We’re a little late on this one, but our dude DJ Trackstar  dropped this fresh little mixtape featuring NYOil. This is a mix of 9th wonder beats with NY Oil rhymes. Oil is an MC we had not heard of, but will be looking out for after this. Check it out on our radio player (to your left and down)  right now. Look out for more from DJ Trackstar on our radio player soon.

SOUNDCLASH is a company inspired by music and the artists who make it. They specialize in making premium-quality limited edition skate decks packaged with exclusive music (CD mixtapes). SOUNDCLASH was founded in 2008 by L.A. Hip Hop legend AWOL ONE (The Shapeshifters) and friend/longtime skater Scott Weber. They will be releasing skate decks with several of your favorite artists including, Kool Keith, Ill Bill, Aceyalone, Living Legends and more.  Look for SOUNDCLASH decks, wheels, music and apparel at finer skate shops, boutiques and music retailers everywhere. You can check out their website here.

The FDL Team Series continues with the release of the Philly Bellringers FDL Team Cap done exclusively for Frank151 by the New Era hat company! This cap is executed with light Navy wool for that classic fit, Bell Ringers logo embroidery on the front in red with metallic silver fill, “Philadelphia 1776″ on the back, and the undervisor with a chain of stars again filled with silver embroidery. $45 each, no exceptions. Full size run 7 through 8 available while supplies last!

Philadelphia boasts one of the richest histories in the nation. The City of Brotherly Love even overshadowed New York in importance during the 18th century, thanks in part to hard work and ingenious contributions from Frank151’s own inspiration and spokesman, Benjamin Franklin.The Philadelphia Bell Ringers logo is first and foremost a symbol of independence. Frank151 has appropriated this immortal symbol to represent independence in a broader sense: independence from social norms, set trends and preconceptions. It stands as a bold reminder that great things are born from thinking differently. The emblem features a very patriotic color scheme and the first and most important date in US history, “1776.”

Representing this fine city of Philadelphia, The DJ Duo The Philadelphyinz have created the BellRingers Magic Fun Mix to celebrate the official release of our new FDL cap.  Click the banner above or here to check it out. When you’re in Philly, you can check these cats out, as they have a steady DJ schedule, including this upcoming event:

And you thought Drum and Bass was only popular in urban areas?

 
Our dude from Philly Stress The Whiteboy is getting down with Travis McCoy (of Gym Class Heros) for a new project. Stress is a multi-talented dude, working with photography as well as music (running Chop Shop studios and DJing for acts like Gym Class Heros, Reef The Lost Cause and more) . Check out what their new project is all about here:

Travis McCoy “Death Comedy Jam” @ ChopShop Studio! from Stress The Whiteboy on Vimeo.

Also in Philly Bellringers news, our long awaited Philly Bellringers cap is NOW available on our on-line store and will be in shops in Philly (and nation-wide) very soon.

Big big tune. Thanks to MissInfo for hipping us to this.

Legendary Hip Hop graphic artist Cey Adams has just released a new book entitled:
DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop. Cey designed countless record covers for Def Jam throughout the years, along with his many other contributions to the look and feel of published Hip-Hop images. Last night, Cey (along with co-author Bill Adler) set off the occasion with a stellar event and art show at New York’s Redbull space. Bringing together a who’s who of Def Jam and Hip-Hop culture’s past, legendary Hip Hop design and graf figures such as Haze, Lee Quinones, Dr. Revolt and Team were in attendance, in addition to Hip Hop notables Large Pro, Positive K, Charlie Ahearn, Crazy Legs and MCA. The event featured artwork from artists including: Haze, Cey Adams, Angela Boatwright, Nika Sarabi and more. Adrock and legendary DJ Chuck Chillout held down the DJ duties.

The homie Muggs and the spit machine Planet Asia will be making a special appearance at SouthPaw in Brooklyn this  Wednesday. An appearance from Muggs in New York isn’t common, so we’re excited for this. Additionally, Cypress Hill is being honored at VH1’s Hip Hop Honors next Monday. Muggs and Planet Asia can be found together on their new album Pain Language, out now.

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia (along with Lord Sear) had (along with the Wake Up Show) the greatest hip-hop radio show of all time. Check out this little breakdown of what that was all about right here.