Pri The Honey Dark: Femme Audio

Interview by Jerry L. Barrow

“I spit a rhyme, melt your whole style like acetate/ I make a beat and make the Wonder Twins deactivate...”- Pri The Honey Dark, “I Be”

Pri The Honey Dark is one of the few artists to claim reign over both beat AND MC battles. The Brooklyn-born single mother has won the Vibe Magazine, Blaze Magazine and Everlast boxing MC Battle Championships and came in as a runner up in the MTP and iStandard Producers Showcase battles. Her double-edged attack has led her peers to dub her the female Dr. Dre. Business-minded, she has founded the Female Producers Association (FPA) to aid her sisters in the industry.

This fall she is giving the world a more complete taste of her skills with the debut, She’s The Producer. Her first single, “I Be” is a battle ready declaration of independence where she brags that she stands out like “Puerto Ricans in Nigera” over a pounding, string-driven beat. With a voice that sends opponents heading for the hills and battle-ready beats, who are we to disagree?

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Bloggin 4 Breaks: “Long Red”

It never ceases to amaze me how the dopest hip-hop is derived from the most unlikely places. The drums from Mountain’s “Long Red” (the live version, not the album version) are a staple of so many great hip-hop songs. From Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s “Return of the Mecca” to A Tribe Called Quest’s hard to find remix to “The Jazz” to most recently De La Soul’s Dilla-produced “Verbal Clap” those drums just fill out any beat. Even the vocals (”clap your hands to what he’s doing”and “louder”) have been sprinkled throughout a countless number of cuts.

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The Leak: Foreign Exchange’s “Daykeeper”

Phonte and Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange are giving away their new single “Daykeeper” f/ Muhsinah for free download on their site. It is the first single from their new CD, Leave It All Behind.

“It took us nearly two years to finish this song, ” says Nicolay. “Going through mix after mix until we thought we finally had it right. There’s about 64 different vocal parts alone. Truly a labor of love.”

Leave It All Behind is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed CD, Connected, which featured the hits “Come Around” and “Sincere.”

Be sure to tune into Sugatreats Radio on 90.3FM WHCR at 8pm to hear the on-air debut of “Daykeeper” but you can peep it below:

For more on the Foreign Exchange visit http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/