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MOE POPE

Sep01
on September 1, 2010 at 9:06 pm

 Produced by Rain, and featuring contributions from Headnodic, Reks, Edo G and more!

 

MC Moe Pope’s career first took off in the early 2000s with Bay Area-based hip-hop band Mission (who later became known as Crown City Rockers).  After a series of 12″s, Pope appeared on the group’s LP, One, in 2001, before he decided to return to Boston in order to look after his daughter. Back in his hometown, he connected with rapper/producer Insight and his five-man outfit, Electric (aka Electric Company). Along with members Anonymous and Raheem Jamal, Pope broke off from Electric to form Project Move, issuing their debut album, Love Gone Wrong/Butterfly Theory, in 2006. As each group’s members went off to make solo records, Pope reunited with his former Crown City cohort Headnodic for the 2008 well received collaborative album Megaphone.

2010 finds Moe Pope with a new production partner and a new label for his latest and most mature work to date, Life After God. Produced (almost entirely – Headnodic does supply the last beat as a bridge to the next Megaphone project) by upstart beat smith Rain (who has laid tracks for Masta Ace, Blacastan, Day Laborers and others), Life After God is what contemporary Hip Hop should sound like; not scarred to take chances sonically but with it’s roots firmly planted in traditional Boom Bap and Rock.

The duo enlists the vocals of fellow Beantown legends Edo. G and REKS, Punk crooner/hypeman Chris Talkin and live instrumentation from Crown City Rockers alum. Brick Records is pleased to release this collective vision of Moe Pope and Rain, packaged in a 6 panel CD wallet and including full lyric sheets.

Envision the MC/Producer platform of Pete Rock & CL Smooth blended with the abstract prose of Bob Dylan and the pure adrenalin angst of Bad Brains and prepare for your Life After God.

BLACASTAN NEW CD IN STORES NOW

Aug04
on August 4, 2010 at 9:16 pm

Known for his classic hard core style, no-sellout attitude, and a true life story that would make the most street minded A&R envious, rhyme animal Blacastan is sure to cement his name in the annals of hip hop.

Growing up in Hartford, CT Blac began to take an interest in hip hop music during his teen years, but it was violence and street life that took up most of his time. Thanks to his strong-arm style while taking care of business, a 16-year-old Blacastan was tried as an adult when he was arrested in the mid-’90s. Serving his sentence left him plenty of time for listening and writing. He favored the underground sound of the Lyricist Lounge and Soundbombing series along with artists like Nas, Mobb Deep, The Wu Tang Clan and Pharoahe Monch. After digging deeper and deeper into the underground while working on his own rhymes, he emerged from prison with an impressive skill set, a throwback style, and an unmatched drive and determination. His first mixtape Me Against the Radio became a favorite in the underground and an internet cult classic, especially it’s key cut and video, “Life Of A Tape.” Appearances on releases from Blue Sky Black Death, Krumbsnatcha, Jean Grae, Esoteric and Apathy followed. The extremely limited CD-only Master Of Reality mixtape with The Bladerunners (7L & Beyonder) garnered the emerging rhyme juggernaut even more momentum.

So now the resurrection of realness reigns supreme; a return to the hard core east coast hip hop that many have forgotten or turned their backs on. Many, but not Blac. And his peers and fans are responding. The full length opus entitled “Blac Sabbath” is finally here. The debut album boasts production & vocals from some of the elite in the game: Statik Selektah, Blue Sky Black Death, Mr. Green, Colombeyond, Esoteric and Celph Titled. So dust off your hoodies and timbs, twist the cap on the Olde E, split the dutch and get ready to experience the sound that many are dubbing the ‘savior of underground rap music’. Homeboys and homegirls, The Blac Sabbath is here.

01. BLAC SABBATH INTRO

02. BLAC MAGIC

03. THE DICE LIFE

04. 3010 FEAT. ESOTERIC AND CELPH TITLED

05. CRATE DIGGAZ FEAT. COLOMBEYOND

06. BEST THAT I CAN FEAT. MARK FURY AND COLOMBEYOND

07. CITY TO CITY

08. THE WAY IT’S DONE FEAT. BAD NEWZ

09. RETURNIN’ TO NAM

10. DIAMOND

11. YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE

12. THE WORLD FEAT. COLOMBEYOND

13. ANYTHING LESS

14. CRAC HOUSE

15. THE DARC KRYSTAL

16. HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE

17. THE LIFE OF A TAPE

18. LIFE IS NOT A GAME FEAT. COLOMBEYOND / OUTRO

19. THE REAL (REMIX) *DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK*

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