Yezzir, we got in SPIN Magazine and if you can't read that it says, "The unlikely combo of African American Indie Vet and Israeli American Newbie results in a hilarious kosher wig flip of Biz Markie's just a friend. Challah!" -SPIN" grab the "Freestyle Vs. Written" album now from iTunes (here) or off the Modular site (here). Or you could get 1990's on it and leave your computer to pick it up in stores!
Indie hip-hop icon C-Rayz Walz teams up with fresh-faced, yeshiva-trained wordsmith Kosha Dillz for twelve tracks that mix freestyle and written rhymes, classic and new-school beats, and the frantic, fast-paced energy of a single, manic 24-hour recording session to produce, yes, "Freestyle Vs. Written," the first collaboration of its type. CMJ writes, ".. it's both a statement of cultural solidarity and creative open-mindedness."
It's an album that breaks borders and pushes boundaries. Songs like "I Love Jews" and "Ariel Sharon" are packed with classic hip rock samples and party moving sounds. Boasting collaborations with Murs, Matisyahu and MF Doom between them, and gracing the covers of magazines such as Entertainment Weekly and Source Magazine and spots on MTV, the two artists are ready to take the world by storm.
This soon-to-be-classic record was produced entirely by, 19-year-old Kentron Da Mastadon, who challenges the hip hop mold, armed with an MP of psychedelic rock riffs and jazz chops weaving the perfect backdrop for this Jerusalem Zionist-meets-Black Bronx ghetto aesthetic.
* 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Netivot Israel Louna Terror Victim Fund and to the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, an organization dedicated to strengthening relations between ethnic communities, headed by Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier.
roebus' tee shirt...man he needs to press these up..I'm gonna do it for him and take a cut..shoot!! i can sell them like today..
and now I'm on tour with this guy...yeah its fun...
cant forget about my homie..grandmas favorite...flex Mathews, a great host. I put him on the train early . I got sick for my friend. its all good..i need rest. But i gotta blog for him..its flex Mathews..superhero!!
yeah man. This was a good show..grrrrrrrrrrreat show. I was really happy about it. I never thew one. I thought this was what new york needed. A mix with Jersey. A mix with ethnic. A mix with variety and development in the art of music. Each artist has their particular flair and that brings appeal to everyone. I think a great impact was Y love on crowd who never was exposed. many peeps were talking. Roebus brought out lots of fans. Yak ballz has a very insane following. Daily news was shooting. Pace Won is a legend with MR Green and is very humble and good hip hop friends.
shout out to Poison Pen, Karniege, Suave Sever and the others who came through.
Homeboy Sandman set it off right with airwaves. And best off flex Mathews spoke about Konami up up down down left right left right select start ab ab...
or something like that.( think ab ab select start if I'm not mistaken)
I'm sick now in Hollywood writing this. I'm going back to bed. this is for you guys.
freestyle vs written is a sound track for your life. Sometimes the script is written. Sometimes its on the fly. But no matter what...take care of your self and if the dude above is with you, we end up in the same place...we are all going...to do the right thing.
I am artist that loves JEWIsh Israel zionistic hip hop esque cool hipster-atious bodacious moving beats and festivals and shows at cruddy bars with soon to be super stars....like me!