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Snapshot: Lyricks x Dumbfoundead x Esna Yoon x Manifest x Zo x Lyraflip x JL
L to R: Lyricks, Dumbfoundead, Esna Yoon, Manifest, Zo, Lyraflip, JL
I’m honestly not sure when or where this picture was taken, or even how we found it. But my best guess is that this is on set of the music video for “Lava” by JL, L. Scatterbrain, Lyraflip, Lyricks, Manifest, Dumbfoundead and DJ Zo – meaning the photo has to be at least a year and a half to two years old. How’s that for a Snapshot in time? Esna makes an appearance though L.S. is curiously missing… perhaps he’s taking the picture?
Odd to think how much has happened since this photo was taken. Mani & JL have been to Korea and back again (welcome home fellas!), Lyricks has remained a staple in the DMV/East Coast Hip-Hop scene, Dumb & Zo have been conquering the world… and I dunno where Flip & Scatter are right now. They’ve been kind of quiet, fell off our radar a bit. Can’t wait to see what will become of everyone in another two years!
Lyraflip Releases the “Anesthesia” Video
Underground SoCal rapper Lyraflip is starting to branch out on his own again and has some new visuals for a song called “Anesthesia”. It’s a simple, no-frills Hip-Hop track – kind of refreshing except for the weird mixdown. Also, I found the inclusion of the females dancing in the back of some of the scenes kind of awkward. The whole thing is kind of lo-fi but the track is pretty raw.
Inspire Presents Performance of LAVA by L. Scatter x Lyraflip x Lyricks x Mani x JL x DFD x DJ Zo
You’ve seen the MV for this mega posse cut, but now you get to see L. Scatterbrain x Lyraflip x Lyricks x Manifest x JL x Dumbfoundead & DJ Zo all perform “LAVA” live. It’s crazy to see so many of our talented MC’s on stage at one time on the same track. Watch it through till the end where DFD forgets his verse but freestyles the whole thing without missing a beat. That’s raw.
Lyricks x Manifest x Sickboi x JL & More Release The Supernova Collective Volume One Mixtape
Lyricks, Manifest, Sickboi, JL and a bunch of other MC’s (mostly) from the 703 (Northern Virginia) area have dropped a mixtape entitled The Supernova Collective Volume One. You can hear one of the singles (“Guillotine Music”) in the promo video below. “LAVA“, “Cube Runners“, “Myndgames 2.0” and the “Lemonade remix” are also included. Other artists include Petey-O, Dak, Josh Shepard, C-Note, K-Prime, Smaals, Koreone, along with west coast stables L. Scatterbrain, Lyraflip and Dumbfoundead. It’s a pretty packed line up and at 26 tracks, a lot of music. Enjoy!
The Supernova Collective Volume One is avaiable here
http://www.zshare.net/download/773764…Various artists from the 703 area come together to create this compilation. Supernova is Lyricks’ recording studio in Fairfax VA and serves as an HQ for the Beautiful Cycle and their affiliates. Hope you enjoy the music and spread the word…
JL Releases New Mixtape & MV Featuring L. Scatterbrain x Lyraflip x Lyricks x Manifest x Dumbfoundead
You’ve read about it here for months but the time has finally arrived. Guaranteed Raw, the debut mixtape for Virginia MC JL is now available. To mark the release real proper he’s also dropped an MV for one of the posse tracks entitled LAVA. You clever folk probably picked up that it stands for LA to VA… Los Angeles to Virginia. The video was directed by Lyricks and features a TON of footage. It’s straight hip-hop, no sugar coating… and it’s refreshing.
You can find the full tracklist after the break but make sure to pick up a copy and support some raw hip-hop. Besides those mentioned in LAVA, the mixtape features other talented artists such as Sickboi, Decipher and J-Smaals.
AHHS 2009 ATL Cypher Footage Released
If you all were feeling the cypher from the AHHS event in Charlotte then you’re gonna love this one. Down in the ATL, the Asian Hip-Hop Summit crew shows their hunger on the mic as they grab the opportunity to spit a few bars.
In order of appearance: Maserati, Dumbfoundead, Lyraflip, L. Scatterbrain, Manifest & Al.P after the Asian Hip-Hop Summit ATL.
Footage provided courtesy of Kato & KatoDaily.com.
AHHS 2009 Charlotte, NC Footage Released
Check the video of a ton of artists doin their thing in a freestyle cypher, then catch DJ Zo cutting up the 1′s & 2′s in a sick DJ set.
In order of appearance: Manifest, Lyricks, Woo, Black Dragon, Vtec, dumbfoundead, Dante Fawkes, Lyraflip, L. Scatterbrain and DJ Zo.
These dudes on tour are no joke. You can’t mess with raw talent!
Kato x Passda x Dante Fawkes Want You to Come to the AHHS in ATL
Here’s the video message from Kato, Passda, and Dante Fawkes.
Quick promo video for the Asian Hip-Hop Summit ATL show on Nov. 14 at The Pointe. Shot with the homies and performers this year, Dante Fawkes and Passda with a special guest phone appearance from Dumbfoundead… where’s Al.P?!
They’ll join Lyricks, Manifest, Dumbfoundead, Lyraflip, DJ Zo, & L. Scatterbrain among others in the can’t miss event of good ol’ Georgia.
Lyraflip Interview w/ ChannelAPA
In additional Swim Team news, ChannelAPA’s got a new interview up, this time with lyracist Lyraflip. It’s only a few minutes long so don’t sleep on this one! Also, don’t forget you can check out his music on the Asian Hip Hop Summit tour.
Lookin’ Back: Lyricks vs Lyraflip @ Kollaboration 2K5
With the Asian Hip-Hop Summit tour in full swing and the gathering of Asian-American MC’s from all over I thought it’d be fun to take a look back to over 4 years ago where two prominent figures of today’s Summit battled it out for yesterday’s pride.
Check this oldie battle from the 2005 Kollaboration competition where Lyricks & Lyraflip competed in an old-fashioned freestyle battle. You may know em now, but did you know em back then?
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