DaVinci "Trickle Down"

DaVinci "Trickle Down" (prod. by Blunt): My people at Sweetbreads told me to look out for DaVinci, sent the album and everything, and what did I do? I slept. Well, I didn't SLEEP, but it always takes a spark - and this deep track is that match. DaVinci is a perfect compliment to what goes on today: think of The Wire, where in those crazy street scenarios, there's a nigga on that corner who could break down the system better than any college professor who's class you slept through. He feeds you the truth in a cookie he knows you'll enjoy. Wake up and take a listen, serious.

The Day The Turf Stood Still drops March 9th. Owwww.

Bonus Beats DaVinci "Its On Me" (prod. by Blunt)

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South Philly Mel "Obtain Big Bank"

South Philly Mel "Obtain Big Bank": We keeps it real tri-state around here. The first thing that drew me into this cut was that beat - the first few notes are intense, but then there's that meandering melody during the rest of it? Major. Mel's keepin' it real, working on his No More Locked Doors mixtape, as well as his Home Sweet Home album. Expect some street shit mixed in with some real shit.

Shouts to Tamar at Sitka for the heads up.

Bonus Beats South Philly Mel "Only Life I Know"

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SOBs Haiti Benefit Concert (1/28/2010)

Solid line-up, all for a $30 donation to a great cause? How could you be missing this?

Hit up SOBs for more details.

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"Back Pockets On The Floor"?

These oldhead niggas say that their 1996 track, "Back Pockets On The Floor", was bit by Larry Platt, who has been wylin' that people aren't giving him props/paper for "Pants On The Ground". Check out The Green Brothers on an old Whodini set, tellin' you guys to dress right:



SMFH.

previous General Larry Platt "Pants On The Ground (J. Slikk Remix)"

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WYDU/Bloggerhouse Year End Awards of 2009

Here's a 2009 year-end awards list that I contributed to. Thing is, I was either sleep or just not too into it, but it looks like I didn't have shit to say. I'm bad at making lists, especially year-end lists. My memories of 2009 are like May/June through December. What happened in February '09?

Anyways, shouts to WYDU and Bloggerhouse.

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LL Cool J "Boomin' System (Zilla Rocca BLAST UP Remix)"

LL Cool J "Boomin' System (Zilla Rocca BLAST UP Remix)": Life is funny - sometimes, shit happens, other times, its like you will them to. We moved my son into a new room a couple of weeks back, and while painting, my wife played the "what is..." game, asking me about all types of shit I like/dislike/etc.; one question she asked me was what my favorite LL Cool J song was, and I realized then and there it was "The Boomin' System". I used to mark out for James Brown samples, and the video was such a cheesefest it was amazing. I remember being mesmerized when I first saw it. Anyways, that night, Zilla Rocca sends over this remix he did for a remix competition, and it just amazed me. I made that happen that night, right?

The thing about his remix, it reminded me of Coldcut's remix of "Paid In Full", where in the late '80s everything in Hip-Hop was so new and you could do shit like funk out a classic Hip-Hop diatribe into a seven minute opus; Rocca takes a tweeter-beater and slows it down, adding some fuzzy bass and some mechanical drums to the JB samples, and makes it a bigger animal in the process. I've been rinsing this one ever since, and finally asked if it could be shared. Boy am I glad Zilla said yes!

PS Word is that Curly Castro is going to be hopping on this!

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Good*Fella Radio: 6th Sense

previous Homeboy Sandman "Abduction"

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UllNevaNo "Pickup Lines"

UllNevaNo "Pickup Lines": The homey UllNevaNo (who you should remember from his Color Purple mixtape) flipped a fresh Exile number and details a situation a lot of dude's get into. Living a crazy mixture of emotions before introducing yourself to a female... its crazy like that sometimes. I know where you're coming from, homey.

"Let me get your jersey" might be a new one for you guys LOL.

Anyways, UllNevaNo has his Color Brown mixtape on the way, where he drops gems over nothing but Kev Brown beats. Keep it locked for that one!

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Joulz Il The Il Supremacy

Following Il Identity, Joulz Il is BACK with the second of his Il Trilogy, the Il Supremacy. This dropped quietly on the 22nd, and steam has been gathering. You SHOULD be up on some of these cuts, but you'll be forgiven... this time. Stream the entire project below, then go download it for free.



previous [rock the dub Interview]: Joulz Il

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Pat Piff "People Talk"

Pat Piff "People Talk":I don't know who Pat Piff is. I got a random tweet from someone I don't know, saying I gotta post this. I didn't know what to expect, and I DEFINITELY didn't plan on hearing a random flip of The Doors to be the basis of this beat. And I'm actually not mad - with no expectations off the rip, Piff really caught me. Me? I see a lot of people talking. I've got a feeling more people should be talking about dude. Will you?

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