T.Shirt - The Loft Sessions EP

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"It's a bit of a long story but I'll make it quick. This past August I sublet a friend of a friend's loft in Chinatown and recorded an EP of what's been going on in my life. Originally, I reached out to a bunch of different artists, producers, writers, and contacts I'd made over a while to collaborate and turn the release into something bigger than what I could do alone but few hit me back, and even fewer actually came through.

The project is my first of original material. I wrote the album in 2 weeks to a library of beats I've had for some time. I spent 5 days recording 7 tracks. I recorded the intro "Fuck the Summertime" on the morning I had to be out of the loft, September 1st. I felt like I needed one more record so I started flipping through the beats and when I found one, for the first time in my life I stood in front of the mic and free-styled in spurts, writing the whole record live in 15 minutes.

I spent most nights alone, mixing records, sitting at the big windows watching, breathing Chinatown. I'm at a funny point in my life and I poured it all into the music. My friend Ryan came by a couple days and we shot all the artwork, which I'm very excited about. He took great, very introspective shots that really show you what kind of place I was in. There's a line on one of my favorite records on the album, "I'm exploring, eyes wide, walking through the halls, this man's got his whole life right here on the walls". And it's true. The combination of having such a black summer, losing family, our icons, going crazy trying to work and grind for these invisible means, and being in this much older man's home, this accomplished artist's Chinatown loft for 25 years was a lot to take in. It really put me in a different kind of creative space.

If everything goes according to plan I'm releasing it digitally for free on my www.illrapper.com this coming TUESDAY, September 29th. I also plan to submit it to iTunes & Amazon for an official November Release. My only hope is that the blogs pick it up, people get wind, there's some kind of demand for it and word gets around that it's good music and deserves a listen. That's seriously my only hope. If you have some kind of avenue, a site, if you have any ideas on how to get this thing out there, please, I'm open to any kind of help.

Talk to me, hit me back. Say something, anything, lemme know you got this. Peace for now !"- T.Shirt

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DJ Roc Raida dies after complications stemming from MMA accident

The music world is in mourning after it was announced by hip hop artist Busta Rhymes that his personal DJ, Roc Raida, is dead aged 37.

Raida, an avid mixed martial arts devotee, had injured his back while training at a gym, and had received back surgery twice in the time since to correct the injury.

He was recovering from the surgery when complications saw his health take a turn for the worst, and he died Saturday Sept. 19. at 2:05 p.m.

Born Anthony Williams, Raid won the 1995 DMC World DJ Championship, earning a spot in the DMC Hall of Fame four years later. The turntable spinner worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Ghostface Killah, Jungle Brothers, Busta Rhymes, Big L and Linkin Park.

He had released six solo albums and seven more with his group, the X-Ecutioners.

Williams had trained in mixed martial arts for several years. He was recovering at an "inpatient physical therapy facility" at the time of his death, according to a statement from his family.

"Family and friends will miss him dearly. Please give the family their privacy," the statement continued.

Busta Rhymes said on his Twitter stream, "I never met a more humble man in the industry...So unbelievably talented and most importantly such beautiful spirit...I LOVE U MY BROTHER..." before talking about how "We r loosing all of these great people this year as a result of God calling his army because something is about 2 go down!!"

"To me, he was the best DJ on the planet--nobody can tell me different," his friend Lord Finesse told StreetHop.com. "Until they do what Roc Raida has done, from body tricks to beat juggling to speed scratching. I mean, everything ... he made that shit look easy."

A post on Williams' MySpace page had previously warned fans that "rumors and chatter are not accurate." His family called the death "unexpected."

Williams is survived by his wife and three daughters. R.I.P Brutha!

Rescue Ink

Finally something worth taking a glance at. These guys are actually doing something about the problem, not just talking tht talk but walking the walk. Nuff respect!

RESCUE INK is a rescue group unlike any you’ve seen before: a bunch of tattooed, motorcycle-riding tough guys who have joined together to fight animal cruelty, educate abusers and help resolve situations other rescue groups can’t – or won’t – handle themselves.

Some of the guys grew up in the projects, some had their brushes with the law, some used their smarts to survive, even thrive on the streets. But that was then, this is now, and today they all share a common goal: Using every means within the thin boundaries of the law, they persuade and educate abusers about the right way to treat animals.

Like many of the animals they save, the members of Rescue Ink know what it’s like to be given a second chance in life. And they’re using theirs to help the animals, no matter what it takes.

What makes them so effective? Take a look. Would you mess with these guys?
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V THE SERIES (2009) - LONG PROMO

V is an upcoming television series remake to be broadcast on ABC during the mid season of the 2009-2010 television season. It is executive produced by The 4400 creator Scott Peters, Jace Hall, Steve Pearlman and Jeffrey Bell and is based on the science-fiction franchise created by Kenneth Johnson. The series will premiere on November 3, 2009. V: The Series was a one-hour weekly television series that aired in the United States on NBC in 1984-85. It was a continuation of the science fiction franchise about an alien invasion of Earth by a carnivorous race of reptilians known as "The Visitors" which was originally conceived by American writer, producer and director Kenneth Johnson. Johnson, however, was not involved in the production of the weekly series. Giant spaceships appear over all major cities of the world, the alien "Visitors" claiming to come in peace. As some humans begin to doubt the sincerity of the Visitors, Homeland Security agent Erica Evans discovers that the aliens have spent decades infiltrating human governments and businesses and are now in the final stages of their plan to take over the planet. Erica joins the resistance movement, which includes Ryan, a Visitor sleeper agent who wants to save humanity. However, the aliens have won favor among the people of Earth by curing a variety of diseases, and have recruited Earth's youth, including Erica's son, to serve unknowingly as spies. This is a must for all you 80's babies outthere.

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Little Club Heads 80's Party ( Don't Forget Your 80's Gear)

Little Club Heads is a once a month dance party for families and kids ages 6 months-8years old. Come party with the entire family as the top dj's in NYC are sure to get the party started. Little Club Heads features lots of fun entertainment, dancing, face painting, balloon artist, cartoon characters,free snacks, clowns, free cotton candy, and a children's boutique featuring MadisonParker Clothing's cool t-shirts and onesies. Food and drink specials and birthday party packages available. This month is a tribute to the 80's .For advance ticket sales or more info go to www.littleclubheads.com

Host: "Little Club Heads"
Price: $15
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: La Pomme
Street: 37 West 26th Street
City/Town: New York, NY
Phone: 9173273268
Email: Info@littleclubheads.com

Jay-Z: "No One Is Scared Of 50 Cent"

So on Trevor Nelson's BBC 1 radio show recently Jay-Z responded to Nelson's suggestion that Kanye wouldn't have pulled his VMA stunt on 50 as he did Taylor Swift by saying, "I think he would have done it if it was 50 Cent. No one's scared of 50 Cent....I just want everyone to know no one's scared of 50 Cent!" Now of course Ye wouldn't have done it if it were Gary Coleman but that's besides the point, the point is 50 got what he wanted after jabbing at Hov on "Flight 187" and will gladly use this to create some type of "beef" to promote the steamless and still no release date BISD lp. Let the games begin. Holla. - ICE

Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (Galaxy Edition) [2009]

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| 1. Off That(featuring Drake) 4:11 |
| 2. Real as it Gets(featuring Young Jeezy) 3:47 |
| 3. Venus Addiction(Galaxy Edition)(featuring Ryan Leslie and 4:20 |
| Cassie) |
| 4. ROCNATION(featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) 5:04 |
| 5. Empire State of Mind(Galaxy Edition)(featuring Alicia Keys 4:32 |
| and Rihanna) |
| 6. Reminder 3:32 |
| 7. A Star Is Born(featuring J. Cole) 3:58 |
| 8. Young Forever(featuring Mr. Hudson) 4:08 |
| 9. On 2 The Next(Galaxy Edition)(featuring Swizz Beatz) 2:31 |
| 10. So Ambitious(featuring Pharrell) 4:03 |
| 11. Already Home(featuring Kid Cudi) 3:54 |
| 12. What We Talkin Bout(featuring Luke Steele of Empire of the 3:43 |
| Sun) |
| 13. Hate(featuring Kanye West) 2:42 |
| 14. Thank You 3:57 |
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Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract (Retail / GroupRip) [2009]

01. Feelin' 4:32
02. Do YoU Dig U? (Featuring Gary Thomas And Kurt Rosenwinkel) 7:19
03. A Million Times 4:16
04. Blue Girl 5:20
05. Barely In Love 4:03
06. Heels 3:07
07. Abstractisms (Featuring Kenny Garrett AKA Truth) 5:19
08. Caring 1:40
09. Even If It Is So 5:30
10. Make It Work (Bonus Track) 3:59

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Skyzoo - The Salvation [2009]

01. The Opener (produced by Cyrus Tha Great)
02. Return Of The Real (produced by Just Blaze)
03. The Beautiful Decay (produced by 9th Wonder)
04. My Interpretation (produced by Best Kept Secret)
05. Popularity (produced by Nottz)
06. Like A Marathon (produced by 9th Wonder)
07. The Shooter’s Soundtrack (produced by Cyrus Tha Great)
08. Under Pressure (produced by 9th Wonder)
09. Penmanship (produced by Black Milk)
10. Dear Whoever (produced by Illmind)
11. For What It’s Worth ((produced by Eric G)
12. The Necessary Evils (produced by Needlz)
13. Easy To Fly featuring Carlitta Durand (produced by 9th Wonder)
14. Bottom Line (produced by Eric G)
15. Metal Hearts (produced by 9th Wonder)
16. Maintain (produced by Nottz)

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Diddy's Next Album "Last Train to Paris"

Diddy's been promising a full-on return to music for a while, and the hip-hop entrepreneur appears to be making his comeback the right way, by hyping the release of his upcoming Last Train to Paris album with a mixtape that dropped in August.

Diddy announced the tape — produced by famed Chicago remixer Felix Da Housecat (Britney Spears, Ciara, Madonna) and released in August — with a tweet in which he bragged, "Lectro Black is my dance music alter ego!!! Mr. Lectro Black is a bad mother----er!!! Close your eyes and jump!"

The electro-house mix is precisely what Diddy has been teasing for more than a year, with a Kanye-like mix of rapping and singing and a fervent promise from the Bad Boy boss on the thumping intro that, "We are the crush groovin', the body movin', the record makin' and the record breakin'. We go by the name of 'Lectro Black and we represent that dirty, dirty. We represent that electro, that funk, that hip-hop, that punk rock, the dirty, dirty. We ain't into that commercial, crowd pleasin' ass-kissin' DJ, 'throw yo hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care' sh--! We want your mind, we want your body, and we came to take your mother----in' soul!"

Last Train to Paris is the upcoming fifth solo studio album by American rapper Diddy and is scheduled to be released in November 24, 2009, on Bad Boy Records. In April 2009, with Dawn Richard of Danity Kane and singer Kalenna, Diddy formed the group Dirty Money, which will perform on this album.

Diddy describes Last Train to Paris as an "electro-hip-hop-soul funk" album; it is scheduled to be released in November 2009. The arc will follow Diddy's character as he tours from London to Paris and finds the woman of his dreams - only to lose her, find her, lose her again and find her a final time. Under the group name Dirty Money, Diddy will work with Dawn Richard of Danity Kane and another singer/writer named Kalenna Harper . Diddy also released an application for the iPhone that integrates his social networking site and Twitter feed. A short film will also accompany the album. As of September 2nd 2009, "Love Come Down", which samples "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" by Jay-Z, and "Angels", which features Notorious B.I.G. and a sample from "Where I'm From",also by Jay-Z, are the only confirmed tracks on the album. Sacario has also wrote two songs for Diddy.

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Dubai's Moving Skyscraper "Dynamic Tower" Planned For 2010

NEW YORK -- An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in motion," an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape.

The spinning floors, hung like rings around an immobile cement core, would offer residents a constantly changing view of the Persian Gulf and the city's futuristic skyline.

A few penthouse villas would spin on command using a voice-activated computer. The motion of the rest of the building would be choreographed in patterns that could be altered over time.

Speaking at a news conference in New York on Tuesday, the building's designer, David Fisher, declared that his tower will revolutionize the way skyscrapers are made -- a claim that might strike some as excessively bold.

DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURE.

rip! A REMIX MANIFESTO

I gotta say, "One of the Most Intersting Films I've Ever Seen, This Film is Literacy for a New Generation". The Film is a Open Source Documentary About Copyright & Remix Culture Created Over a Period of Six Years. Web Activist and Filmmaker Brett Gaylor Explores Issues of Copyright in the Information Age, Mashing up the Media Landscape of the 20th Century and Shattering the Wall Between Users and Producers. The films Central Protagonist is "Girl Talk", A Mash-Up Musician Topping the Charts with His Sample-Based Songs. But is "Girl Talk" a Paragon of People Power or the Pied Piper of Piracy? Creative Commons Founder, Lawrence Lessig, Brazils Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil and Pop Culture Critic Cory Doctorow are also Along for the Ride.
A Participatory Media Experiment, From Day One, Brett Shares his Raw Footage at Opensourcecinema.org, for Anyone to Remix. This Movie-as-Mash-Up Method Allows These Remixes to Become an Integral Part of the Film. With RiP: A Remix Manifesto, Gaylor and Girl Talk Sound an Urgent Alarm and Draw the Lines of Battle. Which Side of the Ideas War are You On?

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Ms.M Does NYC Presents Labor Day Dance Party With Music By NY's Own Darvin Silva

September 6, 2009 Labor Day Sunday Night Dance Party @Las Chicas Locas 160 west 25th St. (Btwn 6th & 7th Ave.) With Music By NY's Own Darvin Silva & Ferola, "A truly momentous occasion when I get to hear these two. Just roll thru if you don't belive me, but be advised, for you will be overcome by the desire to further submerge yourself into heat you couldn't possibly control. Oh, You WILL be moved. ...In ways that will be remembered, every time time you dance for years to come. I'll be there, sippin' my yac, toastin' it up to a terrible two. Where will you be? ...party starts @8. Sexy."- Will Divide.

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NYC Meets MIA: Hosted by: Raekwon Of The Wu Tang Clan & Confirmed Guest Fat Joe @SoBe Live
The 3rd Annual N.O.R.E. All Star Birthday Bash

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DJ AM Is Laid To Rest

People magazine reports that Adam Goldstein, AKA DJ AM, was laid to rest on Wednesday in a small funeral at LA's Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary. Among those in attendance were close friend Travis Barker, girlfriend Hayley Wood, and actor Scott Caan.

The ceremony was relatively small and didn't include some of the big celebs who were extremely saddened by the DJ's passing. Girlfriend Hayley looked particularly upset and couldn't stop crying. Although sources say the two had split, Hayley claims that they were still very much together at the time of his death.

A memorial for the late DJ will be held on Thursday evening at the Hollywood Palladium. And invitation for the memorial reads, "The format of the evening will be in the style of an open 12-step meeting," and will be "a gathering to celebrate the life of our friend Adam Goldstein." Now if he'd only gotten to that 12-step-program a little bit sooner, maybe none of this sadness would have happened.

Family and friends including Travis Barker, Hayley Wood, Scott Caan, and Seth Binzer attend the funeral for Adam Goldstein, DJ AM, at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in LA.

RIP Brutha.


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