EDAYE

EDAYE, CEO of SIX ZRO Entertainment, is the creator and production director of THE ZRO HOUR. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, EDAYE’s passion for Hip Hop began with the first known recorded songs, “King Tim III” by the Fatback Band and “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. Through the years of discovery, EDAYE participated in most forms of Hip Hop expression such as graffiti, dance, beatboxing, rapping, and producing music. In 1996, he performed at several open mics at the Nuyorican Poets Café during Bobbito and Rocky’s “All That” Wednesdays. His journey has led to his focus on audio engineering and music production. In 2002, shortly after graduating SAE Institute of Technology, EDAYE became a part of the opening team at Platinum Sound Recording Studio. EDAYE worked as an assistant engineer on Wyclef Jean’s “Preacher’s Son”, DJ Kay Slay’s “Streetsweeper Vol.1”, Tom Jones’ “Mr. Jones” and Jonathan Demme’s “The Agronomist”. In 2003, he left Platinum Sound to focus on creating SIX ZRO Entertainment.
ABOUT THE ZRO HOUR
SIX ZRO Entertainment presents THE ZRO HOUR. THE ZRO HOUR began as a twice monthly, underground/pirate radio show broadcast on Galaxy Plus 90.5 FM in Brooklyn, NY. THE ZRO HOUR is hosted by EDAYE, ALEXIE F., and DJ AMBUSH-SIX ZRO Entertainment’s founders. THE ZRO HOUR’s format includes Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Underground and classics. The show draws influences from New York Hip Hop radio past and present. These underground radio shows were hosted by Mr. Magic, the Supreme Team, Afrika Islam, Red Alert, Hank Love & DNA, P-Fine, Marley Marl, Awesome 2 and Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito. Each show has a unique format with an emphasis on the rarely appreciated influences within R&B and Hip Hop music. From exclusive, new releases to album cuts and unsigned talent, THE ZRO HOUR is the place to discover rare musical gems.
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COMING SOON: THE ZRO HOUR 4th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
EDAYE, MILK DEE & ALEXIE F.- Nuff said
Coming soon to a CD near you- THE ZRO HOUR ANNIVERSARY MIXTAPE! After 4 years of bringing you some of the best in hip hop old and new, we present a special release due end of July early August. This past Monday, The Cutting Room was taken over by THE ZRO HOUR and a roster of some of the illest, next level talent during a huge celebration of independent hip hop. These photos are just a preview of the vibe that night. It was very humbling seeing all the love and mutual respect that night. Many of these artists are now becoming our friends. I thank all for their great performances and staying true to their art. I was also blessed to share it with the closest and most important people- Staff writer Drea, Beth the Superfan, my boys Berto and March and of course my partners in ZRO, ALEXIE F. and DJ AMBUSH. From our family to yours, we are grateful for the support. Drea wrote a great piece on that night and it perfectly sums up the emotion and importance of that night. Stay tuned to the site for information and updates on the release of this project. T-shirts will be available on this site soon and the VIDEO?..Whoo...Take it away DREA - THE REAL HIP HOP IS OVER HERE!!
ZEPS (l.) and CHESNEY SNOW said the shirt speaks for itself
THE ZRO HOUR just celebrated it’s four year anniversary and it was live and kicking. I was honored to be a witness to the magic that was happening. Most people who know me understands fully about my love for R&B music but most don’t know that I love other genres of music and Hip-Hop actually is high up on list for me. And no, it’s not just the cushy “Love You Better (LL Cool J)” or "Close To You (Father MC)" type of rap. I’m talking about the “Ya mom’s at home praying that you’re coming home but ya NOT. Cause you sittin’ up in a trunk startin’ to ROT (DMX)” or “Guess who’s back in da muthafuckin’ house with a fat dick for your muthafuckin’ mouth (Snoop Dogg...what an intro)”. I picked those two verses out of many just to prove my point of how deep in Hip-Hop I can get. I’m not into Hip-Hop but I do love and respect it to the fullest so I felt right at home that night. What was beautiful for me was to see all different ethnic backgrounds, all different ages, all different styles, and all different walks of life come together with one key thing that puts them all in the same category to make them all one. There's no male or female. There's no young or old. There's no Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, etc. Only the genuine love and respect of the music they do. Jeff the engineer lovin' the chocolates-
I'm going to be honest. I had no expectations or preconceived ideas about any of the artists but I am overly critical when it comes to music so if you want to grab my attention, you have to be original and let's face it, talented. When I tell you I was blown away.... I was blown so far away, I became a teenager again listening to Rap Music (that's what it was called back then). The artist back then did it for the paper or dead presidents (term for money) but it was mostly a way to express themselves. It was pure and true and you will get that all of that when you listen to THE ZRO HOUR's Anniversary show. DASHAH & KID NOVICE- power x power
HASAN SALAAM, ETERNIA & RANDY MASON
The infamous Milk Dee took some time out of his busy schedule to interview with Edaye and Alexie F. When he first walked in, I felt like breaking out the lunchroom table and start hitting the beat to "Top Billin" but of course I didn't. I feel like he added a special touch to the celebration and also what a way to start off the night. The Zro Hour is all about real Hip-Hop and the only way to bring the new is to celebrate the classic so thank you Milk Dee for stopping by. Also in the house (check me out trying to be all hip and cool LOL) to share in this celebration were Nucomme a neo soul singer (who was the first guest ever to be presented on The Zro Hour), Pri The Honey Dark & Big Tara (The Anomolies Crew), The Misnomers (Knewdle and Sos), Chesney Snow (human beat box), Eternia, Randy Mason, Hassan Salaam, Mike Swift, Zeps, J-Hon, Eturnal, Dashah, Kid Novice, and Monster. Lin Que and Aarophat weren't able to physically to join in the celebration but took time out to call in and show a lot of love for The Zro Hour. AMBUUUSSSHHH!
AN UNFORGETTABLE CIPHER
Everyone was nice and gracious but when it came time to spit, all bets were off. They went in and just ripped the mic to shreds. Each of the artist came in there and was like, "Look, you are going to not only hear what I have to say but you will feel it as well" with their talent. What a beautiful thing it was to be there up front and center of a royal rap jam session. They each grabbed my attention so hard that I was disappointed when it was time for them to stop. It was like going to a concert and just as the artist have you all hyped up, they leave, someone turns the house lights on, and it's time to go home. On a personal note, I happened to be a witness to a spark that slowly turned into a flame that is now becoming a roaring fire. I've always been around people who have big dreams but don't follow through or never take the time to make their dream a reality. This is proof that if you can dream it, you can be it. Anything that makes you emotional, that makes you think, makes you work hard for is worth having. I saw the results of that in all of the artist who helped to make The Zro Hour what is today. I especially saw that in the creators and mastermind as well. Being a fan from day one and now to be a part of something that I was satisfied with just supporting and believing in is so humbling. So to EDAYE, ALEXIE F., and DJ AMBUSH, congratulations on four wonderful years of bringing the true Hip-Hop back into the light. May you continue on this journey in a positive manner. Trust and know that ya girl Drea always have your back (it's been way to long fo rme to stop now) and still wearing my cheerleader's outfit and shaking my pom-poms to cheer you guys on. This dream is something I have believed in and to watch it become a reality is such a beautiful thing.***And thank you so much Drea for your friendship, support and talent (you wrote the @^%@ out of that...Thank you for all the photos courtesy of Beth The Superfan, Eternia, Drea, and Dashah. More to come...
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BORICUA PRIDE! 2008 Puerto Rican Day Parade In NY
Its that time again! Come out and celebrate the culture of Puerto Rico this Sunday, June 8. Crowds in excess of two million are expected to line Fifth Avenue. The parade will start at 11 am at Fifth Avenue and 44th Street and proceed uptown along Fifth Avenue to 86th Street. The festivities will be jumping off all weekend long throughout New York City, home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans outside of the island of Puerto Rico. We're celebrating also and if you need a soundtrack to get your party on- check out our BORICUA PRIDE episode of THE ZRO HOUR. Its one of our craziest, most energetic shows. Alexie F. spazzes out while we get our drink on and vibe out to some of the boriquen pioneers of hip hop...
THE ZRO HOUR: ROOTS OF HIP HOP-BORICUA PRIDE
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PUERTO RICO-Frankie Cutlass 100%-Big Pun LEATHERFACE-Big Pun (remixed by PopularB & AC) MUSIKA-KRS One & Marley Marl feat. Magic Juan PUERTO RICO ALLSTARS-Tony Touch feat. Daddy Yankee, Ivy Queen, Mexicano, Rey Pirin & Don Chezina WE FLY HIGH (REGGAETON REMIX)-Jim Jones feat. Tego Calderon & Don Omar PLANE TO PR-Daddy Yankee feat. will.i.am BROOKLYN-Joell Ortiz WE RUN NY-Tony Touch feat. Tru Life, Lumidee & Joell Ortiz ROCKIN' IT-Fearless Four WOPBOBALUBOP (REMIX)-Funkdoobiest feat. B-Real HIP HOP-Joell Ortiz AL NATURAL-Tego Calderon WHAT'S THAT (QUE ESO?)-TonyTouch feat Mos Def & De La Soul TRIBUTE TO BIG PUN & HECTOR LAVOE-Cuban Link & Willie Colon (produced by PopularB & AC) COME BABY COME-K7 REP MY PEOPLE-Tony Touch feat. N.O.R.E. & AC (produced by PopularB & AC)
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THE ZRO HOUR- The Return Of POINT DOT PERIOD 05.27.08
I know its been a while but we are back with a great show featuring some knockin' joints and the return of some of our most requested guests- ZEPS , MIKE SWIFT & J-HON . from POINT DOT PERIOD . This time they rolled through with DAMA NILZ , the female emcee in the crew. The crew laced us with ill feestyles, verses and high energy as usual. I was supposed to up this show last week but got caught up in outside biz so apologies to all...
The music on the show this week is fire as well. I set it off with a classic from RAMPAGE of Flipmode Squad and follow through with joints from DANGER ZONE (emcee Bru Lei & producer Amos Famous), BASH BROS. , DA KREEK , PACIFIC DIVISION , KRS One, BLACK MOON and TALIB KWELI. Cop this now!
THE ZRO HOUR- The Return Of Point Dot Period
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BEWARE OF THE RAMPSACK-Rampage WRITER'S BLOCK-Danger Zone ROCK THE SPOT-Bash Bros. feat. Big Pooh, Sean Price & DJ Icewater NASTY-Pacific Division REAL RECOGNIZE REAL-Talib Kweli feat. Styles P BUCK EM DOWN-Black Moon LEAVE ME ALONE-Da Kreek feat. Aarophat THE RETURN OF POINT DOT PERIOD feat. Mike Swift, J-Hon, Zeps & Dama Nilz THE PROMO '08-Zeps OVER 30 (RMX)-KRS One VIDEO GAMES-Danger Zone YOU-Zeps
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VIDEO: Invincible's Album Release Party @ Southpaw
Earlier in the month, I rolled thru INVINCIBLE's album release party for her project titled "ShapeShifters". It was hosted by Eternia and Queen Herawin. The ladies ran the house that night and it was a great show all around. The Anomolies (Invincible's original crew) represented thoroughly and we were treated to all elements of hip hop featuring the female side of the equation. Props to all..
ANOMOLIES @ Invincible's Album Release Party
ETERNIA w/CHESNEY SNOW & QUEEN HERAWIN @ Invincible's Album Release Party
INVINCIBLE @ Release Party for "SHAPESHIFTERS"
THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/DASHAH 04.12.08
We are back with another great show featuring an artist that we had recently selected in the SPOTLIGHT feature- DASHAH . Besides the spotlight feature, we have long supported Dashah's music. Do a search through this site and you will see. Alabama born, Long Island raised and current Brooklyn resident, Dashah puts it down on the mic. His love and respect for lyrics hip hop shines through his music. Dashah drops in for an interview and freestyle and we play a couple of his hottest joints including the first single from ILL INSANITY's new album "Ground Xero", "Decorated Vet". The show is also laced with new music by EDREYS (more on him in a few days), MULATTO PATRIOT (check the VIDEO for the song "Showtime" HERE ), PROSPER JONES (more on him soon too), KIDZ IN THE HALL , ESTELLE , DA KREEK (thanks DTown!), THE GAME & THE ROOTS. We take it back with rare joints by NICE & SMOOTH and GRAND DADDY I.U. Enjoy the show...
THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/DASHAH
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DOWN THE LINE- Nice & Smooth feat. Bas Blasta, Preacher Earl, Asu, Mello T & Gangstarr BIG DREAMS- The Game HUM DRUM- The Roots feat. Mos Def, Styles P. & Dice Raw HIP HOP JAM- Prosper Jones CHANGE (Work To Do) RMX- Kidz In The Hall feat. Talib Kweli & Bun B 360- Dashah DECORATED VET- Ill Insanity feat. Dashah DASHAH INTERVIEW KARMA- Dashah I KICK ASS- Grand Daddy I.U. GAME POINT- Da Kreek SHOWTIME- Mulatto Patriot feat. Prosper Jones & Mena Man TROUBLE- Edreys MY CRU- Kemo, Prosper Jones, Matt Flores & Ben Human MAGNIFICENT- Estelle feat Kardinall Offishall
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THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/ETERNIA 04.05.08
pictured above L to R: ALEXIE F., ETERNIA & EDAYE
THE ZRO HOUR returns with a great show featuring one of Toronto, Canada's finest emcees- ETERNIA . We profiled Eternia in a recent post, SECRET WEAPON , in early March. This weekend she is hosting the Trinity College Hip Hop Music Festival in Hartford, Connecticut. Eternia was very laid back and gave us some insight into her career and her passion for the music. Here is a preview of the interview-
The show is laced with new music from AKROBATIK, TALIB KWELI, CL SMOOTH feat. SKYZOO, THE SMILE RAYS, AAROPHAT, VAST AIRE & VORDUL MEGA (Cannibal OX) and KRS ONE. We take it back to hip hop's golden era with music by YZ and HEATHER B feat. M.O.P. Speaking of KRS One, during our interview Eternia speaks on a recent concert that she was scheduled to perform at in her hometown. She was opening for KRS and things did not quite go as planned. Check the show for more on this and Eternia's DOOR KNOCKERS blog post about the situation, "The Demystification of our Heroes" . Enjoy the show..
THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/ETERNIA
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MY KINDA NI@@A- Heather B feat. M.O.P. PUT YA STAMP ON IT- Akrobatik feat. Talib Kweli THE TEACHA RETURNS- KRS One PERFECT TIMING- CL Smooth feat. Skyzoo CHICKEN- The Smile Rays EVIDENCE- Eternia MANY MANY- Eternia INTERVIEW w/ETERNIA THE MEGA- Eternia HOSTILE GOSPEL (RMX)- Talib Kweli feat Joell Ortiz & Blu (SO FAR) THE GHETTO's BEEN GOOD TO ME- YZ U C. US- Aarophat MECCA AND THE OX- Vast Aire feat Vordul Mega (produced by Pete Rock)
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THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/POINT DOT PERIOD 04.01.08
pictured from left to right, clockwise: ALEXIE F., J-HON, ETURNAL, EDAYE, ZEPS, MIKE SWIFT, MGEEZ & F-DUB
THE ZRO HOUR is back on that sh--! We return with a new show featuring the BKNY based collective POINT DOT PERIOD . We got familiar with Point Dot Period after seeing them perform at Southpaw in Brooklyn opening up for Bekay and recently at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. I connected with ETURNAL and asked if he could bring the crew through and he said, "You want the whole crew?". He later explained that Point Dot rolls more than 40 deep. I suggested he roll with some of the crew that we saw at Nuyorican and they lit the studio with tremendous energy. Eturnal rolled through with the inimitable Heez Hefner, J-HON , emcee/producer ZEPS , F-DUB , MGEEZ and underground veteran MIKE SWIFT ! This multicultural collective grew up together before they started making music together and the unity shows. Of course we got that preview of the freestyle session...
I dropped classics by DAS EFX and HEATHER B and laced the show with new music form KRS ONE, IAMISEE, WILDCHILD, AKROBATIK, STLYES P., and TERMANOLOGY. Whatchu waiting for?? Download this now!
THE ZRO HOUR- In Studio w/POINT DOT PERIOD
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IF ONLY- Das Efx BE PREPARED- Akrobatik feat. Little Brother STAR OF THE STATE- Styles P. feat. Ghostface CHAOS- Iamisee feat. DJ Demon THREEWAY- J-Hon DEDICATION- Eturnal I LOVE NY- Zeps INTERVIEW W/POINT DOT PERIOD LIKE IT OR NOT- Eturnal feat. Dama Nilz BODY IN THE KITCHEN- J-Hon feat MGeez ALL GLOCKS DOWN- Heather B I GOT YOU- Krs One THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (Rmx)- Termanology feat. Consequence, Akrobatik, Royce 5'9" and Crooked I DAY N THE FUNK- Wildchild feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow
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