#SeaCal Release Party - Behind the Scenes

Huge endless, mondo props go out to Class Project (10-4 Roger and Saynt Anthony) for putting this killer behind the scenes vid together.

What a great night this was and the vid does an excellent job of catching the vibe and positive collective town energy radiating through Pravda. Seattle was most definitely in the building and everyone brought a little something to the performance and to the party itself. So sit back and enjoy what was one of the coolest experiences and parties of my career, and Members Only's existence.

SOTA Album Release Party from Class Project on Vimeo.

Oh Say Can You Seeeeeee?

Bladaow! Back up in that ass like a bottle rocket in the Jackass movie! Come celebrate the best holiday of the year in style with a lineup that is sure to supply some serious BANG for your buck.

BUY #SEACAL RIGHT HURRRRR

Ok, so it's the 21st century. You buy things over the internet. Or, you don't live in the greater Seattle area and want to purchase yourself a copy of the latest State of the Artist x Members Only collaboration entitled SeattleCaliFragilisticExtraHellaDopeness.

Lucky for you, we just so happen to have a link ready for online orders. So click away kids!! Find mommy and daddy's credit cards and click, click click!

GO COP THAT #SEACAL

SOTA's debut album is now available for sale at all your local Seattle music retailers and will be available for online purchase this afternoon. Go get yours!

SOTA x Dj Swervewon - preCAL

Ok so Swerve just made a lovely little teaser mix for y'all of the #SeaCal album. Just a quick mix of the entire album for you to preview before it drops. I'm calling it preCal 'cause I'm clever...

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

SOTA - Hey Hey ft. P-SMOOV

SOTA – “Hey Hey” ft. PSMOOV l DOWNLOAD HERE

Off of SeattleCaliFragilisticExtraHellaDopeness, available in stores April 27th.

#SeaCal - The Party

This is it (c) Michael Jackson

All the time, energy, studio hours, photoshop work, protools sessions, practices, and Ford money... it all comes down to this. It's time to celebrate. It's time to party. It's time to show y'all exactly what we've been slaving away on for the last 4 months.


This is going to be nothing short of legendary. We have, all on one stage, some of the best this town has to offer. Everyone will be collaborating to recreate the #SeaCal album in it's entirety for one night only. Pravda is the place - I've had the opportunity to spin there - and it is ripe for a good party.

If you know us, you know we don't f*ck around when it comes to a party.

Get your tickets HERE.

SOTA Listening Party...

for #seattlecalifragilisticextrahelladopeness.


There is free food/beer and good music. What the f*ck else do you want from us??

...don't answer that.

SOTA drops the RemixTape!

To help the SOTA crew score points in the Fiesta Movement they are releasing their mixtape via text message. ITS FREE, here’s how it works:

#1 TEXT “SEACAL” to 44144 and you will receive the password to DL the mixtape.

#2 DOWNLOAD HERE

Since last summer’s “Shapeshifters” mixtape, State of the Artist (SOTA) has been steadily bulding their reputation as a young trio of emcees worth paying attention to. Having released several mixtapes over their 3 year existence as a group and forming an alliance with LA production powerhouse The Ski Team it was time to let the people have a glimpse at what an all original produced SOTA project might sound like.

The Ski Team is a group of producers from Los Angeles who have worked with artists all over the country. Most recently, they’ve placed a song on the TV Show Gossip Girl (Hollywood Holt – “Brains”) and have had a new video created to their song with Dom Kennedy and Dude Royal (“Don’t Go: The Remix”). Other artists they have worked with include Freddie Gibbs, Chip Tha Ripper and U-N-I.

While this is a remix project, SOTA being the creative individuals that they are took the time to lay down a brand new original track to close out this freely distributed tape. A moody, Pete Rock esque jam “New World Crime” features a Gil Scott-Heron sample that spoke to the boys and may be their best track yet. State of the Artist and Ski Team will continue to work together and this track should prove they need to. Be on the lookout for Ski Team contributions to State of the Artist’s upcoming full length debut SeattleCaliFragalisticExtraHellaDopeness.

SOTAxSKITEAM MIXTAPE RELEASE PART! FRI 3/26

This Friday night at Sole Repair we bring you the State of the Artist RemixTape release party! SOTA is releasing their "Shapeshifters" mixtape with all new production from LA's own SkiTeam and we're throwing a party to celebrate. Get it there.

Party for the Right to Fight

Our good friend, and excellent photographer, Tyler "Rabid Child" Soverns has uploaded pics from the Return of PHIZZ at the Can Can and Magnetic Blackness release party at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham. These were two very epic shows and also marked the first time the Can Can had a hip hop show and the first time Champagne Champagne or THEESatisfaction had ever been to Bellingham. Not to mention our coming out party as a record label! Turn outs were great, people got drizzed and all the artists involved had a damn good time. Take a look see...

THE RETURN OF PHIZZ

BELLINGHAM

...faces were turned to puddles. And Members Only proved once again that no one throws a party like we do.

Check out the rest of the images at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidchildimages/

Helladope, So It's Not Just a Clever Name

We are just a couple days away yall, this show is going to be CRACK. I have been looking forward to this album dropping for a minute now and it is almost upon us, I'm trembling in anticipation.

The first time I saw Jerm perform at Nectar it was truly a memorable Friday Night in June 2007. I was maybe 5 shows deep into promoting and the bill was Grieves and Type on top, Project Mayhem (consisting of Alpha P, Mind Movers, Elephaders, Audio Poet and 3rd Child all doing short sets) and Rudy and the Rhetoric as openers.

I did my awesome stand up comedy, honestly probably my best set ever, containing a joke about how Justin Timberlake made any pussy feel like he could beat box. I had never seen AP and 3C before and had no idea they were into beat boxing, so of course there were some salty feelings. I believe the quote was "Hey, Big Man, we're those assholes you were joking about, dick!".

The night went off well we had about 300 folks, back in the day when that was good for Nectar on a Friday, everybody cleared out except for the artists and then all hell broke loose. I was getting the payout from Ken and a we heard a bunch yelling from downstairs. We hauled ass downstairs and Alison the Assistant Bar Manager pointed at Jerm and said, "He stole a bottle of Vodka!", Jerm holding the bottle said, "I didn't steal shit bitch." I didn't know Jerm at this point and thought the situation was amazing, this dude caught red handed, literally holding the bottle he was accused of stealing straight denies it, GANGSTER.

So Jerm ended up giving the bottle back and leaving, I was thinking wow, Alpha P isn't gonna be able to play at Nectar again, but luckily I was wrong. Ken being the consummate professional he is just asked for Jerm to come apologize, Jerm did, and the rest is history.

Also on the bill: Mash Hall, our boys SOTA, Candidt and Dev. Get there early and get a free cd yall.

S.O.T.A. ft. Helladope - ExtraHellaDope

After several mixtapes demonstrating the varied styles Parker, Young TH & Hyphen8d possess as State of the Artist they are ready to deliver their proper debut album, SeattleCaliFragalisticExtraHellaDopeness. An album comprised of collaborations with a who's who of the Seattle Hip Hop scene and production from Cali trio the SKI TEAM among other talents in the Northwest.

The lead single is the quasi title track "ExtraHellaDope" featuring current town staples Helladope. Parker produced a track that travels into Tay Sean's synth and spacy realm. The song is already a crowd favorite in both groups sets and a video is set to be shot this month.

In the link below you will find a radio edit, album version, and an acappella for all your radio and streaming needs. Thank you for your support!

Download the new single here: http://drop.io/extrahellaedits

S.O.T.A. - Extrahelladope ft. Helladope x Jarv Dee [album version] by MembersOnly206