A1 the Sauceman ft Meuwl - Slippin Off the Edge

The newest member of SoundVizion comes through with a new joint featuring The LEGEND Meuwl...

Monstrous Monday! DOCeasar ft Buzzy Shine - Feed 'Em Nothin

DJ MonstaLung comes through with the SoundVizion/Self Made EXCLUSIVE for LFTD! Two of Huntington's finest for sure...

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Ace Beanz ft B Hyphen - Sailing

B Hyphen channels his inner Pharrel on this one! New SoundVizion mixtape coming sooner rather than later is the "official" word on whats up with all the new tracks.

White Mic - I Can't Wait

A song that, he's to quote "im tryna fill a void in the wv hip hop scene" with. Not your usual White Mic fare.

D Why interviewed on Playboy radio on Sirius XM Radio today...

Do it big...

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa live in Morgantown!

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa set to play at the WVU Coliseum Feb. 25. with special guest: Morgantown's own Huey Mack. When we get some more info we'll make sure to let you know (ticket prices, etc).

CookieHead Jenkins sentenced today in Federal Court

One of WV's most talented MCs and a guy who was building up quite a reputation and following on the mic over the last couple of years was sentenced to 24 months in the Federal prison system today in Charleston. Hold ya head up CHJ!

Just to remind you how nice dude was... here are a couple of joints.

CHJ - Muscle Game Freestyle by LiveFromTheDub

CHJ - Mayham by LiveFromTheDub

CHJ - Jakin On The Low by LiveFromTheDub

R.O.B - Napalm [Video] Prod by 95

Dropped the download of this song a while ago, the mixtape a few days ago... and these visuals for the song today.

6'6 240, A Breezy, Ace Beanz and Wilz P in Morgantown

Newcomer on the scene.... www.RemFilmLab.com comes through with some live footage of 6'6 240, A Breezy, Ace Beanz and Wilz P in Morgantown.

Monstrous Monday! Thack - The Bunny Hop

DJ MonstaLung comes through with another exclusive SoundVizion joint on this snowy WV Monday...

Thack - The Bunny Hop prod by DJ MonstaLung himself



DOWNLOAD THE TRACK HERE

98.7 The Beats Woody Woods beefing with Lil Flip???

Charleston radio personality (98.7 The Beat) and Core DJs Syndicated Radio Show host "Uncle" Woody Woods look to be beefing right now....

Here is what Woody has to say about the situation...

THIS JUST IN...LIL (LAME) FLIP told my producers that HE IS TO SLEEPY TO come to the WOODY WOODS SHOW...SMH ...Hey FLIP when was the last time you had a hit 2000??.. I'm gonna make SURE you will NEVER have a another one!! To my up and coming artist NEVER get to big to visit RADIO STATIONS...Because RADIO can MAKE YOU and it also can BREAK YOU...So with that being said F-U FLIP (in my Cee Lo green voice)

AND

Thats why T.I.P crush his career...and when T.I, was in the city last year the 1st person he called was me to come to the station...TIP will sale more albums in JAIL then Flip will ever sale..OK I'M DONE

R.O.B - Headphone Music (Its finally here!)

After leaking hot song after hot song Huntington WV's own R.O.B aka Mr. Daulton Ave aka The guy I've been waiting on a solo CD from the longest probably in the history of WV hip hop finally dropped his debut solo CD "Headphone Music" EXCLUSIVELY on LiveFromTheDub.com.

Featuring Production from Lip Beats, 95 and Zero among others R.O.B goes plum crazy on a few of these tracks showcasing some really high level MC'ing.

DOWNLOAD THE CD HERE

Make sure you leave a comment and let him know what you think of it!

R.O.B - They Live (Watch Em) prod by Lip Beats

ANOTHER hot joint from R.O.B produced by Lip Beats... as soon as I get the D/L for you I'm going to put it up... CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE FINISHED CD!!!!

Monstrous Tuesday??? WTF It's a Two For Tuesday I guess.... Ace Beanz, Ray P and Huey Mack

After an extended Thanksgiving break it's back to the regularly scheduled WV hip hop!


Monstrous Monday's is back in effect (we'll just make it a Two For Tuesday) with a double dose of SoundVizion goodies!

First up it's the Prince of the Park aka Ace Beanz on some Shon Thrilla productions with a new joint called "Aint Seen".





DOWNLOAD IT HERE!!!


Secondly we have one of SoundVizion's up and coming stars Mr. Ray P and the polarizing figure that is Huey Mack on a beat by the Club Crushers.

Throw That - Ray-P Ft. Huey Mack(Prod by.Club Crushers) by DJProdigy

Shout out to Oski Woski!

and here is a bonus piece of footage from the "Backyard Brawl Mixtape" release party at Bucks....

Ghana Gunner ft Sheek Louch - OT

Charleston's Ghana Gunner goes in with D Blocks own Sheek Louch... Sheek has been getting and showing a lot of WV love lately. Somebody needs to bring him down here for a show ASAP.


Ghana Gunner-ft Sheek Louch-OT by ghanagunner

Monstrous Monday's!!!!! 6'6 240 - I Know

DJ MonstaLung stops through with an EXCLUSIVE 6'6 240 joint... 6 has been dropping music quite a bit lately. Whats the word on a new 6'6 240 project MonstaLung???

As soon as we find out we'll let you know.

DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE

Profit Money's Hip Hop gamer review of Black Ops...

You know him as your local neighborhood MC ass hole... we know him as Mr. I'll Shoot You In The Face via X Box... on to the review... - LFTD

Admittedly, I haven't finished the campaign, so I'll touch on it briefly. The story is very good. You are a operative for the US Gov and at times report directly to President Kennedy. While it is immersive, the biggest problem I had were the cutscenes. Just when you've finished a pretty heavy piece of action and it feels you are about to enter more, you are pulled into another cutscene. This aside, I'd recommend the game for those that mainly play campaign modes of FPS'.

Zombies:

Zombies are back. The game mode has kept all of the good qualities of the improvements offered in the later DLC maps and gives them right off the bat. There are 2 actual zombie maps, and a top down Contra-esque zombie map called "DOA". Not only can you play with a few friends at the house, but now you can take your friends to XBox live and play there as well (more on that later).

My favorite part of Zombies is probably the map called "Five" which is a reference to the maps setting, The Pentagon. You play as one of 4 characters: John F Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Secretary of Defense at the time Robert McNamara, and oddly enough, Fidel Castro. The map has many levels to descend into. I still haven't figured it out entirely, as I've only played it once with Akshun. But there's this scientist that for some reason will walk up to you and take your gun, or separate you from your party (and you can't do shit about it), and you have TO rely on team communication to find your way back. Very fun.

On a side note: If you want to unlock all of the zombie maps without having to go through gameplay, I have a code for you:

When at the main menu, press RT and LT alternatively, rapidly, to break free from your chair. Go around to the back of the room and press X to get onto the computer. Type in: 3ARC UNLOCK and press enter. This will unlock ALL of the zombie maps. Not sure if it takes away achievements to use with caution.

Multiplayer:

This is by far my favorite part of the game and pretty much the only reason I play the series anymore. Many of the complaints so far have been about the graphics, which are on par with MW2 at best. I've had no problems with them really. I guess others were expecting some big advancement. But when you consider that this is a game made separately from IW's MW2, the graphics HAVE improved since Treyarch's last release in the series, CoD: World at War.

The other complaint is sound. Treyarch intentionally nerfed it. Many players had an advantage if they went out of their way to buy a set of Turtle Beach headphones and Treyarch apparently saw this as a disadvantage and inherently unfair to the players who either didn't know of such headphones, or didn't have the money for them. Either way, I agree that it is very unfair to a person who has shelled out 60 bucks for this game, only to have someone who shelled out an extra 120 bucks for the headphones slaughter them anytime they get near. That said, I disagree with the amount they have reduced the sound.

Your own footsteps seem crazy loud and it is nearly impossible to hear when someone is around you, even if you are still. I never felt I was at a disadvantage with the sound as it was, I actually did better because I could just turn around and kill whoever was pursuing me trying to get an easy knife kill and I did it with the sound as it was through my TV, without headphones. Now I have to rely on shadows from the sun or the reaction of teammates as an indicator of enemy locations in my vicinity. This is supposedly changed with the Ninja Pro perk. Though I haven’t used it, I’ve heard that it doesn’t improve the sound of enemy players much at all.

A glaring omission in the “Perks” is Stopping Power (Though Juggernaut has not made a return either). The lack of SP makes guns like the 3 round burst M16 and the single shot M14 (Think M1A1 from WaW) and FAL all but pointless to everyone but the most accurate of players.

However, the lack of Stopping Power means that if you run out of ammo, and are proficient on the wide array of weapons Black Ops offers, you stand the same chance as the next man who has that specific weapons system equipped on a dedicated class.

They’ve nerfed sniping considerably, and quick scoping has been strongly discouraged as even the developers have been quoted as saying it is a cheap way to play, and not at all intended purpose of a sniper rifle, a fact obvious to anyone with a brain. The maps vary, but very few are even remotely friendly to snipers, as the porousness of a map allows for many ways to sneak up on a sniper. Couple this with the fact that they can only have one Claymore, and cannot use Scavneger Pro to get more after the first one was used, and it is all but impossible for a sniper to cover all Avenues of Approach adequately.

COMMANDO PRO IS GONE! This will come as a welcome relief to a lot of you guys, especially Jcart lol. The biggest complaint of MW2 has got to be the introduction of the Commando Perk. It allowed a player to avoid a close ranged death by allowing him to knife from halfway across the room, regardless of whether he was being shot at or not. Many players (Myself included) combined this perk with Marathon Pro and Lightweight Pro to become essentially an unstoppable running and knifing machine. Those of you who like to camp a room, or just control an area while knowing your back is covered, will also be pleased to learn that no combination of Marathon and Lightweight allows you to simply run past Claymore Mines any more either. In this respect, the game has gained some sorely needed balance.

Most of the perks are the same, but one new perk deserves some mention: Hacker and Hacker Pro. With this perk it allows you to see enemy Claymores, Turrets, and Equipment. When you buy the upgrade (The game has a point systems like currency called “CoD points” as opposed to “Unlocking” a perk. Weapons still need unlocked but must be purchased as well, including attachments and customizations like reticules, reticule colors, shapes, and lens colors) you are able to “hack” the enemies turrets and if you steal a care package, you will leave the care package box behind, but booby trapped so that the enemy tries to pick it up and is killed when it detonates.

The spawn system is a terrible, buggy, piece of shit, and seems to spawn enemies randomly until you realize that the game doesn’t give a fuck if you are in the enemy spawn or not, people are going to spawn there, making turning your back once there a dumb move.

You earn money by purchasing completing “Contracts” in a given time. Harder contracts cost more but allow more time to complete and obviously yield a great ROI.

Your player emblem is now customizable with different shapes, numbers, and letters (up to ‘E’, I’m assuming to prevent offensive words being used) and up to 12 ‘layers’ you must purchase in a sort of mini-Photoshop arrangement.

All player stats, like KDR, weapons killed by, best weapon used, Death heatmaps, kills heatmaps, and other options previously available only on the CoD website, are now accessible straight from your player card. The catch is, other players can see this too. So unless you really ARE good, keep your shit talking to a minimum, cuz I WILL check. You also have the ability to save clips or entire games on your profile in “Theater” mode; it also allows you to bring your entire gameplaying party seamlessly entire the Theater to watch your clips with you. However, you can only upload (at the moment) clips UNDER 30 seconds to the CoD website, which you can link your YouTube page to to publish automatically there as well.

As I stated earlier, you can now bring up to 3 friends online with you, from the same XBox. This is very good for those who are having a casual get together and have always wanted to have your friends play with you, instead of the boredom suffered waiting for the sticks to make the rounds. But don’t plan on taking your matches serious, as the split screen takes some time to get used to and severely hampers your field of vision, and as such, your gameplay.

I’m VERY dissappointed TreyArch did not include vehicles in this game, but I digress.

The compensated for this somewhat by including all new controllable killstreaks like the RC-XD and the Gunship.

The RC-XD is a killstreak reward earned at 3 kills with no deaths. It takes you out of your character (So use it somewhere safe, like a room with one door protected by claymore) and into a remote controlled car which you drive up to an enemy and then detonate using the trigger. It is possible for the enemy to shoot it before you reach him, so choose your approach wisely. If your car is being shot at, a simple push of LB for the Turbo Button should get you through the fire to quickly kill the enemy.

The Gunship (Earned at 11-0) is a BEAST of a reward as it is something like Chopper Gunner (Now earned at 9-0) except that you are in an Apache Helicopter and you ALSO control the helicopter. So now you don’t have to wait for the chopper to swing around to get those enemies hiding driectly behind a building, you can maneuver there on your own. It throws out flairs, making it hard to bring down in just 2 missile strikes, usually requiring 4.

Another new AWESOME edition is the SR71 Blackbird (Available at 8-0; Akshun LOVES this reward). This KS reward is something like Spy Plane (The new name for UAV) except that it tells you the enemy location in REAL TIME (No scans) and even tells you what direction they’re facing and the location of all turrets and sentry guns they have on the map. While it doesn’t directly generate kills for the user, it is well worth it for the amount of kills you can indirectly rack up from the intel.
The last new feature I can think of right now is the addition of the “Combat Training” lobby.

This is a sort of “Single Player” multiplayer in which you play against dummy (or robot) players that use the names from your friends lists. You can choose the difficulty at which you want to play, and even rank up as you normally would online, however the credits, weapons, killstreaks, and stats do not transfer over once you go Live. They are exclusive that particular game mode. Combat Training is particularly good for improving, trying out new techniques, trying out new weapons, or pretending you have friends. Also, if you are one of the people that let your Xbox Live sub go as a result of the economy, I’d imagine it being a fun way to pretend your online, while getting better once you can actually do so.

All in all I would heartily recommend this game to ANYONE who is holding out. The campaign is solid. The multiplayer has been DRASTICALLY balanced and Zombies are as fun as ever. No matter what originally drew you to the series, this game appears to be the pinnacle of the years of refinement the series has had.
I urge you to at least rent the game and give it a go.

--Profit Money

R.O.B - Midnight prod by Ski Beats

I'm loving EVERYTHING R.O.B is dropping right now... he's moving up my favorites list of Dub Vee MCs. I know he has a CD coming with Lip Beats... but what is all this other stuff coming from? Not sure but we'll let you know as soon as we know.

Midnight Prod by Ski Beatz by R.O.B.

Cam Wilson ft Deniz Kilicli live at the Alpha Gamma Rho Hog Roast

Cam Wilson live with WVU basketball star Deniz Kilici playing on the guitar...

White Mic ft Holt Dizzee - Ya Chick

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

R.O.B - Quit Your Day Job prod by Lip Beats

Two of the hottest up and coming names in the state right now link up again for some heat. R.O.B and Lip Beats are two of the most consistent artists in the state right now.... on to the music.

Quit Your Day Job Prod by LipBeats by R.O.B.

DJ MonstaLung "Backyard Brawl Mixtape" release party article in DA

The Backyard Brawl Mixtape release party featured in WVU's student newspaper the DA.

Clip from article below

Morgantown artist DJ Monsta Lung will be celebrating the release of his new mix tape Thursday night at Buck's Corner Pub in South Park starting at 10 p.m.

DJ Monsta Lung released the mixtape online a couple of weeks ago but is holding a performance to help increase the awareness of the tape.

Eric Jordan, more commonly known as DJ Monsta Lung, is excited for the release.

"I'm hoping this release party will let the public know about us and what we're producing," Jordan said.

The album debuted online for users to download for free.

"We've had some great online response to the album," Jordan said.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Bonus Monstrous Monday post....

MonstaLung TV with the Johnny Harmonic in studio footage of "From LA to WV"....

Monstrous Mondays! Faster and faster...

A Breezy pointing out the home town


DJ MonstaLung and SoundVizion Ent check in with another installment of Monstrous Mondays! This time with A Breezy rocking over the Video Phone beat with a joint called "Faster" ... she's been working hard on her next project and she's all over this SoundVizion/DJ MonstaLung mixtape that is coming up really soon!



DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE!

Kayoh with the knockout!

In what some might consider an upset, Kayoh decisively beat Greedy Beatz in the Midi Warz Pt.4 Beat Battle. DJ MonstaLung keeps the heat coming... word is that 95 vs DJ Coutz is up next.

Congrats Kayoh on the victory! You can check out his beats at www.KayohBeats.com and make sure you keep checking back in for Midi Warz Pt.5!

Aaron Crothers of Big Ass Manatee chilling with...

Aaron Crothers of Big Ass Manatee chillin with that one dude... you might have heard of him before. The one and only Los Angelas Lakers male cheerleader Jack Nicholson.

6'6 240 - The Story (1999 Unreleased)

A Unreleased track from 6'6 240 recorded back in 1999, produced by 227 Digitalmasterz aka DJ MonstaLung lost in the infamous studio fire that destroyed quite a large amount of SoundVizion music from that era and put a huge set back in their movement. I wish I would have had this back then... it would have been one of my favorite 6 songs from that era.

Shout outs to K Kutta and Kayoh...

Fresh Kids Inc out of Charleston doing their thing...

The kids are gettin it in...

Throw back songs from the Capital City aka The Chuck aka Charleston aka...

I was reading some chatter on the WVRapScene forums and there was some doubt that Charleston had 20 rappers in it with a high level of talent. I was listening to some old music on my computer and decided maybe I should give a little bit of shine to a few guys who didn't really have the internet presence that they should have back when their name was really really buzzing in the streets of Charleston.


Plenty Rock hosted the Kings of the Capital City Pt.3 mixtape with Charlie Blac and Crazy Chris and this was one of his Freestyles off of it... Dude sold TONS of his 2 mixtapes.
Plenty Rock - Stand Up Freestyle by LiveFromTheDub


H Boogi for several years was the hottest thing there was in Charleston. If you were trying to sell a mixtape on the corner the first words from West Siders was "Is there some H Boog on it?" if there wasn't they might not buy it...
H Boogi ft Jus - If I Said it prod by CYN by LiveFromTheDub

Santana Blue is a dude who's worked with just about everybody that there is to work with in Charleston and his group with Mic Rude "Extra Everything" was picking up steam recently before a studio break in lost over a whole projects worth of music. In and out of jail in his career he's had some set backs that left his music sporadic at best.
Santana Blue - Kings 3 Freestyle by LiveFromTheDub


Maybe next week I'll dig through my digital crates and upload a few more older songs for another little history lesson.

E Green - Doing My Thang

E Green and Ca$his from Shady Records


Beckley's E Green makes a return to LiveFromTheDub.com with his new joint "Doing My Thing". Nice joint... I'm feeling the new radio friendly style from him on this one.

E Green - Doin My Thang by LiveFromTheDub

K Kutta ft Avery Storm - Sex Game

K Kutta has been doing it super huge lately and he doesn't appear to be stopping. You might remember Avery Storm from his hooks on hit records with Nelly and Rick Ross among other songs. Kut linked up with him last week and they dropped this record for the ladies. From what I heard they are just waiting on label approval from A. Storm's label to shoot the video. I've been trying to tell everybody that West Virginia's hip hop scene is bubbling something fierce right now. Kut is helping lead the way... on to the music.

K Kutta Sex Game Feat Avery Storm by LiveFromTheDub

Monstrous Mondays - Ace Beanz, A Breezy and 6'6 240 - Get Off My Nutz

DJ MonstaLung and SoundVizion comes through with another Monstrous Monday exclusive! Ace Beanz, 6'6 240 and A Breezy over the Rhianna and Jeezy beat that appears to be off of a new MonstaLung the group mixtape coming... no idea, but hopefully soon.


DOWNLOAD THE TRACK HERE


Here is some footage of SoundVizion performing at 123 Pleasant St in Morgantown last week at the Food for Thanks Benefit show.

Cam Wilson ft Kevin Ayoola - Mixtape

SoundVizion with the double up today! Their newest RnB artist does his thing over this classic Timbo track. This one has me ready to check out something else from him ASAP.

DJ MonstaLung presents Midi Warz Pt.4.... Greedy Beatz vs Kayoh of 808 Army

Ding! Ding! Ding!

WV's beat battle Don King aka DJ MonstaLung has hit us with another banger! Greedy Beats vs Kayoh. I can't wait to see how this one turns out. MAKE SURE YOU GO AND VOTE >>>>>> over there.




Download the Midi Warz Pt.4 Mixtape RIGHT HERE

DJ Charlie Blac presents Meuwl - Soooo Hot Right Now [MIXTAPE]

This isn't the original cover but its a dope ass picture!


I don't think I need to tell the story of this mixtape. This is a classic WV hip hop project that features great songs and freestyles plus arguably the best mixtape liner/drop I've ever heard from DJ MonstaLung. For those of you who for whatever reason lost this treasure of a mixtape... here you go!

Download Charlie Blac presents Meuwl - Soooo Hot Right Now RIGHT HERE!

Meuwl - Tools of the Trade

I always loved this picture... yes that is light being captured in mid air that is the PIST that Meuwl used occasionally. Super creative...

This is THE song that established Meuwl as an artist to look out for in WV. This graffiti writers anthem brought B-Boys, Writers and Backpackers to his shows by the boatload for years. I've seen this performed live if not 100 times damn close and it is still one of my favorite songs of his.

Meuwl - Tools of the Trade prod by 95 by LiveFromTheDub



P.S. This is the only version of it I could find. It's the version off of the Nine Nick Bags of Funk Pt.2 CD that is minus the "Hi my name is" sample in the middle. If you have the full version can you please email it to us at LiveFromTheDub@gmail.com and I'll replace it on SoundCloud for everybody! Thanks

Haggard Twins - Discombobulated

With the retirement of Paycheck Game this past week and Meuwl's passing last year. I guess this means that Haggard is officially over. It became yet another sad day in hip hop when I drew this conclusion...

Check and Muewl tear this to shreds. The Busey sample is classic.

Meuwl and Paycheck Game - Discombobulated by LiveFromTheDub

Paycheck Game - Street Value [FULL ALBUM]

So the man retires and then leaks on WVRapScene, what is probably the album of the year, without a single Tweet, Facebook status update, Ad on a website any form of advertising... Featuring beats from Geedy Beats, LipBeats, 95, Profit Money and DJ MonstaLung and a few super hot guest verses from 6'6 240, Ace Beanz and Dirty Hun the album is very good.

Make sure you download what is the last project from Paycheck Game.

DOWNLOAD PAYCHECK GAME STREET VALUE HERE

Deep Jackson - Shivers prod by Apollo Brown

Deep Jackson has been delivering quality hip hop from the mountains of southern WV with consistency this year. Dude finally steps into the video game with a newcomer, (to me at least) Roosevelt Films. I see Ruffner Ave in the video, Roosevelt Center? or Roosevelt Oliver? If anybody knows... let us know.

R.O.B - Sweet Sticky Thing prod by Lip Beats

I keep telling you guys that R.O.B is a hidden gem among Dub Vee's rappers... and he linked up with Midi Warz Pt.3 beat battle winner Lip Beats for this BANGER! Do not sleep on these two artists, I expect them to continue to create some great music this year.

Sweet StickyThang Prod By LipBeats by R.O.B.

"Keeping it real with the awesomist" - L No catches up with B Rude... DayOne!

L No and B Rude performing together at the Meuwl Memorial Show in Morgantown...

Keeping it real with The Awesomist

This next interview is one that’s very near and dear to my heart kiddos. That would be of course, because today’s interview subject is none other than B. Rude (aka Skranton Wiles, The Awesomist, Gingerbread Wolfboy, Bruder, Dr. Brudoculous…ok you get the drift). I’ve known B and his brother Mic Rude since I was in the 6th grade, and young B was just the one of the younger brothers taking shit from the big brothers at any given backyard soccer match/skate sesh.
Since then, as many of you know, B. Rude has gone on to release 4 records both as a solo act and with the Rabble Rousers, Killer Affiliates and as Rude Brothers (plus others). He’s also dropped an entire novel of quotables over the years, both on and off the mic. Since fellow Rabble Rouser and Dayone Media founder Meuwl’s passing one year ago, B’s gone through a bit of a transition. He’s most recently been on tour with the new supergroup Dinosaur Burps (with DJ Squeezle, also of Rabble Rousers), and recording for a new album. Spread the awesome, y’all…

L-NO: How did it feel to finally take your live show to some new venues in new places? You’ve been killing it in WV for years now, but this is your first multi-state tour. How did it come about and what was it like?

B. Rude: Naturally, I was kind of nervous at first… but then I just blocked that out and said "fuck it, fuck 'em if they don’t feel it. I like me and what I do.” I came about getting on the tour by perusing Facebook and saw that my homeboy, Raymond Strife, who had been to WV several times on tour was talking about it and I pretty much invited myself.

L-NO: How did the tour go? What was your favorite show? Tell us a bit about it, and any other random tour shenanigans that may have come about.

B. Rude: The tour went really well. 7,000 Miles in a bitchin Corolla. There were some small snags here and there; nothing major though. Just along the lines of bad sound and not getting paid, but I could really care less about the money. I couldn’t really say which was my favorite show but Lansing is the shit. Played with a couple of good punk bands, had a b-boy breaking in Minneapolis, Wisconsin got a little crazy when we took over this dudes apartment after the show. There are some other shenanigans and debauchery that I can’t really talk about if ya know what I mean.

L-NO: What was the worst show?

B. Rude: There really weren’t any bad shows, everybody we met was really cool.

L-NO: Do you have any plans for future tours or local shows yet?

B. Rude: I do believe (there are shows) December 17th at The Blue Parrot, X-Mas at The Empty Glass, and New Years at The Blue Parrot . Tour plans are soon to be in the works for the spring. If anybody has any connects send them to me at b.rude94@gmail.com.

L-NO: How is the recording going for the new album? You’ve been working down in Fayetteville with The Yetti, has it been different recording with a band as opposed to just yourself and a producer?

B. Rude: Recording has been going really well, got some real ground breaking stuff going on. There’s really not a whole lot of difference, because not only are they playing live instruments they also do a lot of chopping and looping with random obscure samples. Benny C. and The Brad are madmen and very talented dudes in the studio.

L-NO: Do you have a title for it yet or are you still working on that? Who is featured on the album? (Either producers or guest MC’s)

B. Rude: The title is still up in the air but we have been thinking of "Mother Nature Wants You Dead", "Things You Can’t Unhear (Yetti Burps)", "Awesome Stuff We Did When No one Was Looking", “Gingerbread Wolfboy & The Chocodile”, and a few others. I got some people I would like to hopefully get on the album, but I’m not gonna drop any names since there’s been no confirmations as of yet. I’m hoping to get an L -NO verse for the album. Most of the production on this will be by The Yetti and the late great Meuwl.

L-NO: Are there plans to shoot any videos for the album?

B. Rude: Yes there are. I’m just more concerned with getting the recording done first.

L-NO: Do you have plans to do an online store or something similar for people to cop the new album when it’s done, or will you be doing strictly physical copies?

B. Rude: I would like to set something up on the interwebs , but I’m just not tech savvy and I’m lazy as shit!

L-NO: How do you feel your newest music represents the Dayone foundation that’s been built over the last several years?

B. Rude: I think it’s going to represent Dayone bad assidly. Shit just keeps getting better, minus the absence of Meuwl of course, but you know you just gotta keep stuff moving. That’s what he would have wanted.

L-NO: How do you plan on taking that foundation to the next level?

B. Rude: I try not to plan too much, I kind of just go with the flow and let stuff happen but I definitely want Dayone/Rawkid to be known nationwide… we'll start with that.

L-NO: Why haven’t you done a producer/MC tape with L-NO yet? Haha…

B. Rude: You can’t rush the awesome! When the time is right (it’ll happen), plus like I said I’m a lazy fat shit.

L-NO: Shout out your people son son

B. Rude: Shouts to beef jerky, cheap cigs and rotgut whiskey. Carpet, people that were willing to let us take over their homes and put up with our bullshit. Medicinal herbs, Newark trap houses, everyone on the tour(Ray Strife, Dinz, Mr. Faricker, Roebus One & everybody else),TJ Sigmon, beer, and all my Dayone Rawkid fam and the whole state of WV!

Make sure you download the first leaked single off of the album "Your Smart Phone Is Stupid" that we dropped first a while back...

B Rude - Your Smart Phone Is Stupid by LiveFromTheDub

Dub Vee we are Super Awesome...

With the anniversary of the passing of arguably the greatest MC in the history of the great state of West Virginia coming up soon... expect to get a healthy dose of none other than the LEGEND Meuwl this week.


rabble rousers-super awesome by LiveFromTheDub

R.I.P Meuwl...

Randy Moss song...

Moss this Moss that... too bad the Vikings cut him because this is nice!

Paycheck Game releases note to fans concerning his retirement from the mic...

A very sad day for WV hip hop fans... the one and only Paycheck Game released this message about his retirement from the Mic. Damn....

PAYCHECKS WORDS AS POSTED ON WWW.WVRAPSCENE.COM

i want them to remember what i stood for and what i represented.

with that said, i'm writing this note to let the world know i am moving on with my music and going to spend full time behind the boards. this decision isn't one of those "i quit the board and i quit makin music" only to come back a few months later re-energized. this decision has been coming for some time now, and it comes down to quality of music i make and having the passion as i once very much did for rappin.

the game is much different from when i started. i am in no way saying my age has any factor in this, but my brand of product is not what's selling in this era. And I WON'T MAKE THAT TYPE OF MUSIC TO SELL RECORDS.

but it goes far beyond just makin money and trying to get a deal. this has to do with really not feeling ANYTHING I've put out since The Graveyard Shift. I keep trying to force my self to write to these songs but it feels like it's empty words. the delivery is there, it'll always be there. but the lines aren't getting wrote with that same ol crazy check's hands...they're being written by heavily medicated hands that have lost the edge to pen the wickedist shit you ever heard. and i'm cool with that. so is my wife who has seen a lot less violent tendencies from me as well as i've avoided jail for a couple years so that part of my life's now straight.

my abilities as a producer will be my main focus moving forward, as well as grooming artists to shop,beat placements to heavy hitters in the industry,etc etc.

wvrapscene will continue on as it is. expect to see more members joining soon and make them feel welcome.

to soundvizion: what needs to be said? We family dog I RIDE FOR YOU YOU RIDE FOR ME! Thank you for listening to my demo i made in my single wide trailor with a 4 channel mixer and an extra tapedeck. man was i hungry back then. 6-you're my brother. You've always been my bro. i can't put into words how proud i am of my little brother. you were my competition, my confidant, we still released our first album through turmoil, studio's buring and getting robbed. That album is my favorite out of all em because even on the album cover (a burnt down studio) you could see the struggle that was made to salvage tracks. beans- you a real good friend that i respect to the fullest. Many blunts and many conversations about what's going on with the clique and what's good or bad on the streets. always my source for the hood info. beanz, patience is a virtue...i see you bubblin up!!! Chief, my brother from another mother born on the same damn day as me fuckin chief rocka....my dude....always.

we had some great times as 304 Reconz and i'm just sorry that i had to miss all the great times you had since 6 blew up. you know i'm always there in spirit.

to Meuwl: words can't express how much i miss you buddy. everytime i talk about you i get real mad at you, my grieving stages haven't fully cycled i guess. i mean shit happens sam. it happens to the best of 'em. It DID HAPPEN TO THE BEST. and that's why i'm mad. why did it have to happen to you? you were truly and underground graff legend and so fuckin sick with the wordplay. That whole time in charleston with you, however brief, was one of the greatest times of my life. when we first met we were peers in the game. sam later became a close friend who would do anything for anybody. we really kicked it on that haggard shit.

i'd be lying if i said Meuwl's passing didn't have a part in this decision. i'm still tore up. it's kinda like the day hip hop died for me. i haven't been the same since. love ya, man.

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for those who don't know paycheck game IS greedy beatz....it was really no secret just a split personality per se.

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so i'm leaving you with this. i thank everyone of my fans that have ever just wanted an autograph or to smoke a blunt with them. Those who quote your lyrics word for word. All of Webster County now has my back. i thank all the producers, artists, and studios i've had a chance to work with.

I gave this rap shit long enough. I made classic stellar albums that speak volumes of the production value. i made drug songs, sad songs, uplifting music, funny shit. my catalog is stacked. and i own it.

i've helped change people's lives. Grown men have told me that "surrounded by angels" made them cry. that's was my movement. emotional music without being emo.

I'VE PAID MORE DUES THAN MOST OF YOU SO AT LEAST GIVE ME THAT.

i still love hip hop but i don't think hip hop loves me anymore.


so my mind's made up. a great pressure has lifted off of my shoulders. i'll still be around on a random remix or a rare gem but Paycheck IS DONE.

ps the autobiography of the guillotine will be my "chinese democracy"

A MONSTROUS MONDAY!!!!!! 6'6 240 - Dats What I Do

After negotiating for months and months we finally convinced DJ MonstaLung and SoundVizion Ent to start dropping an EXCLUSIVE track with LiveFromTheDub.com EVERY Monday! and Monstrous Mondays was born.... HUW HA HA HAA HHAAAHAHA HAHA .... What day other than the day after Halloween would be more appropriate to start Monstrous Mondays? I don't know either.

First off DJ MonstaLung comes super correct with a crazy new joint from Mr. Dub Vee aka 6'6 240 - Dats What I Do.... When I say we're the best hip hop blog in West Virginia I mean it!




If you want to DOWNLOAD THE TRACK GET IT HERE!

L No catched up with Marcus D'Tray... do your homework!

I told you on Twitter (yes you need to follow us at www.Twitter.com/LiveFromTheDub) that when I got back from Arizona that we had some super huge updates for y'all! L No caught up with one of WV's top hip hop talents, Marcus D'Tray! Enjoy.....

For all you veterans and noobs out there, take notice. Marcus D’Tray has been establishing himself as one of the most renowned producers in WV history for over 10 years now. He’s had more major-label quality placements than anyone that I know of, and has produced a string of local bangers as well. Now repping Charlotte, NC, D-Tray is still in the lab perfecting the craft, and still landing placements left and right. D-Tray was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to kick some facts with me, and open the curtain to give the Dub a peek into his life. Relax and take notes suckas!

L-NO: This has kind of become a token question, but I think it’s a good one for you. A lot of people newer to the scene might not know how you got your start. Tell us about how you got started producing locally and some of the people you worked with.

D’Tray: I started messing with music around 14, I actually met 6’6 around that time, and he had a whole notebook full of songs. I had a bootleg drum machine and a mic at my house we used to mess around on. When I was about 18 I got real serious with it and bought a bunch of real equipment and just tried to learn it all, I did my album, did a lot of songs for 6, Paycheck, the whole Reconz, Ace Beanz, anybody who was hot around that time in Morgantown.I didn’t start to try and sell tracks to Major artists till about 3-4 years ago

L-NO: I hear that you’re down in Charlotte these days? How did you choose Charlotte, and at what point did you feel the need to move away from WV to expand your opportunities?

D’Tray: I didn’t pick Charlotte so much for music; I got married and my wife had a job down here. Since I can work from anywhere, this is where we are right now. 80% of everything I’ve placed so far was done while I lived in Morgantown, so it’s possible to make progress from WV.

L-NO: Are you still working with anyone locally?

D’Tray: Most def, I’m working with Tiger, I try to get hooks from Wilz P every time I can. Dante records at my studio a lot, I’m really busy but I got tracks for whoever is serious.

L-NO: Who is your favorite MC in WV?

D’Tray: I mess with a lot of artists from WV so I can’t say MC wise, but my favorite album out of WV history is Grim Reaper Theme Music (Paycheck Game). There was something special about that one when it dropped.

L-NO: How has your production setup evolved over the years? What does your setup look like these days?

D’Tray: It’s changed from PC, to Mac and Logic now. I still use mostly keyboards instead of soft synths, I’m outta control with the keyboards, and I have about 7 in here right now, analog to virus, Moog, plus all the regular fantoms and stuff. I just started using to Maschine instead of my MPC and I’m lovin that right now.

L-NO: How would you describe your production style? What is your favorite method of getting new sounds/samples?

D’Tray: I guess I would call it a very heavy sound, there is always a lot going on; that’s just me, I can’t change that. I have bought sounds and downloaded all types of kits, I have live 50 gigs of just drums, but I always make about 20-30 kits and just stick with them. The trick is to resample them through something old and gritty that makes them knock. Keyboard wise, I just turn the knobs until it sounds good.

L-NO: Have you had any professional training as far as audio engineering goes or are you self-taught? Who helped you out the most as a new producer starting out?

D’Tray: Engineering wise some people tell me I’m good at that but, I’m not happy with a mix until I’m there with a real engineer in an SSL room and we have about 8 hours to work on a song. If I’m not there they may not mix the song the way I hear it, that happens a lot so far and I want to get it in the paper work that I need to be there for the mix, or the record will lose something that made it dope. Imagine a Timbaland track with everything going on in it, and an outside party trying to decide what should be the main focus of the track; it’s just as important as any step in the process.

I didn’t really have much help, and sometimes that’s a good thing. That way some of your mistakes end up being part of your sound. Everybody I knew had MPC's and I was still using sampling keyboards so they couldn’t really help me much.

L-NO: You’ve had the biggest beat placements of anyone in the state that I know of. What was the first beat you had placed with a major artist, and how did getting that first placement feel?

D’Tray: The “Keep Pushin” record was the first to ever come out nationally, that and the Maino ft Trey Songz. I had a few placements before that but they never came out.The first time Flex played “Keep Pushin” he dropped bombs on it and brought it back twice on Hot 97 in New York. That was a crazy feeling; it makes you want to go back in the studio right then. When my homie Tim called me and said “Hood Love” was on the Sirius Top 20 countdown, and it was playing every hour in New York that was crazy, Check called me and said he heard it on the radio. Those are the times that we work hard for. I can’t say I’m satisfied with that tough, I think everybody wants to be at the top of what they do. But it’s a great start, I feel blessed no doubt.

L-NO: What is your favorite collaboration that you’ve been involved with/what artist do you feel killed one of your beats the hardest?

D’Tray: Sheek always does his thing, there is this unreleased song I was a part of with Scarface, behind Pac he’s my favorite ever so that was nasty to hear.

L-NO: What are you working on right now? Do you have any new collaborations you can speak on?

D’Tray: I’m actually tryin to get some big R&B and pop records placed; I’ve got great writers so I feel good about getting top 40 national records out real soon. We have been sending them to Ciara, Sean Kingston, Willow....
I’m workin on a full album with Mike Smith, I think we can get him a deal, we’ve got a crazy sound together, and it just works. I know my manager said Yayo recorded one last month so hope that makes his album.

L-NO: What is the best lesson you’ve learned regarding the music industry at this point in your career?

D’Tray: I would say that it’s not who is best, it’s who has the most to offer. Relationships are the most important thing after you get nice with what you do. It’s not always the best stuff that makes it, just the best relationships.

L-NO: If you had any advice for the people back in WV trying to make it happen, what would it be?

D’Tray: You have to find what it is your best at and do that. Spend 8 hours a day on it if you can. Don’t approach people in the industry until you have about 20 bangers! A no today doesn’t mean a no tomorrow so keep hitting people with stuff every few months if it’s good.

You have to hear from Jesus for yourself, no one way will work for everyone, but with God all things are possible!

Just to remind you of the new single from Sheek Louch produced by D'Tray here it is again!

Travis Dupri - Day Dreamin

Repping that Eastern Panhandle DJ Hypnotic and Travis Dupri have been holding it down for Dub Vee for a hot minute. A couple of new joints from Travis have surfaced recently and from what we've gathered a new mixtape is on the way. Actually we've acquired a few new Panhandle songs recently including some new artists and hope we can show some love to that part of the state... if you have some music from out there make sure you share it with us!


Travis Dupri-Day Dreamin by LiveFromTheDub

YG live in Concert in Huntington WV

DHGW in the studio with S.M.G

The Self Made Gang in the lab with Dirty Hun Gone Wild Films writing a song...

First Friday's in Charleston "Eye Candy" hosted by Leeshia Lee w/ DJ Big L

One of my personal favorite local radio personalities hosts First Friday in Charleston this month... Leeshia Lee!

Here is the press release...

Leeshia Lee Hosts the Next Edition of Eye Candy: Dress To Kill – Now officially supported by West Virginia Soul Magazine



Charleston, WV – Every 1st Friday at Foe Aries Eagles, located at 404 Virginia St. West, Foreverdc.com (an online resource for news and entertainment), E2 Entertainment (event planning and promotions company), and Super DJ Big L host EYE CANDY. With different themes celebrated every month the Eye Candy events are the premiere red carpet events targeting the urban professional. This month’s edition title “Dress to Kill” will be hosted by radio personality Leeshia Lee and West Virginia Soul magazine has recently agreed to be a promotional partner for this and future Eye Candy events.


Eye Candy events feature free entry for ladies until midnight and a complimentary glass of wine or champagne for the first 50. Sophisticated dress code is expected with the motto being : “it’s not what you wear, but how you wear it”. Music will be provided by Superstar DJ. Pictures will be taken as attendees walk down the red carpet. Attendees must be 21 or older to enter and are expected to bring a positive, mature mindset. Table Reservations are available. Cost is $50 per parties of 6 and comes with a free bottle of Moscato (tables@foreverdc.com). Valet & free parking will also be available for attendees.

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L No catches up with Ray P

Ray-P is one of the leaders of a new breed of MC’s coming out of the capital city. He’s been grinding for a few years now and is starting to gain recognition for his skills through his new mixtape, Mr. International, and his latest video, the Dirty Hun directed “Mean Muggin Like A Bad Kid.” I got up with Ray to discuss his latest projects and give The Dub some insight into the mind of Mr. International himself.

L-NO: You’ve been building quite a buzz for yourself over the last year. What moves do you credit for being able to get this amount of exposure in that short of a time?

Ray-P: A lot of credit goes to DJ Prodigy. He sets up a lot of things behind the scenes and is good at making shit happen. But a lot of credit goes to just networking and grinding, every little move adds up. My buzz isn’t as big as I would like it to be at the moment lol, but it’s a marathon not a sprint.

L-NO: How did you link up with DJ Prodigy?

Ray-P: DJ Prodigy found my mixtape on Datpiff through a mutual friend that played football at Fairmont St. with him.

L-NO: You featured a few videos of your trip to the Core DJ Retreat in Orlando. What was that trip like and do you feel like it was worth the trip in terms of networking and seeing what other people in the game are up to?

Ray-P: Yeah the trip to the Core retreat was for sure worth it. Besides the networking opportunities, the motivation I left Florida with fueled the whole Mr. International mixtape. Hearing other peoples in the business opinion lets you know what you need to improve on.

L-NO: With you coming up a few years after the one of most recent wave of WV artists, were you inspired by or a fan of any local artists before you got into the game for yourself?

Ray-P: I never really appreciated the local artists’ music UNTIL I got in the game. I love how there is so much talent in the state. A lot of dope emcees in WV.
L-NO: Who would you like to work with that you haven’t already?

Ray-P: Oh man there’s a lot lol. K Kutta, Six, Northern Lights, Stupyd Fresh, D-Why, Timeless etc…

L-NO: How do you rate the scene in Charleston these days?

Ray-P: It’s on the rise, glad to see artists out here pushin the movement.

L-NO: Have you been doing any shows lately? How do you rate your live-show game and what elements do you think make a good show?

Ray-P: My last show was a house party in Motown. It was real live, I feel like my stage show has improved a lot. A crowd wants to vibe with you and providing a visual element to the music makes it better. Getting on stage having fun and connecting with the crowd is a feeling that can’t be touched.

L-NO: Your most recent video for “Mean Muggin Like a Bad Kid” has gotten almost 2,000 views. What was it like shooting that video and working with Dirty Hun?

Ray-P: Shooting the video was fun. Linked up with D-Man, Kevmoney, and A Teezy while shooting it, and they some cool cats. Dirty is a real dude, his videos just keep getting better.

L-NO: How is the promotion going for the “Mr. International” Mixtape? Where can people get that and other Ray-P projects?

Ray-P: The promotion is going well with Mr. International, shout out to Hardtarget for the graphics on the flyer and cover. You can get the tape from me if you’re in Charleston, or DJ Prodigy in Morgantown.

L-NO: Who are you collaborating with right now, and what new projects are in currently in the works for this year?

Ray-P: Got big plans for another mixtape dropping this year because I love to do the music and I just wanna keep making new shit. Look out for a Huey Mac collab and some other joints with the SoundVizion crew.

D Why - Animal (Remix) [Video]

This is a super dope video...

Spike TV to shoot reality TV show in WV?

Spike TV to shoot reality TV show in McDowell county WV coal mine this year. I know I'm going to watch it....

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The reality television lens is zooming in on West Virginia's coal culture for a series aimed at celebrating the working man, but regulators worry that sending camera crews into underground mines could lead to disaster.

Spike TV and Canadian mining company Cobalt Coal say the series, "Coal," will start shooting in November at the operator's underground Westchester mine in McDowell County, deep in the southern coalfields.

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DJ Testarosa presents K Kutta - The Bake Sale [Mixtape Download]

One of, if not the hardest working dude in the whole state K Kutta comes through with Kentucky's own DJ Testarosa with his newest mixtape "The Bake Sale". Hosted by nationally known comedian Shawty (What my name is?) and featuring some of the industries biggest traptastic rappers including Young Money's Briscoe and Brick Squads OJ da Juiceman the mixtape is already KILLING the streets in WV and Kentucky. Kutta has been doing show after show up and down I-64 building quite a buzz for himself state to state.

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DJ TeeCee's newest mix

Taken directly from her radio show on WVSU's radio station 106.7fm this week.

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Ahmad Bradshaw's Marshall Homecoming party...

Oct 29th and 30th come party with the NY Giants Ahmad Bradshaw in Huntington for Marshall Univ's homecoming....

R.O.B - Word of Mouth

Huntington WV's R.O.B has been putting in some serious work this year. From what a little birdy told me, Midi Warz Pt.3 battle champ Lip Beats and R.O.B might/could/are working on an EP together right now. That's just the rumor though....

Oh Yeah... "I'm working on this word of mouth/ so help me out please". I think that's our motto over here at LFTD as well.....



Word of Mouth by R.O.B.

The Champ is here ... Part 3

Do I really need to say more? The poll to see who's half of the latest DJ MonstaLung Midi Warz Pt.3 mixtape has closed and the newest champion has been crowned. Lip Beats WENT IN on this one and had a shutout victory.

When's Part 4 coming MonstaLung????

K Kutta featured in Charleston Gazette article on WV entreprenuers...

K Kutta performing Live in Huntington WV


Excerpt from Charleston Gazette article...

Both men head small entrepreneurial outfits begun in West Virginia that have come to own a particular niche in their respective marketplaces.

The Mountain State might not be seen exactly as a hotbed for hip-hop product launches -- the DVD magazine covers that scene's music and fashion -- but it worked for him, said Kutta

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