31 songs about skateboarding!

Skateboarding is an aggressive and creative sport born in Southern California. Hardcore-Punk is a ferocious style of rock n roll created in the same area. Both complement each other since the late 70s and early 80s. Hip Hop music has also crossed in skateboarding's path because of its aggressive origins. Here's a brief look into some of skate's music most representative anthems:


1-Bones Brigade: Thrashin' USA

The first track of their debut "I hate myself when I'm not skateboarding". A song about thrashin' with your skate the entire USA. Bones Brigade epitomizes modern-day skate punk and takes their name from the legendary skateboard crew.





2-JFA: Beach Blanket Bongout


The definitive skate-punk anthem by the inventors of the genre. The clasic line "Surf Punks We're Not, Skateboard We Do" is a standard singalong in their shows since 1981. As a matter of fact, they still skate and surf 30 years later.





3-Gang Green: Terrorize

A song about terrorizing people with your skateboard while cruising through a shopping mall. Gang Green is a classic hardcore punk band from the suburbs of Boston, MA. While other early 80s Boston outfits were talking about boring stuff, GG were talking about skate at 150 mph.





4-Agression: Intense Energy

The best skate punk song ever by a skate punk band. The line "Have you ever seen a skateboarder surfing in a pool, Flying over the coping with a skateboard as his tool" is the essence of skate-punk. They were part of the Nardcore scene in the early 80s.




5-Riot.303: Skate Punx

Hailing from Calgary, Canada, this short-lived band released this pretty self-explanatory song in the first Thrasher Skate Rock compilation in the early 80s. Compilations done by the bible of skateboarding Thrasher Magazine.




6-Black Flag: Wasted

The 2nd song of the b-side of 1978's "Nervous Breakdown" Ep of the most influential Hardcore-Punk band ever. Singing is the first vocalist Mr. Keith Morris, who later fronted the Circle Jerks. Who by the way, do a much faster version of this song but not as great as Flag's 78' gem. "I was surfer, I had a skateboard". Classic!

7-The Faction: Skate and Destroy
The Faction were a punk band formed in 1982 by legendary skateboarder Steve Caballero. This is probably one of the most recognizable tunes in the genre. They come from the northern part of the state of California, San Jose.






8-Teenage Bottlerocket: Skate or Die

Pop-punk group from Wyoming formed in the early 21st century. A track that talks about making skateboarding a threat again. Their guitar player was part of seminal 90s pop-punk band Lillingtons.






9-Diente Perro: Muerte en Patineta

One of the first songs of this Puerto Rican punk outfit. Re-recorded for their latest album "Muertos en la Noche". The translation means "Death in a skateboard". The quintessential skatepunkers from this tiny Caribbean island.





10-The Panty Sniffers: Sexo,Skate y Rock n Roll

Opening track of their first and only full length "Sexo, Skate y Rock n Roll" released in 2005 by Rokirol Records. The song is about sex, skateboarding, punk and surfing in one night. They played between 2001-2011 and also released a Complete Discography CD/Fanzine and a music video. All the members from their several line-ups hailed from Puerto Rico.

11-Teenage Hell: Corriendo Olas de Concreto

Short-lived skatepunk band from Puerto Rico. Short, fast and loud and about riding concrete waves. They were all teen skaters who were into Zero Boys, Agression and Germs.







12-Common Enemy: Skate that Shit

From their 2000 self titled Ep. Late 90s Skatepunk band from Pennsylvania. They are skaters and D.I.Y punkers. They even visited Puerto Rico sometime in 2010.






13-Charles Bronson: Skate for God

90s Power violence pioneers from Chicago, IL. They were skaters, straight edge and sarcastic as hell. This track is from the "Possessed to Skate" compilation LP. They released a 100 + songs discography of their 30 sec or less fastcore tunes. Their drummer Ebro played in Los Crudos, a seminal latin hardcore punk band from Chicago.



14-Suicidal Tendencies: Possesed to Skate

Mid 80s skateboard anthem by Venice Beach skate thrashers. Led by Mike Muir, whose brother was part of the original Dogtown Z Boys.




15-Descendents: Doug rides a skateboard

Demo outtake from the Enjoy sessions of 1986. Not officially released but appears in bootlegs like "Still Hungry", "Milo Gets Bootlegged" or "Rareage". Its the almighty Descendents with a skate punk song. As good as it gets.




16-Flema: Fernando anda en skate

Seminal Argentine punk rock band. They were formed in the late 80s by lead singer Ricky Espinosa, who kill himself a couple of years ago. This song translates as "Fernando rides a skateboard" and is from their sophomore album 1994's "Nunca nos fuimos". Catchy as hell punk rock.




17-Desde el Campo: Tributo a la skate

Hip Hop group from the West Side of the island of Puerto Rico. They are skaters and this tribute to skate track appears in their 2010 mixtape "Sustancia Controlada" (Controlled Substance).




18-Gritando HC: Ande de skate e destrua

Brazilian hardcore punk act. Track from their 2000 album of the same name. Translation from portuguese means "Skate and Destroy". Their original singer died in 2001.






19-Guttermouth: Do the Hustle

Late 80s Huntington Beach, CA punk legends with several controversial and sarcastic punk albums out. This song is from their classic LP "Musical Monkey" and rants about lousy rollerbladers getting in the way of skateboarders.





20-Screeching Weasel: We Skate

13 sec. classic song from Chicago Mid 80s punkers. This song is from their 2nd album "BoogadaBoogadaBoogada". After their first two albums, they became one of the most important (and imitated) pop-punk bands in the world.





21-Suicide Machines: Vans Song

Tribute to Vans skateboarding shoes by this influential hardcore-punk/ska band from Detroit, MI. They formed in 1991 and this song appears in several of their early recordings, most notably in their 1996 studio debut "Destruction by Definition".





22-Adolescents: Skate Babylon

Song about skating from their 2nd album "Brats in Battalions" from 1987. This stuff is good but quite different from their classic Blue Album tunes.







23-Violent Children: Skate Straight

Early-to-Mid 80s Connecticut hardcore band who featured a young Ray Cappo playing drums. He later went to front seminal bands such as Youth of Today, Shelter or BTA1000. Cappo is remembered as one of the most militant straight edge and Krishna people in the United States.

24-Pharrell: When Skateboard Came

Track about skateboarding from N.E.R.D. and Neptunes MC/Producer/Drummer Pharrell Williams. This track is from his first mixtape "In my mind: The Prequel". He skates also, so go figure.



25-Beatnik Termites: Skateboard

90s Pop-punk ala Screeching Weasel with a heavy surf influence. This skateboard song appears in their best known album "Bubblecore".







26-Satanic Surfers: Don't Know what to do

Swedish 90s punk band. From their "Skate to Hell" Ep.









Punk Bands featuring Pro Skaters:



27-Free Beer: Premature Enlistment

Early 80s Northern California punk band featuring skate legend Tommy Guerrero. Alternative Tentacles released their discography "The Only Beer That Matters" as the first of their Skate Punk series.





28-Political Crap: Slow Death

First punk band fronted by the Master of Disaster, Duane Peters. He is better known for his later outfit, US Bombs. Song appears in the 1981 "Who Cares" compilation. Great stuff.



29-Skoundrelz: Jimmy Closet

Venice Beach punk band formed by the first truly influential skateboarder Tony Alva. He played bass in this group that also featured ex-members of Suicidal and Wasted Youth. Alva is the original Z Boy from Dogtown that revolutionized skateboarding forever. This song is from Thrasher Skate Rock Vol. 1 compilation.





30-McRad: Greed

Early 80s Philly hardcore punk band featuring pro skater Chuck Treece. This song is from their classic Ep "Dominant Force". Treece is a multi-instrumentalist that has even played in the Bad Brains.








31-Mike V and the Rats: Never Give Up

Mike Vallely is an unorthodox pro skater who wrestles professionally, acts and plays in punk bands. His most famous act was Mike V & The Rats, which sounded like Black Flag Rollins era and Minor Threat. This track is from the self title Ep.

Beastie Boys Short Film

Beastie Boys-Fight For Your Rights (Revisited) Short Film.

Featuring Will Farrell, John C Reilly, Elijah Wood, Jack Black, Stanley Tucci, Susan Surandon, Rainn Wilson, Danny Mcbride, Seth Rogen, Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Rashida Jones, Mike Mills, Roman Coppola, Amy Poehler, Alicia Silverstone, Laura Dern, Kristen Dunst, Maya Rudolph, Orlando Bloom, etc.

Spanish Hip Hop against Racism

Spain's biggest Hip Hop stars united against Racism. El Chojin, Locus and Nerviozzo of Dúo Kie, Gitano Antón and El Langui of La Excepción, Nach, Lírico, Kase O and Sho-Hai of Violadores del Verso, Xhelazz, Titó and El Santo of Falsalarma, Zatu of SFDK and Ose appear in this.

Tote King's new video. No More live at Steps.

Tote King-Redes Sociales


No More Live at Steps 1989

Video extracted from Decadencia del Cuchifrito DVD, which I already got from Computer Crime Records. Get into it

Cuban MC, Rxnde Akozta, in BCN

Amazing live performance and interview to Cuban MC Rxnde Acozta, done by catalonian indie collective Fauna Nocturna. Enjoy!

Hip Hop, TV and History..

After a four month hiatus, I'm back with a couple of things worth checking out. The first mixtape by Fort Apache, a valencian hip-hop duo featuring Nega from the infamous political hip-hop outfit, Los Chikos del Maíz [Children of the Corn in spanish], called "Cine, Ideología y Cultura de Masas".

Then, a few cool promos of Breaking Bad Season 3, that begins tomorrow Sunday March 21st, 2010 in AMC. Finally, a trailer of 2008's documentary "The People Speak" that features famous personalities reading pieces from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". RIP, Mr. Zinn, one of the greatest american intellectuals of the 20th century (meaning greats such as Hunter S. Thompson, C.Bukowski, W. Bouroughs, A. Ginsberg, Hemingway, etc)

S.E.V.I.L.L.A. City

SFDK's first video clip from their highly anticipated sixth album, Siempre Fuertes 2, is called S.E.V.I.L.L.A, an ode to their hometown, the andalusian capital. Featuring cameos from Jesuly, Dogma Crew, El Límite and the Malviviendo guys. Album comes out November 24th.


Also from Sevilla, Tote King is releasing his documentary "Tengo que volver a casa" (I have to return home) on December 11th. Done by Xclusif & Conflict Films and filmed in Sevilla, Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia and Alicante. Features appearances by La Mala Rodríguez, Juan Solo, Ernesto Sevilla, Pachama Crew, La Excepción, Dive Dibosso, Shotta, Felipe Reyes, Chico Ocaña and Antonio Orozco.

Defensa Personal Release Party

The release party of Correa Cotto's album was in La Respuesta (Santurce, Puerto Rico). It started at 1:00 am with Velcro in the turns. The first mc was Profound, from New York, who rapped in english and one song in spanish. He forgot the lyrics on one of his songs and the crowd did not respond after that. Next was The Kings of Mic, J'Rebu, Guajiro and Embajador, who rocked the stage with their energetic set. These puertorican hip hop pioneers were dressed in camuflage resembling their No Mel Syndicate days.

Correa Cotto was presenting every mc while Velcro was at the control putting the beats. Then came Babalú Machete from barrio La Marina in Isabela, Puerto Rico (West Side). A veteran of the local scene sang his gangsta-rap hits "Gángsters de Borinken" and "Cosa de Borikua", as well as some english tunes from the Infinite Clip recordings. This mc can truly flow in both languages perfectly and the crowd was singing along excited. Definitely the highlight of the show.

The west side invasion continued with Mayaguez/Añasco's own, Desde el Campo. Only 2/3 of the group came on stage but rapped very tight. They began with their hit "Me Gusta" and followed with "Puerto Rico", "No creo en promesas", featuring Shaggy from Absoluto Independiente, among others. In their set, they invited a spoken word guy who recited a poem. The set ended with a freestyle/improv by the two mc's, Fico and Souldier.

It was quite late and we left without seeing the remaining acts (Velcro, Nébula and Correa Cotto) that we have seen in other occasions. Very good show but it began rather late for my taste.

Pictures vía Hip Hop Boricua Blogspot.com

Hip hop in spanish

Hip Hop music was created by African-American New Yorkers in the late 70s and early 80s. But in that early scene a couple of puertoricans like DJ Disco Wiz, Prince Whipper Whip, Prince Markie Dee and Wise from Stetsasonic made their contribution to the growth. By 1985, the first rap in Spanish arrived with Vico-C, born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico. His influence in the spanish-speaking world is undeniable in the late 80s and early 90s. All latin american countries as well as Spain by the 90s developed a hip hop scene in their own kind of way.

In Spain, hip hop evolved into a popular genre between their youth with major acts like Violadores del Verso, Nach, SFDK or Tote King along with minor acts like Los Chikos del Maíz, Jesuly, Shogun XL or Dogma Crew. These acts are not millionaire celebrities like the major north american rappers or the reggaeton artists but have the respect of the entire spanish-speaking community with their good lyrics, great beats and non-gangster attitudes. Any of these spaniard acts goes to Latin America and sold-out their shows to loyal fans.


In Latin-America has remained very underground. Events like Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos or the Hip Hop Summits/Festivals in Venezuela, Colombia or Dominican Republic have created a sense of unity between the countries in the Caribbean, Central America, South America and the latinos in the US.

Puerto Rico is a unique case because of three reasons:
1-Reggaeton's huge impact in the population helped Hip Hop became a reactionary underground movement rebelling against the status-quo in the late 90s with rappers like Ovrdoze (Tek-1 and J-Mo), Conciencia Poética (Luís Díaz, 79 and producer Yall'zee), EA Flow, Ciencia Fixión (Dr.Who, Centro, Dreuxifer and DJ Nature from the Texas), Mad Steelo, Velcro, Welmo, Nebula, No Mel Syndicate, Gunzsmoke, etc.
2-The majority of these rappers grew up on Cable TV (Yo! MTV Raps for example) as the same time of stateside americans.
3-The constant flux of puertoricans between New York and Puerto Rico because of the US citizenship of puerto ricans helped create an understanding of hip hop culture very early on unlike the rest of spanish-speaking countries.

The result is a tight scene of great mc's/producers/dj's with an US/Early spanish rap pioneers like Vico-C influence who can flow well in both spanish and english. Their lyrics are intelligent as most of them are middle-class and college-educated (Velcro is a Harvard grad and Luís Díaz has an MA degree, for example) or self-educated in socio-political themes. Also, most of them have communication with stateside puerto ricans who are involved with hip hop in their own states (Babalú Machete, Joell Ortiz and Thirstin Howl III from New York, Yeyo of "The Dey" from Miami, Temperamento from Rhode Island, Chino XL from New Jersey or Termanology from MA, for example). These stateside puertoricans collaborate with the islanders (Tropical Storm compilation of the late 90s made by Babalu Machete, for example) very often helping to create a sense of unity between puerto rican rappers in both places.

Cuba is another unique case because of their socio-political status. They have created the most fierce, well-read and real hip hop since the glory days of hip hop in the late 80s and early 90s. Acts like Randy Acosta, Papá Humbertico, Los Aldeanos, Los Paisanos and Anónimo Consejo are praised by fellow spanish-speaking rappers around the world. Their most famous export is Orishas, who moved to Europe and gained success in countries like Spain and France although their style is more commercial. Hardcore-Rap icon Randy Acosta, now living in Finland, with two great albums under his wing like "Jodido Protagonista" and "Zangre, Zudor y Lagri+" made huge impact in latin america. Other notable export is Mahoma from Explosión Suprema, married to andalusian rapper La Mala Rodríguez, and one of her hypemans. In all, Cuban hip hop is mostly underground, political and very real.

Other countries like Chile (Makiza, Tiro de Gracia, Némesis and ZicutaEjecuta)
and México (Boca Floja, Cartel de Santa and Control Machete) have big rap artists. Also there's hip hop culture in Dominican Republic (led by Lápiz Consciente, Espadasofia, Circuito Negro, etc.), Argentina (Frescolate; winner of the Red Bull battle in 2005), Colombia ( the most famous being Tres Coronas and La Etnnia) and the rest of latin america.

To conclude, hip hop in spanish began in Puerto Rico in 1985 but did not evolved into a full fledged culture because of the reggaeton virus. It remain underground with high-level artists with no media exposure. Stateside puerto ricans have helped the scene but not that much to compete with the radio-friendly reggaeton. In Spain, it became a great youth culture with major acts that can live from the music and are icons in Spain and Latin America. Cuba remains as the purest form of the genre and mainly reflects the reality of cuban life. Mexico and Chile have greater hip hop scenes but don't transcend to the whole lot of spanish-speaking countries. And the rest of the countries have small scenes but serves as the outlet for the youth to fight against their social inequalities.

Post Scriptum: Highlighted are the most important artists but feel free to lookout for any of these spanish-speaking rap artists through their official webpages or myspaces. Very recommended.

Zatu from SFDK acting

Zatu, mc from sevillian hip hop legends SFDK, has a couple of lines in the hit independent web-series Malviviendo. Check it out. Hilarious!

III Urban Fest at Torrejón

The third annual Urban Fest was celebrated in the Madrid municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz. The venue, "Recinto Ferial", held various activities related to the hip hop culture like breakdancing, freestyle battles and a couple of rap acts. As the event was totally free it was full of youngsters and rappers from the entire Madrid community. The weather was a bit cold for our taste making a weird atmosphere of the Sunday afternoon.

It began with the b-boys making their stage antics to a crowd of clueless youngsters who only cheered the "windmills" or the "flares". The crews did not have any organization or coordinated pieces like all b-boy crews have. Any of the b-boys stand out that much and the majority were very sloppy. But the winners were a crew called "Madrid King Vandals". After that, the mc freestyle battle who was a little wackness. The only one with inventive, flow and punchlines that did not seem previously written was the winner, a chubby mc which name I can remember.

Then came the rap acts starting by Primizia, who played a lot of time and I did not like at all. After that, Torrejón local mc, Artes, enter the stage to sang some tunes from his last album "La Banda Sonora de Nuestra Vidas". He was accompanied by Frank T and Rob Vendetta in a couple of songs. After that, we left because the event was getting monotonous and the weather didn't help. We missed Rapsusklei, Xhelazz and Falsalarma, the latter two we have seen them live before so its no big deal.

El Chojin at FNAC

El Chojin, the veteran rapper from Torrejón de Ardoz(Madrid), presented his tenth album "Cosas que pasan, que no pasan y que deberían pasar" at FNAC Leganés. Accompanied by his DJ and two back-up singers, Chojin performed various tunes from his newest recording like "Un paso atrás", "No importa lo que me cuenten", "Superheroes" (the first single and videoclip) and "Odisea". He is a great master of ceremonies and in between songs controlled the crowd of youngsters with his humor and charisma. It was a short set of 30 minutes but totally worth it, to see one of the best mc's Spain has to offer.

Picture courtesy of MCJ Photography (c)

Rapeando en Rojo

In the center of the Malasaña neighborhood, in Sala Taboo, the event "Rapeando en Rojo" took place to a full venue of punkies, rappers and "commies". Featuring Los Chikos del Maíz from Valencia and two other hip hop groups from Madrid. The first act was Mentenguerra who sang a couple of tunes accompanied by one hypeman, NoGobal, and one hypewoman, Greta from hardcore punk band Antitedax (in which Mente also plays the guitar). His stage presence was ok but the flow was kind of generic. One bad thing is that the two hypemans don't help the mc standout much.


Then came madrilean hip hop group, Aire & Humo, who definitely impressed me a lot. Three mc's (Punki, Koah and Lío) who have great flow and politically-charged lyrics with catchy punchlines. During their set, they were joined by Moha from "Arte de Liar". They are very underground and compromised with the socio-political causes, but worth checking out.


At last, came the headliners from Valencia, Los Chikos del Maíz (Mc's Tony and Nega), with EZLN-type masks to sang their hits to the crowd. Songs like "S.O.S. Mc's de Combate", "Spain is different", "Estilo Faluya", "El Gobierno lo niega", "Trabajador@s", "Sultanes del Funk" and "B-boy Parade" from Nega's album were sing-alonged by the attendees. During "A Dios le pido", they changed their clothes to some Maradona's soccer jerseys. Although Nega was a bit wasted, their set went very well as the public responded great to their ironic, sarcastic and anti-capitalist songs. It was a different rap show but very entertaining because we got the chance to see political rap acts who are very underground and of course, The Children of the Corn from Valencia.















Pictures by MCJ Photography (c)

Hip Hop contra el Olvido

Hip Hop Contra el Olvido was a benefit concert celebrated in the madrilean Sala Heineken to remember the murdered video reporter, Jose Couso, in hands of several US soldiers back in 2003. The host for the evening was Doble Ache from Hip Hop Nation's fame. The first two acts were totally forgettable, Menteguerra and Acqua Toffana, and didn't do any notable songs. Then came the legendary madrilean hip hop outfit, Duo Kie, to cheer up the crowd with their tunes "Nosotros lo hicimos", "Yeah" and "No me cogereis vivo". After this great and short set, Frank T arrived in stage to sing his hymns "Exito en un tomo", "Optimista y Soñador", among others.

In between acts, some family members of the dead reporter like his mother and brother (Javier Couso, the ex-drummer of madrilean anarko punk band, Sin Dios) talked to the crowd about how the money from the benefit was going to be used and criticized the spanish government for not accusing the soldiers who killed Couso. Kamikaze, ex-member of pioneer spanish rap group CPV, came next to sang a couple of tunes, one featuring Kase-O. The headliners, Rap Solo rapper's Doble V, Xhelazz and Sr. Rojo, was the reason why it was so packed the venue. The highlights were"Solo importa el rap" (Xhelazz with Doble V), "Una Mirada" (Xhelazz) and "Vicios y Virtudes" (Doble V). It was a good show but was too crowded and some of the sets were too short, but just seeing Duo Kie, Frank T, Xhelazz and Doble V in one night was worth it.

Pictures courtesy of MCJ Photography.

SFDK Records Tour

SFDK Records Tour presented their concert, featuring artists from the label, in the valencian venue, Sala Greenspace. The opening act was Puto Largo, Legendario and DJ Lazer (3/5 members of Dogma Crew) that rapped songs from Largo's album and a few of Dogma's like "Nacen de la bruma". The crowd helped them in the choruses and they interacted very well between songs. Then, newcomers El Limite went on stage but in my opinion were good but not great, the crowd slowed down a bit when they performed.

Jesuly featuring hypeman Chukky came next and pumped the crowd to the extreme. They rapped their fierce punchlines in songs like "La Ventana", "Nada", "Venimos Fuertes" and "Parto Natural" with Legendario, to name a few. After this great performance, the headliners SFDK, Zatu, Accion Sanchez and hypeman Barrabas, came on stage. They did songs from their five albums and controled the crowd like a professional group who have been playing for over 15 years can do. Songs like "Liricista en el Tejado", "En la oscuridad", "Donde esta Wifly", "Fumar Cagando", "Original Rap", "2005", et al were chanted by the whole venue full of loyal fans. During "Pruebalo" all the previous artists came on stage to sing with Zatu the single from their last studio album. A highlight was Zatu rapping acapella a part from the old song "Querer es Poder". As the four hours of sevillian hip hop ended, they put "Jump Around" from House of Pain to say farewell to the atendees.

Pictures courtesy of MCJ Photography.

HP Squad at FNAC

Andalusian hip hop masters, Hablando en Plata Squad, presented their new double album "Libertad/Hambre" at FNAC Leganes (Madrid). It was a little showcase but very powerful as the group's three MCs (Capaz, Sicario and Rayka) roared their witty horror-inspired punchlines to the crowd. They rapped various tunes like "Criminales", "El Castigo de los debiles", just to name a few. Their DJ/Producer, Sr. Narko, and acclaimed producer from Malaga, Big Hozone, were in the turntables and sound, respectively. After their short set, they stayed to sign a couple of albums to their loyal fans.

Hablando en Plata Squad new album!

The andalusian hip hop legends, Hablando en Plata Squad, are back with new album called "Libertad/Hambre" in stores on March 3, 2009, according to their label Boa Records. The group's three mc's, belguim-born Capaz Fernandez, Sicario and mc/producer Rayka, and DJ/Producer Mr. Narko recorded the doble-album (32 tracks) at Malaga's classic producer, Big Hozone, Showtime Studios. The productions are from Big Hozone, Rayka and Mr. Narko and the featurings are from international R.A The Rugged Man, young reggae singer Shabu One Shant, the groups usual collaborator Elphomega and Lisandra.

The first single and videoclip will be "El castigo de los débiles" and the tracklist is as follows:


1.- Pago Por Visión (Flesh)
2.- Te Voy A Hundir
3.- Violencia En La Música feat R.A The Rugged Man
4.- Criminales
05. Forbidden
5.- Slasher
6.- Ya Estan Aquí
7.- Ojos De Dios
8.- Nada Que Perder
9.- Vida Rápida
10.- Plenilunio
11.- Antes Del Alba
12.- El Castigo De Los Débiles
13.- Nos Fotean
14.- Afunkalypse Now
15.- Mienten Por Dinero
16.- Ratas
17.- Colt 42
18.- Jugar Con Fuego
19.- Cómo Decir Que No feat Lisandra
20.- H.A.M.B.R.E.
21.- Educación
22.- Ven A Mi
23.- Whatcha Mouth feat Shabu One Shant
24.- Monstruos Del Fin Del Mundo
25.- Números
26.- Mmmm Oh
27.- La Muerte De La Mañana
28.- El Blues De Los Mas Buscados Hoy Feat Elphomega
29.- Lluvia Negra
30.- El Hablar De La Calle
31.- Inocencia
32.- (Track Oculto) Tengo Muchos Vicios

Xhelazz invades Madrid City

Xhelazz presented in the spanish capital his latest album called "El Soñador Elegido". The venue, Sala Heineken, was tight packed. El Sr. Rojo from Madrid (also in Doble V's Rap Solo label) was the opening act for the show. He is an ok mc, not catchy and neither has a good stage presence. The highlight was the song "Amarga Bilis" with Kase-O. He also sang various songs featuring Aaron from Hermanos Herméticos and other madrilean mc's. His act, almost an hour long, became boring after a while.

Then came the main act, Zaragoza's own, Xhelazz. The stage presence is one of the best between all of Spain's hip hop acts. His interaction with the crowd was pretty good as he was stoked by seeing the place full and every soul there sing-alonging his songs. He played "Hijos del orgasmo", "Solo son vidas", "La soledad comienza", "Confesionario de papel", just to name a few. In the song "Alas Rotas", he throwed to the crowd some copies of Khalil Gibran's book of the same name. Also he sang his verses acapella in "Estamos Rayados" and "Algo más que recuerdos" (both songs are originally recorded featuring sevillian hip hopper Tote King). He played "Son cosas del Rap" from his previous group Cloaka Company and sang a song with his old bandmate, Fran Fuethefirst. The highlight of the evening was definitely when Kase-O and Lírico from Violadores del Verso came up to the stage to sang the hit "Solo importa el rap" with Xhelazz; the crowd went crazy as Kase rapped perfectly his verses. At the end, Xhelazz, Fran Fuethefirst, Lírico and Aaron freestyled some rhymes for the crowd. Two thumbs up, for this great hip hop show.

Best of 2008

Top 10 Movies

1-The Wackness

2-Transsiberian

3-The Oxford Murders

4-Into the Wild

5-XXY

6-The Kite Runner

7-Paranoid Park

8-Lars and the real girl

9-4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days

10-Burn after reading



Top 10 Albums

1-Shotta-Sangre

2-ToteKing-T.O.T.E.

3-A3Bandas-Galería de Héroes

4-Dogma Crew-La 8va Plaga

5-Jesuly-Mi Llama

6-Guerra-180 grados

7-Xhelazz-El Soñador Elegido

8-Falsalarma-Ley de Vida

9-H Mafia-Barrabás

10-Nach-Un día en Suburbia



Top 10 Concerts

1-Nach at Sala Heineken

2-Duo Kie at Festival Cultura Urbana

3-Dwarves at Gruta 77

4-Rafael Lechowski at Café La Palma

5-Adolescents at Wurlitzer Ballroom

6-Tote King at FNAC

7-Vibrators at Gruta 77

8-Airbag at Neu Club

9-Violadores del Verso at Festival Cultura Urbana

10-Arianna Puello at Sala Heineken



Top 5 Documentaries

1-SFDK-Blackbook

2-Spanish Players 2

3-Beautiful Losers

4-Loose Change: Final Cut

5-Punk’s Not Dead



Top 5 TV Series

1-Lost

2-The Office

3-Weeds

4-True Blood

5-Plutón BRB Nero


P.S. Algunos de los elementos salieron a finales de 2007 pero se incluyen porque fueron vistos o escuchados por este blog durante enero a diciembre 2008.