Ka, Grief Pedigree

Straight out of the brownsville section of Brooklyn stands Veteran Emcee Ka and he is armed with vintage cuts with a modern flow that recalls the golden says of the 1990's while moving steadily ahead with Ka's main vision of survival and personal progression. These days a solo rap album is very much a family affair with guest appearances on nearly every track, but Roc Marciano is the only featured artist on the album proving that Ka's twenty plus years experience can control and handle every track with ease.


Grief Pedigree is a laid back, but rough traversal of Brownsville's gritty landscape. It's a great listen that recalls the dark and gritty days of New York in the 90's. Ka also directed and edited videos for every song, pushing his abilities and credits past a mere Emcee. The visuals are all very meticulously chosen and placed, it's clearly a labor of love. I doubt you will be able to cop Grief Pedigree and Ka's new release, The Night's Gambit in record stores. If you want a physical you can get it directly from Ka which you should be doing for all music you respect. Peace!

http://brownsvilleka.com/

Memorex

Logos the size of planets Perpetual Dance parties the illusion of reality, Hyper Reality. Enforced Science Fiction against Fact The product of our times, Hip Hop Rising, McDonald’s Moonwalk Flips Hot neon colored skateboards in contrast with sleek space ships Kool Aid Man wall busting and the sexiness of machinery, Hi Fidelity electric Energy Power Lightning Rod activation Reintegrated Dynamic of soulless fusion creating the perfect future void filled with objects and no people. A design of what is to come, what we are working toward- the goal and essence of our struggle to achieve. 

These are the opening notes I took while watching the latest video opus from Smash TV. Memorex explores the fetishistic relationship Western culture had with products in the 1980s. As explained by Smash TV this video is "a tribute to an entire generation who grew up with only a TV and a VCR for a babysitter." Culled from hours of VHS tapes and warped to fit a heavy synthesized audio backdrop you can expect Memorex to entice the senses and a world that was controlled by power hungry logos, sexy bodies and incredible dance parties.

 
Memorex from Smash TV on Vimeo.