Once again, another slamming weekend has happen between Leicester and London. Salute to the married couple Jimi O'Callaghan and Mel and also those that came and supported them. It was a wonderful day and a blessing to DJ alone with Amit SoulEnvision and Al Green for that special day. Shout out toDeejay Cardiac. London's Do-Over was an amazing all-dayer event. Salute to the founder Chris Haycock and the DJ's Quest Luv (of the Roots), J Rocc (of The Beatjunkies), Benji B and the host of the event Phonte (of Little Brother) plus Damian Marley. Salute to Ray Estaire Matthew M-Cutz Bird Shernay LaTouche Rich Blk Sherry J. Bitting, Peter, Gemma Weekes T.roy of BROADCITE music Nkechi da Lyricl, Oddisee, and the lady with the nice juicy racks. Do-Over was slamming.
From their love for James Brown, Flava Squad Funkstylerz wanted to create a Poppin and Lockin showcase dedicated to Godfather of Soul. Thank You James Brown
Between Thurs to Sun (July 19th-22nd) I had a wicked time in London & Birmingham. I want to thank those that I hooked up with as it was 100% pure bending up jokes all the way. Salute to Kenny Dust, Charles Khumalo, Adam ‘Rockers’ Moses of Jazz:Refresh, Dr. Chima Anya, Gemma Weekes, Heidi Vogel, Rich Blk, Sonia, Shepherd Manyika, T.R.O.Y. of BROADCITE music, Juice Aleem, Roc 1, Rhize, E Dubs, Angela Harmony, EMD, Jon 1st, Drum Arts Centre, Carrol Mapp, Annette Fagon, Michael Ford, RawKane Dancers, Tin Man, Magoo and the woman with the horse legs. It’s been a wild weekend.
If Rakim and MC Lyte had a baby, Nu Dekades (NU10) would be its name. This dynamic dyad, comprised of 360 degree artists/activists K.E.V. (Kickin’ Every Verse) and RyanNicole, is the balm in these dry times of pop iconography and narcissism.
Nu Dekades is a group representing and keenly observant of time itself; the inevitable changes it brings about in human beings, our infrastructures, power dynamics and cultural norms...Nu Dekades are social anthropologists for hip hop, at minimum, lyrical griots at times, and at their best: human beings with a common story to tell. Current, yet timeless, Nu Dekades is instant vintage.
1. Message from Omar Musa feat Kodak 2. Everything's Gotta Change Pt 1 3. Gosta Be 4. Take Control 5. Do That There (Nu Dekades) 6. Tick Tock 7. Hope Heaven Likes My Music 8. ERAgance (Nu Dekades) 9. Voice Outside the Box feat. Do Dat & Will Bracy 10. Skit 11. Good Times 12. Train of Thought (Nu Dekades) 13. Special Rap Report 14. It's On 15. Obstacles feat. Krystle Azul 16. Holdin It Down (Nu Dekades) 17. One Love (Nu Dekades) 18. Travelin feat. Siara Shawn 19. Revolution Napalm Clique Featuring K.E.V., Treat U Nice, Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., F.L.O., Unity, Chinaka Hodges 20. Everything's Gotta Change Pt 2
Psykhomantus and Nu Dekades presents K.E.V. Only Built For Revolutionary N****'s featuring special guest RyanNicole
Tracklist
1. Message from Omar Musa feat Kodak 2. Everything's Gotta Change Pt 1 3. Gosta Be 4. Take Control 5. Do That There (Nu Dekades) 6. Tick Tock 7. Hope Heaven Likes My Music 8. ERAgance (Nu Dekades) 9. Voice Outside the Box feat. Do Dat & Will Bracy 10. Skit 11. Good Times 12. Train of Thought (Nu Dekades) 13. Special Rap Report 14. It's On 15. Obstacles feat. Krystle Azul 16. Holdin It Down (Nu Dekades) 17. One Love (Nu Dekades) 18. Travelin feat. Siara Shawn 19. Revolution Napalm Clique Featuring K.E.V., Treat U Nice, Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., F.L.O., Unity, Chinaka Hodges 20. Everything's Gotta Change Pt 2
Out on 23rd July on www.mixcloud.com/psykhomantus and www.psykhomantus.blogspot.com
It's A Brazilika Ting presents The Azymuth Remix Project (Tribute to Jose Roberto Bertrami). Remixed joints by 4Hero, Jazzanova, Kenny Dope, and Mark Pritchard. Mixed by Psykhomantus.
Laranjeiras (4Hero Remix) Wait For My Turn (Spiritual South Remix) Amazon Adventure (Jazzanova Mix) Roda Piao (Spiritual South Remix) Carambola (Mark Pritchard Remix) Antes Que Esquela (Kenny Dope Main Mix) Pieces Of Ipanema (Spiritual South Remix)
Son-Of DanVol 2: Summer Of Dan mixed byPsykhomantus MusicfeaturingGemma Weekes,Nkechi da Lyricl, Vanessa Freeman, Abdul Shyllon,Rich Blk,Ray Estaire, Oli, Dziko, Ray Louise Coyle, Breis, G.R.E.E.D.S., Joceyln Brown, Shiikane and SewKee Mmega. Son Of Dan is well known as one half of the London based production crew Hungry Africans. Having produced music for many of London's underground hip-hop, soul, broken beat and soulful house artists, Son Of Dan has worked with everyone from Jocelyn Brown to Lyric L. Afrobeat features heavily in his soundscapes and its his Nigerian heritage that influences the underlying feel and energy of VL's unique sound. Check out "Psykhomantus presents Son Of Dan Vol 2: Summer Of Dan" as Mantus takes you on a ride of S-O-D's gems.
Intro/Angelic- Son Of Dan Symbolic- Ray Estaire Radio Us- Rich Blk feat Breis, Lyric L & G.R.E.E.D.S. She'd Call (New Visionaries Remix)- Jocelyn Brown Bamboo Day Chop (Son Of Dan Remix)- Shlikane Power- Sewkee Mmega Exorcism- Rich Blk Ooh U & I- Lyric L feat Vanessa Freeman & Abdul Shyllon The Ohm- Oli feat Dziko & Ray Louise Coyle No Words Ray Estaire Skit/Black Tunnel- Son Of Dan feat Dziko Muriel's Closet- Son Of Dan Come Around- Gemma Weekes
Here's a lil' treat! "Life is Great" Pos' verse. Dave West on the beat. Figure we let a joint leak and add some visuals to it. For the fans who support all that we do, while waiting patiently for the De La album to drop.
Mr. Big Mouph II (Teaser)
Produced by the young god Khrysis, this joint was posted on twitter a while back... but for those who haven't heard, enjoy. The song is modeled after a joint back from the 90's...name the track and Artist. I'll give you a hint... "Double L must Rock the" Legendary!
Both track will be on the up and coming "Plug 1, 2 & 3 Invasion Mixtape (Best Of De La Soul)" mixed by DJ Psykhomantus.
Join Intelligence Squared for the first ever global debate on hip-hop. Is hip-hop the authentic voice of the oppressed that turns anger into poetry and political action? Or is it a glorification of all that holds back oppressed minorities and hinders them from mainstream assimilation?
In the third of our Versus series of debates with Google we’re bringing together some of the biggest names in hip-hop to debate these questions. Some of the speakers will be on stage at the Barbican Centre and others will be appearing on the big screen via the Google+ Hangout technology. We have rappers such as KRS-One, ?uestlove, Q-Tip and Estelle, and renowned US hip-hop intellectuals such as Touré, Michael Eric Dyson, Tricia Rose and dream hampton. We’re bringing over civil rights campaigner Jesse Jackson, once a critic and now in the hip-hop camp.
Hip-hop and all it stands for has moved well beyond its black American roots. We’ll also be hearing from John Sutherland, Victorian fiction expert, who is a hip-hop aficionado, and we’re bringing over the Egyptian rapper Deeb who was involved in the Tahrir Square uprising and thinks hip-hop has fostered revolution in North Africa.
Also flying in for an exclusive London appearance will be Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, virtual reality pioneer, composer and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2010; and there’ll be critical voices from Shaun Bailey, David Cameron’s adviser on youth and crime, and Hattie Collins, music editor of i-D magazine.
In our new quick-fire courtroom format, there’ll be two brilliant advocates grilling our panel of hip-hop fans and critics and building a case either for or against the motion. Hip-hop is a state of mind, an attitude of defiance that has been adopted by the oppressed all over the world. But does it help or hinder society? On June 26th our audience will decide. So have your say – come to the Barbican or watch live on YouTube and vote online.
Chair
Emily Maitlis
BBC Newsnight presenter
Web host
Jemima Khan
British writer and campaigner, associate editor of the New Statesman and European editor-at-large for Vanity Fair
Advocate for the motion
Eamon Courtenay
Attorney at Courtenay Coye law firm in Belize
Advocate against the motion
Michael Eric Dyson
Hip-hop intellectual and professor of sociology at Georgetown University
Witnesses
Shaun Bailey
Special adviser to the Prime Minister’s office on youth, crime and welfare issues
Deeb
Egyptian “Arab Spring” rapper
Estelle (via Google+ Hangout)
Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter
dream hampton
American hip-hop journalist, cultural critic and film-maker
Jesse Jackson
Civil rights activist, Baptist minister and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
KRS-One
Hip-hop pioneer, record producer and activist
Jaron Lanier
American computer scientist, virtual reality pioneer and musician
James Peterson
Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University and founder of Hip Hop Scholars LLC
P. J. O’Rourke (via Google+ Hangout)
American political satirist and author
Q-Tip (via Google+ Hangout)
American rapper, producer and frontman of iconic hip-hop act A Tribe Called Quest
?uestlove (via Google+ Hangout)
Co-founder of Grammy Award winning band The Roots, DJ, music journalist and producer
Tricia Rose
Brown University Professor and author of the groundbreaking books on hip-hop: Black Noise and The Hip Hop Wars
Tony Sewell
CEO of the charity Generating Genius
Slaughterhouse (via Google+ Hangout)
Rap supergroup made up of Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joel Ortiz, and Royce Da 5’9
John Sutherland
Emeritus Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London
Isiah Thomas (via Google+ Hangout)
Former top 50 NBA basketball player and Chairman and CEO of Isiah International
Touré (via Google+ Hangout)
American TV presenter, novelist, journalist and cultural critic
The World Famous Beat Junkies, comprised of members J-Rocc, DJ Babu, D-Styles, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, Curse, DJ Shortkut, Melo-D, Symphony and DJ Havik have been putting in work on the turntables since they were first established in 1992. Known internationally as the premiere DJ crew, their longevity is a testament to their immense musical talents. In celebration of the legendary Beat Junkies, LRG presents For the Record – a short documentary profiling the collective with contributions from the likes of A Trak, Q Bert and Peanut Butter Wolf – with DJ Jazzy Jeff commenting that “there are no DJ’s out today that haven’t been influenced by the Beat Junkies at all.” In addition, the Beat Junkies are heading out on the road for an international tour with stops across the US, Europe and Asia and this past weekend kicked off their tour at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA on June 30. Laced in commemorative letterman jackets from LRG that celebrates 20-years of hard work and hustle, here's to another 20 more in the game.
