sci - Week 38: amasian

sci is on week 38 of his sci: year one project and has released his 38th song of the week called amasian. You can read the details about this track on sci's blog.

Hangul Rap - Learn the Korean Alphabet

Here's a Hangul "rap song" by GenkiKorean.com. Hangul (한글) is the Korean alphabet.

No offense to any Koreans, but when she was saying each of the vowels twice, it sounded like porn. Hahaha!

KlapYaHandz on TRACE TV

TRACE TV did a feature on local hip hop development in Cambodia. Here's a 4 minute segment about KlapYaHandz, which is one of the biggest local hip hop labels in Cambodia. The KlapYaHandz label is well-known for integrating traditional Khmer music in their hip hop productions to give it a Khmer feel and remind the youth of their traditional music. KlapYaHandz artists Yungsterz and Pou Khlaing are featured in this segment.

Gang - Watch Yo Neck feat. Mai Kash

Here's a music video from the KlapYaHandz label in Cambodia. The song is called Watch Yo Neck and its by Gang, a Khmer rapper featuring Mai Kash, a French rapper. The instrumental beat was produced Illuminaire producer Xfacta.

Japanese Beatboxer - 18 year old Daichi

Here's a Daichi, an 18 year old beatboxer from Japan showcasing his amazing beatboxing skills for the Beatbox Battle Wildcard contest. This video of Daichi has gone viral and has been posted in many other websites and blogs. Who knows? Maybe Daichi will win the contest. I'll post about it if he does.

Chuckie Akenz - Friends Till We Die Instrumental

If you are looking for the instrumental beat for Chuckie Akenz's Friends Till We Die, you can download the instrumental here. This beat was made by DJ Tavo from Hamilton, Ontario.

Here are DJ Tavo's websites:

www.myspace.com/itztavo
www.soundclick.com/djtavobeats

Chuckie A - Friends Till We Die Feat. Andree Right Hand & Annie

Chuckie A has leaked out a new song called Friends Till We Die featuring fellow Jane and Finch Vietnamese rapper Andree Right Hand and Annie, who sings the hook. This song is about the falling out between close friends. There is speculation that Chuckie's verse in Friends Till We Die is about Burnz, Chuckie's old rhyme partner. Burnz and Chuckie had a fallout that was documented in the Lost In The Struggle documentary.

Download the MP3 of Friends Till We Die here.



There will be 4 more songs that Chuckie A will leak out from his new album, so stay tuned!

Hmong Rap - Hilltribe - Do It Again

Hilltribe is a Hmong rap group from Twin Cities, Minnesota consisting of three members: Duoa, Knowstalgic and Triagonometry. Here's a music video of their song Do It Again. This song was sampled from Let's Do It Again, by the Staple Singers. Do It Again is a song reminiscing about childhood memories. The part of the chorus where the children speak in Hmong is from a tag/hide-n-seek game where everyone puts a finger on someone's palm. When the last word is said, everyone must remove their fingers from the palm. The last person who removes the finger from the palm is the caught by the hand and that person is "it".

You can check out Hilltribe's MySpace at: www.myspace.com/thehilltribe

MC Hotdog - 請拍手 (Please Clap)

MC Hotdog - Mr Almost

Here's a music video for MC Hotdog's 請拍手, which means "Please Clap" when translated in English. 請拍手 is an uplifting song for people going through difficult times. The song was produced by Soft Lipa, who is well-known for producing jazzy hip hop instrumentals. 請拍手 is the 3rd single from MC Hotdog's Mr. Almost Album.

Happy 4:20!

For all of you guys who celebrate 4:20....Happy 4:20!! * PUFF PUFF PASS *

Earna Mill - This is How We Have to Live

Earna Mill is a Khmer rapper from Lowell, Massachusetts. Here is a song he did with 3rd World Entertainment Production called This is How We Have to Live, which is about his life struggles.

Freestyle Battle - A-Class vs Imaredo

Here is a video of A-Class, a Korean rapper from Baltimore, Maryland taking on Imaredo in a freestyle battle for Grind Time New York. In the freestyle battle, A-Class used a lot of multi's (multi-syllable rhymes) which the crowd seemed to like. One funny line A-Class said was "I might be Asian, but I don't try to hide it/ And this dude's dick is smaller than my eye-lids/." Lol. He threw in a lot of Latino jokes too. As for Imaredo....man...what can I say? That guy is cold-blooded when he spits! He lost momentum in the final round when he went off the top and kept on saying "mutha fucka", which the judges didn't like too much. A-Class had more heat though. A-Class took the victory.

Here is A-Class' MySpace: www.myspace.com/aclasshiphop

sci - sci: year one

sci

sci is Filipino, who grew up in Queens, New York and currently lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is an upcoming rapper, singer and producer for Jersey Boys Music. sci is currently working on a project called sci: year one. In the project, sci will release a new song every week for the duration of one year. By the end of the year, he will have 52 tracks for the 52 weeks of the year. sci's main purpose for sci: year one is to keep him constantly writing and recording. sci is currently in week 37 and has released 37 out of 52 songs for the year.

sci also has written some background information on the Jersey Boys Music blog for every song he released, sharing with the listeners what was the concept behind the song or what was the creative process like for him to create the song. This is all about developing a personal connection with the listener and giving them an inside look about what sci is all about and how he goes about things. By all means, go check out his blog!

Here are sci's tracks for sci: year one

Here are sci's websites:

official website: http://jerseyboysmusic.com
MySpace: http://myspace.com/scinebula
facebook: http://facebook.com/pages/Jersey-Boys-Music/21289759712
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scinebula

24Herbs - 激光中 (Within the Laser) feat. Charmaine Fong

激光中, www.alivenotdead.com/24herbs
www.myspace.com/24herbs
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6051860438

DJ Gekokujo - History DVD promo

Japanese producer DJ Munari of Gekokujo NYC will be releasing a DVD which showcases his tour of the five buroughs of NYC. The legendary Kool G Rap and all the members of D-Block: Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch are also featured!

The DVD is called HISTORY and will be released along with a mix CD. HISTORY will be out on 05.20.2009.