Always Urban » fresh music http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Snaps&Hooks Chicago Hiphop Open Mic http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2010/06/snapshooks-hiphop-open-mic/ http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2010/06/snapshooks-hiphop-open-mic/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:52:59 +0000 JeJuly http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/?p=1073 Snaps&Hooks

]]> http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2010/06/snapshooks-hiphop-open-mic/feed/ 0 Sirah in San Francisco http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/12/sirah-in-san-francisco/ http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/12/sirah-in-san-francisco/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:53:39 +0000 JeJuly http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/?p=1045 Late pass me. Just saw this. Sirah’s homemade video for San Francisco from her album Smile You Have Teeth. Go see her to get a copy.

]]> http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/12/sirah-in-san-francisco/feed/ 0 Rest in Peace Roc Raida http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/09/rest-in-peace-roc-raida/ http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/09/rest-in-peace-roc-raida/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:01:52 +0000 JeJuly http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/?p=990 I’ve been DJing since ‘99ish. Roc Raida was a huge influence on me and everyone I came up with. He’ll be missed, sincerely.

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As promised, the winning design will be unveiled September 3rd at Double Door in Chicago at the Grape Juice Records Five Year Anniversary Party.

The line up for the party is HUGE, and Phillip Morris is headlining, making him the HUGEST. Check out his live vid from the Going Green concert at Q4.



Get your tickets for Sept 3rd @ Double Door

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Late

]]> http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/07/friday-in-chicago/feed/ 0 Artoo x Gordon Krum = FTW! http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/07/artoo-x-gordon-krum-ftw/ http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/07/artoo-x-gordon-krum-ftw/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:56:00 +0000 JeJuly http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/?p=941 Get a preview of Artoo and Gordon Krum’s summertime EP, FTW on giantsquidrecords.com. Get the full album on the 24th @ Black Gate Sessions in Chicago when Artoo hosts The Definition with Raashan Ahmad of Crown City Rockers, and Maker. RSVP on Facebook.




Artoo – Love it or Hate it

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Download three tracks on giantsquidrecords.com

]]> http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/07/artoo-x-gordon-krum-ftw/feed/ 0 Wale and 9th Wonder Mixtape http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/06/wale-and-9th-wonder-mixtape/ http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/2009/06/wale-and-9th-wonder-mixtape/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:25:21 +0000 JeJuly http://www.alwaysurbanblog.com/?p=844 Got the new Wale mixtape over the weekend. As expected, lots more DC and PG shoutouts, which I’ll take to heart forever. Like the past couple 9th Wonder projects, the production was undercooked and underwhelming. He was recycling more than usual.

However, the Daptone Records crew (in the form of Mark Ronson) contributed a nice piece for the track Um Ricka f/ K’Naan. This might be recycled from an old Daptone project, and I might be eating my own words, but it wasn’t something I’d heard before.

Audio of Wale – Um Ricka f. K’Naan (prod Mark Ronson). From “Back to the Feature” mixtape.

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It was Easter Island by Master Mosquito off of the Hear No Evil EP. Came out in 2002, plenty of time to hear it before Humble Drums radio in 2004.

Audio preview. Get it on iTunes.

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the DEFINITION @ Black Gate Sessions

RSVP Only on http://www.blackgatesessions.com





Saturday 6.12

3rd Annual Humboldt Park Art Fair @ Boathouse Pavilion

1301 N. Humboldt Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60622



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