Strictly Biz

Up on the ROOF ROOF

2011-02-05T15:12:00.000-08:00

On New Years Eve I shared the turn tables with my good buddy NSR (twitter.com/iamnsr) on the Hudson Terrace Rooftop.
It was quite a swanky event with a top shelf open bar all night and more Australians than you can shake a boomerang at (see Aussies below) and collectively we tore it down.

Below is the link to stream and download a mix I put together based on my set on NYE. Some of my favorite tracks from 2010, random bangers and the undisputed greatest New Years song of all time (Will 2k). So enjoy!

Monster Mash

2010-11-20T11:13:00.000-08:00

Here is my set from the Cleveland Institute of Art's annual Halloween banger. It's split into a few pieces to cut out some of the breaks for nerdy art announcements and whatnot. The few hours ranges from funk and old school hip hop to electro and Trick Daddy to Eddie Murphy. All in all a great night, those artists are pretty solid at partying.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Below is a video of the final dubstep banger of the evening as the bar was closing and the world famous Blue Man Group relentlessly gettin their boogie on.

Saturday

2010-08-18T18:20:00.001-07:00

I'll be DJing between the acts all night on Saturday at the Grog Shop in sunny Cleveland, OH. This kid Mac Miller is pretty dope too (proof below). Download his latest project HERE

Oh yeah, and it's for charity so I'll see you there.

Summa Summa Summa Time

2010-07-23T14:41:00.001-07:00

Here it is, the groove slightly transformed. Just a bit of a break from the norm.
Here's a little mix that I did while messing around one night. It happened to come out pretty dope so I figured I would use my old friend the internet to share it with the world. Drake, David Bowie, Deadmau5... and those are only a few of the artists that start with the letter D. Anyways, grab a tofu dog, find a thong bikini (to wear or admire) and enjoy.

YES YOU CAN

2010-04-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

Apologies on the short notice... but this Saturday (May 1) it is once again goin down Yung Joc at the mall style at B Side Lounge in Cleveland Heights. Join myself, MisterbradleyP and Cevens as we pay homage to TWO DECADES of incredible music and culture from A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and the rest of the Native Tongues Collective.

The night will kick off with live painting and there will be drink specials all night and hand silk screened commemorative T Shirts (while they last).

Event is 21+ with FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT.
Music at 10 PM

Big thanks to the very talented Jessica Obando for the flier.

Here's a little preview of what to expect...

Because the Greatest Emcee of All Time Died on March 9th

2010-03-09T19:59:00.000-08:00

Despite the fact that the Midwest has slowly worked its way into my blood... I still have to let the New Yorker in me shine through and pay tribute to Mr. Christopher Wallace on the anniversary of his murder (insane that its been 13 years, and even crazier that the stupid ass poh-leece haven't done anything about it in that much time).
This video remix is one of more to come by one of my favorite DJs, J. Period

J.Period & Ralph McDaniels f. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Flava in Ya Ear (March 9 Video Remix)" from Truelements Music on Vimeo.

Here are a couple of my favorite tracks today and one of my own thrown in there shamelessly...

A really dope remix by the homie Terry Urban off of his dope B.I.G. tribute mixtape with Mick Boogie. The whole project is available for free.99 HERE

Next is a little mix I did in one take with Biggie's "Nasty Boy" over a Bee Gees track. Not my finest work, but pretty cool nonetheless.

Finally, one of my favorite tracks of all time...

... keep on just keep on pressin' on.

On an unrelated note, this is just too dope not to post.

Dub Smash

2010-03-06T16:30:00.000-08:00

For those of you who have gotten sick of all this J Dilla blah blah, and underground hip hop who-ha and wanted to deep, dark, bassy dubstep music to smash shit to... youre in luck! Bring yo ass to the Grog Shop on Coventry tonight. Im rockin with some of Cleveland's finest. It will be sort of like this but with less flute...

And if you want to do yourself a favor and not be a sucka, watch the rest of the videos from that BBC session. Incredible. See you at the Grog.

-Tuggs

One More Time for Dilla

2010-02-24T18:24:00.000-08:00

So the Dilla even at B Side was a huge success with a packed house, custom live silk screening, dope raffle giveaways, and of course incredible music all night long. Big thanks to everyone who came out and especially to the staff of B Side, the DJs, hard working silk screeners and everyone else who donated their time or products to honor Dilla and help out a great cause.

Live Screening thanks to Sam and Harris

DJs Eso and aLiVE

Raise it UP!

If you didn't make it out on the 13th (shame on you), you will get a second chance this Sunday when Heart & Sole is hosting a follow up event with more good music, vibes and the last of the exclusive raffle prizes and custom Dilla shirts.

And here is a little Dilla mix that I did hungover on a Sunday morning last week. Not really a "best of", just some of my favorite tracks.

See you on Sunday at 6:00.
Heart & Sole
1781 Coventry Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH

Jay-Detroit-I-to-the-L-L-A

2010-01-24T20:36:00.000-08:00

So as I mentioned before... the ears of Cleveland, Ohio will soon be made love to by the sweet sounds of J Dilla. Here's the run down...

On Saturday February 13, Get Some Productions proudly presents an evening dedicated to the life and music of James “J Dilla” Yancey. Dilla tragically passed away in February of 2006 from complications of the blood disease Lupus. Come celebrate the legacy and amazing catalogue of music of an artist who defined the sound of a movement of hip hop and soul music. Although a hero to many, Dilla’s work often goes loved and appreciated but unrecognized. Cleveland’s best DJs will be spinning Dilla solo tracks, and singles, remixes and rarities with artists like: A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Madlib, Ghostface, Slum Village, and many more.

Raffle drawings all night with prizes from: Heart & Sole Sneakers, Next Coventry, Legndary Boutique and Stones Throw Records.

Live art and silk screening for sale with t-shirts courtesy of American Apparel.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to Dilla’s mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, who is currently struggling to pay her own hospital bills, as she is also sick with Lupus. Ma Dukes is also in the process of raising funds to create a Lupus support foundation in her son’s honor.

DJs spinning for free in honor of J Dilla:
K-Nyce
Tuggle
Misterbradleyp
Eso
aLive

Saturday, February 13
10 PM
21+ | $5 suggested donation
18+ | $10

B Side Liquor Lounge
2785 Euclid Hts Blvd
Cleveland Hts, OH 44106
www.bsideliquorlounge.com
216.932.1966

Here's the link if you wanna join the cool kids and RSVP on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31714796&id=53703982#/event.php?eid=260724131226&ref=ts

Lastly, this is a little remix I cooked up on the fly with one of Dilla's interlude beats from the Jaylib album and some good old dirty south rappin n' trappin courtesy of Gorilla Zoe. Click to stream or download.

Thank You Jay Dee

2010-01-19T17:28:00.000-08:00

I'm thrilled to say that after a lot of (still ongoing) hard work and preparation February 13th will officially be a night to remember in Cleveland, Ohio. Myself, along with four of the city's finest DJs, Local Stores and Artists will be paying tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time; James "J-Dilla" Yancey. Check back here for more info over the coming weeks on raffle giveaways, art and designs for the live silk screening, and of course a heavy dose of that Dilla goodness.

Here is one of Dilla's most recent tracks that appeared after his death on Mos Def's last album The Ecstatic. This is a live version with The Roots from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...

Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli- History (prod. J Dilla)-

Speaking of Mos, here is an incredible live show from him and K'Naan who released one of the best albums of 2009 and absolutely kills it on this. If you're not hip to Austin City Limits, check it out on PBS or at the website. It's always good.

CLICK HERE for the full show

Save the Date

2010-01-13T18:08:00.000-08:00

Cleveland mark your calendars for February 13th...

...More info on that soon.

The Good Life

2010-01-13T17:43:00.000-08:00

So despite the fact that Cleveland and my life look like this... life is good. Here's Mos Def to tell you about it...

Anyways, shit is all to the good right now. Check out some of my peoples doing big things right now. Here's my dude Jamal Smith on Karmaloop TV with the 10Deep skate team.

Also, my good amigo and Upper West side representative NSR just put out a dope EP which can be downloaded here
http://www.myspace.com/memorylainemusic

Here is a little exclusive remix that didnt make the project that I've been listening to a lot

We Need a Revolution

2009-12-08T18:29:00.000-08:00

So, my brother is pretty much the man for a lot of reasons... but most recently he is leading the charge to hire a progressive, responsible, community minded police chief in Albany, New York after a long history of gun violence, racism and stagnation in the city.
Here he is telling the local news and city council who is boss...
http://video.cbs6albany.com/m/27811141/albany-police-chief-search.htm

http://video.cbs6albany.com/m/27805402/ualbany-students-on-police-chief-selection.htm

Sign the petition here...
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/prevent_urban_violence_in_Albany/index.html

And what would social activism be without some good old fashioned drug rap? This goes hard...

2009-12-02T18:21:00.000-08:00

Above is my dude Big Ben... he reps Cleveland hard and can be found roaming around Public Square on most brisk Ohio mornings.
Anyways, as I continue to make this the SUPREME of blogs and only put out that super hot shit once every couple of months... I guess I'm due for some super hot shit. Here are the MP3s for my last show this summer on MTVU's favorite radio station.

As for that super duper... my dude Pav from the Foreign Beggars just shot this one over to me...

It's called "Don't Dhoow It" (thats British for 'Don't Do It') and this is the remix by Brooklyn producer Machinedrum, who you might know from his work with Theophilus London, including this fantastic one right here.

Theophilus London- Enjoy The Sun (Prod. By Machine Drum) from GFCnewyork on Vimeo.

Oh yeah, and big shout out to everyone who came out to the big shindig up in Coventry a couple weeks back... it was Dizzee Rascal (Bonkers)

Amazing

2009-09-28T15:47:00.000-07:00

Below is video footage of the latest project from French photographer and artist JR. Ive been on dude's nuts since I first saw his work in London (my photo of one of his pieces is above) about a year ago and then some more on the streets of Israel in January. Incredible...

JR - EXTRAIT "WOMEN ARE HEROES", Kibera, Kenya
by JR

mp3s of the last of this summer's radio shows are on their way after I eat some dinner...

Oh hi Kanye West

2009-08-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

Due to my lack of internets... Kanye (he was soooo gassed of this) and the rest of the world beat me to the punch on posting this incredible video. These guys were my friends first though, so piss off yeezy.

Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.

For more from the cyborg geniuses, check them out here...

http://foreignbeggars.blogspot.com/

Cleveland Rocks

2009-08-28T14:00:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, its been a minute since I wrote something here... moving to Cleveland, not having internet, and my compulsive gambling, have kind of side tracked me for the last couple of weeks. Anyways the last couple of WICB shows are on their way once I get something better than this tea house wireless, but for now here is a little something in honor of my new home. I did an interview with Cleveland's own Kid Cudi a while back when Day n Nite first dropped and before Kanye and all the rest of you hipster D-bags thought he was the second coming. Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks also stopped by to say whats up. Enjoy.

No Daggering!

2009-08-06T16:01:00.000-07:00

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

So our show was almost as good as the new Major Lazer video (go to the Vimeo site and watch it in HD). Top quality daggering. I apologize if misogyny is becoming a key theme of the site... I swear I'm a pretty nice guy. See you live tonight at 10:00pm, http://wicb.org. Get some.

Trolff the Trolff

2009-07-25T16:16:00.000-07:00

After a brief hiatus to get our G-Roots on, me and speck are back on the air to kick you in the teeth. New ish from The Roots, Beastie Boys, Guilty Simpson and Madlib, etc.
Dig in.
Get pitted.
Holler.

2009-07-14T19:07:00.000-07:00

My mom wasn't crazy about this show (she still loves me though), but if you are into new ish from Raekwon, Zion-I, Slaughterhouse or throwback Clipse, Busta and M.O.P., you might feel a little bit different. Despite locking Specks out of the studio for about 45 minutes, I think we murked this one. We're taking this week off, see you at Grassroots.

- Brother Jew-zone

That Boom Boom Pow

2009-07-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

The show was cut about half an hour short by big explosions in honor of the birthday of our fine nation. Anyways... by the time my ears stopped bleeding and the ashes were out of my eyes we had finished a pretty decent show. Enjoy.

and by the way...

2009-07-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

...the hot naked chick with the boobs is some DJ named Niki Belucci. Apparently she is a Hungarian former pornstar and she DJs crappy house music while naked, which I totally approve of. I am also in love with her and she is carrying my child.

America.

One More...

2009-07-03T14:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a normal old show filled with smack-yourself-in-the-face hip hop muzak. Remember the mp3's can be downloaded by clicking on the divshare logo on the streaming player. Happy America day weekend. Go eat some meat, drink too much, and blow something up.

Tribute to the King (6/25/09)

2009-07-03T13:35:00.000-07:00

Here is our tribute to Michael Jackson. Having only heard the news about his death a couple of hours before we went on the air, our catalog was limited but we still did our thing. Big ups to DJ Cappel for the bulk of the tunes.

From the Vaults (6/18/09)

2009-07-03T11:41:00.001-07:00

For now shows will be posted in a pretty random order based on how I upload them and how busy me and Speck are getting with hot chicks and drinking cognac. This one right here is a gem from a couple of weeks back... all 12" singles from the deep, dark WICB vaults. All sorts of random joints for your enjoyment. Just click the divshare logo on the pop-up player to download the mp3, throw it on your ipod, burn it for grandma, sell it on the blackmarket, or whatever you like.

Boom boom pow.

Welcome to the Thunderdome

2009-07-03T11:32:00.000-07:00

From now on this is where the magic happens. Weekly postings of our show, classic episodes, inteviews, hot chicks with boobs, and other goodness. Make sure to tune in every Thursday at 10pm est at http://wicb.org or 91.7 on your FM radio. Tell your mother we say hello.

-J