SOUNDS OF BENATTON

As I sat in "Apt 78" a lounge in the Washington Heights section of NYC chatting it up with up and coming HIP HOP group BENATTON. I realized I came across a very talented group which formed 7 years ago.

Like the clothing brand Benetton; Benatton is a colorful mixture of diverse young men. Luis "Jay" Suarez (who is Dominican), Richard "Parlay" Copier (who is French), and Anthony "ToNe" Woolford (who is African American).


With a very unique sound, they have yet to reach there full potential.
As we chatted over our sangria's, I had them freestyle for me. To my amazement, all three were lyrically animated. This was a classic case of "don't judge a book by its cover." At first glance you would think "ahhh yeah, they probably THINK they can rap." But they amazed the shit out of me.

ToNe has a cool lingo which reminded me of Nikki Minaj (except for the fact he makes sense. Lol).
Parlay who is also the producer, artist & engineer says " I want to be the first white rapper that doesn't sound corny, I want to come across poetic like NAS but sounds like FABOLOUS," and Jay has a rapping J.Cole sound with a touch of Sofrito. When asked about there sound Parlay put it like this: "We are the Beastie Boys mixed with N.E.R.D slapped with Gym Class Heroes.

Each song is diverse in sound: "I'm Famous" has Jay mixing with some Latin lingo. It takes my mind to shining lights in a high class downtown Manhattan club. Parlay raps in "Acting Up" sounding far from a white boy. I imagine bumping this with the windows down in the whip, while "Realease the Kracken" has a rock/hip hop skateboarder feel to it. They are obviously a group that likes to have fun with sounds and makes you want to move.


They are definitely a group that you can and will be hearing a lot about in the near future.


FOR MORE INFORMATION : www.benattonmusic.com
www.facebook.com/benatton
www.twitter.com/benattonmusic

BIG SENCE

Big Sence

                                              
Rafael "Big Sence"Sanchez is definitely making his way and proving that Latino’s can make

it in the Hip Hop industry.

 

“I want to show that we Latin’s can be us. That we are nice on the microphone and can generate sales.”

Raised in the Dominican Republic and the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, Hip-Hop helped inspire and help him adapt to his surroundings. “It motivated me because I did see violence and drugs . Bushwick was a tough neighborhood growing up, it was crack infested and drew our family members to sell or use drugs. When you pressure coal you get diamonds and once I moved back to Brooklyn from D.R. Hip Hop showed me how to adapt to my new environment.”

Sence got into music around the age of eight. He knew Hip-Hop was for him. He loves writing and being creative. “My versatility is something yet to be witnessed in Hip Hop.” As he grew as an artist he came up with the name Big Sence “it’s from the lack of sense people and the world has.”

As any Latin artist trying to break onto the Hip-Hop scene, Sense has dealt with stereotypes and negativity, especially during the Reggaeton era . “Back then if it wasn’t Reggaeton , labels would basically turn down meetings. As Latinos we’ve never gotten the respect we deserve.”

Big Sence has worked with numerous big name artist like: LOON, Joell Ortiz, Juganot as well as opened up shows for artist such as : Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Trina, Bubba Sparxxs, Rick Ross, Zion y Lennox, Fat Joe and Tego Calderon. He currently has a single out with Latin Hip Hop artist Lumidee called “Que Lo Que Pasa Aqui.”

Big Sence is both focused and humble, which says a lot about a person. He has a lot of work he is planning on accomplishing. “I plan on reaching the stars, no one plays the game to win little.”

Make sure you look out for the name Big Sence and you can check him out at
www.Bigsencemusic.com
  www.facebook.com/bigsence
 www.twitter.com/bigsence

Big Sence : Raybanz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKk6PmggkGA

Big Sence and Lumidee : Que Lo Que Pasa Aqui

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6-ifzfpmo

MIGHTY FUZZ YOUNG

Producer and songwriter Graig “ Mighty Fuzz “ Young comes from a musical background. His father was the manager for the eighties rock band Concrete Jungle and his uncle was the lead guitarist.

At the age of thirteen Mighty Fuzz realized music was his calling after he got his first Yamaha keyboard. And due to the fact father and uncle’s career fell apart, it helped Fuzz be dedicated and work hard in the music industry. “I come from a very talented family so I go extra hard knowing the gift I have and basically finishing what my family started.” Not too long ago coming home from a two year prison sentence it helped Fuzz think about his life and what he wanted out of it.

Graig acquired the name Mighty Fuzz Young because he was always a beast from childhood. Meaning he is a strong person mentally, physically and emotionally and was always told that he moves like a Gorilla and his last name Young.

A very talented producer, his name is known for his work in Hip-Hop, Reggaeton and Dancehall, although he deals with all types of genre. And is gifted in rock, R&B and Pop. He has worked with artists such as Pitbull, Bizarre of D12, Uncle Murda, Agallah Da Don, The Corp Cartel, Ali Vegas, Christian Dior, Cortez, Darkside Inc and the list goes on with both well known and upcoming artists and he looks forward to working with more.

“For my Generals” and “For my Generals 2.0” hosted by Superstar Jay are two mix tapes Fuzz has produced and both can be found on www.datpiff.com , www.coast2coast.com and “ This Ain’t Friends…It's family Album” mix tape. 

He produced two songs “The Corner” by Joell Ortiz and “Boom Boom Clap” by Ali Vegas. Fuzz also produced C.P.R by Sean Strange on his “Street Urchins” album.

“Be persistent and don’t believe in everyone’s hype, don’t rely on others and take every opportunity, “ - Mighty Fuzz Young.

For more info on this young producer check out www.myspace.com/mightyfuzzyoung

www.twitter.com/mightyfuzz

Boom Boom Clap : Joell Ortizhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBjPxiHJapM

Quitate Del Medio : Pitbull feat. Lil Man and Jokehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPbevNtehZ4

THE CORP CARTEL

The Corp Cartel


The trio The Corp Cartel hailing from the Washington Heights section of Manhattan is bringing their funky futuristic sound and style to the streets. Jonathan “Jaywise” Perez 27 , Mark “Tana” Melendez 27 and Alex “Chaos” Dore also 27 make up The Corp Cartel.


They were known individually for their MC skills in their own hoods and when they met they took it to the next level and created a mega group.

 “Originally, The Corporation was the real name of our team and we just took over in every aspect of the way and while doing that we figured we had everything else on lockdown why not take over the music game as well. so with that being said we started a new addition to the Corporation and shortened the name to The Corp. and added the Cartel due to our take charge attitude.”

The Corp Cartel has won the Latin Hip Hop Artist Award at the New York Underground Music Awards, they have performed at the Tribeca Film Festival and the 10th Annual New York Latino Film Festival presented by HBO.

“We had the inspiration, drive and dedication to take it to the next level and refused to be taken lightly.”

They have been working extremely hard and have a lot to show for it.

In 2005 they released their first mix tape installment entitled Unsigned Heights Vol. 1 with the late DJ Carl Blaze followed by Vol. 2 and in 2008 their single “Do You Want Me” hit the independent charts.

Within the last few years they have had the opportunity to work with DJ Enuff, the late DJ Carl Blaze, DJ Prostyle, Crowdmover LBoogs and DJ Green Latern . Producers: Rockwilder, Kane Beatz, Michael “Seven” Summers and XV and as well as a few clothing lines such as: Sabit, Lavie, Gifted Elite, Kid Robot, Brian Wood, Dirty Jax and Orisue to name just a few of the ppl they have worked with in the entertainment and fashion world. The grind never stops with The Corp Cartel. They continue to give Hip-Hop a new sound and look.
This year The Corp Cartel plans to drop the their first album “The Corp Cartel on Deck: The World Series,” where the single “On Deck,” has been a hit.

In between working as a group they will also be working on solo albums. Jaywise currently released his single “Foolish Things,” and the video and song can be found on www.youtube.com

The grind never stops with The Corp Cartel they continue to give Hip Hop a new sound and look.

CHAMPIONS
http://www.zshare.net/audio/84687628bd7b11f8/

ON DECK
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8468766510941046/

TWITTER
@thecorpcartel
@youngtana
@jaywise31

MYSPACE
www.myspace.com/jaywise181
www.myspace.com/chaos181
www.myspace.com/dakidmontana
www.myspace.com/corpcartel

Let's Love not Hate in 2011

It's now 2011 and I hope women has a whole can unite and stop belittling each other.
As woman, we face a lot of insecurities in one way or another:
- I'm to fat/skinny
- I'm ugly
- My hair is to short or nappy
- I'm to light/dark
- I have no chest / or butt
- I don't have a man
- My man cheats
- I have no friends
- My nose is to big/small
And the list goes on...

By feeling this way females tend to hate on each other because they may see another female with something they want and think they need and the hate begins.
By observing females as well as myself it's all about self love and confidence.

Now some woman may have confidence but may still lack self love, ie; "I know I'm pretty and I can get anybody I want." However, when females with that mentality get that somebody they take certain abuse or give to much when only little is given back and are not appreciated.

Now not all women have these problems and are the ones getting hated on but believe majority of women do have some sort of insecure problem. I have felt insecurities and also felt confident but continued to put up with certain things because I didn't love myself. We need to realize we all have something beautiful about us,from the loud-mouth ghetto hand waving girl to the geeky stringy haired no name brand sneaker wearing pimple face nerd. We shouldn't let what someone says or whispers about us deter us in life. Those who constantly whisper and snicker have yet to find out how to love themself. By hating and giving another female dirty looks will only tear you down and people will not have or give you the respect you want or deserve.
In 2011 I hope we can cease the hate and learn to love but love ourselves 1st.