Skyzoo & !llmind “Speakers On Blast” [AUDIO]
August 30, 2010
The lead track off Skyzoo & !llmind’s ‘Live From The Tape Deck’ album in stores October 5th on Duck Down Music. Music video premiering shortly.
Skyzoo & !llmind “Speakers On Blast” by duckdown
Fat Beats Closing Stores, Donwill Saw It Coming
August 19, 2010
Yesterday the internet was buzzing with the news that Fat Beats would be closing their L.A and NY stores this September. Most hip-hop heads are mourning the loss of yet another institution but let’s be real, no on should be surprised.
Brick and mortar record stores have been closing for years and a niche shop like Fat Beats was more reliant on a fickle cheap consumer than most. I’ve been to the one here in NY on various occasions for in-store events or to cop a CD from an aspiring MC hanging out downstairs. But with hip-hop music sales on the decline and even more so for vinyl, it would have taken a miracle to keep a store like Fat Beats open.
Earlier this year I spoke to Donwill of Tanya Morgan about their song “She’s Gone” for a Hip-Hop Valentine’s Day list and he broke down for me that his verse wasn’t about the metaphorical H.E.R as much as it was about physical brick and mortar record stores
Quotable: “I thought she was too innocent for relations/ until she introduced me to electric relaxation…”
“The song is actually about the death of brick an mortar record stores,” he told me in an interview for TheUrbanDaily.com. “One day while out in Cincinnati I took Von on a driving tour of the city. And I drove past a record store I grew up shopping at [and it] was closed. The store was called Kipps Record Arcade and it was a BIG part of my life. Goin up there every Tues/Thurs to get releases. Goin in to pick up the weekly/monthly release schedule. And on an even deeper level the comradery of me and my friends planning all week and looking forward to going to the store and debating who was gonna buy what so that we could make dubs… upon thinking deeper about it it was kinda like finding out a girl you were in love with had died or moved on without a trace. “
Nodfactor is sad to see Fat Beats go but we’re glad we were in the house for some great moments:
Apollo Brown In-Store for The Reset
Skyzoo In-Store for The Salvation
Skyzoo & !LLMIND Behind The Scenes of “Frisbees” Video Shoot
July 28, 2010
Skyzoo & !LLMIND take you on the scene of their upcoming music video, “Frisbees,” debuting tomorrow, July 29th, at 12PM EST. “Frisbees” is the first video off the MC/Producer’s album, ‘Live From The Tape Deck,’ in stores October 5th on Duck Down Music. Video directed by Derek Pike.
AUDIO: Skyzoo – Frisbees (prod. Illmind)
July 13, 2010
Two of my favorite people in the game have joined forces to bring a full EP this summer. Check out Skyzoo and Illimind’s cut “Frisbees” off of Live From The Tapedeck.
(spotted @onsmash and 2dopeboyz)
Skyzoo & ILLMIND “Frisbees” by duckdown
Video: Skyzoo ft. Carlitta Durand – Easy To Fly
March 15, 2010
My second favorite cut off The Salvation gets the video treatment. Peep the Love Jones theme. And ya’ll know 9th beasted on this beat. (Torae and Mecc I see you playboys!!)
RH TV: Closed Session w/Skyzoo and Rhymefest
March 2, 2010
Rhymefest and Skyzoo talk about making the track “Crack The Code” produced by K-Salaam & Beatnick.
“Drums motherfucker, drums! The shit shouldn’t sound like two pillows hittin you in the face!” –Rhymefest
Sean Price “Duck Down” ft Skyzoo & Torae – One Shot Video
January 15, 2010
Track off Sean Price’s KIMBO PRICE MIX CD Video directed by Court Dunn in association with Nahright’s ONE SHOT Video Program
VIDEO: D-Black “The Come Up” F/ Skyzoo (Produced by Illmind)
November 3, 2009
Spotted@Rule4080.com Produced by Illmind!
DOWNLOAD The Right Thing
October 13, 2009
For all you cats that like to cop loosies at the Bodega instead of a whole pack: DOWNLOAD HERE.
Tracklisting:
01. Go Around – Marco Polo ft. Buckshot
02. Start The Revolution – DJ Revolution ft. Boot Camp Clik
03. RuckDown – Sean Price
04. Interlude – Buckshot
05. Survival Skills – KRS-ONE & Buckshot ft. DJ Revolution
06. D.I.R.T. – Heltah Skeltah
07. Monster Babies – Random Axe
08. 6 Minutes – B Real
09. FreshFest – Skyzoo ft. Wale
10. Mixed Emotions – Team Facelift
11. Interlude – Kidz In The Hall
12. Back On The Map – Skyzoo ft. Maino
13. HI-808 – Blue Scholars
14. StarStruck – Naledge
15. Coo – Blue Scholars
16. Beautiful Decay – Skyzoo
17. New Love – Tek of Smif N Wessun
18. Smoke – Marco Polo & Torae ft. Rock & Lil Fame
19. Get Mines – Oh No ft. Buckshot
20. Interlude – Buckshot
21. Robot – KRS-ONE & Buckshot
22. Duck Down – Ruste Juxx
23. Critically Acclaimed – Statik Selecktah ft. Lil Fame, Saigon & Sean Price
24. Get It Done – Skyzoo & Torae ft. DJ Premier
25. The Matrix – Black Milk ft. Pharoahe Monch & Sean Price
26. Hold Up – Marco Polo & Torae ft. Masta Ace & Sean Price
27. Interlude – Naledge of Kidz In The Hall
28. No Love – Team Facelift
29. Toast To Bucktown – General Steele ft. Buckshot
30. Flickin – Kidz In The Hall
31. Duck Down (Bonus Track) – Sean Price ft. Torae & Skyzoo
So Wachu Playin?
July 29, 2009
A lot of frickin music has dropped in the last few months and my friends are always asking me, “Yo, Jerry, wachu playin’ these days?” I’ve been making personal mixes ever since they invented highspeed dubbing so in the digital era I’m like a kid a candy store cherry picking my favorite tracks for playlists and CDs. Here is a collection I put together of my current commute rotation.
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1) JS One Shout Out
2) “Ridiculous” JS-One f/OC and Pharoahe Monch
3) “Lyrics Is Back” DJ Spinna f/Torae
4) “Like That Ya’ll” D-Block
5) “Arrival” Finale
6) “Alphabet Soup” Skyzoo
7) “Lights, Cameras Action” The Alchemist f/ M.O.P.
8 ) “Air Born” The Kid Daytona f/ Bun B
9) “Dis Iz 4 All My Smokers” by Method Man and Redman
10) “She’s Gone” Tanya Morgan
11) “Melody” DJ Spinna f/ Shabaam Sahdeeq and Erik Rico
12) “We Fight/WeLove” Q-Tip
13) “Sewin Love” The Large Professor
14) “The Hennessy Joint” Kev Brown
15) “Fuzzy Navel” by Floyd The Locsmif
16) “Bond 4 Life” Black Milk
17) “Who Gonna Save Us” Smif N Wessun
18) “Nuthin” JS-1 f/ CL Smooth and Sadat X
19) “We’re Fly” Tanya Morgan
20) “The Times” Keelay & Zaire f/ Blu, Fortilive and Nino
21) “Paid Homage” Finale
22) “The Don Cheadle Effect” Skyzoo
23) “Lifetime” Marco Polo & Torae
24) “Brand New Being” (Nodfactor remix)
