Metal Lungies

Dopeness. Did I mention I met Premo at the Crooklyn Dodgers concert?

Shouts to my cousin Dan at Clockwork Music.

I don’t like to make a habit of reposting songs, but this is too damn good. If you missed it last time, get this shit now:

Download: Reks – Say Goodnight

Grey Hairs drops July 22.

The Kid Daytona is running with Cipha Sounds. As shocking as this may sound.. it has a dope 90s vibe. The CNN verse makes you think this is some shit filmed like 10 years ago.

You can download Daytona’s Mixtape which features Kardinal Offishall, Joell Ortiz, Talib Kweli, Nina Sky & J Dilla, here.

If a review, an interview with Method Man isn’t enough to get your butt to the theater (and cop the very nice throwback soundtrack), then this is our last ditch effort. The Wackness Mixtape (Mixed by Hip Hop icon D-Nice).

Tracklisting:

1.  Intro (Heath Brothers – Smiling Billy Suite)

2.  Nas – One Love

3.  The Notorious BIG – The What Feat. Method Man

4.  Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side

5.  A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It

6.  KRS-One – I Can’t Wake Up

7.  Stanley Turrentine – Sister Sanctified

8.  BDP – My Philosophy

9.  Black Moon – How Many Emcees

10.  O.C. – Time’s Up

11.  Craig Mack – Flavor In Ya Ears

12.  Group Home – Supa Star

13.  Biz Markie – Just A Friend

14.  Freddie Scott – (You) Got What I Need

15.  Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Comes Tears)

16.  Wu-Tang Clan – Tearz

17.  Ahmad Jamal Trio – I Love Music

18. Nas – The World Is Yours

Download

An interesting follow up to knobbz stellar interview.  

Funny shit.  I like when he spanks the whale.  

Swiped from AOR.

My favorite band at the moment.  This video only reinforces the notion that No Age is going to change the world.  These two guys from Los Angeles (Dean Spunt and Randy Randall) have made the loudest record of the year, but yet their sound remains elusive.  Mind boggling.  

More quality video here.  

Download: No Age-Teen Creeps 

Ranking among Hip-Hop on the exclusive list of things I truly love in this world: mexican food.  Thats right, greasy, down and dirty, sand in your ass Mexican Food.  A San Diego taco shop is often my happy place when I am suffering the Canadian winter.  To tell you the truth, I can think of nothing more congruous with the essence of my being than a steaming carne asada burrito smothered in salsa that makes your eyes water. 

My brother, also a product of the southern california lifestyle, shares my obsession.  So when he moved to NYC recently he lamented for a proper mexican place.  The search began.  And he turned his search into a blog called Lost Taco.  I mention it mostly because he’s my brother, but also because its important info (especially if your in the area) and its pretty funny.  

I dedicate this song to you brave taco hunter.

Download: Danny!-The Groove 

The Walkmen make great drunken anthems.  Their particular flavor of garage rock succeeds in blending poetic lyrics with crunchy waves of distortion and driving rhythms.  The new track off the forthcoming album You and Me (out September 16th) shows the band playing up their strengths.  Much like “Wake Up,” an inspired track off of Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone, the sounds on “In the New Year” swell and rise then crumble softly, drawing the listener in yet again.  

Marco Polo’s homie Torae has started campaigning for Best Lyricist award at www.hiphoppalace.com, go vote now.

Keith Murray is headlining a Pre-4th of July Show hosted by Peter Rosenberg at the Knitting Factory in NYC. All proceeds go to help get Obama to the White House. First person to drop me an email with their full name and ‘Keith Murray’ as the subject to wins a pair of tickets (I’ll update the entry when we get a winner).  If you don’t win you can get tickets for $10 today or $12 on the day of the show.

Craig G goes in acapella with Will Pack on DJ Premier’s  Live From The Headquarterz sirius show.