Lil B “Pretty Boy” (Video)
You know us, we’re not on that blog rap bandwagon, but we have to admit a fascination / appreciation for the Based God. I swear this might be our favorite video of all-time. 0:04 Carl Winslow 0:19 Malcolm X 0:27 Miss Jay 0:37 Kid Capri 0:49 Dave Chapelle 0:57 Karate …
Grems & Lefto Mixtape
From the homie Lefto: If you’re into some french rap music, especially when it’s a buddy and one of the most prolific and creative emcees I know, this is the mixtape you need to download. I originally mixed old, new and unreleased tracks by Grems for a magazine called Tsugi. The cd comes with the April …
Future Classic: Quakers “Quakers LP”
A lot of press surrounding the Quakers project is focused around the fact that the core members of the group have some kind of link with Portishead (one being Geoff Barrow…). Yes, there are some resemblances here but don’t expect a rap version of Portishead. It’s an oversimplification and the real link …
Gilles Peterson – The Last BBC Radio 1 “Worldwide Show”
Don’t mean to sound overly dramatic one this one but this is definitely the end of an era: for the last 14 years Gilles Peterson has been a source of inspiration with his weekly “Worldwide” show on BBC Radio1. I discovered Gilles through a CD I bought in the late …
Future Classic: Metabeats feat. Dubbledge “EyeSeeYou”
Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of tracks released by Associated Minds, a Cardiff based hip hop record label. I got deeply into UK hip hop about 2 or 3 years ago when I realised that there was more to it than the grimy, mindless rap you’d hear during …
Forgotten Treasure: The Pharcyde “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde” (20 Year Anniversary)
Oh man where do we even start with this one. It’s one of these records that you just can’t believe is turning 20 very soon (on November 24th). The Pharcyde‘s debut album remains to this day one of the most influencial and original records in hip-hop history. Without The Pharcyde …
Future Classic: Odd Future “Oldie”
Ok, so after listening to a bunch of music tonight and we really felt let down by most of it, nothing impressive. And 17 tracks into the 18 track new Odd Future mixtape we werent feeling it, no real highlights. And then the last track hit the speakers and everything …
Future Classic: Action Bronson “Blue Chips Mixtape”
We were really waiting for this project to drop so when it did, instead of posting about it right away like a lot of other music sites (do they even take 5 minutes to listen to stuff before posting it? that’s another story I guess) we took our time to …
Forgotten Treasure: The Beatnuts “Robbed” (199?)
Before the phrase “tat my name on you so I know it’s real” convinced poor, unsuspecting girls to shamelessly defile themselves, The Beatnuts were the original hiphop band NY party kids got inked up for. At the height of their popularity in the ’90s, you could catch their double-arrow devil …
Madlib – Adult Swim Interview
Absolutely great interview with the Madlib the Beatkonducta. Adult Swim follows him for a day and talk to him about sleepin’ 2 hours a night, making music pretty much non-stop, Cookin Cheerios and the new Madvillain project.
Quakers – The 35 member Hip-Hop Collective
Second track from the forthcoming album by Quakers – the 35-member, foundation-shaking hip-hop collective produced by Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), Katalyst, 7-Stu-7.
Forgotten Treasure: Lootpack “Soundpieces: Da Antidote” (1999)
via Stones Throw: Originally released in 1999, Soundpieces was the debut album production by Madlib and an introduction to a whole stable of MCs – Quasimoto, Oh No, Declaime, MED. The full 70-min 3/LP edition was only in circulation during the first 1-2 years after the album’s release, but is …