Damu / Where Ya At / Video

Check out this video feature on Damu if you havent already done so. If you liked what you saw, please throw your vote to our friend Nyjia. This segment was part of her pilot episode of "Where Ya At," which landed in her among the top 3 finalists in the documentary category for the LATV Fest. If she wins, it'll open some doors for her.

Here’s the link to view and vote online
http://www.stickam.com/natpenexttv/listing.do?cat=documentary%2Fnews

To vote via text (http://latvfest.net/latvfestival/text2vote) , send a text msg to number 88398 with "Vote 6" as the body of the text.

Voting ends on July 8th (tomorrow)

FREE download - Unreleased Damu Beat from October 2004

As promised, here's an unreleased Damu track available for FREE download.

It's called October 2004, because that's when it was made. That means Damu was 20 when he made this one. Whats crazy is that even though he has thousands of beats, he pretty much remembers when he made each one, or whatever else was going on in his life at the time, or where he found the records he sampled.

Download it and let us know what you think. If you decide to share it with anyone, please use THIS LINK instead of hosting it elsewhere.

Thanks to ReverbNation and our sponsor Microsoft for inviting us into their program and making this possible.

new track available wed june 24th

j here w/ a quick update. we've been quiet on this site, but we've been working on a new EP for release through our redefinition records label, which we plan on releasing on VINYL and mp3 late this summer. also, we're finalizing a deal with a UK based indie label to drop a double a-side 7inch single (tentatively sched for november), complete with full color cover art by joe buck. speaking of joe buck, you can expect a new revision in a few weeks - damu completed the beat, and joe is gonna knock out the cover image soon. we've been considering a shirt of some sort too (thanks to those who have been asking), and of course other stuff is in the works, but those are the priorities at the moment. til then, check back wed for a damu beat from 2004 which will be made available for free download thanks to a sponsor (hint, its not steve jobs or apple).

other than that, if you have any thoughts, comments, or general feedback, leave it here or send me an email.

finally, i wanna say peace to richdirection and k-def, whom i recently did some work with for a project at my day job. k-def is dropping "beats from the 90s vol. 2" in july, so if you want a preview, you could download the sampler here and check out the artwork here, which was designed by joe buck.

Upcoming Events in Washington DC & Brooklyn NY

Thursday, May 21st (Tonight) in Washington DC - Damu on the tables. Soul Power Party: James Brown vs. Stevie Wonder ... Click HERE for details.

Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day) in Brooklyn, NY - Damu live on the MPC. All day event with a lot of dope djs, some live music and a bunch of drinks. See below for details. Damu is gonna start his set around 4pm and will play for at least an hour. Shouts to Dave from Truth & Soul for hooking this up.

Same Beat!

Now Available: "Same Beat" - Damu The Fudgemunk - A/V EP

OK, here's the Same Beat project I mentioned last week. Like Damu said last time, the price should be famiar... Let us know what you think. You can download the audio via the bandcamp page or the player below. As a backup, you can also download the grab the zip file here (3mp3s, front/back covers). The videos for this one are streaming on vimeo (better quality) and if anyone NEEDS the mp4s for their iphones/ipods, lemme know and i'll take care of you.



He still says he's "not a rapper," but I think he killed it with the vocals on this one. Also gotta thank Joe Buck, JunClassic and Monsta X, and of course Insight. If you're feeling Same Beat, send the link to a friend or post it on your facebook/myspace/twitter/whatever. New projects are in the works, so stay tuned for more music ... as always, thanks for the support and for your feedback.

new music available tuesday 5/19

Hope everyone's doing OK out there. I'm really busy at the job today but I wanted to give you a heads up about a lil project we're gonna drop on Tuesday May 19th.

Available here at wonkabeats.com & redefinitionrecords.com Free download. Art by Joe Buck. 1 new song a couple of extras. If you listen to Y Society then you've probably heard this beat before. If you were feeling The Bright Side I think you'll love this one.

Back to work...

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Choke Photography

Wonka's music? Don't ask me. Jnota will leak something when he feels perfect timing. HAHA He manages the old archive (with my consent) so don't thank me for music, thank him. I know he's planning something soon. Probably another track with vocals and extras. Please DON'T think I'm an MC. It's only self entertainment. I will not be rapping regularly. I will not be making a full length. Thanks to everyone who dug "The Bright Side" by the way. Personally the artwork was better than the song. Joe did his thing! That cover is ill. While I'm being honest (my bad another rant). Why does music suck? Why am I not feeling anyone? Why do most of my peers make wack shit? I'm no GOD and they're are plenty of people not feeling my stuff, but yo I hate music right now. I'm tired of going to record stores leaving empty handed. Buying weak records just to support the shop. I'm not compromising my taste because the standards of music have gone down. All these new hyped blog Internet rappers are wack. The beats are wack too. Dudes are getting over on the audience. I'm saying it. Eff it. They all suck in my book and its a good thing most of them don't have any 12"s. No need to waste wax. I'm barely feeling any producers. Yeah they're cats with skill, talent and decent product. It doesn't mean "I" FEEL your music. I'll give credit where due. New or old, these "artists" need to step it up. I'm uninspired and getting really lazy right now. I don't feel the need to share new music. Of course Jnota will force me to, but I'm beating around the bush until I hear something motivating. My new stuff stays home til then. I've lost my excitement. Thanks for reading. Sure the hate mail will increase.

"If I don't like it. I don't like. That don't mean that I'm hating. I just wanna elavate..." Common is wack too. I don't care who or how nice you are or were 10 years ago. If your current recordings suck, then that's my verdict. I have a long list.

My Brother

DJ Underdog. You've seen and heard the name. He has a blog now. Many dope posts open for discussion. Records, bikes, nutrition, shoes and other necessities. Stop by. Post a comment. Link him. Whateva haha. Don't forget he owns a world famous sneaker boutique. Who bought those Kan Yeezy's? Peep this interview. Touches on the store and DJing amongst other things.

Metro Area's Finest

Some "neighborhood" friends of mine just popped up with this one. Make sure you download this like RIGHT NOW! Any fan of my music should be fans of these guys. It's rare to see new groups emerge in hip hop and this trio knows the time. On production we have underground phenom Oddisee. Underground may be an insult. Dude is world renowned and has stats to prove it. His claim to fame was producing, but he's been dropping gems lyrically throughout his 6 year career. If you're unfamiliar with this guy google him. All the beat nerds probably know his work. In addition to it's mastermind you have mc's XO and YU, two of DC's elite. XO comes from from my side of town (uptown NW) and evolved through the ranks of Tru Skool hosted by my brother and I. YU has been around for years with various projects buzzing in the DC scene. Funny story I was jacking a family member for records two years ago and found out YU and I are related after knowing him 3 years prior. As you can see, this blogging/writing stuff aint for me. I would never make it at magazine or college haha. Point is... If you want good rhymes and beats with samples, breaks, all the stuff that I look for. Give this a listen. A good LP. Only thing new worth listening to in my opinion. I'll be endorsing more good music as it comes my way.

Download

LINKS

www.diamonddistrictdmv.com

www.myspace.com/diamonddistrictdmv

www.myspace.com/oddisee720


www.oddiseemusic.blogspot.com

www.myspace.com/xouptown

www.myspace.com/yuremainz

Oddisee sells beats too so mc's him up!

The Bright Side - New Music From Damu

Big thanks to Joe Buck for this cover design. Check out his design blog and/or his portfolio site to see more of his work.

This one is probably unexpected. Damu on the beat and mic.... You can grab the mp3 (i'll post the bandcamp player when the site is back up), and if you want, we could throw the instrumental up sometime soon too in the near future. Let us know what you think.




(alternate mp3 link)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tjm4yqzymlo

"JN: I wanna include a description.
Damu: Nothin special.
JN: What is it?
Damu: Recorded on inauguration day, just done in the midst of other musical tasks. I was feelin' it so I layed it down.
JN: When did you make the beat?
Damu: The beat is from 07, it was originally for the Travel (At Your Own Pace) sequel. It got scrapped once I made new batch. The rhymes fit and the beat was already sequenced that way. I dumped the beat (in protools) and dropped the rhymes."

Please feel free to share it, post it, whatever.

J

www.redefinitionrecords.com (Check out the Damu bio/discography on the Redef site. Thanks to Jesus for writing that for us.)