Just stumbled upon a real nice piece of music here, folks.

It’s called “Active Balanced” and this little ditty from DJ Vajra features a very poetic Portland rapper named Othello, alongside none other than TSS favorite Mayer Hawthorne and his Now On crew. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Is there anything Haircut can’t do?” © House Shoes

No. No, there’s not.

First time I heard this beat on Haircut’s [of Lab Techs] MySpace page about a year ago I played it back a dozen times with a vicious nod and gas face. Today the beat is breathed new life with Now On – of which Haircut is one third – and a featured verse from Rhode Island native Shawn Jackson, on “Write Back.” Read the rest of this entry »