Wednesday, December 28, 2011

eyeBOX Productions - The City Is Mine (Full Video)



Awhile back, I posted up the promo for this video. Here's the whole 30 minutes...enjoy!

Monday, December 19, 2011

Daniel Aliff - Line Of Scrimmage (Freestyle)



Sorry to Aliff for the late post! Gotta get on facebook homie...I always forget things sent to me on Twitter!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011

E Green - I Don't Hear U

EGreen - I Dont Hear U (Sample) by EGreen

New B-Hyphen Joints

From B. Hyphen:

So I have an album out. Sorta. I put together this collection I could only call Originals because it consists of all the originals songs I've produced from 2007 to now. Hopefully in the next few days it will hit iTunes and Spotify. As the album continues to show on the sites, I'll keep everyone updated.

So why make an album out of songs that people can already get for free? Mostly for practice. I've never sold anything digitally and I figured why not start out small so that I don't make mistakes when I'm ready to release my debut album next year. And it's also very cool to have something that you worked hard on for sale on major music sites.

If you want to support, the album is only $5.39 on eMusic and $7.99 on Amazon. All digital. If not, go to bhyphen.com and find those songs for free, lol.

Tracklisting:

1. Champion (Feat. Travis Dupri)
2. This Ain't About You (Feat. Thack)
3. Sometimes (Produced by Marcus D'Tray)
4. Come Out Swinging (Produced by Profit Money)
5. So Ignorant (Feat. Paycheck Game) (Produced by Greedy Beatz)
6. Feelin' So Good (Produced by DJ Coutz)
7. Demon In The Bottle
8. Do It All Again (Magic)
9. Familiar Ringtone
10. What It Look Like
11. Playing Back Moments (Produced by Profit Money)

Amazon
eMusic

Playing Back Moments - Hyphen's tribute to the late king Meuwl:



What It Look Like (Official Video):

King C & Flow (DWGM) - Shut Up And Listen!!! The EP

Shut Up And Listen!!! The EP by KingCDWGM

Friday, December 2, 2011

Tiger The Ace Live

Teddy Faley - P's & Q's (Live)



Charlestonians may be familiar with Teddy Faley due to the shows he's done with Dinosaur Burps, but here's a clip of him performing "P's & Q's" live in Baltimore. If you're not familiar, below is a clip of "Skinned Knees" from the Empty Glass (featuring none other than Mr. B. Rude)

Quence Promo



Quence, formally of Tymeless Muzik, drops a little promo for Dub Vee to enjoy...

Ghani Gautama - Stong Medicine





You may have caught Ghani Gautama in WV on tour with Akil the MC of Jurassic 5 fame (and the Rabble Rousers of WV fame)...if not, I'll fill you in. He's originally from WV, now repping Charlotte NC and generally a cool dude. If you like his album, slide the homie 5 bucks on Bandcamp!

Travis Dupri - Monday Night Raw & Hangover Leaks





Zero Star - Gmail (Official Video)

R.O.B - Burn To The Ground

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Q&A with Ben Coll of The Yetti



It's been awhile since I've done an interview, but as we're at the one-month and counting point for the release of the new Dinosaur Burps album, I figured I would drop this interview with Ben Coll of the band, The Yetti. He's also a producer and putting in heavy mixx dogg work for the new DB album...enjoy!

Q&A With Ben Coll of The Yetti

L-NO: Tell LFTD nation a little bit about yourself and how you got started in music.

BC: My name is Ben Coll. I'm originally from Kanawha County, but I live in
Fayetteville now. I grew up around music. My dad and all my uncles on his side of the family are musicians, so I always had access to instruments when I was young. I started off playing drums when I was about 10 years old, but over the years, I got more into playing guitar and that's what I've done primarily since I was about 15.

L-NO: For those that don’t know, how did you get down with the Dayone crew? How long have you been working with B. Rude/Dinosaur Burps?

BC: I got linked up with Meuwl and B. Rude back in 2006, when we all did a show together at Marley's in Huntington. We all partied at my house up there after the show and I kept in touch with Meuwl over the next few years. After he passed, I extended a offer to B. Rude to help with his next project, just because I was such a fan and wanted to help it all carry on.

L-NO: When did you get started making beats? Who were your influences in hip-hop?

BC: As far as influences go, number 1 has to be Wu Tang. Early 90's hip hop in general is where I get most of my inspiration. Low End Theory, Cypress Hill, Ice Cube's "Death Certificate" album...those were all big to me.

L-NO: One of the things I like about the beats I’ve heard from you guys is the way you incorporate sampling and live instrumentation together. Tell us a little about your beatmaking process, do you usually start with a sample, or with a guitar riff or something you’ve played, or is there no real method to the madness?

BC: My beat making process varies. But typically, I'll grab a sample, chop that up, and layer drums, bass, guitar or just other samples over top of the loop to add a little dynamic. I've just really gotten into it over the last few years, because that's when I finally acquired all the needed gear. Lately, I've been leaning less and less towards samples and just hopping on the '67 Ludwigs and bashing something out, or starting with a bass riff or guitar lick. Sometimes that's far more effective than searching all day for a good sample.

L-NO: I hear that you’re starting to hustle some of these beats outside the crew? How can someone get in touch with you if they want a beat?

BC: I'm not really actively seeking to sell beats right now, but I do have a bunch of 'em laying around that aren't being used for the Dinosaur Burps album. I'd prefer to use them for a project with a solid collaborator. However, if anyone is interested in bringing in there own tracks and recording at our spot, they can hit me up on Facebook through Big River Records or holler at me 304-710-0472. 30 bucks an hour. I'm not hard to find.

L-NO: How long have you guys been doing the Big River Records studio in Fayetteville? What are some of the acts that you’ve recorded there?

BC: My friend/business partner/fellow band member Brad Kinder and I got Big River Records rolling around late fall 2009. In the past year we've got to work with some of the finest acts in the state as far as I'm concerned. We recorded, edited, mixed albums for The Fabulous Brothers Steele, The Boatmen, Vern's Pot O'Chili, and Dinosaur Burps and got a couple other things cooking as well.

L-NO: What kind of gear are you guys working with in the studio?

BC: Our gear stash is ever-growing. The primary workhorse is PreSonus Studiolive. It's a 16 channel digital board that drops firewire out to the computer and our DAW is Studio One. It's basically the PreSonus version of Protools. We just copped a Sure SM7 mic that's pretty fresh, got a new reflection filter, we have various Vintech, M Audio, ART preamps, 3 sets of Ludwig Drums, various basses and guitars, all kinds of shit. Mad amounts of plug-ins including UAD.

L-NO: Do you guys have standard rates for recording sessions, or does it depend on what the artist is trying to record? Do you provide final mastering as well?

BC: We decided recently to do a flat 30 dollar per hour fee. Some exceptions may be made. Holler at us. B. Rude has lifetime free recording privileges. We can do final mastering. A couple bands we worked with chose to mix everything with us and send it off to be mastered at duplication joints. That worked out nice.

L-NO: What projects do you currently have in the works?

BC: We're pretty excited about the Dinosaur Burps album "Mother Nature Wants You Dead". We've been putting in work periodically over the last year and a half or so with B. Rude and DJ Sqweazle. I did most of the beats on there. It does have a couple contributions from Billy Platinum and Big Meuwl on there as well. That shit finally comes out on December 25th, 2011. Dinosaur Burps are gonna rock the Empty Glass in Charleston, WV that night and that's when everyone will be able to get their copy.

L-NO: I’ve run out of questions…so do the obligatory shouting out of your homies here:

BC: Shouts to LFTD, Baby Man, Brad Kinder, Dante LaVelcro, Baron Von Vittles, Big Sqweaz, and anybody else fightin' the good fight. Time is precious, use it wisely.

Malik Ferraud Drops




As we all know, LFTD is a blog dedicated to Dub Vee Hip Hop. However, occasionally we are fortunate enough to get submissions from some of our border neighbors. These tracks come from Malik Ferraud, repping Baltimore MD. If you like the tracks, check out his website at malikferraud.com for more info.

Malik Ferraud & Pretty Lights - "Finally Moving" [Freestyle/Remix] by Malik Ferraud

Malik Ferraud - As I Wake Up Freestyle by Malik Ferraud

Malik Ferraud - "TrendSetter" by Malik Ferraud

Malik Ferraud - Whatever I Want [Freestyle] by Malik Ferraud

Friday, November 18, 2011

Ponce De'Leioun - Mind Twisted

Crunkish new track from Ponce...jump off

Dirty Hun - The Mickey's Tape

The Mickeys Tape by Hun - Uploaded by: A Drive By - @DHGW

Dirty Hun continues to name projects after things I love. First Tall Cans, now Mickey's "Fine Malt Liquor" (emphasis on the "fine"). Check it out at the link above!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Ace Beanz - Top 3 Movies



Beanery breaks down his three favorite flicks...

Mr. Mike x iPhone 4s



Mr. Mike at it again with some interesting beatmaking.

DJ Coutz - Higher Learning 2 Mixtape

Bigg Kutta ft Big Scoupe & Tee Man - I Don't Believe Her


A BREEZY U92 INTERVIEW WITH DJ RAJA



The A Breezy media tour continues! This interview with U92 radio in Morgantown is courtesy of partymonstas.com

Also, catch Breezy spittin some bars!

Tiger The Ace featured on Cocoa Channelle's website

Bluefield, WV native DJ Cocoa Channelle of Hot 97 (NYC) fame shows some love to Tiger The Ace on her website. Bluefield sticks together! Check out her page here!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

eyeBOX Promo Videos & Facebook Page

After a brief stretch, eyeBOX Productions releases two new promo videos highlighting WV’s Hip-Hop scene~ primarily, D1.. These videos have content by BEWARE (Huntington), KABAL (Huntington), DJ Sqweazle (Cross Lanes), eyeBOX (West Huntington), and 95 (Charleston) who has been droppin free beats like they’re free.. wait, they are free. Why yall sleepin?

Graffiti x Turntableism x dope producing / the DUB = HIP HOP





Go like the eyeBOX Facebook page!!!

Day 1 Skate Team



Day 1/BDK riders JJ and Adam tear up Parkersburg in this clip....music "Stolen Space" by Guttaluvas produced by 95. Filmed/edited by Jake Washburn. Dayone for life

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Jadakiss live in Charleston

Tiger The Ace - In These Streets (video)




Tiger the Ace is back with some new visuals and a new mixtape, "Melodies on the Lear" look for it on datpiff.com and check back to LFTD for a link soon!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

AC Slater - Brooklyn Hood Video

AC SLATER - BROOKLYN HOOD VIDEO from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.



Clarksburg native AC Slater takes us on a tour of his Brooklyn neighborhood...cop his newest joint "Big Brooklyn Bass" on iTunes now!

Monday, October 17, 2011

DJ Tee Cee x Hip Hop's Revival Interview

R.O.B - Zombie (prod by 95)

Mountaineer Jam Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Mountaineer Jam October 28th Morgantown, WV

On October 28, 2011 the majestic Morgantown Metropolitan Theatre on
High Street will feature its first major concert since last year's
Lotus show. Mountaineer Jam will showcase some of the premier up and
coming talent in the hip hop industry and will feature Connecticut
rapper, Chris Webby.

Chris Webby has developed a strong following amongst fans across the
United States, and despite currently being unsigned by any major
labels, Webby has gained fame with popular hits like "La La La", "Off
the Chain", "Runaround", and "I need a dollar" featuring Pittsburgh
native Mac Miller.

Boston rapper Moufy is among the opening acts, and after a summer
release of his second mixtape, "Boston Lights," it seems as though the
sky is the limit for this east coast rapper. Moufy's music videos
"Boston Lights," "Twist it and Light it," "We in the Buildin'" along
with the controversial short film titled "Miss Newton" have caused a
frenzy throughout New England. After opening for Mac Miller in front
of 30,000 fans and the release of a track called "David Ortiz"
featuring the Red Sox slugger, Moufy's following continues to grow.

An0maly provides WVU students with one of their own, as the New Jersey
native studied at West Virginia for three years before returning home
to fully pursue his rap career. His strong delivery and incomparable
lyrics have made him a sort of YouTube sensation as his viral videos
have produced well over a million views. His new mixtape "Hell Loose
in Nation" proved An0m's talents, and with another mixtape expected to
drop this winter, it won't be long before An0maly is a household name.

Representing the west coast is Los Angeles rapper, Tate Tucker, who is
a current student at Georgetown University. Tate's cool demeanor
coupled with his west coast flavor has allowed him to kill beats of
all varieties. His first mixtape, "Blue Dreams" was a huge success,
and he followed it up with a dope music video to his first single
released since the mixtape called "Lifetime".

Life.Is.Different featuring Mista Broadway and Cloud Porter are the
second Tri-State area group hitting the stage at Mountaineer Jam.
Based out of New Jersey, the group's delivery is reminiscent of the
classic flavor forever prevalent in New York rap. L.I.D. caps off a
stacked lineup for Mountaineer Jam.

It is important for Do It Live Productions L.L.C. to contribute
towards finding a cure for diabetes. The disease currently affects 26
million Americans, and as of 2011 an estimated 79 million adults are
living with pre-diabetes. As one of the co-founders of Do It Live,
Brad Joyal, prepares for his 3,000-mile walk from Boston, MA to Los
Angeles, CA in the summer of 2012, Do It Live looks forward to raising
money for diabetes research through events. A portion of the proceeds
from Mountaineer Jam will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation.

Morgantown is an extremely special place, especially on Halloween
weekend. To kick off the weekend on a high note, Do It Live is excited
to present Mountaineer Jam to the WVU and surrounding Morgantown
community. For a very affordable price of $25, hip hop fans will have
the opportunity to enjoy five strong acts, while also making a huge
contribution towards finding a cure for a disease which affects
millions.

Do It Live is excited to spend its Halloween weekend in Morgantown,
and is hopeful the event can bring happiness amongst its attendees,
while contributing towards a disease with no cure in sight.

Thank you,

Brad and Peter Joyal

Do It Live Productions L.L.C.

Donate to diabetes, see an amazing lineup!

http://dilproductions.eventbrite.com/

Diagnosis ft Tony Batez - Da Real

New from Charleston mainstays Diagnosis and Tony Batez...no embed code so peep it here!

New E Green Drops

EGreen - Dreams Money Can Buy Freestyle by EGreen



Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

A Breezy Special on WVPBS



Be sure to cop Breezy's second album "Weapons of Mass Destruction," and check her interview with HHR:

Friday, October 7, 2011

More 95 Bangers



Get these and while you're at it search for the other most recent batches of 95 joints!

304 Reconz "Portable Studio Story"



If you haven't got the new Reconz yet, 1.) go download that at www.djmonstalung.bandcamp.com and 2.) slap yourself in the face for sleeping on it so long!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Stakmilli, DMoney and Ray Kutta - Do You Remember

Do you remember - dmoney ray kutta stakmilli by stakmilli

Toxik Flow ft. Ace Beanz - Red Cups

Red cups up w. Ace beanz by Toxikflow

I.O.U & Sour D Opening for Kid Cudi - Nov 5th Morgantown










You can download their album here

B-Hyphen - The Mark Of Kaine




B Hyphen - The Mark Of Kaine by B Hyphen

E. Green - Man In The Mirror

EGreen - Man in the Mirror by EGreen

Shakkelz - Lockman's Revenge

Eastern Panhandle WV Cypher

Will.I.Am WV Freestyle

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

DJ Monstalung Online Radio Show

Check out Monstalung's show on http://www.myradionetwork.net/ exclusive WV Hip Hop going down every Wednseday from 6-8 PM starting TONIGHT!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Ace Beanz ft 6'6 240 - My Zone



I had the pleasure of seeing Beanz and 6 in Morgantown this past weekend...homies are killin the show game down at Bucks. Make it a point to go check out a SV showcase down there soon!

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Johnny Harmonic - IF I and ALBERT HALL

IF I and ALBERT HALL - Johnny Harmonic from Derek Deems on Vimeo.

Cmoore Dollaz - The Price I Pay

The Price I Paid by Cmooredollaz

D-Block/Sheek Louch Affiliate Mike Smith Stabbed To Death In South Carolina

Mike also worked with and was a close friend of WV's own Marcus D'Tray...RIP

From AllHipHop.com:

(AllHipHop News) A rapper/singer associated with Yonkers, New York Hip-Hop group D–Block was stabbed to death after a performance on Sunday (September 11th).
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Singer/songwriter Mike Smith was killed after a performance in his hometown of South Carolina.

Mike Smith was killed around 3:00 AM on Sunday in Richland County, after being involved in a dispute with a man named Anthony McWilson.

McWilson stabbed Mike Smith multiple times in the chest, resulting in his death.

McWilson has been charged with murder.

Mike Smith had been prominently featured on Sheek Louch's Silverback Gorilla album, on the track "Keep Pushin'."

He was also featured on D-Block's track "Hustler's Prayer" off the No Security album, and “I'm So Hood," which also features Sheek Louch and Avant.

Mike Smith, 25, was also affiliated with Block Entertainment, where he was working with Atlanta rapper Gorilla Zoe.

"Rest in peace lil homie, soulful brother with a voice only god can give someone, we all know your singing it up in Heaven," Gorilla Zoe tweeted.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

DJ SOURCE - THE ZAMBONI MIX - ALL SMOOTH ISH HERE YA'LL...

DJ Source comes through with another mixtape...stream or download here

Deep Jackson - Pretty Deep




Download here

Cmoore Dollaz Interview



TRG and HHR hit us with another interview to share with LFTD nation..enjoy

New Travis Dupri Track & Interview



Friday, September 2, 2011

Ray-P - Gold N Blue Remix

Gold and the blue - ray p by raymond-matthew-swiney

Ray-P was blessed by the SoundVizion fam to drop a remix of Gold N Blue for this year...Let's Go Mountaineers!

B-Hyphen - Durantula Video



If you haven't already, download the Spideyville Unlimited mixtape here!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

DJ Source - Vol 61 Mixtape

Download here

NEW 304 Reconz - Sleep Good Or Don't Sleep At All

I don't believe this one needs an introduction...the highly anticipated new album from 304 Reconz is here!

Ray - P - Big Dreams

Ray p - big dreams(1) by raymond-matthew-swiney

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

R-Skid - Travis Pastrana




Another Double Shot Of R.O.B





I know this post has a title that sort of sounds like a R.O.B dating show...but as long as the homie keeps grinding new joints like this out we'll just have to live with that!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Sunday, August 7, 2011

DJ Source - No Hands (DJ Source Mix)

R-Skid - P's & Q's



DWGM Crew News





The first video is from Flow & King C (Do Work Get Money CEOs), featuring Brabo Gator and Sauce. Also, Flow has entered the Pot of Gold Remix contest in which The Game spits the winner's verse (2nd video)...if you dig it make sure to go vote for him here!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Ponce De'Leioun - Realest Rap

I came across this video on Ponce's facebook this morning...dope video. YouTube won't let me embed it for some reason, so here's the link

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Ace Beanz - Verbal Exersize prod by DJ Monstalung



Some more Beanery from "The Growth"...cop that on iTunes now and like Ace Beanz at facebook.com/acebeanzmusic

Monday, August 1, 2011

Hyper of Guttaluvas ft Trance - It's Today prod by 95



Last week I dropped a solo joint from the Guttaluvas' Weirdone...here's one from his partner in rhyme Hyper and their boy Trance from Parkersburg..D1 all day everyday...download the Guttaluvas mixtape right here at Live From The Dub!

Travis Dupri - Featured on VladTV and Opening For Gym Class Heroes

Travis Dupri just announced that he'll be performing this year at Shepherd University's Annual Shepfest, opening for Gym Class Heroes on Sunday August 28th at 6:00p...also check out the Moment For Life video at Vlad TV

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The City is Mine Promo



Promo for the upcoming The City is Mine DVD directed by eyeBOX...hit up Leeshia Lee on Facebook at http://facebook.com/leeshia.lee for more info on how to snag a copy!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Partymonstas Exclusive - Rabble Rousers @123 Pleasant St

Partymonstas.com Exclusive "Rabble Rousers at 123 Pleasant St, Morgantown, WV" from DJ Monstalung on Vimeo.



Much love to Monstalung and the homies at partymonstas.com for spreading the love. RIP Meuwl! You can check the D Burps July 29 at BUCKS, Morgantown WV with DNK & Phyr Squad, as well as
Sept 1st at 123 Pleasant St- w/Soul Khan & 6'6 240

Monday, July 25, 2011

Zero Star ft Maggz - Bonus Track




Zero Star just blessed my inbox with the follow up to "72 Dolphins," the first single from his new joint "Don't Look Now." It's on sale now, so go cop that! The video for "Bonus Track" drops August 15, so keep your eyes peeled for that. He said he really enjoyed the shows in WV he did earlier in the summer, so stay on the lookout for a return sometime in the future!