
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Free Download: Singles & Remixes of Amy Winehouse

Monday, 18 July 2011
THE ROY AYERS (MIXTAPE) PROJECT: SAMPLE EDITION
Inspired by the up and coming documentary The Roy Ayers Project and a blessing to be a supporting act alone with my crew A Few Good Men for the Roy Ayers & Pete Rock gig at the Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 24th July. Myself and spoken word artist Sure Shot put our minds together (again) to present you another banging mixtape THE ROY AYERS (MIXTAPE) PROJECT: SAMPLE EDITION
THE AMERICAN PROMISE {INTRO}- RAMP
AMERYKAHH PROMISE- ERYKAH BADU
LOVE WILL BRING US BACK- ROY AYERS
REAL LOVE (PHAT REMIX) MARY J BLIGE
GIVE ME YOUR LOVE*- SYVIA STRIPLIN
BOUT’ A THANG (Instrumental)- TONEX
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’- THE MADD RAPPER feat TRACEY LEE
LIFE IS JUST A MOMENT- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
SUNSHINE- JUNGLE BROTHERS
LONESOME COWBOY- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
TOO MUCH ON MY MIND- LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL
PAINTED DESERT- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
GET FUNKY- THE BEATNUTS
RED BLACK & GREEN- ROY AYERS
RAISE THE FLAG- X CLAN
WE LIVE IN BROOKLYN- ROY AYERS
AGE AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT A NUMBER (Instrumental)- CHI ALI
HOME SWEET HOME- SMIF N’ WESSUN
BOROUGH CHECK- DIGABLE PLANETS
WE LIVE IN PHILLY- DJ JAZZY JEFF feat JILL SCOTT
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE- ROY AYERS
KEEP IT ROLLIN’- A TRIBE CALLED QUEST feat LARGE PROFESSOR
SHINING SYMBOL- ROY AYERS
AMTRAK- BIG K.R.I.T
CREEPIN’- REDMAN
EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
MY LIFE- MARY J BLIGE
VALLY OF THE SKINZ- TRENDS OF CULTURE
TURN IT UP- MASTA ACE INC
SUNSHINE- ESHAM
DEDICATED (INSTA)- FUNKDOOBIEST
EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE- ROY AYERS feat ERYKAH BADU
COME INTO KNOWLEDGE- RAMP
DOIN’ TIME IN THE CYPHA- MAD SKILLZ
DAYLIGHT- ROY AYERS
BONITA APPLEBUM- A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
COME CLOSE REMIX (CLOSER)- COMMON feat ERYKAH BADU, Q-TIP, PHARREL WILLIAMS
SEARCHIN’- ROY AYERS
SEARCHING- PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH
BA A FATHER TO YOUR CHILD- EDO.G & THE BULLDOGS
BOOGIE BACK- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
FUCK THE POLICE- NWA
THE BLACK FLAG- ROY AYERS UBIQUITY
LEGION GROOVE- THE LEGION
DECEPTIONS- ONE BE LO
AIN’T GOT TIME- ROY AYERS
LITTLE BROTHER- MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI
THE BONE SONG (Instrumental)- SA RA CRATIVE PARTNERSHIP
IN THE HOUSE- PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH
YOU CAN’T TURN LOVE AWAY*- ETHEL BEATTY
GET MONEY- JUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. feat THE NOTUOROUS B.I.G
BRAWLING BROADS- ROY AYERS
THOUGHTS OF THOUGHTFUL- CASUAL
IT’S YOUR LOVE*- ETHEL BEATTY
BACK TO HIP HOP- TROUBLENECK BROTHERS
MYSTIC VOYAGE- ROY AYERS
UPTOWN SHIT- KURIOUS
NO STRANGER TO LOVE- ROY AYERS
WATCHING ME- JILL SCOTT
THE THIRD EYE- ROY AYERS
PASSIN’ ME BY (FLY AS PIE REMIX)- THE PHARCYDE
GOTTA FIND A LOVER- ROY AYERS
SEWIN LOVE(Instrumental)- LARGE PRO
STEP INTO OUR LIFE- ROY AYERS
CAPONE BONE- CAPONE N’ NOREAGA
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Mixtape: REVOLUTION OF GIL SCOTT-HERON mixed by Psykhomantus

GIL SCOTT-HERON
Gil Scott-Heron died on 27th May 2011 that was the day me and my crew A Few Good Men was supporting Slum Village at The Drum in Birmingham. I remember waking up the next day and checking my twitter messages and reading everyone else’s tweets that said R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron. It was sad to read those tweets as I felt like part of me has gone. He was a deep brother and weather people know it or not, he has in some ways been apart of our life’s. I hooked up with spoken word artist Sureshot a few days later as he has crazy knowledge and a big record collection of the brother as I wanted to do a tribute of Gil’s work. I wanted Sureshot to also host the mixtape as to me it made sense as he’s one of the deepest artist of our time and I really respect his work as we have been on the road a few times performing, I’ve always wanted to do a mixtape project with him and this would have been perfect, but for some reason, it didn’t happen, I didn’t get to record Sureshot’s part. But know this, 60% of this mixtape is Sureshot’s records, this mixtape would of not happen without his help as he was the one that choose the tunes not me. There were so many stuff and a few had to be left out, as it would have been one of those long ass mixtapes. On this mixtape you will hear song’s, spoken word, live performance and even people that sampled his music. Thanks to Kenny Dust, Lyric L, Tony Minvielle, Rich Blk and Sureshot as this mixtape would not be the shape that it has become. I hope people enjoy the life and work of Gil Scott-Heron. May you Rest In Peace.
Psykhomantus
WHEN I THINK OF…INTRO
ON HOME COMING PT 1 & 2 (MANTUS BLEND)
KEEP ON- GRAND PUBA
WE ALMOST LOST DETROIT
BROWN SKIN LADY- BLACK STAR
CAMPHOHOR- MF DOOM
ANGEL DUST
MESSAGE TO THE MESSAGERS
BICENTENNIAL BLUES
AMERIKA- MOODYMAN
THE BOTTLE
THE BOTTLE LIVE
JAWS (MANTUS BLEND)
RACETRACK FROM FRANCE
HOME IS WHERE THE HATED IS
MY WAY HOME- KANYE WEST ft COMMON
INNER CITY BLUES (INTRO BEAT) - MARVIN GAYE
INNER CITY BLUES
OFFERING (COOKIE SOUL REMIX)
ME & THE DEVIL
GRANDMA’S HOUSE
VILDGOLIA
MR NIGGA- MOS DEF
A LEGEND OF HIS OWN MIND
WASHINGTON D.C.
WINTER IN AMERICA
PEACE GO WITH YOU (INTRO)
PEACE GO WITH YOU/LORD JAZZ HIT ME ONE TIME
REVOLUTION- RICH BLAK & PSYKHOMANTUS
REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO
A SIGN OF THE AGES
WHAT A NIGGY KNOW REMIX- KMD
THE GHETTO CODE (MANTUS BLEND)
JOSE CAMPOS TORRES
Sunday, 26 June 2011
...another video of The Battle Of The Titans (Full Video)
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Roy Ayers Project: Roy Ayers & Pete Rock 24th July

LEFTFOOT PRESENT… ROY AYERS & PETE ROCK
PLUS SUPPORT FROM:
A FEW GOOD MEN (Roc 1, Rhize, E Double D, Psykhomantus)
Date: SUNDAY 24ND JULY
Time: 8PM-11PM
Venue: Hare & Hounds, 106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ
Tickets: £15ADV / MOTD from www.theticketsellers.co.uk / 0844 870 0000
After previous unbelievable show with Roy Ayers, American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player, we thought we’d invite him back for some more good time vibes. So for those of you who missed his last performance, this is another chance to catch a genuine legend in one of Birmingham’s finest intimate venues.
This groundbreaking project is the first of it’s kind – jazz genius Roy Ayers performing with a Hip Hop/DJ legend PETE ROCK – in a Live band/DJ / Mc format. The show will feature exciting rendition’s of Roy’s most celebrated hits – Everybody Loves the Sunshine, We live in Brooklyn, and many others – with Pete Rock sampling Roy’s music and adding more hip hop flavour with his beats and rhymes.
Constantly performing and recording since the 1960s, he is one of the most famous jazz vibraphonists. He has produced some of the most loved modern soul-jazz records of all time such as, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”, most influential afro-jazz with musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Africa – Centre Of The World) and the most seminal jazz-funk, such as “Running Away”. And that’s just the surface. 2004 saw the release of “Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981” which were ‘lost’ sessions tapes that he had discarded. Gilles Peterson described this as the equivalent of finding a lost Beatles album. No doubt this helped him win the Gilles Peterson 2004 Worldwide Lifetime Achievement Award. Roy Ayers is ageless and evergreen and as per the title of another one of hits, remember “We All Live In Brooklyn Baby”.
Rapper, DJ, and producer Pete Rock first emerged in 1991 as one half of a duo with C.L. Smooth, debuting with the All Souled Out EP. A hit LP, Mecca and the Soul Brother, followed before the two went their separate ways in the wake of 1994’s The Main Ingredient, with Rock remaining a prolific studio presence prior to the release of his solo debut, Soul Survivor, on Loud/rca four years later. Dropped from the label, he continued his career as an independent producer, and later signed to Rapster/Bbe in 2001 for PeteStrumentals. Two years later, the label released a two-part compilation of mid-’90s LPs with Lost and Found. In 2004, Rock produced the sequel to his debut, Soul Survivor II, with features coming from Pharaohe Monch, dead prez, Talib Kweli, and former partner C.L. Smooth.
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Advance tickets available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk / 0844 870 0000
Info: 0121 444 2081 / info@hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
Links:
www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
www.royayersproject.com
www.myspace.com/peterock
FGM presents The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (Movie & After Party) 7th July

FGM (A Few Good Men) presents The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (Movie & After Party) Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in Hip Hop history. Having released five gold and platinum selling albums within eight years, A Tribe Called Quest has been one of the most commercially successful and artistically significant musical groups in recent history, and regarded as iconic pioneers of hip hop. The band’s sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group’s innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish.
Music provided by A Few Good Men (Rhize, E Double D, Psykhomantus & Roc 1) on 6 Turntables.
A night dedicated to A Tribe Called Quest and the Native Tongues movement featuring classic songs by Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Monie Love, Queen Latifah, Chi Ali, Black Sheep, The Beatnuts, Common, Mos Def, Brand Nubian, Leaders Of The New School, Consequence and more.
Doors Open: 9pm
Film Starts : 9.35pm
After Party: 11.15pm- 1pm
£5 (Film and After Party)
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Festival: The Hip Hop Revolution

Part of Punch Record's Bass Festival, The Hip Hop Revolution is a day long event packed full of a series of fun dance workshops and performances centred around the five elements of Hip Hop.
Hip Hop Revolution will feature special performances from some of the hottest Hip Hop talent around and will culminate with a mass dance led by celebrity dancer, Turbo from Sky1’s ‘Got to Dance’ where visitors will be encouraged to learn the moves and join in.
Highlights inlude:
Turbo from Sky’s Got to Dance
Eastpak Throwdown, London’s biggest underground Hip Hop dance event
Street Wear Designer Daniel Isles of SoapBox World Limited Edition give-aways
StayFresh DJ and MC Showcase
Rare screening of the Hip Hop classic film Wild Style
Everyone welcome. All events and workshops are free of charge, no pre-booking required with the exception of Wild Style, where tickets can be reserved in advance.
Tickets for Throwdown are £5
Book call the Box Office on 0121 533 7161
PROGRAMME
Wild Style
4pm
Free, tickets can be reserved in advance
Certificate 15, 82 mins
A special screening of Wild Style, hailed as the most inspirational hip-hop of movie of all time, capturing the birth of an underground hip-hop scene.Full of great subway shots, breakdancing, freestyle MCing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, Wild Style is a must-see for fans of hip-hop music and culture.
Hip Hop Revolution
1.30pm
Free
Kashmir Leese, Artistic Director of The Smash Bro’z Hip Hop Collective, has been working with dance students and crews from around Sandwell to create this unique, one-off site-specific performance at The Public, focusing on the eight elements of Hip Hop dance.
Turbo leads the Hip Hop Revolution Mass Dance
3pm
Free
Learn a Hip Hop dance choreographed by Turbo of Sky’s Got to Dance fame, and then take part in a mass performance on West Bromwich High Street led by the man himself. West Bromwich town centre will have never experienced anything like it.
StayFresh Showcase
3.30pm
Free
Pioneering music label StayFresh present a showcase of MC and DJ talent.
Eastpak Throwdown
8pm
Tickets £5 - call 0121 533 7161 to book
For the first time outside London, known as the UK’s best underground Hip Hop dance event, Throwdown presents a Crews from around the West Midlands will be battling it out accompanied by a live DJ set.
Battles Will Be
1vs1 Hip Hop
Track From The Hat (Freestyle)
WORKSHOPS
10am-6.15pm
Hip Hop Revolution presents a series of free art, dance and music workshops celebrating hip hop culture at The Public. All workshops are free, no need to pre-book.
Hip-Hop Art & Animation Workshop
10am-1pm
11-18 year olds
Led by Daniel Isles, Creative Designer of Soap Box World, create your own 3D Hip Hop figure, and then get it breaking and popping in your very own stop-frame animation, which can be uploaded to your mobile.
Graffiti Workshop
11am – 4pm
All ages
Graffiti your own tyre with (child safe) spray cans and add it to a Hip Hop sculpture, led by Graffiti4Hire.
Street Dance Workshop
5.15-6.15pm
All ages
Sample a taste of the dynamic choreography of street dance led by Toffee, Dance Director of Tru Street Dance.
Hip Hop DJ Workshop: 11am-1pm
MC Hosting Workshop: 4-6pm
All ages
Try out your DJing skills and open mic for aspiring MCs under the guidance of DJ Miss C Brown. Turntablism & DJ Showcase by DJ Psykhomantus & DJ Roc 1 from A Few Good Men.
Hip Hop Zumba Workshop
4.15-5.15pm
All ages
Combining the unique style of Zumba with the Hip Hop hits of today, led by Triple M Dance Academy.
Hip Hop illustrations
All day
Photograph yourself in your own Hip Hop scene using illustrations by Soap Box World.
Hip Hop Revolution is part of Dancing for the Games, a series of events run by Punch Records, which plan to engage the local community in dance as participants, leaders and audiences.
Punch Records will be running five events over the next year in support of the Olympic Games with each event representing the five rings of the Olympics. Hip Hop Revolution is the first of these events and will also mark the last day of BASS Festival 2011 (British Arts and Street Sounds), the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black music and art, which Punch Records also organises.
For more information about Dancing for the Games, BASS Festival and line-up announcements, visit Punch Records www.punch-records.co.uk
