Monthly Archives: December 2009

Spotlight: Manifest & Lyricks

We are launching a new feature of a-Tunes today entitled Spotlight. This is going to be where we focus on the artists you love  and dig a little deeper into who they are.

For our inaugural interview, we had the privilege to sit down with Hip-Hop artists Manifest & Lyricks and we covered a lot of different topics so make sure to check it out!

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Be on the lookout for new material coming from the supernova/beautiful cycle camp in 2010!

A HUGE thank you to Manifest & Lyricks, support good music!

BP & Odds To Release New Free EP – ‘The Gradient’ On 01.15.10

Hip-Hop MC/Producer duo BP & Odds is getting ready to release a brand new EP entitled ‘The Gradient’ on 1.15.10. Recession got you down? No worries, it’ll be a FREE download. If you’re looking for some new material for your hip-hop playlist, then this may very well be the fix you need provided you can wait a couple weeks. In the mean time you can always check out ‘The Plan‘, since they are offering that as a free download as well for a limited time.

Another Update on the Jin vs Dizaster/Illmaculate Battles

Remember when we reported that there was some  trouble organizing the Jin vs Dizaster/Illmaculate battles? We heard at that time the battles were rescheduled for Battle of LA on New Years Eve. Well since that day is today Jin posted a new update stating it didn’t happen once again due to the lack of coordination.

This battle may not happen but Jin is contemplating starting his own league to make sure the logistics are worked out properly.

Either way we’ll keep you updated!

D-Pryde x Traphik x Dumbfoundead x Dyme-A-Duzin x Prince EA x Ahmir Release ‘Forever’ Remix

The year is coming to a close but we got another mega collab to do it proper.  This time, D-Pryde, Traphik, Dumbfoundead, Dyme-A-Duzin, Prince EA & Ahmir got together to remix the huge hit from earlier this year, ‘Forever’ by Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Kanye, and Eminem.

There are definitely a couple stand out verses on this track, so its worth peeping. Even better there will be an official video released soon AND the song is available as a free download.

**OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO COMING SOON*

Download:
http://usershare.net/8ubjj1aq42sf

Here we go everybody! What you all been waiting for! Some youtube heavy hitting allstars all on one track!
D-Pryde, Ahmir, Traphik, Dyme-A-Duzin, Dumbfoundead, and Prince EA are hitting you with the youtube remix
of Drake’s single “Forever”

Thank you all for supporting each one of us as artists..and now you can support our single because…well,
WE’RE ALL ON IT!

Source: ChannelAPA

JL x Manifest x Lyricks Release ‘Cube Runners’ MV

The Beautiful Cycle team members JL, Manifest, and Lyricks teamed up to drop a new track and MV. The song is called ‘Cube Runners’ and its some pure, raw hip-hop. It may not be the prettiest video but thats cool cause it matches the griminess of the song perfectly. Stay tuned to a-Tunes because we have some more news on Manifest & Lyricks later today.

Beat by Paul Pak
Music Video by Rick Lee

Cube Runners will be on Manifest’s OPEN BARS MIXTAPE and JL’s GUARANTEED RAW MIXTAPE
2010

JL, Manifest, Lyricks

Supernova Studios

Tablo x MYK Release ‘For the Kids’ MV & Single

Tablo & MYK have teamed up to release a new single called ‘For the Kids’ along with an MV. The video is a quick, low budget piece shot all in one day. The two MCs spit over the beat to “Passin’ Me By” by Pharcyde and although its nothing fancy its some good old fashioned hip-hop. Oh, and the track is available for download, completely free of charge.

Lyrics after the jump.

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Nump Releases MV For ‘We Gon Make It’

Check out the latest video from west coast artist Nump. The track is called ‘We Gon Make It’ and it’s off his album ‘Student Ov Da Game‘. The track and video focuses on the grind and doing what it takes to get to the top. It’s a decent watch, nothing too out of the ordinary although the quality is nice and crisp. HD cameras ftw.

Source: ChannelAPA

Big Will Releases MV For ‘I Can Tell’

Big Will, musician and founder of WWS Magazine, has just dropped the new music video for his single ‘I Can Tell’. I honestly don’t know much about this artist other than the fact he has an album dropping soon. The video quality is nice except for the lighting which is too dim in a lot of scenes. There are a few humorous touches in the MV and it’s always fun to see Fresh Prince references. I like the beat of the song, though I’m not so sure about the singer on the hook.

You can check out more his music over at WWS music group, some of his tracks are available for free DL.

Source: AR

Jenny Hyun Covers Christina Aguilera’s “Contigo En La Distancia”

Earlier in the decade there was a young Korean American r&b singer who was making some noise, most notably for winning “MTV’s Becoming: Christina Aguilera”. Unfortunately since then the singer’s career never really took off as it should have and I kind of lost tabs on what was going on with her music. Thankfully I’ve recently rediscovered Jenny Hyun (formerly known as Jaley) and she’s still singing, which is a great thing considering she has a fantastic voice.

It’s only fitting that the first song I hear from her in years is another Christina Aguilera cover, this time of the spanish language track ‘Contigo En La Distancia’. My spanish is a bit rusty but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the fact Jenny sang the song wonderfully. I’m looking forward to hearing more new music from her.

FM Featured in the LA Times Blog

FM was featured a few days ago on the LA Times Entertainment blog. Without a doubt this is the single best summary of FM and their career and a definite must read. They break down everything from the beginning to the present and discuss all the major milestones along the way. Make sure you check this one out if you haven’t already. Huge congrats to FM. They’ve really come a long way.

The article is pasted after the jump for any of you lazy folk.

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