Future Classic: Slakah the Beatchild “Wanna Do”
When picking future classics or forgotten treasures, we try to do our own thing and not just do the repost thing. What’s the point if every single site out there is getting excited about the new Burial or James Blake joint? Well, in this case we did “steal” the idea …
Forgotten Treasure: The Herbaliser “The Blend” (1997)
Oh wow this takes me back! I discovered this at a time when I was just starting to open up musically to other genres and scenes. As a hip-hop kid, I was very open minded but 90% of what I listened to was rap. So, it took tracks like this …
Future Classic: Machinedrum “Dekalbeat” (ft. Theophilus London)
I first heard about New York producer Machinedrum on Jesse Boykins III’s disco jam “B4 The Night Is Through” and decided to go hunting for more of this talented producers’ work. I stumbled on a track called “Dekalbeat” that was created about a year ago with fellow New Yorker Theophilus …
Future Classic: Todd Edwards “Shall Go EP”
I’m officially calling this a highlight of 2012! Thanks to homie Azamat B, who has undoubtedly been paying attention to the ever-growing label Body High (DJ Sliink, DJ Funeral), for making me aware of a new Todd Edwards EP available next Tuesday. At first Body High seemed like a very …
Future Classic: Loe Pesci “DMT with Joe Rogan”
They don’t call him the King for nothing. Loe Pesci is an acclaimed King of the Dot Battle MC, one half of the Hip-Hop duo OG Hindu Kush, a Montreal Swag promoter, and of course a sick solo artist! Just over two weeks ago he dropped his new solo album …
Forgotten Treasure: Metalheads “Terminator” (1992)
I don’t know how this nugget came to into my mind, but I was just in a digging and digging phase for new stuff to put on the MIMS Radio Show and I started to listen to all these new releases paying “homage” to elements of the early 90’s dance …
Future Classic: JonWayne “Oddles of Doodles”
Jonwayne is an MC. Oddles of Doodles is beats. This is Jonwayne’s big badass beat tape for Stones Throw. Oodles is a double-CD, packaged in a 10×10-inch folded sleeve, with 48 tracks created over the past two years. I’ve been a fan of the dude for a little while now, I always thrown …
Future Classic: Monk.E “Né au Bronx”
In 2007, multidisciplinary artist/contemporary troubadour Monk.E quietly dropped his sophomore set Entre Mektoub et Autodestruction. It documented his transition from vandal to visionary and the path undertaken in order to bridge that chasm. I met him in the days of the rap dojo on St-Antoine and got to witness his …
Forgotten Treasure: Smith & Mighty “B Line Fi Blow” (2002)
Killer Killer reissue of this 2002 track from Bristol’s Smith & Mighty taken from their 3rd and last record as a group called “Life Is…”, released on 2002 on !K7. It was wisely re-released on Punch Drunk back in 2010 Their 1995 record called “Bass is Maternal” was one of …