Gotta call it like I see it. This could be the album of the year. I mean literally it is my album of this year. 2MERICA’s Beat The Devil Out Of It is no joke aka the joke is on … Read the rest
hip-hop
rap rapping rappers rappadelic
The Small Fish
One piece to the genius of Bob Marley is how pliable his music is.
The Marley fam did a remix project in 1999 called Chant Down Babylon where they mixed reggae classics with hip-hop and rock artists and the results … Read the rest
But The Devil Made Me Do It
Famous & Dandy

Throwback to 1992 and Michael Franti’s Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
This was after the Beatnigs. Before Spearhead. Franti’s been workin it for years.

Here’s a great overview of his career so far.… Read the rest
Futterman
Ivey Stays Discreet

There’s not a lot of Basehead on youtube. Only stuff from their first album.
I’ve been recently enjoying their 4th album (I think) called 2001 DC.
Here’s an early one to give you a taste of a very underrated band … Read the rest
Man Doing Machine
This track was originally composed with a drum machine on overdrive. Great programming.
Look at this bad mother rocking it out on drums. Stick around for the end!
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Whatchu want?
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Getting Skanky Panky with Koala
Great DJ, someone that I have been rocking for years, it’s Kid Koala – giving you magic with 2 or 3 turntables:


Not Over You
Basehead was a glorious thing back in the day – the most indescribable band in era of genre mashing. Basehead was an outfit somewhere between hip-hop and country-western, and believe it or not that blend has aged well due to … Read the rest
The Original Tech Get Down
There are moments when things change in music. Something new is done. The future is revealed.
The 1980’s were about fusion. Not the pop and art fusion of the 60’s, or the jazz and rock fusion of the 70’s, but … Read the rest
Holiday Weekend Dent Into Your Eardrums
11 Years Gone

11 years ago, Me and My Friends made some of music. Well we had been making it for years but we finally released something in 2005.
The magic of the internet allows it to still be available. This was the … Read the rest
Preying Mantis
Preying mantis on the court and I can’t be beat:
1 2 oh my god
so many good rhymes in here, featuring Q-Tip
This Is A Journey Into Sound
Old school greatness from Eric B & Rakim
Many Are Brainless

Sick album, great stuff. All time classic in my library:
Get a taste then buy the lossless version here.
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Do It To Me I’ll Do It To You
What you be about?
Hip-hop is 37 years old. At least.… Read the rest
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