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A little more talk about Ketchup…Shouts to the homie TiRon…

March 12, 2009 / / No comments
So it’s been two weeks since my latest mixtape, Ketchup, a collab with ridiculously talented but still never happy L.A.-based rapper TiRon dropped & the response has been overwhelmingly positive…It’s already been downloaded over 6,000 times from just the main zshare link & here, plus it’s been re-upped by countless other blogs across the web…I figured I’d put together some of the feedback from some of the bigger sites/blogs for whoever’s still sleeping & production credits for whoever’s interested (take note of the lineup, there’s some super talented new producers & MCs featured on the tape…

“One of the best up and coming artists on the West Coast planet. Yea I said it. TiRon is stupid dope and you’re a fool if you’ve been sleeping. This tape is a perfect way to catch up Ketchup (see what he did right there?) though.” – 2DopeBoyz

“TiRon isn’t your average rapper, he’s something more…For all you tomato head ass muthaf*ckas that ain’t up on one of the West Coast’s brightest new stars, ketchup!” – XXL

“For my personal listening, I’d have to say [TiRon’s] on my ‘man more people need to hear these cats’ lists. Thankfully, we now have Ketchup.” – The Smoking Section

“Without bias, I can say this dude is definitely somebody you should get to know if you’re not familiar with his music already” – Okayplayer

1. Still Never Happy (Prod. by Madlib)
2. Go Ronnie (Prod. by SA-RA Creative Partners)
3. The High (Prod. by Jack Sample Pros)
4. My Wingman & Me feat. Ayomari (Prod. by Phonix)
5. Throwing My Money (Prod. by Fisticuffs)
6. She feat. Pacific Division (Prod. by Cook Classics)
7. 3 Drink Minimum feat. Ayomari (Prod. by SA-RA Creative Partners)
8. So Called Twenties feat. Ayomari (Prod. by Cook Classics)
9. Go feat. Miguel (Prod. by Fisticuffs)
10. Def 82 feat. Buff 1 & Ayomari (Prod. by Cook Classics)
11. Yea, You Crazy feat. Mibbs (Prod. by Swiff D)
12. Paper feat. Pacific Division (Prod. by Phonix)
13. Sydney feat. Ayomari (Prod. by Cook Classics)
14. Quitter feat. Tunji & Ayomari (Prod. by DJ Dahi)
15. Shine On (Prod. by Oren Yoel)
16. All The Kings Men (Prod. by GodLeeBarnes)
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.:TiRon – Ketchup (mixed by DJ Low Key):.

February 25, 2009 / / 2 comments

It’s finally here…Ketchup, my mixtape with LA’s own TiRon…In case you missed it, I hyped him up a few posts ago and as usual, the music speaks for itself…So whether you’re familiar with him or not, download this iddish & get caught up on one of the best new rappers out…Dude is RIDICULOUS, trust…

TiRon & DJ Low Key – Ketchup drops on 2/24…

February 20, 2009 / / No comments

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DROPPING TUESDAY, 2/24 -> In the words of Shake from 2dopeboyz.com “I’m not a huge fan of posting snippets, but I’ve had the full version of this for too long not to let something from it go. The track is just like 95% of anything else TiRon has released… dope as hell. I honestly don’t understand why there isn’t a larger buzz surrounding the kid. Dah well… it will come soon enough. Ketchup drops next Tuesday (February 24th) right here at the dopehouse; mixed by DJ Low Key. Video is on the way as well.”

.:TiRon featuring Ayomari “3 Drink Minimum (snippet)”:.

You might already know LA’s TiRon from his excellent rapper tape, Handshakes & Pounds, from a year or so back, his work with Pac Div (“Paper”, “She” & more), his track with Blu (“All The Kings Men”) or his mention as part of the “Class of 2009” on BET.com.  If not, get your google on, check TiRon’s myspace page & mark the 24th on your calendar so you can catch up.

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Friday, 2/6 -> The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme celebrates 2 years…You don’t wanna miss this…

February 5, 2009 / / No comments

FRIDAY, 2/6 -> It’s hard to believe that over a hundred Fridays have gone by since me & the infamous Sounds Supreme branched out from the “regular” club scene to start the kind of party we’d wanna go to back in February 2007.  We named the party the Solution and since then, every week’s been a beautiful mix of the best hip hop, exceptional people & great drinks (mainly courtesy of our longtime bartender Jessica, the “third member of the Solution”).  Well with our two year birthday coming on 2/6, we’re going all out to celebrate with a Solution cake courtesy of the Shoppe, art from Dunn the Street Sign Artist & more, photographers from the Westword, Red Bull Wings girls, mad drink specials & some crazy gift bags (details below).

It’s been a busy two years.  We’ve played host to a variety of out of town guests from Blu to Median to Tanya Morgan to the Kidz in the Hall to Che Grand to Mickey Factz & more.  We had some of CO’s best DJs, from Vajra to Chonz to Psycho to Bedz to Amen, spin guest sets & wanna plan their next guest spot before the night ends. We’ve thrown a J Dilla tribute for Ma Dukes with Stones Throw, a couple of chicken & waffles parties to honor the west coast, showings from some of Denver’s best artists, fashion shows with Akomplice & that’s just a few of the fun things that you might have missed if you haven’t been coming out every week.  There’s quite a few reasons Common called us “the real hip hop in Denver” and we were named “Best Hip Hop Night” in the Westword’s 2008 “Best of Denver” issue (don’t forget to vote for us in ’09).

But really though, the Solution’s not about us, it’s about you, the people who come out every week and support.  Everyone from heads who come by after working a ten hour day to fly ass girls who know the words Camp Lo songs to “nerds” who saw us mentioned on blogs to off duty go go dancers to some of the best DJs in town (y’all got us running around calling the Solution “your favorite DJs favorite party”, excuse our cockiness). With that said, we’ve collected a ton of giveaways from most of the companies we’ve worked with over the last few years. Akomplice, Frank151, Family Affair, Speakeasy, Avenue, Estate LA, Lard, Counter Act Ltd, Stones Throw, Mad Decent, IM Culture (home of Tanya Morgan) & even the homie Nicolay laced us and we’ve made gift bags for y’all to show our gratitude. RSVP to questions@djlowkey.com to reserve yours.  776 Lincoln / 21+ / No Cover / Music at 9 & come early, the spot’s normally packed & this Friday is gonna be extra extra.

P.S. Don’t miss Fantastic #3, the Solution’s third annual tribute to J Dilla on 2/27, plus stay tuned for Twitter.com/DenverSolution, DenverSolution.com & The Solution Mixtape #1 coming soon…

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COStandUp.com interview w/DJ Low Key…

February 2, 2009 / / No comments

A new Colorado hip hop blog called COStandUp.com recently hit me up to be their debut interview, they’ve been promoting the site heavily over the last few months and from the looks of things, it’s off the good start.  Here’s a taste of the interview, check out the rest at COStandUp.com:

First things first, I’d like to introduce myself as a new author for COStandUp.com. I’m known by many as Miss Rachel, and I used to co-host for Basementalism / Radio 1190. I also acted as the promotions and events coordinator for the show as well, which has lead me to many great friendships and working relationships with many members of the Colorado hip hop community and beyond. My main focus is to continue to support the scene, as well as break you all off with artists, djs, and other performers you may or may not know about.

DJ Low Key was gracious enough to let me flex my interviewing skills as my first writing piece for COStandUp.com. If you don’t know who DJ Low Key is around these parts, there’s a pretty good chance you have been living under a rock. With past residencies at Club Vinyl, Bar Luxe, and many other watering holes and dance floors around the front range as well as a member of the Radio Bums, DJ Low Key is definitely one of the up and coming djs within the Colorado music scene. In 2008, Westword voted him ‘Hip Hop DJ of the Year.”

Miss Rachel: Who do you get mistaken for more often: DJ Bedz or DJ Vajra?

DJ Low Key: (laughs)…I heard all white boys all look the same.

Miss Rachel: What sets you apart from other DJs in Colorado?

DJ Low Key: I try to only throw/DJ parties that I’d wanna go to. There’s a lot of great DJs in Colorado (and beyond) doing great things, but a lot of the time they’re not doing what they really want to be doing. What I’ve tried to do over the last few years is just support the kind of music/events/etc that I’m into, not necessarily the kind of stuff I think any average person on the street might like. It’s paid off; there’s definitely a lot of people out there on the same page as I am, it just takes a little more effort to link up with them. Over time, I think I’ve started to carve out a decent niche for myself doing something a little different.

Shouts to COStandUp.com & Miss Rachel for hitting me up, check out the rest of the interview at COStandUp.com…

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This Akomplice Winter X-Games deck is fresh…

January 27, 2009 / / No comments

Maybe I’m just too easily impressed, but seeing this custom Akomplice x All Us Winter X-Games skateboard deck with my name on it at last Thursday’s party was really cool (and I know I’m not the only one that thought so…lol). With more than 50 sponsors contributing a wide variety of iddish for giveaways (the gift bags were INSANE) and all the chaos of a packed party I didn’t catch which one of the numerous companies involved made the deck, but it was the craziest of a bunch of dope giveaways. Anyways, I imagine there’ll be more details on the Akomplice site when they post up pictures/video from party sometime soon, stay tuned for a link.

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So I’ve been listening to parts of U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s upcoming album, A Love Supreme…Here’s a quick rundown…

October 21, 2008 / / No comments

U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s A Love Supreme has become quite the anticipated album as word continues to spread about Thurzday, Y-O and Ro (especially since the MTV VMA Breakout Artist award). Recently, I was lucky enough to recently hear almost 20 minutes worth of snippets from the album courtesy of my good friend Ro Blvd (B Club, what!!!). Here’s a quick rundown of the work in progress that’s shaping up to be the focused effort yet from everyone involved and a hell of an album.  Disclaimer: These aren’t the real song names and the album is far from being finished.

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This might be the best surprise of the year…

October 20, 2008 / / No comments
Check out this screenshot of an e-mail I got a few days back that made my day…
And if you’re on Twitter & find me interesting enough to follow (like the LEGENDARY MC Hammer apparently does), check me out at twitter.com/djlowkey…
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Wake Your Daughter Up interview with DJ Low Key…

September 24, 2008 / / No comments

Props to Trav over at WYDU, his blog is super thorough and he stays on top of shit. It’s no wonder he was featured in Vibe Magazine as one of the top 30 hip hop sites on the web.  Anyways, we linked up earlier this year for an interview and he recently hit me for a follow up (to be posted soon).  Anyways, here’s the intro, catch the part one of the interview over at WYDUBlog.com ->

If you think you’ve heard of DJ Low Key before, you probably have. I kid him all the time and call him the Denver Mick Boogie, but give him time and he’ll be the next Mick Boogie. Low Key is one of the top club DJ’s in Denver as well as a fixture on the city’s hip hop scene for more than six years, doing shows, opening for out of town acts, and down with the well known regional crew Basementalism (who does a wicked radio show out of Boulder). The past year or so, he really started making a name for himself, first as mixing Justus League MC Median and his “Relief in the Making” mixtape that dropped before his dope “Median’s Relief” LP from last year. He was voted the “Best Hip Hop DJ” in Denver by the alternative press Westword Entertainment Mag. He also mixed the “Tanya Morgan presents Ilwil – Beat Thieves 2” that dropped earlier this year. He was the tour DJ for the first half of the Tanya Morgan, Hieroglyphics tour that zigged zagged across the nation. He was the executive producer for Blu & Exile’s “Blu Collar Worker” video, where my man gets all P Diddy’d out and makes cameos all up in the video (at the record store and at Exile’s crib). And he has MORE stuff on the way (I just can’t say what yet, but it’ll be HUGE). So if you don’t know him, you NEED to know him and that’s what I’m here to help with.

Check out the interview at www.wydublog.com (one of Vibe Magazine’s top 30 hip hop blogs)…

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Behind the scenes video of Tanya Morgan, DJ Low Key & Aeon on XM’s Subsoniq

September 10, 2008 / / No comments

Here’s one of three behind the scenes clips of the Tanya Morgan/DJ Low Key/Aeon Subsoniq takeover show from the tour.  Check out the other 2 over at the Subsoniq web site and stay tuned for the TM/Low Key/Aeon takeover show, it should be airing on XM sometime in the next week or two (I’ll work on getting some audio up afterwards).  Last but not least, big up Nate Geezie, K-Murdock & KB for having us down to the show.

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