DEM DARE

by admin on March 9, 2010

n1251806547_30106755_4084954Over the years there have been many hip hop crews but one in particular is hard to forget. The crew was called Dem Dare. A loose network of Graph artists, djs and dancers. They had a imagery and flavor unlike any crew [click here to check it out…]

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Platform8470.com, Belgium’s number 1 website for underground hiphop, reviews Beatmonstas’ “Bomb Til We Hit Em” album. The album yielded a rating of “Mighty Phat” which totals out to approximately 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It’s always good to get some international love. Big Ups to Platform8470.com.

See the review below or head over to Platform8470.com and check it out.

Beatmonstas
Bomb Til We Hit Em
Beatmonstas Ent | 2009

The Chicago collective of Therapy, Noble Dru, Phashara, Sense and Rahfiki returns, after four years, with a sophomore album that clearly shows an evolution during the last few years.

The great choice of samples, the effective scratches, the nice guest features and the crew’s solid flowin, really appeal. Check out ‘Rippin To The Last Bar’ [click here to check it out…]

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Showbiz playing beats off his MPC 2500

February 22, 2010

SHOWBIZ PLAYING BEATZ! W/ DJ PREMIER from A/V PRENEURS on Vimeo.

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DJ Spinna’s Studio

December 31, 2009

Behind The Scenes / DJ Spinna’s Studio Tour from Noisemaker Media on Vimeo.

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My First Drum Machine

December 28, 2009

Aight yall. Every now and then a cat will ask me what kind of equipment do I use? Over the years, I’ve ran thru many drum machines and synths. The first drum machine I got was really not a drum machine but a phrase sampler

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Christmas (Spoiler)

December 21, 2009

Right now everybody is shelling out dough trying to get gifts for each other. I could start telling everybody to buy Beatmonstas which I will but do most of you know where Christmas comes from? Some may not know that Christmas is not about Jesus or even Santa Claus. Its a Roman [...]

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Daily Plannet

December 20, 2009

The twins from Gary Indiana have been rapping for a long time and putting it down for G.I. I met them back in the early 90s at Columbia College in downtown Chicago. We all shared the same appreciation for hip hop music and the culture in general. Back in those days we [...]

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Gab Gotcha Signs to Wu-Tang Latino

December 3, 2009

Okay.. Some of my readers are probably wondering why I’m talking about Corona Queens native Gab Gotcha. Well, back in the day my homies (Blah Zae Blah)had a record deal with Island Records in 1994. I happen to hitch a ride with them to New York to hang out with my crew. [...]

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‘BOMB TIL WE HIT EM’ Featured as RapReview of the Week on RAPREVIEWS.COM

December 1, 2009

Beatmonstas’ ‘BOMB TIL WE HIT EM’ landed on Rapreviews.com with a featured ‘RapReview of the Week’ article. Author Emanuel (Manny) Wallace of RapReviews.com scored the music at 8 out of 10 and the lyrics at 7 out of 10 for an overall review score of 7.5 out of 10. Big ups to RapReviews and [...]

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Palin Supporters

November 24, 2009

Now this shit is straight comedy.

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