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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Hubbs (4)

Madhouse Mondays: Jon Quest ft. Hubbs

My dude Hubbs jumped on this Jon Quest track and straight murked it. Go on, Hubbs. Get that.

Feel Good Fridays: Git x Hubbs

I've written about producer Git and emcee Hubbs a few times this past year. I've also tried to support the pair by ordering their albums, 7"s etc. This week they dropped a brand new full length entitled, Piece of Mind. I found time on Wednesday to listen to it while at work. Head nods turned to confusion when my brain tried to tell me that I was listening to my own voice. Sure enough, they had sampled a portion of my episode of local podcast You Big Dumb Idiot (I was the hip-hop expert on that show a few months back). It blew my mind a bit. So surreal. Dig the cut below and then hop on over to their bandcamp page where you can stream and/or buy the album.

Feel Good Fridays: GIT x HUBBS

I know I've talked a lot about Git and Hubbs over the past year but it's a combination that really works. They dropped a new project, Piece of Mind, on New Years Day - this is my favorite shit going right now. For real.

Real Talk Tuesdays: Git Beats

I opened up Spotify at work yesterday and followed one of their recommendations on a whim. It lead me to Basement Ghost, the new album by Git. Turns out it's an ultra-cool collection of beats with a whole herd of lesser known emcees ridin' shotgun. The result - outstanding. Wish there was more of this sorta thing floating around. Here's the lead track featuring Hubbs. Dig.