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Friday Five On It – Feb 29, 2008

Friday Five On It – Feb 29, 2008

Team 2Mex TV, Metawon - Electric Dyslexic, My Wife's New Website, Krink, and Del the Funky Homosapien - “Workin’ It” [video].

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Lab Waste – Canigetithowyoulive? 7″ (picture disc)

Lab Waste – Canigetithowyoulive? 7″ (picture disc)

Supporting their forthcoming sophomore LP and European tour in April/May, Lab Waste (Giovanni Marks aka Subtitle and Thavius Beck from Mush Records) return with a new limited edition picture disc with three exclusive tracks. Released in common effort by French (Vulgar Records) and Californian (Ooohh! That's Heavy).

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Dead Magazine – Vol. 4

Dead Magazine – Vol. 4

Latest issue of Germany based Dead Magazine features articles on Sole & The Skyrider Band, K-The-I???, Ceschi, Controller7, Noah23 and more. Download a PDF version of the mag for free on their website or order a limited edition print copy that includes a CD of the Dead Vol.4 compilation featuring Vangel, Mnemotrauma, Ceschi, and many others. Too bad only the Controller7 interview is in english.

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James P Honey & Zoën – Volume 3

James P Honey & Zoën – Volume 3

It's titled Volume 3, but this is actually the debut collaboration between British based emcee James P Honey and France based Zoën. The six track EP drops March 18th on Milled Pavement Records and can currently be pre-ordered on their site.

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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air x Puma

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air x Puma

Puma has teamed up with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on a two pack of sneakers + watches. Both of these packs will be released on May 17th.

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The Gallivanting Spoof

The Gallivanting Spoof

Interview with Frek Sho head honcho, one of the Winnipeg crew's founding fathers, The Gallivanting Spoof.

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Friday Five On It – Feb 22, 2008

Friday Five On It – Feb 22, 2008

Add-Vice - Blunt Trauma, Ceschi and David Ramos’ New Record Label: Fake Four Inc., Worlds Greatest Music Collection: SOLD, Ice Cube TETRIS, and Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel.

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WHY? – Alopecia (Pre-Order Deal)

WHY? – Alopecia (Pre-Order Deal)

A pre-order deals for WHY?'s new album Alopecia is now up in the anticon store. You get the CD or LP format bundled with a bonus CD-R containing all the songs from the album in order but in their original demo form - entirely low-fi and homemade, the bonus disc provides a private glance into the very intimate preparatory stages of the record's creation. These will be very limited, so don't hesitate.

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The Goods – “The Goods Must Be Crazy” [video]

The Goods – “The Goods Must Be Crazy” [video]

“The Goods Must Be Crazy” music video off “The Goods” upcoming album 5th Wheel, dropping April 1 on Camobear. Directed ...

Hockey vs. Rap (Free Mixtape & Tour)
Hockey vs. Rap (Free Mixtape & Tour)

Hockey vs. Rap (Free Mixtape & Tour)

Winnipeg's DJ Co-op and DJ Hunnicutt are taking their 4-turntable extravaganza across western Canada once again. The boys are hoping to convince the world (or at least the West) that violence in hockey is a worse influence on our kids than violent content in Hip-Hop lyrics.

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Grimm Image U.S. Tour (March 7 – 29)

Grimm Image U.S. Tour (March 7 – 29)

March 7 - 29 featuring: K-the-I??? (Mush), Verble & Nabahe (Grimm Image), Demune (Ponowai Flora).

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iCON the Mic King

iCON the Mic King

"They call me iCON the Mic King. I'm the emcee from Philadelphia. I have some affiliations and such but what's most important to me right now is that I'm a part of Hip hop's Third Renaissance. Oh yeah and...I'm so good at this!!"

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Saturday Four On It – Feb 16, 2008

Saturday Four On It – Feb 16, 2008

A day late and a dollar short: Odd Nosdam's Mixtape Super Delux Podcast, Polaroid Film is Dead, PackFM’s “Plucking Daisies” [video], and the "Bad Biology" Teaser Trailer.

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BeatXChange: buy & sell beats eBay style

BeatXChange: buy & sell beats eBay style

Blackvibes.com’s new BeatXChange service allows producers to sell their music online to artists, auction style, like a hip hop eBay. ...

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Grand Analog

Grand Analog

Interview with one of the biggest contributors to Winnipeg's hip hop scene, Odario (of Mood Ruff) and more recently front man of Grand Analog.

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Epic

Epic

I’m fairly confident that most people who check out ugsmag know who Epic is. For all those with the wool over their eyes, pick up any of his albums 8:30 in Newfoundland, Local Only or Epic & Nomad and you’ll get a better picture of who he is...

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Friday Five On It – Feb 8, 2008

Friday Five On It – Feb 8, 2008

Nobs interview, Jay Electronica interview, £200 Bottle of Beer, Lego Dark Knight Trailer, and a Stic.Man (of Dead Prez) interview.

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Skratch Bastid

Skratch Bastid

Interview with Halifax's own Skratch Bastid. Discussing the 1200 Hobos, Scribble Jam, his recent album with Buck 65 and more!

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Buck 65 “Dang” Remix Contest

Buck 65 “Dang” Remix Contest

The Grand Prize Winner will have their remix appear as the B-Side on a "Dang" 7-inch vinyl record, meet Buck65, receive a pair of tickets to see him live on his forthcoming Canadian tour, and get a copy of Reason Version 4 digital mixing software.

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Frek Sho – “Patience”

Frek Sho – “Patience”

Live from 2002, a slightly different version of Frek Sho's 1996 classic single "Patience" (Ismaila flipped his lyrics, Kutdown is on the cuts and there's no Gumball or Sunil).