A big whassup from Brazil my peoples! I’ve been traveling for a little over a month now (well, if you don’t count the year I was living in La Paz as “traveling”) and have a major itching to share some dope new music with all of you. Expect a bunch of posts coming up, which could possibly include any of the following:
The new Holy Fuck
The new Tobacco
Wu-Tang Clan vs. The Beatles (It’s good! Really!)
The new RJD2
See I always stock up on new music before a long trip, especially if I’m traveling by myself. I’m never alone if my fav artists are keeping me company (^-^)v I’m at the point now where I’ve giving this new batch of music a good listening to, and there’s one album I keep coming back to, over and over: Lazerproof. I just can’t get enough. Read the rest of this entry »
So this is an idea that’s been kicking around in my head for a while now. As I’m sure you all know by now, I used to love making mix tapes. I’m not talking about those DJ mix tapes though (which yes, I did enjoy making as well). No, I’m talking about those mix tapes that everyone could make; you didn’t need a mixer, turntables, the ability to beat match… all you needed was a cheap piece of machinery that could record on to a cassette tape. Well, that and some good music.
It’s no secret around these parts that I’m a big fan of Hip Hop and mashups, so this new project from producer “wait what” is rite in my wheel house. “The Notorious Xx” started with the producer’s desire to mash up Biggie’s classic “Juicy” with the Xx’s “VCR” and blossomed into a full 11 track album. Biggie’s raps would even sound good over my friend’s babies banging pots together, but they take on a different, mystic charm when laid over the mellow Xx beats.
Here are some of my favorite tracks of the album. Kick back and groove out to some blissful hip hop to start off your week. And if you like it be sure to head of to wait what’s official site to download the whole album for free. Oops, looks like wait what’s vision has recently been trampled by some corporate layers. If you want the full album drop me a comment and I’ll put up a link. Happy Monday!
It’s Podcast Friday once again! Not much to say here this time except that I am happy to be back in the saddle and putting bass in your tubes. These are all just tracks that have been grooving my brain lately, so I hope you enjoy them as well!
Also, a quick plug for those of you in the Bay Area; I’ll be DJing at the Cat Club on Tuesday My 25th, so if this mix gets you in that sweet spot, there’s plenty more where this came from! Keep an eye on The Beatery for more details soon.
1. Black Mahal - Save the Flavor (Pance Party remix)
2. Foamo - Wardance
3. N.A.S.A - Gifted (Steve Aoki remix)
4. Afrojack - Bangduck
5. Major Lazer - Bruk Out
6. The Young Punx - Ready for the Fight (Black Noise remix)
7. Pitto vs MC Flipside - Feelin What it’s About (mashapella)
8. Sub Focus - Could This Be Real
9. Boris Dlugosch - Bangkok
10. SportyO - Guestlist (Deekline & Ed Solo Balti mix)
11. Stereofunk - Schattenwelt (Popmuschi remix)
12. Redial - 45 Overdrive (Matt Haegen Trancey edit)
13. Crookers feat. Miike Snow - Remedy (Magik Johnson Vocal mix)
14. The Temper Trap -Sweet Disposition (Axwel and Dirty South mix)
15. Kid Sister, Tittsworth, Pase Rock - WTF (dub)
16. Will Smith - Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Mustard Pimp remix)
17. Ludacris feat. Twista & Rick Ross - How Low
18. Alex Gopher - Handguns (Dada Life remix)
Back in the day Mos Def was my great hope for bringing well thought out, clever, intelligent Hip Hop to the masses. He dropped that landmark Black Star album with Talib and followed it up “Black on Both Sides”, a Rawkus Records release that I, and well anyone else following such things, was sure was gonna propel Mos to new heights.
Well, it didn’t happen. The record was dud, sales wise, Rakus folded a few years later, and Mos Def never made another great album. More over he lost that fire in his raps, that unmistakable energy. I get it, Mos Def’s a multi-talented dude, he’s been acting, he’s been making garage rock, but man… it’s still disappointing when ever one of his new rap songs sounds like he literally rolled about of bed and into the studio. Enunciate Mos! Use those syllables. “YoyothisisMosDef, readytorockthemic, wellIwoudlbereadybutIhaven’tsleptforaweek”.
Anyway, producer Max Tannone captured that old school Mos Def creativity and fire and mashed them up with some classic reggae beats and *PRESTO*, we have Mos Def’s second great album! Here’s a couple of my favorite tracks from “Mos Dub”, and if you dig ‘em hop on over to Tannone’s site were you can download the whole album for free!
