Life of a Warrior

8 02 2010

Born in Cupey, Puerto Rico of Cuban Father and Puerto Rican mother, the MC, writer and producer popularly known as Yeyo, is setting his mark in the world while creating the very best of Latin hip hop. His innate talent for creating rhymes was discovered at the age of 9 when he started writing poetry. At 13 years old, he bought his first set of turntables and quickly started making mix tapes. That’s when the vision of blending his words with beats gave birth to the passion for rapping. Since then, he’s been doing music. His poems are inspired and derived from his experiences growing up in the turbulent streets of Cupey, PR. Yeyo was the founder and one of three members of one of the first Puerto Rican hip hop groups The Shanghai Assassinz. In 1999, he made history with the production and release of the groups first single Viequez. The song was inspired and dedicated to the struggle that existed between Puerto Rico and the US Navy over military controlled land. In 2001 he produced and recorded the theme song for the award winning Puerto Rican movie 12 Horas. The need for taking his craft to another level made him move to Miami in 2003 where he studied Audio Engineering. In 2004 Yeyo masterminded La Conekta, a hip hop mix tape that united the best Latino MCs from around the globe. 2005 was a life changing year, he started his company The Art of Sound Group Inc. and built a recording facility where he is producing and recording new and established artists under his imprint. In that same year he signed a Deal with Epic records for his group **The DEY** along with his partners Divine and Elan and also penned a publishing deal with Sony/ATV. In 2007 he appeared along with his group **The DEY** in the World Wide Pop Smash “Walk Away” with Paula DeAnda which got him a ‘08 ASCAP award for most played Pop record of 2007. In 2008 he toured across the United States and Asia with **The DEY**, was the first Puerto Rican to be put on MTV’s Times Square Studios Billboards, appeared in Locos por Juana’s single/video “Tu sabes muy bien (La Nalga)” which earned him a ‘09 Grammy nomination along with the Locos Crew, won an ASCAP Award, was on billboards all across the US, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Phillipines, Singapore,Vietnam, was part of the first pop music show in the history of Vietnam, performed in a Mother’s Day Special for NBC, performed on Showtime at the Apollo, Sabado Gigante, Despierta America, Escandalo TV, MiTRL, , performed at Sean Kingstons Sweet 18 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Lord have Mercy!!!! worked with Timbaland, Stargate, Swizz Beats, Trackmasters, JR. Rotem, Akon, Fernando Garibai, amongst others. If it wasn’t enough, along with his team of producers, he did the official 15 year anniversary of the Macarena with Los del Rio and placed Dead Prez’ street single “Pollitrikkks” off of their highly anticipated new album. Not a bad year!!! 2009 promises to be even bigger and better!!! Yeyo is an experienced producer with extensive studio knowledge on both analog and digital platforms. His mission is to share his gifts and experiences with the world through his music. He is set to release his first solo project with the ‘Life of a Warrior’ (EP) which will open the way for his Spanish and English language albums that are scheduled to drop in 2010. YEYO of The DEY – Life of a Warrior (MIXTAPE)


Download Free http://www.zshare.net/download/72201094b8d802e8/

1. Intro 2. Please DJ 3. Life of a Warrior 4. Guess who’s back 5. Throw it in the bag 6. Asi se vive en PR
7. Ride Alone 8. Taken 9. I can see 10. Freestyle 11. Donde he llegao 12. Baby 13. Jah Bless 14. Buen Camino
15. Triste y Vacia 16. Give you the world 17. Dime 18. Life of a G 19. Hottest in the Hood 20. 99 Problems freestyle
21. Save a million bucks 22. I miss you 23. La Nalga 24. Balanceate 25. Never Fallin 26. Get the feeling
27. Take Over 28. I Need You 29. I Need you Dancehall remix 30. Hataz 31. Juan Rock 32. Power
33. Made in Dade 34. Where did she go 35. Dinero 36. Rep for my Mother 37. Al 100 38. Que vamos a hacer?
39. Babilonia

Check out more on Yeyo at: http://www.myspace.com/yeyo787





Another Blastman! Spotted on Plum TV!

26 01 2010

Click Below! and Check out the Blastman appearance on Plum TV! 

PLUM TV’s Segement on GLOBAL SOUL!

A Blastman was spotted as Miss Angelina from Globaile, gives her explanation on Global Soul. Check out what’s happening on the beach of MIAMI @ the newest weekly party OASIS in the back room of Purdy Lounge!





2010’s 1st BLAST CADET!!!

18 01 2010

Robert “Fantum” Bell is our new blast cadet for this month, and the 1st for the year of 2010!

Hailing from Hialeah, and representing Raw Meat Crew, Bboy Fantum has been a strong supporter of the SHADESOFREDD movement since the beginning. Fantum holds it down not only in battles and cyphers, but he also is huge asset to the South Florida Underground Scene. As a dance teacher, event planner, or an entertainer, he is a community activist. After years of experience, he’s a seasoned dancer with talents that have been displayed on an international level. Whether it be in his hometown of Miami, or performing on one of Carnival’s many cruise liners, check him out or catch him on the next wave!

Fantum’s Facebook!





Julius the Mad Thinker, Dejame’ Music video Release

3 01 2010

This Saturday January 9th 2010! At Vagabond!

Vagabond and Saraswati presents the music video release of Dejame’. The music video was filmed in Miami, Florida, and features some familiar faces of Miami’s House Music Culture! Come support, and check out Saraswati’s celebration and remember to wear your SHADESOFREDD T-shirt! With Special guest Dj’s, Julius The Mad Thinker, and Ivan Diaz!





Miami Swag Strikes Again!

31 12 2009

Check out what Miami Swag has been up too the last couple weeks. The Recent Fashion Show “The Show”, Miami Swag once again put out a helping hand and put together another amazing video to recap on memorable events of the night.





“The Show” THE QUEEN’S OF TOMORROW’S ART AND FASHION

19 12 2009

Tonight @ the BUBBLE!

Four local female fashion designers and one female photographer, give back to the community by hosting Fort Lauderdale’s first independent Fashion Show entitled “The Show”. These queens of tomorrow’s art and fashion will be showcasing their most recent work and celebrating their great success and accomplishments. To add to the night’s artistic showcase, other local artists will also be portraying their own creative expression and latest designs. This celebration invites the whole south Florida community, of all ages, and welcomes all tastes of art and fashion.

(Showcasing Music, Art, Fashion and Community)





Art l Baile

16 12 2009

On December 3rd,during the incredible week of Art Basel 2009, Miami’s own Saraswati, held a celebration for the birthday of Dj Ivan Diaz. This Art Basel event was entitled, Art l Baile. A beautiful night full of Art, Music, and Positive energy, with special guest DJ Daz-I-Kue from Bugz-in- the attic. Coming close to the year of 2010, this celebration was a great way to start the end of a new beginning!





BLAST CADET IS BACK!!!

12 12 2009

SHADESOFREDD has been on the hunt and search and finally found the Blast Cadet of the Month. For the Month of December, up north from Long Island New York, Sean Feehan, will be the last Blast Cadet for 2009! Sean is a BMX rider, and a passionate digital cinema-photographer. Expressing his love for music with the many talents he has at hand, Sean defines the true meaning of a Blast Cadet. Congratulations once again to Sean, keep living your life through MUSIC , and thank you for all your support through the years!





“Don’t Blink”

18 11 2009

Miami’s own Fantum, is back in the scene and hosting a 1 on 1 Bboy Jam this saturday! check out the Flyer for details!





“Failure is just a step in the right direction to succeed”

9 11 2009

You may have seen this before, but we, SHADESOFREDD,  thought it would be a good idea to keep pushing people forward towards their own goals. With every accomplishment is 100 failures, but we learn from our mistakes, and keep moving forward. Failure is just a step in the right direction to succeed. NIKE made a commercial with the legendary Michael Jordan, we found the clip to be very inspirational, so we would like to pass it on. Keep living, keep moving, and always fight the good fight to make your dreams your reality.