Meet Charlie Bones. Don’t let the gorgeous face at the left fool you. She’s a 20-year-old undercover villain, leading an evil army in California. When she’s not planning her next move, she shoots people behind her camera and is an alternative model for GodsGirls.

We’ve reviewed her photography back in June, and I thought, why not interview her now? Yes, perfect. So in between her adventures of traveling, she took the time to answer some questions.

*NOTE/NSFW: After the jump, there will a few shots showing her glorious tatas. SO… if you don’t want to see ‘em where you’re at right now (work, around kids, or whatever) then don’t click. But if you do, then keep going! :]
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Not sure who Nima Fadavi is? For starters, he’s a hip hop producer from the Bay Area. He’s done production for artists such as Del The Funky Homosapien, Killah Priest, The Grouch, Pep Love, Andre Nickatina, Sab, Sunspot Jonz, and more. He has also toured/performed with most of the individuals listed, along with Zion I, Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Aesop Rock, Murs, KRS-One, Devin The Dude, and so on.

By following his Twitter, I saw that he released his album, “Behind The Beat 1“, for free download on his website. And since I just got through listening to it, I thought I’d post a little about him and spread the album to you! I only post things that I like, so if you like hip hop, you won’t be disappointed.
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It was after hearing hip hop heads such as Atmopshere, Aesop Rock, and Sage Francis that the then 17-year-old Magen (from California) knew she wanted to rhyme. Now 24-years-old, she has released “The Short-Lived Life of Magen Melancholy” EP (Intangible Innertainment). Also involved are two other Intangible artists. Featuring Yamil Rodriguez, and production done by Marlak3y. Marlak3y provided the mixture of electronic, hip hop and downtempo background. In this EP, she brings you into her world of thoughts. Some socially conscious, some based on the human condition, and others filled with true feelings and emotions. With a lasting time of under 25 minutes, you won’t skip a single track of the eight. You’ll probably have a few of them, if not all, on heavy rotation. I did.
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It’s time for another joint review here on CrayonBeats and this time Tiffology and myself [Tiffny] gave a listen to Rafael Casal’s new LP entitled “Monster”. Released Halloween weekend, the digital LP is a follow-up to 2008′s “As Good As Your Word”, which was also released online.  Mr. Casal has been talked about a couple of times here on CrayonBeats, so we’re a little familiar with him [exhibits A &  B]. In case you haven’t heard of him, Rafael Casal is a numerous amount of things – a slam poet, a recording artist, an educator, and a founding memeber of The Get Back. Wedecided that we’d review it here on CB, considering how pumped we were to listen to it. I mean, after seeing the video for his “Monster” track, we were looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. So with that said, you’ll be getting two different perspectives, as we split up the tracks evenly. Below the jump, you’ll find our reviews, tracks 1-6 from Tiffology, and 7-12 from Tiffny.

Oh btw, the album is free, so go to The Getblog and download it!

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YEAH BUDDY! Just popping in to let the J-rock/Visual Kei fans of CrayonBeats know that on November 10, 2009 Dir En Grey will be at an exclusive invite only event at the Kinokuniya @ Bryant Park. This event is super exclusive, so you won’t be able to just mosey on in and say “Sup?” to the band. Tickets will be given away only at The Diva Review, so head to the Contest Page to get information on how you can win a pair.

I’ve never heard of Heidi Happy, but this duet with her and D-Sisive (Canadian rapper) is perfect. The first thing you hear are her vocals, and instantly, I was hooked. Beautiful! That jazzy beat, the violin, his rhymes, her chorus, and the mental image that D-Sisive paints… perfect.

D-Sisive dropped by the Do Right! Head Quarters and told them how much he loved Heidi’s “Flowers, Bird, and Home“, and created a duet with her song “Why?”
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Depakote passed me this mix, and asked that I’d recommend it to people. Sooo, I brought it here to CB for you. I don’t know too much about it, other than it features him and a bunch of other cats in and around Los Angeles.

You can read a little bit more about it here.

Tracklist and download link after the jump…
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