Some love from Hip-Hop Is Read - another blog you definitely need to check out.

As a Lakers fan, Boston is definitely on my sniper scope radar right about now. Hometown bias aside, I know a good thing when I see it -- or hear it. Enter Catch Wreck: a Bean Town emcee that spits. hot. fiyah © Dave Chappelle. CW effectively toes the line between pop sensibilities mixed with neo-Paris/dead prez get-up-stand-up subject matter. His new mixtape, The Young & The Restless, is available for purchase now. Cop & support:

http://www.hiphopisread.com/2010/05/catch-wreck-young-restless.html

 

The Young & The Restless on That's Major.

I haven’t heard anything from Catch Wreck in quite a while until he sent this over and homie’s stepped everything up 100%, the beat choice is great, the lyrics are top notch, and the general presentation is intelligent and informed without being off putting like a lot of people come across as a TRYING to be intelligent… the informed will definitely like this…
Catch Wreck just put out his latest project that’s available over @ BandCamp for $8, homies giving you a full length original project for less than a super sized fast food meal!

http://thatsmajor.info/2010/05/19/catch-wreck-restless-produced-by-session/

Coverage on the Mixtape Release:

If you dug "Restless", I wanted to let you know that Catch Wreck's The Young & The Restless is available on Bandcamp for $8. Features includ NYOIL and Chill Breeze, and the tape mixes it up with freestyles AND original tracks. Homey has this new revolution feel to his work, kind of like a 2010 dead prez, Public Enemy thing going on. Proper Hip-Hop with proper mental elevation. "I'm making music to make a difference", as Wreck says.

Thanks to @Khal from Rock the Dub.

http://www.rockthedub.com/2010/05/catch-wreck-young-restless.html

 

The Young & The Restless is done and ready for yall.. I put a lot of work into this project and I am beyond delighted to share it with yall..

here is the download...
http://catchwreck.bandcamp.com/album/the-young-the-restless

 

Finally getting some bite from the bloggers:

Catch Wreck "Restless": Here's some lyrical fury from one of Boston's own, @CatchWreck. Dude's all about the struggle, and attacks Hip-Hop from that angle. He drops a lot of knowledge, but does it with style and flavor. I'm not sure what he has in the pipeline, release-wise, but hit up his MySpace and take a gander at the movements he's involved in. Stand up!

Thanks to @Khal from Rock the Dub. Check that site out constantly for updates on dope new Hip-Hop coming out.

http://www.rockthedub.com/2010/05/catch-wreck-restless.html

http://www.rockthedub.com/2010/05/friday-may-14th-2010-playlist.html

 

 

Chico contacted me for some music for the final cut of the movie which will be aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network and had me open up his premiere with a performance of my song "A Love" from the upcoming mixtape the Young and the Restless.

 

If you will be in the Boston area tomorrow evening, be sure to come through to the Independent Film Festival of Boston's screening of Chico Colvard's documentary, Family Affair. I will be opening up the screening of the film with a live performance the song "A Love" which will be featured on the telivision version. You'll hear more about that later. There are still tickets left for tomorrow's screening of the film so don't miss out on this.

 

So for the next 5 days, I will be sharing with you all 25 artists under the age of 25 that you need to know about. With the release of the Young & the Restless just around the corner, I figure now's a good time to highlight a little bit of the work some of my peers are putting in. Lets get into it...

First up...

Hometown: Boston, MA
Genre: Hip-Hop

Already a war veteran at only 19, Rey Leon, has quite a story to tell. His debut EP, "The Pledge", dropping this Spring, will offer listeners a glimpse of some of that story. The first single, "I Still Love Her" borrows the instrumental from the classic Common Sense record.



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Though we were both featured on George Watsky's album, and I had heard things about this artist here and there, I must admit I've been sleeping. It wasn't until just last week that I gave his album, Monster (click to download), a serious listen. I'm sure glad I did though. I'm rarely moved by an entire project but this one deserves it. Fire all the way through. Giant is a song any man who's been in a disfunctional relationship should have no trouble relating to. What you think?



Name: Blizz Cartel
Age: 22
Hometown: Roxbury, MA
Genre: Hip Hop

One of the nastiest producers in the Boston area. When it comes to fire, Blizz Cartel got more to offer than a little bit. Currently at work on his debut project, Blizz has provided beats for the likes of myself, Illiam Savant (Tres), J. Nolan, Gridlock Entertainment and many others for years. Listen to the tracks he got up on soundclick as well some of the blazing sh*t we've worked together on (Hotter, A Love, Fight Back...and a whole bunch more on this Young & The Restless. ya heard?)

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Check out her blog

Name: Rene Dongo
Age: 21
Hometown: Roslindale, MA
Genre: Film

Rene Dongo is the director I work exclusively with for all my joints. He did the one you see above for Rey Leon as well as countless others. I got connected to him through Sofia Snow, who you'll read about later, but when you watch this man's Demo real, pay close attention to his eye for dope visuals...


Demo Reel from Rene Dongo on Vimeo.

Join me tomorrow when I give you the next 5 to watch 4...
Holla Black!!

The good news is this: The mixtape is all but complete(and some of the hottest sh*t your going to hear) and we are.. ALLLLLLL THE WAY TURNT UP!! I'm listenin to the music on the radio out there. The beats is crazy but the content lacks substance so I had to fill in the blank. The All the Way Turnt Up Freestyle (Remake of "All the Way Turned Up" by Travis Porter, Roscoe Dash and YT featuring Soulja Boy) is the newest release off the upcoming mixtape "The Young & The Restless," set to drop in May. 



Holla Black!!
#Dontgetwrecked

It aint stopped rainnin in Boston all weekend but that didn't stop us from another successful Young Gifted and Black showcase. YGB is a family of young conscious artists out of the Bean getting it in with everything from Hip-Hop to spoken word. This past Saturday was our 7th bi-annual showcase and as always, every artist did their thing and shut sh*t down. This time around, myself and the beautiful Ashley Rose got the privelage of hosting the joint but I still rocked a couple joints in between, including this brand new joint off the Young and the Restless entitled... what else?? "Restless"

This weekend, myself, Rene, Blizz, my homey Diego, and the lovely Amanda T wrapped up filming the video for A Love, off the Young and the Restless mixtape. Despite the cold, we banged everything out and I can't wait to see the final product. We will debut via youtube on Valentine's Day.



This will be something a little different compared to the videos for Street Soldiers and Fight Back.. It might not be as heavy on the political content as usual but don't get it twisted... This aint the Common[Sense] switchitup. You know what it is...

We been workin hard to get this mixtape ready for yall. The Young and the Restless.. more details comin real soon. For now a little taste of what to expect along with a glimpse of how we doin it...