Chuck D joins the ever-growing list of emcees to collaborate with artists, as the Public Enemy front man launches his first-ever art collection titled "By the Time I Get to Arizona."
Debuting in March, so head to the link below and order yours now ?. The prints find Chuck D and collaborator Ravi Dosage envisioning what has been described as "a future Arizona border created in a sophisticated collage utilizing a cache of recognizable figures (created over the last 100 years) to show how our 'nation of immigrants' has been lost to legislation." The collection was inspired by Arizona's stringent immigration policies and takes its title from Public Enemy's 1991 song of the same name.
Chuck and Dosage will release the series of 300 prints on March 4, with over 30 figures, lyrics and messages hidden throughout the piece. Each print will also feature the rapper's handprint plastered on the print in paint and a placard of authenticity signed by Chuck D himself.
So J-star is throwing out this track for all you MC's to well get amoungst ...
And J-Star says "This riddim is probably my favourite production on the JSTAR Extra Playa EP!"
A bonus cut for MC's to rhyme on , or for you to remix, sample and get creative with...
IT DOESNT DO MUCH BUT IT DOES IT WELL!
You can find the mashup version on my soundcloud...
The bassline was a sub and my SH101, and it was so simple and strong i didnt want to do much more with it. The horns and piano licks are a twisted back n forth replay inspired from a Yabby U track in the all time great film Babylon!
if you bought the original soundtrack on LP all those years ago you'll know what im talking about!
Give a credit if you are going to use this track...and pls leave a comment my friends!
ok so we are a bit lazy on this and prob should have wrote JStar a heap of questions ? well when he is back here in New Zealand we hope to do just that ! !, so for now. who is JStar ? we hear you say ?.
Well glad you asked if you do no then head to the bottom of this and download one of his mixes on offer .. go on go go enjoi !
and for those of you who dont ? here is what the man sorry gentleman has to say about himself ! ...
JStar well ..has struck gold worldwide with his blends of reggae instrumentals & hip-hop accapellas released on limited 7 inches and is credited with inspiring countless other mashup releases.
They've found their way into the bags and sets of every dj worth their salt including grandmaster flash, norman jay, francois k and the late great john peel! JSTAR and MC Honey Brown perform shows all over UK, Europe and round the world.
his credits are not a short list and here are a few:
* Remix work for DJ Vadim, Kid Kanevil, DJ Dero, NME/ Nick Harrison, Mark Ronson, Ms. Dynamite (Polydor), Sonny J (EMI), Ursula1000, Black Grass, Teedra Moses, The Shortwave Set, Lord Large, Bobby Kray, Sway and more...
* Mixmag voted 5/5 for 'No Diggity ' remix
* over 40 remixes & mashups released on JSTAR and other labels
* DJ'd alongside Dangermouse / Plug 3 (De La Soul) / Don Letts / Cypress Hill /David Rodigan /Trojan Sound System / Andy Smith countless others - thank you!
* DJ mix Appearances on XFM (UK), Kiss FM (UK), Red Bull Music Academy Radio (x2), Radio Nova for Levi's (live in Paris, FR), Base FM (NZ), George FM (NZ) aswell as worldwide radio play of remixes and internet
* Glastonbury / Womad / Secret Garden / Shambala / Lounge onThe Farm Festivals / Feest in Park(B) / One Love (NZ) / Splore (NZ)
* MTV/ K - swiss Aftershow party in Singapore
also just a heads up JStar loves New Zealand and often drops in here and can be found playing tunes at venues like so Rakinos etc
until we catch up with the gentleman of mash ups and bringer of mean vibes and ask him the hard questions (ha ha) also we will let you all no when he is here again so we hope that is enough to get ya at least keen enough to try a mix ?
so get involved enjoi and ......
InDogWeTrust
This is the last part of the documentary about appropriation, creative influence, re-use and intellectual property in the remix age. It is a conversation among various musicians, visual artists, writers and lawyers, all sharing their views on why and how we use and create culture, and how intellectual property law, originally designed to provide people with incentives to create, sometimes hinders creative production far more than it enhances it .... enjoi
Part 2 of Walking on eggshells is a 24-minute documentary about appropriation, creative influence, re-use and intellectual property in the remix age. It is a conversation among various musicians, visual artists, writers and lawyers, all sharing their views on why and how we use and create culture, and how intellectual property law, originally designed to provide people with incentives to create, sometimes hinders creative production far more than it enhances it.
Walking on Eggshells is a 24-minute documentary about appropriation, creative influence, re-use and intellectual property in the remix age. It is a conversation among various musicians, visual artists, writers and lawyers, all sharing their views on why and how we use and create culture, and how intellectual property law, originally designed to provide people with incentives to create, sometimes hinders creative production far more than it enhances it.
This film is our final project for the seminar "Intellectual Property in the Digital Age" at Yale University.
Directed and Produced by:
Jacob Albert
Ryan Beauchamp
Brendan Schlagel
Interviews with (in order of appearance):
Eclectic Method
DJ Earworm (Jordan Roseman)
Joy Garnett
Michael Cunningham
Dudley Andrew
DJ Ripley (Larisa Mann)
Jonathan Lethem
E. Michael Harrington
Edgar Garcia
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
