Tuesday, September 30, 2008

E-Mail Bag Mix


New Joints:

What You Know About Me - Lil Duce featuring Fat Pimp

Confirmed Dates for Redman and Method Man’s “Still High” Tour featuring Termanology:

Oct-10 PROVIDENCE, RI (LUPOS)
Oct-12 BURLINGTON, VT (HIGHER GROUND)
Oct-13 WORCESTER, MA (PALLADIUM)
Oct-14 NEW HAVEN, CT (TOADS PLACE)
Oct-15 PHILADELPHIA, PA (TROCADERO)
Oct-17 NEW YORK, NY (NOKIA THEATER)
Oct-18 RICHMOND, VA (TOADS PLACE)
Oct-19 BALTIMORE, MD (SONAR)
Oct-21 BLOOMINGTON, IN (BLUEBIRD)
Oct-22 CINCINNATI, OH (MAD HATTER)
Oct-23 DETROIT, MI (CROFOT BALLROOM)
Oct-24 CHICAGO, IL (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Oct-27 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (FIRST AVE)
Oct-29 DENVER, CO (OGDEN)
Oct-30 ASPEN, CO (BELLY UP)
Oct-31 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MURRAY THEATRE)
Nov-02 BELLINGHAM, WA (WWU - VIKING UNION)
Nov-04 PORTLAND, OR (ROSELAND)
Nov-05 SEATTLE, WA (SHOWBOX SODO)
Nov-06 ARCATA, CA (HUMBOLDT ST. UNIV.)
Nov-07 SAN FRAN, CA (GRAND BALLROOM)
Nov-08 SANTA CRUZ, CA (THE CATALYST)
Nov-09 PETALUMA, CA (PHOENIX THEATER
Nov-11 LOS ANGELES, CA (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-13 SAN DIEGO, CA (CANE'S)
Nov-14 PHOENIX, AZ (MARQUEE THEATER)
Nov-15 ALBUQUERQUE, NM (ALB.CONVENTION CTR)
Nov-16 DALLAS, TX (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-18 AUSTIN, TX (STUBBS WALLER CREEK AMP)
Nov-19 HOUSTON, TX (HOUSE OF BLUES)
Nov-21 ATHENS, GA (GEORGIA THEATER)
Nov-22 ASHEVILLE, NC (ORANGE PEEL)
Nov-23 CARRBORO, NC (CATS CRADLE)
Nov-25 NORFOLK, VA (NORVA THEATRE)
Nov-26 WASHINGTON, DC (9:30 CLUB)
Nov-28 ASBURY PARK, NJ (STONE PONY)
Nov-29 HARTFORD, CT WEBSTER THEATRE)


DILATED PEOPLES & BEAT JUNKIES DJ/PRODUCER, DJ BABU, PREPS THE RELEASE OF HIS LONG AWAITED STUDIO LP DUCK SEASON 3

DJ BABU’S DUCK SEASON 3 FEATURES TRACKS WITH BISHOP LAMONT, MF DOOM, DILATED PEOPLES, SEAN PRICE, TERMANOLOGY, M.O.P., LITTLE BROTHER, KARDINAL OFFISHAL, STRONG ARM STEADY, GUILTY SIMPSON, PERCEE P, A.G


A world-famous DJ with active memberships in Dilated Peoples and Beat Junkies among his most notable accomplishments, DJ Babu has made a noteworthy evolution. The Los Angeles-based turntablist also stands as one of underground rap’s fastest-rising producers.

Waiting almost five years after the release of the previous Duck Season installments, DJ BABU has been carefully crafting the final saga in his highly acclaimed hip-hop trilogy. What started out for Babu as a DJ compilation, the Duck Season series has come full circle to become a production showcase for the legendary turntablist; not to mention, his finest work to date.

“It started out as a mixtape that featured some of my favorite tracks,” explains DJ Babu. “Now it has fully evolved into a platform of my own production. The album is still presented in the classic Beat Junkie mixtape style, but that’s just a clever way for me to disguise my LP.” Indeed, working with Dilated Peoples aided DJ Babu in his evolution as a producer. Throughout the trio’s four albums, DJ Babu was steadily gaining knowledge and insight on how to craft meaningful and memorable soundbeds. Now, he has combined his far-reaching creative abilities into one project, the rock-solid Duck Season 3.

This evolution from DJ to producer is on full display throughout DJ Babu’s sonically superior Duck Season 3. The fast-moving collection showcases all of Babu’s quickly expanding talents, from mixing, juggling, blending and scratching -- as well as producing. Entirely produced by Babu, the line-up on Duck Season 3 reads like a hip-hop’s who’s who. While Babu includes many familiar faces like M.O.P., MF DOOM, Dilated Peoples and Sean Price, he also plants his ear to the streets, recruiting some of today’s hottest new talent like Bishop Lamont and Termanology.

A West Coast veteran in his own right, Babu has achieved a sound that can’t be labeled by region or style. This album could be equally appreciated in the Bronx, Compton or anywhere in between. Duck Season 3 is a treat for all the true B-Boy’s out there and a testament to the fact that hip-hop’s golden era is alive and well and as Babu concludes the vine between the golden era and today is still deeply rooted “allot of the DJs that I looked up to became great producers, from Dr. Dre to DJ Premier to Pete Rock. In a lot of ways, I’m trying to carry that same torch, where hip-hop is still rooted within DJing and records.”


NBA Star Alonzo Mourning kicks off "Ballin With Books" to encourage reading


The Mississippian who brought the world Conversations Book Club, Hiphop and Books literacy campaign and Art, Books and Beats is ready to introduce another exciting literary campaign: "Ballin' With Books"!

"Ballin' With Books" (http://www.ballinwithbooks.com/)* is the new brainchild of award-winning book club President and nationally recognized spoken word artist Cyrus A. Webb, and like his other projects, it will begin with a bang! Created to encourage reading among lovers of sports---especially the youth---the online book club will connect sports enthusiasts with books and players who are sharing their stories through the written word. "I just want to get everyone reading," says Webb,33. "It doesn't matter what their interests, our organization has shown that there is something out there for everyone, including those who love sports."

Webb will introduce the project with an exclusive interview with NBA great/Olympic Gold Medalist Alonzo Mourning! He is the author of RESILIENCE: Faith, Focus, Triumph--- a book that chronicles his highs and lows as well as the life-threatening disease that threatened to silence him forever.

The book will be available at bookstores everywhere on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Exactly one week later, on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 he will be a guest on Conversations LIVE! at 12p.m. CST to discuss the book and answer your questions before anyone else!
To listen to the show live, simply visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/conversationslive. The online chat room will be open and listen for the call-in number to join the discussion by phone is 1.347.426.3645. Podcast of the show will be available later for free downloading.

Other authors/sports figures that teamed up with Webb and "Ballin' With Books" include John Ed Bradley, Jack Cavanaugh, Kenny Mayne and Robert C. Gallagher, whose book "The Express: The Ernie Davis Story" is now a major motion picture! "I am glad that they have seen my vision and want to help me expand it," says Webb. A native of Mississippi, Webb is hoping that the Mannings, McAllister and Favre as well as high school and colleges will also join his coaltion to push reading among their fans/participants as well.

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