Okay..so it’s not quite Wednesday and it’s not quite wordy…but in preparation for our new single “The HereNow” dropping (technically) today, I thought I’d post this old studio session where I’m speaking WORDS while my good friend A.V. of State Cap aka Sammy Hi-Life aka SamWise aka Sam Goody aka Samuel Jackson is re-laying the killer guitar riff with a REAL guitar!

And just in case, I thought I’d post a throwback video of me spitting my verse from “The HereNow”. You didn’t get back then, but TODAY you will. Peace!

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Pretty much for as long as I’ve been familiar with the term “d-bag,” I’ve felt that only true d-bags actually use the term “d-bag.” With that said, I felt like a real d-bag when I started using “d-bag” a lot, thanks to that one d-bag from State Cap, A.V., who toured with us and the Hi-Lifes last fall as our guitarist, and who was also the d-bag responsible for implementing “d-bag” into our daily conversation. Okay, now I just feel like a straight up douche.

Anyway, I was perusing SoHo with the iLLs yesterday when A.V. hit me up allllll the way from his new home in Mississippi to make me feel utterly useless, being that even while relocated to the South, he still managed to push out a mixtape with the rest of State Cap in Sac and SF.  And it is the HEAT!  Check out “Star of Wonder.”

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Amazing, right?  Now download the entire mixtape Apt. 78 NOW!

BONUS: State Cap ft. Dahlak “Gotta Know” (from last year’s mixtape Where is State Cap?)

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SACRAMENTO STAND UP! Our hometown favorites State Cap are celebrating the release of their brand new mixtape, Where Is State Cap? tonight at Java Lounge in Sacramento! Yeah, it’s a bit of a last-minute notice…so for those of you who can’t make it to the city of trees, here’s a track called “Gotta Know” from the joint, featuring your boy Dahlak:

[Download "Gotta Know"]

The mixtape is only available at State Cap shows, so hustle on over to the show tonight if it’s humanly possible!

Previously: State Cap – In Due Time

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As much as we do as iLL-Literacy, the Neighborhood Watch–our Sacramento cousin collective that Dahlak’s also a part of–grinds hard enough to put the greatest of workaholics to shame. Next up to the plate is the ridiculously dope crew State Cap, comprised of A.v. aka Judge Dread bka Sammy Hi-Life cka the badass guitarist in the iLL-Literacy ensemble, C Plus (dude that ripped the third verse in Dahlak’s “Welcome to My Cypher”), and superfreshboys Hanlin and Bosse, both of whom’s styles we jock.

Check out their delicious new single, “In Due Time,” from their upcoming Where is State Cap? mixtape, dropping August 23:

[Download "In Due Time" by State Cap]

More at their Myspace.

Previously: State Cap – Life Like a Dream

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Congratulations to Dahlak for taking home the award for Hip-Hop Artist of the Year for Sacramento News & Review’s SAMMIES! Oh Dahlak, how proud you make us, winning awards back home while grinding on the other side of the country. A shout out to the rest of the talented nominees, especially our iLL-Homies State Cap and Tribe of Levi! And a very special thank you to allllllllll the beautiful people who took the time to vote. Much love!

Click here to check out the rest of the winners and nominees.

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