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Preservation - I-78 (feat. Mach-Hommy) (Official Music Video)

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Preservation - I-78 (feat. Mach-Hommy) (Official Music Video)

We first heard of Preservation as Yasiin Bey's tour DJ and in-house Producer (TrueMagic, The Ecstatic), he's back on his production with his latest release "Eastern Medicine, Western Illness" featuring Your Old Droog, Quelle Chris, KA and more. Filmed pre-Covid19 in Chinatown, NY. December 2019. Directed by Jonathan Chekroune, Mach-Hommy and Preservation. Here's a few words from Mach Hommy: Famed DJ/producer Preservation presents "I-78" featuring enigmatic rap phenom Mach-Hommy, the latest single off his new album "Eastern Medicine, Western Illness". Produced during Preservation's time living in Hong Kong, the album features an impressive collection of top-tier lyricists, including Ka, Your...

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Stream Armand Hammer’s New Album Shrines

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Stream Armand Hammer’s New Album Shrines

Armand Hammer, the team of New York underground veterans Elucid and billy woods, are back with their latest installment of Psychedelic dusted Hip Hop. We were introduced to billy woods in 2013 during a tour promoting his Dour Candy album. Armand Hammer's latest album "Shrines" is available for streaming and their first visual "Charm's" continues to elaborate on the wild world backwoodz studios is known for. There's not a spoon fed bar ever served by billy woods or Elucid so don't expect to a walk in the park production or bar wise. Shrines is a real statement record, a piece...

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60 East - Sleep Talk Ft. A-F-R-O (Produced By: Curtiss King Beats) [Official Music Video]

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60 East - Sleep Talk Ft. A-F-R-O (Produced By: Curtiss King Beats) [Official Music Video]

Southern California Artist and Founder of the Happiness of Pursuit Festival, 60 East returns with the 2nd Music Video off his recent release, The Freeway Series: Traffic Jam. The EP is Produced in its entirety by Curtiss King Beats, whose credits also include Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, MURS and many more. "Sleep Talk" features the young and talented A-F-R-O, who jumped on the scene a few years back after winning a contest hosted by R.A.The Rugged Man and has now become a Hip Hop staple, touring the world and being seen on shows like Jimmy Fallon, Queen Latifah and VH1's show...

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This; That; and The Third: The Bijan Kazemi Interview

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This; That; and The Third: The Bijan Kazemi Interview

In this episode of "This; That; and The Third", DJ Ammbush sits with Oakland native Bijan Kazemi. Known for his photography of 90’s Hip Hop artists to turning into a friend to few, he shares his perspective of the culture, time and progression. Bijan shares his story of capturing early images of some of the Bay Area's soon to be luminaries and his progression to seeing more than behind the camera. Presenting a few points of the transition of the culture, consumption of content, the industry and the changes from then until now. As time progressed his roles evolved, he...

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VIDEO: ASTU - Reckless (Produced by Tofu Jack, Daoud )

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VIDEO: ASTU - Reckless (Produced by Tofu Jack, Daoud )

In times like these Art/Artists are paramount in sustaining a healthy piece of mind and also the recovery process from the current trauma we're all facing. Soon after the quarentine was put in place I reached out to Astu to let her know her music would be a major part of my personal mindfulness during the #StayAtHome ordinance. "Reckless" is Astu's latest offering showing the contrast of happier times with her crew to footage featuring some of 2020's worst natural disasters to date. Art imitates life and "Reckless" should be a reminder to all of us that physical connection is...

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