Raps, Caps & Alien Slaps

Friday, February 19, 2010

Some nice Bay Area rap videos from up and coming filmmaker Aris Jerome. You can find more of his work here.

Young L (of The Pack) – Young L-E-N from Aris Jerome on Vimeo.

Nht Boyz – 6 In The Morning from Aris Jerome on Vimeo.

E-Gunna – Gangsta On Grove feat. Ya Boy, Dip and Big Rich from Aris Jerome on Vimeo.


Free Gucci Mane Mix Presented by Diplo

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Free Gucci Mane mix up on Mad Decent. Listened to this today and give it an enthusiastic thumbs up. Diplo never disappoints.


Pads of Fire

Monday, January 11, 2010

After college I tried my hand at production, messing around and recording backpacker rap tracks with friends. I started off with stuff like Acid Pro, Fruity Loops and all that stuff until I eventually splurged for an MPC XL2000. Nowadays it seems you can make just about anything on a computer, but I don’t think any program has been able to emulate the natural feeling of the MPC’s pads. I’ve always thought that Jel from Anticon was one of the best MPC performers I’d ever seen, but I saw this video of new Dipset producer AraabMuzik and damn; kids have been steeping their game up. Impressive stuff.

araabMUZIK Live MPC Set Part 1 from Death by Electric Shock on Vimeo.


Edan’s Echo Party

Thursday, December 3, 2009

T his is a video for Edan’s latest release, Echo Party, quite possibly one of the wildest mixtapes ever made. Edan was given access to the Traffic Ent. Group’s back catalog of old school rap labels like Magic Records, Chocolate Star, and P&P, and asked to create something entirely new. He could have gone the simple mixtape route, but instead Edan has created a 30-min record of dance, rap and punk, utilizing everything from turntables, tape echo, guitar, moog and maybe even kazoos. Crazy, but genius stuff.

CDs are in stores now. Stones Throw was taking pre-orders for the LP but looks like they are all sold out. Too bad because each LP was going to feature individualized art by Edan himself.

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Clipse – “I’m Good (Remix)” feat Rick Ross

Tuesday, November 24, 2009


New Lil’ Wayne Mixtape: No Ceilings

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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No Ceilings:

01 Swag Surfin‘
02 Ice Cream Paint Job
03 D.O.A.
04 Interlude
05 Wasted
06 Watch My Shoes
07 Break Up [ft. Short Dawg & Gudda Gudda]
08 Banned From TV
09 Throw It in the Bag (Remix)
10 I Think I Love Her [ft. Tyga & Shanell]
11 Interlude #2 [ft. Shanell]
12 Wetter
13 I’m Good [ft. T-Streets]
14 Poke Her Face [ft. Jae Millz]
15 Run This Town
16 I Gotta Feeling
17 Outro


Clipse: We Got The Remix

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

This mixtape has been floating around for a while now, but I wanted to re-up it for anyone that missed it. It features unreleased tracks and remixes by some of today’s hottest producers like Diplo, Ghislain Poirier, A.Brucker & Sinden, Nick Catchdubs, Jake One, and The Amps. Benzi does a great job mixing this one and shows why the Clipse are one of the best rap groups out there.

Download We Got The Remix

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01. Clipse Introduction
02. You’ll See (Dainjah Remix) w/ Pharrell
03. Mr. Me Too w/ Pharrell
04. I Shot Ya!! (The Amps Remix)
05. Beastie Boys (Green Lantern Freestyle)
06. Coast II Coast (Jake One & Dainjah Remix)
07. See The Light (Benzi Remix)
08. Sweet Like Lick-Erish w/ Fresh
09. Dopeman (Remix) w/ Hotwright
10. Lil G’s w/ Pharrell & Phillys Most Wanted
11. Re-Up Anthem (Nick Catchdubs Remix)
12. Itchin’ To Get Ya w/ Rosco P Coldchain
13. Cross The Border (A Brucker & Sinden Remix)
14. Hard Or Soft (Joey Fingaz Freestyle)
15. Crew Deep (Remix) w/ Missy Elliot & Pharrell
16. Hitman 4 Hire w/ Red Cafe
17. Double Down w/ Vybz Kartel (Prod. Disco D)
18. Drop It (Les Bitches Remix)
19. Do What You Do (Remix) w/ Drake
20. Quaterbackin’ (DJ Quik Remix) w/ E-40
21. You Know My Style (Al Sween Remix)
22. This Beat Is Hot w/ Rosco P Coldchain
23. Move (Remix) w/ Damani & Kardinal Offishall
24. Stuntin Y’All (Ghislain Poirier Remix) w/ Pharrell
25. Definition Of A Roller (Prod. Dame Grease)
26. Stay From Around Me (MGO Remix)
27. Queen Bitch (Diplo Remix)
28. Get It w/ Amplified
29. Money Talks w/ Jiggalo
30. Re-Up Gang Freestyle (Live On Shade45)


The Wu-Note Project

Monday, September 14, 2009

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Wu-Tang album covers are amongst some of the most classic in hip hop, but Logan Walters is giving them a run for their money with his Wu-Note Project. Reid Miles was the Art Director for Blue Note from 1956 to 1965 and is responsible for some of the most timeless cover designs to grace any record sleeve. Often using half tones, sharp geometric shapes, Swiss inspired design aesthetics and big, bold typography, Miles’ impact on design is immense. As an homage to Reid, Logan has decided to recreate all of the seminal Wu-Tang album covers with a Blue Note flavor. Bobby Digital and Liquid Swords are two of my favorites, but I must say Walters has done a great job capturing the bold simplicity of Blue Note design. I’ve included some examples of classic Blue Note album covers for those that aren’t too familiar with them, followed by some of Walters’ work. He continues to release new covers on his flickr page as he completes them so be sure to check that periodically.

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DJ Quik – Criminally Slept On

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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Matthew Africa was kind and talented enough to put together this mix of the sorely underrated DJ Quik. Besides Dre, I don’t think anyone else has had a bigger impact on the sound of LA rap over the past 20 years, yet he remains criminally slept on. These 39 tracks give a great overview of the man’s career that is certainly far from over. You can read more at Matthew Africa’s blog and download his mix which comes highly recommended. Great Labor Day weekend listening right here. Enjoy.

Tracklisting

1. America’z Most Complete Artist
2. Sweet Black Pussy
3. Loked Out Hood
4. Get At Me
5. Down, Down, Down feat. Suga Free
6. Tonite
7. Pitch In On A Party
8. I Don’t Wanna Party wit U
9. We Still Party
10. Let’s Get Down (Tony Toni Toné)
11. Let Me Know (Hi-C)
12. Up ‘N Da Club (2nd II None)
13. Hand In Hand
14. Black Mercedes feat. Nate Dogg
15. Do I Love Her? feat. Suga Free
16. Don’t Walk Away feat. Suga Free
17. Safe + Sound
18. You’z A Ganxta
19. Dollaz + Sense
20. U Ain’t Fresh! feat. Erick Sermon
21. Til Jesus Comes
22. Tha Truth Is… (Mausberg)
23. Trouble RMX
24. Jus Lyke Compton
25. Trust No Bitch (Penthouse Players Clique)
26. Born & Raised In Compton
27. Summer Breeze
28. So Many Wayz
29. 50 Ways feat. Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men
30. Speed
31. Sex Crymee
32. Ni**az Still Trippin’ feat. Hi-C
33. Smoke II Much (Fixxers)
34. So Good (Fixxers)
35. Can You Work Wit Dat (Fixxers)
36. I Got That Feelin’
37. Me Wanna Rip Your Girl
38. Chocolate Lover feat. Sexy Leroy & the Chocolate Lovelitez
39. One On 1 feat. El DeBarge


Jay-Z Rhapsody Commercial

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

This is one of the best commercials I’ve seen in a long time. You have to be familiar with Jay-Z’s albums, or at least most of them to get the concept, but it’s a great, simple idea executed perfectly.

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