Ben Williams and Lucky Logan have joined forces to elevate the hip hop landscape

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"Memories is a track done from the album titled the Unexpected. You can find more of his work at

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In June of 2001 there was a Big Daddy Kane show at BB Kings in New York City. Many Old School rappers attended and performed... Big Daddy Kane, Ice T, Masta Ace, Keith Murry. Then there was the emfamous battle between one of my personal favorite MC's and forever will be Masta Ace vs Boogieman. It was not a pretty sight but it was just a shining example of the sportsmanship of hip hop. At the end of the show there was a cipher gathering. Some of the up and coming now legendary battle lyricsts C-Rayz Walz, Poisen Pen, and Jin, were talking about the massacre of Masta Ace Vs Boogieman... check it out

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Beneath The Beat presents a track by local NYC artists the 3rd Message Master Stride by Sdeard and Lucky

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Beneath The Beat presents a track by The Emcee formally known as JIN. I stumbled upon JINs website titled theemcee.com and saw some free clips that were on the site. I was so inspired by the art work and music that I felt compeled to put this piece together. Enjoy

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This track is by a local NYC artist from the group The 3rd Message. Beneath The Beat presents Dance To by sdeard

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The artist is Omino Jakku the track is titled No Now. He is based out of Las Vegas and you can locate his music on www.campfiremusic.com or on www.myspace.com/ominojakku

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This track is by a local NYC artist named Pack FM. Beneath The Beat presents Stomp by Pack FM. Find his work on: www.myspace.com/packfm www.qn5.com/pack/ WQN5 radio podcast

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My focus is still on Pack FM he has an album coming out titled: whutduzFMstand4? Basix was produced by Tone Def. He and Pack FM did a back and forth passing of the mic on that track. Drugz was produced by Tone Def. It was performed by a collective called The Plague and Pack was featured. Next time i need to talk about Tone Def he is also a sick lyricst.

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This track is by an artist named Wizdom aka Wiz. Beneath The Beat presents Can't Fight by Wizdom. Find his work on: www.myspace.com/wizdom. This is the first installment of hip hop quotables. Elzhi from slumvillage has a track titled Love it Here that has a snipit that i found very impressive and worth mentioning on the show. Find his work on http://libidosounds.com

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The first track is titledCrazy and the second track is called Buttermilk by Toni Blackmon The background vocals were sung by Ronin Ali. The music was produced by Dj Slice. You can find their work on http://slicecrib.com This is the second installment of hip hop quotables. Mos Def from Black Star has a track titled Respiration that has a hook snipit that i found very impressive and worth mentioning on the show.

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This is the first part of a series of episodes dedicated to Jay Dee. On feb 10th 2006 james yancey -- best known as JD or J Dilla, age 32, died in Los Angeles, reportedly of Lupus, a degenerate disease of the immune system. The BBC news quotes his manager stating that he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. I am deeply saddened over the loss of Jay Dee he was and continues to be someone who has tremendously affected my life - i feel that the mainstream news media is not qualified nor competent enough to relate his importance so i have provided my own interpretation for those of you who are not familiar with his legacy - today i want to use the track Keep On by DJ Dez, Elzhi, and MaGestiK LeGenD - it appears to be a tribute to Jay Dee but i can not confirm that but it seems most appropriate for this particular episode

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This track is from an emcee called Bliss

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Down Since Day One hail out of Seattle Washington. The music is from an independent film titled cultivated written and directed by khanqwest. based on the real life experiences of independent hip hop & urban artists. a moody organic fusion of Hip Hop, Jazz, R&B & Soul. It's reminiscent of the multi-dimensional seasons one may experience while living in Seattle.

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Times R A Changing, Soweto Skys and Abantu are all performed by Eyezon. He is originally from South Africa he currently lives in California. A very conscious lyricst sounds like Nas, the roots, mos def, and kweli.

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Zhao did a remake of the track called Come Closer. It originates from a single that Mary J. Bliage contributed background vocals on off of the album Be. There was another version with Q-tip, Pharell, and Common using the track sample of Bonita Applebaum. zhAO is from Detroit and has been part of the musical movement in Detroit since the mid to late '80's. From B-Boying to graff writting, he's been there. zhAO hook up with like-minded hip hoppers OneBeLo & Decompoze back in the mid to late '90's when the Terrorist records was forming, zhAO became one of the member of the Trackezoids (Unparrallel Productions) and has been working behind the scenes to help futher the subterraneous movement. zhAO is also a DeeJay & a recording artist who has released limited editions of his debut "the Black Operation E.P." & "Choice Cuts Vol. 1" on his own label Black Operation Recordings. He will be working on a full-lenght project and more....as long as we're around, Hip Hop will never die! myspace.com/zhaoski http://www.subterraneousrecords.com/

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I bought this CD MicClub Master Mixtape Vol. yesterday. I actually started listening to the tracks today and was so moved by the monstrosity of Canibus as a lyricst that I had to do a special show on it. I have been following Canibus for years and his lyrical content is consistently the same, and dominant. The track is called the Dungeon, both Canibus and Kurrupt are the emcees performing the track. who ever the producer is on that track really brought it out Rip the Jacker on that joint. I will do more shows like this in the future it is not exactly a show its more like a lesson and a preachy moment. Hey its my show I do this for the love not for popularity :)

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I'm going to Las Vegas to cover the NAB Post Expo. Its the largest Expo for Broadcast. I'll be back May 1st.

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I just came back from NAB (the National Association for Broadcast) in Las Vegas Nevada and Central State University, in Wilberforce Ohio. I was covering the 5 day event in Vegas for my technology podcast and weeks before I was asked to speak at Central State which is my Alma Mater. Both were an honor to attend. Anyway after I spoke at Central for communications week I decided to go around campus armed with my camera. I started interviewing students and I was pleasantlly surprised with the results. During my travels I found this young man by the name of Rick Black, who happens to be a communications major and I asked him his thoughts on the industy. He is a poet and in a poetic moment he decided to freestyle his thoughts. I was impressed with him and I'd like to share his words with this clip.

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Columbo Black Comptons illest lyricist to date he is one of the more impressive emcees out there doing the positive vibe battle tip. Read up more about Columbo on http://www.soundclick.com/ type in "Columbo Black" to view his page. I also had to use my main man Todd Kelley who is a DJ and and beat maker, he blesses the show with his instrumental titled Second Cup Of Coffee. Check out Todds work at toddkelley.net

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Obsidian Blue is a music producer that hails out of North Carolina. The first track is a remix from a track titled Dedication. The second track is titled Beautiful Girl Remix. The last track is titled Auditory Nerve.

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This episode we cover Project: F.E.T.U.S. as a tribute to one of Hip Hops elite. OneBeLo (formerly known as OneManArmy) from the underground hiphop classic debut album Masters of the Universe with his former group Binary Star. After the group disbanded, OneBeLo began focusing on his solo career and established his own independent label called Subterraneous Records in January of 2000. Project: F.E.T.U.S. came out in 2002 and is truly one of the greatest albums throughout the anals of hip hop music. Fritswa and I cover in this episode five clever tracks from a 19 track masterpiece.

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This episode we cover 7 Miles from Earth a tribute to one of our up and coming artists from the west coast. Eyezon hales out of Soweto South Africa, a street edge with a conscious spit not seen since talib kweli. Enjoy

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Beneath the Beat Collabs with the Williams Group to cover Dominique Wilkins induction to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Friday September 8, 2006. Here's a clip showcasing some of his NBA moments. Enjoy

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This episode we cover Witness My Growth tribute to one of the great lyricsts in the industry. Elzhi hales out of Detroit, Michigan a street edge with a fusion of Nas and Tribe Called Qwest. Enjoy

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Beneath the Beat takes a journey down the mindscape of "Cousin" Jeff Johnson - social activist and conscious leader of our generation. Jeff speaks on the state of Hip Hop here's the trailer to a 3 part series.

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This episode we cover several tracks from the album titled "Free Magestik Legend," a socially conscious and personal album based on the introspective creative thoughts of Magestik Legend. Magestik hails out of Detroit, Michigan, he spits about universal issues that fuses generational and cultural gaps. Also on the show my POP visits from GA. and lends his perspective after listening to the album. Definately a show not to miss. ENJOY!

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In this episode we interview Magestik Legend a very important and influential Detroit Producer/Lyrcist. This is a historic moment on Beneath the Beat because he is our first phone interview using free recorder software (go to grandcentral.com). This show is a follow up to our last show covering the album "Free Magestik Legend." In this show we hear straight from the artist his views and the details to how and why he creates his works. A very fresh interview a legendary piece indeed.

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