Toki Wright: "High Definition" (Music Video)

Here is the music video for Toki Wright's "High Definition," off his FADERS mixtape. Adam Dunn directed the video.

Big Jess Presents: Honorable Mention, Volume 1

If you've been following Big Jess on Twitter over the past several months, you should be aware by now that he's been actively working on a compilation project featuring tons of local artists. The concept seemed simple enough. Jess produces a bunch of original beats, and gets his friends to hop on and do their thing. I'm not sure if there's much more to it than that, but looking at the roster on the album, I'm excited to give it a few spins. For those of you who are still curious, I included the tracklist after the jump. You can download and stream Honorable Mention, Volume 1 over at DJBooth.net.

Big Jess Presents: Honorable Mention, Volume 1

Toki Wright: "Hell On Earth"

"Hell on Earth" is a free verse Toki recorded over the instrumental to the Mobb Deep single of the same name. Toki is currently working on Channels, the follow-up to 2009's A Different Mirror.

Hear Three New Songs from Toki Wright's "Speed of Life" Project

Despite the loss of a close friend, Abdulle Elmi, that has touched many artists in the local hip-hop community, Toki Wright has continued his week-long "Speed of Life" project. Here are the three latest songs, which include a dedication to Elmi and a song with Yakub, who recently joined Wright on the Fade Left tour.

Sound of the City, Vol. 11 (Mixtape)

Here is the latest Sound of the City mixtape, presetned by 4Seen Magazine. This one features Toki Wright, I Self Devine, Tribe and Big Cats!, MaLLy, Tek, Mike Dreams, Tomorrow Genius, several Audio Perm rappers, and a monstrous collaboration track from Mike the Martyr, Meta, Muja Messiah and Mac Irv, "Dial M for Murder." Grab the mixtape after the jump.

Toki Wright: "Therapy" ft. Felix, Mastermind, & Mayda

Last year Toki Wright completed his first "Speed of Life" project, where he creates from scratch one new song each day for a week. Now, fresh after heading west for his brief Fade Left tour, Toki is working on the second volume of "Speed of Life." "Therapy" is the first song, and features Felix of Heiruspecs, Mastermind, and Mayda.




Hit the jump for the second song Toki has written, produced, recorded, and mixed this week, the trippy, spacey instrumental "лицо краской."

Toki Wright's Fade Left Tour Preview (Video)

Toki is hitting the road soon with Burnell Washburn, DJ So Gold, and special guest Yakub for their Fade Left Tour. Check out the video above to see what's in store for the tour.

Sound of the City, Vol​.​10 (Mixtape)

Here is the newest Sound of the City mixtape, from 4Seen Magazine. This one features Greg Grease, Metasota, Mike the Martyr, Fly Henderson, I Self Devine, MaLLy, Toki Wright, Phonetic One, Audio Perm and more. Stream it below.

Toki Wright: "This One (Free Verse)" (Music Video)

Here is the second music video off Toki Wright's Faders mixtape, directed by Adam Dunn. Toki has now made Faders available for free download, so make sure to grab that if you don't have it yet.

Sound of the City, Vol​.​9 (Compilation Mixtape)

Right on cue, here is this month's Sound of the City mixtape, courtesy of 4Seen Magazine and Big Ten Entertainment. This one features I Self Devine, Toki Wright, MaLLy, Metasota, Knox, Muja Messiah, Fly Henderson, Mike the Martyr, Emazin, and more. Stream it after the jump.

Toki Wright: FADERS (Mixtape)

Last night Toki Wright held his FADERS mixtape release party at the Fineline. Now the tape is available for fans to stream or purchase online. Hit the jump to check out his latest work.

Toki Wright: "Ode to Maximillian Cohen (π)" (Music Video)

Here's the new video from Toki Wright  for his song "Ode to Maximillian Cohen (π)," a dedication to the paranoid mathmatician protagonist in Darren Aronofsky's 1998 film Pi (π). The song, to be featured on Toki's upcoming Faders mixtape (out 3/31), was produced by Bobby Raps and the video was shot by Adam Dunn.

I'd also like to wish the homie Toki a very happy birthday.

Toki Wright - Faders mixtape release party
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, March 31
8pm // $10 Advance (at Fifth Element, Electric Fetus) // $12 door
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Toki Wright: "Stone St. Jangala (जंगल)"

Toki Wright continues his experimental streak with "Stone St. Jangala (जंगल)," a song he made live while broadcasting on UStream last night. Stream it below or head to Toki's Bandcamp to download it for free.

Toki Wright: "Bashir (For the Somali Homies)"

Toki Wright just posted this instrumental track on his Bandcamp page. Word has it that Toki has been experimenting with all sorts of different styles and genres of music right now. This track is a prime example. The mellow groove on "Bashir (For the Somali Homies)" takes about ten seconds to get in the pocket, and once it does it stays there for the rest of the song. Stream it below.

Toki Wright: Faders Tour Preview (Video)

This week Toki Wright will be taking off on a 14-show tour in promotion of his upcoming mixtape Faders. It all begins Thursday night in Chicago when he will join Doomtree for a series of inevitably epic nights. From there the tour will venture south to Austin for two dates at SXSW, and then eventually return to the Cities for the Faders mixtape release party (info below via CrowdNoize).

Toki Wright - Faders mixtape release party
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, March 31
8pm // $10 Advance (tickets at Electric Fetus & Fifth Element) // $12 door

Toki Wright: "OCCUPY (Bobby's House)"

New music from Toki Wright, with a compelling and charitable cause:

MPLS, MN - Self-employed Bobby Hull opened his two-story, four-bedroom home up to family members who were struggling with their own issues during the down economy. He lives with his nephew and his son; another nephew, his wife and their four kids; a daughter-in-law and Hull's granddaughter. After some serious health issues Hull was unable to work and made his last payment on his mortgage a year ago. But between confusing paperwork and unmanageable payments, nothing worked. The home was sold at a sheriff's sale in August. Join us to take a stand against the eviction of Bobby Hull at his home in South Minneapolis both Thursday February 16th and Friday the 17th. Toki Wright will be playing House music in Bobby's living room.

The song was produced by Toki, using samples from Occupy MN protests. Purchase the song (name your own price) at Toki's Bandcamp; all proceeds go directly to Bobby Hull.

Toki Wright: "OCCUPY (Bobby's House)"

'The Best Love Is Free' Cypher (Video)

The Best Love Is Free is an annual event and compilation album organized by Deaf to the Static Records and Hopeful Opus Productions. The video above is a fantastic cypher recorded for The Best Love is Free, featuring several local artists. In order of appearance are: Sean Anonymous, Phillip Morris, Wize Guyz, Botzy (of Culture Cry Wolf), Lizzo, Ceewhy, St. Paul Slim, MaLLy, and Toki Wright.

The event is taking place this Saturday at the Fine Line Music Cafe in downtown Minneapolis. All attendees get the free compilation CD upon entry. You can purchase tickets online or at several different local stores. Performing are: Culture Cry Wolf, Toki Wright, Crunchy Kids, K. Flay, Wesley Opus, Ceewhy, SlipMats Ent. Details for the event are below, or hit the jump to view the digital flyer. 

The Best Love Is Free
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday Feb. 11th, 2012
FREE CD W/ ENTRY
8pm, 18+, $10 Pre-Sale, $12 Door

B. Dolan: "Film The Police ft. Toki Wright, Jasiri X, Buddy Peace & Sage Francis (Music Video)

B. Dolan's new song "Film The Police" is a reworking of NWA's 1988 classic "Fuck the Police." You could say the song is a response from the current digital generation to the national outbreaks out police brutality in recent years. As abounding technological advances allow a vast proportion of the populace to become amateur videographers and photographers, B. Dolan, Toki Wright, Sage Francis, and Jasiri X call for today's activists to film the police and document their wrongdoings and injustices.

B. Dolan: "Film The Police ft. Toki Wright, Jasiri X, Buddy Peace & Sage Francis"

Toki Wright: "Real Live ft. Yakub" (Music Video)

I'm mad late on this video but if you haven't seen it yet, here is "Real Live" featuring a guest verse from Yakub. Toki is performing tonight at the 7th Street Entry with St. Paul Slim and Kids Like Us. It's only five dollars to get in the door, so if you don't have any plans for tonight I highly recommend checking that out.

Toki Wright: "Real Live ft. Yakub"

I posted the teaser to the music video for "Real Live" yesterday, now here's the full song, produced by DJ Three A Day. You can stream it below, or purchase it from BandCamp or iTunes.