White Van Music is just hours away from droppin in stores! The release party is tonight and there's also a nice article on Mr. Dutton himself in the Seattle Times. Click here to read the article.
Dutton is more of a freelancer for G-Unit rather than a staffer, but he did receive a spinner watch from the G-Unit family for Christmas.The War Room
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Check out a new joint from D. Black of Sportn' Life Records. Black lettin you cats know he's still Flyin' High. spotted on Grilled Steeze
D. BLACK - FLYIN' HIGH [CLICK & LISTEN]
Once I spotted this on several other blogs, I thought, whoa, D. Black on a track with Skyzoo? I then find out it's another D-Black out east. Makes you wonder though, the D. Black from Sportn' Life perhaps would be able to rip over the Illmind beat just as well with his voice?
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D-BLACK F/ SKYZOO - THE COME UP
D. Black of Sportn' Life Records releases a string of unreleased tracks that are now released. What's that all mean? Some music that won't officialy be released on record, rather for your listening pleasure as we all await his upcoming album. Spotted on 206 ProofWhile preparing for the release of D.Black’s sophomore CD “Rejuvenation” which is slated for a late 2008 release date, we decided to clean house to make some room on the hard drive. Here are nine songs that are NOT on any upcoming project. This is simply us leaking some unheard material that will probably never be released. These songs didn’t really fit the direction the new CD has taken, but they are good songs none the less, with some great features and dope production. We hope you enjoy.
CITY BOYS [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
BACK HOME [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
THEY WANNA SEE ME F/ ZACH BRUCE [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
RAP STAR MOVIE F/ GMK [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
THE 808 [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
WE AIN'T FLY, WE SPACE F/ DYME DEF [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
FLY AS ME F/ SHAWN STAR [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
LEAVE [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
REMEMBER [CLICK HERE & DOWNLOAD]
Kublakai and Sportn' Life present the 206 Degrees & Rising Tour that kicks off TONIGHT! Cancer Rising, D. Black, Neema, Kublakai as well as JFK of Grayskul will be at High Dive. Click on the flyer on the right for future tour dates which spans from Bellingham all the way down to Portland and finishes in Tacoma on July 3rd. Should be a scorcher! Click here to learn more of the tour on the MySpace page and you can find the press release here.
High Dive
513 North 36th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206/632-0212
Catch D. Black of Sportn' Life rock the stage tonight with Nas at Showbox Sodo. DJ Nphared and Grynch are on the bill as well. Click here for ticket info or click here to go straight to checkout!
Video footage from the Common Market 'Black Patch War' EP release party at The Vera Project on May 9th. Khingz and D. Black were on the bill as well. shot by beingMEdia & Nick
Khingz Footage via beingMEdia
Khingz - Black Han Solo
Khingz - From Slaveships to Spaceships
D. Black - 808
D. Black - Get Loose
Common Market - Trouble Is via beingMEdia
Common Market - Come Together (Remix)
Common Market - His Eminence
Common Market - Bonanza
Common Market - Oldham Era
Common Market - War Pigs (Remix)
Common Market - New Tobacco Road
Common Market - Tobacco Road
Common Market - Trouble Is
Logics, Kublakai, and D. Black appear in Emerald City which is currently being submitted to film festivals around the world. Recently it has been accepted by the Swansea Film Festival. spotted on 206Proof via Logics
Click on the flyer to enlarge for the finer details. D. Black of Sportn' Life will be performing as well. More info can be found here. spotted on Raindrop Hustla
Today was quite eventful. Got home hours ago from the Pop Conference at the EMP|SFM. Saw a few heads from the past. Good seein both Kitty and Sam there. I left the conference one panel early to catch some dinner just off Lake City Way. Kona Kitchen has been buzzin in the air for me for a quick minute and I was able to finally experience it. Kona Kitchen receives the BiW stamp of approval for their fine Hawaiian cuisine. Think Ohana in Belltown, but with ample street parking along with a lot on the side of the building and behind the restaraunt.
Now, back to the subject of this entry. I opened up my email and saw that Seaspot had an interview with Framework who recently performed at Neumos alongside D. Black for the Bun B show. Click here for the full read. Also, Framework has not only got a MySpace page, but a website located here!
Seattle Slim: In an article on you by The Stranger, they described your past with the justice system. That was 2005. How have things changed for you?
Framework: I've grown a whole bunch man, as far as my craft and my life period. A lot of things done happened that done made me grow, you know what I'm sayin'? My son got shot three, four months ago.
Seattle Slim: Oh no! I'm sorry.
Framework: He almost died over somebody trying to take something from him, see what I'm saying?
Seattle Slim: Oh my God!
Framework: A lot has changed, but at the same time, a lot hasn't changed. Dealing with my daily activities and my longevity with this music, haven't changed see what I'm sayin'? I'm further than I was as far as my buzz and my fan base. I'm a little bit further, but it's time to get Seattle out there, man. But I've grown a whole lot. When they interviewed me, I bailed out and I'm still out on that same bail from three years ago. That's one of the reasons I'm going specifically hard with this music. I used to deal with the struggle all kinds of negative ways back then you know what I'm sayin'? But I'm dealing with it in all kinds of positive ways.
Soul Gorilla presents Bun B tonight at Neumos along with sponsor, Jeepney Clothing. This stop in Seattle is all a part of Zune being On The Road with Bun B as he tours the country. Tonight should be jumpin if it's anything like the energy in the room the last time he was in town. That was just a few months back for the Zune Takeover 2 show with Swizz Beatz.
The Emerald City's flyest, Framework, and Sportn' Life artist, D. Black will be in the building performing live in the spot! Seatown's favorite, Dyme Def, will be hosting tonight's party and it's sure to crack! Pre-sale tickets are sold out! So, if you're tryin to cop a spot, be sure to get them tickets at TicketsWest.com or at the door. Word is that if you purchase them at the door, the price goes up 'cause you weren't earrly in gettin them tix. But if money ain't' a thang, press your luck and see if you get in when the doors open. Show starts at 8pm.
The afterparty moves to the Baltic Room. If you show your ticket stub there, you get in for a mere $5. The party is with Soul Gorilla and Goody Bag. I'ma take a guess and say that Bun B will be there as well.
Bun B Show
NEUMOS
925 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122
206/709-9467
Bun B Afterparty
BALTIC ROOM
1207 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101
206/625-4444
Sportn' Life & Chop Suey bring you 4 Star Friday goin down TONIGHT. Doors open at 8 this evening. The show is all ages and for those who like to sip on that brown juice, be sure to bring ID for the bar. The show is lined up with performances from D. Black, Grayskul, The Physics, Kingzmen and SK. Special guests in attendance include Action Buddy and Bean One on the decks with Brainstorm of Dyme Def with hosting duties. Along with these multiple star acts, everyone likes free shit courtesy of Sportn' Life and Scion. Lastly, D. Black will be premiering the video for This Is Why. Click on the flyer above to enlarge.
Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison
Seattle, WA 98122
206/324-8000
Click here for the full interview.
Who are you excited about in local hiphop these days?
All of it is pretty exciting, I think. I believe it's appropriate to say Blue Scholars have been putting in a lot of work; its been a great experience watching what moves they make. But there’s so much going on this year, a new Grynch album (which is amazing, BTW), the Cancer Rising EP, Tobacco Road (Common Market’s latest), Sharp Skills' new record and plenty more to look forward to. I’m excited for what this year will bring all together.
Be sure to mark February 1st on your calendar to attend the video release party for D. Black (Sportn' Life) and his song, This Is Why, at Chop Suey. Click the flyer above for all the details.
D. Black - Get Loose (Live @ Capitol Hill Block Party 2007)
D. Black - City Boy/In Case (Live @ Sportn' Life 5 Year Anniversary at Chop Suey)
Spaceman - Fly Den A MuFucka (Live @ Sportn' Life 5 Year Anniversary at Chop Suey)
D. Black - Fuckin With Me (Live @ Swaggerfest)
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