Another guest post from ya boy Gabe of the SD ZOO I guess I should start this by noting that I get geeked over American regional club and rap music, (honestly, Europe ain’t got shit on us in this realm.) With the advent of continually cheaper ways to create and record music since the invention of [...]
Here's part 2 to the Memorial Day weekend jump off. Bang these in your box and step your party jams up. This here is the funk & soul installment to keep things moving. I will also affectionately refer to it as the "hot records I don't have" post. So holler if you're holdin! The Lafayette [...]
Since we're all gonna be tippin some drank this weekend (hopefully not purple), you are all gonna need some fresh cuts for your box as to keep your party in check. Here's what's up... Lil Wayne - Lollipop (JBlow Remix) OK, OK I know, not more of this song... Lollipop has gone from entertaining to nearly driving [...]
AIR HORNS BITCHES!!!! Seriously, this cut is killin it for me right now. I'm a few months late on this shit but fuck it let's blow it up some more. The Cool Kids... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =b34U3-CutuU I'm not ready for a Yo MTV Raps fashion revival myself, but you know - kids these days... Album hasn't dropped yet, but [...]
Oh snap... new hip hop! Yeah yeah, we can all bitch til we're blue in the face about how "hip hop has fallen off" or whatever. Well, just try listening a little closer. What we have here is some fresh shit that might actually make some waves. Now I'm not saying you'll be hearing this [...]
Oh snap... new hip hop! Yeah yeah, we can all bitch til we're blue in the face about how "hip hop has fallen off" or whatever. Well, just try listening a little closer. What we have here is some fresh shit that might actually make some waves. Now I'm not saying you'll be hearing this [...]
Apparently I took a month off. Funny how time passes. In the meantime I've been working my ass off, traveling (shout out to my Philly, Baltimore and NYC people), taking care of "business" and overall pursuing some interesting endeavors. Got some crazy nice records on my trip and will dippin into those for upcoming posts. [...]
Honey ain't beat just yet, so here's the Internet Crates special dedication. Even though the single's been out for a minute now - there's a grip of remixes, and different verses on the beat now surfacing giving Honey some new life. I wanted to run em down, since I'm still feelin the cut and it [...]
Well, I'm not sure this album will be a commercial hit for Erykah Badu but it's def worth hearing and a bit of a surprise. She's kinda going off on her own thing this time - it seems it's her Electric Circus dare I say. Ironically, the first single (Honey) doesn't really seem like [...]
Ok, I need a late pass on some of this shit. Between havin Shawty Lo up on the repeat, here's a bunch of cuts I've been bumin that deserve a little shine, though I've not yet had time to give it (and they aren't terribly new, just slept on... by me). Atmosphere - YGM You don't have [...]
I ain't gonna front, I listen to the radio sometime. I've even been making a point to watch me some Rap City too. Mostly, new "hip hop" is weak sauce to me, but damn Shawty Lo (of D4L) it killin it right now! I can't get this damn song out of my head lately, so [...]
Yup, we at this shit one more time. Again, for those just joining us now - this little series is to give some shine to those cats out there making bootleg mixes, blends and mashes. Cats who ain't getting their shit on wax. Cuts that you only hear if you're creepin on this little internet [...]
As may not be obvious by the "hip hop blog" facade, my listening habits are actually a bit varied. I often get on kicks and find myself with certain "vibes" of music on repeat for days. Aside from my mornin Weezy, as of late the soundtrack for my days is of a pretty laid back [...]
Man 08 has been rough on me already. In an effort to get off my ass on the production tip, I was recently going to submit a remix for the Look Records contest. Unfortunately I got busy, and wasn't able to finish it. Oh well. It's based on a beat I had started working on [...]
I'm not going to make excuse on why I haven't posted in over 2 weeks. I been damn busy, and It doesn't even matter. All that does matter is that I got some things for your earholes. Chalk this up to the "things i've been feeling recently" series. Meanwhile, sit tight cause we got [...]
Please stop. I really try to hold back on my "DJ rants", but damn y'all make it tough. What is going on? Is it really that the general populous cannot tell when a DJ is not good? Anyway, I'll try to keep this a bit more constructive, instructional or like a "best practice" type of [...]
"Sucker MCs, you better watch out". It's that time of the year again, and AUIYE has got you covered. Now generally, I ain't really feeling Xmas - but I gotta say it has given us some damn good, funky music. And if we all gotta hear it, we'd better step up our game when [...]
Since I'm throttling back my holiday post for a little longer (yeah, we got posts on deck), that means it's time once again for Internet Crates. Let's take a sec to big up the DJs and producers out there on the internet making heat who AIN'T yet got their shit on wax, commercial releases, [...]
EDITOR NOTE: This here is a guest post from my homie Gabe (of the SD ZOO) - someone I respect who is equally passionate about and critical of music, with the wit and cynicism necessary in most anyone I associated myself with. I've been nudging him to contribute something as of late. He's finally delivered, [...]
Alright, a big shout out to SoulStrut for the tip off here (yes, you can find me lurkin on them forums). Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is of the same ilk as YoungBlood Brass Band - the equation is a tight horn section with the backup of funky percussion (mostly instrumental). Not to sell them short [...]