A Evening in Illinois

Tonight was a amazing night and of course I was surrounded by nothing but talent. Today I took a trip to Illinois. Tonight was the night The Boy Illinois showed New York why he is so dope. FIRST OFF shout out to him for performing one of my fav songs off Inhale Part 3 called "Red I" (which I posted on the blog a few days ago). Allowing the crowd to hear his songs "Living Like i'm 20, his single "Join A Frat", "Cardigan Sweater" and few others. As I watched the crowd I seen people nod their heads, some rapping along with the music and even someone said he was better than Wiz Khalifa. It's great to see talent get love no matter where they are from. People who appreciate good music will recognize it and respect it. With that said, Thank You The Boy Illinois for coming out here and introducing the NY people to what you have to offer. AGAIN if you do not have his mixtapes download them at www.theboyillinois.com 

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Colin Munroe "I Want Those Flashing Lights"

O.k. so if you know who Colin Munroe is than you know i'm pretty late with it lol. Yea well I recently heard a song by Donnis called "Lightning" and the chorus is what really had me hooked. I did what any person would do.. I googled him and found a track he did over the Kanye West "Flashing Lights" song. Colin is a singer-songwriter from Toronto, Canada and has songs with Wale (video posted below) Drake, Mickey Factz, Joell Ortiz, Travie Mc Coy, Bun B, Dallas Austin, Diggy and more .. geesh i'm already impressed. CLEARLY this guy is on his A game. So let me stop holding you up from checking some talent. Here is the UNDERRATED Colin Munroe

"Cannonball" Colin Munroe feat. Drake 





"Will I Stay" Colin Munroe feat Wale 

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"With Me" Devlin Sirleaf Feat WordSpit and Kryz

Well isn't this just a "I'm just gonna take your chick" type of track? lol I love it though. I "borrowed" this track from my boy WordSpit's blog and it actually features him on it. I never heard of this artist before but I'm not mad at him at all.  His name is Devlin Sirleaf and it features Kryz and WordSpit. Hope you enjoy it!!

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The Boy Illinois

I recently heard about The Boy Illinois (who happens to be from Chicago)  through the promotion of The IMG Way (which happens to be a amazing marketing company) and because I know they strive only to deal with the most talented I just had to be nosy and see what this artist is like. I only downloaded his latest project "Inhale Part 3" and I already have some of my favorite tracks. Not one track reminds me of the other but they are all equally strong. From "Red I's" to his singles "Join a Frat" and "Like This".  I'm going to share those tracks with you and a video. I hope you enjoy his music as much as I am and download his music. WAIT!!! The Boy Illinois will be in NYC here is the flyer. ^_^

Red I's (Prod. Baron Boys) by beyondthebasement
This track made me make the "Cali crumping ugly face" (lol) when the beat came on.. The Boy Illinois did a great job on this song. 

Join A Frat (Prod. Baron Boys) by beyondthebasement


















 Like This feat. TCU (Prod. Baron Boys) by beyondthebasement





Check out this video from a freestyle he did for his project Inhale 2.5 that never got released.


                             DOWNLOAD HIS MUSIC AT     www.theboyillinois.com

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For Colored Girls

First and foremost I would like to thank Q from The Mad Bloggers for sending me this. The song is called "For Colored Girls" inspired by... you guessed it, the movie "For Colored Girls". I find this the lyrics to be very inspiring and the vocals were perfect for the tone of this song. Even if your life seems to be going very well right now the song still makes you feel for those who can relate to it. I am not allowed to post the song in mp3 format but here is the link to the beautiful track. 

Vocals: Melodye PerryMusic and lyrics by Thomas Niblack, Andre' Deyo, Jason Gilmore and Melodye Perry

http://forcoloredgirlssong.bandcamp.com

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Eric Sosa x Oxymorrons "Interesting Encounter"

Ohhh how much I enjoy the vibe I get from this song. I never got the chance to hear any music from Oxymorrons but so far this collaboration right here has me intrigued. So far I have given this song about 5 extra plays on youtube ( Thank Me Later lol). The back and forth thing they got going on ... it helps me envision a music video and even the fun it was to record this track. Special shout out to Mr. 5:05 (still don't know what that means lol) aka Eric Sosa who is on this track and to Danielle for tweeting it to me Yayyyy. Take a listen, get them viewing numbers up and then get on twitter to let Eric know what you think. @ericsosa

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A Day In L.A...

So L.A. is a new female rap artist who has been getting noticed a lot lately.  1st time I heard her was on "We Got Bars" Volume 1 and I was honestly impressed. After that I heard from her again on the homie Scienze project called "The Phone Tap(e) .. (go get that if you don't have it). The solo track she did on there is actually the song for the video you are about to watch called "From L.A." which was filmed by a young gentleman who goes by Slick Jackson (Shout outs to him.. been seeing his name on a few projects also)  I'm honestly not going to give you a rundown on the video because than there is no reason to watch it right? Righhttttt. So I'm shutting up now #Peace and enjoy. 

A Day in... L.A. from slick jackson on Vimeo.

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NIcki Minaj x Eminem "Roman's Revenge"

Who's Roman? I dont know but what I do know is that this track went hard!!! Honestly I been having it on repeat since the 1st play.. Am I od'n? maybe but fuck it. I think Nicki bodied it without a second thought. Em did his usual crazy "kill you" flow but he def held his own on this. It's quite obvious she threw some verbal jabs at a few rap females and I highly doubt anyone will respond. If they do respond it'll probably be trash lol. Anywho here it is..

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All Or Nothing..

             So BEYOND THE BASEMENT  has another event coming and this one along with the other's I have done truly represent what B.T.B. is all about. My main goal with B.T.B. is to bring everyone together, artists, fans, blogs, mags, models, designers and etc and all work towards success in a friendly way. Some of you may think i'm bugging out and i'm being unrealistic but at the end of the day attacking and pulling down one person is easier than attacking a army. I named this showcase All Or Nothing simply because if you are going to say you are a supporter of music it should mean ALL of it. Whether if it's that hardcore 80's-90's hip-hop, jazz, country, r&b, rock or whatever you should be a full supporter or don't claim to be one at all. If i'm going to showcase music i'm going to showcase all of it. Of course I couldn't find no country singers or jazz players but I did collaborate with Barrel House BKLYN on this and combined some of the artists we respect to perform for you all. 

I would like to state that B.T.B. is personally against creating shows only to put my friends on or to solely benefit myself. I am open and willing to showcase ANYONE who's heart is strongly in this and has the talent plus the vision to match their drive. I completely understand how hard it is for a artist to get booked for anything when they are not in some type of team or clique that does events. No one wants to perform at open mics their whole life. What artists are aiming for is respect and recognition and to be booked for a show with a audience who came with a open mind. I can say luckily with the last 2 events I put together all my artists left with new fans, supporters and even a few future collabs under their belt. This is exactly what I aim to bring you all, not just a showcase but a place to leave saying you gained more than what you came in their venue with. Again thank you to all of you who support B.T.B. and I hope you can all come out and witness what B.T.B. and Barrel House BKLYN put together just for you. 

If you would like me to hear your music and select you for a future show please email me all music in MP3 format in a PROFESSIONAL manner at jade.beyondthebasement@gmail.com

I ended up getting to flyers for this lol. Special thank you to Von Brown and my guys over at Barrel House BKLYN (check out their site)

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Chris Faust x Cocoa Sarai "Cuffing Season"

I'm actually typing up this post as I hear this song for the 1st time only because I know its going to be a dope track and I want to write my reaction as soon as I get it. This song is called "Cuffing Season" and we allll know its getting chilly and no one wants to sleep in their bed alone. This song is so smooth thanks to Ms. Cocoa Sarai's voice and Mr. Chris Faust def did his thing on this one. This is my song for the winter thanks guys ^_^ 

Chris Faust Cuffing Season f. Cocoa Sarai by beyondthebasement

*** If it is not playing above please check out my soundcloud page to hear it** my apologies

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