Damn, I don’t even know where to begin…The last few weeks have been crazy busy with all sorts of changes (lots of good great GREAT stuff, from mixtapes to club ish to other music iddish), here’s an update of what I’ve been up to and what’s next…
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I’ve been building with Ilyas & Donwill (2/3rds of Tanya Morgan aka Ilwil) a lot lately, gettin music together for our new project, Ilwil & DJ Low Key – Beat Thieves 2. In case you missed the original Beat Thieves, it was a SICK project composed of both original joints and mixtape style tracks, check the review from AllHipHop.com here. Il & Don are some supa MC (c) De La ish and all the tracks they’ve sent so far have been RIDICULOUS, so keep an eye out for the free tape, it won’t disappoint…
In case you’ve been wondering, I didn’t forget about MIA while I’ve been workin on all these rappers’ (Che Grand, Median & now Ilwil) mixtapes. An impressive list of up & coming MCs/producers have already said they’re down to record tracks for it and things are just gettin started. Stay tuned for more info and snippets as things come together…
Texts, calls, e-mails, myspace messages, singing telegrams, people coming up to me in person, sloppy drawings in crayon, etc… Everybody keeps asking me what’s up with the Solution. Well, here’s the deal, both me and Sounds Supreme are workin on a permanent setup/venue/night/etc for the Solution after things didn’t go according to plan with the move across the street (recreating the vibe of what we had going on at the Shelter at Vinyl is easier said than done, I blame Tommy Lee). Anyways, we’re both still spinning at Vinyl on Fridays right now and it’s a fun night (2nd floor/doors at 9/21+), but it’s not the quite the same one of a kind experience as what people have come to expect from the Solution (with the special events, giveaways, shows, free texts, etc), so just think of it as DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme at Vinyl, not the Solution. With that said we’re workin on relaunching the Solution very soon because we love it as much as you do (more even), trust…
Everybody in Denver has been raving about Shag after CRAZY opening weekend. With me spinning on both Thursdays & Saturdays, fellow Radio Bum/Nuggets DJ/CO Mixtape King DJ Bedz spinning Fridays, a beautiful space, dope retro tiki lounge concept & great staff, Shag is about to be CRUSHIN (…yeah (c) Dilla) the downtown scene. 830 15th Street/Downtown Denver/21+/DJs at 9. Every Thursday is ladies night & the fairer sex gets $1 drinks from 7-11. Taking the Saturday at Shag also marks the end of my long running residency at Bar Luxe, one of my all time favorite spots I’ve DJed at. I’ll definitely be missing Bar Luxe, the fantastic staff (like a second family to me) & the cool ass people who come in there, but I’m sure I’ll be hanging out there on some of my off nights. It’s time to move on to the next step, just like the homey DJ Amen recently did (he took a Friday night at Jet downtown), but I’m sure I’ll be seeing everybody around (plus I know you guys are gonna come check me at Shag).
Ro Blvd, Free Speech, Sik, Micah James…these names should be familiar to you by now. If not, download “Build ‘Em Up (Summer Breeze)”, then head over to ourteamisfresh.com to get up to speed, plus there’s new stuff dropping later this month and some other projects I’m workin on with my west coast crew on the way too…
Speaking of the west coast, Blu & Exile’s AMAZING/CLASSIC/BRILLIANT/REFRESHING (I can go on and on with the praise) debut album Below The Heavens just dropped on 8/14 and I HIGHLY recommend you go cop this album, I promise you’ll get way more than your $12 worth. It’s my pick for album of the year (so far) and it’s gotta be one of the best debut albums I’ve heard in the last decade. In case you missed Blu’s performance at the Solution with me & Sounds Supreme back in June, you can check out the whole album on Blu’s myspace page and get the single “Narrow Path” on my Mixing In Action #2 tape from last November to hear what a 2007 classic sounds like…
Last but not least let me shout out my corporate sponsor, Guess But really though, I know some of you guys have seen me at my “day job” (spinning in the Guess store at the Cherry Creek Mall) over the last month plus. You can catch me playing a mix of everything from top 40 to house to random new ish from my charts and flirting with beautiful women there every weekend (don’t be suprised if you an unreleased Tanya Morgan song or a Prince bootleg the next time you get dragged out shopping by your girl). If you’re at the mall, come say what’s up and get dressed up on that “Represent” ish (“when I dress it’s never nothin less than Guess” (c) Nas). I’m sure I’m forgetting something else I’m workin on (oh yeah, there’s something in the works with Red Bull too, more info coming soon), but that should be a preview of what’s to come, stay tuned…
