Tuesday, November 25, 2008

NEW FREE EP from Illogic: "One Bar Left"

Holy recession batman, seems like all my favorite indie artists be putting out all their carefully crafted music for free these days, while the major label players still fight for the table scraps offa propa CD sales (big up Luda). How, you ask? Fueled purely by a love for the music and a tacit understanding that Ramen isn't so bad with a little hot sauce; also, health insurance can wait. In today's game, building a loyal fan base is numero uno for sustaining a long-term career, and do to that you got to work them internet connections, and that's just what my man Illogic is fin to do with the moves he's been making over the last year.

Today marks the official release of Illogic's FREE new EP "One More Bar." This is obstensibly a preview to wet the whistles of Ill's more rabid fans before the release of his proper full-length "Diabolical Fun," which will come next spring and feature production from fellow Ohioian Ill Poetic (no relation):

http://www.divshare.com/download/5906891-722


For all you flat-pocketed MCs out there, it's also available for a 5 ducket digital purchase if you want the instrumentals thrown in: http://www.weightless.net/site/

As a special bonus for all you Lucky Charms-eating kiddies who cain't get enough: On a related note (grindin'), Ill Poetic released a series of ill mash mixtapes, including "Joe Budden meets Portishead" (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KT8SVJ12) and "NIN meets OutKast" (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CL6ETK0G), a record that "sounds like something Otis Redding would mosh to in Phil Spector’s living room." Peep those joints in time and see where we can go with this music...

So gobble up these free scooby snacks, but when Ill comes to your town, show some love and buy the t-shirt. Even rappers cain't survive on pure dopeness. Support good music!!!

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