Real Hip-Hop

Sorry for the long time in between posts but PirateradioTV is back in the building. A couple of things before we get started.

I just heard Joe Budden got an EP comin out named Escape Route which drops on October 13, make sure yall cop to support real hip-hop

Slaughterhouse album droppin 8-11 make sure yall remember that date because real hip-hop is not far away

Check out the show tonight on channel 56 in manhattan at 11pm or watch the live stream at mnn.org, todays episode features Akil Dasan, DJ H2(halo), and verse of the week from Sciryl

Akil Dasan

A couple things before I get going. First off, I forgot to mention that I got to see KRS-One and Buckshot at Rock the Bells and they killed it. Second, shout out to Sage Francis, after taking time to listen to his music, he is a dope artist and I wish him all the continued success.



Shout out to Akil Dasan for taking time out of his busy schedule to sit down for this interview. After choppin it up with Akil, I found out he's a very inciteful person who has a lot of good information for you up and coming musicians. Do yourself a favor and check out this interview.

DJ H2 instrumental projects.... FREE DOWNLOADS!!!

Whats good all my dudes and dudets (Ninja Turtle slang, what!!), this is ADRUG, presenting yall with some stupid fresh beats, free for download, from my man DJ H2. For those who dont know, H2 is a very talented and veratile up and coming Hip-Hop producer. I met him recently at the END OF ERA studios while I was there recording on some J GLAZE (another sick and very versatile up and coming producer) tracks. He showed me love and allowed me to interview him, as well as playing me some fire. These are two separate instrumental projetcs

CLICK ON THE LINKs FOR YOUR FREE DOWNLOADs!!!!

1. EASTERPINK
2."Heartbeats" EP (Kanye West Remix Project)

Also check out my dude SCIRYLs new album, A BEAUTIFUL HOOD, all tracks produced by DJ H2


contact H2 at: http://www.myspace.com/djh2

Rock the Bells!!!!

I wanna say Rock the Bells was crazy but that would be an understatement. Unfortunately I missed the K'naan and Mickey Factz performance but its all good. After a little bit of tailgating my afternoon started off at the main stage with an ill ass performance by Common. Common went through his list of classics and brought out Talib Kweli which got the crowd hype. Following the Common performance I made my way to the Paid Dues stage where MOP tore the house down. I have never seen MOP in concert but they have the livest energy and got a lot of crowd participation. MOP ended their set with the world renowned hit Ante Up leaving the stage on fire. The in between act Sage Francis had a few fans but everyone was waiting for Slaughterhouse. After Sage Francis did a few too many songs the crowd’s anticipation was growing greater and greater until a check 1 2 from a familiar voice lifted the crowd into a joyous uproar. Followed by the voice were four of the hungriest MC's in hiphop and on came Slaughterehouse. To set it off, they started with their hit Onslaught and the crowd was matching each MC's verse word for word. The DJ could have let the beat rock and the crowd would have performed the whole song without Slaughterhouse there. Followed by Onslaught, the four headedmonster continued to display their lyrical abilities by performing songs such as Fight Club and Woodstock before goin into a mini individual set, where Royce brought out DJ Premiere to perform Boom which sent the crowd into a frenzy. Joe Budden followed with his biggest song to date Pump It Up. For the Joe Budden fans this is kind of disappointing because he has an arsenal of songs that aren't at all commercial but a good performance none the less. Joell Ortiz and Crooked I concluded the mini set which led to the Slaughterhouse single, The One where they brought the female singer from the chorus out. Finally, they ended their set with acapella verses which satisfied the crowd enough until August 11 or until they drop another song on hiphopdx.com. From the Slaughterhouse performance I made my way back to the main stage where Big Boi was just wrapping up his set. From what I saw he did a good job and had the crowd moving. After waiting a little while for the stage to be set up for the main event, it was finally here and Nas and Damian Marley did not disappoint the screaming fans. After performing a song off their upcoming album, Distant Relatives, Nas went into his collection rocking hit after hit. To the crowd’s pleasure, Nas brought AZ to perform a couple classic songs. What had to be one of the highlights of the day was Nas bringing out Jadakiss to perform. Jadakiss performed a little bit longer than I expected which was a bonus because he brought out Styles P and Sheek Louch. To close out the show, Nas and Damian Marley left the crowd wanting more by performing Road to Zion and one more song off the album. For the song off their album which was the last song of the evening they bought out K'naan who showed why he's a force to be reckoned with. All in all this was a great day for Hip-hop and real music and I will be attending every Rock the Bells from here on in.

Beat Battle Review

The Beat Battle was ill last night mad talented producers out there, even though the best producer aint win it is what it is. If you're a rapper, producer, or in any shape or form involved in music definitely check out future beat battles. Shout out to J Glaze and Tristate yall really did yall thing. If you trying to hear some of Tristate's production you can check him out at Tristateinventory.com. To hear some of J Glazes fire you can visit myspace.com/Jglaze Also shout out to iStandard for throwing the battle. Definitely check out their website istandardproducers.com Hittin up this free concert at the Highline Ballroom hosted by End of the Weak tomorrow night check it out there's gonna be a lot of talented artists. The link is below so check it out to see the performers and don't forget to RSVP for free admission.

http://www.eodub.com/news/articles/article/free-eow-show-highline-ballroom-friday-july-17th-rsvp.html

NYC iStandard Producer Showcase

http://www.donhills.com/events/2009/07/090715.html

What's goin yall, I'm headed to iStandard Producer Showcase tonight at Don Hills which is located in the village, if yall around you should defintely come out. There's gonna be a lot of top notch up and coming producers and industry people, so if you're trying to network or here fire beats make your way downtown. There's a $15 cover but it is worth every penny. The address is 511 Greenwich St. at Spring St. see yall down there.

Pyramid Club

Whats goin on world, If you tryin to hear AD and A-City you can catch them every Sunday and Tuesday night at the Pyramid club located on avenue A between E. 6 and E. 7th street