Wants Vs Needs Party • Tomorrow Evening • Friday, May 18th in First Avenue’s Record Room
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New Music: Genesis the Greykid – “Motivated”
New joint “Motivated” from New York native Genesis the Greykid. He’s currently working with the homies over at Creative Control. “Motivated” is a one off track to tide you over before the next record off his upcoming debut album Grey Matter. If you missed it before make sure you check out the visuals for “A Thought” off the upcoming album below.
More from the Greykid here.
Toki Wright FADERS Mixtape • Free Download
Little while ago, I helped my guy Toki chop and blend a bunch of tunes for his new mixtape, FADERS. It just went up as a free download on the Soul Tools bandcamp page.
Download and play from iTunes for a seamless listening experience.
Also, below you’ll find the new video for “This One”, off the FADERS mixtape.
Bonus Video: – This One (Free Verse)
Mick Boogie Presents: Beastie Boys “Grand Royal” Mixtape
Last week, the passing of the legendary Hip-Hop group’s Beastie Boys member, MCA, shocked the world and the music community in more ways than one. Definitely a tragic loss and a very talented individual that left us too soon.
In part of the Beastie Boys being inducted into the Rock Hall Of Fame, Brooklyn based DJ, Mick Boogie compiled a selection of rare remixes and live performances to make this mixtape something to cherish and pass on to other people and fans of the group back catalog of classic material.
Complex: Meet Adam R. Garcia, The Graphic Designer Behind The Yeezy II
Complex Magazine over the course of the day, released more images of the long-awaited Nike x Kanye West “Yeezy II” sneaker and what better way to go into detail than to let their readers be introduced to the Wants Vs Needs fam, Adam R. Garcia!
Shouts and mega props to Adam on all of his hard work in the past and the present!
Check out the link for the full write up here.
The Hundreds™ x Those Two: Mix Mondays “Season Of Separation”
The Hundreds™ and fellow contributors TK and Jenn Klein recently gave my mixtape “Season Of Separation” a showcase on the site for their segment called “Mix Mondays!” This is beyond honoring to me due to the fact that I’ve been a fan of The Hundreds™ since the beginning stages of Streetwear back in the day and what they’ve done and presently doing for that industry.
All in all, I couldn’t be happier to have my most promising mix to date, I feel, be featured on that site and for it to be put out to even more people to get in the know of what I’ve done..
Check out the post here and continue to follow the brand and it’s contributors as well!
WANTS VS NEEDS Event Recap – March 2012
80 degrees in March. Isn’t it suppose to be winter still?
We ain’t mad at that.
It was DJ Espada’s birthday this weekend and we made sure that our good homey received a proper birthday bash. Cupcakes, Jameson, proper dance tunes… yup.
Here are some shots of the party last Friday. The full set can be found on our Facebook page.
By the looks of it, this summer’s going to be a good one.
SO MUCH RAP
Petey Wheatstraw dropped this raptastic mix on us this week, called SO MUCH RAP. It’s filled with plenty of hip-hop goodies to get you even more hyped up for the heat wave that’s been rolling through the Twin Cities. Head down memory lane as Petey hooked it up with some gems that we haven’t heard in a minute.
Mobb Deep – Up North Trip
Rubbabandz – Purple Rain
Rasco – Run The Line (Lord Finesse Remix)
Jamal – Fades Em All
Pusha T – Don’t Fuck With Me
The Roots – Act Too (The Love Of My Life)
Group Home – East NY Theory
Common Sense – Resurrection ’95
A Tribe Called Quest – 1nce Again (Petey’s Blend)
MC Breed feat. 2Pac – Gotta Get Mine
Masta Ace – Sittin’ On Chrome (Pitkin Ave. Mix)
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – In The House
Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown
Black Moon – Niguz Talk Shit
The Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Jay Dee Remix)
Elzhi – Memory Lane
Mobb Deep x Q-Tip “Drink Away The Pain” #mobbdeepmondays
Classic collaboration between Mobb Deep and Q-Tip. You have to think about how this even came about back in day, ya know? Like who knew who and how’d did they even link together to do this tune. For whatever it’s worth, nice production and wordplay go hand in hand on this one.
New Music: Freddie Gibbs f. 211 & Problem – “All Gone F*ck”
New joint from Freddie Gibbs featuring 211 & Problem. Nothing more to say but “amazing”.
“Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D”
Here’s a documentary telling the life story about the late and great Heavy D, titled, Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D. Watch this wonderful tribute and appreciate the accomplishments the legendary MC achieved in his life along with the many contributions he provided to the world of hip-hop.
Via Hypetrak.
Slangin’ Shirts at SnowGRADE
This past Saturday, we held down a pop-up booth at SnowGRADE, which took place at Architectural Antiques in Northeast Minneapolis, slangin’ a couple shirts and posters designed by Adam R. Garcia, The Pressure. We hooked up some speakers and jammed out to mixes and remixes by the DJ crew while chatting up with folks who were both new and well aware of Wants Vs. Needs. SnowGRADE was an absolute hit. We had tons of fun, made new friends, and hope to be back for this Fall’s NorthernGRADE. Maybe we can squeeze in a DJ set at our booth…
A special thanks goes out to Kat and Mac of Pierrepont Hicks and Larry of J.W. Hulme for letting us take part of this fantastic event.
SnowGRADE swag.
Our booth sign.
Carpe Diem poster and the very popular Morris Day tee.
The WANTS script tee.
So Gold kickin’ it at the booth.
Impossible Objects poster.
Never forget – Wants Vs. Needs takes place the third Friday of every month.
