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By Hard Work, on November 22nd, 2011 Every year we support a number of charitable organisations to meet their goals,
whether it be creating awareness, raising funds or lifting the spirits of a community with our brand of entertainment.
One of the organisations we are supporting this year is the LEAF Foundation based in Rarotonga.
Their main focus is to open a home for youths up to the age of 18 yrs.
LEAF believe the correct upbringing of a child begins in the home.
In the Cook Islands, youth needs are not being attended to in the correct manner. There are many youths living in poverty, broken homes, no parental guidance and without basic essentials that many of us take for granted.
FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER 2011
25 ILLEGAL ARTISTS HIT THE STAGE AT THE NATIONAL AUDITORIUM
TO HELP NOT ONLY RAISE AWARENESS & FUNDS
BUT ALSO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE
By Hard Work, on November 13th, 2011 He’s well known amongst underground circles but now our homie Tyson Tyler
is making huge noiz on the urban stations with his latest cut ‘My Life’ feat Jae’O.
And a lot of this wouldn’t be possible without your support.
If you ain’t copped the track yet – grab it here
Enjoy
By Hard Work, on November 9th, 2011 The release party has been and gone but we’ve been asked to put up footage of the night.
Shout outs to all our special guests and the performers on the night
Request Dance Crew – Young Sid – Ethical – PNC
Tyson Tyler – J.Williams – BS DC – Brooke – Huz – Vince Harder
DJCXL & DJ09
And if you haven’t scored a copy of the album yet get it on the link below:
By Hard Work, on November 2nd, 2011 Illegal Musik in conjunction with iMusik Productions present J Williams ‘Live It Up’ official music video.
Perhaps the most challenging video we’ve produced to date but were over the moon with the final result.
Shout outs to everyone involved behind the scenes that helped bring this idea to life.
Enjoy and grab the link and share it amongst ya connects.
By Hard Work, on November 2nd, 2011 New Zealand R&B singer J Williams can do no wrong over in his homeland. Following on from his No.1 smash ‘You Got Me’ (featuring rapper Scribe), he’s achieved further top five success with singles ‘Takes Me Higher’ and ‘Night Of Your Life’.
But now he’s looking to extend his reach beyond the land of the long white cloud and has set his sights firmly on Terra Australis.
And with a song like ‘Live It Up’, there’s every chance he’s going to succeed.
It’s a bright, breezy dance/pop track smattered with a splash of soul – in a similar vein to Stan Walker’s top ten smash ‘Loud’ – and it’s anticipated that Aussie radio will lap it up after it was serviced to media here this morning.
Look for the official video, due to drop later this week.
In the meantime, take a listen below – and get your mitts on it in the local iTunes store.
LIVE IT UP
OR GRAB A COPY HERE FROM iTUNES AUSTRALIA
By Hard Work, on October 31st, 2011 The freshman album from our home boy K.ONE has been receiving great reviews… Here’s one from www.muzic.net.nz:
K.One is the future, firmly on the upward climb to his peak as a solo artist. K.One AKA Kaleb Vitale has risen from relative obscurity to his current profile as one of the country’s most prolific hip hop artists. He’s achieved in a year something that has taken others many years to do. His debut album Far From Home exceeds all expectations as it says in the lead track Right Here.Don’t be surprised if he has multiple nominations at next years VNZMA’s, but don’t wait until then to listen to this album.
K.One has built a solid work ethic and spent long hours polishing his musical craft through the underground Hip-Hop scene – the same breeding
ground for top local talent in years past: David Dallas, PNC, Mareko and Scribe. Illegal Musik caught wind of the young MC’s talents through these underground channels and
the label’s head Patriarch AKA Mark Arona was sufficiently impressed by K.One’s rhyming and story-telling ability that he took him on board. An opportunity opened up on the DJ CXL and J.Williams track My Love’(The Remix) that gave K.One a shot alongside the virtuoso, Scribe. This was the start of the transition from young unknown in the studio to being a true Master of Ceremonies in his own right. Showcased in She’s a Killer which has been a huge hit with K.One at the helm, as a twist in fate the single feaures J.Williams as his backing artist.
A year on, and the sacrifices made to pursue his dreams documenting the journey through songs like So Long a mid-tempo jam with stunning piano about trying to heal a fractured past and culminating in the release of his freshman album. We Ain’t Gonna Stop featuring Tyson Tyler and Ethical, is like a personal reflection, K.One saying he has always wanted to write and produce a song like this.
The album as a whole has some amazing songs like the sexy fist pumping, club thumper Bring That Beat Back featuring Illegal’s own Brooke belting out the power ballad hook, and beautiful Walking Away featuring Jason Kerrison from OpShop are brilliantly captivating and capture K.One at his finest. K.One utilizes his musical diversity to create variety, integrating euro-pop and heavy syntheziers to Motown choirs that make you swoon in Can’t Take That Away the ironically seductive Murder, while still having a solid base in the Hip Hop Category. Never continues mixing genres with Junipah laying the backing vox sounding a lot like Chad Krugar from Nickleback. And a fast tempo Did It For You’featuring Young Sid and Huz, talking about the pressures of the industry and coming out the other side stronger.
Towards the end of the album K.One slows it down and gets emotionally real, Hero featuring. River Jordan, is a sweet genuine song about breaking down barriers and Thank You featuring Che Fu| a love letter to the ones he cares about, great lyrics and production that properly demonstrates his voice. There really is something in there for everyone.
All the tracks combine to form pieces of K.One’s musical journey. Far From Home is a deeply satisfying album, assembled like a musical brick house: solid from top to bottom each song is strong enough to be released as a single. With the first 5 singles already released it is a brilliant success for the kid from Masterton.
If ya haven’t got a copy of the album yet – grab it here:
By Hard Work, on October 18th, 2011 90s Hip Hop hit-makers Naughty by Nature are bringing their 20th Anniversary tour to New Zealand next month. They’ll play one show at The Studio in Auckland on Wednesday 19th October 2011.
Hip Hop Kings, Naughty By Nature are teaming up again for their 20th Anniversary Tour. Performing all of their greatest hits along with new material from their upcoming album, Anthem Inc., Naughty By Nature are back in business. Formed in 1986 while the boys were still in high school this Grammy Award winning, platinum-album selling, New Jersey super-group began by performing at talent shows. They were discovered by Queen Latifah who signed the group to her management company and helped them land a record deal with Tommy Boy Records and in 1991 Naughty by Nature’s self-titled debut album produced their first top ten hit, O.P.P.
They went on to produce a number of albums with 19 Naughty III (1993) going platinum and Poverty’s Paradise (1995) receiving a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Naughty By Nature then disappeared on a recording hiatus of several years but have now returned with their undeniably classic, hand-raising, life affirming, HipHop music and a new album. Despite a number of album releases in the nineties and some trouble with the authorities, Naughty By Nature’s master lyricist Treach says “We wouldn’t have reunited if we didn’t think we could give people that authentic Naughty feeling.” The band claims that their new album Anthem Inc. will “take you back…we’ve invented a new sound, a bunch of new flows and after being without an album for so long, we’ve got a lot of things to say”.
CLICK HERE TO GRAB YA TICKETS NOW
A RETURN TO THE CLASSICS
By Hard Work, on October 10th, 2011 What’s really good fam. We are stoked to announce the album has finally landed.
A must have for ya car, iPods or on ya mobiles.
Or to make like easy – here’s the iTunes link
Enjoy
By Hard Work, on October 7th, 2011 What’s really good fam. We are proud to announce that
J.WILLIAMS latest single ‘LIVE IT UP’ is now available in AUSTRALIA through iTUNES
The video will be out shortly.
If you live in the Sydney area you can catch it blazing on THE EDGE radio station
Click on the iTunes link below to grab your copy today!!!
And share the link amongst ya connects!!!
Enjoy
By Hard Work, on October 7th, 2011 Yeah yeah… It’s Friday!! Bring on the weekend
It’s been a hectic week and a pretty full on one for the homie K.ONE who is doing countless interviews across radio, print, online & TV.
Hopefully you’ve pre-ordered your album by now – if not click on the iTunes link to grab yours
To help celebrate the launch of his album we have partnered up with XBOX 360 & FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 to give two lucky people the chance to win an:
XBOX 360 GAMING CONSOLE – FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 – K.ONE ‘FAR FROM HOME’ ALBUM.
All you have to do is tune into either ‘THE EDGE’ radio station from Monday 10th October OR TVNZ U to see how to enter
SHOUT OUTS TO XBOX 360 & FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 – FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ONE OF A SELECT FEW TO TEST DRIVE THE GAME…
FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 is the next level in AUTOMOTIVE ENTERTAINMENT and after testing it out with the team we certainly do agree.
No other racing car game comes even close to this
FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 hits shelves NZT Thursday 13th October 2011
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