SICK TO D(EAT)H, the newest edition to Sage Francis’ Sick Of… mixtape series drops on Dec 12, 2013 exclusively at StrangeFamousRecords.com. The Epic Beard Men are back to help usher in this 75 minute compilation of rare recordings, remixes, demos and brand new songs. Sick to D(eat)h is available on MP3, CD and cassette. It features contributions by: Atmosphere, B. Dolan, Buck 65, Buddy Peace, Cecil Otter, DJ EQ, Kurtis SP, Lord Grunge, No Bird Sing, Prolyphic, Reanimator, Scroobius Pip and many more.

In other news, Sage Francis is currently recording his NEW ALBUM (title withheld for now) which drops in June of 2014, officially ending a 4 year hiatus. This will be followed by a world tour. More info on that soon at SFR.

For now, enjoy the free download of “You Can’t Win” (EPIC BEARD MEN!)

TWELVE PERCENTERS touches upon unemployment woes, the blue collar struggle, and basically acts as the mission statement for Prolyphic & Buddy Peace’s “Working Man” LP (www.tinyurl.com/WorkingManSFR). This song is a free offering for the day-to-day survivors living check to check…”because survival’s getting expensive.”

The song’s title is in reference to Rhode Island’s 12% unemployment rate which was a national high just a couple years back. Prolyphic uses this driving, atmospheric Buddy Peace beat to display his disillusionment with the downward spiral of our economy while speaking on behalf of the world’s working class in all its frustration. Since many of the other tracks on “Working Man” delve into each specific issue that is touched upon in this song, it was decided to remove Twelve Percenters from the album and let it act as a teaser for what people can expect when the LP drops on April 30th (Strange Famous Records.)

Acid-tongued emcee Prolyphic takes a personal approach and goes for the throat like never before on his new album with producer Buddy Peace! In the song “Drug Dealer”, we hear about doctors pushing pharmaceutical products on his mother to treat her cancer, and why her ultimate decision was to refuse them.

This track is the 2nd leak from Prolyphic & Buddy Peace’s Working Man album, dropping April 30 on Strange Famous Records.

The first single from Prolyphic & Buddy Peace’s “WORKING MAN” album, dropping on April 30 (Strange Famous Records.) Pre-sale package deals available now at tinyurl.com/WorkingManLP

B. DOLAN’s “FILM THE POLICE” pays tribute to N.W.A.’s infamous “F*ck the Police,” serving as a call to action for the digitized media movement while responding to the recent explosion of police brutality all across the world.

This free MP3, courtesy of STRANGE FAMOUS RECORDS, features a reconstruction of Dr. Dre’s original beat, brilliantly reanimated by UK producer BUDDY PEACE. Label CEO, SAGE FRANCIS, opens the song by picking up the gavel where Dr. Dre left it 23 years ago, introducing a blistering, true-to-style flip of Ice Cube’s original verse by SFR cornerstone, B. Dolan. TOKI WRIGHT (Rhymesayers Entertainment) follows up by stepping into the shoes of MC Ren, penning the people’s struggle against cops as a case of “Goliath Vs. a bigger giant.” Finally, Jasiri X (Pittsburgh rapper/activist) rounds out the track by filling in for Eazy-E, reminding us that police brutality disproportionately affects poor people of color.

With the Occupy Movement bringing various forms of injustice to the forefront of people’s consciousness, “Film the Police” is a reminder that cops have been a continued and increasingly militarized presence in public streets. Thanks to the widespread use of smartphones and video cameras, along with the popularity of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, the power of the media has been put back into the people’s hands as they document the injustices perpetrated by those who have sworn to serve and protect them.

]]> http://www.hiphopsite.com/2011/12/14/b-dolan-film-the-police-feat-toki-wright-jasiri-x-buddy-peace-sage-francis-video/feed/ 0