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RIP Notorious BIG.

If you are a lover of Hip Hop, then you already understand how poetic Rap music can be.  Sam Anderson, book critic for New York Magazine, had only heard a handful of Hip Hop songs when he took on the task of critiquing The Anthology of Rap, a compilation of lyrics from over 300 songs spanning the last 30 years.  Reading the lyrics, he gained a love and respect for the art of the lyricist, naming Big Daddy Kane as the all-time greatest rapper, without ever hearing his songs.  It gets even better when NPR decides to interview Anderson and get his reaction to hearing the words he read off the pages, for the very first time in their true artistic form, being performed over a beat.  He is quick to recognize how Hip Hop has transformed since it’s birth, and in the end he sees that while you can see the poetry of some lyrics on paper, others you have to hear to truly appreciate.  For the full article read here.

Friend of the shop, Mike Posner just dropped his latest video entitled “Please Don’t Go” and it is pretty good. If you missed our in-store event with Mike, you can check out  a recap of his visit to the shop here.

Go ahead and help yourself to mixtape minus the dj drops. I understand it’s cool to have some drops on your project but too many drops and too many voiceovers kill it for me. Been a long time fan of Royce, good to see him continue to rep with such vicious mic skills and creativity. Here’s a funny joint I was feeling for all you youngins who like jeans that choke your balls like a Jake the Snake DDT!

So I figured Monday makes for a good day to hit you some dopeness ya’ll may have missed on the radar. My first installment of Sleeper Mondays comes to ya with an ill funky 6 man band out of Japan called “Soil & Pimp Sessions”. This jazz fusion soul steez band has been on the scene since ’03 and began rocking along dj sets on the club circuit. They have since blown up rocking to packed crowds and music festivals across the globe. In Japan these guys are consider pop stars and receive heavy radio and music video rotation. If only pop culture in the U.S. embraced such abstract talent. Shouts to my old college homie The Savage One for putting me on to these kats. Here’s a chill tune off one of their older albums along with a video off their most recent album release entitled “6”. Visit their site for news and tunes.

Ceria’s own Still Wil put in a little work after he got the advance on the new Reflection Eternal album titled Revolutions Per Minute. Here’s a dope little snippet mix he did on the sneak advance tip.  It’s a long awaited 10 years in the making project. Be sure to go out and buy the album when it drops May 18th…support quality hip hop.

***Also, if you didn’t know Reflection Eternal will be our IN-STORE guests here at Ceria on May 23rd. Be sure to come out for a meet and greet as we host an album listening party for Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek also known as Reflection Eternal. Festivities start at 5pm. Don’t miss out.

Now enjoy this mix…peace!

Reflection Eternal Album Sampler Mix by Still Wil