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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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Madhouse Mondays: Jonah Hill

We finally watched Funny People this weekend.  Great film (albeit 30 minutes too long).  Jonah Hill plays Leo Koenig - a young, budding actor trying to get his name out there.  He decides to put himself in a video montage of kittens playing in order to score more Youtube hits.   Way mad. 

 

Feel Good Fridays:  Blackalicious

Had a show booked with Blackalicious back in 2006.  They cancelled at the last minute (Gift of Gab had some emergency oral surgery).  We were bummed - but we played anyway.  This track will always get my head noddin'.  

 

 

And here it is live in Seattle....

 

Throwback Thursdays: Paul Revere

Played another Hit It Run party this past weekend.  At one point we grabbed the mics and rhymed over the instrumentals.  Kosmo picked "Rappers Delight".  I picked "Paul Revere".  Here's a crafty lil animated vid to guide you along the way.

 

 

or watch the Boys live at the Greek....

 

Way Gone Wednesdays: Polka Raps

I hate me some Chris Brown.  Big ups to Andy Rehfeldt for this remix.  Watch when Busta comes in (@ :57).  Hilarious (and by hilarious I mean, Way Gone).  

 

Real Talk Tuesdays: Sage Francis

Sage Francis is an artist, a poet and an emcee.  Here he is on some local Rhode Island news show giving the squares some Real Talk.

 

Before I knew it
I saw the students of poor 
gettin' hauled off to war