October 23, 2011 

Slaughterhouse!!!!

I have been telling people that Slaughterhouse is about to blow up and I have had a couple of examples to give them. They are four separate artists  Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5’9″ that have been doing their thing on the solo tip then they performed a song on Joe Budden’s  ”Halfway House” which they knew they had a chemistry to form the group. They released their first album, “Slaughterhouse” in 2009 on E1. In 2011 they released an EP called, Slaughterhouse EP, to hold over the fans until they could finish up their Shady Records debut album. They say they are about 75% finish with that album which I know will finally put them on the map. So to display their lyrically ingenuity Eminem, Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse decided to go to the B.E.T. Awards 2011 Hip Hop Cypher and murdered the whole thing. Watch the video below and you will be yelling Slaughterhouse!!!! like Rihanna (you will know what I mean when you watch it).

This is the unedited explicit version of the Shady Records 2.0 Boys 2011 Cypher. Yelawolf, Slaughterhouse and Eminem over “Tried By 12″ provided by DJ Premier. Filmed on location in Detroit, MI, USA.

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October 16, 2011 

For All He Does, For All Of Us…To Michael!

Sometimes in our lives we need a reminder. Something that puts everything in perspective. Why we work our fingers to the bone. Try to obtain every trophy. Fight the good fight.

Now back to your regular Ecliptic Sight program: I made that sound like something epic was happening but it is the just the new marketing (genius?) campaign from Sony called “Long Live Play. The video above just makes me think that we are changing lives when we play games it was perfectly executed allowing us the viewers to be drawn into their make-believe world. They also make us keep watching the video so we can try to spot and identify all the characters in the video. That is all i got I have to get back to my gaming.

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September 25, 2011 

Kickstarter, Premrock & Willie Green Pledge A Tour

Do you remember producer Willie Green? Well he has teamed with emcee Premrock to release the self-titled album, Premrock & Willie Green on September 28, 2011on Isolated Wax Records. In an effort to promote their record they are going on tour in the U.S. in September and then International in October. You can help them fund their tour while getting dope music in return on their Kickstarter page. You can give as little as $1 dollar or more to receive bonuses. The one I chose was the $20 pledge which included:

Digital copy of new album: “PremRock & Willie Green,” signed hard copy of PremRock’s “the build” and digital copy of Willie Green’s “Dirty Jordans.” Email updates from the tour.

So basically I get three albums from their respective catalogs and help them put on a show for fans around the world that sounds like a win for everyone. So if you want to support them hit up their Kickstarter page for more options. Also to let you hear what is on the new album they have released this single with C-Rayz Walz, Soul Khan and DJ Addikt called, “Had to Be Me“.

 

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September 18, 2011 

ESP Music Agenda: Braille – Native Lungs

Braille has linked up with Humble Beast to drop his latest album, “Native Lungs”. Braille has always given you meaningful music to inspire but takes it one step farther with joining with some of the best producers to compliment his sound. Evidence, Khrysis, S1, Ohmega Watts, Theory Hazit and more transforming Native Lungs into the most intricate and personal albums in his collection. Braille and Humble Beast want everyone to feel his message and is giving it away for free at http://humblebeast.com/downloads/. Here is the music video for the song, “Feel It” off of Native Lungs produced by Evidence.

Artist: Braille – @BrailleHiphop // facebook.com/​Braille
Song: Feel It
Album: Native Lungs
Produced by: Evidence
Featuring scratches by: DJ Revolution
Mixed by: Eddie Sancho
Mastered by: Ricardo Gutierrez
Label: Humble Beast – @HumbleBeast

Directed by: Edd Blott – @EddBlott

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September 4, 2011 

Copperthistle Starts Anti Biters Coalition

Let me start off by saying all the art below does not belong to myself or Ecliptic Sight. All rights and artwork is by digital artist known as Copperthistle on Deviant Art. I put that disclosure at the top because it seems he has a problem with biters (people that steal his work without giving credit to him). So he transformed it into art by starting the Anti Biters Coalition.

The concept works well with his hip-hop inspired work which also has a lot of biters in the industry. Here Copperthistle transforms MF DOOM into a zombie with the dark colors flowing into the haunting image of him devouring human remains.

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August 28, 2011 

ESP Music Agenda: August Vinyl Purchase

Trying to expand my vinyl catalog and was surprised by a nice little gem some record companies are doing to keep buyers purchasing physical copies. They are adding digital download cards to the vinyl so you have it on the computer as well on your turntables. I definitely support this movement because it is easier than trying to rip your vinyl and separate the songs through an audio program. Here are the new joints that will be bumping through the Ecliptic Sight headquarters for this month:

Gangrene – Gutter
Pete Rock & Smif-N-Wessun – Monumental
Random Axe – Random Axe
Madlib – Medicine Show No. 9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville
Gangrene – Sawblade EP (Shaped like a sawblade and new music not on the Gangrene – Gutter album)

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August 21, 2011 

Little Work Makes Big Design

I first witnessed Juart Little’s impressive work at DeviantArt and was taken back by his use colors and expressions. He definitely chooses some of my favorite artists to give his interpretation through his designs. Little has drawn Aesop Rock, Cypress Hill, Planet Asia, Afu-Ra, Pharaohe Monch, RZA, Tash, Immortal Technique and many others giving the underground hip-hop some shine. Juart’s art does not stop at hip-hop and his work goes from tattoo designs to fonts and much more. His website at digitalbluecollarworker.com displays his work in a simple but elegant way to let his designs become the focal point.

Hard to pick one but this is my favorite from his work:

© 2011 Juart Little

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