This is Me if I took Steroids....

New: Indo Hip Hop Spotlight

So I decided that I'd do a spotlight on Indonesian Hip Hop. I gave this whole blog thing a break since i last put up the episodes cus i was way too busy. But now that I found these guys it gave me that spark to start doing this again.. Anyways...

This spotlight is on Retorika.. I dont know much about them.. Just that they seem like very creative and heavily motivated guys who take what they do seriously.. I really dig what their doing on a lyrikal point too cus i feel like for once, its some real shit thats coming out of an indonesian Mc and i;d like to see some more of this shit coming out. Its very typical of the underground sound there to have the delivery in this semi spoken word type rap. At the end of the day i think they have so much they wanna express and let out that i really feel what these dudes are trying to say. Catching these guys with Homicide and D-Army would probably be an ill concert..

Anyways.. heres the vid that caught my eye

SMOOTH CRIMINAL FT SWERTE AND YOUNG VAUGHN

Produced by Private Government

EPISODE 13- GIG AT ALPHA WITH JABBAR AND HIRABEAT

R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON

I didnt know what to do or say when I heard of MJ's passing last week. Watching the videos of him this whole week has kind of made me remember how much he meant to me as a kid growing up and what and inspiration he was. This video is just a small example of how incredibly talented he was doing something he wasnt really known for. I cant help but feel like we all took him for granted while he was alive and focused too much on the wrong things during the last period of his life. This man truly was a legend. Rest in peace Michael Jackson..

EPISODE 12- 22 MAY, GIG AT ALPHA WITH SANDWASH

NEW SCHOOL COOL COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PADDY'S BALI!!!!!!!

BLUE (from eiffel 65) like you've never heard b4

BEARDYMAN.... Funny man....

This guy cracks me up... he is so talented at what he does and has fun with it.. Totally an inspiration and reminder for me to keep having fun with what I do....

Collab with Nathan Flutebox Lee



Just messing about....

BEATBOXING + VIDEO EDITING = Lasse Gjertsen

What happens if you're from a very very cold place called Norway and you spend a lot of time indoors.... U try everything and get really good at it...

Since we're on the dancing subject........

KREATE THE GREAT

B-BOY REPPIN INDO MAKIN US PROUD!!!!!!!!! Guys got craaaazzzyyyyyy style!!!

Darbotz x Rege

WWW.THEDARBOTZ.COM

Mad love to the Indonesian Graff scene which I was so lucky to be a part of back in 98 and shit.. Darbotz be taking it up to a new level.. NSANE5 be vandalizing the city too... definitely art at its best....

DEDICATED TO THE TRUTH!!!!!!!

REVELATIONS....

Right so.. after seeing everyone else's blogs and what they are doing, its made me think a lot about how i do my blog. And... I've decided to put a lil more work into it and add some shit besides my videos and put up some other stuff as well... I'm not big on writing or sharing my thoughts.. I've find it kind of sex and the shitty... if you want more emotions and expressions go to my boy, Jabbars blog.. www.jabbarmusic.blogspot.com

And if you're into fashion- cabincrewcentral.blogspot.com

and if you wanna dig some random samples- www.madrotter.blogspot.com

yeah... so here we go with turning over a new record...

Young Vaughn in the Paper

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090628/LIFE/706279952

EPISODE 11 - GETTING READY TO GIG WITH SANDWASH AND NEW SCHOOL COOL RECORDINGS

Hirabeat in the News....

Article- http://www.gulfnews.com/friday/Trends/10323658.html

EPISODE 10- THE BIRTH OF NEW SCHOOL COOL

EPISODE 9- SUPPORTING HOMIES

The Recipe Article in The National Magazine

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090626/NATIONAL/706259839/1010

Swerte Blog Eps 8

The Recipe Cypher Session ft MC ZOOG and LSP

Swerte Vs Juliana Down

Just recently I did a remix for a band in Dubai called, Juliana Down (http://www.julianadown.com). They just released the remix and here's what they had to say about it.

FAN EXCLUSIVE : Empires D'N'B REmix by MC SwerteFrom Juliana down
Today at 11:19am
Hey there :)

Lets start with a big thank you for being a fan and for supporting us. We appreciate more than you will ever imagine :)

Have you joined our mailing list and our street team? It s a great way to help us get the word out and to show our gratitude we're making sure our hard core fans get treated extra special :) As promised we're starting to release the special, exclusive and advanced material that will only be available to members of our mailing list and/or street team :) It is a way for us to show our gratitude to you for the love and support.

So, we've started by uploading a FANTASTIC remix of "Empires" that MC/DJ Swerte in Dubai did (ti find out more about the indomitable Mc Swerte check out this link www.myspace.com/swertemc ). It really is amazing and sometimes we think it delivers a stronger message than the original (but only sometimes ;) This is the link for the song:

http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/song_1954520

and you can find it on our

http://www.reverbnation.com/julianadown

It is a FAN EXCLUSIVE and e really hope you like it

And in case you haven't passed by our pages in a little while we've also uploaded photos from our Empires Video shoot. They are really cool so check 'em out and leave little funny comments for us (we really like the funny comments).

Thanks again and watch this space. We'll have lots of cool stuff for you regularly and frequently.

All the best,
Juliana Down

A little note on Swerte:

He's Awesome! He does D'N'B, hip hop, dance, reggae, polka-gypsy-death metal...the guy is unbelievable! Right now he's put together a Hip Hop collective called "The Recipe" and its an awesome show with some of Dubai's best rappers and MCs and Djs all working together. Its like a UAE version of the Wu-Tang Clan. Check it out here : http://www.myspace.com/therecipedxb

These are all the artists on the recipe. Check 'em out:

Jabbar- www.myspace.com/jabbar19
The Truth- www.myspace.com/letitbetold
Kaz Money- www.myspace.com/desertdesciplez
Young Vaughn- www.myspace.com/youngvaughnmusic
Perfect Storm- www.myspace.com/perfectdxb
Tru- www.myspace.com/truyahyai
Kaspah- www.myspace.com/kaspahae
Mestiza- www.myspace.com/mestizauk
Hirabeat- www.myspace.com/hira1985
Khalipha- www.myspace.com/thekhalipha

THE RECIPE LIVE at ABU DHABI

Swerte LIVE at ALPHA- YES

Swerte LIVE at ALPHA- 2 People

Swerte LIVE at Alpha- SECONDS (Detik) ft Gaya3

Swerte LIVE at Alpha- Ryhmes for Good Times

Documentary on Swerte

Swerte ft Private Government- DETIK

Live At Alph With Gaya3 (www.myspace.com/gaya3music)