Minneapolis Emcee Analyrical & @RapBooklets Curator Egypto Knuckles Unleash Background Noise Crew's Remix-ready "Swan Song," The Heartbeat EP (Bandcamp Deluxe Digital Edition)

It all started with one fateful Passion of The Weiss-published Rework The Angles piece re-arranging Mos Def's pummeling Bad Brains & Living Colour-assisted The New Danger (2004) penned by Zilla Rocca. I soon realized, through a number of conversations with the man himself, that Zilla was in fact, a Philly-based rapper, producer, and Noir Hip-Hop originator; along with Minneapolis-based producer and music critic Egypto Knuckles, Zilla Rocca recently started a nostalgic 90's-leaning inner CD booklet highlighting @RapBooklets Instagram and Twitter page. I recently discovered Egypto Knuckles' Soundcloud page, which showcases a number of 2-5 year old instrumentals and assorted compositions, as well as "TV Party," which somehow miraculously manages to sample Black Flag's similarly-titled 1982 12-inch EP. "10 years. Sometimes, you pour everything into an idea: money, time, effort, energy, and focus all of it into a greater good. Sometimes, those opportunities will be successful; other times, you appreciate the small victories hoping they will out a bigger victory within your sight. There are other times it will be utter chaos and total failure. In 2006, me and several people started a collective called Background Noise [Crew]. We've had a ton of releases, performed with most of the local scene large and small, have had a good amount of local and national press, and celebrated the release of each project like a newborn into the world. This coming Friday, me and Analyrical will release The Heartbeat EP, a project that has been about four years in-the-making," Egypto Knuckles wrote within a recent emailed statement.

Egypto has decided to team up with fellow Minnesotan Analyrical to release, The Heartbeat EP the final project on his label imprint, Background Noise Crew (BNC). "This was also during an experimental phase in my production process where I started to learn what it really means to produce an artist from the top down, which is essentially all I've been doing and collecting knowledge of for 10 years. On my side and Analyrical's side, we've both been through a lot of personal trials and tribulations and all of it culminated into this project here. This is the last release in BNC's history, our proper burial of the collective that was started 10 years ago. In essence and hindsight, the closing of this chapter is nevertheless, a tough one. It's one I would be remiss in not saying that if it weren't for BNC, the other opportunities that arose from those ashes I have been fortunate to have wouldn't have been as plentiful, fun, or as abundant as what I've been taking part in now," an impassioned Egypto Knuckles continued. The Heartbeat EP will become available on Analyrical's Bandcamp page this upcoming Black Friday, November 25th in a whopping 27-track Deluxe Digital Edition package; complete with The Heartbeat EP's seven contained tracks and a bonus track, clean versions of "Face It," "The Heartbeat," and "Stealing Sundays," eight instrumentals, and eight acapella edits. It'll be interesting to see if any zealous, beat-minded fans come up with any interesting Heartbeat EP Remixes, if so: please feel free to send them to me at sharpcheddar856@gmail.com and I'll happily FWRD them to Egypto Knuckles & Analyrical. Happy remixing, guys & gals!

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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