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JAKE BIZ "FLAVOR OF THE MONTH FEAT. LAZY GREY" Official Clip

Straight up and down rap shits to fuck up your ears and your optics!

Sam Hillcoat "The Quiet Storm" Solo Exhibition

The Quiet Storm exhibition is a powerful new body of work by Brisbane tattoo and street artist, Sam Hillcoat.

The exhibition, Sam’s first solo show, features striking new works on canvas using oil, acrylics and aerosol. With several successful group shows under his belt and nonstop tattoo and canvas commissions, Sam has had to lock himself away and surrender much of this precious income to prepare his prolific new body of work.


Sam says he has adopted a fresh stylistic approach for this exhibition, “my new work is a hybrid of different styles. I like to take the raw expression of street art and the clandestine styles of modern and traditional tattoo design out of their natural environments. For the first time in years I have been able to flesh out all these ideas I have been developing, without having to meet anyone else’s expectations or specifications. I am excited to unveil this new style, which I feel is totally my own.”

In the last 10 years street art and tattooing has seen a surge in interest from the public and broader art world. While Sam has benefited professionally from this trend, this exhibition sees him moving away from the machine and spray can, and transforming his love of urban cultures into a fine art. Much of Sam’s new work is reminiscent of traditional Japanese art and tattoo (irezumi) with bold, colourful graffiti aesthetics. His duel occupations as a tattoo and aerosol artist have led him to developing this unique crossover style that is hugely appealing to fans of tattoo, street and contemporary fine art.

The Quiet Storm exhibition offers the pleasures of permanent ink, without the pain, the vibrancy of street art, without the legalities. It is an exhibition of exceptional artistry from a young, highly sought after tattoo and street artist with fresh, distinctive brushwork.

The Quiet Storm exhibition opens at Jugglers Art Space in Fortitude Valley on Friday 22 June from 6pm onwards, and closes on Saturday 23 June, 5pm.



Media Contact:

Kelly Timmons.
0405105299
heartheartproductions@gmail.com

Artist contact:

Sam Hillcoat
0401 488 899
samhillcoattatto@gmail.com

Showbiz & AG - Mugshot Music Pre Loaded

My all time favourite MC and Producer have been very generous and dropped it heavy this year with Mugshot Music Pre Loaded in the lead up to full length LP Mugshot Music.
Download free HERE or buy the Deluxe Edition with 3 extra cuts from itunes HERE
Man! Australia gets bent over on itunes prices $16.99 rather than $10 in the US
How can you put a price on some grown arse men goin in on some shit like this tho!
BX Bombers ya heard!

Tracklist:


1. DJ Premier’s Road Test (ft. DJ Premier)

2. That Nigga Crazy

3. Wolves (ft. OC)

4. Here and Now

5. I Just Go Along

6. God Is 4 Us

7. Berri Love (ft. OC)

8. Walk With Me

9. You IN Trouble (ft. DJ Premier)

10. My Imagination

11. Show And A

12. South Bronx Shit (ft. DJ Premier)

13. Experience

14. Suspended Animation

15. The Bond

Jake Biz - Commercial Hell Promo

Jake Biz - Commercial Hell Pre Orders, Shirts, Combos and Wax

Jake Biz shirts and the Deuce Deuce 7" single are now available individually. We also have pre orders and come combos for the upcoming Commercial Hell release due May 18. Click the images and jump over to Run Royal and secure your product of choice. They all come with FREE POSTAGE.

M.A.R.S OFFICAL CLIP

I guess it's better late than never. Taken from Xtra P's Professor @ Large.

Rest In Peace 'MCA'.

Rest In Peace Adam Yauch aka 'MCA', August 5 1964 - May 4 2012.

The reason I tried to rap and live like a B-Boy in the 80's. 

A pioneer of mature, insightful, and meaningful rhyming.

Will forever be missed by the Hip Hop community.

Commercial Hell - ITunes Pre Order

To all the kids that ain't down with the hard copy you can now pre order your digital copy via itunes HERE Next week Run Royal will have pre orders available for hard copy CD along with some combo deals plus,  the 7" single and t-shirt will be sold individually. All orders are offered with free regular postage via Australia Post.

It’s been many years in the brewing, now finally Brisbane underground hip hop legend Jake Biz’s debut album Commercial Hell is ready for the tasting. Riding off the back of his highly successful debut single, “Deuce Deuce”, Commercial Hell is set for national release on Karsniogenics through Obese Records Distribution on May 18, 2012.

Commercial Hell was produced by Jake Biz’s long time friend and fellow 750 Rebel Overproof Pete –aka Brookes Cullings and features valuable contributions by crew members and old mates including the legendary Lazy Grey, DJ Lopsided, Bigfoot, Tornts, Ken Oath and Fluent Form.

Commercial Hell is a self-­‐assured rap album without pretense, born out of a love and knowledge of the rap classics of years gone by and the south side working class suburbs of Brisbane. It is the antithesis of every record attempting to cross into the mainstream and whilst it may appear quite a confrontational album upon first listen, it plays out as more a tongue (firmly planted) in cheek observation of Australia’s hip hop scene in its current state.

“The title track itself addresses the “Australian Idol” mentality of many local rappers who search for fame and acclaim without investing time and genuine passion into their craft,” explains Jake Biz. “It also blatantly hints at the role commercial radio has been playing in pushing these stereotypical “paint by numbers” MC’s while completely ignoring far more deserving veteran underground artists.” The production techniques of Overproof Pete seamlessly blend with the Biz’s vocal style in a combination born of many years shared experiences.

“Having known Peter for so long, growing up together and entering the rap game together, no one else could’ve provided and crafted the sonic landscape for my raps,” says Biz. “Having Proof produce the entire record was a no brainer. We both share similar views on life and the same general goal and vision for street level rap music coming out of this country.” Jake Biz is rightfully proud of his debut long player and the blood, sweat and biff that have gone into molding every aspect of the final work. “Weeks of deliberation went into the eventual track listing while three and half years were spent in the studio attempting to hone both sound and substance,” Biz concludes.

“This is an ALBUM not a collection of tracks. We've attempted to craft something classic in the tradition of those albums that came before it and those albums that’ll be considered timeless ten years from now.”


Track List:

1. INTRODUCTIONS ASIDE

2. COMMERCIAL HELL

3. ANTI B-BOY

4. FUCK A GUEST SPOT (F.A.G.S)

5. GLOVES OFF! FT. OVERPROOF PETE

6. BITCH, DONʼT TOUCH MY RECORDS! PT.1 (SKIT)

7. DEUCE DEUCE

8. THE RELENTLESS FT. KINGS KONEKTED

9. MC WHO?

10. FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH FT. LAZY GREY

11. MERCY KILLINGS FT. FLUENT FORM, KEN OATH, TORNTS & BIGFOOT

12. BITCH, DONʼT TOUCH MY RECORDS! PT.2 (SKIT)

13. YOU DONʼT KNOW SHIT

14. GIN & TEKTONIC

15. BITCH, DONʼT TOUCH MY RECORDS! PT. 3 (SKIT)

16. BRISBANE BULLSHIT

17. DJ LOPSIDED IN DEEP MASTURBATION

18. FRONTLINE APPROACH FT. 750 REBELS

19. SHOUTRO

Large Professor - Professor @ Large

Ya'll ready know what time it is!! It's Xtra P time bitch, case you don't know!

"There’s a lot to be learned from Large Professor – how to produce, how to rhyme, how to cultivate new talent, how to stay creative and consistent for decades. The passing years only increase his legendary status – as a major collaborator with Main Source, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, etc. – while re-confirming his originality with each new project. So what’s on the syllabus for the Professor’s latest class? In his own words: “taking it back to the B-boy uprock style.”



His latest masterwork Professor @ Large drops June 26 on Fat Beats Records. Large’s impeccable craftsmanship shines on each of the 15 songs, many of them at upbeat park jam tempos. Whether he’s spitting hard with MOP’s Lil Fame, dropping an ill instrumental, or casting his wizened gaze out of the kaleidoscopic cover art, Large Pro is always smooth, on point and uniquely himself.


In addition to Lil Fame, the album features a connoisseur’s selection of fine MCs: Busta Rhymes reminiscing in double-time on “Straight from the Golden”; Cormega and Tragedy Khaddafi bringing the streets on “Focused Up”; Mic Geronimo and Grand Daddy IU keeping cool on “Mack Don Illz”; and Cormega, Saigon, Roc Marciano and Action Bronson comprising the stunning “M.A.R.S” – easily the best posse cut of 2012. In a classy move, Large Pro gives Marco Polo the album’s only production guest spot on the title track."

Secure your wax through Fat Beats


Tracklisting:

1. Key To The City

2. UNOWHTMSAYN

3. Straight From The Golden Ft: Busta Rhymes

4. Focused Up Ft: Cormega & Tragedy Khadafi

5. Happy Days Ft: Fame M.O.P.

6. Professor @ Large

7. Light Years

8. Barber Shop Chop

9. Live Again

10. Mack Don Illz Ft: Mic Geronimo & Grand Daddy IU

11. Sun, Star & Crescents

12. Kick Da Habit

13. Lp Surprise

14. Back In Time

15. M.A.R.S. Ft: Cormega, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano & Saigon