For years people have been Sleeping On Seattle & we’ve decided it’s time to wake them up! For one night only, Le Fresh has teamed up with an amazing list of artists to not only present a concert, but also music videos from these same artists, ALL of which have been directed and edited by Le Fresh Perspective in preparation for the show.

With Performances From Dave B ., The KnowMads, Warm Gun, Nyles Davis, A. Rawlo and Mpact.

Kutt ‘N’ Up presents the second annual dance showcase of their forever expanding career, The Royal Ball: Battle Of The Sexes! Art in motion, the movement of ones limbs illustrating diversity in the world of dance. The King and Queens of the dance floor head to head. All inclusive, Hip Hop, Pop, Lyrical, Old School and New School. It’s a man’s world but it would be nothing without a woman…

So, what are we doing? We’re calling ALL dancers… from all over the dance WORLD for this collaborative! To bring a whole new volume to what the is town used to.

Name: The Royal Ball: Battle of the Sexes Auditions

Date: Mon Nov 7th, 2011

Place: Van Asselt Community Center

2820 S. Myrtle St. Seattle, WA 98108

Time: 5-8pm

Dec 22nd, Jus Moni‘s “Ready For Life” EP will be available to the public. This is definitely a project to keep on your radars. Being involved in the project, I’ve had the opportunity of hearing it and take my word for it.. It’s the business. With 6/9 songs produced by Kuddie Fresh, this EP just plain feels good. Featuring production by yours truly KDCutz, Taysean & Crispy along with vocals from Lace Cadence, The Good Sin, Parker Joe & Khingz. You can stay posted on Jus Moni at JusMoni.com & Twitter.com/JusMoni, as I believe she will be releasing another single and a music video.

As you all know, the video I created for this years Bumbershoot has been all over the web. I’m proud to say, amongst all the other websites… The Bumbershoot staff enjoyed the video enough to feature it on their site as well. More great stuff coming soon!! Oh, and for the record… It’s Bumber with two B‘s…

If you haven’t seen my Bumbershoot Video <— click there… It has been getting mad love on the net and is still growing in numbers. I just wanted to publicly thank all the websites that featured it on their pages.

Here are a few of the sites that have been bringing in the most traffic. Check out these blogs regularly to stay up to date on all Hip-Hop/R&B music and more.

2DopeBoyz

RealTalkNY

HipHopDx

TheHottestIshh

YK2Daily

HipHop-N-More

The Sermons Domain

DefPenRadio

ThatGrapeJuice

Music.Coeusclothing

Shouts out to these sites along with tons more.

This movement is undeniable.

MARCUS D TAKES FIRST PLACE AT SEATTLE RED BULL BIG
TUNE QUALIFIER

Top Two Seattle Qualifiers will move on to National Championship in Atlanta
Seattle, WA (August 1, 2009) — As temperatures soared on Friday night, the Pacific Northwest’s
heat wave only got hotter as 12 of the best producers in Seattle went head-to-head at Red Bull Big
Tune.  With more than 650 hip-hop fans in attendance at The War Room and a line around the
block, the pounding bass kept heads nodding and made the balmy night bearable.  Each of the 12
producers brought their own unique sound to the stage, but the night belonged to the youth, with
both first and second place going to producers under the age of twenty-one.  Marcus D was
crowned the Seattle winner, narrowly besting KDCutz, who took second place.  Both top two
producers will advance to the Red Bull Big Tune National Championship in Atlanta in October,
2009.

The Seattle event marked the fourth stop in a series of eight regional beat competitions designed to
find the most talented up-and-coming U.S. producer with the next “big tune.”  Modeled after
Jamaican sound clashes, Red Bull Big Tune distinguishes itself from other beat battles by being a
full-fledged producer program that both provides a platform for emerging talent and works to
educate and inspire the next generation of music makers.  Upcoming regional battles include events
in Long Beach, Detroit, Houston and Minneapolis.

“Before the event began, KDCutz and I decided we were going to be the last two standing, and it
turned out we were,” said Marcus D.  “There were a lot of great beats played tonight, but the crowd
was with me.  I’m so happy to have this opportunity and I’m excited to head to Atlanta!”

During a break in the beat battle, West Coast hip-hop legends BattleCat and DJ Quik took the stage
to give a lesson on the evolution of hip-hop.  Both dug deep into their discography, treating fans to
some well-known older cuts and also introducing them to new original material.  The crowd was in
sheer awe at seeing the two legends taking turns playing tracks and reminiscing about the
inspiration for creating them.

The winner of the Red Bull Big Tune National Championship receives an opportunity to
collaborate with a recording artist of his/her choice in the prestigious Red Bull Studios in Santa
Monica, Calif.  Last year’s Red Bull Big Tune winner opted to work with rapper Nas.  Other artists
available for collaboration included Young Buck, Redman and Talib Kweli.

Big Tune began in 2004 as the brainchild of DJ/producer/emcee—Vitamin D and hip hop visionary/
event producer Jonathan Moore – with the purpose of bringing emerging and established talent to
the forefront.  After three years of hosting thriving local battles in Seattle, they forged a creative
partnership with Red Bull and the event evolved into a dynamic national producer program.

Red Bull Big Tune made its national television debut on the BET Network last spring with a half-
hour show chronicling the 2008 national finals in New York City.  All-star acts such as Digable,
Planets, Ghostface Killah, Alchemist and Sha Money made cameos.
Visit www.redbullbigtune.com to learn more and to find out who will earn the title of Red Bull Big
Tune National Champion in October.  For press inquiries please contact: Scott Houston at
scott.houston@us.redbull.com (310- 740-7099).

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Seattle winner of Red Bull Big Tune hiphop beat battle: Marcus D and KD Cutz

Posted by Andrew Matson

Marcus D was the winner (Photo: Jim Bates)

KDCutz was the runner-up (Photo: Jim Bates)

Big Tune went down last night at the War Room, and Marcus D and KDCutz are going to Atlanta for the finals.

Check KD Cutz’ blog, where he’s already vlogged about being runner-up. I don’t know anything about him, but think he’s related to Kuddie Fresh, who I’m told won the first Big Tune back in the day. It’s a legacy.

Marcus D is 19, and the first beat he played last night was positively monstrous. Any great rapper would love to have rapped on it. Any mediocre rapper would have been dead scared. I could tell right away he would win.

You can check out the official article right here.

I’m kinda late, but better late than never…

On May 19th. Choklate (My Auntie)s sophomore album released world wide!! The album is titled To Whom It May Concern and I beleive it concerns all lovers of good music. This album is a guaranteed (play through) CD. Every song is great and brings a creative sound to the music arena. (And I’m HONESTLY not just saying that because she’s my Aunt). The album features production from yours truly KDCutz also Vitamin D, Jake One and GMK.

1. Time Tells [intro] – Produced By: KDCutz

If you ain’t heard of Choklate get hip.. Her music is indescribable… But, If I had to try real hard it’s R&B, Soulful, Indie, Bomb.com and just feels good. Go cop the album and hear for yourself!! (I’m sure you can describe it better then me). You can find it at these retailers… Amazon.com |Target.com |FYE.com | Bestbuy.com |Borders.com |Dustygroove.com |CDuniverse.com

Also stayed tuned this Friday I will be posting a Suns Out [transmix] I was inspired to make! Who knows y’all may end up hearing a Choklate/KDCutz collaboration…