I don’t think we’ve posted Rafael Casal‘s video for “Spitter” from “The Monster” LP. So there it is.

Woo-oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo… Barbra Streisand.

Duck Sauce (Armand Van Helden & A-Trak) has a video for the track “Barbra Streisand”. Love the good vibe of the video, and the song itself. I was diggin’ the cameos too… ?uestlove, Chromeo, DJ Premier, Smif-N-Wessun, Buckshot, Pharrell Williams, Santigold, DJ Mehdi, Diplo, and more.
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“Beef is about violence, it’s about hip hop, it’s about exploitation, it’s about the government, it’s about war, it’s about vegetarians, it’s about carnivores, it’s about health, it’s about all of that. And I take all of these words and I flip them.”

Peep the promo video below from One Be Lo for his project/mixtape titled, “L.A.B.O.R.” (Language Arts Based On Reality), which is set drop sometime before his upcoming album “BABY“. “L.A.B.O.R.” will be released for free, in collaboration with WGTJ and KN, so be sure to check that out when it comes.
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Nefarious!, a Bay Area producer, brings you his “For The Night Time” instrumental EP, presented by The Soul Dojo. It’s 7 tracks in total, and it can be downloaded for free — or if you’d like to support him, you have the option to buy it for $5 (bandcamp links after the jump).

The title says that it’s night time music, but shit… it’s enjoyable at any hour of the day. Particularly when you’re in a relaxing state of mind. Just chill out and listen to the tunes.
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Today I heard this track by hip hop producer/writer/rapper LMNZ called “Long Days”. It features Qwazaar, Mingus, Flexxus, Beatslager, and Empne. There are 3 different languages spoken on that song alone – English, Dutch, and Greek. After hearing it, I was intrigued to hear more.

The song comes from LMNZ‘ latest album called, “Worldwide Rap“. It brings the world together, no matter the style or background, by featuring a whopping 76 international artists who participate in 29 languages. Incredible! And big ups to LMNZ for typing up all the lyrics (in English) for those of us who can’t understand what’s being said in all those languages. :]

Music, tracklist, and more after the jump…
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Check out the above tribute to Guru (Rest In Peace) from the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble and Aloe Blacc, with their rendition of Guru’s “Betrayl”. Such a beautiful live performance.

The Glen Porter and Dday One 10″, “Wavelengths“, is finally available for listen and pre-order. Its official release is September 28th, but you might want to pre-order it now, because it’s only limited to 300 copies. Each copy is hand numbered by the artists.
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So if you haven’t noticed, we here at CrayonBeats think Wax (and Herbal T…and EOM) are pretty awesome. This track is equally awesome: silly lyrics mixed with serious musicality. “insert thumbs up”. Oh and Tranny Wax is hot. lol