Music Is My Sanctuary


 
Video Digs
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NTSC “Rappin’ To The Beat” (Video Mixtape Volume 1)

I always love old school hiphop mixtapes, but this is a next level video mixtape that takes us through the iconic songs of hip-hop’s inception. So many classic beats, dope rhymes, funkyfresh styles and vocal samplespotting (h...
by DJ Asma
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Med x Blu x Rose x Madlib “Burgundy Whip”

Madlib has been pumping out some incredibly dope beats lately and the latest is a smooth track for Blu and M.E.D that makes spring come early and just makes me want to rent a convertible and bump it all the way to a sunny beach...
by DJ Asma
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Tresure: XClan “Funkin Lesson” (1990)

Just coming off the intense (musical) high of our last edition of the 24 Hours of Vinyl event. So many discoveries that it’s hard to remember everything but let’s just say the whole 24hrs had tons of music lovers as...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Big L “Put It On” (Nicky Lars RMX)

Top notch remix from French producer Nicky Lars who tackled a tough one with Big L’s “Put it on”, his first official single released in 1994 produced by the mighty Buckwild. Well, let’s just say he did j...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Oh No “Disruptive Ads”

There is no doubt that OH NO‘s escapade with the Alchemist as part of the Gangrene duo seems to have made him a bit “harder” in his sound. The Stones Throw family is very present on the new solo album called &...
by MaxRobin
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Guest Mixes
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Dr. MaD “DNLD.BYRD” – inspirations from Donald Byrd

via the Montreal homie Dr.MaD: “All this music that was inspired by the great Donald Byrd. Tribute. Blow them horns on ‘em.”
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Gadgets & Stuff
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Rap Playing Cards – by Mynority Classics

Tokyo-based brand MYNORITY CLASSICS, which created buzz all over the world with its recent “2012 MYC Hip Hop Subway Calendar” is releasing HIP HOP playing cards in early July! Let’s all forget about video game...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: The X-Ecutioners “The Turntablist Anthem” (1997)

That super familiar line, “Hey DJ won’t you play that song” has a source, and the other night I had a moment while watching a classic music video that took me back to an X-Ecutioners track. In my high school days, I remem...
by Devon Eve
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Guest Mixes
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Skratch Bastid & Cosmo Baker “Songs we listened to a lot in 2012″

From Skratch Basid: “Music ‘year end’ lists are great. They give listeners and readers a chance to look at the year as a whole and take in what has happened in the past 12 months in this fast moving, content driven ar...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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Video Digs
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The Narcicyst “Leap of Faith” (video by Marquis Montes)

Back in October 2012 The Narcicyst dropped another amazing EP entitled Leap of Faith. The Narcicyst always serves downright quality music and lyrics so it was no surprise that this EP started popping up on all respectable music...
by MF Gold
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MIMS Forgotten Treasures
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Forgotten Treasure: Kazi & Madlib “A.V.E.R.A.G.E” (2000)

I was DJing on New Years at The Goods event in Montreal which is always one of my favorite crowds to play for and my good friend Scott C was playing this one track that caught my attention about 5 seconds into it because it was...
by Lexis (MIMS Founder)
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MIMS Future Classics
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Future Classic: Jai Nitai Lotus “Something You Feel”

For the past 4 months I’ve been a hermit living under of cave of University books, which drastically limited my access to world of music especially good music the kind that wakes up your soul and really makes you feel somethi...
by MF Gold
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