Hawdwerk & Jansport J- Ride (Music Video)

@Hawdwerk & @JansportJ make some of the livest, most thoughtful music out here, therefore, even though I missed this email because I had finals 2 weeks ago, I'm still posting it because its probably going to be one of the dopest and most genuine videos from anyone without a 5 figure budget. Enjoy!

Jansport J: Cultural Vibe Radio Show Interview

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Here's an interview I did with Michigan State Radio Show Cultural Vibe a few weeks back. In the interview, I discuss the album "MoveMeants", the Hawdwerk & Jansport J duo, LA Scene, EP with Lansing, Michigan-based rapper P.H.I.L.T.H.Y and more.

Hawdwerk & Jansport J x Prophit x COTN Studio Sessions/Show Performance

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Waddup everybody!

Figured I'd pass these 2 videos along. The long-time homies/collaborators Prophit and COTN (Children of the Night) have finally made their way out to LA. COTN has been documenting their experiences out here. The first attached video is of a studio session that took place on 4/20 where we welcomed them to The Cov (West Covina) and threw a bunch of dope rappers on a Jansport J beat (Hawdwerk, Prophit, Avi The Most Ill, Poetik Force, COTN).

The 2nd video is footage from our respective tour shows. Hawdwerk and myself are currently on our "Cali Famous" Tour with Trek Life & J. Bizness, as well as Basicali. We invited Prophit and COTN to be apart of our Riverside stop for their "A Tribe Goes West Tour".

Hawdwerk & JansportJ: Freestyling after Cali-Famous Tour Show in San Diego

@richforareason's got me speechless..

Jo Well - It'z A Good Ass Day (Ft. Hawdwerk)

Jo Well went in on this new track. This whole song is just great, top to bottom. From the lyrics to production and the hook, they killed it. This is the first of many amazing tracks that will be featured on JoWell's new mixtape A West Side Story. Jo Well has more info below.

Jo Well:

Hope everyone out there is doing good...Here is the next single off of my "A West Side Story (Mixtape)"....this one is with the homie Hawdwerk...if you have any doubts about the tape, just take a listen to this track and you can feel the feel good vibe we got goin on....ride to this one.. and spread the music!.....the artwork for the tape is brought to you courtesy of Phenomenon...expect the tape early to mid April!...thank you for your love and support! you can reach me at on Twitter & Myspace.

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Eazee Street Presents: Hawdwerk & Jansport J's Best of 2009

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To kick off an original Eazee Street series I present to you Hawdwerk and Jansport J. You should know them as the duo who brought you High Power Moves (a good download) and you should know Jansport J as he has produced many a track that you've been able to access here. In this original series some good people from the L.A. hip hop scene will run off their "Best of 2009". The "Best" is their personal favorite projects that we saw drop in 2009...major label releases, free album downloads and/or mixtapes. As more clips begin dropping it will all make sense later...

Hawdwerk & Jansport J: CaliFamous Tour

Tour starts in March, we'll have official dates for you guys later so stay tuned.

Hawdwerk & Jansport J - High Power Moves: The Samples

Hawdwerk and Jansport J bringing you the samples that made them famous with High Power Moves: The Samples. Jansport J's MoveMeants will be dropping soon as well so make sure you keep homie on the radar. As far as this project goes, Jansport has a word on it.

Waddup!

So I just wanna thank everybody once again on behalf of Hawdwerk and myself for all of the love that we've received with our High Power Moves LP. The support has been tremendous, and the campaign isn't over yet. But I'll get to that a little later.

Ever since we dropped the project, I've had alot of producers and album-credit nerds (which I am myself) asking about the samples for certain songs. To knock it all out at once, I figured we should throw you guys all the samples in one download. So here you go:

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Hawdwerk & Jansport J: The Common Ground

Hawdwerk, Jansport J, Poetik Force, El Prez & DNEZ all it tear up on stage at The Common Ground. The whole set is live. The performance for WOW was just... the epitome of the word live. Hawdwerk & Jansport continue to kill the west coast. If you have downloaded High Power Moves or bought a physical copy (for only 11$) then please, do yourself a favor and familiarize yourself with HPM.

High Power Moves Hard Copies Are Now Available!

We've pretty much wrapped up the High Power Moves experience (well on the East coast, the West coast will probably see a few more shows and performances from Hawdwerk & Jansport J). But before we close this chapter in the High Power Moves saga we'd like to bring you the opportunity to buy a physical copy of High Power Moves. You can still download it for free, but for 11$, you can get a physical copy of one of the best albums of 2009.

High Power Moves:
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Hawdwerk & Jansport J - High Power Moves EPK

Hawdwerk & Jansport J are back to give you the rundown on the making of High Power Moves, a few aspirations of theirs, their collaborations on the album, as well as their work with Dae One. If you aren't hip to the HPM movement, get familiar, its deinftely something hip-hop can be proud of.

We're back. But this time, we bring you our Electronic Press Kit that comes courtesy of DRG Films! In the EPK, we discuss at length the goals and thought-process behind creating our duo and the album "High Power Moves".

Hawdwerk & Jansport J - High Power Moves [Album Review]

Its been a good week since HPM has dropped and I think that the album calls for a review. Usually we would review projects with a few days but I really decided to take the extra time to let the project sink in as a whole. But anyways, for those who are unfamiliar with Hawdwerk & Jansport J, they're just 2 regular guys from West Covina, California. Jansport J is a mastermind of production and Hawdwerk is a lyrical machine. Together they've constructed a major Album in High Power Moves which was released last Tuesday, Nov. 10th. So lets get things started:

Originality: 9.0/10

High Power Moves, unlike most pieces of work don’t fit a particular mold. Neither do we find that when we look into the context of the songs individually. An average artist might feel like a complete project would consist of your basic formula hype song, party single, conscious track reminiscent flashback and repeat. Hawdwerk and Jansport J come out of left field with tracks like She Smiles that sing tales of an era that was probably before your time. The ability of create projects that eclipse just one time period and region gets HPM a 9 for originality.

Delivery: 9.4/10

Many times when we talk about delivery, we talk about the ability of the rapper. However in this case, its actually Jansport J who delivers. The soul of these beats gives the album a sound beyond just hip-hop. Samples prove as the power player here as the crate digging of Jansport seems to add a symphonic sound to the whole album, every sample works well with Hawdwerk’s delivery and rhyme style. Hawdwerk’s bars are definitely what brings the Album together with some vivid storylines and some insane verses that will make you stop the music and make you rewind it until you can put it onto you facebook profile as one of your favorite quotes.

Concept: 9.5/10

Conceptually this album is exactly what you wouldn’t expect from a FREE album. It explores the deeper and more realistic thoughts of the common person, without hitting any cliché’s or stereotypes. The ability to be sympathetic without becoming an absolute martyr or getting cocky/confident without falling into the “swag” movement is important. This along with an almost random order of tracks for this album allows topics to change at anytime. Life is, as the album is, unexpected, unrelenting and most people in their right mind will enjoy it.

OVERALL: 9.3/10

You can probably get by now that this album is crazy. You can tell exactly why the album took so long to make while listening to it. So many things seem as if they were carefully thought out and planned for their audience to enjoy, which is exactly how hip hop was meant to be. HPM draws a definitive line in the sand as to what an album is suppose to song like, so all you artist who are working on your free debut album, try to stack up. A job well done by Hawdwerk & Jansport J.

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Hawdwerk & Jansport J - High Power Moves Interview w/ The Word

As the HPM movement continues, Jansport J and Hawdwerk call into "The Word" radio show and spread some knowledge about themselves, HPM and some of their future aspirations. Marion Write, who has worked with Jansport J in the past and was also present at the show, has the info:

"Flo Deep Music Group presents "The Word" radio show hosted by Radio Ramone on www.lvrocks.com. Radio Ramone interviews the West Covina duo Hawdwerk & Jansport J on their musical influences, Los Angeles hip hop, and their debut album High Power Moves which is presented by 2dopeboyz and Kevin Nottingham."

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Be sure to check out the mixtape art with the front cover at the top of the post and Back cover/tracklist below.

Hawdwerk & Jansport J Interview w/ Mercury's Epic Adventures

More High Power Moves material coming through. Hawdwerk and Jansport took some time out of their day to talk to Mercury in The Purple Lounge at The Standard in Downtown LA last month. Mercury just upped the interview to youtube so we have both parts 1 and 2 for all who are interested in learning some more about the men behind HPM.

Hawdwerk & Jansport J - She Smiles (Feat. J7)

I didn't see this new joint coming at all but I'm more than happy to give some info on this new HPM leak.

"Due to a demand via twitter for new music on Music Monday, we dropped this joint off the album for the ladies called "She Smiles" feat. J7."

So there you have it guys, you can actually push for more music from your favorite upcoming artist via twitter. So don't shy away from hitting up Hawdwerk & Jansport J to share your thoughts and support, you might get something. HPM is coming November 10th!

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Hawdwerk & Jansport J - That Spliff (Feat. Poetik Force & El Prez)

Jansport J continues to take a new approach to producing with this kind of new age style. Usually I'd hesitate to co-sign the change in style. However! Given the fact that Jansport is hitting these joints out the park, you would be a fool not to support the movement. Hawdwerk is working hard as usual, I'd say his verse was the strongest of the bunch. Poetik Force, who's been seen working with the Cali based Blakface, and El Prez join in on the fun to make this a heavy west coast joint. HPM is coming November 10th! Dont Sleep!!

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Hawdwerk & Jansport J - Wow [Updated]

WOW. Thats literally what I have to say when I listen to this track. They absolute demolished this whole track, beginning to end. Jansport hits the production out the park and Hawdwerk lays down some absolutely insane bars to kill this track. You have to check this out. High Power Moves is due out November 10th, so don't sleep!

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Hawdwerk & Jansport J - High Power Moves

Debut single from rapper/producer duo Hawdwerk & Jansport J based out of West Covina, CA. Off of their upcoming album High Power Moves, presented by 2dopeboyz & KevinNottingham.com, available for free download November 10, 2009. Make sure you pick it up, these guys are NOT to be slept on.

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High Power Moves TV Ep. 7

Jansport J teams up with Hawdwerk to bring you HPM (High Power Moves) TV in anticipation of the Album coming November 10th. They hit topics like Ja Rule, Cash for Clunkers & play an exclusive joint (if only for a few seconds).