Fresh Breath Committee

Friday Rap-Up: On Point, Lil Wayne, Scarface, Common

Friday Rap-Up: Catch Lungs, The Roots, 50 Cent

LOCALS ONLY Colorado rapper Catch Lungs started get his name buzzed about in the local scene when he started working with producers SP Double and Flawless as part of the Boostwell Crew last year. After separating from Boostwell this summer, he began working on his own mixtape, Food for the Famishe ... More >>

Rap-Up: Fresh Breath Committee.... who?

In speaking with Westword's Rap-Up recently, On Point's Flawless announced the formation of a new crew called the Fresh Breath Committee. The crew consists of former Boostwell group On Point and solo artists Catch Lungs, Purpose, Kontrast, singer Crystal, and DJ Skip Ripken. They've done some shows ... More >>

Denver greats pay tribute to hip-hop's greats at Get Down Wednesdays

Gotta love Denver, man. At the risk of sounding like a homer, the creativity here is invigorating. It seems cats are constantly striving to come up with compelling ways to put on shows, Stand By Your Band at the hi-dive, Denver Does Denver and now Hip-Hop Bites Back, an idea whose time has truly com ... More >>

Singer charleyBRAND leaks "emo(tional)" track

Although Denver soul singer charleyBRAND has released a few projects on the jazz/blues/R&B side of things, he's also been hopping around the city recording with producers and rappers from the Colorado hip-hop scene. In the last year and a half or so, he's done tracks with SP Double, Flawless (of ... More >>

Fresh Breath Committee, Boom Unit, tapped for Mighty 4 Colorado event

Last year, the Mighty 4 Colorado event at Beta Night Club (19th and Blake) saw hip-hop heads and b-boys from all over Colorado and surrounding states converge on downtown Denver. The day consisted of intense b-boy battles, and performances from Infinite Mindz and the Break EFX dance crew. This weeke ... More >>

MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: The Fresh Breath Committee

THE FRESH BREATH COMMITTEENOMINATED IN HIP-HOP - GROUP12:00-12:45 P.M., VINYL ROOFTOPPersonnel: On Point; Kontrast; Catch Lungs; Purpose; Crystal; DJ Skip RipkinDiscography: CPR (2009)

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Vinyl

Brian Landis FolkinsFresh Breath Committee kicked things off at Vinyl. See more photos from Vinyl at westword.com/slideshow. Fresh Breath Committee, 12:00 p.m. The day started off nice and sunny and Club Vinyl's rooftop, but I was a bit late in catching the set from the Fresh Breath Committee. The ... More >>

Fresh Breath Committee's Purpose getting his 'Idol' on

While Fresh Breath Committee holds its breath for the results of the Westword Music Showcase, one member of the collective is participating in another contest. Purpose, aka Mykal Hudson, is a finalist in FOX 31's Denver Idol competition.Yes, he sings as well as raps. Who knew? He performed for local ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 7 edition

Photo by Cajun BoyMongo meets meat. Everyone form a line. Today in Cafe Society: • Hot Diggity Dog: Denver's Mongo Marquez joined the big leagues at Nathan's on July 4. • Civic Center Eats: Sweet Revenge cookies. • Tonight: Frasca wines paired with small plates from MiniBAR. • Where am I d ... More >>

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist - 07.15.09

If you caught the show last night, we played it straight again, just like the old days, you know, just two turntables (well, CD decks) and a microphone(s). No dogs, no slogans, just great beer. We also featured a gaggle of new local music from Boulder Acoustic Society, Paper Bird, Joshua Novak, Pict ... More >>

After Rock the Bells tonight, make your way to Mario's Double Daughter Salotto for the Beat Cave

Shawn KeithBoon Doc​After rocking with folks like Nas, Reflection Eternal, Damian Marley and a host of other legendary hip-hop artists at the Rock the Bells concert tonight, be sure to make a stop at Mario's Double Daughter Salotto (1632 Market Street) for the Beat Cave, an event showcasing the st ... More >>

Fresh Breath Committee tap legendary Masta Ace for new single

​ Next month, the Fresh Breath Committee will be releasing their debut album, CPR, at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, October 8. In an effort to get folks hyped for the release, the crew just dropped their first single "Save the Day," featuring the legendary Masta Ace, who will be on hand for the sh ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 15 edition

Photo by Nancy LevineHolly Hartnett.​It's about that time. Today in Cafe Society: • Behind the Bar with Holly Hartnett of Venue. • Under Fire: Caramel Groundhog Day. • Guess where I'm eating? • Denver's newest road trip: Interstate Kitchen & Bar. • Oktoberfest is for sale. Will some ... More >>

Q&A with Flawless of Fresh Breath Committee

​Back in 2008, we named Boostwell Crew the best hip-hop crew in Denver. Headed by SP Double, the crew consisted of local emcees and producers, Flawless, Fo Chief, ManDaMyth, Catch Lungs, EMB, Purpose, Procise, Kontrast and a few others. Shortly after the recognition, a number of members left the c ... More >>

The Fresh Breath Committee aims to breathe new life into hip-hop

​Back in 2008, we named Boostwell Crew the best hip-hop crew in Denver. Headed by SP Double, the crew consisted of local emcees and producers, Flawless, Fo Chief, ManDaMyth, Catch Lungs, EMB, Purpose, Procise, Kontrast and a few others. Shortly after the recognition, a number of members left the c ... More >>

Freeloader: Fresh Breath Committee CD release at the Fox tonight

​The other significant local hip-hop release this evening comes from the Fresh Breath Committee, who also took time to mix it up with us this week. It's pretty safe bet that all the local heads that aren't at the hi-dive will be at the Fox Theatre in Boulder for the release of CPR, the outfit's fu ... More >>

Last night: Fresh Breath Committee CD release at the Fox Theatre

Fresh Breath Committe (Peter Haines)The Pirate Signal, 3 the Hardway, The ReMINDers, Fresh Breath Committee, Masta Ace. Fox Theater Thursday October 8, 2009 Better than: Anything you have to wake up for on Friday that would have stopped you from being there. Approaching the Fox last night for the F ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 12, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

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Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 9, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we'r ... More >>

New year. New music. Preview new tunes from the Still City, Flawless of Fresh Breath Committee and more.

​Aw yeah! New year. New music. The Still City has posted a few other tracks from its excellent new full-length, We Will Explain Everything, which is due for release on Saturday, January 23 at the hi-dive. If you haven't already, download the album's title track, and then head over to the band' ... More >>

Best of the West Semi-Finalists announced

​After eight weeks of battling it out at Herman's Hideaway for ultimate supremacy, the semi-finalists have been announced in the Best of the West showcase we're sponsoring. The crowded field of contenders has been narrowed down to nine acts (Kill City Bombers, Forth Yeer, Sound Traffic, Goldi ... More >>

Aspiring freestyle rappers, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Got skills? Can you rock a mike? Then quit talking and start rocking, homie. Here's a chance to, ahem, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Organized by Dent, a battle seasoned veteran in his own right, this like-named MC battle royal is open to all aspiring freestyle rappers. Up for grabs? A grand. ... More >>

Over the weekend: Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is Finals

Put Yo' Money Where Ya' Mouth Is battle Finals Saturday, February 20, 2010 The Walnut Room A.V.I.U.S. from 3 the Hardway and some other cats getting their cipher on on the back patio before the finals. They came, they rapped and somebody won -- that's pretty much the gist of Saturday night's unev ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase local lineup revealed

Gabriel Rovick And Ryan James (Focus 4 Design)​ The complete lineup for Showcase has been finalized, and all that's left to do now is countdown the days until the sixteenth annual Westword Music Showcase takes place on Saturday, June 19. Nearly a hundred local acts (well over a hundred if y ... More >>

Presenting the 2010 Westword Music Showcase Schedule and Map

IMPORTANT SCHEDULING UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond our control (and, more to the point, frontman Chris Fogal's) TAUNTAUN will not be performing in the 6:15 - 7 p.m. slot at Broadway's tomorrow. While Fogal is resting his aching back ("I would tough it out," he assures us, "but the problem is t ... More >>

Hip-hop hearsay: Xperiment joins Humble Beast, new track from SP Double, F.O.E. and Whygee's Dispensary Music, DJEarAttent's new mixtape and more

Xperiment​ Colorado hip-hop is serious right now, and there's a bunch of cats making moves. Hot on the heels of his runner-up finish to back-to-back winner Boonie Mayfield in the recent Red Bull Big Tune battle, Xperiment is the latest addition to the Humble Beast roster. Based in Portland, O ... More >>

Hearsay bits: new track from Dent and Fresh Breath, another Dispensary Music mixtape in the works (?) and two bands change names

Whygeezy at the easel​ This Mile High hip-hop really doesn't stop. Hot off the wire: Check out a brand new, hot-off-the-presses, literally fresh-from-the-lab jam from Dent, Flawless and Fo'Chief from Fresh Breath Committee called "Banghop." Ouch, these dudes are killing it. There's something ... More >>

#COHIPHOP Unity Concert 2: A show whose name kinda speaks for itself

​ Tonight, Thursday, August 5, Quixote's True Blue -- that's the place to be if you love local hip-hop. Presented by Yoseph of Fly Magazine, Dent and Shedrick Garrett, #COHIPHOP Unity Concert 2 is going down. The aim, as you've probably deduced from the name of the event, is to bring the hip ... More >>

A Q&A with young Colorado rapper Catch Lungs

​ Tonight, Thursday, August 5, Quixote's True Blue -- that's the place to be if you love local hip-hop. Presented by Yoseph of Fly Magazine, Dent and Shedrick Garrett, #COHIPHOP Unity Concert 2 is going down. The aim, as you've probably deduced from the name of the event, is to bring the hip ... More >>

Spoke In Wordz set to drop Power of Wordz

Spoke In Wordz has completed work on the Get the Power comp he spoke about this past August. The platter -- now titled Power of Wordz and slated for release on Friday, January 21 at Casselman's -- features a vibrant cast of characters from the local hip-hop scene, a veritable who's who that includ ... More >>

Tonight: Beauty & The Bass at Beauty Bar

​Before the womp-womp of dubstep, there was the brap-brap of drum-and-bass. Tonight, Beauty & the Bass brings drum-and-bass back to the forefront, with massive sounds provided by local movement heads Despise, Fresh Breath Committee's DJ Skip Rip and Nofrendo on the decks -- who's multiple soni ... More >>

Spoke In Wordz leaks more tracks from his forthcoming Power of Wordz compilation

A couple of days ago, we posted the first track from Spoke In Wordz forthcoming effort Power of Wordz and speculated that it has all the trappings to be a heater. Suspicions confirmed. We've come across three more tracks, and they're all bangers. Spoke doesn't mince words on the first one, "Person ... More >>

Tonight: Experience the power of words

Spoke in Wordz is putting on a show for the books tonight at Casselman's. The release party for his compilation CD, Power of Wordz is slated to feature performances from several movers and shakers in the hip-hop scene here in Denver. Already fashioned as an album that will bridge the gap between a ... More >>

Kontrast and Fo Chief present: Cannonball Soup

​Cannonball Soup, the mix tape from Fresh Breath Committee's Kontrast and Fo Chief, hosted by Joe Thunder, is just what the hip-hop doctor ordered on these, the coldest days in January. Full of beats mostly drawn from Kontrast's refined ears, the production is great, and the rapping is even be ... More >>

Tonight: Good Times are in store at Casselman's

​Tonight, Casselman's will be rocking for the show being hailed as simply, Good Times. And that's just what it sounds like, a plain old good time, a great excuse to party like it's Friday night. There's going to be live performances from Lamp! Food Chain, S.O.L.I.D, Fresh Breath Committee and ... More >>

Catch Lungs is a breath of fresh air for Denver

​Tonight, Casselman's will be rocking for the show being hailed as simply, Good Times. And that's just what it sounds like, a plain old good time, a great excuse to party like it's Friday night. There's going to be live performances from Lamp! Food Chain, S.O.L.I.D, Fresh Breath Committee and ... More >>

Catch Lungs, One Be Lo, Guilty Simpson, Elzhi at Marquis, 03/04/11

Ajsml Photography​ CATCH LUNGS With One Be Lo • Guilty Simpson • Elzhi Food Chain • Fresh Breath Committee 03.04.11 | Marquis Theater Detroit hip-hop was definitely in the fucking building for Catch Lungs's CD release party. In addition to the fellow locals in Food Chain and Fresh Brea ... More >>

Mile High musicians reach out A Mountain of Arms to the people of Japan this weekend

​As yet another example of the seemingly inexhaustible generosity of the members of our local music community, this weekend finds nearly two dozen acts from the scene rallying around the people of Japan with a pair of like-minded benefits, A Mountain of Arms at City Hall and Tomodachi: A Conce ... More >>

DJ Lazy Eyez on the history and importance of the DMC World DJ Championship

​Tomorrow night, Casselman's is the site of this year's Denver DMC DJ battle. The longest running and most recognized DJ competition in the world, the DMC World DJ Championship has played host to some of the world's best DJs over the years. DJ Craze, Neil Armstrong, Jay-Z's DJ, A-Trak, who pro ... More >>

A first look at the Fresh Breath Committee's new video for "The Dawn," featuring Andy Guerrero

Dudes in Denver are seriously stepping up their game. Just peeped the new video from the Fresh Breath Committee, and let's just say these cats aren't playing. The video, directed by Matt Hobbs of Vital Films, is for a new track called "The Dawn," illustrated here literally with shots of Crystal belt ... More >>

Fresh new hip-hop from BMore, Zome, Spoke In Wordz and a brand new video from Babah Fly

Zome of Diamond Boiz​Ah, yes, each week we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of local hip-hop and rap music. We're all across the map with this installment of That's a Rap, bringing you a sexy freestyle from singer Bmore, a beautifully crafted joint from Zome of Diamond Boiz, a se ... More >>

8Ball & MJG at Casselmans Labor Day weekend

​Mark your calendar: On Labor Day weekend, 8Ball & MJG, the legendary Tennessee 'hood rap aficionados, are set rock Casselmans on Sunday, September 4, with cast of locals that includes Fresh Breath Committee, Young Doe, Rockie, Hynpautic, King Teff and Johnny Rocket.

Fresh Breath Committee changes members and monikers as it continues to work on new music

​Fresh Breath Committee has undergone some major changes this summer. From MCs changing their monikers to breaking new members, the Committee is hard at work on new music and molding the brand new crew for the rap takeover. We caught up with the guys for the rundown.

Fresh local hip-hop from ProCyse and Fo Chief, Zome and James Ray in this week's That's a Rap

eParillaZome enters the Z-Funk era​It's that time of the week again when we bring you the freshest hip-hop to come out of the Mile High City. This week, we've got cuts from ProCyse and Fo Chief, a pairing that's ripe with new possibilities; Zome, who is coming straight outta the Z-Funk era; an ... More >>

Urban Method's Myke Charles on NBC's Sing-Off and his Fresh Breath Committee status

Myke Charles​Mykal Hudson -- better known locally as Myke Charles, or by his previous moniker, Purpose Found, of the Fresh Breath Committee -- is a member of Urban Method, the talented Denver-based a cappella group assembled by Sonic Audio's Tony Huerta and currently vying for the top spot on ... More >>

Fresh Breath, Spoke in Wordz, the ReMINDers and Prime Element spit fire in BET style cypher

​Ah, yes, we love it when cats take it back to the old school. A team of Colorado's dopest MCs, including Paul JR and Myke Charles from Fresh Breath Committee, Aja Black and Big Samir from the ReMINDers and A.V.I.U.S. from Prime Element, have done just that with their own BET styled rap cypher ... More >>

Holiday rap round-up featuring Acezi, Myke Charles, Manifest, Vonny Loc and more

​Happy hip-hop holidays (try saying that three times fast)! As per usual, we're keeping our eye on all things new in the hip-hop streets, and for this week's rap round-up, we've got everything you need: A Paul Junior-directed clip from Fresh Breath Committee's Myke Charles, a Phil the Agony-as ... More >>