What better way to start your weekend, than to listen to H.I.S.D.’s lead single from The Weakend, “Lando”?

From Peace Uv Mine:

Welcome to Space City…”
 
Questlove’s “group to watch…” H.I.S.D. returns with the first single ‘Lando’ from their forthcoming LP/Book project The Weakend.  Click the image on the left for your FREE DOWNLOAD or copy and paste the following link into your browser:

http://hisd.peaceuvmine.com

Get Ur Space Up!

The homie from down under David Dallas is headed to CMJ in New York, where he’s slated to perform twice:

October 20 @ Red Bull Space, 40 Thompson St. New York, NY (10:45PM)

October 21 @ Rose, 345 Grand Street, Williamsburg / Brooklyn, NY (Midnight)

If you’re in the NY area, it’ll be worth it/ New Zealand’s finest!

Also – he dropped another gem. This one is called “First Time”

David Dallas – “First Time”

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The homie David Dallas from New Zealand hit me up with a couple of new bangers from his new LP, “Something Awesome”. The album is available on iTunes. As a matter of fact, it was #1 on the Australian iTunes charts its first week out. Enjoy!

Front To Back

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Slow Down

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There’s a movement going on at the bottom of the map. If you haven’t paid attention, then you’ve been missing a modern renaissance taking place in Houston, Texas. If you take a look back over the last few years, most of us have been involved in or connected to some of the most inspiring, influential creations to come across your iPods and computer screens. Remember these names: Kay, The ARE, K-OTIX, Chris “Daddy” Dave, D. Rose, The Foundation, J “8 Months” Lewis, Neon Collars, H.I.S.D., The Niyat, DJ Cozmos, Flow Factory and Lower Life Form. If you run through your favorite downloads from the last few years, they’re on at least half of them. And while we can dwell on our individual accomplishments, there’s something to be said about the strength that we have in numbers. We want you to look at this video with the understanding that it’s the first shot of a united front that hopes to change the landscape of the music that you’re listening to. We’ve challenged ourselves to create some of the most enjoyable music that we’ve listened to in a very long time – and we hope that you’ll enjoy it as much as we do. Embrace it.

 

The good people of The Legendary KO aka K-OTIX have released “The Reckoning”. This is an 8-track project that features some of the most aggressive, hard-hitting music that we’ve done to date. It also features special appearances by D Rose, The Niyat, Michele Thibeaux, Flow Factory, and Lower Life Form. This is basically a snapshot of what we’ve been up to since “48 Seasons” and “The Reason”. It’s also indicative of the format that we’ll probably follow with future releases: shorter projects that are released more frequently. Soon to follow after this one – “The Redemption”. K-OTIX / The Legendary KO “The Reckoning”   

1. Intro / Take A Bow – This song feels like the perfect intro track. In fact, we took the actual intro that we used at one of our shows and incorporated it at the beginning of the song. The irony is, most performers take their bows at the end of a performance, but we know that our shows have to go hard from the beginning. We’re taking that bow before we even get started.  

2. Down – Heat! One of our mottos is that we specialize in bangers. Those of you who have been around long enough remember the old, laid-back, jazzy KO of yesterday. They died a long time ago. Get over it. We try to bring the heat now. Music that challenges your manhood. Makes your girl wanna do push-ups. Puts hair on your chest. That’s what we’re coming with on this one.  

3. The Streets (Produced by Vango) – Vango has some stangers on the holster. I’ll have to admit – he stayed under our radar for a hot minute. Please be warned: this is another banger. There are also rumors of a KO / Vango project in the works. What rumors? Oops… did I say something?  

4. The Science (Featuring D Rose and The Niyat) – You already know how we get down with D Rose; we’ve also been working with them Niyat boys since day uno. This is another sign of things to come – a lot more of these collaborations.  

5. Addiction (Featuring Michele Thibeaux) – Everybody knows Michele. If you don’t, please catch up. Her voice is the silk sheet on a Tempur – Pedic mattress. She’s worked with us a lot in the past, most notably on the groundbreaking “Ethos” project. We used her a little differently this time by utilizing her on the prelude to the song. The bass was played live by Denis of Neon Collars.  

6. On Ya Grind Remix (Featuring Flow Factory) – As the name implies, this is the remix of a track that will appear on Flow Factory’s long-awaited “Language Arts” album. These guys sound good together, and even better with us (wink wink). Can’t wait for their album to drop.  

7. Damn Right (Featuring Lower Life Form) – This one was kind of like cheating, but why mess up a good thing. This is technically a remix for “Let’s Go” from Lower Life Form’s upcoming album. But in the tradition of re-recordings (see-Black Moon, etc) we completely re-imagined this song and still made it hit hard.  

8. It’s Over Now – We end it the same way we began it – with heat. It’s more of a ultimatum than an affirmation. Step up or get stepped on. I wonder if we can get this licensed for an EA Sports game? Hmm…

Download THE RECKONING Here!!!

You can still download THE REASON here!!!!

This album has been a labor of love for the last year or so, but what a lot of you might not know is that we were working on two albums at one time! Dig in and savor this album, but be warned that the sequel is going to drop in July…

Next week, we’ll go behind the scenes of The Reason with a track-by-track breakdown.

Enjoy!

K-OTIX – The Reason (Download)

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On the flipside, there’s a bonus track that we recorded over Lower Life Form’s cover of “PSA”. And just for kicks, we’ll throw in the instrumental for that one as well.

Greatest Show On Earth

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Greatest Show On Earth Instrumental

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As you already know, KO is featured on the album. You heard “Safe Bet” featuring Big Mon last week. This week, you get to hear “Play It Cool”, featuring and produced by D Randle.

Play It Cool

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