DJ Abilities spins magic
DJ Abilities spins magicMilwaukee Journal SentinelAside from his command of the wheels of steel as a renowned battle DJ, the master turntablist is best known as half of former hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities and as tour DJ for rap group Atmosphere. On Saturday, he brings his turntable wizardry to ...
Album Charts: Krizz Kaliko Opens With Nearly 10K Sold Of 'Kickin' & Screamin'
Album Charts: Krizz Kaliko Opens With Nearly 10K Sold Of 'Kickin' & Screamin'BallerStatus.comIt features production from El-P, and guest spots from TI, and Bun B, along with scratching from longtime Eyedea musical partner, DJ Abilities. That wraps things up this week. To cop any of these new releases, head over to Amazon.com.and more »
Soundset 2012: One giant leap for Astronautalis
Soundset 2012: One giant leap for AstronautalisMinneapolis Star Tribune"He can do things that very few people in our scene can really do," Olson said, comparing Astronautalis' ability to that of the late Eyedea. "He can rap his fucking pants off." Before the scenester-hobnobbing and supergroup-forming, though, ...
Brother Ali Explains "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color," Remembers Eyedea
Brother Ali Explains "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color," Remembers EyedeaHipHopDXPeople loved Eyedea & Abilities. But, he got to a point where he didn't feel like rapping was completely expressing who he was. He was like, “I'm gonna stop rapping maybe forever. I'm going to learn how to play instruments and that's what I'm gonna do.and more »
Get Ready For Los Angeles' Biggest Rap Battle in Years
Get Ready For Los Angeles' Biggest Rap Battle in YearsLA Weekly (blog)Some Scribble Jam events of the early 2000s, meanwhile, helped elevate the statuses of folks like Sage Francis and Eyedea. There could be more history made on June 9th at Exchange LA, as modern battling's franchise player Dizaster takes on the ...and more »