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With the 2009 release of Keelay & Zaire's Ridin' High [MYX Music Label], the entire Sole Vibe col­lec­tive was given a plat­form to show their abil­ity behind the boards and on the mic along­side some notable names from the cul­ture. In 2010 the Sole Vibe is poised to carry that suc­cess fur­ther. This sum­mer will see the release of One To Grow On, a project show­cas­ing the tal­ent of the Sole Vibe, par­tic­u­larly shin­ing a light on MC's Mario Dones and AV as they are prepar­ing rep­sec­tive solo endeav­ors. Dones and AV decided to put out a project that plants the seed for what will be a fruit­ful year for the Sole Vibe as a whole. One to Grown On fea­tures pro­duc­tion from all of the pro­duc­ers in the Vibe (Keelay, Zaire, J. Fish, DJ Whooligan), as well as beats from a few up-and-comers.

One To Grow On's first sin­gle (and 2nd leak) is "Ring To It" by Mario Dones, avail­able on the offi­cial web­site of the squadron, www.thesolevibe.com. You can find "Been Around the World" by AV on the site, which also will be included on the project. No offi­cial release date yet, but set your eyes on early-mid July for this free dig­i­tal release.

Seattle, Washington-based emcee D.Black made waves late last year with the release of his highly cel­e­brated sopho­more album, Ali-Yah, on Sportn' Life Records/MYX Music Label. Showcasing his devel­op­ment as an artist since his emer­gence onto the hip-hop scene, Ali-Yah fea­tures 14 soul­ful, yet heavy-hitting, tracks chock­full of insight­ful lyri­cism, smooth deliv­ery, and ban­gin' pro­duc­tion, which was sup­plied by pow­er­houses Jake One and Vitamin D. "Yesterday" and "The Return" are just two of the many stand­out tracks that ended up on count­less mix­tapes and cat­a­pulted Ali'Yah onto many year-end lists.

With all the crit­i­cal acclaim that the album has received, it seemed only nat­ural to release an instru­men­tal ver­sion for pub­lic con­sump­tion, which D.Black is proud to do. A life­long advo­cate of music and its unmis­tak­able power, D.Black hopes aspir­ing emcees will take these expertly arranged beats as a foun­da­tion for their own inspired verses.

Download D.Black's Ali'Yah Instrumental Album Here: http://usershare.net/1pbavs537bg3

From b-boying to graff, djing to rap, Lunar Heights mem­ber Jern Eye has done it all. Em Dub had a chance to ask him a few ques­tions, includ­ing how he got into hip-hop, what the name Jern Eye means, his song-making process, the story behind his lat­est album VISION, and what's com­ing up next from the Oakland emcee. Check out more of his music over at MyxMusicLabel.com, and buy VISION on iTunes!

Kam Moye, for­merly Supastition, is proud to announce the release of his lat­est video, "Splitting Image". Produced by Symbolyc One, and shot and directed by Matt Koza, whose cred­its include Little Brother, RJD2, and Kam's own "Let's Be Honest," the video depicts a story about life's choices forc­ing growth and gain­ing knowl­edge. Apparent through­out the video, Kam's name change is more than just cos­metic - the "split­ting image" also refers to a dis­tinct change lyri­cally towards a wiser per­sona with a great deal of life expe­ri­ence and perspective.

The breathy and angelic vocal stylings of Neenah com­ple­ment the set­ting of the video and serve to bal­ance Kam's con­fi­dent and poised rhymes. Standing amidst a bar­ren back­drop, Kam deliv­ers a pow­er­ful mes­sage and chal­lenges lis­ten­ers to not only "grow older" but to also "grow" as indi­vid­u­als. Kam Moye explains, "I wanted it to doc­u­ment my real life story of becom­ing a father at 16 and show the pres­sure I was fac­ing at the time. I couldn't even take care of myself when I brought my daugh­ter into the world." He con­tin­ues, "It's a way of show­ing younger peo­ple that your life isn't over when you make a bad deci­sion but it means you've got to work twice as hard at your dreams. Hopefully some­one will feel inspired by it." By jux­ta­pos­ing Kam's ver­bals with visu­als of a teenager's unplanned cir­cum­stances, the video makes good on its promise of hope and resilience. Kam Moye raps, "It's hard to back­track, start a new begin­ning. / So start­ing today I'm vow­ing to make a new end­ing. / They say a new you is hard to rebuild / But keep­ing some per­sonal flaws are just part of the deal."

The song is a part of the Evangillest's upcom­ing project titled "Dipped" in Summer 2010 ft. San Quinn, Bambu of The Native Guns and Geo of the Blue Scholars with pro­duc­tion from Keelay and Zaire, T Gragonette, Dex Beats, and Mikos of 40 Love.

I remem­ber the night a few scenes of this were filmed. It was a first time I met Evangillest. If you get a chance, check out his "Quit Ya Day Job" Mixtape which is hosted by J-Ronin and mixed by my homie, Whooligan.

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Following the suc­cess of Jern Eye's lead sin­gle, "Get Down," as well as the song's ener­getic video, the Bay Area emcee is proud to release the offi­cial remix for the club-oriented sin­gle. The "Get Down Remix," fea­tur­ing fel­low California natives and hip-hop leg­ends, The Pharcyde, offers a fresh breath to a song already con­sid­ered a fan favorite by many. While the basic ele­ments of a James Brown sam­ple and a raw, acoustic drum­beat, cour­tesy of fel­low MYX Music Label pro­ducer duo Keelay & Zaire, remain untouched, the addi­tion of such a tal­ented and well-known group pushes the track to a new level, high­light­ing The Pharcyde's effort­less energy and flair along­side a brand new verse from Jern full of con­fi­dent brag­gado­cio. "A lit­tle sick, so the talk's slick," begins Jern, chim­ing in later, "No antics, the rep's so massive/ I ain't no joke, no game, no slap­stick." Working with The Pharcyde was a plea­sure for Jern, whose own style is con­tin­u­ously inspired by the west coast leg­ends' flu­id­ity and power. "The Pharcyde has always been one of my favorite hip-hop groups," says Jern. "The energy and fun they put into their music has inspired a lot of what I do in my own music, so it was only nat­ural to get them on board to do a remix for 'Get Down'. I felt like the song was per­fect for them, and would really bring out that ani­mated energy they're known for."

Jern Eye's sopho­more album, Vision, is now avail­able via MYX Music Label.

The left coast comes cor­rect in Jern Eye's new video for Bay Area anthem "Cali." The song fea­tures Jern, along with vet­eran emcee Spank Pops and star on the rise J. Billion, rid­ing the waves of an infec­tious Jake One beat and trad­ing verses burst­ing with home­town pride. Now, direc­tor Lorezno Escalante, also one of the vision­ar­ies behind Jern's "Beautiful" video, brings the neck-snapper to life. "We filmed 'Cali' entirely in San Francisco to give view­ers a per­spec­tive of the city in California we rep­re­sent," says Jern. And what a per­spec­tive it is. Viewers are treated to a visual tour of the city, as the cam­era cap­tures per­for­mances at iconic loca­tions such as AT&T Ball Park, Treasure Island and Haight Street, while the golden state's pic­turesque coast­line fills out the rest of the video. Shooting was done guerilla style at times, which inevitably resulted in close encoun­ters of the amus­ing kind, as Jern explained that film­ing at Treasure Island caused a stir amongst some of Bay Area's finest. "The local Gestapo were not too happy about it," says Jern with a smile. Be that as it may, there's noth­ing to be unhappy about with the final prod­uct, as Jern & Co. throw down an audi­tory and visual trib­ute to their home­town that every­one can be proud of.

Jern Eye's sopho­more album, Vision, is now avail­able via MYX Music Label.

North Carolina's own, Kam Moye aka Supastition, teams up with up and com­ing Bay Area direc­tor, Charles Barcelona (Homegrown Outfitters/Right Lane Ent) for the Marco Polo-pro­duced banger, "Forever Fresh." The video is done documentary-style and show­cases Kam in var­i­ous behind-the-scenes clips, past videos, and show footage from per­for­mances in the U.S. and abroad. The rest of the video was shot on loca­tion in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The song itself is rem­i­nis­cent of the for­mer Supastition sound with Kam spit­ting rapid fire, while still drop­ping jew­els like "I'm what hap­pens when a child prodigy grows up." Marco Polo's head nod­ding pro­duc­tion shines bril­liantly through­out the track  tri­umphant horn stabs and clas­sic boom bap drums leave the per­fect back­drop for Kam's feroc­ity. "Forever Fresh" is the b-side to Kam Moye's offi­cial sec­ond sin­gle and album title track, "Splitting Image."

Also, be sure to also check out Kam's appear­ance on the offi­cial Wake Up Show Anthem 2010, which also fea­tures appear­ances from Tajai of Souls Of Mischief, Crooked I, Tech N9ne, The RZA, Ras Kass, B-Real, and more.

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