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.

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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?

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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.

“It’s bigger than Hip-Hop.” — RefinedHype.com

AWKWORD says:

The Greatest Woman of All Time Died on One-Two…

I wrote and recorded “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)” in honor of my perfect mother, who died 1/2/12, before she even reached 60. She was smiling and beautiful, even in her last moments.

I wrote this song sitting beside my mom, as she stared at death — with grace, as she did everything in her life. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be here today. And thanks to my mother, I never shied away from expressing myself through the arts. “Thank You” is the most personal song I’ve released to date, and for me it’s the most important. My #WorstMemoryof2011 was learning we’d run out of options. My #BestMemoryof2011 was witnessing my mom’s expression as she listened to her tribute song and watched the accompanying slideshow.

To me, this song demonstrates the positive power of Hip Hop — this is why I do what I do. And rightfully, “A Tribute To My Mommy” will appear on my 100% for-charity album World View, dropping in 2012. 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 and the plants, animals and insects all around her. World-Famous Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Social Worker, Chef, Singer, Swimmer, Activist, Artist, Gardener, Birder and Dog/Horse Whisperer. The only person I’ve ever know who practices what she preaches, adheres always to morality, and even challenges my theory that there is no true form of altruism.

In her honor, as her son, as someone who always admired — and was often in awe of — her, I present this song to my family, friends and fans, as well as to all those who have ever lost someone (especially due to cancer and metastatic breast cancer) they love, undoubtedly too early.

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

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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. And if you knew her, you know that this organization was more to her than a nonprofit to throw money at; AWKWORD’s mom lived and breathed its mission to “protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.”

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DJBooth.net:

AWKWORD pens an intensely heartfelt track to his recently deceased mother… Showing love to one’s mother is a theme that’s run heavily throughout hip-hop. From Tupac’s Dear Mama to Kanye West’s Hey Mama, nearly every rapper finds their way to jotting down at least a line or two – if not several verses or an entire song – paying tribute to the woman from which they came. AWKWORD’s Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy) is not just your normal homage to the maternal figure in his life as it was written at her bedside while she was losing her fight with breast cancer, eventually passing on the second day of this year. The song was recorded and played for her before her passing and AWKWORD credits her as being his biggest supporter and influence. With more and more things taking up our time, taking a moment to call or see our mothers for a quick hug or “I love you” should always be on our “to-do” lists. For more from the NYC emcee keep an ear out for his upcoming World View album, dropping soon via The DJBooth.

RefinedHype.com:

It’s bigger than Hip-Hop… I know it seems like I’m some mysterious, faceless force that posts booty shots and talks shit about rappers, but believe it or not I’m an actual, real life person. So when an artist like AWKWORD comes to me with a track dedicated to his mother, who was dying of breast cancer when he first played the song for me and has now passed away, I have an actual human reaction. At its best hip-hop offers both an escape and reflection of our actual lives, so in that spirit I’m going to turn things over to AWKWORD from here on out…

AGirlAndHerHipHop.com:

AWKWORD drops a heart warming tribute to his mom.

808Crate.com:

Damn, that the most beautiful thing you could do for your mother. SALUTE!… Many blessings go out to @AWKWORDrap for even being able to write and put this together in his rough times. My mother was my grandmother and she’s passed. It was a very tough for me to see her so ill on her bed. Much love goes out!! The song is FREE but you can elect to pay for it and the money goes to the The Nature Conservancy. SUPPORT IF YOU CAN.

Womazing.com:

Oh, man… this has to be the most heart-felt song I’ve heard in a very long time. My eyes started to get watery while listening to it. AWKWORD releases a new song titled “Thank You” dedicated to his mother, where he talks about how much he loves and appreciates her. This was absolutely beautiful. My thoughts and prayers goes out to him and his family during this difficult time. Read below to get more of an insight behind this meaningful song.

WeGoinIn.com:

AWKWORD reminds us that love and loyalty transcend all.

Now show your support for AWKWORD and his mother — and go to DJBooth.net to listen, rate, like and comment.

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Also featuring M.O.P., Snowgoons, The Roots, Asher Roth, Common, 50 Cent, Slim The Mobster and Drake. Click here to see where AWKWORD’s “Bars & Hooks” — produced by Harry Fraud and featuring Sean Price, The Kid Daytona and The Incomparable Shakespeare — lands.

As part of the RTD Playlist (Week of 12/30/11), Khal and RockTheDub.com give love to AWKWORD‘s newest single “Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy)“, the song for his mother who died 1/2/12 of breast cancer, just short of her 60th birthday.

Also featured:

1. Quick links to songs with Prodigy (of Mobb Deep), Raekwon, French Montana, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Maino, Naledge (of Kidz in the Hall), Uncle Murda, Sadat X, Homeboy Sandman, Crooked I, Reks, Rickie Jacobs, Apollo The Great, ScienZe, Sean Falyon, Pusha T, Jon Connor, Ess Vee and more.
2. Quick links to projects from The Audible Doctor and Tranzformer of Brown Bag AllStars, the latter featuring AWKWORD, as well as The Kid Daytona, Moka Only, John Robinson, Clams Casino (instrumental) and more.

Click here.

Brosy Compilation 362

December 21, 2011

Featuring Ras Kass, Timeless Truth, Reks, Busta Rhymes, AWKWORD, ILL BILL, Tenacity, Blame One, Boog Brown, LMNO, Large Professor, Jus Allah, Block McCloud, Apathy, Edo G, Craig G, Sage Francis, Toki Wright, Jasiri X, Copywrite and more.

Production from Oh No, Tranzformer, Audible Doctor, Falside, Scoop Deville and more.

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Brosy Compilation 358

December 7, 2011

Featuring Termanology, Reks, Reef The Lost Cauze, Chaundon, AWKWORD, Sean Price, The Kid Daytona, Slick Rick, Hasan Salaam, Jon Connor, Blu, Sadat X, Soul Khan, St. Joe Louis and more.

Production from Statik Selektah, DJ Low Cut, Reef Ali, DJ Premier, Sicknature (of the Snowgoons), Pete Rock, The White Shadow of Norway, JR&PH7 and more.

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Brosy Compilation 356

December 1, 2011

Featuring Bumpy Knuckles, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Rock (of Heltah Skeltah), AWKWORD, Sha Stimuli, Nametage, Emilio Rojas, Blaq Poet, Prodigy (of Mobb Deep), Skyzoo, The Roots, Phonte and more.

Production from DJ Premier, Black Milk, M-Phazes, 4th Assassin and more.

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Brosy Compilation 299

May 27, 2011

Featuring Rapsody, Koncept (of Brown Bag AllStars), Tenacity, AWKWORD, Dice Raw, Lords of the Underground, Wu-Tang Clan, Sean Price, Planet Asia, Mistah FAB, Joell Ortiz, Meyhem Lauren, Kidz in the Hall, Kool Keith, Tanya Morgan, Skyzoo, Erick Sermon and more.

Production from Astronote, Tranzformer, Harry Fraud, Frank Dukes and more.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.