RockTheDub.com Presents "Fif"

Posted by Justin Boland on Mar 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

I’ve always held Rock the Dub in high esteem because Khal is a genuine voice, not a cheerleader or volunteer publicist. He’s consistently posting original material, he’s always good for blunt and honest feedback, and it turns out he’s been doing this for a long damn time, too. Five years, in fact — that’s like a century in Blog Years, isn’t it? To celebrate, he’s thrown together an awesome and sprawling mixtape for your enjoyments…

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Sunday Mix: We Are World Around

Posted by Justin Boland on Mar 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sorry for the downtime, folks. I’ve been spending the past month focusing on my own career for awhile, writing, recording and spending a week in Boston shooting music videos. We’re back now. Interviews on tap all week long, lots of new music to share, so let’s kick it off with a gem World Around dropped back in January — a compilation introducing just about the entire roster, from Las Vegas to Switzerland. Enjoy.

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Star Persons: The Almost True Story of Electro-Rap's First Intergalactic Pioneers

Posted by Garrett Heaney on Mar 03, 2011 | 0 Comments

I had only heard of a few of these guys when I first got within earshot of this project, but no lie, Star Persons are on some next level. As much as I hate that phrase, it’s entirely accurate for this set, because nobody is doing anything like them. Luckily I had one of their producer’s info in my rolodex and he was kind enough to do an interview with me when I name-dropped Audible Hype. And yeah, you heard me right - these guys have multiple producers. In fact, their extended roll call is pretty deep, so that’s where I started my questioning.

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HUMP JONES vs. WILLIE GREEN - "Please Do" ft Pro of The Aztext, Mohrer Les and Zilla Rocca

Posted by Justin Boland on Feb 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

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BAD WEATHER CLASSIC | Zilla Rocca

Posted by Justin Boland on Feb 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Zilla Rocca first showed up here on Audible Hype when he gave one of the best interviews of 2010, “DIY Hip Hop Everything.” Today we come full circle as Zilla drops his latest EP, Bad Weather Classic, through World Around. Just in time for seasonal depression, we’ve got a beautifully dark dose of noir-hop for you…

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Sunday Mix: Fresh Produce

Posted by Justin Boland on Feb 13, 2011 | 0 Comments

This mix is unusually damn good. I mean, I’m always trying to bring you the best of the best, but the Universe really hooked it up this week. This is entirely brand new material and all of it is Face-Melter Type Good. Let’s get right into it…

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Sunday Mix: West Coast Phoenix

Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Few of us ever see it coming. There will be many points your life where the Universe cracks you in the face hard enough to lay you out on the street, drooling. We are seldom ready for it, and nobody ever expects the moment to be caught on camera and immortalized on Teh Internets. Copywrite released an amazingly good album this year and the photo is ancient history, but I’m posting it here because my week is pretty much summed up completely by the guy on the right. This is the playlist of positive, transformational music that’s helped keep me sane…

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Sunday Mix: New Voices

Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

For this Sunday Mix, the focus is on some new acts. I wanted to spotlight some of the emcees who have really impressed me in 2010, from Fashawn (duh) to Che Grand (don’t sleep). I might have also included a couple of the best rappers alive, like Elzhi and Black Thought, in the process. Really sorry about that. It will happen again.

Get situated and pay close attention to the words…

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Sunday Mix: The Wake Up Call

Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 16, 2011 | 0 Comments

New feature for 2011: I generally spend my Sundays discovering new music and sending out a couple hundred emails. So I’m going to start doing a mix every week, spotlighting rare gems and my favorite classics. Good music needs to be shared, right? As always, submit your best single (you’re on Bandcamp, right?) and I will check it out. Meanwhile, put this on and turn it up…

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"Haven't You Heard?" | 8 Track Mix from Dr. Quandary

Posted by Justin Boland on Jan 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

I spent the morning formatting interviews and bumping this mix from Dr. Quandary in the MDR-7506’s. I figured it was fresh enough to inflict on the entire Internets - if you’re up on SigNif, Greydon Square or Witness, you already know this will be an innovative treat…

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