Motion picture shit hidden at the end of DJBooth.net and DJ Burn One’s new mixtape. Burn One tells me this is the first leak off his instrumental album The Ashtray which he is hoping to release in December.
via DJBooth.net
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Stones Throw’s newest podcast is a mix of completely original material from London producer Paul White. Paul sounds exactly how you would expect a Stones Throw-affiliated producer to sound. He’s got Madlib’s head-scratching samples and the electronic inclination of LA’s beat music scene. Skip to 20:42 for his remix of MED’s “Classic” which sounds like a Jaylib leftover. Only real heads need apply.
Watch video for the No I.D./Legendary Traxster-produced track from Twista’s upcoming album The Perfect Storm. There are flames, boobs, chess, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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More blog fodder from Kanye West.
On Thursday, I visited DJ Premier at his studio and he played me the beat he made for Kanye. It’s amazing, but ‘Ye isn’t using it. Premier was annoyed, but Kanye did ask Premier for two more beats for Kanye and Jay-Z’s EP, Watch the Throne. It strikes me that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy will be a traditional Kanye affair and Watch The Throne will host the 90s boom bap producers Kanye has been courting. Pete Rock has been confirmed as a producer on the EP and Kanye said he and Jay were rapping on beats from Q-Tip and Madlib.
I feel like Jay-Z would listen to a Madlib beat once and then ask if they could call Swizz Beatz instead.
via Kanye West
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Some big, lively R&B from Oliver Daysoul, produced by Oddisee. Oliver also lent vocals to Onra for the amazing 80s throwback “Long Distance.” The EP is four songs plus instrumentals, a capellas and a remix featuring Von Pea. You may remember “In The Now” from Odd Spring.
If you’re in NY, catch Oliver at CMJ.
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Don’t worry, this isn’t an ode to President Barry. On “Political Dialogue,” South Carolina rapper/producer Mantiz walks the well worn path of an aspiring hip-hop artist struggling against industry politics. “Political Dialogue” serves as a reminder of how compelling a rapper can be when he’s at the very bottom of the food chain. The song samples “Bumpy’s Lament” by Isaac Hayes, which was recently used by Freddie Gibbs on “Something New” and most prominently by Dr. Dre on “Xxplosive.” Mantiz’ project The Preface: Democracy is on the way.
via Mantiz
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Big Boi keeps it in the South for the “Tangerine” remix. Rawse and Bun B add verses, but Big Boi and T.I.’s are the same as the original. Sir Lucious Leftfoot is the best rap album of the year — so far.
Listen at Nah Right. Also, there’s another version with Fabolous instead of T.I. Also at Nah Right.
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On February 23, 1995, Jay-Z and Big L visited the Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show to promote the “In My Lifetime” single and Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, respectively. They dropped a legendary 9 and a half minute freestyle and the full recording has only just surfaced. This moment in hip-hop history is especially surreal considering the paths that lay ahead of the two rappers, who at the time were peers on the NY hip-hop scene. Big L was murdered in 1999, blocks away from his home in Harlem. Jay-Z recently had lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffet.
Play this for a friend whose knowledge of Jay-Z begins with “Roc Boys” and ends with “Empire State of Mind.” They might be surprised that Jay-Z could once hold his own against one of the most dexterous rappers ever.
via DJ Premier Blog (fansite)
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The CMJ Music Marathon is upon us next week. New Yorkers have an endless supply of shows (“showcases,” they call them) to chose from, so ML filtered out the interesting ones. If you know about something we don’t, let us know. Check back because we’ll be updating this post as more comes to our attention.
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Update: 8PM not 9
NYC, pay attention. Something on the extra-special, low-key, cooler-than-your-friends-because-you-know-about-it tip.
A jazz trio called Stray Phrases is performing J Dilla’s Donuts from beginning to end this Sunday (10/17) at The Local 269 (269 E Houston Street). No breaks and no cover, so come get your drink on and build some good water-cooler conversation for Monday morning.
ML will be in the house. You’ll likely catch me a sipping a John Daly.
Shout out to my homie Storm, the drummer, and extra props to GonCreative for the flyer.
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