Was up at the LA Art Walk last week…
FREE DOWNLOAD: Turnbull Green
Posted in Art, Downloads, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Green, Los Angeles, Music, New York, Take a Record, Turnbull on January 26, 2010 by nickelplated22Who Gonna Bring The Game Back?
Posted in Cinema, Music, News, Religion, Travel with tags Dakshain Kali, Exhibit A, Hip Hop, Jay Electronica, Just Blaze, Music, Nepal, Sahdu, Video on January 19, 2010 by nickelplated22some footage of Jay Electronica while visiting Dakshain Kali in Nepal… to the tune of Exhibit A – Firey!

FREE & CRUCIAL: Jay Electronica – VICTORY & Nas – Queens get the Money video
Posted in Downloads, Events, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Conscious, D.C., DJ Dub, DJ Furious Styles, Hip Hop, Jay Electronica, Maryland, Nas, New Orleans, New York, Queens, Victory on January 16, 2010 by nickelplated22I’ve Really been feelin’ Jay Electronica since my first aural encounter a couple years back now. Real Raw shit. Real Hip Hop. Real Conscious. Real Street. Many Styles…

DOWNLOAD Jay Electronica VICTORY – The Mixtape HERE
TRACK LISTING
Intro
Exhibit B Feat Mos Def
Suckas
Walking J. Period Remix Feat Nneka
Dealing
So What Cha Sayin
Scenario 2004
Something To Hold Onto
Poetry Interlude
Departure
Cool Relax feat Naledge
Trolley Stop
Hagler
My World
Hard to Get feat Mr Porter
Extra Extra
Victory in my clutches
Swagger Jackson’s Revenge
Just Begun – feat J. Cole,Talib Kweli & Mos Def
Uzi weighs a ton
Love czars feat Taraach
Posers Feat The New Royales
Billy Stewart – Cross My Heart
Exhibit C
Googly Eyes (LIVE)
Holiday feat Mos Def
BONUS TRACK
T.H.E. W.E.A.K. – Stick Up
Also, check out this Jay Elect produced track off NaS‘ N****R Album… In the form of an 8 minute video short.
RISE IN POWER: Teddy Pendergrass
Posted in Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Philadelphia, R&B, Soul, Teddy Bear, Teddy P, Teddy Pendergrass, The Cadillacs, TP on January 14, 2010 by nickelplated22(March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010)

FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘THE DRUNK’ – PURE PLEASURE Disco Soul Mix Tape
Posted in Dance, Downloads, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags American Standard, Boogie, Disco, Freestyle, funk, Meecheeko, Meecheeko from Japan, Modern Soul, Rare, Records, Rong Music, Soul, Sounds of Inspiration, The Drunk, the-drunk-pure-pleasure-mix-tape Disco on January 12, 2010 by nickelplated22More Free Shit… Dance to it.

THE DRUNK – PURE PLEASURE Disco Soul Mix Tape by meecheeko from japan
FLASHBACK: Wreckin’ Shop… LIVE from Brooklyn
Posted in Cinema, Dance, Fashion, Interviews, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Alive TV, Battles, Brooklyn, Buddha Stretch, Caleaf, Cyphers, Dance, Elite Force, Hip Hop, House, Jazz, Live from Brooklyn, Loos Joint, Mop Tops, PBS, Peekaboo, Reckin' Shop, Wreckin' Shop in Brooklyn, Wreckin' Shop Live on January 9, 2010 by nickelplated22I was going down memory lane last night… this morning… til 5am.
Go do your research, Mop Tops, Elite Force Crew… Check some of the ones still doing it and living from it. Loose Joint, Buddha Stretch.
SHOWS: Beat Club Co-Op presents… ADAD
Posted in Downloads, Events, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags ADad, Beat Battles, Beat Club Co-Op, Chicago, Exile, Hip Hop, June22, Los Angeles, O-Phrap, Orange County, Soul, Truth, Wisdom on January 7, 2010 by nickelplated22Friday, January 29th at 2nd Street Jazz in Los Angeles, CA… a Special Guest out of Chicago, Illinois… ADAD comes in to town to spit fire on the Mic.


RISE IN POWER: Willie Mitchell
Posted in Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Al Green, American soul, Ann Peebles, Arranger, funk, Hi Records, Memphis, Music Producer, Pop, R&B, Rock and Roll, Syl Johnson, Tennessee, trumpet, Willie Mitchell, wu-tang samples on January 5, 2010 by nickelplated22(March 23, 1928 – January 5, 2010)

SHOW FOLLOW-UP: Where Rock & Soul Meet Reggae
Posted in Art, Design, Events, Fashion, Music, News, Random Thoughts with tags Artemis Nolasco, Bruno Leguiza, Case De Boer, Dave Berutich, June22, Michael Ziobrowski, OC Tavern, Ollie Nguyen, Ryan Weaver, Todd Gibson Entertainment on December 29, 2009 by nickelplated22Check out pics from Saturdays show at OC Tavern by Gibson Entertainment.

Artemis Nolasco: Venice Beach

Artemis Nolasco: Long Lost Art

Dan Stafford: Babylon Falling

Dave Berutich: Hope

Dave Berutich: Surfer

June22: MPC2000 no.1

Bruno Leguiza:

Bruno Leguiza: Twiggy

Bruno Leguiza: Neil Young

Ryan Weaver: I AM

Ryan Weaver:


Jah Mex and the Translators providing Positive Vibrations

SHOWS: Where Rock & Soul Meet Reggae
Posted in Art, Events, Fashion, Music, News, Photography, Random Thoughts with tags Acrylic, Artemis Nolasco, Dave Berutich, Fashion, Illustrations, J. Charles, Jah Mex, June22, Long Island, Photography, Reggae, Rock, Silk Screen, Soul, Trainrobbers, Watercolor on December 23, 2009 by nickelplated22Saturday, December 26th in San Clemente, CA… Local Artists: Dave Berutich, JUNE22 & New York Native Artemis Nolasco Live Performances by Jah Mex & J Charles & the Trainrobbers. All going down at OC Tavern.






