12/16/09 Episode of The HedRush podcast: The 25th show

Anoter week, another new episode of the HedRush. To check part 2 of the two-part "Music of the '00s" episode, head over here: 25th Episode.

Here's the episode's playlist:

1. Roosevelt Franklin – TroubleEarth
2. Anitpop Consortium – 9/9/99
3.Five Deez – Let the People Know
-interlude-
4. Prophetix – Crispus Attucks
5. Insight – Bother Me
6. Foreign Legion – Rommate Joint
7. Sacred Hoop – Dance the Cooch
8. Sandpeople – Group Home
-interlude-
9. Mykill Miers – Gone Too Far
10. Smile Rays – By Design Three
11. Super Chron Flight Brothers – To Catch a Thief
12. Dagha – My Luck
13. RA the Rugged Man – On the Block
-Interlude-
14. Douljah Raze f/ Scavone & Oxygen – Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

And now, here's a pair links to two tracks that we played on the show.

First up is a relatively straight-ahead song by the usually mega-abstract Antipop Consortium. "9.99" is a solo cut and ill story rhyme by group member M. Saayid from their first solo album, Tragic Epilogue.

Download it.

Second, we've got "Gone Too Far" by Mykill Miers one of L.A.'s fiercest and most slept on MCs. This comes from Miers' sophomore album, The Second Coming. It's out of print at this time, but, again, it's worth the effort to seek it out.

Download it.

Enjoy the episode, and the extra music if you feel so inclined. Another episode due next week, even further off our usual track.

Stay tuned for the Best of '09 list, coming soon.

12/8/09 Episode of The HedRush radio show b/w Re-Introduction

So, yeah, it's been really time since I posted anything, but now is the time that I'm getting back on my grind. As the last post (circa: 10 months ago) notes, a while back I, along with my partner, JB d'Mullato, started The HedRush radio show through Podomatic. If you haven't checked it out, here's the URL again: http://hedrush.podomatic.com/

If you're coming here from over there, then welcome. Hope you stick around and come back.

So for this week's episode, and for at least a few episodes into the future, this blog will serve as the site of the playlist. It'll also host links to a couple of mp3s of songs that I play on the show. Furthermore, if people start regularly coming around, we can discuss the shows' content as well. And, I swear, I'll be updating this blog more often. I'm cooking up a Best of 2009 list, and I've got a few other ambitious projects on deck. Plus, I'll be around to just speak my mind, as usual.

Now that we're through with the Re-Introduction, here's the playlist:

1. Blueprint – Boom Box
2. Roddy Rod – Whip
3. Willie Evans Jr. - The Unknown
-interlude-
4. Akbar - The 5th Element
5. Substantial – Resurrection Of The House Party
6. Binkis – Bullit
7. Time Machine f/ Edan – @$$hole
8. Babbletron – Space Tech Banana Clip
-Interlude-
9. Azeem – Duragz
10. Maspyke - P.H.Y. vs. Men
11. Porn Theater Ushers f/ Higgenz & Rhyminal – Scummerville to Brocky
12. Al S.H.I.D. – Ig’nant
13. capital D – Enough Already
-Interlude-
14. Third Sight – The People vs. The Fake

And now, here's a couple of mp3s.

First up is Substantial's "Resurrection Of The House Party." This is off the Maryland MC's Sacrifice album, released in 2008. It's still available on iTunes, Amazon, and finer record stores, so if you dig it, definitely support, 'cause it's a damn good album.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/m2ofzn


Next up is Maspyke's "P.H.Y. vs. Men," from their 2002 album Blackout. The album is a little harder to find, but it's worth the effort. Haneef and Tableek are slept-on rhymesayers, and you can't go wrong with a whole album of Roddy Rod beats.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/eihz8v


Hope you enjoy the music. Be sure to come back around.