JAZZI GOT BEATS...

The homegirl Jazzi finally put together her beat tape finally and as Christmas rolls in, she's another person to give you some music as an early gift.  Check it out, and after that hit up her blog and holla at her.  She's pretty approachable, lol.

Girl Beatz vol. 1 - Jazzi

KEELAY & ZAIRE EPK

I know I've posted some stuff of theirs before and they keep a good camaraderie with a number of Los Angeles acts so might as well get to know them a little better.

Alchemist - Let the Beat Build pt.1

Al shows us how to create a beat for Prodigy and Nina Sky.  Al is west coast...hopefully I won't have to remind you of this too much more boys and girls.  Spotted on OnSmash.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT - FISTICUFFS

So I slipped on the local spotlight section last week...and I apologize...so I'm doing it first thing this week.  In this section I'm shedding light on some more home grown producers.  Now I mentioned these cats in reference to tracks for Miguel & Ne-Yo and they made some bangers for these young gents.  I had a chance to catch up with Brian  of the production team and he shed some light on the crew.  Thanks again B.  So in a mix of his words and mine...here is who Fisticuffs is:

2 members of the 2006 USA regional Bull Fighting Champion Team, haha...nah not really but that was the introduction I was given.  Actually they are Brian Warfield and Mac Robinson who not only produce but also write music.  The two met in their high school jazz band at LA County High School for the Arts and have built that bond into their own studio where they continuously create tracks together.  Both born and raised in LA, they were influenced from a range of musicians like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Parliament, J Dilla, Raphael Saadiq, 2 Pac, Curtis Mayfield, Bjork, NWA, DJ Quik, James Brown and many more.  They have performed shows and played on records for the likes of Diddy, Snoop, Akon, Robin Thicke, Nelly, 2 Pac and more.  They have produced and worked on projects for Ne-Yo, Teedra Moses, The D.E.Y., Trevor Horn, Jhene Aiko and most recently "One Night Stand" for Jazmine Sullivan.  Out of all the people they've worked with, they say their boy MIGUEL is "truly one of THE most talented individuals" they've worked with.  They happen to be planning a release for an all original 8 song mixtape with Miguel very soon as an appetizer for Miguel's Jive Records release in Spring '09.  

In the future Fisticuffs plans on being successful and living comfortably off of their music as well as placing a stamp in music history.  With their hard work ethic, they should make that mark.  They plan on having 2 Fisticuffs produced singles in the streets soon, so stay tuned.  To keep up with Fisticuffs, add them as a friend on MySpace: www.myspace.com/fisticuffsmusicpage

Local Spotlight (the Prequel) : Fisticuffs

Yes I know that that's Ne-Yo above...but he didn't produce this track...the homies Fisticuffs did. I mentioned them a couple weeks back when I dropped Miguel's new single Quickie, which was produced by Fisticuffs. Catching on now? So download for your pleasure. And be on the lookout for more info on Fisticuffs soon.

Not Perfect - Ne-Yo

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: MEET TRE BEATZ

I may end up liking this song Spanglish from Game's new album...cuz i just found out one of the homies did the production on it.  Shaping up to be my favorite song and I ain't even heard it yet, lol.  I met Tre through some close friends of mine...before guiding JT's music he was actually cutting my friends' hair.  Last I saw him he was macking to one of my homegirls outside of Boulevard 3, lol.  Good to see someone fulfill their dreams.  Check for him in the future, and peep the writeup on HipHopDX