N Dread ft. Amelle - Freestyle

N Dread has been pumping out solid UK bass music for a few years now and he is showing no sign of stopping anytime soon.  His latest Soundcloud offering is no small tune at all with thick swelling chords and shuffled garage drums paving the way for Amelle's oh-so-sweet vocals.  No talk of releasing this one yet, we can only hope.

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DJ P-WOOD - Pumped Up Kicks vs. Don't Lie/No Lie (download)

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks (Butch Clancy Remix) vs. Wiz Khalifa - Don't Lie (Freestyle) / 2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie

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SHARKULA - The Man, The Myth, The Shark

About 6 months ago, I was in a diner in Noble Square at 5:00 getting some late night chow with friends. There were a couple of guys that were selling hip-hop cd's with covers mass produced at kinkos and sharpie labeled. I said what the hell and gave him $10 bucks for 3 cd's. Amongst the graffiti hyroglyphs on the cover I could make out Sharkula.com, 773 508 6654, No Facebook, MR Diffy Feb 17 2011 and letterhead from the Siskel Film Center.

I didn't get to them till about a week or two later. Sharkula sounds like the smoothest drunken freestyler ever ... that is meant as a compliment. This guy's got the rap attention span of a stoner with munchies at the 7-11. Yet he's got the vibe of the most laidback cat in the world. The love for his art cannot be denied.

After some investigation, I discovered that Sharkula aka Brian Wharton aka Thigahmahjiggee, or Thig is a Chicago native who's been earning a living hitting the pavement to sell his music straight to the man since the 90's. He's often accompanied on his songs with Jams Dean the Rapper.

There's a great Reader artticle on him here ~ Sharkula Hip-Hop Hustler. He's also got a documentary out. Short one below and full Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman available at local record shops everywhere. Check him out, support this bro and if you see him on the street, show some love.

Still Sharkula - Documentary


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Apparently, Sharkula's got a fan page on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sharkula/112073495472239

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