last night w/heartsrevolution at Le Baron
Last night I had the absolute pleasure of rocking with heartsrevolution at Le Baron in Chinatown for SPIN & Absolut’s new ENCORE! series. The night was retardedly dope, and they KILLED! I’m sure the footage is gonna be popping up somewhere soon but until then here are a few of the flicks from last night courtesy of PaperMag.com
I’ve never been an animated .gif before that sh&* cray!!!
ESSO – Tapewreck [MP3] w/Lyrics
ESSO – Tapewreck [MP3] via DJBooth.net | MediaFire
We all hit walls, get frustrated and question ourselves. Anyone that says that they doesn’t is lying to you. I wrote this song when I was going through one of those periods. Reality provides us with the greatest subject matter. This song is kind of my own commentary on myself in a way, I’m talking to myself more than I’m really talking to anyone else. Cheers to thinking out loud…
-E
Hit the jump for the lyrics if you like…
An Open Letter from the Son of SAMO
Son of SAMO drops tomorrow 1/19/12 via DJBooth.net & TheESSOexperience.com
Son of SAMO EP Trailer
Happy Friday the 13th from the Son of SAMO
ESSO – Ready [MP3] Produced by Jonathan Stein
Less that 2 weeks out now until Son of SAMO drops and I think I’m finally “Ready” The track was produced by my band’s Bass player Jonathan Stein and I just wrote what it made me feel. Nothing more, nothing less. Thanks to Z & Nathan over at DJBooth.net for the World Premiere yesterday & Feature today. You can stream or download the track from their page, or download on MediaFire if you prefer
LINKS:
DJBooth.net (Streaming & Download)
MediaFire (Direct Download)
YouTube (Mobile)
ESSO – Fuck It All (produced by Mike Mef) [Trailer]
I met Mike Mef as a result of his “The Rhythm of My Life” documentary that was in the UrbanWorld Film Festival a couple of weeks back. A producer from half a world away (Gabon, Central Africa), in New York with a hunger and drive to make great music. We went into the studio last week and recorded “Fuck It All” one of the most honest songs that I’ve ever written. No bullshit, no smoke and mirrors, nothing but exactly how I feel and was feeling at the moment when I wrote it. Full CDQ & Video to follow shortly.
ESSO & Chase Kennedy – Summertime Fly BTS
Check out the Behind the Scenes footage from the video shoot for ESSO & Chase Kennedy‘s first single “Summertime Fly” now available on iTunes. You can also preview the song HERE via Soundcloud.
Look for the official video directed by Puma dropping soon.
ESSO – Summertime Fly feat. Chase Kennedy (Produced by Rena1ssance)
Here it is! The first Y&I Music recording to go up on iTunes. Featuring Chase Kennedy on the hook and Rena1ssance on production, ESSO on the vocals. Co-production and mixing by B-Hawk. Go ahead and cop it HERE via iTunes
TDK Interview x Freestyle: Esso
NY rapper Esso sits down with us to talk about the creation process for his next project, as well as what artists he’s currently listening to. He also dropped an exclusive freestyle, which you can view below.
Generation Next First Anniversary @ Southpaw
This past Wednesday, I hit the stage at Southpaw in BK as a part of the Generation Next 1 Year Anniversary show hosted by Hot97′s own Peter Rosenberg. The show was pretty ill all around, thanks to sets by Siya, The Kid Daytona, Emilio Rojas and more. I brought out a couple of records that I’ve never performed before (Death Do Us [unreleased] and Party Til We Die [#yandilife]) and the crowd rocked with me throughout the whole set.
Shouts to everyone from the Y&I Family that was in attendance (Renny, Tory, Tiffany & Promo) as well as the whole Generation Next team & especially Mic Sean & DJ Quiz. Video of the show will be coming soon courtesy of Generation Next
RubyHornet’s CS:ATX Documentary Part II
This had to be one of the more fun experiences that I’ve had in Austin in the 3 years that I’ve been going down for SXSW. Last year, RubyHornet.com (the good folks that brought you the #yandilife mixtape) rented a mansion in Austin and had all of their favorite artists come through and work on songs together. The result was an album full of collabs that might not otherwise happen since we’re all from different places around the country.
My session was dope, I went in there expecting to work on one track (“For No One” feat. Scheme) and right as I was about to leave, the LA homies El Prez, Shawn Chrystopher and D Nez walked in and told me they wanted me to lay something for the track they were working on (“This Is the Life”). I ended up with 2 records making the final cut of the album, which is a hell of a feeling. It’s always a good feeling to be included on projects like this, but it feels even better to be showcased on it. Shouts to Tony Shane on the Lenscraft…he’s the same Director that shot the “Wasting Another Day” video (which we shot during this past SXSW in Austin as well).
The documentary comes with the limited edition hard copy of the LP that we released with Decon, and we will now be presenting it online in four installments. Check out part 2 documenting Closed Sessions with Fashawn, Buff1, Scheme, Esso, Shawn Chrystopher, El Prez, Tony Baines, and more.
See part 1 here: bit.ly/kxVmQU
Generation Next Anniversary Show July 13th @Southpaw
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On July 13th, 2011, Generation Next returns with our 1 Year Anniversary show at Southpaw in Brooklyn, New York. Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg will be handling hosting duties and DJ Quiz will be on the 1’s and 2’s alongside featured performances by Laws, Emilio Rojas, The Kid Daytona, Fresh Daily, King Mez, Maffew Ragazino, SL Jones, Siya and Esso. As usual, Pool Vodka will be sponsoring a two hour open bar. Doors are at 7pm and tickets are available at www.GeneratioNext.net now.
Par-City ft. ESSO “10 FEET TALLER” Video BTS
DOWNLOAD “10 FEET TALLER” HERE
Be on the lookout for the 10 Feet Taller video coming real soon directed by Puma for The Program, LLC. Shouts to Chanel McFadzean, Josh Mayer & Par-City
Arts & Rhymes x The Revolt!
Check out ArtsandRhymes.com’s coverage of The Revolt! The Revolt Concert series will continue in June at Webster Hall, stay tuned for more details coming soon.
via Arts & Rhymes
ESSO, VADO, Bridget Kelly & Cyhi Da Prince LIVE May 1, 2K11
CLICK ON THE FLYERS BELOW (FRONT AND BACK) FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO BUY TICKETS.
ESSO – Thinking Out Loud 2K11 [Official Video]
Directed by Puma, Co-Starring Ceresia, Shot at Velvet Cigar Lounge in LES. #yandilife.
ESSO x DopeFiles.com [Interview & Freestyle]
Big shouts to Latasha and Dopefiles.com for coming by the studio and chopping it up for a while. I’m not gonna lie, that whole “Off The Record” segment was actually supposed to be off the record, but fuck it…it’s my opinion, and you dont have to agree. The Freestyle is a freestyle in the purest definition of the word, meaning it’s whatever came to mind at that particular moment over the beat. #yandilife
DJ Deadeye feat. ESSO, Geechi Suede, Steele, Ali Vegas & Trife Diesel – My Favorite Town [MP3]
Here’s a new record that I’m featured on from DJ Deadeye’s album Substance Abuse that’s out right now on iTunes. It’s a hell of a lineup including Geechi Suede (Camp Lo), Steele (Smiff & Wessun/CocoaBrovaz), Ali Vegas & Trife Diesel (Ghostface affiliate). Make sure you go ahead and cop that album too
boardrooming w/@TheSourceMag & #yandilife + #sxsw
Aight I’ma get back to talking on here a little bit more. Today was a pretty damn good day. I’ve been recovering a little from coming back from 80 degree days in Austin to this bullshit weather that New York is blessing us with. Today I headed over to The Source’s offices downtown to meet the new staff and catch them up on what I’ve been working on. Funny thing is I knew a lot of their staff from other places that they had written over the years. They definitely welcomed the #yandilife with open arms and as an Unsigned Hype alumni I have to admit it felt pretty fuckin good. Now me and Puma are about to break that 7D in a little bit more for y’all these next few weeks so you can really see what this #yandilife of ours really looks like. And I’ve been kicking the idea of some remixes around lately too, so know that it’s only getting started. We’re about to open our doors to you, all we ask is your ears in return. Til then, hit the ump to check out my random blackberry photography from Austin this year as well…
“Y&I over any and all things/I’d bet on it in Vegas and win the whole thing.”
TWV presents: the tens: 10 emcees you shouldnt sleep on after sxsw 2011
This was definitely a surprise. For those of you that know, SXSW is kinda like a perpetual orgasm for fans of live music. Attendance estimates are in the hundreds of thousands. So to be named as one of the “10 Emcees You Shouldn’t Sleep On After SXSW 2011″ by TheWellVersed is a serious honor. This year SXSW had more Hip-Hop than I’ve ever seen in the 3 years that I’ve been going down to Austin, so to be able to go down there and perform on stages like VIBE/AllHipHop, RubyHornet, OnSmash & Leaders of The New Cool is already a win, but to have someone recognize me in this way is some serious shit, and I promise to live up to it. Big shouts to Andreas Hale and the whole TWV staff, and to everyone else on the list, some of whom are homies of mine.
