My man Dines (Studio Blup) is nice with the design skills. He hit me up with a ill zip file of his latest work. He has some big names on his books: MTV, Pepsi, The National Trust. Check his work and have a look at his site. UK STAND UP!

Here is the new (and final) artwork for my project “The Audition EP”!!!

The reason why I chose to change the artwork is because I felt the previous artwork was too safe. No one was mad at it. No one said “what the fuck is this?” Anyone can have a picture of themselves with text, and for a second I let myself fall into the norm.

Ive recorded over 40 songs since the release of the first artwork and tracklisting, and the entire project has gone in a different direction. It shows more of my personality than anything Ive ever done, and the artwork needed to showcase my personality as well. I truly, 100%, without a doubt believe that “The Audition” will be one of the top 10 projects of 2010! I really want to say top 5, but the blogosphere would go CRAZY….lol. But Ive put A LOT of work into this project. Its hip hop! More hip hop than anything Ive done prior….and on March 23rd, everyone will get to judge for themselves!

Hope you guys love it!!!

French animation is killing, this is a short animated project from 5 students of the school Gobelins l’école de l’image in Paris, France. Similar in style to the popular Disney style, it’s awesome. It’s also about Pirates, which are in the Top 10 of fantasy lives. More info on the people behind this project can be found at www.pyrats.net

Pyrats from Leandro Ribeiro Santos on Vimeo.

Sometimes staying up late on iChat, people can send you really creepy messages…or really cool ones. In this case, my friend Makensy sent me this REALLY cool vid.

Dope.

The first commercial for my “The Audition EP”! Shot by The Mighty Fifty!! This commercial is visually amazing, and not just because Im in it (partly because of it..lol).

This commercial basically expresses EXACTLY how I was feeling creating “The Audition”…and it literally just blows my mind!!!

A dope- short & sweet skate video from Salazar Productions featuring Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby.

The funkadelic soundtrack is a nice touch!

Wizard Smoke X Salazar Productions (VIDEO)

Just a little backstory….I’ve known Mann for a few years now, and we’ve become family. I’ve watched him grow and mature as not just an artist but as a man, and I’m ridiculously proud of him dropping his first mixtape today!

For those who don’t know, he comes from West LA, California…and is signed to Mercury/Def Jam by way of the hit-making powerhouse Beluga Heights.

Support good music, support a good person, and support what we’re doing over here on the west coast! We’re done with that gangsta/drug dealing nonsense! We make good music, and this mixtape proves it! Enjoy.