BLAT! Pack will open for Ludacris at Lansing’s Common Ground Festival
An artist that is signed to a notable label? Check. An artist topping the CMJ Hip-Hop Charts? Check. One of the BLAT’s female artists putting out a project? Check. It’s time to check another one off the BLAT! Pack goal list: performing at Common Ground Festival. The Festival is the biggest in Lansing, MI every [...]
Yellokake “Wityobitchass (Ode to Tyrone)” Performance Video
On “Wityobitchass,” Lansing soul/jazz vocalist Yellokake scolds would-be womanizers for lies and infidelity. This Erykah Badu-inspired “Ode To Tyrone” is a highlight on her new EP, “The Batter,” available now as a free download. This video is footage for the EP’s release party. Tweet
Yellokake ‘The Batter’ EP is available for free download!
After years of classical jazz training and nailing hooks and vocal arrangements for her fellow BLAT! Pack members, Yellokake has finally released her debut EP, “The Batter.” Her lyrics delve into romantic connections and her relationship with herself, while her production pairs electro-jazz arrangements by Hir-O with a crew of trusted acoustic musicians. The result [...]
Yellokake presents: “The Batter” Release Party
Continuing in the 2013 tradition of BLAT! Pack releases, Yellokake, who just announced the release date of her debut EP The Batter, will be throwing a release party to celebrate. Kake is going to be headlining on a card that includes her personal bassist Endea Owens and Flint, Michigan’s own Tunde Olaniran. The event will [...]
Yellokake announces debut EP release date, drops “Still”
By now, you’ve probably heard East Lansing’s own Yellokake making vocal contributions to various BLAT! Pack songs and live performances. If not, you probably recognize her from showing support at all the artist shows. Well the time has come for her to unleash her talent upon the world in the form of a debut project. [...]
Yellokake releases “The Batter” promo
Everyone at the BLAT! Pack has been waiting YEARS for this announcement. The in-house singer of sorts, you can hear her on songs with Jahshua Smith and P.H.I.L.T.H.Y., is finally releasing her own project. Appropriately titled The Batter, Kake will be dropping the 3 song E.P. in 2013. No release date has been set, but [...]
BLAT! Live in Technicolor at Mac’s Bar 9/15
The BLAT! is back at it. “Live in Technicolor” comes to Mac’s Bar on September 15 and is headlined by Jahshua Smith, Yellokake and Chell. Featuring a diverse group of opening acts, this is going to be one of the best shows in the area this season. Perfect way to bring in the fall semester. [...]
P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. & KuroiOto “A Little Light 4 You” EP
P.H.I.L.T.H.Y’s upcoming album, The Living Daylights, is dedicated to the people who use their gifts to illuminate the darkness of their environments. The Michigan based emcee teamed up with Kevin Nottingham and Urban Digital to lead by example with A Little Light For You. Using his inspiring rhymes and soulful, sample-driven production by fellow BLAT! [...]
P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. announces next solo release
Today, P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. dropped a video trailer for his new EP titled A Little Light 4 You. The EP is due out on July 31 and is entirely produced by BLAT! Pack in-house producer KuroiOto. Features from Sareem Poems, Othello and Yellokake will be included on the project. This is the first solo release from p2dahi [...]
Grand Openeing, Grand Closing (at Mac’s Bar)
In case you didn’t already know, JYoung the General is now going by his government name, Jahshua Smith. To make this change pop, he has not only created a tumblr page, The Book of Jahshua, but he will also be headlining a show at Mac’s Bar on May 26. Special guests include BLAT! squad performers [...]
