It’s finally here…Ketchup, my mixtape with LA’s own TiRon…In case you missed it, I hyped him up a few posts ago and as usual, the music speaks for itself…So whether you’re familiar with him or not, download this iddish & get caught up on one of the best new rappers out…Dude is RIDICULOUS, trust…
 .:TiRon & DJ Low Key – Ketchup (tracked version):.
.:TiRon & DJ Low Key – Ketchup (untracked/podcast style version):.
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DROPPING TUESDAY, 2/24 -> In the words of Shake from 2dopeboyz.com “I’m not a huge fan of posting snippets, but I’ve had the full version of this for too long not to let something from it go. The track is just like 95% of anything else TiRon has released… dope as hell. I honestly don’t understand why there isn’t a larger buzz surrounding the kid. Dah well… it will come soon enough. Ketchup drops next Tuesday (February 24th) right here at the dopehouse; mixed by DJ Low Key. Video is on the way as well.”
.:TiRon featuring Ayomari “3 Drink Minimum (snippet)”:.
You might already know LA’s TiRon from his excellent rapper tape, Handshakes & Pounds, from a year or so back, his work with Pac Div (“Paper”, “She” & more), his track with Blu (“All The Kings Men”) or his mention as part of the “Class of 2009” on BET.com. If not, get your google on, check TiRon’s myspace page & mark the 24th on your calendar so you can catch up.
Last summer, the day before the XM/Sirius merger, TM, me & Aeon all recorded an episode of Subsoniq Radio while we were in DC on the Hiero tour. With the merger shaking things up, the episode didn’t get to air as scheduled this summer and just aired last week, here’s the MP3 links in case you missed it.
.:Tanya Morgan, DJ Low Key & Aeon Subsoniq Takeover Show – Part 1:.
.:Tanya Morgan, DJ Low Key & Aeon Subsoniq Takeover Show – Part 2:.
We talked about the tour, the TM/88 Keys collabs, TM’s acclaimed Bridge EP & a lot more, and Subsoniq officially premiered Aeon’s ridiculous Wale “Good Girls” remix. Also, make sure you stay tuned to Subsoniq Radio w/Doc & KB, it’s one of the best hip hop shows on the air (and shouts to the homie Nate Geezie too).
In the words of Che Grand (of Che Grand & DJ Low Key – Limited Edition:The Fixtape fame) “wait wait, this bum ass nigga got a joint w/ Jay Elec (that shit aint real son), a post from Kanye and a beat from Illmind all in one week? say word? GET HIM! LOL…Congrats on the great week homie, it’s well deserved.
I’m sure if you’ve been checkin my site then you’ve seen quite a few posts about the homies U-N-I & Ro Blvd lately. They’re gearing up to drop their AMAZING album (I’ve heard it & trust me, it’s AMAZING), A Love Supreme, in a few months and lately they’ve been all over place as the excitement builds. Last night, they dropped Before There Was Love, their new mixtape with Mick Boogie, and before that it was a steady stream of leaks & behind the scenes footage on every blog/site from 2dopeboyz to Okayplayer to Nahright. I posted up a bunch of videos courtesy of DRG Films & Free Speech below and you can check out U-N-I & Cook Classics on Vimby, U-N-I & Ro Blvd on Kanye’s blog & even more ish at googleisyourfriend.com. Last but not least, make sure you cop U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s A Love Supreme album this spring and check out exclusive Ro Blvd joints on my free Mixing In Action #1 & 2 mixtapes if you haven’t already.
Maybe I’m just too easily impressed, but seeing this custom Akomplice x All Us Winter X-Games skateboard deck with my name on it at last Thursday’s party was really cool (and I know I’m not the only one that thought so…lol). With more than 50 sponsors contributing a wide variety of iddish for giveaways (the gift bags were INSANE) and all the chaos of a packed party I didn’t catch which one of the numerous companies involved made the deck, but it was the craziest of a bunch of dope giveaways. Anyways, I imagine there’ll be more details on the Akomplice site when they post up pictures/video from party sometime soon, stay tuned for a link.
SUNDAY 1/18 at 10 pm est -> The day before the XM/Sirius merger, me, TM & Aeon all recorded an episode of Subsoniq Radio while we were on the Hiero tour. Well with the merger shaking things up, the episode didn’t get to air as scheduled this summer. Now that XM & Sirius have sorted things out, you can catch the Tanya Morgan Subsoniq Takeover on air tonight on Hip Hop Nation – channel 67 on XM Radio, channel 40 on Sirius or channel 847 on Direct TV.
We talked about the tour (everything from trannies in New Orleans to cockroaches the size of baby feet in hotel rooms), as well as the TM/88 Keys collab, TM’s acclaimed Bridge EP & a lot more, and we played a lot of rare/unreleased TM/Low Key/Aeon joints, you don’t wanna miss it. If you don’t have Sirius XM and want to listen to the show, you can get a free trial subscription at listen.xmradio.com. Last but not least, definitely stay tuned to Subsoniq Radio w/Doc & KB, it’s one of the best hip hop shows out right now.
If you know me, then you probably know Tanya Morgan, the group I DJ for. And if you know Tanya Morgan, then you better know Ilyas aka I-El, even though he’s most elusive member of the group. Well Il decided to get 2009 off to a good start with this free solo project, titled the Prelude. It’s an introduction to Ilyas/I-El the solo artist & a preview of what’s to come. Check it out and stay tuned for monthly videos from the project courtesy of Ilyas the director, coming soon…
.:Tanya Morgan presents I-El – The Prelude:.
For more Ilyas/I-El music, make sure you download Tanya Morgan presents Ilwil – Beat Thieves 2 (mixed by DJ Low Key), check out the full Tanya Morgan catalogue & be on the lookout for Brooklynati come April, it’s RIDICULOUS, trust.
.:U-N-I & Ro Blvd “Hollywood Hiatus” from their upcoming album, A Love Supreme:.
Also, 2DopeBoyz posted up a link to this older Ro Blvd interview (with Chris Loos) a little while back and since it seems like it’s gettin a second life on the blog circuit, I figured I’d help by posting it below…
And by the way, the beat playing in the background is an exclusive track called “First The Fat Boys Breakup” from my DJ Low Key – Mixing In Action #2 mixtape, just in case you slept…
