Link Drop - Videos from She Said Fire, Figurehead and More!

Process of Fusion
POF does the Harlem Shake and debuts a new song this Fusion Friday, wow, not bad!


Figurehead
Figurehead is releasing their Watermelon EP, here's a behind the scenes look at it!



Backfire
Never heard of this band before but I saw they were promoting this song on Facebook. Nice job guys, check them out!


She Said Fire
She Said Fire is back at it again with their newest Pajama Jam's. These are pretty cool and unique. This week they cover Incubus and do "Pardon Me."


Playdough
Everyone's favorite INDIE rapper is at it again. Take a look, and show him some Wu-Love!

Playdough New Album, Music Video, and Press Release

Our good friend Playdough is back, and he's releasing a new album, Writer Dye: Deux or Die on October 22nd. Guess what, it'll be free exclusively at www.iamplaydough.com. Pre-order the album's special package too - http://playdough.bandcamp.com/merch/writer-dye-limited-edition-pre-order-package-with-shirt-and-cd

An underground hustler and overall dope lyricist, Playdough's new album is going to be on some "next level" stuff. His new single, "King of Queens" samples two legends of music, the Beastie Boys and Queen. He takes an interesting twist of the famous "Bohemian Rhapsody" and totally flips it hip-hop. Check it out below.



Also, be sure to read up on my previous review and interview of Playdough here.

Skype Interview with Indie Rapper Playdough

TheSIBandGuy has a chat with indie rapper Playdough, over Skype. This is his second interview with him, read the first one below.
http://thesibandguy.blogspot.com/2011/04/interview-with-rapper-playdough-and.html




Check out some of his music videos below!

Updates - New Music, Free Music, and NEWS (Graffiti6, Playdough, Process of Fusion, Fairday Skyline, and More!)

PLAYDOUGH


FRISCH ft. M BLAZE & BINO


FAIRDAY SKYLINE
Fairday Skyline live at the Battle of The Boroughs - Staten Island 2012

Vote them into the Ultimate Battle of the Boroughs at thegreenespace.org or by texting ST6 to 69866 between noon on Monday, May 7th and 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 20th 2012.

HEROES

GRAFFITI 6

I interviewed these British rockers back in 2010, and finally two years I have spliced up the footage. Check it out!

TONY KZ

Download this hot track and spread the love!

BROKEN RECORDS COLLECTIVE

Check out what's going on with the BRC and see videos from Eric D'Alessandro, Vinny Jett, and Process of Fusion

http://brokenrecordscollective.blogspot.com/2012/05/whats-new-with-broken-records.html

Come show support for the rappers of the BRC at this show!

PROCESS OF FUSION

Please take some time out and vote for POF as Staten Island's best band!

http://greatestaroundstatenisland.com/vote-aande/

Also, check out a recent interview they did with Chasing Sounds Blog

http://www.chasingsound.co/blog/2012/5/4/prog-punk-meets-rap-process-of-fusion-interview.html

Independent Hip-Hop: Eric Sosa, Playdough, Cig and the Fam

Hate by Eric Sosa


Antibiotic


Came Along Way Premiere



RoadDoggin


Broken Records Collective Hip-Hop Artists

 CIG



Freestyle Fam

Updates and more from A'tris, Kick, InDisguise, Playdough, and POF

A'tris Week 23



Kick @ Gramercy



InDisguise



Playdough



Process of Fusion
The band gets some blog love courtesy of Muenmagazine.net
Read it here

Huge Mega Update!!!

Band Spotlight
If you've never heard of the band Moving Mountains, I suggest you look them up immediately or read the interview I had with their singer Greg. Doing an album review Waves is on the things to do list. Anyway, check out their new video for "Cascade" below.



Another band that has been brought to my attention recently is, The Body Rampant. I was sent their music video for "Sativa." They recently released their new album, Transient Years on April 5th. I'm not sure who they remind me of yet (which is a good thing), but they have that same Moving Mountains feel to them. I guess for the time being we will go with Armor for Sleep meets a melodic Taking Back Sunday. Check out their very interesting video below.



A'tris song of the week
As usual, I will remain faithful to my buddy Mason of A'tris and update you all on the song of the week project. Can you believe they are up to week 21 already? Keep up the good work boys! Check out 20 and 21 below.






Playdough Releases New video
Don't worry my hip-hop heads, I have something for you too! Check out Playdough's new video for "Ya Heard" featuring Mr. Dibbs vs. the Black Keys. Read my interview and review of his album here.



Jon Santos of Fallzone Releases a Teaser
My favorite producer, Jon Santos of 1176 Studios, gave us a little promo of what's going to be on the new Fallzone album with a backyard BBQ rendition of "Dance with Me." Give it a listen below.

Oh yeah, and this too



New Episode of Hollywood Girl
Speaking of Jon Santos, have you seen the show he works on, Hollywood Girl? Congratulations are in order because Hollywood Girl will soon be featured on a local channel out in California. Courtney Zito, keep up the good work! Watch the new episode below.



Process of Fusion
Last but certainly not least in my heart, check out my band in the Aquarian Weekly (click that). Special shout out to Dave Incognito for the hook up. Also, for anyone wondering on the status of the new album, it's almost here. It is completely finished, we are just in the process of creating artwork and getting some background stuff taken care of. Listen here for the first two singles.


Also, check out a side project of mine with singer/songwriter Matt Beck, called Cross Town Rivals. Listen to our first single "Fool Me Twice" here.

Interview with rapper Playdough and album review for "Hotdoggin"

Where did you get the emcee name Playdough from?
It's just a play on my government name. 

What's the transition of going solo like after spending all those years in Ill Harmonics?
The last ill harmonics albums was years ago and I had already put out a few solo albums at that point. So there's nothing new about what I'm doing now. I never really felt like there's been a transition.

What do you like better, solo or group work?
Solo work is easier because there's only one person calling shots. I do like working with a crew because everyone plays their own role and does what they're good at.

Do you consider yourself a Christian rapper, or a rapper who is Christian?
I've answered this question so many times. I don't care what people call me or what I do.  The music that I make would be exactly the same no matter what someone wanted to classify it as.  I don't understand why someone would care which one of those 2 choices I'm considered to be. My music is my music and it sounds like that, regardless of what it's called.

What do you say to people, who say you've changed or cover topics that do not fall under the list of ok "Christian" things to talk about, like money or arbitrary things like saying "freaking" in a verse?
I love God and my music is about me and my life so my faith definitely makes it's way into my music. People don't tell me that my topics have changed so I've never been asked to answer that. I don't have a list of things that are okay for a Christian to say or not say and I've never considered the use of the word "freaking" meaning I'm changing something about my music.  I've always written music about my life, so nothings changed. I use money everyday and so I wrote a song about it. 

Why is this new record the album that you most wanted to make, and why did it take so long for you to create it?
This album took a long time for me to make because I wanted to write it to reflect different parts of life I go through. I wanted to write in different peaks and valleys of where I was at to get that into the songs. Similar to how Psalms has all kinds of different day to day life of David. Sometimes he struggled and sometimes he was strong. Victorious and guilty of bad decisions. It took me a while to live it and make it. 

What new styles have you introduced on this album, how come you never "Hotdogged" before?
There are different tempos for me so I get to rhyme a little faster on songs. I also slow it down and rhyme over more southern style drums. I got to play with different rhyme patterns and cadences. I have a lot of live instrumentation on this album and tried to sing a little more on certain songs. Getting out of my comfort zone a little so that I could show my versatility and do something that people have never heard me do.

What went into selecting the guest rappers on this Hotdoggin?
I love Gift of Gab and have been a long time fan of his Blackalicious and solo albums. I've always wanted to work with him and thought he'd sound perfect on this project. He killed it. Freddie Bruno did a really strong hook for me on the song he's on. He's one of my favorites, too and was a perfect fit for what I was looking for.

If you could work with any rapper ever on a song, who would it be?
That's hard to answer because I'd want someone specific for different reasons. It would really depend on the vibe of the song.

What's the illest rhyme you've written?
There's too many to mention.

Who are your biggest influences as far as rapping, and what's on your most played on your iPOD?
Big influences would be Method Man, B-Real, Black Thought, Mos Def, Common and De La Soul. My iPod is all over the place. Coldplay and The White Stripes are probably 2 of the highest in plays.

What do you think about mainstream Christian rap like a Toby Mac, KJ-52, John Reuben, as opposed to the underground like you, Mars Ill, etc?
I just look at it as a style of music. Those guys work hard and do a different style than I do. There's a larger number of people that prefer there style of music.  People that like the style that I do usually prefer my music more. Just different types of music at the end of the day. 

Anything else you want to add?
Thanks for checking out my stuff. My website is www.iamplaydough.com. You can get all my music and show dates from there. Thanks for covering my music. LOVE!

Hotdoggin is definitely that a true lover of underground hip-hop need to explore. It features all of the raw and gritty of non mainstream rap, and a good mix playful wordplay and witty catchy songwriter. Every rhyme is carefully thought out, and Playdough broaches on every subject from faith to having a girl and some money. Even the interludes between the songs feature interesting samples and cuts of classic sound clips. 


The tracks "No Angel" and "The Business" are the definite single worthy songs off the album with strong hooks and even stronger verses. "Say Sum", "Frank & Beans", and "Sunset" have killer beats that would stand up well by themselves. The guest emcees on the album also compliment and strengthen the album as they perform impeccably as well. 


The rest of the album is just solid straight up hip-hop from play to stop. Playdough really brings credibility to positive rap music by continuing to produce classy joints, creative witty rhymes skills, and catchy sing along hooks over great beats.


Hotdoggin track listing with production credits:
01) Nunya - Prod. by Harry Krum

02) Rhymer Reason - Prod. by Beat Rabbi and Harry Krum

03) No Angel - Prod. by Sivion and Harry Krum

04) Elizabeth Shue -Prod. by PicnicTyme

05) The Business - Prod. by Freddie Bruno

06) Say Sumn - Prod. by For Beats Sake and Harry Krum

07) My Cadillac - Prod. by Blaze Won and Harry Krum

08) Franks & Beans with Gift of Gab - Prod. by For Beats Sake

09) 1 Day - Prod. by Harry Krum

10) Hotdoggin - Prod. by DJ Bombay

11) Singleminded Female - Prod. by Freddie Bruno and Harry Krum

12) So What with Freddie Bruno - Prod. by Harry Krum

13) I Got It Like - Prod. by Harry Krum

14) Ya Heard with Mr. Dibbs vs The Black Keys - Prod. by Mr. Dibbs and The Black Keys

15) Follow It - Prod. by Harry Krum

16) Sunset - Prod. by Harry Krum