Red Pill – Stars [Video]

REd Pill drops an animated video for “Stars” off his “Instinctive Drowning” project. Says Red Pill: “I wrote most of the lyrics for Stars while I was on tour. I was on the road with people I looked up to and I felt like I wasn’t up to par with them. Even playing smaller clubs, you get treated like a star when you’re on the road. So, I was balancing my self-consciousness with a small taste of fame, all the while being homesick. I knew that when I got back, it was back to normal life, paying bills, and day jobs. The director came up with this epic tale of a guy who battles monsters, drinks, misses home, but still wins in the end. I love the work he did with the construction paper. It’s a really cool fantasy driven video that fits the spacey vibe of the song.”

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Red Pill & Ill Poetic – Instinctive Drowning (Instrumentals) [Audio x Download]

“These are the instrumentals for my record with Ill Poetic, “Instinctive Drowning.” I know for some people who may have gotten used to my previous “sound”, some of these tracks might have been a little jarring. I think getting them in instrumental form, being able to sit and listen without my story, you’ll really be able to hear how the narrative of the story took shape. Being able to focus on individual parts of the tracks, listening to how powerful and dope this music is on it’s own, should give you a greater appreciation for just how dynamic Ill Po’s production on this project is. What spoke to me most about the production was the emotive quality. I feel music, I see the music in my mind as shapes and colors piled on top of each other and images form within those shapes and colors that tell stories. I see flashes of my life and the world around me when I listen to beats. Hiphop is a storyteller’s art form and these beats helped me figure out what the story of the last few years of my life has been. I found my story in these beats. I hope you can see it.” – Red Pill “The music for this record was inspired by consuming an entire record store for six months and spitting out the weirdest finds. From forgotten art-punk 45s to Foreign Psyche Funk. Musically, from their, I called on my band and a wide range of musicians

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Ugly Heroes – Unforgiven [Video]

Detroit’s grittiest producer, Apollo Brown, is back with blue collar rhyme writers Red Pill (Detroit) & Verbal Kent (Chicago). The new story lays bare the kind of truth that makes art great. Pill dives into family that left him behind while Verbal digs into forgiving the man who tried to kill him, the ex who tried to kill herself, and the friend who broke in. Director Andy “Orange Cap” Miller adds his own unique vision including a surprise epiphany at the end. Raw, honest, and profound. “Everything In Between” out now!

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Red Pill – Instinctive Drowning [Album Stream]

Red Pill finally hits us with his new album, titled “Instinctive Drowning”. “The cover photo is a picture of my great grandmother, Mabel. She, like my own mother, died young after years of struggling with her demons. This album is dedicated to my mother, Jody, and my great grandmother.” – Red Pill Take a listen below and cop a copy on iTunes. Instinctive Drowning by RED PILL

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Red Pill – Instinctive Drowning [Video]

From the album Red Pill “Instinctive Drowning” out August 26th on Mello Music Group. Red Pill says that he wanted the song and video, which shows him being ignored by guests at a party as if he was invisible, to “play on this idea that depression and substance abuse isn’t always easy to point out. Cries for help aren’t always obvious.” It’s not often the art we put out is as heavy as this. Red Pill, known for being filthy honest, has taken it to a new level and created something so intimate it hurts to watch knowing this is his life. Red Pill is more than an actor and this is more than a script – this is the baggage he carries. As a label all we can do is thank him for his honesty in art and shed a tear for one of the most heart wrenching lyrical displays we’ve ever heard. For all those going through the pain of addiction, loss, or anything else, we offer this merely to let you know there are so many out there who get it, who are living through it with you from a far.

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TrackBlasters Radio: 12.08.16

Da Fat Friday Afternoon – The Official Soundtrack To Your Weekend Host: DJ P.R. “The Get Down” is out on Netflix now! Happy Friday, ya’ll! Record Of The Day: Michael Kiwanuka feat. Nas – Rule The World (I Came From The City) Playlist Nas – Get Down Grandmaster Flash – The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (Extended Mix) Afrika Bambaataa & tTe Soul Sonic Force – Don’t Stop Planet Rock Snoop Dogg feat. Too Short – Don’t Stop ScHoolboy Q feat. Candice Pillay – WHateva U Want **Record Of The Day** Michael Kiwanuka feat. Nas – Rule The World (I Came From The City) DJ Khaled feat. Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar & Betty Wright – Holy Key The Game – Get High Jaden Smith, Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks, The Get Down Brothers & TJ Brown, Jr. – Get Down Brothers Vs. Notorious 3 Sey – Reduce Me Red Pill – Gin & Tonic Alchemist feat. Roc Marciano – All For It Christina Aguilera feat. Nile Rodgers – Telepathy Xiomara – YDKJ Pt. II MarcMostro feat. NorCal Nick – One Day Download here (right click and save as…)

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Jahshua Smith – Zero Gravity (feat. PhourTheLove) + Black Diamonds (feat. Adam Reverie, James Gardin, Red Pill & PhourTheLove) [Audio]

Here are two brand new cuts from Detroit emcee Jahshua Smith’s sophomore album and the sequel to his 2013 project “The Final Season”. The album follows Smith behind the scenes of a fictional television show, mixing themes that touch on both reality and the perception of what art he is expected to create. It is up to the listener to decide which tracks are breaking “The Fourth Wall”. Stream “Zero Gravity” and “Black Diamonds” below. The Fourth Wall by Jahshua Smith The Fourth Wall by Jahshua Smith “The Fourth Wall” is available for pre-order here. September 16 is the date.

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TrackBlasters Radio: 03.08.16

Da Wednesday Underground Flava – Underground & Old School Tunes Non-Stop Host: DJ P.R. Today’s show includes new heatrocks from Tash, Red Pill, Sey, Five Steez and The Regiment. Press play and enjoy! Record Of The Day: Red Pill – Gin & Tonic Playlist Tash (of Tha Alkaholiks) – Stick Around **Record Of The Day** Red Pill – Gin & Tonic Sey – Reduce Me Five Steez – Mic To The Check The Regiment – One Step **DJ Profile’s “Hip Hop Corner Vol. 15” Mix** Download here (right click and save as…)

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Ugly Heroes – Everything In Between [Album Stream]

Few things are more ugly or heroic than telling the truth. Life is often bleak, brutal, and over all too swiftly. Leaders are corrupt. Job prospects are limited. Cigarettes and shots of gin rarely lead to a peaceful finish. But between the lunacy and squalor, there exists those who make it all worthwhile: family, friends, and ruthlessly honest artists who remind you that you aren’t alone, shedding light on those dark nights of the soul. As Michigan’s anti-Surgeon General, Red Pill quips: “We may not be the heroes this world needs, we’re definitely not the heroes this world wants, but at least we’re here.” His partners in Ugly Heroes are Chicago MC Verbal Kent, and Detroit producer Apollo Brown. Their sophomore Mello Music Group release, Everything In Between, offers diamonds of wisdom amidst the existential dumpster fire. It’s been said that if you go down deep enough, past the personal, you eventually reach the universal. Ugly Heroes embody that axiom, unraveling their own stories, self-doubts, and bouts with depression to arrive at something as profound as it is vulnerable. Apollo Brown warps soul music and bayonet-hard drums, creating a singular form of soul-coughing dirty-sky symphonies. Levitating boom-bap for the 21st Century. “Have you ever figured what you’d be like in a few years…why don’t you look ahead” A cinematic voice opens up “Today, Right Now,” with these words, doubling as a manifesto for things to come. Just as quickly, a voice retorts, “ah, don’t preach at me…as if you can

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