Forgotten Treasure: Samoo “On & On” (2004)
I am a sucker for vibes-based samples in hip-hop production. Nothing is more gutter to me than a staunchly dark beat with some spooky vibes echoing throughout like candles flickering in the night. Immediately, Diamond D, Buckwild and the Beatminerz come to mind. While they sampled the likes of Cal …
Future Classic: Lushlife “Magnolia”
One thing we do appreciate here at MIMS, is style. Whatever the music genre, heck, we love them all. So it’s not what you do that matters to us, but really how you flip it. And when it comes to style, indie rapper Lushlife has got it locked down, whether …
Mikigold & Fatoosan “Female Hip Hop Mix”
via Find Magazine: “This guest mix by dj’s Mikigold and Fatoosan from Belgian hip hop collective ‘Supafly’ is a special one for the ladies. Well, scratch that, it’s actually for everyone who appreciates skilled female emcees. An hour-long mix with a focus on hip hop’s ‘femme fatales’.” Mikigold & Fatoosan: “This mix is our BIG …
Classic Mixes: Kruder & Dorfmeister “Amsterdam Dub Sessions” (2000)
Talk about a nice little discovery right here. A live (turntable!) mix from Austrian downtempo royalty Kruder & Dorfmeister. I haven’t heard a ton of their more recent stuff but I used to bang so much of their jams under their various aliases: K&D, Tosca, Peace Orchestra, Voom:Voom. A really …
Count Bass D “Full Count” Documentary
Count Bass D has been the quintessential underground hip-hop musician for the past twenty years. This film seeks to explore the work, inspiration and motivation of an artist who has gained international attention and acclaim, struggled through setbacks and false starts, and who, over the years, has inspired an entire …
Future Classic: Bonnie Banane “M U S C L E S”
Our good homie ONRA just tweeted me about this early this week and he simply pasted a youtube link with a !! following the link. I was of course very curious. A couple seconds into the clip I was very intrigued by the whole 90’s VHS nostalgia feeling. But still, …
Future Classic: Robert Glasper “Afro Blue” (9th Wonder Remix feat. Phonte)”
The jazz pianist’s 2011 release “Black Radio” contained an insane amount of highlights, and one of them certainly was “Afro Blue”, the oh-so-soulful collab with Erykah Badu… The album is really good, and I was (half) surprised to hear that he’s been masterminding a remixing project of several tracks from …
Pete Rock & CL Smooth “Mecca and the Soul Brother” – 20th Anniversary
Hands down this record is one of the top 5 most influencial records in my life. As far as hip-hop LP’s goes in my opinion it’s right up there as one of the best and most forward thinking records ever. The fact that it’s turning 20 years old doesn’t make …
MIMS “Forgotten Treasures Compilation #1”
We’ve been keeping this one on the hush for a while now. Originally it was a compilation given away with any purchase of MIMS merch (sweet t-shirts & record bags here). If you’re a MIMS faithful reader then you know that the “forgotten treasures” picks has always been one of …
Free Download: Joey Bada$$ “Rejex”
“Earlier this summer, Brooklyn high schooler Joey Bada$$ made a splash with his debut mixtape 1999, receiving accolades from critics and fans alike. A new mixtape, Rejex, features tracks that didn’t make the final cut but that he felt needed to be unleashed: “I decided to put this project together because I have a lot of …
Free Download: Bizarre Tribe “A Quest to The Pharcyde”
“Join Gummy Soul’s Amerigo Gazaway as he embarks on a 55 minute “Quest to The Pharcyde”. Utilizing the original Jazz, Soul and Funk recordings sampled throughout A Tribe Called Quest’s extensive catalogue, Gazaway recreates classic productions – pairing his reinterpreted instrumentals with select vocals from West Coast “golden era” favorites, …
Touch & The Dirty Samples “The Fly”
Touch is a veteran rapper from Alberta mostly associated with fellow Canadian producer from Edmonton Nato. This time around he teams up with another Neferiu Records pillar, the man with many personas, The Dirty Sample. When it comes to beats, the name is pretty acurate; the samples used to make his …