J Dilla “Gone too soon” – Presented by Benji B (BBC, 1xtra)
As part of the Gone Too Soon series, Benji B presents this 1Xtra story celebrating the incredible music J Dilla created during his lifetime which includes tracks for Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, The Pharcyde and De La Soul to name but a few. Through interviews …
J Rocc – “Stay Fresh” 12″ EP
J. Rocc just dropped this EP to follow up his album Some Cold Rock Stuf. The record features extended/alternative versions of a couple of the best tracks on the album, and a couple new ones. Cover art by Gustavo Eandi. Check the video for “Stay Fresh”, filmed by Mayer Hawthorne …
Future Classic: Declaime “Self-Study”
Had to find a way to share this with you all because this was one of the last tracks I sadly had to cut from my MIMS Show #51. Such a beautiful track… Taken from the new Studio album from West Coast hip hop artist Declaime also known as Dudley …
Future Classic: Gonjasufi & Blu “Eatfish”
Wow, this literally made my day. Actually, I screamed out when I saw this. Gonjasufi is realesing a new EP titled The Ninth Inning on October 24th (in a few days !) and its gonna be a free EP! I have my little story with Gonjasufi: yesterday I released the teaser of …
Future Classic: Kendrick Lamar “Rigamortis”
Whenever I hear so much hype about an artist I usually take a bit of time and let some time pass before I sit down and listen to it. I finally gave Kendrick Lamar a shot this week and listened to his record called “Section 80” a couple times. I …
Future Classic: Godlee Barnes (Blu) “The Norman Rockwell Beat Tape”
Ever since he hit the scene in the mid 2000’s, west coast MC Blu always been a really prolific artist. Bouncing from solo projects, to collaborations like Johnson & Jonson, Blu & Sene and C.R.A.C Knuckles. In 2011, he’s already put out 4 projects! That’s pretty much unheard of. It’s …
Nas “Nasty” (Video)
Oh man, I was about to be seriously depressed by this new Nas video. One minute in I was about to turn it off and bitch about it on but then the video starts making its point as the redux anti-bling version of 1999’s “Hate me now”, one Nasty Nas’ …
James Pants “Beat Archive / Failed Rap Beats (’04-’08)
In 2011, is giving away free music still an a worthy incentive? Well, quite simply when the music behind it then yes. In this case, it’s coming from a very reliable source: Stones Throw‘s James Pants. Download JP Beats(Right-Click Save as:) via James Pants: “I bring forth the first installment …
Future Classic: Oddisee “Rock Creek Park” LP
Not sure if it’s a coincidence but a lot of my favorite hip-hop projects this year have come out of the Mello Music Group. From the Hasaan Mackey & Apollo Brown project, the Georgia Ann Muldrow LP and Has-Lo they’ve become of the most trusted names for the discerning hip-hop …
N.W.A in the studio (video from ’91)
Wowww. What a dope find. This is a video from a studio session with N.W.A back in 1991 when they were working on the Efil4zaggin album. It’s a timely discovery because I also wanted to share the fact that I heard a rumor that there is a movie about N.W.A …
The First 10 Gold Rap Singles in History
Over 30 years and counting. Rap music is still here and keeps getting more and more present in mainstream music. Like any other genre of music I listen to, there is a love / hate relationship here for sure. I absolutely hate what 90% of what hip-hop has become. Over …
Forgotten Treasure: Blu “Sun in my face” (J Dilla Production)
This “forgotten treasure” pick is for everyone who came out to the Blu & Exile show we put together in Montreal this week! Blu is such a prolific dude that I could probably do a top 10 of his forgotten gems but seeing as they’re only a few years old …