URP Radio -- March 29, 2010 -- J-Bru in your area

With March winding down, we decided to kick off the show with a Big-M/2Face Al double shot of our favourite tracks from albums released this month. It was a good month for Hip-Hop, with Raekwon, Reks, Lupe Fiasco, Pharoahe Monch, Zion I & The Grouch, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa dropping albums, among others. It was tough to narrow it down, but we went with Pharoahe Monch's "Clap (One Day)" featuring Showtyme & DJ Boogie Blind and "Race Against Time" by 1982 (Termanology & Statik Selektah) featuring Bun B & Josh Xanthus. Both solid, conscious tracks that are guaranteed to get your head nodding. In case you haven't heard them, check out the URP Facebook Pagee to hear both. Think they suck? Tell us what you were liking in March!

We were then joined by Halifax mainstay, J-Bru. J is currently on a massive Canada-wide tour with veteran Classified, so we appreciate him doing an interview with us right after rocking a set! We discussed the tour, coming up in Halifax and threw some March Madness and Jordan chatter in there as well. We've been giving J-Bru lots of spins lately so if you're not familiar yet, hit him up on Twitter.com/BruPrintMusic, Halfliferecords.ca and shortly on LiveVision.ca. Don't sleep on one of Canada's top MCs!



Make sure you head over to the URP Facebook Page once again to get down on some free DJ Quik and 9th Wonder downloads! Definitely worth a click or two so get on it!

J-Bru, The Roots, Atmosphere, Styles P, Saukrates and JD Era were among the artists that got some burn on the URP tonight. Make sure to keep it locked right here and on www.URPRadio.Podomatic.com for all the latest the Urban Renewal Project has to offer!

URP Tuesdays -- Makin' Statements

Once again it's on...

We started the show by acknowledging MLK day (Monday). Even though it is an American holiday, Martin's words and actions have influenced and benefitted populations around the world.

Addressing audiences was a characteristic that MLK worked to perfection. If there was one thing he could do as well as or better than anyone, it was conveying his messages through eloquent and inspiring speeches. It is with this in mind that we got into the second edition of the Beat Battle (still working on a better name for that). This week's theme was 'Statement Tracks'. Rappers often put out a track to put the game on notice. Royce Da 5'9 said it best on his statement track, "Boom": "When I spit, you don't eat, you don't breathe, you don't miss a f***in' line". My pick this week was Joell Ortiz's "Battle Cry", while 2Face Al selected "Built For This" by Cormega. What do you think?

Mentioning Vanilla Ice's upcoming album also stirred up a little trip down memory lane. If you haven't seen his classic film, "To The Extreme", do yourself a favour and pick it up wherever terrible motion pictures are distributed.

We were also blessed with an exclusive new track from Vancity's Finest, Jay Kin, who called in near the end of the show to drop "Japan Love" on us. Do we really need to tell you that it's dope? Hit JayKin up and let him know what you think.

As always, we kicked out the jams all night with Matt Brevner, Saigon, Pharoahe Monch, Joell Ortiz finding their way into the mix, along with many other experienced rhyme sayers. We're on fire in 2011!

Keep it locked on www.URPRadio.Podomatic.com and right here to get your podcast fix!

Also, support the real and head over to iTunes and get Freeway and Statik Selektah's new EP, "The Statik-Free EP", you won't be disappointed.

URP Tuesdays -- First of 2011!

We're back in the spot for 2011! Same dope formula, new year!

We kicked off the new year with a Double Shot from new EP from Termanology & Statik Selektah, collectively known as 1982. It's entitled The Evening News and is most likely tracks that didn't quite make the cut for their LP, released a few months ago. We joked that the tracks were throw-aways, but that 1982 throw-aways were better than most rappers' albums. While it is only 8 tracks long, it is a good grab on iTunes for the price! Check it out for sure.



We got into our favourite albums of 2010, with Freeway & Jake One's The Stimulus Package, The Roots' How I Got Over, Nas & Damien Marley's Distant Relatives, Termanology & Statik Selektah's 1982 and Rustee Juxx & Marco Polo's The Execution topping the URP list. Honorable mention to Curren$y's Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk II.

Tons of tunes in the mix as well, including some J. Cole, Curren$y, Pigeon Hole, Saukrates & Drake, and even some Dirt Nasty tonight! We also got into two separate 2010 Rap-Ups, one We've all been crazy busy over the holidays but expect this week's podcast relatively shortly, as well as a couple of other ones we haven't put up for download yet. Stay tuned!

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Goodness

No show this week, so why not just share some of the stuff that's tickling our eardrums. Some new, some old, all good!

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx f/ Black Moon - Let's Take A Sec



Sadat X f/ Ill Bill - X & Bill (Prod. by 9th Wonder)



Drake f/ Saukrates - The Search (Prod. by Rich Kidd)



Rakaa of Dilated Peoples - Ends To Means



Statik Selektah f/ Young Chris, Peedi Crakk & Freeway - All 2Gether Now



Elekwent Folk - Turn of the Decade



The Snowgoons f/ El Da Sensei & Kaze - Survive The Mess



Enjoy...

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