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KEMETSTRY A.K.A. SPIDA LEE – Spirit Vs Ego Freestyle
ARTICLE BY MICHAEL GRANT, C.E.O. of RePPiN4U & International rep for Wu Worldwide DJ Coalition
Sometimes, classics should be left alone. They are classic for a reason. Not only is it an unwritten rule in film, but the same applies in Hip Hop, unless you are a special kind of talent who can pull it off. Such is the case for Huddersfield MC – Spida Lee, who has taken on a new alias – Kemetstry, and along with it – a new clothing line.
Thankfully this man has a knack of dropping powerful freestyles over classic tracks, and this time it’s the turn of Dr. Dre’s 2001 cut – Ackrite featuring Hittman. King Of Da Hillz TV (KODHTV) invited him on to show us the struggle and comparison between ‘Spirit Vs Ego’, combining conscious mindset with Jamaican humour. Check the video below after the jump…
Firing off the starting blocks with “Spirit Vs My Ego/tryna be Professor X with thoughts of Magneto/you clown fish rappers gonna find you like Nemo/Gangsta like Premo/Like George Bush taking Twin Towers to Ground Zero..” Kemestry goes in, and warns the ignorant ‘never mention banana boat again!’
In an era where people are more aware of logos, symbols, and their meanings, whereas others think they are ‘woke’, Kemetstry breaks down the meaning of his logo in the video below.
“REAL KINGS DON’T DIE, CAUSE YOUR SPIRIT LIVES ON…”
If you like what you hear, you can download the freestyle for free on soundcloud. You can also check out the rest of his catalogue on bandcamp, and you can also purchase the Kemetstry gear at his official website.
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Hell Razah @realhellrazah presents #GGO Family Tree (updated 3/13/17)
Ghetto Government Officials have welcomed RePPiN4U in their great movement! The elevation continues!
Hell Razah Music, Inc.
President: Chron “Hell Razah” Smith
Vice President: Scripture
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Artist Roster: (GGO Ghetto Govt Officialz)
Hell Razah @heavenrazah
Yung Razah @yung_razah
Automatik Greatness @automatik7
Scripture @scriptureggo
The Book of Daniel/ Chief GGO Tribal Nation @_bookofdaniel
Rico Deniro @iamricodeniro
Ace Jimenez @chosenkingz
Hell Razah Music, Inc. In-House Production:
Dr. G (UK) @drgproductionz drgbeats.com (Executive Officer)
Ark of the Covenant Productions (GGO CT)
St. Peter (GGO CANADA)
Sneak Vandel (GGO/ZUBulliez) @sneakvandel
Miverson Beats (GGO RI)
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Official DJ’s
Admiral DJ Yello (Wu-Tang DJ Collation)
DJ FLIPCYIDE (Wu-Tang DJ Collation)
DJ Fiyaa
DJ Kenni Starr
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Graphic & Design Team
Culture Freedom culturefreedom_artwork@yahoo.com (Executive Officer)
Ron Degiar @rondegiar
Alex Schnaible (Follow Me Design)
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Film Production:
Frank Meyer
Jason Valdez
Michael Moote
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Video Production:
Nick Ruiz
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Official Apparel
iapparelstore.com
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RECORD LABEL HOSTS LAUNCH NIGHT AT WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY
On Tuesday, 16th February there was a special night at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery as much-admired Wolverhampton born singer/songwriter/producer Cariss Auburn and her band performed some songs in celebration of her newly released debut EP, Unphased.
The Launch Night was hosted by independent West Midlands record label, West Park Records and was well attended by the public, local musicians and music press. The hour-long evening featured a documentary about how the EP was put together, a premiere of debut music video “Summer” and some live performances from Cariss and her band.
With special guests such as the Wolverhampton Mayor Ian Brookfield and his wife, the night was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Derrick Ritchie, founder/director of West Park Records said, “It was a bit stressful getting ready for tonight but it was all worth it. Thank you to everyone who braved the cold at attended. It was an action packed night with…
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RECORD LABEL HOSTS LAUNCH NIGHT AT WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY
MAYOR OF WOLVERHAMPTON VISITS BEATSABAR OPEN DAY
Learn more about the location where the RePPiN4U Hip Hop Shows are made!
On Saturday 30th January, volunteers and staff at the Beatsabar Music Project in Wolverhampton had a surprise visit from the Mayor of Wolverhampton during an open day.
The Mayor of Wolverhampton, Cllr Ian Brookfield, popped in for a cup of tea and a chat at the rehearsal and recording studio based on the Newhampton Arts Centre in Whitmore Reans. He spent quite a considerable time stopping to talk to as many visitors and volunteers as possible. He even had time to go on some of the instruments and was very impressed by the variety of community work the studio was involved in.
Father and daughter playing on the drum kit. *Picture courtesy of GBL Ents
The Mayor in the vocal booth *Pictures courtesy of Mental Images
In the 1st rehearsal room, there were percussion instruments, guitars and a drum kit laid out for the children and their families to play…
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V. NOVA – If I Ever Knew Ft. M.O.P.
ANTE UP! YAP THAT FOOL! ANTE UP! KIDNAP THAT FOOL!
What M.O.P. didn’t tell you was ‘Don’t try this in Brooklyn, or see what happens to you!’
That’s the case with the new Philly Spielberg directed video from V.Nova, which tells the story of his peoples getting robbed, Nova and M.O.P. find the people who did this and their consequences are not very pleasant. Who says Neighbourhood Watch doesn’t work?
Nova realised his vision by releasing the Hidden In Plain Sight in a trilogy of mixtapes, now he turns his attention to releasing a new studio album since 2007 with R.A.P.: Radio Advanced Poetry. ‘If I Ever Knew’ is taken from the new album ‘Koch Era’ coming soon, which features guests such as Shabaam Sahdeeq and Dark Lo.
The one half of rap duo – BOE & Villa describes the Crack Factory produced single as “another legendary stamp on my feature passport.”
Peep the video below…
While M.O.P.s Lil Fame calls himself rap’s Peter Tosh, and like the reggae legend, Nova is sick and tired about all this ‘skinny jean and Autotune era, hide behind your crew era before you fight, you shoot era’.
Nova has worked with a who’s who of artists in the industry, such as Funkmaster Flex, Papoose, Erick Sermon, Denaun Porter of D12 and most notably Rakim. Look out for more hits from this man on future RePPiN4U Hip Hop Shows on the BDSIR NETWORK.
You can find out more on V.Nova by clicking on the banner below.
APOLLO BROWN – GRANDEUR
MELLO MUSIC GROUP
Release Date: September 25, 2015
UK Release: October 9, 2015
DEFINITION: splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style. “the majestic grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture”
Apollo Brown isn’t the type to boast about his work. He just sat there, but the needle on the record (as he does), and crafts the beats, chops the samples and creates bodies (plural, not singular) of work.
Over the last 5 years, heads have heard this man create projects with artists such as OC, Roc Marciano, Ghostface Killah, Ugly Heroes and most recently Ras Kass. Three of the aforementioned artists have had their projects reviewed here on RePPiN4U. Apollo Brown has become one of the most sought after producers. Now Apollo Brown wants to work with Apollo Brown. He has assembled some of the most respected and prolific artists around and compiled it into one project. The formula cannot possibly go wrong. It’s like concocting a bad apple but in reverse, it’s objective is to kill the wackness in the game today. Call it weed killer, the type that kills weeds in the garden… not marijuana! Calm down readers!
It’s time to once again put that needle on a record. Prepare to zone out in the coliseum, and listen to the Grandeur.
Finally it’s Apollo’s time. Standing Ovation for that man who has delivered consistently great music. The inlay reads ‘Neva Eva’ Feat. Barrel Brothers. Skyzoo & Torae are officially a duo. This is great for Hip Hop. There hasn’t been an exciting duo to come out in recent memory. Great kickstarter to the album, and that’s without begging for people to put in…(see what I did there?)
Oddisee hopes you found what you was looking for… if you have already purchased this album,you have definitely found it. Those who haven’t, have Oddisee saying this: “I see these people hunting for something with no direction/No discretion, no lessons, no motive, no loaded weapon/Where ever they could get ain’t worth catching, guess what they left with/A whole lot of questions…”
DROP THE BOMB ON EM!!!
That’s exactly what M.O.P. just did, they Detonated that thing! It’s the first single from the album. Only 3 tracks in (Not including the short intro) and this has shown Apollo Brown as a candidate for at least Producer of the Year (if RePPiN4U had awards…) Apollo’s Brass Tacks has awoken Chino XL from his coffin mentally and musically. It’s great hearing him tell the sheeple that Worldstar does not provide the answers for their life solution. Worldstar is degrading entertainment, but we are all guilty of having a chuckle to what we see on it. The next track, ‘There’s Always Radio’ could well be Evidence’s way of sarcasm. You may not hear this on radio but you may do on RePPiN4U Radio Show! (Cheap Plug but it’s not because I help contribute to it!!!) Apollo begins teasing his listeners with beats he got stashed away which may or may not find itself on future projects should the right artist decide to work with it…
You heard Pharoahe Monch and Jill Scott’s epic end to their album W.A.R. But now hear Rasheed Chappell tell you how he’s ‘Still Standin’ by himself. Let’s hope this translates into listeners to what they might be going through in their lives, this is great positive music.
The next track is aimed at the ignorant and arrogant, and on the internet that is multiplied x3. They’re everywhere! Sags & Ty Farria learned the Hard Way because they were like that, so they wanna heed warning to those like that… sometimes it’s no use arguing with those fools… just leave them be and watch what happens.
Nine tracks into this album and the listeners ears feel like they are saying THANK YOU! Even James Avery a.k.a. Uncle Phil (pictured below) is loving the Grandeur that is Apollo Brown…
In Getting By, Rapper Big Pooh and the lady call Dynasty let their frustrations spill on what we call Tell-Lie-Vision over a flipped beat 9th Wonder once used for Skyzoo’s Stop Fooling Yourself…Hip Hop Sample trainspotters will continue their work into the next track featuring no holds barred MC – Ras Kass in Enemies With Benefits… since Mr West’s production has failed us as of late, Apollo flips the Overnight Celebrity instrumental… I suppose Apollo sees Kanye’s early production as just that – An Enemy With Benefits…
Army Of The Pharoahs fans will be overjoyed as Vinnie Paz and Blacastan bless the soul drenching beat and tell Apollo he should walk with them… the beat teasing continues at the end in a ‘name that artist who could flow to this’ game…
The next track is so refreshing as generally most hip hop glorifies smoking weed and the like, this is the opposite. ‘Not That Guy’ featuring Your Old Droog will make the listener forget all those Nas sounding comparisons as a negative. Speaking of Nas, funnily enough Apollo flips the beat from the Hi-Tek produced ‘Letter To The King’ by The Game which featured the Illmatic poet.
Those soothing sounds flow right into making a lot a ‘Money’ Featuring Masta Ace & Wordsworth’s ferocious bars over Apollo’s striking piano chords has to be a sure fire favourite among heads…truer words are never been spoken, you can never have enough money, and people will kill for it…
Who’s That? It’s Maffew Ragazino and Freddie Gibbs. Hip Hop’s favourite Detroit producer hasn’t finished with those piano chords…he’s already ‘In The Moment’ from the first track, he was In the Moment from he made the project ‘Trophies’ with OC, with a track that sounded like it didn’t make the album back then. Even OC says it’s a continuation…recognize that? Yes Apollo applied the beat from Nas’ Live Now from Street’s Disciple. So that settles your curiosity of where you thought you heard the beat before.
If Apollo Brown existed in the 90s and made a beat for the Clan, it would sound like this. Westside Gunn & Planet Asia are the lucky ones to flow over this. Apollo then does a part 3 to his ‘Name that MC to match the beat game’, before re-introducing the world to Canadian MC Eternia (pictured right). She tells her story of insecurities of her significant other in ‘Eachother’.
Before the album closes out, Apollo finds his most demented beat he could craft because Reks and Sean P are about to bless the album. 2015’s biggest Hip Hop tragedy reminds us why Sean Carter is good but he is the best on ‘Yesman Sh!t’: “I’m a work in progress/Work hard so God know my words are honest/Do a verse worthless/Sell it to a clown, universal soul circus/You are now rocking with the best/Everybody wack bop, stop rocking with the rest/ – P!”
It is only right that Apollo closes the album with the Ugly Heroes seeing the ‘Checkered Flag’. Assisted by the sample ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me’, Red Pill tells of his battle of not just himself but everybody fighting and winning against their demons at some point of their lives.
You can now lift the needle off the vinyl, or put it back on from the beginning. More likely you can do the latter, because Apollo Brown has done it again people. He may not win any BET awards and by the sounds of things, you the people are boycotting it because of lack of coverage from the Million Man March, but to real heads, this album should be at least nominated for Album of The Year. Apollo has managed to craft together 19 tracks hard to skip, and there is no outright standout track because all tracks live off each other. This will be in your CD changer or your iPhone for quite some time. To describe this album as Grandeur, is RIGHT. One more thing: “Don’t ever come around me trying to get high, I’m NOT THAT GUY… I DON’T DO DRUGS!”
RePPiN4U: MAKE NOISE!
Rock and Hip Hop are distant relatives, they both have a rebellious attitude, but with messages in their music. It is only right that RePPiN4U and BDSIR NETWORK pay homage to the two genres and drop a crossover special! First hour, new hip hop, second hour, Crossover special. MAKE NOISE!!!! COME ON!
PLAYLIST:
1. RePPin4U Intro – Mixed by Miss C Brown
2. AGALLAH – T.R.O.P (They Reminisce Over Price)
3. RAMPAGE – I Run D MCs (Dj Dinero Remix)
4. APOLLO BROWN F/ WESTSIDE GUNN & PLANET ASIA – Triple Beams
5. JOE BUDDEN – Broke
6. REDMAN – Dopeman
7. JIGMASTAS – Thief’s Theme
8. RAPPER BIG POOH & NOTTZ F/ NOVEJ – Memory
9. JAY ROCK F/ BUSTA RHYMES – Fly On The Wall
10. SHADFATHER – Wrestling With Words
11. JEUCE THE SLAYER F/ RAH / FDOT1 – Bitter Sweet (Bajanz)
12. ADD-2 – Set It Off
13. VERBAL KENT F/ SKYZOO – Wilkes Booth
14. MARVELOUS MAG F/ HOPE THE GREAT – Hip Hop
15. SCARFACE / PAPA REU – Rooted
16. SEAN PRICE – Forever P
17. INTERLUDE
18. METHOD MAN F/ HANZ ON / CARLTON FISK – Soundcheck
19. P.DIDDY F/ M.O.P. BUSTA RHYMES – Bad Boy 4 Life (Remix)
20. PUBLIC ENEMY F/ ANTHRAX – Bring The Noise
21. RZA F/ DOG EAT DOG – Step Right In
22. ICE CUBE F/ KORN – F**k Dying
23. CYPRESS HILL – Rock Superstar
24. SEAN PRICE – How The Gods Chill
25. LIMP BISKIT F/ METHOD MAN / REDMAN / DMX – Rollin’ (Urban Assault Vehicle)
26. BODY COUNT F/ ICE-T – Cop Killer
27. PHAROAHE MONCH – Got You
28. BUSTA RHYMES F/ LENNY KRAVITZ – Make Noise
29. XZIBIT F/ SEVENDUST – What You See Is What You Get
30. OUTRO – The Burial Song
RePPiN 4U 