Artist: allcitydublin

Versus est le groupe hip-hop soul-jazz underground du moment, composé de Shawn Washington, Charlie Keys, Jesus Crise, Donnie Bass, Ray Waterboy, Mr Big, Tchiky Wah et Bluce, tous musiciens accomplis, issus de la scène soul-jazz made in Paris. Leur premier album, à paraitre, Mr Blue est un véritable polar hip-hop Blaxploitation, racontant l'épopée d'un certain Mr Blue sur fond de musique soul et jazz, avec courses-poursuites. Sur scène, comme dans leur fiction, les musiciens de Versus abordent leur show avec des lyrics animés, dignes des films d'animation avec une approche hip-hop lyriciste et joyeuse. [...]

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Excellence beams out of Old Trafford, radiating onto downtown dwellers and basement beat cooks. A prime example of this contagion is Manchester's xxxy who just put out his latest concoction yesterday on All City Dublin . Sounds that toy with labels and fall out of the genre spectrum. "Kerpow" is a hodge podge of UK bass influences with deep house attitude. A tune to breathe in and let the 808 osmosis seep through your skin, compelling bones to move. Carefree garage on a dizzy tip. Consider this the one to commence the turning of heads. [...]

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It turns out that All City Records isn't done just yet with their L.A.-themed series of vinyl releases, which has featured House Shoes , Dam-Funk , and TOKiMONSTA , among many others. The label linked with Shafiq Husayn and Om'Mas Keith, of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, for a split 103 release. According to All City, Husayn's side of the vinyl will feature "seven minutes of funk split into three parts" while Keith's side boasts a new track called "Girl's a Player". Remix-ready producers will be happy to know there will be instrumental and a cappella versions of "Girl's [...]

• allcitydublin - Shafiq / Om'Mas Keith - LA Series # 0 (ACLA10x10x0)