Some more dope beats from Londoner SE1DavidE. Not the first thing worth checking out he's dropped either; you can catch his previous releases here . STREAM/BUY (NAME YOUR PRICE) 'LostSoul' FROM BANDCAMP HERE SE1DavidE: Facebook • Twitter • Soundcloud ~lork Tags: bap , beat , boom , hip , hop , Instrumental , [...]
Earl Sweatshirt - Home #freeear- WAIT WHAT?! HE'S BACK?! Earl Sweatshirt: Twitter ~lork Tags: creator , dope , earl , free , FUTURE , hip , home , hop , lyrics , New , odd , sweatshirt , the , TYLER
Ice Cube ~ " It Was a Good Day " Click here to view the embedded video. Today was a good day. Samples Isley Brothers ~ " Footsteps in the Dark " Click here to view the embedded video. The Moments ~ " Come On Sexy Mama " [...]
Like dope soul boom-bap beats? Then it's you're lucky day. Let me introduce Floyd Cheung... Floyd Cheung: Facebook • Soundcloud ~lork Tags: bap , beat , boom , chris , chueng , cut , flloyd , hip , hop , Instrumental , sample
Knxwledge. - TakeitBakMedli An incredible triptych tribute to J Dilla from producer Knxwledge. Might be my favourite yet. NoWrdsKnSay. HowMuchYouv'eHelpdMe. MakeMyWay. Thnx.J k n x . The cut of the sample in that first segment in particular is insane. Check out our previous posts on Knxwledge. . Knxwledge: Facebook • [...]
This sounds pretty good, a lil snippet from the latest release by Queen Size Records, a small Polish label but I quite like them. This is part of a 7" series with Polish producer Metro, which has featured prominant names such as Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, MED, Wildflower and Guilty Simpson, so it's worth checking out. For more information on the EP and where to buy it, have a look here . Metro: Soundcloud Rakaa: Twitter • [...]
Ah this is mega ill. Kwes, the latest addition to the infamous and mega-dope Warp Recrods, remixes The Jealous Guy's Life as part of The FADER's X Squared series, where they hook up with a producer to remix a track in a collab with an MC. You can check the rest of them here (and download them all too) , and they include the likes of Hudson Mohwake and Lunice; this just happens to be my personal favourite and probably the most appropriate for Word Is Bond. (Via [...]
This is one hell of a mix, full of the dopest underground Hip Hop outta the 90s, featuring the likes of Afu Ra, Crooklyn Dodgers and Alps Cru. It's a real nice collab between two friends outta Bradford, involved with Sinoptic Music (hence the West Yorkshire logo). Hashfinger, who is no stranger to Word Is Bond , mixed the records which were provided by Major Kuts. Together, they are The Stone Cutters. It clocks in at 1hr49 so beware not to snap your neck, cos these boom bap beats are dangerous. I look forward to further offerings by this [...]
I heard this first wayyyy back at the end of last Spring ( infact I name dropped it here ) but I never wondered why I didn't post it up. It's an interesting release from Bone Rock, with foundations very much in the purest of Hip Hop traditions (sampled loops and the touch of an MPC) with a kinda left field edge. STREAM/DOWNLOAD 'Ears' FROM BANDCAMP HERE Released on the Dropping Gems label which is very interesting in itself; they dropped a compilation not [...]
Ok this is insane. Ackryte hit me up yesterday to show me this, and it's seriously jaw dropping. He and KVZE sent forward Supreme Sol a selection of dope, fire beats, who recorded over them for 23 minutes, non-stop, one take, one continuous flow. I didn't believe it at first so I had to double check with Ackryte. Some mad mad skill. Costs a dollar (or more, if you think it's worth it), so not exactly a freeness; but what's a dollar when you can have 23 minutes of this? This project contains some of the [...]
Scarface ~ " Smile " Click here to view the embedded video. circa 1997 Lyrics [Intro: 2Pac] There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future. But through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bullsh*t. [...]
Evan Awake - Origami Lotus Beat from Evan Awake's album in the making, entitled Manowa. He goes with the all out Asian vibes with this one, an instrumental ladel with sitar samples, real original infact. Check our exclusive interview with the man himself from last year . Evan Awake has a host of stuff to download on his Youtube, go check it. Evan Awake: Youtube ~lork Tags: [...]
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO New video from Art of Verse from his album 'Atop A Starlit Canopy'... If you been following my posts you'd know I love this album. Check his last video here . He has two projects in the works... so watch this space. Art Of Verse: Twitter • Facebook • Youtube • Tumblr ~lork Tags: a , [...]
Kyza - Sick One of the best tracks to come out of the UK, from Kyza's Experience LP. I urge you to get both his releases; Experience and Shots Of Smirnoff. Sick by name... Kyza: Twitter • Facebook ~lork Tags: beat , experience , firm , flow , grime , hip , hop , kyza , of , shots , sick , smirnoff , [...]
More of an update than anything really. I posted about Aubert's Lost / Found a few days ago, but at the time it was only available as a purchasable cassette; now it's been released as a free download and it really is worth getting. Apologies for the repetition but I do really like it that much. Check out our previous mentions of him here . DOWNLOAD/STREAM 'Lost / Found' FROM BANDCAMP HERE Mark Aubert: Tumblr • Facebook • [...]
Aiigghhtt, some new stuff from Brick Lane's Mikill ( pron. myke-ill ) Pane. Fresh from 'Guiness And Blackcurrent ', 'The Morris Dancer EP' is set to be released on the 13th of Febuary. Really like this dude, original, 'down to earth' n witty lyrics that you never really get bored of. And he has a good taste in shoes. For some reason I can't embed the EP in WIB, there's no option check the link... The track featured in the article is 'I Like You'. Peep our previous mentions on [...]
Jonti - Red On Green feat. JonWayne Jonti - Confused Birds Jonti - Flesh Of Morning Not often we get some freeness outta Stones Throw but this is nice. Aussie Jonti drops this release: Last summer, while prepping his debut album Twirligig , Jonti put together the "Sine & Moon Mix" for the Stones Throw Podcast, a collection of earlier songs he'd recorded on 4-track. In the months since the mixtape, he's been [...]
Ok so firstly two things to demonstrate how much I love this: a) usually I limit myself to one post a day so I don't burn all the stuff i find b) I really really need to be revising. But this needs to be heard. Originally broadcast in 2009 on BBC1Extra, this is an hour long mix celebrating hip hop since it's birth with Sugar Hill Gang. And what a journey it takes you on. It's nuts, you gotta listen to it from front to back. PARTY PEOPLE YOUR DREAM HAS NOW BEEN FULFILLED [...]
The first full length LP (I think) from London-based producer SE1DavidE. Some ill boom bap instrumental's for you, named after the place where he was born and bred. Name your price over on Bandcamp, and check our previous posts on him here . BUY (NAME YOUR PRICE)/STREAM 'BermondseyBeats Vol.1' FROM BANDCAMP HERE SE1DavidE: Facebook • Twitter • Soundcloud ~lork Tags: [...]
A couple of beats from Polish producer Graf Cratedigger. Some eerie vibes and dope drums for you to lend your ears to. Check his summer release here . As for 12-Mic, well, I can't understand what he's saying but flow is universal right? Graf Cratedigger: Facebook • Blog • Soundcloud • Twitter 12-Mic: Soundcloud ~lork [...]
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The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Official Video)
Miike Snow – Paddling Out (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
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