Oh ya, thats right, you read the title correct. Remember those sneakers from back to the future? Ok, well Nike did a throwback a little while ago with the color way and some Hyperdunks. Now that a little time has passed, it’s time for the real deal. They’re actually going to make the McFly’s! So far they’ve already patented the lacing mechanism that I guess is used in the moving or something and are going to move forward with the full blown sneaker!
Check out the article here over on MSNBC.
Check this out! First time I saw Grynch live, this was the song that got me hyped on to his stuff. This track was so live at his latest EP release party, they had to rock it twice. So it was ill to hear what Sabzi laced this remix with. That lead synth that emulates the hook melody just catches you when it drops. Get on it and check out this Seattle hip-hop baby here! Click the image!
The Physics recently did a collaboration with the quickly becoming famous new hip hop video director Jon Augustavo for their track “I Just Want A Beat” off of their High Society EP. The video just dropped today, so come out and show some of that west coast hospitality and check out their new video! As most of Jon Augustavo’s work is, the video is dope, combine that with some of that Physics soul, and you got yourself some serious fire. See how many cameos you can spot in this video as well, cause there’s a handful of emerging hip hop artist that came out to make this shoot happen. Be sure to check out The Physics blog, or twitter for any more of their good stuff, and Jon Augustavo’s over at his website too. Word.
The Wild Buffalo in Bellingham seems to always be poppin. Zion I passed through recently, and luckily Funner Projects was there to catch some of the magic. Here is a video from their set. It’s the “Coastin’” track off of their album “The Take Over”. Check out the video, looks like it was a real good time.
Its pretty cool to see some of Seattle’s great talent get the acclimation it deserves. Macklemore, being one of my favorite artists, recently was awarded the Spotlight Award from Seattle Magazine. They wrote an article about him that you can find here. The article doesn’t really go into what criteria they used to pick the winner, but it does go in to speak a bit about Macklemore’s past that isn’t always talked about. I highly encourage you to go check it out, it shines light on his humble beginnings, and some struggles that he’s overcome along the way. Also he’s ridiculous to see in concert. Check out this show he recently did up at WSU for Cougfest.
If you’re not up on your KEXP game, they recently finished releasing several interviews by some of Seattle’s biggest names in the hip hop game. They interviewed 10 different groups and had some pretty interesting conversations that really gives you a window into who these artists really are and how they view this very unique Seattle sound. Some also go in to describe a little bit more about themselves and what they went through as an emerging artist. There were some really powerful words of wisdom in these recordings, so I strongly encourage you to go check them out over at KEXP’s website HERE!
If you’ve been flying above the radar on the music scene, then to let you know, The Amature and P2dahi have teamed to create Whatupdoe From Blat! which happens to be a tribute album to Seattle mega hip hop iconic band Blue Scholars. Yes, thats right, a tribute album to the Blue Scholars created by someone actually outside of Seattle. That means the word of Northwest hip hop is getting out fam! These two guys have put this album together to the instrumentals to the Scholars’ latest album OOF!. Check the image for the place to download this album. Were giving it a thumbs up incase you’re interested. Its pretty good and there’s some good summer tunes to be found in this album, so go check it!
You all bugged him about and now here it is.
The video was all directed by Jon Augustavo, and produced by Ill Pill. There are also a few cameos from some of our favorite Seattle natives such as Grynch, Lace Cadence, Boots Riley, Thig Natural, Ill Pill, Zack Finer, Ben Fodor and Lauren Fejarang.
Peep it and get on this.
Where has Kanye been? Dudes been in the lab cooking up some goodness, take a little sneak peak at this a capella of “My Chain Heavy” and “Mama’s boyfriend,” what seems to be off the new album; which also is not going to be called ‘Good Ass Job.” Check the clip after the jump amd let us know what you think!
