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A CONVERSATION W/ JAHI OF PUBLIC ENEMY’S PE 2.0: HIP HOP, POLITICS & TURBULENT TIMES

July 11, 2020 • 2 chainz • 36 Trap Houses • Altered Crates • Ammbaataa • AON Preme • Audio Vandals • bay area • big Krit • billy woods • Blu • Blues • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • C-Plus • california • Casual • Cava Menzies • Cleveland • common • cypress hill • Dee Jay • Jahi • Louie Vuitton • lovetones • Marciano YR • Marketing • Marketing Kings • MC Jahi • mobb deep • Nash Npire • New Orleans • nowaah the flood • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • pharaohe Monche • Phat Kat • Please don't be dead • Plee Water • public enemy • Ras Kass • Roxanne Shante • Same Shit • Walt Liquor

I was introduced to Jahi through my Son's African American Male Achievement class that Jahi instructed and taught at the local elementary school. Through the course of the class my Son's interest in Black History as well as Hip Hop history peaked. After learning of Jahi's work as community builder/MC we connected and I was introduced to Chuck D's Rapstation platform. Hardknock Radio: Davey D speaks with the long time activist/artist Jahi about his two new books The Microphone JourneyMan, Influences, Messages and Notes from the Stage.. and The Intersection Between Hip Hop Culture and Education.. We talk to him...

VIDEO: San Quinn - Go Rude (Produced by Monk HTS)

April 14, 2020 • 1979 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 444 • 916 • 9th Wonder • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • AC3 • Adelaide • akai • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • Ammbaataa • Ammbush • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • ASTU • ATL • Audio Vandals • Austan Found • AWGE • A_Sarr • Babs • bang data • bay area • beat • beat tape • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • Blues • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • brookkly • Brooklyn • Buffalo • C-Plus • california • Cava Menzies • cee lo green • Charlie mack • Chase Moore • Chester • chicago • Chow Mane • Cleveland • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cumbia • Curren$y • cypress hill • D'angelo • da beatminerz • Dame The Drummer • dapper dan • Dave East • Dee Jay • def jam • detroit • deuce eclipse • Dialect • Dilated Peoples • dirty diggs • disable planets • DJ • DJ Critical Hype • DJ Fresh • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • DJ Tiger • Dragon School • drums • Earmilk • East Oakland • Eminem • eric b • EVE • Everlast • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • fashion • Fat$ • Firefly Oshenisis • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • Fresno • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • GoodSense • Graff • Grammy • Grieselda • Griselda • Gucci • gza • Harlem • Hempsted • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • House of Pain • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • instrumental • ishgoswish • JAke one • Jameel Naim X • jamla • Jay Electronica • jay z • Jaylib • Jazzy Jeff • Jordan Garrett • JoyFACE Records • Keese Sama • Kendrick Lamar • Khayree • KingiKeem • Kool G Rap • krs one • La Costa Nostra • Lil Fame • Living Legends • ll cool j • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Los Angeles • Louie Vuitton • lovetones • lowrider • M.O.P. • Mach-Hommy • Marciano YR • Marketing Kings • Mary J. Blige • maschine • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • Mota Media • mpc • music • Mustafa The Poet • Nash Npire • New Orleans • Newark • Nicagura • Nikkle 9 • nimsins • Nipsey Hussle • no id • North carolina • nowaah the flood • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • Omer • Organized Konfusion • PA • Pablo Circa • Paris • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • planet Asia • Please don't be dead • Plee Water • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • Queens • rakim • Rap • rapsody • Remix • REvenge • Richmond • roc marci • Roc Marciano • Roxanne Shante • Roy Ayers • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • RZA • Sac • Sacramento • Same Shit • sample • san francisco • San Quinn • seattle • Shabazz Palaces • Shaolin • Shkool Yard • Shugga • Sideswipe • smif and wesson • soul • Souls of Mischief • Soundcloud • Spotify • Stimulate • Street art • Styles P • Sunspot Jonz • Tajai Massey • The Alchemist • The Architect • The Conga Room • The Last Days of Oakland • The Mekanix • The Premier Hussle • Tidal • Too Short • Toronto • transistor sound studio • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • Tyranny • Vallejo • Video • westside gunn • wiz khalifa • wu tang clan • Xana SoulSearcher • YArd Massive • Yared Kiflai • yelawolf • Young Roddy • zell • Zell DMR • Zion i

San Francisco Hip Hop staple San Quinn drops new visuals for "Go Rude" (directed by Kolepa) Off the upcoming "Smell My Roses Volume 1" album coming soon. Quinn, responsible for the most Hip Hop features bar coded in 2006 (350 records by the time he was 21) has steadliy grew his fanbase since the early ninties and is regarded as one of the most consistent Lyricist/artist to represent SF culture. "Smell My Roses Volume 1" is Quinn's 16th solo effort, the lead single/video "Go Rude" follows Quinn through a cinematic heist which leads to a meeting with the Bosslady played...

Shabazz Palaces - Chocolate Souffle [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

March 25, 2020 • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • Altered Crates • Ammbaataa • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • bang data • bay area • beat • beat tape • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • blackmoon • Brainorchestra • Cava Menzies • Chow Mane • Conway the Machine • disable planets • hiphop • instrumental • ishgoswish • JAke one • JoyFACE Records • La Costa Nostra • Lil Fame • nimsins • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • portishead • psychedelic • public enemy • Rap • rapsody • roc marci • Roxanne Shante • Royce da 5'9 • RZA • san francisco • seattle • Shabazz Palaces • Shugga • smif and wesson • The Premier Hussle • Tyler the creator • Xana SoulSearcher

“Chocolate Souffle” is a scorching, electrofunk standout and the second official video from Shabazz Palaces‘ The Don of Diamond Dreams, directed by David Shields and James Nugent (Marshawn Lynch: A History). The performative visual stars Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler amid a dizzying array of images set to match the songs rapid-fire lyrics, and was compiled by Shields, Nugent, and Butler (who acts as the video’s director of photography). Shabazz Palaces The Don of Diamond Dreams will be available April 17th, 2020 worldwide on Sub Pop. The album is now available for preorder from Sub Pop over here

Yared Kiflai - LOTTO (video)

December 18, 2019 • 2 chainz • 2-Left • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 444 • 916 • 9th Wonder • A$AP MOB • A$AP Rocky • A-Plus • Above All • AC3 • Altered Crates • Amanda Beane • anderson .paak • AON Preme • art • ASTU • ATL • Austan Found • AWGE • Babs • bang data • bay area • Beezy love Bands • Benny The Butcher • beyonce • big Krit • Biz Markie • Blues • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • brookkly • Brooklyn • Buffalo • C-Plus • california • Cava Menzies • cee lo green • Charlie mack • Chase Moore • Chester • chicago • Chow Mane • colemine records • COLORQUEEN • common • Conway the Machine • cumbia • cypress hill • D'angelo • da beatminerz • dapper dan • Dave East • Dee Jay • def jam • detroit • deuce eclipse • Dilated Peoples • dirty diggs • DJ • DJ Critical Hype • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • DJ Tiger • Dragon School • drums • Earmilk • East Oakland • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • Fantastic Negrito • fashion • Firefly Oshenisis • Firing Squad • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • GetBenny • Graff • Grammy • Grieselda • Griselda • Gucci • gza • Harlem • Hempsted • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • iLL Camille • instrumental • ishgoswish • JAke one • jamla • Jay Electronica • jay z • Jazzy Jeff • Jordan Garrett • JoyFACE Records • Keese Sama • Kendrick Lamar • Khayree • Kool G Rap • krs one • Lil Fame • Living Legends • ll cool j • Lo-Fiction • lord finesse • Louie Vuitton • lowrider • M.O.P. • Mach-Hommy • Mary J. Blige • maschine • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • Mota Media • mpc • music • Nash Npire • Newark • Nicagura • Nikkle 9 • nimsins • Nipsey Hussle • no id • North carolina • nowaah the flood • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • Odd Fututre • Omer • Organized Konfusion • PA • pete rock • pharaohe Monche • philly • Please don't be dead • Plee Water • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • Queens • rakim • rapsody • Remix • Richmond • roc marci • Roc Marciano • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • RZA • Sac • Sacramento • san francisco • Shaolin • Shugga • Sideswipe • smif and wesson • soul • Stimulate • Street art • Styles P • Sunspot Jonz • The Alchemist • The Last Days of Oakland • The Premier Hussle • Too Short • transistor sound studio • TRKRNR • Tyler the creator • Vallejo • westside gunn • wiz khalifa • wu tang clan • Yared Kiflai • yelawolf • zell • Zion i

JOYFACE RECORDS artist and DNA Affiliate Yared Kiflai drops new visuals for "Lotto", a wild day in the life of the Oakland MC. "I DONE BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH DRAMA FLIP THE SCRIPT I NEED THE COMMAS" and "CUZZO LOCKED UP TOLD ME DO WHAT IT DO" sounds like a mission statement Kiflai has a adopted to push his movement to higher ground. Stay tuned to Drums & Ammo dot com for more from Yared. LOTTO' PRODUCED BY JEAN BENZ DIRECTED BY KHUFU NAJEE & RISLOW CREATIVE DIRECTION BY MERHAWI YOHANNES & KOKIE PADILLA CINEMATOGRAPHY BY RISLOW STYLED BY...

A_Sarr "MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM (FULL) - 10" VINYL

December 17, 2019 • 2 chainz • 36 Chambers • 36 Trap Houses • 916 • A$AP Rocky • anderson .paak • art • A_Sarr • bay area • big Krit • Biz Markie • blackmoon • boot camp clik • Brainorchestra • brookkly • california • cee lo green • colemine records • da beatminerz • Dee Jay • detroit • Dilated Peoples • dj muggs • DJ Platurn • DJ Premier • Eminem • eric b • Evidence • fashion • Fresh Prince • funk • gangstarr • Gucci • Hieroglyphics • Hip Hop • hiphop • Iceland • Icelandic • JAke one • Jay Electronica • Jazzy Jeff • Kendrick Lamar • krs one • lord finesse • lovetones • lowrider • Mike Tyson • mobb deep • monophonics • music • Nash Npire • NYC • oakland • Oakland Faders • philly • portishead • prhyme • Producer • production • protools • psychedelic • public enemy • rakim • rapsody • Royce da 5'9 • Run DMC • Sacramento • soul

Producer A. Sarr provides 20 mins of sample chops, filtered bass lines and lo fi funk for the heads. Powered by Brainorchestra.//lovetones. Available on vinyl(!). Follow at: twitter/IG @A_Sarr @Brainorchestra Peep below #DNA