Whenever I had a bad day as a kid, like any other child I would drift away into my own fantasy world where everything I wanted was available to me. I revisit that world of total freedom and no limits as a adult, where I’m in charge and there are no rules. If I was on a island and could take a few things…- Black ELement
I’m shamefully late on this. Popular Demand has been in constant rotation since it came out in ’06! Can’t wait for this to drop.
1. Long Story Short ft. Dwele 2. Bounce 3. Give the Drummer Sum 4. Without U ft. Colin Munroe 5. Hold it Down 6. Losen Out ft. Royce 5?9 7. Hell Yeah 8. Reppin’ for U ft. AB 9. Overdose 10. The Matrix ft. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price & DJ Premier 11. Try 12. Tronic Summer 13. Bond 4 Life (Music) ft. Melanie Rutherford 14. Elec (Outro)
Like the picture says, look for it in stores on October 28th.
The Knux are a self-described rap duo from from New Orleans, consisting of brothers Krispy Kream (I know, I know) and Al Millio. Recently signed to Interscope, the brothers self-describe their music as “garage-hop.” So far the group have only officially released two tracks. One of them, “Cappucino”, is the first single off their upcoming debut, Remind Me In 3 Days.
Fitting the group’s description, “Cappucino” is built on churning garage rock riffs. Blippy synthesizers intertwine with the guitar lines and chanted “Hey!”s on the chorus:
I need a fresh cappuccino with a mocha twist, fresh fresh cappuccino with a mocha twist/Ey ey miss
Claps and hi-hats make up the percussion. The song is produced by the group as is its remix.
The video bites De La quite a bit, check the dookie ropes!
The remix to “Cappucino” is incredible in that it sounds exactly like a vintage 1992 Native Tongues track. Stilted, thudding drums are joined by laidback guitar and bass. Chanted “Oh!”s chime in every few bars. Both Krispy and Al contribute entirely new lyrics, keeping only the chorus and the odd line here and there. There is delicate acoustic guitar and someone singing “Da da da da” on the chorus.
I actually like both versions equally, if only for the fact that the Knux are a rap group in 2008 who actually made a real remix to their song, instead of just tacking a fucking Lil’ Wayne verse to “Cappuccino”. And that’s not a Lil’ Wayne diss; it’s just nice to see someone actually alter the beat of a song for a remix.
I’ve slacked on posting Juan Ep episodes lately but this is too dope to pass up putting up. Q-Tip joins Cipha and Rosenberg for an enlightening conversation.
Random Callabo of the month?? The Canadian bond between Nelly and Swollen Members shine here. This is from their 2002 album none the less, don’t ask me why I got this now?
I can’t believe I just heard John McCain say, “I just want to thank Daddy Yankee” on the nightly news. I guess this was John Macs back up plan after not being able to get the critical political support of Mr. Jeezy. Also, I just saw Paul Scheer (of Human Giant and Best Week Ever fame) reads ML. *Blown*
I’ve been internet free for a minute so I missed the chance to post the last two Missing ELements track from ML fav Black ELement. But I’ve got the latest one right here and I’m including the two tracks I missed as well.
Black provides this explanation for his latest:
You ever wonder what your last moments would be like on a crashing plane? What or who would you do?
