GREY MATTER RELEASE PARTY

Its been a looooonngg time coming. Finally, the album from Grey Matter (Tempermental and Illustrate) is here. I had to shout this one out, as I've been waiting for what seemed like 902905 years for it. Big shouts to these guys, some of the most talented artists I've ever heard.

Check Out "Dishwater" from their The Problem EP released on Domination Recordings.

From The Ozonehiphop.com Forum:

"August 10th 2010, PHAT-N-JAZZY presents the GREY MATTER album release party.

Performances By MidaZ and TzarizM.

Also DJ Dolo will be on the decks, Rod-1 will be presenting a special sample set and the B-Side Artists will be in the house Expo Tee Style. Doors open @ 10. Get there early if you can.

$5 to get in.

Thanks in advance to all of you that are coming out. We absolutely appreciate it.

p.s. ....we will have the full length album if you would like one "

T3 of Slum Village talks with Dj Dez

From The WJLB Website:

After talking about him on the air, we thought it would be a good idea to call DJ Dez and get his side of the story. He said, "Well, I pretty much took the hint. I wasn't told anything officially. Unfortunately that's kind of the way things have been going. I have yet to talk to or hear from T3."

Then T3 responded, but did not DENY what DJ Dez said...

Dez went on to say, "My problem with T3 stems from not hearing from T3. With all the time we put in, I am deserving of a phone call. Now my thing is, however busy you are... we know you not that busy. You can show me WAY better than you could ever tell me how much you appreciate me. And you have pretty much showed me."

T3 tried to come up with some excuses, but it did not seem too believable... JUST LISTEN FOR YOURSELF

T3 of Slum Village vs Phat Kat

It seems like today is a bittersweet day in hip-hop. I've been waiting on this new Slum Village album for what seems like forever. Now that it's here, theres a football field worth of drama and politics behind it. Being a genuine SV fan, I'm coppin the album, TODAY. Listen to this recording of WJLB's interview with T3 this morning, as Phat Kat basically goes off on the last original member of SV.

@Hezekiah3rd In Your City

Check It Out

@SeanJisSoMean and @SoyisReal "One Step from Greatness"

From Twist of the Civil Mics Movement:

With the WTF? (Who The Flip) mixtape dropping right around the corner, FTG (Flip Them Guys), the Ozone (Orlando) rapper/producer duo of Sean J & Soy, decided to drop one more track before the mixtape release. This time they don't come alone with features from fellow Ozone native, Shinobi Stalin, and Sean J's long time rhyming partner from the HI-State (Hawaii), Daewon. Not only did Soy produced the beat (duh!), but he decided to drop a verse on it as well. This track was originally placed as a bonus song for the internet version of Sean J's free album, A Tree By Itself. The WTF? is mixed by DJ Sureshot and presented by Reign Clothing Boutique. The mixtape is a compilation of past tracks that already been released and 2 new tracks, "DILLIGAF" & "Do Better".

zshare: http://www.zshare.net/audio/784942252706d14d/
mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?bq6d17k6jjpinb1

I Never Get Tired of This Video

love it.

"We are Arab, believe us, we are smart."

So, I gotta blog about what just happened. I left my cell phone charger somewhere I can't get to at the moment, and I always wanted a spare, so I went up the street to cop one for the cheap. When I walked in to the Mobile Phone store, I some computers in the corner. They were for sell and one of them was on 99 dollars. A sheet of paper taped to it listed these specs of the machine:

40 gb Hard Drive

1 gb of Ram

2.8ghz of Ram

Pentium 4

Now, at this point I was slightly confused. The only reason I was even reading that deep into it is because it was only $99 and I know people that need a computer. Most people who know ANYTHING about computers can read this sign and notice a problem. Theres a problem with 2.8 ghz of Ram. Ghz is a measurement of speed, not amount of ram. And even if it were measuring the speed of the ram, 2.8 ghz speed ram doesn't exist, especially in an old Dell with a Pentium 4 processor.

So I ask the guy "do you mean the pentium 4 processor is 2.8 ghz?" His initial response is in complete defense, stating he'd bet me money that the computer successfully turns on and works. I told him that's not what I'm asking him. Once I explain to him I'm not saying he is selling a broken machine, he listens further and says that the sign is perfectly correct. That this Dell had 2.8 ghz of Ram. His coworker then comes over saying that the sign is correct and he's willing to bet me $200 that if he turned it on, the specs would read 2.8 ghz of Ram. He told me he had a Masters degree in Computers. I asked him what branch of computer technology. He says all of them. I turn and look at his friend and ask him for my charger so I can leave. His friend says, and I quote, "we are Arab, believe us, we are smart," while I was leaving. I turned around and said told him he probably is smart, but not smart enough to listen when someone is trying to help him sell something. He then fell back, and asked what it should say. I told him to figure it out on his own.

Pride man...wow. A powerful thing. These guys were dead serious.

DILLIGAF-Flip Them Guys from Sean J and SoyIsReal

Yeah yeah yeah. I know its been a minute since I updated the blog, but its been for good...eh... great reasons. Staying in the lab can be addictive. Lots of new product will show face soon enough. But lets get to the reason of this post...

The homey Twist from the Civil Mics movement hit me with this joint. Said I should peep it, and so should the rest of the world. So without further ado...

New heat from Ozone representatives Sean J and SoyIsReal.

From Twist

"This is the latest promotinal track from members Sean J and SoyReal collaboratively as "Flip Them Guys" or "Fuck Them Guys". They will be releasing a full lengthed duo album sometime in the very near future. In the meantime we are still hard at work on the Civil Mics collective album"

Jeye Severe - Yes Blood (prod by Chat One)

Some months ago, the team through a remix contest for my "Return With A Mask On" single featuring MidaZ the Beast and J Freedome. Contestants downloaded the instrumental and dropped a verse explaining their own tales of returning with a mask. The winner was UK emcee Jeye Severe. Son is talented, and he recently passed me some more of his stuff. Check it out. Shouts to Darren at LishMedia.



check out more of his stuff here

http://jeyesevere.bandcamp.com/album/the-hierarchy

Trying to "Unite The Scene" ?

Recently I've been reading and hearing a lot about "uniting our scene." This concept has always been interesting to me and I think most hip-hop scenes have similar discussions/problems. So, I'll throw my copper coins in...

I dont know what's possible, but I will say this. From what I have observed, the most effective way to get attention in the Ozone is to get attention somewhere else.

The one thing I dislike the most about the concept of "uniting the scene" is the idea that I have to act like I like and support something I don't like, or want to support. Whatever happened to getting support because you had true fans, people that would like or buy your music even if they didn't know you personally? It's misleading. "Yeah man, I got mad fans that love my music"...not really, they are just "supporting the scene"so when they have a show, you will come out and support them. When I *support hip-hop* I don't go to the record store and cop a random rap album just because its hip-hop. I purchase an album from an artist I'm a fan of, and most times I've never met him/her. If I come out to your show, it's not because I'm expecting you to come to mine. Guess what...I actually like your show/music, and that's the reason I'm there!

If I like it, I'll buy it. I'll go to the show. Even if it's just the early stages of musicianship, and I see a lot of potential, I'll make sure you know it. It's that simple, and that's how it should be, in my opinion.

If I don't like your music, that doesn't mean I can't chill with you personally. Not at all. Just don't expect me to cop your music because "we are cool."

I hope this isn't being perceived as separating myself from the scene. I think the Ozone has lots of talent. You'll see me shout out those artists on twitter, FB, in person, wherever. I hope the Ozone name grabs attention, and gets the recognition it deserves, similar to the Detroit scene. I don't think that holding hands and singing Kumbaya has to be part of that movement though. I'm not going to spend time trying to get Rapper Joe to like and support Emcee Jack. I think the most valuable lessons are learned through watching another do it, not watching another say it. If you truly want to the scene to unite, and believe it will benefit the scene as a whole, not just yourself, do what you think is right. If it works for those that immediately surround you, people will notice your successes. Lead by example. Some cats tryna unite the scene can't even unite their crew.