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"No More Ignorant" Marcellous Lovelace

Mar 1, 2009 0 comments

By: DJPAUSE
No More Ignorant
Joe Left Hand Records

Marcellous Lovelace's "No More Ignorant."

WHEN THE END IS FINALLY HERE THE 3RD WORLD NATURE OF AMERICA WILL FALL APART AND THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO NATURAL RESOURCES TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD. People in London, Japan, Rome, Egypt, Ghana, China, Russia, Ireland, Mali and Mexico will look to Marcellous Lovelace Music to save the souls of the common folk. With vibration of natural tomes coming from the amplified stereo quality, Marcellous Lovelace brings the perfect balance and harmony to the world.


Marcellous Lovelace
"No More Ignorant" (mp3)
from "Happiness Disposition"
(Joe Left Hand Records)

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Introducing Melanie Fiona

Feb 25, 2009 0 comments

Story: Mike C.
Photo: melaniefionatv

When I first heard about Melanie Fiona in late December. It was a couple days before New Year's Eve. I remember it well because I glazed-over the story and continued my search for music to play at my New Year's Eve Party. I never gave it another thought until I heard her song playing on our own DJPAUSE's cell phone as I waited for him to pick up. When he answered I said, "Hey, what was that song that was playing? He said it was by a new Kanye West product called Melanie Fiona. Also, his wife's new favorite song. After I told him that I had heard the song late last year and that I wanted to write about her myself, he finally agreed.


So who is Melanie Fiona? She is a raspy voice R & B singer from Toronto, Canada who is signed onto ROC Nation/ SRC Universal Motown. She is beautiful and talented with a confident swagger that gives her an almost star-like quality already and she hasn't even released an album yet. Have no fear her debut album is coming this spring. It is called The Bridge. It will feature 13 songs with 3 bonus tracks. The lead single is out now (available on iTunes) "Give It To Me Right" (hear it below). She is most definitely one to watch.

Check out her current single "Give It To Me Right" from the upcoming album "The Bridge."










Check out Melanie Fiona's showcase with Paper Magazine in New York at the Canal Room.


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Ear to Ear Music Review

Feb 22, 2009 0 comments

By: DJPAUSE

Crash and Burn - Kasior Sosa

Kaisor Sosa.....Who is Kasior Sosa? Not the cat from that movie, but he is a southside Chicago MC. He is a gifted story teller. I am impressed with his wordplay. He is one of the most underated newcomers in the game. This one right here did not do it for me as far as the production goes, but Sosa lyrics alone are worth a listen.
Check out Kaisor Sosa's "Crash and Burn." djpause gives it 2 stars!



Crash and Burn - Kaisor Sosa


Return to the Throne - 5th Ave
For Sacramento, CA emcee 5th Ave, hip hop is a discipline - something to be lived and manifested in every step. He lives like his speaks. The co-founder of the all star artist collective The Neighborhood Watch is a quick witted wordsmith with an almost east coast accent to his flow. This cat is one to watch! This joint right here is real hot!

Check out 5th Aves "Return of the Throne" djpause gives it 4 stars!


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Jay Rock " I Be On The Block"

Feb 19, 2009 0 comments

By: DJPAUSE

Jay Rock has been doin his thing with the mixtapes for awhile, but now with major label power behind him (Warner Bros.) he just keep spittin' more and more fire.

Born and raised in Watts, California’s notorious Nickerson Gardens Projects, Jay Rock got his first encouragement from his music-making relatives, who noticed the impact his deep, melodic voice made on song after song. They were like, you’re hard. And you’ve got a voice for it, too and they were right.

Check out his latest heat "I Be On The Block."






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Kasha's The Oracle (Black Rhyme Edition)

Feb 6, 2009 1 comments

Story: Staff
Photo: vividimageryuk

What is an oracle? An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; an infallible authority. If this is the case Kasha's newest release The Oracle Black Rhyme Edition (a preview of the up coming LP The Oracle) produced by Composure, Denzy, Phocus and Red Skull on the Vivid Imagery Label is correctly named.

Kasha is a pure lyricist who is bringing real heat to the game London style.



I first heard of Kasha last year when I caught a remix of Estelle's American Boy by the U.K. rapper called American Girl. Not one of my favorite songs to start with, but Kasha's flow was crazy on it. So I started checking out more stuff by the up and coming lyricist.

Who is Kasha?
Kasha is an unsigned English rapper from Charlton, London and part of a production team called Vivid Imagery. Kasha has been called ‘the strongest lyricist in the UK’ by Kiss100, he has been likened to Tupac and Common. He has been described as a breath of freshest air for Hip Hop. His style of rap is warm, raw, emotional and poetic and has often been described as punk. He tells stories of his surroundings, the problems in the world and his dreams. Unlike most hip hop the music has a strong sense of melody and is made up of an eclectic mix of street beats, jazz flows and cinematic hooks. With collaborations and inspiration from live bands, musicians and singers there are absolutely no barriers to this kids art.

The Oracle (Black Rhyme Edition)
For the next 46 minutes Kasha's is going take you across the pond to his world in London.

The song 'Come Back With It' has got an easy Sunday afternoon feel to it. The melody carries the song throughout with a very nice hook. Kasha sings about his love which happens to be "Hip Hop." Now this is nowhere close to Common's attempt to show his love for the same topic, but it is a song that will quickly grow on you. Hustling (feat. Composure) is the next track. Now once you get pass the Rick Ross like hook and listen to his flow and the production it's not a bad song. The hottest track on The Black Rhyme Edition is 'Living For the Moment.' Lyrics are crazy on this one son. The dramatic beat production goes perfect with the subject matter of the song.This song alone is 5 stars! Surprisingly one of his hottest tracks 'You Have A Choice' is missing from The Oracle (Black Rhyme Edition). Violins on that one crazy, but he could be saving that for the actual release of The Oracle in April. The rest of the tracks found here are on par with what this gifted artist is able to put out. No garbage here all the tracks are hot.

What's to Come?
On April 6th 2009 Kasha will release his debut album called ‘The Oracle’, which is designed to bring back the essence of the early 90’s hip hop but with 21st century quality. The Oracle adds to this lyrically strong, musically rich hip hop era and opens up the sound to new ears, the rap style is melodic and fresh and opens up the to people who never really new they liked hip hop.

With tracks selling around the globe, airplay on Kiss, Choice, Xfm, BBC 1xtra and Galaxy, appearances on MTV and TMF, this amazing rapper with the ability to paint a visual picture with his words is proving the art of story telling through rap is not dead.

We give Kasha's The Oracle (Black Rhyme Edition) 4 STARS.

Want to know more about Kasha.

www.kashamusic.co.uk
MySpace Page

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Khari - There Can Only Be One King


Review: DJAYPAUSE
Photo: Courtesy of blackplanet.com/KingKhari


Khari (pronounced Kah-REE), which means "Kingly" in swahili is a spoken word artist from Oakland, California. But he is not just a spoken word artist, he is a poet and author. My Man King Khari has been doin his thang real big in the Oakland/Berkeley area for awhile.



Khari came on the scene about three years ago with a visit to Mouth Off which is a spoken word poetry venue at Oakland's Air Lounge on Wednesday's. Since then he has performed at hundreds of venues throughout the country, sold thousands of CDs and books. A really talented and deep cat right here yall. So when his album dropped last month I could not wait to review it!



The album is called "There Can Only Be One King". It is the debut album from this spoken word artist and poet. With 27 tracks over all original music it was hard to pick my favorite joints on the album but I gonna try....

The first cut I really dug was "If I Could Bring You Back" about his grandmother. Grabs you from the word go and puts an emotion lockjaw on your heart man for real. As you are listening you feel his love and his pain over his grandmother that has past. Anyone that has lost someone can really relate to this one. I know I did. The next joint I really liked was called "Squirt". Man, this one is the one son. You play this for your girl and....man...anyway, we gotta keep it clean right. Squirt is about...well I can not really tell you and keep it clean at the same time. It is about a woman...you get the picture right? You just gotta hear this one. The song is hot! "Teddy Bear" is next on my list but really the whole album is solid. Production is real nice you know, beats are tight and Khari is on point on this one from start to finish. All the hits are here too "Thickness" "Hipnotic" and "Teddy Bear." I got two words for Khari on this new album, "Yeah brah!"

I give "There Can Only Be One King" 4 CONTRACT OFFERS!

DJAYPAUSE RATING SYSTEM
  1. CONTRACT OFFER - Nice try but...NO!
  2. CONTRACT OFFERS - Wow! Are you serious?
  3. CONTRACT OFFERS - In Rotation. It will have to grow on me.
  4. CONTRACT OFFERS - Hit! Labels should be knocking at your door!
  5. CONTRACT OFFERS - Banger! You should already be signed!

Want to know more about Khari?

www.blackplanet.com/KingKhari
www.myspace.com/kinglykhari

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