Future Classic: Black Milk ft. Royce & Elzhi “Deadly Medley”
Brand new album from Black Milk, Detroit’s heir to the king of the beats throne vacated by sir Dilla. I gave it a first listen and thought i’d share my favorite track so far. It features fellow Motor City cats Royce da 5’9″ and Elzhi on the mic. The album …
Future Classic: The Narcicyst ft. Shadia Mansour “Hamdulillah” Video
Check out The Narcicyst ft. Shadia Mansour “Hamdulillah” Video. Great video from the adopted Montreal MC.
J.Period “Our Generation” Ft. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Mixtape wizard DJ J.Period comes at you once again with a blast from the past! Much had been said concerning the feud between legendary producer Pete Rock and his partner C.L. Smooth the past few years but with the re-issue of their 1992 album ”Mecca and the Soul Brother”, but …
“Mecca And The Soul Brother” Deluxe Edition
The Deluxe edition of the “Mecca and the Soul Brother” by Pete Rock and C.L Smooth. The 1992 gets a beauty treatment. Get the info here.
Forgotten Treasure: Barber Shop Emcee’s “Music, Money & Women” (1999)
I was moving my records to my new place last weekend and I stumbled across that piece of wax that I found back in the day at Tabou Records (R.I.P) in Montreal on Ste-Catherine St. It was DJ Skeptik who introduced me to that track. When I found it in …
“Rubble Kings” movie : the birth of hip-hop culture
I’ve always loved documentaries, especially the ones where I can learn something. Here is one that reveals the history behind the birth of hip-hop culture. Produced by Shan Nicholson (http://shannicholson.com), Rubble Kings is a comprehensive documentation of the life of street gangs in the ghetto of New York City from …
LEXIS presents “My Favorite Teenage Years’ Records”
Here are my 7 most influencial teenage years records. They aren’t the rarest or most obscure, but back then I didn’t care about that so much…!
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson ft. Flying Lotus “Drips/Take Notice”
Three weeks from now, I’ve posted a live performance from Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Bilal recorded live in LA at Grand Performances, California Plaza July 23, 2010. Here another beautiful orchestral performance which features Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and the one and only Flying Lotus. You can download the track at the following …
The Life and Encounters of Questlove
What does a genius drummer/producer do when he is bored? Questlove recounts his life and his encounters, it’s worth the detour. So much interesting peoples and stories ! A very good read. Follow this link to read Quest’s yarns : http://hypnagogics.com/questo/ It’s kind of on the same vibe as Charlie …
Future Classic: Juggaknots “Leon Phelps”
Another forgotten little nugget of that real hip-hop shit from the Juggaknots from NYC. Really simple but oh so effective beat from producer Breeze Brewin off the Use Your Confusion (2006) record. And hmmm, well the title refers to the genius Lady’s Man – Leon Phelps from very underrated SNL dude …
Sevdee’s 7 most slept-on albums
Sevdee aka 7D is my former “THE BRIDGE Fridays” partner. I love to Dj with him but also just to chitty-chat about music. We started talking about over looked records and all this time, I was taking notes! #1 Cee-Lo Green – …And His Perfect Imperfections @Sevdee: The title says …
Future Classic: Karma Atchykah “Deep” (prod. by Kenlo & Shash)
More hot Montreal shit! and cameos by lots of my good friends. (Whattup Kenlo & Dingo!)