Mississippi Heat Vol. 1 Available Now!

This weekend marked the release of Mississippi Heat Vol.1 hosted by DJ PM and SlimmPusha. The mixtape features all Mississippi talent. Followers of this blog will see some names you are very familiar with as well as some folks you don't know. Click the link at the bottom of this post to download. Before you do that, check out this interview with DJ PM.

What is the meaning behind the title Mississippi Heat?

The title Mississippi Heat is a double entendre. It's meant to play on the fact that being a southern state, the climate makes Mississippi one of the hottest states in America, so by naming it that I’m attempting to let the world know Mississippi is one of the hottest states for music also.

How did you go about selecting artists for the mix?

The selection process was quite simple actually. Via Twitter, Facebook, and attending a few shows in the Jackson area, I reached out to Mississippi artists and asked them to send me 3 or 4 tracks and picked the one I liked the most. That and of course the first people selected were the people that have been rocking with me from day 1.

What brought you and SlimmPusha together? What does he bring to the mix? What else do you guys have planned?

Man what brought us together is my eye for talent. Mark my words SlimmPusha is one of the best party MCs I’ve eva heard and I've been to clubs from N.O. to Jamaica. That and been seeing his work and grind for a while. We been chopping it up at parties for a while and when I first got the idea for the mixtape I knew I wanted him on Volume 1. Man Slimm brings sheer comedy to the project. I mean his energy and work ethic is crazy too. Perfectionist like me so that worked out well. What’s next for us TAKING OVER THE WORLD. You know were talking of Volume 2. That and he's focusing on his music also so I believe we'll all ways work together in some kinda way.

What do you think about hip hop in Mississippi? What is our next step forward?

Hip-Hop in Mississippi is a hidden treasure. I mean don’t get me wrong, its a lot of coal covering up the diamonds, but Mississippi hip-hop is a treasure that I’m glad to be a part of. Our next step is spreading out our music. It used to be getting everybody on the same page but now everybody is on the TEAM MISSISSIPPI page and now its getting the music to the world. That’s what I’m tryna do with this mixtape. I think the biggest thing for us is learning how to legitimize our business and put out good quality music, because we've had some good music stolen out of Mississippi. Also I think we need to end the DJ-artist beef. Too much of that going on. If 1 DJ don’t wanna play yo music, find one that will. The biggest thing we need to do is GRIND HARD!!!

Tell me about the work you do with 5th Child. How do you guys work off of each other?

Man 5th Child is my dude. I been knowing 5th all my life before I was DJing and before he was rapping. Man me and 5th work well together because its not just like some random dude I’m DJing for or I’m not some random dude he engineers for. We were friends before this and I feel that’s what makes everything we do so great. 5th inspires me to put my heart into my music cuz he all ways does. Me and 5th got some stuff in store so stay tuned.

Is there anything else you want to say to the people?

Wanna just shout out and thank everyone who was apart of helping me make this mixtape: Rahkua for opening up the mixtape in such a classic way and all the support; 5th for engineering; Slimm for hosting; Ayatti of Gifted and Graceful Designs for artwork and photoshoot; Ski for printing the CD's; Patrick Guitar Boy and Tenisha Hayes for the encouraging words and support; Xclusiv for printing the covers and everybody that put up the cover on their Twitter and Facebook; anybody who re-tweeted, said a prayer, or contributed in any kind of way. Gotta give a big shout out to Silent G and back2basicsjackon for interviewing me. Innovative MusIK.

Click the CD to download Mississippi Heat Vol. 1.

Back to Basics Podcast Vol. 3

Next weekend, we are hosting a very special edition of Back to Basics, our monthly hip hop series at Suite 106. Along with local favorites and heavy hitters Coke Bumaye and Skipp Coon, we are honored to have the one and only J-Live for his first ever Mississippi appearance. J-Live is coming to Jackson by way of New York City and we are excited for the show. It promises to be one of the best nights in Jackson hip hop history!

Click HERE for everything you need to know about J-Live.

To celebrate this show, our man ZeeDubb has put together a special podcast featuring J-Live, Skipp Coon, and Coke Bumaye. Click HERE to download the podcast in either mp4 (with pictures and links) or mp3 formats. If you were on the fence about this show, this podcast will change your mind.

Be sure to look at older posts on the blog for more ZeeDubb podcasts as well as links to download mixtapes from Mississippi hip hop artists.

Keep checking us out. We will have an exclusive mixtape release next week, that will only be available on this blog!! You don't want to miss it.

New Mixtape Hits the Streets Today!!!

Today marks the release of the new SlimmPusha mixtape, The Bing Bang Bata Mix-Up, presented by Average Joe Entertainment. Click here to be directed to a page to listen or download. Support Mississippi hip hop.

Back to Basics Podcast Vol. 2

What's up everyone. With this update we bring you Vol. 2 of the Back to Basics podcast, complied by ZeeDub. This edition features all Mississippi rappers, with some stuff you've probably heard and more you maybe haven't.

Clich HERE to get the podcast in either mp4 (includes artist info and artwork) or mp3.

While you are waiting for that to download, check out these pictures from the Love/Hate edition of Back to Basics in February. Shout out to Poet Williams for the pictures. Click HERE to see all the photos from that night.








































































































All right, that's it for this time. Thanks for checking us out. We'll be back soon with more updates, including a feature on 7even:thirty's weekend in Jackson, a new podcast, and a couple surprises. Stay tuned.

FREE SHOW Thursday February 24 at Suite 106!!!!!

Coming up this Thursday, Feb. 24, is a free show at Suite 106. It was so secret I didn't even know about it until yesterday!

PyInfamous will be joined by Javier Sanchez from Ohio for a special (and free) performance. Sean Mac will also be in the mix.

Come out Thursday and support local, independent hip hop.

Suite 106. Show at 9:30.

Back to Basics Podcast

What's good? We are only a few days away from the February edition of Back to Basics: The Love/Hate Edition. It goes down Saturday, February 12 at Suite 106. See the flyer to your left for all the details for the show. In addition to everyone listed, we are happy to announce that DJ PM has been added to the mix.

In honor of Back to Basics, ZeeDub has put together a podcast featuring some of the artists that will be performing Saturday night. This is your chance to check out some people you might not have heard of before, or to support artists you already know and love. There may also be an exclusive track in there, but I cannot confirm or deny that at this point.

Download and enjoy. See you at the show!

Back to Basics Podcast, Vol. 1

Artist-to-Artist Series: Coke Bumaye and Rashad Street

Coke Bumaye and Rashad Street are two of Jackson’s heavy hitters in the hip hop scene. Both artists exude a realness, coupled with approachability both personally and artistically, that makes their popularity to continue to rise; both men are movement leaders. For this edition of the Artist-to Artist series, Coke and Rashad interview each other about the trials of being independent artists, building and unifying the Jackson hip hop community, new projects, and collecting cars, sneakers, and tattoos.

Check out Coke Bumaye and Rashad Street at Suite 106 this Saturday, Feb. 12, for the Love/Hate edition of Back To Basics. They join an immense roster of local rappers, DJs, poets, and soul singers to explore, with their music, the theme of love and hate. See the flyer on this page for full line-up. Spread the Word.

First, Coke has questions for Rashad:

Coke Bumaye: Who is Rashad Street?

Rashad Street: I'm the guy you've heard about, but you can't quite think of why you should remember my name. The blue-collar cat. A real MF!!

Coke Bumaye: What separates you from other artists?

Rashad Street: I consider myself a student of the game. What separates me from others is I don't try to do this, I just do it!!! Either you have it or you don't. That's what separates "rappers" from "artists".

Coke Bumaye: What motivates your music?

Rashad Street: Real life situations. Everyday there's a story to be told. We as artists just connect the dots for the people that don't have that voice. We speak for them. Really though, my bank account motivates my music!!!

Coke Bumaye: What are some of the pros and cons of being a independent artist in Jackson, Ms?

Rashad Street: Good question!! The cons, to me, is that there's not many outlets to plug your music. Hip-hop really gets the backseat here. As far as the pros, we learn to be more self-sufficient. Like I said, we don't have a lot, so we have to be that much more ahead of the game.

Coke Bumaye: Who do you represent?

Rashad Street: I represent for the underdogs. The blue-collar, 9 to 5, go hard everyday type. The people that never really had or never knew that they have the gift to make change. Believe it or not, one person's actions can affect the world. So before the curtains close on me, I'm going to try to put my stamp on the world! If it's through this music…all I can say is get ready!!!!

And now, they Flip the Script:

Rashad Street: Where do you see the state of hip-hop going for the city of Jackson in the next year or so?

Coke Bumaye: I think the state of hip hop in Jackson is headed in the right direction.I think with more unity between artist and DJs along with the support of the GOOD music we will keep moving forward.

Rashad Street: I hear you have a project in the works. What's the concept behind this project?

Coke Bumaye: The concept of my album is in the title: Old Skools, Shoes, and Tattoos. The old skool aspect represents us building something from the ground up and turning it into what you want it to be as you would an old skool car. The Shoes represent the flyness or flavor that I bring to the game. The Tattoos are what I represent and stand for. I am a collector of all three.

Rashad Street: I've watched how you've conduct yourself as an artist. How do you feel you'll impact the rap game as a whole?

Coke Bumaye: I feel like there are so many aspects to me as an artist therefore I can give you the same point of view differently. I don't have any boundaries in my music so what or how I am feeling is what I give in my music.

Rashad Street: Finish this sentence. When it's all said & done, Coke Bumaye will be remembered for __________.

Coke Bumaye: When it is all said and done, Coke Bumaye will be remembered for speaking his mind.

Rashad Street: What project(s) or future collabos you have in the works?

Coke Bumaye: Old Skools, Shoes, and Tattoos; Highway to Mars, which includes my producer Crack; Translation 2 collectors edition; and Famous Factory with DJ Bang Bang.

Like what you just read? Click here to listen to “Move,” from Rashad Street featuring Coke Bumaye. If you haven’t heard it, you are missing out.