tisdag 30 december 2008

Hiphop comes from (the) soul

THE PHARCYDE - SHE SAID


MOS DEF Ms FAT BOOTY ROCK THE BELLS 2008, SAN BERNARDINO

Två happy moments från 2008 och Rock The Bells. Pharcyde och Mighty Mos. För er som inte va där, kolla in klippet från Mos San Bernardino spelning.
Det va exakt så magiskt! Det kändes som han spelade ut hela Aretha låten innan Ayatollahs beat kom igång. Man bara blundade.

fredag 26 december 2008

Charizma























"Real hip hop sometimes comes from strange places. For instance, Charles Hicks, a.k.a. Charizma, from the tiny San Jose suburb of Milpitas. Here is a kid who grew up with three primary concerns - hip hop music, sweets, and apple juice. By sweets, I don't mean the kind that you buy at the 7-11. And the apple juice, only Martinelli's uncarbonated. 

As for the hip hop, it was MC Shan, KRS One, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, the Biz, and anything else available to a 14 year old kid in Milpitas in the late-1980s. That was enough to get Charizma (then "Charlie C") rapping at high school talent shows. Charizma was 16 when he hooked up with 19-year-old Chris Cut, the soon-to-be Peanut Butter Wolf. 

Fast forward three years or so, past a few demo tapes and a few shows. Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf are now a solid team developing their own style and sound, one unlike much else in hip hop, and certainly unlike anything else ever to come from Milpitas. 

They landed themselves a record deal with the Disney-owned Hollywood Basics label, home of Organized Konfusion, and for the next year they'd both follow a strict regiment of making music all day long, taking breaks for pinball and apple juice, and learning the fundamentals of battling a major label over artistic integrity. As it turns out, Walt Disney wasn't much of a hip hop expert. After recording about an album's worth of material, the only thing released was a promo cassette of their song "Right Light Green Light." 

The group got out of their deal with Hollywood Basics, and the label soon folded. As artists, Charizma and PBWolf were still reaching new heights, but the music was soon cut short. Charizma was tragically killed in December 1993."


torsdag 25 december 2008

Common Sense


























Glöm nya skivan och sätt på två outgivna Dilla producerade och en tung remix på klassiker istället.

tisdag 23 december 2008

Trouble T Roy


Pandeldiskussion om "T.R.O.Y." med Pete Rock, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder, DJ Nu-Mark och DJ Revolution. Det här är det sjukaste jag sett.
Att mannen som gjort tidernas mest klassiska hiphop låt, sitter tillsammans med fyra andra legender och bryter ner historien runt hur låten kom till. Ger mig gåshud. Kommer själv ihåg när jag hörde den första gången, hemma sjuk från skolan, lyssnade på en kassett som passades runt bland kompisar. I rewind it igen och igen och igen.
Skulle någon be mig förklara vad hiphop är skulle jag spela den här låten. Det är den låten som alltid får mig pepp ute på klubben samtidigt som dom säger i klippet "Det handlar om en snubbe som dött". Snacka om motsägelsefullt.
Vissa saker i livet är helt tidlösa. "T.R.O.Y." är mest definitivt en.


måndag 22 december 2008

Fela Kuti


















"The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat, which is essentially a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and traditional African chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The endless groove is also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, shekere, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. His band was notable for featuring two baritone saxophones, whereas most groups using this instrument only use one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop."

söndag 21 december 2008

tvåtusenåtta del 4


























1. Black Milk - Tronic
2. 9th Wonder & Buckshot - The Formula
3. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One
4. Reks - Grey Hairs
5. Buff1 - There's Only One

tvåtusenåtta del 3


























10. Cappadonna - The Cappatilze Project
9. Evidence - The Layover EP
8. The Game - L.A.X
7. GZA/Genius - Pro Tools
6. Q-Tip - The Renaissance

tvåtusenåtta del 2

























15. Elzhi - The Preface
14. Torae - Daily Conversation
13. The Roots - Rising Down
12. Illa J - Yancey Boys
11. Scarface - Made

tvåtusenåtta



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20. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 6: Dil Withers Suite
19. AZ - Undeniable
18. Nas - Untitled
17. Tanya Morgan - The Bridge EP
16. eMC - The Show

lördag 20 december 2008

torsdag 18 december 2008

Oh No























Madlibs lillebrorsa Oh No kommer till stockholm i februari tillsammans med Roc C båda från Stones Throw.
Killens riktiga namn är Michael Jackson och alla som känner igen riktig hiphop tar sig till Berns fredag 13:e februari.

onsdag 17 december 2008

måndag 15 december 2008

Dilla


























"Now I want everybody... to clap your hands in this place!... come on!"

I Can Deal With It



















Philadelphia Freeways kör "Month Of Madness" och släpper en låt varje dag hela december. Här är dag nummer 13 den bästa hittils för alla er som gillade Jay på Blueprint tiden. Soulful nam namm.

söndag 14 december 2008

Nacrobats



















"The Nacrobats were a '90s collective that was made up of groups of rappers, promoters, graffiti artists, DJs…basically a number of the popular figures involved in the Chicago underground scene at the time of the collective's existence."

lördag 13 december 2008

Lykke Li


































Stockholm, Sweden representerar. Hon är hippie på riktigt den här. Sov inte.

Volume Hayes



















Snubbe från Frankrike on some Madlib, Dilla ish. Bästa på länge. Ladda ner här!

torsdag 11 december 2008

Tanya Morgan







































Tanya Morgan ute med nytt mixtape. Ladda ner det här!

onsdag 10 december 2008

FREEWAY

FREEWAY - HUSTLERS PRAYER

Phillys Freezer håller det fortfarande nere 2008 på väg in i 2009.
Slänger med två gamla klassiker också.


?UESTLOVE


SEMTEX TV - ?UESTLOVE BREAKS DOWN THE HOTTEST MC'S FOR 09' from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.
?UESTLOVE INTERVIEW

söndag 7 december 2008

Lifers Group

DETROIT


























Här i slutet på 2000-talets första årtionde är det i Detroit hiphop händer.
Arvet från Dilla passas vidare till generationer under.
Plocka upp Black Milks "Tronic" , Elzhis "The Preface" och håll ögon och öron öppna
på Rapper Big Poohs samarbete med Motor Citys son Young R.J.
Please support hiphop and purchase every album you download.

lördag 6 december 2008

SATURDAY: LADIES NIGHT
























"This one is for Dilla Hiphop"
Summerar man året så är det Jah Cure i juli och den här damen Erica Wright i juni som sitter fast i huvudet.
Couldn't get much better than this.

fredag 5 december 2008

TAKE YOU THERE

PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH - TAKE YOU THERE

"I breathe some of the most powerful lyrics of our century"

KEEP IT REAL
















"this is dedicated to my peeps on 60 and 61 on the illadelphiatic streets"

LESSON TO BE TAUGHT


















"we all in this together"

torsdag 4 december 2008

BAD/GOOD



















Tidigt 80-tal började han som DJ bakom Jazzy Jay. 
Diamond D från Bronx har satt ett avtryck på hiphopen som få andra.
Tillbaks med ny skiva där den här sticker ut. 
Påminner om One Love och tar alla tillbaka i tiden. 
whatitduew salutes YOU.

"done some things bad, done some things good"

LEFT 4 DEAD

















"the whole Hiphop culture left for dead"

ROCK MICS























onsdag 3 december 2008

THE TIMES

KEELAY & ZAIRE - THE TIMES (feat. Blu, Fortlive and Nino Moschella)

Keelay & Zaire are a bi-coastal team that operates with only one concrete rule; creating music with unlimited range. 
Complementing each other's styles with precision, Kee & Zee work as a sole production machine that spawns gritty classic hip-hop, soulful R&B, and any other medium that requires an exclusive sound from the team. With Keelay out west in San Francisco, and Zaire in the east, holding it down in Virginia, the two have almost unlimited resources from which to draw talent and inspiration.

CAN'T GET RIGHT

SCARFACE - CAN'T GET RIGHT feat. BILAL

"I hate rap and I love little league baseball" Nya skivan blir hans nionde (och sista enligt honom själv) 
Scarface. whatitdeuw salutes you som Trevor Nelson skulle sagt.


FOR REAL


Skillz - "For Real" from Three/21 Films on Vimeo.
SKILLZ - FOR REAL

Har aldrig gillat honom sådär egentligen. 
Men han har ändå vad han heter och videon va frresh.

tisdag 2 december 2008

Old School Hip-Hop Documentary - 1986

JJ FAD

''We're J.J. Fad and we're here to rock Rhymes like ours could never be stopped See, there's three of us and I know we're fresh Party rockers, non-stoppers, and our names are def See, the 'J' is for just, the other for jammin' The 'F' is for fresh, 'A' and 'D' def ''

The Mac Band

...some heavy shiiiiieet!

The O'Jays

måndag 1 december 2008

HIGH NOTE
















Guess who's bizzack. Brad Terrance Jordan aka Scarface är helt klart en av dom tungsta nånsin.
För alla jag känner är det här en framtida klassiker. 
Skulle kunna citera hela texten men ni måste höra det själva. Magiskt. Happy moment. 




LUPE FIASCO

LUPE FIASCO INTERVIEW

Lupe snackar om musik och politik.

R U LISTENIN

ILLA J - R U LISTENIN

söndag 30 november 2008

ALBANY
















"I wonder what it was that made you fall back
I wonder what it was but I won’t dwell on that
We never hung out that much but still, when we did hang out the whole vibe was chill
I miss your goodnight kisses for real, I miss your goodnight kisses for real…"


fredag 28 november 2008

FRIDAYS: OLD SCHOOL, TRUE SCHOOL

















"But there's one thing I know... love comes and goes."

FRIDAYS: OLD SCHOOL, TRUE SCHOOL

U.M.C.'S - BLUE CHEESE

Helt underbar video från 91.

FRIDAYS: OLD SCHOOL, TRUE SCHOOL


MAIN SOURCE - JUST HANGIN' OUT
Klassisk grupp, något bortglömd. 
Kolla in den ännu bättre videon till "Lookin' At The Front Door" också.

torsdag 27 november 2008

ROCKAWAY

BERES HAMMOND - ROCKAWAY

"Remember the songs used to make you rockaway"

onsdag 26 november 2008

HOW GOOD IS YA GAME























Han är ju sjukt tät eller sjukt creddig för att ha en sån producent lineup på skivan.
Jag diggar honom hårt och den här låten skulle passat ännu bättre en juli dag.
Vad ska man göra. Luta sig tillbaka, blunda och drömma sig bort.

SORCERERS























Om jag hade haft skills på nåt instrument hade jag lätt valt elektriskt piano.
John Robinson som vi tidigare hört här med Talib Kweli verkar vara en skön snubbe. 
Det här beatet välsignar också årets sjukaste remix av "Got money" signerad MF DOOM.



tisdag 25 november 2008

Sharlok Poems - Love

Muhsinah - Construction

Fuss&Fight

Kissey Asplund

'' Phone call.... ''

GOODBYE NEVER























Another sad song. Det är den modet nu. 
Om det inte händer i Detroit så händer det på västkusten nuförtiden.


måndag 24 november 2008

SILENT TREATMENT















"Yo, I had a Queen named Amina, height 5'7" 
Caramel-complected, body like heaven 
Met her through the sister of my man Big Vince 
Like some shit from out the flicks we been in love ever since 
She called me her chocolate brotha, I call her my sugar sista 
Knew Shorty could work it since before I ever kissed her
I never dissed her, painted my picture to hit 
But because sex she wasn't with, she started flippin an' shit 
Like, "Listen man, I'm Queen Amina, Amina's not no freak and 
that game is weak and keep tryin to hit I could quit speakin 
Tariq in fact, you bein BlackThought don't get ya closer
I dig ya but won't bone ya because I'm so-called supposed ta 
Most o' them would, but that couldn't be me, that's not my flava 
Go home and think about that, maybe later on I'll page ya..."
I contemplated, and then concluded she was bluffin
Steady pursuin screwin, gettin nothin but the silent treatment "