know:juander – (re)Painting A Still

Here’s a remix I did to Painting A Still off of know:juander’s latest release, A Kid Love, beta. Make sure you cop that if you haven’t peeped it already. I was just working on this beat and for some reason juander’s lyrics came to mind. And it’s dope. So stream and download the joint below.

EPonym & Esta - UpFromHere

Finally, here is EPonym & Esta‘s album, UpFromHere. They are new editions to the Cosmic Souls Collective and have been working really hard to make this album happen. I’ve been working with this  emcee-producer duo for almost a year now and it is crazy watching them grow as artists. If you want more reasons to peep this album check out the previously posted interview and Esta beat making video. Stream their favorite song from the album below and hit more for the track listing.

EPonym & Esta – Don’t Know feat. Melissa Bitanga

08 Don’t Know Feat Melissa Bitanga

Download UpFromHere (via MediaFire)

Amor Jones - And More

Here’s a new track produce by fellow Cosmic Soul, Know:juander for Amor Jones. I’ve had this song in rotation since Jones first sent it to me a few weeks ago. Dope track.  I took Kevin Nottingham posting it as my OK to drop it also. Haha. It’s going to be on Amor Jones’ next album which will be produced exclusively by the Cosmic Souls Collective (yes, us). Be on the lookout for the album and future leaks coming soon.

Amor Jones – And More (Produced by know:juander)

And More

Keno - Watch

Here’s a new track I produced featuring KENO from TheOtherSide (group with him and producer WallSauce).  This beat might sound familiar if you heard my last instrumental album More Than Music. Just check it out and let me know what you guys think! Expect more heat from us in the future. Peep the audio below.

KENO – Watch (Produced By Nefarious!)

KENO – Watch (produced by Nefarious!)

Circa 09

Here is a dope EP Indy Sparks dropped the other day. He also did the artwork on my More Than Music album. Real cool dude.  Make sure you check Indy Sparks out on Twitter, Myspace, & IndySparks.com and peep my favorite track from it below!

Indy Sparks – Expensive Taste

Expensive Taste

Download “Circa ‘09″

Nefarious! - More Than Music

This is the last instrumental album I released called More Than Music. Check it out and leave a comment or hit me on twitter (@NefTheDamaja) and let me know what you think. Thanks to everyone who posted this up or interviewed me and fellow CSC member Mick Digi for doing the artwork. Stream it below via bandcamp player and hit the image on the left to download it.

I interview rapper EPonym and producer Esta as they release a new video showing their process in creating a song.  They are working on their album called UpFromHere which drops sometime in september, EP says.

Nef: Esta, what was your inspiration for making this beat?

Esta: Right when i heard the record i knew what i wanted to do, it was one of those samples. EP and I both felt like it should be an underdog track.

Nef: Word, I know the feeling. EP what inspired you to write your lyrics to it?

EPonym: Basically the beat felt victorious and shit. And I was getting a vibe like “Hey we’re comin up in the world” so that basically was the outline. Like, despite what people say or have said we’ll still be elevatin’ the album title actually stems from one of the tracks on the album, and we couldnt really think of anything better suiting than that.

Click more to read the full interview…

Nef: Why did you guys decide to name the album UpFromHere?

EPonym: Well, we’ve been working on music for awhile now and with every song it seems we’re getting better, or we’re getting something right that we weren’t before [though not much naw sayin!? jk]. And also in our personal lives, atleast in mine, things have been in a slump and trying to be optimistic there’s really no other way for me or us to go naw sayin?

Esta: EP and I share alot of the same views, not just in music, but life. We’ve struggled alot but we know our goals and are realizing we can achieve them

Nef: Which Poptart flavor do you guys like best?

EPonym: Money.

Nef: *laughs*

Esta: Fucking cinnamon!

EPonym: I’m going to have to agree. Cinnamon is the best one. *laughs*. Not warm though…

Esta:Yeah, I be too lazy

Nef: Thank you for your time and everybody make sure to look out for UpFromHere dropping “sometime in september” *laughs*

We bring the site back on the positive tip with a new album from the homie SLik d. Summer Vibes, which dropped today on his 18th birthday. This is probably one of the few times you guys will ever get to here me rap (Sick Of Love), but I also produced a song that was previously posted.

Just check his album out and tell him Nef said what’s up!

Download Summer Vibes (via MediaFire) or Stream it from his MySpace page.

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Here is the first leak off of SLik d’s next album Summer Vibes. Summer Vibes will be avaliable for free download on Friday, August 14th which is his birthday. The track is called Summer Heat and it also happens to be produced by me. It’s dope. SLik d does this thing on the rhymes, Jarell Perry is on the hook. What more can you ask for? Peep the track below and click the above image to download it!

SLik d “Summer Heat” feat. Jarell Perry (Prod. Nefarious!)

Summer Heat (Feat.Jarell Perry)

click ‘more’ for contact info and to peep another leak produced by my homie Scrabble

SLik d “On My Mind” (Prod.Scrabble)

On My Mind (Prod.Scrabble)

SLik d on Myspace

SLik d on Twitter

Jarell Perry on Myspace

Jarell Perry on Twitter

I was one of the lucky 8,000 people that attended the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on July 26th. Lyrics Born and The Lyrics Born Re-View were headlining. The Lyrics Born Re-View consists of The LB Band, vocalist Joyo Velarde and The Jazz Mafia Horns.  The Mighty Underdogs opened the show with an ill performance keeping each and everyone of the 8,000 hippies, potheads, and Hip-Hop fanatics entertained. The Mighty Underdogs consists of rapper Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, rapper Lateef The Truth Speaker from Latryx, and producer Headnotic of the Crown City Rockers.  There were various special guests throughout the set including Pigeon John, Trackademicks, and DJ Sharp. Kat Ouano (future mother of my children) also did her thing on the keys during The Mighty Underdogs’ set. Overall the show was ill. The scent of la in the air kept the mood right. The venue was beautiful, the music was DOPE, and I was accompanied with some of my favorite peoples. Make sure you check these artists’ music out if you havent already.

Click ‘more’ watch a short clip so you  can have an idea of how huge this event was.