Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Flamethrower VS Fire Extinguisher

Its Rock. Paper Scissors for MEN The song is Dancing Pigeons, Ritalin Production Info: Directed by Tomas Mankovsk

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Lupe Fiasco Mesa Amphitheatre 4.21.11

The New F-O's are opening for Lupe Fiasco 4.21.11 @ Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ

This event will sell out. Buy your tickets HERE!!!

Friday, July 24, 2009

The New F-o's Live 7-30-09 at Martini Ranch w/ Dirt Nasty

The New F-o's Live 7-30-09 at Martini Ranch w/ Dirt Nasty

Lifted Triumphs at Last Night's Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle

Lifted Triumphs at Last Night's Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle

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Carlo Cruz
Lifted busts out with beats that beat the competition last night at PHX Nightclub.

Yesterday, we wondered about who had the illest beats in the Valley's hip-hop community.

Today, we've got our answer: Lifted. At least that's according to a crowd of more than 500 strong at PHX Nightclub last night, as they chose the 29-year old beat-maker/producer as the regional winner of the Red Bull Big Tune beat battle.

"I'm so effin' stoked right now," he says. "I was up until 6 a.m. this morning banging out some beats until dawn. It was mother effin' worth it."

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Carlo Cruz
Lifted enjoys his moment of triumph.
Lifted, a vocalist/producer for the recently-defunct hip-hop group Tha Formula, outlasted 11 others during the single-elimination affair, which consisted of four rounds of one-on-one match-ups.

Each battle featured competitors playing their best beats and the audience's reaction determined which track was more dope. Lifted vanquished such local beatsmiths as Trauma and DJ BattleCat protégé Amplified with his self-created instrumental tracks before besting Young Seph (who collaborated with Jim Jones earlier this year on the song "Pop Off") during the finals, in what he describes as "raw battle."

"It was pretty fierce," Lifted says. "Everyone had heat, but Seph was definitely one of the biggest one's out there last night."

With the win, he'll be flying to Atlanta for the Big Tune national finals in October for a shot at producing a song for a major label hip-hop/R&B artist. (As runner-up, Young Seph will also get a berth in the competition).

If you'd like to wish him luck, Lifted will be performing with hip-hop outfit The New F-O's on Thursday, June 18, at Dirty Pretty in Scottsdale. It's his newest project, which formed after he and the other members of Tha Formula decided to "go their separate ways" around three months ago.

The New F-o's

THE NEW F-O'S
(5th coast records)
A PHOENIX BASED BAND MAKING NOISE!!!!


The New Fo's, a musical monstrosity from Phoenix, AZ who are consistently creating real life feel good music that is delivered with a new twist, and at times, described as having an alternative rap sound. The New Fo's are currently working in the studio creating quality sounding music that has been influenced by the sounds of artists like Outkast, Beastie Boys and Red Hot Chili Peppers