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Add-2, Cotton Fields

May 15, 2012

“More African American men are in prison or in jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began” –Michelle Alexander

MCA Of The Beastie Boys Dies At 47

May 4, 2012

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away at the age of 47. FlyPaper learned from GlobalGrind and they have confirmed this very sad news.

One of our heroes, Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, passed away this morning after a long bout with cancer.

Yauch was a member of the groundbreaking, incredibly innovative and creative group, The Beastie Boys, with his two friends, Mike D and Ad-Roc, which changed our culture forever.

Yauch was born an only child in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Frances and Noel Yauch, a painter and architect. His father was Catholic and his mother was Jewish.

Throughout high school, he taught himself to play the bass guitar. The Beasties first show, then still a hardcore punk band, while still attending Edward R. Murrow High School in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Yauch attended Bard College for two years before dropping out. Two years later, at the age of 22, the Beastie Boys, now performing as a hip-hop trio, released their first album Licensed to Ill on Def Jam Records.

In 2009, Yauch was treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and underwent surgery and radiation therapy. He is survived by his wife and daughter. He was 47.

http://globalgrind.com/news/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys-dies-47-photos

Music: SRNC – Clew Rock, Scheme, Astonish and Jamal Science

February 16, 2012

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Peace, Love and SOUL … RIP Don Cornelius

February 1, 2012 | cornelius, dance, don, don cornelius, funk, funky, live, love, music, peace, R&B, rip, soul, Soul Train, television, Train, tv

RIP Jimmy Castor – “It’s Just Begun”

January 17, 2012 | b-boy, b-boying, bboy, break dancing, breaking, castor, dance, funk, funky, jimmy, jimmy castor, music

The FlyPaper gives much respect to Jimmy Castor, a musician that created the anthem that epitomizes the B-boy battle “It’s Just Begun”. “What we’re gonna do right here is go back” The early development of Hip Hop Breakbeat music utilized his great beats and funky horns. Besides making every B-boy/B-girl feel the beat on the dance floor Jimmy Castor generated a large radio flowing with Calypso Funk hits like “Hey Leroy” in the 60s. His music has been extensively sampled, in particular the saxophone hook from “It’s Just Begun” and the spoken word intro from “Troglodyte” “What we’re gonna do right here is go back.” Hip Hop kulture, music and B-boys will alway owe part of it’s rich history to his music and will always be a respected creator of dance beats in the B-boy scene. The Fly Paper, B-boys, B-girls and Hiphopper will forever play his music. R.I.P. Jimmy Castor.
2 videos below show Jimmy live and from Flashdance.

-BboyB

BY THE TIME I GET TO ARIZONA

December 20, 2011

BY THE TIME I GET TO ARIZONA mural project is a collaboration of several artists throughout the country. This mural, as executed by the Momentum Art Team over a period of two days, is located in a Chicago Westside neighborhood. Their goal was to recreate Chuck D’s venture into the fine art medium for everyone to see. Chuck D, working in conjunction with Scenefour Art Collective, used this project to focus on the problems associated with ill-conceived immigration policies in Arizona. Watch as Momentum Art completely translates this message on a large scale.

-FlyPaper

KRS-One – AZTECHNICAL

December 11, 2011

Big UPs to KRS-One and Mad Lion on this one. kickin’ knowledge everyone should know. My question is why didn’t this come from Cypress Hill, Psycho Realm, Kinto Sol, Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest, Lil Rob or Kid Frost? Listen to the words the Teacha has to say.

-BboyB

Toast To The Dead

December 1, 2011

Toast To The Dead, produced by J-Dilla, spoken by Immortal Technique.

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Video ganked from viperrecords.com, good lookin’ out.

Midwest vs East Coast Darkroom Vibes

April 6, 2011

Words and Photos by: Lauren Pirritano

Chicagoans learned a valuable lesson on March 4, 2011; don’t let the cats and dogs prevent you from going out.

A little rain didn’t stop the Ukrainian Village from bumpin’ to a Hip-Hop show that got off to a slow start, but finished strong. As the night wore on, more and more loyal Hip-Hop fans arrived at The Darkroom to hear Windy City rhymers and headliner New Yorker Homeboy Sandman. BBU, Scheme and Urchin Studio’s Gon filled out the local lineup. This eclectic mix of artists led fans late into the night with a variety of fresh styles, spiced up with Chicago inspiration.

Scheme was first to take the stage and wow the audience with his melodic rhymes, real content and unbeatable flow. This first generation Chicagoan set the bar high; his rhymes were so smooth they made you worry for the acts to follow. It was no wonder, because he’s had a lot of practice.

“I started writing, actually, when I was in sixth grade,” Scheme said. “I had a rare blood disease and from [ages] three to 11 I was sick, in and out of the hospital so it was kind of an escape. The beauty for me was that I could say anything I wanted and the paper couldn’t talk back to me.”

As for influences, Scheme grew up in a Mexican household as a first generation American, resulting in a heavy influence of Spanish music. Approaching the 90s, Scheme began to get into Hip-Hop music, first taking inspiration from the big New York artists like Nas, Big Pun and Jay-Z. But it wasn’t until his high school years that Scheme truly began to immerse himself in the genre.

“I got really big into the Chicago scene,” he said. “I started seeing that the dream was closer. I always thought it was far away from me, like Hip-Hop lived in New York and Hip-Hop lived in LA. I didn’t know it lived in Chicago.”

Next on stage was BBU, also known as Bin Laden Blowin’ Up or Black Brown & Ugly. The band that formed in the summer of 2008, especially known for their single “Chi don’t Dance,” BBU’s Epic, Illekt and Jasson took the stage with their DJ to get the crowd hyped up with their high energy performance. With influence from musical artists like Outkast and Rage Against the Machine, BBU never fails to get the crowd going. During their energetic set the crowd danced and sung along to the familiar Chicago tunes.

When asked how the band came together as a trio Jasson replied, “We knew it clicked because it was fun.” The composition of BBU’s songs is less complicated than their transitions through members. Now that BBU is down to three solid members, each performer writes his own bars, which fall into place with this perfect dynamic. BBU certainly brought vibrancy to the night through their expressive energetic work.

When it came time for Gon to take the stage, the energy at the venue shifted noticeably. Born in Jordan and raised in Milwaukee, Gon brings something unique to the stage but not just in a cultural sense.

Gon insists that he’s “not a political rapper.”
“I’m not actively thinking or saying anything that’s like, ‘Yeah let ‘em know how Arabs feel.’ If it comes through then it’s something unconscious,” he said

Gon’s performance was extremely unique. For some, it made audience members feel as though they were watching something special. His rhymes were so down to earth, and at times, took on a comedic tone. He invited a friend dressed as a mime, onstage with him to compliment his charisma. This added something very unique, fresh and likely unforgettable to nearly everyone in the audience.

Despite Gon’s claim that all rap artists are very egotistical, he represented a humble, sincere side of Hip-Hop, where an artist stays true to themselves, true to their music and true to the scene. The artist will continue to keep it real via an upcoming release that has yet to be titled. Gon said this follow-up to his EP, “To Consider Violence,” currently has approximately seven songs completed.

“I might make it a full record. I’m trying to push the envelope with what I came in the door with,” he said.

Homeboy Sandman was the final cat to take the stage. Although he seemed a little moody, sleep deprived and tired during the sound check, as soon as he took the stage, he came with full energy.

Hailing from New York City Sandman brought something a little different to the night’s performances. Homeboy Sandman’s lyrical word play was a definite crowd pleaser. He performed some classics and was exceptional when it came to getting the crowd going, hyping them up, getting them singing.

His endurance was impeccable and he looked very well-practiced. Sharp beats and some mad melodic flows kept everyone’s attention. Ending his set with “Lightning Bolt,” one of his well-known songs, Sandman left the stage to tend to his adoring crowd of fans, incidentally causing him to decline an interview.

Nate Dogg, whose hooks boosted rap hits, dies

March 16, 2011

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – Singer Nate Dogg, whose near monotone crooning anchored some of rap’s most seminal songs and helped define the sound of West coast hip-hop, has died at age 41.

Attorney Mark Geragos said Nate Dogg, whose real name was Nathaniel D. Hale, died Tuesday of complications from multiple strokes.

Nate Dogg wasn’t a rapper, but he was an integral figure in the genre: His deep voice wasn’t particularly melodic, but its tone — at times menacing, at times playful, yet always charming — provided just the right touch on hits including Warren G’s “Regulate,” 50 Cent’s “21 Questions,” Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” and countless others.

While Nate Dogg provided hooks for rappers from coast to coast, the Long Beach, Calif., native is best known for his contributions to the West Coast soundtrack provided by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound and more. Nate Dogg was even part of a “supergroup” featuring Snoop Dogg and Warren G, called 213.

Nate Dogg, who had suffered strokes in recent years, also put out his own solo projects but was best known for his collaborations with others.

Last year, Warren G said Nate Dogg was in therapy but needed help.

“Everybody just gotta keep him in their prayers, cause he had two strokes and that’s real dangerous. And a lot of people don’t come back from that,” he said in an interview to HipHollywood. “Cause the game needs him, I need him.”

After word of his death spread, tributes poured in on Twitter.

“We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb. One of my best friends n a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met,” Snoop Dogg tweeted Tuesday night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110316/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_nate_dogg_6