SITE RELAUNCH!!!

For those of you who have been checking this blog, I apologize for not updating it more often.  I've been focused on the re-launch of my site which will have a ton of content when it's up May 1st.  In the meantime follow me on Twitter @DJSammyNeedlz & friend me on Facebook, Facebook.com/DJSammyNeedlz.  I promise you, it's worth the wait

Peace!

1982 Ft. Bun B. & Masspike Miles "You Should Go Home"

You should watch this...not only because I'm in it, but because I co-wrote the chorus...and maybe you'll like it, and maybe if you like it, you'll buy it, and if you buy it Ill make some money and be able to keep this little "music" thing going...enjoy

Pics: Illa Ghee Recording "911 Porsche" for the album "Disco Lemonade"

Yesterday we had Illa Ghee over at Funk Nouveau studios to cut a couple tracks, we finished up one called "911 Porsche" which is straight craziness.  Illa rocked the limited edition GoodWood "Sammy Needlz" chain through the whole session screaming "I think Im Sammmmmy Neeeeedlz!!!".   Were doin a whole album with the homey which he named "Disco Lemonade" and its coming out crazy, just you wait, singles dropping soon!!!

Pics: ShowOff Radio 7.29.10 w/ N.O.R.E., Termanology, DJ DP One

Last night on "ShowOff Radio" (Every Thursday Night, 10PM-12AM EST, Shade45 Sirius / XM66) we had special guests N.O.R.E., Termanology, & DJ DP One in the studio.  N.O.R.E. was off the chain last night, telling us classic stories about B.I.G., Lil Cease and about the making of his new album.  The gallon of "Nutcracker" we smashed definitely livened up the show.  Speaking of chains, shout to GoodWoodNYC for supplying us with the fresh Statik Selektah & Sammy Needlz chains, you can check them at GoodWoodNYC.com.  Make sure and check out the Shade45 Facebook page HERE and be on the look out for the new "ShowOff Radio" page where we will have photos, videos & podcasts available from every show we do.

Pics: My First Acting Check

Many more to come, but this is the first...And so it begins....

Party Pics: ShowOff BBQ 2010

So last Saturday we had the annual ShowOff BBQ in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and it went dowwwwwwn. Shouts to everyone who rocked the decks that night, DP One, Statik Selektah, Lil Fame and of course myself.  I gotta say, my impromptu DJ set with Lil Fame was pretty classic.  My man Consequence came through around 2:30 AM and rocked the mic with a surprise guest performance.  Shout to Skyzoo, Panchi of NYG'z, & my man Lord Sear for the comic relief.   Peep the photo's below,  photographer Justin Boykin took some pretty classic shots.  This definitely wont be the last BBQ of the summer so until next time...

Music: "World Cup" Produced By Funk Nouveau

For those of you who don't know, I'm one half of the production duo "Funk Nouveau". Recently we worked on a track called "World Cup" which features 15 rappers from around the globe. It was released today and has been getting great reviews including a write up in XXL Brazil. Below is the write up and the track...Enjoy!



International media production company Nomadic Wax (African Underground/Democracy in Dakar) has teamed up with Genoa, Italy’s DJ Nio, Brooklyn’s Funk Nouveau, Blackler Mastering and producer Eliot Leigh to create a one-of-a-kind World Cup-inspired transnational hip-hop collaboration available for free download beginning June 8th 2010. The 12 minute multi-national musical melange features rappers hailing from Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States, and Europe.

Each of the fifteen international rappers artists featured on the track recorded their verses independently in their own country sending the finished vocal files to Brooklyn New York to be mixed and mastered. "This is the kind of global recording collaboration that could not have even been imagined even ten years ago" said Nomadic Wax Creative Director Magee McIlvaine. "The fact that we can get fifteen of the world's most talented Emcees to collaborate in this way is incredible. This is just the kind of transnational synergy that get me excited about the potential for international hip-hop to have a major impact on the world stage."

"World Cup" is the first of it's kind and explores the complexities and controversies of this historic event: the first ever World Cup to be held in Africa. According to The Economist, “South Africans themselves are grumbling about the eye-wateringly large amounts of money that FIFA…is poised to make, even though South Africa is bearing most of the cost.” Legendary South African emcee Emile YX (Black Noise Crew) used the 'World Cup' track as an opportunity to respond to what is currently happening in his hometown of Cape Town, rapping "We'll foot the bill just so they can foot the ball." Emile and 15 other artists from a range of nations, including Italy, Brazil, South Africa, Morocco, and Trinidad-Tobago, among others, rap their verses in French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Arabic and explore many of the controversies, benefits, and pitfalls of the historic 2010 World Cup in South Africa.