Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper. He is currently signed to a joint venture between Scooter Braun's Schoolboy Music and Steve Rifkind’s SRC Records. His first professional release was on June 13, 2008 when the DJ Drama and Don Cannon-helmed The GreenHouse Effect Mixtape was released for free via Roth’s website Thedailykush.com. Roth was featured on the cover of XXL magazine’s annual Top 10 Freshmen: Hip-Hop’s Class ’09 issue. Roth's debut album, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, was released April 20, 2009.[1] A false report that Asher Roth had died in a fatal car accident was circulated via internet. Asher is alive, and planning for his upcoming tour.
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg or Doggy Dogg), is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as an MC in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. He popularized the catch phrase suffix "-izzle," a slang term or infix that had been in use for decades, but not nearly to the extent that it currently permeates the pop and hip hop music industry as well as general usage.
Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school; shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and sentenced to three years in prison, then began his music career in 1992 after his release. He collaborated with Dr. Dre on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover. Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records. Doggystyle went quadruple platinum and spawned several hit singles "Who Am I (What's My Name?)" and "Gin & Juice."
A B-boy or B-girl is a person devoted to hip hop culture, more specifically, bboying/break-dancing. Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew explains the origin of the term - “the word b-boy originated from Kool Herc … b-boys and b-girls - break boys, break girls” [1]. Although numerous b-boys have suggested that the term refers to the 'breaks' on a record [1], Kool Herc says that this is not the case - “b-boy – boys that break, it didn’t come from breaks on the record, it comes from… this man he ‘broke’, he went to a point, a breaking point… we just used that exaggeration of that term to the dancing – the b-boys, break boys” [1]. The term quickly came to include any followers of hip hop, identifiable by attire, music listening preferences or lifestyle, but in recent years has reverted to its specific usage in connection with dance.
From the make it rain department... Bavu hit us up with a teaser from his latest project, World Trade, collaboration between Bavu Blakes and Element7D. Download it and bang it on your iPhones! Do it!
“Do It” was produced by Element7D and features Gary Clark Jr. on guitar.
From the feenin' department... Once again your favorite reality show, The 54 Reality Show, keeps you at the edge of your seat. Dudes have gotten really good!
"Cause everybody's rappin, and only few can flow So why the hell they tryin to deal with Live I don't know" - J-live
Truer words have never been written, and even though these lyrics are from his 1995 classic "Braggin Writes," they still ring true to this day. We've been talking about it for a bit, J-live and Homeboy Sandman rocking live in TX. Thanks to the folks from Save Hip-Hop Save The World up in Dallas for getting it jumped off.
First ATX's own, Feddi Man & DJ Protege, represented for the South. Then Homeboy Sandman, who has been traveling across the country, stopped in the 512 to give us a taste of his new single The Essence, and share the mic with Feddi Man in true freestyle form. We also got Miss Summa Reign out of Dallas to give us a quick shout out.
Then the legend J-live took the stage, simultaneously rapping and dj'ing, and putting on an inspiring performance. To top it off, we got the homie Bavu Blakes to come and talk with him for a while so do yourself a favor and peep game...
Afrika Bambaataa (born Kevin Donovan on April 17, 1957 in New York City, New York) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s.[1] Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" and The Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading hip hop culture throughout the world.[2] Like many of the early pioneers in hip hop, he is of Caribbean descent.[3] On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4]
J-Live (also known as Justice Allah, legal name Jean-Jacques Cadet) is an MC, DJ, and producer from New York, and also the founder of Triple Threat Productions.[1]
J-Live first appeared on the underground hip-hop scene in 1995, when he was a freshman English major at the University at Albany, The State University of New York. His first single "Longevity" appeared on Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz CD, and follow-up singles "Braggin' Writes" and "Hush the Crowd" garnered widespread attention, getting him printed in the "Unsigned Hype" section of The Source. This led to a record contract with Raw Shack Records. His first album, The Best Part, recorded from 1995 to 1999, featured production by Prince Paul, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock. Due to problems with his record label, J-Live left the label and the album was shelved. He moved to Payday Records, but when Payday's parent company London Records was bought from Universal Music Group by WEA, the album was again shelved. In 2001, copies surfaced as bootlegs and several were of such high quality it was rumored that J-Live himself was behind them. By the fall of 2001, The Best Part was finally officially released after five years of label problems. It was released on Triple Threat Productions, J-Live's own record label.
From the Public Service Announce department... Deuce from Hot 93.3 tells Austin artists what's on his mind. Sometimes you just gotta get things off your chest in hopes that it promotes progress and moves things forward. Someone's gotta be the daddy. Props to Deuce for being real.
People Under the Stairs are an underground hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It comprises two self-proclaimed B-boys, Thes One and Double K. The group, also known as PUTS, has released four albums since 1998, and have since put out a record every two years, with the exception of 2004. Although widely unrecognized, PUTS is often considered one of the hip hop underground's most prominent acts, with a musical style similar to that of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and fellow Los Angeles group Ugly Duckling. PUTS is also renowned for their live shows, which feature a large amount of crowd interaction and humor.
From the I Love College department... Asher Roth & Kid Cudi @ Stubb's on July 30th!
From the cool cigarette tricks department... Snoop Dogg @ Stubb's tomorrow night, July 28! Get you some BBQ and some Dogg!
From the American Spirit department... New mixtape from Feddi Man & Tex - The Streets Are Back
From the outrigging department... Romeo Navarro presents... Planet Rock Party 8 @ Creekside Lounge this Saturday, July 25th!
From the blogging at work department... Afrika Bambaata @ Red Fez tonight, July 14th! Making this short and simple cuz the paycheck calls. :)
From the sweaty ballz department... J-Live & Homeboy Sandman along with Austin's own Feddi Man @ Paradise on July 12!
From the damn it's hot department... People Under the Stairs @ Red 7 tonight, July 4th!
From the Momma's home cooking department... The Gathering @ Betsy's Bar on July 2nd! Off on Friday and ready to party, see you guys out there!
