Underworld representative Sars has just released his latest album for free download.

The album features collaborations with Sean Strange, Doap Nixon of AOTP, Rasul Allah 7 of LCOB, Weapon-X and Morse-Code of ArchNME and Decent of Rusto Fats as well as production from Ill Fated, Sean Strange, Tut The Instrumentalist, ArchNME, Oskar Mike, Basshead and Scotty Soul.

You can find the album at www.rustofats.com

or here

Shit is fire. Album drops August 24th.

ArchNME’s Body Harvest offers Halifax hardcore hip hop fans the punch in the mouth they have been looking for. Beats by underground legend Al’Tarba, features of hardcore rap legends Ill Bill and Planet X make this album explode. Brothers and emcee partners Weapon X and Morse Code rep Nova Scotia with a passion and represent a profoundly “Hali” based hardcore hip hop sound. It reminds me of Jedi Mind Tricks, while I don’t really like what they say, as Morse Code talks about beating up his girlfriend and Weapons comments on “homos” it happens to sound amazing. This album speaks to the anger of a generation who wanted more than life would give them. Body Harvest says if the world won’t give it to you…then take it for yourself. And despite my dislike for certain elements of the content they do it well and force me to listen again and again.

Written by M. Kimber

Check out this review for ArchNME’s Body Harvest EP that was banned by “The Coast” out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was banned due to homophobic and misogynistic content.

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Turkish hardcore hip hop artists Muhafiz Ritukal & Mecaz-i Munzevi have just released a collaborative EP titled Drumkit & Sample.The EP is 5 rugged tracks all produced by Muhafiz and features a verse from yours truly.

You can download it for free and read more here.

Come check out Ill Bill, Slaine & Special Teamz with guest appearances from ArchNME and Expedyte @ The Paragon on May 29th.

Check the facebook event page for more details.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116979528313808&ref=mf

Marco teamin up with another highly underrated emcee. This video has some nice special effects that really set it apart from other street style videos.

A “mock” trailer for this first appeared alongside the double feature movie ‘Grindhouse’ in 2007. Since then it has gone on to be made into a full length movie. Lots of stars and lots of action. Looks fuckin dope to me.

That’s right, Ill Bill will make his long awaited first appearance to Halifax on may 29th to rock the paragon. Here’s the facebook link for the even, with all the info:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=116979528313808

For a list of all ticket outlets, go to:

http://ww3.ticketpro.ca/pos.php

If you want to cop them online, hit up:

http://ww3.ticketpro.ca/event.php?event_id=1193

Also, you can call ticketpro @ 1-888-311-9090. ArchNME will be in the building on may 29th as well to get things started before the madness begins. The poster will be up soon.

Sadly, on April 19th, 2010, hip hop legend Guru has passed away after a long fight with cancer. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the situation and I’m not really sure what I believe at this point. Sucks a shitty situation has to be made so much worse.

Here is the supposed final letter from Guru:

I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical
options.

I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.

My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody’s feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.

I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death.  Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life.

And here is a statement released afterward by DJ Premier:

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.

FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ PREMIER