song: "Ultra-Magnetics" by BP & ODDS off THE MEDIUM album.

Big up Breeze and Prince Po on a dope collab. We'll keep you posted on Breeze's project coming out 2011. Had to post this joint...
song: "Latchkey Kid Chronicles" by Prince Po produced by Breeze

song: "Top Rank" by JR&PH7 featuring Sean Price

song: Welcome (Gotta Go) by Black Milk off his Album Of The Year album

song: "Your My Boy Blu" by Blu off the GODleeBarnes LP

song: "My Intellect" by ESQ and Chikaramanga

song: "Don't Do It" by Y Society

As we all know, Fat Beats is closing its physical doors. LA started its last instores on Saturday September 4th with the likes of Chali2na, 2Mex, LMNO, and more... BP & ODDS set it off like this:

I'm looking forward to this joint. check back Sept. 7th for the video. Hope Y Society drops another album.

peep the promo video for Beat Swapmeet #10. Next one is October 10th...

song: "Concrete Jungle" By BuckShot & 9th Wonder... They'll be dropping their 3rd project together called The Solution

My favorite MC on Tony Touch's Toca Tuesdays...

song: "The Ecology/The Score" by Fashawn featuring Planet Asia

peep the brand new music video for BP & ODDS "The Daily" off THE MEDIUM album. Vimeo or youtube.



youtube:

Buttonpusha is a collector. Vinyl, boomboxes, and tapes. This episode takes you into BP's tape collection as he holds up a few noteworthy joints. Of course, the song is "Ultra-Magnetics" off THE MEDIUM album which you can download for free here: DOWNLOAD "ULTRA-MAGNETICS".

The official music video for "Ultra-Magnetics" will be premiering soon. Cyclopean Eye of Jupitersciples is directing the video and it's looking like a beast. Stay tuned. peep the Vlog

song: "Old Man Raps" by Bambu music video. "...from the 213 I still say dope when I speak..."

song: "Reefer" by Ayatollah on Nature Sounds

Okay...so I figured that I need to step my blog game up. Every week, I am going to post a picture of a classic boombox. Ill start it off with this one: the Sharp VZ2000. A boombox with a vertical vinyl player will mos definitely turn headz! Look for this one!

Wu-Tang Lego: Da Mystery of Chessboxin' from davo on Vimeo.

Yup...exactly what the post title says. Check out this creative rendition of "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'

song: "Delilah" by Rakaa Iriscience off his "Crown Of Thorns" album set to drop in exactly 1 week. Beat by Evidence and video directed by Yoram Benz

DJ Babu's short film series continues with #15 "Another Typical Sunday" in which he visits our beloved Beat Swapmeet and J-Rocc's house. This was shot at BSM #9. Dig it.

found this over at DaIllSpot. 42-year-old Paul "Moose" Curtis (from southern England) and his Reverse Graffiti project are seen creating in the Broadway tunnel in downtown San Francisco in the following short film by Doug Pray. Green Works (plant based cleaners) sponsored the joint. Interesting...

video of DJ Shadow in Belfast, Ireland demonstrating a cathedral organ. the sound is HUGE. found on cratekings

song: "Prayin' Mantis" by DJ Muggs & Sick Jacken... found this at chinkyeyedla

I discovered Shad's music a while back and got a chance to check out some of his videos. I thought I'd share these quality joints.

song: "Rose Garden" by Shad. Dude's from London and got some dope videos. I was a little disturbed by the bite on Spike Jonze's uncomparable "Drop" video. But I was impressed in the end.



song: "Yaa I Get It" by Shad



song: "The Old Prince Still Lives At Home" by Shad

song: "Lock It Down" by Slum Village produced by Jay Dee off the Villa Manifesto album...

"This Is Only A Test" video with Malice of the Clipse. A short film about the story of Job.

song: "Golden" by Lite. Don't know too much about this cat, but I'm feelin the video.

Marco Polo held a beat showcase in Toronto and highlighted the likes of these dope Canadian producers. This clip shows these cats flipping recognizable samples. Moss killed the Bee Gees "Stayin Alive" joint.

peep the promo vid for Rakaa Iriscience's solo album, "Crown of Thorns" set to drop on Decon July 20th. Watch as the producers of the long-awaited project co-sign Rakaa's album. found at cratekings

song: "Ballad of the Black Gold" by Reflection Eternal. found at okayplayer where they said it was a fan video that the label was feeling and made it the official video.

This Sunday, 7.11.2010: Beat Swapmeet #10 goes down at the Grand Star Jazz Club. For the first time, upstairs, check out the all-hardware producer showcase. The invited producers for the event are: Beautiful Kalamari, Breeze, Dibiase, Remode, Woool, IF2 (Immortal Fader Fyters), DirtRaid.

The format is all-hardware, full-setup on stage, no lap-tops, and no CDs. In the spirit of Beat Swapmeet; promoting the essence as digital formats take a well-deserved day off.

BP & ODDS will be bringing you update videos and vlogs for the summer. Here's a vlog that shows BP's boombox and tape collection, a brief tour of BP & ODDS' dwelling in Long Beach, a short beat session with BP, and Beat Swapmeet promo... 1 week remains.

song: Shut The Fuck Up by Sean Price. Every time I hear Ruck rhyme nowadays, I'm rollin! Leflah Lefleur Eshkoshka!

Bloodbath's Summer 2010 Collection is in, and being shipped as we speak.
Check the lookbook: http://www.bloodbathproject.com

Beat Swapmeet returns next Sunday, July 11th to the Grand Star for its 10th installment. Not only will there be the usual record and clothing vendors, but this time around, BSM got much more in store... including an outdoor B-Boy battle aptly titled "Fresh Air", and a producer's all-hardware beat showcase...





free for everyone as long as you bring a canned good.

Home Before Any Place is a seasonal canned food drive presented by Beat Swapmeet and as the flier states, calls out to LA for help in feeding our brothers and sisters in this beautiful city.

Marco Polo drops his album "The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo" on DuckDown Records June 29th. You know Marco's repping the T-Dot to the fullest. He's putting together this event (tomorrow in Toronto) showcasing some dope Toronto producers : Frank Dukes, Rich Kidd, and Moss. Check the video.

song: "Weight of the World" by The Grouch. Poignant shit.

my bredren, HAHK2 put me on to the "Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz" joint by Dead Prez which dropped yesterday. Download by clicking the cover



Dead Prez will officially mark the 10th anniversary of their monumental debut album "Let's Get Free" with the June 22nd release of Turn Off the Radio Vol. 4: Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz...

Some much needed consciousness for robot ears.

song: "Dear God 2.0" by The Roots. Video directed by Jason Goldwatch.

song: "Slow Down" by David Banner x 9th Wonder

So true...need a reminder? Get em here

I've been camping out on freddiejoachim.com catching the vibe lately. dig this remix he did of Esthero's "Thank Heaven 4 You"

song: "Pain" by El Da Sensei & The Returners

song: "Pressure" by Quadron from Denmark. I've been haunted by this song for a few days now. I like her style.

song: "Temptress" by Reality ft. Skyzoo. video directed by Court Dunn. dig it

check it out yall. a new video for "Ya Know" off LMNO & Kev Brown's album

A nearly exact replica of the legendary hip hop sequencer, the E-MU SP1200, in the form of a 2 inch wide, 4GB USB Flash Drive. There's an incredible amount of detail on this piece, down to the colors and the raised buttons, knobs and text. To reveal the USB plug, you simply pull it apart down the middle and bam... you got 4 Gigs of compact flash drive space to take with wherever you may go.

Via DIGITAL GRAVEL

Manuel Ambriz-Mr.Personality feat. Dj Desie

produced by Dj Deprave

Click on the pic to download:



Follow Manuel Ambriz on Twitter

as promised, BP & ODDS release their brand new EP as a free download: VACANCY



tracklist:

1. Stellar Regions
2. Friends and Strangers
3. Touchdown
4. Skydive
5. Timeless
6. Innervisions
7. Vacancy




The EP is the boom bap novelists' ode to Jazz music. The soundscape summons BP's jazz stacks while each song is aptly titled after timeless jazz albums. VACANCY gives rise to the idea of being uninhibited while opening doors to new listeners.

I found this while randomly surfing the net. Apparently, dude here was a big fan of both starwars and boomboxes. I am really feeling this new hybrid of art. Keep em comin!

Make sure yall check out the new radio show that's been hittin' LA's internet waves. VIBES & STUFF radio. Vibes and Stuff is a show rooted in music therapy consisting of funky, soulful, organic, and global sounds delivered to the listener at 33 and 45 RPM's.

Saturdays/Sundays

2pm-6pmYou can tune in here.

For those who don't know. DJ Hideo passed away after a tough battle with cancer on April 24th, 2010. For those who don't know, Hideo was one of the hardest working dj's on the west coast. He was known for rocking mad parties, clubs and the radio. He was a talented and incredibly humble dude who was also a father but will be remembered by many as one hell of a dj.

I remember meeting Hideo at the Beat Swapmeet back in the day. He would always swing by the Waxpoetics table and ask about the first issues. I remember selling him a boombox because his daughter wanted it. He ended up connecting them to a set of turntables by the Buddha Co. booth and started tearing it up on the cuts! He was real cool and it seemed like we had been friends forever. We all miss you Hideo, rest easy...

Please drop by www.djhideo.com and drop a comment. Let's keep his memory alive!

I'm feelin what these young, DMV cats are doing. Dunc & Toine Making Dollars. Dig the video for the song "You" off "The Basics EP" which dropped back in January. You can download it free here. These cats know the formula.

“TrustoCorp is a New York based artist (or artists) dedicated to highlighting the hypocrisy and hilarity of human behavior through sarcasm and satire. TrustoCorp targets areas in the public domain typically reserved for messages of trust and authority and subverts them with messages of mayhem and absurdity hijacked from the visual style of our authorities.”

Source: CHANGETHETHOUGHT.COM

Black Dynamite had one of the dopest soundtracks. All played live by the talented Adrian Younge. Check this short documentary about the making of the soundtrack...

peep the tour commercial from UpAbove promoting the Kev Brown / LMNO tour = The James Brown Show. Selective Hearing Pt. 2 drops May 11th.



and this is another project we can expect from Kev Brown and Kaimbr = Al Green

BP & ODDS brand new project "VACANCY" is set to drop Tuesday, May 4th as a free download through BPandODDS.com and theboomdocs.com. The EP is the boom bap novelists' ode to Jazz music. The soundscape summons BP's jazz stacks while each song is aptly titled after timeless jazz albums. VACANCY gives rise to the idea of being uninhibited while opening doors to new listeners.

As you may know by now, we lost one of the greatest voices in hip hop. Guru of Gangstarr made his spiritual transition on 4-19-10. Guru will always be a legend in hip hop and regardless of all the controversy surrounding his death, he will continue to be in our hearts and live forever through his music.

Here are some parting words from his Gangstarr counterpart; DJ Premier.

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.

FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ PREMIER

Check out these clever wallets from DESIGN BOOM. Real simple and clean. Id like to see some of these made from some classic cassettes!

As we explored in a previous post, 1994 was a pivotal year for Hip Hop music. DJ Premier's unofficial blog posts up old mixes by Premier like this one on his WBLS Thunder Storm radio show. Here's a mix recorded on March 18th, 1994. Listen and take a trip back in time...

Wbls Thunder Storm Radio Show (03/18/1994) by Dj Premier Blog Radio on Mixcloud

here's a mix of Dilla tribute joints found at thesouldojo. The mix includes joints we've all heard before by Madlib, Dela, The Roots, J Rawls, Flying Lotus and more. Enjoy

A Tribute To J Dilla by The Soul Dojo on Mixcloud

my favorite producer conveying jewels about the industry. Return of the Boom Bip sounds interesting to say the least...

Check out Jazz legend Pat Metheny's new toy. You remember player pianos from back in the day? Well this is a player Orchestra. Imagine the music possibilities with this!

This is a brand that is taking clothing to another level. Aside from the sleek look, clever branding and technical superiority...this brand is meshing clothing and utilities together seamlessly. This is the future of fashion: Check out ACRONYM

Hardware heads know the deal. When I say hardware, Im talking about drum machines. SP-1200's and MPC's. I mean let's not forget where this hip hop music comes from. When it comes personalizing these machines there is no one above the world famous Bruce Forat. He is known for designing and customizing instruments from most of your favorite hip hop artists. From Def Jam to G-unit, from Snoop Dog to DJ Swamp. Forat has done it. Recently he collaborated with the RZA to put out a limited edition Roland MV-8000. Check out www.forat.com for a very comprehensive website about what he does and also enjoy the eye candy featured in the gallery. For now feast your eyes on this:

photo by Gabe Real

The 2 year Anniversary for the Beat Swapmeet was pretty close to being sabotaged by the weather. The local forecast predicted rain on the day of the event. Luckily, it missed us. The weather couldn't have been any better. It was a great turnout and this was probably the best one so far! You had alot of people in the house. The male to female ratio was good plus the crates were lookin' lovely.

photo by Gabe Real

Inside the Grandstar, there were a ton of vendors packin' the heat. Delicious Vinyl as well as Buena Park Record Show veteran Armand Lewis were in the house

photo by Listen Recovery

It's pretty common to run into known producers/dj's at the Beat Swapmeet. This is the first time I saw DJ Babu at one. Here he is diggin thru Listen Recovery Crew's crates. Other notable people at the event would include: The Alchemist, Mr. Choc, Lord Zen of the Visionaries, Awol One + Circus of the Shapeshifters and Percee P.

photo by Gabe Real

Dj Endo and Bobby Quevedo had the outside locked down. These dudes probably had the most traffic. LP's, 12"s, 45"s and tapes. They weren't fuckin' around!

photo by Gabe Real

The lovely females of RRS FEED were in the house pickin' up a few things...

photo by Gabe Real

Now let's talk about the first ever official Beat Swapmeet DJ Battle. It was hosted by DJ Jawa of Rehab records/Scratch Academy. 12 contestants entered to be judged by Charlie Rock, Pryvet Peepsho and Mr. Choc for a $500 prize. VINYL ONLY! The attendance was insane!

photo by bokeh bunny

Overall, it was good to see alot of new people coming out to this event. I think that things can only get bigger for Beat Swapmeet. Come out to the next one! July 13th.

Check out Massan from LEADER bikes tear it up in SF.

Massan for Leader Bike from Dan Arel on Vimeo.

We all know how influential Photoshop is these days. It's a household name. Just about anybody can get a copy of it and start clicking away on some effects and Voila! Your graphics are done. It might look like shit but its done. But yeah, somebody thought that if people had Photoshop on their refridgerators then maybe they could design better? So Okay, I know that the world is full of alot of bullshit that we don't need. Here is more of it. But hey, atleast it's some cool shit to look at. Get em here.

So you thought that the IPAD was just a giant ITOUCH huh? Wrong. Peep what the good folks at THINKGEEK are doing. This is perfect to have at work or even at a party just to keep things nostalgic. Who knows what games they will come with next? Keep an eye on the IPAD and see what else it can do!