THE 411 UP NORTH COURTESY OF DIALOG

What’s Upper North!!

Did you miss me????  Over the last few week’s I have been busy starting a brand new Record Store in Winnipeg Manitoba called “The Vinylist” with my homies John Smith and Kevin from The Urban Bakery (a local smoke accessories/low rider bike shop).  Keep your eyes and ear’s open!!  Soon enough we’ll have the website going so you’ll finally have a place to pick up all your favorite and brand new Canadian releases!!

Speaking of Canadian releases  I have had a chance to grab a few compilations fully loaded with brand new music.  Let’s get up into it!

From the label that brought you Checkmate & Concise and The Defenders Of The Faith 12”s comes LongPlay Records out of Vancouver BC.  LP Records has just released “The Longplayers” compilation featuring such emcee’s as Thrust, Frankenstein, Brass Munk, Obscure Disorder, Moka Only & Swollen Members!!  A few of these joints have been previously released before so IF you’ve never had a chance to hear Marvel’s “Throw This Ball”, Thrusts “So Fresh” or Solitair’s “No Doubt” I highly recommend you grab this double LP.

I ran into Kamau a couple week’s ago and he laced me with his new project entitled “00:01 FIRST”.  Apparently K-OS is helping Kamau put out this brand new EP so if you’ve felt anything he’s done you’ll definitely enjoy this cd!  Every song on this EP has a meaning which is missing in a lot of hiphop and production is very organic sounding (all done by Kamau himself).  If you don’t play cd’s on your show there is a 12” available with Old Soul b/w Brainstorming that should be on your tables right now!!  Hit Kamau up at www.Kamau.ca for your copies today!!

Underworld Records a subsidiary of Battle Axe Records has just released “Lyrics Of Fury 2” the second collection of dope emcee’s like “Swollen Members, Mr Brady, Moka Only with the help of 2mex, Xoloanxinxo, Abstract Rude, Slug, Son Doobi & Buc Fifty.  When I first saw this 2 LP in the store my mouth dropped not knowing of its release and I quickly picked it up.  This record is seriously made for Bay Area/LA hiphop lovers and is really needed in a typically “ASOEP ROCK” emcee sounding country.  The track’s to check for are “Buc Fifty – Live By The Gun”, Moka Only “What I Do”, Abstract Rude “Frisbee” and Swollen Member’s classic 12” “Paradise Lost” with Tony Da Skitzo & Mixmaster Mike.    

And Finally…My beef of the month!!

“What’s upper” with Canadian promoters trying to bring in act’s across the country when they know it won’t happen.  In 2003, we all know how the border system works and generally if someone is known to cause problems they don’t get across!  I can only speak from the experience of my city but last month we had Mobb Deep/Noreaga on a bill and of course they didn’t show up with the exception of Mussolini and his uncle taking his place and an excuse of Noreaga “coughing up blood” before getting on the airplane after charging people 30 dollars a ticket.  When promoters do sketchy moves like that it really ruins an honest person’s effort in throwing a good legit show!  Stop doing it!!

On that note…PEACE!!

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