Awkword – Notorious f. Wordsmith, Jasiri X, Jus Daze & Capital X

[Via SoundCloud & 2DBZ]

On the latest single off AWKWORD’s forthcoming DJBooth-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project World View, up-and-coming Australian producer @amin-payne re-flips the original Duran Duran “Notorious” sample for a song inspired by the stabbings and shootings that took place across the country at the premieres for the Biggie biopic of the same name.

The brand-new single — heralded by recent Rock & Roll HoF inductee Chuck D of Public Enemy — begins with a vitriolic a-capella intro from raptivist Capital X; follows with AWKWORD’s sneering response to those disturbing events at the premieres; delves deep into the politics of Hip Hop and violence with incredible guest appearances from @wordsmithmusic, @jasirix and @jusdaze; then closes out with classic quotes from B.I.G., chopped up respectively and with precision from Amin PaYnE.

Notorious” world premiered — AS A STREAM ONLY — via AllHipHop.com:

allhiphop.com/2012/12/29/awkwordrap-ft-wordsmith-jasiri-x-jus-daze-and-capital-x-notorious/

THIS is the FREE DOWNLOAD.

Or, BUY at YOUR OWN PRICE — and DONATE 100% to CHARITY (for at-risk youth; more info: AWKWORDrap.com):

awkword.bandcamp.com/track/notorious-feat-wordsmith-jasiri-x-jus-daze-capital-x-prod-amin-payne-australia

DJs, Soundtrackers, Educators… CLEAN Version (exclusively via Audio Mack):

audiomack.com/song/awkword/notorious-clean

COVER ART by Andreis Costa for SweatShop New York. Check the FLASHING “Notorious” MARQUEE .Gif here: www.awkwordrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/NOTORIOUS-marquee-art.gif

FULL Description:

“This song was originally inspired by the shootings and stabbings at the premieres across the United States for the Biggie biopic, Notorious — when we should have been celebrating one of our best and remembering the needless violence that caused his tragic death, we were busy perpetuating negative stereotypes. For me, and for Wordsmith, Jasiri X, Jus Daze and Capital X, these events became symbolic of a greater societal, cultural problem: one that impacts the Hip Hop community, specifically, and needs to be solved now. Chicago in 2012 says it all: a record number of murders; regular reports of police abuse; and a now-famous gang-affiliated 17-year-old rapper Chief Keef laughing on twitter at the shooting death of a local rival. And the massacre at Sandy Hook shows the problem extends beyond ‘the hood’. For BIG, for Hip Hop, for our communities, all our communities, let’s change what it means to be Notorious.” — AWKWORD

CREDITS:

Lyrics/Vocals: Capital X, AWKWORD, Wordsmith, Jasiri X, Jus Daze | Production/Cuts: Amin PaYnE (Australia) | Mix/Master: Trilian (Serbia) | Executive Production: AWKWORD, Amin PaYnE | Cover Art: Andreis Costa

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