Congratulations to my friend Sara for being smart & dedicated & hard working to earn her degree
I went to visit my dear friend Droop and met his friend, a hip hop plumber. Well what I mean is that he is a plumber AND an MC. To top it all off, he is an amazing artist as you can see in the album artwork he did…
Foundation Rub a Dub
Treasure Isle Dub
Dancehall
Roots
Culture
Afternoon sessions every 2nd and 4th Saturday!
Residents
JROCC, SHINEHEAD, DJ JFX and BYZEONE!
Special Guest Sets:
DJ MR. E.
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Filed under: Art, Beat Swapmeet, Delicious Vinyl, DJing, Events, Fashion, Gigs, Hip Hop, Life, Music
The Los Angeles Beat Swap Meet: 2 Year Anniversary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnrF-N_xH-4
Sunday after-noon April 11, 2010
Grandstar Jazz Club (Chinatown)
Home of Fly-Ball, Boombox, Firecracker, & Soul Sessions.
943 N Broadway – Los Angeles CA 90012
12noon-6pm / Free with Canned Good
Donations are hand delivered to the LA homeless community.
This is an All Ages event – Casual drinking (bar open) for the 21+
Over 30 Invited Vendors & Collectors Buying Selling & Trading Records from all over The World.
BLUES – DISCO – FUNK – HIP HOP – JAZZ – PUNK – REGGAE – ROCK – SOUL – WORLD
3 Areas of Music.. Records For Sale.. & Conversations Awaiting..
Downstairs: Hosted by Odds (Bpandodds.com)
An all 45’s extravaganza.. Live DJ’s share rare selections from there 7 inch collections. Reputable vendors from both Buena Park & Pasadena record swaps setup here, amongst a few dozen other invited vendors, in the likes of a different atmosphere (for once). Bar available for the grown..
Upstairs: Hosted by L.Scatterbrain (Zulu Nation, Foundation Funkollective)
Some of Hip-Hop’s living legends reside upstairs, selling records & spinning them of course. Special surprise in-store performances + our 1st official DJ battle. In the past Ras G, J-Rocc, Frank Nitt, Percee P, & Illa J, just to name a few, have blessed our listening ears with live, last minute surprise, showcases.
Outside: Hosted by Huskey Radio, & Listen Clothing
Features a vendor village of boundary pushing designers, brands that they have created, and the people who love to look fresh. Live DJ’s spin only vinyl and the place is decorated with record vendors. Record-inspired art, every culture in the world in 1 city, & the fresh California Sun.. peaking in between the Chinatown buildings.. reminds you why you Love LA.
Real DJ’s spinning 12’s & 45’s.. some that are even for sale:
671, Abel, AC The PD (Hip Hop Philosophy Radio), Analog (Beathackerz Collective), Blessaid, Charlie Rock (Rock Steady Crew), Chikaramanga (Tres Records/Giant Panda), Clenzroc, C-los (Stacksvinyl.com), Counterstryke, Early Worm, Endo, Expo (Root Down), Frank, Gabe Real (More Fire/Foundation Funkollective), Jawa (Scratch Academy), Kidragon (Table Manners), Kidriz, Kiwamu Omae (Shibuya Club), Listen Recovery Crew (Listen Clothing), Los Undergods, Mixmaster Wolf (Breakestra/Dark Leaf), Pryvet Peepsho (Fly-ball), Shred One, Source (Dicknose Monkeys), Uncle Bucky, Valtron, Yotah (Shibuya Club), The Plushone (Stereolove)
The 1st ever…Beat Swap Meet DJ Battle
$200 Cash Prize – Hosted by DJ Jawa (Lost Unknown, Scratch Academy) UP-STAIRS.
Judges:
Mr. Choc (Beat Junkies), Pryvet Peepsho, & P-Trix (IF2)
Sign-up: DJJawa@gmail.com
Filed under: A Cake for King Cokni, Cooking, DJing, Life, Things that make me smile
Filed under: Babu, Beat Junkies, Cooking, DJing, Events, Hip Hop, Junebugg's Kitchen, Life, Music, Rapper's Delight
Make sure you get your presales, they are in VERY limited supply. Not only will you see videos & hear music made by Babu of the World Famous Beat Junkies… but you’ll also be able to get your grub on! I’ll be serving up Rapper’s Delight in the lobby so make sure you come with an appetite.Follow Babu on Twitter
PS- Just in case you didn’t know… I love Hip Hop!
***Here are some pictures from the night***
I didn’t get to take any pictures of Babumpia because folks ate em right as they came out of the fryer… thats how good they were!
Check out Fro Labs break down of the whole night
Babu, Mr. Choc, Makaveli & Cheese and Guru Grape Leaves
Filed under: 2Mex Tamale, Cooking, DJing, Events, Junebugg's Kitchen, Life, Music, Rapper's Delight, Snoop Dogg, Soundation Reggae
Come & get your grub on tomorrow afternoon from 3-8! Verdugo Bar is my favorite bar in all the land, the back patio is lovely and will be even lovely-er tomorrow with reggae bumping out the speakers. Legendary DJs Jrocc, ByzeOne, Shinehead & JFX will be putting it down on the 1’s & 2’s while I serve up plates of home cooked goodness. Free cover & great beer, you have no excuse… come have lunch, linner or dinner with me. Check out the menu! xoxo
