In today’s dumbfoundead news, dumbfoundead has shared an edit of some of the recent press coverage surrounding the viral hit ‘Jam Session 2.0′ (including the CNN story we shared a few days ago). The song really seems to have taken a life of it’s own!
He was also recently interviewed by Kevin Nottingham. It’s a quick Q&A session but dumb reveals he has a concept album based on the movie ‘Old Boy’, with heavy sampling coming from the movie. Check out the full piece after the break or at KN.
Bambu invited dumbfoundead over to his video shoot for “Slow Down” to chat it up and talk about what’s in the pipeline in terms of projects and collaborations. It’s great to see a veteran of the scene connect with one of the leaders of the new school. Bambu says he has only a few more things in store before he bows out of the music scene so keep on the lookout for this dude, cause every move he makes is likely to be big. Looking forward to the new video and EP.
The big homie Bambu invited me to his music video shoot and i got a chance to chop it up with him about his upcoming projects. For those who aren’t familiar with him, he is 1/2 of the Native Guns and is an activist as much as he is an artist. I have seen this brother put in mad work for the community and have the upmost respect for him! Get em’ Bam!
Remember the video for Jam Session 2.0? The track featured Dumbfoundead and also joined by Esna Yoon, Herbal T (who rips it in the latino languages), CAV3 on the MPC, Tio on the guitar, DJ Zo on the tables, Lukas on the keys and Chris Hong on the bass.
Anyway, as of today the video has picked up 90K+ views on youtube and has caught the attention of CNN. The video was featured on the special segment ‘Best of the Web’.
This is huge recognition, especially considering it’s on the national cable broadcast level. Huge ups to Dumbfoundead, Esna Yoon and company!
Related: WongFu on CNN
Surrilla, formerly of the Oddibles, has collabed with dumbfoundead and leaked the resulting track from his upcoming mixtape Simon Says Vol. 1. The track is called Mynd Games and is all about how a girl can mess with you. Surrilla has a real unorthodox flow but it’s intriguing and definitely unique. Dumb does his thing and of course doesn’t disappoint. Simon Says Vol. 1 is slated to drop February 4th as a free download but in the mean time you can grab this track first!
Check the spread for the feature Club Culture Magazine did on Cool Calm Pete & Dumbfoundead.
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I can read Korean though my comprehension ain’t so sharp but either way just know that they were talking about the two in the context of the R-16 Festival held in Korea. Congrats to the two very talented artists for the feature!
From Wikipedia:
R-16 Korea is an annual international b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival sponsored primarily by the Korea Tourism Organization and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The main event features sixteen B-Boy crews representing fifteen countries competing in a two day tournament for world championship titles in two categories: best crew performance and best crew battle.
The festival features graffiti artists, street wear designers, musical performers and dancers who specialize in hip-hop, popping, locking and other urban arts subcultures from South Korea and other countries.
Created and produced by Cartel Creative, R-16 is a celebration of the creative energy behind urban youth culture. Based on a theme of “Respect” (which is what the “R” in R-16 refers to), the tournament and festivals were first held in 2007 in the city of Seoul. The 2008 event took place in the city of Suwon and the 2009 event host is the Metropolitan City of Incheon. The event will continue annually, as the the Hip Hop culture has recognized South Korean b-boys as a special part of its history.
I love it when musicians push the boundaries of their art and create something new and fresh using new mediums and formats. That’s exactly what dumbfoundead and company have done with ‘Jam Session 2.0′.
Dumbfoundead is joined by Esna Yoon, Herbal T (who rips it in the latino languages), CAV3 on the MPC, Tio on the guitar, DJ Zo on the tables, Lukas on the keys and Chris Hong on the bass. This is what music is all about. It’s an awesome, moody, jazzy track and its hard to find a single fault with it. Props to everyone involved and let’s hope theres more releases like this in the near future. Easily one of my favorite tracks of the new year so far. Best of all, you can get it as a free DL too!
A message from Brian
Concept was inspired by the amazing Galt MacDermot and his song called “Coffee Cold”. While I was in college, Handsome Boy Modeling (Prince Paul and Dan the Automator ) flipped it with J-Live and Roisin Murphy from Moloko and called it “The Truth”. Go check out all those versions. Know your history.
The experimental Hip-Hop group Jazsapiens have dropped a new mixtape that intends to expand people’s perception of what Hip-Hop is and where it came from. To read more on their inspiration behind the project check out their information page on the mixtape.
The feel of this mixtape, as you may already know, is very jazzy.
We decided to take this route, because we believe jazz is one of the roots of hip-hop, and doing this acts as a subliminal message of tracing back to the unique origins of our music, blending these roots with the branches of modernity.
I haven’t heard all of it but so far it’s some real smooth, jazzy hip-hop, similar to what a lot of underground cats were doing a couple years back in Korea. Here’s the tracklist (note: Dumbfoundead is featured on one of the tracks!):
If you’re interested in you can grab it here!
Dumbfoundead isn’t easing off his grind in 2010. He’s just dropped a brand new collab with Wax and the song is available as a free download. The song is classic dumb, cleverly written with a heavy goofy spin. Wax definitely holds his own as they trade lines back and forth. And DJ Zo is on point but then again when is he not? This is text book underground westcoast hip-hop. That ain’t a bad thing mind you. An official MV is said to be in the works so keep your eyes peeled for that.
You can download it here http://bit.ly/DFDWAX MUSIC VIDEO TO COME.. Wax and I decided to write a song about stupid chicks in LA. If you’re not familiar with Wax, he’s very talented and is about to do some major things in 2010. Chris V, from Atlanta produced the track. DJ Zo on the cuts.
Dumbfoundead has collab’d with Sam Ock to bring us a new song entitled ‘Different Galaxies’. Sam is smooth as always and dumb kills it on the track with his story telling skills. I never saw this team-up coming but I gotta admit it’s a pleasant surprise. To top it all off DJ Zo adds the finishing touch with his scratch cuts. But wait, there’s more! It’s also a free download so make sure you grab it while you can!
I recently did a collab with a talented young musician from Maryland named Sam Ock. He made the beat and sang on this joint. DJ Zo did the cuts. We put this video together from different sides of the coast. Enjoy! Based on a true story! hahaha
Lyrics after the jump!
Continue reading ‘Dumbfoundead x Sam Ock Release ‘Different Galaxies’ MV & Single’
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/8ubjj1aq42sfHere 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
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