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The Jordan Years – ‘Ain’t No Fun’ w/ Ill Legit, Isis Rose

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Published: 01/25/2010Posted in: ARTISTS, MEDIA, The Jordan Years, audioTags: arabian prince, Big Once, burlesque of north america, camerainmyhand.com, chicago music project, chicago sun times, chicago tribune, colt45, darkroom, dj pickel, dj sets, dj trew, dr. dre, dre day, funk band, ground lift media, Hip-Hop, ill legit, intel, isis rose, j j fad, jose garibaldi, kool hersh, kurupt, live art, maker, midwest region, mike bianco, myopenbar.com, nate dogg, photobooth, psalm one, rhymesayers, ruby hornet, snoop dogg, soul funk, the comeups, the jordan years, urb magazine, wes restless

The Jordan Years feat. Wes Restless bring you an exclusive remake of the Snoop Dogg classic, “Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)”. The track is from the classic 1993 album DoggyStyle, produced by Dr. Dre. The Jordan Years are offering this free release to promote their “Dre Day” show at Darkroom on Feb 19th, 2010 hosted by Rhymesayers’ Psalm One.

Guest emcee, Ill Legit hops on board to play the role of Kurupt, with Wes pulling double duty as Nate and Snoop. The regular cast of TJY provides the hot instrumental track, mixed by Wes and Mike A..

DRE DAY EVENT INFO:

The Jordan Years will be playing a special “Dre Day” show February 19, 2010 at Darkroom in Chicago, hosted by the eminent female emcee Psalm One. TJY will be performing music from Dr. Dre’s epic album‘The Chronic’ as well as Dre-produced joints by Snoop Dogg and his other West Coast, gangsta rap homies.

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Dre Day ‘10 w/ Psalm One, Jordan Years

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Published: 01/25/2010Posted in: ARTISTS, EVENTS, PRESS, The Jordan YearsTags: arabian prince, Big Once, burlesque of north america, camerainmyhand.com, chicago music project, chicago sun times, chicago tribune, colt45, darkroom, dj pickel, dj sets, dj trew, dr. dre, dre day, funk band, ground lift media, Hip-Hop, ill legit, intel, isis rose, j j fad, jose garibaldi, kool hersh, kurupt, live art, maker, midwest region, mike bianco, myopenbar.com, nate dogg, photobooth, psalm one, rhymesayers, ruby hornet, snoop dogg, soul funk, the comeups, the jordan years, urb magazine, wes restless

Feat.: Psalm One, The Jordan Years, The Comeups, TREW, Big Once, Kool Hersh. Live Art & Photobooth.

Friday February 19th, 2010
Darkroom 2210 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
21+, $5 pre-sale / $7 door (www.darkroombar.com)

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The Marketing & Event Production firm Ground Lift Media and the Minnesota-based design collective Burlesque of North America have joined forces to present the 2010 installment of DRE DAY: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Dr. Dre. February is quickly approaching, and this will be our eighth year celebrating Andre Young and his creative contributions to the world of Hip-Hop.

It’s time to strap on your Compton hats and locs and celebrate the music and legacy of one of the greatest Hip-Hop artists of all time, the icon responsible for introducing the world to acts as diverse as N.W.A., Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C., Eminem, J.J. Fad, 50 Cent, Arabian Prince, and so many more. It’s Dre Day 2010 and everybody’s celebratin’!

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1773 – ‘That One’ Video (courtesy of Cam Be)

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Published: 01/21/2010Posted in: 1773, ARTISTS, MEDIA, visualTags: 1773, athletic mic league, buff1, cam be, chicago music project, greenlight go, ground lift media, Hip-Hop, ragen fykes, st. alfred's, tall black guy, tanya morgan, vimeo, wisdm o.n.e.

1773 has returned from the new, ready to pick up the pace for ‘10! The homie Cam Be hooked us up with a fresh (you’ll understand those italics in a second) video for the track ‘That One’ from our upcoming album titled Greenlight Go produced entirely by Tall Black Guy (80s Babies, Pathfinders). Featuring guest performances by Von Pea (of the critically acclaimed group Tanya Morgan), 14KT (Buff1, Athletic Mic League), and singer Ragen Fykes.

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1773 Live in Humboldt Park, Puerto Rican Festival ‘09

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Published: 06/24/2009Posted in: 1773, ARTISTS, MEDIA, visualTags: 1773, chicago music project, cmptv, humboldt park, Just J, puerto rican festival, Return of the New, wisdm o.n.e.

1773 joined the thousands upon thousands of people who attended this year’s Humboldt Park Puerto Rican Festival in Chicago. Chances are they were the only ones who were rapping in the middle of a crowd of strangers though! Chicago Music Project’s CMPtv filmed the fellas as they performed “Return of the New,” the title track from their upcoming full length album to be released August 2009.