Ali Vegas ft. Goldenchyl "If I" (prod. by J Nice): Here's a fresh cut from Ali Vegas off that Generation Gap 2, which you can cop from iTunes right now. I didn't realize heads leaked ish on Saturday afternoons. Bless 'em. Shouts to Mike for this one!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Ali Vegas ft. Goldenchyl "If I"
Ali Vegas ft. Goldenchyl "If I" (prod. by J Nice): Here's a fresh cut from Ali Vegas off that Generation Gap 2, which you can cop from iTunes right now. I didn't realize heads leaked ish on Saturday afternoons. Bless 'em. Shouts to Mike for this one!
Friday, December 26, 2008
T-Pain "Can't Believe It (rock the dub VIP)"
T-Pain ft. Akon, Kardinal Offishall & Busy Signal "Can't Believe It (rock the dub VIP)": I'm making some CDs for my family and hooked this blend up for my weed-smoking cousin. It's pretty simple: one part "Konvict Remix", one part "Smoke Some High Grade". Enjoy that.
Black Friday II 2008 playlist
This Black Friday II shit is nuts. Why am I at work?_____
- Busta Rhymes ft. Ron Browz, Juelz Santana, Jadakiss & Jim Jones "Arab Money (Remix) (Part 3)"
- KRS-One ft. Twista, Crucial Conflict, Syleena Johnson, Pugs Atomz, Phil G, Kenny Bogus & Straw "Self Destruction 2009" (prod. by Gordon Parks)
- DJ Drama ft. Akon, Snoop Dogg & T.I. "Daydreaming"
- Fat Joe ft. Ron Browz & Lil' Wayne "Winding On Me" (prod. by Ron Browz)
- 50 Cent ft. Mobb Deep & St. Laz "Naaaahh"
- Jim Jones "Scarz"
- Lloyd Banks "I Do This For The Block"
- Nelly "Spaz Out" (prod. by Soundwave)
- Yung Joc ft. Monica "Ridah"
- Ciara ft. 50 Cent "Slow Down (Remix)"
- Keri Hilson ft. Busta Rhymes "Turnin' Me On (Remix)"
- The-Dream ft. N.O.R.E. "Rockin' That Thang (Remix)"
- Beyonce "Why Don't You Love Me"
- Brandy "Freedom"
- Nikki Smith ft. N.O.R.E. "Turn Me Loose (Remix)"
- Young Chris "Status Of The Game"
- Flo Rida "On & On"
- Ron Browz ft. N.O.R.E. "Jumping Out The Window (Remix)"
- Sean Paul "Home Alone" (prod. by Cookin' Soul) [Bonus Beats Cookin' Soul "Home Alone Riddim"]
- Swizz Beatz "Showtime" (prod. by Cookin' Soul) [Bonus Beats Swizz Beats ft. Fatman Scoop "Get Loose" & Swizz Beats "Represent Things You Do"]
- Lord Finesse "Keep The Crowd Listening (DJ Premier Remix)" (mirror)
- Joell Ortiz ft. Joe Budden "Move On"
- Bangladesh "Adidas"
- Jay Electronica "Swagger Jackson's Revenge"
- Royce Da 5'9 "Part Of Me" (prod. by Carlos Broady) [No DJ]
- Termanology "Circulate (100 Bars)" [Bonus Beats Termanology ft. Rapper Big Pooh, Chaundon & Joe Scudda "Pay Jay"]
- Emilio Rojas ft. J The S, Silent Knight & Sha Stimuli "Bailout Money (Remix)"
- C-Rayz Walz & Kosha Dillz "Holiday (Remix)"
- Jon Hope "Roll Call"
- Vandalyzm ft. Sean Boog "Money On The Table (Remix)" (prod. by Khrysis)
- Idle Warship "UMC Freestyle" [clean \ dirty]
- Naledge "Vito Freestyle"
- Wafeek "Bad Check" [Bonus Beats Wafeek ft. Wattson "The Hollows (Remix)"]
- Junclassic "Reel Raw" (prod. by Iron Curtain)
- Pugs Atomz "Roof Top" (prod. by DJ Vadim)
- Johnny Polygon "I Been Runnin'" (prod. by Green Lantern)
- Inverse ft. Deacon "So True"
- Ricky Blaze ft. Punch, Red Cafe, Ron Browz & Nicki Minaj "I Feel Free"
- Surf Club ft. Lil' Wayne "I Can't Miss"
- Yak Ballz vs. N.E.R.D. "Spiked Punch"
- Mikkey Halsted "No Christmas"
- Shelly B "Diva (Street Mix)"
- Lil' Fats ft. Sha Stimuli "You Aint Heard Of Me Yet"
- Tuge ft. Busta Rhymes "Air It Out" (prod. by Neo Da Matrix)
- Designer Drugs "Xmas Fun Time"
- Monsta "Got The Love"
- Squincy Jones "Krypton For My City"
- Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Cable's Quick Bmore Edit)"
- Little Jinder "Polyhedron (Konrad Old Money Remix)" [Bonus Beats Donnis "Party Works (Konrad Old Money Remix)"]
- Kid Hum Fossil Fuel
- Marsha Ambrosius Yours Truly Mixtape
- TRiLLBASS "SOLDOUT" Mix
- Excess Bangers 5: Wintercamp Style
- DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #49 - 80s Edition Vol. 3
- Old Money Scareapeutic EP
- DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #50
- Pandemonium Jones Splendid Moments 2008
- DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #51
- Black Santa's Soulful Christmas
- Egg Nog Pimpin'
- A Funkadelic Christmas
- Crack Music 2
- Cookin Soul & Santa Claus Merry Little Xmas (Rap The Carols Edition)
- Dollar Store Santa (December 2008)
- the trillbies present freep001
- Biancardi Dj - Breakbeat Session
- L.E.G.A.C.Y. & DJ Flash The NC Chainsaw Massacre
- rock the dub presents Nick Argon
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Why isn't Hip-Hop more like this every now and again?
Public Enemy ft. Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane "Burn Hollywood Burn"
Enjoy your Black Friday Part Deux. Hopefully the rest of my work day flies by quickly...
rock the dub presents Nick Argon
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Here's the next installment of my "Best of 2008" mix series. Nick Argon is the head of Argon Records, one of dubstep's finest, most consistent labels. I believe I got put on to Argon first via Skynet's dubstep releases, when I was first really trying to listen to all the dubstep I could. Since then, he's had a bunch of talents cats drop sick productions on Argon; I'm talking heads like Tes La Rok, Babylon System, 12th Planet, Cotti and others, including Matty G, who released his Take You Back album on Argon this year. Argon is one of those spots where there is no real "defined" sound... they just put out quality music, fullstop.I think Nick was kind of shocked that I asked him to be a part of this "Best of 2008" series, but I had featured a few episodes of Argon Radio, and loved his take on dubstep mixing. What he did was throw up some released and forthcoming Argon material into a slick 30 minute dubstep journey, exclusive for the RTD dubsteppas. Check it out...
DOWNLOAD (mirror)
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Tracklist:
1. clouds featuring tiiu - under the dancing feet - argon 14a
2. uncle sam - round the world girls (tes la rok vip mix) argon 17a
3. clouds - worms - argon 14b
4. clouds featuring tiiu - under the dancing feet (tes la rok remix) - argon 17b
5. babylon system & spl - shevil - argon 15b
6. 12th planet - element 16 (sulfur) - argon 16a
7. cotti vs mr. party featuring jammer - dem fi know - argon 18a
8. tes la rok & desto - low - argon 20a
9. babylon system & noah d - examination of time - argon 15a
10. babylon system & antiserum - california style - argon 19b
11. matty g - cuttin' n scratchin' - argon lp01a
I want to shout out Uri for knockin' out the beautiful artwork that accompanies this mix. You'll be seeing more from her on this site and in my other ventures. And once again, shouts to Nick Argon, and cheers to Argon Records. We wish you nothing but continued success in 2009, and beyond.
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Wafeek "Bad Check"
Wafeek "Bad Check": The homey Wafeek dropped this onto my on Christmas Day. This is taken from a forthcoming project he's working on entitled The Flux Capacitor, which will feature 'Feek over a boatload of of beats (he sent over two more tracks he flipped, using instrumentals from 808s & Heartbreak); yes, there will be some Auto-Tune on it. This is Wafeek coasting over DJ Shadow's "High Noon". Its the shit. Enjoy it!related TSS x Trackstar x Wafeek The Aristocats Mixtape
L.E.G.A.C.Y. & DJ Flash The NC Chainsaw Massacre
This is one I've been definitely waiting on; the homey L.E.G.A.C.Y. hit me with his long-awaited mixtape, and its the shit. Mixed by the one like DJ Flash, we get a host of new material (including two joints I've leaked), featuring production from the homey Khrysis, K Hill, Soul Professa and others, with MCs like Spec Boogie, Sean Boog, Joe Scudda, Median and many more thrown in to boot. Don't even attempt to sleep on this one!DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
1.Intro produced by Soul Professa
2.Off The Man f/K Hill,Panama G.A.T. produced by Khrysis
3.Leatherface(freestyle)
4.That Me Shit f/Sean Boog produced by Khrysis
5.Heat Rises f/KAZE,Nervous Reck produced by Khrysis
6.I'm A Star(remix) f/Joe Scudda,Chaundon,Median produced by 9th Wonder
7.No Regrets pt 2 f/Lunatic Messiah,Spec Boogie,Dynas produced by K Hill
8.4 Cornered Room produced by Khrysis
9.freestyle
10.The Underworld pt 2 produced by Soul Professa
11.freestyle
12.Man Next Door produced by Dox
13.14 Grams produced by Khrysis
14.freestyle
Perfect soundtrack to Black Friday II. SIN MUSIC GROUP!
RIP Eartha Kitt
When you want to talk about mixed-race Americans making a mark in the Entertainment field, Eartha Kitt's name better be one you mention. I think I remember her most as the older seductress in Boomerang, as well as her turn as Catwoman in the classic Batman TV series, but I mean, I was rocking to "Santa Baby" with my wife just the other day. Truly a gifted, talented woman, and one that will be sorely missed in the Black community. Rest in power, ma.
Little Jinder "Polyhedron (Konrad Old Money Remix)"
Little Jinder "Polyhedron (Konrad Old Money Remix)": Here's some fuzzy Electro-infused numbers to help you wake up on what the media is called Black Friday II. Hopefully you guys picked up that Scarepeutic EP!Bonus Beats Donnis "Party Works (Konrad Old Money Remix)"
Biancardi Dj - Breakbeat Session
This mix is exactly what it says on the tin...DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
#01-A-skillz - Happiness
#02-Minuit - Fuji (Funkinslocuts remix)
#03-Krafty Kuts ft. Dynamite MC - There they go
#04-Slyde - You're my fix (Utah Saints remix)
#05-Stanton Warriors - Pop ya virus
#06-Slyde - Vibrate to this (Trouble soup! mix)
#07-The Ragga Twins vs Dj Go - Everybody hype
#08-Aquasky - Overneath
#09-Deekline Wizard - Angels (Napt remix)
#10-Elite Force - Cross the line
#11-Deibeat - Time to rock (Drumattic Twins remix)
#12-Drumattic Twins - Hyperspeed
#13-Rennie Pilgrem & Arthur Baker - Dancin in my head
#14-The Rouge Element - Backbreaker
#15-Slyke - Kiss kiss bang bang
#16-Dj Icey - Cross eyed sally (Robotic Ragga mix)
#17-Ed Solo & Skool of Thoughts - Babylon breaks
#18-Aquasky vs Master Blaster - 777
#19-Krafty Kuts - Lock the hype
#20-Splitloop - Both knees (Breakfastaz remix)
#21-Breakfastaz - Girl money drink and drug
#22-Hustle Athletics - Lekker
For those unaware, Hustle Athletics = Noisia. Enjoy this! And hit Biancardi Dj's website for more like it.
Junclassic "Reel Raw"
Junclassic "Reel Raw" (prod. by Iron Curtain): Jun hit me with this cut last night; I saw it on 2DB, and realized I didn't have the shit! This is off the forthcoming Iron Soul EP, which drops in the new year. Jun hit me with a cut for a project I'm working on, and it hits harder than the hobgoblin. You've been warned!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
the trillbies present freep001
Shouts to the folks at TRiLLBASS for this free EP. Happy Holidays, jerks.
Dollar Store Santa (December 2008)
Hot on the heels of "That Dilla's Crazy" is the 14th edition of my Dub Sessions series. It was really brought on by a few things: my finding DZ's "What You Won't Do For Love", DJ Food's "The Breaks Of Wrath" and Cookin' Soul's "Home Alone Riddim". The rest of the mix came about kind of quickly, and is just a patchwork of shit I love, but haven't thrown in mixes for whatever reason. It's scatterbrained by design, as this is also a replica of how I get down when I'm kind of tipsy, although none of this was made while under the influence. You get a lot of shit when you cop from the dollar store, nahmean?DOWNLOAD (mirror)
Tracklist:
01/intro: Katt Williams / Cookin' Soul "Home Alone Riddim"
02/DZ "What You Won't Do For Love"
03/SPKTRM "Machine March" / Saul Williams "Sha-Clack-Clack"
04/Saul Williams "Ohm"
05/Edward Oberon "Jackson"
06/Edward Oberon "Mr. Smith"
07/Charlie Murphy "Rick James Sketch Origin" / Mr. Scruff ft. Danny Breaks "Bang The Floor"
08/Coki vs. Movado "Gangsta 4 Life (Remix)"
09/Richard Pryor "Freebase" / Gridlok "Gutterfuker (Ground Down Mix)"
10/DJ Food "The Breaks Of Wrath"
11/The Chemical Brothers "(The Best Part Of) Breaking Up"
12/Coldcut "More Beats & Pieces (Beans & Pizzas StrictlyKidTeeba Jam)"
13/Brittany Bosco "Glitch"
14/Dwizz "Good Times"
15/outro: Larry Davis x Leon / Cookin' Soul "Home Alone Riddim"
Merry Christmas, fam. You like how I threw in some older joints in there alongside some of that fresh freshness... some ill cuts to sip on some rum, get a plate of good food and vibe with.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Designer Drugs "Xmas Fun Time"
Designer Drugs "Xmas Fun Time": Here's a quick & jolly club banger from the good folks over at Designer Drugs. Go get some of that good good and stab out to this one!Via IHEARTCOMIX!.
C-Rayz Walz & Kosha Dillz "Holiday (Remix)"
C-Rayz Walz & Kosha Dillz "Holiday (Remix)": Here's a remix of "Holiday", from the C-Rayz Walz & Kosha Dillz album Freestyle vs. Written. I still need to post this finished Q&A I did with Dillz - next week, I'm positive. Enjoy this one!
Cookin Soul & Santa Claus Merry Little Xmas (Rap The Carols Edition)
Cookin' Soul is building on the "Home Alone Riddim" featured this weekend, but dropping an entire mixtape (in conjunction with the NMC) of Christmas carols hooked up by the CS fam. Grab these, hit the studio, and get your rhyme on!
Brenda Lee x DJ Cable
Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Cable's Quick Bmore Edit)": If you hit up the recently posted Xmas Mix from DJ Cable, you'd have heard this quick bootleg Cable hooked up. I loved it so much I asked, and he hit me with the special Xmas Eve present! Props to him!
Crack Music 2
It's been about a month since I dropped the first edition of Crack Music; if you remember, that selection focused on Kanye West's tracks where he is the main attraction. Crack Music 2 goes in on some of my favorite Kanye West productions, as well as some featured MC work on original tracks as well as remixes. Some varying styles here, showing the flipside of Kanye's artistry...DOWNLOAD (mirror)
Tracklist:
01/intro
02/Jay-Z "Lucifer"
03/T.I. ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil' Wayne "Swagga Like Us"
04/J Dilla ft. Frank-N-Dank "We F'd Up"
05/Lil' Wayne "Let The Beat Build"
06/Beanie Sigel "The Truth"
07/Scarface ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel "Guess Who's Back"
08/Keyshia Cole "I Changed My Mind"
09/Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name"
10/The Game ft. Common "Angel"
11/Shyne "More Or Less"
12/Diddy ft. Nas & Cee-Lo "Everything I Love"
13/Talib Kweli ft. Kanye West & Roy Ayers "In The Mood"
14/Usher ft. Shyne, Kanye West & Twista "Confessions II"
15/T-Pain ft. Kanye West, UGK & Trey Songz "Buy U A Drank (Remix)"
16/E-40 ft. Kanye West, Ice Cube & The Game "Tell Me When To Go (Remix)"
17/Estelle ft. Kanye West "American Boy"
18/Kid Sister ft. Kanye West "Pro Nails"
19/N.E.R.D. ft. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T "Everybody Nose (Remix)"
Hopefully you guys have enjoyed this trek through Kanye West's pre-808's output. Hopefully his forthcoming material will continue on these paths...
related Crack Music: The Music Of Kanye West
A Funkadelic Christmas
Here's a compilation from Funkadelic Freestyles, That Real Ish & DC to BC. I love comps like this, and had seen this on a few spots; the homey jben.ok let me know this has hit 1100 downloads in a little over 36 hours. Pick this one up, and hotbox the whip to this soundtrack...DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
Present 01. Sufjan Stevens - The Winter Solstice
Present 02. James Brown - It's Christmas Time
Present 03. Tony! Toni! Tone! - My Christmas
Present 04. Weezer - The Christmas Song
Present 05. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here
Present 06. Snoop Dogg - Santa Claus Is Going Straight To The Ghetto
Present 07. De La Soul - Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa I
Present 08. The Roots - Millie Pulled A Pistol on Santa II
Present 09. Christmas Is Cancelled?
Present 10. The Jackson 5 - Give Love On Christmas Day
Present 11. The Temptations - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Present 12. Killer Mike - A Christmas Grind
Present 13. Ludacris - Ludacrismas
Present 14. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Present 15. Sufjan Stevens - Jingle Bells With The Simpsons
Present 16. Daniel Merriweather - Wonderful Christmas Time
Peep this drop on Funkadelic Freestyles for more info.
Egg Nog Pimpin'
The homey Kid Hum hit me with these mixes, spotted over on Colorado Rap Report, that feature some pretty ill Hip-Hop Christmas tracks. Two mixes of that FUNK:Volume 1: Egg Nog Pimpin'
Tracklist:
01 - Reverend Run and the Christmas All Stars - Santa Baby
02 - Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis
03 - Jim Jones - Bad Santa Intro
04 - Outkast - Players Ball
05 - De La Soul - Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa
06 - Ludacris - Ludacrismas
07 - Eazy-E - Merry Muthafuckin’ Christmas
08 - Dipset - Dipset X-Mas Time
09 - Snoop Dogg - Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto
10 - David Banner - It’s Christmas Time
11 - Mel Matrix, Riz, and Shoota - Christmas Like This
12 - Killer Mike - A Christmas Grind
13 - Busta Rhymes ft. Jim Carrey - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
14 - Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg - The Night Before Christmas
15 - Ying Yang Twins - Ho! Ho! Ho!
16 - Jim Jones - Christmas Eve
17 - Run DMC - Christmas Is
18 - Dirty Boyz - All I Want For Christmas
19 - OFTB - Christmas In The Ghetto
20 - Ras Kass - Jack Frost
21 - Ghostface – Ghostface X-Mas
Volume 2: Three Ho's Like Santa
Tracklist:
01 - Rudy Ray Moore - Merry Christmas Baby
02 - Kurtis Blow - X-Mas Rappin’
03 - Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie - XXX-Mas
04 - Jim Jones - Have a Happy X-Mas
05 - Master P - X-Mas in the Ghetto
06 - Dana Dane - Dana Dane is Coming to Town
07 - Juelz Santana - X-Mas Song
08 - Spyder-D - Ghetto Santa
09 - The Dogg Pound - I Wish
10 - King Sun - Christmas in the City
11 - Jim Jones - Ballin’ On X-Mas
12 - Starr ft. Juelz Santana - Jingle Bellz
13 - Treacherous Three - Christmas Rap
14 - Jim Jones - If Every Day Was X Mas
15 - Disco 4 - He’s Santa Claus
16 - Sweet Tee - Let the Jingle Bells Rock
17 - Three Six Mafia ft. UGK - On Some Chrome
18 - Jim Jones - Wish List
19 - Princess Superstar - I Hope I Sell A Lot of Records This Christmas
Pop open some of that egg nog and enjoy yourselves!
Fat Joe ft. Ron Browz & Lil' Wayne "Winding On Me"
Fat Joe ft. Ron Browz & Lil' Wayne "Winding On Me" (prod. by Ron Browz): Skraight from OnSMASH HQ is this fresh new cut from Joey Crillz. Some chill shit on this one, Joey straight coasts over another Browz Auto-Tuned banger. Enjoy?
Black Santa's Soulful Christmas
Last week, my mom asked me to make her a Christmas CD (she even e-mailed me the tracklist - a first). Now, ever since I got a CD burner for my HS graduation gift, I always flipped mix discs for ma dukes, whether it was Mother's Day or some random Wednesday. The CD came out kind of fresh, and I think readers who grew up in Black households will hold some of these Christmas gems dear, with some jawns you've probably heard but never gotten identified before...DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
01/Whitney Houston "Joy To The World"
02/The Whispers "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
03/Donny Hathaway "This Christmas"
04/The Whispers "Happy Holidays To You"
05/Luther Vandross "At Christmas Time"
06/Sounds Of Blackness "Soul Holidays"
07/Salsoul Orchestra "Merry Christmas All"
08/Boyz II Men "Let It Snow"
09/Nat King Cole "The Christmas Song"
10/The Emotions "What Do The Lonely DO At Christmas"
11/Marvin Sapp "Never Would Have Made It Without You"
12/Quincy Jones & Various Artists "Hallelujah!"
Enjoy these, burn it for your parents, uncles, aunties, grandparents and third cousins. Merry Christmas, bitches.
Dre is a Lucky Nigga
Yes, that is Cool & Dre's Dre with his chick, Christina Milian. Yes, that is his hand on her beautiful ass. Miami niggas get to have all the fun.Pic via The YBF.
Mikkey Halsted "No Christmas"
Mikkey Halsted "No Christmas": Chi-town's favorite MC goes in on his beliefs about Christmas. Many of you might not share these feelings (my wife included), but hear dude out.Via OnSMASH.
DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #51
DJ Cable drops his 51st Weekly Mix just in time for Christmas, and its a special Christmas throwdown. I bet you've seen a bunch of these... well, so what, it's Christmas time!DOWNLOAD DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #51
Tracklist:
01. Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
02. Eazy-E - Merry Muthaf---in' Xmas
03. Run-DMC - Christmas in Hollis
04. Jim Jones - Ballin' On Xmas
05. The New 2 Live Crew - 2 Live Christmas
06. Poison Clan - Christmas Spliff
07. Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
08. Disco 4 - He's Santa Claus
09. Treacherous Three - Xmas Rap
10. 69 Boyz, K-Nock & Quad City DJs - What You Want For Christmas
11. James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
12. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Cable's Quick Bmore Edit)
13. Dirty Boyz - All I Want For Christmas Is To Get Crunk
14. Ludacris - Ludacrismas
Yes, Cable, I'm definitely gonna need that Brenda Lee Bmore refix! Happy Holidays to you and yours... $20 to whomever gets Grandma to rumpshake to this one!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Pandemonium Jones Splendid Moments 2008
I've known Pandemonium Jones for a little over a decade. While we haven't been the kind of friends who are trading IMs and e-mails every day, we definitely have a special bond; hell, without him initially schooling me in Drum & Bass & Jungle, I might be in the position I am today.Now, if the name Pandemonium Jones rings a bell, you definitely know about Caps & Jones, the DJ duo who have received critical acclaim for their multi-genre mixes, remix work and exciting club performances. For the end of 2008, I asked some of my favorite DJs (and good friends) to do some "best of 2008" mixes for me. This is the premier mix, and while its not on some Hippity-Hoppity, nor is it on some thugdubsteppery, it has, in Panda's words, "some well regarded joints that sound good together". Grab this one, and be prepared for the other mixes I'm set to drop before 2008 comes to an end...
DOWNLOAD (mirror)
Tracklist:
01. Soy Un Caballo - Robin
02. SALEM - Streets Of Philadelphia
03. Kanye West - Say You Will
04. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
05. Black Mountain - Wucan
06. Portishead - Magic Doors
07. No Age - Eraser
08. Atlas Sound - On Guard
09. Animal Collective - Cobwebs
10. Hot Chip - We're Looking For A Lot Of Love
11. Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine (Pocketknife's Odd Beauty Remix)
12. Cut Copy - Strangers In The Wind
13. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
14. Amadou & Miriam - Sabali
15. Bon Iver - Lump Sum
16. Benoit Pioulard - Idyll
17. Wolf Parade - Language City
18. Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
19. M83 - Graveyard Girl
20. Beach House - Gila
21. Fennesz - Grey Scale
22. Grouper - Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
23. Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron - Voice In Headphones
Hit up Jones' post about this mix, as some other info, including the Caps & Jones throwdown at Savalas for NYE 2008:
Caps & Jones
NYE 2008
@ Savalas
285 Bedford Ave Between S1st and Grand St
BROOKLYN
21+ 10pm - 6am (!) $10
RSVP to CNJNYE2009@GMAIL.COM for free entry all night
NYE 2008
@ Savalas
285 Bedford Ave Between S1st and Grand St
BROOKLYN
21+ 10pm - 6am (!) $10
RSVP to CNJNYE2009@GMAIL.COM for free entry all night
Enjoy! And shouts to Panda Jones for the serious sounds, as per usual!
Pugs Atomz "Roof Top"
Pugs Atomz "Roof Top" (prod. by DJ Vadim): Here's the latest leak from Pugs himself; this is taken from his forthcoming album, Roof Top. If you dig this combination (which you should: beatfreaks know Vadim is a legend, and Pugs is cooked coke on the mic), wait for Vadim's LP on BBE, which Pugs rocks a three-peat on. Chicago bull, forreal.
DJ ?uestlove At SOB's (Dec. 29th 2008)
EDIT I'm bringing this to the top because, the fam over at Urban Prestige is allowing heads a $5 rebate on this event; just send and e-mail to urbaneprestige@gmail.com with the subject RSVP (be sure to include your full name in the e-mail). This is a beautiful deal, and one of the treats for checking out rock the dub! Shouts to Ruel.
DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #50
The homey DJ Cable comes correct, this time on the UKHH tip.DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
01. Lethal Bizzle Feat. Jim Jones & Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne (Remix)
02. Klashnekoff - Murda
03. Giggs - Talkin' The Hardest (Freestyle)
04. Fallacy - Big 'N Bashy
05. Bigz - Cor Blimey
06. Wretch 32 - Be Cool
#51, AKA The Xmas Mix, is said to drop tomorrow.
Gallic Wars Signs Fresh As Tommi
Cesar from Gallic Wars just hit me with some info on a new group Gallic signed to a management deal:London based music group Fresh As Tommi (F.A.T) sign Management deal w/ Gallic Wars!!
"I am very excited to welcome Fresh As Tommi to the Gallic Wars family. With a massive international following, they will only compliment the brand. As the strongest & most promising entertainment company, we will ensure the success of their music career." - Caesar, CEO & President of Gallic Wars
The entertainment industry is now graced with the presence of 3 multi-talented females who are set to change the world. Three crazy, sexy & cool music artists known as Fresh As Tommi (F.A.T) hail from London, England and are currently proclaimed "the best music group out". The group consists of two sexy R&B singers "Juice" & "Bambi" who are exceptionally talented and have a massive worldwide following. The third member of the group is a rapper who goes by the name "Peeks". She has the ability to captivate any ears that appreciate the art of hip hop and will grace you with her sex appeal. The girls are official models for Nelly's Apple Bottom clothing line which enables them to continue to garner attention not only from the music but model industry as well. F.A.T released a new video called 'No Dibby' which is receiving an overwhelming positive response from the general public. The mixtape 'The Long Weekend ' will be released shortly and will feature a DVD with behind the scenes footage. The awesome trio have also written, sung and appeared in a promotional TV advertisement for a brand new fragrance called So Superstar. They also shot a short film called ' Broken Doll house' which received world wide exposure. To date, Juice has been featured in a TV show called Rimz & is featured in the new show "'Miss Naked Beauty'". Peeks has her own music show called "Unsigned" on sky TV which is set to commence a second series. It doesn't stop there! Bambi is producing her own dating show on sky TV which we are all excited about. Also look out for the cartoon called Diamond Angelz that also features the girls. Fresh As Tommi are currently writing more songs and preparing to launch their highly anticipated album entitled 'The Long Good Weekend'. The group will also be releasing a free digital mixtape project via Gallic Wars which is projected to debut on over 100 websites, blogs & e-zines combined. To See clips of all their TV and film projects check: www.mo-am.com.
Good luck to both of them!
Barack Brains
Shouts to Different Kitchen for putting me onto this shirt. Eff off if you wanna claim "oh you late"; you should've put me on! I wanna grab one of these...
Monday, December 22, 2008
[video] Amy Winehouse's Topless Dance?
Apparently, this is Amy Winehouse doing a topless dance on some balcony:
DJ Drama "Daydreaming"
DJ Drama ft. Akon, Snoop Dogg & T.I. "Daydreaming":The good folks at OnSMASH just passed this one on to me. Word is this is the first single from Gangsta Grillz The Album, Part 2; I'm not as into this as I thought I'd be, but I could see the ladies winding to this one. Maybe I'm just over Akon's "singing". Keep locked to that OS post, DJs: clean/instrumental versions are on the way!
Inverse ft. Deacon "So True"
Inverse ft. Deacon "So True": From Tunji's blast... My group Inverse is dropping a free EP on New Years Day (following in the tradition of our project So Far (The Collection), which we released on the first day of '08). Here's a link to the first leak off The So True EP, the title track, featuring Deacon The Villain of CunninLynguists, and produced by Decapbeats. It's some laid back, soulful Cali groove type ish. The whole track is clean, so go ahead and throw it on air if you're feeling it.If I still burned the sensi, I'd definitely float some greenery pon de air. Fresh cuts!
[video] Sugar Tongue Slim Demand More 1.2 Trailer
STS explains the concept behind Demand More 1.2 "Rappas Ternt Sangas Edition":
Bonus Beats Sugar Tongue Slim ft. AC "Jumping Out The Window Freestyle"
Old Money Scareapeutic EP
You probably heard "Gangster With An A", a cut which spread through the blogs a week or so ago; here's the EP it came from. Shouts to Old Money for hitting me with this. Enjoy that free music!
DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #49 - 80s Edition Vol. 3
DJ Cable goes in for another round of that fine 80s sound.DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
01. Madonna - Holiday
02. Human League - Don't You Want Me
03. Alexander O'Neal Feat. Cherelle - Saturday Love
04. Ollie & Jerry - There's No Stopping Us
05. Madonna - Get Into The Groove
06. Run-DMC - Mary Mary
07. Lipps Inc. - Funky Town
08. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
09. Run-DMC - It's Tricky
10. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
11. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
12. Gary Numan - Cars
13. Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
14. AC/DC - Back In Black
You know you want it. Funky-town!
Excess Bangers 5: Wintercamp Style
The fam over at Highbrid Nation just hit me with the new edition of Excess Bangers...DOWNLOAD
Tracklist:
01. Gnarls Barkley - Whos Gonna Save My Soul(Rmx) (Ft.Jota Flowers)
02. Billy Danze ft.Busta Rhymes - Undescribable
03. Freeway - Doing Anything
04. Mickey Factz, Naledge & Fresh Daily - Stop What You Doing
05. Fashawn - Freedom
06. Freeway - Get It Started
07. Jamie Foxx Ft.Lil Kim - Cover Girl
08. Joell Ortiz - Morning
09. Styles P ft.Snyp Lyfe & Bully - Ride Or Die
10. Freeway - Street Music
11. Joell Ortiz - Day N Nite(Williamsburgh/Greenpoint Brooklyn Remix)
12. Blvd Benny Ft.Jadakiss, Fabolous - Rock It Out(Rmx)
13. Busta Rhymes ft.Ne-Yo & Missy Elliott - Freakin You
14. Jamie Foxx Ft.Rick Ross - Swag
15. Fabolous, Red Cafe & Paul Cain - There He Go
16. Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. - If I
17. Freeway - Start Wildin
18. Kardinal Offishall -Set It Off(Rmx)(Ft. Dr Dre & The Clipse)
previous Excess Bangers 4: Agents Of Chaos
Sunday, December 21, 2008
[video] Slaughterhouse Studio Sessions
Dallas Penn, you are the dude:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (Joell Ortiz ft. Joe Budden "Move On")
Damn, this is definitely my favorite half of Slaughterhouse.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (Joell Ortiz ft. Joe Budden "Move On")
Damn, this is definitely my favorite half of Slaughterhouse.
DZ "What You Won't Do For Love"
DZ "What You Won't Do For Love": I really tried. I wanted to cop this release on MP3, legally. Due to what it is, though, I believe its on a limited vinyl run, which makes sense. Its part of the duality of this shit, though. Back in the day, it used to be "if you can't get it, wait until you can"; with the 'Net, shit is just instant. I can normally wait for releases until I am given them or they are widely distributed. Other times, I have to be that faucet. I've been a fan of DZ for the last few years (and he has been on FIRE in 2008)... and that Bobby Caldwell original? Shit, I have the 7" at my mom's house somewhere. Such a classic, and one of my favorite tracks out there. Enjoy this.
Swizz Beatz "Showtime"
Swizz Beatz "Showtime" (prod. by Cookin' Soul): Don't talk about beef if it ain't food... yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of Swizzy on the mic, but I can rock to this one. Almost wish I had the instrumental for this one...C-c-c-c-cookin' Soul!
related Sean Paul "Home Alone"
Sean Paul "Home Alone"
Sean Paul "Home Alone" (prod. by Cookin' Soul): If you, like me, don't have Shade 45, you missed out on Whoo Kid's Diss-ember broadcast all day. They premiered two new freestyles, both produced by Cookin' Soul, and here's the first. If I'm not mistaken, CS has flipped that theme from Home Alone. I'm lovin' this one.Bonus Beats Cookin' Soul "Home Alone Riddim"
