Damu the Fudgemunk – Beats in the park (video)
Just a quick little video to remind you to keep an ear out for DAMU the Fudgemunk. He’s one of my favorite producers of recent years on the more boom bap side of things. In a time where beats have sometimes gone overly weird for the sake of weirdness it’s …
Tupac Shakur at 40 (Portrait by Tim O’Brien)
On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot four times and six days later the world lost one of the most important, controversial and naturally talented MCs to ever live. Having reached borderline-iconic status, complete with conspiracy theories about his death, movies based on his life and college classes teaching …
Common ft. Nas “Ghetto Dreams” (Video)
The first single and video coming from Common’s new record called “The Dreamer The Believer Coming” out this fall has landed. Lyrically Common and Nas kill is as usual but I have to say I’m a bit disappointed by No I.D’s production on this one. Not bad, but a bit …
Blu “My Sunshine” ft. Nia Andrews (video)
The first single from Blu‘s upcoming Album, NOYORK! produced by Shafiq Husayn Titled No York, the Sire/Warner Brothers Records release is expected this summer. A site NoYork.tumblr.com, believed to be created by the rapper, lays out the project’s 17 tracks in order. On his Twitter, Blu is now promoting the site. If …
City Series Tokyo : Dj Muro (Japan)
In the tenth episode of Spine TV’s City Series, DJ Muro shows the crew around his art-filled apartment, and gives an in-depth peak into his record-filled attic. While digging through some of his favorites, Muro discusses his early start making mixtapes with the songs he heard at the roller-skating park, …
Ogden “Le Magicien” – Video
Yet again more heat coming out of the Alaclair camp. For those of you who don’t know, Alaclair Ensemble is a collective of dudes who are all pretty fucking next-level if I may say so… They are responsible for bringing back enthusiasm and life into Quebec Hip-Hop which had been …
Hip-Hop: A Cultural Revolution (The Book)
I’m a big fan of coffee table books. So much so that if that Seinfeld episode when Kramer wants to put out a coffee table book about coffee tables (that folds and can be used as a coffee table), I would probably buy that. Now, a coffee table book about …
Pusha T & Tyler the Creator “Trouble on my mind” Video
Hmmmm… what can I say that hasn’t already been said about the hype surrounding this project. If you know this site for long enough, then you’ll know that keeping up to date with all that bloggy blogg hype is not our thing. BUT. When the shit is dope, then it’s …
Future Classic: Apollo Brown & Hassan Mackey “Daily Bread”
Ascending production star Apollo Brown started making waves in 2009 after winning the Detroit Red Bull Big Tune Championship. The next year he signed to Mello Music Group and released a series of critically acclaimed albums: The Reset, Brown Study (selected by iTunes as one of the Top 10 Hip-Hop …
Forgotten Treasure: Daft Punk “Aerodynamic” (Slum Village / Jay Dee Remix)
Can’t believe I’ve never shared this with all of you yet. Not that this J Dilla production is the rarest thing he’s ever done but it’s definitely one of the most interesting and there is quite a bit of controversy around this one amongst Dilla heads. The controversy lies in …
Mick Boogie “Excursions” ATCQ Mixtape
There is a pretty big ATCQ revival going on right now. Not that hip-hop heads ever forgot the significance of the Tribe but let’s just say that the whole Michael Rappaport documentary about them has generated a lof of hype. Mick Boogie, one of the US’ most active DJ’s on …
Forgotten Treasure: JJ Fad “Supersonic”
JJ FAD which stood Just Jammin’ Fresh & Def‘ were the first female rap group to earn a Grammy nomination and have a platinum record. And to me “Supersonic” beats “Push It” by Salt N’ Pepa any day of the week. It’s pretty funny to think that at some point …