Ozomatli Reunite with Founding Members Chali 2na & Cut Chemist from for New Single "L I B E R T A D" (Directed By: Miguel "M.i.G." Martinez)

Ozomatli are a Los Angeles-based 6-piece "Latin/Funk/Hip-Hop and everything in-between" band, who are currently celebrating their 22nd year creating genre-eschewing music together. Ozomatli's current line-up consists of Wil-Dog Abers on bass guitar/background vocals, Ulises Bella on saxophone, clarinet, Requinto Jarocho, keyboard, melodica & background vocals, Raúl "El Bully" Pacheco on guitar, tres, Jarana & lead vocals, Justin "El Niño" Porée on percussion/Rap vocals, Asdru Sierra on trumpet, keyboard & lead vocals, and Jiro Yamaguchi on drums, tabla, percussion & background vocals. Although, at one point in time, Ozomalti's line-up famously included Chali 2na & Cut Chemist, who would later, go on to form one of my personal favorite Hip-Hop crews, Jurassic 5, together; both Chali 2na & Cut Chemist appeared throughout Ozomatli's 1998 self-titled debut and would later appear separately on Embrace The Chaos (2001) and Street Signs (2004.) Cut Chemist is likely, most well-known for his appearance on "Cut Chemist Suite" from Ozomatli, which was later, featured within the iconic 2001-02 in-game soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Chali 2na, on the other hand, was recently featured alongside Ozomatli on a string of re-released 2018 digital singles including "Donde se Fueron," "Aqui No Será," "Coming War," and "Chota." Today, however, Ozomatli have returned with their first proper release since 2017's Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica, which features none other than... Cut Chemist & Chali 2na! "LIBERTAD" (Spanish for "FREEDOM") is the first collaborative release from Ozomatli and founding members Chali 2na & Cut Chemist in some 21 years! Along with "LIBERTAD"'s world-wide digital release, a special music video directed by Miguel "M.i.G." Martinez was also, live premiered online today, as well. This weekend, in honor of "LIBERTAD"'s release, two special Release Events will be held: tonight, Friday 1.25.19, at Music Box in San Diego and tomorrow night, Saturday 1.26.19, at Zebulon in LA, both gigs being billed as "Ozomatli Featuring Cut Chemist + Chali 2na Live." Since its YouTube Premiere Friday afternoon, Ozomatli's "LIBERTAD" single is currently available to stream or download on all digital streaming platforms.

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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

[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

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