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DRAGON FLI EMPIRE

Intermission EP now on iTunes!

About Me

DFE can rock your party! Book us as a DJ soundcrew, hip hop performance or both! Just send us a message through MYSPACE. ***Reasonable rates!***
GET OUR MUSIC AT THESE ONLINE RETAILERS!
ITUNES (MP3) - DFE Podcast, Conquest, Invasion, Intermission EP
CDBABY (CD, MP3) - Conquest, Invasion, Intermission EP
Also check out...
HIPHOPSITE (MP3) - Intermission EP
AMAZON.COM (MP3) - Conquest, Invasion
EMUSIC.COM (MP3) - Invasion
UNDERGROUNDHIPHOP.COM (12") - Roc the Crowd 12" Vinyl
PHONOGRAPHIQUE (CD, 12") - Conquest, Invasion, Abstrakt 12" vinyl
SPHEREOFHIPHOP.COM (CD) - Conquest, Invasion
DFEMPIRE.NET (CD) - Conquest, Invasion
DRAGON FLI EMPIRE - OUR WAY (music video)
Directed by Ramin Yazdi, featuring the Original Rudz breakdancers
(((BIOGRAPHY)))
Dragon Fli Empire is on the rise. The Calgary based duo, comprised of Cosm (DJ, producer) and Teekay (emcee, producer) have quickly become one of the city's more popular groups, gaining respect from a wide variety of music lovers for their upbeat, melodic and positive sound.
It all started in May 2002. What was originally supposed to be a side-project for both of the DFE members grew into something bigger than ever dreamed, largely due to the popularity of the track "Mount Pleasant" (which has become a Calgary anthem). The crew enjoys heavy rotation on campus radio across Canada and have also appeared on CBC (Radio, ZeD and The National), plus MuchMusic's Going Coastal. The group has performed across Canada and parts of the United States, and have shared the stage with many top acts, including De La Soul, Mos Def, Pete Rock, Del the Funkee Homosapien, and The Beatnuts.
ALBUMS:
Conquest (2004 Makebelieve)
Invasion (2005 Makebelieve)
Intermission EP (2008 Makebelieve)
SPECIAL RELEASES:
Inquest (2007 P-Vine Japan)
*A Japan-only compilation of tracks from Conquest and Invasion
VINYL RELEASES:
"Headphones" / Abstrakt Vinyl Compilation (2005 Makebelieve)
"Roc the Crowd" b/w "Wicked Lester Rmx" (2007 Bigfoot)
COMPILATION APPEARANCES:
"Mount Pleasant" / New Music Canada Vol. 1 (2004 CBC)
"Invasion" / Up North Trip Vol. 4 (2006 Audio Research)
"Tight Spot" / Underground Hip Hop Vol. 4 (2006 Urbnet)
"Beauty Full" / Mellow, Beats, Rhymes and Vibes (2007 P-Vine Japan) ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/7/2004
Band Website: dfempire.net
Band Members: Teekay (Tarik Robinson - emcee and producer) & Cosm (Adam Hicks - DJ and producer)
Influences: Life, love and happiness.... and of course A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Mos Def, Blackalicious, Hieroglyphics, Jurassic 5, Quannum Projects, J-Live, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Common, K-Os, Digable Planets, Little Brother, J-Dilla, The Procussions, Lightheaded, Ohmega Watts, Fela Kuti, Gil Scott-Heron, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Roy Hargrove, Masta Ace and yo mama.
Sounds Like: Lets see what the critics are saying...

"...leaders of the Calgary hip hop scene."
-CBC Radio

"Their second effort has a smooth, mellow groove with boom-bap drums and positive, uplifting lyrics and sweet memories."
-Exclaim! magazine

"Dragon Fli Empire's Invasion is a worthy mention for one of the year's best homegrown releases for one reason and one reason alone: it's f**king good."
-Beatroute Magazine

"Dragon Fli Empire brings back some of the fun that Hip Hop has been missing and it would be sad if ended with this."
-Sphere Of Hip Hop
Record Label: Makebelieve Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Blog 29: Buy INTERMISSION on iTunes, HipHopSite and CDBaby!

..TR> Buy the Intermission EP on iTunes! Our new EP, "Intermission" is now available on iTunes worldwide! It features guest spots from Cadence Weapon, Touch, Lynn Olagundoye and others. Beats by th...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:07:00 PST

Blog 28: Intermission EP + New song in the player!

Dragon Fli Empire's new EP, Intermission will be released in early May. It features guest spots from Cadence Weapon, Touch, Black Rose, Lynn Olagundoye and Kirby Small. Production is handled by Cosm, ...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

Blog 27: DFE featured on CBC Radio 3 Session!

DFE on CBC Radio 3 SessionsCheck out this CBC feature of DFE rocking in the Radio 3 studios in April 2006 with special guest Ndidi Cascade! Exclusive tracks and a special guest appearance by Ndidi Cas...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:09:00 PST

Blog 26: New Podcast & Facebook group!

What's up MySpace fam.... make sure to suscribe to our brand new PODCAST, which will feature exclusive DFE content! http://dragonfliempire.podomatic.com/ Also... to all our Facebook fam, there is now ...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:11:00 PST

Blog 25: Roc the Crowd 12" w/ Ohmega Watts available!

"How ya' like me now"... we are very excited that our first 12" vinyl release through Calgary's Bigfoot Records (same guys who own Giant 45 and the HiFi Club) is now available worldwide! Featuring Ubi...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:58:00 PST

Blog 24: DFE releasing a CD in Japan!

What's up y'all... While we continue to plug away at our latest release, which is maybe halfway done, and will now probably release in the late 07 or early 08 (the wait will be worth it)... we are goi...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:43:00 PST

Blog 23: Rockin' with Pete Rock

We had a little Alberta mini-tour I guess, didn't realize it until today... we just opened for the legendary Pete Rock in Edmonton and Calgary on consecutive nights. I guess we can say we "toured with...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:46:00 PST

Blog 22: Request DFE on Canadian college radio!

We want to encourage all our DFE fans across Canada to request songs off of Dragon Fli Empire's "Invasion" CD. We finally have serviced them with the album, so help us generate a buzz! These are the ...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:32:00 PST

Blog 21: Opening for Pete Rock + more news

Bigups to our boy Twist up in Edmonton... we're going to be opening for Pete Rock on Saturday, March 10th at the Starlite Room! This is great news in a couple of ways... number one, Pete is definitely...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:34:00 PST

Blog 20: Album number three - Spring 2007

We've scrapped plans on doing a between-albums EP and are just going to do a full length album number three... tentatively titled "Revolution"... probably the third and final installment of the battle...
Posted by DRAGON FLI EMPIRE on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:13:00 PST