By:
Gangstarr “Code Of The Streets” (Chrysalis/EMI)

13. Donald Byrd “Wind Parade” – Originally on the album Places and Spaces (Blue Note, 1975)Black Moon “Buck Em Down” (Nervous)

Used By:
2 Pac “Definition of A Thug Nigga” (Columbia Pictures/Sony) and (Amaru/Interscope/Jive)
2 Pac “Late Night” (Interscope)
Organized Confusion “Stray Bullet” (Hollywood)

First Checked Out On HipHopDX.com

Here is the new Killer Mike album, Ghetto Extraordinary, available for free download.

I always liked this southern bro's flow and energy on tracks from his days of rolling with Outkast to the present (and the fact he does choose good beats - just check the crazy tracklisting) and it looks like that status is still maintaining quite well from this release.

Here's the tracklisting for the album:

Tracklist:
1 Get Em Shawty feat. Three 6 Mafia (prod. by Three Six Mafia)
2 Gorilla Pimpin (Ghetto Extraordinary) feat. 8Ball & MJG (prod. by Mello)
3 Bad Day/Worst Day (prod. by Beat Bullies)
4 Mama Said (prod. by Organized Noize)
5 Gonna Go to Ghana (prod. by Andre3000)
6 Niggaz Down South (prod. by Beat Bullies)
7 Shot Down (prod. by Organized Noize)
8 Chose Me feat. SL Jones & Scar (prod. by Ron Browz)
9 My Chrome feat. Big Boi (prod. by Mr. DJ of Dungeon Family)
10 Leave This Hood feat. Jagged Edge
11 Aye-O (prod. by David Banner)
12 Speak Lord (prod. by Organized Noize)

Bonus Tracks:
13 Push Back feat. M.O.P.
14 Bad Day/Worst Day Remix (Clean) feat. Ice Cube (prod. by Beat Bullies)

Go to HipHopDX.com to read his interview and download the album for free.

Killer Mike Official MySpace Page

Bonus Video: Outkast Feat. Killer Mike - The Whole World

Bazaar Royale
Genre: Soul/Hip Hop/Rock
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/bazaarroyale

Bazaar Royale's interesting blend of Soul and Rock music styles (that he calls "Ghetto Metal") definitely makes him an interesting artist for folks to check out.

He's put in work with music artists in the past and present from Hip-Hop MC DMX (who's Bloodline Records label he is now signed to) to the 1990s Da Bassment Collective, which featured Missy Elliott, producer Timbaland and R&B artist Ginuwine.

Along with our selected single, "Get It Out Your Brain", also check out "Dream" and "Thanks" on his MySpace page.

Bazaar Royale - Get It Out Your Brain

Amanda Ray
Genre: Alternative/Ambient/Electronica
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/amandaraymusic

Amanda Ray's music to me is best described as a blend of electronica music backgrounds of folks like early Massive Attack with a touch of jazzy and soulful vocal stylings. It's definitely some laid back, soundtrack style sort of music folks can chill out to.

Along with the BlackRadioIsBack.com pick of "Body of Gold", check out her track "Ripple Junction" to get an idea of where Amanda Ray is at.

Amanda Ray - Body of Gold

Ben Jacobs
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/benjacobsonline

I'm feeling this G-Unit Philly Records affiliate MC due to him having his own vibe and style of rhyming - Ben Jacobs is not doing the copycat styles that some Hip-Hop cats are doing as of late who come on board with any popular clique of the hour (a.k.a. the "Clones R Us" style - boo).

You definitely get a solid East Coast street Hip-Hop vibe from his tracks and good flavor to keep folks interested.

Besides the "Vanilla Dutch" single we have below, check out Ben Jacobs on the Public Enemy #1 Sampling "G-Unit Philly" track on his MySpace page.

Ben Jacobs - Vanilla Dutch

Cymarshall Law
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/cymarshalllaw

Cymarshall Law has been on the independent Hip-Hop grind for a while in the New Jersey and Philadelphia areas for a few years, steadily building up a loyal worldwide fanbase with live performances and releases for his style of blending the old school and new school MC vibs of Hip-Hop music.

I first ran into him while doing the FuseBox Radio Broadcast around the late 1990s with his group Everliven Sound and am happy to see his growth as a quality music artist.

Right now, he as a LP release on the Rawkus label, Hip-Hop in the Flesh, available for folks to check out.

One of the singles from an upcoming release, Control feat. KRS-One, is the track chosen by BlackRadioIsBack.com for getting an idea of the direction that Cymarshall Law is coming from. Also, feel free to check out "Rush To The Front" on the MySpace.

KRS-One feat. Cymarshall Law - Control

Duchess
Genre: New Wave/Soul/Reggae
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/duchyp

This unsigned UK singer, songwriter and bandleader's music has a soulful and reggae influenced (more on the drum and bass/2 Step/house end of things) vibe with her creations.

Besides our chosen track, "More Than A Feeling", check out "Sunrise" on her MySpace page to get a taste of her musical direction that wants to make folks groove and dance.

Duchess - More Than A Feeling

Subliminal Orphans
Genre: Hip Hop/Rock/Jam Band
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/subo

Subliminal Orphans do what half of these so-called "rap-rock" bands were/are supposed to do, but actually do it well - reaching true appeal without watering things down.

This live Hip-Hop band consists of 7 members from the diverse areas of the Poconos, West Philly and South Orange, NJ whose blend of life experiences and musical influences make a great mix of music for the average head to groove off of.

The BlackRadioIsBack.com chosen track by the group, "Good Shoes", gives a solid foundation of what Subliminal Orphans is about musically. Also check out the track "STFU" feat. B-Real of Cypress Hill on their MySpace page to see what's good.

Subliminal Orphans - Good Shoes

Precise
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap/Breakbeat
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/twisemusic

Precise is a Brooklyn, NY Hip-Hop MC and actress blends all of her talents well with her expressive music.

She has various mixtape projects out and with her affiliation with the Divine Mill record label, it looks like there is a lot of good things coming from here in the future.

Folks over here chose the "Buddy RMX" with Heavy D and Musiq to highlight Precise's flow, which I feel is reminiscent of that old school Hip-Hop feel good and playful vibe of past female Hip-Hop MCs like Salt-N-Pepa and MC Lyte. We also recommend to check out the "G.O.O.D. Music" freestyle up on her MySpace page.

Precise feat. Heavy D & Musiq - Buddy RMX

Davina
Genre: Soul/Disco House/R&B
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/idavinamusic

Davina is best known in the mainstream for her soul hit back in the early 1990s, "So Good" (both the original and the remix with Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan) is still doing great work on the independent scene and has some current releases out there for the masses to check out.

Give a listen to one of those tracks that we posted up on here, "Let's Stay Together" and also check out "What's Going On" on her MySpace page.

Davina - Let's Stay Together

Shouts out to my peoples Nasty Nes over at RapAttackLives.com for putting me on to this bro - the music, vibe and message is pretty fly on this track and I'm feeling the video is cool too.

What do y'all think?

Arash a.k.a Shammy Dee - Rise

Arash a.k.a Shammy Dee Official Website

This GAME Rebellion Mixtape is pretty fire and it's available as a free download by clicking here (though folks can also slip folks some pocket money on the site as well to support, by your choosing).

Here is the biography of the group from their official MySpace.com page:

Searching for Rick Rubin

Rock and roll has been awaiting the coming of Game Rebellion for a long time: An all Black all outta Brooklyn band whose metal, punk and rudeboy skanking licks sound as credible and crunchy as their hiphop lyrics and headnodding bounce. Game makes the difficult sound effortless and the miraculous seem second nature: A hard rock band with a B-boy MC who can actually spit? No problem. A street worthy mixtape of hiphop anthems created by a band that actually rocks and flows? No problem.

Game Rebellion has been making big waves on the New York Afro-punk/Black Rock scene for about three years. In that short time they've ventured out even further out to slam heads rock houses and muddy the lilywhite waters of alt-rock from NYC and Cali to Puerto Rico and the UK. They just may be the best-kept secret in music right now (their vaunted endorsement sealed with a kiss from Sade notwithstanding).

A band of rowdy brothers with higher education pedigrees--Yohimbe and Netic have college paper, Chief Med is a qualified acupuncturist-- they've got nice skills on the mic and book learned brains and aren't afraid if today's dumbered-down hiphop knows it. They're no strangers to the classroom, the rehearsal room, the protest line or one suspects, give their brand of gangsta-militancy, the police.

Up until now there hasn't been a full-length Game Rebellion recording that adequately captured their dual mastery of hiphop's beats and rhymes driven swagger and assault-sonics and rock and roll's action-figure machismo. Up until now you haven't heard anybody dare attempt a project like Game Rebellion's Searching for Rick Rubin--a balls-out-balls-to-the-wall remix/reimagining/re-playing of tunes that bear the stamp of Rubin's studio-magic wand.Because Game got gusto and gumtption they got up up for the challenge of instrumentally replaying and rewriting songs that made hiphop matter in the 80s and 90s.

For Game Rebellion's MC Netic the choice of Rubin as a guiding light was a no-brainer. "He was the first guy to get it right as far as mixing the sounds of hiphop and rock. I also did my thesis on him in college."

Reading is fundamental with Game--especially with respect to the history of culture, politics and hiphop. Game's keyboard, trumpet and hypeman Emi recalls a night spent on Google scavenging for all things Rubin and finding not just Run DMCs "My Adidas", PEs "Public Enemy No.1", The Geto Boys "My Minds Playing Tricks on Me", Jay Z''s "99 Problems" and LL's 'Going Back To Cali'-- reinventions of which did make Searching''s cut (as 'did Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Under The Bridge" and The Dixie Chick's) but Sir Mix A Lot's 'Baby Got Back' which, strangely, did not.

Though hiphop and rock share common ancestors, like Mama Africa and Fats Domino, and though both idioms now share common audiences, bridging the two always requires mad skills and realness to convince true fans that you're not a joke, a wankster, a limp bizkit. For the record, Game Rebellion is that band, yeah, we're talking those kinda Negroes, New Africans, the kind intent on who bringing us a walloping slice of The Other Real Black Experience-- that louder, darker and prouder strain mainstream media loves to ignore, the one responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy, Fishbone, Dead prez, among others.

After hearing Searchin' you suspect these Game Rebellion cats would fearlessly paratroop into a stadium full of Wu Tang Clan or Slayer fans, not flinch (or worse beg for peace, love and understanding), do their stompdown thang, and leave waving hardcore Wu or Slayer heads on a stick.

You'll likely want to see them wreck the house for yourself before you'll trust that assessment on faith. Until then check out Searching and just know that everything Game's doing here they can do from the stage even more boom-bip-astically, MC-nastily, hardcore-actively--no little thanks due to Game's bass and drummer combo Black Steel and Mr Pink who never heard a jazz,rock,soul or hiphop groove they couldnt mosh to the floor, poplock into obedience, and harness like a tornado.

If you dug '99 Problems' before you're about dig it some more, (and if you're a radical maybe even more than before) when you hear Netic twist the hook's provocative declaration into "99 Problems and a Bush aint one of them" (and then compare the lame suckaduck in the white house to daddysboy AJ Soprano.) And if you live for the evil chromatics of a punk-prog band like Tool than you'll likely get more live when you hear how guitarists Yohimbe and Chief Med piledrive the riff from hell into this ravenous track. What Game does with "My Adidas" is pure bebop theory in action--lacing one of the biggest and most beloved hooks in hiphop history with their own black-market sneaker-pimp scenario. Netic and Yohimbe both speak of the trepidation that came with this project, the mandate for it "not be corny" looming like a vulture above all else. Corny they've avoided for sure (whew!) but fortunately not at the expense of rampaging angst, militancy, wit and youthful exuberance.

Here is the Track Listing for the release:

1. Hate (Intro)
2. Public Enemy 1 (J. Period Remix) f. Jah Dan
3. If You See Something Say Something (Interlude)
4. 99 Problems (J. Period Remix) f. Jay-Z
5. Under The Brooklyn Bridge (J. Period Remix)
6. Under The Brooklyn Bridge f. Martin Luther
7. Welcome To BK (Interlude)
8. No Sleep Til Brooklyn (J. Period Remix) f. Jean Grae & Math
9. Born In Brooklyn (Interlude)
10. Goin Back To Cali (J. Period Remix) f. Zion I
11. Peter Piper (The Manifesto)
12. Superheros (Interlude)
13. Peter Piper (J. Period Remix)
14. '89 Netic Freestyle (J. Period Remix)
15. Freedom Ring Freestyle (J. Period Jackin 4 Beats Remix)
16. Radio Play (Interlude)
17. Mind Playin Tricks (J. Period Remix)
18. My Adidas (J. Period Remix)
19. Gr Live (Interlude)
20. Toy Soldiers Freestyle
21. Impossible Freestyle (J. Period Remix)
22. Divide And Conquer (Interlude)
23. Back Down
24. Get Mad (Outro)

** Note - Due to distractions of life (a.k.a. my trying to have one of some sort in between this, the 9 to 5 and the radio show) and whatnot, I've fallen a bit behind with these BlackRadioIsBack.com MySpace 8 postings...sorry about that. Now, besides the mini-info pieces, we have a listening section with each clip for folks to check out a little bit of what the music artist on display has done. Hopefully you'll dig it, check out their sites, maybe spend some $$$ on some music, etc. and we'll all be happy...yay. **

Since MySpace has pretty much become an important part of music artists promoting themselves (if for no other reason, its free to setup something that looks decent and can play your music to the masses), BlackRadioIsBack.com and the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast has started going a weekly segment where we highlight eight music artists who do we personally feel are on point doing quality Black Music of various genres.

Folks over here are pretty much on MySpace every day checking artists out, but if you feel we're missing you, hit us up at the BlackRadioIsBack.com MySpace Page or at our e-mail at blackradioisback@gmail.com.

This week we're going a bit off the beaten path to find out what's happened to some Black Music artists who we haven't heard a lot from lately, especially in the "mainstream" realm.

Here we go:

Jocelyn Brown (best known in the mainstream for solo vocal work with 1980s hit "Somebody Else's Guy" and collaborations with various artists, groups and labels such as Kleer, Inner Life, the Salsoul Orchestra, Chic, etc.; is still releasing various new material with groups like Groove Collective and solo R&B and House music tracks)
Genre: Soul/Nu-Jazz/House
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/JocelynBrown

Joceyln Brown - Vacation Time

Renee Neufville (formerly of 1990s R&B group Zhane, hits included "Sending My Love" and "Groove Thang"; is currently working with and touring with RHFactor Collective with Jazz Legend Roy Hargove)
Genre: Soul/R&B
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/reneemusic

Renee Neufville - Everything

Corey Glover (member of legendary Black Rock group Living Colour; currently still works with the group as well as solo records and acting)
Genre: Rock
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/coreyglover

Corey Glover - Rose

YZ (classic late 1980s New Jersey MC with some great re-releases on the Tuff City label; best known for singles in the mainstream such as "Thinking Of A Master Plan"; currently has a radio show and new album coming out in 2008)
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/therealyz

YZ - You Know Me

E.U. (Experience Unlimited - best known in the mainstream for hits "Doin' The Butt" on the School Daze Movie Soundtrack and "Shake Your Thang" with Salt N Pepa)
Genre: DC Go-Go
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/experienceunlimited

E.U. - Taste of Your Love

Wise Intelligent (best known in the mainstream as an MC for Hip-Hop group Poor Righteous Teachers and their hit, "Rock Dis Funky Joint"; currently has a solo album out "The Talented Timothy Taylor" and has been doing many guest collaborations with folks)
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/wiseintelligent

Wise Intelligent - Go With Me

Amel Larrieux (formerly of 1990s R&B Group Groove Theory - best known in the mainstream for the hit "Tell Me"; has been releasing quality solo albums since, the last few independently as well as a feature on a new Tupac song "Resist The Temptation")
Genre: Soul/Jazz/R&B
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/bravebird2

Amel Larrieux - If I Were A Bell

Nappy Roots (Kentucky Hip-Hop multi-man group best known in the mainstream for the single "Aw Naw"; has a new album Innerstate Music coming out soon independently along with various current and future solo MC projects)
Genre: Hip-Hop
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/nappyrootsmusic

Nappy Roots - Who Got It Where's It At

What's good everyone,

Here is another week where I'm hitting up the people some more some free promotional mixtapes and mixtape podcasts for download that are pretty on point - not just from the FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com crew, but from all over the place.

I have gone through a lot of e-mails of submissions, websites and bootleg men this week digging for mixtape releases (thanks to everyone for that) and luckily have a few new quality joints for the people.

Get your blank CDs ready and support the local mixtape (well, I guess mix CD now in this technological age and whatnot - haven't seen an actual cassette tape with a mix in over 10 years) bootleg man/mom and pop store, website, etc. - we have four old and new joints for you to grab a hold of.

For my DJs, if you do good Hip-Hop, Soul, Rock, House, Reggae, Classics, etc. mixtapes or are an artist with your mixtape album out you don't mind having posted as promo on the web, feel free to hit the BlackRadioIsBack.com family up at blackradioisback@gmail.com with a link to your mixtape with cover and tracklisting - hopefully, we'll put your joint up on here.

NOTE:

PLEASE don't send me no B.S. with folks:

A. Yelling loud as hell over the song on some fake DJ Clue/DJ Kay Slay/DJ Khaled/Funkmaster Flex ish and I can't hear the damned song but 10 seconds of it (mics have volume control...thanks)

B. Mixtape "exclusives" that are on the radio - if its dope its dope, don't need the fake labeling

C. Overall wackness

* NOTE - These mixtapes are dirty versions, no radio edits! *

Here goes:

DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #1
DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #1 Download Link #1
DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #1 Download Link #2 (Backup)

Tracklisting:

1. DJ Bedz Intro / Here We Go Again
2. Brothers Gonna Work It Out
3. Self Destruction
4. Shake Your Booty
5. Cold Lampin' With Flavor
6. Lost At Birth
7. Kevorkian
8. Welcome To The Terrordome
9. 1 Million Bottlebags
10. B Side Wins Again
11. Col Leepin'
12. Revolutionary Generation
13. Whole Lotta Love Goin' On In The Middle Of Hell
14. Power To The People
15. Burn Hollywood Burn
16. Bring The Noise
17. Bring The Noise (Remix)
18. Can't Do Nothin' For Ya Man
19. Caught, Can I Get A Witness?
20. Who Stole The Soul?
21. Race Against Time
22. War @ 33 1/3
23. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)
24. They Call Me Flavor
25. Party For Your Right To Fight
26. Move!
27. MKLVFKWR
28. Nighttrain
29. Fight The Power
30. Night Of The Living Baseheads
31. A Letter To The New York Post
32. Too Much Posse
33. 911 Is A Joke
34. Livin' In A Zoo
35. Rebirth Of A Nation
36. Rebirth
37. You're Gonna Get Yours
38. Harder Than You Think
39. Hazy Shade Of Criminal
40. What Side You On?
41. Can't Trust It
42. Revolverlution
43. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
44. Buck Whylin'
45. Fear Of A Black Planet
46. Check What You're Listening To
47. Gotta Do What I Gotta Do
48. Prophets Of Rage
49. VH1 Behind The Music Part I

DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #2
DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #2 Download Link #1
DJ Bedz Presents: War @ 33 1/3 Volume #2 Download Link #2 (Backup)

Tracklisting:

1. DJ Bedz Intro / Here We Go Again
2. Public Enemy No. 1
3. Rebel Without A Pause
4. What What
5. Louder Than A Bomb
6. Gotta Give The Peeps What They Need
7. Timebomb
8. Don't Believe The Hype
9. Bring That Beat Back
10. Game Face
11. Pollywannacracka
12. How To Kill A Radio Consultant
13. Do You Wanna Go Our Way?
14. She Watch Channel Zero?!
15. Yo! Bum Rush The Show
16. See Something, Say Something
17. He Got Game
18. New Whirl Order
19. How Do You Sell A Soul To A Soulless People That Sold Their Soul
20. What You Need Is Jesus
21. Give It Up
22. No
23. Sophisticated Bitch
24. I'm Only Out For One Thang
25. Super Agent
26. If I Gave You Soul (What Would You Do With It?)
27. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
28. Makes You Blind
29. Resurrection
30. Sex, Drugs, & Violence
31. Shut Em Down
32. Shut Em Down (Remix)
33. Long And Whining Road
34. Air Hoodlum
35. Black Is Back
36. Death Of A Carjacka
37. Miuzi Weights A Ton
38. Mistachuck
39. World Tour Sessions
40. By The Time I Get To Arizona
41. Free Big Willie
42. Son Of A Bush
43. VH1 Behind The Music Part II
44. Chuck D On Space Ghost

Jay Classik and DJ L-Gee Presents: An A&R's Dream V. 7 (The Empire Is Set Ya Dig)

Tracklisting:

1. Yung Texxus feat. Yung Joc - Buss It Open
2. Rain feat. Lord Tariq - Well Done
3. Ransom feat. Gillie Da Kid - Doing My Thing
4. Mr. Rellik feat. Mistah Fab, Spark Dawg & Coota Bang - I See Dead People
5. Nucci Reyo - No Difference
6. Arli$ Michaels - Hell of a Man
7. Pokerface - Silver Bullets
8. A.O - It's A.O.
9. Big K.R.I.T. - Get Money
10. H Shellz - Bury Me A G
11. J Chase - Uncut
12. Rezn - 100 Bars
13. St. Laz - 1590
14. C Notes - WHERE Hip Hop
15. Mango feat. Kylee Ankaman - 84'S Dyne Da Block
16. Lil Weavah feat. T-Pain - Strip Club
17. Geolani feat. Remo Da Rapstar - When I Rhyme
18. Switch feat. Cavlar - Come In the Game
19. Lady Lyric - Picture That
20. J Lyric feat. Bob Zigga - Get Wit Me
21. Ca$h - Whoa Now
22. Rhino G - Big Money
23. Tony Freeze - Same Shit Different Game
24. D Dash - Like Me
25. Yung Squad - Stuntin On Em

DJ Trackstar Presents: Boogie Bang Vol. 10

Tracklisting:

1. DJ Trackstar – You Ain’t Up On This Intro
2. Lupe Fiasco – Dumb It Down
3. Jay-Z – Roc Boyz
4. Nas – Surviving the Times
5. Havoc – Be There
6. Little Brother – Can’t Win For Losing
7. Wu-Tang Clan/Erykah Badu – The Heart Gently Weeps
8. Scarface – Never
9. Brother Thunder – Leader of the Pack
10. Chamillionaire – The Evening News
11. NYOil – Free the Jena 6
12. Wafeek – Say Its True
13. Norega/Styles P – Sour Diesel
14. Jay-Z – Blue Magic
15. Ghostface/Kid Capri – Celebrate
16. Juganot/Joell Ortiz – En Why Cee
17. Emily King/Lupe Fiasco – Walk In My Shoes
18. Little Brother/Lil’ Wayne – Breakin’ My Heart
19. Wise Intelligent – Another Chance At Life
20. Vandalyzm – Studio Gangstas
21. Tef Poe – Judgement Day
22. Saigon – Untitled
23. Craig G – The Day The Music Died
24. Wafeek – Dead or Alive
25. Jay-Z – I Get Money RMX
26. Swizz Beatz – Top Down
27. Lil’ Wayne – Gossip (Live)

E.B.B. & F.L.O.W. Present: The Red Handed Mixtape Vol. 1

Tracklisting:

1. Never Forget Me Freestyle
2. Lost Ones Freestyle
3. Dreaming Freestyle
4. Fiasco Freestyle
5. Circles Freestyle
6. Good Times (from Spread the Word EP)
7. Stronger Freestyle feat. DJ Rampage
8. Umbrella Freestyle
9. Lovin' It Freestyle
10. Friend Request Freestyle
11. Storm Freestyle
12. Love, Need and Want You (from HNP Vol. 1)
13. Respect My Flow Freestyle
14. Hip-Hop Is Dead Freestyle
15. Raised in the Projects Freestyle
16. Kingdom Come Freestyle
17. I Get Money Freestyle
18. M.V.E. (Red-Handed Xclusive)
19. Help Is Coming Freestyle
20. Changed Man (from I Get Mine EP)
21. Cry No More Freestyle
22. Eyes Closed Wide (Red-Handed Xclusive)
23. Had To Hustle (Red-Handed Xclusive)
24. Oh My God Freestyle

House of Reggae Pt. 22 Mixtape Podcast
1. The Lyrics - Music Like Dirt
2. Jimmy Cliff - I'm Free
3. Leroy Smart - Mother Liza
4. Bobby Ellis - Mr Ellis
5. Steel An' Skin - Afro Punk Reggae (Dub)
6. Have Sound Will Travel - Police And Youth In The Grove
7. Castro Brown - Babylon A Button
8. Burning Spear - Free The Whole Wide World 12"
9. Brigadier Jerry Live on Jack Ruby's Sound
10. King Kong - Legal
11. Beenie Man - Jamaican Style
12. Capleton - Fire Man Anthem
13. Keith Poppin - Hopscotch
14. Carol Kalphat feat Clint Eastwood - African Land 12"
15. Fred Locks - Real Rastaman

J. Armz & Cutmaster C: How To Be An MC 80s Edition (Instrumentals) Vol. 1

1. Warm It Up Kane (Produced By Big Daddy Kane)
2. Vapors (Produced By Marley Marl)
3. I Got It Made (Produced By Howie Tee)
4. So What Ya Sayin' (Produced by erick sermon)
5. Microphone Fiend (Produced By Eric B.)
6. Call Me D Nice (Produced By D Nice )
7. Peter Piper (Produced By Jam Master Jay)
8. Public Enemy #1 (Produced By Bill Stephney)
9. The Formula (Produced By Dr. Dre)
10. Ain't No Half Steppin' (Produced By Marley Marl)
11. Knowledge Me (Produced By Andre A. Brown)
12. The Bridge Is Over (Produced By DJ Scott La Rock)
13. Play This Only At Night (Produced By Dennis Bell)
14. Paid In Full (Produced By Eric B.)
15. My Adidas (Produced By DMC & Rick Rubin)
16. Rock The Bells (Produced By Rick Rubin)
17. You're A Customer (Produced By Erick Sermon)
18. Top Billin (Produced By Daddy O)
19. Brooklyn's In The House (Produced By Cutmaster DC)
20. Young, Gifted & Black (Produced By Marley Marl)
21. It's My Thing (Produced By Erick Sermon)
22. Self Destruction (Produced By KRS One & D Nice)
23. The Bridge (Produced By Marley Marl)
24. Straight Outta Compton (Produced By Dr. Dre & DJ Yella)
25. Sucker MC's (Produced By Larry Smith)
26. Nuthin' (Produced By Doug E. Fresh)
27. Children's Story (Produced By Slick Rick)
28. On The Radio (Produced By Sylvia Inc.)
29. Paul Revere (Produced By Rick Rubin)
30. The Overweight Lover's In The House (Produced By Marley Marl)
31. I'm Still #1 (Produced By KRS One)
32. Riker's Island (Produced By Marley Marl)
33. You gots to chill (Produced By Erick Sermon)

DJ Hood & Sam Scarfo - Free Lunch

1. Sam Scarfo & DJ Hood "Free Lunch" Intro
2. Where U From
3. Freestyle - Sam Scarfo & Killa Black
4. Minute To Pray - Straps feat. Sam Scarfo & Mizzery
5. Freestyle - Sam Scarfo
6. My Block - Sam Scarfo & Mizzery
7. Heartbreak Hotel - Sam Scarfo
8. CTE Freestyle - Young Livio feat. Sam Scarfo
9. Whitegirl Freestyle
10. Whitehouse RMX - Rick Ross feat. Sam Scarfo
11. Never Change Freestyle - Sam Scarfo & Mizzery
12. Run New Jerz RMX - Sam Scarfo feat. Deemi
13. Love Freestyle - Sam Scarfo
14. Livin' In The Moment - Straps feat. Sam Scarfo
15. I'm Ready - Killa Black feat. Sam Scarfo
16. So mebody Watchin Me - Bless feat. Sam Scarfo & Andrea Lee
17. My Music Freestyle - Sam Scarfo
18. Met Her On Myspace - Osama feat. Sam Scarfo
19. Run up RMX - Twista feat. Sam Scarfo
20. Homicide - Sam Scarfo
21. Misery - Con Air
22. U Don't Know Me - Sam Scarfo, Young Livio & Mr FAB
23. Chocolate Ty - Andrea Lee f/ Sam Scarfo
24. Sam Scarfo & DJ Hood "Free Lunch" Outro

Bizz - Strictly Bizness The Mixtape Vol. 1

1. Intro
2. Wake Up
3. Get Around
4. Strictly Biziness
5. Top of the World
6. Doin' My Thang
7. Roll On
8. What They Want
9. Cocaine (Skit)
10. In My Hood
11. Break It Down
12. Get This Right feat. Neyo
13. Keep On Pushin'