2010年5月19日水曜日

WHAT'S ZIPPIN WITH TOM GIST??


I GOT CHANCE TO MEET HARLEM-BRED RAPPER TOM GIST, WELL KNOWN AS DIPSET ARTIST(DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENTERTAINMENT) IN HARLEM,NEW YORK CITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND COULD SPEAK WITH HIM ABOUT HIS CAREER, HARLEM AND THE CURRENT SITUATIION OF DIPLOMATS.

THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR JAPAN.







INTERVIEW BY SANODAMAN


SANODAMAN:

CONGRATS ON BEING OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF DIPLOMATS, BUT WE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THAT YOU’VE DONE SONGS WITH THEM FOR A LONG TIME. I MEAN, YOU’VE BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR A QUITE A WHILE NOW.

TELL JAPANESE FAN OUT THERE THAT MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIER WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOU AND HOW YOU GOT INTO THIS GAME?

TOM GIST:

I GOT IN THE GAME INDEPENDENTLY, PUTTING OUT MY OWN MUSIC AND CAM'RON TOOK NOTICE. I'VE BEEN INDIE FOR OVER 9 YEARS NOW.


SANODAMAN:
SPEAKING OF YOUR BIOGRAPHY, YOU WERE ALSO KNOWN AS GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT’S ACTUALLY GREAT TO BE CHOSEN AS ALL AMERICAN. DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT PLYAING AT COLLEGE OR ON PROFESSIONAL STAGE?


TOM GIST:

YEAH I HAD A SERIOUS HOOP DREAM GROWING UP. MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WHEN I WAS 19, AND MY SON AT 22. I HAD TO PUT FATHERHOOD A HEAD OF BASKETBALL.



SANODAMAN:

YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER AS A BATTLE RAPPER NAMED “ARROGANCE” IN HARLEM. WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE MC NAME UNDER YOUR LEGAL NAME?



TOM GIST:

I FELT LIKE MY GOVERNMENT NAME WAS MORE ATTRACTIVE. PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ARROGANT PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND ESPECIALLY IF THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES.



SANODAMAN:

YOU LAUNCHED EARLY LITE ENTERTAINMENT WITH YOUR NEIGBORHOOD FRIEND, MR.ROBERT EARLY. WOULD YOU TELL US THE CONCEPT OF THE LABEL?


TOM GIST:

IT'S TWO FRIENDS OUT EARLY TRYING TO SHINE A NEW LIGHT ON HIP HOP. THAT NEW LIGHT IS TOM GIST.


SANODAMAN:

YOU’RE FROM HARLEM. HOW’RE YOU FEELING THE HARLEM HIPHOPSCENE RIGHT NOW? ARE THERE ANY INCREDIBLE EMCEES IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW?

TOM GIST:

HARLEM IS ALWAYS BUBBLING AS FAR AS HIP HOP GOES, I LOVE THE SCENE. THERE IS ONE INCREDIBLE EMCEE NAMED TOM GIST THAT YOU SHOULD HEAR LOL.



SANODAMAN:

BEING FROM HARLEM AND WATCHING DUDES LIKE CAM’RON AND THE OTHER DIPSET FAMILES, WERE YOU INFULENCED BY ANY OF THEM?

TOM GIST:
FOR SURE. HARLEM IS A SMALL, SO TO SEE DUDES FROM AROUND THE CORNER GOING PLATINUM, IT'S DEFINITELY INSPIRING.


SANODAMAN:

JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO, YOU DID SOME SONGS WITH CAM’RON ON HIS MIXTAPE “PUBLIC ENEMY #1”.
WOULD YOU TELL US A STORY ABOUT IT?

TOM GIST:

NO REAL STORY TO TELL, WE JUST CAME TOGETHER TO PUT OUT ONE OF THE HOTTEST MIXTAPES OF THE DECADE IN MY OPINION. THAT MIXTAPE COULD HAVE WENT GOLD IN THE STORES.


SANODAMAN:

NOW WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN DIPSET. OTHER MEMBERS LIKE JUELZ SANTANA HAVING SKULL GANG, AND JIM JONES HAVING BYRD GANG. CAM’RON ALSO STATED HIS CREW WITH NEW DIPSET GUY VADO.

FROM A FAN STAND POINT, SOME OF US FEEL THAT IT’S QUITE COMPLICATED.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?



TOM GIST:

IT'S COOL EVERYBODY GETS TO BE A BOSS AND PRODUCE NEW BOSSES. IT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE.


SANODAMAN:

IS THERE A TIME TABLE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR NEXT ALBUM?


TOM GIST:

I CAN DROP WHENEVER I WANT. I'M TRYING TO BUILD THE BUZZ UP SO PEOPLE ARE STARVING FOR IT THATS ALL. SO WHEN THE BUZZ IS SUPER CRAZY I'LL DROP SOMETHING. TOMGIST.COM GOT SOME OF MY OLDER MIXTAPES。

SANODAMAN:

ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO SAY TO ALL THOSE TOM GIST FANS OUT THERE?


TOM GIST:

STAY TUNED TO YA BOY. NEW VIDEOS AND MIXTAPES COMING SOON. I WON'T LET YALL DOWN, MUCH LOVE.



TOM GIST(DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENT)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://www.tomgist.com
MYSPACE
http://www.myspace.com/harlemgist
TWITTER
http://twitter.com/TOMGIST




CHECK OUT HIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS BELOW...!!!
"NO PLAN B"



"CHOZEN FEW" FT CHUCKDAMIDDLEMAN


BIG SHOUT OUT TO TOM GIST FOR DIPSET/EARLY LITE ENT!!!

"CITY SURVIVAL"NKAY BEATZ FT M.C.K~SWIFT & TREZURE EMPIRE AVAILABLE NOW{FREE DOWNLOAD}



THE CITY SURVIVAL IS HERE,AND NOW IT IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD.
CHECK OUT THE EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD BELOW.
"CITY SURVIVAL" NKAY BEATZ FEAT M.C.K~SWIFT AND TREZURE EMPIRE
DOWNLOAD HERE
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D9EI4000


WITH THE NKAY BEATZ'S NEWEST PROJECT FEATURES APPEARANCES BY M.C.K~SWIFT, A MEMBER OF THE ZURU NATION AND TREZURE EMPIRE,YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE TRACK IN THE PREVIOUS MIXTAPE "STRAGE BOX X NKAY
BEATZ".
http://mix-tape.jp/


M.C.K~SWIFT FOR ZULU NATION
http://mckswift.com/
http://www.zulunation.com/

TREZURE EMPIRE
www.myspace.com/trezureempire


THE BEHIND SCHENE OF THE RECORDING "CITY SURVIVAL"


LEARN MORE ABOUT NKAY BEATZ
http://www.myspace.com/nkaybeatz

2010年5月14日金曜日

METROPOLIS@DROM SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 16TH




FOURD, NOW BETTER KNOWN AS NKAY BEATZ, WILL APPEAR AND PERFORM ON SUNDAY,MAY 16TH 2010 FROM 7PM TO 11PM AT DROM IN NEW YORK CITY.
MORE DETAILS ON THE EVENT ARE BELOW.

LOCATION: Drom
85 AvenueA between 5th&6th NewYork N.Y 10009 Tel:212-777-1157

PERFORMANCE BY:
Large Professor
Craig G(Juice Crew)
Push! Montana
Stixx(stixxworld)
FOURD
Fixsir
Yudai(Reggae)
Sionic 44

Dj's by EQ-knock(Counter Clock Wise)
Katsu Win Large(Fixsir)

NO Sneakers!!! NO Caps!!!

2010年5月4日火曜日

STRAGE BOX -FREE DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE-





HERE IS A NEW MIXTAPE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD MIXED BY DJ PUNCH FOR FLOAT JAM(ZIPBLOCK).
HE DROPS MIXTAPES WITH THE LATEST, HOTTEST AND NEWEST TRACKS AT THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH.
THE MIXTAPE OF THIS MONTH IS DEDICATED TO GURU FOR GANG STARR(DIED AT AGE 43).


TRACK LISTS
01. Nobody Knows / Guru
02. Down The Backstreets / Guru
03. Plenty / Guru & Erykah Badu
04. Talk to Me / Guru
05. Who's There? / Guru & Les Nubians
06. Kingpin / Guru
07. Lost & Found / Guru
08. Keep Your Worries / Guru & Angie Stone
09. Guidance / Guru & Amel Larrieux
10. All I Said / Guru & Macy Gray
11. Supa Love / Guru & Kelis
12. Lift Your Fist / Guru & The Roots
13. Infinite / Guru && Blackalicious
14. Wait on Me / Guru & Raheem DeVaughn
15. State of Clarity / Guru & Common , Bob James
16. Trust Me / Guru & N'dea Davenport
17. No Time To Play / Guru
18. Loungin' / Guru
19. Feel The Music / Guru
20. Defining Purpose / Guru
21. Jazz Thing / Gang Starr

"YOU MAYBE GONE, BUT ALWAYS REMEMBERED."

DOWNLOAD HERE
http://mix-tape.jp/



FLOAT JAM MYSPACE
http://www.myspace.com/floatjam