just want to share some good ish from Awon from the group Soul Students out of VA. i produced a track for his wife "Tiff the Gift" a few years ago www.myspace.com/tiffythegift "true enough" go check that. read below to get to know Awon and Kameleon...DOWNLOAD THERE FREE EP. link below. got to share with the SP fam. one



Love Supersedes EP
[[Awon - Lyrics / Kameleon Beats – Production]]

After working together on 2008's Beautiful Loser LP (Goon Trax Records) rapper Awon and producer Kameleon Beats decided it was time to team up again. The duo envisioned a project reminiscent of the Pete Rock & CL Smooth or Guru & DJ Premier partnerships that garnered much acclaim in the 90's.

With all of the lackluster music out there, they decided it was time to move things forward while staying true to their roots. Nostalgic music heads long for the golden era of hip-hop, but as products of the great influencers, Awon and Kameleon Beats plan to reinvigorate the game.

Their collaborative EP entitled Love Supersedes showcases their creative synergy as Awon delivers cleverly crafted rhymes over Kameleon Beats’ vintage jazzy production. The project also features fellow Soul Students crew members Dicap and Mac Da Menace. The end result is thought-provoking hip hop you can FEEL. Enjoy your free copy of this EP and get ready for the full LP coming spring of 2010.

Media Fire Link

http://www.mediafire.com/?ykjyzyoy2xj



Tracklisting

1. Intro

2. Waiting For The Slaughter [ft. Mac Da Menace]

3. Red Plastic Cups [ft. Kameleon Beats]

4. Without A Parachute

5. Heros & Villains

6. The Responsible Hustle

7. Still Conscious [ft. Dicap]

8. Shine





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Awon



There is always room for something new and refreshing in a community that has long since been saturated with mediocrity. Hip Hop is the pillar of street culture and has influenced people across the world. Though the art form of emceeing is decades mature, there are still newcomers who use unique expression to captivate listeners. One of these emcees is Awon.



Awon, born Antwan Wiggins on March 6, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, got to witness, first hand, a Golden Era of Hip Hop. For the first nine years of his life, Awon was a young Brooklynite and resident of the Fort Greene neighborhood. This neighborhood was a cultural epicenter for young African-American artists. Influenced early on by fellow Brooklynite Big Daddy Kane’s hit record “Ain’t No Half Steppin’” Awon became engulfed in music and decided, at that moment, to become an emcee.



Present day, you can find Awon in Newport News, Virginia, making a name for himself, internationally, via the Internet. In 2004, Awon was introduced to DJ Al Bumz and Mac The Menace, both hosts on WHOV 88.1, Hampton University’s radio station. He was soon after invited to come into the station for an interview and anxiously jumped at the opportunity to freestyle on their show, Soul Students Radio, given its name following the development of a collective they were a part of, consisting of emcees and producers.



Awon sought refuge with the Soul Students and joined the crew. Soon after, Awon began extensive recording sessions and performed live up and down the East Coast with the collective. As a member of the Soul Students, Awon secured a licensing deal with Goon Trax, a Japanese record label specializing in “jazzy” underground Hip Hop in 2007. In 2008 Goon Trax released Awon’s first studio album, the critically acclaimed, Beautiful Loser.



Currently Awon has once again teamed up with longtime friend and Soul Students producer Kameleon Beats for a follow up album entitled Love Supersedes, which is set to be released, independently, in March 2010. Gaining friends and fans from across the globe, Awon can credit his closest friends and family for helping him to achieve his dreams through their belief in his craft.



Kameleon Beats


In an era where production styles tend to echo each other, it’s intriguing to discover a sound that is distinguishable from your everyday beat on the radio. Before he was old enough to ride a bike, Kameleon was a kid tucked in the basement, nodding his head and listening to classic 70s vinyl. Marvin Gaye and jazz guru Bob James flooded the air as the California native studied them and soaked up their influences. His deep-rooted love for music transcended through the years and the self-proclaimed “instrumentalist” co-created Soul Students Records at Hampton University in 2003.

Gradually, Kameleon and fellow producer Al Bumz recruited a diverse team of emcees and producers: Awon, Dicap, Tiffy The Gift, Whiz, The Cubist, Mac Da Menace, Indelible, Sin, Dread, Delano and Ak. In addition to producing in-house for the Soul Students camp, Kameleon has over three thousand beats in his solo arsenal. By intricately fusing hip-hop, jazz, folk and rock, his multi-layered tracks pulsate from the speakers. The music is varied in feel, but the foundation is consistently hip-hop. Drawing inspiration from producers like RZA, Ski Beatz, 4th Disciple and DJ Premier, Kameleon is trying to bring variety back to the music world.

Kameleon has also worked with R&B artists Conya Doss, K’Bana Blaq and Jon Bibbs. A firm believer in live instrumentation, Kameleon has been playing the piano, saxophone, bass and guitar for years. Along with samples and beats from scratch, Kameleon consistently sprinkles his tracks with a touch of live music to make the sound richer.

Kameleon’s highly-anticipated debut, Midnight Sun, is currently available on iTunes, Amazon and other fine online retailers. The record is based around the seasons and floats comfortably between genres. From soothing to bombastic tempos, Kameleon flexes the signature sound that’s got the internet abuzz.

i just peeked at a few tracks and these cats are dope!!! awon got a nice flow and something to say, unlike most dudes out here, even the good ones. and kameleon beats are hot, very expressive. thanks for the heads up.
oh yeah, nice youtube vids, i was watching you before i got my 555. now i got one, nuff said!
peece

yeah man, Awon is nice. the whole Soul Students are dope!
glad my videos are reaching people. i am trying to get a new computer and a NICE camera Nikon d500 or d90 or even maybe d300s. so more videos will be coming out....different equipment/tutorials/beats...etc.


www.youtube.com/7thcity

if y'all ain't heard the first album by Awon "Beautiful Loser"....it's now on itunes and amazon etc.

go check it...cop it. some good hip hop right here.

http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Loser/d ... 0&sr=301-1