Fashawn - "Life As A Shorty" [Live]

Fash blesses the HHo studios with a live performance of a cut from his upcoming album, Boy Meets World. Trust me when I tell you, get this album.

Fashawn - The Antidote (Compiled & Produced Alchemist) [Mixtape]

This dude gets better and better everytime I hear him. Is is defeintely one of the best up out the west. Take notice before it's too late. Here's some new shit with Fash and Alchemist to tide you over till the full length drops.

{DOWNLOAD} Fashawn - The Antidote

Fashawn & Exile - "The Score" [Live]

Fashawn and Exile rock a live performance of Fashawn's joint "The Score" off his upcoming album, Boy Meets World. Ex put together a dope flip of one of the illet breaks of all time, Barry White's "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More, Baby." Dope beats, dope rhymes, what more do ya'll want?

ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Fashawn & Exile

Fashwan has an album coming out. Exile produced it. It's gonna be good. Wanna hear them talk about it? Of course you do, because you like good music.

Boy Meets World drops October 20.




[BONUS] DOWNLOAD: Fashawn - "Life As A Shorty"

Fashawn x Exile.

Yesterday Fashawn and Exile came through the HHO Studios to bless us with an interview and live performance with a few cuts from Fashawn's upcoming album, Boy Meets World. Exile produced the whole thing, and trust me when I tell you the album is going to be fire. Stay tuned for the footage in the next month or so. Shout out to the homie DJ Mister Mike for the photos.









And of course, everyone who comes through needs to leave their signature on the board.

ARTIST OF THE WEEK: 6th Sense.

Since it's the start of the 6th month of the year, it's only right that 6th Sense sets it off as our first Artist of the Week for June. But it goes beyond simple mathematics... 6th is nice, yo. The NY rapper/producer is killin the game right now, and everything that he touches seems to break necks. Although he started rapping first, lately he's been making a name for himself with the beats, working with everyone and their momma including Outasight, The Kid Daytona, Mick Boogie, UNI, Donny Goines, Cook Classics and Evidence...just to name a few. The resume is too extensive to put it all here, and quite frankly you don't have enough time to read it all. But if you're not familiar with the music, it's time to heighten your awareness take notice of 6th Sense.

After the video, download yourself some tracks and thank me later.



[DOWNLOAD] U-N-I - "Stakes Is High" (Revised) (prod. by 6th Sense)
[DOWNLOAD] 6th Sense & WIldabeast - "What Up (Eye Know I'm Nice)"
[DOWNLOAD] 6th Sense & Wildabeast - "Arcade Fly" (Remix ft. Donny Goines, Buff1, U-N-I & Fashawn)

Vimby and Uponthingz Present : The New Classics Mixtape

Mario from VIMBY and Cook Classics put together a pretty dope mixtape for ya'll to ride to. They premiered the stream last week, and here's the official download. It features the likes of Pac Div, Sean P, and U-N-I, as well as some BONUS TRACKS from Diz Gibran, Fashawn, and the now legendary "Mass Appeal 2009 Remix."

[DOWNLOAD HERE.]

[NEW] 6th Sense & Wildabeast are… Both Nice - Arcade Fly (rmx) f. Buff1, Donny Goines, U-N-I & Fashawn

Fuck that's a long title. But it's worth it. This track is fire. For those slow thinking followers of the blog (I don't discriminate), 6th Sense and Wildabeast are a duo also known as Both Nice. It's clever, I know. 6th does the beats, and also rhymes. Wildabeast is a beast. They did a song called "Arcade Fly (Remix)" in which they asked fellow emcees Buff1, Donny Goines, U-N-I, and Fashawn to jump on and murder. This is that track. Mission complete.

DOWNLOAD: 6th Sense & Wildabeast are… Both Nice - Arcade Fly (rmx) f. Buff1, Donny Goines, U-N-I & Fashawn

*Both the link and art were swagger jacked from FCC compadre Shake.

New West: Fashawn.

Yesterday, I posted an entry called the New West, which highlighted 5 upcoming Westcoast artists who are making noise in the industry. It linked you to four of the 5 VIBE articles that profiled U-N-I, Diz Gibran,. Shawn Jackson, and Dom Kennedy. Well, today is the fifth and final article from writer Jason Parham. This one focuses of Fresno MC Fashawn who has been carving a name for himself in the blossoming West Coast movement. Fashawn is an HHO fav, and came through the studio a few months back for an interview and live performance. That's right, we saw the future. Now it's your turn. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.

New West: Fashawn

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[VIDEO] Fashawn ft. Evidence - "Our Way"

[VIDEO] Evidence - "The Far Left" (ft. The Alchemist and Fashawn)

Dope video inspired by the classic Bob Dylan "Subterranean Homesick Blues" video. See, you don't need big budgets to make creative videos. Just creativity.

This song is from Ev's upcoming project, The Layover EP.

[NEW] U-N-I - "Beautiful Day" (Remix)

New remix from U-N-I features a boatload of people: Evidence, Big Pooh, Fashawn, Mickey Factz, Aloe Blacc, Theo & Kes Kaos. This is one of my favorite tracks from U-N-I, and the best part of the remix is that they incorporated the dope ass beat from the end of the video (@ 2:34). Everyone is always talking about that beat, and it finally got laced. Word up.

DOWNLOAD: U-N-I - "Beautiful Day" (Remix)

Mixtapes.

It's that time again. Check out some of these recently released mixtapes from some of your favorite rappers so you can be hip to to what the streets are talking about. Because you never want to be THAT guy.



Royce The 5'9" - Bar Exam 2

>>DOWNLOAD.





People Under The Stairs - Funner Than Leather

>>DOWNLOAD.





Fashawn - One Shot One Kill

>>DOWNLOAD.





Charles Hamilton & DJ Skee - And Then They Played Dilla

>>DOWNLOAD.





DJ Warrior, Mick Boogie, & Rapper Big Pooh - Rapper's Delight

>>DOWNLOAD.

Artist of the Week: Fashawn

For those of you not up on Fashawn, take heed. The kid is a beast. This is why we like to spotlight up and coming acts as our Artist of the Week so that you, the audience and loyal reader, can stay up and the latest and greatest. Fashawn is a 19 year old emcee from Fresno, California with a breezy flow packed with creativity, style, and intellect. As a ’90s baby, he’s got all the style and charisma of a modern-day emcee, but the rhyming chops of a veteran beyond his teenage years. “A lot of people can rap and spit bars,” Fashawn says. “But I write songs.” How refreshing.

He has a mixape out right now presented by Orisue called One Shot One Kill. You should find that right now. The homie came through the HHO studios and sat down for an interview, and rocked a fresh live performance on his song "Shut Up and Let Me Go" for us. Get to know Fashawn by peeping the interview below, and then download his new track featuring Thurz from U-N-I.



DOWNLOAD: Fashawn - "Relax" (featuring Thurz from U-N-I)

Fashawn - "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Live)

Up and coming Cali emcee Fashawn spits hotness over The Ting Tings instrumental. This is crossover gold. It's so addictive, I've been watching this shirtless, on the edge of my bed, hunched over my laptop like Pookie in New Jack City.