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The Ahead of the Class CO Tour w/Tanya Morgan, TiRon, Whygee, King F.O.E., DJ Low Key, Lazy Eyez & special guests…

February 27, 2011 / / One comment

March 2011 -> What do you get you when you combine a Brooklyn-based group who Ali Shaheed Muhammed from a Tribe Called Quest called “legends in the making” with a Los Angeles-based MC that the LA Times dubbed “LA’s best rapper” and award-winning Colorado talent? The Ahead of the Class CO Tour; featuring Tanya Morgan, TiRon, Whygee, King F.O.E., DJ Low Key, Lazy Eyez & special guests. The tour’s gonna hit Denver, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs and Boulder, complete with a few surprises courtesy of Akomplice, Snowboard Mag, Dunn the Signtologist and more.  Stay tuned to the Ahead of the Class Tour page at DenverSolution.com for more info on the tour and don’t miss what promises to be a some classic parties!!!

Wednesday, 3/9 -> Cecilia’s in Breckenridge (520 S. Main Street) – Doors at 9 /// $10 for 21+

Thursday, 3/10 -> Black Sheep in Colorado Springs (2106 E. Platte Ave) – Doors at 8 /// $10 for 21/$12 for all ages /// Plus special guests The Boombox Saints for their official album release party & the performance debut of Play Cousin (Boonie Mayfield & Jordan Craft). Buy tickets now.

Saturday, 3/12 -> The Marquis in Denver (2009 Larimer St) – Doors at 9 /// $10 for 21/$12 for all ages /// Buy tickets now /// Plus, the Denver debut of Play Cousin (Boonie Mayfield & Jordan Craft) & an Akomplice Fashion Show.  Tickets also available at Family Affair (21st & Larimer downtown) or from DJ Low Key, Lazy Eyez or Whygee with no ticket fees.

Tuesday, 3/15 -> Round Midnight in Boulder (1005 Pearl Street) – Doors at 9 /// $5 before 11, $10 after for 21+ /// Plus special guest, world renowned turntablist DJ Vajra and an Akomplice Fashion Show.

.:Download The Ahead of the Class Tour Sampler (right click on a PC):.

Stay tuned for more videos and free MP3s as we get closer to the tour and make sure to cop your pre-sale tickets, some shows will sell out!!! Also, you can follow everyone from the tour on twitter by checking out this list. Last but not least, here’s some words, video & music to help get you familiar with the tour’s lineup:

“Quietly and stealthily, they’ve evolved into one of the finest groups of their generation” – The L.A. Times on Tanya Morgan

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“TiRon isn’t your average rapper, he’s something more” – XXL Magazine on TiRon

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“”Tanya Morgan is bolder and braver than forbearers like Black Star and Slum Village…an expansive tour de force” – Vibe.com on Tanya Morgan

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“Los Angeles’ Best Rapper” – The L.A. Times on TiRon

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Free MP3 Downloads (Round 1):

.:Tanya Morgan presents Donwill & Von Pea – The Sandwich Shop:.

.:TiRon – MSTRD:.

.:Whygee & Sounds Supreme – Hype Killz Volume 1:.

Free MP3 Downloads (Round 2):

.:DJ Soul presents Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group:.

.:TiRon – Ketchup (mixed by DJ Low Key):.

.:King F.O.E. – Fuck F.O.E. + Bonus: It Sucks To be You:.

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For my DJ homies…Donwill – Laura’s Tape (Unmixed Version)…

February 8, 2011 / / One comment

In Don’s own words:

DOWNLOAD: Donwill – Laura’s Tape [Unmixed Version]

I been meaning to throw these on my Bandcamp for a minute. While Kingmost did the damn thing on Laura’s Tape a lot of my DJ friends have been asking about how can they get their hands on some of the songs to play out at clubs. Here they are. This only includes the R&B remake songs. The original joints are now available here along with bonus artwork and the Laura’s Song music video.

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Saturday, 11/13 -> Catch me DJing for Tanya Morgan at the Oxblood Music & Art Fest in Austin!!! 9th Wonder’s on the bill too!!!

November 8, 2010 / / No comments

‘Nuff Said.

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Von Pea – Pea’s Gotta Have It is in stores now!!! Plus, a dope Brooklynati Radio Oldie Mix I should have posted a while ago…

October 19, 2010 / / No comments

I highly recommend you cop Von Pea – Pea’s Gotta Have It; which drops today and is something you’ll love if you’re into things like jams, dope raps, nice female rappers, conceptual albums and/or DJ Low Key mentions where your Mister Cee shouts should be (doesn’t make sense?  Preview track #1 and it will, you can do that and cop the album here).  Here’s the tracklist:

Freestyle Live at Low Key’s (produced by Von Pea & Aeon)
Breakfast at the Bodega (skit)
The Yorker (produced by Brick Beats)
I Know We’re Right (f/ Keisha Shontelle) (produced by Aeon)
We Should Be Rocking (f/ Donwill, Aeon, & Lee Sissing) (produced by Aeon)
There U Were (f/ Uzoy) (produced by Aeon)
Iron Horse (skit)
Thanks For Your Children (f/ Che Grand & Elucid) (produced by Brizzo)
Good Life (produced by Aeon)
Open School (f/ Danny!) (produced by Von Pea)
Dreams (f/ Jermiside, Ilyas, & Spec Boogie) (produced by Brick Beats)
Ahead of the Class (produced by Jamie Cooley)
New Pair (f/ Josie Stingray & Rapsody) (produced by Von Pea)
Get Violated (produced by Von Pea & The Park)
Boombox (produced by Aeon)
Pep Rally (produced by Brizzo)
Outro!!!! (produced by Brizzo)

Low Key’s Local Flava!!!  $3.99 Po’ Boy & Okra Lunch Special!!!!!

.:Brooklynati Radio Oldie Mix:.*

*I didn’t make it, Von did. It’s got all sorts of gems on it, if you like Tanya Morgan, it’s a must have.

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Important Rap News!!! Pea’s Gotta Have It tracklist!!! Check out track #1…

September 14, 2010 / / No comments

It drops on 10/12!  I’ve been rocking the album nonstop and trust me, it’s something you definitely wanna cop (aka buy) for your collection.  Anyways, here’s the tracklist and a few more words on Pea’s Gotta Have It from the one and only Von Pea aka Skinny Biggie aka the Waa’s: my official debut solo ALBUM in stores October 12th

Artwork by Joe Buckingham (de la soul is dead, native tongue logo, etc.)

(the album is not inspired by “she’s gotta have it” btw…lol)

Freestyle Live at Low Key’s (produced by Von Pea & Aeon)
Breakfast at the Bodega (skit)
The Yorker (produced by Brick Beats)
I Know We’re Right (f/ Keisha Shontelle) (produced by Aeon)
We Should Be Rocking (f/ Donwill, Aeon, & Lee Sissing) (produced by Aeon)
There U Were (f/ Uzoy) (produced by Aeon)
Iron Horse (skit)
Thanks For Your Children (f/ Che Grand & Elucid) (produced by Brizzo)
Good Life (produced by Aeon)
Open School (f/ Danny!) (produced by Von Pea)
Dreams (f/ Jermiside, Ilyas, & Spec Boogie) (produced by Brick Beats)
Ahead of the Class (produced by Jamie Cooley)
New Pair (f/ Josie Stingray & Rapsody) (produced by Von Pea)
Get Violated (produced by Von Pea & The Park)
Boombox (produced by Aeon)
Pep Rally (produced by Brizzo)
Outro!!!! (produced by Brizzo)

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.:Che Grand & DJ Low Key – The Fixtape Two: In It For The Drink Ticket:.

September 2, 2010 / / No comments

Che Grand is one of my favorite rappers out.  Not because I’ve known him for years or because we released Limited Edition: The Fixtape back in 2007 or because we’ve performed at shows across the country together.  It’s because Che Grand is a BEAST on the mic, period. On The Fixtape Two: In It For The Drink Ticket, Che blacks out on everything from synthy funk beats to prog rock to club ish like he was born to do it, all while maintaining that Airtight Grizzy sound we all know and love.  The tape features guest spots from the Lessondary, Uzoy, Theo, Peter Hadar, Jay Electronica and more, while the production lineup includes Brian Brizzo, Von Pea, Nottz, Apple Juice Kid, Suhburb, Illmind, Cook Classics, The Stuyvesants & Boom Clap Bachelors. Shouts to Spec Boogie on the cover. The tracklist and download links are below, enjoy.

1. Fixed Tapes
2. Smoke Circles
3. Standin’ Too Close feat. Spec Boogie
4. Von Pea feat. Che Grand & Elucid – Thanks For Your Children
5. King x Grand
6. Drink Ticket (Oh Baby)
7. Confident feat. Uzoy
8. TJ Hooker Verse
9.  Streets
10. Salute (The Solution) (Dub)
11. Man Myth Legend
12. Get On Your Job feat. Boom Clap Bachelors
13. Donny Goines feat. Che Grand & Izza Kizza – She Likes
14. Work Harder (Lawwd Listen)
15. Donwill & Von Pea feat. Che Grand – Headphone Rock
16. The Mood (Jungle Sounds)
17. Cook Classics feat. Che Grand, Donwill, Theo & Peter Hadar – Pitch Me To You
18. My Style feat. Miky & AKIR
19. Brizzo & Cizzo feat. Che Grand – Never Be The Same
20. Jay Electronica feat. Che Grand – Hagler
21. Von Pea Kung Fu Grip Interlude
22. Star (Pimps In Canada in 3D) w/ The Lessondary
23. Antonio Fargas
24. Swing (Original 2006 Demo)
25. The Stew Fuzz Theme
26. Rock N Roll Pussy
27. Thru Wit It
28. Love Is The Motivation
29. Outro

.:Che Grand & DJ Low Key – The Fixtape Two: In It For The Drink Ticket (tracked):.

.:Che Grand & DJ Low Key – The Fixtape Two: In It For The Drink Ticket (untracked/podcast style version):.

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Aeon x DJ Low Key mixtape coming in a few months!!! Check out a few of his remixes below & get familiar…

August 31, 2010 / / No comments

(What a bad hip hop pic…neither of us look mean)

Me and insanely talented, Philadelphia-based producer Aeon are linking up for a mixtape in the coming months (unless the NL east race ends our friendship…LOL).  You might know him from Aeon Got Beats Vol. 1 or his work with Tanya Morgan, Che Grand and the rest of the Lessondary.  Anyways, here’s a quick preview of what you can expect on the tape, enjoy…

.:Carlitta Durand “Official (Aeon Remix)”:.

.:Torae “Switch (Aeon Remix):.

.:Nicolay & Kay “Tight Eyes (Aeon Remix):.

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Che Grand & DJ Low Key – The Fixtape 2:In It For The Drink Ticket coming next week!!! Check out “Man Myth Legend” & “Get On Your Job” below…

August 27, 2010 / / No comments
(“Gold, the charm works like it/No animals were harmed except the shark biters”)

Here’s two more new Che Grand joints from our upcoming mixtape, Che Grand & DJ Low Key – The Fixtape Two:In It For The Drink Ticket…The tape drops next week, I can’t wait for y’all to hear it…

.:Che Grand “Man Myth Legend”:.

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Von Pea “The Yorker” (Produced by Brick Beats)

August 26, 2010 / / No comments

Von Pea’s official solo debut album, Pea’s Gotta Have It, drops on October 12th.  It comes complete with a track featuring my name in the title (thanks Von), so you know you gotta cop it.  Anyways, below is a taste of what it sounds like, complete with some words from Peazy himself.

From VonPea.com: 1st leak from my official debut solo album. the artwork is by Joe Buckingham (the back cover/inside is AWESOME)

and the album is not inspired by the movie! I didn’t make a concept album about sleeping with 2 women lol

I hope you all enjoy.

Von Pea “The Yorker” <—-DOWNLOAD

bonus for vonpea.com readers: random lines from each track for no reason (haha)

1-”pop one in his moms and gun-butt Bambi”
2-breakfast at the bodega (skit)
3-”i tell em im the letterman, the bomber, parka, i cover em, no other than, the armor author”
4-”rappers talk tough…they really Julie Newmars”
5-part 1:”met her on craigslist, said she look like Halle…she was lying”
6-part 2:”we got the whole summer and she got the whole plumber thing, showing me her back via mac and its on my screen”
7-iron horse (skit)
8-”funk! (rhythm!) my people are instinctive, not formally trained but still broaden and change”
9-”Jada trying to get my data while im sittin next to Will, told her ‘chilllll’”
10-”took the 500 to school to make beats and they tried to take it away…i ran straight to the gate”
11-”when i entered the room it was just 7 and 2…”
12-”yall eat the lunch food i have chefs cook”
13-”imma ‘go see the doctorrrr’ dr jays, yes general release, no hyper beasts”
14-”with no itenerary i can tell you trippin”
15-”Von Pea & Aeon? Rush & Rick Rubin…”
16-”Staten Island, yall be getting love late…so im f*cking with yall first, Linda Lovelace”
17-”that seems to be the plans B thru Z, cause I aint trying to help the world eat through me”

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Don Cusack is out, cop that ish!!! P.S. Check track 6…

April 5, 2010 / / No comments

Physical | iTunes | Amazon | List of Stores by City

I’ve been meaning to mention this since it dropped on 3/23, but between back to back trips to Austin for SXSW and Houston to coordinate some Thre3 Style ish and my “regular” grind, I haven’t had the chance.  With that said, Don Cusack in High Fidelity is finally out!  What’s that, you ask.  It’s Donwill from Tanya Morgan’s official solo debut, in the form of a collection of love stories, re-imagined loosely around the cult-classic High Fidelity (read more about the idea in Don’s own words here and check the Onion AV Club’s review of it here).  Anyways, it’s probably the best album I’ve heard so far in 2010 and one of the best concept albums I’ve heard in years, check out the samples on iTunes to hear for yourself and pick up a copy at your local record store.

  • 1. “Monologue”
  • 2. “Laura’s Song” (produced by Astronote)
  • 3. “Top 5 Breakups” (produced by Brick Beats)
  • 4. “Championship Vinyl” (feat. The Lessondary) (produced by A Plus from Souls of Mischief)
  • 5. “Ian’s Song” (feat. Opio from Souls of Mischief) (produced by Von Pea)
  • 6. “Shake It Easy” (feat. Peter Hadar & DJ Low Key) (produced by Martin Slo)
  • 7. “Love Junkie” (feat. Harlem’s Cash & Peter Hadar) (produced by AEON)
  • 8. “December 27″ (produced by Donwill)
  • 9. “Breathe” (feat. Nicky Guiland) (produced by Neon Collars)
  • 10. “I See You” (feat. Ragen Fykes) (produced by Algorhythm)
  • 11. “Good” (feat. Che Grand, Ced Hughes & Ragen Fykes) (produced by AEON)
  • 12. “Leading Lady” (produced by Keelay & Zaire)
  • 13. “Pussy Rules The World” (feat. Mykestro & Bad Lucc) (produced by The Twilite Tone)
  • 14. “Maybe You & I” (produced by Wale Oyejide)
  • 15. “Girl Girl” (feat. Kay from the Foundation & Uzoy) (produced by AEON)
  • 16. Ragen Fykes, “Hey Baby” (produced by Keelay & Zaire)
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