Threat Banga

VON POE VII / POETIC DEATH:

For one day, and one day only, Poe uploaded his very first album, titled The Atma Within, that he released 10 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO. FOR ONE DAY. On his birthday, April 13th. If you were like me and totally forgot about and/or were busy, then you/we missed out on that for good. But if you did get to hear it, what did you think of it? Inquiring minds want to know.

Alright, if you missed it, you're going to have to stop sobbing, because now you can watch his latest, JUST RELEASED music video. That's right--he's been filming for "The Villain II", in the Inland Empire area between the 17th and today, and just posted up the video minutes ago. Part two to the first song. The intro starts with a clip from Papa J.'s interview, where he talks about Poe being his favorite rapper in the game. Produced by Nez and Rio, and dropping his take on Asap Rocky's "Lord Pretty Flocko 2", Von Poe spits with a furious flow and holds his own. Like I said in this blog post, "My favorite part is the second verse, too, because he's spitting some from-the-heart, real shit, like representing for his town, demanding respecting, getting to where he is without hand-outs, and the shady friends that turned their backs on him after he's helped them in some way. The villain is poetically killin' 'em." YUP. Directed by Chad A. Marshall himself, so watch the music video below. If you haven't streamed and/or downloaded The Purity of Love and War, then get up on that right now. RIGHT NOW. He's also wrapping up the third volume in the Villain Trilogy, so look out for more information on that in due time.

Only working with a select few producers for the last piece of The Villain's Trilogy. No release date, but the album artwork is already finished.

Posted by Chad A. Marshall on Wednesday, April 8, 2015

PAPA J. RUIZ:

Guess what? Papa J. Ruiz will be opening up for Casey Veggies, on MAY 14TH, at the Gothic Theatre. So all of you Denver folks (and 16+ years of age) should go attend that one and show support to your boy. Von Poe VII will also be over there, showing his support.

Announcement 1: God is amazing, iii will be opening up for CASEY VEGGIES on MAY14TH at "The Gothic Theater" here in...

Posted by Papa J. Ruiz on Tuesday, April 14, 2015

On April 1st, Papa J Ruiz did his first official interview since the release of HR-1955 (GO GET THAT). You, his fans, asked the questions and he answered them. Some of the questions were goofy and flirtatious, asking if he whistles in public and wanting to marry him; and some were the serious, run-of-the-mill interview questions, regarding his childhood, his future plans, what inspired him to pick up the mic. It's an insightful interview, so watch it below. It's a little over 8-minutes in length.

YARAH BRAVO:

Yarah Bravo has some shows coming up that you should know about, if you're out there in Europe (check the Facebook post below). One of them includes performing at Haubentacer, on June 14th, in Berlin, alongside Mobb Deep, EPMD, and more!

CONFIRMED YARAH BRAVO SHOWS:**********************************************30 APRIL -- VIENNA (austria) - Rap Against...

Posted by Yarah Bravo on Monday, April 13, 2015

I feel so magical right now!!!!!!!my heart will explode from Love <3Music heals. And i've felt it. Kids are the most...

Posted by Yarah Bravo on Saturday, April 4, 2015

VIDA KILLZ:

Vida recently announced that she's going back to the drawing board, to think about what she should release next. "I hope this next chapter of my expression and art is as meaningful to you as the last few chapters. I am eternally blessed to have all of you tuned into the vibration I choose to emit, she said.

She is still seeking more photos from people around the world, regarding holding up a paper sign with handwritten words of encouragement, a positive affirmation, or something you miss about someone you love who has passed away (only one sentence). She needs over 200 of these, and they will be used for a new music video that she's working on for "Untitled". So, check out this FACEBOOK EVENT for more information and participation.

KOOLZ ONE:

Koolz dropped a couple of new tracks from his forthcoming EP, titled Writers Block (it was originally scheduled to release the first week of April, but it got pushed back). Up to bat first is a song called "Organized Inc.", and it features Xican Brown. Out for vengeance in the trenches, the two jump on a hard-hitting, bass thumping beat, trading boastful verses. The third single is called "Threat Banga", and it features fellow OGT members Xican Brown and Sonny Sev. All three of them come out swinging with aggressive deliveries and lyrical threats to anyone who steps on their toes. Both songs are available for free download via Mediafire (here and here), so click those links below the players (or if you go directly to Soundcloud, click the "Download" button).

RELLIM:

Rellim recently announced that he's starting on a new EP, called Ashes. "Adieu" is the first single. It was co-produced by himself and Shy Martian. I assume this is going to be a rap project, based on this track. This isn't his first one either; check out Trailer Trash, if you want. Stream "Adieu" below. He also dropped a track with Mike Labyrinth, called "B3NZ", that he produced. It sounds like something you'd listen to driving at night, with the slow jazz horns guiding the mellow rhythm, and thumping drums, rapid hi-hats, and chopped vocal samples in the forefront. Stream it below, along with "Adieu". Free downloads on both via Soundcloud.

VIC VIRTUOSO:

On April 13th, Vic Virtuoso dropped a music video, for a self-produced song called "Pale Moon Light". This is his second music video, following "Heathen". Referencing The Joker, when he asks his prey/Bruce Wayne, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?", Vic Virtuoso takes us down a dark alley of personal thoughts, past sins, death, and friends turned enemies. Watch the music video below (or go directly to Youtube to watch in HD). Directed by none other than Chad A. Marshall. Stream and download the song on Soundcloud, too!

RAZOR:

Razor's Oblivious to Nonsense album comes out this summer, and he posted up a song from it. Produced by Rellim and Arm$trong, "24Seven" finds A-Fresh and Razor rapping about pushing through struggle, having a great work ethic, and striving for success. From the hook: "Money on my mind, like 24/7 // So I gotta go hard in every single one of my studio sessions // Money on my mind, like 24/7 // Bitch, I've been a man from a young age, like I skipped adolescence." Stream the song below!

#ObliviousToNonsense.....Droppin' very soon ;) #OrganizedThreat pic.twitter.com/KcfhpaiXO3

— RAZOR (OGT) (@ThisIsRAZOR) April 9, 2015

BELATED BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS TO RUMAN (April 7th), XICAN BROWN (April 8th), and VON POE VII (April 13th).

--------------------------That wraps it up for now.
Make sure you stay in-the-know with these artists, by following them on their social media.
Have a great weekend!
Until next time,
XOXO, TIFFOLOGY

Listen to Papa J. Ruiz's "HR-1955" and Learn More of What's New in OGT

This is Fiasco and I am alive right now to supply you with the latest news on Organized Threat. Can I outdo the effort Tiff put in the previous OGT Weekly?

HR-1955 IS OFFICIALLY OUT! 

Dedicated to his son Nasir Lyric Ruiz, Papa J. Ruiz has officially released his HR-1955 album. Before commencing your journey into the album, it is important you view this exclusive interview with Papa J. Ruiz below;




HR-1955 contains 17 tracks that provides us with more life experiences of Papa J. Ruiz expressed through his rapping ability. We are met with Papa J. Ruiz's raw rhyming over superb production. Off the top of my head, one of my favorite lines so far coming from his "Color Blind" track is "Throw me in some holy water / Baby watch that shit boil". You can't help but picture Papa J. standing tall as steam rises around him. On top of that it is sure to get a few religious people "boiling", only if they take the line to heart. That's what I like.

The second part of "Domestic Terrorist" is a nice highlight of the album. When we were introduced to the visual we were not told that there are features. Then, the album tracklist showed that JMega and Von Poe VII are featured on it. So for those of you who like to start from track 1, were surely anticipating what they had to offer. For those who didn't care what track they listened to first, definitely skipped straight to "Domestic Terrorist".

The second half of "PennyLess" was one of my favorite highlights of the album. The production is not what we are normally used to hearing from Ruiz. It was definitely a nice addition to close out the album. Possibly foreshadowing what  his next project may sound like.

Words that come to mind after listening to HR-1955; loyalty, hard work, never quit, passion

From the purchases shown on bandcamp to the tweets retweeted by Papa J. Ruiz, HR-1955 is being accepted by a lot of listeners. And that's not surprising at all. Click here to listen to HR-1955.

LATEST ON VON POE VII

"Soliloquy" is the newest visual from Von Poe VII and it is from his The Purity of Love and War album. My initial reaction was the visual itself is 100x more important than the audio. I really believe that what we are presented with are the types of visuals one would think about by just listening to the production by the Nujabees, alone. A lot of sunshine and people smiling.




Von Poe VII also linked up with Foxsta for their track "Negus".

Being that April is Von Poe VII's birthday month, he is contemplating on dropping one visual a week. It is unknown from which albums these visuals will come from. Click here to view the tweet. Von Poe VII also hints that the final album to his The Villainz Trilogy will be the "darkest" of the three. He went on to compare it to his DTTS: Chapter 2. album which is no longer available. Do you know what that means? It means I'm going to really like this last album.

#OGTNEWS

Step aside Koolz One, Rellim will make the announcement for you! Rellim took to Twitter to let everyone know that Koolz One will be dropping a track today. Given the fact that Rellim announced it, leads me to believe that he is responsible for the production. If not, then he just might be really excited about the news.

Joogy has officially launched his website. It's clean and very easy to navigate. Check it out by clicking here.

Vida Killz has converted from soft copies to hard copies. Her Alchemy and Conversations With You: The Collection are now available in hard copies on her bandcamp.

Sonny Sev's upcoming project Localz Only is getting a slight change. Originally it was only supposed to be STiM producing the entire project but Sev's vision has changed and he now accept production from other producers.

#OGTMUSIC

JG features his daughter Braelyn on his new track "Retarded Ass Bars".





Did you sneeze? "Bless You" is the newest track from Sonny Sev. Sev spits over production from STiM as both continue to build their emcee/producer relationship. Make sure to take advantage of the free download below.





Vic Virtuoso is next up in the BARS series. The BARS series presented by Organized Threat is designed to focus the spotlight on the lyrics of the OGT emcees. This is an ingenious idea that I hope they will carry on consistently for as long as possible. Even if they need to do the same emcee twice! It doesn't matter! Vic Virtuoso brilliantly utilizes bilingual wordplay in his session for the BARS series. Here is "Fresh Off The Boat" from one of Organized Threat's newest addition to the roster.

With Von Poe VII recently linking up with Papa J. Ruiz in Colorado, it is possible that Papa J. Ruiz is next.



You may be asking yourself why my OGT Weekly was published a bit later than usual. Well I've just been in one of those ruts as a writer. More as a blogger/journalist because I haven't been publishing on the other website I write for either. I have been doing more of my personal writing which is what I've been wanting to focus on lately. I know you enjoyed this OGT Weekly so I don't have to hope that you did. Make sure to check it over a second or third time and share with a friend. If you don't like a person, send this to them, too. You guys will be friends after. Trust me.

PAPA J. RUIZ X VON POE VII #LEGACY. I'm telling you, me and @PapaJRuiz taking no prisoners from here on. #BODYEM pic.twitter.com/Quit4amhsm
— CHAD A. MARSHALL (@VonPoeVII) March 31, 2015