Do You Believe?

The Lower East Side is shining bright this October as rapper Profecy released his debut mixtape "Make You A Believer" hosted by DJ Laser.
This Mixtape has generated quite a tremendous buzz over the summer and the anticipation was quite worth the wait. As soon as you hit play, you could feel the dedication and hard work put into this project as Profecy delivers his story. The track listing was very well put together, the first few tracks were all focused on realism and the everyday struggles we all deal with. The track "The World" is a great example of the intuitiveness Profecy has in store. The record "Guilty" was one we all can relate to dealing with hype and the struggles of modern society. Each track persists on the everyday grind and the battles we overcome to achieve common goals. My favorite track is "Warriors" strictly because this is a record which we can all just sit back and smoke a blunt to in the comfort of your own serenity.With the album being released on 10/10/10 its sure to say that Profecy has prophesied his own success.

One thing that Profecy has shown us is that if you have faith in yourself, others will have faith in you as well. He's taken these principals and not only applied them to this mixtape but also amongst his team, The FUMilia. Profecy also his own movement The FUMlife which is based in the L.E.S. and they're doing a great job recruiting believers and non believers alike. This is a great inspirational mixtape for urban society as well as the voice of a young, aspiring artist.Profecy's drive and persistence has paid off in the form great music, slowly but surely I have faith that he will obtain his goals as an Emcee and make the world believe.

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Are video games the next chapter in hip-hop? With the beginning of a new generation comes new and improved ways to incorporate music and gaming. It all started with PlayStation back in the 90's with their release of Parrapa the Rappa a kids video game consisting of rap and cartoons. This would spark the beginning of what would soon later mark the rise of music and video games together. Def Jam Records took notice of this and released a series of video games including actual Hip Hop artist from their label. The series started with Def Jam Vendetta released in 2003, which featured the likes of Ludacris, Redman, Scarface and several other Def jam affiliates. The follow up was Def Jam: Fight for NY which sold a good amount of copies and received good ratings from its relative audience the last to be released from the action packed Hip Hop series was Def Jam: Icon which was cool to say the least, it solidified the series blueprint to move forward towards creativity. With karaoke recognized as an enjoyable hobby amongst all age groups Def Jam took it upon themselves to create a Hip Hop simulated video game titled, Def Jam: Rapstar.

The game allows players to perform karaoke over a plush library of Hip Hop videos and songs. The best feature the game has is the ability to allow users to freestyle battle other players around the world! The game features original beats from DJ Premier, DJ Kalil, and Bangledesh which users can use against one another. With the recent developments in video games its not hard to see the infinitive direction being taken by both artist and gamers. In my opinion this is just the beginning of video games will soon be well acquainted with the music industry and its culture.

Hip Hop' biggest trendsetter Kanye West has reemerged this past month with a series of hits. He began his come back with the ever so popular "POWER" which reached Billboard Music Top 10 within its first week! Kanye also made a remix with Jay Z which was amazing to say the least. The video shot for the original score of Power started some controversy due to the so called "Illuminati" symbols and references the video was said to depict. The second hit to flood the Internet was 'Monster" featuring Jay Z and Young Money's first lady Nicki Minaj. The track was a major hit, receiving multiple spins on local radio stations nationwide and creating a download frenzy on the Internet. Kanye even managed to tap into his "College Dropout" flow on his song "Devil in a Dress", which portrayed a more sensitive side to his music after his split with Amber Rose. Kanye's performance at the MTV Music Awards was historical to say the least! He performed "Runway" with Pusha T of The Clipse, who was recently signed to Kanye's G.O.O.D Music record label. Their performance topped all the other acts that night, the next morning everyone was chanting, "Let's have a toast for the douche bags, Let's have a toast for the assholes!" His persistence has proven to be worthy, and his consistency to work since his release from rehab has not gone unnoticed. Kanye also managed to get all his label mates together and create G.O.O.D Friday, a song based on positive vibes, featuring Rappers Common, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Pusha T, and Charlie Wilson. With new material hitting the Internet every week, Kanye is creating a tremendous buzz for his next album which is said to be released in November. The last 2 hits that's caught my attention were "Lord Lord Lord" featuring Mos Def, Swiss Beats, Raekwon, and Charlie Wilson which has a soulful grace to it, as well as "Christion Dior Denim Flow" featuring John Legend, Pusha T, Ryan Leslie, Lloyd Banks, and Kid Cudi. With Rapper Lil Wayne due to be released the first week of November, its safe to say that Hip Hop will be back on its regular function and great music will continue to reach the masses. While we wait in anticipation for Kanye's next move, lets all have a toast for them Douche Bags!

Comeback Season

The Jordan Brand is making a strong comeback this year for Nike.There have been a lot of ups and downs on what consumers anticipated this year for the Jordan brand. With the recent release of the S.A.E "Silver Anniversary Edition" of Some of the hottest Jordans ever released, Retro Jordans proved to be the Top Sellers. There is still the question of "Will they continue to deliver good merchandise?" due to the fact there's no official release for any future "SAE". There was talk of EVERY Retro Jordan being Released in white. So Anticipation once again is the key of the Jordan Brands Success. The Jordan Retro's 3, 4, And 9 have already been released, let the wait begin for your favorite Retro to be released!!

The Air Max Uptempo 97 Will be released this year, the wait is finally over! There was some slight controversy amongst Sneakerhead's recently about the Uptempo 97 and the Nike Foamposites looking alike, It raised a few eyebrows and left people asking, "which one is worth it"? The way the color display on each one is sick I say get em both. The Air Max Uptempo will come in colors such as black and white, Red and Black as well as a Navy Blue and white edition which is rarely seen now in days. The retail price is set to be $160 and still has no exact release date, but believe me they will definitely be flying off shelves.

Nike Recently came out with the idea to make a new kind of "Fusion" sneaker. The victim this time will be one of the greatest sneakers to ever touch a persons feet....Foamposites. The Jordan/Uptown Fusions actually sold a decent amount considering Nike was putting out Retros At the Same time as the Fusions due to the Retro influence. This can be a Love or Hate Sneaker for Sneakerheads in every class. It Features The Foamposite Material as well as the original Air force 1 Design. Be on the look out for a few colorways Including Silver and maybe even a Eggplant colorway.

DJ DIVERSE

With a love for the art of Break dancing DJ DIVERSE grew up as a B-Boy in the streets of New York City, as a teen he saw a DJ doing a set and he took that as his biggest inspiration and ran with it. Now with about eight years under his belt, DJ DIVERSE has managed to link up with Los Maximo Productions in the year 2007, and become one of their official DJ's. He is currently working on his website www.DJDIVERSENYC.com which will be up sooner than later and you can also catch DJ DIVERSE on LMPRADIO.com on Thursday nights at 7pm. Every career path has it perks and luckily for DJ DIVERSE traveling is one of the major factors induced into his everyday schedule.

DJ DIVERSE has managed to travel to Florida, North Carolina, Arizona even to Canada to entertain at lounges, clubs and many other events. With the changes in the DJ Industry from working with LPC, to CD's to the more efficient Laptop, technology has definitely changed the coarse of how DJ' work these days. He favorites Salsa, Techno and House music when it comes to his set, but he sure doesn't mind changing it up and getting the party started. I had a chance to party with DJ DIVERSE at a New York City lounge called Room Service on 21st between 5Th & Park. He definitely had the crowd going in a frenzy as we celebrated a mutual friends birthday, he even managed to give GetSaucedTV a shout out which was cool. His style is quite different and his approach toward music is amazing!

With influences like DJ DP ONE, DJ DANNY S, DJ COCO CHANELLE, DJ PETER GONZALEZ, & DJ ALEX SENSATION his motive and dedication towards becoming a great DJ was steered in the right direction. I asked DJ DIVERSE, "What makes you different from other DJ's"? He replied, "I believe in the ability to break records in the club...Now all you hear is mainly DJ's playing the new records on the radio..I also believe the diversity of music I will play at a party anywhere from English, Spanish or Brazilian. I'm not afraid of playing it for any crowd if its at the right moment". I guess it isn't hard to understand why they call him DJ DIVERSE.

Marcii Allargo

When you think of Brooklyn you think of the greats like Biggie, Jay Z, Mos Def and Fabolous to name a few, but artist Marcii Allargo is making his mark to be part of that line up in the years to come. Although we know it will take a great deal of work to achieve that goal, Marcii has one thing most artist don't have that's versatility and self awareness. His ability to make music ranging from trials and tribulations to the usual party music and "Take a nigga bitch" music as he adequately put it. Born in Tobago, Trinidad Marcii has seen the world in a different prospective till he moved to Brooklyn in his later years. Marcii decided to start rapping about nine years ago in 2001 when Dr.Dre released "The Chronic" it was the gateway towards his journey into the Hip-Hop world, which I might add was a great influence towards becoming a Rapper.

His goal as an artist is to simply stay relevant and not lose himself before he reaches his ultimate destination, which a lot of people tend to do due to the pressure and the fast lifestyle. I can honestly respect that, its not everyday you find an artist who is in tune with his goals and knows how much he can take before he changes his ways of thinking. One of his biggest influences which we both share in common is Bob Marley, because despite everything that was thrown in his path he didn't complain he faced it with a smile and the highest confidence. If given the chance he would like to work with artist such as Jay Z, Lauren Hill, Joe Budden, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Electronica, Chrissette Michelle and Kanye West to name a few. Taking a look at music today Marcii told me he's very excited to see the direction the game is taking in the next few years.

Besides being an artist he's also quite passionate towards fashion and believes its a big part of our culture. With the majority of his songs on Myspace, Marcii is currently working on a mixtape which is yet to be titled which is due to be released in December. The anticipated release has many of his fans on their toes but that's the beauty of good music, when you think of Marcii just picture someone from the bottom who has the potential to be the best.


How do you Get Sauced?
"I get sauced with that Henny and that good bitch Mary Jane, more so Mary Jane she got me committed ".

E.L.I.T.E

The Lower East Side is on the rise with a series of new artist coming out in a wave. One artist in particular that stands out is E.L.I.T.E, his witty rhymes and social attitude have managed to build a lane for E.L.I.T.E in the New York Hip Hop scene. With a relative attitude towards his music, E.L.I.T.E's prime objective is to make music we can all relate to, he really puts emphasis on each verse so regular Joe's like us can say things like "Damn, that's exactly what I was thinking".
With artist like Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Drake, and J.Cole on his iPod, it's obvious E.L.I.T.E has a very fresh approach towards his taste in music. Although he is an avid listener of modern Rap and Hip Hop, his biggest influence behind his progression to make it proved to be Eminem in his 8 Mile era. Like most young artist, poetry was the driving force behind his rhymes which he began writing at the age of 12, his love for words obviously took him in the right path. From Gangster Music to Pop Techno, E.L.I.T.E's versatility is what sets him apart from all the other fish in the tank.
The "Light Up (Remix)" he did with fellow L.E.S rapper Profecy back in July did well, and his buzz for his mixtape "The Hangova" is going around fast. As a college student currently enrolled at The University at Albany, his progression to spreading the message will soon hit the masses. In his approach to the new generation he believes it's an artist's job to mold and create new styles in music in order to leave a positive blueprint for the next generation to follow. At the age of only eighteen E.L.I.T.E plans on obtaining an education while pursuing his rap career as well. Given the opportunity E.L.I.T.E hopes to one day work with greats such as Eminem and Jay-Z. I see ambition in E.L.I.T.E and his pursuit to make it as a Rapper, you can tell he's a dedicated individual who pushes
Every Last Inch Towards Excellence.

How do you Get Sauced?
New mixtape is called "The Hangova" ...nuff said. lol.. YUUUUUURRRRRR! good lookin for the interview Gz! Get SAUCED FUCKIN TV!!! IF YOU DONT GET SAUCED GET LOST JUUUU HEARDD ! SHOUT TO WHITE KNIGHT ENT. GOD SQUAD. L.E.S...we here!