Vidz: DJ Primo's scratch records melt

DJ Primo + Texas heat = Melted scratch records

Vidz: HHH Names vs. Rock Band Names

DJ Soundwav breakes down holy hip hop stage names versus Christian rock band names. It's a little long, but is well edited and funny.

Favorite line:
"When I first heard Lecrae I thought it was like a French biscuit."

The "Angel" coffee mug gets me too.

I didn't know Soundwav before, but I promise you I'm going to follow him now.

Props to Cookbook for the Retweet that turned me onto this.

Vidz: Self-recording "The 1st Von Won"

I stumbled across this vid last week and just got an advance copy of the new Answering the Call album from Von Won.

In this clip you can see/hear the making of his probable launch single - "The 1st Von Won."

I gotta admit the wide-receiver-who-passes-to-himself trick makes me smile - as do the lyrics.

I ain't trying to be the next Lecrae
or the next 'Pac
The next Notorious B.I.G.
or the next Barack
I'm just tryin' to be the first Von Won
All I can be is the first Von Won

I ain't trying to be the next Jigga
or the next Kanye
The next Young Jeezy
the next Lil Wayne
I'm just tryin' to be the first Von Won
all I can be is the first Von Won

Answering the Call drops September 15.

Jubilee Music

Speaking of KJ-52, his touring turntablist DJ X hipped me to this group from his XL Management company.

A mix of hip-pop and acoustic worship, Jubilee and her band now present a full project titled Running from Sunday.

If the name and voice sounds familiar it may be because you recall her on KJ-52's "#1 Fan" song or from the KJ-52 Remix the Remix Mixtape. (She's also the sister-in-law of SOI's other half - goldinchild.)

Cop the new project here and download some free tracks from a live EP here.

Peep their performance of "Oxygen" from RAW TV.

KJ-52's "52 Television" cover art

A short while back Tweezy released the cover art for his upcoming 52 Television album.

Check the tracklist and tons other glossy promo pics at Rapzilla.com

Notable hip hop guests include: Da' T.R.U.T.H., Braille, Theory Hazit, and J.R. He's also got some CCM rock & pop names on there too.

Vidz: "Nikon Camera Flash" - Eshon Burgundy

Like "Food for Thought" by Joel Ortiz, Eshon Burgundy's clip for "Nikon Camera Flash" is another great example of how to make a low budget video look better than it should.

Green screens don't have to be cheesy kids. Rap skills help as well.

Download his "The Fire Escape Mixtape" here.

Reading Assignments

Two online pieces you need to read.

1. My man Edward Shelton asks "Is there a mold for a Christian Hip Hop Artist?"

2. LaRosa Johnson wonders if Holy Hip Hop is Entertainment or Edification?

Also check the link at the end for his meaty Scripture study guide sample to go along with Excelsius' "Change or Die" track from his Liberation album.