BIGGIE SMALLS IS THE WICKEDEST

Sonny James — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:47:07 +0000

On March 9, 2010, the world lost The Notorious B.I.G. I normally don’t celebrate or commemorate death but his loss made such an impact on hip hop. Especially on the east coast, everyone online today is remembering Christopher Wallace and the music he brought to us in the short 24 years he was here.

I’ll be playing Life After Death all day today and definitely playing some of his classics this weekend at the club.

RIP Biggie…

How Low Live…

Sonny James — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:07:13 +0000

Sup y’all.

I promised to blog more this year. With being so busy in my real life, often my virtual life falls by the way-side. Thanks to all of you who have been checking out, downloading, and spreading the word about our 10 Years of Illvibe Mixtape. It is a trip down memory lane. A special shout out needs to be extended to Lee Jones for including the project as the 100th mix on the Sundae iPhone app. That was a big deal so thanks homie! Soon come the new projects.

One love to Fly Girrl, Laiya, and Afrodjiak for an awesome event the other night. If you missed it, Black Thought from the Legendary Roots, sat down and opened up totally, discussing everything from how he got his start working underage at a pizza shop, to the untimely murder of both of his parents, to his lack of concern about The Roots’ music appearing on commercial radio. Very inspiring night and interview. Hopefully there will be a clip online sooner than later so I can share it with all of you who couldn’t be there.

Speaking of The Roots, I just found this clip of them performing with Ludacris on Jimmy Fallon. “How Low” is my ish right now and has been for months. Luda is one of the main artists right now that consistently causes me to pay attention to the south.

Save Ya Life

Sonny James — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:42:04 +0000

Shout out to Bee Eater Records. The homies, Fel Sweets, Dave Ghetto, and Baby Blak are back with a collaborative effort on Save Ya Life. Philly and Camden cities, stand up. Check it…

Fel Sweetenberg- Save Ya Life (Featuring Dave Ghetto and Baby Blak) from Public Wizard on Vimeo.

HEINEKEN GREEN ROOM Tonight w Tanya Morgan

Sonny James — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:17:46 +0000

Tonight Heineken presents another Green Room VIP/Open Bar Event. This time, Tanya Morgan and Kooley High will be on the set with me playing the tunes. The last event with Black Thought really went well and was at capacity quickly. Hope you got your VIP Cards courtesy of Two One Five. The joint starts at 9pm at The Balcony @ The Trocadero. Can’t wait to party with you all.

10 YEARS OF ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE, The Mixtape!

Sonny James — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:22 +0000

Today we release our latest mixtape celebrating 10 years of my crew, Illvibe Collective. As a team, we’ve been putting out mixtapes for a decade and we’ve worked with some of Philly’s dopest MCs and vocalists over the years. This is a collection of some of our favorite appearances mixed by yours truly and hosted by me and Phillee Blunt courtesy of our radio show, The Sure Shot. Big shout to everyone who’ve been supporting us throughout our time in Philly and as we take things into another phase of Illvibe, we hope your support stands strong. Respect to you all.

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