Teddy Faley Drops video for P's & Q's from Uncommon's "No Dough, No Show" Comp

Teddy Faley recorded a quintessential song regarding the modern artist's struggle to live with, live by and live against a world cluttered with piracy for Uncommon Records' No Dough, No Show compilation.  Now the classic track, P's & Q's, gets a visual representation, Directed by Gary Blake.  Enjoy.

"Unhandled Crossings" Free From Agartha Audio & Taiyamo Denku's "Quadrofiendia" LP

Quadrofiendia, the full length from Producer Agartha Audio (The Hollow Earth, MF Borat) and Emcee Taiyamo Denku (Articles of Mind) drops June 19th from Uncommon Records. For now you can hold down this banger, Unhandled Crossings, from the team of Uncommon vets! Grab the lead single for free on our Soundcloud page, you will find a Clean version there too for all the radio DJs!  Quadrofiendia also features Sadat X, Craig G., Vast Aire, Illogic, Masai Bey, Atari Blitzkrieg, L.I.F.E. Long, Teddy Faley and more!

ADAM to perform in Baltimore on March 24th, New Compilation Released in Advance of the Show

On Saturday, March 24th 2012, ADAM will be travelling down to Baltimore, MD for a show with Teddy Faley & DJ Addikt, Eleven A.M., Cubbiebear, Collectible Humans and Jimmy Da Gent.  The show will happen at The Windup Space and a compilation has been organized with music from all the artists performing.  The comp is going to be available for a limited time only and is a FREE download.  It features an unreleased track by Teddy Faley & ADAM, Produced by A.M. Breakups, along with lots of other treats!  Grab this comp and if you're in that area , GO TO THE SHOW!

Teddy Faley rocking "P's & Q's" from "No Dough, No Show" LIVE

A while back we released a compilation in partnership with Soapbox Clothing called No Dough, No Show.  Teddy Faley delivered us a classic that summed up the whole concept of the project called P's & Q's that tackled the elephant in the room, that indie artists aren't getting paid what they are worth these days.  Teddy recently ripped this track live in his native Baltimore at Sonar with DJ Addikt.  Check it out.

4th Annual Yule Prog Festival (2010) Details

It's that time of year again!  We're proud to announce our 4th Annual Yule Prog Festival, a Celebration of Progressive Hip-Hop in NYC and beyond!  We hope to see you all there!

No Dough, No Show Compilation OUT NOW

Soap-Box Clothing (UK) and Uncommon Records present the: "No Dough, No Show" Compilation!  It features The Presence, Atari Blitzkrieg, Teddy Faley, Willie Green, Kitchen Khemistry, Taiyamo Denku, Short Fuze, Agartha Audio, Megabusive, Adam Warlock and much more! 

The compilation is a joint project that ties together the themes of Soap-Box' recent Fall clothing line and centers in on struggling musicians from a first person perspective.  Each of the artists on the album created a track about the difficulties of making music in an era when everyone wants it for free.  From the artistic, to the financial implications, it's all laid out in stunning fashion.  The best thing that can come from this release is a further understanding of the relationship between artist and listener and the realization that we are all living under the same difficulties in life.

This is yet another FREE release from Uncommon Records which has already has brought you Masai Bey's "Collector's Bey" this month as well.  Further proof of the depth of talent here at Uncommon Records and our dedication to getting it to the public by all means neccessary.