BIG WILLIE DYNAMITE: ‘Cannonball Rally’ video (2013)

Say hello to Big Willie Dynamite – a.k.a. Buckle Bros‘ Mondo and DJ Ray plus one Marc Stretch. Marc Stretch? He of Cali-funk fuelled hip-hop crew Foreign Legion? The very same – and fans of the FL will doubtless be pleased to hear that BWD rock a not dissimilar brand of Cali-funk fuelled hip-hop. This video for Joes Vs. Pros album track Cannonball Rally finds our crew spoofing the wacky world of early 80s U.S. coast-to-coast road race/ car chase flicks. Unlike the the Willie D of blaxploitation legend (“He’s tight, together and mean”) however, …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FOREIGN LEGION: Night Moves (The movie) (2012)

And you thought Foreign Legion’s third LP Night Moves was just one of last year’s most underrated underground hip-hop releases. Think again sucker. Rappers Marc Stretch and Prozack Turner also made a feature film to accompany the album that has hitherto only had limited screenings. Shot in black and white, in a…er…string of comedic dialogue-based ‘cinema verite’ set pieces, the ensuing 45 minutes provide a sequence of world class lessons in bullshit and blagging as our chancer heroes struggle to get their hands on the masters for their just-finished album which producer G Koop is holding hostage until…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FOREIGN LEGION: (Exclusive interview) The Official MonkeyBoxing Fireside Chat (Part 1 of 3)

FOREIGN LEGION: (Exclusive interview) The Official MonkeyBoxing Fireside Chat (Part 1 of 3)
West Coast hip-hop legends Foreign Legion made a stir on the international hip-hop scene with Full Time B-Boy back in 1999. With the release of much-delayed third album Night Moves imminent and (allegedly) an accompanying movie of the same name (the content of which one blushes to think about given the band’s connections with porn queen Adriana Sage), monkeyboxing.com thought it was high time to offer Legionnaire emcees Marc Stretch and Prozack Turner a chance to talk about their new long player…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FOREIGN LEGION: Night Moves + tracklist - 2011

FOREIGN LEGION: Night Moves + tracklist - 2011
Even more delayed than the Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 fellow true-schoolers Foreign Legion finally release ‘difficult third’ album, Night Moves on 12 April this year. Full-Time B-Boy was the big underground banger that broke them (in the UK at least) at the turn of the Millenium and appeared on debut LP Kidnapper Van. This was succeeded in turn by their ‘club’ album Playtight which swapped heavy old school samples and production for more up-to-date stylings along the lines of Q-Tip’s underrated Amplified LP (though FL’s rhymes were infinitely better) and then (post-departure of DJ/ Producer DJ Design), EP The Secret Knock in 2008 which found the sound of Playtight infiltrated by smoother funky cuts. And this is the territory they continue to occupy in Night Moves. In short, the new abum is built around beats awash with West Coast sunshine and seventies-style funk samples and garnished with Marc Stretch and Prozack Turner’s trademark wordsmithery…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FOREIGN LEGION: ‘The Ultimate’ free download single + video + ‘Night Moves’ LP update – 2011

FOREIGN LEGION: ‘The Ultimate’ free download single + video + ‘Night Moves’ LP update – 2011
Still keeping it hotter than block parties in hell, it’s the imminent return of the FL! It says here that new FL single The Ultimate is a slow lane banger. If that seems a bit oxymoronic check Grandpa J’s woozy Asheru & Blue Black style horns-infused beat and you’ll get the picture. Marc Stretch and Prozack are back and – while I hesitate to announce much–delayed full-length LP Night Moves yet again, it is, allegedly, finally, due to drop, on…FREE DOWNLOAD/ READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FOREIGN LEGION - Night Moves LP update + free EP download + Prozack Turner video interview

Sicker than Caligula mixed with Dirk Diggler...the inimitable Prozack Turner

FOREIGN LEGION - Night Moves LP update + free Secret Knock EPdownload + Prozack Turner interview
According to the latest on FL's label Hungerstrike Records website, the band's new album Night Moves has been delayed again and is now slated for an early 2009 release - probably February. But don't let that hold you back from scoring a bit of recent action from Prozack Turner and Marc Stretch of EP The Secret Knock. Don't forget to leave a review y'all - it'd be rude not to!

Download FOREIGN LEGION - The Secret Knock EP

LINKS
Foreign Legion - Myspace
Prozack Turner - Myspace
Marc Stretch - Myspace
Hungerstrike Records