torsdag 28 maj 2009

onsdag 27 maj 2009

HAPPY B-DAY DANI!



THIS ONE IS 4 YOU <3

tisdag 26 maj 2009

söndag 24 maj 2009

All I need is you





För er som lyssnat på "STOR - Nya Skolans Ledare" skiva. Classic.

lördag 23 maj 2009

torsdag 21 maj 2009

Loop Digga



Janelle + Talib = sant?




Läst på Talibs twitter:
@JanelleMonae thank you for the blessings! Looking forward to us working too JM
... could be beautiful

tisdag 19 maj 2009

Donny Goines FREE ALBUM



Sätter NY tillbaks på kartan.

DOWNLOAD FREE ALBUM: DONNY GOINES - THE BREAKFAST CLUB

torsdag 14 maj 2009

We got the jazz





"Word is born, it don't stop,
Just ease your mind, come along and do the hop"

THIS IS WHAT MADE ME FALL N LOVE WITH HIPHOP!!

onsdag 13 maj 2009

Tanya Morgan Brooklynati

Tanya Morgan Brooklynati In-Store @ Fat Beats NY from THEUNDERGROUNDCOMEUP.COM on Vimeo.

Jay Stay Paid



Curtailing any notion of jumping on some sort of Dilla bangwagon, Jay Stay Paid was executive produced by Dilla’s mother Maureen Yancey (aka Ma Dukes) along with the musical supervision of Dilla’s only real musical idol, Pete Rock. “It wasn’t rushed and it wasn’t haphazard,” explains Ms Yancey. “This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep, and some stuff pulled from old floppy disks & DATs. Its mind blowing…this is like the missing links to Dilla’s legacy.”

The format of the album plays like a radio show with Pete Rock as the program director. With regards to Pete’s involvement, Ms. Yancey gets very excited, “Dilla wanted to pattern himself behind Pete. His dream was to become as close as possible to what Pete stood for. Pete meant everything to him. Dilla would have just been flabbergasted! ” Pete’s sentiments were the same toward Dilla, “Dude was amazing. He just kinda came outta nowhere and the more you heard his beats the better they got. He may not be here with us, but it’s all good we’re going to keep his music alive and well.”

1. KJay FM Dedication
2. King
3. I Told Yall
4. Lazer Gunne Funke
5. In The Night (Owl N Out) – While You Slept (I Crept)
6. Smoke f. Blu
7. Blood Sport f. Lil Fame (of M.O.P.)
8. caDILLAc
9. Expensive Whip
10. Kaklow (Jump On It)
11. Digi Dirt f. Phat Kat
12. Dilla Bot Vs. The Hybrid f. Danny Brown & Constantine
13. Milk Money
14. Spacecowboy vs. Bobble Head
15. Reality Check f. Black Thought
16. On Stilts
17. Fire Wood Drumstix f. DOOM
18. Glamour Sho75 (09)
19. 10,000 Watts
20. 9th Caller
21. Make It Fast Mega Mix (Unadulterated Mix) f. Diz Gibran
22. 24K Rap f. Havoc (of Mobb Deep) & Raekwon
23. Big City
24. Pay Day f. Frank Nitty (of Frank n’ Dank)
25. See That Boy Fly f. Illa J & Cue D
26. Coming Back
27. Mythsysizer
28. KJay and We Out

måndag 11 maj 2009

Billy Paul





Tidigare har han porträtterat Leila K. Den här gången vände Göran Olsson kameran mot den halvt bortglömde soulstjärnan Billy Paul. Resultatet: "Am I black enough for you?" inviger Tempo dokumentärfestival.

Vintern 2005 var Göran Olsson deprimerad. Varje dag gick han från sitt hem vid Slussen till jobbet på produktionsbolaget Story i Södra Hammarbyhamnen.

– Det var så jävla deppigt. Mörkt och kallt och Sovjet. Men jag lyssnade på Billy Paul och så länge jag hade hans röst i lurarna fanns det hopp. Han lättade min Weltschmerz. Till slut bestämde jag mig för att hylla honom med en film.

Tidigare hade Göran Olsson gjort uppmärksammade dokumentärer om popikonen Leila K och designern Ann-Sofie Back. Att få tag på Billy Paul, en halvt bortglömd soulstjärna från Philadelphia, var inte lätt.

– Det sades att han bodde på Rivieran. Jag såg framför mig att han gick runt i kaftan med en massa brudar. Men han bodde i ett radhus utanför Philadelphia med sin fru Blanche. Filmen kom att handla väldigt mycket om deras relation. Det blev en hyllning till det livslånga äktenskapet.

”Am I black enough for you?” är döpt efter den politiskt radikala singeln som Billy Paul släppte 1972 – när han stod på toppen av sin karriär och just hade vunnit en Grammy för hitten ”Me and Mrs Jones”. Billy låg på skivbolaget Philadelphia vars ena grundare, låtskrivaren och muslimen Kenny Gamble, tyckte att det var dags att protestera mot rasismen. Själv var Billy Paul inte lika övertygad om låtens förträfflighet. När skivförsäljningen dalade skyllde han på ”Am I black enough for you?”. Långt senare gjorde rappionjären Schoolly-D en cover av låten. Både han och Questlove från The Roots intervjuas av Göran Olsson.

– De är övertygade om att Billy Paul spelade in den låten eftersom han var trött på mainstreampubliken. Så var det inte. Billy Paul hatar ”Am I black enough for you?”. Han tyckte att det var absurt att min film skulle döpas efter den men ändrade sig efter ett tag. Jag var med när han framförde den live för första gången någonsin, tillsammans med Schoolly-D.

Göran Olsson följde med Billy Paul på turné genom USA, Brasilien och Frankrike. De pratade om kärlek, politik och soulmusik. Göran beskriver honom som en ”Zelig-människa” som under sitt liv haft kontakt med väldigt prominenta artister.

– Han var barndomsvän med Bill Cosby, han sjöng med Charlie Parker som sextonåring, han gjorde lumpen i Tyskland med Elvis Presley, han hängde med Miles Davis på sextiotalet, han blev kompis med Michael Jackson och sjöng med honom på Liza Minnellis bröllop.

”Am I black enough for you?” ser glassigare ut än Göran Olssons tidigare dokumentärer som hade en rå, realistisk skärpa. Ambitionen var att göra en ”coffeetable-film”.

– Jag hamnar lätt i undergroundestetik. Den här gången ville jag skapa något riktigt fint. Därför använde jag inte digitalkamera utan riktig film. Och jag spelade bara in på natten för att få en souligare känsla.

söndag 10 maj 2009

Av Kärlek



Ögonblicksbilder från Stockholms HipHopscen 1989-1994. Nacka konsthall 16/5-28/6.

De La

Jill Scott

lördag 9 maj 2009

Blaxploitation







King Sun

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth



Life is a test many quest the universe
And through my research, I felt the joy and the hurt
The first shall be last and the last shall be first
The basic instructions before leaving earth


Knowledge this wisdom, this goes back when I was twelve
I loved doing right but I was trapped in hell
Had mad ideas, sad eyes and tears
Years of fears, but yo my foes couldn't bear
I searched for the truth since my youth
And went to church since birth, but it wasn't worth the loot
that I was paying, plus the praying
I didn't like staying cuz of busy-bodies and dizzy hotties
That the preacher had souped up with lies
Had me cooped up lookin at loot, butt, and thighs
Durin the service, he swallowed up the poor
And after they heard this, they wallowed on the floor
But I ignored, and explored my history that was untold
And watched mysteries unfold
And dropped a jewel like Solomon, but never followed men
cause if you do your brain is more hollow than
Space oblivia, or the abyss
With no trace of trivia, left with the hiss
Does it pay to be deaf, dumb and blind?
From a slave we was kept from the mind
And from the caves he crept from behind
And what he gave, was the sect of the swine
When the bible, it condemned the pig
I don't mean to pull your hems or flip your wigs
But we used to wear a turban, but now we're in the urban
No more wearing beanies and dress like a genie
No hocus pocus cause I focus on the facts
And put it on the tracks and brought it through the wax
I speak on Jacob, it might take up some time
And too much knowledge, it might break up the ryhme
I did it anyway just to wake up the mind
of those who kiss stones or prays on the carpet
Those who sit home, or sell books by the market
Need to chill and get their mind revived
For years religion did nothing but divide
The basic instructions before leaving earth

I strolled through the books of Job to unfold
And open bibles, instead of hoping on revivals
Calling on His name and screaming hallelujah
when he hardly knew ya, that's how the devil's fooled ya
See look into my eyes brethren, that's the lies of a Reverend
Why should you die to go to heaven?
The Earth is already in space, the bible I embrace
A difficult task I had to take
I studied till my eyes was swollen, and only arose when
I found out that we were the chosen
I deal with the truth, and build with the youth
And teach my son as he kneels on the stoop
Son, life is a pool of sin, corrupted wth foolish men
and women with wicked minds, who build picket signs
to legalize abortion, the evil eye distortion
I quiz Son with my wisdom
Before I converted, I was perverted, and knowledge was asserted
The study of wisdom, I perferred it
The understanding, it gave me mental freedom
I even learnt Caucasians were really the Tribe of Edam
The white image, of Christ, is really Cesare Borgia
and uhh, the second son of Pope Alexander
The Sixth of Rome, and once the picture was shown
That's how the devils tricked my dome
I prophesized to save a man, but no one gave a damn
for my nation - the seed of Abraham
Blessed with the tongue of Hebrew
Now we're strung on needles, and some are plungin evils
So study and be wise in these days of darkness
Peace to my nephew Marcus

måndag 4 maj 2009

söndag 3 maj 2009

Styles P



"why don't you rhyme about a thought -that you had on your mind, you an MC let me see how you really design"

lördag 2 maj 2009

fredag 1 maj 2009