Inspired by my little diatribe earlier, I felt like listening to some hip-hop. Sure, there's a whole heap of crap around at the moment but the genre also includes some of the best lyricists around. Here are some of my favourite tracks. Disclaimer - I'm White, Middle Class and English. I will sound like an idiot when talking about this. I probably already have done. I'm sorry. Outkast - Roses Now go on the raw sex, my AIDS test is flawless [...]
Men aren't what they used to be. My mother blames it on the oestrogen in the water these days. A few decades ago groups of men had attitude, something tactile and tangible, so thick it congealed in the air around you like the various bodily fluids encrusted on the collective bedsheets of those gangs of badmen. Not all is lost, however. In the past few weeks I've been gearing up to get ready for my maths degree and so have started keeping up with science journals and that sort of thing. To get me in the right stort [...]
THIS COP MESSED WITH THE WRONG DUDE!!! N.W.A - FUCK THE POLICE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) September 4th "After a rousing concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis, police reportedly arrested close to 85 protesters after a standoff near 1st Avenue Wednesday night. Officers set up lines to contain the group of about 200 protesters shortly after midnight, as they left a Rage Against the Machine concert; a band, known for its disdain current politicians and policies, or what they call 'the corruption of the American democracy.' A day before, the band held an impromptu concert on the steps of the State Capitol. They sang an [...]
Flosstradamus curshes it with a deep mixtape for Mad Decent. Life ain't sh** but....
MP3: Arabian Prince - "Let's Hit the Beach" from Innovative Life, a collection of electro-rap recorded between 1984 and 1989, out now on Stones Throw Records. Arabian Prince worked with the World Class Wreckin Cru along with Dr. Dre and...
N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton ( Kid 606 Remix) (mp3)
It seems patently unfair that, for the good handful or two of indie artists covering rap tunes, that there's been no return favor. Where's Ice Cube's I'm Losing My Edge ? 50 Cent's Let's Make Love (And Listen to Death From Above) , Kanye's Cape Cod Kwanza ? Perhaps in an alternate galaxy somewhere, like Bizarro World . That's the kind of universe I'd like to inhabit. As for today's entry, Nina Gordon 's cover of NWA oeuvre [...]
Download (Right-Click Save As): MP3: The Gourds - Gin and Juice MP3: Ben Folds - Bitches Aint Shit MP3: Nina Gordon - Straight Outta Compton Download (Right-Click Save As): MP3: Snoop Dogg - Gin And Juice MP3: Dr. Dre - Bitches Aint Shit MP3: N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Ice Cube is touring now, but not coming to St. Louis. (The closest stop is Kansas City.) However, this made me think of this 1993 single, which, well, sums up this beautiful, non-humid summer day in St. Louis. I didn't even have to use my AK.
Perhaps surprisingly, the Financial Times marks the 20th birthday - today - of Gangsta rap: Opening with the ominous words, "You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge", the album that started it all had an instant impact when it came out two decades ago. "Oh my God, did it ever, man," remembers Tim Westwood, the veteran British rap DJ and not a man prone to understatement. "We used to play those records hard on the radio and the parties, just crazy ... It revolutionised the game."
We first introduced you to Computer Club not too long ago, when we posted our favorite electro 80's cover songs . His cover of New Order 's " Bizarre Love Triangle " is arguably the best 80's cover I've heard in a long time, which got me thinking, what has Mike (aka 1/3 of Evol Intent aka Computer Club) been up to lately. After a few back and forths on myspace he was nice enough to send us over some of his latest tracks and even take the time to do a short interview [...]
Boy, I'm really letting you see behind the curtain here. There'll be no question as to what my favorite albums are anymore, they're (mostly) all spelled out for you nice and easy right here. Keyword: favorite. I didn't set about trying to discern the "best" records from each year; rather, I've followed in Maura and Jeff's ( and others ) footsteps and created a list of my favorite albums from every year I've been alive , as per DYFL's instructions . I decided to go the route of picking the [...]
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Daft Punkt trifft auf Atari Teenage Riot. Trash Yourself kommen dem ziemlich nahe. (more...)
"How are you today?" "I'm bloody fantastic!, how can't I be; its FRIDAY?!" "Too right ol' chap" "yes" "quite" "mmm" My favourite day of the week and I have some serious bangers for you. Its quite ridiculous really. These are the sort of songs that when your going through your playlist and you hear one of them, you immediately sit up and start crimpin', [...]
MP3: Trash Yourself - Fuck tha Police (NWA Cover)
It's strangely ironic that I decided to mention the Buffet Libre 80's Rewind project yesterday, because upon opening my email this morning, I was surprised with a little note explaining that our Spanish friends have decided to release Part I of the bit today . Now, if only I'd waited a day, my thoughts could have been neatly organized into one concise little post, however, it's looking like you're just going to have to bare with me and my less-than-psychic intellect. But hey, you've got something new to listen to. A grand total of [...]
"Every generation has its own unique form of expression. Nothing really changes, only the people change???we are the reflection of those that came before us." It was this particular statement that truly stuck out for myself. There is such truth squeezed in-between those words. It is the discussion the older generations have about the current one that really is amusing. Mainly because it was only several decades ago that their parents were having the exact same discussion about them. I have found that this "discussion" is a right of passage for every generation. - Davey D [...]
Music From A Green Window
Denizens Advice Bureau
HEAR THE SOUNDS
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EAR FARM
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ONEWORDFISH
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I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Lumerians – 1
Family of the Year - "Diversity"
