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Robots & Dinosaurs – Kokayi
Kokayi’s QN5-debut album, Robots & Dinosaurs, is set for release digitally on 9.28.10 and physically on 10.19.10.
The official follow-up to 2008’s Mass Instructions, Robots & Dinosaurs is a self-produced tour de force that showcases the Grammy-nominated artist’s varied talents on every track. Handling executive production duties along with Tonedeff and Byron Fogan, Kokayi has managed to create a work that highlights the spaces between the extremes of modern pop, rock & hip hop and subsequently deletes them. Photography by Chad Griffith, and cover art/layout by Seattle-based illustrator Lindy Kanand round out the project’s feel and give visual life to the music.
TRACKLISTING:
- The Onceler’s Theme
- Shpring (What You Want)
- RoxTar
- Believe It
- Wynter of My Discontent
- Nicotine
- Only
- Autumn Rules* [Produced By Oddisee]
- Hiya
- Drive
- Ninety 5 (ft. Substantial & Tonedeff)
- Over There
- Chanticleer
ALL SONGS WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY KOKAYI*
RELEASE: DIGITAL 9.28.10 // PHYSICAL: 10.19.10
Death Is Silent – Kno
- Death Is Silent
- If You Cry
- La Petite Mort (Come Die With Me)
- Rhythm Of The Rain (ft. Thee Tom Hardy & Tunji)
- Spread Your Wings
- Loneliness
- Smile (They Brought Your Coffin In)
- Graveyard
- I Wish I Was Dead (ft. Tonedeff)
- They Told Me
- When I Was Young
- Not At The End
- The New Day (Death Has No Meaning)
RELEASE DATE: 10.12.10
Deffinitions Vol.2 – Tonedeff
For those of you who missed out on Vol.1, the Deffinitions series consists of instrumentals pulled from Tonedeff’s sprawling production discography. From the obscure, to the rare, to the recently released, these (majority) never-before-released instrumentals once again present the full-range of one of the most underrated MC/Producers in Hip Hop. Continuing the prior release’s format, this collection also include a BRAND NEW bonus instrumental for good measure. And the beat goes on.
- Intro
- Charge!
- Bionic
- Start/Stop
- Stoned
- Labor Pains
- Token Love Song
- R Love Songs Gay?
- Rossi-Bomb
- Codename:Fuckyall
- Obligatory Posse Cut
- Fast
- BONUS: Shuffleboard
I F*cking Hate Rappers – PackFM
The highly anticipated follow-up to PackFM’s 2006’s best reviewed hip hop album, whutduzFMstand4?. With it’s controversially aggressive theme, bangin tracks and the acerbic wit that only FMakalishus can bring to the table, this is one release not to be missed.
- The Support Group
- I F*cking Hate Rappers – Produced By Tonedeff
- The Show
- Nasty – Produced By Domingo
- Wanna Know (ft. Deacon The Villain) – Produced By Kno
- The Kanye Look
- Flux Capacitor – Produced By J-Zone
- Take Our Place (ft. Dominion) – Produced By Domingo
- Step On My Kicks
- Tough Talk (ft. Poison pen) – Produced By Marco Polo
- Here we Go (Come On) – Produced By Domingo
- Sire – Produced By Domingo
- I F*cking Like Everything – Produced By Deacon The Villain
- Closure
What others are saying:
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“As a concept album, it would be best to listen to I F*cking Hate Rappers from front to back to understand PackFM’s message, and he undoubtedly has good advice. In less than 40 minutes, he shows his growth from battle emcee to an artist able to deliver a solid piece of work without sounding preachy or contrived. Even if I F*cking Hate Rappers proves to be an album that goes under the radar in 2010, years from now we very well may be talking about its significance on a larger scale.”
Edwin Ortiz (HipHopDX.com) [4/5]
I F*ucking Hate Rappers is clearly one of the best album’s of 2010. The magnetic story telling and heavy population of cogent beats makes it easy to digest, but the nearly perfect execution of the hilarious and lively skits that thread this effort together as well as the placement of his guest features (which were kept to a minimum) take it into orbit. – Dominick “BIG D O” Ledezma – (AboveGroundMagazine) [19/20]
“Overall this album is a solid 4 out of 5 stars, could be a classic and serve as what rap albums should be hilarious, entertaining and commentary.”
Ben Barrios (UStyles.com)
Strange Journey Volume Two – CunninLynguists
Featuring strategic guest spots from all over the map, Strange Journey Volume Two picks up where Part One left off — chronicling the life of the weary traveling musician with cuts like the Cali banger “Running Wild” featuring Evidence of Dilated Peoples and Bay Area rap legend E-40 and the sleepy Seattle lament “Close Your Eyes”, featuring Geologic of Blue Scholars, Grieves and Macklemore. Other guests include Sean Price, Tonedeff, Freddie Gibbs, PackFM, Poison Pen and more. Volume Two also features production from J-Zone and Blue Sky Black Death. Similar to Volume One, Strange Journey Volume Two is also (almost) entirely produced by the incomparable beatsmith Kno and features 70+ minutes of brand new music.
- Departure – Part 2 [Intro]
- Imperial (ft. Freddie Gibbs)
- Substantial (ft. Extended Famm) – The WWKYA Tour [Remix]
- Streets (ft. Sean Price & Poison Pen)
- Heart
- To Be For Real
- Cashmere The PRO (ft. Deacon The Villain) – Tear Trax
- Jermiside (ft. Deacon The Villain) – Still With Me [Remix]
- Close Your Eyes (ft. Geologic of Blue Scholars, Grieves & Macklemore)
- Pit Stop
- The Park (Fresh Air) [Blue Sky Black Death Remix]
- Nothing To Give [Live] (ft. Club Dub)
- Cocaine [Produced by J-Zone]
- Running Wild (ft. E-40 and Evidence of Dilated Peoples)
- Witchdoctor (ft. Deacon The Villain) – Everywhere
- Arrival [Outro]
Strange Journey Volume Two charted Top 10 in sales on iTunes and Amazon.com’s Hip-Hop charts as well as Amazon.com’s R&B/Soul charts the week of release, alongside releases from other notable artists such as Kid Cudi and 50 Cent.
Strange Journey Volume Two made 2DopeBoyz.com/OkayPlayer.com’s “Best Mixtapes Of 2010” List.
Substantial/Burns – Substantial & Burns
Substantial/Burns is an exclusive digital-only EP, written by Substantial and produced entirely by Pittsburgh’s own, Burns. This 10-track release features guest appearances by Extended Famm, Kokayi, Steph The Sapphic Songstress, Capital I.D. and 15 year-old newcomer, Wealth. A must-cop for Substantial fans, in anticipation for his forthcoming third studio album.
- It’s Showtime!
- Reason To Smile
- Do What We Gotta (ft. Kokayi)
- Logicool (ft. Capital I.D. & Steph)
- Nobody Cares (ft. Wealth)
- People Gon Wake Up
- Open All of My Soul
- The Memo (Move Me)
- Daycare Gig (Interlude)
- The W.W.K.Y.A. Tour (ft. Extended Famm)
What others are saying:
“This 10-song heater is rife with bangers and seamless production. Simply put: This album is grown folks’ hip-hop, but not so stuffy that the youngins won’t appreciate it. The music is universal and a top notch offering from a top-notch emcee.”
– OKAYPLAYER.COM (12/09)
So True (EP) – Inverse
- Rise and Shine
- So True (feat. Deacon The Villain)
- SunnyCalifornia Part 2
- Spark My Soul (feat. Substantial)
- Beautiful City
- Goodnight Goodnight
What others are saying:
“Spark My Soul” is yet another standout track. In all honesty, the beginning of this paragraph could be replaced with any song title from this whole EP […] I rarely get this excited about seeing what the future holds for artists. - Change The Record
- Apocalyptic Doomsday
- 2013
- Work (f/ Zero Basement)
- Bionic
- Dr. Strangelove
- Save You
- The Balance
- I Can’t Sleep
- What’s MK Ultra?
- The Young & The Innocent (f/ Cashmere The PRO)
- Expose
- Time Capsule (f/ Steph)
- BONUS: Welcome To The Future (ChewFu’s Bionic RMX)
What others are saying:
“Love the Bomb is one of those albums that reflects the mindset of the information age calling in to question the public’s simplistic beliefs while flawlessly accomplishing verbal aerobics across a deep composite of amazing DJ work.” - Mike Hedrick (Musical Assault)
“Mr. SOS lets us know what the future may hold if the state of the world continues in its present ruinous way. Rather than critiquing the world as it is, however, SOS develops his futuristic vision amidst eerie soundscapes and chilling rhymes.” - Gilmore (Vinyl Meltdown)
Strange Journey Volume One – CunninLynguists
- Departure
- Nothing But Strangeness (feat. Looptroop Rockers & Hilltop Hoods)
- Lynguistics (Live In Stockholm)
- Move
- Inverse – Spark My Soul (feat. Substantial)
- Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)
- Hypnotized (feat. PackFM & Club Dub)
- Dance For Me (Remix)
- Mr. SOS – Die For You
- White Guy Mind Tricks
- Georgia (Remix) (feat. Killer Mike & Khujo Goodie)
- K.K.K.Y. (Remix) (feat. Skinny DeVille and Fishscales of Nappy Roots, Young Chu & Sheisty Khrist)
- Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes) (feat. Slug of Atmosphere)
- Tonedeff – The Distance
- Broken Van (Thinking Of You) (feat. Mac Lethal)
- Billy Joe’s Garage (To Be Continued)
- Nothing But Strangeness (Bonus Instrumental)
- Move (Bonus Instrumental)
- Spark My Soul (Bonus Instrumental)
- Never Come Down (Bonus Instrumental)
- Die For You (Bonus Instrumental)
- Don’t Leave (When The Winter Comes) (Bonus Instrumental)
- The Distance (Bonus Instrumental)
- Broken Van (Thinking of You) (Bonus Instrumental)
What others are saying:
Tracks like “Nothing But Strangeness” and “Die for You” bop along with musical energy usually not reserved for hip-hop… It’s just really invigorating and, sure, intimidating to hear a guy work samples so eloquently… [Kno] is on a new evolutionary level of hip-hop production. -Nodima on rateyourmusic.com
If this is what they left on the cutting room floor though… It just requires a HOLY SHIT! A lot of artists can go a lifetime without ever so much as touching some of these songs. -Rayhzel on rateyourmusic.com
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FMania: The Best (Of) – PackFM
- Great God
- Spell It With A K
- Spit In The Wind
- Down & Out Freeverse
- Fear (feat. Tonedeff, Mr. Mecca & Session)
- Killa Freeverse
- Click Clack & Spray (Gettin’ Up RMX)
- Most High (feat. The Plague)
- Gang Green (feat. The Plague)
- Don’t Call Me (feat. The Plague)
- Plucking Daises
- Suzie
- Halftime Radio Session
- 2006 Preview
- I Can’t Win (RMX)
- Get Live (feat. Tonedeff, Mr. Mecca & Session)
- Backpack
- Line Drop (feat. Extended Famm)
- F*ck You Mean (feat. Slug & Brother Ali)
- Sky’s The Limit
- Stomp RMX (feat. The Bad Seed, Session, Copywrite, Poison Pen, ArchRival & Sean Price)
- Stomp
- BONUS TRACK: Hit List
What others are saying:
Follow PackFM on a 10-year voyage down memory lane with this LIMITED EDITION collectible DVD, FMania: The Best of.. Built from the ground up for QN5 collectors – only 1000 of these have been made and numbered.
Packed to the gills with content, this DVD brings you never-before-seen concert footage, interviews and behind-the-scenes commentary, including a candid interview where Mr. FMakalishus recaps his Top 5 Favorite Moments on stage. Plus, ALL of your favorite PackFM music videos in full DVD quality including the EXCLUSIVE “Nigga Pass” animated cartoon and more!
FMania: The Best of. also comes with a bonus CD that includes an 80-minute blend of the greatest and rarest PackFM tracks including his very first recorded track ever “Hit List” – all on one disc!
What others are saying:
Once again, we’ve elected to put ourselves through hell and concoct another hand-made limited collector’s edition of the album along with the typical CD+sticker. Ladies and gentleman present to you, THE PALEO-PACK LIMITED EDITION!
What’s Included:
• Autographed Digipak CD (With Instrumentals CD)
• “RoxTar” 7“ Vinyl Single w/ Exclusive B-Side
• Official Kokayi T-Shirt
• ‘Robots & Dinosaurs’ Sticker
• Kokayi Robot-Toy Stress-Ball
• 11”x17” ‘Robots & Dinosaurs’ Poster
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