This mix admittedly lacks the purity I expect from a New Jack Swing mix. I don’t know if I could classify MC Lyte and Ready for the World as New Jack Swing, but any mix that includes Guy and Jade and the other miscellaneous spawn of Teddy Riley is worth endorsing. Power 106′s DJ Carisma… Continue reading »
Max Bell always preferred Allen Iverson. Today marks the re-release of Shaquille O’Neal’s rookie-season Reeboks shoes, The Shaq Attaq. If I had some disposable income—$160, plus tax—I’d be outside of Footlocker with my lawn chair and G-Pen like all of the other sneaker heads. Instead, I’ve settled for DJ Goulet’s (that one) commemorative Shaq Attaq mix, which… Continue reading »
It’s a winter Friday and even normally gloating is LA is murky and miserable. So on an afternoon like this, it’s imperative that we celebrate the worst of human achievement– which is often the best. And DJ Cuzzo D delivers with his Bad At Rap mix, originally done for Dublab. This is just a masterful… Continue reading »
Download: ZIP: P.O.W Best Of: Dam-Funk’s Soundcloud (Left Click) There isn’t a man on planet earth more deserving of the Funk Philanthropist of the Year award than Dam-Funk. That award, as I’m sure you know, doesn’t exist. But if said award did exist, Dam-Funk would’ve won for the last three or four years running, though… Continue reading »
I suspect I may be done listening to xx albums considering they could wind up this generation’s Interpol — making murky music and repeating sonic patterns and textures until they eventually splinter off into the solo thing. With Jamie xx that might not be a bad thing, considering his minimal but immersive beats were always… Continue reading »
Chris Daly beats in the trap. There only are so many hours in the day, and taking an hour to watch ?uestlove spin amidst head-nodding hipsters may not be your top priority — even if Questo is sporting a dope Prince tee. Hell, there are new episodes of Adventure Time to consume. We get it.… Continue reading »
In one year, DJ Mustard went from practically anonymous to $20,000 a beat. That’s how it goes. All you need is one hit and Mustard’s “Rack City” became Las Vegas’ most significant cultural contribution since Fear and Loathing (or maybe “Leaving Las Vegas:” Sheryl Crow edition.) But at home in Los Angeles, Mustard had earned… Continue reading »
No need to say much — you can infer from the headline. This is Massive Attack and if you don’t know Massive Attack by now, you probably haven’t been paying much attention. If that’s the case, start here and work from there. Consider this a very necessary update to the original Essential Mix. The facts… Continue reading »
Pumpkin via Figueroa Newton, courtesy of this post from the indefatigable Shea Serrano Last Friday, I was invited to Dublab to do a two hour guest set. Since I’m only 13 (but my mind is old), I devoted the mix to hip hop songs inclined towards All Hallows Eve. Predictably, there was a lot of… Continue reading »
If you inhabit the Internet music bubble, you probably caught wind of the tragic death of Matthew Africa earlier this month. Africa was a great DJ in the most pure and classical definition: his mixes were peerless, his crates were deep, and when he wrote or spoke, you knew to listen up. To honor his… Continue reading »
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