"The Unseen Mechanism" is Chucky Sly

photo-Marcus Willis


"The Unseen Mechanism"
This past Final Friday at the Liquid Lounge the man that is most wanted when it comes to Dallas collaborations dropped HIS solo debute Chucky Sly "The Unseen Mechanism". This title is so appropriate because Chucky has been unseen in the making of the Dallas Hip Hop scene. He has lent his rap skills and singing voice to many and is the go to guy to bring the island flavor to a project. The new project is a great representation of who he is a artist and the producers he's worked with have done a fantastic job in creating the framework. Don't take my word for it hit the link below and take a listen to the album. I've included the the tracklisting of the men/women who put in work on what I think will be the Dallas Hip Hop album to have from 2009.

I almost forgot: Chuck's performance was epic, he came dressed to impress so I had to kid him and tell him he "wasn't hip hop". He performed like a man on a mission and the Final Friday crowd game him as much love has he's given to the scene. In the house to celebrate the album release were Shabazz 3, DJ Jay*Clipp(True School, Mo Brown (Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights), R.C.(E. Badu music director & Jam Sessions @ Prophet Bar), Pikahsso, Vincent Tucker, Peoples Lunch Counter(Seidah, Rage & Satori), HeadKrack(The Rickey Smiley Show)& the Ra'Koo family. Big thank you to the Aziatik Teem family for holding down the Dallas Hip Hop scene for the past 10 years with the Final Friday event.


DOWNLOAD: Chucky Sly – The Unseen Mechanism

Hit the skip to check out the album details…

1. Mastermind
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced by S1 for Soul Kontrolla Productions
Recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense

2. City feat. Headkrack
Written by K. Little and L. Raynel Ruffin for Black Whole Music and Krils Deluxe (ASCAP)
Produced, recorded and mixed by Smooth Sense for Smooth Sense Music

3. I Remember feat. Tahiti and Skotch
Written by K. Little, W.J. Archey III and (Skotch) for Black Whole Music and Whackloser Records
Produced by Illmind for ___
Recorded by Elementz
Mixed by S1

4. Anger Management

5. Jimmy Is About to Die
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by S1 for Soul Kontrolla Productions

6. A Better Mousetrap
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by Dubb Crawford

7. For All the Girls feat. Genise Way
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by S1 for Soul Kontrolla Productions

8. Traffik Ticket
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by Dubb Crawford

9. Light Sleeper
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by Dubb Crawford

10. Palestine 8 (When Love Comes Around) w/ Erica Thompson
Written by E. Thompson for ___ and K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense for Smooth Sense Music

11. Sneaker Generation
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense for Second Sense Music

12. Gunman Dem
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced by Dubb Crawford
Recorded by Tyallin Macklin
Mixed by Dubb Crawford and Tyallin Macklin

13. Changes
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense for Second Sense Music

14. New Religion
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense for Smooth Sense Music

15. The Thief
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced, recorded and mixed by DJ Second Sense for Smooth Sense Music

16. Until You Get Home
Written by K. Little for Black Whole Music
Produced by Dubb Crawford
Recorded by Tyallin Macklin
Mixed by Dubb Crawford and Tyallin Macklin

17. Unseen
Produced, Dj Second & Vj Smooth Smooth Sense for Smooth Sense Music

Additional Tracks:
SupaNova Sun Produced and Cuts by Dj Second Sense
Island of Sunshine – Produced By Dj Second Sense Written by Karlton Little & Erica Thompson

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Kristinia DeBarge

Next Generation of Debarge talent: Kristinia Debarge

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Kristinia is a 19-year old daughter of writer/producer/singer James DeBarge of the well-known 80's band DeBarge. She's the next urban pop star! First song "Goodbye" will be the next song featured in the national NIVEA TV campaign. The campaign will be running 4.6-7.15. Digital single "Goodbye" will be available beginning 4.7

Def Jam & BET Reality TV Stars Brutha Visit Dallas

Def Jam recording artists Brutha will be in Dallas to promote their debut album "Brutha" Feb. 1-2. The group will make a special appearance and performance at the K104 Super Bowl Party at the Studio Movie Grill in Addison on Sun. Feb. 1st with labelmates Unlady Like and intimate meet & greet at Red*Swagger in Cedar Hill. The group has just come off a sucessful season of their reality TV show "Brothers to Brutha" to a huge media buzz from Billboard's "Best Bets of '09".

Monday, February 2nd
Brutha Meet & Greet
4pm-6pm
Red*Swagger
305 W FM 1382, Suite 618
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
TEL: 877-806-SWAG (7924)

Colin Munroe "Unsung Hero" Mixtape w/cover of "Flashing Lights"

This is simply HOTT!! I came across this while online tonight with a ear ache and it made the pain disappear for a minute. Here's the video version of the redo of Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" and a link to the mixtape. Wale, Dallas Austin and Blaqstarr make appearances. Mr. Munroe is from Canada and has been the voice people have been wondering about. Please get on this ASAP!!




Click here to download.

Pikahsso & Tahiti team up to become AwkQuarius

I've known these guys for a long time and not one day of that time have they not been in the lab creating something new to wow the population here in Dallas. Their new project AwkQuarius is oh so soulfully funky and quirky. As some of you know they were in the phenomenally fun, short-lived and sonically gifted group P.P.T. They decided to go in different directions with Picnic going ahead with his hot production and collaborations. He has been in the lab with Niro and performed with Astronautalis.

Tahiti and Pikahsso are wonderfully matched because Tahiti has the visuals on lock for anything that they can think of and Pikahsso's brain never shuts down. I love these guys so much because they are fearless when it comes to their music and the unique way they both are on the grind to share the music they create. Here's the definition of AwkQuarius and the videos they've created to set up their upcoming album. If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area they will be performing at Rubber Gloves in Denton Jan. 23rd. Check them out on myspace where they've debuted their new single "Lets Hit The Town" produced by K-Phlx, Bass By Semaj aka Chicken Neck Of Rubba Rode, Lead Guitar by Ken Shimamoto, Mixed & Engineered by Ty Macklin. If you Twitter, Pikahsso lives there and I think we may have to put him in Twitter rehab soon.


Awkquarius "- An awkward funk hop duo from Dallas TX, whose birthdays fall under the same zodiac sign of Aquarius. The two combine, the ultra strange Brain Phunk vocals of Pikahsso Allen Poe and the self deprecating hip hop lyrics of the King of Whack, Tahiti, to form the best in awkward reality music. Formally of the hit group P.P.T. and winners of the Dallas Mavericks playoff song in '06, Pikahsso and Tahiti bring the phunk in a super star awkward style as only they can do! Look out for the breathtaking Debut album coming soon! AwkQuarius began on July 31st 2008.


Check them out on youtube at www.youtube.com/whackpiktures

Check out: Giovanca "Joyride"

New artist out of Holland...I love the song and the video great introduction to the U.S. audience.





www.myspace.com/giovanca