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Here’s The Latest MV “At Your Request” by Deep Foundation x Hydroponikz ft MC Zani

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Last week you saw the preview and today you can see the full music video for Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz‘ “At Your Request”, featuring MC Zani of the UK. The single is off their Generation Ill album from last year and is a welcome listen for sore ears as it brings it back to the classic boom-bap sound of Hip-Hop. The video is more than serviceable and well edited but don’t expect anything too out of the ordinary. Regardless, I found this to be one of the more enjoyable Rap videos in a while.

“At Your Request” is a single off of Deep Foundation and Hydroponikz’s “Generation ILL” EP available on iTunes and via other major digital distributors.

The song features vocals from London beatboxer, educator & former UK Beatbox Champ, MC Zani and a beat by producer collective Generation ILL.

The video was shot in London by Filme Films and in New York by “Jazzy Jeffy” Buenaventura & Wayne Himself who also directed and edited the video

Peep The Teaser for “At Your Request” by Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz feat. MC Zani

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Next week, we’re gonna see the music video for the opening track to last year’s Generation Ill album, “At Your Request”, by Deep Foundation and Hydroponikz, featuring MC Zani. Footage for this release was reportedly shot in London and New York – it should be refreshing to hear some of that classic Hip-Hop. But we’ll hold our judgement until we can see the whole thing. Stay tuned, it’s scheduled to drop November 22nd.

[Music Video] Deep Foundation x Hydroponikz – “Generation Ill”

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Last fall, Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz dropped a project album together entitled Generation Ill. Today we finally get to see some visuals for the LP in the form of an MV for the title track. The video matches the style of the song perfectly, keeping it simple but effective as the MC’s spit their thoughts while walking around various parts of the city. Visuals are clean and well edited though there’s nothing too fancy. I was feeling this one.

In an era of economic instability, flawed educational values and political apathy, “Generation ILL” serves as a head-nod to those most affected by these trends. Despite the recent downturns however, these individuals choose to continue, persevere, and carry-on in the spirit that life was meant to be lived- with an eye towards better days and both feet planted in the present. This is our homage to the working class, the youth coming into their own amidst such uncertainty and those who struggle in the hopes of what tomorrow may bring.

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[Album Release] Hydroponikz – Grown

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Here it is. East coast rapper and frequent collaborator with Deep Foundation, Hydroponikz, has a new solo album out entitled Grown. On the LP is the song “More” along with 14 other tracks including a few collaborations with Jay Legaspi, Ill Poe of DF and more. You can get the album on iTunes, CDBaby & Amazon along with a few other online services like Napster & Rhapsody.

[Single Release] Hydroponikz – “More” [Free DL]

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It’s been quite some time since we heard new solo material from Hydroponikz but that changes today with the release of his latest single “More”. It’s the lead cut off his upcoming album Grown, due at the month. Hydro chose to go the story telling route with this track and it’s a move I can appreciate. If ya feeling the song, feel free to grab it at no cost here.

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Illmind x Dub MD Release Blaps, Rhymes & Life Vol. 5

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The always grinding super producer Illmind is back at it again, continuing his Blaps, Rhymes and Life mixtape series with this latest and 5th installment. It’s another gigantic release with two jam-packed discs worth of music – a total of 34 tracks. The artist list reads as a who’s who of Hip-Hop but of greatest importance to us are tracks featuring Hydroponikz and SUNZOO! I’ve been dying to know where I can get a copy of SUNZOO’s “Get Down” and here it is on this mixtape. Gotta love it. Get the entire thing for free here!

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Boxer Nonito Donaire Walks out to Deep Foundation x Hydroponikz’s “Children of the Sun”

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Boxer Nonito Donaire recently chose to walk into the stadium for his fight to Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz’s Filipino anthem – “Children of the Sun“. That’s some pretty cool placement for the artists and an encouraging sign of inter-culture support across multiple domains. The track is off the DF album The First Draft. Honestly, it’s a very fitting choice for the boxer. For those of you who were wondering, Donaire won the match as well.

WTF: Soulchef – Remember When

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I wasn’t familiar with Soulchef before this week, nor is he an Asian American, but his album Remember When is this Week’s Thursday Freebie on a-Tunes. Why? Well first of all, Vox Merger & Hydroponikz are among the list of MC’s featured on the album and secondly, this is just a plain sick collection of tracks. After hearing the songs and then reading the following description, I knew I would love this release… and it doesn’t disappoint.

Remember When Hip Hop was this? Remember When Hip Hop was that? At a time where the future of Hip Hop is regularly questioned, and the constant debate about what’s “real” is still a hot topic; it’s often times hard to see beyond the obvious. When the same songs from the 70s and 80s were not only remixed in the 90s, but re-remixed again in the 2000s. When live instruments have been replaced with repetitive sounds. SoulChef’s release “Remember When…” takes a look back at the yesteryear of hip hop. His soulfully jazzy approach at production is mixed with live instruments and complimented by a talented line-up of artists who help paint his picture. This 10 track album is a nostalgic look at the fundamental Hip Hop we all originally fell in love with.

I haven’t heard all the tracks yet, but both Vox Merger & Hydro kilt their respective joints. If you’re a Hip-Hop head on any level, I think you’ll appreciate this one. Props to all the artists involved and to Soulchef for the awesome production.

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Deep Foundation x Hydroponikz Drop the Generation Ill Album

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In more album release news, frequent collaborators Deep Foundation & Hydroponikz have linked up again, this time for a full album they call Generation ILL. It isn’t too long, clocking in at 10 tracks, with several of them being bonus, but if the rest of the album turns out anything like the title track, it should be a strong release. One thing I always admire about DF/Hydro drops is the production, they always got some nice beats. The album has vocal features from Melissa Polinar, Rocky Rivera, Bambu and more. Grab your copy of the album from iTunes or CD Baby.

Hydroponikz Releases the “Can’t Afford Beats” Mixtape

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Hydro has his plate full with multiple projects set for release later this year but that doesn’t mean he can’t drop a little freebie mixtape. With that he brings us the “Can’t Afford Beats” mixtape. It’s just a little collection of tracks to hold us over until the official new material is out. DL the mixtape here for free.

I present: “Can’t Afford Beats”, a 100% FREE collection of tracks that I’ve done for fun over the past year. These include warm up, practice verses, as well as lines that ended up being discarded from my upcoming album.

While you may have heard some of these songs before, I guarantee at least 4 tracks will be completely new to you.

1. Know What I Mean
2. Repercussions
3. Rock Co
4. Nothin’ On You ft. Deep Foundation & Anika
5. Speakin’
6. Chillin’
7. Goin’ Back
8. Lady
9. Interlude
10. BL&R ft. Tainted Avengers (Snow Season ’10)