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An UrbanGemz video release taken from G-Sav's "Ill Gramma" EP. This conceptual video plays out a young mans frustration with the beef he encounters on South London streets. He lyrically defeats his opponent through a microphone battle.
Shot in Houston, Texas in February 2006 and is currently being edited. A high quality storyboard style video shot in a nightclub, featuring sexy ladies, stylish backrounds and a cameo by Houston underground legend Billy Cook.
In 1994, Mos Def along with his younger brother DCQ and his younger sister Ces, formed the group Urban Thermo Dynamics. UTD first graced the scene with the underground classic track "My Kung Fu". They soon thereafter followed up with the now classic "Manifest Destiny" single, which gave them notoriety among the wider hip-hop masses. Both singles where to lead up to the release of the group's debut album, Manifest Destiny. Though the group was signed to Payday Records, the album never saw an official release. Soon after the group was released from Payday, Mos Def and DCQ formed Medina Green and released the Rawkus Records underground mega-hit Crosstown Beef. Later, Mos Def recorded with Talib Kweli as Black Star, which took his underground notoriety to soaring heights. Mos Def's commercial popularity spawned with his hit gold debut solo album, Black on Both Sides. Now commercially available for the first time is the UTD Manifest Destiny album via Illson Media (imprint founded by DCQ). This hip-hop classic is filled with dark and melodic bass heavy production from Diamond D. and Showbiz. The album features the timeless songs: 'My Kung Fu', 'Manifest Destiny', 'Moon In Cancer', and 'Like That'. This album is a must have for all fans of classic and quality Hip-Hop. In conjunction with the release of the UTD album, Illson Media is re-releasing Medina Green U Know The Flex Mixtape Vol. 1. The CD features the new Medina Green tracks: 'Cats Copy', 'Pump Da Pump', and 'Slow and Tender'. As well, the project features the hard to find Mos Def tracks 'Beef' and 'Excellence'. U Know The Flex features production from Hi-Tek, Minnesota, Supa Dave West, Geology, and new comer Mike B. The Mixtape also features appearances from Illson Media artists Ali Shine, Magnetic, and Young Kash.
OUO: "Eye 2 Eye" (live promo clip)
OUO rocks their underground banger "Eye 2 Eye" Live on stage. Witty rhymes, rugged beats, its all here. This is hip-hop.
Relive the era when music had a message, when words sacrificed their giver's soul, when art wasn't an "effect" but rather "affected" those it touched. Relive HIPHOP period. The Real. Inspired by the classic GrandMaster Flash & The Furious Five song "The Message", "GHETTO" seeks to revisit the same pain and despair and see if a true NYC b-boy can find a little bit of hope. Shot on a shoestring budget, this video is quite the buzz in the NYC-Greater Metro area. Shot and edited by Stoney XL of the famed HOODLIFE MOVEMENT Hoodlife Cyphas Street DVDs, as well as many other street dvds like CRACK, Cocaine City and BOSS UP DVD. This video proves a million dollar performance trumps a million dollar budget any day.
"This was a fun video to shoot. It was shot on a very hot day in Victoria, BC, Canada. It was co-directed by me and Magdalen Tamiola who is also the gorgeous hiphop dancer in the video."
Buzz Report: Vista vainly vies for cool
'Daily Show' appearances, big parties, cool underground bands, Demetri Martin--wow, Microsoft is trying everything to make Vista seem cool. Except making it cool.
Montreal hard-core metal band Ghoulunatics shot this video on no budget at all.
A band you have to see to believe, the Black Lips are the kings of today's psychedelic garage rock underground. They started the band when they were 15 years old and spent the next seven years touring the world, booking themselves, playing for scraps. Underground parties, basement shows, outlaw festivals, the odd tour opening for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dirtbombs, and Be Your Own Pet in actual legitimate venues(!), plus three classic albums, countless 7"s, a couple DVDs, and their own vinyl garage rock label Die Slaughterhaus cemented their reputation. They're now 22 years old, grizzled veterans of the underground, and legends in the scene.
Hercules and Love Affair: "You Belong"
Directed by Kris Moyes, Hercules and Love Affair's new video for "You Belong" is a black and white hypnotic exploration of a world where underground dance culture and myth collide.
