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news 1151595947 - January 1, 1970 By : La Coka Nostra is a movement which brings together some or all of the members of groups House Of Pain, Lordz Of Brooklyn and Non-Phixion. With Everlast leading the way with Ill Bill, this Supergroup of white Rappers/Producers will soon be blazing the industry with the rugged bully-foot Hip Hop music, as each member always has. Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal dropped their debut in 1992 on Tommy Boy Records, which featured their biggest Hit, the DJ Muggs produced "Jump Around."

In 1996 they went their seperate ways, Everlast found success as a Solo artist, DJ Lethal joined Rap/Rockers Limp Bizkit. Nearly ten years later, the trio join up again, but this time with their good friend Kaves of Lordz of Brooklyn, Ill Bill of Non-Phixion and a host of others to form La Coka Nostra.

As you could expect, the production on the La Coka Nostra project is going to be dark and sinister. Enlisting not only group members like DJ Lethal and Ill Bill, but extended family Q-Unique, Cynic of Street Platoon/Sick Symphonies and Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies. The latter of the five, Jacken, also finds his way onto the mic, with B-Real, Everlast and Ill Bill on the hard hitting "Fuck Tony Montana." Everlast vehemently spits out lyrics like:

"Drugs, Money And Sex, Revolution Is Next, This Ain't Strong Armed Robbery, We Got A Small Armory, Fuck Cracks And Glocks, We Shootin' Back At The Cops, Deep Under Cover Like We Runnin' Black OPs"

If you dig that, believe it only gets better. Check that out below:

La Coka Nostra feat. B-Real & Sick Jacken - Fuck Tony Montana

We also have a song from La Coka member Big Left. The Queens Born, Bronx native of Italian descent spews out flame for all his "Drug Smugglers, Gun Busters, Fed Duckers" over ominous keys. Check out "Head Nod Shit" below:

La Coka Nostra feat. Big Left - Head Nod Shit

For more info, feel free to visit La Coka Nostra On Myspace.

SGV

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news 1159548612 - January 1, 1970 By : Dubcnn recently spoke to Chace Infinte, one half of the acclaimed group Self Scientific to find out what's happening with the duo. Chace informed us that they are currently in the process of recording two albums, the first of which is a collaboration album with Sick Symphonies (Psycho Realm / Street Platoon) called "The Black & Brown Underground."

The album is being aimed at tearing down the walls that exist between Blacks and Browns in California. The album is already set to feature production from DJ Khalil, DJ Muggs, Cynic (of Sick Symphonies), FM (of Sick Symphonies) and Sick Jacken.

The second album is the much anticpated follow up to last years "Change" which is set to be titled; "Come In Peace, Prepare
For War"
and is scheduled to come out in March of next year. Chace told dubcnn; "We have started on a lot of songs and we will make some available for dowload very soon. This is going to be our best album yet, we have some special surprise guests lined up and as always Khalil will handle all of the production."

He also talked about a recent track which cropped up on the Focus mixtape - Chace explained; "The track "What Is It Now" is from Focus' mixtape called 'It Had To Happen.' Focus and Khalil are good friends, they are both Aftermath staff producers, so Focus asked if we could do a joint on his mixtape."

Dubcnn is also please to announce some information on DJ Khalil and his recent production work. We have been told that he has 3 tracks set to appear on Talib Kweli's new album "Eardrum," 2 on
Xzibit's new album "Full Circle," one of which is called "Poppin Off" which features DJ Quik and King T.

DJ Khalil is also said to have contributed one track on The Game's new album; "The Doctor's Advocate" as well as one for the next 50 Cent album which is as yet untitled. He has also contributed to the score for the animated movie Blokheadz.

In related news DJ Khalil is said to be in the studio with Strong Arm Steady working on their debut album which is scheduled for release next year on Blacksmith/Warner Brothers. Early recordings sessions are said to have produced six tracks; two of which feature Bishop Lamont.

Stay tuned to dubcnn for more exclusive news on Self Scientific and all of these aformentioed projects.


Rud

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news 1169752316 - January 1, 1970 By : With 2007 quickly gathering momentum one of the Westcoast's biggest underground label's has released its record release plan for the coming year.

The label, part of the DJ Muggs / Soul Assassins brand will include, among others, "The Soul Assassins Collection." Picking up where Muggs Vs GZA "Grandmasters" left off, DJ Muggs is currently teaming up with Jacken of Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies for a Muggs Vs Sick Jacken album, as well as "King Medallions" - the alter ego of one of your favorite underground emcees, for the "Muggs Vs King Medallions" project.

Along with that will be the long awaited DJ Muggs "Soul Assassins 3" album which we reported on throughout much of last year, the album is set to be in the style that Muggs himself pioneered. - dark, hardcore and underground.

2007 will also see the release of the "Black & Brown Underground" album, a collaboration effort between Self Scientific and Sick Symphonies. The album will focus on the long time Los Angeles rivalry between the Black and Hispanic community, as well as promoting unity between the two for the new generations.

Self Scientific, as we exclusively revealed last year, will be putting out their second full length album on Angeles Records entitled "Come In Peace, Prepare For War." Expect more consciously charged lyrics from Chace Infinite and some of LA's hottest beats from producer DJ Khalil.

Later in the year you can expect the long awaited "Cali Untouchable Radio" album from DJ Warrior as well as a debut album from a group we exclusively revealed existed last year; Warfare, a combination of Skinhead Rob (Transplants) and Damu - the album is to be produced entirely by Travis Barker.

You can expect dubcnn to bring you news and audio from all these releases as well as a host of exclusive and detailed interviews with the artists and producers. Until then you can visit the official Soul Assassins page, the Angeles Records website and their MySpace page.

Rud

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news 1182040892 - January 1, 1970 By : For years, fans of both Cypress Hill and Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies have been fiending to hear the Sickside General Sick Jacken rock over beats provided by the legendary DJ Muggs. Well that time has come. Muggs and Jacken are not just collabing for one track, they're collabing for an entire record. The record, entitled The Legend Of The Mask & The Assassin is set to be released on Angeles Records on August 21st. The album is also being billed as featuring Cynic of Street Platoon.

To celebrate the albums release, Soul Assassins are putting together yet another Unity Festival. This time it will be held in Vegas with La Coka Nostra and Collie Budz performing alongside Muggs & Jacken. Look for that on August 28th at the Empire Ballroom.

Here's the title track, "The Mask And The Assassin" for your downloading pleasure:

DJ Muggs Vs. Sick Jacken - Mask And The Assassin Feat. Cynic

Be sure to check back for more!

SGV

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news 1186128380 - January 1, 1970 By : At the turn of the year we announced the various projects that DJ Muggs was set to unveil in 2007, one of which was a collaboration album with Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies own Sick Jacken. The hype for the release was instantaneous and in June we released the first single from the release entitled "Mask And The Assassin" featuring Cynic. [see; Muggs, Jacken Unveil The Legend Of The Mask & The Assassin. We just received the official press release that announces the official release date of DJ Muggs VS Sick Jacken "The Legend of The Mask & The Assassin" as Tuesday, September 11 through Rebel Music Group/Universal Music Latino.

Even though underground hip-hop’s most anticipated collaboration is more than a month away, fans everywhere can get their first taste of the album immediately. The album’s first two singles, "The Mask & The Assasin" and "El Barrio" are available online at iTunes and all digital stores now. "The Mask & The Assasin" can also be downloaded on Dubcnn below once again.

For months the buzz has been growing exponentially for the release of the collaboration album between the founder and musical mastermind of Cypress Hill and the voice of underground hip-hop’s most menacing group Psycho Realm. DJ Muggs and Sick Jacken have already begun to wage an urban assault in the West Coast with three secret shows in Los Angeles over the last week previewing the new album. Now the rest of the world gets to officially hear the singles that are already impacting urban radio and online portals with the e-single releases online.

These two singles include "The Mask & The Assasin" a vivid tale that lyrically parallels the history that led to the inevitable collaboration between two of hip-hop’s most dominant forces and "El Barrio" the Spanish-language single that is sure to become an anthem for Latino neighborhoods throughout the world. Both songs also feature the lyrical participation of Cynic from Street Platoon. Music videos for these two songs are currently being developed and will be seen at national music video outlets at the end of August.

DJ Muggs Vs Sick Jacken - The Mask & The Assasin (Feat. Cynic)

The digital launch is the first of various important events that will accompany the launch of the first release from Rebel Music Group/Universal Music Latino including various performances throughout the West Coast, appearances on important television programming, in-store autograph signings and visits to key urban music radio programs. An international tour will also follow in the fall. Stay tuned to the latest news and audio right here on Dubcnn, perhaps even a "Summer Of Heat" feature interview! Until then, mark your calenders with Tuesday, September 11 2007.

Rud

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news 1189553081 - January 1, 1970 By : Our Summer of Heat Interview Series just keeps getting better as we bring you an exclusive bonus feature today.

Dubcnn recently linked up with the men behind “The Legend of the Mask and the Assassin” - DJ Muggs, Sick Jacken, and Cynic - for an exclusive interview. In this feature, we cover everything you could want to know about the making of their new collaboration album. We also speak about their upcoming solo projects, including Sick Jacken’s upcoming Spanish album, DJ Muggs’s new album with Planet Asia, and the film he is currently scoring. Read the interview by following the link below.

Exclusive Interview With DJ Muggs, Sick Jacken & Cynic [September 2007]

"The Legend Of The Mask and the Assassin" hits stores today, so make sure to go out and pick up your copy. We've got two preview tracks from the album that we will post again for you today. If you like the music, go out and buy it!

DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken - The Mask and the Assassin (featuring Cynic)

DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken - El Barrio

Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on DJ Muggs, Sick Jacken, Cynic and all of their respective camps!

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1203318045 - January 1, 1970 By : We're back today with a brand new mixtape from DJ Warrior and Julian Ramirez. The project is called "Kashi Kicks Vol. 1.0" and it was distributed at the Magic Convention in Las Vegas this past week to promote the shoe company.

The mixtape features a variety of current hits from all across hip-hop, including everyone from Roccett and Roscoe Umali to Talib Kweli and Mary J. Blige. This is a very solid mixtape, so be sure to download it below for free courtesy of the Dubcnn Digital Distribution Network.

DJ Warrior & Julian Ramirez - Kashi Kicks Vol. 1.0 [Free Download]

Tracklist:
1. Intro - DJ Warrior & Julian Ramirez [Prod. by Tha Warriorz]
2. G-Unit - Bottom Girl
3. Roscoe Umali feat. Pitbull, Bobby Valentino & Sinful - Live It Up (remix)
4. Roccett - Hustlers Anthem
5. Jim Jones feat. The Game - Love Me No More (remix)
6. Snoop Dogg feat. Uncle Chucc - Neva Hafta Wurry
7. Prodigy - My World Is Empty Without
8. Ali Vegas - Everyday Iz War
9. Termanalogy feat. Royce Da 5'9, Crooked I , Akrobatic & Consequence - The Music Industry
10. Jay Rock feat. Lil Wayne - All My Life
11. Rocky Fontaine - I Want It
12. Rich Boy feat. Lil' Wayne, Nas & John Legend - Ghetto Rich
13. Mopreme Shakur feat. Taje, Bishop Lamont & Indef - Death Before Dishonor
14. Talib Kweli feat. Ne-Yo & Jean Grae - Hostile Gospel
15. Jadakiss - Rocboyz Freestyle
16. DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken feat. Cynic - 2012
17. Mary J Blige feat. Lil Wayne - Just fFne
18. Rocky Fontaine - Real Nigga
19. DJ Warrior & Julian Ramirez - Outro [Prod. by Tha Warriorz]

Make sure to check out DJ Warrior, Julian Ramirez, and Kashi Kicks on Myspace. If you haven't checked out Warrior's latest street album with PR1ME, you better download that too!

TakeOff Productions Presents PR1ME - The Transformation: Perception Is Deception
[Hosted by DJ Warrior, Mixed by September 7th] [Free Download]

Stay tuned for more heat from DJ Warrior & the Cali Untouchable DJs real soon on Dubcnn!

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1204663798 - January 1, 1970 By : DJ Muggs and Sick Jacken have released the video to "El Barrio" today online. This is the second single from the critically acclaimed "Mask & The Assassin" album that dropped in late 2007 with Cynic. If you haven't picked up the album yet, be sure to do so, you will not be dissapointed!

Check out the video below in the meantime:

DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken -
El Barrio [Quicktime]
DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken - El Barrio [Youtube]

Also check out our interview with DJ Muggs, Sick Jacken, and Cynic, where we go into the making of the album, by using the link below.

Exclusive Interview With DJ Muggs, Sick Jacken, & Cynic

Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on the West Coast.

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1206491169 - January 1, 1970 By : Big groups have been getting out of style, families like Wu-Tang or Cypress Hill are getting rarer these days, which is why when La Coka Nostra formed, a lot of fans hoped for a new all star group to bring some realness to the game.

La Coka Nostra consists of Everlast (House Of Pain), Ill Bill (Non Phixion), Slaine (Special Teamz), DJ Lethal (House Of Pain/Limp Bizkit), DannyBoy (House Of Pain) and Big Left, with extended members such as DJ Muggs and Sick Jacken.

They recently released the first video off their debut album "A Brand You Can Trust". The song is called "That's Coke", and is exactly what the fans have been waiting for: raw, uncut dope. All the MC's come off on this song, dubcnn has the video and the song available for you:

La Coka Nostra - That's Coke (Video)
La Coka Nostra - That's Coke (Audio)

Be on the lookout for interviews with La Coka Nostra members on dubcnn soon, and we'll make sure to keep you updated on the "A Brand You Can Trust" album dropping later this year. For more music, check out La Coka Nostra's MySpace page.

Nima

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news 1211231023 - January 1, 1970 By : DJ Warrior is re-releasing two classic West Coast mixtapes on Dubcnn today for free download!

First up is Roscoe Umali's "I Luv My DJs," which was one of the first projects that introduced Roscoe to the masses. This CD features guest appearances and production from E-40, DJ Muggs, will.i.am, Talib Kweli, Strong Arm Steady, and many more. Download it for free below.

DJ Warrior Presents Roscoe Umali - I Luv My DJs [Free Download]

The other mixtape we've got for you today is a compilation that Warrior put together for the 10th Annual Justo Awards. This CD is full of unreleased material from a lot of your favorite New West artists that never circulated on the internet until now. Look out for music from Snoop Dogg, Bishop Lamont, Roccett, Young Joker, Crooked I, Sick Jacken, and many more. Check it out!

DJ Warrior Presents 10th Annual Justo Mixtape Awards: West Coast All-Star Edition [Free Download]

Make sure to add DJ Warrior as your friend on Myspace, and stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on the Cali Untouchable DJs!

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1218628212 - January 1, 1970 By : DJ Warrior of the Cali Untouchable DJs & Soul Assassins has been quiet as of late because of the Cali Untouchables club tour that took place though out all of Canada including stops in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Niagra Falls as well as MidWest stops in Minneapolis & Buffalo.

Having already released 15 mixtape and street albums in 2008 already DJ Warrior is set to add to the tally by four in this month alone. Today we have music from three of the four projects including Loud.com Winner Tha Crow, Roscoe Umali and a joint mixtape with DJ Muggs & Planet Asia.

First up is a cut called "Victory" off the Tha Crow mixtape entitled "Tha Crown." The new mixtape is a collaborative release between Tha Crow, Cali Untouchables, SRC Records and Loud.com. The cover for the new release can be seen
here.

Tha Crow - Victory

Next up is a mixtape that is the precursor to one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year. "Pain Language" is the latest DJ Muggs collaboration album following on from his acclaimed GZA ("Grandmasters") and Sick Jacken ("Legend Of The Mask & The Assassin") releases. This time he has linked with WestCoast underground favourite Planet Asia for "Pain Language" due to hit stores on September 16th, 2008. DJ Warrior is helming the albums pre-release mixtape of the same name and we have a track from the mixtape entitled "Gods & Satans" produced by DJ Muggs.


DJ Muggs & Planet Asia (Pain Language) - Gods & Satans (Produced By DJ Muggs)

Finally we have a track from an artist who has been featured on Dubcnn since DJ Warrior first introduced him back in 2006 [see our media, news and interview archives]. Roscoe Umali has had incredible success with his singles that have generated countless spins on radio. Today we have a track from his upcoming follow up mixtape with DJ Warrior and Julian Ramirez entitled "I Love My DJ's: Volume 2" - the follow up to the acclaimed volume 1 [download here]. "Find A Way" features Talib Kweli and is produced by Amil G. The cover can be seen here.

Roscoe Umali - Find A Way (Feat. Talib Kweli) (Produced By Amil G)

As if that wasn't enough DJ Warrior, September 7th and Julian Ramirez will droping an exclusive mixtape for Streetwise Gear for the Magic Trade Show later this month. Enjoy
the new music and expect to see free downloads of many of these releases right here on Dubcnn. In the meantime ensure you check out DJ Warrior on MySpace.

Rud

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news 1218765998 - January 1, 1970 By : Dubcnn would like to present the new "9MM" music video from DJ Muggs and Planet Asia's collaboration album "Pain Language". The album is scheduled for a September 16 release date on Angeles Records.

DJ Muggs and Planet Asia, PAIN LANGUAGE - 9MM [Video]

DJ Muggs and Planet Asia - 9MM (Street).
DJ Muggs and Planet Asia - 9MM (Clean).



"Pain Language" Tracklist:
1. "Sleeper Cell"
2. "Pain Language"
3. "Smoke" (feat. B-Real)
4. "9mm"
5. "That's What It Is"
6. "Black Mask Men"
7. "Lions in the Forest" (feat. B-Real)
8. "Death Frees Every Soul" (feat. Sick Jacken)
9. "All Hail the King"
10. "Black Angels" (feat. Killah Priest, Cynic & Scratch)
11. "Drama"
12. "Language"
13. "Deadly Blades" (feat. Prodigal Sunn & Tri State)
14. "Hashashins" (feat. Turban & Chace Infinite)
15. "Shadows of Hell"
16. "Triple Threat" (feat. GZA & Chace Infinite)



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news 1220386247 - January 1, 1970 By : As we've been telling you for months DJ Muggs and Planet Asia have come together to release one of the most anticipated albums of the year. "Pain Language" is the latest DJ Muggs collaboration album following on from his acclaimed GZA ("Grandmasters") and Sick Jacken ("Legend Of The Mask & The Assassin") releases.

This time he has linked with WestCoast underground favourite Planet Asia for "Pain Language" due to hit stores on September 16th, 2008.


So far we have brought you samples of what you can expect in the form of Gods & Satans from the DJ Warrior pre-album mixtape as well as the albums lead single "9mm" and it's B-Side "That's What It Is" - both of which can be downloaded below.

Today we have the pleasure of hyping the release further with the most recent leak from the album, "Sleeper Cell" - the track can be downloaded from within the official tracklist below

01) Sleeper Cell
02) Pain Language
03) Smoke (Feat. B-Real)
04) 9mm
05) That's What It Is
06) Black Mask Men
07) Lions in the Forest (Feat. B-Real)
08) Death Frees Every Soul (Feat. Sick Jacken)
09) All Hail the King
10) Black Angels (Feat. Killah Priest, Cynic & Scratch)
11) Drama
12) Language
13) Deadly Blades (Feat. Prodigal Sunn & Tri State)
14) Hashashins (Feat. Turban & Chace Infinite)
15) Shadows of Hell
16) Triple Threat (Feat. GZA & Chace Infinite)

Ensure you pick up "Pain Language" when it hits stores on September 16th, 2008.

Rud

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news 1225994987 - January 1, 1970 By : B-Real, a rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage, is best known for being the lead rapper in the hip hop group Cypress Hill. Since the group's formation in 1988, the pioneering rap-rock quartet Cypress Hill -- founders B-Real, DJ Muggs, and Sen Dog, along with newest member Eric Bobo -- have come a long way from the streets of South Central L.A.

Over the course of its 17-year history, Cypress Hill has sold more than 17 million albums worldwide, including more than 11 million records in the U.S. alone.

The group has garnered 15 multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications from the RIAA; headlined Lollapalooza, Woodstock and the group's own Smokin' Grooves tour.

B-Real has appeared on "Saturday Night Live," all the while breaking down the musical and cultural barriers between hip-hop, alternative, metal, rock, reggae, ska and Latin music.

Recently, B-Real, along with Cypress Hill received a VH1 Hip Hop Honors, to celebrate the vision and innovation that the group continues to bring to Hip Hop, strengthening its force around the world. Other artists honored in 2008 were De La Soul, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick and Too $hort.

In B-Real's first ever solo effort, Smoke N Mirrors, he wanted to showcase his musical talent over beats produced by Alchemist, Scoop Deville, & Sick Jacken (from Psycho Realm). B-Real produced several songs on the project as well, including the lead track Fire with Damian Marley. Smoke N Mirrors also features tracks with Snoop Dogg, Buckshot, Kurupt, Too Short, Sen Dog & Young De.

B-Real is confident his fans will appreciate Smoke N Mirrors stating: "I am excited to be putting out my first solo project. It's been in the works for a while now. I want to show my fans a different side to my creative abilities including my own production. I am also excited to have teamed up with Duck Down. They have a strong team and I believe they will push my project to the fullest.”

Two videos will be filmed off Smoke N Mirrors for "Don't Ya Dare Laugh" featuring Young De and "Fire" featuring Damian Marley.

SMOKE N MIRRORS is in stores February 24th, 2009, courtesy of Audio Hustlaz/Duck Down Records.

Tracklisting and credits for B-Real’s Smoke N Mirrors:
1.) Children of The Night f/ Bo Roc (produced by Scoop Deville)
2.) Gangsta Music f/Bo Roc (produced by Soopafly)
3.) Don’t Ya Dare Laugh f/Young De (produced by Scoop Deville)
4.) Everything You Want f/Buckshot (produced by Soopafly)
5.) 6 Minutes f/Young De & Tek (produced by Alchemist)
6.) Pyscho Revolution f/ Sick Jacken (produced by Sick Jacken)
7.) Fire f/Damian Marley (produced by B-Real)
8.) 10 Steps Behind f/Young De & Tek (produced by J. Turner)
9). Get That Dough f/Mimi (produced by Fifth)
10.) Dr. Hyphenstein f/Snoop Doog, Young De & Trace Midas (produced by B-Real)
11.) Stack’ N Paper (produced by J. Turner)
12.) 1 Life f/Send Dog and Mal Verde (produced by B-Real)
13.) Dude VS. Homie (produced by J. Turner)
14.) When They Hate You f/Mimi (produced by Salaam Wreck)
15.) When Were F*cking f/Too Short, Kurupt and Young De (produced by J. Turner)

Keep it locked here on Dubcnn for the latest news & updates on B-Real & his upcomg Smoke N Mirrors project. Also, be on the lookout for our exclusive interview with B-Real coming soon!

As always, hit me up on
Myspace or e-mail me at chad@dubcnn.com with any thoughts, ideas, comments and stories, and be sure to drop your feedback in our forums.


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news 1085557522 - January 1, 1970 By : Saturday May 1st, Visionaries will be playing a free concert at Peoples Park in Berkeley @ 4pm. Also, Sick Jacken, Slow Pain, Shysti, Delinquent Habits, Mr. Lil-One, Young Sicc and others will be performing in Tijuana, Mexico the same day.

Sunday May 2nd, Tha Liks along with opening act, The Visionaries, will be performing at Club Incahoots, adress is 1401 S.Lemon Fullerton, CA 92832. The club is off the 91 freeway, just as you exit the freeway across from the 24 Hour Fitness.

Pre Sale tickets and more info call (562) 705-0075 or (714) 205-3777

Wednesday May 5th, Cinco De Mayo, F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants are not only releasing their album, but they'll be at the Knitting Factory along with 2Mex, who'll be performing with them. Also, check for The Immigrants at the Malibu Inn, in Malibu(of course) on the 14th.

On Tuesday the 11th there's Global City album release party. Street Platoon along with a special guest will also be performing there. It's an all ages event. 8 bucks pre-sale, 10 dollars at the door. Very cheap for what will be a great event, also being held at the Knitting Factory.

Here's the adress for the Knitting Factory:

Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028

For any more info call: 213.494.0003 Or E-Mail: globalcity@globalcitycrew.com


Stay tuned to Dubcnn.com for PLENTY more up coming shows.


SGV

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news 1085559939 - January 1, 1970 By : First off, I'd like to aplogize to everyone, visitors and artists alike, for my lack of updates lately. I've had a little trouble with logging in, but it's all solved now.

At the start of the month, 98.9 More FM in San Diego/Tijuana Mexico, held the first ever Latin Rap Festival. They set up the concert at El Foro in Tijuana, a perfect spot for a concert. The show was PACKED the moment the doors opened. Line was around the corner, no bullshit. It was promoted well. First artist up was Young Sicc. Since he opened the show, the crowd wasn't really into it yet. It took Slow Pain and the Old Town boys to really get it jumpin'. I was shocked at how much crowd participation that had. Mr. Shadow came out next. He had some good crowd control. He did most of his popular songs "Haters," "If You Ain't Ballin', You Stallin'" and others. Psycho Realm and Street Platoon we next. They killed it. Just as Sick Symphonies usually does. Mr. Lil-One came out. He brought his brother(along with his rhyme partner, who's names I forgot), Shysti and the beautiful and talented Michelle Ambriz with him. He went through most of his tracks, he did a sogn with Shysti off of their Spanish language duo album, entitled "Rap En Español." It should be dropping on Tuesday, as well as the Latin Kings compilation and Shysti's solo. Look out for Riverbottom ya'll. Next group was Aztec Tribe. I'm not very familiar with them. Personally, I wasn't feeling their set. But, to their credit, Sick Symphonies and Lil One wore the crowd the fuck out. Two very heated sets to follow is not easy. Closing the show was Delinquent Habits. They're just not the same without Kemo. It's like watching Bone Thugs without Bizzy, N.W.A. without Eazy, there's just something missing there. But, again, they couldn't match what Sick Symphonies and Lil One did before them.

Overall, it was a great show. First of it's kind. I can only see it growing into something bigger in the next coming years. Props to 98.9 More FM and props to Shysti and Rags for putting together this show.

Next show I want to talk about is the F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants album release party. The album is out, as of May 11th. I gotta give it up to F.I. They put together a very good show. Their opening act was L.A. legend 2Mex. He tore it up, as usual. He did tracks off the Mind Clouders a;bum, "B-Boys In Occupied Meixco" album, his self titled album and a bunch more. A lot of energy in his set. He closed his set by bringing out the Shape Shifters crew. That was a tight way to close it. The crowd was very hype. Eric Cubichi came out and spoke. A lot of people were in attendance, from legends like Mellow Man Ace to Sick Jacken. This duo came out and performed a few tracks. I didn't catch their name, they were coo though. Finally, F.I.L.T.H.E.E Immigrants came out. They did "Propagangsta," "Liberta," "Push Of A Button," "Pass The Torch" and bunch more. The song that most stick out was "C.H.I.L.D." This song was amazing. Dutch wrote the record so that the beginning letters of the words spelled out the word Child. So, he would spit something with C, then an H, an I, an L and then finally a D. It was very creative. The song had a lot of meaning, it's something ya'll show check for. They had so much energy. So, if you ever get a chance to see them live, do so. Pick up their self titled album, it's out now.

Props to all the artists that performed at any of these shows. If I left you out, I'm sorry.


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news 1089837190 - January 1, 1970 By : Today is the last day to register for the LRC at 75 bucks. The price rises after today, so don't forget. The Conference is STILL going down. July 28th-30th in San Diego, CA at the Handerly Hotel. Just in case you're still not aware of this major event, here's what the LRC had to say about it:

"The First Annual Latin Rap Conference is being brought to you by the newly formed LRC Committee. We are a group of industry professionals who feel it is time to step forward and take control of our industry. Our goal is to catapult the strong Latin Rap industry into the forefront of the national media. The First Annual Latin Rap Conference will be the singular networking event in this industry, attracting professionals from over 60 different companies. With its high concentration of artists, labels and industry professionals, LRC will be one of the most publicized events in the Latin Rap business. Every aspect of the industry will be represented including the top innovators, artists, DJs, producers, radio and video programmers, retailers, distributors and many more. There will be nothing else like it."

I'm gonna be apart of the 4th Seminar which will cover Marketing and the Internet. That's going down on the second day at 1pm. Already confirmed to be there: Sick Jacken, Dope House Records, Baby Bash, Kemo The Blaxican, Delinquent Habits, JayTee of N2Deep, Don Cisco, Low Profile Records, Playa Rae, Knightowl, Power 106, 100.3 The Beat, Universal Records, Columbia Records, Immortal Technique, Lil' Rob, Frost, Frankie J and so many more. This is OUR chance to improve and progress Latin Hip Hop. Latinos STAND THE FUCK UP.

Register.

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news 1091290625 - January 1, 1970 By : Got damn! The Latin Rap Conference was a major success. A lot was accomplished. The panels were very imformative, the performances were off the hook and the whole atmosphere was perfect. The peace was kept, everyone networked and got along well with one another. That goes to show, you CAN have a bunch of Latinos in one place and still keep it postive. The stereo-types are flying out the window. Some of the panelists were Sick Jacken, David Rolas, Guic, Rags(98.9 FM), Mr. Lil-One, E-One(Universal), Ceaze(98.9), Cesar(Univsion), Sal Rojas(BrownPride.com), Mellow Man Ace, Fidel(Divine Forces Radio), Bimbo, Don Dinero, Felipe(Los Nativos) and many more. So much knowledge was dropped, it was insane.

Also in the house was Don Cisco, Queenie, Kemo The Blaxican & The Dead Silance Fam, Toy(Control Machete), Tha Mexikans, The Beatnuts, JayTee, Knightowl, Slush The Villain, Young Sicc, Oscar from Riverbottom Ent., LoLife, Kiki Romero, Reazn Being & Contraband Fam, Sucio(Pone mas jamon meng!), Terrence & A.C. Mack from Urban Latino Hip Hop Show(My roomates, what's poppin'!), Blunts LLA, Brown and Proud Radio, Tomas & 805 Underworld, Fuerte Group, Mezcal, Romero The New Mexico Lobo, Johnny Boy, Ozzie, Brian, Ruen Clothing, Malverde and tons more. Everyone else that was in the house, I didn't leave you out on purpose, my bad if you're name is not on the list. Thanks for coming out and making a difference in this Latin Hip Hop game!!

All in all, from the Conferences to the Clubs, everything went well. The second time around, we can only expect bigger and better things. Let's keep it crackin'!!! Stay in touch with everyone you came in contact with. Look for Pictures and artist and label updates coming VERY soon. Last but not least, I want to send a shout to the big homies Shysti and Rags for making this event possible. You got my support One Hundred.


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news 1099358010 - January 1, 1970 By : B-Real of Cypress Hill is releasing his mixtape, entitled, Gun Slingers Vol. 1. He's put up two tracks to download and here they are. First up you got "Hold You Down" featuring Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm & Mellow Man Ace. Next up, "Shut The Fuck Up" featuring Subliminal Orphans. Peep em. You know how B-Real does it! Soul Assassins style!

In other B-Real news, the Serial Rhyme Killaz, which is B-Real, Mellow Man Ace & Son Doobie is still on the way. Preview some of their tracks, as well as a gang of other tracks from the Cypress Hill family, here.

Enjoy the free tracks, but remember, support these artists!

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news 1103901413 - January 1, 1970 By : Wednesday December 22, 2004 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood found DubCNN in the midst of one of the illest shows this year. The line up included headliners and people you brought us this amazing show, the F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants, as well as Underground legends Mykill Myers, 2Mex & Busdriver. Along with plenty of Up and Coming artists like Global City, Borettta, Second State, Fats and others.

How much was it to get in you ask? 5 dollars or a Toy. All of these artists came out in support of a Toy drive! That's real ill. As they said during the show, "This time of the year is for the kids." The house was packed there's gonna be some very happy kids this Christmas. Props to Rif, Dutch & F.I.L.T.H.E.E. for putting this together.

The show was a heat rock in it's own. Everyone was given 10 minutes to do their set. And it moved very quickly. There was only one point of dead time during the entire show that boasted performances from over 10 artists. Pretty damn good, if you ask me.

All the acts were good. But, it wasn't until 2Mex and crew came out, that the crowd got crazy. On the first song of his set, a Mosh pit erupted. F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants continued the onslaught of hard hitting jams, keeping the Mosh pit going strong. But, when they brought out the special guests of the night, the place was truely bumping. For the first time since 1998, Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm and B-Real were on the same stage performing together. Along with Street Platoon, it was a perfect way of ending the night.


So, not only did the kids get a treat, but so did the fans. They witnessed Hip Hop history! Again, I'd like to thank the F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants for putting this together and giving back to the community. Also, I really would like to thank them for showing DubCNN so much love. Pick up their muthafuckin' album!!!!! Shouts to everyone who came out to support the kids!

Here's some pics:

Rif of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
Sicko & Kemo
DJ Resy One Of Global City
Krazy Race
Brainwave Of Global City
Transcend Of Global City
Transcend & BrainWave
Oppose Of Global City
Oppose & BrainWave
Malkavich 1
Malkavich 2
Fats 1
Dante & Fats
Fats 2
B-Real Of Cypress Hill
Mellow Man Ace
Second State 1
Second State 2
Boretta 1
Boretta 2
Black Silver 1
Black Silver 2
2Mex & Dutch of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
2Mex & Busdriver 1
2Mex & Busdriver 2
2Mex & Busdriver 3
2Mex
Crowd
2Mex, Busdriver & Crew
Busdriver On the Mic
2Mex On the Mic
Sick Jacken Backstage
F.I.L.T.H.E.E. of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
Krazy Race & Partner
Mykill Myers 1
Mykill Myers 2
Rebel 1
Rebel 2
DJ Felli Fel 1
DJ Felli Fel 2
DJ Strong
Felli Fel, DJ Warrior, DJ Strong
Dutch & F.I.L.T.H.E.E. 1
Dutch & F.I.L.T.H.E.E. 2
Rif
Proposistion Fuck You
F.I.L.T.H.E.E. & Dutch
Dutch & Rif
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm 1
Jacken & Cynic of Street Platoon
Crow of Street Platoon
Jacken, DJ FM, Crow, Cynic
Sick Symphonies
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm 2
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm 3
B-Real
Crow, B-Real & FM
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm 4
Jack & B-Real 1
Jack & B-Real 2
Cynic, Jacken, Crow, B-Real
Cynic, Friend, Jack, FM, Crow, B-Real


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news 1105481299 - January 1, 1970 By : Here the schedule, incredible schedule may I add, for the Cali Untouchable DJs for the upcoming weeks:

DJ Warrior and DJ Strong are workin on "Cali Untouchable Radio Pt. 5" with Y.A. and Kurupt, which is ready to be released soon. After that they are dropping "Cali Untouchable Radio Pt. 6" with Ras Kass and Scipio which is gonna be the official "Welcome Back" mixtape. This is coming with a DVD.

Right after that expect Warrior and Strong to drop a mixtape with Kam and the legendary radio personality Julio G. for the "West Coast Mixtape Kings Vol. 1". And then get ready for DJ Warrior to hit you off with the "Ill Street Dues Pt. 3" mixtape with Talib Kweli. This mixtape will contain exclusives from all sides of the country.

As if that wasn't enough, they are workin on the "Cali Untouchable DVD 1.0" which has exclusive material like behind the scenes action, studio sessions, clubs & concert footage and more. DJ Warrior is also workin on a mixtape with West Coast veteran DJ Muggs entitled "Mash Up Radio." This will be a project mixing Hip Hop with Rock. As you can see they are expanding their horizons, so get with it or be out. DJ Warrior told us that its an honor to work with DJ Muggs, whom Warrior looked up to in the past.

And last but not least, expect a "Outlaw Warriorz Vol. 2" with Tha Outlawz soon. Also look for Da Riffs to be involved in the production again on some of those projects!

As you can see, the West Coast Mixtape Kings are doing it super big right now!

www.caliuntouchabldjs.com www.stronghouserecords.com www.2ndchanceproductions.com



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news 1106676192 - January 1, 1970 By : DubCNN is always coming with those heated interviews. We strive on bringing the exclusives to you first. From DJ Quik to Snoop, we got you covered. In the coming weeks, we'll be dropping, conducting or both, a lot of Interviews.

Our reporter LatinaBeatz has conducted an interview with up coming L.A. Underground artist Krazy Race. We'll be dropping that soon. She will also be interviewing Sick Symphonies. That's Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm and Street Platoon. As well as up and comers Malverde and Reazn.

Myself, I'll be dropping interviews with The Bay's Sky Balla, F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants, Akil of Jurrassic 5, the part 2, to our Del series, Layzie Bone, Mellow Man Ace & Sen Dog, Immortal Technique and others.

We're also planning on doing a 4 or 5 person interview/spotlight on the Project Blowed, coming up very soon. It will feature Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Medusa, 2Mex, Rifleman and others. It won't be your typical interview, I'll just say that.

Nima stays getting the heated interviews. He'll be dropping the part 2 to the Crooked I interview in the coming days. Also, he's doing the 50 Cent interview, this week and has some other tricks under his sleeve.

We got much more on the way, so stay tuned. They will all come in due time. Keep those eyes open. From East to West, Midwest to South, R&B to Hip Hop to Reggaeton, DubCNN is reppin' the most.


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news 1107817782 - January 1, 1970 By : Saturday February 5th, 2005 at the Vault 350 in Long Beach, CA, B-Real and the Gunslingers, which includes F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants, Psycho Realm, Mellow Man Ace, Son Doobie and many more shut the place down!!! Second State opened the show, but when F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants really got it poppin'. They did "Liberta," "Proposition Fuck You," "Liberta," "C.H.I.L.D.," and many other of their dope tracks. The crowd was really hyped and even had a nice little Mosh Pit going!

B-Real was the next act up. This had to be one of the illest performances I've ever seen. He did brought Mellow Man Ace & O Brown for "Never Back Down," as well as Sick Jacken and Mellow for "Hold You Down." Jack stayed on stage with B-Real and brought out Street Platoon do run through some Psycho Realm tracks such as "Psycho City Blocks."

B did "Back To The Apple," "Warriors," "Yo Quiero Fumar" and much more! Filthee and Son Doobie came out to do "No Model." Fredwreck did a little set on the Talk Box. But, to end the show, B brought out Sen Dog and ran through a bunch of Cypress Hill tracks, such as, "How I Could Just Kill A Man," "Hand On The Pump" and others. The show ended with THE ENTIRE CREW coming on stage as Sen & B did "Latin Thugs." B and Bobo hopped on the Congas and did their thing, as well.

If some of the tracks that I listed above do not look familiar for you, that's because they're off B-Real's new Mixtape, and you must be sleeping!

Order a copy of the Gunslingers Mixtape on his official website www.Brealonline.com. It's only $14 US, $18 Worldwide.

Check the tracklisting below:

01) Never Back Down (Feat Willie Malo & O Brown)
02) Ease Back (Feat. Trace Midas)
03) Let Me Blaze
04) Hold You Down (Feat Sick Jack and Mellow Man)
05) Creepin on Ya (Feat. Son Doobie & Cynic)
06) Warriors
07) This Is How We Ride
08) Runnin Shit
09) Por Que (Feat. Trace Midas)
10) No Model (Feat. Son Doobie & Filthee)
11) Thug Nation (Feat. Willie Malo & Nev)
12) American Psycho III (Feat. Bizarre and Eminem)
13) Back to the Apple
14) Boom Boom (Feat. Outthere)
15) Skit
16) Shut the F*ck up(Feat. Subliminal Orphans)
17) Time to Be Known (Feat. Minus P)
18) Breathe (feat. sub zer0)

And now here's the pictures! We got MANY more coming on the way. Shouts to LatinaBeatz!!

B-Real & Bobo On The Congas
Bobo on the Congas
Bobo on the Congas2
Bobo talking to the camera
B-Real
B-Real reaching to the crowd
B-Real on the mic
B-Real 2
B-Real 3
B-Real 4
Crow of Street Platoon
Cynic of Street Platoon & Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm
DJ FM of Psycho Realm
Son Doobie & Filthee
Son Doobie, Filthee & B-Real
Dutch of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
Dutch & Filthee of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
Dutch & Filthee of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants with Sen Dog
Dutch of F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants 2
F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants
FredWreck
FredWreck on the Talk box
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm
Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm 2
Non-Stop of Project Blowed
Rif of F.I.L.T.E.E. Immigrants
Sen Dog
Sen Dog & B-Real
Sen Dog & B-Real 2
Sen Dog & B-Real 3
Sen Dog & B-Real 4
Sen Dog & Mellow Man Ace
Son Doobie
Son Doobie 2
Son Doobie 3
Son Doobie 4
Tha GoodFellaz of Power 106

Once we get the OK from B-Real we will be posting some video of the performances, as well.

Big thanks go out to Non-Stop, B-Real, F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants, Juda Starr Ent. and everyone else who showed DubCNN love.

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news 1108651238 - January 1, 1970 By : Justo's Mixtape Awards are comings! The date is set for March 9th in New York City, make sure to vote for the West Coast Mixtape Kings: DJ Warrior & DJ Strong and the Cali Untouchable DJ's.

As you know,they did nothing but bring heat and helpi the leftcoast this year. Last year DJ Warrior came back home with the "Best Westcoast Mixtape DJ" Awards, and also was nominated for "Best Mixtape DJ Of The Year" on the 2004 Mix Show Power Summit in Puerto Rico, the only one for the west!

Please vote at
TheMixtapeAwards.com in the following catogories

-Best Westcoast Mixtape DJ

-Best Mixtape DJ

-Best Mixtape Personality

-Best Mixtape Team - Cali Untouchable DJ's

Also, DJ Warrior is set to drop a new mixtape next week with the legendary DJ Muggs called "Mash Up Radio" and with "West Coast Mixtape Kings" one with DJ Strong, Julio G & Kam.

Lookout for audio from the mixtapes coming soon, and don't forget to VOTE for the Cali Untouchable DJ's by clicking here.

And last but not least, there is the Bernard Hopkins 40th Anniversary party jumping off in Downtown L.A. this Saturday February 19th, with DJ Warrior on the 1's & 2's, and Oscar De La Hoya as special guest. For all the information about this event, simply click here now!

Support the Cali Untouchable DJ's!

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news 1108814697 - January 1, 1970 By : Soul Assassins / Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs and Cali Untouchables / West Coast Mixtape King's own, the L.A. Mixtape King! DJ Warrior have finally teamed up! They come together to bring us this all exclusive mash up radio mix of Hip Hop vs. Rock blends and remixes. It's Fire! Soul Assassins and Cali Untouchable DJs in the house hittin' you from every side of the game!! From Hip Hop to Reggaeton to Rock!

There are some real hot Mash ups on this shit! Featured on the tape are Mash ups with the likes of Mobb Deep and Linkin Park, L.L. Cool J and Areosmith, Biggie and Joan Jett, just to name a few. Make sure you cop this! Ya'll know how Muggs does it, on his mixtapes, and you know how Warrior does, with all his tapes... Why wouldn't you scoop this up?

Tracklisting:
1. Mashupradio.com & DJWarrior.Biz Intro
2. Dr. Dre & 2Pac Vs. Rage
3. Biggie Vs. Joan Jett
4. Outkast Vs. Queen
5. Jadakis Vs. Muse
6. Jay-Z Vs. Sublime
7. Mobb Deep Vs. Linkin Park
8. Franz Ferdinand Vs. Beastie Boys
9. Nas Vs. Led Zeppelin
10. Transplants Vs. Kanye West
11. Lloyd Banks Vs. Sound Garden
12. OBT Vs. Joe Budden
13. LL Cool J Vs. Aerosmith
14. Johnny Cash Vs. Nas
15. Rick Ruben Vs. Beastie Boys
16. Ludacris Vs. Disturbed
17. Ying Yang Twins Vs. Rage
18. Jay-Z Vs. Tool
19. Metallica Vs. Fabolous
20. Nirvana Vs. 50 Cent
21. Gary Newman Vs. Eminem & Dre
22. 2Pac Vs. Jimi Hendrix
23. Kool G Rap Vs. Jimi Hendrix
24. Nas Vs. Happy Monday
25. Mobb Deep Vs. Rush
26. Rakim Vs. Porno For Pyros
27. Xzibit Vs. Marilyn Manson

Buy It
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Click that and you can cop the tape first on the planet!!!

Also!!!! It doesn't stop there! The homie, DJ Warrior is deejaying at the Veteran Boxer Bernard Hopkins' 40th Birthday Party on Saturday Feb. 19. If you're in the L.A. Area, this is a must check!

All going down at Club Soho, located on 333 S. Boylston St. Downtown L.A.Special Performances set to occur with one of the hottest major recording artists on the West Coast! Special invited guest Oscar De La Hoya. Hot Party! Cali Untouchable DJs in the house.

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news 1109027364 - January 1, 1970 By : Los Angeles, February 21, 2005- Multi-Platinum producer and Cypress Hill Mebmber, DJ Muggs and Justos 2003 Mixtape award winner DJ Warrior are releasing Mash Up Radio Volume 1. The mixtape is a cd version of DJ Muggs syndicated radio show that airs on four stations
in the U.S. and the Shade 45 channel on Sirius Satellite radio.

Mash Up Radio Volume 1 is a rock/rap mixtape of all exclusive mash up radio mix of hip hop vs. rock blends. Some of the exclusive Mash Ups on the mixtape include Jay-Z vs. Sublime, Nas vs. Led Zeppelin, and 2Pac vs. Jimi Hendrix.

“I hooked up with (DJ) Warrior a six months ago, and I really wanted to get down on a project that would represent the re-emergence of the west”, said DJ Muggs. This marks the first time Soul Assassin, DJ Muggs and Cali Untouchable DJ –DJ Warrior have collaborated on a mixtape.

“It was an honor to be working with (DJ Muggs), and this is just a teaser to what we both offer on mixtapes and the radio”, said DJ Warrior, Cali Untouchable DJs lead member and L.A’s Mixtape King about working with Muggs.

“This is not just your average mixtape, it’s just massive”, DJ Warrior added. Mash Up Radio can be heard every Monday from 10p.m. to 12a.m. eastern time on Sirius Satellite Radio channel Shade 45.

The Mash Up Radio Volume 1 is available at www.HipHopWest.com


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news 1110519820 - January 1, 1970 By : Fellow SickSide Soldiers!

The long awaited interview with The Kings of Underground Hip Hop, Sick Jacken, DJ F.M. of The Psycho Realm along with Cro and Cynic of Street Platoon, together known as Sick Symphonies; granted us an exclusive sit down interview. Dubcnn got the chance to ask all the questions that fans world wide, from Japan, Eroupe and straight back to their famed city of Downtown Los Angeles. Dubcnn asked questions about the past, present, future and everyting in between.

This exclusive interview was about an hour and some change, I asked everything from the highly anticipated Mixtape turned album called Sick Symphonies Presents: SickSide Stories that will be released this June, along with other prjects, like The Black Havana Tribe. Of course we had to touch the subject of Big Duke's condition and surprises he has in the works. Street Platoon's new album, I even took it back to the "Chicano Pride" days. We also spoke about B-Real rumors, tours, their clothing lines, and what’s next for Sick Symphonies!

Thanks to SGV and JoeC you will be able to see it, hear it or read it!
I am doing my best to transcript it for everyone who doesn't have the capability to download audio or video. How was the interview you ask? One word. S I C K!

Check out the offical website
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news 1111022659 - January 1, 1970 By : DJ Warrior wins Best West Coast Mixtape DJ again at Justo's 9th Annual Mixtape Awards!!

NEW YORK- DJ Warrior, is now without a doubt the West Coast's
Finest mixtape DJ when he won Best West Coast Mixtape DJ again at Justos Mixtape Awards held at BB Kings on March 9 in New York City. DJ Strong, co-founder of Cali Untouchable DJs was also nominated for
the Best West Coast Mixtape DJ award. Cali Untouchable DJs were represented well by DJ Warrior, Strong, Cali Untouchable Street Team, and Dow Jones who were all in attendance. DJ Fingaz and DJ Fatal still made and appearance via satellite, and DJ Hideo was in L.A. holding it down at 100.3 The Beat.

"I Feel I definitely deserved (the award) because nobody out here in the West breaks artists like we do", said DJ Warrior about winning the award for The Cali Untouchables. In the last year, Warrior and the Cali Untouchable DJs have broken such artists to the west by putting out mixtapes featuring The Game, Saigon, Strong Arm Steady, Crooked I, Balance, Scipio, Dynamic Certified, Y.A, Technique, Ricashay, Spitfyre, Runnin Mad to name a few and hot producers such as Da Riffs. Along side major players like Kurupt, Outlawz, The Game, DJ Muggs, Talib Kweli, Method Man, Chamillionaire, Pitbull, Stat Quo, etc Warrior says, "We're respected locally, nationally, and overseas, we make it happen"

DJ Strong states "It was good to be recognized for our hard work and
talent but Warrior winning means the team wins so I got no problem coming in 2nd. Next year we're going to take over the whole category."

"We are the DJs that made this mixtape thing popular while other non
mixtape DJs trying to claim they doing something in the mixtape game,
...we would like to inform you there's no mixtape DJs in L.A.,
especiallly Southern CA, besides Cali Untouchable DJs." Says DJ Warrior. "We are the truth for the West, we dont just speak on this we live it everyday...how bout all the real mixtape DJs stand up in Southern CA...hmm, i dont see anybody. So please stop the fakeness before we do u like a chump...holla."

The mixtape awards had a new category with The Best West Coast Mixtape Artist. The artist that were nominated (Game, Balance, Outlaws, and Scipio); all were featured on Cali Untouchable DJs mixtape released as far back as 2003. You can find all of the
award-winning mixtapes at
HipHopWest.com

Winners at the 2005 Mixtape Awards:
Best West Coast Mixtape DJ: DJ Warrior





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news 1119384148 - January 1, 1970 By : June 20, 2005 (Los Angeles, CA) Multi-platinum rap producer DJ Muggs has joined forces with critically acclaimed hip-hop duo Self-Scientific and formed a new label, Angeles Records. Angeles is the latest addition to Fontana Distribution, the independent distribution division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company. Initial releases will include DJ Muggs vs. GZA, a unique collaboration between Muggs and Wu Tang Clan’s GZA. The second release, Change, is the much-anticipated follow-up LP by one of LA’s most talented, but underexposed groups, Self-Scientific. Both albums are due out in October.

The industry has changed profoundly over the past decade,” explains Chace, the MC of Self-Scientific, about why they decided to ink a label deal of their own. “The majors aren’t interested in --or prepared to-- deal with developing acts anymore.”

That’s where we come in,” explains Muggs, and adds that while most indie hip-hop labels today are putting out very left of center music, Angeles is about “true, pure, quality hip-hop.”

Muggs and Self-Scientific are true entrepreneurs in every sense of the word,” notes Steve Pritchitt, General Manager of Fontana, “we are thrilled that they have chosen to be part of the Fontana family.”

Most known for his seminal work as the DJ and producer behind the legendary rap group Cypress Hill, Muggs has worked alongside rap heavyweights from Dr. Dre, Wyclef, Mobb Deep, GZA, and RZA, to name a few. Indeed with such an extensive credo, Muggs is a heavyweight himself. Also part of the group the Soul Assassins, Muggs today has his own radio show on Sirius Satellite on Shade 45 called “Mash-Up Radio” and tours with multi-platinum groups like Blink 182. Most recently, Muggs scored one scene in the new Ice Cube movie "XXX.”

Self-Scientific, composed of Chace Infinite and producer DJ Khalil, burst on the scene with their much lauded LP, The Self Science. Since then, Khalil, long heralded as one of L.A.'s best up and coming producers, has kept busy working with Dr. Dre and Aftermath Records on a production deal. MC Chace can be heard on Sway and Tech’s latest album Back to Basics and Talib Kweli’s Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 1. The duo released a compilation earlier this year called Gods and Gangstas.


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news 1121804980 - January 1, 1970 By : Cypress Hill founding member and architect DJ Muggs is releasing his latest effort, DJ Muggs vs. GZA: Grandmasters, this October on Angeles Records, an imprint on Fontana Distribution. The stunning collection contains 11-tracks of Muggs’ neck-snapping beats with the Wu Tang’s GZA on the mic.

“We’ve talked about collaborating since we worked together on the first Soul Assassins records back in 1997,” remarks GZA. “And we’re both Grandmasters at what we do,” he says, referring to the album’s title and term for a chess Virtuoso (Incidentally, chess is a game GZA thinks should be part of the school curriculum in America).

Most know GZA as perhaps the most lyrically gifted of the Wu Tang Clan--he’s released numerous acclaimed projects in his own right. His solo album, Liquid Swords, has been hailed as a hip-hop classic, and his subsequent work has been lauded as among the most seminal of Wu-Tang’s solo projects.

Never one to keep his talents in check, GZA is currently penning a book about the mind state of the hip-hop artist.

Aside from his lauded work with Cypress Hill and the Soul Assassins Crew, Muggs has launched Mash-Up Radio a syndicated radio show on KROCK 2 in NY, 10 U.S. cities and Sirius Shady 45. Plus, Muggs will headline the Lalapolooza World Stage with the Mash-Up Circus, which is a massive 3D DJ circus (a' la Cirque de Soliel).

Just as DJ SCREW was looked at as the foundation for Chopped & Screwed, Muggs is fast becoming the go to guy for Mash-Up versions of records. Muggs has an original Mash-Up album nearly completed with tracks by Transplants, Mobb Deep, Alchemist, and GZA and several popular Mash Up mix tapes already out. Finally, he plans to release a Mash-Up re-release of the upcoming Grandmasters album with GZA.

With this latest collaboration, hip-hop heads are about to get an album which combines two of the most gifted music makers in the business. DJ Muggs vs. GZA: Grandmasters drops October 25th, 2005.



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news 1122639999 - January 1, 1970 By : “Are You A Psycho!?”

Welcome to the SickSide once again ya’ll!!! The boys is back at it... What happens when Sick Jacken and DJ FM of Psycho Realm and Street Platoon’s Crow & Cynic come together? Nothin’ but SickSide Stories! Collectively they’re known as Sick Symphonies and this Los Angeles based quartet are unleashing their signature sounds on the world once again.

Their new album, SickSide Stories, which was released Tuesday, marks the birth of a new era. To see what I’m talking about, you’ll have to peep the Exclusive Video Interview that our very own LatinaBeatz conducted not too long ago with the squad. The 4 emcee/producers sat down with DubCNN and brokedown the new album, how they all four of them met, their “situation” with B-Real back in the day, their influences and much more. They also give insight into what Duke, the member of Psycho Realm and Jack’s brother, has been up to, since he was shot a few years back in Los Angeles.

Peep the Exclusive
Sick Symphonies Video Interview now!!!

For ya'll still on 56K, here's the Transcription

Of course, we got the tracklisting for the new album. And as usual, you’ll find a few MP3’s in the tracklist. All courtesy of Sick Symphonies and Paladin.

Tracklist:

01. The Beginning Intro
02. Cointelpro
03. #1 Target
04. Tax Evaders
05. Ghetto Sport
06. In This Lifetime
07. Times We're Living In
08. If It Happened To You
09. Fuckin' Robots
10. SS International
11. I Can't
12. Black Hole
13.Reason To Fight
14. Streets Up

Check out the SickSide Stories Album Cover

And the exclusives don’t stop there ya’ll!!! In April, DubCNN was present for the State Of The Union Concert here in L.A. at Club Soho in Downtown. Here’s some footage of their show. The footage includes performances of ”Showdown,” “Psycho City Blocks,” “Confessions Of A Drug Addict,” “Premonitions,” “Good Times” and MUCH more!

Here's the Sick Symphonies Live

And just in case you missed it above… Peep the Exclusive Sick Symphonies Video Interview now!!!

Shouts to EVERYONE who made this possible. Sick Jacken, DJ FM, Crow and Cynic. LatinaBeatz, JoeC, Justin, Luis and RapTalk Media Group. The whole Contraband Records family (Jesus, Reazn, Strae, Dubb), Leon, Oszie and Louie! I hope I didn’t leave anyone else out. If so, sorry! Big ups!

Enjoy it ya’ll. And remember where you got it… DubCNN. Accept no substitutes. Really for the New West by the New West! Latinos stand the fuck up!

SGV

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news 1123093430 - January 1, 1970 By : "Ain't This, Typical Street Science, We Bang This, Document The Cali Lifestyle, And Then We Slang This!" - Sick Jacken

In 2002 Self Scientific's DJ Khalil produced a banger for two of L.A.'s best emcee's, Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies and Blunts L.L.A.

Together they rep the "Sick Side" over the funky backdrop, with a Fat Joe voice sample from "Why Me," as only Khalil could provide.
Blunts spits:

"Administer Shots, So Listen And Watch, These Mexican Hawks, Stalkin' And We Fittin' To Stoppin' Ya Clocks"

Dig that? Then check this song out! Exclusive to DubCNN:

Sick Jacken & Blunts L.L.A. - Sick Siders (Produced by DJ Khalil)

Don't forget to check out our Exclusive Interview's with Jack and the Sick Symphonies crew AND Blunts. Then go and scoop up their current releases, "Sick Side Stories" and "City Of Gods" respectively.

Shouts to Fresh for the hook up.

SGV

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news 1123791512 - January 1, 1970 By : Back in the late 80's, Mellow Man Ace blazed the game with his blingual Classic hit "Mentirosa." A few years later, his brother, Sen Dog, along with B-Real and DJ Muggs revolutionized Hip Hop with their Dark sound and weed induced rhymes. Since then, Sen and Mellow have led very different careers.

Sen has went to bask in the success of Cypress Hill, as well as his ventures with rock group SX-10. Mellow has dropped a string on Independent albums and has continued doing shows on the regular. But now, Cypress is on the rocks themselves... Muggs is doing his Mash Up Radio thing very heavy, B-Real is doing the solo thing, as is Sen.

Now Senen and Ulpiano Reyes, better known as the Reyes Bros. are ready to drop their heat together as a duo. This is the first real album they've recorded together. Dropping on Sen's Latin Thug Records, their album is entitled "Ghetto Therapy." Sen and Mellow are bringing the heat and working with some of the hottest Producers in the game. Look for it around the first quarter of 06.

Staying ahead of the game, I spoke with Sen Dog and Mellow outside of a concert a little while ago. It was while they were mixing down the album. So some of the info, the release date and album title, can only be found on the front page and is not stated in the video. Nonetheless, listen to Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace explain their upcoming album as they drop names like Warren G, Snoop Dogg, B-Real and Nate Dogg as contributers to the album:

Reyes Bros. Speak On Their New Album

Now, here's some snippets of songs from their up coming album:

Birdie Birdie
Bulletproof Featuring B Real and Jay Killa
Give Me A Sip
H.A.R.D.
If I Die
I Lied
Its Goin Down
Its Official
Traffic Featuring Supa Slip
You Dont Know Me
Wild Wild West

Look for more on the Reyes Bros. here at DubCNN real soon! You know how we do it! The most exclusive and up to the minute news!

SGV

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news 1124818654 - January 1, 1970 By : L.A.'s Mixtape King and the Soul Assassin DJ Muggs are back! You may remember their first Mixtape together, Mash Up Radio, well now they're back with the second installment to the Mash Up franchise. Mash Up Radio 2 features the top of the top in Hip Hop. To name a few: The Game, Nas, G-Unit, Eminem, Dr. Dre and Gang Starr. As far as Rock goes, you get legends like Pink Floyd, The Clash, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Sublime and a host of others.

In classic Dubcnn fashion, we got 7 Snippets from the Mixtape for your listening pleasure. If you heard the first one, you know the concept, if you haven't (you're sleeping!) then here's your chance to get a taste of what Warrior and Muggs have instore for you.

In the tracklist below you can hear Mannie Fresh's "Real Big" over Weezer's "Beverly Hills," QB's Nas with "Bridgin' The Gap" over the Korn classic "Freak On A Leash." Also, you'll find Eminem and Dre blended with AudioSlave, Biggie and Pink Floyd, Cassidy and Weezer and more.

Tracklist:

01. MashUpRadio.Com & HipHopWest.Com – Intro
02.
Big Timers vs. Weezer
03. Eminem/Dr. Dre vs. Audio Slave
04. Game vs. Kasabien
05. G-Unit vs. Citizen Cope
06. Nas vs. Korn
07. Biggie Smalls vs. Pink Floyd
08. Kanye West vs. Black Diamonds
09. 50 Cent vs. Rage Against The Machine
10. G-Unit vs. Louis The XVI
11. D-12 vs. Tool
12. Nas vs. 311
13. G-Unit vs. Nine Inch Nails
14. Gza vs. Sneaker Pimps
15. Common vs. Sublime
16. Gang Starr vs. The Clash
17. Lil' Flip vs. Perfect Circle
18. Cassidy vs. Weezer

Available now at HipHopWest!!!

SGV

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news 1126121571 - January 1, 1970 By : I don't usually do these big audio drops, but I got a lot of tracks for your ears to enjoy.

First we have a track from up and coming emcee A.O. featuring Magnificent aka Magno. "Fool" is from A.O.'s Lunch Time The Mixtape album, dropping in Octorber:

A.O. feat. Magno - Fool

To keep it in the vein of Magno, here's a new track from the man. He dedicated this track to that lean up in ya cup, "Promythezine":

Magno - Promythezine

Let's go from Houston up north to Chicago (with a little bit of Atlanta mixed in.) Roc-A-Fella's Teairra Mari gets a visit from the hottest emcee in Atlanta Al Gator for the "Make Her Feel Good Remix":

Teairra Mari feat. Al Gator - Make Her Feel Good Remix

Back at home, FX is back with some new audio. Before I drop the audio, FX had this to say: "Cop the 'DUES' Mixtape for $5. get the 'CHAPTER 2' Mixtape Sampler free, also. Cost is $5. 100% of the profits will go straight to the people who need it most. This is no bullshit move to make quick money. I literaly don't have $1 in my pocket and nothing to offer other than my music. It's only $5. It's small but at this time every cent counts. Get 20 good tracks of music for $5!

I'm trying to hit up radio stations, bigger sites, bigger artists. ANYONE READING THIS CAN HELP. Anything to spread the word.. word of mouth! Not one penny goes to me, I want to stress that. Everything goes to a cause! If you would like to help by submitting tracks for the next Mixtape, you can contact me at rotproductions@gmail.com. Everything is used to benefit.

MAKE SURE TO HELP!
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Tracks can be heard at his Myspace and orderd there also. Check 405Ent.com as it will be up this week with info also.

Here is FX with vocals from Stat Quo and Slim Thug of the "Rep Yo City" beat, calling it "In The Trunk":

FX feat. Stat Quo & Slim Thug - In The Trunk

Across the Country in Miami... The Diaz Bros., who brought you Pitbull, now bring you Dirtered. Over an Indian-styled Scott Storch beat, Dirt boasts about his gangsta on "I'm A Gangsta":

Dirtered - I'm A Gangsta (Prod. Scott Storch)

Meanwhile, in L.A. Producer Javie Lopez is about to hit the streets heavy with his up coming Compilation. Execution Style Vol. 1: Shots Fired will be dropping Sept. 13th with a roster consisting of Blunts L.L.A., Diamonique, Street Platoon, Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm, Damani, Chace Infinite, Tha Mexakinz, Latin Froz, Raw Deal and A LOT more. We'll bring you MUCH more on this soon. You may have heard Javie on Blunts' City Of Gods Mixtape or in the latest song from Blunts that we dropped. Just in case you missed it, here's some new tracks.

This song has had some Radio play. It's the lead track from the Compilation entitled "Execution Movement" and features Blunts L.L.A., Diamonique, Merz, 5th Sun, Spants of City Boys and Sleep Dos:

Javie Lopez feat. Blunts L.L.A., Diamonique, Merz, 5th Sun, Spants of City Boys and Sleep Dos

Javie brings forth Los Angeles native Raw Deal to drop a lyrical slaughter on "Barrie You":

Javie Lopez feat. Raw Deal - Barrie You

Enjoy!


SGV

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news 1128367280 - January 1, 1970 By : The Wake Up Show's Sway and King Tech prepare for the next release off their Bolo Entertainment/Bungalo Records label. Chino XL, the East Coast bred, Los Angeles resident, is finally hitting the industry with his LONG awaited album. Even with the industry and personal problems holding him back a little, Chi is ready to put another dent in the industry.

With Fat Joe repping Latino's in the Mainstream Hip-Hop, and artists like Pitbull's popularity growing fast, Chino XL, the original Puerto Rican Superhero, is still fighting for Hip-Hop with his brutal truth through rhyme. In anticipation to his upcoming release, Chino XL recently appeared on the Sway and King Tech produced "Back to Basics" compilation. Chi also headlined the album's multi-city concert tour.

Chino continues to gain the respect and love of his fans and industry colleagues. With his newest and most anticipated project in the making, as well as the backing of his new label, Chino plans to live up to the expectations placed upon him locally and across the world. Check out his November feature in Rime Magazine for more exciting details on his return.

Chino has been out West for a while now, he's worked with the likes of B-Real, Ras Kass and Xzibit. In 1996, along with Xzibit, Chino teamed with the Long Beach duo, Tha Mexakinz. He did two songs on their sophomore release and ever since then, they've been running together. Sinful of Tha Mexakinz has been doing his solo thing, along with working with I-Man on the new Mexakinz album, for a while now. He's been remixing tracks right and left. He recently Remixed Rich Boy and Pitbull's "Get To Popping."

Well, Sinful hit the studio again and rehashed something new on the same beat. With a treacherous trio of Chino XL, Sinful and Pitbull holding down the verses and Sick Jacken of Sick Symphonies on the hook, the song has nothing but potential to be hot.

Check it out:

Chino XL, Sick Jacken, Sinful & Pitbull - Latinos Stand Up ("Get To Poppin' Remix")

Enjoy!

SGV

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news 1128969244 - January 1, 1970 By : Dubcnn had the opportunity to attend the music video shoot for DJ Muggs vs. GZA - General Principles from their forthcoming album "Grandmasters" being released on Angeles Records. We spoke briefly to several of the artists and musicians that were present at the video shoot including DJ Muggs (Soul Assassins), DJ Khalil & Chace Infinite (Self Scientific), Skinhead Rob (Transplants), and DJ Warrior & DJ Strong (Cali Untouchables). They spoke to us about the video shoot, and also about some of their upcoming projects. Look for the DJ Muggs vs GZA - Grandmasters album to be released on October 25th. Also being released on the same day is the album by Self Scientific entitled "Change". In exclusive news, Skinhead Rob revealed to us that he is collaborating with Travis Barker (Transplants,Blink 182), and top selling rapper Paul Wall (Swisha House) to form the group Expensive Taste. Look for more updates from these artists and more at Dubcnn.

Video Update
1. DJ Muggs (Soul Assassins)
2. DJ Khalil and Chace Infinite (Self Scientific)
3. Skinhead Rob (Transplants)
4. DJ Warrior & DJ Strong (Cali Untouchables)

Picture Update
1. Skinhead Rob, DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil, Chace Infinite, & DJ Strong
2. DJ Muggs, DJ Warrior, & DJ Strong
3. DJ Muggs on the ones and twos
4. DJ Muggs on the ones and twos
5. Chess Piece
6. DJ Muggs on the set
7. DJ Muggs on the set
8. DJ Muggs on the set


Tracklist
The Cover of "DJ Muggs vs. GZA - Grandmasters" Album

1. Opening
2. Those That`s Bout It
3. Destruction Of A Guard
4. Exploitation Of Mistakes
5. General Principles
6. Advance Pawns
7. Queen`s Gambit
8. All In Together Now
9. Unstoppable Threats
10. Unprotected Pieces
11. Illusory Protection
12. Smothered Mate

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news 1129057085 - January 1, 1970 By : "Que ondas muchacho, ay vienes te miro, Si me traes bronca, me aloco de atiro, Me paro, te tumo, no es tu rumbo, Y con el lingo talvez te confudo"

Ya'll remember those opening bars to a verse from the classic "Tres Delinquentes." Possibly one of the most influential tracks for all West Coast Latinos in Hip Hop. Sadly, Delinquent Habits no longer carry the same line up they did back then. As most already know, Kemo The Blaxican has went solo. He put out Simple Plan, his first solo effort, about a year ago.

He's pushing a new project now. His 5 song EP Kind Of Stories. It's all new tracks written and produced by The Blaxican himself. Only one feature and that's from Pico Union's pride and joy, Sick Jacken of Sick Symphonies. Of course, we have a preview of it, courtesy of Kemo.

You won't see any other major Website rep Latinos like this, even if those other sites are packed with Latinos! You know your number 1 source for All Things HIP HOP.

Tracklist:

1. King Of Stories
2. Nobody Likes
3. No Que No
4. El Negocio feat. Sick Jacken
5. I Drink She Smokes

We got the title track for ya'll right here. The song starts off with an exerpt of the 1993 Robert Dinero directed A Bronx Tale. He uses some laid back keys and comes with rhymes like:

"...4 Blocks Down The Way, A Man Beats On His Wife, Now I Ain't Captain Save A Hoe, But Shit Like That Got To Go"

Download
Kemo The Blaxican - Kind Of Stories

Next up we got a snippet of the song with Sick Jacken. This is a Spanish track, but even if you don't understand that language it's still hot.

Check it out: Kemo The Blaxican feat. Sick Jacken - El Negocio (Snippet)

Cop this and his first album at the Dead Silence Shop

SGV

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news 1129657245 - January 1, 1970 By : Issue 2 of Tha Block DVD Magazine is now available for pre-order, with DVD's being shipped on October 21st with a 5 day delivery offer. For those of you who have not heard of Tha Block DVD Magazine before, head over to the Tha Block DVD Mag.com and check out the website for information including the previous issue (Volume I) and the new issue (Volume II) which features Crooked I, Sly Boogy, DJ Muggs (Of Cypress Hill), DJ Warrior, Lil' Eazy, Tito Ortiz + many more. The cover and the trailer are available below to give you a good idea of what is in this issue.

The full DVD features an exclusive Crooked I interview where he speaks on his past with Suge Knight, Death Row, his new imprint Dynasty Records and more! They also spoke with Lil Eazy the legendary Eazy E’s son, about his debut album coming out in January on Virgin Records, the pressures of being a legends son, etc. They travelled to the pioneer DJ Muggs' studio to have a conversation with him about Cypress Hill, his new label Angeles Records, how the rap culture has evolved and more! I.E.’s own Sly Boogy stopped by to chop it up about his new projects, his label situation and gave us an exclusive freestyle that you don’t want to miss! After that Cali Untouchable’s Westcoast Mixtape King, DJ Warrior, breaks down his opinions on how to be a good DJ, how to break into the game and his upcoming mixtapes! Tha Block also travelled to San Francisco to meet up with Phame, the underrated Latin MC. From there the DVD takes you to Las Vegas for the Magic Convention where you see all kinds of celebs! Tha Magic Convention is where all the stars come out to see what’s gonna be the hot fashions for the upcoming season! Check out the gear, hot women and the stars! Also see exclusive concert footage and an interview with Lil Rob! Music video’s by Stat Quo, Crooked I & Lil Rob!

The price for this package? International orders: $13.99 (Including shipping) and US orders $11.99 (Including shipping). View the trailer and the DVD's cover below!

Tha Block DVD - Trailer (Volume II)
Tha Block DVD - Cover (Volume II)

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news 1130282272 - January 1, 1970 By : It's time for a Change and Chace Infinite and DJ Khalil aka Self Scientific are here to give it to us! The Los Angeles duo released their new album Change on their joint venture with the legendary DJ Muggs, Angeles Records. The label boasts an amazing line up consisting on Muggs, Self Scientific, the San Diego vet Mitchy Slick, Wu Tang Swordsman GZA and L.A.'s Mixtape King himself, DJ Warrior. But, let's not get too far off topic here!

I've had the pleasure of hearing Change and I was very satisfied. The album was entirely produced by Khalil with the only features, outside of hooks, being Planet Asia, Bun B and Kombo. Chace and Khalil continue to show their immense chemistry on every track.

If you enjoyed their first album The Self Science, Chace's Mixtape with Muggs Last Assassin, any of Khalil's Productions of Keith Murray, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Xzibit, Tony Yayo albums or the Strong Arm Steady Mixtapes, then you'll have no problem getting into this album.

Now on to the Interview. Smokes, Henz and RJO of RapTalk.net heading down to San Bernardino 2 weeks ago for Live At The Op, a concert with Self Scientific, DJ Muggs and Gza, Twista, Mack 10, B-Real and many more. They linked up with a lot of people while they were out there and, as the site is in the process of being re-launched, conducted an Interview with Chace and Khalil for Dubcnn.

They talk about their new album, how they connected with Muggs, up and coming projects and much more. But, that's not at all, myself and Justin had the pleasure of hitting up their show at the Conga Room this past weekend. We got 15 minutes of the group performing with a live band. They perform a few cuts off the new album, so just in case you're not sure of what Self Scientific has to offer, you can get an idea. Shouts to DJ Rhettmatic who makes a little cameo at the beginning!

Here's The Track Listing:

01. Intro
02. Change
03. Balance - feat. Kombo
04. King Kong - feat. Bun B of UGK
05. Tears
06. When I Die - feat. Planet Asia
07. Weight Of The World
08. 2 Step
09. Live N Breathe
10. Love Bird [Khalil's Theme] - feat. Stefon Harris & Gretchen Parlato
11. Understand Me
12. Futurist
13. What You Need - feat. Jellyroll
14. Chace's Theme
15. Free Will

Here's the Interview and Performance:

Self Scientific Interview & Performance

Here's some drops from the night, that boasted appearances from Talib Kweli, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Krondon, Sick Symphonies and more:

Mitchy Slick Drop
Ras Kass & Jay211 Drop
DJ Strong & DJ Warrior Drop

Here's the Interview and Performance:

Self Scientific Interview & Performance

And it don't stop there! Here's pictures from the night:

Chace Infinite Performing 1, Chace Infinite Performing 2, Chace Infinite Performing 3, Chace Infinite Performing 4, Chace Infinite Performing 5, Chace Infinite Performing 6, Chace Infinite Performing 7, Chace Infinite Performing 8

DJ Khalil Performing 1, DJ Khalil Performing 2, DJ Khalil Performing 3, DJ Khalil Performing 4, DJ Khalil Performing 5

DJ Rhettmatcic, DJ Warrior & DJ Muggs, A Guest, the Lovely Ms. Echo, and a Guest
Javie Lopez & Raw Deal, Los Angeles' Kaos Brought, Krondon, Cool Nutz, Chace Infinite & Bosko, Mitchy Slick

Phil Da Agony, Ras Kass & Chace Infinite 1, Ras Kass & Chace Infinite 2, Raw Deal, DJ Strong, Javie Lopez, Self Scientific, Sinful, Javie Lopez, Raw Deal, The Band 1, The Band 2

Here's the Interview and Performance:

Self Scientific Interview & Performance

That's it for now! But check back later tonight for something else! Cop Change at KingzRecords.com or if you're in L.A. at their retail store in West Covina. Shouts to Henz, Smokes, RJO, RapTalk.net, Chace, Khalil, Muggs, Miranda, DJ Warrior, Echo, Justin and everyone who was apart of this HUGE drop.

In the coming days, RapTalk will be re-launched with more footage from the show, as well as Interviews, so check that out!!

SGV

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news 1130307083 - January 1, 1970 By : We're back with more! As if the prior update wasn't enough, we got another one for ya! One of Hip Hop's elite Producers DJ Muggs and one of the most well respected emcees in the game, GZA come together and create Grandmasters. This heavily anticipated collaboration was released Today on Angeles Records. On paper alone, it created an astonishing buzz among those in the Hip-Hop world. The New York born, South Gate, California raised, DJ Muggs laid down his distinct dark-gloomy sound as the back drop for the GZA's lyrical tirades.

GZA and Muggs bring together a few of their Wu-Tang and Cypress Hill brethen, respectively, for guest spots on the album. Features include the Abbot himself, RZA, The Chef Raekwon, the underrated Masta Killa, the Mad Dog Sen Dog and Prodigal Sunn.

The first time these two collabed was back in 1997, on the first installment of the Soul Assassins albums. 8 years later, they've finally completed an album together. GZA and RZA team up for a tribute to Ol Dirty Bastard using they namesake of their old group, as a trio, as the name of the song: “All In Together Now.” Other stand out tracks include “General Principles,” “Advance Pawns,” and “Those That's Bout It.”

A little over a week ago, the RapTalk.net staff hit Live At The Op, which saw performances from Sick Symphonies to Twista in San Bernardino. They conducted a string of Interviews, including the Self Scientific interview that was posted earlier. They conduct this Muggs interview for DubCNN, as well. They talk about how he got started in the rap game, how Angeles Records got started, how the Grandmasters album came about and more.

DJ Muggs Interview

Here's The Tracklisting:

01. Opening
02. Those That’s Bout It
03. Destruction of a Guard - feat. Raekwon
04. Exploitation of Mistakes
05. General Principles
06. Advance Pawns - feat. The RZA, Raekwon & Sen Dog
07. Queen’s Gambit
08. All In Together - feat. The RZA
09. Unstoppable Threats - feat. Masta Killa & Prodigal Sunn
10. Unprotected Threats
11. Illusory Protection
12. Smothered Mate

DJ Muggs Interview

Cop Grandmasters at KingzRecords.com or if you're in L.A. at their retail store in West Covina. Shouts to Henz, Smokes, RJO, RapTalk.net, Chace, Khalil, Muggs, Miranda and DJ Warrior for helping make this possible.

In the coming days, RapTalk will be re-launched with more footage from the show, as well as Interviews, so check that out!!

SGV

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news 1130525705 - January 1, 1970 By : The Harlem Diplomat Juelz Santana is done with his album What The Game's Been Missing which is dropping on November 22nd on Def Jam. His video for "Mic Check" was entirely funded by himself, his new video "There It Go" is currently on rotation on your Video channels, but he's going to be dropping a new video soon.

Juelz recently shot a video with Dancehall staple Sizzla for his Reggae inspired "Shotta." Look for that very soon. In the mean time, as a precursor to his album, Juelz dropped the third installment to his Back Like Cooked Crack series. Back Like Cooked Crack 3: Fiend Out is hosted by DJ Green Lantern and has a few songs off the new album.

Juelz shows his versatility when he borrows the DJ Muggs laced Cypress Hill track "How I Could Just Kill A Man" for his track "Kill A Man." He goes on to use Warren G's 1994 classic "Regulate" for his song "Regulator." We have both of those songs below in the tracklist for you.

Tracklisting:

01. Shottas
02. Kill A Man
03. Pop Off
04. Comeback
05. Favorite Things feat. Lil' Wayne
06. Never Half Stepping
07. Regulator
08. Pick It Up
09. This Is That feat. Jim Jones & Game
10. O.K. I Got This
11. Hi My Name Is
12. Take Notes
13. King Of Ny
14. Salute
15. You Don’t Know
16. Never Seen A Man Cry
17. H.U.S.T.L.E.R.
18. Fat Bitch
19. Santana On Fire
20. On The Block
21. Rest In Peace
22. Make It Work For You feat. Young Jeezy & Lil' Wayne
23. Murder feat. Cam'ron & Jim Jones

SGV

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news 1130979271 - January 1, 1970 By : Here at DubCNN, we've brought you first class coverage of one of the hottest labels out right now Angeles Records. It all started on the set of the DJ Muggs/GZA video shoot for "General Principles." We dropped a few short interviews and drops from Muggs, Self Scientific, Skinhead Rob, DJ Warrior and DJ Strong. You forgot?

Here's some of the videos from that day: DJ Muggs, Self Scientific, Skinhead Rob, DJ Warrior & DJ Strong

Here's a couple pictures Skinhead Rob, DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil, Chace Infninite, DJ Strong, Muggs, DJ Warrior, Strong, Muggs DeeJaying, Muggs Playing Chest

Then, the good folks over at RapTalk.net hit up a recent concert in the I.E. and caught up with Muggs and Self Scientific for DubCNN. They conducted two interviews for us. DJ Muggs Interivew, Self Scientific Interview (Shouts out to Smokes, RJO and Henz!).

Justin and myself also hit the release party for both the Muggs/Gza and Self Scientific releases at the Conga Room in Hollywood. We brought back some concert footage (which you seen in the Interview), drops and pictures. If you forgot about that here is just a mini-recap.

Video: Mitchy Slick Video Drop

Pictures: Self Scientific, Mitchy Slick, DJ Warrior & DJ Muggs

And today, we bring you the finished product of what started it all. The video for "General Principles" by DJ Muggs and Gza, with guest spots from Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, DJ Rhettmatic, Self Scientific, Skinhead Rob and many more.

DJ Muggs Vs. Gza - General Principles


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news 1132468079 - January 1, 1970 By : Kingz Records is proud to host the San Gabriel Valley's only in-store for the entire Angeles Records crew. Angeles Records just released the Grandmasters album featuring DJ Muggs and the GZA. On Sunday November 20th, 2005 at 12PM head down to West Covina to meet the duo along with Chace Infinite & DJ Kahlil aka Self Scientific, Mitchy Slick and DJ Warrior. The entire cast will be in the house. There will also be a number of guest appearances from many of today's hottest West Coast acts. You don't want to miss this In-Store of In-Store's @ Kingz Records in West Covina.

Kingz Records is located at 545 E. Vine Ave #B in West Covina CA 91790. For more information, please feel free to contact us at 626-856-5500 or visit raptalk.net for more information.

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news 1134674061 - January 1, 1970 By : Back in 1997 DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill released a compilation entitled "The Soul Assassins Ch. 1." It pushed over 400,000 copies and featured Dr. Dre, B-Real, KRS-One, Rza, Gza, Goodie Mob, MC Eiht and others. Three years later, he dropped "The Soul Assassins Ch. 2" which featured Xzibit, Kurupt, King Tee, Dilated Peoples, Mobb Deep, Ras Kass, Self Scientific, Kool G Rap, Krondon and many others.

August 29th, 2006, Muggs is going to complete the triology with "The Soul Assassins Ch. 3." Now, you're probably wondering, what's going to be happening from now until then?

Well the Soul Assassins family will be releasing four Mixtapes in anticipation of Chapter 3. The first Mixtape is "Take Aim: Assassination Day Is Coming."

The Mixtape will feature DJ Khalil remixes of "We All Die Some Day" by Eminem, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Obie Trice and "Destruction Of A Guard" by Muggs, Gza and Ras Kass. Expect some Exclusives from Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Rakim, Alchemist, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Mitchy Slick, even Dr. Dre and Eminem. You already know Chace Infinite and DJ Khalil aka Self Scientific are gonna be on the Mixtape, along with Kombo, Phil Da Agony, Sen Dog, B-Real and Snoop Dogg.

Tracklisting:

01. Intro
02. We All Die Some Day - Tony Yayo, Obie Trice, Lloyd Banks, Eminem, 50 Cent (DJ Khalil Remix)
03. New York City - Rakim (Exclusive!)
04. Mobbed Out - G.O.D. III (Alchemist Exclusive!)
05. Gza Interview I
06. Destruction Of A Guard - Muggs Vs. Gza feat. Ras Kass (DJ Khalil Remix)
07. Champions - Mobb Deep (Exclusive!)
08. King Kong - Self Scientific feat. Bun B of U.G.K.
09. Life As An Outlaw - Dr. Dre & Eminem (Unreleased Exclusive!)
10. Hits For Hire - Snoop Dogg, B-Real & Chace Infinite
11. Unstoppable Threats - Muggs vs. Gza feat. Masta Killa & Prodigal Sunn (DJ SOLO Remix)
12. Live And Breathe - Self Scientific
13. Give Me A Lift - Mitchy Slick, Phil Da Agony & Chace Infinite
14. Advance Pawns - Muggs vs. Gza feat. Rza, Raekwon & Sen Dog
15. What Life Would Be - Rakim (Exclusive!)
16. Gza Interview II
17. Unprotected Pieces - Muggs vs. Gza
18. Balance - Self Scientific feat. Kombo
19. Freestyle - Evidence of Dilated Peoples
20. State Of Grace - Raekwon
21. Beyond L.A. - Cypress Hill (Exclusive!)
22. Federal - Mitchy Slick (Exclusive!)
23. Outro

We'll be bringing you more on this soon. Don't forget to visit Angeles Records.


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news 1135228194 - January 1, 1970 By : The Mixtape King of L.A., DJ Warrior has been dropping Classic Mixtape's for years now. He's dropped two volumes in his Ill Street Dues (Not Blues, like it has been reported on other sites) series. He's coming back the third installment, with the bi-coastal pairing of Talib Kweli & Sony's Newest signee G. Malone.

The Cali Untouchable DJ is in the studio, ready to pump out this new Mixtape, live on the 1s and 2s. This mixtape will be
done solely on the Rane/Serato Scratch Live, so he will be accepting
MP3 submissions to be considered for 2 (Two) Unsigned Hype spots on the mixtape!!! If interested please respond back to CaliUntouchableDJs@Gmail.com ASAP with: DJ Warrior "Next To Blow Section" written in the subject line. He will fill you in on how to submit your material. Good luck to all you artists out there!

In case you've missed his first two installments, peep them out:

Ill Street Dues Pt. 1 and Ill Street Dues Pt. 2

DJ Warrior has been featured in countless Magazines, TV Shows, Videos, and a handful of Motion Pictures such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, LA Xlarge, Mun2, Dubcnn, Hollywood Homicide, Wanna Bes, Tha Block DVD, WhoMag DVD, Vibe, XXL, The Source, Rime, Import tuner, YRB, Ozone, New York Times, AllHipHop.com, Showcase, Fresh Coast, Infusion, Down, Tight Mag Japan, Scratch, and many many more

DJ Warrior recently signed a deal with DJ Muggs and Self Scientific's Angeles Records and his Cali Untouchable Radio album will be coming sometime in 06/07. Also DJ Warrior and The Outlawz with dead prez will be releasing a mixtape album this February 2006!

Look out for these Warrior Projects in 06:

DJ Warrior & Compton emcee's the Young Hoggs Mixtape Album coming the Second week of Jan. DJ Warrior with G. Malone & Talib Kweli Ill Street Dues III dropping in Jan. DJ Warrior teams with dead prez and the Outlawz, Mixtape Album to drop in Feb. through Koch Records. He takes a trip up North to the Bay Area to collab with A-Wax on Cali Untouchable Radio in Feb. As well as, Jacka of Mob Figaz for another Mixtape in Late Feb, also.

He goes a bit South to Fresno and links with Planet Asia on the Diagnosis Mixtape dropping in March. Heading back to the Bay, this time with his partner DJ Strong, the duo team with Vallejo legend B-Legit for a Mixtape dropping late March. To end the first quarter, Warrior hits us with another Cali Untouchable Radio, this time it's the New West Edition, also dropping late March.

Here's the scan of DJ Warrior in Rolling Stone magazine as a Top 10 Mixtape DJ alongside Kay Slay, Drama, Clinton Sparks, Big Mike, Green Lantern, Vlad and others.

Warrior In Rolling Stone

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news 1135277809 - January 1, 1970 By : "I Love L.A., But It's A Jungle, We Come From The Darkest Corner's, Where All The Street Kids Rumble" - B-Real

The Soul Assassins are not playing around in 2006. The Crew will be dropping 4 Mixtapes and an album. On top of that, they're still pushing the Angeles Records releases of DJ Muggs vs. Gza and Self Scientific, whom recently shot a video for "Life & Breathe." Not to mention the soon to be released album by Mitchy Slick and DJ Warrior. But, for now, they have Take Aim: Assassination Day Is Coming" on their mind.


We hit you up with info on the Mixtape here a few days ago, now we got a little audio preview of the Tape for you.

In the 80's in South Gate, California Louis Freeze (B-Real), Senen Reyes (Sen Dog) and Larry Muggerud (DJ Muggs) linked up together to make a group named after a street in their city, Cypress Hill. Since then, they've dropped 7 group albums, an album in Spanish, an EP, Live Album, DVD and much more. On Take Aim... The group has a hot track called "Beyond L.A.." With Muggs sampling the 1978-Ambrosia track of the same name, is looking like the L.A. Anthem of the 06, already. Check it out for yourself:

Cypress Hill - Beyond L.A.

Don't forget, August 29th, 2006, complete's the triology with "The Soul Assassins Ch. 3." Also, if it already slipped you're mind, here's some info on the Take Aim... Mixtape.

The Mixtape will feature DJ Khalil remixes of "We All Die Some Day" by Eminem, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Obie Trice and "Destruction Of A Guard" by Muggs, Gza and Ras Kass. Expect some Exclusives from Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Rakim, Alchemist, Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Mitchy Slick, even Dr. Dre and Eminem. You already know Chace Infinite and DJ Khalil aka Self Scientific are gonna be on the Mixtape, along with Kombo, Phil Da Agony, Sen Dog, B-Real and Snoop Dogg.

Tracklisting:

01. Intro
02. We All Die Some Day - Tony Yayo, Obie Trice, Lloyd Banks, Eminem, 50 Cent (DJ Khalil Remix)
03. New York City - Rakim (Exclusive!)
04. Mobbed Out - G.O.D. III (Alchemist Exclusive!)
05. Gza Interview I
06. Destruction Of A Guard - Muggs Vs. Gza feat. Ras Kass (DJ Khalil Remix)
07. Champions - Mobb Deep (Exclusive!)
08. King Kong - Self Scientific feat. Bun B of U.G.K.
09. Life As An Outlaw - Dr. Dre & Eminem (Unreleased Exclusive!)
10. Hits For Hire - Snoop Dogg, B-Real & Chace Infinite
11. Unstoppable Threats - Muggs vs. Gza feat. Masta Killa & Prodigal Sunn (DJ SOLO Remix)
12. Live And Breathe - Self Scientific
13. Give Me A Lift - Mitchy Slick, Phil Da Agony & Chace Infinite
14. Advance Pawns - Muggs vs. Gza feat. Rza, Raekwon & Sen Dog
15. What Life Would Be - Rakim (Exclusive!)
16. Gza Interview II
17. Unprotected Pieces - Muggs vs. Gza
18. Balance - Self Scientific feat. Kombo
19. Freestyle - Evidence of Dilated Peoples
20. State Of Grace - Raekwon
21. Beyond L.A. - Cypress Hill (Exclusive!)
22. Federal - Mitchy Slick (Exclusive!)
23. Outro

We'll be bringing you more on this soon. Don't forget to visit Angeles Records.


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news 1136490730 - January 1, 1970 By : The team over at Angeles Records have teamed up with HipHopGame to release their Winter 2006 Sampler which features music from the recently released albums; DJ Muggs vs. GZA "Grandmasters", Self-Scientific’s "Change," and the upcoming, long awaited Mitchy Slick release, Urban Survival Syndrome. We have the Mitchy Slick tracks from the mixtape available below for you to check out, to hear the mixtape in full head over to HipHopGame and download the Winter Sampler. Make sure you visit the Angeles Records site and support last years releases and what they have scheduled in 2006.

Mitchy Slick - Dont Appreciate You

Mitchy Slick - Pimp Something
Mitchy Slick - Pointed Out The Window

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news 1136540542 - January 1, 1970 By : Following the massive success of Mash Up Radio "Volumes 1 & 2" DJ Muggs presents this special limited press collectors edition straight from the airwaves of Mash Up Radio. Mash Up Radio is the top rated show on Sirius Radio's Shade45 which broadcasts on Monday Nights from 10-12PM eastern time. This release contains 19 new and original remixes which features artists on Aftermath and its sub-labels. You can hear artists such as, The Game, Eminem, 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Mobb Deep & G-Unit remixed with artists and bands including, The Beatles, System Of A Down, Jimi Hendrix, Slayer, NIN & many more.

This release only has 4000 copies in print so make sure you grab a copy while you can! To view more details on the project including a tracklist you can now bookmark dubcnn's new Release Date section and for this release go directly to the Aftermash details page. Visit Angeles Records for more details on this and other releases from them.

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news 1137447577 - January 1, 1970 By : Earlier this month we allowed you to check out the new Mitchy Slick tracks courtesy of the team over at Angeles Records and HipHopGame when they dropped their Winter 2006 Sampler which featured music from the recently released albums; DJ Muggs vs. GZA "Grandmasters", Self-Scientific’s "Change," and the upcoming, long awaited Mitchy Slick release, Urban Survival Syndrome. The tracks created a great buzz and as a result Mitchy Slick himself hit us up and asked us to drop a new exclusive track. Don't miss this banger and take time to check the archives for the other tracks.


Mitchy Slick - Syndo Mob

Check back to dubcnn regularly for news and audio from Mitchy Slick and the Angeles Records camp and lookout for Urban Survival Syndrome in the coming months.

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news 1137789206 - January 1, 1970 By : You can find Angeles Records on the cover of the new issue of Rime Magazine. As one of the hottest up and coming record labels on the west coast, dubcnn is providing our full support for Angeles Records. On the cover we have GZA, DJ Warrior, Mitchy Slick, DJ Khalil, DJ Muggs, and Chace Infinite. Make sure to cop all their current releases: "DJ Muggs vs GZA - Grandmasters", "Self Scientific - Change", "DJ Muggs Mashup Radio - The Aftermath", and "DJ Muggs & Soul Assassins - Take Aim" as well as their upcoming release by Mitchy Slick entitled "Urban Survival Syndrome".


These cds are all available for purchase at www.hiphopwest.com . Big shouts to the Angeles family, and for the fans, look out for a feature soon.

Angeles Records on the cover of Rime Magazine

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news 1137792743 - January 1, 1970 By : As ever our team of dedicated reviewers are working behind the scenes to bring you the latest reviews of albums in the marketplace, as we are a little behind on some releases they are helping us catch up on some of the best from 2005. Today Shaun has taken some time to speak on the Angeles Records release by DJ Muggs Vs GZA; "Grandmasters." In this review he outlines the albums peaks and troughs, please take some time to read the reviews and make comments over at our official forum. Thank you to Shaun for his continued hard work, look for another exclusive dubcnn review tomorrow.

DJ Muggs Vs GZA - Grandmasters (Review)

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news 1137877865 - January 1, 1970 By : Another day another review. Having put up Shaun's review of DJ Muggs Vs GZA - Grandmasters album we are back today with another of our hard working reviewers take on a mixtape from last year; "Kurupt Presents: Tsunami Volume 1." This time Monotone who last week reviewed Young Hootie's "Prince Of The Bity" mixtape takes time to highlight the good points and flaws of the 2005 mixtape. Please take some time to read the review and make comments over at our official forum. Thank you to Monotone for his work and be on the look for more exclusive dubcnn reviews as we continue to re-invent and improve this, up til recently, dilapidated section.

Kurupt Presents - Tsunami Volume 1 (Review)

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news 1138262550 - January 1, 1970 By : "L to the O to the S to the A to the N to the G to the E to the L to the E to the S, CA come around here homie, come and see how we play!" - B-Real

Back in 1996, West L.A. emcee O.Brown started a group called Trilogy with his cousin N.E.V., and Javie Lopez (Whom we've featured on here many times). After making a number of tracks and doing a string of shows in the L.A. area, suddenly N.E.V. decided to leave the group for personal reasons. O.Brown and Javie Lopez then brought along Bernard Williams aka Kaos, leading things for Trilogy to go in the right direction. In 2003, the whole world stopped. Kaos had passed away at the young age of 29.

Two years after the death of his partner in rhyme, O.Brown has completed his debut album, “Day In A Life,” on Sen Dog Cypress Hill's label, LatinThugRecords.com. The Album will be in stores in the Summer of 2006, featuring production from B-Real and Kriv. His lyrics are described as "filled with feeling, his love for the game and the loss of his best friend." Although, O.Brown holds Mellow Man Ace and B-Real of Cypress Hill as his main influences on the mic, he was stays deeply in touch with his roots. Though, born and raised in South Central, his Father being from Belize, introduced him to Reggae music at a young age. This has been a huge influence to his Hip Hop style. His Mother, from Mexico, is where he get's his Latin vibes.

You may have heard the emcee on B Real’s Gunslinger Mixtape, on "Never Back Down" which also featured Mellow Man Ace. His debut single is ready to set the West Coast on fire. Entitled “Los Angeles,” and featuring a hot B-Real hook and verse, with the beat being provided by XL, it's sure to be a West Coast anthem for 2006. Look out for the Remix with Carson's newest hope, the Aftermath signee, Bishop Lamont. Look for O.Brown's collab with songstress MiMi as well.

We have both the song AND video for your eyes and ears to enjoy. Check those out below!

O.Brown feat. B-Real - L.A. (Video)

O.Brown feat. B-Real - L.A. (Radio Edit)

Huge shouts to O.Brown!

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news 1138738767 - January 1, 1970 By : The official Dubcnn online store is now up and fully functional. The online store consists of different categories including Albums, Mixtapes, DVD's, Clothing, and Magazines. At this time, the store has over 300 items available; new products are being added every week. New products for this week include: Keak Da Sneak's "Contact Sport", DJ Skee's "Westside Hype Vol. 2", Spider Loc's "Brainless" DVD and Mixtape, The Game's "Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin" DVD and Mixtape, DJ Muggs "Aftermashup Vol. 1", Marc Spitz aka Perfec "Double Up", Compton Cavie's new Mixtape "Fort Knoxx X-Files", Self Scientific's "Change", and a lot more.

A special category in the store is "Beats & Features", where all you artists out there can purchase verses and beats for affordable prices from different producers and rappers such as J Steez, Bosko, Cool Nutz, Ecay Uno, Gangsta Dre, and others (expect a lot more to be added in the near future).


The Dubcnn online store is set up in conjunction with Siccness.net and Stronghouserecords.com. We accept all major credit cards, and you can also purchase via PayPal, Check, and Money Order.

To access the store hit the link in the navigation or
click here.


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news 1138996307 - January 1, 1970 By : January 31, 2006 - Los Angeles - West Coast mixtape mogul, DJ Warrior, is at the turntables again with his hottest release yet, Ill Street Dues Volume 3, set to hit the streets February 2, 2006. This double disc CD is the third addition to the Ill Street Dues series of mixtapes, which have been feature in Scratch Magazine and on MTV's Mixtape Mondays. Although Warrior represents the West Coast to the fullest, this CD signifies the merging of West and East Coast Hip Hop with Talib Kweli, one of the illest rappers from the East Coast and G. Malone, a West Coast rapper who just signed to Sony Urban, hosting this third edition.

What sets this long awaited third volume apart from any of DJ Warrior's past mixtapes are the exclusive cuts and new joints that only can be heard on Ill Street Dues Volume 3 . The double disc features 63 hot tracks from artist such as: Ras Kass, Dogg Pound, Jay Z, Lil Kim, Keak Da Sneak, Bishop Lamont, E-40, Planet Asia, Gza, Self Sceitific, Mitchy Slick, Juelz Santana, Lil' Wayne, Pitbull, Chamillionaire, Bun B, Paul Wall, Warren G, Mike Jones, B. Real, Game, Kam, Sly Boogy and the list goes on.

Not to mention, Warrior continues to break un-signed talent with several features from underground rappers like Scipio, Mykestro, Rob G, El Dorado Red, Quiz, Tri-Star, and Prime. Exclusive production done by none other than DJ Warrior & J.Classic, hot mixes, and banging beats that are unstoppable, can all be found on the new Ill Street Dues 3. This third addition proves to be one of the hottest CDs in the bunch!

In the Tracklisting below, you'll find that the all the songs that have links are snippets, for the exception of the Remix of G. Malone's Street banger "200 Hunned," as that is full download courtesy of DJ Warrior himself!

Look out for DJ Warrior when he brings the heat with his debut album, Cali-Untouchable Radio set to release early 2007.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1
01. DJ Warrior & HipHopWest.com - Welcome To 2006 Intro
02. DJ Warrior feat. Talib Kweli, Ras Kass & Planet Asia - Ill Street Dues (World Premiere)
03. Talib Kweli - Speaks Pt. 1
04. DJ Warrior feat. Cormega - L.A. TO N.Y.C. (World Premiere)
05. Talib Kweli feat. Strong Arm Steady & Planet Asia - Drugs, Basketball, & Rap
06. G. Malone - Speaks Pt. 1
07. G. Malone - 200 Hunned 06 Remix (Prod. By J Classic/The Warriorz) (World Premiere)
08. Bishop Lamont (Aftermath) - Toe Tag
09. Juelz Santana - This Is Me
10. Lil' Wayne - Mo' Fire
11. Scipio feat. Kam & Chevy Jones - Troubled World (World Premiere)
12. Young Dre - Interlude
13. Young Dre feat. Tru Life & Bubba Sparxx - Love Love (World Premiere)
14. Sly Boogy - Sorry That I Had To Leave
15. Talib Kweli - Speaks Pt. 2
16. Talib Kweli - Right 'Bout Now
17. Planet Asia - Diagnosis (World Premire) (From Planet Asia/DJ Warrior Mixtape Album March 06)
18. Mykestro & Snoop Dogg - Shine
19. Kartoon (Ruff Ryders) - Exclusive Freestyle
20. G. Malone - Speaks Pt. 2
21. DJ Warrior feat. Chamillionaire - Hustlers (World Premiere)
22. DJ Warrior feat. Pitbull - Danger (World Premiere)
23. Damani feat. Keak Da Sneak - Gotta Get paid (Remix)
24. 40 Glocc (Infamous/G-Unit) feat. Prodigy (Mobb Deep) & Sam Scarfo - Itz Aight
25. E-40 feat. Keak Da Sneak - Tell Me When To Go
26. Suga Free feat. 40 Glocc (Infamous/G-Unit) & Weasle Loc - Bitches On Point (Prod. by J. Steez)
27. Balance - Gotta Get It
28. G. Malone - Speaks pt.3
29. Red Hanned feat. Paul Wall - Girls
30. Rob G feat. Chamillionaire - Texas Boyz
31. Cubo & Pitbull - Freestyle
32. Yo Gotti feat. Bun B & 8 Ball - Gangsta Party

Disc 2
01. Self Scientific - Tears (Prod. by DJ Khalil)
02. DJ Muggs feat. Gza, Masta Killa & Prodical Sunn - Unstopable Threats (Prod. by DJ Muggs)
03. Talib Kweli - Speaks Pt. 3
04. Mitchy Slick - Fuck Yo Whole Set (World Premiere)(Prod. by Dub Knox)
05. Snoop Dogg, Daz & Kurupt - Real Soon
06. Warren G feat. Mike Jones - Incase Some Shit Happens
07. Jihad - Trulife (Prod. by J Classic/ The Warriorz) (Exclusive)
08. G. Malone - Speaks Pt.4
09. Jay-Z, Notorius B.I.G. & Lil' Kim - Murder Dem (Exclusive 06 Remix)
10. Notorius B.I.G., Jay-Z & Foxy Brown - Sunshine (Exclusive 06 Remix)
11. Jay-Z & Notorius B.I.G. - Dreams (Exclusive 06 Remix)
12. G. Malone - Speaks Pt. 5
13. G. Malone - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
14. Black-Ty feat. Bishop Lamont (Aftermath) - Change Da World (World Premiere) (Prod. by Diverse)
*DJ WARRIOR NEXT TO BLOW SECTION*
15. O. Brown feat. B. Real (Cypress Hill) & Bishop Lamont (Aftermath)- L.A. (World Premiere)
16. Young Kase - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
17. Young Hoggs - Long Story Short
18. Tristar - Gave U My Love
19. Quiz - Cali Untouchable Freestyle (Prod. by J Classic/The Warriorz)
20. El Dorado Red - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
21. Fatsoe - We Collide
22. Smigg Dirtee - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
23. Roccett & Bloc Boyz - Westcoastin'
24. Prime feat. Scooby - Go hard
25. Lifestyle feat. Prime - Jump off
26. NMEWRECKIDZ.COM Freestyle
27. Backwoodz feat. Caviar, Young Dre - It Ain't Fault
28. Sir Classic - Chevy Thangs
29. Payos - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
30. Omega Red - Cali Untouchable Freestyle
31. DJ Warrior & G. Malone - Ill Street Dues Outro
*WELCOME TO 2006 BONUS KUT*
32. DK feat. Kam, Game & Eastwood - Khakis & Chucks (Exclusive)

Visit HipHopWest.com to order this monster of a Mixtape now!



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news 1140744484 - January 1, 1970 By : San Diego's hope Mitchy Slick is finally ready to release his sophomore album. After the smash album "Triggeration Station", Mitchy had everybody fiending for more Wrong Kind music. He's also part of the Strong Arm Steady crew with Xzibit, Krondon & Phil Da Agony. Now, after settling for Angeles Records as his new home, Mitch is set to drop his highly anticipated "Urban Survival Syndrome" on May 16th 2006.

Check out the official press release below:

After releasing two huge albums in one day on October 25, 2005 – DJ Muggs vs. GZA/The Genius “Grandmasters” and Self Scientific “Change” – Angeles Records has announced the next big thing…Urban Survival Syndrome from MITCHY SLICK . Urban Survival Syndrome, or USS, will hit the streets on May 16th, 2006.

After building a name for himself on the local scene in San Diego, also known as the “Salty D,” with his independent label Wrong Kind Records and his smash independent album “Triggeration Station” Mitchy became a member of the Strong Arm Steady crew alongside Xzibit, Krondon and Phil the Agony. After working with DJ Khalil, and building a business friendship with DJ Muggs, Mitchy chose Angeles Records for the home of Urban Survival Syndrome. “My thing was that Muggs and them got a steady track record of keeping they businesses running. I peeped they style and how they get down it wasn’t like most of these labels that’s really a gang or ‘hood or family-oriented – Angeles just seemed like a regular record label to me. ‘Cause I’m about business, I’ve already done a lot of ‘hood shit, now it’s about business,” explains Mitchy.

DJ Muggs is equally excited about the working relationship with Mitchy and the upcoming album, “Mitch has a great work ethic, and he’s built himself a following already. I’ve been peeping him for a while – the way he moves is straight business and he understands the way the game works – on top of being the next big thing out of the west,” Muggs explains. “When I got him in the studio, he works like a vet. Ya’ll better recognize Mitchy Slick…the new West.”

The album’s title, Urban Survival Syndrome, is based on an actual disorder. After releasing Triggeration Station, Mitchy came up with the title for USS because Urban Survival Syndrome is a last option used in murder cases or urban-area cases. There was a cat named Damian Osby – he caught 2 murder beefs in Texas. He basically tried to use the fact that he didn’t have no other choice because of his environment and what he grew up having to endure. That was his defense plea in his case, just like post-trauma! tic stress disorder.”

Unlike many “gangsta rappers” and studio gangsters, Mitchy Slick is the product of the rough streets of San Diego – a place where youth are bred to become gang members. Mitchy himself was indoctrinated into gang life in the most unlikely of places – a youth football league. “Pop Warner was the hangout, and the Pop Warner colors were the color of my gang. That’s slick though, I’m 9 years old, I’m the quarterback, the linebacker is lookin’ at me crazy, and they got on the color that their gang wear – the red and black – and I got on the color my neighborhood wear – green – and at 9 years old, you expect me to make the right choice about gangbanging?”!

Mitchy Slick is a new breed of street MC, who hustles harder at the music business than he did in the streets. And with production from DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil, and Fredwreck; Urban Survival Syndrome is sure to rock the streets and the airwaves alike.


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news 1144772253 - January 1, 1970 By : The good people over at Angeles Records have teamed up with Australia's Area 38 to take the Grandmasters 2006 Tour to Australia. In May DJ Muggs and GZA will bring their music to promote their critically acclaimed "Grandmasters" release; click here to read our review on the album.

Joining them for the four date tour will be fellow Angeles Records recording artists and all round underground legends Self Scientific along with DJ Solo (Soul Assassins) and local turntablist DJ Def Rok (SYD). This is a line up to make any self respecting hip hop fiend’s mouth water.

Area 38 have ensured they have put together a group of artists who are guaranteed to bring a neck-snapping onslaught to the audiences of Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The live collaboration performance will showcase the material on the "Grandmasters" release as well as Muggs slashing up a
Cypress Hill set on the decks while GZA will be performing Wu-Tang hits and tracks from his solo LP’s.

The underground duo Self Scientific comprising of Chace Infinite and DJ Khalil will be performing hits from their latest album "Change" as well as thir debut and "Gods & Gangsters" releases. The duo have had praise in abundence in recent years with acclaimed album reviews as well as DJ Khalil being used as a producer by Dr. Dre for his own Aftermath Records imprint.

As ever if you want to attend, book your tickets early as these will sell out; we know dubcnn has a large readership in Australia so dont miss out, the dates for the shows are as follow

Perth
Metro City
Tuesday 9th May 2006

Sydney
Home Nightclub
Thursday 11th May 2006

Brisbane
The Arena
Friday 12th May 2006

Melbourne
Metro Nightclub
Saturday 13th May 2006

Tickets are on sale now and can be obtained thorugh Area 38 or directly at Ticketek.

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news 1144778742 - January 1, 1970 By : Last month, March 15th 2006, dubcnn was invited along with the worlds press to Basque on Hollywood & Vine for the prestigious Hollywood Album Release Party of E-40's latest solo release "My Ghetto Report Card." The event was as you would expect BIG, the Bay, LA, all out to support. The building was packed with media and artists including; Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, B-Legit, Federation, Battlecat, Bosko, Chace Infiniate, DJ Muggs, Wallet, DJ Juice and many more. As ever dubcnn was able to capture images from the evening as well as footage to compile an exclusive Video Feature.


In it we speak with many of the artists in attendance and even had brief interviews with Battlecat, who discussed his future projects & the man of the hour, ambassador of the Bay - E-40 who discussed the album, Hyphy & much more. Our thanks go out to Echo Hattix and the entire Echoing Soundz Staff for having us out there and for putting the event on - as ever doing an incredible job. Click the link below to see the full sub-section and the video feature.

E-40 -
My Ghetto Report Card Launch Party (Exclusive Feature)

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news 1147299090 - January 1, 1970 By : How often do we gotta drop a free mixtape download...whenever we can for our loyal readers! This time we have a mixtape courtesy of Dow Jones, a name familiar to most with his "Play Your Position" series and the work with his West Coast Livin Promotions & Marketing company.

The mixtape in question is Volume 5 of that world famous series in question; "Play Your Position: Volume 5", hosted by Cavie. Cavie is a name some will be familiar with following his production work on the massive selling album "King" from T.I. however the producer is now ready to "Do his 'Kanye West' thing" and showcase his skills in the booth rather than behind the board.

Hailing from the West Coast, Cavie has been en-trusted by T.I. to play a huge role in The King's newly-formed Grand Hustle West label. To make sure the streets know the drill, Dow Jones & Cavie have linked on this mixtape to take you from the West to the Dirty South. The mixtape features 30 banging tracks with artists including Kokane, Kam, T.I., E-40, Spider Loc, Mitchy Slick, Crooked I, Jody Breeze, Lil' Wayne, Mr. Short Khop, Tray Dee amongst others. On the production tip you have material from DJ Khalil, Caviar, Budda DJ Muggs and many more.

This is a mixtape not to be missed; to view the full cover click the image above, the full tracklist is below as is the download for the mixtape.

01) Dow Jones - Play Your Position Vol. 5 (Intro) [Sample]
02) Cavie - Get Ready (Produced By DJ Khalil)
03) T.I - Grand Hustle West [Sample]
04) Cavie - Mouthpiece (Feat. Kokane) (Produced By Dow Jones & J Hen) [Sample]
05) Cavie - We Some Geez (Feat. DPG Joe Whisper & Mac Boney) (Produced By Caviar) [Sample]
06) Cavie - Uh Oh (Feat. Kam & Y.B.)(Produced By Caviar) [Sample]
07) Cavie - Play Your Position
08) T.I. - Top Back
09) AK - The Razor Man
10) Cavie - Ol Skool G Mix (Feat. Big Kuntry & Mike Jones) (Produced By Caviar)
11) E-40 - Yeee Yeee (Feat. Lil Jon)
12) Cavie - Fa Yall (Feat. Stain) (Produced By Caviar & Oz)
13) Mitchy Slick - I Know (Produced By DJ KhaLil' & DJ Muggs) [Sample]
14) Cavie - Bully (Feat. Stain) (Produced By Tha Bizness) [Sample]
15) Spider Loc - On The Block (Feat. H Burna)
16) Cavie - Cant Leave Rap Alone (Produced By Caviar & Oz)
17) Crooked I - Creased Khaki Flow
18) Cavie - So So (Feat. Lil' Blue aka RR, Kam & Ki Ki Smoov) (Produced By Tha Bizness) [Sample]
19) Slick Pulla - Play Your Position
20) Slick Pulla - Freestyle [Sample]
21) Jody Breeze - A to LA
22) Jody Breeze - Nut Check "G Mix" (Feat. Lil' Wayne) (Produced By Caviar)
23) Mr. Short Khop - Can't Fuk Wit Us (Feat. Tray Dee & Kokane)(Produced By Caviar)
24) Cavie - Ok 2 Hate (Feat. J Dolamite & Roc Holladay) (Produced By Budda)
25) Cavie - I'm A Hustla (Produced By Caviar)
26) Cavie - Pump Ya Brakes (Feat. West Coast GS & Kokane) (Produced By Stan The Guitar Man)
27) Cavie - Real Ridaz (Feat. Young Dre) (Produced By Caviar)
28) Cavie - Car Wash (Feat. Roc Holladay) (Produced By Caviar)
29) Cavie - Up On It (Feat. Stain, Gi Gi, & Ki Ki Smov) (Produced By Caviar & Tank) [Sample]
30) Lil' Scrappy - Okay
31) Cavie - We Da West (Feat. Y.B. & Roc Holladay) (Produced By Tha Bizness)
32) Cavie - Str8 Outta Compton (Produced By Budda) [Sample]
33) Cavie - Fireweed (Feat. J Dolamite, Kokane & Roc Holladay) (Produced By Caviar)
34) Cavie - Bartender (Feat. Stain & J Dolamite) (Produced By Tank)
35) Cavie - Sexual Fantasy (Feat. Y.B., Roc Holladay& Kokane) (Produced By Caviar & Budda)

Dow Jones & Cavie - Play Your Position Volume 5 (Mixtape)

Enjoy the mixtape and be sure to stay tuned to dubcnn for the latest on Dow Jones & Cavie. Enjoy the mixtape and take a moment to drop your thoughts in the dubcnn community.

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news 1150325486 - January 1, 1970 By : Klak Klak Klak Klak Klak! Another one!!! Strong Arm Steady is in the house! We've been blessed with some exclusives from San Diegos rhyme monster Mitchy Slick, who's recently been opening up shows for DJ Quik.

Mitch recently hit the studio with Xzibit and Alchemist, and recorded a certified banger entitled "Makin' Your Money", which we have here for you exclusively:

Mitchy Slick -
Makin' Your Money (ft. Xzibit) (Prod. by Alchemist)

He also teamed up with DJ Warrior to release Volume 13 of the "Cali Untouchable Radio" series entitled "Dago Edition: Urban Survival Syndrome Mixtape". We have a preview track from the mixtape for ya'll called "Bass Chaser", produced by DJ Muggs:

Mitchy Slick - Bass Chaser (Prod. by DJ Muggs)

To purchase the full mixtape now, as always hit up hiphopwest.com.

Make sure to hit up djwarrior.biz for the latest on DJ Warrior, aswell as djmuggs.com and angelesrecords.com.

For those who had missed it, here is a video drop Mitchy Slick recorded for dubcnn some time ago:

Mitchy Slick - Dubcnn Drop (WMV)

Enjoy, and hit up the dubcc forums to leave feedback on all this!

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news 1152314062 - January 1, 1970 By : As Dubcnn previously reported, the West Coast mixtape Kings DJ Warrior and DJ Strong recently released a gang of mixtapes which we showcased on this website. As always they are all available for purchase, and after a little while we also offer them for download for a small fee ($3.00).

Today we bring you DJ Warrior's latest installment "Cali Untouchable Radio 13" in conjunction with the gangsta rapper’s favorite rapper Mitchy Slick. On this 27 track street album, Mitchy Slick is goin' to show you how a rapper's supposed to rap, and how a mack's supposed to mack.

This mixtape is the only official street album to promote Mitchy Slick's upcoming album "Urban Survival Syndrome" album which will be in stores September 12th.

In addition to this, we also have Warrior's other new mixtape available that he recently released with the Bay Area's Chop Black of The Whoridas called "Mercenary Mixtape 2". Stay Heated Records presents this official 19 track LP featuring Tha Whoridas, Keek Tha Sneak, Yukmouth, G-Stack, Tha Realest and more.

Both mixtapes are now available for download from Dubcnn (purchase through PayPal) for the low price of $3.00 each (no shipping fees!). It comes with all the songs in high quality MP3 and the artwork. After you place your order (through PayPal), you will be sent the download link to your email address (please allow a couple hours). Scroll down to place your order (under the respective tracklists).


Tracklist & Snippets for Mitchy Slick:


1. Mitchy Slick & DJ Warrior – Intro
2. Mitchy Slick (New shit) (Prod. by DJ Khalil)
3. Dikies & Diamonds (World Premiere)
4. Cooked Crack
5. Bass Chaser (World Premiere) (Prod. by Dj Khalil)
6. I Know (New Crack) (prod. by DJ Muggs)
7. Mitchy Slick – interlude
8. Shawnna feat. Mitchy Slick – Getting Some Head (Exclusive Remix)
9. Mitchy Slick speaks
10. Fuckyowholeset (prod. by Dub Knoxx)
11. Drug Flippin feat. Tiny Doo & Damu (Prod. by Dub Knoxx)
12. Baby u Badd feat. Tash (Tha Alkaholiks)
13. Trigger Side feat. Chace Infinite (self scientific) & Phil da Agony
14. Mitchy Slick speaks on Cali Untouchables
15. Freestyle feat. Lil Mitchy Slick
16. Take this Cream feat. Mitchy Slick & Messy Marv
17. Mitchy Slick speaks on Angeles Records
18. Freestyle – Kick in Da Door
19. Hoe cake
20. Mitchy Slick shouts Out Da Streetz
21. Put Away Your Gunz feat. Big Y, Roccett, Krondon & Twany doll
22. Remain Gangstas feat. Tha Wrongkind
23. Mitchy Slick - Speaks pt.3
24. Platinum Dreams (Prod. by J wells)
25. Young G - Dry Yo Eye – freestyle
26. Mitchy Slick - Outro
27. djwarrior.biz & hiphopwest.com - Outro

DJ Warrior & Mitchy Slick - Cali Untouchable Radio 13 (MP3 Download)
Tracklist & Snippets for Chop Black:

01. Get Yours
02. What it Do feat. Mr. Taylor of The Whoridas
03. Upside Ya Head feat. Keek Da Sneak
04. Live Wire feat. Tha Realest
05. Do ya Thang feat. Yukmouth
06. Stay Hyphy
07. Smoke On Drank On feat. G-Stack of The Delinquents
08. Mercenary Music
09. In Da Streets feat. OCH
10. Coutin up Stacks
11. Take A Ride
12. Hood 2 Hood
13. Holla At Ya Potna
14. At It Again
15. Have Ya Ever
16. Get That Doe feat. Big Thump
17. Speak On It
18. Get It All
19. Get it Get it Feat. Sula
DJ Warrior & Chop Black - Mercenary Mixtape 2 (MP3 Download)

To purchase hard copies of these mixtapes, hit up HipHopWest.com

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news 1153123721 - January 1, 1970 By : Four time Grammy nominee and creator of the platinum plus group Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs, is back in the studio working on the production of the third installment of the Soul Assassins album which is scheduled for release through Angeles Records in early 2007.

The Soul Assassin crew are one of the biggest movements out of the West Coast with members including; Alchemist, Mr. Cartoon, DJ Muggs, Skinhead Rob, Mr. Scanlos, Self Scientific and a host of others.


The previous two Soul Assassin releases have amassed over 1 million sales collectively and DJ Muggs has assured us that this will be the biggest and the best yet.

As ever we will keep you informed of any news on the release and any audio available. Until then, take a trip back to December 2005 when we exclusively premiered the single from DJ Muggs' "Take Aim: Assassination Day Is Coming" mixtape called "Beyond L.A."

Soul Assassins - Beyond L.A. (Feat. Cypress Hill)

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news 1154630797 - January 1, 1970 By : Dubcnn brings you a new mixtape for paid download, this time DJ Warrior's recent release with Sinful of Tha Mexakinz. Sinful is back with this full length LP called "El Pecador: Behind 16 Bars" has features from Bun B, DJ Quik, Pitbull, The Game, Tha Mexakinz, Kanye West, Sick Jacken, Chino XL, E-40, Rob G, Young Jeezy, Self Scientific, Techniec, Ak'sent, Daz, Akon, and many more.

The mixtape is now available for download from Dubcnn (purchase through PayPal) for the low price of $3.00 (no shipping fees!). It comes with all the songs in high quality MP3 and the artwork. After you place your order (through PayPal), you will be sent the download link to your email address (please allow a couple hours). Scroll down to place your order.

Tracklist & Snippets for Sinful:

1. DJ Warrior Intro - Prod DJ Khalil
2. Yo Soy Honesto (Exclusive) - Prod Focus
3. El Loco Soy Yo (Exclusive) - Pitbull feat. sinful Prod Echo
4. Soul Survivor (Remix) - Young Jeezy feat. Akon & Sinful
5. One More For Me (Remix) - Marc Spitz feat. Kanye West Prod Kanye West
6. Long Beach's Finest - Feat. Techniec & Dynamic Certified
7. Polvo Maldito (Exclusive) - (Prod. by DJ Khalil)
8. Mi Confesion (Exclusive ORIGINAL MIX) (Prod. by Sinful)
9. Out in The Streets (They Call it Murder) Feat. Rob G & Sick Jacken
10. Get to Poppin' (Latino Remix) - Pitbull Feat. Chino XL, Sinful & Sick Jacken
11. The Essence (Exclusive) - Feat. Techniec, Chace Infinite & Sick Jacken (Prod. by DJ Khalil)
12. Zingy (Remix) - Ak'sent Feat. Sinful & Beenie Man (Prod. by the Jugganauts)
13. Antes No Hablaban Feat. Rob G
14. Tell Me When To Go (Remix) Feat. E-40, The Game & Sinful
15. Fandango (Remix) - DJ Quik Feat. B-Real & Sinful - (Prod by Dj Quik)
16. Barras - HCP Feat. Sinful (Prod by Demente)
17. Touch It (Latino Remix) - Busta Rhymes Feat. Sinful
18. Sin Idea Decir Adios (S.I.D.A) (Remix) (Exclusive) (Prod. by Sick Jacken)
19. Southwest Trill - DJ Warrior Feat. Bun B, Chace Infinite & Sinful (Prod. by J Classic)
20. The Slyness (Remix) Feat. Ras Kass & Daz (Prod. by Discreet Merchants)
21. The Wake Up SHow (Classic) Tha Mexakinz Feat. Xzibit & Chino XL (Classic) (Prod. by Sinful)
22. Nympho Doctor - Tha Mexakinz
23. La Plaga (Classic) Tha Mexakinz (Prod. by Sinful)


Now available as a paid download for the low price of $3.00:

DJ Warrior & Sinful - El Pecador: Behind 16 Bars (MP3 Download) To purchase a hard copy of this mixtape, hit up HipHopWest.com

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news 1159351551 - January 1, 1970 By : As you will have all seen now we are currently running an advertising campaign for Tha Block DVD Magazine which is celebrating it's recent success of signing a national distribution deal for the Urban DVD Magazine.

Earlier this week we also opened the exclusive contest in conjuntion with Tha Block DVD Magazine to win the magazine's back catalogue; if you haven't entered that yet then check out
Tha Block DVD Magazine Contest.



With that in mind we wish to let everyone know that tomorrow (September 28th 2006); Tha Block DVD Magazine are holding an event to celebrate the deal, showcase past and future material from the DVD as well as a host of giveaways! Tha Block DVD and IMP Entertainment are proud to have an incredible line up of supporting celebrities including Crooked I who is hosting and performing and confirmed guests including, Mitchy Slick, Strong Arm Steady Gang, Noel G, Guerilla Black, Kam, Angeles Records, Chace Infiniate, Jacken (Psycho Realm/Sick Symphonies), Gail Gotti, Big Chan, Chino XL, Malverde, Milano, Generalz, Roccett, Warlord and many more.

Please be aware that if you do attend the event is an upscale urban event so please dress to impress, by request of the organisers there is to be no plain white T's, hats or sportswear. The event takes place at the Garden Of Eden, 7080 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood CA 90028. The doors open at 9.30 and music is being provided by the world famous Cali Untouchable DJ's; DJ Warrior, DJ Strong DJ Def Tone and there will be a special guest DJ - DJ Skee. The night's giveaways will be from Luxury Kicks, Makaveli Branded & Streetwise Clothing - sponsored by Azzure Denim.

View the Flyers for the event here; Front Flyer | Back Flyer

Support Flawless and Tha Block DVD Magazine by attending and remember to enter the exclusive dubcnn contest; Tha Block DVD Magazine Contest.

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news 1161157542 - January 1, 1970 By : Last year was the first time we mentioned that DJ Muggs was officially working on the long awaited third installement of the incredibly successful "Soul Assassins" album series. The first two albums, "Soul Assassins I" in 1997 and "Soul Assassins II" in 2000 left people fiending for more however after a six year hiatus the void is almost ready to be filled.

DJ Muggs is still working on the album and there is no official word yet on a release date for the project however we do have some brand new and exclusive audio that has been recorded for "Soul Assassins III."

DJ Warrior of the Cali Untouchable DJ's premiered it just last night on his Sirius Satellite Radio Show [stay tuned to dubcnn for exclusive podcasts] and has provided us with the track.

This track is called "Got Snow" and features Mitchy Slick and rest assured DJ Muggs did his thing, this bumps hard and Mitchy really comes with it.

DJ Muggs -
Got Snow (Feat. Mitchy Slick)

As always keep logged on to dubcnn for the latest on DJ Muggs, the Soul Assassins project.

Rud

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news 1161781944 - January 1, 1970 By : San Diego's own Mitchy Slick has announced the production and release of two recently shot videos for two tracks from his new album "Urban Survival Syndrome." Mitchy's new single "Basschasers," which is produced by DJ Muggs and "It Aint My Fault" which features Kobe were both shot by Todd Angkasuwan on location in Mitchy's hometown of South East San Diego.

"Basschasers is a term we been using for years to describe women who run after the young fly cats with the beating systems," explained Mitchy Slick.


The video for "Basschasers" centers around Car culture and the way that women react to guys with nice rides. Mitchy and his infamous Big Money Wrongkind family pulled out some of their finest cars, motorcycles, and women to give the video that classic Cali gangsta vibe. As if shooting one video wasn't enough, Mitch also decided to shoot a video for his bubbling street single "It Aint My Fault" featuring Kobe. "It Aint My Fault" is a driving, rock influenced track that is produced by Aftermath staff producer DJ Khalil. The video captures the images that have set Mitchy Slick apart from other rappers in his region. In the video Mitch and his homies are flossin the latest gear, kicks and cars that prove all that Big Money talk is more than just words.

Both videos, "Basschasers" and "It Aint My Fault" will be serviced to national, local and internet outlets at the beginning of November. "Urban Survival Syndrome" is in stores now on Angeles Records.


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news 1161870274 - January 1, 1970 By : Notorious Enemy Records are gearing up to release their second Tattoo Ink album entitled, "Wanted Dead Or Alive" on October 31st 2006.

The Tattoo Ink project is a collaborative project with Conejo, Bugsy and Venom which is being released to show the rest of the Latin Rap scene to "step their game up." On the new album they have recruited some of Latin Hip-Hop's best including Guzzle (Heavyweight), Jacken (Sick Symphonies) and Omar Cruz (BYI/Interscope/Geffen).


We have been provided with an exlcusive track from the album called "Losing My Mind" which features Omar Cruz that can be downloaded within the tracklist below.

01) Intro
02) We The Baddest
03) Terrorism (Feat. Sick Jacken)
04) Dead Or Alive
05) Sleeper Cell
06) Get The Coroner
07) Im Drugged Up (Feat. Guzzle)
08) They Dont Wanna Know
09) I Trust No Bitch
10) Losing My Mind (Feat. Omar Cruz)
11) Grab Your Crucifix
12) Cemetery Landscapper
13) Outro

The staff over at the Notorious Enemy Records camp have urged listeners to listen to the track and drop feedback over at the labels MySpace page. Ensure to grab a copy of "Wanted Dead Or Alive" when it hits stores on October 31st 2006.

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news 1168252365 - January 1, 1970 By : Australian event group Ozcam Entertainment are presenting a Hip Hop show in February 2007 called HipHop's Most Wanted. The shows are scheduled to be in both Sydney & Brisbane and will feature acts including The DPG's Daz, Kurupt, RBX and Roscoe as well as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Recent events scheduled in Australia are reported to have been unsuccessful in terms of ticket sales due to poor marketing and promotion of the events. Ozcam Entertainment are aiming to ensure the three shows are a great success and result in further tours being put together.

Our Australian readers who remember 2006's shows from DJ Muggs & GZA as part of their Grandmasters World Tour; can expect another great set of live music.

The first live event is in Brisbane at the Riverstage Brisbane on Wed 21 Feb 2007 at 07:00 PM. Click the link to book Brisbane Show Tickets. There are then two subsequent concerts in Sydney on Fri 23 Feb 2007 and Sat 24 Feb 2007; both at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Click the link to book Sydney Show Tickets.

If you live in these areas ensure you support the shows and for more information visit the official Ozcam Entertainment website.

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news 1171353913 - January 1, 1970 By : At the end of January we announced the current release schedule for Angeles Records for 2007. The buzz generated from that one update about the label and the material that is set to be released was immense, [see; Angeles Records Plan 2007: Muggs, Self Scientific

Another announced project from Angeles Records is the DJ Muggs Vs GZA "Grandmasters Remix Album" which is now due for release on March 6. The critically acclaimed "Grandmasters" album saw DJ Muggs and GZA tour across the world and as such the new album is packaged with a "World Tour DVD."

The DVD will feature the making of the album and world tour footage from Russia, Australia, and the US tours as well as behind the scenes footage all of which will be set to the music from the original "Grandmasters" album.

The "Grandmasters Remix Album" itself will have 12 original remixes by some of the hottest producers in the game and continue right where the original left off.

As ever you can expect dubcnn to bring you news and audio from all these releases as well as a host of exclusive and detailed interviews with the artists and producers. Until then you can visit the official Soul Assassins page, the Angeles Records website and their MySpace page.

Rud

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news 1197051581 - January 1, 1970 By : B-Real is dropping his latest mixtape, "The Gunslinger 3: For A Few Dollars More" on December 11th. The project is the third installment of B-Real's highly successful "Gunslinger" mixtape series. This tape is hosted by Tony Touch, and features original production from B-Real and J. Turner. Guest appearances from Sick Jacken, Mellowman Ace, Young De, Cynic, and many more make this project feel more like an album than a mixtape. We have a snippet from the project for you to preview today called "Motivation." If you like what you've heard, make sure to pick up the mixtape in stores when it drops on Tuesday!

B-Real -
Motivation [Snippet]

B-Real has a lot on his plate coming into 2008. He is prominently featured on Young De's upcoming street album "Audio Hustlaz Volume 1," producing several tracks and making numerous guest appearances. He also has a proper solo album of his own that will be released next year, and a new Cypress Hill album is also in the works.

Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on B-Real!

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1200255182 - January 1, 1970 By : Usually, dubcnn is a place where we break new artists and introduce them to the world, but sometimes it goes the other way around and we gotta jump on something that's already popping. Roscoe Umali has been on dubcnn before, but it's about time we properly introduce the Philipino native from Los Angeles to our viewers.

I know a lot of people are like hold up, Roscoe? That's Kurupt's little brother! No, this is Roscoe Umali, different person. He adresses this issue on his song "Illmind", featuring J. Black, where he spits:

"Just to get the record straight/I am not related to Kurupt in any way/except that he spit and I spit/we both spit the hotness/and he got a younger brother that be lookin nothin like me/but we share the same name[...]".

Roscoe Umali is managed by Sway & King Tech, and has recorded with Talib Kweli, E-40, Raekwon, DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil to name a few. Right now, the man has got the number 1 independent song in the country with his latest single "Live It Up", which features Bobby Valentino on the hook, and a verse from the Ambassador of the Bay E-40. The track was produced by Aftermath's Focus, and it's a certified banger!

Make sure to check out "Live It Up" right now and get with the hype:

Roscoe Umali - Live It Up (ft. Bobby Valentino & E-40 (Prod. by Focus)

Roscoe Umali - Live It Up (ft. Bobby Valentino & E-40 (Instrumental)

This version of "Live It Up" is a remix to the original, which originally had J. Black singing the chorus instead of Bobby V. They recently shot a video to the remix, and Topic, Hot Dollar, Bangloose, Stylistic Jones, Damani, Another Level, D.K. All Day, Amil G Dae One and the homie Mash were a few of the cameos that showed up.

We're going to hook up with Roscoe Umali for an interview very soon to get the whole scoop on him, until then hit up his MySpace page to hear some more music. Here are a few promo videos from Scoe that you can check out:

Live Performance With Bobby V | House Of Blues Performance | TV Interview

Be on the lookout for more news on Roscue Umali on dubcnn soon, until then bang that "Live It Up"!

Nima

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news 1207724415 - January 1, 1970 By : As promised, we're dropping DJ Warrior's latest mixtape with Strong Arm Steady, "Cali Untouchable Radio 17: Klak Klak Edition", for free download today.

This project features guests such as Talib Kweli, Sick Jacken, Chace Infinite, Planet Asia, and many more rapping alongside the trio of Mitchy Slick, Krondon, & Phil Da Agony. It goes without saying that this is a mixtape you won't want to pass up, so get your free copy by using the link below.

DJ Warrior & DJ Envy Present Strong Arm Steady - Cali Untouchable Radio 17: Klak Klak Edition [Free Mixtape Download]

Make sure to add Strong Arm Steady & DJ Warrior as your friends on Myspace. If you missed Strong Arm Steady's recent appearance in the "Rap City" freestyle booth with Talib Kweli & Planet Asia, check out the link below.

Strong Arm Steady, Talib Kweli, & Planet Asia Freestyling On "Rap City" [Video]

Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on Strong Arm Steady.

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1208902458 - January 1, 1970 By : Rome's highly anticipated first compilation is being released today right here on Dubcnn for free download! The B.Y.I. producer, and pioneer of the "Latin Soul" sound, is bringing you a one-of-a-kind listening experience that incorporates the original samples leading right into the new music!

This compilation features guest appearances from Omar Cruz, Glasses Malone, Sick Jacken, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Joell Ortiz, and many more flowing over Rome's banging production. Needless to say, you're in for a big treat right now, so grab your free copy by using the link below!

Rome - Welcome To Rome [Free Compilation Download]

Make sure to add Rome & B.Y.I. Entertainment as your friends on Myspace. Be on the look out for new Rome productions wherever you go, and get ready for Omar Cruz's "Sign Of The Cruz" album, which will feature plenty of heat from Rome. If you want to hear Rome talk about this project in further detail, check out last week's edition of "The West Coast Grind with Young De & Eddie".

Dubcnn Radio's "West Coast Grind" With Guests Rome, Omar Cruz, & LuLu of B.Y.I. [Podcast Download]

Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest on Rome & B.Y.I.!

Eddie Gurrola

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news 1211025217 - January 1, 1970 By : It's Saturday again, and we're back with the latest edition of dubcnn's "Weekend Audio". We got a couple of gems for ya'll this week, some new heat from Talib Kweli and Res' group Idle Warship, a new cut off the DJ Muggs and Planet Asia album, some underground heat and a throwback track.

Let's start it off with "That's What It Is", the latest leak off the upcoming collaboration album between super producerDJ Muggs and Fresno's rhyme slinger Planet Asia. The album is going to be called "Pain Language", and this is the b-side to the first single "9mm", to which a video is coming soon.

For now check out the b-side, "That's What It Is", and keep a look out for the album "Pain Language", coming in August.

DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - That's What It Is

Next up is a joint off DJ Rhude's upcoming mixtape "Block Music XI". It's a remix to the Alchemist-produced Jadakiss track "From Now Till Then". Crooked I and Big Lou join Jada on the remix, and it sounds like Big Lou is taking shots at DJ Khaled in his verse. Check out "From Now Till Then" remix below:

Jadakiss - From Now Till Then (Remix) (ft. Big Lou & Crooked I)

Let's get to a new track by Talib Kweli and Res. The Brooklyn MC and the Philly singer recently formed the group Idle Warship, and are planning to release their album "Party Robot" later on this year. They've leaked a new track they did with Chester French, it's called "Fall Back" and is definitely worth checking out:

Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) - Fall Back (ft. Chester French)

Be on the look out for "Party Robot", it should be an interesting album!

Fillmoe, San Francisco artist Slo-O is currently working on his sophomore effort called "Devil On My Back", and has leaked the first single. He hooked up with Philly's Freeway and Konvict Music artist Gipsy Stokes for "We Got That". Check it out below:

Slo-O - We Got That (ft. Freeway & Gipsy Stokes)

"Devil On My Back" is set to feature Styles P, Brian Casey (Jagged Edge) and of course Freeway and Gipsy Stokes.

Last but not least, we got a throwback joint for ya'll. Big Tray Dee might have been in jail for the past few years, but that doesn't mean that we have forgotten about him in any way. While the OG is doing his time, here's one of his classic solo tracks, "I Beez Tha Hardest", for ya'll to bump and to give it up for Tray Deee:

Tray Deee - I Beez Tha Hardest

That's it for this week's Weekend Audio, come back next week for more!

Nima

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news 1214062853 - January 1, 1970 By : Another week has passed and as we have been doing for the past eight weeks, it's about time for another Weekend Audio edition on dubcnn. This week we have a couple brand new heaters as well as a few tracks that came out recently that might have been slept on, including Nipsey Hussle & The Game, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia and Robin Thicke amongst others.

Let's blast off with with a new Nipsey Hussle joint. The South Central rapper literally emerged out of nowhere and has been creating a buzz through his single "Let's Roll" with The Game and his "Bullets Ain't Got No Name" mixtape.

The Game recently went on the air on Power 106 and gave it up to Nipsey, calling him the next rapper to come up from the West Coast. It looks like Game is really endorsing Nipsey right about now, as he also jumped on a remix to the title track off the "Bullets Ain't Got No Name" mixtape, which you can download below:

Nipsey Hussle -
Bullets (Remix) (ft. The Game)

The next track we have for you today is the lead single off DJ Muggs and Planet Asia collaboration album "Pain Language", called "9MM". The b-side to the single, "That's What It Is", was featured in an earlier Weekend Audio update. "9MM" is another raw joint that I'm sure all the Soul Assassins heads are going to be feeling. Planet Asia and Muggs have sounds that really compliments each other, check out "9MM" below:

DJ Muggs vs Planet Asia - 9MM

Let's get to a new track by producer/rapper Tekneek aka Tek Nizzle of the Tangled Thoughts. The Philly native who moved out to California two years ago to release the "Philly 2 Cali" with his group under the supervision of Kurupt has been working hard, supplying beats to a wide range of artists in the game. He's currently back in Philadelphia working on some solo tracks, one of which he sent us exclusively to put out. The track is called "Neighborhood Celeb" and finds him collaborating with female MC Trish Barnes. Check it out:

Tekneek - Neighborhood Celeb (ft. Trish Barnes)

Next up is a new Spider Loc single called "Chillax", off the Loc's upcoming street album "The N-gga U Love To Hate", in stores next Tuesday, June 24th. Spider Loc has got people talking right now with his recent diss track to Young Buck, following Buck's "F-ck G-Unit" statement at a concert. What we have for you right now is on a different note though, this is a laid back track called "Chillax" to which Spider is also planning to shoot a video. To listen to the track, click below:

Spider Loc - Chillax

One of the biggest talents to emerge on the East Coast - scrap that - in Hip-Hop as a whole, has been Termanology. The Latino rapper from Massachusetts has been endorsed by DJ Premier and has through his numerous mixtapes proven his gift of gab. While he's putting the finishing touches on his debut LP "Hood Politics" (producers include DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Alchemist, Havoc, Buckwild and Nottz), he has leaked a new remix to "Welcome To The Machine", with Lil Fame of M.O.P. and Easy Money:

Termanology - Welcome To The Machine (ft. Lil Fame & Easy Money)

Last but not least is a track that could very well become the summer hit of 2008. I know this has been out for a few weeks, but I figured some of you might not be familiar with it yet so I decided to drop it with the Weekend Audio. I'm talking about Robin Thicke's new single "Magic". The talented singer has been steadily on the come up since his smash hit "Lost Without You" last year, recently also blessing Lil Wayne's album on "Tie My Hands", arguably the best track on "Carter 3". His new song "Magic" is not to be slept on, check it out:

Robin Thicke - Magic

We're done for this week, come back next weekend for more Weekend Audio!

Nima

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news 1217574397 - January 1, 1970 By : Sen Dog (aka Senen Reyes), the notorious co-frontman of hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, has released his hot new track "Capo" from his forthcoming solo album "Diary of a Mad Dog" on his MySpace page. The album will hit the streets on September 30, 2008 through Suburban Noize Records and marks the first solo album from one of hip-hop's most influential artists.

Sen Dog's bark is louder than ever on his debut. Taking matters of money, faith and family to the music, Sen Dog sets out to unleash personal dramas in a no-holds-barred symposium that will shed insight into his life.

"Diary of A Mad Dog" is a cathartic release for the rabid emcee, but totally accessible to a ravenous audience eager for a solid Sen Dog assault. Artists set to feature on the album include Tangled Thoughts, DJ Ace, and even his Cypress Hill partner B-Real.

""I've done the whole dark, morbid thing and the whole rock n' roll crossover thing. I'm not going to have an agenda on this; I'm going to jam and record whatever is fun to me," says Sen Dog about his first ever solo offering. "With Cypress Hill I'm working with B-Real and DJ Muggs, but with my solo material it's a bit more of a challenge and more rewarding for me as a songwriter when I come up with tracks and they sound banging" he adds.

"Diary Of A Mad Dog" hits stores on September 30th and leading up to the release you can catch Sen Dog on the Strange Noize tour with Kottonmouth Kings, Tech N9ne, (Hed)p.e, and X-Clan during August. Check out Suburban Noize Records for tour dates and more news on the album.

Rud

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news 1219781344 - January 1, 1970 By : To celebrate the releases that are already out and those that are set to land in stores before the year is out the label Gold Dust Media have released a sampler mixed by Large Pro containing tracks from 40 Cal, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia, Large Pro, Outlawz, Zion I, Brooklyn Academy and People Under The Stairs

The sampler - to which the cover can be seen in full via clicking the image to the right - is now available for download courtesy of the label and let me assure you, this is not to be missed!

The tracklist is below and features cuts from the soon to be released DJ Muggs & Planet Asia project "Pain Language" and also the long awaited follow up to the 2006 LP "Stepfather" from People Under The Stairs entitled "Fun DMC".

Gold Dust Media - Sampler (Mixed By Large Pro)

01) Zion I - Rush
02) People Under The Stairs - Step Bacc
03) DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - 9mm
04) Large Pro - Hardcore Hip Hop
05) Brooklyn Academy - What's The Buzz
06) DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Drama
07) Zion I - Juicy Juice
08) 40 Cal - On My Shit
09) People Under The Stairs - The Wiz
10) Brooklyn Academy - Raise Ya Hands
11) 40 Cal - Shooters On Deck
12) Outlawz - What About Us
13) Large Pro - The Hardest

Enjoy the new music and stay tuned to Dubcnn for the latest from Gold Dust Media and releases from Large Pro, 40 Cal, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia, Large Pro, Outlawz, Zion I, Brooklyn Academy and People Under The Stairs.

Rud

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news 1220046996 - January 1, 1970 By : As previously reported, Ex-Non Phixion rapper Ill Bill is getting ready to drop his highly anticipated solo album "The Hour Of Reprisal" on September 16th through Uncle Howie Records/Fat Beats. The album boasts high profile appearances by Raekwon, Immortal Technique, Tech N9ne, B-Real, Necro and La Coka Nostra amongst others, with production being provided by the likes of DJ Muggs, DJ Premier, DJ Lethal, Necro and Ill Bill himself.

We have a collection of video material concerning "The Hour Of Reprisal" available for you to watch, including behind the scenes material and interviews.

Check out the footage below:

DJ Premier speaks on working with Ill Bill
Ill Bill Breaks Down "White N-gger"
Ill Bill Hangs Out With Tech N9ne on "Fire & Ice Tour
Ghostface Killah Speaks On Ill Bill
Ill Bill Speaks On Non Phixion Split
Ill Bll In Studio With B-Real & Everlast
Ill Bill In Studio With Alchemist & Prodigy
Ill Bill - Billions On My Mind

Enjoy the video footage and make sure to pick up "The Hour Of Reprisal" on September 16th!

Nima

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news 1220478445 - January 1, 1970 By : Only yesterday we brought you the offical cover and tracklist for the soon to be released DJ Muggs and Planet Asia collaboration album "Pain Language." Last month and again in that update we talked about the DJ Warrior presented pre-album mixtape of the same name that was almost ready for release - today it is and we have it for exclusive free download first!

True Hip-Hop fans will love this mixtape as it fuses DJ Muggs' raw and moody production with Planet Asia's incredible lyricism. This prequal mixtape contains 16 songs - all but three of which - are exclusive to this tape and have been recorded specifically for this project.

The mixtape is now available for download on the Dubcnn Digital Distrbution Network and below you will find the Download Page link where you can get the full tape, see the tracklist and covers and also sample some cuts from the mixtape!

DJ Warrior Presents: DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Pain Language (The Mixtape)

Enjoy the new music - ensure you pick up the "Pain Language" album when it hits stores on September 16th, 2008.

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news 1220675993 - January 1, 1970 By : B-Real of Cypress Hill has released a lengthy personal statement for the fans that will give everyone an update on what they can expect from his solo album "Smoke & Mirrors," his protege Young De, and the new Cypress Hill album. Check it out below:

"What’s poppin soldiers. I know it’s been a minute but i’ve been knockin out recordings left and right for various things. So for a brief break down, here it is: [I] finished mixing my solo album and inked a deal with Duckdown Records, which is a indie label that is hip-hop based. We’re all excited to finally get this going, as we’ve been putting in a lot of work for it.

It’s not a Cypress album, so if your expecting it to be like that, I’m sorry. But, see, that is what Cypress is for! I will get back to that. Anyway, the release date for ’Smoke-N-Mirrors’ will be in the month of January and the exact date will be posted here.

Prior to this album, we’ve released a mixtape on my boy Young De from Tangled Thoughts. [
DOWNLOAD HERE] He’s up and coming, spits hot verses and writes very good songs. You will hear more from him as we are working on his album project as well. The mixtape he’s got out there now is “Audio Hustlaz Volume 1,″ presented by DJ Skee and myself. I produced some of the joints on that record, and we hope you like them or will like them if you haven’t heard them yet [....]

With Cypress, we’ve recorded 20 songs so far and we’re gonna continue to record til we feel we’ve done enough good shit to choose from. The beats Muggs gave us for this album are fucking fire. You will see this in time. I won’t get into tracks from other producers because I don’t want to jinx it. [I] never talk about it til it's done as far as that goes. But the album so far is definitely bangin'. [....]

Thanks for your support and love always, and don’t forget LA Halloween and NYC Halloween coming up. GO BUY YOU FUCKIN' TICKETS!!!!! LOL. Please spread the word! 1."


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news 1221456995 - January 1, 1970 By : Jonathan Hay and Chad Kiser are back again with another two-on-two interview. This time around, the Dubcnn duo is talking shop with DJ Muggs and Planet Asia.

This exclusive interview turns to Pain Language, the radical collaboration album that will hit the earth like a comet invasion, together, Muggs and Asia are half man, half-amazing. So take cover on September 16th, when the album hits stores worldwide.

Pain Language features DJ Muggs' own Cypress Hill group member, B-Real, along with GZA, Killah Priest and others. However, the main vocal focus on the album is the visionary Planet Asia.

They came to bring the pain!

DJ Muggs and Planet Asia Exclusive Interview

As always, hit me up on MySpace and be sure to leave feedback on our forums or email them to haywire@dubcnn.com.


JonathanHay

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news 1222124053 - January 1, 1970 By : It's been a few weeks since we dropped our last Weekend Audio update - appologies for that. I've been caught up but I decided it's time to catch up a little, and even though technically the weekend is over, I'm still up so here goes a little Weekend Audio catch up update.

We've got the new single from super producer Alchemist, who's getting ready to drop his new album called "Chemical Warfare" in November. As expected from ALC, he cooked up a big song for the first single and reached out to top spitters Jadakiss and Pusha T as well as Snoop Dogg to handle the hook.

The result is a banger called "Lose Your Life", check it out below:

Alchemist -
Lose Your Life (ft. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss & Pusha T)

Next up is a joint off Sandman's upcoming solo mixtape "#1 Supplya". This will be Sandman's first project since his unfortunate split from The Re-Up Gang, due to his dissatifaction with the way the Re-Up Gang album was handled. He reached out to Tekneek to provide him with a hot beat and the West Coast came full force on this one: the three Gotti brothers, Kurupt, Roscoe and Tri-Star all jump on the track, along with Dundidit. The West Coast is gonna feel this one, check out "Make It Clear" below:

Sandman - Make It Clear (ft. Kurupt, Roscoe, Tri-Star & Dundidit)

I'm positive that everybody on dubcnn is aware of Planet Asia's latest collaboration album with DJ Muggs called "Pain Language". But knowing P.A., he usually has more than one project in the works simultaneously! A project some of you might not be aware of is "Planet F.L.O.", which finds Planet Asia teaming up with his longtime friend and Frisco artist F.L.O for a whole album, in collaboration with My M.O. productions. Raw underground Hip-Hop meets the Yay! The first single, "Dem Boyz Go", check it out below:

Planet Asia & F.L.O. - Dem Boyz Go

Let's get to some heat straight out of Inglewood, CA, one third of the Dubb Union to be exact, Damani. The self-titled Dubb Union album dropped a few weeks ago through Koch Records (make sure to pick that up if you haven't yet), but Damani is also not letting down on his solo grind. A new track has been leaked out, produced by his long time friend Warren "Baby Dubb" Campbell, called "Take Somethin' Home". The track features Fatman Scoop and is definitely something to get the party going. Check out "Take Somethin' Home" below:

Damani - Take Somethin' Home (ft. Fatman Scoop)

Next up is a track off one of the most highly anticipated albums coming out of Los Angeles this year. I'm talking about Murs' major label debut on Warner Bros, "Murs For President". The buzz is building and the fans are waiting to see what the creative L.A. rhymer is going to come up with this time around. The track we have for you is called "Time Is Now" and features none other than Big Snoop Dogg, while the soulful Latoya Williams provides the hook. Production comes courtesy of Niggarachi (Snoop Dogg & Terrace Martin):

Murs - Time Is Now (ft. Snoop Dogg & Latoya Williams)

Last but not least, we have a new joint from TJ Santana from the Young Hoggs. He's currently working on his "West Coast Succs Right Now" EP dropping through RBC Records soon, off the back of his buzz single with the same name, which we premiered on dubcnn a few months ago. This track right here is on a more positive note and samples the Beverly Hills Cop theme (yes it does). To find out what TJ cooked up, check out "Beverly Hills Cop Song (Fucc'd Me A White Girl)" below:

TJ Santana - Beverly Hills Cop Song (Fucc'd Me A White Girl)

That's it for now, we hope you enjoy!

Nima

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news 1222780450 - January 1, 1970 By : As we reported on August 1st, 2008 - Sen Dog (aka Senen Reyes), the notorious co-frontman of hip-hop legends Cypress Hill, was gearing up to release his debut solo album "Diary of a Mad Dog" on September 30, 2008. Today is that day and - for once - the album drops right on time via Suburban Noize Records.

Sen Dog's bark is louder than ever on his debut. Taking matters of money, faith and family to the music, Sen Dog sets out to unleash personal dramas in a no-holds-barred symposium that will shed insight into his life.

"Diary of A Mad Dog" is a cathartic release for the rabid emcee, but totally accessible to a ravenous audience eager for a solid Sen Dog assault. Artists set to feature on the album include Tangled Thoughts, DJ Ace, and even his Cypress Hill partner B-Real.

""I've done the whole dark, morbid thing and the whole rock n' roll crossover thing. I'm not going to have an agenda on this; I'm going to jam and record whatever is fun to me," says Sen Dog about his first ever solo offering. "With Cypress Hill I'm working with B-Real and DJ Muggs, but with my solo material it's a bit more of a challenge and more rewarding for me as a songwriter when I come up with tracks and they sound banging" he adds.

"Diary Of A Mad Dog" is in stores and available online now. To hear more from the album check out
Suburban Noize Records as well as Sen Dog's MySpace page.

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news 1223461553 - January 1, 1970 By : Last month saw the release of the landmark 10th edition of the highly acclaimed Cali Untouchable DJ series by September 7th entitled "Western Hospitality." That release was initially available via our streaming feature or to buy for $3. To celebrate the release of the latest version "Western Hospitality 11" September 7th has given us permission to release "Western Hospitality 10" for free download.

September 7th Presents - Western Hospitality 10 (Free Download Page)


Today, apologies in the slight delay, we can release the new edition "Western Hospitality 11: Get It Gang Edition" for free download and also in our new streaming audio players. The new release features music from the Taje and the Get It Gang as well as Techniec, Tiny Doo, Ambrosi, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia(Pain Language), Big Wy, Mistah FAB, 40 Glocc, Busta Rhymes, Tekneek, B-Real, Young De, Mike Ant, Crooked I, One-2, Roscoe Umali, Federation, C Major, Ca$His, San Quinn, Beeda Weeda, Roccett, The Game, Xzibit, Jelly Roll, Bishop LamontDae One, Tha Warriorz, Amplified, NJD amongst others.

To grab your copy for free and to check out the tracklist and covers hit the link below. You can also stream the release to embed on forums [including the Dubcnn Forums] and your blog/myspace pages using the link below that.

September 7th Presents - Western Hospitality 11 (Download Page)
September 7th Presents - Western Hospitality 11 (Streaming Page)

We urge you to check out the mixtape on the new streaming feature and of course to download it. Your feedback on both the audio players and of course the mixtape via email and on the Dubcnn Forums are welcomed. Stay tuned to Dubcnn for the very latest news and media from the Cali Untouchable DJs and of course September 7th.

Rud

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news 1224591092 - January 1, 1970 By : Although you hear Young De each week on the West Coast Grind radio show its been a while since we heard Young De unleash on a track - in fact its incredibly been six months since the release of his Audio Hustlaz Vol. 1 street album release alongside B-Real & Damizza.

Ever since February 27, 2007 when I first introduced Tangled Thoughts to Dubcnn readers Young De has been delivering consistant and contemporary new music. Just last week De called in to DJ Muggs' Soul Assasins radio show and dropped a crazy freestyle - the video to the full thing can be seen below.

Young De - Freestyle On Soul Assassins Mash Up Radio (Video)

As always stay tuned to Dubcnn for the very latest news and media from Young De and remember you can catch him here every Thursday for the West Coast Grind radio show podcast.

Rud

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news 1224960025 - January 1, 1970 By : Nacional Records is proud to announce that percussion phenom Eric Bobo (of Cypress Hill) will release his debut album 'Meeting of the Minds' on November 18th. 'Meeting of the Minds' brings together many of Bobo's friends and creative collaborators from across his life, including B-Real, Sick Jacken, Ill Bill, Mellow Man Ace and Eric's father, the latin Jazz legend Willie Bobo.

The album follows Bobo's wide range of influences - as a Puerto Rican whose childhood was spent surrounded by jazz revolutionaries to his days immersing himself in the underground hip hop scenes and touring the world stages with the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill.

Throughout his career, Bobo has been known for recording and performing with a large variety of leading artists including The Black Crowes, 311, Gnarls Barkley, Rage Against The Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Soulfly, Ella Fitzgerald, Fort Minor (feat. Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park) and Psycho Realm. "I'm very chameleon-like," Bobo explains. "I feel comfortable playing in a lot of different settings. I can do a hip-hop album but also play with The Black Crowes on something very rootsy. Or I can play with Soulfly, a heavy metal group. To do all these things, it has really opened me up musically."

In August 2005, Bobo entered the studio in Tucson, Arizona to record his debut album, 'Meeting of the Minds'. The album is an eclectic collection of songs that represent what Eric Bobo is all about. "I am really excited to be able to make an album that has songs with artists from Ill Bill, one of most dope MCs in underground hip hop, to Toy Selectah, whose group Control Machete were influenced by Cypress. That was the concept of 'Meeting of the Minds', to put all these different worlds together. Making some of the most oddball combinations and seeing what comes out."

Dubcnn has the pleasure of bringing you an exclusive track off the album for your listening pleasure. Check out "The Good, Bad & Ugly", featuring The Hoodcats, below:

Eric Bobo - The Good, Bad & Ugly (ft. The Hoodcats)

Make sure to pick up your copy of "Meeting Of The Minds" when the album drops on November 18th!

Nima

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news 1226428111 - January 1, 1970 By : Dubcnn briefly caught up with the Bay Area's Balance to see what he's been up to since he dropped his latest mixtape project "Unsigned Legend" on dubcnn. "Thanks to all the fans who supported the mix CD, the download numbers are crazy. The CD is getting a great buzz, Nik Bean and I are already talking about doing a Volume 2!", Balance said.

"Unsigned Legend" isn't the only project Balance recently dropped, he also put out a compilation called "Golden State Warriorz Vol. 1" on October 21st, off which we dropped the track "
Priceless" a few weeks ago.

"Goldie State Warrioz" features Yukmouth, Messy Marv, Traxamillion, Crooked I, Mistah FAB, Big Rich, Juice, Guce and Dem Hoodstarz to name a few. You can purchase it on iTunes now. Incase you're not convinced yet, here is another joint off the compilation for you to preview:

Balance - Eyes Wide Shut (ft. Erk Tha Jerk & Ahku)

As to his future plans, here is what Balance had to say: "I'm in the studio working hard on my sophmore album "The Day Kali Died". So far it's coming out crazy, last time I was in L.A., Glasses Malone came thru and layed a classic verse to a Midi Mafia produced song called "I'm On My Shit". We're about 5 songs deep in the album. I'm going back and forth to L.A. each month recording the classic record. Expect dope concept records and fire lyrics!"

Balance's new album "The Day Kali Died" should be out around the summer of 2009. Look out for Midi Mafia to do half the album, with the other half being produced by Jake One, DJ Khalil, DJ Muggs, Traxamillion, Traklordz, Judah and Iconz. Dubcnn will keep you updated!

Nima

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news 1226598021 - January 1, 1970 By : Earlier this week Dubcnn featured an interview with Mellow Man Ace - if you missed that then ensure you check it now - Exclusive Interview With Mellow Man Ace.

The interview caused another legend to contact Dubcnn to make a statement to clear up some of the information in the interview and the Dubcnn introduction. B-Real - of Cypress Hill, who is currently working on his solo album "Smoke N Mirrors" due for release on February 24th 2009 contacted Dubcnn to make the following statement.

"To clear up a little bit of this information here, Mellow was never a part of Cypress Hill. When Mellow's first record came out, Cypress Hill had barely been formed. We were all a crew together, but there was never any direction for a group. When Mellow got in the door, we had already met Muggs, and then we started working on demos.

So when he said something about "his decision to leave Cypress Hill," there was no Cypress Hill to leave at the time. Clearly, Cypress Hill got signed in 1990, and his first record was in 1988. I think he's maybe a little bit confused about that.

As far as his contribution to my solo record, he was definitely involved in the beginning process. I give him credit for that. I value his opinion as an artist. But as far as the new Cypress record goes, that a very formulated thing between me, Sen Dog, and Muggs. That process is between the three of us, and he was never really involved in that. I read the interview he just released, and I was taken aback by some of the information in it, so I thought I would clear it up. I've got love for Mellow, he's my family, and I wish him luck on everything."


Our thanks go to B-Real for providing the statement and if you missed the interview it relates to then check out our Exclusive Interview With Mellow Man Ace today.

In related news B-Real and Young De just released Behind The Scenes Footage of their new video for Don't You Dare Laugh featuring Young De and Produced by Scoop Deville. The track, premiered on Dubcnn in September, will feature on "Smoke & Mirrors" next year. Check below to view the footage.

B-Real - Don't You Dare Laugh (Feat. Young De) (Behind The Scenes Video)

Stay tuned for more news and media from B-Real - including and exclusive interview with B-Real due very soon - as well as from the Cypress Hill camp and Mellow Man Ace.

Rud

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news 1228143410 - January 1, 1970 By : Recently, B-Real, along with Cypress Hill received a VH1 Hip Hop Honors, celebrating the vision, innovation and originality that the group continues to bring to hip-hop. The group has garnered 15 multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications from the RIAA; as well as headlining Lollapalooza, Woodstock and the group's own Smokin' Grooves tour.

Branching out from Cypress Hill, B-Real's first ever solo effort, Smoke N Mirrors, showcases his musical talent over beats produced by Alchemist, Scoop Deville, & Sick Jacken (from Psycho Realm).

Dubcnn touched down with B-Real shortly after the group’s honoring at the VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors. In this exclusive interview with B-Real, he talks VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors, what he has planned with the new Smoke N Mirrors project, the future of Cypress Hill, and what it’s like traveling all around the world doing tours and concerts.

Click below to read this exclusive interview:

Exclusive B-Real Interview

Don’t forget to check out B-Real’s newest video, Don’t You Dare Laugh (featuring Young De) and produced by Scoop Deville. The track, which premiered on Dubcnn in September, will feature on Smoke & Mirrors, due out in February of next year. Check below to view the footage:

B-Real - Don’t You Dare Laugh (Feat. Young De)

As always, hit me up on Myspace or e-mail me at chad@dubcnn.com with any thoughts, ideas, comments and stories, and be sure to drop your feedback in our forums.


ChadKiser

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