da shogunz release

i'm officially late with this one!

beatmaker kick back finally on wax- check this in case you missed to preorder:

"Da Shogunz

- BlabberMouf (emcee)

- Corown Da Sensei (emcee)

- Propo'88 (producer, engineer, vinyl DJ)

- Truffel The Phunky Phaqir (producer, vinyl DJ)

- Realize (producer, vinyl DJ)

- Kick Back (producer)

Blunted Astronaut Records & DSC present:

Propo'88 & Kick Back, talented beatsmiths from the production team of Da Shogunz.

Propo & Kick Back grew up listening to underground Hip-Hop. As they got older, they started to get influenced by the culture as a whole and began creating music themselves, currently for Da Shogunz.

Da Shogunz are a European Hip-Hop crew based in the Netherlands.

At present, the crew includes: 2 MC's (BlabberMouf and Corown Da Sensei aka CDS) and 4 producers (Propo'88, Truffel The Phunky Phaqir, DJ Realize and Kick Back, who moved from Canada to Holland to become part of the group).

Da Shogunz, along with Het Verzet are the elite of underground Hip-Hop movement in Holland. With each member of the group contributing their unique style, together they form a strong foundation for boom-bap's inevitable revival.

This 12” record is comprised of instrumentals and vocal tracks created in traditional ways of Hip-Hop production, reminiscent of the times when the culture thrived.

It features MC's the duo has worked with in and outside of Da Shogunz. The vocal section is blessed by BlabberMouf, EllMatic & RawBerry from Holland, Simple One & Mr.Nylson from Germany, K Banger from the US, and Self from Canada. On the B-side there are six exclusive instrumental head-nodders.

In a time where mediocrity and corporate interference overflow the music industry, one should admire Propo's and Kick Back's dedication to being true to the culture, and to listeners worldwide.

It's the finest of cosmic boom-bap...

Tracklist:

Side One:

1. Propo'88 & BlabberMouf - Put 'Em Up

Produced by: Propo'88

Written by: BlabberMouf

Cuts by: Propo'88

2. Kick Back - Keep It Live feat. Simple One & Mr.Nylson

Produced by: Kick Back

Written by: Simple One

Cuts by: Mr.Nylson

3. Propo'88 - That's How The Game Go feat. Self

Produced by: Propo'88

Written by: Self

Cuts by: Propo'88

4. Kick Back - When Night Falls feat. EllMatic & RawBerry

Produced by: Kick Back

Written by: EllMatic & RawBerry

Cuts by: Propo'88

5. Propo'88 - Free Verse feat. Self

Produced by: Propo'88

Written by: Self

Cuts by: Propo'88

6. Kick Back - Ode To New York feat. K Banger

Produced by: Kick Back

Written by: K Banger

Cuts by: Propo'88

Side Two:

1. Kick Back - Cosmic Dust

Produced by: Kick Back

2. Propo'88 - Express

Produced by: Propo'88

Cuts by: Propo'88

3. Kick Back - Funky Gypsy

Produced by: Kick Back

4. Propo'88 - Minor Trip

Produced by: Propo'88

5. Kick Back - Bugged Out

Produced by: Kick Back

Cuts by: Propo'88

6. Propo'88 - Crunch Time

Produced by: Propo'88

500 copies pressed on black vinyl (400 for sale).

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Photography by: Zsuzsi van Dijk.

Artwork by Mr.Krum.

SHIPPING DATE: 22.10.2012

www.dashogunz.com

this record is presented by Blunted Astronaut & Da Shogunz. but there

are features from "out of crew" emcees, so its not an album, basically

we just like to call it a 12". " - kickback

get your copies here:  http://www.bluntedastronaut.com/product/pre-order-propo-88-kick-back-cosmic-trippin-12-ep

props to the whole crew and to the uprising and dope blunted astronaut records label!

pz, 

akutt!

[instrumentals] jazzscapez / usa

this has to be the sadest beatmaker post on my site yet.

about 1.5 months ago i became aware of a very talented beatmaker and emcee from fitchburg massachusetts. 21 years young and steadily putting out dope beats. his concept was one beat tape each month. i contacted him in february and we were ready to put out a post on crates of ag. he just finished creating his website mid march, when things took a turn to the worst– he passed away. i don't have all the specifics- but apparently he got shot by cops in his own house.

i don't wanna act as if i knew him all my life, but still- i was shocked. in my opinion he was extremly talented and would have lightened up the rap scene in his own ways. not to mention what great collaborations with other beatmakers and mc's would have been possible.

«As long as it has to do with spreading around true hip hop im all for it. Ive been at this shit for six years. Constantly elevating.»

i asked him about the mc on some of his beats.

«Yea thats me rapping. I spit too. Trying to get an album together but im a perfectionist so i always feel like i can do better haha.»

speaking of collaborations. before the tragedy happened, he hooked up with beatmaker kickback and self the bluest eye, another emcee from edmonton. kickback just sent me three tracks of them all together.

so, after all i want to take the chance to spread his works for all of you, who have not heard him yet. i offer a selection of his 3 beat tapes here, 1 remix, 3 vocal tracks by him and the 3 tracks with self the bluest eye. everything else you'll find on his page: www.jazzscapez.com or on his youtube-channel. what a potential...

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r.i.p. jazzscapez

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pz,

akutt