Evan Nabavian sold more powder than Johnson and Johnson. Inviting your friends over to remix Biggie songs is a really dumb idea unless you're DJ House Shoes and your friends are today's eminent left field rap producers. Shoes sent Biggie Smalls acapellas to his buddies and came back with a pack of experimental remixes, a few of which sidestep the usual pitfalls of remaking classic records to great effect. First, the pitfalls. Blends and mashups of classic records are destined to fail because it doesn't make sense to “update” a song [...]
The time has come for another gift. Volume Two brings you up to speed on DertBeats. Los Angeles based cat who actually produced an entire album for KRS-ONE a few years back. I have been beating the shit outta his flip of Pink Floyd’s “Money” for like 4-5 years now… Enjoy THE GIFT VOLUME TWO, and once again if the music moves you go to his site www.dertbeats.com and cop sumn. These ain’t for y’all to rhyme on either. If you want tracks contact him on the site and handle the business. I [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: House Shoes, Waajeed, Slum Village Song: Proof - Keep It On The Low (Ft. J Dilla) [download here ] What's so [...]
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In this episode, Detroit's favorite DJ House Shoes talks about breaking the legendary J Dilla, almost dying in a carjacking on Mother's Day, and reveals the real story behind Eminem and 8 Mile. And for more from Fuse, follow us here too Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/fusetv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FuseTV
FUSE's awesome Crate Diggers continues on with a showcase of House Shoes ' vinyl collection, which he reveals is sitting at around 6,500 records. He used to have much more than that, but I'll let him explain why that number is lower than you might expect. Shoes also speaks on some experiences with some fellow Detroit natives, including Eminem, Kid Rock, and, of course, J Dilla . There's a pretty messed up story about one time Shoes got carjacked on Mother's Day, too. Watch the video below.
Three heavyweights in the form of Blu & Exile and Houseshoes are touring around Australia and New Zealand as we speak, and we in Sydney are lucky enough to have them doing there thing this Friday in the house of awesomeness that is Goodgod small club. They are supported by the always killer True Vibenation with Frenzie and myself on Turntable duties. If you haven't copped a ticket yet, stop sleeping it's 25 bones. Here is a quick mix of all things Blu, Exile and House Shoes i knocked up to get everybody in [...]
DJ House Shoes released a project that took some Notorious B.I.G. vocals and linked up with some friends to release a mixtape called House Shoes Presents: DREAMS – B.I.G. Re: Imagined . He decided to work with Nottz, Waajeed, Quelle Chris, 14KT, Knxwledge , and Khrysis , which then formed this interesting Biggie remix project. House Shoes mentioned: “On March 9th, I got a lightbulb. My light bulbs are usually pretty flawless. Sent a bunch of B.I.G. acapellas to the homies. This is the result.” Yet, what is [...]
Armed with a handful of Notorious B.I.G. acapellas, DJ House Shoes decided to gather his friends to create a mixtape. Working alongside with Nottz, Waajeed, Quelle Chris, 14KT, Knxwledge, and Khrysis, a Biggie remix project was born. Said House Shoes of the tape: "On March 9th, I got a lightbulb. My lightbulbs are usually pretty flawless. Sent a bunch of B.I.G. acapellas to the homies. This is the result." Lucky for you, the collective has made House Shoes Presents: DREAMS - B.I.G. Re:Imagined available for download. Listen to and cop the mixtape [...]
If you're into XXL 's annual list of Freshman, then you were probably loving life this past week as the magazine revealed its picks for 2013 . They also caught up with one of 'em, ScHoolboy Q, who hinted at the formation of a super-group with Danny Brown, A$AP Rocky, and Ab-Soul. Uh, yes please. Outside of all that, Rick Ross stirred up more controversy when he said his rape-y lyrics on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." are all a "misunderstanding." This, of course, came only a few hours after we learned that a Michigan radio station [...]
First things first, major props are due to House Shoes for putting this new project, DREAMS: B.I.G. Reimagined , together with some of the illest producers out there. We're talking Knxwledge , 14KT , Nameless , Quelle Chris , P.U.D.G.E. , and Khrysis , among others. They have all put their own spin on a Biggie track of their choosing, with House Shoes himself offering a flip of "Party and Bullshit". Chyeah. Download: Various Artists - DREAMS: B.I.G. Reimagined [Sendspace]
Download: House Shoes Presents : “DREAMS – B.I.G. Re:Imagined” http://djhouseshoes.com
Quelle Chris and Denmark Vessey have been making plenty of noise over the past few years with their solo efforts, but their fans have undoubtedly been craving a new Crown Nation project with third member MosEL. And, sure enough, it appears as those fans' prayers will be answered in the coming year. Last night on Twitter, producer/DJ House Shoes revealed that he will be producing the entirety of the new Crown Nation album. That's all we know for now, but that's definitely some good ass news. And there will be a @ crownnation [...]
Fuse recently premiered its lengthy documentary on the legacy of one James Yancey, aka J Dilla, earlier today. The nearly 30-minute film documents Yancey's early years, his rise, work habits [...] The post Fuse Premieres J Dilla Documentary, Opens Up Dilla's Record Storage Locker appeared first on The Smoking Section .
[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Fuse's Crate Diggers pays special extra homage to the greatest of em all! No need for more verbage... get to watching!
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: J Dilla, Karriem Riggins, House Shoes Song: Black Milk - Sunday's Best/Monday's Worst [download here ] What's so good? [...]
As the fantastic Crate Diggers series continues, it looks like we are finally going to get an insider look at the collection of the late J Dilla. With appearances from J Rocc, Talib Kweli, Ma Dukes, DJ Spinna and more, this webisode is bound to be rather incredible. The Fuse.TV series will premiere this new episode on March 20. Watch an exciting trailer below. [ via ]
This is the inaugural jumpoff for THE GIFT, a series where I will be spotlighting producers and artists you may not be aware of. Each volume will be curated from prior bandcamp/soundcloud releases as an introduction to cats who have released prior material that I feel hasn’t reached its potential audience like it should. Leading it off with volume one is Nameless. Get familiar... @namelessdesigns83 Ex-Flint, MI resident now living in Florida, he is a definite descendent of all that is good and dirty about that Detroit shit… Stay tuned... [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: House Shoes, Samiyam, Shigeto Song: Chanes - PROS (NVLT) [download here ] What's so good? So you should know [...]
Two hours ago, Kastle put up this foxy bouge-house single, 'Red Light ft. Ayah Marar ', off his upcoming album on Symbols . Keep a eye out for the album, and if you have the opportunity to see him spin, see him spin. He'll be alongside Dark Sky , Jets , Nick Hook , Starship Connection , House Shoes , and Tyler Tastemaker for Surefire Sound 's SXSW showcase. KO + Rader [...]
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