Benz and a Backpack

Ricky Shabazz & the Boom Bap Boys and Juan Deuce present No Sweat. After the major success of his collaborative tape with Falside for The Mechanics EP, Juan recruited a team of slick producers to craft the music on No Sweat: Falside, J57 and Audible Doctor (of The Brown Bag All-Stars), The Doppelgangaz, Fonzi Wells, pJAYd, Fakts One (The Perceptionists), and ACB. Juan flexes over the diverse production, showcasing his growing lyrical muscles with a little help from fellow New Englanders Jon Hope, Romen Rok, and Dj Emoh Betta. Stream, download, share and enjoy! Note: Physical copies of No Sweat and Sweat Band Bundles will be available for purchase via Strange Famous Records later this month.

Tracklist after the skip!
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The homie J57 dropped off Soul Khan’s newest release, Resolution, earlier today. Proverbial music to my ears, Soul Khan has figured out a very simple formula for making high-quality music: thoughtfulness. His music is at once lighthearted and sober, and always purposeful. The album was produced by Brown Bag AllStars’ producer Marink, with some help from J57 and Audible Doctor as well. Stream the lead single “Lord Khan Almighty” featuring Big Chief and Akie Bermiss below, then hit the skip for a full tracklist, download link, and a Soul Khan freestyle over a classic Lauryn track.

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Ah yes; Who can possibly resist a Cali summer?  Fly cars, fly women, fly events and of course fly music.  J.Bizness took Trek Life‘s ode to the average LA personality and made it something any Southern Cali native would love.  But don’t be fooled, with raw drums, crashes and synths, this song is for everyone. Check it out and you’ll see why J.Bizness was the perfect candidate to re-establish how much Trek Life is “So LA.”

As the buzz for Wouldn’t Change Nothing continues to increase, Mello Music Group & iTunes have teamed up to give the fans a chance to learn more about Trek Life‘s music.  Right now you can purchase ANY Trek Life album including Wouldn’t Change Nothing on iTunes for $2.99.  Click here to take advantage of this amazing sale.
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All our West Coast peoples, courtesy of the homie Trek Life:

“We Invite you to join us, DJ Buddy TV, for our 2nd Summefling at Pig N’ Whistle this Saturday. We will be celebrating the release of Trek Life’s album Wouldn’t Change Nothing.“

The party is guaranteed to be a good time, especially if you can convince Trek to hop on the turntables and show off some. Not to mention Wouldn’t Change Nothing sounds great as well.

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