Well finally Garcia's debut album "Anti Social" will see the light of day and should be available second week of March '04. The album is already getting great reviews and DJs are buzzing on this experienced but new Crazy Hood MC thats about to make his official debut on the scene! Check out Insomniac Magazine for a review of "Anti Social" as well as an overseas review from the UK's Kwoshe Magazine. Garcia is hard at work preparing to do everything and anything to help promote this indie release! "Anti Social" features DA ALL, Dynas, Heckler (ofDa All), Adrianne, DJ Infamous, & Street Acoustics, with production credits to Drain, Nick "Fury" Lewis, Midi Lord, and Pro. The album is another classic Crazy Hood album! Also in productions Heckler solo debut "No Joke" and DJ EFN volume 30.
Well the Hoods are back from the extreme temperatures served by New York City and as most of you heard EFN did not come back with the win but we may have come back with a lot more! First off DJ EFN and the Crazy Hood crew would like to thank all those that took the time out to vote and support DJ EFN for the mixtape awards. EFN was honored just to be nominated for a second year in a row. Granted that the awards was a rooster convention and had way to many characters for even the cartoon network, EFN & the crew managed to link with old friends and network with some serious folks. The mixtape awards also had its share of performances by Mobb Deep, Ghostface and Pitbull, that brought that good ol' Hip Hop feeling back! Also while in New York the Hoods were kicking it in the Studio with N.O.R.E. and the whole Thugged Out Militainment crew. In other news you can check out the Chicago based Hip Hop site InfiniteStreet.Com which features an interview on DJ EFN. In promotions news Crazy Hood Promotions are now the official street team for Sony / Columbia records. Check back with us in a week or so for updates in songs, videos, and pics as well more news on Garcia, Heckler, and DJ EFN. Shouts to everyone that we linked up with while in New York.... Riggs & NelsonÊ@ Shady records, Capone, Nature, Maze, Musaliny, Martin & the rest of the Thugged Out fam, Kay Slay, Big Mike, Spinbad, Big Tigga, Spk, Midi Mafia, Sab, Vin Da Chin, Scram Jones, Complexxions, Final Chapter, Ghostface, Rob Love, Tamara, Jenya, Sam Crespo and everyone else @ Def Jam, Graph, Questchon, Dead Prez, Dedan, Lumidee, & everyone else that looked out for us!
It's official '03-'04 mixtape awards nominees are out! DJ EFN is up for the "Best Down South Mixtape Dj" award. There is only one week left in the voting, so to vote for DJ EFN log on to www.themixtapeawards.com. Also nominated is our dog and world champion DJ, DJ Craze for "Best Skills On A Mixtape". To view all the nominees and more information on the mixtape awards log on to mtv.com.
Happy New Years to all of you hoods out there! A new year and new things to come! Well, startin with the approach to Garcia's highly anticipated album "Anti-Social" which is due this Feb. This album has been in the works and kept under lock and chain, so will definitely prove to be a breath of fresh air for all you Crazy Hood fans! Talking about breath of fresh air, make sure to check out the video debut from our homie Wreckonize of the songs "Breathe" and "Bully" in which Garcia shows off his directorial talents. Shout out to Wreckonize for not only winning the MTV '03 MC battle but also taking it at the MTV new years party MC battle, big things for Wreckonize, Liquid Shield, Street Shield,Êand the Illiterats. In more hood news, Heckler of DA ALL is puttin it down serious in the studio working on his debut solo album "No Joke" due out end of summer '04. DJ EFN will soon begin working on his own compilation / mixtape album due out some time end of this year. Make sure to pick up DJ EFN's latest release VOL. 29.5 hosted by Dead Prez, get it while you still can. Last but not least, make sure to check the Hoods out in their first show of the year this Thursday Jan. 9th "305 Urban Arts Fest" @ The Soho Lounge 175 NE 36 st. in the Miami Design District. The show will feature music by DJ EFN, One Track and performances by Garcia, Wreckonize, Dynas, & the Oski Foundation. Keep checking back with us for more Crazy Hood news, music updates, video updates, pic updates and merchandise. Also don't forget to hit up our forum and show some love!
Yup Crazy Hoods is at it again!!!!! Lets start with the coming of GARCIA and let me tell ya'll it about to come! Garcia is really bubblin' right now and you can tell by the response to his video Darkest Days which is getting reviews from all over the place! If you live in the Miami area pick up the Miami New Times for one of those reviews. If you don't live in Miami just click here. Besides Garcia about to tear a hole in the Matrix, Crazy Hood Productions have been nominated at the Southern Entertainment Awards which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee January 25th 2004. You can vote for Crazy Hoods in the "Best Indie Label" category and for DJ EFN in the "Best Exclusives on a Mixtape" category (Hey something is better then nothing! lol). To vote log onto www.Southernentawards.com, voting starts Nov. 23rd. Last but not least check out the December issue of The Source Magazine which mentions DJ EFN amongst other top mixtape DJ's such as DJ Screw, The Beat Junkies, Kay Slay, Tony Touch, Kid Capri and many others. Just to be mentioned along side such DJ's is an honor for DJ EFN and Crazy Hood Productions. Well, this concludes our Crazy News, Shouts to Dead Prez, Dedan & RBG's, DJ Ran & all of our new Tech.Nitions family, Apex of THC & everyone else holdin' us down!
Wut up people! I know, I know, its been a while but let me say its been busy and the hoods have been in the studio puttin it down. First off Garcia's debut "Anti Social" is really ready to go and in its final stages of its release. Advance copies will be available very soon! Check out Garcia's new video for the song Darkest Days which features his cousin Adriane on the hook and guitar. The video was directed byGarcia himself so make sure you request on your local video shows. You can see Garcia along side DA ALL & DJ EFN performing live on Urban Latino TV which is aired on the UPN network. The show will be taped at club Oxygen (Miami, FL.) Friday, November 14th. In other news,Heckler of DA ALL is in the studio recording his debut solo project and DJ EFN will be releasing volume 29.5 which will hit the streets within weeks. Make sure to support DJ EFN, by voting for him in this years Mix tape awards @ www.themixtapeawards.com. Shout out to Thirstin Howl III, Lil Flip, David Banner, Ant live @ the Roc / Dipset, Tamara @ Def Jam and everyone else holdin' us down!
Well it's that time of the year again! The Mixtape awards are back and most of you know Crazy Hood Productions own, DJ EFN was the first DJ from South Florida to ever win an award. Even though EFN has been puttin it down since 1993, last year EFN proudly took the "Best new mixtape DJ" award. This years awards is around the corner and the preliminary voting for nominees and categories is under way. So to vote for DJ EFN log onto The Mixtape Awards and vote for him in the category of your choice. Also in Crazy Hood news, the Hoods were out in full force making the presence felt during the Source awards this past weekend. Eddie "Gigs" and the rest of the Crazy Hood Promotionsteam put it down in the streets! Shout out to: Elude & Corey @ Def Jam South, Rob Love @ Def Jam, Grandmaster Flash (thanks for the convo!), Poe Boys, DJ Quest (Tech.Nitions), Ken, OJ, and the whole SONY staff, Graph, Big Oomp, Jack Frost, Viscious (formally Lil Viscous), Sucka Free Ent, Buhda, Ant Live, Juelz Santana, Dipset, Shadow (of Oldworld Disorder) and everyone else we ran into and that put it down this past weekend.
DJ EFN has been drafted and is an official member of the Tech.Nitions family. For those who dont know about the Tech.Nitions, theTech.Nitions are an assembly of the top mixshow and street DJ's in the world. For more information on the Tech.Nitions and what this means toDJ EFN and the whole Crazy Hood movement take the time to read the Tech.Nitions mission statement.
Here we go again! Where do we start, well we can start by telling ya'll to come out to DEF JAM FRIDAY's every Friday night @ Club Mirage 671 Washington Ave South Beach. This past Friday was CRAZY!!!! and its only gonna get Crazier, so make sure you come out and check out DJ EFN live on the 1's & 2's. Also puttin it down is DJ Mega mix, Selecta AJ and our host Nina Chantele from Miami's 103.5 fmÊThe Beat. If your in the Miami area you most likely know or are going to the MTV2 / DEF JAM $2 BILL concert featuring Method Man, Ludacris & DMX. Def Jam has put together a commemorative mixtape which is mixed by DJ EFN, DJ Epps, DJ Ideal & hosted by The Baka Boyz. While on the mixtape tip, Garcia is blazin the mixtape circuit and you can catch him on various new mixtapes poppin up around the country. You can also catch a listen to Garcia in theÊintro for "The Papa Keith show" on Miami's 103.5 fm The Beat. That's it for now! Shout out to Everyone @ 103.5 fm (as you can read their doing a lot), DJ Irie @ 99 Jamz (Always supportin'), GQ (good lookin' out dog!), Heavy Graphics, Pitbull, Bruce @ Stricly the best record store and everyone doing the damn thing!
Told you we would be back in no time and we're back with a bang!ÊCheck outÊthis months new issue of The Source Magazine (Oct. 03 w/ 50 Cent on the cover) which features DA ALL on "Off Da Radar". DA ALL share "Off Da Radar" with Likwit crews Defari and other well respected underground MC's. Also this past Friday (Sept. 12) DJ EFN and Maseo of De La Soul rocked the crowd along side DJ Megamix, Nina Chantele (103.5 fmÊThe Beat)Ê& Selecta AJ at Def Jam Fridays in South Beach's club Mirage. Look forward to more breaking news in the next week or so! Shout out to Josh @ Julius Talent Agency, Apex & the whole THC crew, Maseo, Nina Chantele, David Banner, & all of our loyal fans for being so supportive of Crazy Hoods!
Lots of things going on in the world of Crazy Hood, so where do we start! First off you can check for DJ EFN reppin Miami on the first installment of Justo's Mixtape Allstarz mixtape, along side Big Mike, DOA, & Doo Wop. Justo is releasingÊa series ofÊmixtapes to promote the up coming 2003 Justo Mixtape Awards. So look out for future mixtapes in the coming months with the likes of Kay Slay, Tony Touch, S&S, Whoo Kid and many others. You can catch interludes by Young Bloodz, which Crazy Hood recently had the pleasure of kickin' it with, on EFN'spart of the mixtape. Next, As always Ozone Magazine reps the south's Hip Hop scene to the fullest and in the new issue (Aug 03 issue) you can catch glimpses of Eddie "Gigs", DJ EFN's Volume 29, and a review of the Crazy Hood mixtape hosted by Kay Slay. Look out for more news updates in the next day or so. Shout out to: David Banner, the Technitions, JB @ Ozone, Justo, Killa Deed, Supa Mario @ D Block, Coltrane @ Ecko, Young Bloodz, CounterFlow Records, and City Life Clothing (yall doing ya thing!).
Well its official DJ EFN is the "Best Mixtape DJ" @ the 1st annual Miami awards. The awards were held at club Code on South Beach and totally represented the diversity in Miami's Hip Hop scene. Now, we are not going to sit here and tell you that the awards didn't have its political influences but nonetheless it was the thought that counted here. Other winners were Dirt Bag, Cool-n-Dre, Pitbull, Slip-n-Slide, Poe Boys, DJ Khaled, DJ Epps and many others. Other then that make sure to check out The 305 Urban Fest which will be showcasing a Fashion show by up & coming new clothing line CITY LIFE, performances by GARCIA & DA ALL, and much more. The 305 Urban Fest will be held this Sunday and is located @ 5501 NE 2nd Ave (Churchill's). Also check out Def Jam Fridays @ club Mirage on South Beach on 7th & Washington. Shout out to: Jill Tracey (99jamz), Big Teach, Pitbull, THC, Abebe @ Circle House Studios, 1st Klass, Filthy, and everyone that shows us love and support!
What up people! Todays edition of Crazy News is going to be short and straight to the point, due to a very busy schedule! First,Crazy Hoods come back for a second back to back week in the Miami New Times. This time to set the record straight! (I guess expressing your displeasure with some things, works! lol) Also this months edition of Ozone Magazine features DJ EFN's Vol.28 "Built For This" hosted by Keith Murray. Besides that look out for write ups on DJ EFN on DefJam.com, & the new Technitions Magazine.
We back up in this mothafucka! Shit is gettin real crazy and heatin up down here at the bottom of the map! First off make sure if you a Miami hip hop representative or just a fan you make it out to The305.com first annual BBQ! Yet another article attempting to explain theCrazy Hood Movement has surfaced and, this one has been received with mix emotions from not only us but our fans! Check it out in theMiami New Times and make your own decision. CHP's Hialeah counter parts: THC, have released there own mixtape titled High Times which is hosted by no other then "Miami's Mixtape King" our very own DJ EFN. Talking about mixtapes, make sure you pick up DJ EFN's Volume 29 "Tropical Storm" hosted David Banner. This CD has a lot of treats and guest appearances by the likes of Lil' Jon, Guru (of Gangstarr), PM, and new joints by Ras Kass, Twista, David Banner, Skillz (aka Mad Skillz) and many more. Shout out to Nelson @ Shady records, Tamarra @ Def Jam, Teach @ Big Mouth promotions, KLR, Apex @ THC, and Miranda @ The Source.