Trek Life x Oddisee – West Coast Beats (Mixtape)

July 22, 2010 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  

Trek Life and Oddisee continue to tease fans with another mixtape preceding the release of Trek Life’s sophomore album, Everything Changed Nothing. The mixtape, West Coast Beats, includes a concoction of snippets of instrumentals from the upcoming album, exclusive Oddisee beats, the first single, “So Supreme”, and an exclusive Oddisee-produced Trek Life track called “Get In Touch”, found only on this mixtape.
While Oddisee’s beats have a laid back California feel, he adds a strong synth that keeps reigns on the tracks and keeps them from becoming repetitive. The mixture of styles separates California music from its usual clichés by adding an urban feel. Oddisee says, “When I cruise LA and listen to those tracks I really feel like we accomplished what we set out to [do] with this album, giving a city theme music.”
Featuring DC’s own. Tracklist and link below.
1. Still Never Rains [Instr Snpt]
2. Get In Touch [Instr Snpt]

3. Long Beach
4. Inglewood
5. South Central
6. Glamour
7. Everything Changed Nothing [Instr]
8. Anticipation [Instr]
9. Curl
10. Don Cornelius
11. Wow [Instr Snpt]
12. As The World Turns [Instr Snpt]
13. So Supreme
14. Get In Touch [Clean] Feat. Richard Wright, belvi, Trek Life & J. Bizness 03:59

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Lloyd Banks’ Charges In Canada Dismissed

July 22, 2010 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

That’s Chris Hines. Look at that picture, read the article, and look at the picture again. From All Hip Hop:

G-Unit member Lloyd Banks won a major victory in court last week (July 15th), when an Ontario judge dismissed criminal charges against the Queens, New York rapper.

The charges stemmed from an incident in January of 2010, when Lloyd Banks, born Christopher Lloyd and a group of men allegedly assaulted Chris Hines, a well known booking agent in Ontario, Canada.

Banks and several other men were accused of assaulting Hines after a show at Club NV, just outside of Ontario.

Hines claimed that Banks and several other men held him hostage in a hotel room and assaulted him for over 20 minutes.

Last week, Justice Michael Epstein dismissed all charges relating to the January incident, which sparked headlines around the world.

“Banks would like to thank his Canadian counsel, Patrick Ducharme, and the authorities in Ontario for doing ‘the right thing,” Banks’ United States lawyer, Scott Leemon ESQ., told AllHipHop.com.

“After a careful and neutral evaluation of the facts, it is good to see that the system actually worked,” Leemon stated. “With this finally behind him, Banks looks forward to coming back to Canada soon.”

Charges were also withdrawn against two other men in the assault case, while a third, Nicklas Sloane, pled guilty to assault and received a $2,500 fine.

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