So I don’t read Japanese at all, but I’m pretty sure the picture in the right-center of the girl holding what I think is a turntable is TOKiMONSTA, a producer recently heard on dumbfoundead’s ‘Fun With Dumb‘ album. TOKi tweeted about the spread today and yes, to answer your question, Myspace does have an actual print […]
Read More TOKiMONSTA featured in Myspace Music Magazine in JapanLate last week dumbfoundead posted up a vlog letting everyone know what’s been going on and what’s in store for the future. He discusses everything from his upcoming gig in Korea to his battles, interviews, and video shoots. If you wanna know what’s happening with dumb, be sure to check it out. Source: ARW
Read More Dumbfoundead’s Video UpdateIBU, the R&B group based out of Chicago has dropped their single ‘Love Is All Gone’. You may remember that IBU recently announced they signed with Koch Records (n.k.a E1 Entertainment). The song mixes in a throwback feel with current vocal stylings (auto-tune). I’m on the fence on this one. It gets better with each […]
Read More IBU Releases ‘Love Is All Gone’This morning Lyrics Born tweeted about the birth of his son w/ wife Joyo Velarde. A huge congratulations to them! I wonder if their kid is going to pick up where his parents will eventually leave off and keep pushing boundaries with music. is a Father. Thank U God! @ 8:58am 2day Joy & I […]
Read More Lyrics Born x Joyo Velarde – ParenthoodA few weeks back Roscoe Umali had tweeted about performing at a bboy event held in korea. Well full event details have been released and it turns out it’s going to be a joint stage concert event on September 27th also featuring Dumbfoundead, Drunken Tiger, Epik High & Rakaa (of Dilated Peoples). What an incredible line […]
Read More Roscoe Umali x Dumbfoundead x Drunken Tiger x Epik High x Rakaa at Soulsonic 2009After posting up the recent interview of Lee Joon from Solid, I’ve been in such a Solid groove, so I thought it’d be fitting to offer their “Best of” compilation album as this Week’s Thursday Freebie! You’ll have to excuse the poor graphic, it’s hard to find decent quality images of their albums since they are […]
Read More WTF: Solid – To Be UnlimitedShadowville Productions has been holding a contest called ‘Make-A-Hit’ in recent years to showcase talent and help spread their production brand, allowing musicians to use a Shadowville beat and submit a video entry for a chance at various prizes. This year, Asian American artists Lorenzo & Massiah have made it into the finals with their submission […]
Read More Lorenzo & Massiah Are Finalists for the Make-A-Hit III ContestAccording to a tweet from EyeASage (Bambu’s wifey), The MV for Bambu’s ‘Crooks & Rooks‘ recently won best music video at Chicago’s Hip Hop Film Festival. Big ups & congrats to Bambu, Kid Heroes Productions & Xylophone Films for the win! Below you’ll find the uncensored director’s cut that isnt shown on mTVu.
Read More Bambu’s Crooks & Rooks MV Wins at Chicago Hip Hop Film FestivalMr. Dateh posted up a rendition of The Beatle’s Blackbird, featuring Ken Belcher on the guitar. It’s a great soothing cover, and the violin was a nice touch. Also of note, Paul was recently profiled in AArisings.
Read More Paul Dateh Covers The BeatlesSo this week we saw the launching of another feature on a-Tunes called “Showdown“. Since we are a youtube generation, it’s hard to ignore the power of streaming video on demand and how it connects everyone. However many artists end up covering the same style of songs or even the very same songs themselves when […]
Read More a-Tunes News: Launching “Showdown” & Thank Yous
