FebruaryFeb 12 Thursday 09
[NEWS] Strange Journey European Tour
A QN5.com BLOG EXCLUSIVE!
First set of shows. Full schedule and press release to be publicly announced shortly.
Strange Journey European Tour:
CunninLynguists feat. Substantial & DJ FlipFlop
04.02 - Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark
04.03 - Tarantino Club - Vilnius, …
[VIDEO] Fan Piano Cover of Tonedeff's "Gathered"
Auralarian, Amplifya, covers Tonedeff's piano ballad "Gathered"
You know you're making music that connects with people when you start to see covers of your stuff on YouTube. From Priscilla Renea's (now defunct) cover of PackFM's "Lessons" to Lachlan Higgs' cover of …
FebruaryFeb 10 Tuesday 09
[RELEASE] Classic QN5 12? Vinyl Digital Reissues
Blue School Completists Rejoice! QN5 is kicking off the first batch of digital reissues from its' classic catalog of out-of-print 12" vinyl releases with selections from Tonedeff, PackFM & the previously unreleased debut single from Session.
Please note that these …
[VIDEO] CunninLynguists Interview w/ ScratchTV
Recently released via Youtube, this interview was filmed in Gothenburg, Sweden during the Dirty Acres European Tour in February 2008.
Learn how CL met in prison, that Kno is an Aries and check the crowd surfing at 5:10!
Enjoy!
FebruaryFeb 6 Friday 09
[VOTE] Nominate Substantial For 'DMV' Awards
Substantial fans already know how hard he reps for Maryland. In fact, even when he lived in Brooklyn, he still repped for Maryland and wouldn't let you forget it. So now the time has come to get Maryland to show a little love in return. How? By helping to nominate …
FebruaryFeb 4 Wednesday 09
[VIDEO] PackFM - I F*cking Hate Rappers (Live Acapella)
PackFM gives fans in Boston a sneak preview of his new album.
Video Credit: steve@quarterproductions.com
PackFM is on a mission.
You've seen him rock countless stages, hang from rafters, stage dive off of the second floor, stomp entire crowds into pulp, freestyle …
FebruaryFeb 2 Monday 09
[AUDIO] CunninLynguists - Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)
Photo Credit : Sarah Abramson
Produced by Kno and featuring emcees Natti and Deacon The Villain trading verses about the joys of tainted chocolate products, CunninLynguists' "Never Come Down (The Brownie Song)" is the official first single from their forthcoming …
JanuaryJan 29 Thursday 09
[NEWS] QN5 Facebook Relaunch
The New Hip Hop Is Back On Facebook.
After the official QN5 Facebook account was disabled a few weeks back, I wanted to introduce a spiked mace to every one of Mark Zucker's happy-go-lucky employees. The same people that literally sat on the phone with me to set the …
JanuaryJan 27 Tuesday 09
[NEWS] Squijee's Economic Tip #1
These hard economic times call for hard economic measures. So, in between donkey punching an actual donkey and stroking myself off to reruns of My Little Pony, I decided to pose for this photograph in order to demonstrate a few of my economic tips for you.
Yeeeah, …
[VIDEO] PackFM vs. iCON the Mic King: The Race
It's friday and once again we have a fun video to help get you through the day. Here are the full results of the PackFM vs. iCON the Mic King foot race with lots of behind the scenes footage.
Enjoy folks!
JanuaryJan 22 Thursday 09
[RANT] Shifting Standards Watch #1: Lyricism
SHIFTING STANDARD #1: Lyricism
This post was lifted from an IM convo I had this morning:
buddy: Have you heard of _______________?
me: yes. and they're horrible.
buddy: haha, i agree, but i saw them live, they have an impressive amount of energy
me: So do alot …
JanuaryJan 21 Wednesday 09
[AUDIO] Mr. SOS - "Obama Obama (Inauguration RMX)"
Mr. SOS - "Obama Obama (Inauguration RMX)" [DOWNLOAD]
Just in time for inauguration day, MR. SOS presents the "Obama Obama (Inauguration remix)". This freeverse was featured on the "Left Field Radio episode #3: George Bush Is Dead" podcast and is now available here …
JanuaryJan 17 Saturday 09
[AUDIO] Looptroop Rockers f. CunninLynguists "Gotta Be A Way"
Looptroop Rockers - "Gotta Be A Way" (feat. CunninLynguists)
[Download!]
For those that missed it, in mid-2008 Bad Taste Records, the label and booking agency that provides Blue Schoolers with CunninLynguists' material and live shows in Europe and beyond, released …
[VIDEO] PackFM & Autotone
PackFM & Tonedeff discuss new Pro Tools Plugin
It's Friday...and from now on that means here's something random to pass the time further along your workday.
Enjoy!
JanuaryJan 14 Wednesday 09
[AUDIO] Dominik Von Werdt - "Uncontrollable" (feat. Substantial & Mr. SOS)
Dominik Van Werdt - "Uncontrollable" (feat. Substantial & Mr. SOS)
[BUY @ iTUNES]
Peace folks and welcome to TWO THOUSAND MINE aka Q009. Here's a taste of what the crew has been up to this year.
Some of you may remember some of the Electro/Hip-Hop/House Music …
[AUDIO] Tunji & Convinced - "Goodbye Never"
One of my favorite songs of the past few weeks, QN5 Fam Tunji of Inverse along with Convinced on a track called "Goodbye Never". Produced by Dahi.
Also, make sure you download Inverse' So True EP if you haven't already.
Peace!
Kno
JanuaryJan 13 Tuesday 09
[NEWS] QN5 Logo Receives Facelift
We're currently updating the QN5 website, (because I'm personally sick of looking at the same old ass design everyday) for the new year and beyond and throughout the process, our official logo was tweaked a bit.
Algorythm introduced the typeface on one of the …