After speaking with Wordsworth at Cincinnati’s yearly celebration of the Hip-Hop elements, Scribble Jam, I spent eight months waiting to hear the highly promising project from his newly formed group, EMC. This album, The Show, has finally arrived and along for the ride with Words is his longtime partner-in-rhyme, Punchline, along with Stricklin, and legendary Juice Crew member, Masta Ace. Sounds great, right? Well, keep in mind the Hip-Hop “super-groups” of the past that have failed to deliver consistent and cohesive works while praying this curse does not fall upon these great emcees.
EMC collectively serves up a concept album, making it near impossible to avoid comparison to the previous Masta Ace classics, Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer; especially considering all of EMC made considerable contributions to these albums. The Show starts off with the piano-laced “Who We Be,” a fine introductory and biographical brush-up on the different members of the group. The album doesn’t hesitate to jump right into concept mode and it sounds as if it may stick the landing by going right into another sure shot, “Leak It Out.” In this song, EMC provides us with top-notch lyrics from all four emcees and arguably the best verse of the album, courtesy of Punchline.
A recent participant in Rawkus Records “Rawkus 50″ campaign where he released “The Horror Flick” LP, Bekay drops a remix for “I’m The Reason” that was not on his Rawkus LP and will only be available on his forthcoming remix EP “The Horror Flick Remix” (5-12-08) EP. Bekay is currently working on new material with Alchemist, J.R. Rotem, Masta Ace, DJ Revolution and DJ Kay Slay.
“I’m The Reason” Remix is produced by M-Phazes and earlier this month he won the 2008 “One Stop Beat Battle” that Sha Money XL organized and founded in Phoenix, AZ.
Foul Mouth Jerk - “Small Town USA” featuring Masta Ace
Foul Mouth Jerk and Masta Ace team up to return the love back they have received from rocking shows in small towns all across the United States of America. According to them, small towns are the place to go and rock shows. “So Map Out a Tour and Connect The Dots”. Don’t forget Providence, RI when ur planning out your tour. Word.
Small Towns USA is from Foul Mouth Jerk’s fourth full-length LP, Streetlight Music. Streetlight Music is an homage to the earliest days of Hip-Hop, when jams were thrown in the park and electricity was boosted to power the turntables, amps and equipment.The content of the LP is both a throwback to the days when originality was king and a push towards new styles and developments; which is reflected by the inclusion of rap legends Masta Ace, Murs of Living Legends, El Da Sensai of The Artifacts and one of Hip-Hop’s original godfathers Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers. It’s blue collar Hip-Hop for blue collar fans, laced with intelligence and FMJ’s sharp cynical wit.
Special Anniversary Show to Include Dozens of Superstar Guests
(February 26th, 2008 Brooklyn, NY) DJ’s Eclipse and Skizz, hosts of one of the longest running and most respected hip-hop radio shows, The Halftime Show, will celebrate the show’s 10 year anniversary at the WNYU studios on Wednesday, March 5th. Joining them in the studio for live performances will be dozens of A-list celebrities and guests. The show will air during its regularly scheduled time slot, which is every Wednesday from 10:30pm - 1am on 89.1 FM and on the web at www.WNYU.org.
The Halftime Show’s anniversary shows have become highly memorable events that evoke nostalgia for hip-hop radio from days of past, and anticipation of the high profile guests that will join in the celebration. Every year Eclipse and Skizz invite the best producers to create live beats over which an A-list roster of emcees rhyme. This year, world-renowned producers Premier, Pete Rock, and Alchemist will be the guest producers. The list of guest emcees includes A.G., Boot Camp Clik, Big Noyd, Masta Ace, Reef The Lost Cauze plus 25+ more surprise guests. This anniversary show is not to be missed. It will be history in the making.
Here is the new Kidz In The Hall single, “Drivin’ Down The Block (Low End Theory)” from their forthcoming sophomore LP, The In Crowd, which will be released on April 28th 2008 by Duck Down / Major League. The In Crowd is entirely produced by Double-O and Naledge. The In Crowd will feature guest appearances from The Clipse, The Cool Kids, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Travis of Gym Class Heros, Camp Lo, Sean Price, Buckshot, Masta Ace, Wale, The Pack, Phonte and Skyzoo.
Best To Do It featuring Royce Da 5′9, Elzhi and Supastition
Ladder Of Success featuring Phonte, Wordsworth, K-Hill and Masta
Ka-Boom featuring East, Silent Knight and Kaze
They say perception is everything. In an era where seemingly forced collaborations come a dime a dozen, DJ K.O. brings together some of Hip-Hop’s finest emcees and producers to offer an ode to what the game’s been missing: genuine music. DJ K.O. Presents: Perception Is Everything.
Perception Is Everything clocks in as a nine track EP tapping the likes of renowned artists such as Masta Ace, Phonte (of Little Brother), Royce Da 5′9″, Elzhi and Wordsworth to name a few.
After speaking with Wordsworth at Cincinnati’s yearly celebration of the Hip-Hop elements, Scribble Jam, I spent eight months waiting to hear the highly promising project from his newly formed group, EMC. This album, The Show, has finally arrived and along for the ride with Words is his longtime partner-in-rhyme, Punchline, along with Stricklin, and legendary Juice Crew member, Masta Ace. Sounds great, right? Well, keep in mind the Hip-Hop “super-groups” of the past that have failed to deliver consistent and cohesive works while praying this curse does not fall upon these great emcees.
(February 26th, 2008 Brooklyn, NY) DJ’s Eclipse and Skizz, hosts of one of the longest running and most respected hip-hop radio shows, The Halftime Show, will celebrate the show’s 10 year anniversary at the WNYU studios on Wednesday, March 5th. Joining them in the studio for live performances will be dozens of A-list celebrities and guests. The show will air during its regularly scheduled time slot, which is every Wednesday from 10:30pm - 1am on 89.1 FM and on the web at 
