Some titles just explain themselves. What is Loyalty, What is Royalty..'Do you believe or underachieve' Beat by EzyBeatz, Recorded at SMS Studios

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Loyalty Is Royalty

'FREEDOM' is a collaborative effort between eBellz + Tuesday Velasco + Black Stax w/ Beat by Rob Banks Beat & Prod. by DJ Sean Malik. This is our Contribution through Art for the Justice, Equality and Unity of the People! #FreedomFriday #SpreadLove #Solidarity #StayStaxin #BlackStax

Freedom- Black Stax + eBellz + Tuesday Velasco

Black Stax ft Erika 'eBellz' Bell present 'Fiyah Storm'. Produced by Rob Banks Beats. Mixed by Greg Fields. It will have you singing and humming, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh my Lawd.." as you balance between Fire and Water #HotFiyah raining down! Graphic by Lady Flava

Fiyah Storm

'Hope Dealer', Prod by Ezybeatz, Recorded & Mixed by Greg Fields. 'Hope is for Achievers, Faith is for Believers...So, here is the Dealer & the Healer'

Hip-Hop Soul with a Vibe to Share! #StayStaxin #BlackStax

Hope Dealer

Album Stream/Download: http://smarturl.it/ILL-US-TRAIT

To celebrate the release of the first album in their live recordings series, ILL-US-TRAIT, Seattle duo, Black Stax share a hypnotic and stirring rendition of their crowd favorite, “Unexpected Shots.”

The track starts with swirls and hums courtesy of producer, DJ Shingi, along with several collaborators (Baba Ade, DJ I’m On, and eBellz), who paint a colorful canvas for Black Stax’s Jace ECAj (emcee) and Felicia Loud (vocalist). Together, the two have carved out a niche as one of the Northwest’s finest acts while they push the boundaries of what’s expected from Hip-Hop.

And you couldn’t find a better example than “Unexpected Shots,” a psychedelic cut that, quite fittingly, is ideal for a live setting. That’s in part because of the call-and-response second half led by ECAj and Loud, who playfully interact with the audience as they move through the chorus. But it’s also because of ECAj’s stellar display on the mic as he spits lines like, “Never claimed to be holy or trophy, for display” and “I make a move, it’s your move” with Loud on the hook.

Stream “Unexpected Shots,” courtesy of SoundCloud, and head over to your preferred digital retailer to support their 11-track LP, 'ILL-US-TRAIT: Live Reflections (West Coast Edition)' which is available now!

Cover shot by Juan Casado: https://www.instagram.com/theroadprovides

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Ill-Us-Strait: Live Reflections (West Coast Edition)

Unexpected Shots (ILL-US-TRAIT)

Stories from the neighborhood can be used as Inspiration, Motivation or Dedication from where you come from. But, its time to put the guns down, violence against one another needs to stop and pick the children up! Let the babies play Hopscotch....at least. Prod by Tone Jonez, accompanied by Baba Ade'& DJ I'm On. Additional vocal contribution by Erika 'eBellz' Bell. Off the 'ILL-US-TRAIT' album

SOUTHEND (Hopscotch)

Like the timepiece, the watch, the clock, 'Vintage' is a classy orchestrated musical voyage. Active in its vibration, immeasurable in it's melody, timing & lyrically driven. Beat by young lion Jawzilla, Recorded & Mixed by Greg Fields. Timeless & Timely #StayStaxin #BlackStax

Vintage (Keep Pushin)

Where we've been, where we Belong. Soulful and memorable sounds of Black Stax creating the Balance that gives Meaning to the Vibe "Right where we belong...yeah'..." Beat by Sino Goode Mixed & Engineered by Greg Fields #StayStaxin

In the Beginning

We gotta get to Politics, We gotta get to Food- whats your mindstate in 2019 & beyond. Raw raps, soulful tone to make you  be able clap, rap and think...ALL at the same time! Beat by Sino Goode Mixed & Engineered by Greg Fields

When its All Done

Many contributions seem to go unspoken and easily forgotten. Many plots are dug and the fruit is rotten. Here today and gone tomorrow, we deliver this in Honor not in sorrow. Stand tall and ready for the challenge. If violence presented we will manage. Scared of nothing cause this is for the People. Truth, Dedication, Life thats the Sequel. Thank You!! #StayStaxin

Black Stax - Buffalo Soldiers

Black Stax is comprised of Seattle accomplished MC Jace ECAj, and celebrated vocalist Felicia Loud.  They consider their music inspiring, relevant and controversial.  It’s smart music; every word carefully chosen and every song carries a message of societal challenges, common justice and community uplift.  Fans appreciate the eclectic, urban sound laced with jazz and 70s-era soul, which provides life’s soundtrack to the sophisticated connoisseur.   A collaboration that works, Black Stax successfully blends musical genres and attracts a varied and supportive following.

In a review, The Stranger said “what defines Loud is…is her flawless command of the tones and textures of American Soul…what defines [the MCs] is their commitment to a hip hop that is complicated at the levels of ideas and expression, politics and language.”

Their first album “Talking Buildings” (2010) was released with their first single “I Love My Life,” a lyrical, urban and soul influenced song.  The music video celebrates life, gives appreciation to heritage and demonstrates the positive, home-grown vibe of Black Stax.  Well received, upon its debut, the music video played in Foot Locker and Foot Action stores nationwide.  Their latest project is called “High Rhymes Smoking Jackets” an EP produced by Rob Castro that is part of The Producer Series; collaborations with varied Seattle-area producers, each with its own exploration of the Black Stax sound.

Besides their unparalleled sound, what sets Black Stax apart is their ability to put on a memorable live show.  Individually they are seasoned performers and collectively they are masters of setting a vibe and drawing in an audience.  No two shows are ever the same as delivering something new is important to them.

Black Stax has appeared in the pages of The Stranger Newspaper, Seattle Weekly Newspaper and The Hype Magazine; online features include publicola.net and hiphoppress.com.   They have also performed at Seattle’s popular music venues such as Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, Contour, ETG, Langston Hughes Performing Art Center, ACT and Chop Suey, at the Malcolm X Hip Hop Festival and on the national Dope Emporium Tour.

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