What up world!? Happy New Year! Things are jumping off in 2012 with new music, new events, it's shaping up to be a pretty good year already. It's been cool playing brand new music each week early in the year, and I'm so excited to finally share a project I heard about a few months back. Local producer/engineer/manager and owner of Flatline Studios is letting the world in on his next project showcasing talent from Portland Oregon.
In 2010, Terminill and fellow producer Sonny teamed up as Northe'n Lights to bring us Cut 'Em or Pay 'Em, an 18 track mix of hip hop and soul featuring some of the best up and coming artists, as well as veterans, most who reside right here in the Portland metro area. Now Term is back with a new project entitled Flat Line Studios Compilation Vol. 1 featuring some familiar names, but again taking this opportunity to introduces some fresh faces. Check out the first video, the title cut Pass The Mic below.
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Who said Portland doesn’t have emcees? Produced by Terminill for Flatline Studios, Pass The Mic is the city’s ultimate rap cipher and the opening track for Flatline Studios Complilation Vol. 1. Inspired by the Pepsi Smash campaign of late, the crisp audio-video collaboration puts 8 of the city’s hottest, most explosive rappers on display.
Serge Severe (of Animal Farm) leads off repping Portland on an incendiary digital beat loop, and makes way for Th3ory Hazit (Humble Beast) and Jon Belz (Chill Crew) to work magic on the track. A quick skip in the beat and it’s time for Luck One (of Seventh Science) to add his bit before Quiz Zilla flirts with double-time flows. Next, Mila Gordana adds a woman’s touch with her distinctively sultry sound before Cassow gets in it, leaving the final verse for Braille (Humble Beast) to drop knowledge.
With this project, Portland becomes the latest in a long line of cities to create a Pass The Mic track. Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas and Chicago have all represented their respective metropolitan areas in this manner with success. Now it’s Portland’s turn to show and prove. The associated music video – shot and directed by V1Creative – is sure to turn heads, and will hopefully attract more attention to the Northwest’s growing rap scene. In the words of Terminill, “I just want for the world to get a taste of what Portland has to offer hip-hop.” You can rest assured, this collection will not disappoint.
*NOTE: Contains Adult Language!*
For more information visit:
www.terminillmusic.com | www.v1creative.com | www.luckoneconscious.com
www.chillcrewmusic.com | www.whoizquiz.com | www.humblebeast.com
Until next time, y'all be blessed.
Klyph
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