Easily my favorite jam on the record.  Great visual.

Preorder Camu‘s Album King of Hearts at Definitivejux.net

“Def Jux and Fat Possum proudly present Camu Tao’s albm, King of Hearts. Two years ago Tero “Camu Tao” Smith died after a grueling battle with cancer. He was a friend, a son, a brother, a groom to be and last but not least a brilliant producer, singer, rapper and entertainer. Words can not express the heartache that has been felt in the wake of his passing by those who loved and respected him.

This summer, on August 17th, Camu Tao’s first and final solo album KING OF HEARTS will be released by Definitive Jux in collaboration with Fat Possum Records. In conjunction with this release we will also be giving away (for free) the 2005 Central Services (Camu Tao and EL-P) ep Forever Frozen In Television Time. Download the FREE Central Services EP here.“

via Definitivejux.net

mad props to the homie Damien Neva for Ford Models who really just makes everything he touches look dope. A little something about EL‘s upcoming instrumental album dropping in August.

In the years before Camu passed, him and EL worked on some songs as a side project under the name Central Services. Always was curious as to why they never came. NOT better late than never* I’d honestly much rather have saw this come out when Camu was still alive. Maybe it was too ahead of it’s time…

Here’s the first track titled What God Should Do RELEASED today

Download it: http://www.mediafire.com/?jqoenyr2mdm

this is a song off the upcoming CENTRAL SERVICES EP “FOREVER FROZEN IN TELEVISION TIME”. it was recorded in early 2005 and was never released. the EP will be given away for free in conjunction with the CAMU TAO album “KING OF HEARTS” which drops on august 3rd on DEF JUX/FAT POSSUM.

i want a crazy girl all in my life
theres a new drug that id like to try
theres a fast car that i’d like to drive
god should give me the power to change your minds

but the cops are knocking at my door
the bills scattered all on my floor
but the cops are knocking at my door
the bills scattered all on my floor

theres a new sex position that i wanna try
cause these girls got my brain fucked in my mind
dont forget this shit baby
keep it in mind
god should give me the power to just change your mind
come on god give it to me

theres the cops knocking at my door
the bills scattered all on my floor
theres the cops knocking at my door
there’s bills scattered on my floor

something change your life
something that you wanna try
fuck this shit baby,
cause lifes a crime
god should give me the power to just change your mind

i changed my mind
fuck this shit baby,
while we’re on the subject i apologize
god should give me the power to just change your mind

theres something that you might buy
fuck this shit baby
lifes a crime
god should give you the power to just change your mind

you should do yourself a favor and take your life
put a gun to your head and just close your eyes
dont do that shit you crazy?
everything thing i said was a lie
im ready for the handcuffs come on copper give me a ride

now the coppers knocking at my door
the bills scattered on my floor
and the coppers knocking at my door
the bills scattered all on my floor

via XLR8R

pretty crazy.

http://www.definitivejux.net/mp3/baby_elp_death_mix.mp3

EL got a new download page up for some new new and other free ish.

http://el-p.bandcamp.com/

I got an advanced copy of this last week from EL and it’s been on heavy rotation since. massive. the wait is well worth it.

peep the tracklist, release date, and info via http://cancer4cure.blogspot.com

El-P- Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 (August 3rd, Gold Dust)

http://www.el-p-weareallgoingtoburninhell.com/

Few artists can combine uncomfortable with catchy; paranoiac with head-nodding; morbid with springy. It’s hard to scare the sh!t out of you while simultaneously keeping your foot moving. Rapper, producer and Def Jux founder El-P knows how to get to parts of the brain others can’t. As a solo artist and frontman for seminal hip-hop group Company Flow or producer of Cannibal Ox, Cage, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, NIN, Beck, The Mars Volta (and many, many more), an El-P production can drive you to hide underneath the bed, punch a wall and nod your head all at the same time. Which brings us to Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 (August 3rd, Gold Dust), the sort of, kind of but not really follow-up to his past two mixes of the same name previously released at live shows.
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via pitchfork

murders it.

“and maybe you’ll get something nice in the driveway”

Photo by Julian Gilbert

Julian Gilbert is my Cardboard Connect and a brilliant photographer. He does not use digital anything and he will shit on your digital camera bc the viewfinder is in his mind. I’m a huge fan of his and If you don’t see his hustle…you do now. This photo was taken during the recording session at EL-P‘s for the song Halogen Glow.

visit http://juliangilbert.blogspot.com

be sure and tell’em Yak Ballz sent’chaa

photo by Damien Neva

Friend and brother EL-P has just released a statement (press release) earlier of the current status and future hiatus of Definitive Jux Records, a label and a family I have very much been a part of for the majority of my career. It’s pretty clear, and by the same token, clarifies a lot of the rumors/internet chatter.

Here is the post below via Definitivejux.net entitled…

OF HOOPTYS AND HOVERCRAFTS

I haven’t much to say on this at the moment.

WHAT A NIGHT!

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