The Divine Records promo video is now public! As you know, Harlem 6 has recently filmed their latest music video, "Ode 2 The Wu" in Harlem, New York. What you may not have known is that there were also several other filmings the same weekends Harlem 6 was getting it in... Grand Puba, E Smoove, Stae Fly, Cheena Black, and... Harlem 6, of course.
The video starts out with the corporate music empire headquarters complaining about how much Urban Music has taken a dive. Then... Alexander The Great announces the R&Bling Movement. Bada boom - real urban music. They've saved the best for last... 4:54.
With the passing of Guru of Gangstarr, a lot of media has been looking for answers. Who was he? What was his legacy? Sadly, not all of the answers are righteous. The person with the most dirt on Guru and his right hand man, Solar the producer, is none other than our very own Black Jesus of the Harlem 6. Black Jesus did the "I'm Sayin'" single with Ill Kid Records, Guru's record label.
Last weekend, Harlem 6 met up to shoot the Ode 2 The Wu video in Harlem, New York. So far, the shots contain a green screen and an outdoor stage. The list of people that showed up for the video is pretty intense. Heck, I even made it in the Harlem 6 video. I'm rocking the banner with John Hayne's buddy, Kyle. I hope they slow mo some of that shiznit.
The list of all the big names in the game who showed up for the shoot April 24th:
Black Jesus
A.G.R.
Yung Man
Big Deal
Big Williams
John Haynes
K.S. (Krumbsnatcha)
AMORA The Spiritual Girl
DJ Red Diamond
Slyde of sourface showed face, but didn't make it to the shoot. Wil Power met up with us later. Both should be in the next shoot for the video. We have two more shoots left. We've even got back stage footage to convert and upload.
If you ever see Gary Anthony Jenkins of Divine Records, give him a high five. He made it all possible.
Not sure if you've been keeping up on old celebrities, but I've got some bad news to share with you. One of my most favorite musicians ever has passed two days ago from a heart attack. He was 43. It was brought to my attention by a relative of his and when i heard it i was shocked. Kinda hindered my celebrations of yesterday, however i sure did commemorate the life and the message spread by the furious duo of Gang Starr.
An era has ended, but I'm sure that new stuff produced by the Six is gonna be the start of something new and great.
John Haynes' Mixtape "Law & Order, Vol. 1" is now available, in stock, in the Artifacts. Instead of the usual three 30 second clips, I just embedded the MySpace player... which has seven full length songs. Check it out below...
Alright so I hope ya'll enjoyed that show the 6 blew up a couple of weekends ago. I haven't got much to post during this news flash, but I figured it was so important that it I just had to put it up now. On the Harlem 6 facebook page Wil Power (who you can add as a friend) posted a little linkski. Here she is....
Anything you can offer will help change the world that Harlem six will create once on top. If there's anything I've learned from working with these guys is that they are not your average bears... uhh, i mean artists. Watch the video they have on the website, it's a collaboration of a bunch of clips the six have in their library. The website that this link is located on allows you to "kickstart" any movement you are trying to start. I would say that the Protectors album is a pretty good cause led by some pretty good artists. I encourage you to help these guys so they can get where they need to go and release this album. I dont know about you, but I've been waiting for some new Harlem 6 foreverrrrrrr. Please donate and help the 6 advance the movement.
Canal Lounge, Worcester, MA. Were you there? If you were you probably saw Paul Markham opening for Blaq Poet. You probably also saw all the girls singing, "She likes white boys..." Critics say that "Paul Markham was the best performance. He really moved the crowd. Got everyone going." And if you were there on the 6th you wouldn't forget John Haynes opening up for Cappadonna. John Haynes had the only dancers on stage, amazed the crowds with his fast intellectual lyrical onslaught ripping through the crowd like a machine gun. The performance of the two would not be complete without their guru, A.G.R., pumping up the crowd and serenading the ladies with his lyrical fills. Paul Markham's mixtape is soon to be released as "So Far In". John Haynes' mixtape album, "Law & Order, Volume 1" is officially out for grass-root sales and soon to be online at EntapriseEntertainment.com.
"Bbbbuttttt, what about Harlem 6?? You said they were "back in business", then where is the stuff about the Six, magic computer man?!?! " Patience, Grasshopper...
If you would like to see the Six perform, and "happen" to be in Worcester (meaning GET to Worcester) around March 6th. I suggest you shuffle on over to the Canal Lounge and see the most exciting group out right now. For all of you who have trouble extracting information out of sentences full of sarcasm, Harlem 6 is headlining the Canal Lounge (90 harding St, Worcester), on March 6th. But, that's not why Harlem 6 is back, I know something youuuu don't know... well, not anymore...
On the Records side of things, Divine Records has just offered Harlem 6 the opportunity of a lifetime - open up for Janet Jackson as she headlines the tribute to Michael Jackson in London. Harlem 6 is negotiating a branding deal with Coca-Cola to spin off a European tour starting at that show.
How bout 'dem apples? Sorry if that was too much to handle all at once. Words to live by... "I put my work and watch my status escalate."
My sincere apologies to all. Harlem6.com has been down for almost two months. This was do to transfer of hosting accounts. The old account expired and was not linked to the Entaprise Entertainment internet marketing bank account. In fact, it was a friend of Harlem 6 who owned the hosting account. But the dude came through, let us into the control panel, we negotiated a two month contract with the hosting providers and moved the entire site over to the normal hosting account on EntapriseEntertainment.com.
But what do you care? Harlem6.com is running. That's all that matters now. Keep it real.
We got a lot of good news ready to be fed out to yall. Get pumped.
Recently I've been "googling" Harlem 6 and have been finding a surprising number of relevant hints. If the sample of the cd's on this website aren't enough for you, you'll probably have success in finding more Harlem 6 music on websites like Blip.fm, friendfeed.com, and pandora.com; check it out. These websites all have free memberships; if you wish to join them, you can listen to more Harlem 6 music. You can also find a Squidoo.com page with some old Harlem 6 videos, that have recently been taken off of the myspace.com page. If you register to those websites let me know, I have accounts on them.
The group has been quite busy lately, communicating back and forth from Worcester to NY a countless number of times in the past few months. Not much of AGR has been seen, his counterpart, the more business savvy, Mr. Harrison has been frantically working on the foregrounds of the movement to advance it. This busy work though, cannot compare to what the Entaprise family as whole does... selling CD’s on the street and reaching real fans, forwards the movement by incredible amounts.
Some look at the CD and by the look on their face you can tell that they are thinking, "Is this a bootleg CD?" My friend Devin put it to me like this, "Those slim cases are deceiving. You may need to put your eyeglasses on. The person selling you the CD is most likely on the front cover." It's true - Black Jesus and AGR sell a lot. The other Harlem 6 members and family do as well, especially Stove, so you might as well help a brotha out and cop it. If you haven’t bought the CD yet, check out the samples we have on the site under The
Artifacts and you’ll probably change your mind.
It would be all too conventional to see the first homepage blog post to be about site updates and launch excitement. Eh... nobody cares about that blog post. It's cliche and routine.
But it's good for you like your veggies.
Oh what's that? You like carrots? Good for you. Me too.
You see all those links up the side and are thinking to yourself, "What the h... I know what a playlist is, but that's it..." This website is like shopping at Spag's. It's a whole lot of whats-this and whats-that. Go click-happy. I'm not going to tell you what a colloquium is.
All I can say is...
Join The Flock. Get fed by The Feed. Raid the Colloquium. Comment on everything. Go crazy.
I hope you all are enjoying the unconventional menu items along the upper left hand side. If you haven't guessed already, "The Artifacts" is the CD store. I know, I'm such a spoiler. :-P
Just five days ago, an important shipment arrived.
This is their latest and greatest full album. Click on the link above to check out the album and buy the CD online for only $10+S&H. You won't find that price in any other store. Plus, it directly benefits the Harlem 6 movement. On the album page is also track list, album info, and preview player.
The new hot single "Ode 2 The Wu" is out!! Harlem 6 been gettin it in!!! After the "Conquer," "Lost Files," "Wu-Tang R&B" and "Harlem Musik," AGR, Black Jesus, Wil Power and YoungMan are showin you more love - comin soon with the new album: "Harlem 6 Presents Ode to the Wu" - the first ever tribute album to the Wu-Tang Clan launched by Entaprise Entertainment & Divine Records / Universal Music Group with production by the R.Z.A / Sourface Productions, featuring the R.Z.A, Krumbsnatcha (KS), Buddha Monk, Raaddrr Van, and of course the whole Entaprise Entertainment Family. The track is also available on iTunes, and if you wanna show more love the ringtone is there too!!
Inspired by the brothers from the WU, Harlem 6 is taking you back to the beginnings of the real hip-hop, reminding the world of the story of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. Starting in ’93 with the “36 Chambers” distinguishing every WU member, recalling the biggest hits like M-E-T-H-O-D, or the unforgettable “Ironman” by Ghostface Killah and of course R.I.P to ODB. It’s all about the truth, the real music from the capital of hip-hop NY City, the power of the WU and “the new breed of MC’s”- Harlem 6.
"The Harlem 6 is on the scene, watching all the odds increase...The rebirth movement, the new vision to the streets…And you best believe, this time we play for keeps..."
“Ode 2 The Wu”- Harlem 6 is in the game, get the track and spread the truth. Hip-hop is not dead. Period.
