 Brand new albums from not one, but two of Fat Beats Records elite artists will be celebrated at the same show, on the same stage next Tuesday, June 30th. Rapper Blaq Poet and DJ JS-1 will perform, along with a who’s who line-up of fellow New York legends such as DJ Premier, NYGz, Large Professor, Sadat X, Marco Polo & Torae, Masta Ace and many more to celebrate the release of Blaq Poet’s long-awaited Tha Blaqprint and DJ JS-1’s No Sell Out albums. You are invited to come see the best of NY hip-hop at S.O.B.’s Tuesday, June 30th.
Blaq Poet’s new album, Tha Blaqprint, has been receiving continuous critical praise ever since it was first announced that iconic DJ Premier, who produced all but two tracks on the album, was releasing it on his Year Round Records. DJ JS-1 has a plethora of artists collaborating on his newest work, No Sell Out: Ground Original 2, as exemplified by the near 40 guests that appear on his 21-track creation.
Details:
Who: Blaq Poet & DJ JS-1 (and many more!) Where: S.O.B.’s, 204 Varick Street New York, NY 10014
When: Tuesday June 30th, 8pm / 21+ / $10 advance, $12 day-of
Visit: http://www.sobs.com/R_n_B_Soul/2009/0630.html
Media interested in covering the show, please contact michelle (at) audibletreats.com
Blaq Poet Background:
Blaq Poet, a Queensbridge, NY native, first made a name
for himself in 1987, entering his name into the legendary battle of Queens
vs. The Bronx with his song "Beat You Down," a
scathing attack on KRS-One. Later, honoring a dead friend
and namesake, he formed the hardcore rap group Screwball,
comprised of other QB spitters Hostyle, Solo, and Poet’s
cousin KL. Elsewhere, he appeared on the anthemic LP Nas
Presents Queensbridge’s Finest, alongside Jungle and Cormega on “Straight
Outta Q.B.” Blaq Poet’s refusal to dilute his subject
matter or soften his cadence attracted the interest of rap’s most legendary
producer, DJ Premier. Preemo, along with fellow luminaries Pete
Rock and Marley Marl, laced Screwball’s Y2K
album with Poet’s beloved boom-bap. A second album, Loyalty,
would follow the next year, thereafter the Screwed Up compilation
in 2004. Premier also lent his sonic signature to Poet’s 2006 solid
solo debut, Rewind: Deja Screw. Preemo then inked
Blaq Poet to his own Year Round Records label. Blaq Poet's
new album, Tha Blaqprint, will be available June 30th from Year Round Records via Fat Beats Distribution.
DJ JS-1 Background:
As a member of the world famous Rock Steady Crew, partner of Rahzel (the world's #1 beatboxer), and occasional tour DJ for KRS-One, DJ JS-1 has toured the planet with over 1,000 shows in more than 32 countries and hundreds of cities. During that time, the Queens, NY native has shared the stage with a wide variety of artists, including 50 Cent, RUN DMC, Maroon 5, Wu-Tang Clan, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, Redman & Method Man, Wyclef, OAR, Dashboard Confessional, Snoop Dogg, All American Rejects, Mike Patton, and many more. As a producer, JS' list of accomplishments runs just as long, having worked with a number of artists, such as Common, Will Smith & Jazzy Jeff, Immortal Technique, Big Daddy Kane, Dilated Peoples, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Brand Nubian, and Kool Keith just to name a few. For the past three years, JS-1 has stayed busy touring, producing, making high-profile TV appearances, and completing his new album. The result is an album will serve to make DJ JS-1 a household name for all within the hip-hop community.
For No Sell Out, an album recorded as an addendum to his previous solo effort Ground Original, JS-1 enlisted the help of an extensive and notable list of guest emcees, including KRS-One, Large Pro, Pharoahe Monch, Canibus, Sean Price, Blaq Poet, Killah Priest, Ill Bill, Kool Keith & Ced Gee (Ultramagnetic Mc's), Aesop Rock, Vast Aire, Chino XL, Sadat X, AG, OC, Craig G, CL Smooth, Edo G, Prince Po, Akrobatik, J-Live, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, Krondon, C Rayz Walz, Vast Aire, Nutrageous, Copywrite, PMD, Rahzel, EMC (Masta Ace, Strick, Wordsworth, Punchline), Termanology, Torae, Pumpkinhead, Jak D, Big Noyd, Q-Unique, Brother Ali, Slaine, Virtuoso, Pack FM, Supastition. Block McCloud, Trez, Rugged Intellect, and DJ Premier. No Sell Out is available in stores everywhere via Fat Beats Records.
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