Another great event coming soon…Footlong Development and Keistar bringin’ back ‘FLAVORS’ on December 11th at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. This time the all-star lineup consists of DJ Scratch (Scratchvision), DJ Spinna (BBE/Highwater), and J.Rocc (Stones Throw/Beat Junkies) with an opening set by Dubs One (Proper Audio). Bringin’ to you the best of Hip Hop and R&B from the 90’s. Ohh the Golden Era of Hip Hop…how I miss those days. Definitely take time out to turn back the clock and reminisce over the good ol’ days. Pre-sale tickets are sold on www.going.com/flavors2 for $10. More detail after the jump.
Look out…Wonder-full LA4 coming back to Cali! This time the event will be held at The Vanguard in Hollywood on Friday, November 13th (between 10pm-4am). My man Bobbito Garcia AKA Kool Bob Love and DJ Spinna will be holdin it down as usual, spinnin’ all Stevie Wonder exclusives, covers, samples and remixes. If you missed it last year, make sure you come out this year!!! Pre-sale tickets available on www.going.com/wonderfull4.
Here’s a classic joint for you created by my man The Earl back in 2007 for the launch of the official Bball Junkies website. This one’s entitled the BBJ Theme Song. Some of you might have heard it already but if you haven’t, take a listen to what The Earl cooked up and turned around in a couple of days. Later this week, I’ll post some joints from The Earl vs BBJ: Jumpball collaboration mixtape. You can catch some of The Earl’s posts on BBJ, writing about what’s new in the world of music.
Check out this new commercial set out by Nike which features Kobe Bryant, DJ AM and Mike Epps playing a game of H-O-R-S-E, with the loser giving up his pair of sneakers. This commercial was set out to promote the launch of the new Nike Zoom Kobe IV ID on NikeID.com.
This is just a reminder…if you’re in the San Francisco area this week, make sure to look up my man Bobbito. He will actually be out there on December 12th, for another event that he’s spinnin’…For more detailed information on his upcoming events this week, check out his post on Bounce Mag entitled: Upcoming Gigs. Peep the photo taken during the Wonder-Full LA3 event, of Bobbito and the nice video backdrop of Stevie.
Okay party people, the homies at Footlong Development got another one for you called FLAVORS at the Echoplex in Los Angeles on December 12th. DJ Spinna (Wonderwax) and J.Rocc (World Famous Beat Junkies) will be taking you back to the ol’ school by rockin’ Hip Hop, Reggae and R&B classics from the 90’s. Damn, this is something that’s definitely needed…it’s was when Hip Hop was at it’s finest. The Golden Era. So for pre-sale tickets go visit: www.going.com/flavors08.
So earlier in the month of November, my man Bobbito Garcia was in Tokyo, Japan for an event that he did with Rock Steady Crew President Crazy Legs and DJ Tony Touch. Damn, it would have been nice to be out there. Peep the photos below. While he was out there representin’, he was also spotted rockin’ a fresh BBJ My3Sons Tee. Yo Bob, the shirt does match your sneaks! To read more about Bobbito’s journey to Tokyo check out a couple of the posts he wrote entitled: Crazy, Touch & Love Rock Japan and The Dogyard Japan, definitely some good reads. Domo Arrigato Bobbito.
Back at you with another music inspired rant, but always with a BBJ flavor mixed in. This month I will be discussing the traditional essence of making Hip Hop beats. Now production on a whole can be done in a slew of ways…from live instrumentation to using keyboards for your beats or even computer programs, however this session involves getting those fingers dusty. Using records and a drum machine has been a formula that over the years has produced countless number of classic Hip Hop songs. So I decided to pull out a few records from the crates and assemble a beat for y’all. In this particular case, a total of 6 records were used to piece together this joint (check the pic). Here are the records I used: Fleetwood Mac, Terry Callier, The Undistriputed Truth, Ferrante & Teicher, Elliot Randall, and The J. Geils Band. I got the main groove from one record, but also found a nice snare on a different song from that record, then used another record for the vocal snippet, and so on. The whole fun in being able to make beats, in my opinion, is to be able to use pieces from different records and splice them together to come up with your own collage. Check out the beat below. Any questions or comments, feel free to hit me up…thespearl@AOL.com…Enjoy!
Alright y’all…Here’s another opportunity that can’t pass you by. Wonder-Full is coming back to the west coast again, this time at the Echoplex in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 18th from 9 - 2:30am. Presented by Footlong Development and Keistar Productions with some special screen printing by Hit+Run. The show is featuring DJ Spinna and my man Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love, with an opening set by DJ Rashida. I can’t hardly wait for it. Peep out the flyer below for more details.
Here’s an interview with hip hop pioneer Pete Rock, which he talks about some of the tracks he produced and some of the dopest artists he worked with. Here at Bball Junkies, we are definitely fans of Pete Rock’s work…The Earl even wrote about his album as his first post with BBJ. Peep out the video.
Introducing The Earl vs BBJ mixtape entitled Jumpball. This is the first of a series of mixtapes that will be released as part of the Overtime Edition set forth by Bball Junkies. The outcome of this project was to provide to the listener a raw, nonstop, uncut mixtape that contains break beats and uptempo hip hop tracks that gets your blood boilin’ as you get ready to prepare for a basketball game. If you ain’t hyped up and ready to play after listening to this mixtape, you might as well stay home or sit the bench. This promotional album is free with any purchase of BBJ products. Hit me up if you listened to last week’s show on CAS and I will send you a link to download the mixtape (expires soon). Stay tuned for an update of the shopping cart. Check out the CD cover.
Last week, I was able to roll up to Cerritos All-Stars live, interactive mixshow with The Earl and watch him spin a special set. It was the last time CAS was broadcasting from the Yuco Entertainment Studios, so I felt it was a great opportunity to stop by. Big ups to DJ Redline for holdin it down for CAS (Happy Birthday and Congratulations!! - my boy proposed to his girl on his birthday…she said yes). The Earl played some beats from original artists, and then played the hip hop songs where the samples were being used. It’s amazing to think that most of today’s songs are being sampled by artists that many people don’t know of. One could argue about originality, but I think it’s pretty damn creative if you ask me. I love hearing how producers take snibbets of beats and turn them into somethin’ bangin’! In case you missed the mixshow I can send you a link to download the set with The Earl, just hit me up at rob@bballjunkies.com. Check out some of the photos at the mixshow.
This past weekend was the monthly Orange County Record Show in Buena Park, a record lovers paradise. Just as is the case when you find that shop or event like the Dunkxchange for all you sneaker addicts; the record show can be a vinyl enthusiasts chance to fill up the stock in their collection. With this event, you have a chance to meet some record dealers and other vinyl heads that are down for the same cause, VINYL. Serato users need not apply for this show, strictly vinyl. Along with the vendors, you’ll might be lucky to bump into your favorite local Hip Hop producer: Dj Numark, Madlib, Cut Chemist, Evidence, Alchemist, J-Rocc, Dj Babu are just a few of the many that will attend these events. EBAY is always an easy alternative on buying records, but the record show allows for inspection of the vinyl and there is always the $1 bins that are waiting to be picked through, to find that gem that you have been waiting for. For upcoming shows visit www.asavinyl.com. Until next time, keep diggin’…
Tune in to the live interactive radio showwww.cerrritosallstars.com for a special set with The Earl on Monday, July 28th around 9pm (Pacific Time). If y’all don’t know about The Earl, he’s the only cat I know that’s got a grip of dope vinyl. He also got a wicked jump shot so you gotta guard him close. Oh yeah, he also blogs for BBJ too! Tune in to the show as The Earl will be droppin’ beats and spittin’ commentary at the same time, something that’s never been done previously on CAS. Also, there’s an exclusive promotional album release of The Earl vs. BBJ mixtape entitled Jump Ball. The album will be available on www.bballjunkies.com and will be free with any purchase of BBJ products. Don’t worry we’ll keep you posted.
If you haven’t gone to one of these parties, y’all are missin’ out! I had the opportunity to check out Happy Feet at the Echoplex last night and it was off the chain. Bobbito Garcia and Rich Medina laced us with those ill tracks that kept everybody’s feet movin’. They provided us with that feel good music and I can’t wait for the next one! Their tour continues up in the bay area tonight at the Mighty nightclub in San Francisco. Big ups to Asad from Footlong Development. Special shout out to the 4 Horsemen (Wu, The Earl, Krispy & G-Money), Nate, and Buddhabong who was at the event. Mad props go out to my man Bobbito who was rockin’ a never before released royal blue BBJ New Era Cap last night. Thanks Bob.
Next week my man Bobbito Garcia along with Rich Medina and DJ Rashida will be in town for an event called Happy Feet on June 6th at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. They’ll be spinning a combination of Afro-Beat, Latin, Jazz, Dance, Breaks, progressive Hip Hop, and soul. They got that feel good music that will make you walk outta there with Happy Feet! For more detailed information, check out the flyer below. There is a $10 guest list RSVP available on www.frolab.com/happyfeet. Presented by Footlong Development and Frolab. More detail about the event on the next page. Yo Bob, I’ll be there brotha.
Check out this interview done by Wordcup with my man Bobbito Garcia when he was out in Berlin at the Be True Dunkspace. The interview talks about his lifestyle, his passion for sneakers and his work ethic. He also talks about his upcoming projects and how being organized is the key to being a jack-of-all-trades.
First of all, I wanna give a special shout out to my man Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love for being a great inspiration to us here at Bball Junkies. Here he is once again rockin’ a Bball Junkies t-shirt, this time it’s the Trotter tee in the black colorway. Yo Bob, I’ll make sure to see you in June when you come out here to Los Angeles. Also, I can’t wait to see the next issue of Bounce Magazine.
Check out what’s crackin’ with Soled Out Tuesdays on December 18th at the Crash Mansion in LA. They got DJ Rhettmatic performing a special set along with Mr. Choc from the World Famous Beat Junkies.
Looks like we have QuestLove from the legendary Roots crew showing up to Soled Out Tuesdays at the Crash Mansion in Los Angeles on November 20th. Also featured that evening is Mr. Choc from the World Famous Beat Junkies as well as the crowd favorite DJ Journey. Come out to enjoy the exclusive DJ set by QuestLove.
Alright BBJ fans…Bball Junkies will be on Cerritos All-Stars live mix show on Monday, October 29th around 9 pm (pacific time). Tune in to hear what Bball Junkies is all about. During the show, we will be giving away free t-shirts to 3 lucky listeners who are able to answer some BBJ trivia questions. So check out our website, because some of the trivia questions will be coming from there! Tune in the rest of the week for your chance to win some free t-shirts. To listen [click here].
Bobbito and DJ Spinna were both in town this past weekend for the Wonder-full event in Los Angeles at the Crash Mansion. First of all, I gotta give a shout out to Mr. Bobbito Garcia for showin’ love for BBJ. Here he is rockin’ a BBJ Logo Tee at “The Do-Over” in Los Angeles along with his friends Mike and Cognito (www.frolab.com). To see more pictures [click here]. If you don’t know about my man Bobbito peep him out on www.myspace.com/bobbitogarcia. This man is a walking legend. Also, don’t forget to check out his online magazine on www.bouncemag.com. If you don’t have this magazine already, go get it.
We were chillin’ at The Earl’s Studio this evening to hook him up with some new BBJ gear and rap about the upcoming Overtime release. Be on the look out for The Earl vs BBJ Mixtape entitled “Jump Ball”. To see what’s crackin’ with The Earl go to www.myspace.com/theearl.
We stopped by to find out what’s crackin’ with our friends from Cerritos All-Stars. If you don’t know already, they’re a live, interactive mix show, playing the dopest hip-hop tracks. You can check them out on iTunes or www.cerritosallstars.com. If you wanna tune in to what they’re playin’ right now… [click here]. Props go out to DJ Redline and DJ Epic from CAS for always showing love for BBJ and lacing us with those ill tracks.
