tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63146912011-12-13T22:04:07.458-08:00Holding Sway Above The FluxSucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2781100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-42741056245069003342011-10-05T18:06:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:14:05.165-07:00

My education in music continues through Super Sonido. I've discovered some amazing music there - see "Cumbia De Las Fichitas" by Ramon Ropain.Smokin' son!

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I had never heard of this guy until Watch The Throne dropped (he provides the hook for my favorite track on the album "No Church In The Wild").Just discovered this and I like...frank ocean [swim good] from christopher francis ocean on Vimeo.

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Dr. Oop Capone: "Circle City Classic"When he drops, he drops the classic material. "Circle City Classic" visual from last year's The Grateful Dread (an album that I unforgivably slept on). The vibe is undeniably "west" in it's buttery breeziness, or something like that...

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Blu's "Wind(Terlude)" is one of those songs that you can just let run continuous. It clocks in at just under two minutes but could use an extended 12" vinyl incarnation. I tell you, the strings has got me something terrible.From Her Favorite Colo(u)r that just dropped April 19 which I think is a prelude to his upcoming NoYork set to drop soon.And,There was actually a visual for "Blu Collar Worker

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VTech & Fresh Selects present PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH "T.R.O.Y." Live @ The Fix - Portland, OR from Fresh Selects on Vimeo.

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"Mic Check"Album dropping soon. Pete Rock with the heat rocks, as always.

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No new material here but this will have to do.

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New J. Rawls!"Best Producer On The Mic" featuring Diamond D., Oh No, and Kev Brown.This is definitely first rate material. If you haven't put something out in a while, make sure it's a grade A banger when you eventually do. This is the lead from his upcoming full length The Hip Hop Affect set to drop on May 17.

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LCD Soundsystem performs "All My Friends" at their final concert as a band at Madison Square Garden. This is one of the greatest songs of the last decade. The reason why I find this song so endearing is that it channels elements of New Order circa the 1980's - my favorite group of that era.

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Freeway and Statik Selektah's "The Flow" has got a visual.One of my favorite tracks this year. The more I get caught up on Statik Selektahs production the more I'm a believer.

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New Mos Def: "World Premier". Produced by Madlib.The most flavorous...

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The Walkmen stay winning.

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Man, I slept big time on this song in that it came out last year. But damn! This track bangs ridiculous -produced by Salaam Remi so you already know.Better late than never. No wonder it had to be flipped here for a Fugees remix. The track is too slick to ignore...

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-73765084285791777652011-02-19T20:29:00.000-08:002011-02-19T20:38:21.677-08:00

Radiohead's The King Of Limbs can be heard in it's entirety here. It's compact at eight songs deep and runs at a concise 37 minutes.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-34471881198302094912011-02-18T17:11:00.000-08:002011-02-18T18:28:44.343-08:00

Primo elaborates on 38 of his "classics". I wouldn't necessarily call all of the tracks he speaks on classics but they do include the ones you'd expect. There are definitely tracks that are left out that I think are no brainers (list is too long) but I don't think Primo really had the input. I could be wrong. But still,Essential

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I'm a little late getting to this interview with Black Keys but it's a great conversation with some very insightful and funny stuff. The tour story from early on in their career is hilarious. Terry Gross is a fantastic interviewer as usual, probably the best at what she does.

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Heard this premiered on Real Late w/ Pete Rosenberg some time back. Glad to see Kurious still doing his thing.Track courtesy of the mighty Pete Rock. He kicks the last verse on the final cut but we don't get it here. A PR banger nonetheless.

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"J.Dilla: Still Shining"

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I don't have anything from The Homeboy Sandman. I've seen stuff written about him but never really read them and probably never will. But this cut is serious. He causes much damage on this scorcher of a track - absolutely love the horn loop.

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Michael Rapaport talks to E! about the Tribe Called Quest documentary he directed that recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. This is one of the better segments with Rapaport that's been floating around because the presumed fallout between him and Q-Tip isn't the main subject of conversation. There's actually some insight on what we can expect from the movie. Good stuff.It's

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A live performance of another one of my favorite tunes from 2010's Lisbon.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-41345019622477722282011-01-01T15:26:00.001-08:002011-01-01T16:00:17.363-08:00

Favorites of '10 - Old & NewAlbums:10. I Learned The Hard Way - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings9. The OMD Singles - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 8. Infinite Arms - Band of Horses7. You Need This Music - Nottz6. This Is Happening - LCD Soundsystem5. The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae4. Brothers - The Black Keys3. Lisbon - The Walkmen2. The New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh - Erykah Badu1.

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Not easy to pick a favorite track from This Is Happening but you can't lose with "I Can Change". James Murphy and company easily dropped one of the best albums of the year.

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Her album The ArchAndroid is something you need to check out - Extraspectacular...

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-63337347738753491232010-12-13T17:33:00.000-08:002010-12-13T17:34:31.860-08:00

Blu and Exile: "Seasons"

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-2571618727584454852010-12-11T17:22:00.000-08:002010-12-11T19:02:55.618-08:00

The Walkmen play an intimate performance of "Torch Song" from their new album, Lisbon.I've listened to Lisbon many times over but this tune has got me in a headlock.If I had known the graceful song I should knowTo slow down all the madnessI would have sung a whispered melodyTo calm you and keep you closeBut I don't know the tuneIt's a burden on my sorry soulI don't have a clueIt's a weight upon

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Weldon Irvine's "Here's Where I Came In" is up there with John Coltrane's "After The Rain" in it's soul stirring majesty. Both are equally disarming. If longing has a sound...

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-51220447278610205122010-11-19T17:24:00.001-08:002010-11-19T17:32:08.181-08:00

Roc Marciano is set to follow up my favorite album of the year Marcberg with Marcberg 2.0. What makes Roc Marci so great? It's simple - beats that crack-a-lack and rhymes of the gulliest proportions. I have fully recognized...

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-30103581225442630552010-11-13T16:31:00.000-08:002010-11-13T16:35:31.121-08:00

The Groove Merchant is celebrating 20 years with the release of this compilation. Truly, a California state treasure.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-28939790145484642112010-09-04T10:21:00.000-07:002010-09-04T10:30:56.030-07:00

Very heavy rotation...Kanye West can put out some really corny shit but this recent leak, "Devil In A New Dress" (Prod. by Bink!), is magnificent.Wow.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-49295252068848620552010-08-01T21:12:00.000-07:002010-08-01T21:15:33.793-07:00

This song is amazing on so many different levels...

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-37078186698502069182010-07-24T16:55:00.000-07:002010-07-24T17:40:01.418-07:00

It's been a minute but I've got some very quick and random shots to fire:First off, Robbie's been outdoing himself with his "searching for the perfect remix" posts. Non-stop bangers from Da Beatminerz, Large Pro, Buckwild, and DJ Premier.I think Jay-Z cameos are a mixed bag but his verse on Drake's "Light Up" is impressive. He's not saying anything new as usual, but I appreciate this line: "Drake

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Band of Horses' Infinite Arms is on heavy rotation right now and "On My Way Back Home" has got me something aweful. On my way back home, by chance I thought ofAll my favorite songs, where I'd gone wrongThe only words that I could think ofI'm pissing my life away in the form of a songOn my way back homeEvery step, a victory it wasI was cheating death, just in time I wokeMy memories start to wander

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Doom. "Rhymes Like Dimes" live. One of the greatest Doom cuts ever recorded.Now,I thought I had a mental grip on Doom lyrics but Mos Def must have an exceptional memory for verses. "After that they couldn't find a villain like Scooby"Bonus Mos Def Lyrical Memorization Skills - He reanimates Black Thought's "75 Bars" effortlessly - crazy.

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I caught this performance of The Temper Trap on 2009's Live Abbey Road on Showtime the other night. Great song in a "Coldplay-ish" kind of way.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-17904893652227247022010-05-02T20:09:00.000-07:002010-05-02T20:41:43.588-07:00

Red Cafe - Heart and Soul of New York City by K1X from K1X on Vimeo.I don't know much about Red Cafe. This is actually the only track of his that I have and it was on my regular rotation for most of last year when I discovered it. The track is now accompanied by this video. I could probably have a separate blog dedicated to Pete Rock's prolific body of work. I only bring up the PR because he

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I admit that I was never really into Guru as an MC. I didn't follow much of his work post-Gang Starr and thought that his Jazzamatazz series was a mixed bag. For whatever reason, his output with DJ Premier was potent and I can't really put my finger on why the duo worked so well together, or how they managed to put out banger after banger. Guru and Primo were simply meant to put out music

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In honor of Record Store Day (which was yesterday), I offer up a couple of goodies from one of my favorite soul/funk LPs - Eddy Senay's Step By Step (Sussex, 1972):Peep his outfit as it befits the sound of this superbly funky album.Here are two of my favorites:"Cameo""Shakedown"

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I'm really going heavy on the flashbacks here. I've been in the process of organizing my records and going through boxes of my old cassette tapes and pulled this jewel out. The Ocean Blue's self titled debut was one of my favorite albums of 1989. Consider how many classics were released that year (my senior year in high school coincidentally) - The Beastie Boy's Paul's Boutique, De La Soul's 3

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The Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way", from their 1982 album Forever Now, is another one of those indelible early 80's tunes that I always go back to. Richard Butler's vocals had that languishing, eery British drawl that gave this song an extra dose of melancholy.They then followed up Forever Now nicely with 1984's Mirror Moves which boasts "Heaven", "Heartbeat", and "Ghost In You". There were so

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from PRO KEDS on Vimeo.15 years strong for an independent Hip-Hop record label is remarkable. Just hearing Buckshot run down the list of artists set to drop projects on Duck Down Records is something to get excited about. A Smif'n'Wessun album produced entirely by Pete Rock? I'm speechless man.

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With this app I'm now SZA.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-27944680996402710962010-04-10T10:56:00.001-07:002010-04-10T11:48:05.140-07:00

This is a perfect album. New Order's Substance 1987 never leaves my playlist because there just isn't a bad song on this compilation. The album is a collection of 12" inch versions of the band's singles and B-sides. I believe "True Faith" was the only original track that was recorded for this release.Substance basically served as the soundtrack to my early high school years and sits atop the list

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-84498909801302784332010-04-10T10:12:00.000-07:002010-04-18T19:24:52.891-07:00

The Roots pay tribute to J-Dilla by putting together a mix of well executed Jilla covers. This material appears to be dated by a year or two but ?uesto decided to throw it back out to the masses. Understatement: ?uestlove and Co. are amazing. There is no doubt that The Roots are one of the greatest bands in any genre. It's just too bad that Black Thought didn't jump in on a few of these gems.

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I've been spending some time with Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part 2: Return of the Ankh. I'm enjoying this one more than it's predecessor which took some time to grow on me. It's clear that Badu took her time to craft a very well produced album. I'm especially fond of "Fall In Love (Your Funeral)" where she channels B.I.G's "Warning" for the hook. Kareem Riggins on the track.And the album artwork

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-88606686775119631082010-04-03T20:26:00.000-07:002010-04-03T20:34:49.227-07:00

Unfortunate that the rest of Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) wasn't as entertaining as this scene. Bill Murray can pretty much command any scene, dude is brilliant.

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-46907219356094640882010-03-11T18:22:00.000-08:002010-03-12T14:54:15.860-08:00

...Marciano that is.I haven't dropped a post in while (Big Tiny needs much attention these days), but I've been waiting for this one for a very long time.It's coming April 20. Sleep at your own risk.Bonus update: The Unkut Marcberg album review

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Live From The Basement is a fantastic, intimate Radiohead performance. "The Gloaming" bit by Yorke is wicked. He's got the spirit of an MC. What really differentiates this live version from the original album cut from Hail To The Thief is the bassline and live drums - an infinite improvement from the original.

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Check out the Stussy J-Dilla documentary series dropping here.It's always a treat to hear stories about J-Dilla from his peers. It goes to show just how far reaching his music was and how much his music affected people.Bonus:The J-Dilla lost interview

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Gil Scott-Heron's first recording in 16 years.I'm New Here drops next week via XL Recordings but you can check out the stream of the entire album at his website.

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I come across some very cool sites once in a while and this (food for the right side of my brain) is one of them. Animation is his occupation... Pixar stays winning.This (snacks for the left side of my brain) is another. Now I wouldn't go so far as to say that Adrian Peterson is a "liability" to his team per se. But he sure was vs. the Saints D. Oddisee's got a site. And a very good one. R.I.P.

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There's a steady stream of Hip-Hop sequels on deck to hit the masses. You already heard the Blueprint 3 (Mr. Knowles) and Cuban Linx 2 (the Chef). The War Report 2 (CNN) and Doe or Die 2 (AZ) are coming soon. Who's next?...Sadat X is poised to drop the sequel to his stellar solo debut Wild Cowboys (you guessed right), Wild Cowboys 2. If this track is any indication of how the rest of the album is

Sucheonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02585445487210627105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314691.post-71384695166345546682010-01-23T16:21:00.000-08:002010-01-23T16:31:30.970-08:00

Check this excellent documentary on the legal/artistic implications of sampling.PBS stays winning.(spotted at Miss Info)

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From the absolutely catastrophic earthquake in Haiti to the deaths of Willie Mitchell and Teddy Pendergrass, two of souls undeniable greats, it's definitely been a very somber way to start off 2010.It's been stormy all week. I haven't seen or experienced wet and windy weather like this in a long time. Thankfully, there's been a slew of new music I've come across so far so I've managed to weather

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Songs Discovered/Re-discovered1. "Ready, Able": Grizzly Bear2. "We've Got A Good Thing Going": Michael Jackson3. "Begin Here": Brother Ali4. "Exhibit C": Jay Electronica5. "Darkness": Roger Saunders6. "Chunky": Ghostface7. "Samsonite Man": Fashawn feat. Blu8. "Kids Thats Rich": Raekwon9. "Just A Gigolo": Thelonius Monk10. "Just Begun": Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos

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**The Black Keys and Hip-Hop are BlakRoc. NPR did a quick write up. This group is Damon Dash's baby and the album figures to be an official mash up with some Hip-Hop heavyweights (Mos Def, Raekwon, RZA, M.O.P, and Pharoah Monch to name a few). I like what I've heard so far but this kind of collaborative, cross-genre effort is nothing new. Peep the Mos Def and Jim Jones collabo "Ain't Nothin' Like

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Free L-Boogie!I tend to tune out at the 1:24 minute mark. The "Vocab" remix is classic material minus Pras and Wyclef...

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**Soulsides' first podcast brings you an excellent assortment of funk instrumentals.**Method Man feat. Raekwon: "Meth vs. Chef 2" - Not sure where it's from, not sure where it's going to end up (if anywhere). More of a mixtape cut.**Common feat. John Legend: "Strange Fruit" - Left over from Common's 2007 Finding Forever, produced by Kanye West. Kind of snoozy, but judge for yourself.**Fashawn

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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon live performance, backed by ?uesto and company.

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Wow. Red Cliff is going to be an amazing piece of work if only for its stunning visual presentation and action sequences.If you have any familiarity with John Woo films you know that action plays center stage to the plot and storylines. I hear this picture boasts the biggest budget ever for an Asian motion picture. After all, you can't assemble some of Asia's most esteemed actors and cast them

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Besides music, bloody, ultra-violent martial arts movies are near and dear to my heart. Especially ones that feature Korean mega-superstars in them.(Spotted at Angry's)

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ODB is for the babies! "Don't Do Drugs! Say No!" -----------------------------------------------------------I was perusing through the Altantic the other day and came across an October 28 Gore Vidal interview, a really good read. His take on Roman Polanski's soap opera was interesting. I especially liked how he closed out the interview when asked "Who is the best leader in the Democratic party

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Considering all the bad blood between these two over the years I would have never figured them to reunite together for anything.So this came as a surprise. A pleasant one.(Spotted at Nahright)

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There's been an Edan sighting.Rejoice.

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If you don't already know, Raekwon, Ghostface, and Method Man are forming like Voltron for a December album release, complete with trailers.There are two other versions of this video for "New Wu" but this is the official, every bit as gully as your gulliest videos.

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Lee Fields & The Expressions' My World already came out in June but I've had this on rotation for a while now. Some of the songs on this album had already surfaced in 2008 (the exceptional ones by the way) so I already knew this full length was going to be solid. Forget that Lee sounds like a poor mans James Brown. The work he put in with The Expressions is fantastic and I highly recommend

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Well, by now you should already know. He plays the enigmatic well but isn't so mysterious these days. At first, I didn't really understand what the fuss was with Jay Electronica. The verdict is still out until he drops something official but I'm not mad at material like this, the track courtesy of Justin Blazini.Jay Electronica: "Exhibit C"

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The new Red.

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The Twilight New Moon soundtrack is interesting. The drum kick on Thom Yorke's "Hearing Damage" smashes.

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Madvillain sequel coming soon.

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I've seen and heard many incarnations of this song. Michael Buble actually does a cover of it on his new album. I don't think Buble's version does the original much justice because his vocals just doesn't fit with how this song should be sung. It just doesn't have that soulful bottom to it. As far as love songs go, "At This Moment" is one of my all time favorites. The live performance is

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Oddissee talks production.By the way, Diamond District's In Da Ruff is extra-spectacular...And the bonus cut they dish out for the official retail release is beautiful. I'm saying, Oddissee is one of my favorite beatsmiths doing it right now."Hologram"Speaking of tracks:Clipses' "Popular Demand (Popeyes)" is bananananas! Pharrell is no chump when it comes to programming those drums. Throw Cam on

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In The Music is not available in the U.S. yet although the U.K. has had it since mid-September. I haven't had a chance to sit down with it yet but the title track isn't bad.

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New Kev Brown. Cop that Random Joints EP.Another Random Joint - Kev Brown from Humble Monarch on Vimeo.

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(by way of Nahright)

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The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe RZAwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMichael Moore

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I really thought this album was going to be terrible. It's not that I mind Ghostface doing R&B tracks coupled with contemporary R&B artists, but the thought of an entire album of them made me want to throw up. And hearing a couple of leaks from the album didn't necessarily help. But the two songs I heard prior to listening to the whole album didn't tell the whole story because I'm liking what

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So it looks like De La Soul's got a track for NBA Live 10. Hip-Hop and videos games are nothing new but I was a little surprised to hear that De La would do something with EA Sports. No matter cause I'm always happy to hear something new from them considering it's been um-teen years since their last official release.As for the track, I wasn't sure I liked it at first listen but it's grown on me.

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First off, great cover. If Rae's going for the sequel this is the way to go.So now that I've heard a few leaks I'm convinced Cubin Linx 2 is going to be a mixed bag. Although I'm not convinced the current track list floating around will be representative of the final product, I'm pretty sure it's going to disappoint. "Broken Safety" featuring Jadakiss and Styles P and "Have Mercy" featuring

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Great band. And great, great song.Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest is my album of the year...so far.

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I discovered this live acoustic version of "Simply Beautiful", taken from a VH1 special that I should have never missed.And on another random video note, I didn't even realize that there was a video for my favorite track on TVOTR's Return To Cookie Mountain.

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Oddissee has consistently been churning out quality material for years. I'm a fan of the whole Low Budget collective which includes Oddissee, Kev Brown, Cy Young, Roddy Rod, etc. It's not that they're creating mind blowing material either. It's just consistent, quality beats and rhymes that don't necessarily hit the mark every time. But the sound is coming from a very authentic place and is put

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I thought I'd have a lot to say considering how his music dominated the airwaves throughout the decades, but the only thought I can muster is that I feel really sorry for the guy. Otherwise, his music (that includes the music he recorded with the Jackson 5), will never get old or outdated.Instead of throwing the MJ5 favorites out there, I decided to share his music as it was flipped for some

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Songs for the summer heat.The Beach Boys-"God Only Knows": You know The Beach Boys are synonymous with summer. It's probably not the song from their catalog that someone might expect to put on a summer mixtape but this tune is the breeziest to me.The Gap Band-"Outstanding": I'm an 80's product, shaped and molded by the music of that era. The Gap Band's "Outstanding" always held down my summers

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Truthfully, my expectations came in low for "The Blackout 2". Not that I wasn't looking out for Redman and Method Man material. Sequels seldom hit the mark, especially in Hip-Hop music. "Blackout 2" has probably 2 really strong tracks that I'd take with me and the lead single "Ay Yo", produced by Pete Rock, is one of them. The other, "Dangerous MC's" produced by Erick Sermon, is the other.

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The Beastie Boys were on Jimmy Fallon last night. His show airs way too late for me to check but here's their performance of "So Whatcha Want", backed by the incomparable Roots crew.

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Mos Def - "Casa Bey" - The Ecstatic - 6.9.09

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...anyone?

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Peter Rosenberg chops it up with Q-Tip. Q-Tip's Busta Rhymes impression is priceless.In this segment, Q-Tip talks about Dilla. The sad thing is when you think about the potential of the Ummah and what we will never get to hear because of Dilla's passing. Everbody lights up whenever they have a J-Dilla story to tell...

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Here's something from the past worthy of revisiting. Jeru The Damaja's "Can't Stop The Prophet" video was pretty original for the time. Early nineties Hip Hop videos weren't the most creative productions back then. And the track, produced by DJ Premier, is wicked.

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...this is my favorite group of all time. And this album is a sound revolution, still, 20 years later.And the making of this masterpiece is broken down to it's very last compound here. If you love this record as much as I do it's an absolute must-read.

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I've been on a major Beatminerz binge lately. I discovered a thunderous Beatminerz remix of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Gimme The Loot!" from an under-the-radar remix album they put out in 2007 and started to revisit some old (and new) material from this Brooklyn collective. It was also cool to, coincidentally, come across the video below and see that something like that is actually being put out

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Scratch Academy DVD: Beatmaking 101 from Hevehitta on Vimeo.I don't even know who the other guy is (DJ Shok?). He seems a little jittery, probably because he's in the company of a couple of legends. Very good stuff from DJ Premier and DJ Evil Dee who provide some interesting insight on the art of beat-making. Speaking of DJ Evil Dee, I've been meaning to post something on the Beatminerz. For some

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Mos Def's full length The Ecstatic is set for a June release. Can't say that the first official single "Life In Marvelous Times" did much for me. The production (Mr. Flash) is a little snoozy. "The Glow" might have been a more solid choice but there's no confirmation that it will even be on the new album."Quiet Dog" is the second official single. Produced by Preservation, it's a stronger, uptempo

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Grizzly Bear is serving it up big and heavy with this one. From their new album dropping this spring.Grizzly Bear: "Cheerleader"

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