Fly Union - "Gold Chain" (On Credit) from Eighty81 on Vimeo.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
New iphone....yes we know about everything


Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Little Hoodlums ........


Hey You have to love these collectibles, would you buy these? Hey bout time some doll maker is catering to the urban market. Lol, Lmfao, would love to see what Toys R US selling these.


Send in your pics of you with your favorite doll. Lol
Monday, May 4, 2009
A Punk Rock Flash Back
The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1980, and they are an American alternative rock band, noted for laying the groundwork for folk punk. Many of you might not know or remember them but these guys made a major impact and name for themsevles being from a little town called "Milwaukee". Big ups, Midwest Stand up.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Skate board P........................

Recently Pharrell went to do a tattoo removal procedures to remove is patented tattoos on his arms that everyone had grown to love. The procedure took 4 hours and only removes most of the tattoo. It is still a chance that the pattern of the tattoos will show up forcing Pharrell to go back not once, but maybe twice to fully remove his tats.Eeee!
Hungry? Flash back Friday........
Hey this was what I thought college was going to be like as a child, lmfao.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
MKE Stand UP.......

Prophetic didn't actually expect to hear back from Pharrell Williams after he ran into him at a N.E.R.D. concert last fall and attempted to pass on his new CD, but against the odds a month later Prophetic received a call from Pharrell's people and, soon after, Pharrell himself. The Neptunes hit-maker has taken an active interest in the Milwaukee rapper, staying in touch and passing on his music to potential collaborators. Prophetic is now being sent beats from producers who have worked with Asher Roth and Kanye West's protégé Big Sean.
All this is potentially good news not only for Prophetic, but also his peers in the Umbrella Music Group (UMG), a collective of Milwaukee rap artists assembled with hopes of forming a record label. From its core trio of Royal Fam (Prophetic and fellow rappers Ka$h and Yo-Dot), UMG has swelled to include another trio, Misen Lync (Toine Jay, TKS and Maal Himself), the duo United Nations (rapper Meccah Maloh and producer Adlib), Tay Butler and former Black Elephant rapper Dameon Ellzey.
In a rap scene that has historically been more competitive than collaborative, the UMG roster is sharing shows and serving as each other's street team, promoting, for instance, Tay Butler's latest album for him while he's away, sidelined by service in Iraq. They also share a Web site, Umbrellasup.com, where they host their latest mix tapes, like this March's The Leak, a free download that compiled a daily track from UMG affiliates for three weeks. Though the UMG rappers are wide-ranging, the mix reveals their shared vision for smart hip-hop without the didactic grandstanding that sours so much conscious rap.
Prophetic's debut album, Mo Profit, Mo Progress, was the first release given UMG's full promotional push, and with sweeping flashes of jazz and soul and Prophetic's voracious flow, which suggests both Jay-Z's calm poise and Lupe Fiasco's wide-eyed warmth, it made quick waves in Milwaukee, where it was greeted with widespread accolades and welcome radio play. UMG is running with the album's momentum, with hopes that it opens doors for the rest of the crew.
"Right now we're pushing Prophetic, because he's hot right now and making waves outside the city," Ka$h explains. "As they say in basketball, he's the front man, so we're going to keep giving him the spotlight."
Prophetic continues the basketball analogy.
"It's like with the Lakers, where Kobe may be the one who scores 30 points a game, but if we win the championship, everybody gets the ring," he says. "A win is a win for all of us."
A scheduled write-up in The Source this summer could further increase Prophetic's profile, but by far the biggest pot on his stove is Pharrell's interest, though it presents a potential quandary for the Milwaukee rapper. Should Pharrell's connections somehow lead to a record deal-a big if, to be sure-Prophetic isn't sure he'd even be interested.
"If the talk ever came to them offering me a deal, there'd have to be something in my contract that let me continue what I'm doing with UMG, since owning a business to me is almost as important to me as making music," he says. "It's really part of who I am."
UMG plays a 10 p.m. show at the Stonefly Brewery on Friday, May 1, with Streetz & Young Deuces and Born Brothers.
Hey I love to see these dude making a way for they self.
FLI Pelican X Yeezy Tee Release......

The Release is Saturday, May 2nd @ only these locations BR x LDRS x SNKY. Gotta cop one of these fly tees for those Ye's if you can cope any. Super Limited.
Sneaker Freak....2000+...

Thank You.....
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Lend Me Ya Ear.......


Hungry? Spotlight....Midwest whips.....
Hey too sad most of these guys are now doing that D-boy time. Hey the streets miss yall, but whats sad to say, but it's true, New ones will come and leave that's the d-boy life. One day they will get it, but hey can't knock the hustle. Hungry? ... Get a 9-5.
Hungry? UK Spotlight.....
Hungry?: Coraleena tell us about yourself?
Coraleena: I was actually born in the UK to West Indian parents. I lived a very sheltered life growing up "I was very sickly" and my
parents were considered "well off" because they owned their own home. (lol) I began singing in the Pentecostal Church where my mother was a pastor and I sang in the choir. We emigrated to the USA when I was 14. I returned to the UK and sang for a while until age 21 when I "retired" and returned to the USA.
Hungry?: Well first off I heard your music through a friend of mine a year ago when you did a track with a lady female rap artist, which was super dope. Tell me more about your history in this music game?
Coraleena: That track was my first collaboration with a rap artist. Mz Dyzihre is an excellent artist. She approached me and asked to work with her on the track "Smile". Five years ago, I returned to the UK and was in the studio with a US rapper who lives here in the UK named Jersey Villian. I started singing and before I knew it, I had recorded a cover version of "Wishing On A Star" A promoter heard it and the rest is history. He asked me to perform at a small show that was taking place in two weeks, except it wasn't a small show it was a large event with over 5,000 people!! It all snowballed from there, local radio stations started playing my music and its just been getting better and better.
Hungry?: Since R & B has been on a decline in the states other than Keshia cole, hows the uk?
Coraleena: R & B has also been on the decline in the UK. Its funny you mention Keisha Cole because my lyrics have been compared to hers (lol). I guess its the whole, man hurt woman thing.... The music industry has a way of packaging everyone and after a while it all begins to sound the same, so people became less interested. Keisha works because she is bringing something different to the table. In the UK we have Estelle. If you want to succeed in this industry you have to be able to stand out from the crowd.
Hungry? Since there is a big buzz for you in the UK, how do you plan to make that happen here in the US? Being the market here for r and b, music period here has been on a major slump?
Coraleena: I love the buzz!!! its amazing and I am just riding high right now. I just finished a show in Louisiana which was a huge success. I already have a following there as well as here, as I have been working both sides of the Atlantic for a while now. My music is being played on the mainstream and underground radio stations here in the UK. I am also being played over the net and on Shockout Radio in the States. I think will be able to make things happen in the States because I also bring something different to the table. R and B with a reggae flavor. I am different, I dont want to be like everyone else, and that I believe helps me.
Hungry?: any plans to work with any other Rap, R & B, Pop or Reggae artist thats here in the states?
Coraleena: I am working on a collaboration with a R and B artist in the States right now by the name of K.F.K. , I have already done a couple of collaborations with Rap Artists in the USA. One by the name of Kal, with a track called "Drama" which I wrote and another with an artist named Beastman called "Feeling You". I am hoping to work with some of the reggae artists there and am in negotiations with one artist who I will not name as yet, but its coming.

Hungry?: Also since you mainly live overseas, do you have a marketing team here in the states? Also are you with any label?
Coraleena: I have no marketing team in the States right now, I have been doing it all by myself, but its getting harder now, I am going to have to get some people in to help me. I recently signed with a label in the States named Moiko Records out of Atlanta and we just finished working on my first complete reggae album, also a compilation cd which I had the pleasure of being of the producers on for the label.
Hungry?: How is the music scene for independent music artists, fashion designers/brands, grafitti/street art scene? Whats the major diff since you live in both overseas and in the states?
Coraleena: As far as being independent, I believe its easier to make it in the UK than the USA. There are more opportunities and there is a great deal of funding to be had if you know how to work the system. The same can be said for fashion designers/brands etc. They are always looking for young people to invest in. As far as grafitti/street art is concerned, it is not so easy, the system is very much against it. I guess its a case of the UK still being old fashioned and stuck in their ways as far as street art is concerned.
Hungry?: Lifestyles how do they differ?
Coraleena: The way of life here in the UK is a great deal different to the USA. The USA is the land of opportunity, and everyman has a chance to make it there. Here it is very socialized, people rely on the system to help them get along, they really dont know how to do for themselves. Which means that even though opportunities are there, most dont know how to use it to their advantage.
Hungry?: What advice for a US music artist to break big in the uk music scene underground or major?
Coraleena: Use the Internet as much as possible. There are many sites where you can place your music for free. Take advantage of these sites, network with as many djs as you can. Dont wait to be approached, approach them, ask them if they are interested in your music. Work the underground music scene, that is where all the best new artists are coming from, not local radio stations, internet stations, and (underground radio stations) never stop pushing. Find the best artists in your ` field, and dont be afraid to ask them if they want to collaborate. Its surprising how many of them will work with an up and coming artist.
Hungry?: Hey any last words?
Coraleena: I just want to thank you for giving me this opportunity. Its hard but is not impossible to make it. You just have to bring something different to the table and that is what I have tried to do. Without the help of my sons, friends and the fans that have been there before I even had my first track played on the air, I would not have come this far. I feel really truly blessed.
www.myspace.com/coraleenehotmailcom
www.myspace.com/carolellis
Monday, April 27, 2009
Everyone Hates Chris......

Meet Chris Shields, born and raised in Maywood, IL. Product of a single parent home, but thanks to a strong woman Chris is here today. He started off as young charismatic prep basketball player and found himself in a place some might call the “Trap” as a small time hustler. Through out life Chris was always passionate about music and the release of the Blueprint by Jay-Z in 2001 brought out a hunger to rhyme. So young Chris would construct a flow he could call his own from sun up to down on the corner of 6th and Walnut while making a few dollars. As Chris continued to hustle and found himself falling deeper into the “Trap”, he smartened up and used his basketball skills to put himself through school. A basketball scholarship and education from one of the best Private institutions in the nation, Mckendree University, gave Chris time to reflect. Also gave him time to polish his flow. Upon completion of school in 2006 Chris headed back to Maywood ready to make his embark on a musical journey that would open the eyes of everyone in Chicago. But every path has its bumps and he sure had his. Fast forward to August 29th, 2007 when Chris recorded the 1st song, “Smiling Faces”, for his then untitled street album. The song caught the attention of a lot of ears and on September 30, 2007 he shot the video for it and the rest is history.
Highlights
-Featured in National Magazine Hip Hop Weekly as Unsigned Hype (article attached)
- Opened up for Lupe Fiasco, Brandy, Alfamega, and Ray J
-Featured on Lebron James blog site eighty81.com twice in 2009 http://eighty81.com/v2/?cat=39
-On April 1 released Debut Street Album 'Lend Me Ya Ear'
-'Mack Down' was number #1 on DJ Timbuck2's Go-ill(All Chicago artists hour) segment on WGCI for 4 straight weeks
-'Mack Down' on May 17th 2008 Go-ill(theblock.wgci.com/timbuck2/blog/page/3) beat out the likes of Kidz In The Hall 'Driving Down The Block' as the #1song of the week
-'Smiling Faces' also in rotation at WGCI
-Check out the Smiling Faces video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=c-NjxAYBP2I on you tube
Download Link for my album Lend Me Ya Ear - http://www.zshare.net/download/57018874f676ab4c/
Download Link for my mixtape Everybody Hates Chris - http://www.zshare.net/download/56943285dc4e132d/
Interview will be coming.....Midwest Stand Up......
Hungry? .....Music Artist's wanted........

Hey if your trying to break in a midwest city and get mad exposurer this is the right place. Yes, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beleive this city gets down, lol.

The Rave/Eagles Club is a large part of the Midwest music community. If you are in a regional band,Rapper,etc. and want to keep up with the latest news and performance opportunities available at The Rave, sign up for their regional band email list! You'll be the first to hear of major concert announcements and opportunities to perform during preshow events for national acts and the rare coveted main stage opening slots! It has 6 different Stages inside there, lol. So it should also be going down.
Any artists no matter location should sign up!
http://www.therave.com/perform/

