Rainy Daze Featured by You Heard That New, 2 Dope Boyz, more

A week ago, Thursday, February 9, Buck Marley XXX world premiered “Rainy Daze“. The newest single off AWKWORD‘s DJBooth.net-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View, “Rainy Daze” features guest 16s from Main Flow of Mood, You Heard That New freestyle alum Rickie Jacobs and Dujeous frontman Mojo the Cinematic, backed by beats from ASCAPlus Award-winning production team The Aqua League.

Within two days, #RainyDaze had accrued more than 2,000 plays off AWKWORD’s soundcloud player alone. The song has also been critically acclaimed, earning features from a number of leading Hip Hop sites, including You Heard That New (5/5 Stars), 2 Dope Boyz (37 thumbs UP, 5 thumbs down), Eastside Morales, The Bee Shine, Baltimore’s Very Own, 1134 Mix Show, Spellcast Radio, Streets Crack, Definition of Fresh, Jewish Hip Hop and Germany’s Trackblasters, as well as DJ Booth (4.1/5.0 Rating), Kevin Nottingham, rock the dub and Trap Rock Radio (see reviews below).

SOUNDCLOUD SONG STREAM/DOWNLOAD:

BANDCAMP NAME YOUR PRICE:

Download (highest-quality [.wav] sound file) — and donate 100% to World View’s charitable recipient Aim to Live, a 501c3-registered nonprofit dedicated to ending street violence through the Hip Hop-inspired education of at-risk youth.

REVIEWS:

Trap Rock Radio:

This track is too Dope! NYC hip-hop artist “AWKWORD” drops “Rainy Daze” featuring Main Flow, Mojo (of Dujeous), and Baltimore’s Own “Rickie Jacobs”. The word was passed that this song will be featured on Awkword’s project called ‘World View’. And guess what, Every last bit of the proceeds will go to charity. Now how trill is that? This is the first I’ve heard of someone doing so. Big Shout out to Rickie Jacobs for being apart of this historic masterpiece.

rock the dub:

This is the latest single from AWKWORD’s World View project, and it features the Bmore boy Rickie Jacobs (who also sorted out that Charlie Brown-tinged artwork) and others. BuckMarleyXXX got the world premiere on this, and I’m just hoping I avoid the rain. Or snow. I think it’s going to snow. This might actually be something dope to watch snow fall to. Fly shit.

Kevin Nottingham:

Another banger from AWKWORD! This time he enlists the help of Main Flow (of Mood), Rickie Jacobs, Mojo (Dujeous frontman) and the production of The Aqua League for the single “Rainy Daze.” You will be able to find the single on the upcoming DJBooth.net sponsored, 100% for-charity global Hip-Hop project from AWKWORD entitled World View.

DJ Booth:

Fresh off earning reader plaudits for Radio 2.0, the third release off his DJBooth-sponsored, 100%-for-charity mixtape, AWKWORD returns to our pages with leak number four off the highly-anticipated project. On Rainy Daze, The Aqua League serve up a cinematic, string/piano instrumental as the Big Apple underground spitter trades lyrically on-point bars with Main Flow (of Mood), Rickie Jacobs and Mojo the Cinematic (frontman of Booth-approved crew Dujeous). World View has yet to receive a drop date, but those who like what they’re hearing can keep it locked for more fresh tunes off the project.

EXCLUSIVE NEWS:

There is a Rainy Daze Part II. It features AWOL One, Bisc1 a.k.a. Bisco Smith & broke MC. It is produced by Cletus a.k.a. Romablaster of Rome, Italy. It will be available on World View, ONLY VIA DJBooth.net. Stay tuned for more news. Album drops 2012.

Buck Marley XXX Premiere ft. Rickie Jacobs, Mojo of Dujeous

AWKWORD ft. Main Flow, Rickie Jacobs & Mojo The Cinematic (of Dujeous) – “Rainy Daze” (prod. The Aqua League)

Yesterday, February 9, 2012, BuckMarleyXXX.com WORLD PREMIERED the newest single off AWKWORD’s DJBooth.net-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View. “Rainy Daze” features guest 16s from Main Flow of Mood, ‘Air’ Rickie Jacobs and Dujeous frontman Mojo, backed by beats from ASCAPlus Award-winning production duo The Aqua League. Within a few hours of its posting, the song was picked up by a number of leading Hip Hop sites worldwide, including You Heard That New (UHTN), Kevin Nottingham and 2 Dope Boyz.

To play and download the song free, click the single cover art below for the Buck Marley link.

[Art by Rickie Jacobs.]

New AWKWORD Single Hits DJ Booth Indie Music Chart

We’re now at #20… Help us get to #1!

The newest AWKWORD x World View single, “Radio 2.0“, features guest verses from KRS-One, Dug Infinite & Brimstone127, over production from Vice Souletric.

As noted here, DJBooth.net world premiered the cut January 19, 2012.

DJ Z, Editor-In-Chief, DJ Booth:

Great old school, 90′s era hip hop feel on the record, which is solidified by the legendary vocals of KRS.

To help us get “Radio 2.0″ to the top of the chart, go to http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/awkword-radio-2.0/ — and play, download, rate & comment!

Click here for the DJ Booth Indie Music Chart.

About the DJ Booth Ratings:

Welcome to the Booth’s Top Independent Chart! As always, your feedback has determined which songs made the cut. Each chart’s lineup is calculated using a special DJBooth Formula that takes into account member ratings and reviews as well as features’ overall popularity.

New AWKWORD Interview with WeGoinIn

Click the image above to read the full interview. See below for the questions I answer, in typically bizarro fashion.

1. For those who aren’t yet up on you, how would you introduce yourself?
2. Your “World View” project is scheduled to be dropping soon. Can you explain what it is, who’s involved and your motivation behind it?
3. Your music is very influenced by your social views and your activism. How important is it for those passions to be conveyed in your music?
4. Do you see your music as having a particular goal or is it more about communicating what’s inside you?
5. You’ve done a number dope joints with Harry Fraud who is blowing up crazy. How did you two initially link up?
6. Who are some of the artists who have inspired you and who you look at as role models in the game?
7. Any new artists that you’re feeling lately and are looking to work with?
8. What’s on the horizon for 2012 for you?

New Audio: AWKWORD ft. KRS-One – “Radio 2.0″ (prod. Vice Souletric)

AWKWORD ft. KRS-One, Dug Infinite & Brimstone127 – “Radio 2.0″ (prod. Vice Souletric)

Check out the newest single off AWKWORD‘s 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project ‘World View’, a DJBooth.net Top Song of the Week (see below), produced by Ohio’s Vice Souletric, and fittingly featuring KRS-One, the legendary Bronx emcee behind the Stop The Violence movement, Chicago’s iconic rapper/producer Dug Infinite and fellow Jewish emcee/activist Brimstone127 of Miami.

Soundcloud Stream/Download

Radio 2.0 ft. KRS-One, Dug Infinite & Brimstone127 (prod. Vice Souletric) by AWKWORD (@AWKWORDrap)

Bandcamp NAME YOUR PRICE

Download (highest-quality [.wav] sound file) — and donate 100% to Aim to Live, a 501c3-registered charity for urban youth.

Youtube Slideshow Video

Special Shout Out to DJBooth.net for WORLD PREMIERING “Radio 2.0″ last night. Click HERE to read the great song review and show support by rating/commenting!

DJ Z (DJ Booth):

Great old school, 90′s era hip hop feel on the record, which is solidified by the legendary vocals of KRS.

BREAKING: New Sponsor/Host of AWKWORD’s ‘World View’ LP Named

Made official by an announcement on sister-site Refined Hype and then set in stone a few days later by the new partner itself, AWKWORD has entered into an exciting agreement for the sponsorship, promotion AND HOSTING of World View, his 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project dropping in 2012.

Congratulations to AWKWORD and the one-and-only… DJBooth.net!

About AWKWORD

AWKWORD, ‘The People’s Champ’, is the Writer, Hip Hop/Rap Artist and Activist behind World View, the 1st-ever 100% For-Charity Global Hip Hop Project, featuring contributions from every continent, approximately 20 countries and every United States region. Brought to you by DJBooth.net, End of the Weak (EOW) and The Morgan Stanley Foundation, the album boasts production from Domingo, Harry Fraud, The White Shadow, Tranzformer, ATG and many more, as well as guest emcee appearances from the likes of Joell Ortiz, Sean Price and KRS-One… AWKWORD — who is donating all proceeds from his World View project to Aim to Live, a 501c3-registered nonprofit dedicated to educating and empowering urban youth — has appeared on/in Urb Magazine, XXL, The Source, Hip Hop DX, Nah Right, DJ Booth, 2DopeBoyz, Vlad TV, The Hip Hop Chronicle, Kevin Nottingham, IndieHipHopNet, Ashley Outrageous, Refined Hype, BuckMarleyXXX, Rap Is Outta Control Radio, Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM, Revolt Radio, Israel National Radio, Daily Kos, The Nation, Huffington Post, and many more! For more information on AWKWORD and World View, visit http://AWKWORDrap.com. To talk to AWKWORD, like him on facebook — http://facebook.com/AWKWORDrap — and/or follow him on twitter — http://twitter.com/AWKWORDrap.

The World View Singles

As of Thursday, January 19, 2012.

• AWKWORD – “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)” (prod. ATG)
• AWKWORD ft. ILL BILL, El Gant, Tenacity & Blame One – “Metal Music” (prod. Tranzformer)
• AWKWORD ft. Sean Price, The Kid Daytona & The Incomparable Shakespeare – “Bars & Hooks (Keep It Moving)” (prod. Harry Fraud)
• AWKWORD ft. Sha Stimuli & Viro the Virus – “The World Is Yours” (prod. Dominant1 [Malawi])
• AWKWORD ft. GuessWho? – “Doctor Doctor” (prod. MajoR R.E. [Malaysia])
• AWKWORD ft. Jade Foxx – “The Dating Game – Revisited” (prod. Flam & Aksim [Finland])
• AWKWORD ft. Punchline, Shabaam Sahdeeq & Beretta 9 (Killarmy) – “The People’s Champions” (prod. Harry Fraud)
• AWKWORD ft. C-Rayz Walz & Reks – “Imperialism” (prod. Jonny Lupo [Moldova])

Click here to listen/download/purchase.

For AWKWORD Soundcloud Followers ONLY. (Coming Soon!)

1. “Requiem” ft. SoulStice, Ess Vee & CuzOH! Black; pr. ATG
2. “Radio 2.0” ft. KRS-One, Dug Infinite & Brimstone127; pr. Vice Souletric

VIDEO: What Inspires AWKWORD — The Bee Shine Interview

Click here to see AWKWORD’s new video interview with The Bee Shine — an in-depth conversation with the artist/activist about his music, his message, and his hands-on work to support it.

The Bee Shine:

Support quality hip hop and a charitable cause by purchasing AWKWORD’s music.

New Music: AWKWORD – ‘Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)’

New song, produced by ATG, off AWKWORD‘s 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View. Download in the HIGHEST, better-than-CD-quality sound, FREE or by electing to NAME YOUR OWN PRICE. All (100%) of the proceeds are being donated to The Nature Conservancy in the name of AWKWORD’s mother.

AWKWORD:

“Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)” is the most important, personal song of my life…

I hope you all get something out of “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)”, a song I wrote and recorded in honor of my mommy in the woodsy town she loves, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

My mommy is only 59 and, after first being diagnosed with breast cancer nearly 15 year ago, today I watch her dying, the cancer having metastasized beyond control.

I wrote and recorded all of the lyrics/vocals to “Thank You”. My friend, producer ATG, created the beat exclusively for my mother and me, and then mixed/mastered the song. And our family friend Noah (a professional musician and studio engineer) was kind enough to record me on the mic.

This collaboration produced what I believe demonstrates the positive power of Hip Hop — this is why I do what I do; and NO SONG has ever been MORE IMPORTANT to me. Yet, I can’t help but think my tribute only barely touches the surface in capturing all that my mother means and has meant to the people in her life as well as the plants, animals and insects all around her. She is Mother, Daughter, Sister, Social Worker, Chef, Activist, Intellectual, Listener, Leader, to the highest degree. She is the only person I’ve ever known who practices what she preaches, adheres always to morality, and even challenges my theory that there is no true form of altruism. And she is also “the person i fully knew, who’d always be there,” as I say in our song.

In my mother’s honor, as her son, as someone who has always admired — if not been in awe of — her, I present this song (streaming) to my family, friends and fans, as well as all those who have ever lost someone (especially due to cancer and metastatic breast cancer) they love, undoubtedly too early.

SEE BELOW for the SONG LYRICS & accompanying SLIDESHOW.

Soundcloud Song Stream

Play, Comment, FB Like, Tweet & Google +1.

Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy) by @AWKWORDrap

Bandcamp Download

Download in the HIGHEST, better-than-CD-quality sound, FREE or by electing to NAME YOUR OWN PRICE. All (100%) of the proceeds are being donated to The Nature Conservancy in the name of AWKWORD’s mother.

Youtube Slideshow

Play (Listen & Watch), Comment, Like & Favorite, FB Like, Tweet & Google +1.

Song Lyrics

Thank you, mommy, i try to say the words calmly /
but im a little too sensitive, you helped make me an anomaly /
i cry on your shoulder, put my head in your lap /
think of all the fun we had, and how we’ll never get it back /
the sound of your laugh, feel of your hand on my back /
hiking through the woods, eating the lunch that we packed /
My biggest fan in the crowd, im still watching ya clap /
youre the angel on my shoulder, pushing me back to the track /
i woulda thought that be enough, for you to be saved /
maybe god wants a golf course, on that land that YOU saved /
Most little girls, they dream about guys with porsches /
you stared up at the ceiling imaginin carin for horses /
most popular chick, growing up, just like my sister /
You will always live on, in her voice, i hear your whisper.

Thank you, mommy, for all the songs youve sung softly /
You put me to sleep, something now I do hardly /
Plus, also, think about it, you made me an emcee /
kinda awesome actually, you raised me, creatively /
You are my salve, my rock, you never give up /
I was a whole lot a trouble, pissed off, with bad luck /
You never got embarrassed, when I dressed like a punk /
Now you always check my status, hoping that I’m not drunk /
Mom, you created a beast, artists think for themselves /
Now I thank my lucky stars im at home while you’re not well /
Id forever hate myself if I turned to music and shrank /
I know its near the end now, i need a billion bars to thank /
You inspired me to act, you taught me how to think /
You showed me the arts, you see beauty in everything.

Thank you, mommy, for all the truths you taught me /
In any conflict, I’ll always think about my mommy /
But its time to man up now, mom, im scared /
You were the person i fully knew, who’d always be there /
I can picture myself now, rooftop, screaming in the dark /
I cant imagine living a single minute without my heart /
But I promise to go on, for you and my seeds /
I promise to watch my money, and stay away from all that greed /
I promise to support pops, with anything he needs /
And my best friend, your daughter and me, we holdin down the tree /
Plus YOUR sister, together, reminiscing about your grace /
Passing pictures around, like kids, lovingly study ya face /
We suffer now, cuz we all lost like 30 years /
But mom thats 60+ years of greatness better than your peers.

More Info on Breast Cancer

GYMRblog.com: “The Sad Truth About Susan G. Komen for the Cure“

A final comment from AWKWORD:

The timing of the release of this song (mid holiday season) is not ideal in regard to the industry impact; however, I wanted this song out A MONTH AGO. I am so thankful my mommy had a chance to hear my tribute song for her, really understand and appreciate it, and reminisce with the slideshow I created to accompany it. And I just can’t wait any longer to share it with the world, whoever may be listening. Needless to say, even if it makes you cry, I hope you enjoy.

DJ Booth Review, Stream, Download & Rate: AWKWORD – Metal Music ft. ILL BILL, Blame One, etc.

DJBooth.net:

Fresh off bringing down the house with the single Bars & Hooks (Keep It Moving), AWKWORD takes the pole position on Metal Music, the official lead single off producer Tranzformer‘s forthcoming street album. Over the Booth-approved beatsmith’s head-noddable synth-percussion boardwork, the NYC buzzmaker is joined on the mic by El Gant, ILL BILL, Tenacity and Blame One. In addition to appearing on Tranzformer’s Raw & Homemade 2 tape, Metal Music is set for inclusion on AWKWORD’s 100%-for-charity World View LP.

To stream, download, rate and comment on the song, click here.

All plays, downloads, ratings and comments count toward landing a spot on the DJBooth.net Top Indie Song Chart.

New Audio: Metal Music [ft. El Gant, ILL BILL, Tenacity & Blame One​; prod. Tranzformer]

As featured on 2DopeBoyz.com and elsewhere on the Web… Off West Coast-based, Brown Bag AllStar-affiliated producer Tranzformer‘s Raw & Homemade 2…

Also appearing on AWKWORD‘s 100% For-Charity Global Hip Hop Project World View, dropping in early 2012.

Raw & Homemade 2 DOWNLOAD:

http://abolitionistprojects.bandcamp.com/album/raw-homemade-2

“Metal Music” NAME YOUR OWN PRICE: Download (highest-quality [.wav] sound file) — and DONATE 100% to Aim to Live:

SONG STREAM/DOWNLOAD:

Metal Music ft. El Gant, ILL BILL, Tenacity & Blame One (prod. Tranzformer) by @AWKWORDrap

YOUTUBE: