you know i love those synths. more info here (sort of).

I was blessed enough to catch bay area beat bully egadz about a month back, as he hit up Seattle via the always solid STOP BITING night @ Lo-Fi Lounge. Dude mashed through his set on the mpd with surgical dexterity despite being admittedly sloshed, this video gives you at taste of what homie can do.

His latest and last album is called egadz is dead, and at aforementioned show he said it would be the last night he was performing under said moniker, citing a desire to move on to a new project. So treat your ears,  sample and support egadz music here or here.

“From the Borough of Brooklyn comes Dollar Van Demos: a showcase of talented musicians, rappers and comedians performing inside a dollar van with real passengers. Dollar vans provide a much-needed transportation for neighborhoods under-served by mass transit. Typically operated by West Indian drivers, the ride is cheap, adventurous and now immensely entertaining with the addition of performers singing their hearts out”  – Dollar Van Demos

Besides the genius of the idea- the dope thing there is a range of talent presented- everyone gets a shot to shine… in the van. Some of the more impressive artists/riders being Poison Pen (of Stronghold fame), Khalil Kash,  Raye 6, and the Outabodies- throwin in Dyalect and Crosby (No Bodegas!) for showin lots a heart. On the wacker end of the spectrum Zeps, Mz.Metro, Jarel, and Isaiah.

<—I know our boy Sustainable D would be feelin this one. Anyhoo peep the rest of the 39 Dollar Van Demo videos  here or here …. Light Rail Live anyone?…..

Some more goodness from those hometown dudes Khingz and Hill B. Plus SEA/FL/NYC fam TC Izlam, righteous MC and son of the one and only Afrika Bambaataa. Talk about a hard shadow to get out from under.

Enjoy.

Watts is the place, New York was home for a while, but Seattle is where Ish/Butterfly grew up and calls home. Beauteous.

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Ninjasonik – love them or hate them? Next level club bangers or run of the mill hipster hop?

And remixing Major Lazer’s “Hold the Line.”

Is it weird that he sounds (and looks) like a university lecturer when he’s talking shit on stage? We should all be so lucky.

More from ye Old Money fellas from the north lands.