Check out the 2012 Summer Hip Hop Festival at The Middle East Downstairs, August 31st. With performances from Akrobatik, Dutch Rebelle, J The S, Retrospek, Elemental Zazen, Quite Nyce & Louie Gonz, Stu Cat, Blacastan, Natrual, L-Ski, H.W., Boom Vox, Rumorz, Serge Didenko, G-Robo, Jus Clyde, Justin Sketch, & Mic Bratsis. TIX: http://tktwb.tw/QyAsGe
Don’t forget to pick up Sam Scott’s upcoming album, Stuck Dreaming, available July 16th! Features from Al-J, XV, Mod Sun, Mike Dreams, Stu Cat, Rite Hook, and Cam Meekins.
Check out Speakers at The Middle East Upstairs, July 23rd. Also performing is Justin Sketch, Nick Cincotta, Boom Vox, Knockout, and more. TIX: http://tktwb.tw/LTr2Fe
Signed to The Write Off Vol. 3 label Leedz Edutainment, beatsmith Rob Whitaker makes his solo Booth debut with Strange Clouds (Remix), a tweaked version of B.o.B.‘s hit single and album title track. Here, Whitaker’s moodier version of the original Dr. Luke production serves as backdrop for bars from Boom Vox and Rite Hook. While this joint isn’t attached to any forthcoming project, those feeling it can keep their browsers locked for further freshness from Rob Whitaker and the entire Leedz Edutainment crew.
After just a couple leaks, Leedz Edutainment and DJBooth present the highly-anticipated album, The Write Off Vol. 3. Hosted by Mr. Peter Parker, the new album sports features from Stalley, Pack FM, Slaine, Akrobatik, Torae and many more. Producers such as Matty Trump, Teddy Roxpin, and Kno (of Cunninlynguists) provide the dopest of beats to make the project complete. Download it for free from DJBooth.net. For all inquiries please contact learned85@gmail.com. Thank you for your support and let us know what you think!
It was about a week ago the first time I sat down to listen to Boom Vox’s debut album Shoot The Moon. At that point, I had heard of the Boston-based hip-hop duo, but I wasn’t too familiar with the music. I put on my headphones, pressed play, and within ten seconds of the opening song, I was hooked. I wasn’t quite sure what exactly I was listening to, but I was hooked. Eighteen songs later, it was clear to me that Sam Scott and Al-J, who came together to form Boom Vox just six months ago under the Leedz Edutainment label, had created one of the most unique, experimental hip-hop albums of the year. Shoot The Moon can’t be simply defined as a hip-hop album because it’s more than that. With this project, Boom Vox combined elements of rap, R&B, pop, techno, and even some rock and dubstep, and they managed to blend it all seamlessly, all the while over top-notch production from Matty Trump and Rob Whitaker and including features from the likes of Cam Meekins, Spose, Rite Hook, Stu Cat, Mickey Factz and Dre Robinson. The result is an album with an incredible variety of sounds and one that truly keeps listeners on their toes from start to finish. The combination of Sam Scott’s smooth vocals and Al-J’s old school, calculated delivery in his rhymes makes for a such fresh change of pace, and if the duo’s debut album is any indiction of what’s to come in the future, Boom Vox will certainly be far from a hidden gem very soon. While Shoot The Moon is naturally far from flawless, it’s an extremely complete album from top to bottom, and it serves as an ideal introduction to two extraordinary talents coming together as one. Read MORE
From Boom Vox’s debut album, Shoot The Moon, check out the new single, “Fame” featuring Mickey Factz & Dre Robinson, as seen on DJBooth.net. Also, I’ve included links for the free album as well as the video for “Day By Day.”