Raphael Saadiq On Tour With John Legend

Nov. 19th – Northrop Auditorium – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov. 20th – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 21st – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 24th – Wharton Center For Performing Arts – East Lansing, Michigan
Nov. 26th – Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, Michigan
Nov. 28th – Roy Thompson Hall – Toronto, Ontario
Nov. 29th – Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, New Jersey
Dec. 1st – Wellmont Theatre – Montclair, New Jersey
Dec. 2nd – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, Massachusetts
Dec. 5th – Tower Theatre – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec. 8th – Lyric Theatre – Baltimore, Maryland
Dec. 9th – Constitution Hall – Washington, DC
Dec. 10th – Peace Center – Greenville, South Carolina
Dec. 12th – Ovens Auditorium – Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec. 13th – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, North Carolina

Metermaids – “Nightlife”

The Song:

The Metermaids envelop us in their unique brand of hip-hop with the title track from their debut album, Nightlife. Backed by a hard-hitting beat that enraptures listeners in a repetitive motif, emcees Sentence and Swell expose an emotional honesty that cuts through the complex issues of life that are so often over-simplified into black and white. In one of his more poignant moments, Sentence raps, “Build me a horizon out of promises and matches / We’ll smash it with our bare hands and compare the damage / We’ll talk like we both don’t have guns drawn / And I’ll fold up your words till they read like a love song / Beautiful, soothing, useless, etcetera / Could have been worse but it could have been better / I write my past on the buildings in cracks / Some stand and some collapse.”

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The Background:

The Metermaids are two New York emcees, Swell and Sentence, who met through NYC’s underground hip-hop scene in 2006. Embodying the convergence of indie rock and hip-hop, the Metermaids represent a new sound in crossover music that bends and melds genres, unveiling new possibilities both lyrically and musically. After hooking up with the producer Matt Stine of 27 Sound they released their debut EP in 2006. The duo then hit the road touring with the likes of Brand Nubian, Atmosphere, Sage Francis, Fabulous, Lady Bug Mecca (Digable Planets), The Lox, and Camp Lo. In 2008, with an arsenal of touring under their belt, the Metermaids launched their first full-length Nightlife, a raucous mash up of gritty break beats, heartfelt lyrics, and a touch of rock n’ roll. Nightlife is currently available on 27 Sound Entertainment.

Brand-New Digital EP, The Alchemist’s Cookbook Available Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Producer Extraordinaire The Alchemist Set To Re-Emerge With

Long-Awaited New Music

Brand-New Digital EP, The Alchemist’s Cookbook Available

Tuesday, November 18^th, 2008

All star line up and west coast Still High Tour not to be missed – New album Chemical Warfare coming February 2009

(October 31, 2008-New York, NY) KOCH Records is thrilled to announce the long-awaited musical return of producer extraordinaire, The Alchemist. A new Digital EP, The Alchemist’s Cookbook is set to be released on iTunes on November 18^th 2008. As one of today’s most in-demand hip-hop producers, The Alchemist has finally re-emerged with 6 new tracks to give fans a sneak-peek into what he has in store on his forthcoming full length album Chemical Warfare due out February 2009 The forthcoming new album will be the long-awaited follow-up to 1^st Infantry.

The Alchemist’s Cookbook features new collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Styles P of the LOX, Pusha T of the Clipse, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Kid CuDi, Nina Sky, Capone N Noreaga (CNN), Evidence of Dilated Peoples, Blu and Keak Da Sneak.

Alchemist is still doing what he has always done for the hip-hop scene–transmitting sounds and samples into moments, beats into classics in a way that has established his name as one of the most revered producers in hip-hop. The single “Lose Your Life” featuring Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Pusha T has spread like wildfire over the internet as the demand from Al’s fans increases. Come November 18^th, the wait is over!

Track-listing for The Alchemist’s Cookbook Is As Follows:

1.       Lose Your Life feat. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss, Pusha T

2.       Key To The City feat. Prodigy and Nina Sky

3.       Follow The Dollar feat. CNN (Capone N Noreaga)

4.       Calmly Smoke feat. Styles P and Evidence

5.       Therapy feat. Blu, Evidence and Kid CuDi

6.       Al Capone Zone feat. Prodigy and Keak Da Sneak

Catch up with Al’s “Still High” Tour – wraps up next month. Alchemist is with Evidence opening up for Method Man and Redman in the following cities:

Oct 31 –   Murray Theatre        Salt Lake City, Utah

Nov 2 –    Sportsplex                Bellingham, Washington

Nov 4 –    Roseland                  Portland, Oregon

Nov 5 –    Humbolt St.              Arcata, California

Nov 7 –   Grand Ballroom         San Francisco, California

Nov 8 –   The Catalyst              Santa Cruz, California

Nov 9 –   Phoenix Theater        Petaluma, California

Nov 11 – House Of Blues         Los Angeles, California

Check out Alchemist’s all new blog and homepage at AlchemistBeats.com, where he will soon be premiering the all-new video for “Lose Your Life” feat. Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Pusha T.  The trailer is up now. Also be sure to stop by for exclusive new video updates from the road and in the studio on his Kyte.tv channel, accessible through AlchemistBeats.com.