Yasiin Bey “Sunshine Screwface” (Dilla Beat)
Always nice to see anything pop-up from mister Mos Def, or actually Yasiin Bey as he prefers to be called these days. The live performance of ‘SUNSHINE SCREWFACE‘ was recorded at Radio Nova out in Paris, one of my favorite radio stations for the past 10 years or so. Ok, …
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 …
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 …
Spotlight: Kenlo Craqnuques (Quebec / Montreal)
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Future Classic: Gonjasufi “MU.ZZ.LE”
The new album by Gonjasufi on Warp could be also considered his first. He’s been around for a long time but it also seems to me like the first time he’s not collaborating or in the shadow of anyone else. I first heard his high-pitched singing on Flying Lotus’ first …
Lexis’ Montreal Special on Lefto’s Radio Show (Belgium)
The homie LEFTO, one of the world best radio hosts and most eclectic tastemaker, asked up to put together a Montreal-only mix to showcase some of the best music that’s going on in the city these days. When I got asked to do this project by Lefto I knew it …
Future Classic: Kaytradamus “Kaytra Nada”
It’s no secret to our usual MIMS followers that young Kaytradamus is one of our favorite new producers around, and it just so happens that he’s from our hometown of Montreal. But make no mistake, we would be talking about him if he was from the Fiji Islands. Let’s face …
Future Classic: D33J “1752A”
Perfect soundtrack to the last snowy days of the year, D33J‘s calm and spacey style brings an appeasing break before the hectic rhythm of the upcoming months. Reminiscent of WeDitIt labelmates Shlohmo and Jonwayne‘s less eclectic productions, D33J still retains the essence of what defines the structure of the new …
Madlib Medecine Show #13: Black Tape
Pre-order. Expected ship date is March 1st, 2012 Oh that cheeky man Madlib tricked us, no. 12 wasn’t the last one! No.13 – Black Tape is volume two of the Medicine Show remixes which started on No. 12. This is a 60-minute hip-hop mixtape with some of rap’s best, half-best, …
Forgotten Treasure: A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum” (1990)
Well actually I don’t really think I can say that ‘Bonita Applebum’ is forgotten treasure cause anyone who’s anyone in the hip-hop world has this track on replay every couple of months but after going to Phife’s show in Montreal this past Sunday and seeing the must-see documentary Beats, Rhymes …
Future Classic: Alaclair Ensemble “America” / “Dans l’South du Bas”
Although the guys Alaclair Ensemble have been our good homies for a long time they still manage to surprise us. All these guys have been doing music for a long time but it’s like the Alaclair project created the perfect storm of creativity and crazyness. And not to mention, pretty …