SciFi Stu(Scotland) Presents – ‘No Swag Needed’ Feat. Remarkable Mayor & John Robinson

Here is a new Joint I did w/ Producer SciFi Stu outta Scotland and Jersey Upcoming Rhyme Giants “Remarkable Mayor”…

Check for the single on iTunes…

Enjoy this one yall! Pass it around!!

J.R.

John Robinson & PVD – All The Way LIVE (New Album)

JOHN ROBINSON & PVD – All The Way LIVE
AVAILABLE ON iTUNES NOW!
(Artwork by Gordon of PMC)

In other big news, this past Tuesday (12/15) marked the official release of the long awaited collaboration between PVD & JOHN ROBINSON.  (available everywhere you buy digital music: iTunes, EMusic, Amazon, Napster, etc)  After over two years of performing together, we have compiled an 11 track live record entitled: “ALL THE WAY LIVE”.  *(see footnote)  We are also very excited that the album made it into the “NEW & NOTABLE” feature section of iTunes after only 1 day!

Combining the soulful breakbeat styles of PVD with the conscious and intelligent lyricism of veteran underground MC John Robinson, “ALL THE WAY LIVE” is a raw documentation of how we get down when we join forces to rock the crowd.  John Robinson (aka Lil Sci of hip hop group Scienz of Life) has been releasing albums for over 10 years with the likes of DOOM, Danger Mouse, Madlib, & J. Rawls amongst many others, and has toured internationally, performing across the US , Europe & Japan including a notable performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.  Originally gaining notoriety during the “Fondle Em Records” era alongside hip hop architects Stretch & Bobbito, along with an appearance on the  “Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 Album”. JR has been a prolific force on the underground hip hop scene for 10+ years.  For more info on JR, check out www.johnrobinsonproject.com.
And for more info on the Band PVD log on to:  www.pvdmusic.com.

In celebration of this digital release, we will be performing at Fire & Ice in Woodbridge, NJ on 12/26 for the official “ALL THE WAY LIVE” NJ Release Party.  I’ll bring along an all star band with me for the event featuring David Stolarz on keys & Josh David on bass.  Stay tuned for the official NYC Release Party.

*due to a technical difficulty with our digital distributer…….. as of right now, the new release is listed solely as “John Robinson:  ALL THE WAY LIVE” Apparently, iTunes and other distributers could not recognize the ampersand (&) sign and, in turn, released the album under a shortened title.  That will change in the next few weeks, but we decided to roll with it rather than delay the official release.

Personnel on JOHN ROBINSON & PVD: “ALL THE WAY LIVE” Album.

Pat Van Dyke – Drums/Compositions

John Robinson – MC

Sam Barsh – Keys

Kellen Harrison – Bass

Ben Zeff – Guitar

Rich Polatchek – Trumpet

Joey Johnson – Sax

Max Jerome – DJ

TRACKLIST:

• 1 Introduce Him
• 2 Nectronic
• 3 Hit Me
• 4 I Am Not For Sale
• 5 Like This
• 6 That’s the Breaks
• 7 1 of the Greatest
• 8 The Author
• 9 The Dream
• 10 We Make the Rules
• 11 The Visionary

John Robinson Live in NJ w/ PVD and Universol

Yes Live and Direct John Robinson w/ Live Band PVD and Emcee Universol @ Fire N Ice 85 Lafayette Rd. Fords, NJ DOORS @ 9pm Show time @ 11pm

Dress to Impress No Jeans or Sneaks! We doing it up Grown Folks Stylee.

John Robinson and PVD are also celebrating the release of their new Album “All The Way LIVE” Available on itunes Dec 25th!

Very Rare Local Performance so I expect to see my peeps in the building for sure!

ALways Bless

John Robinson

J Rawls & John Robinson are Jay ARE: The 1960’s Jazz Revolution Again…

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iTunes

J Rawls & John Robinson present their group JAY ARE, an ode to not only Jazz Music, but the culture that inspired progressive social/political movements as well as a vast array of cultural exploration, in their release “The 1960’s Jazz Revolution Again…” dropping on August 28th, 2009 on Polar/Groove Attack.  Meshing the spirit of the 1960s, both J Rawls and John Robinson explore the genre of Jazz Music, as many would consider it to be the Grandfather of Hip Hop, while participating in a freedom which allowed various artists to come together, vibe out, and produce great music that will be studied for years to come.  Musicians of the 60’s also reacted to their social environment creating art and music that was reflective of their environment and culture, and both J Rawls and John Robinson continue that process as our current political and socio-economic times face much peril.

Official Tracklisting:

1. Lesson From Trane, A
2. It’s Jay Are
3. Know U – Jay Are & Invizible Handz
4. Type Sounds
5. She’s So Brilliant – Jay Are & Rashad
6. 1960’s Jazz Revolution Again, The
7. Music Is Forever
8. Relax Ur Mind – Jay Are & Tiffany Paige
9. Shooting Smack – Jay Are & K Banger
10. 1 Of The Greatest
11. Jazz Unconditional
12. Love Me Good – Jay Are & Dominique Larue
13. Lee Morgan Story, The
14. We Make The Rules – Jay Are & Rashad/Tiffany Paige

John Robinson – I Am Not For Sale

BUY HERE

‘I Am Not for Sale’ is the culmination of over a decade of tireless work from one of Hip Hop’s most slept on MCs and all round renaissance man – John Robinson aka Lil Sci. Many of you will know J.R. from his work with Sol Uprizing or Scienz of Life or from the stellar output of the Shaman Work label which he runs together with Chris Craft and Lamar Gilliam. John’s is also a unique voice you may recognize from a glut of guest appearances for and collaborations with Madlib, Count Bass D, Rawkus Records, MF DOOM, Daedelus, Ammon Contact, Dwight Trible, Jneiro Jarel and Flying Lotus.

Having teased the underground community in the last two years with the widely acclaimed mixtapes ‘The Leak Edition’ Volume 1 & 2 (and subsequent vinyl sampler ‘Leak Edition EP 1’ on Fat City) J.R. is ready to unleash his official debut album release. Production on this project comes from some of the most groundbreaking beat makers around today namely FLYING LOTUS, JNEIRO JAREL & IG CULTURE, perfectly complimenting John’s poetic flow and forward thinking vision.

I Am Not For Sale! This album is a must COP! The Realness is Back…