Velben - Creative Flowz album preview (Audio)

Detroit-bred soul man Velben's new album Creative Flowz will be coming soon. Check the sounds on this album preview. VB appeared on two tracks on Dragon Fli Empire's latest album, Redefine. (Info courtesy BamaLoveSoul)

Classified - Quit While You're Ahead (Video)

New video from Classified's "Self Explanatory" album featuring Choclair, Moka Only and Maestro.

Shad - The Calling (Video)

Shad "The Calling" featuring Jermiside & Destruments music video, from producer Danny Diggs' new EP "Introducing". Produced by Danny Diggs & co-produced by Destruments. Directed by 360 To Nowhere. The EP features tracks by Akrobatik, Nuie, Jermiside of Red Giants, Soulstice, Maverick Sabre, Shad K, Destrumentals & cuts by DJ Mayhem.

People Under the Stairs - Trippin' at the Disco (Video)

Retro madness in this hilarious PUTS video.

Skyzoo - The Beautiful Decay (Video)

You heard this yesterday on Mental Illness, so it seems like a good idea to post the accompanying video.

"Teekay - Sunrise Soiree EP" coming soon!

Coming in November from Makebelieve Digital to iTunes and other fine online retailers! On his first true solo effort, the "Sunrise Soiree EP", listeners will be treated to Teekay's skills behind the boards in addition to his mic presence. The project is designed to be a soundtrack for moody nights, with soothing keys, bass and horn samples riding over crunchy kicks and snares.

TRACKLIST
1. Daybreak
2. Spin the Record
3. Two Letters
4. Vibing
5. Sunshine Mindstate
6. Change
7-11. Instrumentals

The Mental Illness CJSW funding drive SWAG Guide!

It's that time of year again... the time of year when you, the CJSW 90.9FM listener give something back to the station that gives so much to you! The station cannot run without your support, and it's the only place on the radio in Calgary that you're going to hear quality underground hip hop (and other great music).

Guess what though! When you support CJSW on Sunday, October 25th between 3PM and 6PM during DJ Cosm's show "Mental Illness" by calling 403-220-5000, you will also get some crazy swag as a token of our appreciation for your donation! With that in mind, we present to you, The Mental Illness CJSW Funding Drive SWAG Guide!

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$25.00 Pledge - SWAG

1) DJ Cosm's "Sound the Horns" mixtape
Features some of the hot music you hear on Mental Illness every Sunday including Raekwon, Wale, Jay Electronica, Royce da 5'9 and others!
2) "CJSW Friends Card"
Equipped with a CJSW Friends card, you have access to discounts and/or special offers at over 100 businesses citywide.

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$60 Pledge - SWAG

1) Your choice - one of the following six quality hip hop CDs!
Big Pun: Legacy / Moe Pope & Headnodic: Megaphone / D-Sisive: Let the Children Die
Moka Only: Carrots & Eggs / Omni: Batterie / Sweatshop Union: Water Street
2) DJ Cosm's "Sound the Horns" mixtape
3) "CJSW Friends Card"
4) CJSW T-shirt (design is at the top of the page)

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$120 Pledge - SWAG

1) USB stick stuffed with hip hop
Cosm has personally loaded up several USB sticks full of the illest and latest hip hop for you to put onto your computer and MP3 player!
2) Two "CJSW Friends Cards"
3) CJSW T-shirt
4) Live Sessions at CJSW CD
5) CJSW Tote Bag

***Note: CJSW SWAG at this level can be swapped for the "Kids Pack", featuring 2 Friends Cards + 1 Adult T-shirt + 1 Kid T-shirt + 1 Colouring Book.

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$175 Pledge - SWAG

Graffiti art vinyl - #1 KWYET
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

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Graffiti art vinyl - #2 KWYET
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

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Graffiti art vinyl - #3 KWYET
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

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Graffiti art vinyl - #4 RANK NUBAH
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

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Graffiti art vinyl - #5 AFEX
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

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DFE Tier One Megapack (All 4 DFE CDs + a t-shirt)
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 CD +1 Tote Bag + 1 Toque

Note: CJSW SWAG at this level can be swapped for the "Hot Hot Hot BBQ Pack", featuring 2 Friends Card + 1 T-shirt + 1 Apron + 1 Ice Cream Scoop

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$220 Pledge - SWAG

DFE Tier Two Megapack (All 4 DFE CDs + Ride On vinyl + a t-shirt)
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 2 Friends Cards + 2 T-Shirts + "choice of two" (CD, Ice Cream Scoop/Apron/Toque/Tote Bag)

Note: CJSW SWAG at this level can be swapped for +2 Friends Cards + 1 T-Shirt + 1 California Fleece Zip Jogger + Tote or CD or Ice Cream Scoop

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$300 Pledge - SWAG

DFE Tier Three Megapack (All 4 DFE CDs + Ride On vinyl + Rare Japan compilation "Mellow Beats, Sunshine and Twilight + a t-shirt )
+ DJ Cosm mixtape + 3 Friends Cards + 1 T-Shirt + 1 California Fleece Zip Jogger + "choice of two" CD/Ice Cream Scoop/Apron/Tote Bag

INCENTIVES/SWAG CAN BE PICKED UP AFTER OCTOBER 23rd
All pledges $25 and up get a keychain when they come in to CJSW and pay.

Dragon Fli Empire ft. Moka Only - Paradise (Video)

The new DFE video is here! 'Paradise' features our buddy Moka and is directed by Wal Martian. Filmed around scenic K-Country outside of Calgary in Sept. 2009.

DJ Swann & TFM Present… – The Beach Cruiser Mix (free 99)

Don't front... you know he's got you open! CGY's own DJ Swann has blessed the masses with a new mix for www.thefindmag.com (Netherlands). Features guest freestyles from Teekay of DFE and Rasul Syed aka Mangolasi plus others. More info and download link here.

TRACKLIST
01 Medium Seen – Freestyle over Gold Diggin’ (Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf)
02 Boogie Down Productions – Loves Gonna Getcha (Instrumental)
03 Maspyke – No Big Deal
04 All City – Ded Right (Instrumental)
05 Nine – Whatcha Want (Swann Blend)
06 Danny Brown – What Up Doe
07 New Jack Hustle – Theme Music
08 Common – The Light (PPP Blend)
09 Teekay (of Dragon Fli Empire) – Freestyle over Wonder (Produced by Headnodic)
10 Funky DL – When I was Only 19
11 Count Bass D – Love Endless (Smokin’ Out Front)
12 People Under The Stairs – 43 Labels I Like
13 Special S (of Dirty Cop) – Freestyle over Lo (Produced by Zero7)
14 Melomaniac – Front To Back
15 Lil Wayne ft. Babyface – Comfortable (DJW Remix)
16 Bottom Fly – Wave ..019
17 Lupe Fiasco – Paris, Tokyo
18 Shin-Ski – Rigel
19 Drum Brothers (Soul Square) - New York State of Mind (ft. Melodiq)
20 Chan – Wake Up Love Interlude
21 Himuki – I Wanted U Down
22 9th Wonder & Jean Grae – My Story
23 DJ KO ft. Phonte, Wordsworth & Masta Ace – Ladder of Success
24 Nino Bless ft. Skyzoo Rhymefest and Ras Kass – Boom Bap Shit
25 Tsutchie – Breezin’
26 St. Germain – Forget It
27 Rasul Syed – Freestyle over Formalhaut (Produced by Shin-Ski)
28 Dynamic Syncopation ft. Mass Influence – 2 Tha Left
29 Mr. J Medeiros – Half A Dream (Produced by 20Syl)
30 Slum Village – Climax (Girl Shit)
31 Faith Evans – You Used To Love Me
32 Electric Company – Where Would You Be (Remix)
33 9th Wonder – Unreleased beat 44
34 Pete Rock – Get Involved (Instrumental)
35 St. Germain – Sure Thing
36 Peanut Butter Wolf – Summer’s End
37 Nicolay – There’s No Guarantee (Instrumental)
38 Brother Ali ft. Prozack Turner – World’s An Uproar
39 Kero One – Keep It Alive (Instrumental)
40 Steve Spacek – Interlude
41 Apani B Fly Emcee – Abracadabara (Instrumental)
42 Headnodic ft. Raashan Ahmad – Something
43 Has-Lo – Freestyle over Unaground Movement Forever (Produced by Teknique)

Vote for Dragon Fli Empire at cbc.ca/sonquest once per day!

Dragon Fli Empire is in the running in a crazy contest being put on by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Everyone can vote on a list of 5 artists and 5 places in each province and territory. The artist selected will create a CBC-commisioned new song about whatever place gets the most votes in their province. The song will be performed live on CBC-TV from coast-to-coast in December.

VOTE FOR DFE ONCE PER DAY AT CBC.CA/SONGQUEST!

Once you're on the site, click on Alberta on the Canadian map. Vote for Dragon Fli Empire in the list of artists. You can vote once per day... please spread the link to your friends and help us create another anthem for our province!

Q-Tip feat. Norah Jones - Life is Better (Video)

Dope collab off of Q-Tip's album "The Renaissance" gets the magical video treatment. A smooth joint that doesn't disappoint.

A&E (Masta Ace and Edo G.) - Little Young (Video)

Speaking of Ace... back with Edo G., brand new vid for little-young tastes.

Dragon Fli Empire in Banff and Canmore this weekend!

Dragon Fli Empire will be rippin' it up this (Canadian) Thanksgiving long weekend in the mountains! Saturday at the Devil's Gap in Banff. Sunday at the Drake Inn for the folks in Canmore. Rhymes galore! Below is the two venues we will be playing at in Google Street View, which just debuted yesterday for certain spots in Canada. Calgary is also live, so look for the return of the CGY Hotspot feature with StreetView.

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Masta Ace - Guest of Honor (free 99)

Hip Hop blog Wake Your Daughter Up has posted up a mix of Masta Ace guest spots from the last few years including his collaboration with Dragon Fli Empire - "Rise". Download it here.

Tracklist:
01 Marco Polo - Nostaligia ft. Masta Ace
From: Marco Polo - Port Authority (2007)

02 Bekay - Brooklyn Bridge ft. Masta Ace
From: Bekay - Hunger Pains (2009)

03 Marco Polo and Torae - Hold Up ft. Masta Ace and Sean Price
From: Marco Polo & Toroe - Double Barrell (2009)

04 Wu Tang Clan - Kill Too Hard ft. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace
From: Wu-Tang Clan - Chamber Music (2009)

05 Wildchild - The League ft. Special Ed, Masta Ace, Percee P, MC Lyte
From: Wildchild - Jack of All Trades (2007)

06 DJ KO - Ladder of Success ft. Masta Ace, Phonte and Wordsworth
From: DJ K.O. - Picture This... (2008)

07 Rise and The Avid Record Collector - WRA Cypher ft. Wordsworth & Masta Ace
From: Rise & The Avid Record Collector - Risen (2009)

08 Iller Than Theirs - The Same ft. Masta Ace
From: Iller Than Theirs - Iller Than Theirs (2007)

09 The Problemaddicts - Hurting ft. Masta Ace
From: The Problemaddicts - The First Step (2007) & The Guest List (2009)

10 Masta Ace - The Start of Things ft. Minus
From: Masta Ace - Hits U Missed Vol. 5 (2008)*

11 Scribbling Idiots - Told You So ft. Masta Ace
From: The Scribbling Idiots - The Have Nots (2007)

12 Nefew - Admit It ft. Wordsworth and Masta Ace
From: Nefew - Off The Cuff (2007)

13 Tommy Tee - What Is It ft. Masta Ace
From: Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time: The Wait (2007)

14 Masta Ace - Twos And Threes
From: The Sound Chronicles Vol 1 (2007)

15 Copperpot - Art of Rap ft. Masta Ace and Edo G
From: Copperpot - WYLA? (2007)

16 MC Esoteric - Aces Take ft. Masta Ace
From: MC Esoteric - Saving Seamus Ryan (2009)

17 The Funkoars - This Is How ft. Masta Ace
From: The Funkoars - The Hangover (2008)

18 DJ JS-1 - I Knew A Girl ft. Masta Ace, Punchline, Wordsworth, Strick
From: DJ JS-1 - No Sellout (2009)

19 Dragon Fli Empire - Rise ft. Masta Ace
From: Dragon Fli Empire - Redefine (2008)

20 Master Ace - Revolutions Bout To Start
From: Top Shelf 8/8/88 (2007)

21 Wildchild - The League Remix ft. Special Ed, Masta Ace, Percee P, MC Lyte
From: Wildchild - Jack of All Trades (2007)

People Under the Stairs - DQMOT (Audio)

New People Under the Stairs... their new album "Carried Away" is coming Oct. 13th on OM Records.