S.A all Day!

I had to, had to, had to... because for all you out there that got sick of the "hip hop" playing on the radio like I did, there is hope and there is an alternative. Fresh new music and your favorite old school too. I started to wonder what the hell happened to good music, I know I'm not an authority in what defines good hiphop/rap but I do know what I like and it definitely cannot be found on our local stations. Correct me if I'm wrong but I couldn't tell Power 106 from KIIS FM anymore... so...

Broadcasting live every Monday night Soul Assassins Radio "The West Wing" give it a try if you like it spread the word... REAL Hip Hop, interviews with your fave artists... and you can also listen 24hrs a day... http://www.ustream.tv/channel/soulassassinstv

I have had the pleasure and honor to have gotten to meet Dj Muggs and Solo, while interning for Soul Assassins last summer and fall. Although I already knew about S.A, it gave me a bigger appreciation of artists that don't deal with the corporate bullshit... I had the opportunity to help with the marketing and promo efforts and really got to see the insider perspective of how hard these artists really work...not to mention to step in the studio where these masterpieces are produced and where the S.A radio show is produced and broadcast. That isn't to say thats the only reason I talk about it all the time, its just that I know there are many out there like me that are sick of radio and tired of burning new cds...

For those who don't know Soul Assassins is an artist collective, not just musicians...

Dj Muggs, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon, Cypress Hill, La Coka Nostra, GZA, Alchemist, Dj Solo, SIck Jacken... click the pic below to check out SoulAssassins.com for the latest blogs, merchandise, and show info.

33third Graffiti Show

I've had a lot of time on my hands lately with being out of school, trying to find a job and whatnot, so I've been getting around to doing some stuff I wanted to do before but didn't have time to. My sister told me about this graffiti show going on in L.A. featuring two of the most featured artists in Juxtapose Magazine...RETNA and THe Mac.

So I ventured out there, to 33third. Its a graffiti supply store, its part gallery part retail clothing store too. When we walked in you could see a bunch of high school looking kids decked out in their high top sneakers and trendy threads. But there were also older people, younger kids, and all ethnicities. I thought that was nice, that art can be appreciated by anyone... it knows no color or age boundaries.

Anyway, the front of the store is where you can buy all brands of spray cans, tips, accessories, and fresh art work. Then theres a doorway that leads to the gallery section hanging was this large piece of art, it was someone laying in a coffin, I thought it looked a lot like Eazy-E minus the curls, I don't know if its a real person.

Back in the store the walls are covered in tagging, pieces, and other artwork, quite decorative and nice, you can walk through the store to the back where there is a platform and a wall where there was live art done by the above mentioned graff artists.

All in all in was an interesting experience, I love Hip Hop culture and in that lifestyle is the graffiti element which I admire and appreciate. I'm somewhat of an artist too but more of a sketcher not good with color.

My point in all this is that I would've never expected to find some of the people I found at that show because of my own assumptions, sometimes its good to step out of your element so you can see beyond what you think you know...times they are changing and its a great thing. NEXT stop an underground hip hop show...

In the meantime I found this cool site for Graffiti shows in L.A. I dare you guys to venture out and see what you see... http://www.50mmlosangeles.com/