Friday, May 7, 2010

Moe'z Art

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Morley Simon Gordon, who goes by the name Moe'z Art, was born in Brooklyn, NY 24 years ago. For the last 10 years, Morley has spent his days rapping and singing. Since he was 18 years old, he has been playing shows in Arizona, aside from a couple of shows that he played in Los Angeles; one of which Morley played his set on crouches because he refused to turn down a show at the world famous Viper Room. In 2005, Morley recorded his first album, Fingering My Piano In the Dark (a low quality recording done in his own room). Four years later, he re-recorded these tracks with a live band on his second album, One Man's Trash... Morley plans on taking a break from playing shows to write and record a third album for 2011.

In regards to his music, Morley said, "I rap about what's real to me and the people I hold close. I would say I hope to change something in the world for the better with my music."

Morley's Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/morleysimongordon

Morley's Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MOEZ-ART/119090944785264?v=info&ref=search

A place to download some of Morley's tracks:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jydmtj0jwg1
(My favorite track is "It's Official")

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Coast Royalty

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Before he was PWEST (PWEST's profile below), Peta Peta West was in a group known as Coast Royalty. Coast Royalty is one of the bands in the rising empire known only as The C.O.A.S.T. The group started in late 2007 when a mutual friend of Peta Peta West and Eric Capone, named Mat Hancock, passed away. The two got together and recorded several tracks before splitting up (link to their myspace that features a few of these tracks is below). Even though Peta and Eric live in different states and both have solo projects, Coast Royalty is still reigning. The group reunites to play shows whenever possible and even plans on releasing a second mixtape.

Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/coastroyalty
(My favorite tracks on this page are the first three)

Eric Capone's current project:
http://www.myspace.com/imagineifband

Peta Peta West's current project:
http://www.whoispwest.com/

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Travis Ross

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Travis Ross is bringing back the sound of early 90s rap. This hard-working Long Beach based rapper constantly plays shows around Southern California. He even opened for Tha Dogg Pound (Daz & Kurupt) at the Pasadena Terrace. In June of this year, Ross plans on dropping his first mixtape, The Hip Hop Misfit (the link to the video for the first single off this mixtape is below). Soon after his first mixtape, Ross, along with producers Beats McGreevy and Alpha MC, will release his first album, Stewed, Screwed, and Tattooed. And if this wasn't enough to keep the young rapper busy, he is also co-owner of the new clothing company Deaf Culture (link to Deaf Culture's blog below).

Video for Innocence of Childhood:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50v0mofYF4o

Preview of Stewed, Screwed, and Tattooed:
http://twiturm.com/oscqo

Travis Ross' myspace:
www.myspace.com/travisross562

Travis Ross' Twitter:
@TravisRossMusic

Deaf Culture's blog:
http://www.deafcultureart.blogspot.com/

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Chris Young The Rapper

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On January 22, 2010, I went to the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood to see Shwayze. I got there early to see a local rapper that my sister had recommended, named Chris Young. Now by no means am I saying that Shwayze and Cisco played a bad show. In fact, they played a great show! But, I personally feel that Chris Young played a better one. That night, I went home and downloaded his mixtape, 619 (download link below), and listened to every track...without pausing...twice. Ever since then, Chris Young has not left my Recently Played Playlist.

619 download link:
http://kevinnottingham.com/2010/01/18/chris-young-the-rapper-619-mixtape/
(My favorite tracks are "Stadium Rap," "Sugah," "It Was All A Dream (Feat. Shwayze and Cisco Adler)," and "This Means War")

Chris Young's dope new track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp7u_2izg60

Download Young's new value pack:
http://chrisyoungtherapper.bandcamp.com/

Website:
http://www.myspace.com/chrisyoungrap

Upcoming Shows:
May 5th
Tuscon AZ @ Club DV8

May 8th
Summer Meltdown with The Knux, Shwayze etc

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

PWEST

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Peter West, or '''PWEST''' [ˈPUE-ST], is an up-and-coming American Alternative Hip Hop artist from South Laguna Beach, California. He is known for his influential lyrics and high-energy shows. On November 25, 2009, PWEST released his first EP titled Airplane Eyes (download link below). He has played shows all over Southern California and Arizona, and on December 18, 2009, PWEST opened for Mickey Avalon at Vanguard, Hollywood, CA.

Link to download Airplane Eyes:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wtkxmk4nz2e

Websites:
http://www.myspace.com/pwestdigital
http://pwestdigital.tumblr.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PWEST-INT/149286079470

Article:
http://www.coastreportonline.com/articles/2010/04/28/features/features0858.txt

Upcoming Show:
Apr 29 2010
8:00P
Rhythm Lounge
Long Beach, California
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