The Baltimore City Paper's annual Big Music Issue is out this week, and I haven't read all the stories yet but it looks like a good one. I didn't do much for it besides my usual Short List concert calender and a Rap Sheet column, with news about Height With Friends, Street Scott, Wordsmith and Mic Life Magazine.

One cool thing that the City Paper crew did for this year's issue was the Big Baltimore Playlist, with unreleased tracks from over 100 local artists. They ended with so many submissions that they went ahead and threw a track from my band Western Blot on there. All the way at the end of side 4 of the Soundcloud playlist is our new song, "As Friends, As Lovers, As Co-Defendants," along with a lot of other great acts. Our next show is on Tuesday!

Labels: Baltimore City Paper, Height, Mic Life Magazine, Rap Sheet, Street Heat, Wordsmith

The September/October issue of Mic Life Magazine is out now, and I wrote a feature in it about A-Class, the Korean-American MC who's been kicking ass on the Baltimore battle rap circuit for the last couple years. There's also a cover story on the death of DJ K-Swift, which includes a a list I contributed to of all the tribute songs that have been recorded for her in the past couple months.

Labels: A-Class, K-Swift, magazines/newspapers, Mic Life Magazine

Mic Life Magazine has resumed publishing, after a brief hiatus, with the July/August issue out this week, and I wrote a little for the mag in its previous run and am back in the new issue, writing an article on Baltimore rapper and Byrd Gang member NOE, basically a long intro to an interview with him. The issue also features a memorial article about Mr. Wilson.

Jim Jones, NOE and Riz - "Pipe Smoke" (mp3)
Jim Jones, NOE and Riz - "Keep Watching" (mp3)
NOE is featured extensively on Jim Jones & Byrd Gang's M.O.B. (Members Of Byrdgang) album that dropped two weeks ago, on 11 of the 15 tracks, so he's on the album more than any MC other than Jim Jones. The album did pretty respectable numbers on Billboard last week (#29 with 17 thousand) for a relatively low profile project, so hopefully that'll clear the way for NOE to get a solo album out on Byrd Gang/Asylum sometime soon. I haven't really fucked with any Dipset music much since 2004 or so, but the album is pretty decent. These are the two iTunes bonus tracks that feature NOE.

Labels: Mic Life Magazine, mp3, Mr. Wilson, NOE

Labels: B-Fly, Brown F.I.S.H., flyer, Jade Fox, Mic Life Magazine

Mic Life Lives on!!! This week don't miss...

Vision
http://www.myspace.com/visionofbaltimore

&

Raw D.O.C.
http://www.myspace.com/rawdoc

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave

Hosted By Black Wind & Mike D

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
Cover free99
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

This Week we keep it moving like evolution wit...

Bishop
http://www.myspace.com/scavengeproductionsbishop

Talal
http://www.myspace.com/talal360

Bomani Armah
http://www.myspace.com/knotarapper

&

Warpath

http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

OK fam, here it goes:

You've made it through another week (give thanks), and your weekend was good--real good. Now it's Sunday and you need to wind down. What betta way than to come chill at Baltimore's only upscale supper club and the hottest venue in town, Gardel's. Introducing FUSION SUNDAYS, presented by Mic Life Magazine. Where jazz and poetry meet. Baltimore finally has a Love Jones Joint!

Here's what you get every second Sunday.
1. The ultra lounge plush setting of Gardel's 3rd Floor
2. Hot Jazz and Neo Soul by the LLQ http://www.myspace.com/thelionellylesquintet (hottest band in the area, I though u knew)
3. Hosted by the flyest Ph.D to ever earn the degree, Baltimore's own queen of "spoken soul," the internationally know and locally respected, Jahipster!! http://www.myspace.com/jahipster
4. Featuring the hottest poets on the east coast (This Month: Beny Blaq & Blufirefly) backed by the LLQ (Lionel Lyles Quintet)
5. Brief open mic (30 minutes of fiyah), so get there early and get on!
6. South American inspired cuisine by Chef Chad Wells
7. Mic Life Magazine, definitely in the building!
When: Every Second Sunday beginning June 10, 2007
Where: Gardel's Supper Club, 29 S. Front Street, Baltimore, MD
Time: 6pm - 10pm (we know you gotta work on Monday)
Cost: $7 before 7:00pm - $10 after
Contact: 443-846-6508 for more information.

* One drink minimum. Must be 21 and older to drink alcoholic beverages.

Myspace friends who contact us via this site and display our image as their icon, get in for $5. We will have laptop at the door.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j208/fredlocks2k/fusion2.gif

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

this week the saga continues with...

Styker

Bear

&

Ant tha God (coming down from Jersey)

http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2

Labels: Bear, flyer, For The People Entertainment, Mic Life Magazine

"ROCK THE TWELVE"
Round 2(4 mc's/gropus)

We will announce the 3 winners out of the 6 from Round 1 Part 2 that will move on to Round 2 and perform against the winner from Round 1 Part 1.

And begin the competition to decide what 3 out of 4 will go to Round 3 THE FINAL ROUND 06/18

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine, Turntable Club

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

o.k. right, recently i just graduated from Coppin State University and so did my boy Born David McCraw aka wATer who's a really dope poet so this Wed. at The Brass Monkey for Mic Life where having a stright up party to celebrate, so everybody come on out and enjoy the HipHop, the festivites, the good music, the good times, the neo b-boyism and the cheap drinks. Plus live performences by...

Slangston Hughes
http://www.myspace.com/slangstonhughes7

Em Sea wATer
http://www.myspace.com/soundwave7

&

Mic Scholars
http://www.myspace.com/thascholars

Hosted By

Lyrical Leviathan and Blackwind

Dj Chuck Tha Madd-Ox on the wheels playing dat good shit...

also appearing Slick Vic Low...

plus the open mic and the infamous pass to the right cypher.

ohh yea, and did i mention that its free, thats right, the event costs free dollars and 90 no cents... ummm, come on now...FREE

Brown Monkey Music and Torchlight Ent. Presents Mic Life Each and every Wed. night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave.
Doors open at 7:30 Show from 8pm to 12 $3 $2 shots $3 domestic bottles


http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/miclife247

Mic Life
Because HipHop is Life, so don't waste it!!!

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine, Sean Toure

THIS WEEK AT MIC LIFE IS GOING BE THE SHIT...GOT A WORLD CLASS HIPHOP LINE UP 4 DAT ASS!!!

Makeshift Deluxe
http://www.myspace.com/itsmakeshiftdeluxe
http://www.myspace.com/minusninebeats

Sean Toure
http://www.myspace.com/stoure

&

S.O.N. of Nun
http://www.myspace.com/socialistmc
http://www.sonofnun.net/

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave (Fells Point)
Hosted By Lyrical Leviathan and Black Wind
http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsonzai

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
Cover free99
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Mic Life
because HipHop is life, so don't waste it!!!

http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

tommorow night Brown Monkey Music Revue featuring

Stephine Lightfoot (sure fire vocalist and poet)
http://www.myspace.com/stephlightfoot

LPF (Liberated Peoples Foundation)
http://www.myspace.com/ctgentertainment

&

Jeda (another dope vocalist)
http://www.myspace.com/weluvjeda

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave (Fells Point)
Hosted By Lyrical Leviathan and Black Wind
http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsonzai

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
Cover free99
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Mic Life
because HipHop is life, so don't waste it!!!

http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

3rd Kind

Pro & Reg

Minlus & McCracken

and

Bex

Mic Life
because HipHop is life, so don't waste it!!!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

got a whole tour of cats repping a few of DC'S finest coming through this week...

Flex Mathews
http://www.myspace.com/flexmathews

Rosetta Stoned
http://www.myspace.com/rosettas

&

MathPanda
http://www.myspace.com/mathpanda

going be a crazy crazy night...
if anybody from the board is trying to get on the list early
just hit the post up and i got u soon as i get in the building.
Mic Life cypher will go down at the end!!!


Brown Monkey Music and Torchlight Entertainment Presents...

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave (Fells Point)
Hosted By Lyrical Leviathan and Black Wind
http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsonzai

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
Cover free99
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

tommorow night we get it cracking once again like scorched earth and dry skin, its mic life my friend...

feat.

The Equation
http://www.myspace.com/daequation

Golden Infamous Da Angel
http://www.myspace.com/goldeninfamous

&

Aquity
http://www.myspace.com/acuity7


Plus the Mic Life cypher as always
(come early to get on open mic list)

Brown Monkey Music and Torchlight Entertainment Presents...

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave (Fells Point)
Hosted By Lyrical Leviathan and Black Wind
http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsonzai

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
Cover FREE99
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/miclifenow
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

Wed. Night we hold it down like gravity once again...

with

The Union (Download UnioNoMics NOW DAMNIT!!!)
http://www.myspace.com/itstheunion

&

E The Poet Emcee (of "The Art of Conversation")
http://www.myspace.com/ethepoetemcee


And ofcourse the Mic Life cypher will go down at the end!!!
(come early to get on open mic list)

Brown Monkey Music and Torchlight Entertainment Presents...

Mic Life
Each and every Wednesday night at The Brass Monkey 1601 Eastern Ave (Fells Point)
Hosted By Lyrical Leviathan and Black Wind
http://www.myspace.com/slickleviathan
http://www.myspace.com/rebelsonzai

Dj Chuck The Madd-Ox controlling the mix
Doors open at 7:30
Show from 8pm to 12
$3 Cover
$2 shots
$3 domestic bottles

Mic Life, Because HipHop is life, so don’t waste it!

http://www.myspace.com/miclife247
http://www.myspace.com/miclifemagazine
http://www.myspace.com/torchlightentertainment
http://www.myspace.com/torchlight_family
http://www.myspace.com/brownmonkeymusic2
http://www.myspace.com/brassmonkeysaloon
tagworld.com/miclifemusic

Labels: flyer, Mic Life Magazine

Mic Life Wednesday
@ the Brass Monkey
1601 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21231

free admission
DJ Chuck Maddox

peforming on April 4th:

E MAJOR
AB ROCK
WE-N-US

Labels: E Major, flyer, Mic Life Magazine

Mic Life Wednesday
@ the Brass Monkey
1601 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21231
free admission

DJ Chuck Maddox

peforming on March 28th:

Jade Fox
Iron Soul

Labels: flyer, Jade Fox, Mic Life Magazine