SCHEME and DJ Scend decided to do a Remake of the “Sweet” record by Common.
You can LISTEN to the record below, and DOWNLOAD IT by CLICKING HERE.
Life That I Chose EP – New Review
Here’s a brand new review of the Life That I Chose EP by KnowDiceMusic blog.
“On December 6, 2011, Scheme (@Scheme773) released his “Life I Chose EP,” which has six songs all produced and mixed by Slot-A, who also served as executive producer, mastered by Chris from Classick Studios and features fellow Molemen recording artist, Astonish (@AstonishWho). The EP also has a guitar feature by Oscar Castillo and cuts by DJ Scend (@DJScend), also executive producer of the project. Not going to be too in depth so stay with me. This EP is fire. If you consider yourself a hip-hop fan, you need to hear this…
1. Let It Burn – So, first track on the EP… In my mind, I feel like this is what The Game wants to/wishes he sounds like. I can definitely see this being a Game track, but Scheme’s lyrical ability absolutely dominates anything The Game would spit over it.
2. Get Down (Painting Paradise) – This is my absolute favorite on the track on the EP. Definitely has a Mobb Deep feel to it. This track goes hard and once again the lyrics are on point… “They prayed that I never made it, and hated I never faded, traded the chip on my shoulder, got colder, and motivated…”
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Performance Footage from Double Door Show
Here’s some performance footage from this past Saturday’s show with Pharaohe Monch at the Double Door in Chicago.
First clip is DJ Scend and I performing Billion Dollar Dream and the second clip is Astonish, Speed and Sean Doe performing All I Need. It was shot by the homie Marie from Good Life Music Group. Thanks.
Scheme and DJ Scend – Billion Dollar Dream
Astonish, Speed, and Sean Doe – All I Need
Video: Estrada31 Clothing Brand Commercial
Thanks to the homie David Estrada from Estrada31 Clothing Brand for having us be a part of his commercial and his upcoming campaign.
Below you can check out the video which was shot by our homie Roger Tino Morales for Aykid Shots.
Song playing in the background is the “Billion Dollar Dream” instrumental which was produced by Wes P.
Interview: Scheme, Slot-A and DJ Scend on TTHP (1.7.12)
Scheme, Slot-A and DJ Scend were interviewed last week at WLUW 88.7FM in Chicago by The Hip-Hop Project.
Shout out to The Hip-Hop Project for always showing support to Chicago artist and holding down the independent radio circuit for so many years. We truly appreciate what you all do. Respect.
You can check out the full show and/or the interview below.
Scheme x Slot-A : Life That I Chose EP (Clean Version)
The “Life That I Chose” EP has been out for just a month and we’ve received great feedback on it. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting the project and the “Hello (What Up?)” SINGLE.
We wanted to drop the Clean Version of the project today for all the Radio Stations and DJs.
CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD – Life That I Chose EP (Clean Version)
Life That I Chose Release Party (Video)
On Nov. 25th we had our release party for Life That I Chose at Akin. We had a packed house and I really appreciate every person who came out to support us on the night. It means a lot. Thanks to my homie Sense Hernandez from Beast Factory Films, we have some great footage of the night which you can check out below.
2011 (Highlights)
2011 was a great year. I had a lot of highlights throughout the year; from doing 7 shows in Austin, TX for SXSW to getting respect from DJ Muggs for the Two Turntables and a Mic Series, DJ Scend and I did as a tribute to him. This was definitely another helluva year.
Below are some of my best memories of 2011.
1.) Dropping the Billion Dollar Dream (Video) off of SRNC (Deluxe Edition) – the video was Directed by Roger Tino Morales for AyKid Shots. This was a great all around experience. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
2.) Going to Austin, TX for SXSW and performing at 7 Shows with everyone from Yelawolf, DJ Babu and Rakaa, Alchemist and many more. Great times kicking it with the RubyHornet family through out the entire week. Thanks to Rafa for also letting us stay at his spot. This was Scend’s and I first time performing together out of town. Most memorable show had to be the RubyHornet release party for Closed Sessions. We had that place going from the Go!
3.) Opening Up for The Beatnuts in Chicago was definitely another great moment in 2011. Right before we left out to Austin, TX for SXSW, we got the chance to open up for the Beatnuts at the Double Door in Chicago. It was a sold out crowd and it was the first time DJ Scend and I were doing our brand new set that we had been working on for a while. The set came out real dope and we had an incredible time performing. It definitely set the tone for the upcoming trip to SXSW.
4.) The release of Closed Sessions on Decon, which I had two tracks on, was also a great moment. I was able to work with DJ Babu, Fashawn, Buff1, ESSO, and Tony Baines on two separate songs that made the Closed Sessions project. Making those records was a great time and the records were well received. You can check out the DJ Babu produced record with Fashawn, Buff1 and myself below.
Theme Music
5.) Scend and I coming up with the concept to start recording the Two Turntables and a Mic Series, and Panik suggestion we film each one. This series made a huge impact for us this year. I wanted to find a way to bring Scend in to the forefront of the music. I wanted to show that he wasn’t just my DJ at shows, but that we were also creating together and that the DJ/MC combo was back in full effect. We started with this idea in early 2011 and put it into motion soon after. We started off with the L.E.S. series, followed it with NO I.D. and then DJ Muggs. The concept was really well received and has definitely played a huge role for us through out 2011. Thanks to Stefan Klapko and Tony Shane for seeing the vision and filming the first 3 series with us. We really appreciate it. Definitely looking forward to dropping the next one in early 2012. You can check out the 3 series we’ve done this year at the links below.
CLICK to Check Out the TTandAM L.E.S. Series
CLICK to Check Out the TTandAM NO I.D. Series
CLICK to Check Out the TTandAM DJ Muggs Series
6.) Getting Props from DJ Muggs on the TTandAM DJ Muggs Series. This was a highlight of 2011 for me without a doubt. Scend and I had put a lot of work into the DJ Muggs series and we couldn’t have asked for anything more than to have DJ Muggs co-sign it via Twitter and have him hit both of us up to tell us we killed it. That shit was awesome. Getting respect from those you are paying homage to; nothing like it. Thanks to Muggs for taking the time to check it out. Glad you liked it brotha. Check the pic below of the tweets.
7.) The Shoebox. Maaaaaaaaaaan 2011 was the year of the Shoebox lol. For those that don’t know, the Shoebox is Scend’s place, and in 2011 it became the spot where we created a lot of music, had a lot of writing sessions, planning sessions, practice sessions, SRNC meetings, video shoots, and so much more. We had some great times this year at the Shoebox. Nothing like stoop action during the summer time to take a break away from the music. Thanks to Scend for opening the doors to his spot for us and letting us create a home studio set up and for giving us a spot to work out of as a team. The Shoebox lives on ….
8.) Life That I Chose EP. What can I say? Very proud of my team and I for pulling this one off. We created an EP, did promo for it, shot the video for the lead single, got some radio spins, debuted the video on HipHopDX, planned a release party, and released a t-shirt in collaboration with Akin in under 2 months. Shout out to my brotha Slot-A. Thanks for not thinking twice about it when I said we needed to knock out a project in a month. Thanks to Scend and Astonish for helping out as much as ya’ll did with the project. The sessions we had for this project were some of the best I’ve had. The way we wrote and recorded this project was real dope to me. Definitely a major highlight for me in 2011.
For those that haven’t heard the project, please do so. Check the links below.
Purchase Life That I Chose on iTunes – CLICK HERE
9.) Filming the Hello (What Up?) VIDEO with Sense Hernandez and the SRNC team. Incredible time shooting this video. We filmed this video in 4 days with about 4 days to prepare for the first days of shooting. We came up with the treatment, found the locations, found the models, my girlfriend got her team together to do the makeup and hair styling, rented equipment, and who knows what else we got done with a couple of days notice. It was crazy, but man was it worth it. The homie Sense did an incredible job on the video. He came through for me in the clutch, and that will forever be appreciated. Thanks to my whole team for helping me pull this one off.
Hello…………….
10.) Life That I Chose Release Party at Akin. This night made up for all the days you push through the struggle to make your dreams come true. Thank you to every single person that came out and supported us on Nov. 25th at Akin. We had a packed house all night. Thanks to Scend, RTC, Slot-A, Astonish, Jamal Science for performing. Thanks to Akin for supporting us on the night and for letting us have it at their location. Thanks to the SRNC team for helping organize it and for making sure the night went without a problem. The fact that we had a full house really made me realize the support I have. Thank you for that. You can check some pics of the night by CLICKING HERE, the video of the night will be up soon.
Below are some random pics of 2011.
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DJ Scend x Scheme Present Helluva Year Mixtape Vol. 2 (FREE DOWNLOAD)
Blessed to have had another great year in 2011. We wanted to thank all of our fans for constantly showing us support in everything we do. You are our motivation to keep doing what we do. Knowing that there are people out there really listening to the music we put out all over the world truly keeps us going. Thanks to all the blogs, sites, writers, columnists, publicist, promoters, etc. who showed us love through out 2011; we appreciate you all. Thanks to our families and friends for putting up with our hectic schedules and for being there for us through it all.
NOW here’s the Helluva Year Mixtape Vol. 2 (SRNC Edition)
With Music by Scheme, Astonish, Jamal Science and Clew Rock. And it is entirely Mixed by DJ Scend.
Features by Fashawn, Reap and Jessica Jasmin.
Production by DJ Babu, Slot-A, Fluent, Wes P, Alkota, iLL Brown, Odd Couple, Jamal Science, CRZ Beatz and more.
Thank you for all the support through out 2011. We Truly Appreciate It.
LISTEN to the entire mix Below:
DOWNLOAD the Mixtape by CLICKING HERE
DJ Scend and Scheme – Helluva Year Mixtape Vol. 2 (Front and Back Cover Art)
Tonight at Midnight the Helluva Year Mixtape Vol. 2 drops on SRNCMusic.com
The project contains music from SRNC members Scheme, Astonish, Jamal Science and Clew Rock. The mixtape is completely handled by DJ Scend and the mastering was handled by Alex Baez from Good Life Music Group.
Below you can see the artwork (which was done by Danny Torres) as well as the track list for the mixtape. It’s a year end wrap-up celebration of music. A special thanks to all the fans, blogs, sites, producers, artists, writers, columnists, promoters and everyone who supported us through out 2011.
