T.R.O.Y.

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 11:12 AM PDT

Click here to read an excerpt of the book

Contest: Cell Block Z (Ghostface Killah) Contest

Objective: Create your own Ghostface Killah mix

Rules:
- You can only use material pre 2001
- You can use GFK guest appearances
- You can only include 10 tracks
- You can create your own track (remix or verse highlights) but the material must be pre 2001
- Only MP3s will be accepted
- Only bitrates of 160 or higher will be accepted
- Providing cover art is option
- You must POST your mix, along with track list and download link on our forum here

The 4 best mixes will be determined by the T.R.O.Y. & Steady Bloggin' blog squad.
The public will determine the last place winner by voting on T.R.O.Y..

5 winners total.

*Only residents of the US and Canada are eligible to win; no PO boxes. This is by request of the publisher.

By Ghostface Killah, Marlon Chapman, and Shauna Garr, Illustrated by Chris Walker

To his fans, Cole Dennis is a heavyweight contender with a devastating right hook. To a city being held hostage to chaos and terror, Dennis has a grit and charisma that make him the shining hope for justice--until he is arrested for a brutal murder. Framed for a crime he did not commit, he finds himself captive in a foreboding high-tech superprison whose masters secretly conspire to turn inmates into tomorrow's most terrifying bioweapons--with Cole Dennis as the intended prize specimen. But Dennis is nobody's lab rat. Reborn as a towering engine of destruction, Dennis will prepare for the fight of his life. He will rename himself Ghostface Killah. And his cry of righeous rage will echo beyond the cold steel walls of Cell Block Z.

For more information:

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446699747.htm

To order:

http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Block-Z-Ghostface-Killah/dp/0446699748

Latin Groove

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 03:00 AM PDT

By now you've known us long enough to know our tastes run much wider than just hip hop. Todays post is one such change of pace. What I have here today is a head-noddin' collection of latin funk from the late 60's to 2003. No, this ain't your fathers favorite Carlos Montoya lp. Like jazz and hip hop, funk is informed by many styles. Cultural influences in funk music are numerous and distinct. The latin take is no different. I love all sorts of latin music, from peruvian flutes, to classic flamenco guitar to the earth shaking james of Carlos Santana. If you're a sucker for that south-of-the-border flavor then check this out. My favorite tracks are probably numbers 3,11 and 14.

Here's a link and the tracklist --

Download

01 (5:00) Ry Cooder And Manuel Galban - Drume Negrita
02 (3:29) Marc Ribot - Chingatanero No Se
03 (4:28) Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers - Heat!
04 (3:01) Willie Bobo - Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries
05 (3:58) Tommy Guerrero - Color Of Life
06 (3:53) David Byrne - Beleza Tropical
07 (3:28) Banda Black Rio - Rio De Fevereiro
08 (3:35) Airto - Alue
09 (3:30) Ocho - Undress My Mind
10 (5:57) Sergio Mendes And Brasil '77 - Superstition
11 (5:21) Ricardo Marrero - Babalonia
12 (8:40) Sambo Soul - Mambo #5
13 (3:23) Soul Bossa Trio - Sally
14 (6:33) The Herbaliser - Latin Horns

This last tune is something I cut from a live show The Herbaliser did in New York City in 2000 I think. If anyone out there knows the lp they were playing I'd really like to know! Enjoy.

--Schenectadyfan