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X'Statix (Azrael, Shino & Influent) recently got back to the lab to lay down a few verses. Check out the making of a track with a working title "X-Techticron" which features Decepticons (Jay-One & DoggFace). The beat is produced by KoKo (Bedsty). Stay tune for more studio sessions and cypher sessions on The.XS Lab series. Add us on Facebook and Youtube for direct updates.
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Exclusive Cypha Session @ The.XS Lab with Ish & Shino. Plus shoutouts & short promo of upcoming shows. Keep up with theCrazy88's development at www.the88movement.wordpress.com
A mix of pure hip-hop music with diverse style and colours. You definitely don't want to miss this!
Event: Beats & Breaks 2
Date : July 3, 2009 to July 5, 2009
Location: Outdoor Theatre, Esplanade
1 Esplanade Drive Singapore 038981
Dates:
3 Jul 09, Fri (Day 1)
7.30 – 8.15pm | 1DZ / WFM / G.O.D
8.45 – 9.30pm | Kwizyne / Enero
10 – 10.45pm | Chaz Ali / FeeKee D / Will’s Invasion
4 Jul 09, Sat (Day 2)
7.30 – 8.15pm | Young
8.45 – 9.30pm | Freaky Z
10 – 10.45pm | MicWrecka (Malaysia) / Figure of Speech (Malaysia)
Day 3: 5 Jul 09, Sun (Day 3)
7.30 – 8.15pm | Lefttool / Kay Swisha
8.45 – 9.30pm | Supreme One / Richard J
Beats & Breaks 2 will be a sequel to last year's successful live hiphop event @ Esplanade. Last year we saw 18 MCs, 2 DJs & a VJ from The.XS Collective converge together as one performing unit known as XS.One The Regiment. Click here to watch.
This year we shall see Young.XS take the centre stage on day 2 of the event performing his tracks from his debut album "Love.Soul.Desire" with his band The Weekend Vigilantes along with cameo appearance from Kill Bill, Richard J, and fellow XS Lyricists, Ishmael.XS, DoggFace.XS, & Chavito.XS. Young has been making waves with his band and has been rocking out fiery live performances since his album debut.
Following that, our Malaysian Rogue Squadron brethren, Mic Wrecka will end day 2 of the event with that raw hiphop. Azrael.XS & DoggFace.XS will also join him in his track "LiveWire"
Other cameos appearance include Shino.XS, Azrael.XS & IRFNXS featured on G.O.D.'s Remix of the track "Diamonds". So do check out G.O.D.'s set on day 1 of Beats & Breaks. Stay tuned for the recorded version of the remix...
See ya'll at Beats & Breaks 2 and please help spread the word about the event...
Here are some videos of live performances featuring XS groups & individuals from Rhythm & Poetry which was a decade celebration of Singapore HipHop event organized by 65&Hope. More to come...
Live performance of X'Statix @ Rhythm & Poetry 2009.
Title: X-Tinction.Agenda/TearDrop/Emerge Horizon/X-2-The
Artist: X'Statix
Produced by: The IZA
Event: Rhythm & Poetry '09
Location: Playden, The Arts House
Footages by: Zulu, VJ SLKTV
Edited by: Azrael @ The.XS Lab
Live performance of a new joint produced by Rauzan with crazy duo, Shino & The Ish now known as TheCrazy88 (formerly Oren Ishii).
Title: Crazy88 (Feat. Rauzan)
Artist: TheCrazy88
Produced by: Rauzan Rahman
Event: Rhythm & Poetry '09
Location: Playden, The Arts House
Footages by: Azrael, VJ SLKTV
Edited by: Azrael @ The.XS Lab
Download the unmixed preview track here: Crazy88 (Feat. Rauzan)
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Live performance of "Live For The Moment (RMX)" by various emcess in SG (feat. DoggFace & Azrael from The.XS Collective)
Title: Live For The Moment (RMX)
Artist:Various Artists
Produced by: Ralph
Event: Rhythm & Poetry '09
Location: Playden, The Arts House
Footages by: Zulu, VJ SLKTV
Edited by: Azrael @ The.XS Lab
Download the FREE mp3 here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/56203954325aaea7/
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Mic Magicians from Decepticons reunite once again to cast their rhyme spells through 'Mic Wizardry' with spell bounding verbal sorcery conjured from the XS magic cauldron...
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Title: Mic Wizardry
Artist: Decepticons
Written by: Azrael, Jay-One & DoggFace
Produced by: The IZA
Recorded and mixed by: The IZA @ The.XS Lab
Azrael the Rhyme Conjuror:
This is Mic Wizardry/The magic wand is my mic
and the mic is the source of my sorcery
Let this be the prophecy that will bring the harmony
Eradicate those who don't spit properly
Fuck a school of thought/This is street Hogwart's
The curriculum is spittin' raw verbs
Wingardium Leviosa/I levitate to another
higher plateau like I'm supposed ta
Coz I'm tired of watchin' these witches and bitches
think they fly when they just ride on broomsticks
And my style is too sick/The conjuror of magic music
Mix ingredients/Cook a new beat
Cast a rhyme spell/Spark a new heat
Yeah that's why I stay Magic like Orlando
This is the crescendo with an oracle flow
Chorus:
*Wingardium Leviosa*
We fly and levitate with the mic wizardry
Putcha magic mics up *Mic-Mic Wizardy*
Jay-One the Wizard of Bars:
Self-explanatory/wordplays is legendary
I'm the example/of what emphatically should be
Pack rhymes notoriously/like Notorious be
Flow so steady/mad skills is evidently
I'm so aggressively/I'm all hostility
I'ma burn u in a trice like obie/try me
I'm so extravagant see/show extravagancy
I spit it hardcore/mowf is so dangerously
You's a phoney/I rate you derogatory
They want me encore they denounce your category
Evidence my style is glory/yours be sorry
Burnin fake emcees/that comes in close proximity
(proximity)/rip mics intensively
Ain't nobody dope as me/so fresh so clinically
Rhymes in symmetry/You rush yours in urgency
I'm on the rampage/declare a state of emergency
(Chorus)
DoggFace the Verbal Sorcerer:
They call me the unorthodox coz I'm a maverick
Fuck David Blaine/Yes I am magic
Ya'll cats panic/yes ya'll cats now panic
I am not his-panic but I living La Vida Na Loca
Livin a crazy life yes/XS.One now for life
Now let's go back to the topic...What the fuck is a topic?
Yes I'm Robotnik/ Hedgehog not sonic/
I'm gon get/Yes bring the beats now we gon' kongkek
Talkin cock/Cockin talk but you cats are konek
Yes you cats can never now come and connect
Coz I'm/I'm a puzzle/Step into the puddle of water
Now you're bout to face death/I'm Deadpool
Cats wanna come and battle me then you must be dead, fool
Yes there's only one rule: There's no rule
(Chorus)
Live performance of a new joint produced by Rauzan with crazy duo, Shino & The Ish now known as TheCrazy88 (formerly Oren Ishii).
Title: Crazy88 (Feat. Rauzan)
Artist: TheCrazy88
Produced by: Rauzan Rahman
Event: Rhythm & Poetry '09
Location: Playden, The Arts House
Footages by: Azrael, VJ SLKTV
Edited by: Azrael @ The.XS Lab
Download the unmixed preview track here: Crazy88 (Feat. Rauzan)
Rhythm & Poetry (R&P) marks a history for many of the local hip-hop activist in Singapore. On 6th June 1999, local hip-hop scene celebrated it's first independent hip-hop gig, and 10 years down the road, the scene still lives. R&P 2009 will feature many hip-hop artiste from 99 to 09, those who are either still active and of course those who have contributed much to the culture. Come celebrate 10 years of independent hip-hop in Singapore with us!
Artiste Appearing (in alphabatical order)
1DZ
Bless
Chavito
Chaz Ali
Da Unit
Defianto
DurtyMinderz
DJ Ko Flow
DJ Ruxta
Enero
F2
FeeKee'D
Garuda
G.O.D
Kay Swisha
Kill Bill
Kwiyzne
Lee Rocka
Mr Chan
Pendekar
Phyreman
Rauzan
Richard J
Shigga Shay
Sketch One
Supreme One
Sweetwrappers
Trivalation
Verbalize Flo
WFM
Will's Invasion
Xstatix
Young
Zul Mystroe
and more
Rhythm & Poetry, which has now turn into a 3 part series, will kick off next weekend with an anniversary show. On next Saturday, 6th June 2009, many hip-hop heads who are either still active or have contributed much to the scene will be celebrating 10 years of independent hip-hop in Singapore at our ‘home’ venue, The Arts House. The event will be from 12 noon - 9 pm, and it will feature artiste from the year 1999 - 2009. This is definitely an event you don’t want to miss. Admission is only $5 (pre-sale) or $10 (at door). For pre-sale tickets, please SMS your NAME and QUANTITY of tickets you want to 83666147. You will receive an SMS reply within 2 days.
We will also be recording some video shots for our Rhythm & Poetry: The Documentary at the show. The documentary and the last event, which is the 2nd and 3rd part of the series, will be held in October and December respectively.
For more info visit www.65hope.com
How's da weather, mayne?,
Rauzan Rahman recently cooked up some tracks fresh from Da Oven that will be on the menu for his upcoming mixtape project entitled Reaction.Against.Poetry (R.A.P).
Here are some x'sclusive sneak-peak leaked previews available for FREE download! More to come so stay tuned...
Leak 03: Go Hard (Represent X) (Feat. DoggFace)
Leak 02: Kix (Feat. Shino)
Leak 01: BlackOut (Feat. Chavito)
Go hard XS! We the light in the pendant/we independent...spread the word.
Here's a sequel for Stoic Boy off Kwizyne's aCQUIRED tASTE mIXTAPE [pROTOTYPE].
Produced by TheVillain
Starring...
Enero, Kwizyne, Chavito.XS, Noodlez, Rapscallion, ShiggaShay, Konfuseus, Azrael.XS & Aero.
Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dgaruzmnqaz
To follow more on Kwizyne: http://kwizyne.blogspot.com/
To download his mixtape click here
Shino of X'Statix experiments with electronic soundscapes as Zero The Memory Thief. 'She Never' is his first solo effort as Zero The Memory Thief. Music composed by our reclusive producer who goes by the monicker Oddxstaruka-Jutsu.
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Title : She Never
Artist : Zero the Memory Thief
Lyrics by : Mohd Yushilmi
Beats by : Oddxstaruka
Recorded by : Rauzan Rahman
Mixed by : Rauzan Rahman
will i ,get up and fight tonight
will i be alright tonight
will i be alright tonight
will i , get up and fight tonight
will i be alright tonight
will i be alright tonight
will i be alright tonight tonight
will i be alright tonight tonight
will i be alright tonight
right tonight , goodnight
she never left handed coz shes always right(x4)
she never left handed coz shes always right
she never left handed coz shes always right
she never left handed coz shes always right
in the end i was wrong
she never left handed coz shes always right
she never left handed coz shes always right
she never left handed coz shes always right
in the end i was wrong
this is killing me
its tearing me
apart from the beautiful scenary
apart from my friends
now back to my enemies
reality turn memory
this shit crushing inside of me
feelin terribly
down inside , it's just eating me
im losing this
what ever you call it
the one you feel good whenever you on it
the type when its over you feel stupid
turning you clueless
making you look really foolish
making you feel that you wouldnt wanna do this
anymore ,close the damn doors
starings at these walls
feelin lost
where you spit your mind out loud
but no one can hear your voice
no reason , mistakes unforgiven
i against i against
these mirror walls that im facing
im breaking this
shattered dreams like shattered glasses
no turning back
forming dust from the ashes
as time passes
sands through the hour glass
as i remain claustrophobic in a mess
breaking the arrows
walking the narrow
line myself dying shallow
sometimes i cant believe myself though
even shadows have shadows
im staring at these rainbows
like they telling me
there wont be tommorow
