FOOL’S GOLD

We’re proud to release a new grab bag from Crookers today! The “What Up Y’all” EP is out now on Beatport, iTunes, Juno and everywhere else fine digital music is sold (with vinyl on the way). What’s included, you ask? (more…)

Whutup blog! Sorry to leave you with nothing 2 step 2 for a minute, you can check the MySpace blog to catch up on all the news.  So a year ago, Skinny Friedman of the Philadelphyinz and I started a party called Player’s Club (1st & 3rd Weds at Pianos 158 Ludlow NYC) and tomorrow she turns one year old!  Skinny has been slicing the country up in an wrapped Alize tour bus with the homie Izza Kizza as his tour DJ for the past month, but he will be in the building tomorrow for the celebration! The great response to our first PC mix made us want to do another for the anniversary. Check below for the full tracklisting + a surprise.

A Year At The Player’s Club: The Gold Watch [MP3]

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Slamming, jacking, sweating, pumping, thumping, EXPLODING… yep, must be Crookers.

The Italian DJ/production duo has been synonymous with all manner of intense dancefloor activity over the past few years, crafting absolutely massive (and massively influential) original tracks, along with remixes for some of the biggest names in pop. The Crookers’ version of Kid Cudi’s “Day N Nite” snowballed from an underground club must-have to an international smash hit - so we’re obviously, undeniably proud to present this follow-up Fool’s Gold release.

The stacked “What Up Y’all” EP features the first official release of the title track (now properly mixed and mastered, with a shouted hook from Izza Kizza) as well as a hyperactive juke remix of Crookers’ anthem “Knobbers” by DJ Gant-Man, and two incredible takes on the follow-up Cudi collab “Embrace The Martian” courtesy of UK beat maestro Seiji - a crunching, hard-hitting “booty mix” and a squelchy acid version that take the dreamy original to two new heights. Take a listen to the acid mix right now at RCRD LBL.

You can also snag the dub version at Seiji’s blog. Grab these now and brace yourself for whatever the Crooks are cooking up next on their debut LP, coming soon.

I know the logo for this shit is the purple tape, but I haven’t listened to the new Raekwon yet, I hope it’s as good as the internet is telling me. This week there’s tunes from Big Twins f. Prodigy, Gorilla Zoe, Smitty, Izza Kizza, Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj f. Lil Wayne, and Hov (has anybody used “scape-G.O.A.T.” in their Blueprint 3 snarkery yet? Sorry, sorry…) (more…)

There were enough clips to go all audio/visual this week. Fuck it!

After the jump watch new joints from Tabi Bonney, Twista, Agent & Raynge feat. Camp Lo and Jet Audio feat. Daytona, as well as reappearances of previous Rappin Ass Thursday-praised songs by Slaughterhouse and Donny Goines feat. Che Grand & Izza Kizza. (more…)

Welcome to the inaugural Rappin Ass Thursdays (mega pause!)

I wanted to post up some more music on the blog that wasn’t directly FG related and this seemed like the best way to start. Every Thursday I’m gonna compile my favorite new downloads of the week just in time for you to grab before the weekend. This first one has tracks from GLC & Christian Rich, Wale, Donny Goines f. Che Grand & Izza Kizza, and DJ Soul’s Big L tribute mix. Lesssgoooooooooooo!!! (more…)

Following up their debut collab Kizzaland, Izza Kizza and FG honcho Nick Catchdubs have teamed up once more for Wizard Of Iz, a brand new mixtape inspired by one of MJ’s finest moments. Download it for free at izzakizza.com (here’s a bonus Sendspace link too) and bump 14 brand new tracks featuring guest spots from Lil Wayne, Birdman, David Banner and Colin Munroe and production by Nottz, Koolade and more. RAPS!

Tonight in NYC, Catch & Kizz will be celebrating the release with a party at the Red Bull Space on 40 Thompson St. RSVP is a must! 88 Keys will also be performing, In4Mation and Decon made gift bags, and Asahi will be providing an open bar. Click here for the big flyer with all info.

My homie Izza Kizza just dropped this homemade video for “Hello” off our collab Kizzaland mixtape from this summer. Check what he had to say about the making of the clip after the jump. (more…)

Two new free mixes from yours truly have dropped over the past few days.

First up is Slick, a bunch of uptempo tracks i’ve been playing lately (and morphs into some dubstep shit and weird rap at the end). Grab it and check the Q&A and track explanations over at Trash Menagerie.

Brand new as of this morning is Kizzaland, the debut mixtape I put together for Timbaland’s new artist Izza Kizza. Just sent an email to my boy calling it “country rap tunes…in space,” which sounds about right. Goes everywhere from abstract clubby shit to intensely personal, funny/sad storytelling - download and give it a listen! UPDATE: old zShare went dead, here’s a new link.