Old School Mondays-Von Pea is The Beatmaker

This is Von Pea's 2003 tape entitled "The Beatmaker".
I copped this over at "Livin in the pharcyde" which is
where I get alot of Von Pea's music. So check this tape
out, I'm pretty sure you'll love it-

"The Beatmaker"

Tennille and Sir Micheal of The Rocks

Tennille and Mikey Rocks decided too hook 

up for two new and original tracks.

On one they decided to recreate "Chief Rocka".

"Chief Rocka"

"Yellow Haze" 

Cool Fridays:A Learning Experience

As you know I am a big fan of Von Pea.

So you know when I found a demo

entitled "Audible Silence:The Words Anthology"

I went nuts.

Hear's what Von says about the project made back in 2001

"It was 2000. I’d just met eccentric and krewcial. Eccentric taught me how to make beats with my computer and krewcial taught me how to record vocals on my computer. Eventually khrysis, bennie guinness, suburb, and aeon would teach me some of the techniques I still use to this day. My first song was called “I got soul”. After I did that one (rapping into headphones) I recorded a full length demo and put it on mp3.com. No one could understand what I was saying, and the reason was because I needed a real microphone. If you listen to “over” by tanya morgan you’ll hear the story. I didn’t have a job so I literally saved any drop of money I’d get for weeks until I could afford a mic. First song I recorded with the real microphone was called “its us” and to this day its still my favorite song I’ve done because it was the beginning. I still remember how I felt standing there recording it, it felt like I was on stage at graduation! Its the last song on my first real effort, and that came out 2001. After I put it online I did some remixes to some of the songs and a new song or two, then “repackaged” it. This is the repackaged version. If you come to my blog often chances are this is old news to you, but bare with me. “pea’s gotta have it” is on the way (Sept. 7th) and I’m revisiting the things that got me to this point."

"Audible Silence:The Words Anthology"

New Blu

Blu Decided to hook up with Flying Lotus and
U-God for his new song "KeepitGoing".
The song is supposed to be on his NoYork
Lp that was suppose to be out this past summer.
Ya so whatever.....
Here's the song

"Keepit Going"

Vad ft. Jae Millz-Respect The Jux

download-"Respect The Jux"

A Vada Reference

The Academy will be doing a new post called "Reference".
This will center around good music that was referred
to us by our friends, family, anybody. This week I choose
to use Vado's new Lp "Slime Flu" as the first post. Vada
referred me to him a few weeks ago and I am now getting
around to listening to him. He's on his ignorant ish but I like
his flow so I'll bump it-

"Slime Flu"

Old School Mondays-Cover Edition

The Singer Nnenna Freelon and the band The Beast

decided to put together this compilation

of songs. They cover alot

of old school classics and is hosted

by none other than 9th Wonder and features

alot of his artist.

"freedom suite"