Thursday, December 25, 2008

Happy Holidays WORLD!

What's going on readers?? I've been back home and away from the net for a few days, so I apologize for my lack of posts!! I'm just checking in to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you out there, I'll be back with some fresh new posts, internet goodies, and most importantly... I WILL BE LEAKING NEW MUSIC!! Check me out... here's something clowns for your holiday cheer...


My cousins Matt and Rosie Harris... "Cripple Creek"



lol.... have a good one y'all and be safe!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Some recent-ish Kob stuff..

I'm on this blog so much... and I almost never talk about my music... funny how that works, huh? Here's a few interviews and stuff that I've done in the past couple of months that I haven't posted.... and san old performance video of me too...

Daria Fennell Interview
New Biography!!
Music Remedy profile


Performing "Man Of Steel" at HIN- Minneapolis

Two of the DOPEST!!

Just found this video on WSHH.com.. here are two of my absolute favorite rappers of all time.. I personally think Fabolous and Joe Budden are two of the dopest emcees of all time.. Check this out..



These 2 rappers have had a huge impact and influence on my career... Fab really inspired me to get my bars up back on his first two albums... he's the blueprint for being a mainstream rapper that can be successful and have some real skill... Fab whatup, Joey whatup????

BONUS-

Here's Joey gettin' it in performing "Dumb Out" in Boston.. Find this song, and see how serious it is, proof-in-your-face that Joe Budden's one of the nicest...

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Minnesota pro sports... how can you be so heartless??

Vikings.... Ugh..... 24-17?? 7 fumbles... it's a minnesota tradition... having your heart broken by your beloved pro sports team.... the twins... the vikings.. the timberwolves.. it never ends for us.... true, we don't have histories of all out futility like the Chicago Cubs or the Red Sox until 2004... but unlike any other market, ALL minnesotas teams do this shit... It makes it hard to really fall in love with a team and ride with it through thick and thin.... why should I show up when THEY don't, you know?? Oh and the Bears just won... I just hope the Vikes can pull it off against the Giants... but they won't... cuz they're the Vikings. Go figure.

Friday, December 19, 2008

I <3 Street Fighter!

One of my favorite video games/movies/shows of all time is Street Fighter... It's a little old, but I found these hilarious videos of Street Fighter: The Later Years... this is the first episode, double click it to see the other episodes.. it's pretty funny!!



haduken!!!!

The hardest rapper alive!!!

I know alot of rappers... this is really REALLY how a LOT of these mafuckas are... lol



Hahahahahahahahaha.... the rap game... for real.... Be your damn self bro!!!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Pitch Perfect!!

Auto-tune.... oh auto-tune... i'm bout to start using it... you know, join the trend... singin ass Kob lol... but fucking A, why did Justin Timberlake use it on the "Can't Believe It" remix.... like.... this dude can actually sing, and auto-tune made him sound so weak... i think it's time that they stopped selling that plugin lol.. its like a virus, maybe it'll die out if we contain it lol... here's a few videos of P.A.A.T. (people against auto-tune lol)..

B.O.B. - "Auto Tune"



T-Pain ft. DJ Khaled - "Karaoke"




I've started to watch this show called "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".. it's about these friends that run this irish pub in Philly (duh)... the show is funny as hell... but it's so fucked up, lol... i've never seen such morally inept people, i feel dirty as hell just watching it, but you should definitely check it out... oh and of course, go to NBC.com to watch my favorite show.. The Office.

*BONUS VIDEO*

Here's a video of me and a confused (lol) B.O.B. at the TJ's DJ Conference/ Ozone Awards... whatup BOB, whatup Jim Jonsin???



and now to spread the disease...



^^^ that dude is a nerd lol

Kob in the Olympics???

this is a real video.. this really happened..

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!


lol...

Timberwolves (laugh out loud!)

So I was in the club tonight right.. it's called Envy, it's downtown on 4th st. and 1st. ave northeast... its my usual spot on a wednesday night... anyways, tonight they had the timberwolves players there and were advertising the shit out of them... and it hit me... athletics is the only job field where you get special treatment when you're terrible. Like the timberwolves for instance... I can't name more that four players on that team.. and I like basketball... but these dudes are in there popping bottles, expecting treatment like they're the shit... when these dudes just got done getting stomped 93-70 by the cavaliers... what are you partying for???? go work on your jump shot or some shit... lol i'm not trying to be rude i'm just sayin, have some dignity... go home and figure out why you're 4-21 or whatever... i've been a fan since childhood... but i don't even watch the games when they HAPPEN to be on... I'd rather watch family guy or robot chickens.... go wolves....

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Hmm...

One thing about me... I love to eat... like... alot... I'm big on flavors and spices... anything spicy I usually mess with... I just recently had some bomb spicy chicken dish at Benihanas... it was that deal, does anyone know what that shit is called? I want some lol... I also like Buffalo wild wings or any boneless spicy chicken wings... there's nothing I'd rather eat lol... I like hot sauces, and try to try as many as I can. I recently bought Tabasco Habanero hot sauce.. it's got a good, smoked taste if you can handle it... it's that deal!!


HAHAHA I think I'm gonna go eat now...

Back 2 The Future!!

Just got done meeting with old high school friends tryin' to do this music. We gon' try to make something happen... I'm back with my former right hand man, Marco Ayuso. Anyways heres a lil' video I found of my cousins Matt and Rosie in their band Hatt Marris and the Lionheart... Matt (Hatt Marris) is on saxophone and Rosie is on cello.. kinda cool how my whole family just loves music. My cousin Matt is a very influential underground woodwinds player... crazy stuff



Whatup B Blair?? Stevie the Great!! Lol

Monday, December 15, 2008

Something new 4 U!!

I got a couple new things for y'all to play with!!

Check my play-by-play out at http://www.twitter.com/TheKobLine

and join my very own social network at KobNFriends.ning.com

CHECK IT OUT YO!!!!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

As the world turns...

It's been another whirlwind of a few weeks.. I was in Hawaii for the Hot Import Nights tour (whatup Honolulu??) Dec. 4-6... it was a blast and the weather was beautiful!! It was eerie leaving on Dec. 6th.. the day before the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and the airport being a half mile away from the site.. it was interesting. Fun fact... General Walter Short (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Short), who was in charge of military installations in Hawaii at the time of the attack, was my great-great uncle... cool, right?

Unfortunately, while in Hawaii, we recieved the sad news that our good friend Jeremy "Slugger" Preston, passed away at the young age of 32.. Slugger was one of the most genuinely friendly and caring people I've ever met, and he touched the lives of anyone he crossed paths with. It's gonna be tough to go through life without getting a phone call of "What's your deal kid?".. He was a happy guy that would've given anything he had to make someone else happy, even someone he barely knew.. Slugger, we love you and miss you bro.... This is for you!!

But out of that sadness, a great thing happened a few days later.. I went to St. Louis and spent three days working with world renowned, grammy-winning, multi-platinum producers The Trak Starz.. If you're not familiar with the Trak Starz, then you should be... they consist of multi-talented producers Zo and Sham as well as a whole roster of other producers under the Trak Starz name... here's a short list of some of the records they've produced:

"Right Thurr", "One Call Away", "Holidae Inn" and the rest of Chingy's debut album Jackpot
"Me Against The Music" - Britney Spears feat. Madonna
"Splash Waterfalls" - Ludacris
"Do Your Time" - Ludacris
"I Like That: - Houston

Thats an extremely abridged version, as they've worked with hundreds upon hundreds of artists...

But anyways, I did two records with them and their artist, St. Louis native Tydis... it was an incredible experience. I slept on their couch, underneath 20 million records-sold worth of gold and platinum plaques... it was a very humbling experience. The Trak Starz were very impressed with what I did with their tracks, and you can expect to hear even more work from Kob/Trak Starz for sure... until then, watch for the songs "Alive" and "Zoom" from Kob feat.Tydis... Shoutout to DJ Warrior too!!

You do this for you, I do this for WE!! I love y'all, don't never forget that... R.I.P. Slugger, I hate to have to go through the rest of this journey without you, bro.

Here's Tydis' new single "Make Me Say"... check him out at Myspace.com/Tydis



'til next time, same Kob channel, same Kob time, you know what it is!

Monday, December 8, 2008

STL yo!!

I'm back from Hawaii... and out on the road again... I'm off to St.Louis to work with the one and only Trak Starz... I'll fill you in when I get back!!

You can find me in St. Louie... where the gun play, rain all day nanana... lol

here's the Splash Waterfalls video... produced by Trak Starz.... the second part is the remix they produced...

Friday, December 5, 2008

Mahalo!

Whatsup world?? or should i say..ALOHA!! I'm just checkin' in to tease you guys a little bit cuz.... I'M IN HAWAII!!! No, I'm not on vacation, I'm here to work. I have the HIN: Honolulu show tommorow. I'll let you guys know whats up later, but right nowI'm bout to be K.O.B.-- Knocked Out Ben...I'm sleep....

Monday, December 1, 2008

My roots...

It's always been a belief of mine that your surrounding raise you and build who you are as a person today... and I was lucky enough to have an extremely musically inclined family... my father plays bass guitar, my uncle Peter is an incredible pianist, my grandfather was a drummer.. the music goes back even further... so here are a few clips I just stumbled upon on youtube of some of my family playing music. This is where I come from... this is who I am... a 5th generation musician.. check it out!!



^^ this is my dad (back far right) playing bass guitar with ojibwe rock legend ojibwe rock legend Keith Secola on Madeline Island in August 2007 (Politician Winona LaDuke's Birthday)...




^^ here is my uncle Peter Schimke playing with his trio at the Artist's Quarter in St. Paul, MN.... one of the best pianists today.


Just imagine holiday jam sessions with those two, me on drums and my cousin Matt Harris (ska band The P. Lacquers) on saxophone... interesting combination, but incredible!!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Now I don't ever count my chickens before they hatch... but in December I'm scheduled to head down to St. Louis to work with some certain multiplatinum producers... big things poppin'.... I'm currently in the studio STILL working on some new mixtape joints... I'm gonna post something real soon... till then, enjoy this video from the LOD College Tour



KOB vs. FACE O.....

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

MORE FROM THE ROAD!!

Whatup y'all here's a lil' more from the road since I've been slacking on posting!!



The Visible Van!!


Oh yeah, just incase you're not aware, Rock City is sick! Watch for a possible Kob/Rock City collab in the near future!! This is one of my fave songs!! I'm losin' it!!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

LIVE from DAYTONA BEACH!!

Whatup!! What's happnin!! All you haters!! Can get at me!! Haha just playin, whats goin' down internet world? I'm here in Daytona Beach FL on the 7th day of the LOD college tour. It's already been a crazy journey and we still got ten days left!! I'm on the road with Varmah (my manager), Sterling (hypeman of the decade!!) and Face O.!! The actual tour hasn't been very eventful... so far we've only done 2 shows due to complications with colleges, etc. Shout-out to Florida A&M, who showed me alot of love on my set... good lookin' out!! I got too many stories to tell but I'll tell in a whole post when I get back. 4 now, check the video!!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Hot Import Nights with Minnesota's Hottest Export!!

It's official. Saturday night kicked off the first date I'm on for the Hot Import Nights tour... 
Minneapolis was crazy!! It's a blessing to kick off a tour in your hometown and saturday was no exception!! The set was crazy (Booty Bump gets them everytime!!).. afterwards the host kept me onstage and we spit some 16s together for the crowd, it was nuts!!! We took hella pictures, hopefully I'll be able to post them soon!! I saw Asher Roth perform and chopped it up with him, which was a good experience.. he's a cool dude and does "him" so it's inspiring to see another caucasian gettin' it in... I'm in the lab working everyday right now, getting the new mixtape together and starting on the ALBUM!!!! yep!! ALBUM!!! Finally.. it's been a long time since a Kob album... almost 2005... so it's exciting. Me and TPeeeezy (engineer/pop singer extrodinare!) have a new song in the works... a new single... that might be SHITTING on Invisible Man. Just thought I'd tease y'all with that!!!! Here are the dates for my other HIN tour stops...

October 18th - Chandler, AZ (Firebird Raceway)
December 5th - Honolulu, HAWAII!!!!!!! (yeeeeah BUDDY!)
December 20th - Miami Beach, FL


Check me out! 

Monday, September 15, 2008

The REAL Invisible Man!!

Whats poppin' world!! I know i haven't been on in a while, ive been busy as hell!! I was in Atlanta for the Hitmenn DJ Conference... had some funny encounters... met Sean Paul from the Youngbloodz.. oh! highlight of the conference.. meeting Fonsworth Bentley... Mr. Bentley then freestyled... I got in on video, ill post it soon!! I've been mostly in the studio, working on my next mixtape.. i've already beasted a few tracks so look forward to that!! I got two shows coming up.. one on Sept. 19th in Springfield Illinois and one in MINNEAP for the Hot Import Nights.. I'll be performing with the homie Asher Roth... the OTHER OTHER white rapper lol... check out the boy ash, he nice wit it!! Oh and my friend Mike the Martyr found this video... pretty funny!! Lol the lil' kid looks like a young Kob lolol!! Holler at me!! Shoutout DJ Warrior, we doin the mixtape u know!! Cali Untouchables!! Tony Neal holla at me!! Shoutout 2 Static Major and Lil' D... TPeezy!!!


Thursday, September 4, 2008

Other white rappers...

Mafuckas think that good white rappers are few and far between.. theyre out there!!!

Iron Solomon is a beast dude!!


Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The boy is back!!

"So hot I burn holes through the ozone//.. See my on your Ozone, right up on the cover!/ and y'aint even know he was a white mafucka!!//" -Kob, "Change Up"

I'm fresh off the plane from Houston... I just got back from the Ozone Awards and the TJ's DJ Conference.. and the game's about to change!! The hustle is harder the grind is tighter.... it baffles me that nobody in Minnesota grinds right when it comes to their music... its sooo easy!! I learned some valuable information... too valuable to post here but just know its career changing!!

Here's a list of a few of the people I met and chopped it up with this weekend:

DJ Drama, Jim Jonsin, B.O.B., Alfamega, Big Kuntry King, Paul Wall, Clay Evans (Young Dro's manager), Rico Brooks (Yung Joc/Gorilla Zoe's manager), Wendy Day, Tony Neal, DJ Q45, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Webbie, Ricky Rich, Lil' D (Static Major's manager), DJ Chilly Chill, Archie Eversole, Bushwick Bill, Webbie, Tay Dizm, Trae... and those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head!!!

I got hella videos for yall they're definitely coming... basically... if you don't know me, you're bout to!!

Saturday, July 26, 2008

what happens in vegas....

Stays in vegas!! Ha nah just playin... you know I wouldn't leave yall like that!!.... I'm out here stuntin' though!! Penthouse suite at the Trump, what you know bout that??? I'M AT THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL, ASK 4 ME!!! Ill write about everything when I get back but I just wanted 2 let you know what's good!!!

Monday, July 21, 2008

a second 2 catch my breath...

So I haven't posted in like 3 weeks... its definitely been a whirlwind. I've had hella shows.... shout out 2 b96, axis, newz and whodat... just trying to hit the stage as much as possible... you know, nothing too interesting..

Oh yeah...

MY SINGLE DEBUTED ON THE RADIO!!!

Peter Parker broke the record "Invisible Man" ft. JC last tuesday... the response was incredible!!! I feel so blessed to have been given that opportunity... ill have some videos and stuff posted real soon... don't worry Kobspeak... I'M BACK!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

leaving on a jetplane...

Today my sister gets on a plane and goes to New Zealand for 5 months. Im very close with my lil' sis so it's sad to see her go, but at least she gets to get out of this mosquito-infested city!! The mosquitos are bad as hell here..... theres like 3 years worth of mosquitos in one year.. lame as hell. I've been working with GoodLyfe's new in-house producer and he's got some heeeat. He is hands down the best independant producer I've ever heard, and he's better than 75% of the whole industry itself.... did I mention he's 16 years old???? Killin' the game!!!! My voice has been hoarse the last week so I haven't been in the studio, but I got some craaazy songs ready to record when I get my vocals in order... you'll just have to wait and see!! Right now I'm in the process of hosting and graphic designing my guy Young Tone's new mixtape called "Southside Native (Blame Benny)".. I did some production on that joint too so check it out!! I'm grinding hard out here, getting ready for the biggest show of my life... the 2008 Ozone Awards in Houston!!!!! Holla atcha BOy!!

Birthday shout out to my guy Andy AKA ADT AKA J-Tee AKA Mr. Security Breach the Mixtape!!

Friday, June 27, 2008

DOWNLOAD "MILL CITY KOMBAT" FREE!!!

Check it out son..... Mill City Kombat is finally available online so uh.... you best download it if you know whats good for you!!!!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Tight clothes... lol

I don't know if anyone's seen this yet, but I just came across it on allhiphop.com... The "Anti-Tight Clothes Movement"... the song itself is weak as hell... but the video is kinda funny. I definitely think there's a line that can be crossed in the tightness of jeans lol but you can catch me with a little shirt any day of the week... so I can't really fuck with it... haha not to mention what is this lightskinned dude thinking lookin like that??? You don't wear tight clothes, you wear big ass white tees that don't match the longsleeved collared shirt you're wearing underneath haha this dude isn't just hatin' on small clothes in this video, he's hating on fashion lololol!!! Anyways, check out this video and be the judge yourself...



I wonder if anyone remembers "yup in my small tee!!" lol

Everbody Gotta Know!!

So.... the homie JC got this hot little single out called "Nobody Gotta Know"... it features the "Hood Figure (lol)" himself, the homie Gorilla Zoe... this is my current favorite song, and now the video's finally out.... so check it out and listen to it on repeat like I do lol....

JC - "Nobody Gotta Know" ft. Gorilla Zoe from the upcoming album Voicemail...

Welcome 2 the Good Lyfe!!

So the blog is finally here.. about time if you ask me!! I finally get to tell you all the juicy details of my life and my climb to the top of the music world.... (oh yeah! its happening, best believe!!)... these last couple weeks have been soo intriguing... I performed at the b96 car show (snapped!)... recorded two records with my guy JC (Block Entertainment in the building!!).. and found out some big news.... in early August ya boy KOB will be performing in Houston for the Ozone Awards, what you know bout that???? Im amped to let yall in on my experiences.. my life at times is like the gag reel of a movie, so look forward to that! I'll be putting up some videos and stuff soon, just gotta get situated, so stay tuned.. until the next episode, same Kob time, same Kob channel :) I'm out like my mixtape!! haha

-Kob a.k.a. Cake Oh Bee a.k.a. the Rap Danny Ocean a.k.a......