Jun
15

Mixtape: Shady Blaze-”Rappers Ain’t Shit Without a Producer”

Within Oakland’s Green Ova Underground crew, Main Attractionz attract most of the attention. “Attention” being relative to the minor maze of the rap blog world. If what I’m saying doesn’t make any sense, allow me to point you to Yours Truly’s new video that breaks down the group and their home terrain. But for my… Continue reading »

Jun
15

What’s up with White Jesus?

Sean McTiernan’s first music video involved him a dancing bear, a strobelite, and a tank of nitroglycerine. The Rowlf-the-Dog-looking, swift and excellent rapper Rittz has another video dropping soon and you should be excited. Chiefly, this excitement should stem from the possibility of one of the best tapes of the year so far getting more… Continue reading »

Jun
15

Summer Jamz 2011: Floodwatch’s “Twinlights Dub” Mix

SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT FLOODWATCH’S TWINLIGHTS DUB I don’t normally assemble and sequence 80-minute mixes but Twinlights Dub was originally meant to be split into two halves of a 90-minute Maxell for my car, so I actually had to trim and truncate it a bit to get it down to somewhat manageable, if still bloated,… Continue reading »

Jun
14

Karl Hector Presents: Jazz Modal Du Monde

For all us smart dub cats who took Spanish instead of French, Karl Hector stays dificil with his Gallic/German/Ethiopian flair. Thankfully, the title of his Paris DJ’s mix is self-explanatory: modal jazz of the world. What happens next is even more crystalline, the enigmatic Teuton behind 09′s excellent Sahara Swing drops esoteric old Folkways and… Continue reading »

Jun
14

Sach O: Benga – Smack Your Bitch Up

Sach O thinks the only thing this video is missing is a Kool Keith sample. At this point Benga is Dubstep royalty, touring the festival circuit and dropping bombastic riffs – as a rockstar of his caliber should. When I caught him a few months ago with partner in crime Skream, I found their set… Continue reading »

Jun
14

Mount Vernon is Four Square Miles: A Pete Rock Retrospective Mix

Don’t thank Abe Beame later. When the die is cast, where will Pete Rock stand in the pantheon of great producers? Heavy D’s little cousin has a Forrest Gumpish quality of always being in the right place at the right time. You will find the greatest rappers working during the golden era here, a diverse… Continue reading »

Jun
14

Sach O: lol – Me Me

The only thing Sach O hates about this are the band name and album title. Synthesis: the combination of two or more entities that together form something new. It sounds simple but based on the amount of records these past few years that seemed intent on recreating previous musical movements without adding anything new, you’d… Continue reading »

Jun
14

Flying Lotuses & Massive Attacks

You can have Kanye’s leaked song about the movie Cyrus, or Drake’s new one about Marvin Hagler (he was so marvelous), or Lil Wayne’s song about the awesomeness of attending 12 Step sermons with Eminem. I’m not even that down with that new Nas song that sounds like that old Nas song that reminds me… Continue reading »

Jun
13

Sach O: The Bug Ft. Flowdan – Badman Forward

Sach O can’t wait to play this live. When I briefly spoke with Kevin Martin last year for an interview that never got published, he was thoughtful, respectful and genuinely interested in having a productive discussion about both his work and music in general. I always have trouble reconciling this with the fact that he… Continue reading »

Jun
13

Ballin’ with Baobinga & Guido

Since dropping Anidea last May, the Bristol-born Italian epithet better known as Guido has largely lain dormant. Presumably, he’s been soaking up some sun, smoking some spliffs, and strutting alongside the Shore to the delight of the gorilla-worshiping population. If only he could get on  MTV like his brethren. That’s the thing about Guido. Other… Continue reading »

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