In Progress Open Mic - 4/2/2010 - Mama's Cafe, Excelsior District, SFC

IN PROGRESS OPEN MIC APRIL 2, 2010 from pele pino on Vimeo.

IN PROGRESS OPEN MIC
FRIDAY APRIL 2ND, 2010

MAMA'S ART CAFE
4754 MISSION STREET
SF, CA 94112
FREE*ALL AGES
6-9PM

SPECIAL GUESTS
+POWERSTRUGGLE
(Performing new songs from new album on Beatrock Music entitled "Remittances")

+TECPATLPOETS

HOSTED BY ALEJANDRA MOJICA
LIVE MUSIC BY DIRTY BOOTS
DJ FONZZILLA

Peace to the homie Pele!

Otayo Dubb and TD Camp on ThinkBeat Radio/KPFA 94.1 FM

Check out last night's KPFA ThinkBeat Radio show with special guests Otayo Dubb and TD Camp. 'Tayo and TD were interviewed by hosts Wonway and Dion Decibels to promote the new mixtape So Opinionated.

Otayo Dubb and Wonway Freestyle Clip

Full Interview with Otayo Dubb and TD Camp

Download the Otayo Dubb's So Opinionated mixtape for FREE on BeatrockMusic.com.

FREE DOWNLOAD - Otayo Dubb "So Opinionated" Mixtape

-CLICK COVER ART TO DOWNLOAD-

So Opinionated by Otayo Dubb (Co-Deez/The CounterParts) gives listeners a taste of what is yet to come - Otayo Dubb’s debut solo album. Much more than your typical mixtape, this 14 track gem is rich with hard hitting original production that creates O’s unique melodic sound. With writing that captures the voice of the Bay Area streets and storytelling that will make you fall back in love with Hip Hop, So Opinionated gets listeners in tune with 'Tayo's unique perspective. He is witty, talented in his gift of gab, and oh so opinionated. So please check out Otayo Dubb's So Opinionated mixtape, brought to you for free by Beatrock Music and TD Camp of Hella Records.

Preview it here:

FULL TRACK LISTING:

Otayo Dubb - So Opinionated (mixed by TD Camp)

1. Get Mine

(prod. by Tahaj The First)

2. So Opinionated ft. Tahaj The First

(prod. by Tahaj The First)

3. Raise'em Up

(prod. by DJ Envoy, cuts by Gammaray)

4. Can't Stop ft. Akil & Spank Pops

(prod. by J.London)

5. 'Round The World ft. Jallah Keys

(prod. by Danimals)

6. Fine Tuning ft. L.E.G.A.C.Y.

(prod. by Dirty Bird Beats)

7. The Dealership ft Akil, Tahaj The First and Hudathawt

(prod. by Toba)

8. What Works

(prod. by TD Camp)

9. Whataday

(prod. by Chrono Khalid)

10. No Doubt ft. Pep Love and LB

(prod. Pep Love, cuts by DJ Zeph)

11. Mainstream ft. Tahaj The First and Sakima

(prod. by Otayo Dubb)

12. Cycle Love (Remix)

(prod. by Danimals)

13. Blow My Mind ft. Tahaj The First

(prod. by TD Camp)

14. We On ft. Tahaj The First & Jalalah Keys

(prod. by Tahaj The First)

-DOWNLOAD OTAYO DUBB SO OPINIONATED-

TONIGHT (3/18) Otayo Dubb's Mixtape Listening Party at Good Foot SF

So Opinionated (mixed by TD Camp of Bored Stiff/Hella Records)

will be available next week on beatrockmusic.com

FOR FREE.

NEW VIDEO: Bambu - Slow Down (w/ Prometheus Brown of Blue Scholars)

Bambu: Slow Down (with Prometheus Brown of Blue Scholars) from Beatrock Music on Vimeo.

OFF THE NEW EP ...PAPER CUTS... AVAILABLE AT BEATROCKMUSIC.COM

BAMBU ...PAPER CUTS... EP - NOW AVAILABLE

HARD COPIES AVAILABLE AT:

IMIX Bookstore, Los Angeles

Amoeba Music, Hollywood

BeatrockMusic.com

Amazon.com

DIGITAL COPIES AVAILABLE AT:

BeatrockMusic.com

Amazon.com

iTunes

Please support independent Hip Hop music and independent retail stores.

THANK YOU!

FREE DOWNLOAD: Power Struggle - "Blood Of My Heart" - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

To help get y'all ready for Valentine's Day weekend, Beatrock Music is leaking a new song by Power Struggle entitled "Blood Of My Heart". The song is from the upcoming album Remittances, which is slated for release next month.

click on the cover art to download:

In case you were wondering what Power Struggle is..

POWER STRUGGLE is rapper Nomi accompanied by producers Mister REY and Fatgums (of The CounterParts). The new album Remittances, slated for a March 2010 release on Beatrock Music, is a proletarian's path to enlightenment. With help from fellow Beatrock Musicians Bambu and BWAN, as well as emcees Kiwi, Pele, Denizen Kane, and others, Power Struggle tells the stories of immigrants, workers, criminals, lovers, and revolutionaries.

For more info, please visit beatrockmusic.com

Artwork by Mark Canto of the BEATROCK ART KOLLECTIVE

The CounterParts Debut LP - NOW AVAILABLE!!!

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!!

Download at: http://beatrockmusic.bandcamp.com/

Hard Copies at: http://www.beatrock.com/

TRACK LIST:

1) Blast Off

-produced by Fatgums, cuts by Fatgums

2) #1 Crew

-produced by Gammaray, cuts by Fatgums

3) To The Top

-produced by Otayo Dubb, cuts by Gammaray

4) What We Do

-produced by Fatgums, cuts by Gammaray

5) Home In The Bay (Featuring Tahaj the 1st)

-produced by Gammaray, cuts by Gammaray

6) Guns of Cali (Featuring Native Guns)

-produced by Fatgums, cuts by DJ Phatrick

7) Picture This

-produced by Otayo Dubb

8) Universe (Featuring ReVision)

-produced by Scott Lyman, cuts by Gammaray

9) Trading Places

-produced by Gammaray

10) Re:Act

-produced by Fatgums, cuts by Fatgums

11) The Message (featuring Gavin Grant)

-produced by Gammaray

12) So Much Love

-produced by Gammaray, cuts by Gammaray

13) Dreams Deferred Remix

-produced by Flip, cuts by Gammaray

14) Until

-produced by Fatgums

15) Patnaz

-produced by Otayo Dubb and Gammaray

CHECK OUT http://www.counterpartscrew.com/

More Upcoming Events

Saturday, November 21st at 4pm

THE COUNTERPARTS IN-STORE AT ACCESS MUSIC

SAN DIEGO, CA

CANCELLED

The CounterParts Debut Album

11.20.2009

The CounterParts CD Release Party - NOVEMBER 20th, 2009

Please come celebrate the launch of our new independent record label, Beatrock Music. The party will also celebrate the label's first official release, The CounterParts' self-titled debut album. We have a stacked line-up of live performances by label artists and affiliated musicians from all across California:

THE COUNTERPARTS: T-Know, BraelanB, Otayo Dubb, Gammaray and Fatgums are patnas who have been making music together since the '90's. Reunited to form The CounterParts, this allstar crew is ready to rock the mic and turntables once again. Download their album Appetizer for free:

http://www.zshare.net/download/50554513e6871707#. For more info visit http://www.myspace.com/counterpartscrew.

BAMBU & DJ PHATRICK: Two-thirds of the legendary group Native Guns, Bambu and DJ Phatrick have been spending the last few years rocking stages across the globe. These dudes bring it live. For more info visit http://www.bambu.la and http://www.djphatrick.com

RHYTHM NATIVES:

Southern Cali's illest live hip hop band cooks up an organic mix of hip hop, jazz, R&B, and soul. Now in the studio with producer Asi Friedman, the 'Natives will be releasing their highly anticipated full-length album in early 2010. For more info visit http://www.rhythmnatives.com

OTAYO DUBB: After two records with acclaimed hip-hop group Co-Deez, Oakland emcee Otayo Dubb is going solo. 'Tayo defines his sound as "Blue collar hip-hop for the Joe Dubsacks out here who like to light up a fat one and get their headnod on after work." His solo debut, entitled A WOLF IN SHEEP'S MUSIC, will drop in early 2010 as a collaborative release from Beatrock Music and Hella Records. For more info visit http://www.myspace.com/otayodubb

POWER STRUGGLE: Spitting grimy yet intelligent Midwest rhymes over Mister REY and Fatgums’ sample heavy score, Nomi of Power Struggle brings a new rawness to Asian American hip hop. Watch for their new album entitled Remittances, slated to drop in December of 2009 on Beatrock Music. Download the album sampler for free: http://www.zshare.net/download/65378110473f7f9b/

For more info visit http://www.myspace.com/powerstruggle

AESTHETICS CREW: In the hallowed brew-

school tradition of cup-in-hand rhyming at backyard house parties, the Los Angeles-based Aesthetics crew is here to put the fun back in the funk. Following in the footsteps of legends like the Get Fresh Crew, Native Tongues or 3rd Bass, Indi, Aidge and DJ Props fuse candid rhymes with melodic beats to create a refreshing sound in the midst of a stagnant hip-hop scene. For more info visit http://aestheticscrew.com/

ROCKY RIVERA:

Rocky Rivera (aka EyeASage) is a vicious MC from San Francisco. She dropped her hood classic mixtape, "Married To The Hustle" in 2008 and is releasing her highly anticipated debut album "Rocky Rivera" soon. For more info visit http://www.myspace.com/eyeasagemuzikpage, http://www.youtube.com/eyeasage and http://www.guerillabusfare.com

BWAN & MISTER REY: The deadly combination of BWAN's spitfire lyrics and Mister REY's head breaking production make this San Francisco duo a force to be reckoned with. Together they send an arsenal of true-school Bay Area hip hop straight to the eardrums. For more info visit http://www.myspace.com/mistahrey and http://www.myspace.com/bwan1

The evening will be hosted by Bambu.

Mass Movement DJs and DJ Phatrick

will be on the wheels of steel.

EVENT INFO:

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Dakota Lounge (formerly Temple Bar)

1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

(310) 393-8200

http://www.dakotalounge.com/

Doors open at 8pm - $12 at the door, $10 pre-sale (available at http://www.beatrock.com)

Pre-Sale Ticket/CounterParts CD and Ticket/CounterParts CD/Limited Edition T-shirt combination deals will also be available at

http://www.beatrock.com

Power Struggle: Remittances ALBUM SAMPLER

Check out our counterpart group on Beatrock Music: POWER STRUGGLE (Nomi, Mister Rey, and Fatgums)

click HERE to download their sampler for FREE!

if you just wanna listen:

FPAC - Sept. 12 & 13

It's that time of the year again! FPAC (Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture) is just around the corner. Power Struggle and T-Know of The CounterParts will be perfoming LIVE at 1pm on SATURDAY, September 12th. Please come out for great music, art, and food. When you're there, make sure to check out the BEATROCK booth for all of the new goodies from Beatrock Music. We'll be selling ...A Peaceful Riot... ON VINYL, The Samples Mixtape, Beatrock Music slipmats and Beatrock Music t-shirts. Hope to see you there!

FPAC INFO:
September 12 & 13
Point Fermin Park
Southern end of Gaffey St at Paseo del Mar
Los Angeles, CA 90731
http://www.filamarts.org/fpac/

You can pick up FPAC pre-sale tickets this Saturday at Beatrock in Long Beach during the “You Want to be Startin’ Something” Group Art Show Opening Reception.

-Fatgums

THIS WEEKEND AT BEATROCK - “You Want to be Startin’ Something” Group Art Show

Beatrock and alfie numeric present:

“You Want to be Startin’ Something” Group Art Show Opening Reception

Artwork inspired by the King of Pop

Featuring the art of:
AIDGE
Anthony Montemar
Arty Perez
FELICIART of JAZMIN
Jerrel Conner
Kyle Kyte
Larsen Garma
Manila Ryce
Michael Virata
Nic Cowan
phloe
Simbulan
Stuter
Timoi
alfie numeric

and many more…

The Park’s Finest will be servin' their delicious BBQ and your boy Fatgums will be servin' all the best of MJ.



Price: Free!

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009

Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: Beatrock 4158 Norse Way Long Beach, CA

-Fatgums

BEATROCK MUSIC

So, it's been slowly becoming officially official, and now it's pretty much official - Beatrock Music is now a record label and the music wing of Beatrock. I can't tell you all how excited I am about this!

We have a bunch of new projects and releases on the horizon:


The first unofficial release will be FATGUMS X BAMBU ...A Peaceful Riot... on VINYL. The first 20 copies sold at beatrock.com will come with a free copy of another unofficial release by Mass Movement, entitled ...A Peaceful Riot... THE SAMPLES.

...A Peaceful Riot... THE SAMPLES

Then we'll get to the original, brand spanking new releases. The CounterParts will be dropping our full-length debut album sometime this fall. This one promises to knock hard with production from Gammaray, Otayo Dubb, myself and a few others. Lyrically, you'll get the passionate spitting of MC T-Know, the knowledge-dropping insight of BraelanB, and the swagged-out lyricism of Otayo Dubb. You'll also love the guest spots we got on this one. Some examples are Tahaj the 1st killing it on our Bay Area anthem "Home in the Bay", Bambu, Kiwi, and DJ Phatrick strapping up together again on "Guns of Cali", and Nomi of Power Struggle dropping poetics on "The Message".

The CounterParts

Thanksgiving day marks the release of the new Power Struggle record entitled Remittances. Nomi, Mister Rey and I have been putting in some major work to mold this record into one of the best projects I've ever been a part of. Drawing from his experiences from Minneapolis to New York, to the Philippines and back to San Francisco, Nomi takes the listener on a musical journey through life, politics, love, and struggle. This dude is a true street poet.

Nomi of Power Struggle

Beatrock Music will also be teaming with Hella Records to release Otayo Dubb's first solo album entitled A Wolf In Sheep's Music. The record is slotted for release in early 2010. You'll hear a lot more about this project in the near future, but all I gotta say now is that Tayo is one of the most talented musicians I've ever worked with. His talent can be heard on his previous critically acclaimed releases: Royalty by Co-Deez and The Luv Ones Mixtape.

Otayo Dubb

We're also in the process of putting together a Beatrock Music mixtape that will feature all of your favorite artists from up and down the west coast to across the nation. Also, look out for tons of merchandise from slipmats to t-shirts, all designed by the good folks at Beatrock.

Check for the new Beatrock Music website coming soon at http://www.beatrock.com/ and the record label LAUNCH PARTIES in Los Angeles and San Francisco!!

-Fatgums