Kraze x Simone x Joverdose (aka Joe from Just Kidding Films) got together for the inspiring track “Dreamers”. The song is dedicated to everyone who aren’t afraid to chase their dreams. Keep pushin and dream BIG!! Are you a dreamer?
You can download the track for FREE here.
Dreamers by Kraze x Simone x Joverdose
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Snacky Chan seems to be on the return path with English music. Recently, he was on a collabo track with LS and Jin for “The Reunion“. He has now dropped a remix of Red Cafe’s “I’m Ill”. Snacky Chan was inspired after losing weight over the past couple years. He took the same focus he had for dieting and applied it to music. Here’s more from the rapper:
“I’m Ill.” Why did I record this? What’s the point of the song? I guess the hunger inside me made me record it and seeing that I was so successful with losing weight, I wanted to take that same attitude into the recording studio.
Writing lyrics is stressful. With every 16 bar verse I write, my goal is to make it perfect. No shortcuts, no “good enough’s,” no bullsh*t fillers. Make no mistake about it, writing lyrics is not easy, it’s weight-lifting with the mind.
I guess one of the great things about rap is that you can say WHATEVER you want. You can EXPRESS yourself. You can paint a mental image through words. You can talk sh*t. In my case, if you’re familiar with my past work, I tend to big myself up. Am I a cocky person? On the contrary I’m probably one of the humblest, down-to-earth guys you could meet. People that know me, would describe me with one word, “quiet.”
Yes I’m a silent type of guy. If we’re on a narrow road and somebody is walking in the opposite direction, I’ll be the first to move so he or she could walk past. Not so hip hop I guess but nevertheless that’s who I am. Now the great thing about rap, at least for me, is that I can say, do, whatever I want. It’s really a great release and I feel sorry for those that don’t have a similar outlet.
You can download the track FREE below:
I’m Ill Remix by Snacky Chan (contains profanity)
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Lyrics to I’m Ill Remix by Snacky Chan
1st verse:
Im ill (so real) cant keep me concealed
I’m like brail to the blind give em somethin to feel
(Cant chill) sit still
Till I sit on a mill
You can front on the skin tone not on the skills
See some a yall got me SMH
Suck bad like head on a homemade sex tape
Stay nasty young and flashy
(Who the best?) Thats a real dumb question to ask me
Still I’m ill
Doctor chill it aint somethin you can heal wit a pill
It aint somethin that yall could create
Overseas still smash any of yall in the states
Just the flow and the voice alone’ll
Knock anybody outta the throne now get gone
I belong on stage in the spotlight
Two fingers up in the air and make em talk like
Second verse:
Ima hit em up like a Pac song
Take it underground I’m tired of all the Pop corn
Put the locks on just in case
if Big Chan break back in aint nobody safe
RT this yall tweeters
rappers aint blind still nobody can see this
No doubt my whole bloodline leaders
Man I make change like I’m parked by meters
In a black jag with a fat tag
Louis belt on unbuckled to let the pants sag
Thats ganji thats swagga
Stunna shades on black suit Karl Lager(Karl Lagerfeld)
Rrah Make you an example
the next time it wont be a Jay-Z sample
Im ill so sick for real
F*ck charts spit darts give em somethin to feel
East West Players (EWP), the nation’s premier Asian American theatre, continues its 45th Anniversary season, themed Shake It Up, with the world premiere hip hop musical, KRUNK FU BATTLE BATTLE, with book by Qui Nguyen, Lyrics by Beau Sia, Vocal Music by Marc Macalintal, Dance Music provided by Rynan “Kid Rainen” Paguio and Jason Tyler Chong, Musical Direction by Marc Macalintal, and Choreography by Jason Tyler Chong. Here’s a synopsis for the musical :
Under the guidance of Sir Master Cert, young Norman Lee battles the baddest b-boy crew at Sunset Park High for respect, honor, and the heart of sweet Cindy Chang.
“East West Players is shaking it up with this world premiere hip hop musical KRUNK FU BATTLE BATTLE,” says EWP Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang. “This musical about first love, respect, and standing up for yourself is something that will resonate with audience members young and old. But its presentation will be like no other musical we’ve produced. Get ready for an amazing, foot-stomping good time.”
This production will be directed by EWP Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang. The cast of the production includes Joan Almedilla, Cesar Cipriano, Liza B. Domingo, Lawrence Kao, Evan Moua, Leng Phe, Megumi Tatsumikawa, Matt Tayao, and Troy Terashita.
All performances of KRUNK FU BATTLE BATTLE will be staged at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts at 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. KRUNK FU BATTLE BATTLE opens Wednesday, May 18, 2011 and closes on Sunday, June 26, 2011.
Opening night will be accompanied by a pre-performance cocktail reception and a post-show reception with the cast and creative team. Performances are Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Previews are Thursday – Saturday, May 12 – 14 at 8pm and Sunday, May 15 at 2pm. The Pay-What-You-Can Performance will be held Thursday, May 19 at 8 pm with a suggested $5 minimum. The post-show discussion will be held on Sunday, May 29.
General Tickets range from $40 – $50. Preview tickets are $20 for all seats. Opening night tickets are $70 for all seats. Tickets are currently on sale. For ticket purchases or more information, please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or visit here. Senior, student and group discounts are available. Dates and details are subject to change.
Krunk Fu Battle Battle teaser
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More about the cast and crew
Qui Nguyen (book) is the Co-Artistic Director of the Obie Award winning production company, Vampire Cowboys. He is a resident playwright of New Dramatists, a co-director of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab, a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre.
Beau Sia (lyrics) is a spoken word artist and has been featured in Def Poetry Jam and has earned two National Poetry Slam Championships.
Marc Macalintal (vocal music and musical direction) is the Artistic Director and one of the founding members of Asian American improv troupe Room to Improv. He was the musical director for MARRY ME A LITTLE and THE LAST FIVE YEARS at EWP and adapted the score for EWP’s box office hit production of PIPPIN.
Jason Tyler Chong (choreography and dance music) has choreographed and performed shows at the MGM Grand, concerts in Asia, Miss Universe Pageant, and the Grammy’s. He is currently an instructor at the Edge Performing Arts Center in Hollywood.
Rynan Paguio a.k.a. Kid Rainen (dance music) is a member of the JabbaWockeeZ Crew that performed and won Season 1 of America’s Best Dance Crews. He is also affiliated with two other dance groups, Footwork Fanatix and Kilafornia.
Tim Dang (director) is the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players. Recent directing credits at EWP include IMELDA: A NEW MUSICAL, PIPPIN, EQUUS, VOICES FROM OKINAWA, and MYSTERIOUS SKIN.
The design team consists of set and projection designer Adam Flemming, lighting designer Dan Weingarten, costumer designer Annalisa Adams, property master Ken Takemoto, fight choreographer Diana Lee Inosanto. The stage manager is Ondina Dominguez.
After the incredible response, we got from our post on Adultolescence. channelAPA.com is glad to see that the film will be screened Friday, April 29, 2011 at 9:45pm at the DGA as part of the 2011 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. (you can get tickets here. Here’s director/actress Vicky Shen on Adultolescence:
“Adultolescence” is about an artist suffering from post-college career ennui, who returns home to live with her parents, even though she had been previously disowned by her immigrant mother. Besides the major theme of familial disconnection, the film could also generate a cinematic forum for discussion on themes from identity politics to the economy to what it means to be a young adult today, a generation so heavily influenced by social media and voyeurism.
Using the story of stagnation for one twenty-something to reveal larger themes of the economics of emotions for post-grads, “Adultolescence” also blends the dual identity of American born children of immigrant parents. It is ultimately a story about finding peace with the parents by growing to accept them, and to find an identity beyond them despite the heaviness of parental expectations.
A visceral, thematic narrative is also woven through the film to integrate how popular culture creates a sense of isolation within the individual. “Adultolescence” speaks of today’s media-influenced generation: for the main character, Lea May is so affected by idealized fulfillment, a modern-day “Madame Bovary,” the barrier between reality and fantasy bleeds. This stylistic approach could also spark debate over the positive and negative sides of technology and how it relates to media. How can media still be a great educator and a source of energy?
Finally, “Adultolescence” is a term coined to describe a new stage of life, between that of adolescence and adulthood. Many young adults have been facing financial difficulties because of rising college costs, consumerism, graduate and professional school programs, careers of lower security, more frequent job changes, and an ongoing need for new training and education. As a response to all of the above, parents of today’s youth seem increasingly willing to extend financial support and even an invitation to live back at home well into their twenties and even into their early thirties.
This leads to another question, “How can the support adult-children receive from their parents have potential to be more crippling than helpful?” Forget the financial ramifications of post-graduates falling back on their parents for help, “Adultolescence” reveals that the tricky stages of childhood may have a lasting emotional impact, leaving adult-children without the tools to grow into maturity in their parents’ home and, ultimately, without the ability to move out with grace.
Look for the movie coming to a film festival near you.
Adultolescence trailer
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Rapper Mike B is working on several projects. First off, he’s got a new web series coming out called “Pre-Season,” which is a documentary following the new rapper’s career. From the trailer, we’ll get to see some of his performances, his time in the studio, and hanging with his homies like dumbfoundead. “Pre-Season” begins 4/30/11. The webisodes will lead to the upcoming debut mixtape from Mike B entitled “Better Late Than Never”.
Listen to some of Mike B’s recent tracks including Be With Me and Loves Me Not.
Pre-Season trailer with Mike B
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