Monthly Archives: September 2010


Lee Bannon & Chuuwee – HNR (Hot N Ready), Mixtape.

On HNR, producer Lee Bannon channels the rawness of early Wu-Tang while MC Chuuwee provides an intricate verbal braggadocio. Bannon has slowly established himself as a master of roughly sketched Madlibian beats. Songs start and stop and cut off abruptly. The tape’s staticky closer “Change em” doesn’t even have drums...

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – Glass Mountain Trust (ft. D’Angelo).

D’Angelo, last seen allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover police officer, makes his triumphant return on Mark Ronson’s Record Collection sounding liked a drugged up Cee-Lo. When the collaboration was first announced, Ronson said the song was “basically” his favorite on the album. Download: Mark Ronson & The Business Intl..

Terrace Martin – Give Me Some of You (ft. Kendrick Lamar).

“Give Me Some of You” is the second leak from Terrace Martin’s upcoming EP, Here, My Dear. Fans already know what to expect. Monster drums and crazy sax. Look out for the EP dropping September 28. Download: Terrace Martin – Give Me Some of You (ft. Kendrick Lamar) via Rap..

Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2010 Preview.

The Virgin Mobile FreeFest is tomorrow in Columbia, MD at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, and since ML has covered many Virgin Festivals in it’s history. We think it’s appropriate that we share our picks on who to check out this year. The Temper Tramp (killed Bonnaroo this year.) Trombone Shorty..

Ron Artest, Senior Space Scientist.

(image) Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose. I love Pluto. Everybody loves Pluto. There’s a..

Does RZA even rap or produce anymore?

On Friday evening (I know, I know) I was aimlessly flipping through the ol’ cable box, ready to turn the TV set off, when I saw RZA’s face on NBC.  Apparently, RZA was guest starring on a new NBC show starring Jimmy Smits (of NYPD Blue fame). I only saw..



Lee Bannon & Chuuwee – I Need That (ft. C Plus).

If you don’t count Madlib, Lee Bannon is today’s chief purveyor of dirty lo-fi hip-hop sounds. On “I Need That,” he chops up a psych rock sample so thoroughly that you can barely discern a melody. He and fellow Sac-Towner Chuuwee are dropping their project HNR (Hot N Ready) September..