MP3: Kyle Rapps - "Hard Knock Children" Feat. Joell Ortiz (Prod. By Kev Brown)

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	MP3: Kyle Rapps - "Hard Knock Children" Feat. Joell Ortiz (Prod. By Kev Brown)	02.03.2011


	First Single From Re-Edutainment EP Looks Back, Offers Hope For The Future Generation

The Song: Re-Edutainment, the upcoming debut EP from Kyle Rapps, is the New Jersey native's own take on Edutainment, the highly regarded Boogie Down Productions classic released over 20 years ago. Bringing his own lyrical and thematic touches to this eight-track EP, Kyle enlisted the production efforts of Kev Brown for the entire project. Brown produced a reinterpretation of his own; he researched and only used the dusty loops, chops, and breaks that were sampled on the BDP original. Fittingly, the EP features KRS-One, on "Rent Remix," in addition to Cali crew U-N-I, and Brooklyn's own Joell Ortiz, who is one-fourth of the recently Shady Records-signed group Slaughterhouse, and is also featured on the EP's first single, "Hard Knock Children." On "Hard Knock Children," Kyle Rapps brings you back to the good ol' days of grade school. The lyrics conjure up images of all your favorite parts of those forgotten times: recess, trikes, Lite Bright's, and candy cigarettes. Kyle Rapps credits these often fleeting memories, and the revisiting of these memories with engineer and long-time friend Nate Greenberg, to what made the song so much fun to create, "The most enjoyable part of the song was reminiscing with my dude Nate G about our childhood experiences that made us who we are today." But nostalgia aside, the lyrical content of "Hard Knock Children" also has a greater meaning. Beyond the superficial reflections, it offers Kyle Rapps, who performs throughout the year at high schools, universities, and juvenile detention centers, the chance to reach out to today's youth, offering his support. "Overall, its clear to me that although technology is different, the inner-struggles of coming of age remain similar," says Kyle. "I want today's youth to know that I see them, respect them, and believe in them even during times when they don't believe in themselves." Kyle Rapps' debut EP, Re-Edutainment, will be dropping March 29th. Download Kyle Rapps' "Hard Knock Children" featuring Joell Ortiz here: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kyle_Rapps-Hard_Knock_Children_Ft_Joell_Ortiz.mp3 Tweet The Background: With his roots firmly planted in concept driven hip-hop, Kyle Rapps exhibits witty and youthful yet insightful and catchy music. Under the moniker Black Skeptik, Kyle Rapps formed the acclaimed underground hip-hop group, Thought Breakers, who saw success opening up for such acts as Wyclef Jean, Fat Joe, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez, in addition to independently selling over 10,000 copies of their album, Episode One. More recently he released "Rent" ft KRS-One and "Frankenstein Saves Hip Hop (prod. Blockhead & video feat. Crazy Legs of The Rock Steady Crew)" under the same name. Solidifying a more positive out look on things, he changed his name to Kyle Rapps and release a third single, "Love, Love" (Featuring KRS-One and Homeboy Sandman), which reached #1 on the college radio hip-hop charts. Now, Rapps, eager to show people the benefits of combining hip-hop with education, is set to release his debut EP, RE-Edutainment in March, 2011.
Streams: "Hard Knock Children" http://media.audibletreats.com/Kyle_Rapps-Hard_Knock_Children_Ft_Joell_Ortiz.mp3 Bio, Pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/kyle_rapps Official Site: http://www.kylerapps.com Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kylerappsmusic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kylerappsmusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/kylerapps Bandcamp: http://kylerapps.bandcamp.com