Forgotten Treasure: Notorious B.I.G “Everyday Struggle” (1994) + Samples
Declaring any Biggie track to be a forgotten treasure is a delicate statement. Yet, this powerfully delivered storytelling rap full of personal despair is an underrated album-only track from his classic debut Ready to Die. Furthermore, many aspects, from the production to the sampling, have truly been forgotten and overlooked …
Guest Mix #35: COUNT BASS D (Atlanta)
Picture from Never Normal “A Wise Man Told Me, I Told You So” is a mix of exclusives, influences and favorites selected and mixed live by Count Bass D. Count Bass D has been the quintessential underground Hip Hop musician for twenty years. An artist who is internationally known and …
Future Classic: DOC Mastermind “Uyuni Pt.1”
Lots of new interesting releases in the upcoming week, including the latest DOC Mastermind project, Uyuni, which will be released in 2 parts; Part 1 on October 20th via Laroche Records (Link), and Part 2 via Expansions Collective (Link). After having heard the whole project, I can say it’s DOC’s …
Check The Technique Volume 2 – Book by Brian Coleman
via TurntableLab: Presenting never-before-told, behind-the-scenes histories ranging from influential 80s masterpieces. Classics like DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper and 3rd Bass’ The Cactus Album to 90s classics like Ice Cube’s AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Mos Def’s and Talib Kweli’s Are Black Star and …
Future Classic: Photay “Photay” (Astro Nautico Records)
We’re going to go ahead and state the obvious: Photay‘s new EP on Astro Nautico is easily one of the best releases of 2014 when it comes to instrumental / “beat” music. (Whatever we’re calling it these days) A release like this is a very welcome thing at a time …
Future Classic: Flying Lotus “You’re Dead”
Death is inevitable, though somewhat intriguing. All my life I’ve tried to understand the concept of it, what it really means. A month ago, a close friend of mine died. He was only 20 and he had an amazing life. Now he’s gone forever. I’ve never experienced something like this …
Video: Flying Lotus “Never Catch Me” ft. Kendrick Lamar
via Flying Lotus: ‘Never Catch Me feat. Kendrick Lamar’, a film by Hiro Murai. The song appears on ‘You’re Dead!’, preview the album and learn more here Full album stream starting on http://flying-lotus.com on October 3rd. 23:00 EU / 22:00 UK / 17:00 EST / 14:00 PST / 06:00 (4th) JP The …
Future Classic: JuJu Rogers “Hungry” (Production by Bluestaeb)
It’s incredible how much free quality music we have access to these days. Case in point, the new compilation on Jakarta records titled “Summer in Jakarta“. The project is full of goodies by great artists like Ta-Ku, Suff Daddy or IAMNOBODI. But my favorite track comes from an emcee I …
Mix of the Day: Notorious BIG “Ready to Die” 20th Anniversary Mixtape
Via Who Sampled / Wax Poetics: “DJ Chris Read is at it again. In celebration of Biggie’s massive classic, 1994’s Ready to Die, Wax Poetics and WhoSampled present the Notorious BIG ‘Ready to Die’ 20th Anniversary Mixtape! You know how we do. If you can remember going to a real record store and buying this …
Future Classic: Dagmxy “ASA”
There’s a lot of reasons why I look forward for my weekly show, and one of them is to showcase guest mixes from Dj’s that I look up to; in this week’s episode, it was Hotthobo’s turn to provide the modern funk vibes, and he didn’t disappoint with a few …
Guest Mix #31: N’GAHO TA’QUIA aka SAUCE81 (Japan)
Wonderful new exclusive mix from Tokyo’s N’gaho Ta’quia who you might also know from his other production moniker, Sauce 81. He has been producing under the Sauce 81 name since 2008 and has remixed artists like Tokimonsta, Sweatson Klank and Fitz Ambro$e. This year’s new LP as N’gaho Ta’quia called …
DJ NU-MARK – in 10 Records
As a veteran in the west coast underground scene, taste maker DJ and a member of the beloved hip hop group Jurassic 5, DJ Nu-Mark needs no introduction. “Uncle Nu” is one of the most inspiring and one of our favourite DJ’s around. To celebrate the release of his new …