Man Made ft. Anthony Phoenix & Bashwon

More goodies in the inbox this morning. Bashwon is quickly becoming one of my favorite mc's.

www.myspace.com/anthonyphoenix
www.myspace.com/bashwonemcee
http://twitter.com/BASHWON
http://dirtygenetics.wordpress.com/

The Gold Room Review

Spitten King: Gold Room EP
By Shea Serrano
Published on March 31, 2009 at 1:55pm

Where:
www.myspace.com/spittenking24
Subject(s):
Spitten King, Gold Room EP

Houston's Scottie Spitten is a very talented, very creative MC. He flaunts a monochromatic yet sporadic flow, recognized most often by whichever of producer King Midas's soul samples any given track lionizes, and Spitten's subtle punch lines. ("Charlie Brown, niggas, I'm like 'Good Grief.'") He first publicized his talents in 2007 with his shining contributions on Hueston Independent Spit District's The District, an impressive feat given that album's overall high quality. Now he's succumbed to his listeners' demands (sort of) and offered up five-song EP Gold Room, which is at times great — Spitten is clearly at his best on slower-paced tracks like "Piano Maze" and "Gold Room." His involved, meta wordplay can require some patience to fully appreciate — the mere 50 seconds of Duran ­Duran-sampling (!) "I'm On Fire" requires multiple listens to genuinely comprehend everything. Spitten has shown that, when uninhibited, he can write more substance into 16 bars than most MCs can in an entire song, so any misstep is magnified. ("Heavy is the head that wears the crown," or something like that.) But mind you, the fact that the chief knock against this EP is that Spitten is only great "at times" is like complaining that Yao Ming is only 7'6". Download Gold Room, then wait for Spitten's full-length album later this year.

snagged from: http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-04-02/music/spitten-king-gold-room-ep/

HISD live @ SXSW

HISD Live in Austin, SXSW 2009 (Partial) from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

Intro and "Never Die"
March 20, 2009
Waxpoetics Showcase
Red Scoot Inn
Austin, TX

Thanks to Scottie Spitten of HISD for the video!

Two of My Favorite Artists

PPT x Strange Fruit Project = Awesomeness

This was probably the first time I'd heard of PPT and was immediately won over. You will love it too. You will also love PPT member Pikahsso Allen Poe's blog www.blackmanwithblog.blogspot.com


Check out the album "Tres Monos In Love" on itunes.

& Check out Pikahsso Allen Poe, Creator of "Fat Albert In Da Hood" on twitter @ twitter.com/pikahsso