Video : Evidence - Lost In Time (Park Jams) - 2021

Here is the latest video dropped by Evidence. The Single "Lost In Time (Park Jams)" is produced by Nottz (Cuts by DJ Babu) and the video is directed by the LA-based Photograph Stephen Vanasco. 

McGyver - CARPE ORBEM (Madmatic: Extended Play) - 2020

 

LP - 2020  

The latest McGyver's video uploaded by OGDonNinja's youtube channel reminds me that I've totally forgotten to blog his album "CARPE ORBEM" (Madmatic: Extended Play) originally released in March 2020. The album is produced by Large Pro, Buckwild, Nottz, Propo'88 & Shroom and is available on Gold vinyl edition.

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Rashid Hadee - 6 Packs & Cognac - 2020

The Chicago-based producer and emcee Rashid Hadee is back with a brand new 6-Track EP produced by himself, Kenny Keys, Nottz and 5ifth Element. 

THE XAV - Black Duke - 2020

LP - 2020 - Street Symphony Records 

The Xav (of Sons Of Sams) is back with a brand new album "Black Duke" features guest appearances by A.G., Edo G., Omar Lye-Fook and Robert Young as well as production by Large Professor, The Bossmen, Nottz, and Amazing Maze. 

Dropping September 18th 2020

Stay tuned ...

THE XAV - Come On feat. A​.​G. - 2020

"Come On" feat. A​.​G. is the second single produced by Amazing Maze (Co-Production & Cuts by DJ Danetic) taken off The Xav's forthcoming LP "Black Duke", dropping September 18th 2020, featuring A.G. & Edo G., with productions by Large Professor, The Bossmen, Nottz, and Amazing Maze. 

D GRAMM - Basquiat - 2020

The Norfolk-based emcee DOOMZDAY better known nowadays under the name of D GRAMM has just dropped his last 10-Tracks album produced by Protege, Roc Marciano, Apollo Brown, Nottz, Batman and more ... Digital Download only ... 

Third Eye Entertainment EP - 1998

EP - 1998 - Third Eye Ent.

This is a various compilation released in 1998 on Third Eye Entertainment, an Indie hip-hop label from Virginia managed by Peter Haynes aka Pete Twist. The EP is composed of 8 tracks performed by different artists from Norfolk VA, with productions by 3rd Eye (Pete Twist & Joe City), Nottz, Superb & Dj EL. 

Pete Twist at Third Eye Studio - Photo courtesy of Pete Haynes

On the A-side, the tracks "Final Exam", "The Lyric" and "Bang Material" are performed by Gypcees, a crew of female emcees who originally consisted of Gangalee, Ghagged, MFW, Seven, Kweenie Lox, So_ul and Madam Melodious. 
"Final Exam" was produced by Nottz, "The Lyric" was produced by 3rd Eye and "Bang Material" was produced by Superb.

From the Left : Ke Turner (Ghagged) / Madam Melodious / So-ul  / Kweenie Lox & Gangalee - Photo courtesy of Markesha Turner

From the Left : Ke Turner (Ghagged) / Kweenie Lox / GangaLee & Madam Melodious - Photo courtesy of Markesha Turner

Ghagged : "Gangalee is originally from New York and came to VA for college at Norfolk State. I was already in VA working with an entertainment company. I met her when she came to the Third Eye studio and she overheard me in the booth. She told me to give her a call because she had an all womens group that she thought I'd be a good in. I decided to link up with her... it was around 1997-1998.

Her group was already called Gypcees. She had 2 other emcees she had on board back in NY where they already established the name.

So Gangalee was already recording at Third Eye for some time and the studio was becoming to go to place for many artists. So of course Superb and Nottz would go there to record, make beats etc... our paths inevitably crossed and they decided to throw us some tracks..."

On the B-side the tracks "88 Flashback" featuring P.K, "Ocean View" and "Elane, Elane" are performed by the Norfolk-based emcee Doomzday. The instrumentals were respectively produced by Nottz, 3rd Eye and Dj El.

Doomzday : "Got the name in Government class from the Doomzday bomb. Also graduated from the same Highschool as Pharell.. Met Pete Haynes from Thirdeye in 95 and the journey began... Had to compete with Nas, Biggie, Dmx, Wu-Tang and Jay-z during this era so I studied them and became just as good.... I dream my rhymes, wake up and write my dreams, my pen game is endorsed by higher sources I can't even take the credit...And like Redman once stated "I'm a 24hr lyricist I sleep in my work boots"....

My parents moved to Buffalo NY and I moved into Third Eye studio's and that's when we began my portfolio of music...I used to write 3 songs a day to make sure that I had enough range and variety to win..."

Doomzday - Photo courtesy of Dayshon Gramm

Doomzday :"Dj El was a friend of Joe City and Pete Twist the producers at Thirdeye. He just happened to stop by one day and landed a track on the Ep... Nottz was giving us beats in exchange for studiotime at Thirdeye untill he got his first break with Busta Rhymes...Then we would link up from time to time to play new music from one another..."

Third group of the comp is a group named Suspects who consisted of Doomzday, P.K, Kash, Dillion, Sayas, Psycho, Rah and Stone Da Rula, hailing from Norfolk except P.K who was from Yonkers, NY.  
They recorded 2 tracks on the EP titled "Street Of Renasiance" and "Spanish Norfolk", both produced by 3rd Eye. I don't know if we can consider that Doomzday, P.K and Kash were the Suspects front men but they were the voices you heard the most on the tracks.

From the Left : Doomzday, Kashdillion, PK, Psycho, Rah and Sayas - Photo courtesy of Dayshon Gramm

Everything stopped in 2000 when the studio got robbed and all the studio equipment was stolen. It was the end of 3rd Eye Studio and everybody split in different directions...

Mad Props to Markesha Turner and Dayshon Gramm.

Evidence - Weather or Not - 2018

LP - 2018 - Rhymesayers Ent. 

01 - The Factory

02 - Throw It All Away

03 - Powder Cocaine feat. Slug & Catero

04 - Jim Dean

05 - Weather or Not

06 - Moving Too Fast feat. Catero

07 - Runners feat. Defari

08 - Bad Publicity feat. Krondon

09 - Rain Drops

10 - Sell Me This Pen feat. Alchemist & Mach Hommy

11 - Love Is A Funny Thing feat. Styles P, Rapsody, & Khrysis

12 - 10,000 Hours

13 - What I Need

14 - To Make A Long Story Longer feat. Jonwayne

15 - Wonderful World feat. Rakaa

16 - By My Side Too

"Evidence has returned to deliver his third solo album, Weather or Not, the final chapter in The Weatherman series before beginning the next saga. “As a writer and a rapper, I’ve been using the weather as a metaphor my whole career,” Evidence explains. “On the Dilated Peoples song “Guaranteed”, I had a line that said, ‘Some think I’m clever, others think I’m the one who makes too many references to weather… or not.’ Every time I would perform that song live, the crowd would always say the ‘or not’, so I knew I was on to something, and it would eventually be an album title.” 

For Weather or Not, Evidence tapped a stellar cast of producers to share duties with, including Alchemist, DJ Premier, Nottz, DJ Babu, Twiz The Beat Pro, Sam I Yam and Budgie. The album also features an all-star lineup of guests and friends, including Slug (Atmosphere), Rakaa (Dilated Peoples), Alchemist, Styles P, Rapsody, Jonwayne, Defari, Krondon, Khrysis, Mach Hommy and Catero. 

“I made this album with loyalists in mind,” Evidence says. “There’s nothing that’s unintentional. There are no wasted words.” While the album predominantly highlights his talent as a rapper, Evidence is also a well known producer, photographer and videographer. But, for all of his non-stop, high-level productivity, Evidence is most notably modest, a quality fully captured on Weather Or Not. 

“Now that the album is finished, I can see clearly that every single song serves its own purpose. To me, it’s like a playlist, or a greatest hits collection…except that none of these songs existed before I made them.” "

Release Date : January 26th 2018
Pre-Orders : Vinyl / CD