Forgotten Treasure: Three 6 Mafia
Much like my earlier post on Dipset, Three-6-Mafia was a group I had to learn to fully grasp before i could truly embrace its music. I remember seeing Hypnotize Minds Records’ ads in The Source magazine and being dumbfounded at what the music could sound like. The Memphis (TN) rap …
Loud Lary Ajust “Cody Bangers” (Kaytranada Remix)
Nice little surprise right here. The three dope boys from Montreal known as LoudLaryAjust have just dropped a really interesting remix record with guest verses and remixes from some of the best producers MTL has to offer. Their “Gullywood” record which came out last year surprised a lot of people …
Future Classic: DJ Mitsu The Beats “Beat Installments Vol 2”
Smooth like pouring custard, phat like The Biggest Loser cast, and crafted like a Renissance master. C’mon man, it’s Mitsu! Was it ever gonna be anything else? I’m not name checking any tunes here, as I’m into ALL of them, for different reasons. However, I will say this. ‘New Connection’ …
Future Classic: Lianne La Havas “Elusive” (Flako Remix)
Oh my! What could be better than a Lianne La Havas remix by Flako, one of the most talented and original producers out there. Flako really keeps evolving and improving with every release and is transcending the “beatmaker” label and blossoming into someone who can be considered as a composer …
Quasimoto “Yessir Whatever”
via STONES THROW | Quasimoto – Yessir Whatever Produced by Madlib. 12 tracks recorded over a roughly 12-year period. LP & CD come with a peel-off cover sticker revealing Quasimoto’s guts; LP with bonus 7-inch single. Release date: June 18, 2013. Pre-order and digital available now, exclusively at Stones Throw. Quasimoto first …
TA-KU presents “My Favorite DILLA Tracks”
Australia’s TA-KU, one of our favorite beats producers out there, is a pretty huge fan of the late J Dilla‘s work but where most of us spot at posting Jay Dee videos on Facebook and twitter… the Australian producer backs up his talk and goes on to do crazy projects …
An Introduction to WAAJEED (Bling47, Detroit)
Waajeed is a jack of all trades as a graphic artist, labelhead and producer. The latter is his most prolific persona and his dazzling array of futuristic boombap soundscapes will be on display on april 19th as part of the Artbeat/MIMS/BootyBakery showcase (link) A true son of the D and …
Future Classic: Dandy Teru “Adventures” (Ubiquity Records)
Remember that whole wave of records classified as “Downtempo” or even “Chill Out”? In the last 90’s / early 2000 every label out there was jumping on the train with those shitty compilations themed with famous hotels, lounges and so on… Frankly 95% of the records from that period aged …
Future Classic: Jai Paul “Jai Paul”
A couple weeks ago we were very surprised and excited to hear about a brand new mixtape from the enigmatic Jai Paul called “Everlasting“. Well, it turns out that the unofficial mixtape featured some demo versions of unreleased tracks. Following a request by Jai Paul’s label (XL) we took the …
Future Classic: Berry Weight “Music For Imaginary Movies”
Berry Weight is a duo of musicians from Canada and Switzerland: Nico (Apewok) and Maël (Stab). Actually, I thought BW was the name of a solo beatmaker but in my defense, most of this kind of instrumental hip-hop (à la Kid Koala) is usally produced by a solo sampling-based artist. I wasn’t …
Future Classic: Dave Sparkz & Camillo Fritanga “Chills,Trills & Dollarbills”
When it comes to rap music, i’m a sucker for concept records or groups: something like 30 member group, like the Quakers mega group, or a nice well thought out concept like Kingdom of Fear’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” theme record. The very first reason this record caught …
Mix of the day: DJ Finesse “B.I.G. Over Premier Mixtape”
via DJ Finesse: “This month [March] marks the passing of the lauded rapper Notorious B.I.G. and to honor his legacy, New York resident DJ Finesse debuted a special tribute during DJ Premier’s Sirius/XM show “Live From Headqcourterz” on March 8. The mix showcases Biggie’s a capellas paired with Premier-produced beats. …