Decon Releases “Clossed Sessions: ATX” Album Today

Decon Releases “Clossed Sessions: ATX” Album Today

We were down there during the recording of this album, and because of legal reasons our track didn’t make the project. It was a beautiful house in Austin and we had a great time with our friends Alex and Viril of Ruby Hornet! 24 Artists. 4 Days. 10 Songs. 1 Album… Closed Sessions: ATX BUY [...]

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Clossed Session: ATX Album & Documentary – Release on March 15th

Clossed Session: ATX Album & Documentary – Release on March 15th

Chicago-based indie record label Closed Sessions has joined forces with NYC-based collective Decon to release Closed Sessions: ATX on March 15, 2011. The compilation features hip hop up-and-comers and veterans alike including appearances from Freddie Gibbs, Aleon Craft, Naledge, GLC, Fashawn, CurT@!N$, Rakaa, The Kid Daytona, and more (complete tracklisting below). Production was provided by [...]

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Freddie Gibbs ft. YP – “Something New”

Freddie Gibbs ft. YP – “Something New”

Yesterday we posted the video trailer for this joint…well here it is. DL HERE Spotted @ 2DBz

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[Video] Closed Sessions x LRG: Freddie Gibbs Edition

[Video] Closed Sessions x LRG: Freddie Gibbs Edition

Clossed Sessions…we are still waiting for the track we did on Clossed Sessions, and the track Aleon Craft did w/ Rhymefest! Big ups to Ruby Hornet, RJ RTC and Virgil LINK TO RH In July of 2010 Freddie Gibbs hit the Windy City as a headliner of this year’s edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival. [...]

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RH TV: Yelawolf’s First Show in Chicago // Video

RH TV: Yelawolf’s First Show in Chicago // Video

Ruby Hornet linked up with the homie Yelawolf as he performed for the first time in Chicago. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, Yela is one of the best performers in hip-hop…fact! LINK TO RH TV Yelawolf is one of the most intriguing and refreshing artists of 2010 and a good [...]

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Closed Sessions: “Happiness Before Riches” feat. Bun B, GLC & BJ The Chicago Kid // Music Video

Closed Sessions: “Happiness Before Riches” feat. Bun B, GLC & BJ The Chicago Kid // Music Video

This video was shot @ SXSW for the Closed Sessions Vol. 1. We were fortunate enough to fall through the mansion and are looking forward to the world hearing our track on Vol. 2. The official video for Closed Sessions’ “Happiness Before Riches” featuring Bun B, GLC, and BJ The Chicago Kid (produced by The [...]

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Ruby Hornet – “Closed Sessions Austin, TX” // Video Trailer (w/ SMKA & Aleon Craft)

Ruby Hornet – “Closed Sessions Austin, TX” // Video Trailer (w/ SMKA & Aleon Craft)

We were fortunate enough to fall through the Ruby Hornet Closed Session in Austin. We recorded a song with Dom Kennedy and Aleon Craft Recorded a song with Rhyme Fest…looking forward to hearing both of them… “Behind great music is a great story.” The above quote is the true driving force behind Closed Sessions, the [...]

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Closed Sessions – So Cold (Ft. U-N-I, CurT@!n$, Hollywood Holt, & Million $ Mano)

Closed Sessions – So Cold (Ft. U-N-I, CurT@!n$, Hollywood Holt, & Million $ Mano)

We got together with Ruby Hornet in SXSW to get a closed session with Dom Kennedy. We posted his mixtape yesterday. But here is a new video from RH TV with one of their recent closed session filming…

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Dom Kennedy – From the West with Love // Mixtape

Dom Kennedy – From the West with Love // Mixtape

New tape from Dom Kennedy. We had a chance to link up with Dom @ SXSW during Ruby Hornet Closed Sessions. Look forward to a Dom Kennedy x SMKA track soon…but in the mean time. Download this boy! DOWNLOAD HERE

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RH First Look: Aleon Craft

RH First Look: Aleon Craft

READ FULL ARTICLE FROM RUBY HORNET Last fall I made a trip out to Atlanta. While I was in town I asked a few people about artists that were “bubbling” as the tastemakers say… One name was repeated a little bit more than others, and I got a real vision of things when this young [...]

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RH: Closed Sessions Vol. 1

RH: Closed Sessions Vol. 1

The EP was recorded entirely in Chicago, IL at SoundScape Studios with visiting as well as local artists. Pretty much, when an artist came to Chicago, we brought them to SoundScape, made them comfortable, gave them access to our production catalog and just got out of their way. The EP features artists such as Bun [...]

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RH First Look // SMKA Interview

RH First Look // SMKA Interview

FULL INTERVIEW HERE We got together with one of our favorite blogs (RH) for an in depth interview. We kick off the week by stepping into the science lab of the Atlanta production outfit, SMKA. The crew’s 2009 808 Experiment Vol. 1 was named one of the city’s best mixtapes by Creative Loafing, and with [...]

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Ruby Hornet – “First Look: SMKA”

Ruby Hornet – “First Look: SMKA”

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE RubyHornet: We’re taught in science class that an experiment starts with a hypothesis, something to investigate… When you guys first put on your lab coats, what was the hypothesis? SMKA: Too funny, we were talking about that the other day. Let’s put it this way…our studio has a bunch of Bunsen [...]

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Ruby Hornet Interview Mick Boogie

DJ RTC of Ruby Hornet takes a few minutes out of his time to sit down for an interview…you can take a few minutes to watch and listen. RH TV: 11mins w/ Mick Boogie from Ruby Hornet on Vimeo.

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RubyHornet x Rhymefest – Give It To Me Contest Evaluation #1

Turns out Rhymefest is a pretty funny dude…. (Got till Oct 27th to win this contest) RH TV: “Give It To Me” Contest Evalutaion #1 from Ruby Hornet on Vimeo.

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