This track has been on repeat for about 10 minutes straight now; I see no end in the near future. Can I go ahead and call it genius? Madlib absolutely massacres your eardrums with an unpredictable mesh of sounds. Harps, theremins, and spaceships play perfect counterbalances to Badu’s lovely crooning to create a really mellow, ambient sound. I’m absolutely blown away by the awesomeness that these two created together. Badu’s new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh), drops at the end of the month.
DOWNLOAD: Erykah Badu – Strawberry Incense
Before I go into detail, let me stress one point: I cannot recommend these DVDs more highly; they are simply put, fantastic. But if just a simple sentence from me isn’t enough to convince you, allow me to explain to you just how incredible this series is. Last year Mochilla in collaboration with VTech put on a series of three concerts called Timeless. The idea was an “homage to the composer/arrangers who have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways.” Mulatu Astatke and Arthur Verocai each led an ensemble of worldclass musicians playing their music, and Carlos Niño and Miguel Atwood Ferguson paid tribute to J-Dilla in their “Suite for Ma Dukes.” The result was three equally mesmerizing and beautiful concerts that really showed off the amazing compositional and arrangement skills of some of the world’s most talented musicians. Hopefully the above video (and mp3 download below) will make the case strongly enough. The set drops on the 30th and is a limited run, so make sure you get yours while supplies last.
I’ve been eagerly anticipating this mixtape for a while now. Not only are 2 Hungry Bros consistently dope with their production, but they have an amazing knack for matching their beats with the perfect MCs. This tape is no exception… the bros partake in their usual audio archeology, bringing back the forgotten and overlooked sounds of yesteryears and bring in some of the most perfectly off-kilter rhymers (including Homeboy Sandman, 8thW1, Daniel Joseph & more) to flesh out the sound. In my opinion, the best hip hop is a result of beats and rhymes being so perfectly matched that you can’t decide which part to give more of your attention. And that difficult feat is acheived here with the greatest of ease. Definitely do not sleep on the 2 Hungry Bros, and don’t miss out on this mixtape.
A long overdue video interview I did with Theophilus London. I recently stumbled upon a folder of previously lost raw video of interviews I’ve done throughout the past year. This comes from during Theophilus’ stint on the 10,000 LB Hamburger Tour with A-Trak and Treasure Fingers. Check out the interview to hear more about the tour, Kanye West, Theophilus’ afropop influences, and more.
I know that recently I haven’t been posting as much hip hop as I usually do; I’m cool with that. If stuff like this video continues to come out then I’m going with quality over genre-allegiances. I say all that to say this: this music video is awesome. The use of colour and shapes is just way too cool not to post. And Yeasayer’s latest album, Oddblood is definitely worth picking up.
Blu’s offical Video for Untitled(LovedU)2 off Herfavecolor Directed by Love on the Beat.Simple Yet Beautiful video to go with one of my favorite tracks by the Wordsmith Blu. While your replaying to Herfavecolour, check out DNP x Blu’s Rare and Unreleased 19 Track Untaped Mixtape.
Off Their Album “Land of Make Believe” and part of Nah Right’s One shot video series, KITH drop Introlude Directed by Court Dunn. I haven’t been a huge Kidz in the Hall Fan but something about this song grows on you with each listen, and the video adds this whole new weight to it.
Brooklyn-based arts collective Goddamn Cobras just launched their new video series, the Cobra Den Invitational, with this video. The series has a pretty loose format:
If you ask me, Beyonce’s little sister is the more talented of the two. Sure, Beyonce’s got some impressive vocal chops, there’s no knocking that. But as a complete musical package, I think Solange is leaps and bounds ahead. Nowhere is that more clearly illustrated than on her latest track, Under Construction. Here we see Solange create a siren song that layers effects heavy ambient production, some magnificent crooning oooohs and a simple but captivating melody. And the way it all builds towards the climax creates a completely satisfying musical experience.
DOWNLOAD: Solange – Under Construction
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