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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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Real Talk Tuesdays: T.R.U.T.H.

My buddy T.R.U.T.H. opened up for Rhymesayers Artist Grieves last night. Couldn't be more proud of her. She's a super skilled emcee and just wants to work hard. Good things lay ahead for sure. Dig this.

Throwback Thursdays: David Bowie

This tune originally dropped in 1975 and is a brilliant example of white-boy-funk. Bowie had no business writing a song like this but he pulled it off. Nod yer head to this.

Throwback Thursdays: CURB SERVICE

To be fair, I'm only "throwing back" to last weekend when I got up, listened to a bunch of 80's rap records and then made this beat. But you would never know that this wasn't straight outta 1983. Dig this vibe.

Feel Good Fridays: Budos Band

Daptone Records keeps on giving us the fire. Here's the Budos Band with that good good. Dig.

Way Gone Wednesdays: Mr. Lif

Last week Mr. Lif shared the previously unreleased "The Fringes". A song that was one of the original drafts for what eventually became "Success" (on I Phantom). I miss Lif.