Del the Funky Homosapien - Funk Man (free 99)

Today only, Del has offered up his latest album "Funk Man" for free download. Cop it for free here: http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com/

Original Rudes (Video)

The Original Rudes are one of the nation's finest bboy crews, based here in CGY. If you didn't know, let this video provide an introduction...

Q: Who is the Electric Nosehair Orchestra? (Video)

A: Winner of the 2009 Juno Award for Best Instrumental album, the project is headed by former DMC champion DJ Brace, who DFE actually opened for in Edmonton several years ago. Congratulations! For more info, check out the MySpace page.

Grand Analog ft. Shad - Electric City (Audio)

Here is the first single "Electric City" from our homies Grand Analog. It's from the forthcoming album "Metropolis is Burning". With Shad in the mix you can't go wrong. Don't sleep on this one kiddies!

GZA - I Gotcha Back (Video)

Another classic GZA video leading up to tonight's show in the CGY at The Warehouse. I Gotcha Back has a DFE connection- a vocal sample from this track was cut up by DJ Cosm on the song "Watch Ya' Front (feat. Josh Martinez)". It's just that deep.

GZA - Liquid Swords (Video)

Taking it back to the classic joint... GZA will be in Calgary this Thursday at The Warehouse. Tickets are still available at Ticketmaster but are bound to disappear quickly! BTW, this is post #100 for livefromcgy.com!

Dragon Fli Empire on WeFunk radio!

Dragon Fli Empire's track "Outside Inn" featuring Cadence Weapon and Lynn Olagundoye was recently played on Montreal-based radio show WeFunk, which boasts a huge worldwide following via iTunes. The funk and hip hop duo of Professor Groove and DJ Static are especially popular in Europe, where they tour every year. Check out the episode here.

22/03/09 Mental Illness play list

Sorry it’s been a minute since I posted one of these. Definitely plenty of fresh goodies…

Shad, D-Ray & More or Les – Get Up(rmx)
Mr. Scruff ft. Roots Manuva – Nice up the Function
Trackademics – Enjoy What I Do
Zion I – Geek to the Beat
Cool Kids – What it iz
Kid Cudi ft. Wale – Is There Any Love?
Dizzy Rascal ft. UGK – Where da Gs?
Exile – Population Control
NASA ft, Fatlip, KRS One & Slim Kid Tre – Hip Hop
Camp Lo – 89 of Crime
Apple Juice Kid – Bitches
Brother Ali ft. Slug – The Believers
Del the Funkee Homosapien – Get it Right Now
Keelay & Zaire – Cali 2 NY
Cobe Obeah – Deathbox
Def3 & Factor ft. Cam the Wizzard & Sunspot Jonz – Leaders vs. Followers
Myka 9 – To the Sky
Notes to Self – Throw Your (Hands Up)
Theology 3 – Make it Big
Azreal ft. Chadio – Hell I Might
Tanya Morgan – So Damn Down
Diamond District – Who I Be
Oddisee – Hip Hop is Cool Again
Exile – Your Summer Song
LAUSD ft. Jack Davey & Blu – iFeel
Cook Classics ft. Tiron & Ayomarie – Sydney
U.N.I. – My Life
Devin The Dude – Can’t Make it Home
Cunninlinguists – Georgia(rmx)
Classified ft. Shad, D-Sisive, DL Incognito & Buck65 – Loonie
First Words ft. Buck65 & Ghettosocks – Avenue X
D-Sisive – Nobody with a Notepad
Moka Only ft. Bootie Brown – Hardly Say
Anonymous Twist – Brainwash
Damu the Fudgemunk vs. Madvillian – Beat Grinder
Bored Stiff – Hey Jo
Aceyalone – The Way it Was
Abstract Rude – Rejuvenation
Pacific Division – Pac Div
GZA – Life is a Movie
Doom – That’s That
John Robinson – Sorcerers
Illa J – R U Listening
Madlib – Selections from Beat Konducta vol. 5

CGY Hotspot: Flames Central

Flames Central - 219 8th Ave SW
Flames Central is a jiggy restaurant/sports bar/entertainment venue that also borrows some of the feel of an arena (Flames logos everywhere and luxury suites on the balcony). So what happens when hip hop invades the city's hockey entertainment complex? Well, if the incredibly dope concert by The Roots there last year was any indication, this coming Saturday's performance by Talib Kweli (with openers yours truly and DJ Roofeo) will be off the meter. Feel the fire baby.

Politic Live - Precise (Audio)

2003 joint from Politic Live produced by the homie DJ Nato... the Edmonton trio will be performing tonight in Calgary at Mile One with Red1 and DL Incognito.

House of Pain - Jump Around Pete Rock Remix (Video)

In honour of St. Patrick's Day...

Moka's new gems... (Audio)

From the new EP 7" Run and Find on Domination Recordings, the title track plus Expect featuring Aceyalone. Moka also produced the beat for DFE's latest video Keep the Funk Alive.

DJ Cosm & KLH Ali (Video)

Things can happen fast online... this is a video sneak-preview of a collab between Cosm and CGY prodigy KLH Ali, filmed and edited by the EST Movement camp.

K'Naan - Dreamer (Video)

K'naan's video for "Dreamer" off of the new album Troubadour, in stores now. K'naan will be in Calgary Friday night at the Marquee Room. Make sure to check it out! DFE's DJ Cosm will be opening.

The Guidelines: A West Coast Indie Rap Compilation '94-'00 (free 99)

Hip hop blog Cocaine Blunts has put together a compilation covering the oft-overlooked left coast mid-late '90s indie hip hop scene, featuring emcees such as Aceyalone, Blackalicious, E-Rule, Mystik Journeymen, Hieroglyphics and others. Download it here.

Redefine gets the Hill treatment...

Halifax based blog HeroHill has given Redefine some impressive praise:

So Redefine is my favorite Alberta rap album, but is it also currently my favorite Canadian hip hop album? Yes it is.

Check out the full review here.

Dragon Fli Empire - Keep the Funk Alive (Video)

Our brand new video for "Keep the Funk Alive" off of Redefine, produced by Moka Only. Video directed by Wal Martian.

KLH Ali - Art of My Rhyme (Audio)

Fresh new discovery from Calgary... KLH Ali reppin' the EST Movement. For more info check out his MySpace.

This weekend: Ladies First

Come on down to Skybar this Sunday and celebrate International Women's Day with some of Calgary's finest female talent including Lynn Olagundoye.

Moka Only - Run & Find EP sampler (free 99)

The nation's most prolific, Moka Only, is at it again, this time with a 7" vinyl EP release on US-based indie Domination Recordings coming later this month featuring a guest spot from Aceyalone. Get a sneak-peek for free by heading on over to http://www.zshare.net/audio/56285732a16d3116/

Dragon Fli Empire UGSMAG feature

DFE is the latest feature in the series of interviews by journalist JonB on the hip hop site UGSMAG, check it out at http://ugsmag.com/2009/03/dragon-fli-empire/

DFE #1 on Canadian campus radio hip hop charts!

DFE's new album Redefine has reached the top of the Chart Attack and Earshot campus radio hip hop charts in Canada last week, as well as maintaining at an impressive #3 on the US-based CMJ charts.

Keep the Funk Alive: Behind the Scenes (Video)

Beatmaker/video director extraordinaire Walmartian directed the latest DFE video "Keep the Funk Alive", coming soon. In the meantime, here's a tight behind the scenes sneak preview.

T.R.O.Y. presents: Sounds Like the 90s Vol. 3 (free ninety-nizzle)

WOW!! #3 is already upon us. Should be a monthly thing from here on out..

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ntviq7

T.R.O.Y. presents: Sounds Like The 90's Vol. 2 (free 99)

Here is the second installment of the T.R.O.Y. blog's celebrated series.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JQVR5SG0

Tonight: Naughty by Nature @ Cowboys

Get down and party like it's 19-Naughty-3 at Cowboys tonight as the dudes who brought you "Hip Hop Hooray" and "OPP" rock the spot in the CGY.

Raekwon ft. Ghostface & Method Man - Wu Ooh (Audio)

Here's a new heater from the Chef, produced by the one and only RZA. Apparently Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 is scheduled to drop on April 7. Fingers are crossed.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/55018549147e8987/