FINALLY: GREY MATTER

My favorite group in the Ozone since the chant "London's burning...." You gotta be an Ozone veteran to know that one.

From Domination Recordings:

We are proud to announce the release of the long-awaited self-titled debut album from Grey Matter, in stores now on Domination Recordings! Grey Matter consists of Illustrate and TEMPERMENTAL. One MC and one Producer. It's a formula that allows each member to showcase their individual craft and allows their music to have a consistent vibe. The group formed in 2001 in Orlando (Ozone), Florida and soon after they released their first single on vinyl "No Question b/c The Problem". It achieved regular rotation on college radio and was picked up by "Music Choice" for the cable TV hip-hop channel. In 2007, they completed a 40 city US tour with the very talented Solillaquists of Sound. They are currently working on music and performing. Outside of music both TEMP and Illa teach audio engineering at Full Sail University in Orlando. Grey Matter has shared the stage with: KRS-One, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Pharoahe Monch, Killah Priest, Guru, Common, Grandmaster Flash, Solillaquists of Sound, Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Kev Brown, Blakout, The Heart and Brain, Oh No, The Transcontinental, C-Rayz Walz, Butta Verses, Grayskull and Asheru of Unspoken Heard.

Tracklisting:
1. Say Our Goodbyes
2. Lessons In Freedom
3. Choices
4. Alone
5. Understanding
6. Reasons
7. At a Stand Still
8. Friends of Mine
9. Breathe
10. 1994
11. Same Old Story
12. The Problem
13. Half Asleep
14. Cause and Effect
15. Then After
16. Play It On the Radio
17. No Question
18. Pick It Up
19. Reflect
20. How It Feels
21. Strange Times
22. The Breeze
23. Dishwater
24. We'll Be Alright

Free Download: Breathe Micro-Album

Grey Matter "Grey Matter" now available at:
- UGHH.com
- AccessHipHop.com
- Amazon.com
- iTunes
- DominationRec.com

Thanks for the support!


Peace

@Ourshow presents Safety Dance of ST -@Phantomshino and I

So, occasionally I use my voice. I sample it a lot, and make it sound like its not me at all (you guys are gonna have fun trying to figure out what's actually my voice when my album(s) drop). This time around, I actually wrote a verse, and teamed up with the homey PhantomShino over this Synthy Dilla joint "Safety Dance" from Stones Throw's Donut Shop release. Big shouts to Our Show Radio for playing it first a couple of weeks ago. Check it out here:

@Shinobistalin and @Wordchemist24 - Spirit Law

From Twist of Civil Mics:

In a random recording session for the Civil Mics, Domination Recordings, and Vets of Kin rep Shinobi Stalin's for his next album "Invisible Man" comes a song created on a whim. This is the very first collaboration between Word Chemist (who is Stalin's Cousin) on a Abbott produced track.



http://usershare.net/31flcvzh0nx4

http://rs700tl.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/upload.cgi?rsuploadid=112460567127019337

http://www.mediafire.com/?l46gv72db3l69ic

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.