Paycheck Game - Mr Franklin

Off of the HIGHLY anticipated Graveyard Shift album coming out soon on Kasket Ent/Long Range nationally. You know we fuck with Mr Fraaaaaaaaaaaaaanklin!


Paycheck Game - Mr Franklin
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Top N8 at 8 from July 23rd

Dub Vee's best WV music radio show with N8twon the Chef live on U92 in Morgantown every Thursday night.


DOWNLOAD JULY 23rds Top N8 At 8 Radio Show Here

Profit Money - Don't Say I Never Gave You Nothing Vol.2

Over the last few years SoundVizion Ent's Profit Money has turned into one of WV's most talented (and under appreciated) producers. Here is his second all instrumental mixtape of the year. MC's download this and get busy because there are some bangers on this one!


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD P MONEY'S NEW BEAT MIXTAPE

DJ Schemes - Grind Flu Vol 3

DJ Schemes mixtapes have been coming on the regular recently and here is the newest installment on what he said is going to be a 10 part Grind Flu series.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD DJ SCHEMES GRIND FLU VOL3

DJ Crazy Chris' new mixtape coming soon!

St Albans' own DJ Crazy Chris is featured on the World Famous Diggers Union's new mixtape "You Call That Digging?" with what I've been told was a super tight segment. Now if we could just get the full "OutMash" mixtape I think we'd all be a lot happier!

Mixtape Sample

Eight out of the ten DJ’s in The Diggers Union have come together to bring you “You Call That Diggin? Vol.1″. Featuring rare breaks, samples, songs, and exclusive blends, this is definitely one great mixtape that will make history.

Track Listing:

1. DJ Unexpected- Can You Dig It? (Intro)
2. Turbulence- Notorious (Dubplate)

DJ Casper aka The 1200 Terrorist (Tampa, FL) “The TAMPA Proof Mix”

3. Average White Band- Schoolboy Crush
4. Fun Lovin’ Criminals- Microphone Fiend
5. Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
6. Busta Rhymes- Dangerous (DJ Casper Remix)
7. Big Punisher- Off The Books (DJ Casper Remix)
8. Breakestra- Family Rap
9. Stetsasonic- Sally (DJ Casper Remix)
10. Dyke & The Blazers- Let A Woman Be A Woman (Let A Man Be A Man)
11. Indeep- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (DJ Casper Remix)
12. James Brown- Funky President (DJ Casper Remix)
13. The Sugarhill Gang- Sugarhill Groove
14. Michael Jackson- Rock With You (DJ Casper Remix)
15. MC Shy-D- Shy-D Is Back

DJ Osk (Zurich, Switzerland) “For The Love Of Hip-Hop”

16. Mobb Deep- Lifestyles Of The Infamous (Demo)
17. Consequence- Q U E another E N S (DJ Osk Remix)
18. Ol’ Dirty Bastard- Take It Back To Brooklyn (Demo)
19. Joell Ortiz- Hip-Hop (DJ Osk Remix)
20. Keith Murray- ‘Cause I’m Keefy Keef (Demo)
21. Method Man & Redman- Dangerous MC’s (Remix Prod. By DJ Osk)

DJ Crazy Chris (West Virginia) “Bellevue Blends”

22. DMX- CC Gonna Give It To Ya (DJ CC Remix)
23. Pilot- Magic (DJ CC Remix)
24. Ice Cube Feat. DMX & Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5- The Message Of Clubbin’ (DJ CC Remix)
25. Naughty By Nature- Holiday (DJ CC Remix)
26. Jimi Hendrix Feat. Mobb Deep- Twisted Lady (DJ CC Remix)
27. Golden Earring Feat. Kool G Rap- Lifestyles Of Radar Love (DJ CC Remix)
28. Earth, Wind & Fire Feat. Zhane- Hey Mr. Shining Star (DJ CC Remix)
29. Journey Feat. Outkast- Wheels Of Steel In The Sky (DJ CC Remix)

Hevehitta (Poughkeepsie, NY) “Golden State Gems”

30. Hevehitta- Go West, Young Man (Intro)
31. Eazy-E & MC Ren- Bring The Noise Freestyle (Rare)
32. Snoop Doggy Dogg- True To The Game (Unreleased)
33. Snoop Doggy Dogg- The Message Freestyle (Rare)
34. The CIA Crew- Il-Legal (Ice Cube’s First 12″)

(The Legendary) DJ Showtime (Harlem, NY) “I Am Legend”

35. DJ Showtime- The Urban Legend (Intro)
36. Brand Nubian- All For One (DJ Showtime Remix)
37. Eric B & Rakim- Eric B Is President (DJ Showtime Remix)
38. Willie Hutch- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (DJ Showtime Remix)
39. LL Cool J Feat. Method Man & Redman- 4,3,2,1 (DJ Showtime Remix)
40. 2 Pac- Sleep (DJ Showtime Remix)

Scratchmasta Jazzy G (The Bronx, NY) “The B-Boy Stance Mix”

41. Break #1
42. Break #2
43. Break #3
44. Break #4
45. Break #5
46. Break #6
47. Break #7
48. Break #8
49. Break #9
50. Break #10
51. Break #11
52. Break #12

DJ Unexpected (The Bronx, NY) “Surprises Galore”

53. DJ Unexpected- Surprise Attack (Intro)/Break #1
54. Johnnie Taylor- You’re The Best Girl In The World
55. Break #2
56. Diana Ross- I’m Coming Out (DJ Unexpected Remix)
57. Break #3
58. Break #4
59. Break #5

DJ Rob Shock (The Bronx, NY) “These Are (Not) The (Ultimate) Breaks”

60. DJ Rob Shock- The Foundation Intro
61. Break #1
62. Break #2
63. Break #3
64. Break #4
65. Break #5
66. Break #6

67. Diggers Union Local 1200- Wise Words (Outro)

6'6 240 and CookieHead Jenkins - Harder Than Them Other Boys

Video and song off of MonstaLung TV Vol.1 from 6'6 240 and CookieHead Jenkins. I'm not sure if this joint is going to be on CHJ's album or not but the song was definately a hit with the kids in Charleston when it dropped last summer.

Clarksburg's Dante - Best You've Never Heard Freestyle

Clarksburg's Dante comes through with a Freestyle over the Drake - Best I Ever Had beat and does his thing.

Stacked Up Ent announces release date for new Cookie Head Jenkins album

Battling legal issues CookieHead Jenkins hasn't stopped creating and Stacked Up Ent announced today that his new album "Fully Prepared" will officially hit the streets Aug 8th. It will feature production from 95, B.A.C.O.N and CYN and guest appearences from 6'6 240, Ndakut, CITY, Arch Bishop Heanon and more. For those of you who don't remember his mixtape "I Aint F'n Around" w/ DJ Charlie Blac from 2 summers ago here it is...

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MIXTAPE

Charleston's Hilltop ft Mack Menace - Cloud Killers

Hilltop dropped off another pretty hot joint this time featuring Purgatory Productions own Mack Menace who comes through and MURDERS the quick time delivery on this one. I'm telling you the more I listen to these Hilltop dudes the more and more I'm liking what they are doing.

Hilltop ft Mack Menace - Cloud Killers
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Leo loves the WV hat...

Leonardo DiCaprio rocking the West Virginia flying WV hat again in London...

DJ Schemes - RnB Addiction Mixtape

New RnB heat from Morgantowns own DJ Schemes. Dude drops consistently and has been doing his thing for a while... RnB Addiction mixtape featuring some of your favorite industry joints and a bunch of new shit.

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Top N8 at 8 radio show ft'ing Nah Nitti and Paycheck Game's albums...

N8twon the Chef is turning into the man with the exclusives along with the interview king. This past week he dropped two full albums on his fans .... Nah Nitti's - Smokestack Lightning and Paycheck Games new album. Make sure you check out the radio show here and listen live every week.

July 16th Top N8 at 8 Radio Show
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Beckley Register Herald article on 3rd Degree

Article in July 12th's Beckley Register Herald about local hip hop group "3rd Degree".

When West Virginia comes to mind, most people think of mountains, pick-up trucks and banjo.

“Hip-hop” music isn’t at the top of the list — yet.

But four young musicians from Fayette and Raleigh counties are hoping to change the world’s perception of hip-hop and to educate people all around the globe about their home state.

Hip-hop group 3rd Degree served up their original brand of locally inspired hip-hop music in December on a debut CD titled “304 Yep!”

So far, 7,000 fans have downloaded tracks from the group’s...

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Beckley's C Steezee - Rock It Out Video

Beckley's C Steezee drops another video this time live on the streets of Las Vegas. He has a new mixtape in the streets right now make sure you go to the store and pick it up!


Rock It Out

J Kwon in Charleston with Woody Woods

J Kwon was at Appalachian Power Park performing last Friday at a 98.7 The Beat sponsored youth talent show. Here is a picture of him and Woody Woods and some fans after the show.

Bub V ft Dirty Hun - On My Mind

First time we've featured Bub of Hilltop on the site even though we've gotten quite a bit of music from them over the last few months (maybe a year) that has been pretty decent. These high school kids from Charleston are really making some strides in their music and this song is a joint that has grown on me after popping it in my regular Dub Vee music rotation over the last few days.


Bub V ft Dirty Hun - On My Mind
http://www.zshare.net/audio/623229133c262538/

Diddy rocking the throwback Jerry West WV jersey...

We are setting on so much FIRE West Virginia hip hop that the artists have asked up not to leak to the net yet that it's not funny... I wish I could release some of this Dirty Hun, DOCeasar, Stupyd Fresh, CITY, K Kutta, 6'6 240 and more... until then here is Diddy on stage in a throwback Jerry West West Virginia jersey.

Paycheck Game - Industry Takeover

Webster County's finest Paycheck Game dropped us off this little gem of an exclusive for the people produced by Charleston native Johnny Tang off of his upcoming full length album. Nobody in the state consistently delivers quality albums like Check Game and from what I've had the pleasure of hearing off of the new one we are all in for a treat!


Paycheck Game - Industry Takeover Prod by Johnny Tang
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62754394faadb859/

Leonardo Dicaprio repping West Virginia?

Doesn't really have anything to do with West Virginia's hip hop scene but Leonardo Dicaprio in London rocking the WV hat with My Name Is Earl actor Ethan Suplee is funny to me so here it is...

Top N8 at 8 radio show on July 9th

N8twon the Chef's show on U92 in Morgantown WV featuring a whole lot of Dub Vee hip hop records!

Top N8 at 8 on U92 July 9th 2009
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6248050493653b3d/

DJ Crazy Chris speaks...

When one of the most respected DJ's on the planet right now resided in our state and he decides to drop some gems for us I think it's the DUTY of LiveFromTheDub to help get the word out... I know we have a lot of artists, producers and DJs who read this blog daily the number of emails bear it out. This is for you...

Words from DJ Crazy Chris

first off...lemme say...I KNOW IM NOT ALONE IN THIS...because i know many of the old heads round here lived it to....but in my lifetime...ive spent more money ON MUSIC than most people have just spent...PERIOD

i worked building houses and painting project apartments/hallways/fire escapes 50 hours a week to pay my rent and car payment....just so i could work in clubs at nite and spend all that dj money back on records and cds....

and although i wouldnt trade that experience for the world...i have to say... that you newer cats are some LUCKY sonofabitches with the ease of collecting free digital music these days...

MJ dies...your 18 and youve never owned one of his records in your life....and within 20 minutes youve got his entire discography ....and your dropping a best of....

i remember doing corporate gigs back in the early 90s and in advance theyd request some weird ass song to be played for the key speakers entrance to the stage.... and id spend 3 days going to all my local second hand record stores tryin desperately to find the album that song was on....and by the time i found it....id be willing to pay ANYTHING for it...just to stop the madness

nowadays....cats get annoyed when their thread requesting music isnt answered in 5 minutes....

im not gonna condemn anyone for that... its a beautiful thing...and i take part in it as well... but modern technology has made our lives sooooooooooo much easier..... so all im sayin is.... APRECIATE IT!!!.... go easy on the recycle bin.... cherish a song or a mixtape for a little while before making it evaporate into cyberspace wasteland

and GIVE BACK PEOPLE!!!!....

DJ's and PRODUCERS...take those FREE SONGS ...FREE ACAPELLAS...FREE INSTRUMENTALS...FREE CLASSIC SONGS TO SAMPLE...FREE FUCKIN DISCOGRAPHIES...and do something with them.... make something special.... make something you can be proud of for a long time.... make other people love music because of YOUR contribution...

MC's... take your time....make songs worth a shit...quality over quantity....make classics instead of lining the bottom of peoples recycle bins like a bird cage...

lets make music valueable again.... lets make it prescious.... its FREE...but that doesnt mean its worthless...

cc

I couldn't have said it better myself

Throwback of the week... DJ MonstaLung - Pride of Dub Vee mixtape

I THINK this was from 2007... maybe 2006, my memory isn't too good these days but it had a lot of real solid West Virginia hip hop on it. Enjoy the trip down memory lane (Big shouts to my dude Yoney by the way!)



http://www.zshare.net/download/626220986f3f1dde/

New DJ Hurricane - Between The Sheets mixtape

Charleston's DJ Hurricane drops his new RnB mixtape "Between the Sheets" featuring some of Dub Vee's finest on it...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xa4rnv

1. Intro - Dj Hurricane
2. Verse Simmonds - Buy You A Round (Up And Down)
3. Mariah Carey, Gucci Mane - Obsessed Remix
4. R. Kelly, Keri Hilson - Number One
5. London - Birthday Sex
6. Keri Hilson, Akon - Change Me
7. R. Kelly -Son of a Bitch
8. Dondria - Weight of Tears
9. Ryan Leslie, Pusha T - Something that I Like
10. Jagged Edge - Cloud 9
11. Bow Wow - You Know i'm Nasty
12. Young Dunny - Tell Me How You Like
13. Barr - Crazy
14. Trey Songz, Sammie - She Aint my Girl
15. Wingo, Gucci Mane - Bust it Down
16. Pretty Ricky-Tipsy
17. Phyllisia Ross, Neyo - Sunshine
18. Chris J -The Balcony
19. Ginuwine - Touch Me
20. Myko, Young Joc - Give it to You
21. K Kutta - Falling Star
22. Tank - Wake Up
23. Ray P - Falling In Love

MTP Ent's newest signee Chevy

MTP Ent's newest signee Chevy hit the net with his first product in a long while. Some of y'all might remember MTP Ent from the "Snitches on Blast" Dirty Hun Gone Wild segment that was aired on all the Charleston/Huntington news stations after a shooting incident.... be on the look out for Chevy's debut mixtape "Talk of the City" coming in August.

WVRapScene will be back new and improved VERY SOON

As most of y'all are aware http://www.wvrapscene.com/ does a great job covering the Dub Vee Indy Hip Hop scene and has the most poppin forum about local music in the state that I know of... the owners of the site wanted me to make an announcement to all of our readers...

Let people know we are upgrading and transitioning the site and forums at WVRapScene.com for better functionality and security please. When the site goes back up, users will need to reregister because we're replacing the forums with a better version.

Hopefully it will be back up soon... I love the forums there! We'll let you know as soon as we hear some more information.

WV State Univ's Hip Hop Boot Camp featured in Charleston Daily Mail...

A GREAT place for aspiring young hip hop artists, producers, photographers, videographers, dancers and graphic artists to get their feet wet....

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Aspiring young dancers, producers, filmmakers and artists now have a place to hone their skills and get expert advice from hip-hop industry insiders.

The West Virginia State University Extension Service is sponsoring a Hip-Hop Boot Camp for kids entering the sixth through 12th grades. The camp will take place from July 26 to 30 at Camp Virgil Tate in Charleston.

"It's a camp that really focuses on the hip-hop music industry," said Paul Henderson, the West Virginia State extension agent who oversees the camp. "It gives kids the opportunity to participate in different tracks."

Campers can take lessons in dance, voice, music production, filmmaking, graffiti art or photography. The camp will also encourage exercise, nutrition and entrepreneurship.

Henderson said the overnight camp is designed to reinforce the behind-the-scenes aspects of the hip-hop industry, which he considers essential for succeeding in the music business.

"There's a lot more than what they see on MTV or BET," he said.

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To get an application to the camp call Paul Henderson at 304-344-2764 or email us here at LiveFromTheDub@Gmail.com and we'll help you get in touch with somebody!

Martinsburg's Tune - Mr Popular mixtape w/ DJ Hypnotic hits the streets

Dude did it pretty big with his MonstaLung TV video with B Hyphen a while ago and has steadily been doing shows up in the Eastern Panhandle and Maryland where his buzz is starting to really catch on and grow with every event. Who is doing it bigger up there right now than Tune? If you know somebody needs to tell me because I can't see anybody doing it bigger right now!

http://www.zshare.net/download/622392084bce684d/

Huntington's Buzzy Shine ft DOCeasar - D Boy Killa

Self Made is still killing the streets right now with their "Street Smarts" CD. One of my personal favorite joints off of the CD right here. Make sure if you see it for sale you pick up a copy and support local music!



Buzzy Shine ft DOCeasar - D Boy Killa
http://www.zshare.net/audio/62356705b9b70557/

Charleston's Young Leo drops new video

Current Charleston resident Young Leo dropped a new video recently.

Beef rumor! DJ Badda Don vs Charlie Blac?

Rumor has it that the new DJ Badda Don (Charleston via Kingston Jamaica) mixtape is going to feature a diss of WV's #1 DJ Charlie Blac as the intro.... stay tuned, when we get it you'll get it!

Top N8 at 8 radio show featuring Nah Nitti Interview

Mr King of the Interviews N8twon the Chef holds down another interview with Nah Nitti this week on his Top N8 at 8 radio show on U92 in Morgantown.

Top N8 at 8 Radio show July 2nd
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6216193322f12da9/

DJ Schemes drops Grind Flu Vol.2

Morgantown's own DJ Schemes dropped his new Grind Flu Vol. 2 mixtape today and you know we gotta give you the new new. Full of new industry joints and some of your favorite street joints.... Enjoy





http://www.divshare.com/download/7804094-9b6

Crazy Chris and Dub Floyd - OutMash EXCLUSIVES!

West Virginia's own DJ Crazy Chris and Dub Floyd just happen to be two of the worlds biggest blend/mash-up DJ's and here they are teaming up again for the first time in several years for this highly anticipated project.... "OutMash". We here at LiveFromTheDub were blessed with 2 exclusive snippets to release to the public and after peeping them we know you are going to be as ready as we are to hear the whole thing!

OutMash Snippet 1
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OutMash Snippet 2
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