I knew they weren't gonna have a show at the regular time on the 22nd, due to Dallas hosting the Random Axe show - I had no idea they were still doing a show this week. The first half hour is dope - this year's BYOB BBQ is going to be memorable - and they had special guest Jean Grae in the building. You already know!
Jean Grae ft. Styles P & Talib Kweli "R.I.P." (prod. by Ski Beatz): I remember first hearing this back when I could still blog at work. I've been a fan of Grae since she was a Natural Resource, and everytime I hear her beasting over a dope beat, I get that old feeling back. I remember back when I first peeped this, they were calling for Cake Or Death. Now we're asking for Cookies Or Coma? Whatever the project is called, I'll take two.
One of my favorite groups, The Herbaliser, have been doing their brand of Hip-Hop/Funk/Jazz/Film score-inspired tracks for a while, and I've been on the journey. Fifteen years. Ninja Tune took notice and have sorted out this Best Of disc, featuring 15 tracks of fury, including DJ Food's "Mrs. Chombee Takes The Plunge" remix, their Jean Grae featured tracks, "Starlight" with Roots Manuva (a personal favorite), "The Missing Suitcase", the MF DOOM-featured "It Ain't Nuttin'"and a previously-unreleased track, "March Of The Death Things". This drops on June 14th in the UK, and June 29th in North America. Hit the jump for the tracklist.
