TRADE VOORHEES - NORTHERN EXPOSURE

Trade drops another dope tape. Download HERE

METAL ON METAL'S BASTARD THE GLUE SOCIETY

Metal on Metal "BASTARD" from The Glue Society on Vimeo.

FUCKING DOPE ASS VIDEO!!

MAESTRO KNOWS SEASON 3: EPISODE 3: IBN JASPAER

Maestro Knows - Episode 3 (Ibn Jasper) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

Ibn Jasper is part of the future, for those that don't know dude need to get in tuned.

ERICK ARC ELLIOT - NOIR.

Downloaded this a couple of days and it's one of those things you just stumble on and get inspired by it. Definitely check it out. Download HERE

DOUBLE DRUYORK TV: EPISODE 5: "ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, FLY ON THE WALL", EPISODE 6: SEASONS GREETINGS

Episode 5

Episode 6

I know, I know I'ma little bit late with posting my dude's episodes but it has to be done. My apologies.

PARKOUR MOTION REEL VIDEO

parkour motion reel from saggyarmpit on Vimeo.

This short animated video was done with technical pen,frame by frame.

A FEW WORDS FROM KANYE WEST (PEE-UNE, PEE-UNE, PEE-UNE)

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR CONSTANT LOVE AND SUPPORT OVER THESE PAST 6 YEARS! I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK IN THE STUDIO MAKING NEW MUSIC. I WILL BRING YOU THE BEST I HAVE TO OFFER WITH THE SAME DEDICATION THAT KOBE HAS ON THE COURT. IT'S FUNNY HOW SO MANY RAPPERS GET WORSE AS THEIR CAREERS STRETCH OUT BUT TRUE POETS GET BETTER. WE WILL FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MAYA ANGELOU, GILL SCOTT HERRON AND NINA SIMONE. THEIR WORK IMPROVED WITH TIME. THEY DOCUMENTED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CULTURE. THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE MODERN DAY ARTISTS AND POETS, TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, SO WHEN THE POWERS THAT BE TRY TO REWRITE HISTORY YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR WORKS AND FIND TRUTH AND SINCERITY IN A WORLD OF PROCESSED INFORMATION. LET US SOAK IN POSITIVE FORCES AND LOOK DOWN ON UPON THOSE WHO MASQUERADE AS TRUTH TELLERS AND OBJECTIVE FACT GIVERS WHEN IN REALITY EVERYTHING THAT IS PROJECTED HAS AN AGENDA OF BRAINWASHING US, THE "CONSUMER", THE PUBLIC, TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT US TO. LET US LOOK PAST HEADLINES AND DEAL WITH JUST A BIT OF REALITY IN THIS NEW DECADE. WE HAVE OUR OWN OUTLETS NOW. WE DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING ANYMORE. NOW I'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THAT RYHME LOL!!!

Via Kanye's Blog

MAG+ CONCEPT BY BONNIER

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo.

DOPE-ERY!!

MICKEY FACTZ - THEDARKPHOENIX: ALPHA

Tracklist/Synopsis:
1. Sunrise
With all of my projects, I let all of my emotions and feelings out on one song. Just me writing as much as I possibly can and letting the feel of the beat dictate my tone. At the time of me painting this record, I wanted to have a feeling of overcoming. In hindsight that’s what the sun does everyday, overcome the night. I used the sun as a metaphor to convey these emotions.
[Color/s: Red, Blue & Green]
2. Amnesia
A lot of people forget that I can actually rap. I get that feeling a lot. All the time. So with how I approach my freestyles, I try to spit over instrumentals and loops that nobody would dare use. Justice is one of my favorite groups and “Let There Be Light” is one of my favorite records from them. So I did what I did best: Paint.
[Color/s: Green]
3. Turn It Up
A preview of what’s to come in 2010. This song is featured on DJ Amplive’s project dropping this year. Enjoy it while you can.
[Color/s: Red & Green]
4. Still I Rise
Whatever happened to the anthems? What happened to the songs to help us get through struggles? I’ve felt down at times. I’ve hit rock bottom. I’ve lost my mind a couple of times that I can remember. However, through it all, still I rise. Maya Angelou’s famous poem is a prophetic message for me in my life. Nothing will or can tear me down as long as I’m breathing. And if I can believe that, so should you.
[Color/s: Blue & Green]
5. Ashes
In the midst of enjoying life, there is pain. During the recording process, that’s exactly what I felt. I know how to place my life in records very well. For example, when certain people get depressed, they smoke. Its like an extension of sighing almost. I named the song ashes to remind us that when we go through certain things, the unnecessary things, then it’s time to dump those ashes. Ashes fall off the end of a cigarette very easily and when u fall for someone so should minuscule problems.
[Color/s: Blue]
6. S/ecrets T/hat D/estroy
The premise and subject of this song is often strayed away from. I wanted to touch base on something that’s affecting the world day by day. Usually when we get wind of a secret, we’re supposed to hold onto it until death. Ironically, the particular secrets I talk about bring forth death, destruction and despair.
[Color/s: Red]
7. Contemplations Of A King
I was born a prince. All of us are born into royalty. In order to inherit the upper echelon of what’s inevitable, you have to figure out life’s quarrels. There are so many hurdles to deter you. Succeeding in conquering these quarrels takes patience, wisdom and contemplation. Through that, you will realize your true potential.
[Color/s: Red & Blue]
8. Sunset
The Phoenix is a mythical creature who rises from the ashes, creating a surge of fire to reach its peak. Watching the sunset is like experiencing the gates of heaven open up before your eyes. Most people have seen so many wonders in life always anticipating the next greatest thing. When in reality, their life is the greatest experience they will live. We must live each day like the phoenix, as the sun sets to see the unimaginable of the next.
[Color/s: Red, Blue & Green]

This is something I highly recommend to all my hip hop heads out there, make sure you check it out. Download HERE

MARTIAN'S BACK, TELL A FRIEND!!

Wuss good Martians? Happy New Year's to you and yours and I wish nothing but success for all of y'all this year. Before I begin blogging in 2010, I would like to apologize for my absence and also thank y'all for sticking with the martian. With that being said, the quest for knowledge and inspiration is still present, room for improvement is more spacious than ever, the pursuit of thy happYless to be thy happYness is on track and the reinforcement of virtues to my repertoire and idiosyncrasy is what i'll be on this year. WOW, a lotta shit huh.

Anyways, this year, Dru Yorkian and I will be reaching for the stars and searching for new heights and we are going to share ourselves to the youth and hope to inspire y'all in more than one, two, three billion ways. We are going to have diary/blog entries on each other's blogs once a week so, make sure you check out "A word from Dru York" every week at priceless creativity and y'all can catch my entries at druyork.com.

So, hope y'all ready for the new year and I hope we all achieve our goals and dreams and stay positive throughout the ups and downs. Well, enough of all that and this, the martian is about to hit y'all with a day of inspiration and creativity and I hope y'all are ready for the ride. And oh yeah, I gotta few new year's resolutions, some are discreet but one for the public, since everyone's been bugging me about it, will be LOSING WEIGHT, lol, seems like everyone digs me when I'm a little bit thinner, haha! The rest will be news and highlights, ya digg!!! Love all the martians supporting the kid, I appreciate the love and support and hey, feel free to drop a comment here and there or catch me on twitter. THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT, YOUR HEAD IS!

P.S THE MIDDLE FINGER RESEMBLES "THE DEATH OF FEAR AND THE BIRTH OF AMBITION".

DRUYORKTV: EPISODE 4: BOOKS

Wuss good martians? How y'all been? Well, Dru York delivers once again and this is not only an interesting episode, but an educational one too. I've discussed a few books and recommendations with him in the past and we pretty much got the same books but he did put me up on Outliers, haven't read it yet but i'm definitely going to do it as soon as I finish the Robert Greene books I got lying around on my table. Anyways, hope y'all enjoy the episode, drop a comment on my blog, or check him out at DruYork and drop a comment, suggestion, reviews, whatever tickles your fancy, haha, just wanted to say that. Well, the boys are moving and we dropping jewels for y'all, and I believe y'all know the rest, PICK EM UP!! Shout outs to Dru york.

VIDEO CRAZY

KID CUDI FT RATATAT AND MGMT - PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

TIMBALAND FT DRAKE - SAY SOMETHING

MOS DEF - SUPERMAGIC

YOUNG MONEY FT LLOYD - BEDROCK

CHERYL COLE FT WILL.I.AM - 3 WORDS

SHAKIRA FT KID CUDI - DID IT AGAIN RMX

THESE NEW PURITANS - WE WANT WAR

These are some dope ass videos, It's been a good week. P.S Drake been on four videos in the last week, that brother really putting in work and making these other young dudes look bad.

MAESTRO KNOWS SEASON 3 EPISODE 1 (9TH WONDER)

Maestro Knows - Episode 1 (9th Wonder) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

"In this episode Maestro kicks off season 3 with his friend 9th Wonder in North Carolina. 9th speaks on Fruity Loops, good music, teaching an upcoming course at Duke University and cooks up a beat for Maestro's new intro."

Maestro is back again with another episode for all the hip hop heads, featuring 9th Wonder. I honestly think 9th Wonder should be considered one of the top producers in hip hop but since everything is commercialized these days and the target audience for the majority of big artist aren't into the underground scene, 9th Wonder doesn't get the shine he deserves. A lot of folks I talk to, they are familiar with 9th Wonder from Jay-z's "Threats", but I urge people to check out his work with Little Brother and Murs. He got some of the dopest beats out there...get in tuned. Shout outs to Maestro Knows for pushing the envelope!!

BOX ANIMATION BY JORDAN CLARKE

Box Animation from Jordan Clarke on Vimeo.

Nice!!

NEW ERA X STAR WARS CAP COLLECTION

Via NewEra

MAESTRO KNOWS NYC EDITION (13TH WITNESS FT NIGEL SYLVESTER)

Maestro Knows - NYC Edition (13th Witness) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

Dope ass episode man, Maestro keeps on delivering and they got a collaborative website coming soon. The way this was shot was seriously dope and the cameo from Nigel make this episode a classic. I really love 13th witness' work because it's kind of what my blog stands for, priceless creativity and embracing the martian within you, the other creative side of you, the nature side of your human realm, not NURTURED. Anyways, enjoy the episode and I will keep y'all posted and these dudes' work.

GOOD WOOD "BLACK JESUS PIECE"

Wuss good martians? So, I found this piece and the news behind it last monday, I think, and I was excited because I've always wanted something like this. I am all about crosses and I rock them all the time and I got one that I rock everyday, religiously, moms gave it to me. Anyways, when I saw Good Wood was releasing this, I was thankful and excited at the same time. Went through ups and downs to get my piece, and I got it at the end of the day. Originally, I wanted two pieces but the online store only accepts paypal and i didn't have an account, anyways, managed to get one through my boy Dj Freaky Fred, shout outs to Fred.


Today, I hit up one of my favourite blogs, Kanye's blog and he's actually discouraging people from purchasing the black jesus piece. Now, with all due respect, I'm a huge fan of Kanye's and if you've ever been to my blog, you'd see that I never post anything negative about anything or anyone, dats not my lane. With that being said, I think it's wrong for Kanye to discourage people from purchasing something that is creative, dope and for others, a resemblance of christ which holds the same value as a cross. Jesus pieces are not trademarked, copyrighted or patented by anyone, therefore, trying to discourage people from buying a product that is provided by ambitious people that are not discrediting Kanye in any kind of way, but just trying to create something people love, want and respect, is wrong. We don't need anyone to tell us what to buy or not to buy, especially if the product is not fraudulent. We all can't afford expensive black diamond Jesus pieces and if this is our way of holding and owning a similar product, we do have the right to do so. Just to let y'all know, this piece created a huge buzz and it was a successful sell.


Anyways, there are more pieces dropping soon, different colours and I want y'all to know that I'm going to be copping two of each every time they drop. I'm officially a fan of Good Wood and the work they do and they also do custom pieces so I might get one of those too. Well, if you want to learn more, check out GoodWoodNYC. Important info, only 3 pieces per person. Shout outs to Maestro Knows and Chris Lee to introducing this piece to the masses, they put me on it. P.S GOOD WOOD BLACK JESUS PIECES IS WHAT I CALL PRICELESS CREATIVITY.

TRAVIS MCCOY - ONE AT A TIME

I'm huge fan of Travis and Gym Class Heroes so I always support their work. Peep the video.

EMINEM COVERS COMPLEX

Eminem covers the new complex issue and the article in there is a pretty interesting honest piece. Make sure you check it out. N oh yea, Complex finally recognized my boy and his work so they threw his name in there. Dope shit people. We movin!! Shout outs to Dru York.

CHIP THA RIPPER - THE CLEVELAND SHOW

Chip Tha Ripper's been holding down for a minute now and finally he released a tape, this is real dope shit people. Don't sleep. Download HERE