Green Street TV Episode 1

Just to show y'all how we get busy in the lab out here in BK...Shouts out to Kai Lo for the video work..holla back suckayes

NEW GREEN STREET EP!

DOWNLOAD HERE

Tracklist
1. Rise and Grind
2. Dance!
3. Runnin' Through Time

Listen to the single, "Dance!" here:


"...over beats made from a cat overseas..."

It's funny how some things just fall into your lap. That's what happened with this joint. We get a lot of dudes sending us messages trying sell us beats, do collaborations, etc., but this one was on some other ish.

I was going through our messages a few weeks ago and clicked on one from this producer Thallus out in Germany. The body of the message just said: "got some beats for u. here u go..." and then a z-share link. I like checking out beats that dudes throw at us, but usually we get a dialogue going before we exchange tracks. I ended up passing this one over because I thought it was some sorta scam or virus.

But I came back to the message a couple days later, and, being the beat-head that I am, I got a little reckless with it and downloaded it against my better judgment. I unzipped the file NH and found 14 fresh beats. 3 of them really stood out, so we just ran with those. We cheffed up some concepts, A-Live went to work, and a couple weeks later, we got a short EP for y'all.

I figure I'll just shoot Thallus a message back saying: "got some tracks for u. here u go...Green Street & Thallus - Rise and Grind

Check it out and throw us some feedback. And for those of you waiting for some new Renaissance beats, the wait is almost over. Peace.

-Ren


[Cover art courtesy of Ben Cheng aka Sir Benjamin Franklin]

INFO ON LUPE TICKETS - MAY 3RD @ UMASS AMHERST- ON SALE MONDAY

Tickets can also be ordered online starting April 20, 2009 @
http://www.ticketmaster.com/UMass-Spring-Concert-2009-tickets/artist/1314386

SPRING CONCERT 2009 LINE-UP:
Winner of Battle of the Bands "OnTrak & Malado"
"All Time Low"
"Girl Talk"
"Lupe Fiasco"
WHAT TO KNOW FOR SPRING CONCERT 2009: Taking place at the Mullins Center May 3, 2009 DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 PM WE WILL GO ON AT 6:30 PM!!

Tickets must be purchased before the concert and are
available April 13, 2009 at the Mullins Center box office

(ticket still needs to be obtained at box office before concert, swipe student ID at box office)

Tickets can also be ordered online starting April 20, 2009 @
http://www.ticketmaster.com/UMass-Spring-Concert-2009-tickets/artist/1314386

Ticket Prices:
Umass Amherst Students: FREE!
Five-Colleges(Smith College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, and Mt. Holyoke College): $15
General Public: $35


I know this might be a bad time for some with finals and all that, but y'all do not want to miss this show, its gonna be crazy! Hit me up with any questions or whatever.

The road to Lupe: Recap Part 1

ATTN: Please visit Chillyray's blog, MisterDev and Curioustidbits for more pics/video/comedy from the show!



I dont think words can describe the emotions/vibe from Weds night (no Robert Frost), it was CRAZY. Hands down, greatest show I have ever been a part of. If you have been living under a rock, we won the competition at Umass, and will be opening for Lupe Fiasco on May 3rd @ Umass.

To clear up the confusion, Ontrak is a label
owned by my boys Kharakter and The Flipside and Malado is the band that we always holds us down, composed of J Dodds (has worked with Beyonce, Usher, etc), G Skillz, and many others. When it comes to the Green Street/Ontrak connection...its a family affair.

I'm gonna let the Umass campus paper summarize what happened: Read article here . Lol, they quoted me on reckless, backstage ish, but its all good.

Now for some of the pictures:

Last night..

Much more to come. We love you, Umass.

24 hours from greatness..

Ok so, I'm about to get on the road..if you want to keep up with the entourage over the next 48, stay tuned here but also check out my man Chilly Ray and my manager/Dame Dash, Mister Dev . They got exclusives that I cant post up here, so check it out...aight, I'm ghost for now, more later.

-A

48 Hours from greatness...

Gettin' ready to leave Brooklyn, headin' out to the Bean tomorrow and then:

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Student Union Ball Room
Street: Student Union
City/Town: Amherst, MA

Y'all all know what it is. Competing to open for Lupe for the spring concert, if you are in the area or considering coming, please do, we need all the support! Im gonna be checking my emails and everything regularly from here on out, so anybody with any questions or anything, HIT ME UP.

Thurs: April 9th
We're gonna be at Keene State performing on campus from 1-2. The whole Green Street team will be there, so anyone in the New Hampshire/Massachusetts area, you know what to do, GET AT ME! (A big shout out to the homie Dennis, Good lookin fam!)


I havent slept properly in like...3 weeks, but such is life, word to Oddisee. Oh yeah, btw I gave into the hype, I'm on twitter lol, talking reckless with the rest of the fam, but y'all are gonna have to find me....out for now, speak to y'all soon.

Wish us luck.



-A