Production Duo Bring Their Bay Area Beats To The Streets Of NYC
The Video:
This video for the track”Slick Talk” off Keelay & Zaire’s Prelude To Drivefeatures cameos from Kee & Zee in the flesh, but the star of the picture is industry veteran known to some asNightclubber Lang of TheBoom Bap Project, and known to others as Karim Panni, founder of MYX Music Label. The video showcases the three at spots all around New York City, with backdrops of the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, underground scenes at the 57th street subway stop, and visits to local record stores as Nightclubber spits his slick talkin’ rhymes.
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http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=307214742&s=143441
The Prelude to Drive EP is now available to download for FREE at the freshly launched MyxMusicLabel.com.
The Background:
Keelay & Zaire are a bi-coastal team that operates with only one concrete rule; creating music with unlimited range. Complementing each other’s styles with precision, Kee & Zee work as a sole production machine that spawns gritty classic hip-hop, soulful R&B, and any other medium that requires an exclusive sound from the team. With Keelay out west in San Francisco, and Zaire in the east, holding it down in Virginia, the two have almost unlimited resources from which to draw talent and inspiration. In their debut LP Ridin High, the pair’s versatility takes center stage, backed up by a talented cast of emcees and singers including Phonte of Little Brother, Supastition, Blu, Cali Agents, Darien Brockington, Tash of Tha Liks, Saafir, Fortilive, The Park, Emilio Rojas, Surreal ,Slo-Mo, Mario Dones, The A.V.E., J.Fish, JonyFraze, Whooligan, and Tiffany Paige. Keelay & Zaire’s Ridin High is available everywhere nowvia MYX Music Label.
About MYX Music:
MYX Music Label began in 2007 by industry veteran Karim Panni of the Boom Bap Project (Rhymesayers Entertainment). MYX Music Label is under the umbrella of MYX TV, which is the only music and lifestyle channel dedicated to the Asian American community. Distributed nationally, MYX TV showcases the hottest major label and independent content as well as dynamic original programming that fuses fashion, comedy, and culture. MYX Music Label integrates the newest technology while developing innovative digital distribution and promotion strategies to service their artists.
The MYX Music Label was created for the sole purpose of using the MYX TV visual network platform to promote the finest independent hip-hop and urban music. MYX Music Label’s ambitious release schedule for 2009 includes groundbreaking works from production duo Keelay & Zaire, Jern Eye, Fortilive (producer Illmind’s hip-hop crew) and exclusive music from the best Asian MC’s, DJ’s and producers in the compilation 20 C Energizers. Also, adding to their versatility as a label, MYX Music Label DVD releases include The Nutshack, Built From Skratch, Str8 Laced and Slanted Comedy, which features today’s top Asian American comedians. For more information on MYX Music Label, please visit http://www.myxmusiclabel.com
Streams:
Keelay & Zaire – “Slick Talk” feat. Nightclubber Lang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soykf_O19QM
MTVu Hot Seat Feature
http://www.mtvu.com/music/hot-seat/keelay-zaire/
Keelay & Zaire – “Alright With Me”
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Alright_With_Me.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkLxpxo57k
http://www.mtvu.com/video/?vid=377055
Keelay & Zaire – “We Made It” feat. Mario Dones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYJ0vSlPi0
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-We_Made_It.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – “Growin’ Up” feat. Slo Mo
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Growin_Up_ft_Slo_Mo.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – Live at SXSW
http://vimeo.com/3870697
MYX Music Label and Hip Hop DX Present: The MYX Label Mixtape Mixed by DJ Mere of the OaklandFaders http://sharebee.com/cbf40c30
Keelay & Zaire – Behind The Scenes of the “Alright With Me” Video Shoot
http://vimby.com/video/music/us/all/detail/9621
Keelay & Zaire – Ridin High sampler by DJ Mere
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Ridin_High_Sampler_by_Dj_Mere.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – Wake Up Show Anthem w/ Supastition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McL217A8Nuk
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire_Supastition_DJ_Revolution-Wake_Up Show_Anthem.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – Sole Ides commercial (St. Ides spoof)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhvIuGpqkcw
Keelay & Zaire – “Government Names” featuring Khizman
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Government_Names_feat_Khizman.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – “Exclusive Sh!t” featuring Supastition
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Exclusive_Shit_feat_Supastition.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – “Saturday” featuring Torae and Tiffany Paige
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-Saturday_feat_Torae_and_Tiffany_Paige.mp3
Keelay & Zaire – “The Times” featuring Blu, Fortlive and Nino Moschella
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-The_Times_fet_Blu_Fortilive_Nino_Moschella.mp3
http://media.audibletreats.com/Keelay_and_Zaire-The_Times_fet_Blu_Fortilive_Nino_Moschella_clean.mp3
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/keelayzaire/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/keelayandzairepresentridinhigh
http://www.myspace.com/keelaycom
http://www.myspace.com/zaire
Official Site:
http://www.keeandzee.com/
Label Site:
http://www.myxmusiclabel.com
