Flawless Hustle: Stay Flawless Compilation OUT NOW!

One week after the good folks at Flawless Hustle dropped the lead single “Cantstandya” featuring Von Pea of Tanya Morgan and NYC buzz artist Sene, the entire compilation is upon us.  And Beat Garden is well represented! 
Click the here for the full tracklisting, plus you’ll be able to stream each joint.  Us and the homies are [...]

Shadowboxers Invade the Top 100 of 2009 (again)

The EP is coming y’all…
Until then, two more Shadowboxer cuts made the Top 100 tracks of 2009 at the almighty conglomerate that is Bloggerhouse. 
The #29 hip hop song of ‘09 is “No Fury (Zilla Rocca Remix)”, which is the first cut off the upcoming Broken Clocks EP.  You can download the track for free via Bloggerhouse.  [...]

Pics from Mic King’s Album Release Party 12/11/09

All photo by Liz Padova.  Check out the full gallery here
And check out the new Mic King and Chum group album Flavor Aide,  a breath of fresh air in the world of self-serious indie hip hop.  Anyone else paying homage unironically to Fresh Prince and new jack swing?  Nada.

Beat Garden Among The Top 50 Hip Hop Songs of 2009

Passion of the Weiss unveiled it’s annual Best Of year end list.
MAGr (Al Mighty & Distant Starr) placed at #50 with their standout cut “Laminated Looseleafs” featuring Blu of the album No News is Good News.  5 O’Clock Shadowboxers came in at #31 with the recently visualized “High Noon”.  And Zilla Rocca contributed write-ups to [...]

Tonight We Celebrate The Life of Domenic Zarrella Jr.

Tonight is the most important event in the history of Beat Garden: the Benefit for Domenic Zarrella Jr aka Baby Beast.
If you cannot make it out tonight and still would like to make a donation, please email Zilla Rocca for more information: zillarocca@gmail.com
We appreciate all of your support! See you tonight!

Trailer for The Benefit for Domenic Zarrella Jr aka Baby Beast on Nov. 28

Beat Garden would love to see everyone come out and support not only Nico the Beast and the caveat of outstanding artists on the bill, but to show love to the entire Zarrella family.
See you November 28th!

Curly Castro “Summer of ‘77″

 
If you haven’t seen Curly Castro rock a show in Philadelphia and beyond this year, you obviously are holed up in the crib freebasin’ Ambien–sitting and sleeping!
 
Download “Summer of ‘77″ from the coming Curly Castro & DJ Ambush mixtape Phatman & Likkle Bwoy via Rock the Dub

Shadowboxers Press

“One of the best hip hop releases of the year”–Austrailian hip hop mag SCENE.  Skip ahead to pg 39
“If you enjoy a listen that pushes the envelope as Hip Hop continues to evolve, then what Zilla Rocca and Douglas Martin have offered up is right up your alley.”–Bloggerhouse
In other Shadowboxer news, we’ll be wrapping up [...]

Zilla Rocca & Has-Lo vs. De La Soul

Fresh off the show at the Khyber where each did a set, Zilla Rocca & Has-Lo combine forces to get busy off the unheralded cut “Forever” from De La Soul’s new album with Nike Are You In?
Head over to Passion of the Weiss to grab that along with ZR’s freestyle over new dubsteppers MONO/POLY cut [...]

We Bury Bodies in this Garden of Beats!!!!!

What’s good world. Here to give the 411 on another Beat Garden extravaganza….
This Friday, the 23rd of October, In South Philly, your boys are in the building, BANG BANG!!! Come witness some controlled Chaos!! (For 7 dollars of course) @ Saturnlian Mummer’s Hall 1811 S. 2nd St.

Also be on the look out for “the Slow Twilight” (5 [...]