Nicest thing ever

I mean damn near the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me in all my history in the music shit. Thanks so much to my homey Samaan for making this happen and all of the artists involved. Its much appreciated and I thank all of you as well, for being who you are. This is really big for me. I've never been so appreciated, and also not appreciated, for anything in my whole life. But whatever, that is the past. Pushermania is the future. Also the present. More to come.

Fat Tony - "Denim Guinness Boys" (Prod. by Tom Cruz)

More madness from the genius of Houston rap, Fat Tony. Last night Asli from The Tontons posed the question, "Why does someone always have to die in Fat Tony videos?" Good question.

KPaul ft Pimpin Pen/ TX Blu - "LUV MY NINA ROSS"

My people from Austin!

SCOOYUNDA - Sounds Like

Why me and Scooby go the same (lack of) hair cut? Cuz we're brothers thats why. Peep the newness. #GRITBOYS

Western Tink - TX Vampires (Mobbstyle) [Produced by Blizzed Out]

Pretty sure he is taller than Slim Thug. These boys crazy. But stop letting white people mouth the N-Bomb, shiiiiiit. It's finna go down tho.

VIDEO: PersephOne - al jawab

I think this would be considered SFW as opposed to NSFW, I dunno, use your discretion. Ain't no nudity up in here. But its sexy than a mug. PersephOne is one of my favorite MCs both musically and as a human being. I often wonder how the hell she remembers all those words she spits, but she does, and I have never seen anything like her in hip-hop or any other music before. She's a walking work of art that spits real fire and venom unto the cosmos. I met her a long time ago and some of my fondest memories revolve around her coming to my old radio show in Houston, Damage Control, and going into the mic room when we would have freestyles. There'd be like 10 dudes workin' wood wheels and swang a langin their written bullshit, and she would step to the mic and unleash an interstellar superhighway of off the dome, off kilter, sometimes off color lyrics and everyone in the room would just back the fuck up. And now she's made one of the greatest videos of all time, OF ALL TIME. Ladies and Gentlefolk... my lil sis PersephOne...



DIRECTED BY MY BROTHER LOVESUN! #HTOWN!

Geto Boys End of the World Party in San Antonio! December 21st!

If the Mayans were right, this is going to be one hell of a way to go out! At Backstage Live LIKE A SOULJA!

AUSTIN! WEDNESDAY EVENING!Urban Artist Alliance presents.."Hip Hop Rhymes 2 Business Minds" Pt. 1

It really goes down Wednesday night Oct. 24th. Hip-Hop Rhymes 2 Business Minds, a panel of folks from the Austin hip-hop community including me, Salih Williams, MC Overlord, Smackola, Steve Savage, Josh Woodhouse and our host/moderator Tee Double. Word to him for putting this on. All folks looking to break into the music biz should come to this. Especially Arvin Wallace. Real talk.

Here's what Tee Dub has to say about the Urban Artist Alliance and tomorrow's event:

The Urban Artist Alliance was founded by Austin artist,producer and artist advocate Terrany "Tee-Double" Johnson to finally bring A RESOURCE FOR URBAN ARTIST to Austin,Texas! In partnership with the Austin Music Foundation the Urban Artist Alliance will provide workshops/panels, educational input,consulting and more to local musicians who need assistance in taking their careers to the next level and becoming smarter business people.Always Free to the public!! Held at the media center provided by AMF! More info: http://www.urbanartistalliance.com/(Donations Welcome & Any Amount Counts!)

7 p.m. at Creative Media Center, 1901 E. 51st. Street (Building 4), Austin, TX 78723

I'm finna tell YOU PEOPLE some thangs. It's really goin' down, and it's free. So PLEASE come support.

Red Bull Soundstage A3C Showcase Really Went Down!

And was really dope. Check out the video below to relive a bit of it!

SXSW Hip-Hop Showcase 1994? YupAlso I no longer work for SXSW

Found this gem of a VHS tape in the archives at my moms house this summer and finally got it converted to DVD and then to a file and then to the Youtubes. This takes a long time for old guys like me, so I am just getting it up now. What a wealth of history there is here.

I was lucky to have met Andre Walker back in 1993 or so. He was in Austin and I was in Houston and we connected over a love for underground music and a will to make a connection between the two cities. At the time he had just taken over the duty of booking hip-hop for SXSW from Kier Worthy. Back then there was only one showcase or so per year. In 1995 there were two (wish I had those videos too!).

Andre Walker Magic Video Interview

Andre let me help select the groups for this, and I also hosted the entire night. Thank God there's no footage of that. The 22 year old me yelling curse words in an Odd Squad shirt and such, with an even more awkward "accent" than I have now.

Anyway those were the daze. Peep the videos below. Mad Flava were a real ray of hope for us back in those days. Blac Monks represented a whole new breed of Houston street music, Sociopath Left showed me how many directions hip-hop could really go, as did Sockeye in a sense as well. Heads & Dreads blew my mind consistently. Poetic Souls and their crew Da Psyko Ward helped form my love for REAL lyrics, etc. Dank and them showed me that there was more to Austin than just 6th street and great breakfast places. Word to DJ Cassanova.

There were more acts on the showcase, but I need to upload them and that process, well, it's a bit much for an impatient old man.

Also for those who were wondering, I no longer work for SXSW. That ended in March of this year pretty much. So please stop asking me about it, and tell a friend, to tell a friend, to stop asking me about it. The new company is PUSHERMANIA and there's a lot in the works. Anyway, that's all I have to say about that. Enjoy your trip back to 1994. The Gravediggaz headlined this show but they said they didn't want anyone to record their set, and whoever recorded this, listened to them. OH WELL! This whole series means a lot to me. Enjoy.

Blac Monks (Houston, TX)

Blac Monks Magic Video Interview

Mad Flava (Dallas, TX)

Mad Flava Magic Video Interview

Sociopath Left (Austin, TX)

Poetic Souls (Houston, TX)

Heads & Dreads (Dallas, TX)

Sockeye (Austin, TX)

Sockeye Magic Video Interview

Ms. Dank (Austin, TX)

Hip-Hop The Vote at the Alief Community Center Last Friday in Houston!

Things are heating up in the world of politics and all we can HOPE right now is that the PEOPLE, the real PEOPLE, get involved and at the very least go out and exercise their right to vote. So my people at Texans Together have teamed up with me to produce these "Hip-Hop The Vote" events around Harris County. So we are having fun, while bringing the message to the people. Check the photos after the jump to see who all is riding with us.


Willie D of the Geto Boys and Fred Lewis of Texans Together meet at last...

AustinSurreal Show Oct. 21, 2012Playlist and Stream/DL Link

Man it really went down last night. If you missed it, hit the link below and jam out at your leisure.

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD THE AUSTINSURREAL SHOW FROM OCT. 21, 2012

Zavala - Baustin Bridge
100s - Brick Cell Phone
Lady Leshurr - Every Man
Wax Romeo - Satan Sheets
Dethrone - Stormcrusher
Hangmas - Ragadazo
Nick Hook, El-P, Rood - Sirens
Bassnectar, Angel Haze - Freestyle
Gary Clark Jr. - You Saved Me
Kydd - Fake Accent
Worldwide - Could Be Worse
Sertified, Pacboi Tank - Hate
Melokan - Illuminati
Blackhouse - Fonkie Journey
Homeboy Sandman - Illuminati
Sauti Sol, Spoek Mathambo - Slow
Star Eyes - Whistle Tip
Beedie, Jon Quest - Do You
Mad One, Ruler Why - Yesterdays Rain
Moabi Kotu, T Man - Sibuyele Emakaya
Sniper E, Dizzee Rascal - Livo
Timbuktu, Damn - Stannakvar
Branzil - Inspiration
Jasiri X, Invincible, Rhymefest - Candidates for Sale
Chrome Canyon - Elemental Themes
Heems, Pawan, Chorhay - Love
Thavius Beck - Eye of the Beholder

TODAY IN HOUSTON!Hip-Hop The Vote in AliefWith Willie D, Killa Kyleon, GT Garza, Doughbeezy, Uzoy, Dirty & Nasty, DJ Chill, Noelle Davis, Me, and MORE!

ITS REALLY GOIN' DOWN! 4-8pm Alief Community Center. SEE YOU THERE H-TOWN!

B L A C K I E (All Caps With Spaces)(and Bushwick Bill)On French TV

Word to Valerie Paille at Tracks in Paris! She caught up with B L A C K I E at the Villette Sonique Festival earlier this summer. You can see my fat face in there too. Anyway, ENJOY! I guess the full show will be on French and German TV this weekend, and then online for one week only. I'll post link when that comes up!

Where's the Texas Version of This?#DoYouCare?Jasiri X, Invincible, RhymefestCANDIDATES FOR SALE

"It's a damn shame, Politicians should be dressing up like Nascar drivers, covered in brand names..." (Invincible 2012)

Three of the best rappers ever, and the most relevant hands down at this very moment, Jasiri X, Invincible and Rhymefest team up for "Candidates for Sale." Just in time for tonight's joke of a pseudo debate between these two hoe ass hoes.

Anyway whatever. CLICK HERE TO STREAM AND OR DOWNLOAD THIS INCREDIBLE SONG!

A3C 2012 Really Went Down!

Last year when I went to the A3C Festival for the first time, I said to myself, man I am NEVER going to miss and A3C ever again. Well I'm 2 for two right now, and don't plan to ever, ever, ever miss me an A3C EVAR! These folks in ATL put together one of the most fun events ever in the history of music, and it's ALL HIP HOP and its all LOVE. Not kidding.

Lucky me got a 6am flight on Southwest airlines and caught the special exit row with the super extra leg room which set off a perfect weekend. Start to finish. Perfect.

Classic Austin TV - Magic Video 1994 with Bushwick Bill & Blac Monks

I have a gang of videos and a big announcement coming soon here to the blog. But check it out, this show Magic Video IS STILL ON out here in Austin on Sunday afternoons on Austin public access. It rules man. Word to Brotha K. Anyway this particular interview happened one Sunday in March 1994. One night after a SXSW hip-hop showcase that featured The Gravediggaz, Mad Flava, Sociopath Left, Sockeye, Heads N Dreads and way more. I got a lot of video to post. Stay tuned. This was the first year I got involved with SXSW hip-hop wise. #trivia

B. DOLAN - "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON" **OFFICIAL VIDEO** #FREECECE

"Half these fools could put the mic down and run as a Republican."

Tell 'em B. Dolan. This is a powerful video for a powerful song. I only lik ehip-hop that is #NevaScared

See Doughbeezy this week at A3C Fest in ATL!

One of the best new voices in hip-hop!

Third Root ft. DaShade Moonbeam - LifeFUTUREArt

One of the best things happening in Texas music right now. I mean two of the best things, Third Root and DaShade Moonbeam.

Third Root:: Life FUTURE Art from Francisco Cortes on Vimeo.