Far East Movement – ‘The Illest’ (Feat. ScHoolboy Q)

Listen to it here.

Retro Far East Movement: Street Lab

Far East Movement: Free Wired Episode 1 - Downtown LA is Home

On Repeat: Far East Movement + Free Wired

A Few Of My Favorites

Rocketeer

Probably one of my favorite tracks on the whole album it's got this smooth Electronic R&B Hip Hop Pop Vibe where you just want to roll down the windows, turn it up, and just drive.

So What?

I like the featured guests on the album - don't get me wrong about that - but this track with FM alone?

Anthemic.

And a certifiable club hit.

Don't Look Now

Keri Hilson + FM = just exactly what you think it should.

Fighting For Air

If "Rocketeer" seems like that song you play while driving with that someone next to you in the middle of the night just feeling each other out in light tactile steps - because it just feels good, than "Fighting For Air" is its more aggressive steady tempoed cousin waiting to be let grinded down in a back room, random place, or club of your choice - in a way a prequel to "Rocketeer".

White Flag

Straight pop - but catchy as hell.

It's Just That Damn Good

There's really no other way to put.

It just is.

So get on out, pick it up on iTunes and put it on repeat.

No controls necessary.

Yes It's True: Far East Movement Takes The #1 Spot Over Justin Bieber

I should probably qualify however that it was from one of the major local radio stations here in the Twin Cities where people call and txt for their favorite song - but if people want to consistently say that the real litmus test is gaining recognition in Mid-America (because we're the ones that really count and will bail you out when your metros fall into the ocean) - well - I guess they should be #1 on Billboard.

They're not - but they're damn close.

Far East Movement's song "Like a G6" (featuring Dev and The Cataracs) has been tearing up the music billboards lately. It's receiving major play on pop radio stations everywhere. It currently sits at #16 on the billboard top 100, which is easily the highest ever for an Asian American musical group. This is unprecedented territory, and encouraging news for other talented musical groups like Legaci that faced early barriers but see recent traction.

I'm just going to go out on limb here (not really) and say that they're going to sell a lot of albums in their first week when Free Wired comes out on October 12th.

Seoulbeats And Far*East Movement

I think I'm posting this in part just because I like the picture that Seoulbeats put up for their interview with FM. Here's a snippet:

SB: I know you want to raise the Asian-American profile in the US, how do you go about that?

I think a lot of it has to do with us putting in the work that we do. Because when we were younger we didn’t have a lot of Asian-American representation, other than, like, Mr. Miyagi and Bruce Lee . So something like being a musician or an actor or anything like being an entertainer other than, you know, the more typecast roles, is hard and didn’t seem like an achievable goal. It’s really grown a lot in the last few years and it’s not just us doing our music and doing our best to represent our people, but also through supporting other people; which is why we have things like the International Secret Agents concert [with Wong Fu Productions], where we showcase Asian-American talents. And there’s people like, you know, Wong Fu productions and David Choi, who have built these fan bases, and by us being able to create these platforms really helps with that. I think it’s worth noting too, I think that dance, the Asians that are representing in dance are huge right now. With Quest and the JabbawockeeZ, the Jabbawockeez are pretty much as mainstream as you can get.

Check out the full interview here.

LOWRIDIN X FETISH

"LOWRIDIN" - FAR EAST MOVEMENT x ORISUE x ALPINE



Got this sent out to me last week from the FM team and wanted to make sure to post it on up as it's pretty cool. Here's the e-mail/release:

FAR EAST MOVEMENT, ORISUE CLOTHING, AND ALPINE ELECTRONICS COLLABORATE FOR "LOWRIDIN X FETISH"

The internationally known, Los Angeles based hip-hop group- The Far East Movement (FM) who have reached national radio success with their hit singles "Lowridin" and current single "Girls On The Dance Floor", have teamed up with street wear company Orisue Clothing and mobile electronics giant Alpine Electronics for an innovative collaborative music video and limited edition t-shirt project titled "LOWRIDIN x FETISH". This project showcases a recent fusion that has taken place between the lowrider/import culture, the ever-popular streetwear phenomenon and the indie music scene and how these 3 industry leading brands are finding new avenues to expand their reach in new markets.

Produced by Iron Brothers Entertainment, the videos commemorate FM's 1st major radio single titled "Lowridin" and street wear anthem "Fetish" off of their sophomore album entitled 'Animal'. Featured in this video campaign are Alpine Electronics' one-of-a-kind concept show cars equipped with their newest mobile electronics and Orisue's 2008-2009 clothing lines along with the limited print "Lowridin" t-shirt from the Far East Movement and Orisue, only available at http://www.orisue.com/fareastmovement.

The video will be released through international music video channels and websites in April 2009.

View "Lowridin x Fetish" at http://www.fareastmovement.com/st/lowridin-x-fetish/

"FETISH" - FAR EAST MOVEMENT (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

FM: Iteration 2.0

Just a quick post that FM has a new web site up and running, and it's looking pretty clean with some nice content and videos. Check it out here.

Best Asian American Music Video

Far*East Movement, Smile



If you haven't seen the video for the FM collaboration with Ken Oak - check the video above - because it's not just one of the best Asian American music videos to come out in '07 - it's just flat out one of the best this year has had to offer.