Preach Jacobs & Denz on The Morpheus Show (2 show downloads)

i’m excited about hitting up london and being on the morpheus soul show on dec. 5th. i’m excited as hell since they have the best selection of music out there.

they’ve been gracious enough to post two downloads from recent shows. here’s the info:

14th November 2009
Ilyas of Tanya Morgan – Morpheus Soul
Diamond District – Something For Ya’ll (In The Ruff)
Kam Moye – Let’s Be Honest (Splitting Image)
Ed OG & Masta Ace ft. Large Professor – Fans (Arts & Entertainment)
Love Unlimited Orchestra Presents Webster Lewis – Welcome Aboard
(Welcome Aboard )
Love Unlimited Orchestra – Midnight Groove (Music Maestro Please)
Pardon The Stranger – Brand New Me (We’re Here to Help)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Keep It Real? (Early)
Chinah Blac – In Luv Wit Me (Introducing Eugenia Shata)
Andy Allo ft. Blu – Dreamland
Cunninlynguists ft. E Famm – Substantial
(Strange Journey Volume Two)
Sene & Blu – The Wonderers (A Day Late & A Dollar Short)
Pugs Atomz & Rashid Hadee – I’ll Wait For You (Stormy)

The Morpheus Soul Show Top Five Countdown

5. Ed OG & Masta Ace ft. Posdnus of De La Soul [produced by DJ Spinna] – Good Music (Arts & Entertainment)
4. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Run Away (Early)
3. Crown City Rockers – Go On (The Day After For Ever)
2. Brittany Bosco – It Was You (Spectrum 2.0)
1. Sonar Kollektiv Orchester – Universal Love (4hero presents Extensions)
DOWNLOAD

Sa-Ra – Love Czars (Nuclear Evolution : The Age Of Love)
Brittany Bosco – 8-Track (Spectrum 2.0)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Break You Down (Early)

Strange Fruit Project ft. Thesis – Crash (M.A.S.K.)
Panacea – Lady Gives The Blues (Corkscrew Gaps EP)
Jay Electronica – Defcon 4

Georgia Anne Muldrow – In Love Again (Early)
Angie Stone – Think Sometimes (Unexpected)

21st November 2009
John Robinson – Morpheus Soul
Iman Williams – Funky 4 Dilla
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Keep It Real? (Early)
Deborah Jordan – You Could Be Here (The Light)
Sene & Blu – QuarterWaterSupporter (A Day Late & A Dollar Short)
Strange Fruit Project – Why Does Summer Have To End (M.A.S.K.)
Kev Brown – Another Random Joint
Erik Rico – Wonderful (Journey Back To Me)
Joy Jones – The Joy (Godchild)
Robert Glasper ft. Bilal – All Matter (Double Booked)
Fashawn ft. Aloe Blacc & Devoya Mayo – Hey Young World (Boy Meets World)
Fashawn – Stars (Boy Meets World)
Fashawn ft. Exile – Bo Jackson (Boy Meets World)
Preach Jacobs & Denz – Oh Yes (Maple St Sessions)
Preach Jacobs & Denz – Falling (Maple St Sessions)

The Morpheus Soul Show Top Five Countdown
5. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Run Away (Early)
4. Chinah Blac – In Luv Wit Me (Introducing Eugenia Shata)
3. Ed OG & Masta Ace ft. Posdnus of De La Soul – Good Music
(Arts & Entertainment)
2. Sonar Kollektiv Orchester – Universal Love (4hero presents Extensions)
1. Brittany Bosco – It Was You (Spectrum 2.0)

Anthony Valadez ft. Wendisue – Dawn
(Audio / Visual : Sounds Inspired by all Things Visual)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Never In Vain(Early)
Michael Olatuja ft. Eska Mtungwazi – Altar Call (Speak)
Dam Funk – The Sky Is Ours (Toeachizown)
Muhsinah – That Day [Prod By. Oddisee]
(The Oscillations: Triangle)
Eric Roberson ft. Brandon Hines, Geno Young & Aaron Abernathy – Howard Girls (Music Fan First)
Deborah Jordan ft. Replife – Home (The Light)
DOWNLOAD

Preach Jacobs interviews Exile for Vapors Magazine

*hey, this is an interview i did w/ exile for vapors magazine back in april. some folks haven’t seen it, so i felt it’ll be cool to post it up. enjoy.*
Words By Preach Jacobs
In hip-hop, it’s sometimes hard to make the distinction between beat-makers and producers, but with Exile the choice is clear. Best known as one of the heroes in the independent game, Exile is pushing the envelope on what we are accustomed to hearing from producers, and Exile’s collaborative effort with emcee Blu on Below the Heavens has skyrocketed him to the top of the list of most-sought-after producers.

“While we were recording the Below the Heavens record, there were some commercial records we did that we didn’t put on the album. We wondered if we should go in the commercial direction, but we chose not to. Instead we decided to do us. We agreed to make the music we enjoy.”

As a result Exile gained a reputation for having a sound that captured the golden age of hip-hop, as well as going beyond the norm with his new concept record Radio.

“Everything on this album is sampled off the radio. It was a way to make beats in a different way. I hate to say it, but I got bored and wanted to challenge myself. This album was the perfect way to go about it,” Exile admits. The grandson and son of acclaimed musicians, Exile is a product of his environment, explaining how his upbringing crafted his sound.

“My grandfather played traditional Italian stuff, and one of his pieces was actually stolen by Ricky Ricardo and used for the Lucy show. My father was with a group called Lost & Found in the 60s. I grew up around that, it’s in my blood.”

On Radio, Exile orchestrates the songs with a unique brilliance. Every random sound from radio static, classic talk radio vocal clips and weird sound effects were blended seamlessly to make the songs. Sonically speaking, the album is unlike anything I’ve ever heard and will no doubt get him more attention for his beats. Exile acknowledges this but still is able to remain grounded.

“I’m willing to make beats for major labels and artists, but the only thing I’m afraid of is my sound changing. When I got my beat on the Mobb Deep album, I was getting my beats pitched to a bunch of places and I started to cater to them. I had to catch myself and I promised that if I do it, I have to make the beats the way that I want to.” It’s becoming clear that he’s a producer with very vintage hip-hop morals.

“I still wish we were still rocking tapes and vinyl. There’s something special about it. Back in the days you got props for having the dope tape with shit on there nobody else had. Now, with the internet, even though it opened the door for everybody to get some recognition, the mystery was lost. With this new stuff I’m doing, that’s something I want to bring back.”

peep one of my favorite videos:

Cyber Show Nov. 2009

i’m back again with more new music for yall this week. this is the latest podcast from my family cyberworks. you guys can check out the latest november podcast here.

you can also check out all of the other blutopia podcasts in the new podcast section here on preachjacobs.com. enjoy it yall.

Jay-Z diss: Beanie Sigel-”How I can kill Jiggaman”

okay, i dunno if yall have heard about the recent news, but beanie sigel is pretty pissed at jay. it gets kinda crazy because 50 cent just so happened to come and save the day by putting beans on g-unit records right before the release of 50’s latest album.

this is the new beanie diss within the last couple of months. check it out. do you think jay will respond?

Beanie Sigel-”How I can kill Jiggaman” Download

Preview: Photoshoot for BlackSheep/Infamous Jean Claude Collabo (pics by Preach Jacobs)

these are a few shots that i took yesterday for the black sheep/infamous jean claude collabo shoot. my man jean claude is doing some dope stuff right now and if you don’t remember he was featured on this site that you can peep by clicking here. when the official ads come out etc. i’ll post em up. hope you guys dig em. thanks to guleus and emily for the shoot.

Download: M.anifest – The Birds & the Beats [Album]

this is my homeboy m.anifest has a new release for the digital heads out there. biggups to my man katra- quey who did some production it (we have an lp coming out soon as well). m.anifest is a minnesota emcee by way of ghana and this is his follow up to his banging ‘manifestations’ record that came out about a year ago. m.anifest is one of my favorite indy rappers out today. dope beats. dope rhymes. hip-hop. enjoy.

Download: M.anifest – The Birds & the Beats [Album]

FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD: Res – Black.Girls.Rock!

sometimes someone is just too ahead of their time. i remember first hearing her song “golden boys” off her debut album ‘how i do’ almost nine years ago. her sound had all influences of soul, funk, rock and sass that labels are going crazy to sign now.

unfortunately for res she was too advanced for a major label not bright enough in how to market such a talent. so, her sophomore record became d’angeloesque as you never heard anything from her for a while (except after gnarls barkley’s hit ‘crazy’ i would see her as a background singer).

lucky for us she’s finally putting the album out via online. enjoy it guys. she deserves the praise, the attention and fans. let’s give her all three.

FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD: Res – Black.Girls.Rock!

“Falling” video gets love. Pass the word!

i’m excited to be hitting up london within two weeks, and even more excited about having something like the ‘falling’ video to give momentum to the project.

we have some people with their eyes and ears open, and the video really helped. thanks to the sites and blogs that posted the video up. check it out, post it on your FB page and more. thanks to everyone for the suppor! and again if you haven’t copped the disc get it here.

thanks to everyone that featured the video:
KevinNottingham.com
SoulCulture.co.uk
TheFindMag.com
Flawless Hustle
Thisis50.com
ThisIsBooksMuisc.com
Strange Fruit Music
SCHipHop.com
*UPDATE* Bsoul.tv.com
*UPDATE* ThaHipHop.com

Download: Blutopia Podcast #6 “Music for the Plane Ride” hosted by Preach Jacobs

what’s going on guys? i’m excited and you know what that means: a new podcast! in celebration of me heading to london in about two weeks i decided to put some music together that i would love to hear on the plane ride. i hope you guys dig it. download the like here.

tracklisting:
1.”Forever”-De La Soul
2.”Exhibit C”-Jay Electronica (radio rip)
3.”Run Away”-Georgia Ann Muldrow
4.“Falling”-Preach Jacobs & Denz (watch the video)
5.”Love,Love,Love”-Donny Hathaway
6.”Stars”-Kam Moye f. Jon Robinson
7.”Crazy”-M.O.P. f. Termanology
8.”Press Pause”-Sene & Blu
9.”My Flame”-Phonte
10.”Dope Man”-Slum Village
11.”2U4U”-Slum Village
12.”Made You Look” (9th Wonder RMX)-Nas
13.”That Day”-Muhsinah
14.“Breathe Easy” (Recycle RMX)-Preach Jacobs & Denz (prod. by Stellar Edwards)

Download Blutopia 6 Podcast “Music For the Plane Ride”

Lil’ Wayne ‘The Carter’ Documentary (see first 10 mins)

okay, i usually don’t post anything like this on my page, but for some reason i’m very interested in seeing the new documentary about weezy called ‘the carter’. it was done by qd3 (the son of quincy jones) and it looks pretty damn entertaining. watch the first 10 minutes here.

word is that wayne gave them his blessing and permission to shoot all of this footage in ‘08 but after seeing the first screening he got pissed off and didn’t want the movie to come out. he felt that it portrayed him in a negative light. i say, qd3 isn’t doing anything but shooting what he sees. you can peep the first ten mins in this clip and peep the trailer. enjoy.