Planet Asia & Tristate of Gold Chain Military, General Monks and DuRag Dynasty Click hit a few stages out in Austin Texas for the SXSW 2012 to promote Asia's latest release "Black Belt Theatre" (2012); Shot & Edited By: Greg "Italy" Lazcano for Wood Works Media.
West coast legend Planet Asia recently teamed up with Gold Chain Music signee TriState to form the new duo, dubbed General Monks ... and has released a free album to introduce themselves.
In conjunction with Wandering Worx Entertainment, the duo has released Each Step Becomes Elevated, a free album featuring both rappers and long list of guests -- including Ras Kass, Montage One, Phil The Agony, Krondon, Killer Ben, Killa Kali, Styliztik Jones and Rogue Venom.
Production highlights include Evidence, Rel!g!on, Josh The Goon, Jansport J, Twizthebeatpro, Lee Bannon, DJ Woool and Asterix.
Since starting out as a fledgling MC in LA in the early '90s, TriState has laid his signature vibrato over beats by DJ Khalil, Thayod Azur and Soul Nana. Asia has been nominated for a Grammy and won several awards since he started rapping in Fresno, CA in 1992. Now based out of Los Angeles, he has won The Source Magazine's Independent Album of the Year twice.
The two rappers are not strangers to each other, first joining forces on the multi-artist joint project, Gold Chain Military, last year.(Via.)
