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2009-12-15T20:58:00.000-08:00

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LYRICS BORN & DNAEBEATS @ NEUMO'S IN SEATTLE

2009-11-25T00:42:00.000-08:00

DNAEBEATS LIVE BEAT CHOP @ HARLOWS IN SAC.

2009-11-25T00:14:00.000-08:00

starring Chali2na, Mr.Lif & Law Laid as The Blap Dance Sqaud holding it down with the signature dance.

LYRICS BORN & GIFT OF GAB FREESTYLING OVER A DNAEBEATS BLAPER IN VANCOUVER

2009-11-25T00:08:00.000-08:00

09.09.09 - GIFT OF GAB & DNAEBEATS @ TRINUMERAL FEST!

2009-10-10T12:38:00.000-07:00

LIFE ON THE ROAD PT.2 - SWITZERLAND

2009-09-30T20:48:00.000-07:00

SWITZERLAND NEXT WEEK!!!

2009-09-19T10:52:00.001-07:00

What up my rellies! Sorry for the lack of posts in the last few months, ive been been on the road nonstop, Meeting fans all over the globe, theres so much love out there i never knew about. Last weekend we played Trinumeral Festival in Asheville, NC what a amazing night! I was able to meet one of my heros, tabla guru, Zakir Hussian who played the main stage right after us & Sun Ra Arkestra (also amazing meeting Marshall Allen, only if Ra was still on this planet). The Life of a road warrior?? maybe! Next week Gab & i are flying out to Biel Bienne in Switzerland, i'm pretty exicted to hit up europe even if its for one show. Its looking like Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan & Feb are pretty much booked up, witch is a really great feeling, but so much work lies ahead. See you at a show or the airport..haha!!

LIFE ON THE ROAD PT.2

2009-09-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

LIFE ON THE ROAD PT.1

2009-09-07T06:15:00.000-07:00

OCT 2OTH - ESCAPE 2 MARS!!!!

2009-08-14T09:34:00.000-07:00

The new album i produced for Gift Of Gab is done and has a release date!! We both worked really hard on this record and it shows in the music..Today is a good day... PEACE & LUV!!

SPEAKER RUMBLIN AINT A THANG!!

2009-08-04T21:47:00.000-07:00

A lil blap put together on the mpc this afternoon.

LEAKED FROM THE LAB

2009-07-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

Mike Boo destroying it over one of my beats...

EMERG+N+SEE FESTIVAL PICS

2009-07-21T15:44:00.000-07:00

Of corse i left my video camera at the hotel at one of the illest events i've played at, so i tried to get in a few Iphone camera shots..
Biggin Up: Blockhead, Lazer Sword, Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Heppee & Judy Starfish, Bogl & Dial, the stage manager with the crazy face paint & spacefood and all the nature ravers loving life to the max!!!

DNAEBEATS ON VIMBY TV

2009-07-18T23:15:00.000-07:00

VIMBY - Dnae Beats

A QUICK BREAK FROM MIXING THE RECORD IN LA

2009-07-17T23:23:00.000-07:00

OTTAWA

2009-07-17T23:21:00.000-07:00

DNAEBEATS INTERVIEW ON GKRADIO

2009-07-16T17:23:00.000-07:00

available at http://www.grownkidsradio.com/episodes

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SO AMAZING!!!

2009-07-09T21:33:00.000-07:00

Jemapur | Clarte by Genki Ito

Jemapur | Clarte from Genki Ito on Vimeo.

LAKE TAHOE WAS DOPE!!

2009-07-06T15:38:00.001-07:00

2 FLICKS FROM SOUNDPIECES

2009-07-06T15:37:00.000-07:00

VIDEO :: DNAE @ SOUNDPIECES 4TH OF JULY

2009-07-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Soundpieces was last night is a cutty dope lil warehouse in the soma, it filled up with kids by 1145. The sound for my set was all amuck, bbut i made it work. If your in the Lake Tahoe area tonight i'll be performing with Gift Of Gab @ Bills Casino. Open set by Mike Relm!!!!!

JULY 4TH WEARHOUSE BLAP OUT

2009-07-02T01:11:00.000-07:00

LAZER SWORDxANASIAxDNAEBEATSxBOGLxDIALSxSAM SUPA = PURE MAYHEM!!!

ODEON EVENT CENTER, SASKATOON!!

2009-06-30T14:49:00.000-07:00

EDMONTON!!!!!!!!

2009-06-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

2 PICS FROM MY BLAP SESSION @ BLUNT CLUB 4.30.09

2009-06-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

GIFT OF GAB SPEAKING ON "ESCAPE 2 MARS"

2009-06-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

GIFT OF GAB @ MASQUERADE

2009-06-13T00:09:00.000-07:00

I came across this video of the show in Atlanta. The song is "El Gifto" witch i produced and actually am now taking a 15 break from arranging that song, bout to get back and finnish it...

ASHEVILLE SHOWING MASSIVE LOVE!!

2009-06-12T23:07:00.000-07:00

more footage coming soon!

A FEW PICS FROM OUR DURRTY SOUTH SHOW RUN

2009-06-12T22:58:00.000-07:00

Masquerade. Atlanta

Gab & Myron lappin out at Cracker Barrel about to play chess.

Gab speaking to the crowd at The Emerald Lounge In Asheville

The bathroom at the venue in Birmingham, this had us LOLing!!

EMERG-N-SEE FESTIVAL / JULY 17TH W/ GIFT OF GAB

2009-06-10T11:37:00.000-07:00

OTTAWA BLUES FESTIVAL / JULY 13TH W/ GIFT OF GAB

2009-06-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL / JUNE 25TH W/ GIFT OF GAB

2009-06-10T11:28:00.000-07:00

A FEW ALBUMS I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO ON THE ROAD

2009-06-01T15:51:00.000-07:00

1.Harmonic 313 - When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
2.Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
3.Dave Bruebeck - Time Out
4.Caspa Vs Benga on Rinse.FM
5.The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E
6.L-VIS 1990 - Dubplates
7.Guillermo Scott Herren - Sleeping On Saturday And Sunday Afternoon
8.Talvin Singh - Ha
9.Spoek Mathambo - H.i.v.i.p. Devil House Mafias 1
10.Dj Morse Code - Fusion Batches
11.Major Lazer - Guns Dont Kill People... Lazers Do

JUNE SHOWS W/ GIFT OF GAB

2009-05-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

June4th - EMERALD LOUNGE - Ashville,North Carolina
June5th - MASQUERADE w/Bassnectar - Atlanta, Georgia
June6th - ZYDECO - Birmingham, Alabama
June24th - BLITMORE - Vancover,British Columbia
June25th - SLED ISLAND FESTIVAL - Calgary,Alberta
June26th - THE PAWN SHOP - Edmonton,Alberta
June27th - ODEON - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan

SWEAT DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING MEANS I DID MY JOB!!

2009-05-31T17:43:00.000-07:00

Big Bass In Little China with only 1 week of promotion did pretty well. I had tons of fun. A nice turn out of folks ready to dance to some bass heavy beats. By the end of the end the ceiling was dripping sweat!! Huge thanks to everybody that helped (Noah, Slotr, Puzzl, Leezl, Salva, LL, NastyNasty, Bogl & Sandoval).A few people mentioned that the bassment we used at one time was a opium den, witch i could totally picture.

BLUNT CLUB WAS HELLA DOPE!!

2009-05-29T21:26:00.000-07:00

MAY 28TH - GIFT OF GAB & DNAEBEATS @ BLUNT CLUB. AZ

2009-05-18T19:56:00.000-07:00

CATALYST IN SANTA CRUZ, LAST NIGHT!!

2009-05-17T16:54:00.000-07:00

!!TOUR PICS!!

2009-05-16T10:32:00.000-07:00

BIG BASS IN LITTLE CHINA // MAY 30TH // LIPO LOUNGE

2009-05-16T08:21:00.000-07:00

COMMENTS LIKE THIS ARE WHAT KEEP THE JUICES MOVIN'!!!

2009-05-05T11:49:00.000-07:00

"you are one of my favorite producers who keeps me wanting to make FRESH shit all the time...keep doing the damn thing and keep me motivtated"

GETTIN' DOWN!!!!

2009-05-03T13:56:00.001-07:00

DNAEBEATS "RAZUR KUT" FEATURED ON DEV79'S NEW MIXTAPE "GUNK IN THA TRUNK"

2009-04-28T22:14:00.000-07:00

"Street Bass! 'Gunk In Tha Trunk'! Straight from Philly it's Dev79 (Seclusiasis crew & Slit Jockey) in the mix! His brash performances keep dancefloors raw and sweaty! Club, grime, garage & dubstep in a Party Guaranteed mix! Gully bangers! Dev79 suck ur mind, u blow his head!"

Tracklist:
- Pacheko - Lockdown (6Blocc Refix)
- Raffertie - Antisocial (B. Rich Remix)
- Dev79 - In Ya Face (Pharaoh ft. Peach Remix)
- Kotchy - Check Out My Keychain (Dev79 Remix)
- D1 Vs. Playboy Tre & B.o.b - Ongie Nitelife (Dev79 Blend)
- Starkey - Starkvillian
- Dj Barletta - Panther (Sonic 86 Remix)
- DZ - Regulate (Turnin' Tricks Remix)
- Egyptrixx - Just Say Really (Bok Bok Remix)
- Jelly Jams - Emotions
- Eprom - Humanoid Dub
- Dnae Beats - Razur Kut
- Starkey - Dark Alley
- Trill Bass - Fiya Dub
- High Rankin - Escape From The Hood
- BD1982 - Seeing Orange

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://tnieuwewerck.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-worck-235-of-dev79.html

THERE'S A WORMHOLE IN MY BATHROOM - PROMO CDS ARE HERE!!

2009-04-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

THERES A WORMHOLE IN MY BATHROOM // FREE DOWNLOAD @ XLR8R.COM!!

2009-04-23T20:41:00.000-07:00

I teamed up with the folks @ Xlr8r Magazine to make "There's A Wormhole In My Bathroom" A free podcast, so grab it while you can!!

LOW END THEORY LAST NIGHT WAS HUGE!!!

2009-04-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

Last night Low End Theory was slayed bigtime!! A amazing night, LA kids really know how to get down! huge shot outs to: Daddy Kev, Gaslamp Killer, Ras.G (BACKWOOOODS!!!)Dibiase The Nacho Man, & The Pure Filth Soundsystem (there was soo much bass rumbling thru the club that both my kaoss pad and mpd fell off the table..hahaha..) NOW THAT IS REAL BASS!!!

THATS THE BLAP 8 = SOLD OUT!!!!

2009-04-18T10:24:00.001-07:00

Thats The Blap 8 was HUGE, Everybodies sets where amazing, thx to everybody who made it happen!!! B.Cause served up the illest mix of random gems ranging from Skream to Mac Dre to King Tubby, Then Quitter served up a some madness, getting the dancefloor moving, Psalm One & I did our thing, i dropped a handful of low end blappers on the crowd while Psalm One spit verse after verse, after we finnished the crowd was hyped!!!! Lazer Sword hit the stage and took the party to a whole different street. THEY SLAYED IT!!! Bogl & Dials wrapped up the night spinning some real nasty dubstep tunes!!! A great night!!!

The guy below was super on gurp mode, tripping of some very pyschy stuff! He kept on looking at himself in the mirror and said "OHHHH SHIIITTTT MAAANNYEEEE" soo funny, I could only imagine what he was seeing. Shortly after this pic her tried to exit thru the 2nd floor fire escape, after failing the owner of the club personally kicked him out.
I had to snap the photo!

THERES A WORMHOLE IN MY BATHROOM ARTWORK

2009-04-16T18:57:00.001-07:00

JEAN MICHEL JARRE EXPLAINING INSTRUMENTS HE USES.

2009-04-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

HEALING POWERS OF CHI

2009-04-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

CIRCA 2001

2009-04-12T22:57:00.000-07:00

4/30 - BLUNT CLUB. TEMPE AZ

2009-04-09T01:55:00.000-07:00

4/17 - THATS THE BLAP 8

2009-04-08T17:37:00.001-07:00

4/22 - LOW END THEORY W/ DNAEBEATS - LA

2009-04-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

2 EVENTS WORTH YOUR MON£Y!!

2009-03-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Earplugs might be needed for the flyer above, but never the less its gunna be dope!!

Zakir Hussian, one of my favorite musicians is performing the next day. His last show was so amazing, if left a impression in my brains for months. i highly recommend this show
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
Presenter: Marin Center
Venue: Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium
Address:
10 Avenue of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/zakirhussain

REST IN POWER: EDDIE BO 1930 - 2009

2009-03-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

BLAP SESSIONS 2 HITS OVER 40,000 DOWNLOADS.

2009-03-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded it so far.. Volume 3 is coming soon. If you haven't checked out Vol.2 you can do so by clicking the link on the right in the "Exclusive Downloads" section..

Below is a pic i snapped about 2 hours ago in my bathroom, the beginnings of a wormhole? maybe......

DNAEBEATS "THERE A WORMHOLE IN MY BATHROOM" all originally produced Dubstep mix COMING SOON!!!!!

HOW TO DANCE TO DUBSTEP!!

2009-03-21T23:58:00.001-07:00

HE REALLY STARTS TO BREAK IT DOWN @ 22 SECONDS..

AND NOW HOW NOT TO DANCE TO DUBSTEP.

111 MINNA = THE WORST SOUNDSYTEM IN SAN FRANCISCO?? OH YESSS!!

2009-03-20T01:56:00.000-07:00

Sound was so horrible. Man, when u have a party called "Basscamp" having a sound system ready for bass is a good idea.

NEW LAZER SWORD ALBUM...COMING SOON

2009-03-19T15:37:00.000-07:00

LL just im'ed me a track he just laced for the upcoming album.. BLAP!!! oh man cats have no idea what is instore for them...

STARKEY PLAYING "RAZUR KUT" ON F.B.I RADIO IN SYDNEY..

2009-03-19T15:11:00.000-07:00

DOWNLOAD IT: http://drop.io/starkey_fbiradio
tracklist:

*interview segment
01 - Starkey "Escape"
02 - Starkey "Pleasure Points"
03 - Starkey "Striking Distance"
04 - AC Slater "Hello"
05 - Jamie Vex'd "Radiant Industry"
06 - Starkey "Creature"
07 - Zomby "Gloop"
08 - Joker & Ginz "Purple City"
09 - Starkey "Club Games"
10 - Numan "Skull Crusher"
11 - Starkey "Pressure"
12 - Starkey "Miracles (Jamie Vex'd remix)"
13 - Starkey "Angel"
14 - Starkey "Murderous Words"
15 - DNAE Beats "Razor Kut"
16 - Kotchy "One For the Money (Starkey remix)"
17 - MOVES!!! "All Skate"
18 - DZ "What You Won't Do For Love VIP"
19 - Rustie "Bad Science"
20 - Starkey "Gritty"
21 - Raffertie "Antisocial"
22 - Starkey "Dark Alley"
*interview segment

THIS MAY WITH GIFT OF GAB & BASSNECTAR !!

2009-03-18T11:16:00.001-07:00

i'll be providing the sound for Gift Of Gab on a hand full of Pacfic Northwest dates.. more info tba.

GRIMLY-I.COM

2009-03-18T09:01:00.000-07:00

Make sure to check my webmaster / personal assassin's blog, www.grimly-i.com
He's got some cool posts going on over there... check him out and say "ERRRRRRIIEEEEE"!!

APRIL 17TH - THATS THE BLAP 8 W/ LAZER SWORD + MORE

2009-03-17T20:20:00.001-07:00

SUGA FREE, YOUR A GEE!!

2009-03-17T09:57:00.001-07:00

PSALM ONE ALSO A PRO CHEF, WHO KNEW?

2009-03-16T22:14:00.001-07:00

Come check her perform with me at Basscamp, this thursday @ 111 Minna...

THIS IS WHAT IS ON KNOCK @ THE BLAPPAHAUS... NEW MIX FROM THE FAMALAMS B.CAUSE & MISTA B

2009-03-16T21:04:00.000-07:00

This mix really brings me back to my graff bus hopping days in San Francisco in the mid 90's....get ya ultras with candy ink ready!!!! time to go all city!

Brand new mix cd of funked out 90's bay area rap vinyl with the homie Mista B! Please get at me for cd orders/details - $10 shipped anywhere.
Tracklist:
1) Intro
2) Dubee - My Thang
3) Delinquents - Deep
4) Lil Bruce feat. G-Note & Levitti - Keep A Tre' 8
5) P.O.D.E. feat Cougnut & Baldhead Rick - Product Of D Environment (edit)
6) Black Dynasty - Fire It Up (edit)
7) Young Lay - Playah's Mode
8) Ray Luv - In The Game
9) Spice 1 - 187 Proof
10) Mac Dre - Da Gift To Gab
11) Hugh E. MC - It's the Game
12) JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight
13) Dre Dog - Chocolate Ty
14) Cold World Hustlers - Everday Thang (somethin' to ride to edit)
15) Primo - City Of The Players
16) Dangerous Dame - Stay With Me
17) Guce - Gimmie The Right
18) Spice 1 - Sucka Ass Ni66as
19) Spice 1 - Strap On the Side
20) 3X Krazy - Stackin Chips
21) 5150 - Bump A B*tch
22) D-Moe - Another Funky Verse
23) Total Devastation - Strictly For The Streets
24) West Coast Bad Boys - Peace 2 Da Streets
25) San Quinn - Hitz I'm Makin'
26) Totally Insane - The Backstreets
27) Mac Dre - What Cha Like
28) 11/5 - On The Inside
29) Ant Banks feat Too $hort, Tupac - This Is For The Hustlers
30) E-40 - Record Haters
31) RBL Posse - Boom
32) D-Shot feat E-40 & Levitti - Call Me On The Under (edit)
33) $icc Wid It/Outro

give it a bump:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/57151060da0fcb3d/

APRIL 4TH : MOCHIPET RECORD RELEASE PARTY

2009-03-16T12:27:00.000-07:00

THATS THE BLAP 8 - CONFIRMED LINE UP

2009-03-10T22:25:00.000-07:00

THATS THE BLAP 8 - APRIL 17TH

live sets by:
-LAZER SWORD (LOW LIMIT & LANDO KAL)
-DNAEBEATS
-QUITTER (BEN SANDOVAL & NASTY NASTY)

HOSTED BY: PSALM ONE

DJ'S
BOGL VS DIALS
B.CAUSE
FUNNY INDO

//MORE INFO TBA//

TONIGHT - FRITE NITE RECORD RELEASE PARTY!!

2009-03-10T17:24:00.000-07:00

The homie, Salva's label Frite Nite is having a record release party for 3 digital releases tonight over @ Madrone.. If your into blunted out beats roll thru & its free..
I'm listening to a advance copy right now and i'm smiling..

OH SNAP!!!

2009-03-10T16:23:00.000-07:00

If you have been to one of the last 4 shows you have seen my switch from 3 mpc's to Abelton live w/ a mpd32. Abelton is sooo dope until your macbook pro dies on you.. So for the last week i have been trying to get this super slow G4 up and ready for Basscamp. Luckily my downstairs neighbor can take a computer apart and put it back together and tell you what it wrong, if its your screen or hardrive, man he save the day and was abel to save all my Live sessions!!! So the g5 will be back in action for the april shows hopefully and in the meantime i'm working out the glitches.. so we baaacck baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DNAEBEATS FEATURED ON SECLUSIASIS RADIO

2009-03-09T21:21:00.001-07:00

available for free download @ www.bassfaced.com or
http://archive.subfm.com/SeclusiasisRadio02Feb09SubFM.mp3"
shout out starkey & dev79 on that one!!!

REMIXING A TRACK FOR MOCHIPET

2009-03-05T15:47:00.001-08:00

Mochipet asked me remix a track of his recent release "Master P On Atari". The track is done for the most part, just gotta track it off the mpc. I took more of dubstep approach to his song "Chinese New Year" so look out for that on Daly City Records in the future.

APRIL 4TH :: WEARHOUSE BLAPRAVE W/ MOCHIPET & CREW

2009-03-05T13:55:00.000-08:00

MORE INFO TBA.....

PEAR WILLIAMS.. WHAT IT DEW??

2009-03-05T13:46:00.001-08:00

PIGEON JOHN FEATURED ON MYSPACE HOMEPAGE!!!! GOOOOO JOHNNYY!!!!!

2009-03-04T15:42:00.000-08:00

all i can say it very ill.. it's always alot of fun working with john, he is a crazy dude!

STARK BASS

2009-03-01T21:31:00.001-08:00

The homie Starkey has a new mix cd coming out this month, Stark Bass 3, available on Lo Dubs.. look out for some Starkey / DNAEBEATS colabs coming soon...

copy the link below to check Starkeys set @ Worm in Rotterdam. dopeness!!
http://www.lowriderscollective.com/mixes/StarkeyLowriders7_edit.mp3

S.F. I'M BACK AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!!!

2009-02-25T16:57:00.001-08:00

MARCH 19TH - BASSCAMP 3

2009-02-23T12:21:00.000-08:00

PODCAST 23: THE BLAP SESSIONS - PART 2

2009-02-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

Itunes | Mp3

BLAP SEVEN WAS TRULY AMAZING!!

2009-02-21T03:52:00.000-08:00

I'm still riding the high of Thats The Blap 7. Salva rocked it, Psalm One & I killed and Exile & Dj Day took it to a whole different level.
below is a pic of Exile doing the mpc crab scratch...

Vimby finished filming there segment on me tonight and got some great footage of my ninja s detroying my kaoss pad on stage. So check Vimby.com in 2 weeks for the footage..

THATS THE BLAP 7 - TOMORROW!!!

2009-02-19T21:26:00.000-08:00

SEE YOU THERE... BRING YOUR EARPLUGS IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE EARS... THE LOW END WILL BE IN BUILDING! AND THE NINJAS!!!

BASSCAMP - MARCH 19TH - MIKE SLOTT.RAS G.SAMIYAM.DNAEBEATS +MANY MORE!!!

2009-02-16T15:59:00.000-08:00

RAINY DAY VIDEOS!! WOOOOTTTTT!!!

2009-02-15T12:10:00.000-08:00

So as most of you have noticed, i stop posting weekly music videos and all new info on Air Max's etc. That is mainly because i've been getting ready for this years touring and upcoming releases. So here a few good ones...

“SCINTILLATION” Directed by Chassaing Xavier.

2009-02-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

RAPREVIEW.COM - THX FOR SUCH A GREAT REVIEW!!

2009-02-06T00:09:00.000-08:00

Hyphy, the dancey hip hop that was supposed to put the San Francisco Bay Area on the map circa 2006, has largeley fizzled out. Some people blame hyphy's demise on lack of local radio support; the programmers at KMEL certainly didn't knock themselves out to put hyphy artists into rotation, and some local acts found the station frustratingly indifferent to their material. There was also the usual label ridiculousness, shelving albums by hyphy artists until the world no longer cared about them, and failing to do enough with the energy and excitement that hyphy was generating. Hyphy's limited sound pallete and subject range is another culprit. There can only be so many bouncy anthems to ghost riding whips and going dumb that listeners can absorb before they reach saturation. So instead of taking the nation by storm, hyphy merely produced some brilliant singles, a host of hilairous YouTube clips of fools crashing their whips while ghost riding, and many broken dreams. There are a lot of musicians and hip hop heads who feel that the Bay has never really gotten its due where hip hop is concerned.

Machete Vox might be the Bay's next great hope. The label was formed three years ago by Bay Area veterans Boac and Dnae Beats. They draw on the best of Bay Area rap for its sound, ending up with a finished product that is a little hipster, a little street, all Bay, and all awesome. They've recruited local talent like Z-Man, Million Bucks, and Conceit, and released "Sneak Preview" this summer as a taste of what they have in store.

One of the most important elements of the Machete Vox sound is humor. These guys may be good, but they don't take themselves too seriously. They are from the Beastie Boys/Digital Underground school of smart-ass fuck ups who are too busy laughing at their own inside jokes to worry about what you think of them. There are so many MCs out there who spend all of their time trying to prove how hard and bad they are, that it is a relief to hear MCs who aren't afraid to mess around on the mic and concentrate on being good rappers. The rhymes here are clever, memorable, and spit with confidence and ease.

Like the Cool Kids or the Knuxx, the Machete Vox sound looks to 80s and early 90s hip hop for inspiration, copping some of those old school beats, subject matter, and flows. It's not that they sound retro, but they skip over a lot of the bullshit that's gunked up hip hop since the days of dot coms and the war on terror. This is fishscale hip hop, stripped down and in its purest form, free of any artifice or additives.

On "I Need Money," Boac spits over a Dnae beat that seems to reference "The Elephant Walk," while waxing poetic about getting rich. Boac is the millionth rapper to do an ode to money, but he does it in such a funny, original way that it works:

"I should go to Interscope
Kick Down Jimmy's door
Tell them I'm the biggest thing since Biggie's drawers
Sell out like tickets for a Prince tour
Win a couple of Grammys and act a bit bored
[...]
Take some pills and take my belt
Use it as a noose and hang myself
Now why would you do that?
'Cause then I'd live forever
They'd open up a foundation with all my cheddar
And cure cancer
Help a soup kitchen
Turn a pole dancer into a beautician"

Z-Man is arguably the best rapper in the crew, and he appears on five of the tracks (besides doing the cover artwork). The best track on the album is his solo song, "Street Cred Need Me." Over an ice-cold synth beat, he raps about not needing to prove himself:

"Blood, cousins
I don't bang
You can tell from what I wear
I don't hang
With fools who want to stand
On the street all day
Claim a corner that's under
The government's name
Police roll up and put most y'all in pain
Got some dope in your pocket?
Better walk away"

Boac and Dnae split time on the boards, but both have a similar sound that is a little old school, a little future funk, and a little out there. The production ranges from the icy synths and 70s samples of "Saturday Again," to the old soul sample on "Watching You," to the psychedelic guitar and snapping snares of "Baby Back Ribs," to a song like "Shuddup," which sounds like an old Too $hort track. Despite the fact that this is a label sampler, it sounds cohesive and solid, and there isn't a bad track on the disc. If Machete Vox don't end up putting the Bay back on the hip hop map, then at the very least they are making some amazing music. This is what hip hop should sound like.

by P Taylor

TOMORROW NIGHT - CLUB SIX BASSMENT

2009-02-05T16:22:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night it's going down!!! I will be doing a all new set of new dubstep tracks, the lovely and ever so talented Psalm One will be with me aswell as my 2 ninjas.. Also Vimby is filming a segment on my set so rock your saucey fits!!!

OH MYSPACE YOU TAKE AWAY ALL MY FREE TIME!

2009-02-05T16:18:00.000-08:00

THIS MONDAY - LIVE BEAT PERFORMANCE ON 87.9FM 6-7PM

2009-01-31T04:52:00.000-08:00

GIFTS FROM PHILLY!!

2009-01-31T04:48:00.001-08:00

Leezle got back today from a week in Philly recording some electro club tracks with his dudes out there. I asked that he fed ex me a few cheesesteaks but instead i got a Ubiq lighter & ashtray!!! witch is way better, Thanks MY rellington!

NO BUFF

2009-01-31T04:46:00.000-08:00

I came across this sticker last night while on route to the Mary Anne Hobbs / Lazer Sword Show @ 103 Harriet. It's dope how the colors come thru.

THE CAMERA ON MY PHONE IS TRIPPIN PYSCH STYLEE!!

2009-01-31T04:44:00.000-08:00

For about 2 to 3 hours the camera on my phone was letting it's hair hang!!

MY COUSIN IN MIX MAGAZINE!!!!

2009-01-28T13:03:00.001-08:00

My Cousin Matthew in Mix Mag!!!! Doing it big in NYC!!!! ERRRRRRRRIEEEEEEE!!!!!

THATS THE BLAP 7 starring: Exile, Dj Day, Dnae Beats & Salva

2009-01-21T21:26:00.000-08:00

RAZUR KUT IS HUGE!!!!!

2009-01-17T23:23:00.001-08:00

With in the last few weeks of putting "Razur Kut" on myspace, the positive feedback has been more that i thought. This other sound that i have always made but i put it to the side because i made it more for myself and figured the public wouldn't like it.. i was soooo wrong all these years, I'm almost mad at myself that i did release any of my dubstep stuff from 04-08!! I wanted to quickly thank everybody that has contacted me via email, facebook or myspace asking for a higher quality mp3 of Razur Kut, for there dj set. That will be available soon.. I'm bringing that and a handful of other blaps to the big studio to get that big blap going.. so come and check out my live dubstep set of all new unheard beats i made in the last year @ Soundpieces on Feb.6th and get some new Dnae stickers!!! All the info is in the post below...

FEB 6TH - SOUNDPIECES @ CLUB 6 BASSSSSMENT!!!

2009-01-17T16:16:00.001-08:00

THATS THE BLAP 7 LINE UP

2009-01-16T03:49:00.000-08:00

Feb.20th!!!
EXILE & DJ DAY (2 mpc's & 2 turntables), DNAE BEATS (1mpc & 1 mpd32) , SALVA, B.CAUSE, KING MOST, A-RON - HOSTED BY: PSALM ONE!!!! $10 21+ ELBO ROOM

DNAE & PSALM ONE @ HYDE STREET STUDIOS - DAY ONE OF MANY..........

2009-01-14T01:38:00.000-08:00

Today was the first day of many, laying all the finals for Psalm One's new album.. We chose Zac down @ the legendary Hyde St Studios (They have recorded albums for grateful dead, digital underground, cake, green day, del the list goes on and on) to record finals and and the he and i will mix the record. He has a great ear for the things you can't hear in the mix that effect the things that you can here, if that makes any sense. Its great to do this record the what records are to be done, in a real studio with a real engineer, these days people would rather cut corners that do it right with makes the music suffer in the long run. We time for me to get back to the drum machine... OOOOHhh YEAH!!! new logo stickers coming tomorrow!! peace friends..... today was a good day!!

"SHUDDUP" FEATURED ON THE TOP 50 SONGS OF 2008 BY XLR8R!!

2009-01-12T22:33:00.000-08:00

Thats The Blap 7 - Instrumental Edition

2009-01-08T02:31:00.001-08:00

Thats The Blap 7 is confirmed for Feb 20th @ The Elbo Room. This event will be different than the other 6 showcases by focusing purely on the BLAP!!! A few guest producers are flying in for the showcase,the lovely and ever so talented Psalm One of The Rhymesayers Crew will be hosting the night....

The line up will be available one week from today! But the one thing i can tell you is Thats The Blap 7 is gunna be amazing!! a night to go down in history....