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REKS & BUN B ON SHOWOFF RADIO

2011-01-05T11:12:00.001-08:00

Lucky Dice f. REKS prod Soul Theory

2010-12-15T09:10:00.000-08:00

Listen to Lucky Dice f. REKS

NY MINUT #5

2010-12-15T07:59:00.000-08:00

105 - Lost Generation from ARTE New York Minute on Vimeo.

PHIFE DAWG SOLO EP + ATCQ EVENTUAL COME BACK

2010-12-09T13:30:00.000-08:00

Phife Dawg Interview w/ Gowhere Hip Hop from gowherehiphop.com on Vimeo.

REKS IN BETWEEN THE LINES VOL II

2010-11-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

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01. Intro // Once Again [prod. ATG]

02. Legacy [prod. J. Lee]

03. Represent 2010 (Freestyle)

04. This or That [prod. Statik Selektah]

05. My Word (ft. Dynas & Jon Hope) [prod. Rain]

06. What it Is (Freestyle) (ft. Truck North, STS & Phonte) [prod. Statik Selektah]

07. Succesful Girl (ft. BK Cyph) [prod. Statik Selektah]

08. Feel It Baby [prod. Soul Theory] (Snippet)

09. Different Breed [prod. OhNo] (Snippet)

10. Pray for U (Homicide Note) [prod. Statik Selektah]

11. Outta Control (Egos) (ft Strong Arm Steady) [prod. Statik Selektah]

12. Money & Power (ft. Sonic & Termanology) [prod. Statik Selektah]

13. Eff U [prod. Nottz]

14. Get Rowdy (ft. Sha Stimuli & Reef the Lost Cauze) [prod. the Bassheadz]

15. No Hooks (Uppercuts) [f/ Lucky Dice & Chi Knox] [prod. MoSS] (Snippet)

16. In My Lane (ft. Ras Kass & Ekko) [prod. Hazardis Soundz]

17. Getting Ugly [prod. Frank Dukes]

18. Eat or Starve [prod. Statik Selektah]

19. 6 AM ( f/ Slaine, JFK & Steven King) [prod. Statik Selektah]

20. Setting it Off (ft. Slaine, Jfk, Jaysaun & Steven King) [prod. Statik Selektah]

21. Window Pane [prod. Blaze P & Bing]

22. The Etc. (ft. Kali) [prod. Statik Selektah]

23. Night Sky (ft. S.O.L) [prod. Dom Dirtee]

24. Hooked on Whateva (ft. Blaze p & J Tronius) [prod. Blaze P]

25. Lighters (ft. Ea$y Money & Sonic) [prod. Scotty B]

26. Hindu Kush (GHOST) (f/Lucky Dice & Steis [prod. The Lion]

27. Rapanomics (f. Termanology & Sha Stimuli) [prod. Rain]

28. Strays (ft. Saheed) [prod. Hazardis Soundz]

29. Brainstorm [prod. ATG]

30. My Dark Skin (Willie Lynch Theory) [prod. Soul Theory] (Snippet)

REKS 'In Between The Lines 2' (Studio footage)

2010-11-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

REKS 'In Between The Lines 2' (Studio footage) from Clockwork Music on Vimeo.

STATIK / TERMANOLOGY 1982

2010-10-26T04:18:00.000-07:00

COP THAT!

BEKAY ''LIVE RADIO SHOW'' SPEAKS ON OUR UP-&-COMING PROJECT.

2010-10-22T02:09:00.000-07:00

BEKAY AND FT LIVE RADIO SHOW WITH ECLIPSE.

1st official informations about our up-and-coming project.

Download: Here

http://www.mediafire.com/?519q6zityzea1rs

R.E.K.S feat Isiah.

2010-10-20T00:52:00.000-07:00

REKS - Self-Titled (prod. Statik Selektah) from Mupalia Pictures on Vimeo.

BOOM BOX HISTORY

2010-10-12T01:32:00.001-07:00

1982 SOON.

2010-10-06T07:09:00.001-07:00

SOUL THEORY PROD.

2010-10-06T07:07:00.000-07:00

My brother Soul on the beat.

REKS THIS OR THAT

2010-10-06T07:06:00.000-07:00

REKS "This or That" (prod. by Statik Selektah, directed by Jon Wolf) from Clockwork Music on Vimeo.

GO LOW RIDER

2010-09-23T01:11:00.001-07:00

GO LONG

2010-09-19T14:49:00.001-07:00

WALLS ARE DANCING

2010-09-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

NTM LES CALOS SERONT BIENTOT SUR LA TABLE.

2010-09-13T04:59:00.000-07:00

NTM - Grand Journal - 2009
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MIGUEL ATWOOD FERGUSON ENSEMBLE

2010-09-07T03:16:00.000-07:00

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble "Drips/Take Notice" feat Flying Lotus from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on Vimeo.

Source: Cris Prolific FB

THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL COPIES

2010-09-07T03:15:00.000-07:00

Is Hip Hop Dead? DJ Toomp's 10 Minute Opinion from DJ Smallz on Vimeo.

THE BEAT OF NY

2010-09-07T00:00:00.001-07:00

THE BEAT OF NEW YORK from tim hahne on Vimeo.

Source LDBK fb.

THE BEAT SWAP LA CHINATOWN

2010-09-06T09:22:00.000-07:00

Beat Swap Meet #10 (Official Video) from Ryan Spencer on Vimeo.

Remember our BBoys days..

2010-07-25T02:55:00.001-07:00

Raw, street, no flashing lights, just for the luv of HH culture.

Loose Joints 2000 - 2010

2010-07-19T10:08:00.000-07:00

Download end enjoy.
Shout out to Mr Beatnick for keepin it real.

Record store life and dance.

2010-07-16T04:32:00.000-07:00

Raised On Classics on ''Return To The Golden Age'' mixtape

2010-07-15T06:25:00.001-07:00

Besides family cats like Statik, Term and more.
I'm one more time on the same m-tape as Bekay.
Is that a coincidence or is there somethin goin on between us...
Find out more in a few weeks.
Until then download for free:

Return To The Golden Age.mp3

1) Sadat X ft. Ill Bill - X & Bill
2) Joell Ortiz - Project Boy
3) Fat Joe - Haha Slow Down
4) LOX - Slow Down LOX
5) Bekay - I Am (Nodfactor Remix)
6) DJ Dbefekt ft. Termanology & Reks - Raised on Classics
7) Sean Price - That's What We Want
8) Termanology ft Royce 5'9", Crooked I, Consequence, and Akrobatik - Music Industry (Remix)
9) Mellow Man Ace - God Builds
10) Wu-Tang Clan - All Flowers
11) Wu-Tang Clan - Rush
12) Joell Ortiz - Kawl Me
13) Nutso ft. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo - This is My Hood
14) Eternia and Moss ft. Joell Ortiz - It's Funny
15) Roc Marciano - Marcberg
16) Joe Pellegrino ft Sean Price & Inspectah Deck - Triple Homocide
17) Armageddon ft. Doo Wop, Fat Joe, & N.O.R.E.
18) Noreaga, Styles, & Violator - Come Thru
19) Snoop Dogg ft. Jay-Z - I Wanna Rock (Remix)
20) CNN ft. Imam Thug & Musaliny - Thug Planet
21) Termanology - Nobody's Smilin'
22) Termanology ft. Tony Touch & Easy Money - Wild Puerto Ricans
23) Consequence - Sounds G.O.O.D. 2 Me
24) Statik Selecktah ft. Talib Kweli, Termanology, and Royce 5' 9"
25) Joell Ortiz - Missing You
26) Termanology ft. Big Shug & Singapore Kane - My Boston
27) Sean Price - Shut The Fuck Up
28) CNN - The Streets Got a New Face
29) Jay Electronica - Exhibit A (Transformation)
30) DJ Crazy Toones ft. Kurupt - 2 Turntables & A Mic
31) Kid Capri - I Turn It Out
32) Diamond D ft. DJ Scratch - Superman
33) Chuck D - Tear Down This Wall
34) Ruste Juxx ft. Sean Price - Fuckin' Wit a Gangsta
35) GZA, Masta Killa & Inspectah Deck - Steppin' 2 Me
36) Raekwon - Jolly Ranchers
37) Wu-Tang Clan - John 3:16
38) Mellow Man Ace - Good Flashes
39) Stat Quo - Ridin'
40) Ruste Juxx - Nobody
41) Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
42) 50 Cent ft. Sean Price - Dreaming (Remix)
43) Sadat X ft. Pete Rock - Turn It Up
44) Little Brother ft. Torae - 24
45) N.O.R.E. & Imam Thug - R.I.P. GURU
46) Exile ft. Ruste Juxx & Torae - Radio
47) Bumpy Knuckles (Freddie Foxx) - Put The Beats On Em
48) Jay Electronica - Ghost of Christopher Wallace
49) Diaz Brothers ft. Soni - Gone Too Soon

Jacki Terrace, Berlin art.

2010-07-12T03:36:00.000-07:00

BASE23 @ JACKI TERRACE / BERLIN from just ryc collective on Vimeo.

Name Tagging

2010-07-12T02:57:00.000-07:00

Name Tagging with Martha Cooper from hypebeast.tv on Vimeo.

Sampling / Copyright

2010-07-06T04:39:00.000-07:00

Accordianz

2010-07-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Shout out to my homie Jun Classic.

Crate diggers arguments exchange.

2010-06-16T04:39:00.000-07:00

Romantic crate digging. Vinyls are more then just music...
Love & Vinyl from Ben Perkins on Vimeo.

STATIK FT BUNB/WALE/COLIN MUNROE 'SO CLOSE SO FAR'

2010-06-07T04:11:00.000-07:00

True School Park Jam.

2010-05-29T01:03:00.000-07:00

The True School Park Jam Series | 2010 Trailer from Noisemaker Media on Vimeo.

United Records Pressing Plant Tour & History.

2010-05-24T12:10:00.000-07:00

United Record Pressing from Ethan Luck on Vimeo.

The Find Rewind

2010-05-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

Make sure you support and download.

‘The Find Rewind’ is an instrumental beat tape with tracks from a wide array of producers. Expect jazzy trumpets, soulful sounds, boom bap beats, some electronic vibes and everything in between. Hip Hop is the basis of this beat tape, but the aforementioned influences are evident. And the best part: basically all tracks are previously unreleased or brand new!

Download The Find Rewind preview.

Click on the tape.

Shout out to The Find Mag and of course to LDBK.

Texas talented girls..

2010-05-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

Toyo Kasei Vinyl Factory.

2010-05-14T05:35:00.000-07:00

Pixel video art.

2010-05-14T05:31:00.000-07:00

Chelles Battle pro 2010.

2010-05-14T05:08:00.000-07:00

Preemo and Pete Rock. battle, soundcheck, HH culture.

2010-05-12T02:39:00.000-07:00

PREEMO , BEATS THAT COLLECTED DUST VOL II

2010-05-12T02:34:00.000-07:00

Melvin Bliss Documentary

2010-05-12T01:57:00.000-07:00

Julien aka LDBK introducing the Kosmopolite Festival

2010-05-10T16:26:00.000-07:00

Kosmo Art Tour - Brussels 2010 (Interview)

Q-tip lab session.

2010-05-06T10:24:00.001-07:00

OS GEMEOS.

2010-05-06T09:47:00.001-07:00

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Gasface’s New York Minute

2010-04-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Arte

Still Bill : The Bill Withers Portrait.

2010-04-28T02:17:00.000-07:00

STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day,” “Grandma’s Hands,” and “Just the Two of Us.” With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has written the songs that have – and always will...

Uniqueness of beat-making

2010-04-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

Among the many different ways to experience hip hop/rap music, there is no other art form in hip hop culture that allows one to immerse themselves more extensively than beatmaking. And among the various elements that make beatmaking a uniquely intricate art form, I have found that there are three major characteristics that most underscore its uniqueness.

The first characteristic that jumps out at every beatmaker is the meticulous nature of the various processes that beatmaking requires. Because beatmakers are one part musician and one part programmer, we have to control a number of different steps in the musical process that DJs (and traditional musicians) simply do not. For instance, prior to the compositional phase of the musical process, beatmakers are enjoined with the task of finding and making sounds to work with. And in beatmaking, after the compositional and arrangement processes are completed—processes, I should add, that require any number of programming steps—many beatmakers transform into defacto mix engineers, as we further lock in the sound and sonic impression that characterize our individual styles.

The reliance upon technology in the creative process of beatmaking is another major characteristic that, on one hand, helps define beatmaking’s uniqueness, and on the other hand, leads beatmakers to experience hip hop/rap music more extensively than fellow artists within hip hop culture. In beatmaking, the connection of creativity and technology is paramount; it’s a force that binds beatmakers to the perpetual pursuit of creating and manipulating sounds. Moreover, as witnessed by beatmakers’ staunch product and brand loyalty to leading electronic music production instrument (EMPI) manufacturers, the connection of creativity and technology in beatmaking serves as a form of identity and, in many ways, a badge of musically creative honor.

The depth of analytical study that’s involved in beatmaking is the third, (and perhaps most important), characteristic that most underscores beatmaking’s uniqueness, and prompts beatmakers to experience hip hop/rap music in quite an extensive manner. Beatmakers engage in a high level of self-imposed study. In the constant pursuit of a higher skill level, we study a great deal—often much more than traditional musicians. Indeed, all beatmakers necessarily study the fundamental techniques, methods, and practices of the beatmaking tradition as well its history, in particular, the lineage of styles and sounds from beatmaking’s inception to the present. And while most traditional musicians will never study the art of beatmaking, even once in their life time, most beatmakers regularly study the elements and processes of other music traditions outside of hip hop/rap. In fact, for beatmakers, no music form is forbidden territory; wherever we find inspiration, we use the styles, techniques, methods, and practices of our tradition to convert such inspiration into hip hop/rap form.

Here, it should be noted that the level of analytical study involved in beatamking leads to time-intense and style-focused practice. And it should be further noted that whenever we work on the creation of our beats, we enter into a ritualistic-like cycle that’s every bit hypnotic as it is therapeutic and creatively meticulous. Finally, it also bares mentioning that precisely because of the analytical study component of beatmaking, many beatmakers subsequently become serious purveyors of music history. Thus, no matter how you look at it, in the final analysis, beatmakers represent a new kind of multi-skilled musician.

KRINK YOUR LIFE...

2010-04-26T08:51:00.000-07:00

GURU R.I.P

2010-04-20T08:12:00.000-07:00

The rap world lost one of its most authoritative voices today: Guru, the MC half of the legendary duo Gang Starr. Guru, whose birth name is Keith Alam, suffered a cardiac arrest back in February, and fell into a coma. There's no confirmation yet on the cause of death, but reports suggest it was the result of cancer. He was 43.

A piece of every dj heart is gone...

How many of you scratched the voice of the legend...

R.I.P Mr Guru.

Deer Studio Records presents: M.O.P live performance pics by Snooze

2010-04-12T02:32:00.000-07:00

DB and Snooze joined M.O.P on their european tour. This are the pics of the last show. Photos by Snooze

The LSC interview live from NYC.

2010-04-08T04:21:00.000-07:00

Kali Cali prod Statik Selektah. Showoff.

2010-04-06T06:14:00.000-07:00

As usual Statik's delivering another quality work.
Shout out to the ambassador of the east-coast boom-bap.
Kali's also currently working on a project with Deer Studio Records including a video directed by T.Porez.
More news coming soon.

The beauty of vinyl pressing

2010-04-05T00:45:00.000-07:00

Deer Studio Records presents: 100 Proof The Release Party Documentary.

2010-03-09T02:49:00.000-08:00

DB and his label team came support Statik Selektah for the release of 100 Proof the Hangover.

Video directed by T.Porez.

The Lifestyle connoisseur Mixtape feat Raised On Classics prod DB

2010-03-08T03:12:00.000-08:00

The Lifestyle connoisseur Mixtape feat Raised On Classics prod DB

Download here

Reks new Mixtape: ''In Between The Lines''hosted by Statik Selektah and Green Lantern

2010-03-06T01:36:00.000-08:00

Download here

Tracklist:

1. Green Lantern Intro

2. Self Titled (off R.E.K.S. album) (produced by Statik Selektah)

3. I Don't Play (LFHQ Dj Premier Exclusive)

4. Understand (produced by Lee Bannon)

5. Rap-a-nomics ft. Slaine & Torae (produced by Statik Selektah)

6. Count If Off ft. CurT@ins (produced by Statik Selektah)

7. 2012 (produced by Statik Selektah)

8. God Damn! ft. Freddie Gibbs (produced by Statik Selektah)

9. I Too, America (produced by Statik Selektah)

10. 7am ft. Termanology, Steven King, J-Status, & JFK (produced by Statik Selektah)

11. That's What's Up ft. Bossman (produced by Statik Selektah)

12. Hennessy (produced by Statik Selektah)

13. Henny @ Halftime ft. Ron artest (produced by Statik Selektah)

14. Dangerous (Showoff) ft. JFK, Statik Selektah, & Kali (produced by Statik Selektah)

15. 21st Century Rap (prod. by Anthem)

16. Banner City ft. Termanology & Easy Money (off Dj Deadeye album, prod. by MGI)

17. Diesel ft. Chi Knox & Lucky Dice (produced by Rain)

18. City Night Stories ft. Nature, Soul Theory, and G Huff (produced by Soul Theory)

19. Down Like That (Lawtown) (produced by Statik Selektah)

20. Evil That Men Do ft. JV (produced by DEMOBeats) 21. Problem ft. LMS and Saheed (prod. by OZNY)

22. In Between The Lines Freestyle (prod. by Infinite Archetype)

23. Lucky Man (produced by Statik Selektah)

24. International ft. El Da Sensei and Insight (produced by Insight) shoutout Deers / DB

25. Something From Nothing ft. Mr M.O.E. & B.R. (ATL) (produced by S-Type)

26. Jena Side (produced by 1914)

27. Invasion Outro

Behind the scenes DB and Soul Theory Rockin Europe

2010-03-06T01:30:00.000-08:00

Shout out to my homie Soul.

The Main Ingredient feat DB

2010-03-02T05:38:00.000-08:00

The Main Ingredient Radio Show 01.01.2010

download here

Download Sirius NYC Radio Show

2010-02-09T05:44:00.000-08:00

Download Sirius NY radio Show feat DB prod.

here

Raised On Classics Official video clip

2010-01-22T06:42:00.000-08:00

Raised On Classics, second single of DB's upcoming album is a shout out to all the classics that made hip hop culture. Beat: A typical New York boom bap style produce by DJ DBEFEKT Rap: Reks & Termanology, representing the renaissance of real hip hop, the perfect combination of 2 different flows for the same purpose. The beat was created and recorded at Deer Studio Records labs. Mastering by Bob Nash
Video directed by T.Porez from D.S.R
Photos by Snooze from D.S.R
''Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain'' (Curtis Mayfield).
Make sure you visit www.deerstudiorecords.com to enjoy the behind the scenes experience by Snooze.
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