Thursday, April 30, 2009

Supra Announces Skytop II Oh Boy

Honestly had I known that Kevin Rudolf was going to make Burgundy Skytops the new Osiris D3 for rock-rap fuckboys, I wouldn't have even copped my all whites a year ago and subsequently begun to love them. What I'm saying is...if I could do it again. Unfortunately it is one of my favorite shoes, so we will see how the II's look. I'm down with the non-athletic high top revolution though, viva.

-P

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

TONIGHT: GMK @ NEUMOS W/ WALE AND COLUN MUNROE



Don't miss our homie GMK putting down a heavyweight set at Neumos in Seattle opening for Wale and Colin Munroe. Yerp.

-P

Monday, April 27, 2009

TH (SOTA) Mixtape DL Hustlers Honeys & Hipsters





Ello World,

Over the last two yrs it's been hard to fulfill my need to get it in, in the booth. With my brotherens being away, Parker at NYU, being the home base and root of SOTA endeavors. As well Hyphen8d traveling in life and making his moves, etc. I found myself recording dolo with extended fam AKA amongst a few others. Mostly when there wasn't a seasonal break to record with the three of us and do what we do. Over time i've accumulated a number of tracks prolly 30 or so. We decided to narrow it down to 18 and drop it for yall. And then there was....duh duh da duh..... Hustlers, Honeys & Hipsters: a conscious, ignorant, cocky, vulnerable, and everything in between effort by myself, with no direct message or portrayal in mind other then to have fun and make music influenced by everything i was doing, listening to, or feeling at the time. There are two links the one below and the link to the donate w/ download which is the 2nd, so here it is. Hopefully you enjoy it, and be on the look out for the "Shapeshifters"mixtape coming in the next few months that will be bitch smacking all or any previous SOTA material (this included). Thank you to anyone who has helped me get to this point, and if you're feeling the tape think about donating something in exchange for my hard work--it will only go back into the music and be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Thadwick Tristen Treavor III aka TH

PS, the cover was made in July, 09, woulda made some changes if couldve but uhh were real low budget over here at SOTA :) and fuck it.

U-N-I interview with MiamiSwag


O . M . G people. Oh my goodness. I said it, this is too funny. Pretty sure that everyone involved gets progressively faded as the interview goes on. Watch as our boys Y-O and Thurz from U-N-I catch up with MiamiSwag after a recent show at South Beach.
-P

VIDEO: Dizzee Rascal - "Bonkers"



Not really a rap song from a rapper we know as Dizzee Rascal. I've been into this cat for a while though, his style has always been ill and he's definitely putting on as far as UK rap artists go. The reason for posting this is because it majorly makes me want to "pop a lil roll have me feelin like I'm born to rock, run up in the door no line like we own the spot..."

Thizzness.

-P

TONIGHT: Dan Fajans @ The High Dive




Catch the homie Dan Fajans putting it down at the High Dive tonight:

8:30pm.
21+
$5 cover.

Peep out his myspace or blog if you aren't familiar..

The SOTA blog develops...


As we get more traffic and develop the blog, we want to make sure it is working/accessible for y'all. Comment on this post and let us know of any issues/problems viewing or using the blog on your browsers and computers. (Loading speed, video playback, etc--be specific: what browser are you using? i.e. Internet Explorer 6.1 or 7, whatever).

Anything you want to see more of? We reserve the right to our taste buds--but appreciate any feedback y'all have on the content, and feel free to submit something for post consideration. Hit me with an email: "parker@sotaboys.com" We love y'all.

Happy blogging,

-SOTA

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Kanye West featuring Young Jeezy-Amazing (Video)


Amazing from kwest on Vimeo.


Lil Wayne on "The View"



Never thought I'd see the day. Too much comedy.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

First Pair of Greedy Genius feets you will catch me in.




Haven't been f**king with the Greedy Genius as of yet, started off trying for too much high brand/price before they felt authentic--these are a step in the right direction. I'm dowwwn.

Greedy Genius Ocean Runner No word yet on the release date.

AUDIO: U-N-I "Reach For The Sky" feat Tabi Bonney & Haziq



A U-N-I knocker produced by Beatnik and K-Salaam off their upcoming album titled Where The Streets Have No Name. The beat/production is ridiculous..

Download here.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

NEW SOTA MUSIC: Young TH "Superstars" feat. Fidget

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Click to download.

"Hustlers, Honeys, and Hipsters" coming next Tuesday 4/28.

Shouts out to Fidget!

-SOTA

Clevland Cavaliers Playoff Proposal (Heineken Spin Off)



Had me dying, i had just seen the Heineken one for the first time last night. But this took it to a whole nother level. And Cavaliers I feel the same way with my new ones haha.

Rick Ross Album "Deeper Than Rap" Drops Today





Ross album drops today, as well as two videos. The video for "In Cold Blood" is shown above. Overall, I hear the album goes hard minus a couple of tracks--you can't deny that The Runners and others who produced it are bringing you superior production value (i.e. the shit sounds good, whether you like Ross or not).

-P

CURREN$Y - "This Aint No Mixtape" [mixtape...haha]


Another dope drop today, although this one aint free, and it aint a mixtape. But it might be. If you have heard anything from CURREN$Y then you're up on game--you know his mixtapes go hard and he is pretty smart with his beat choice, not to mention lyricism. On that note, we are going to avoid the leak and send y'all to Amalgam Digital to cop the tape for a measley $8.99. If you got the hookup, that's like a gram at wholesale price, so the blunt you didn't smoke yesterday can be put to good use.

Purchase it here.

Kid Cudi and DJ EV Present - Dat Kid From Cleveland [mixtape]




It's going to have to be new music Tuesday. It is a busy week for music, Asher Roth's album "Asleep In The Bread Aisle" dropped yesterday, and since there was basically a MONSOON in NYC last night (got caught outside...goodbye to my favorite pair of RBK Pumps and a relatively new pair of 501's), I'm guessing the release party went off a little less smoothly than intended. We'll see when the numbers come in on the album though.

This post is about Cudi though...right? Apparently the tape is a lot of recycled material, but nothing off of "A Kid Named Cudi" so for you fresh heads there is some fresh music. Download it now over @ www.DatNewCudi.com. All this re-zsharing and tagging it with your own blog is getting out of hand--consolidation is power so we're gonna start showing love and sending traffic through artists' sites as they drop their work. It's the least we can do. Enjoy!

-P

Monday, April 20, 2009

People$ "My Collar" Single & Follow The Leader Mixtape DL



My Collar Link

Follow The Leader Mixtape Link

New DL's from Seattle's own People$. Look out for the EP coming this summer & make sure to download the current mixtape. Much Love Fam.

Drake On Mtv Mixtape Monday & The Massacre of New York Last Week



Where do i begin.... I remember like yesterday being put on to Drake in 06-07 by the homie Porter Ray and not being able to figure out why he wasn't stupid on back then. Wordplay, flow, metaphors, and pictures... nicest in the game period &. The first track i ever heard was going in for life i believe off of the comback season mixtape and i was hooked since then. I haven't felt this hyped off of a new artist and/or proud (for some odd reason) since Kanye first got on back when i was playing that shit in like 03 when tyler from 2am club couldnt get ye out of his mouth. Like on Dj Boom freestyes talking about oprah winfrey and ripping his own beats done by other artists. But yeah man Drake, congratulations homie. After hearing the interviews from last week up in NY and watching that show footage its been more then officially godzilla, magnum, huge, whatever you wanna say. Heres some links to the madness thats been going on.

PS track with Jay-Z coming sooon...stupid, simply stupid..and thanks for putting on for the super "light skinned" as you said haha.

Uptown Performance 4/17/09


On Angie Martinez 4/16/09

More Interview mp3


Best I Ever Had 4/17/09


Peter Rosenberg & Cipha Sounds 4/17/09


Funk Flex 4/16/09

OOH. I choose on these...




UBIQ Fatima 2009 Spring/Summer Colorways. Avaliable.

Summer '09. Yes.

-P

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Young Dro & UNN: DRO





This shit is too hillarious, "black booy, white boy swagggggggg!!!!, Give me back by my swag!!!!!". This guy needs to take up comedy as a side hustle. Hella well edited too. UNN hollllllla @ us.

Friday, April 17, 2009

In the Studio with Scottie Pippen on the Talkbox

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Pippen 'ant easy.

-P

VIDEO: Nyle "Let The Beat Build RMX"


Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.

Congratulations to my homie NYLE for killing it last night at the Earth Day show with 88 Keys, Kidz in the Hall, Asher Roth, Izza Kizza, and Peter Rosenburg of Hot 97. The show was dope, but NYLE destroyed em by opening with this video, recorded all in one take, and the music recorded LIVE while the camera was rolling. This sh*t is amazing.

I missed my cue to break the dance out when "Poison" dropped, but got up there for the "Flashing Lights" freestyle so I'm good. There will be more footage of the show up soon no doubt, NYLE debuted his video then hit em off with a live band (shout out to Mitch and Funknasty) and an incredible set.  No offense intended, but the rest of the performers...STEP YO GAME UP! For real.

-P

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fire-Tagging



If u aint hip, get hip. If you're hip, get broke.

Fire-tagging is done by throwing up a fast tag and then lighting it on fire before the paint dries--doope. These pics exhibit work from known fire-tagger Ellis G and are examples of fire-tagging. As far as the graffiti genre goes this is pretty interesting, because the only way to document it is with pictures and video of you lighting up the piece. Where writers used to get-up by doing huge throws on subway trains, warehouses near trains, etc today there are so many that everybody is biting or tagging over everyone else. What do you do when you run out of physical space?--Go viral. Promoting yourself as a writer with pictures and video of firetagging could theoretically make you a much bigger name online than you would otherwise have from physically reproducing your pieces as fast as humanly possible...

Here are a couple more pics and a video of a tag being lit:




-P

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

SOTA Presents Young TH "Hustlers, Honeys, and Hipsters"

Release Date: April 28th, 2009

The debut mixtape release from Young TH in the crew. Stay tuned for more details, but for now enjoy the first three leaks off the tape:

"Life Of The Party"

"Touch My Soul" feat. Hyphen8d

"Livin' Life"

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dl2
dl3
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-SOTA

Monday, April 13, 2009

Flicks From 4/8/09 B-Awake(Feat TH) Zion I










Better Quality Flicks Here props to Janae Jones the big homie

Throwback Question: Diddy's Dancing..?



Does he or does he not look like MC HAMMER on a slow...slow day?

uhh...comment.

-P

Kanye West and Young Jeezy "Amazing" Video Stills








A few images have surfaced from the video shoot, and they look..good. I am excited for this video, while our man Kanye has been a little out there with a last couple of videos, I definately enjoyed Welcome To Heartbreak as well as the Flashing Lights videos, and even the video for Stronger. Stay tuned for the video to drop!

-P

Saturday, April 11, 2009

We Appreciate the Love..

Wanted to show some love to those who went extra extra commenting on our Teen Vogue feature.. haha. You all are some believers, that's whatsup. Click the images to see em bigger if you can't read the text:





-SOTA

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Wow. Nore's Twitter > the funny papers.




Maybe it's just me...or maybe people are going a little hard on the twitter these days...!!

-P

Monday, April 6, 2009

This Wed April 8th



Our boy B Awake will be opening for Zion I at Neumo's should be a great turn out. Young TH will be in the building and on stage assisting like Pippen. Get it there.

-SOTA

Friday, April 3, 2009

April 14th @ The Rendevous



Young H-Y Young T-H. Pure freebass. Slappa da bass, slappa da bass. Toats Mcgoats.

-SOTA

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

SOTA TV + "Shapeshifters" Single for Download


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A few clips from the Riddy In The City event @ Gallery Bar when we shut it down in NYC weeks ago...

Also--"Shapeshifters" song avaliable for download.

Click image above to download the song. Spread it around! We are in the midst of expanding our fanbase in a way that is only natural, so please post anywhere and everywhere aka fb, twitter, myspace, throw us on your imeem. U already know. w/Love.

-SOTA