Lexis “My Playlist for Snowy nights in Montreal”
It’s that time of the year again. The first snowstorm of the year in Montreal. You can choose to be pissed that going to work or school takes 3 hours instead of 1 (hahah @ suburbs people!) or you can choose to enjoy the beauty of the first snow of …
Future Classic: Shigeto “Unrelentless Drag” (Mike Slott Remix)
I was just finishing my latest podcast and I just didn’t manage to squeeze in all the tracks I wanted to so I thought i’d share a few. This is dope dope stuff from mr. Mike Slott. I love his solo productions, remixes and the stuff he has put out …
Future Classic: Black Sheep “Splash”
Well first off it’s a great surprise for me to post something on Black Sheep in my “Future Classics” section and not in “Forgotten Treasures“. Black Sheep used to be one of my favorite groups back in the day. I even had both the white and black t-shirts… but I …
Forgotten Treasure: Digable Planets “Nickel Bags” (1993)
Hmmm. Good ol’ Digable Planets… This was the third single off one of my favorite records of all-time “Reachin” (1993) with a great sample from Curtis Mayfield. After two records in 2 years and winning a Grammy for “Blowout Comb” in 1994. Their career ended abruptly and they never recorded …
Lexis “My Favorite A Tribe Called Quest tracks”
When I heard that a documentary on ATCQ was coming out I completely lost my shit. They were without a doubt my most influencial group growing up… obviously i’m not alone, the Tribe have attainted the emblematic figure for the golden era of hip-hop in the 90’s. The rumours of …
A Tribe Called Quest “Beats, Rhymes & Fights” Trailer
I just read some amazing news from my good friends at Potholes In My Blog that ATCQ is coming out with a documentary! “During Rock The Bells 2008 tour Michael Rapaport starting filming his A Tribe Called Quest documentary called Beats, Rhymes and Fights: The History of A Tribe Called …
Future Classic: Zion-I “The Sun Come Out”
Brand new heat from Oakland’s Zion I. The duo has been flying under the radar for years and hopefully the release of their new record called “Atomic Clock” helps them get more attention in the scene. I’m loving this track right here (it’s podcast material for sure!)… it really makes …
Nas Documentary
Not too go to deep on why Nas is one of my top two or three favorite MC’s of all time but I just wanted to share this with you all. A pretty good documentary from a few years back (on VH1’s Driven). Very insightful look into Nas’ career.
Future Classic: Buddy Sativa ft. Onra “Peripecia”
Had the pleasure of hanging out with Balthazar Dao aka Buddy Sativa a few weeks ago when he rolled through Montreal with Onra. He was playing keys for Onra’ month long US tour. On top of being a really nice guy the dude can play those keysss! He gave me …
Future Classic: Gangrene (Oh No + The Alchemist) “Take Drugs”
I had kinda read somewhere that this was a project to keep an eye on. Gangrene is the name of a new collaboration between Oh No (Madlib’s younger brother) and producer extraordinaire The Alchemist. Well, judging from the first single and video, i’m gonna like this… a lot…
“The Jamiroquai Beat Tape” by Nicky Lars
There has been an overflow of “Beat Tape” themes floating around in my inbox these days. I’m always pretty sceptical of projects like this; i’ve received Pat Benetar, Lionel Ritchie beat tapes and I dunno just wasn’t curious enough to check them out. This one came in through my friend …
Future Classic: Letherette “EP 002″
Wow. This is a must buy / download for all the beat heads out there. I should be keeping this to myself as a secret weapon for my Dj sets but being the nice guy that I am, I had to share this with you all. Ok, well first off …