Artist Interview: Kalhex

Lurking in the catacombs of Paris is the incredibly talented Kalhex, a three part group that swears to bring back the old school way of crafting the genre that we all love while maintaining the up to date freshness of today's finest MC's. They were nice enough to lend Oh.Globe some of their time to talk about their movement and what one of France's finest hip-hop collectives has to offer. Check it.

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Artist Interview: Sadistik

In 2008, an album called The Balancing Act was unleashed on the hip-hop scene almost out of nowhere. The creator of the masterpiece of self-conscious hip-hop, Seattle-born Sadistik, was able to lend us at Oh.Globe some of his time to talk about what we all want to know: what is his next project and when is it going to see the light of day? Check it out.

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Artist Interview: Chaundon

I am very grateful to have been able to get an interview with Chaundon, an artist with a new album, The Jammington, coming out on March 6th.  Chaundon already released a single from his album called "Possesion" ft. Craig G and Skillz the DJ.  It sounds like he will be very active in 2012, so get excited.

Me: How has growing up in the Bronx influenced your music?

Chaundon: Being in the center of it all, the influence was inevitable. Every where you looked, Hip Hop was there. It was the soundtrack of my life and my music is the reflection of it. 

Me: Who were your favorite rappers growing up? 

Chaundon: My favorite rappers growing up were the local hero's in my neighborhood, Mike Smooth (R.I.P) & Fred Black. Incredible rappers like Kane, G. Rap, Craig G, Slick Rick, were my favorites as well. 

Me: To get a feel for what the album is going to be like, what was some of the inspiration for The Jammington?

Chaundon: The inspiration for The Jammington was simply recording the album in New York. This was the 1st time I ever recorded an album in my city. The pulse of the city was the driving force behind the creation of my album.

Me: If there was one thing you would want everyone to take away from the album, what would it be?

Chaundon: I just want everyone to enjoy the album period!

Me: Are there any other projects we can be expecting from you?

Chaundon: I am currently working on The Freshington produced by Kuddie Fresh, & The Dopington produced by Family Biz Ent.  I also have an album produced by Shuko which is almost complete. Plus there are 3 more albums already in the works!

Me: It has been a couple years since the last time you released an album, do you think that there has been any life experience in the past two years that seperates "The Jammington" from your other albums.

Chaundon: I don't feel there is a time span needed to separate the albums I create. So much happens everyday and those experiences are put to music.  Plus the sound of music I choose from the producers I work with separate the sounds of each album. I plan on releasing 3 albums this year and they all sound different even while I'm recording them in the same time period. 

Me: Who do you have planned for collaborations on the new album?

Chaundon: On the album I have collaborated with Craig G, VonPea of Tanya Morgan, and YC The Cynic. They each brought the perfect elements to the album.

Me: Who's on the boards for The Jammington?

Chaundon: On the boards of The Jammington are ATG and myself, Chaundon of The Gemstones. 

Me: What's up with the Justus League? Is there anything new planned as far as a new project for the collective?

Chaundon: I have no clue about the Justus League.

Me: Do you get approached often by artists for collaborations?

Chaundon: I get a ton of collaboration requests! I am honored that people reach out to want to work with me. I must be doing something right.

Me: What do you bring to the table that deserves the ears of hip-hop listeners out there?

Chaundon: I bring dope beats, dope rhymes, what more do y'all want?!!

 Listen to Chaundon's first single off The Jammington, "Possession", here:

Chaundon's Bandcamp: http://chaundon.bandcamp.com/

Follow Chaundon's Twitter: @CHAUNDON 

 

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Artist Interview: Qwazaar (of Typical Cats)

 Yesterday I was blessed with some time with Chicago legend Qwazaar, foot soldier for Chicago giant Galapagos4 and member of the legendary Typical Cats crew. He gave some info about future collaborations with his current partner, Batsauce, and the timetable for a brand new Typical Cats album. Check it out.

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Artist Interview: CASTLE

Last week, Greensboro, NC producer and rapper CASTLE and his new EP Tasting was featured on Oh.Globe. You can check out the article here. I had a chance to get to know the artist a little better, seeing how he is collaborating with some pretty big names. We talked his up bringing, his future collaborations, and even his thoughts of quitting. Check it out.


Me: You listed a bunch of East Coast artists as influences to your music. Being from NC, have any Southern artists influenced you?

CASTLE: No Limit and Outkast were big influences on me when I was a kid. Outkast satisfied my need for complexity, and No Limit was just live.

Me: What was your favorite No Limit release?

CASTLE: As far as albums? Good Girl Gone Bad by Mia X. she was hands down the best MC in that crew to me.

Me: What was it like to grow up in a household full of musicians?

CASTLE: Loud. Haha. Music was played constantly in my house, from blues to rap to hard rock.

Me: Did that wide range of genres played influence your sample choices for your beats in the future?

CASTLE: Definitely. There's a good number of beat makers that stick to soul records, which is cool...but there's so many different sounds you can play with in genres like blues or psych rock. I say about 80% of records I sample are from foreign musicians.

Me: When you told me about yourself for the Artist Spotlight, you mentioned that your dad put you on a track when you were a kid. What happened to that track?

CASTLE: In cassette tape heaven more than likely. Haha. If i could find it again, I would release it in a second. It'd be a good laugh.

Me: What did you do?

CASTLE: To the tape?

Me: On the song.

CASTLE: Ah, yes. I blessed the track with one bar. It was a song about how bratty me and my sister was.

Me: I first heard about you through a wall post from producer Small Professor's Facebook. Apparently you two are working together. How did you meet him?

CASTLE: Okayplayer.com, but we actually didn't start talking until I got the balls to create a Twitter account. I reached out to him, told him I was a big fan of the music he shared on the boards, and we've been linked up ever since. Smalls is a cool ass dude.

Me: What kinda stuff do you guys have planned?

CASTLE: We've toyed with this idea called N*ggas with Physics Books or N.W.P.B., since me and smalls are science geeks. If all goes according to plan, we'll have an album's worth of material before the year ends. All we really have to do is decide how it's ultimately going to sound.

Me: That would be really sick. Would you rap over his beats or would you add production too?

CASTLE: A mixture of both, which was his idea. I actually had no intention of rapping on it at first. I'm excited to get to work though.

Me: Besides Small Pro, who else are you in the lab with?

CASTLE: Right now I'm working with the members of a crew that Smalls is a part of: The Wrecking Crew. Has-Lo, Zilla Rocca, and Curly Castro. Crazy MC's. I'm also working with a producer named Why?Arcka. That guy is incredible on the beats. Then there's a group called Loud Gang that I've been producing for. They have some stuff coming pretty soon. There's more, but the list is too long. Collaborating is my mission this year.

Me: You also mentioned thoughts about quitting. Why is that?

CASTLE: Talking out of my ass for the most part. Every time I tell myself that music isn't worth it and "quit", I end up coming right back. Unfortunately they don't have clinics for recovering hip hop junkies. I did have to take a short hiatus though. Needed to find my bearings; start resting more, eating healthier, et cetera.

Me: If someone was to ask you "Who the hell is CASTLE and why should I listen to him?", what would you respond with?

CASTLE: I'd tell them "because CASTLE 'creates art so that life elevates.' you want those groceries in plastic or paper bags?"

Me: Haha, well your music backs up the talk. Good luck to everything you do with your music man and just know that Oh.Globe has your back with any of your future releases and collabs.

CASTLE: Word 'em up. I 'preciate you taking time out to listen and getting to know me.

Me: Fasho, the world needs a sneek peak at CASTLE before he blows up.

CASTLE: Haha, good shit!

You can download CASTLE's new free EP off his Bandcamp here or stream it here:

CASTLE's Bandcamp: http://castle.bandcamp.com/

CASTLE's Twitter: @cstlnova

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Artist Interview: Loe Pesci (of OG Hindu Kush)

I was recently blessed with some time to chat with OG Hindu Kush's Loe Pesci. The Montreal rapper recently dropped his new album GOOD X 2 which was featured here. OG Hindu Kush's debut album In 3D was released to a huge amount of critical acclaim and topped a lot of "best of" lists for 2011, including mine. Watch the new video to the first single off GOOD X 2 "DMT With Joe Rogan" here:

Me: Who were your favorite rappers growing up?

Loe Pesci: I came up and started listening to rap , rapping in the same period of time , when The Chronic and Doggystyle and all that was going on. I was brought up on that Eazy-E and I learned about east coast artists and started diggin' that more. Someone I always say changed the way I saw rap was Big L.

Me: Was Big L a big influence on your decision to become a battle rapper?

Loe Pesci: No, I started rapping when I was 12. I don't think Big L was really known back then.

Me: Who were the most notable local Canadian rappers when you were coming up?

Loe Pesci: Shades of Culture, Rascalz, Ghetto Concept, Saukrates, and Choclair.

Me: I'm familiar of Saukrates, he's pretty dope. How do you feel about the current Canadian hip-hop scene?

Loe Pesci: There's a lot more going on now.

Me: Who do you feel are the elite Canadian hip-hop artists of today?

Loe Pesci: Out of Toronto you got so many great artists...too many to name to be honest. Montreal has Magnum, Iblast, Ceasrock, and The Narcicyst just to name a few.

Me: Montreal and Toronto are the 2 major hotbeds for hip-hop in Canada?

Loe Pesci: Don't get me wrong, you got a whole scene in Halifax. You got people making music everywhere in Canada. It's just about getting it to the right places...making good music isn't enough. I,f you want any type of success, you're gona have to either sign with a lable or do everything yourself and surround yourself with a good team.

Me: And that's what you've done with OG Hindu Kush and the rest of the AGL family.

Loe Pesci: Yeah man.

Me: Were you and the rest of OG Hindu Kus surprised by the huge amount of critical acclaim that was recieved by In 3D?

Loe Pesci: Well not really, cause we know we make good music. If anything, I'm disappointed that we didn't reach further but being independent and being your own manager/Publicist/etc.. means you learn along the way and hopefully reach a bigger demographic every time.
 
Me: Believe me, when people ask for a 2011 album, In 3D is always among the first albums I rec. What's the timeline for new OG Hindu Kush material?

Loe Pesci: We are looking to drop the Small Coffins EP in a few months. However, Os is busy with work and his own life game. I am busy promoting my solo album GOOD X 2 and working on getting a few videos out for that project which I just released.

Me: Being a solo album, was GOOD X 2 made with a different approach compared to In 3D? How do you feel about the project on a personal level?

Loe Pesci: This album was made in a short period of time. "Headbangers" and "My Sampler" were made in '09. The rest was made in the past 3 or 4 months, so its really just what I was going through at that point. A lot of shit was going on that made me just blurt out my thoughts on these songs.

Unfortunately, we had to cut the interview a little short because Loe had some business to take care of. Still, big thanks to the dude for lending us a little bit of his time and we hope for the best for him and the rest of the AGL family.

Download Loe Pesci's new album GOOD X 2 here or listen to it here:



OG Hindu Kush's Bandcamp: http://oghindukush.bandcamp.com/

Follow Loe Pesci on Twitter: @LoePesci

Join the AGL movement:http://aglisagoodlook.com/

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Artist Interview: Supreme Regime

Supreme Regime

Yesterday, the Oh.Globe spotlight was on up and coming Chicago collective Supreme Regime. You can read the Artist Spotlight and listen to their tunes here. In the Spotlight, I mentioned an interview with member Loud Mouth. Well, I was able to also get input from another member, Jommis Jettison. Here is my conversation with a fraction of the magnificent Supreme Regime.


Me: First off, identify yourself. What's your stage name and what do you contribute to Supreme Regime?

Loud: My stage name is Loud Mouth and I bring grimey, offensive, and often emmotional lyrics to the group.

Me: Who is all in Supreme Regime?

Loud: Right now, we have a production unit also known as Green Iris who make all of our original beats. We started off with three emcees, and added the newest/younger member a couple weeks back. He's a fifteen year old emcee that goes by Smiley Nahsa.

Me: And everybody is from Chicago?

Loud: Yessir Chi born and raised.

Jettison: I'm from Northside Chicago. Pulaski and Elston.

Me: That's pretty close to me...Portage Park area here.

Jettison: That's what's up. I fuck with the Chi...I need to tour though. I'm bigger than this city. For real. We gon' make it in a second.

Me: Has growing up in Chicago influenced your music in anyway? Are you guys big fans of any local Chicago giants like the Molemen?

Loud: Growing up in Chicago has definately influenced our music in one way or the other. We definately support local artists that are on the uprise.

Me: What's the story behind the name "Supreme Regime"?

Loud: I actually wasnt behind the origin of the name, I came in after Jesse and Paul already had the name so you're going to have to go through them for that one.

Jetisson: I came up with it kinda on a whim cause it sounds cool. It's not really anything too deep. It just sounds cool. I would like to find the perfect name but it hasn't hit me yet. We are dope (Supreme) and we are a squad (Regime). It's a wonderful family that has all different skills.

Me: How did you all meet each other?

Jetisson: High school essentially.

Me: Ahh ok. Have you guys reached out to other local buzzing Chicago artists? Guys like Rockie Fresh and Calez are making noise.

Loud: We are definitely fans of both of them. However, right now we're lacking a manager so its kind of hard to get into contact with other artists. We would love to work with them in the near future if that becomes an option. However, we have talked to Chance from Savemoney about possible future collabs but nothing's set in stone. We'll see what happens.

Jetisson: Supreme Regime and Chance a lil', but its really just Supreme. Why do we need anyone else? We got it all: hooks, flows, lyrics, and creativity. We're bout this. I'm living for this.

Me: Whatever's on your Soundcloud is what I know about Supreme Regime. Is there a tape or album out? If not, what's the timetable for one?

Loud: Glad you asked. Our Soundcloud is just a ragtag bunch of singles to create some type of portfolio. We've been working on an all original album called Sloane Peterson that will be dropping within the next two months. The only song that's out to the public right now from the album is S.O.G.

Me: Ferris Bueller's Day Off reference haha. That's one of my favorite movies.

Loud: Exactly, so Chicago. And Sloane is a bad bitch so it was only right.

Me: What's your favorite hot dog joint in the Chi?

Loud: Definitely Sam's Red Hots on Armitage and Western. May 15 is the release date for Sloane by the way.

Me: Oh for sure. When that drops, we'll be all over it.

Loud: Sounds good. We appreciate the support man.

Me: One last question. If someone was to ask you "who the hell is Supreme Regime and why should I listen to them?", what would you respond with?

Loud: I'd tell him Supreme Regime are just some real ass Chi-Town cats, tryna change music and that they should listen because I guarantee they never heard or will hear anything like it.

Jetisson: Just know that we ain't a fusion of old and new hip hop, we are SUPREME REGIME. We are forever this new breed of hip-hop. It ain't labeled.

Me: Your music really should do all the talking, it's dope. Well, good luck to you guys and know that whatever you guys drop has a home at Oh.Globe.

Loud: Much appreciated man, thanks for the love.

Jetisson: Supreme Regime will bandage every cut. We're covering the globe.

Supreme Regime's Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/supreme_regime

Follow Supreme Regime on Twitter: @Supreme_Regime

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Artist Interview: Emperor Bohe

Yesterday I highlighted the work of 20 year old Toronto producer Emperor Bohe here. I've known about his work for a while but he's still getting his feet wet in the game. I decided to try to get to know the beatsmith a little better since I do enjoy his music so much. I hit him up and we discussed what makes Emperor Bohe the expert musician he is today.

Me: I've been listening to your music for a long while. When I first heard about you, you were in a group called the Rhythm Voyagers Crew. What happened to that?

Bohe: To be honest, there really isn't an exact answer to that unfortunately. There may have been some creative issues, and there may have been some management issues. The RVC has never officially disbanded though, our work as a group just started to slow down... I guess. We've all remained on good terms with each other. On my album The Fantastic, a good amount of RVC members are on that. And of course, I also dropped an album with BE.water. Maybe we will start working together as a group again someday...we'll see. It's kind of like the Native Tongues....they had their down times.

Me:  Your album Elevator Music is a collaboration with RVC member PCO and is by far my favorite from you. Do you and PCO keep in touch at all?

Bohe: Of course. I've always considered PCO as a great friend of mine. We haven't really collaborated with each other musically for a while since the release of Elevator Music aside from a few random tracks, but we've always kept in touch since then. He's actually working on a solo album right now with a few different producers. I don't know if you've heard his first album, Dreamchaser, but it's kind of like that. I've already given him a few beats for that, so be on the look out.

Me: Who were your favorite artists growing up?

Bohe: To be honest, I didn't realize how much I loved music until I was like 13 or 14 years old. My dad has a great taste in music. I didn't really appreciate it until I got older. A broad range of music from classic soul to Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg haha. But growing up, I was definitely inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan the most. Especially the RZA, he is hands down the most influential producer to my style.

Me: Has growing up in Canada influenced your music at all?

Bohe: I'd guess so. Toronto is a very multicultural city so it is without a doubt that I've absorbed bits and pieces from all of the different musical backgrounds that are prominent in this city. But mainly, I'd say my style is mostly influenced by that gritty east coast style hip hop.

Me: From your style to your ability, how would you say your music has evolved from your first album Elevator Music in 2007 to your latest album Free Health Care, a collaboration with Broken Pen, in 2011?

Bohe: Oh man, so much as changed haha. When I was making Elevator Music, I used Sony Acid Pro exclusively for making beats. Nowadays, I use Ableton Live, an Akai Pro MPD26, and a M-Audio Oxyven V2 midi keyboard. I've always tried to make every album sound fresh, if someone listens to all of the albums that I had a major producing role in, they would notice that they all have a different sound from each other. A lot of people love the sound that I had on Cassette Tapes with BE.water, which was a throwback to the boom bap era of rap. So I'm going to try to make some more music in that vein. I'm a big fan of the sound I achieved on Free Health Care though, I learned a lot while making that album. Broken Pen is a producer as well, and I've learned a lot of techniques from him.

Me: I always thought your sampling in Elevator Music was top notch. It's incredible that you had such an amazing ear for samples at 16 years old.

Bohe: Thank you, I appreciate it. Once again, that ear for samples was trained while I was growing up listening to my Dad's vast library of music. He has actually given me all of his vinyls recently, so going through all of those records for samples has been amazing.

Me: What's the timetable for a new project? Are you working on anything right now?

Bohe: I'm working on another "solo" album right now. It's going to be in the same vein as my album The Fantastic, which means various other rappers over my beats. It's going to be called Focal Point, and I'm gonna drop it when it's done. I'm gonna take my sweet ass time with this project haha. I can't talk much about the rappers that are going to be on the album as the recording process hasn't been finalized yet. You'll probably recognize most of the artists that will be on the album. One artist that I can confirm for the album right now is Craig G from the legendary Juice Crew. I can't wait to release that track!

Me: How did you get him on board?

Bohe: Twitter, believe it or not. I showed him a few of my beats and he agreed to spit over one of them.

Me: That's pretty sick. I discovered your music a long time ago on a hip-hop forum that we both frequent. You were promoting it. On that same forum, like 7 years ago, you made a daily series of topics about the best song from an album from that day that reached up to 200 days. You don't know this, but that topic helped shape my underground hip-hop taste. For that, I say thank you.

Bohe: You're welcome. Oh man, that was so long ago. I barely remember anything about that haha. I vaguely remember participating in those topics. I would say the community helped shaped your hip hop taste more so than myself.

Me: Well, still haha. One last question. If someone were to ask you "Who the hell is Emperor Bohe and why should I listen to him?", what would your response be?

Bohe: I would show them that I make dope beats, with the tracks to prove it and I don't mean to sound cocky haha, but it is what it is. Either they feel my music or they don't. If they don't, then it's their loss. Man, that sounded cocky as fuck, didn't it? Hahahahaha. My bad. Despite all of that, I would say I'm humble as hell.

Me: You make some amazing beats bro so even if it was cocky, it's justified haha. Good luck with everything you do with your music in the future and know that everything you drop has a home at Oh.Globe!

Bohe: No doubt! I appreciate the interview. I wish you guys all of the best. Don't forget to listen to Focal Point when it drops!

Emperor Bohe's Bandcamp: http://emperorbohe.bandcamp.com/

Emperor Bohe's Tumblr: http://emperorbohe.tumblr.com/


Emperor Bohe's Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/emperor-bohe

Follow Emperor Bohe on Twitter: @EmperorBohe

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Artist Spotlight: Emperor Bohe

Emperor Bohe, birth name Kevin Matos, is a young hip-hop producer hailing from Toronto, Canada. He is known for his lo-fi soul sound and expert sampling skills. Bohe was once a member of the Rhythym Voyagers Crew, a collective of prodigious hip-hop talents that consisted of himself along with PCO, Velosity, Direq, BE.water, Sketch, Jansport J, and HM!.  The 20 year old has been making beats since 7th grade and has released 5 projects, with his first being a fully produced collaboration with fellow RVC rapper PCO entitled Elevator Music. Bohe released that project when he was 14 and it was released to mass critical acclaim from those who were fortunate enough to get their ears on it. His latest release was also a joint collaboration with rapper Broken Pen entitled Free Health Care that dropped June of 2011. Bohe has been working on a project that he's dubbed his "dream project", so if it is going to be any better than what he has already put out, then you should really drop what you're looking out for and turn your head to the dude. Look out for an interview with him coming really soon.

You can download the Broken Pen/Emperor Bohe collaboration album Free Health Care for free here or stream it here:


You can download the fantastic PCO/Emperor Bohe collaboration album Elevator Music for free here or stream it here:

Emperor Bohe's Bandcamp: http://emperorbohe.bandcamp.com/

Emperor Bohe's Tumblr: http://emperorbohe.tumblr.com/


Emperor Bohe's Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/emperor-bohe

Follow Emperor Bohe on Twitter: @EmperorBohe

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Artist Interview: Shag

Back in March of 2011, Oh.G had a "Fresh Talent" article focusing on buzzing producer Shag that can be read here. Just 2 weeks ago (Febuary 10th), Nazzy featured a beat tape that the beatsmith prodigy released entitled Wake Up and that can be read here. I decided to get to know the beatmaker a little better.

Me: If someone was to ask you "who the hell is Shag and why should I listen to him?", what would you respond with?

Shag: I'd start off with, "who the hell are you?" first of all. Then I'd tell them that I like to think I bring something fresh and unique to a world full of over-produced beats. I infuse as much soul and emotion as possible into my music, and I don't think people do that enough anymore.

Me: Is there a project that you have in the back of your mind as your "dream album"?

Shag: I have more dream albums than I can even list. Most of them involve working with MCs who I'll probably never get a chance to collaborate with; people like Common, Elzhi, DOOM, etc. In the end, I'd like to work with someone on the come-up. Someone who has the potential and drive to be like one of those legendary artists. I guess my dream album is just to work with someone who's on the same mental plane as me creatively and ideologically.

Me: Have you attempted to reach out to those artists at all like through Twitter or Facebook? Have you ever gotten any recognition from any "big" rappers?

Shag: Honestly, I try to make one attempt every day at least. I've sent tweets and e-mails to people like Blu, Asher Roth, hell even Lil B. Most of them don't ever respond. I'm guessing they never even listen to the music. The furthest I've ever gotten with an artist is Erykah Badu e-mailing me back telling me she couldn't listen unless I attached an MP3 to the e-mail. Never got anything back after that. Celebrities suck.

Me: Do you have any plans to produce an entire album in collaboration with a rapper?

Shag: I'm working with an artist at my university locally, but we don't really have a timeline down for the album. I'm working with an artist from Connecticut named Jigz though. We've been talking back and forth and I think a 7-8 track EP will be coming out shortly. Other than that, no, but I'm always open for collabs if you know what you're doing!

Me: You've been entering numerous remix contests, would you consider making a remix album in the vein of MF Blends or maybe a whole album remixed like all of the Black Album remixes out there?

Shag: I totally would, and I consider it at least once a month. The problem is, there aren't many good acapellas out there anymore. Artists quit putting them out, and that's sad to me. They think it's hurting their image or something, but it's really keeping true to the spirit of hip-hop. If I could find 11 acapellas I LIKED I would definitely make an album like that.

Me: I know you made a Dilla tribute, I think a DOOM tribute with his acapellas over your stuff would be extremely awesome.

Shag: I've only found about 3 quality DOOM acapellas, but I like that idea too. I think his voice would suit my beats pretty well.

Me: You music is very sample based. Would your craft be effected in a way by the moves the government is trying to make on the copyrighted music on the web?

Shag: I worried about that for awhile (fuck the government for the whole SOPA/PIPA thing by the way), but recently my stuff has been getting a little more experimental/less sampled. Wake-Up was about 50% sample free I think. I COULD do it without samples. Do I want to? No. Would it force me to be better as a musician? Possibly...

Me: Last question and I'll let you go. If Stones Throw emailed you right now and it said "Yo, send us your 5 best tracks", what would you send them?

Shag: 1. Yo
2. Listen
3. Overflow
4. Electro-Snap
5. Crime
And I would tell them to return the bad-ass envelope I decorated as an MPC when I sent them my demo, bastards.

Me: Wait wait, you really sent them a demo in an MPC decorated envelope?

Shag: Yep, trying to stand out. I sent them Keys in it's entirety, slightly edited so the strongest tracks were first.

Me: Hopefully all the hard work pays off dude. You deserve it. Good luck with all your future endeavours and know that anything you put out has a home at Oh.Globe!

Shag: Thanks man, you guys rule. I'm gonna go eat shitty cafeteria food with my roommate now.

Shag's Bandcamp: http://shag.bandcamp.com/ 

Like him on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/shagbeats

Grab his latest mixtape here: http://shag.bandcamp.com/album/wake-up

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