words by BBG, photos by Paul Birman

Souls of Mischief

Congratulations and sincere thanks go out to all who attended the Brooklyn Vegan sponsored Audible Treats Showcase at Southpaw on 10/22. Filled with an action-packed lineup of independent hip hop, Heiro legends Souls of Mischief headlined the show that also included the ever energetic Tanya Morgan, the all-star Trinity, aggressive spitter Kam Moye, the laid back flow of Oddisee, D-Town representer Finale, Jern Eye, and Truthlive. Southpaw was positively brimming with intelligent rhymes and equally killer beats from the artists as well as the house DJ fo the evening, Keelay of Keelay & Zaire. Hosted by Che Grand and the hilarious Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show), there was no such thing as downtime on 10/22.

Admittedly, the crowd took a while to warm up: West Coast MCs Truthlive and Jern Eye had to work hard to get onlookers involved in their brief opening sets. Jern Eye leaned on material from his newly issued sophomore CD, Vision (just out on MYX Music), a mature, confident effort. Detroit rapper Finale -who'd arrived from Motor City shortly before his performance, and announced he'd be heading back home directly after- ripped through a fiery set previewing material from his upcoming disc, A Pipe Dream and a Promise, as strong a debut as any we've heard this year.

DJ Keelay kept the energy high between sets, and showcasing new material was a theme that extended throughout the evening: Washington, D.C.'s Oddisee... kicked off his set here with even newer material and welcomed Diamond District bandmate yU to the stage for a cameo. Then came Kam Moye, who declared he was representing for "grown-ass men," and Trinity, who presented an explosive set and flung almost as many T-shirts as syllables... Tanya Morgan was down a member -Ilyas, stuck at home in Cincinnati- but compensated with tons of attitude and energy, not to mention an oversize cadre of Lessondary cohorts. By the time Souls of Mischief took the stage with a mix of fresh tracks, deep cuts and repeated salutes to the late turntablist Roc Raida, the crowd was whipped up to an ideally receptive fever pitch. [Time Out]

More pictures and some videos from the Southpaw show, below...

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by BBG

DOWNLOAD: Souls of Mischief - "LaLaLa" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Souls of Mischief - "Tour Stories" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tanya Morgan - "So Damn Down" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tanya Morgan - "Bang N Boogie" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tanya Morgan - "Never Enough" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tanya Morgan - "So Damn Down" Keelay & Zaire Remix (MP3)

Prince Paul & Hiero, I know, they're fly bro.

We are proud to announce that BrooklynVegan is an official sponsor for the Audible Treats official CMJ Showcase featuring a killer lineup of independent hip hop including west coast Hieroglyphics greats Souls of Mischief, recent faves Tanya Morgan, Trinity, Kam Moye, Oddisee, Finale, Jern Eye, and Truthlive! DJ Keelay, half of the production team Keelay & Zaire will be on the wheels. The show goes down on 10/22 at Southpaw in Brooklyn. Tickets are only $5 in advance, or $10 on the day of the show (or you can try to get in with your CMJ badge).

The Southpaw show will be Souls of Mischief's ONLY CMJ appearance, which will be in celebration of their new LP, Montezuma's Revenge. The album, which is produced by evil genius Prince Paul, is due on Dec 2nd via the crew's label Hiero Imperium.

Trinity, a group made up of AG of Show & AG, Sadat X of Brand Nubian, and DJ Jab, will make their debut at the show. Meanwhile, a solo AG is scheduled to team up with fellow DITC-er (and part time Organized Konfusion-er) OC for a show with RA The Rugged Man at Southpaw on 10/15. Tickets are here.

Kam Moye drops his new LP, Splitting Image, on October 27 via MYX Music Label. Samples from LP by the man formerly known as Supastition are above.

Jern Eye's Vision is set for release on October 13th, but as a teaser, he dropped The Eye Exam Mixtape here.

The Southpaw show on 10/22 is now one of THREE official CMJ showcases we're involved with this year.

1. on 10/20 it's indie rock/pop/singer-songwriter @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
2. on 10/22 it's hip hop @ Southpaw (this post)
3. on 10/23 it's metal @ Fontana's

Full Souls of Mischief tour dates, a whole bunch more MP3's, a flyer and some videos are below...

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Finale - "Issues" (MP3) prod by Dimlite
DOWNLOAD: Finale - "Heat" (MP3) prod by J Dilla
DOWNLOAD: Finale - "A Pipe Dream And A Promise" (MP3) prod By Oddisee
DOWNLOAD: Finale - "One Man Show" (MP3) prod by Black Milk
DOWNLOAD: Finale - "One Man Show" (A Rival 8 Bit Remix) featuring Casual (MP3) prod by Black Milk
DOWNLOAD: Finale - "Motor Music" (MP3) prod by Black Milk

Finale

J. Dilla is the new 2PAC. Besides the fact that their music will live on forever, new music just flows and flows posthumously. Case and point: "Heat" from Detroit MC Finale's new album, A Pipe Dream And A Promise. The great Dilla Dawg blesses the track with trademark neck-snapping drums and simple DJ slices, and its a burner... but just one of many on the LP.

Finale's got a Dilla beat, AND he can rhyme. Finale's style is inflected with years of studious understanding of the old school, but with a laid back staccato delivery similar to his Detroit breathren Slum Village and Black Milk. Finale's A Pipe Dream And A Promise is out now via Interdependent Media, and also features production by such noteables as Black Milk, Oddisee, Nottz, Flying Lotus, and many others. Check out one of the many many MP3s available for download above, as well as a few videos and all tour dates below...

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