Big Pooh, Tanya Morgan, Skyzoo & More Perform In Brooklyn [VIDEO]
December 11, 2010
Tanya Morgan, Big Pooh and the Hall Of Justice crew wrapped up their “So Motivational” tour at Brooklyn’s Public Assembly on Wed December 8th.
Nodfactor.com rolled through to catch some of the performances. Given that it was on their home court Skyzoo and Torae came through as well. Shout out to Chaundon, Joe Scudda, Jozeemo and Big Dho for being hardcore gentlemen.
Torae, you’re on time out for snapping on Pooh’s shirt (it was funny though!). Make sure to pick up Left Back, Pea’s Gotta Have It and Live From The Tape Deck!
Grandmaster Flash Speaks On His Innovations In DJing [VIDEO]
November 3, 2010
“I’m a scientist,” Grandmaster Flash told a rapt audience at a screening for BET’s “Master Of The Mix” reality series.
The televised contest between DJ Scratch, Vikter Duplaix, DJ Revolution, DJ Mars, Jazzy Joyce, DJ Rap and Rich Medina was previewed for a group of guests which included host Just Blaze and Master Judge Kid Capri. But even with all of the hip-hop heavyweights in the room there is one man they all paid homage to.
In the video below hip-hop’s first producer explains the technical innovations he implemented with turntables that we now take for granted.
“What I noticed was that [DJs] would pick up the tone arm to attempt to arrive at the top of the break…if you put a record up in the light you’d see that it has many,many grooves. The chance of you dropping that needle on that particular area, every single time, with duplicate records, is almost impossible. So I said to myself ‘there has to be a way…’
J.Period Talks Pete Rock And Remixes At DJ Hero 2 Launch
September 16, 2010
At the DJ Hero 2 launch party it was only right that legendary producer Pete Rock was a topic of discussion.
Black Milk x eLZhi – ‘Deadly Medley’ (Live In Brooklyn)
September 15, 2010
I dropped $30 on iTunes yesterday and Black Milk’s Album Of The Year was one of the purchases. Last night he rocked South Paw in Brooklyn at the album release party with hip-hop’s legion of boom (Sean Price, Gulity Simpson, Pharoahe Monch, Jay Electronica and more). Here is a clip of Black Milk and Elzhi performing “Deadly Medley’. (props to HipHopNMore)
Ayatollah Live On The MPC At Fat Beats [VIDEO]
August 16, 2010
To celebrate the release of his 3-CD set “Live From The MPC 60″, beat legend Ayatollah stopped by Fat Beats NY for a special in-store performance.
Marco Polo, Frank Dukes, Rich Kidd & MoSS Flip the Same Sample (Video)
July 25, 2010
Spotted @2dopeboyz
During the Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo beat showcase in Toronto; Marco Polo, Rich Kidd, Frank Dukes and MoSS were all given the same sample (Steve Davis’ All Because She’s Gone) to flip.
EVENTS: M-Phazes Tour Dates Announced
July 13, 2010
As I’m nowhere near Australia I hope that there will be video from some of these shows popping up on the inna’nets. But if you are Down Under make sure to support.
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH http://mphazes.oztix.com.au AND THE USUAL OUTLETS
M-PHAZES TOUR DATES & ARTIST LINEUPS:
JULY
Thu 15 July QLD Exchange Hotel, Townsville (ft. ILLY & MANTRA)
Fri 16 July QLD Tank Art Centre, Cairns (ft. ILLY & MANTRA)
Sat 17 July QLD CBD Hotel, Mackay (ft. ILLY & MANTRA)
Thu 22 July VIC Roi Bar, Albury (feat. MUPH & MANTRA)
AUGUST
Fri 06 August TAS Hotel New York, Launceston (feat. MUPH, MANTRA & NINE HIGH)
Sat 07 August TAS Republic Bar, Hobart (feat. MUPH, MANTRA & NINE HIGH) *
Fri 13 August VIC Karova Lounge, Ballarat (feat. ILLY, MANTRA & NINE HIGH)
Sat 14 August VIC Westernport Hotel, San Remo (feat. MUPH, MANTRA & NINE HIGH)
Fri 20 August VIC Esplanade Hotel Front Bar, St Kilda (feat. MUPH, PHRASE, ILLY, MANTRA, NINE HIGH, CANDICE MONIQUE) *#
Sat 21 August ACT Transit Bar, Canberra (feat. MUPH, MANTRA, DIALECTRIX) #
Thu 26 August NSW The Annandale Hotel, Sydney (feat. DRAPHT, MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, SOLO, SPIT SYNDICATE, NINE HIGH, DIALECTRIX) $*#
Fri 27 August NSW Wollongong Uni, Wollongong (feat. DRAPHT, MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, NINE HIGH, DIALECTRIX) $*#
Sat 28 August NSW The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (feat. DRAPHT, MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, NINE HIGH, DIALECTRIX) $*#
SEPTEMBER
Fri 03 Sep VIC Bended Elbow, Geelong (feat. MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, NINE HIGH) $*
Sat 04 Sep VIC Rocket Bar, Adelaide (feat. MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, DELTA) *
Fri 10 Sep VIC Rubys, Belgrave (feat. MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, NINE HIGH) $
Sat 11 Sep VIC Inferno Nightclub, Traralgon (feat. MUPH, MANTRA, ILLY, NINE HIGH)
“$” MANTRA ALBUM LAUNCH
“*” Supported by Mase & Mattic (ADL)
“#” Supported by Dutch (SYD)
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH http://mphazes.oztix.com.au AND THE USUAL OUTLETS
Vote Now For The UMA’s Producer Of The Year
July 12, 2010
The 8th annual Under Ground Music Awards will be taking place this year once again at the legendary B.B. Kings on August 22nd. This year the UMA’s present us with six nominees for producer of the year. This years nominees include Shade 45 show host Statik Selektah, Seattle’s own Jake One, Bad Boy Hitmen producer Amadeus, Blaps, Rhymes, & Life creator Illmind, Violator All Star DJ DJ Pain 1 Platinum Boy Music Producers Buda Da Future & Grandz. Make sure you hit each participant up on twitter, let them know you voted for them, & tell em Nodfactor sent ya!
To go directly to the producer of the year voting click here
To see all categories/nominees visit the official UMA site here
VIDEO: Diddy x Noisemakers @ 92Y Tribeca
July 8, 2010
First few minutes of Peter Rosenburg’s Noisemakers with P. Diddy. (spotted @ Nahright) Shout out the the homey Alex Duj providing the sounds!
NoiseMakers with Peter Rosenberg- featuring Diddy 7.6.10 from Marshall Gary on Vimeo.
Video Highlights Of Marco Polo’s “Stupendous” LP Release Party
July 6, 2010
Spotted @ Bloggerhouse.com
Some footage from Marco Polo’s “Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo” release party, at which fellow Toronto producers Frank Dukes, Rich Kidd, and MoSS, as well as Marco himself, were asked to flip some well-known samples. Frank Dukes tackles Seals & Croft’s “Summer Breeze”, Marco works with Al B Sure’s “Night and Day”, MoSS manages to make The Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” sound gully (no joke), and Rich Kidd gives Melanie Fiona’s “It Kills Me” his own personal twist. More footage coming soon.
Marco Polo, Frank Dukes, Rich Kidd, & MoSS Flip Famous Samples from Real Frequency on Vimeo.
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