A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is back online!

DJ Phatrick recently uploaded the mixtape he produced for A Song For Ourselves back in 2009. It's been a minute since I listened to it, almost forgot how classic it is!

Features songs from Chris Iijima, with his groupmates Nobuko Miyamoto & Charlie Chin interlaced with the music of Kiwi, Bambu, & the Blue Scholars. It also features exclusive Chris Iijima remixes produced by Fatgums, Will Bracy, and Miles Senzaki.

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A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is back up

DJ Phatrick's A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is back online to download:

Rocky Rivera - Pop Killer Mixtape

Beatrock Music is on fiyah right now! Download Rocky Rivera's new mixtape Pop Killer. Rocky continues to sharpen her art with every new project.

Handcuffs by Native Guns

Download: “Handcuffs” - Native Guns(produced by Six Fingers)

“The message is threefold: to validate the community’s anger around the blatant murder of this young man (Oscar Grant), to spark a discussion and deeper analysis of what police are there to do beyond just enforcing the law, and to get folks to think strategically about how they want to react to this verdict, whatever it ends up being.”
-Kiwi of Native Guns

Download and listen to the No Justice Remix of Handcuffs produced by ET

Power Struggle Leak - "What Goes Up"

Here's the second leak off the upcoming Power Struggle album Remittances:

POWER STRUGGLE - What Goes Up DOWNLOAD

Goh Nakamura and Youtube

There was a article last Friday in the East Bay Express about Youtube's new "Musicians Wanted" project. The new project allows musicians to partner up with Youtube and actually share some of the revenue generated by their videos based on the number of views they get. The homie Goh Nakamura was featured in the article as one of the musicians who've partnered up with Youtube.

While I was at the Google compound last month I got a chance to talk to Michele Flannery, one of the people behind the Musicians Wanted project. We talked about how many of the young artists who've really been able to take advantage of Youtube are Asian American. She also talked about how many young musicians might be able to identify more with the lo-fi, singing-in-your-bedroom videos verses a full-blown concert on TV. Michele definitely knows what's up with the Asian American music scene, which is a good thing for all of us.

Go here to download Goh's latest album for free. Here's one of his music videos that has over a million views!

Otayo Dubb - So Opinionated Mixtape

Beatrock Music just released this free mixtape by Otayo Dubb titled So Opinionated.

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Paul Valery Music Video by Blue Scholars

Fresh off their recent shows at SXSW, Blue Scholars just put out a video for "Paul Valery", a track they dropped last week. You can download the track here.

Bambu's New EP "Paper Cuts" Drops Today

Beatrock Music just released Bambu's new EP "Paper Cuts". The EP is packed with guest features including Geo from Blue Scholars, Thurzday of U-N-I, and Malcolm & Martin. Go here for details on all the tracks. Cop it now at Beatrock Music or download it on itunes.

Here's my favorite joint off the EP produced by my JA brethren Fatgums:

The Queen is Dead - Bambu

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The Couch Sessions Presents: A Tribute to Yukimi Nagano

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Download: The Couch Sessions Presents…A Tribute to Yukimi Nagano

TRACK LISTING
1.) Koop – Whenever There Is You
2.) Ge-ology – Blues Alley
3.) Little Dragon – No Love
4.) Quartermaine – Mystic Qool Breeze
5.) Little Dragon – After The Rain
6.) Little Dragon – Feather
7.) Shuya Okino – Pieces of You
8.) Little Dragon – Forever
9.) Koop – Summer Sun
10.) Little Dragon – Thunder Love
11.) Hird – Love You My Hope (Do Right Remix)
12.) Swell Session – The Music in Her Eyes
13.) Koop – I See A Different You
14.) Jafrosax – Drawn 2 U
15.) Little Dragon – Never Never

Blood Of My Heart - Power Struggle Feat. Denizen Kane & Big Drew

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, here's a new track from Power Struggle off their upcoming album "Remittances", which is set to be released in March on Beatrock Music. The homie Nomi continues to be one of my favorite MCs as he brings that heavy Mid-West poetry that is both honest and powerful.

Blood of My Heart - Power Struggle Feat. Denizen Kane and Big Drew, Prod. by Fatgums

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I've been dying for this damn album to drop!!! Download a sampler of the album here.

Taiyo Na performs "War of the Flea" with Nobuko Miyamoto and Charlie Chin in NY

Last Saturday at the Basement Workshop Reunion in New York the homie Taiyo Na performed "War of the Flea" alongside Nobuko Miyamoto and Charlie Chin. Taiyo has always mentioned Chris Iijima as one of his biggest influences and inspirations as an artist so I can't imagine how amazing it must have been for him to sing Chris' lyrics with his old music partners.



Listen and download the original "War of the Flea"

Here's the filthy Senz of Depth Remix featuring Bambu off the A Song For Ourselves Mixtape:

AAMMOM (Asian American Male Moment of the Month) - Phatty's Debut

You may have heard the rumors over the last couple of weeks but now you can see it for yourselves, DJ Phatrick will no longer stay in the background while his darker, better looking music partners get all the glory. On 7/18 at the JACCC Plaza in Little Tokyo, his Phatness took a stand, then took the mic...and reclaimed his marginalized East Asian voice...

Introducing Band Of Brothers!

(from left to right) nick "rock" agtual, mina "the loy" checel, isabel "menace" agtual, jack "mop top" agtual

the 2 year-old music phenom mina loy (who also happens to be my niece) just dropped the first song with her new group "band of brothers". the group is made up of mina's cooler-than-ice cousins isabel, jack and nick. they were just booked for the halftime show at game 7 of the nba finals but since that game is unlikely to happen they have agreed to let mass movement tv premiere their self-titled debut song!

Band of Brothers by Band of Brothers DOWNLOAD

the track was produced and engineered by denis corrupt jones of the band "goth jones".

does anyone else think jack aka mop top looks like a mini version of mass movement's own krissfader?

Next Day Air Opens Tomorrow

my brother-in-law david checel's new movie next day air is opening in theaters tomorrow. he cut the whole film! its directed by benny boom who's done music videos for everyone including snoop, nas, and 50. if that doesn't sell you then here's the white man co-sign, roger ebert gave the film a great review.

download the next day air mixtape

A Song For Ourselves MIXTAPE!!!

The much anticipated A Song For Ourselves Mixtape is finally here! Produced and mixed by DJ Phatrick this compilation includes exclusive tracks from Bambu, Kiwi and Geologic of Blue Scholars who will all be performing live at the film's premiere on 2/28. The mixtape also includes songs off the historic A Grain of Sand album by Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto and Charlie Chin. DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE HERE FOR FREE!

Download directions:

1. Click on link above 2. When zshare page opens, click on "Download Now!" button at bottom of page 3. Wait until "Download link will appear in 45 sec" turns into "Click here to start your download 4. Click highlighted "here" link and you will automatically start downloading zip file 5. Once the download is complete double-click on zip file on your desktop to "unzip" file 6. A folder named "ASongForOurselves Mixtape" should appear on you desktop where you will find all the mp3's and mixtape cover

Tracklist: 1. Iijima, Miyamoto, Chin - "We Are The Children" (Intro) 2. Blue Scholars - "Cornerstone" 3. Native Guns - "Slave Thinking" 4. Native Guns feat. Geologic - "Agitation Propaganda" 5. Iijima, Miyamoto, Chin - "Jonathan Jackson" 6. Bambu - "When Will The Time Come?" prod. by Will Bracy 7. Kiwi - "Gaza 2 Oakland" prod. by DJ Phatrick 8. Blue Scholars - "Back Home" 9. Chris Iijima - "Vietnamese Lament" 10. Iijima, Miyamoto, Chin - "War Of The Flea" (Senz of Depth Remix feat. Bambu) 11. Bambu - "Chairman Mao" (Paper Planes edit) 12. Blue Scholars - "Fire For The People" 13. Kiwi - "Cause" 14. Native Guns feat. Geologic - "Said It" (Asi Remix) 15. Iijima, Miyamoto, Chin - Divide & Conquer (Fatgums Remix feat. Geologic, Kiwi, & Bambu) 16. Chris Iijima Soliloquy 17. Kiwi - "Imagine" 18. Bambu - "Seven Months" 19. Blue Scholars - "Life and Debt"