Son Raw is Passion of the Weiss’ resident expert in Urban Electronic sounds, which means that he specializes in music with a lot of air horns, gun shots, broken beats and laser sounds. Having written about Hip-Hop, Rare Groove, Bass Music and Grime and having DJ’ed everywhere from Los Angeles’ Low End Theory to Paris’ Rinse France and London’s NTSLive – we figure he knows what he’s talking about.
When asked to describe his musical philosophy he mumbled something about musical viruses and “searching for the next fix" before concluding that sunshine does indeed play a major part in the daytime.
12 1/2 songs that influenced Son Raw
1. Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M
2. Portishead – Sour Times
3. Skream – Midnight Request Line
4. Ruff Sqwad – Future
5. MF DOOM – Dead Bent
6. The Bug – Skeng
7. The Diplomats – DJ Enuff Freestyle
8. Wiley – It’s Wiley (Royal-T Remix)
9. Nas – Project Window (Original Version)
10. DJ Rashad ft DJ Spinn – Drank Kush Barz
11. Logos – Ex101
12. Freddie McGregor – Tomorrow is like Today
13. The second half of Erykah Badu’s Master Teacher
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Currently Listening:
Mumdance & Logos - Proto
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
Mr Mitch - Parallel Memories
Coyote Records - Coyote Kings II
Rick Ross - Hood Billionaire
Yamaneko - Pixel Wave Embrace
Lil Herb - Pistol P
Wayne Shorter - See No Evil
A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Son Raw - Conscious Wave Mix
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Currently Watching:
The Imitation Game
Blade Runner
Guardians of the Galaxy
Adventure Time
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Currently Reading:
Brian Coleman - Check the Technique II| Shrapknel’s “Metal Lung” Is a Psychedelic Rebirth | August 24, 2022 |
Shrapknel has fully clicked as a duo, with the group’s chemistry gelling into a brand-new animal, Son Raw writes.
| Montreal’s Jai Nitai Lotus Balances Classic Styles to Modern Techniques on Know The Shades | August 2, 2022 |
The latest project from Jai Nitai Lotus proves there's more to the Montreal hip-hop scene than a demographic boom, Son Raw writes.
| Kendrick Lamar’s Long List of Demands: The ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Album Review | May 31, 2022 |
In an era where most rappers spend their time either tinkering with complex flows or perfecting their lyrics, Kendrick is still blasting complex ideas at you at 100 miles per hour, Son Raw writes.
On their latest joint effort, Larry June and Jay Worthy strike gold, reviving the feeling of holiday weekends past to current day aesthetics.
| A Requiem for DOOM | March 2, 2022 |
A year after the villain's passing, Son Raw is still thinking about how to think about DOOM, the artist and the human being.
| “That Style of Sound Could Be Placed at Any Time:” A Retrospective Interview With Lunice | October 14, 2021 |
Son Raw connects with the Montreal producer to discuss his career, TNGHT, Kanye collaborations and more.
| The Bug Delivers a Cleansing Fire After a Traumatic Year | August 24, 2021 |
Kevin Martin's latest project as The Bug is a celebration of loudness, bass, intensity and the human voice for its own sake.
| 20th Anniversary Retrospective: Cormega’s ‘The Realness’ | July 21, 2021 |
Two decades later, 'The Realness’' moments of purest joy don’t come from the money, the cars or even revenge on Cormega's enemies, but from rap, Son Raw writes.
Son Raw hopped on a Zoom call with the three podcasters of a certain age to talk about the current music landscape, aging gracefully in hip-hop and more.
| Slowie Speaks His Truth on “What You Know About” | May 6, 2021 |
Slowie and $H The Producer hit an incredibly raw, emotional and real note on their latest release.
