Very inspiring song by our homie Quest! Peep the video.
#philippines
Sneak Peek: Kate Torralba
Here’s a lil sneak peek on another “Real OG”- Kate Torralba!
(Source: unscriptedconversations)
WATCH THE THRONE: Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis © 2011 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
“Sounds so soulful don’t you agree?”
Beyonce- Run the World (Girls)
Its not the machine, its the man behind the machine.
Filmmaker Kenneth Price and LRG (Lifted Research Group) have produced a documentary featuring 9th Wonder, one of my favorite producers of our time. Chronicling his career, influences, projects and jobs, as well as his many facets and layers as an artist and family man, The Wonder Year is a sneak peak into the kind of person worth paying attention to and drawing inspiration from.
Out of curiosity and wishful thinking, I clicked here to inquire about bringing the film to Manila. Who knows right?
Manila HipHop Fest — imagine that.
Love,
Christel
sunny days - nimbus 9 (produced by chrizo)
For those still leaving for the islands (imaginary or not), make sure you include this track in your iPod.
Local hiphop heavyweight Nimbus 9 and the talented beat maker, Mr. Chrizo serve you up some o’ that good good. You gotta let the locals give it to ya!
Love,
Christel
WHAT TO DO — WITH FILIPINO TALENT
There are a million things you can do with talent, and while most everyone will tell you to hone, channel and maybe turn it into an enterprise; there is always that greater calling of injecting value-added purpose, using it to inspire, contribute and challenge the next generation.
While we all know that Filipinos are generally a talented people, multi-talented at that, let’s zoom in on an industry dear and close to my heart - music, Filipino hiphop/rap to be more precise.
*random flashback to the final paper I wrote in college for my Feature Writing class about the State of Philippine Hip-hop*
Anyways, where was I? Oh right, I’ve put together a partial list of local hiphop acts that I’d like to see more of in the hopes of becoming inspirations not only to me, but to anyone who cares to give them a listen.
Corporate Lo-Fi - We Live
Genius, the way they infused their sound with the makings of an orchestra. I mean, a saxophone + rap? How can you not dig this?
People’s Future - On The Grind
The visualization and spoken word-ization of trusting our struggles and doing you.
Miscellaneous - Keep Rockin’
Who gots the flow? They gots the flow, these beat-makers are dope, hey-ho!
Lyrically Deranged Poets a.k.a LDP - Simple
Although these guys have been around for a while, they’re definitely making moves towards building up the members of the new school. They keep it simple everyday.
Nimbus9 - So Deep
The way he seamlessly flips his rhymes from English to Filipino and back is just impressive for me, not to mention how deep his mind rolls. Talk about effortless.
Yes, we have this in the Philippines, and yes there’s a whole lot more from where these came from.
Beat authors and 9th Wonders of the Philippines? That’d be another list altogether.
Peace, love and hiphop,
Christel
Pinays Rise by Chelo Aestrid
Finally saw Chelo’s music vid today. Loving the style and art direction. Every part was fun and entertaining. #eyecandy
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LADIES Peep the video here :)
Do support and spread!
The Community
On The Ground Music x Turbulence Productions & URBAN ATHLETICS presents THE COMMUNITY ALBUM. A 17 track masterpiece from the beat raffle made to 17 hiphop acts last 2006. The Community aimed to bring the movement forward but in unison, displaying a working atmosphere for every camp to show growth. This album is dedicated to the people who never gave up on the thought of unity through the struggling scene. This project is also brought to you by Team Strato & Wipcaps.
Album artwork by Ryan Andres; foreword by Sarah Meier-Albano.
Executive produced by: Nathan J & Turbulence Productions
Download the album here
Via Soulfiesta
by Sarah Meier
Crossing one of the few tree-lined streets in the city, shifting my laptop higher up on my side to keep it from slipping, I think to myself — I should have probably swung on a backpack.
But nobody I know owns a backpack ’round these parts. Everyone has drivers, and so Hip Hop is experienced as we are chauffeured; absorbed from the cushioned backseats of our cars, the simulated cool breeze of the air-conditioning completely disparate from the sweltering smog laced air outside where the masses clamor in and out of buses. There was a time when buses didn’t even think to have doors (it could not have been my people that were unthinking), and bus stops were invisible destinations in the middle of main thoroughfares — passengers jumping onboard a vehicle half in-motion. We have come some measure of a distance since then.
The only reason I’m walking today is because my meeting is no further than the coffee shop down the block. That, and because I often find myself missing New York and feeling the pavement under my feet is all I have to remind me of it. Over time, I have come to realize it’s not always the city per se that I yearn for. It’s how music sounds when I’m there. Like surfing in Hawaii. Or eating homemade pasta in Italy. Doing yoga in India. Skiing in Switzerland. You don’t quite get the totality of it…until you’ve heard Hip Hop in Brooklyn.
(Respectful tip of the hat to the other boroughs –- this is based purely on my personal experience.)
