Jay Electronica speaks with BBC’s Dj Semtex about his forthcoming and highly anticipated Hip Hop album entitled ‘Act II’ which is due for release this September (the19th to be precise – which is his own birthday). Check…
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Jay Electronica – Act II
- Posted by: Darren on Wednesday 18th August 2010
- Labels: Hip Hop, interview, Jay Electronica
Bruce Haack – King of Techno
Fans of Kraftwerk may or not may not know who Bruce Haack is, but they should as he was doing what they mastered several years before the likes of their famous ‘Autobahn’ came out. Here was a man who was creating…
- Posted by: Darren on Monday 16th August 2010
- Labels: Documentary, Music
Celebration of Curation
Whosampled Celebration Of Curation Mix by Whosampled.Com on Mixcloud
This mix comes as part of Mixclouds ‘Celebration of Curation’ and encapsulates the spirit of whosampled.com and its community: the discovery of…
- Posted by: Darren on Monday 16th August 2010
Hip-Hop culture on film – 10 of the best
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In just over thirty years Hip Hop has established global influence. Creativity and passion for hip hop comes out though a rich variety of means of expression. This makes capturing it on film all the more difficult. Here is a selection of the best hip hop films, in no particular order.
Fridaze Jazz Cuts!
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Were going to kick of a new blog posting each week entitled Fridaze Jazz Cuts that will focus on and highlight some of our favorite recording artists, forthcoming releases, DJ Mixes, Re-issues and live…
- Posted by: Darren on Friday 13th August 2010
- Labels: Fridaze Jazz Cuts
Theyareus
This project has been in the works for a few months now and it’s starting to see the light of day all over Dublin Town.
A collaboration between the ubiquitous street artist Maser and the lyrical behemoth that is…
- Posted by: Murphy on Thursday 12th August 2010
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at BBC Maida Vale
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Gilles Peterson is joined in session this week by our favorite Brass Band who hail from the windy city of Chicago – The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.
Find out about the influence of their father, Philip Cohran who …
- Posted by: Darren on Wednesday 11th August 2010
The Rub – History of Hip Hop 1979 – 2009
The Rub have finally finished the History of Hip-Hop series! 1979 – 2009 featuring all your favorite hip hop cuts and rap records. All mixes are downloadable, tracklists are available and are pretty dope! Check out…
Doom announces ChoiceCuts show in Button Factory
The extraordinarily talented and prolific Daniel Dumile pka Zev Love X and nka Doom has finally announced an Irish date on his forthcoming European tour in October. Tickets will go on sale with ticketmaster.ie and…
- Posted by: Murphy on Monday 9th August 2010
- Labels: Button Factory, choicecuts, Doom, Hip Hop, KMD, Mad Villain, MF Doom, Rap
Dr Dre – The Planets
Now this is certainly interesting news. Dr. Dre – Yes the Hip Hop super producer has publicly stated that he’s currently working on an instrumental hip hop album about the solar system! Here’s what Dre said about it…
- Posted by: Darren on Friday 6th August 2010
Bona Fide Skills – B.Bravo
Reining from San Francisco B.Bravo alongside the likes of Dam Funk, Devonwho, Reggie B & Grooveman Spot et all are currently spear heading the ‘Modern Funk’ movement so to speak. B.Bravo has been earning his stripes…
- Posted by: Darren on Wednesday 4th August 2010
- Labels: Bona Fide Skills, DJ, Music
Sound of the Police – Cut Chemist
The talented Cut Chemist drops a fine CD for all his fans and is sure to turn more people onto his sound with this release.
Using 1 turntable, his trusty vinyl collection, dj mixer and some looping and echo…
- Posted by: Murphy on Tuesday 3rd August 2010
NPR article on Notorious B.I.G.
NPR Music have published a great article about the history behind the man and legend that is The Notorious B.I.G aka Biggie Smalls – or Christopher Wallace to his mother.
The article includes Queen’s MC AZ and Jazz…
- Posted by: Murphy on Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Rappin With Rickster!
Heads up on this forthcoming DVD release ‘Rappin With The Rickster’. Â Started way back in August 1990 by Rickey Powell, a man many refer to as the ‘fourth Beastie Boy’, he is also one of Hip Hops most famous …
- Posted by: Darren on Monday 2nd August 2010
- Labels: Art, Documentary, Hip Hop, Video
Uno Melodic – Label Love
Label love indeed. We thought it would be nice to shed some light over a favorite record label of ours from the early eighties and one that has had many classic productions from the main man behind the boards – Roy…
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