Gimme That Beat, Fool: The Jack Moves “Doublin’ Down” | January 8, 2015 |
Chris Daly always bets on black If you’re into blue-eyed soul, 2015 looks to be a pretty good year. Folks rightfully awaiting Tuxedo’s self-titled joint on March 3 might want to keep their ears open to something else-The Jack Moves. While the work of Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne as Tuxedo is not to be taken […]
Life of Crime: Guilty Simpson & Small Professor “Go” feat Elucid & Castle (Zilla Rocca Remix) | December 23, 2014 |
Chris Daly got a heater with a mute button To say there was anything “missing” from the original “Go” from Guilty Simpson and Small Professor’s Highway Robbery would be to imply the track wasn’t smoking in the first place. This would be untrue. Spitting over horns, wavering keys and taut snares taken to chiptuned extremes […]
Drinking All Over the World: Betty Ford Boys “Retox” | December 17, 2014 |
Santa’s Got a Bag of Soul: Tuxedo “Wonderful Christmastime” | December 10, 2014 |
Chris Daly battled Mall Santa with the lyrics from “Christmas Rappin” in 1983. Regardless of your propensity towards being bad or good, Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne don’t judge. The power couple also known as Tuxedo is playing Santa by sharing a little holiday cheer in the form of some downloadable love. Here’s their take on […]
Chris Daly can crack crab or lobster Depending on where you hang your hat in the country, you may well already be through with snow and winter, which is particularly a bitch in light of the fact that winter doesn’t even officially start for another couple of weeks yet. With all the powder so many […]
Fuck the Law: The Video for Run the Jewels “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” | December 5, 2014 |
Trust Chris Daly, he’s a doctor. At this stage in the game, we’re used to seeing the more comical side of Killer Mike and El-P in videos as they destroy things. Whether it’s their take on Tiny Tim and Xmas sweaters in “A Christmas Fucking Miracle,” kidnapped puppets in “36″ Chain,” or what really happens […]
Strong Island Wildin’: De La Soul x Chuck D “We The People” | December 2, 2014 |
Can’t believe Chris Daly used to be Steve Austin on the mic Naturally, all eyes and ears are pretty much focused on the Wu-Tang’s latest opus, A Better Tomorrow, but if old head hip-hop truly is your bag, don’t let the latest single, “The People,” from De La Soul, rap’s true G.O.A.T band, pass you […]
Furious Five: Friends of Friends “5oFof” | November 26, 2014 |
Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne + Jake One) Puts Their Back Into It: “Do It” | November 24, 2014 |
Chris Daly created “Green Eyed Soul” with producer Erick Sermon Doctor Deen already hipped you cats to the melodious, R&B/pop goodness that is Tuxedo. To briefly recap, it’s the alleged side project of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One, it’s blue eyed soul mixed with some funky goodness, and if nothing else, their music is bound […]
Bad News From a Pretty Mouth: Yaarrohs “Flesh & Blood” EP | November 19, 2014 |
Chris Daly From Sia to BANKS to FKA Twigs, there’s been a growing pool of talent in 2014, whether your tastes run more towards the pop territory staked out by the former Zero 7 front woman or the Bjork-like oddity of the artist currently known as “Formerly Known As,” it’s time to add another name […]