Supporting The Best

As you can tell from the description of this blog and from most of the content, I believe it's important to support those artists whom you deem worthy of your hard-earned money. Whoever that may be. I try to make recommendations based on what I've heard, to encourage people to both explore the hip hop music scene more deeply, and to show some support to MCs that you want to continue making music.

I tweeted the other day about going down to one of Cincinnati's locally owned and operated record stores, Shake It Records, and purchasing some local music.

The albums above are what I purchased. Tanya Morgan's 2008 classic Brooklynati, which I listed as my favorite of that year, and J. Rawls' recently released The Hip Hop Affect.

Both of these albums are from musicians that I really respect and appreciate, and have contributed a lot of great music to my life so far. Both TM and Rawls are artists I would also try to support by going to a show. In fact, J. Rawls is scheduled to be down on Fountain Square in Cincinnati this summer. Should be a great show. This is a man that truly appreciates the history and culture of Hip Hop and wants to contribute to its further growth among people and generations. A worthy cause.

So, while I endorse these two records, just go out to a locally owned store and support someone that you like. When you do, tell me about it below.

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Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati (Sample Mix)

Today Tanya Morgan is in a giving mood - call it the Xmas spirit. They have released this mix of the samples used on their album Brooklynati - in all likelihood my choice for album of the year, which I will decide some time soon after the holiday. Sorry for the spoiler.

I like how it stays in line with the theme of the album. It;s like you're rolling through Brooklynati listening to the local radio station. Enjoy the mix!

http://www.mediafire.com/?jnwzgmlzyhh

Tanya Morgan Vids

Since I'm a big fan of Tanya Morgan - not just due to hometown pride, but because they make great hip hop - I figured I'd share some material I came across. The first clip is of MCs Donwill and Von Pea rapping at CDR over the "Purple" instrumental. The second is footage of the group at Fat Beats performing "So Damn Down". And, if you haven't heard Brooklynati yet, I just feel sorry for you at this point. It is seriously one of the best (and maybe THE best) albums I've heard all year. And, I listen to a lot of music over the course of a year. Pick it up.