Ameriie* sample? I’ll take it. Q-Tip and Kanye West are producing Consequence’s upcoming album ConsTV.
*Yup, she added an ‘i’ to her name.
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There’s a strange vibe at a concert full of NYU students, mostly freshmen, many of whom have been in New York City for just over a week. It’s an auditorium full of kids who don’t have to report home to their parents for the first time in their lives. The crowd was beyond excited and had just as much fun between sets as they did when Big Boi took the stage.
I arrived just in time to catch the end of indie rock band Dr. Dog’s set. NY production duo The Knocks DJed between sets. Aside from a wannabe fratboy (there are precious few real fratboys at NYU) yelling “Daddy Fat Sax” from the balcony, the crowd showed no sign of impatience and was more than happy to groove to the dance-pop sounds of The Knocks for an hour.
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Frank Nitt described the genesis of his Terrace Martin-produced EP Jewels in my Backpack in an interview back in June:
I’d been visiting [Los Angeles] a lot when Illa J was doing his record for Delicious Vinyl, and then one day, I told [owner] Mike Ross that I needed to play him some records. A week or two later, I was in his office and I had 40 joints produced by everyone from Madlib to DJ Babu to Terrace Martin. The Terrace Martin ones caught his ear, and that’s what he wanted to put out.
We put out the single “Go Girl,” and it did well, so we decided to do an EP. We had a previous history, so it wasn’t like two guys trying to figure everything out. “Jewels in My Backpack” was essentially my way to blend the two worlds of L.A. and Detroit together.
Historically, amazing things have happened when Detroit and LA mix.
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Z-Ro’s new collab with Southern production duo Beanz N Kornbread is even funkier than his last. He plays the aged rapper card well, half-rapping, half-singing about growth and maturity.
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Who better to break down the state of the rap game than the Mad Rapper? D-Dot’s alter-ego provides a welcome dash of satire for everyone who takes rap way too seriously. 7L & Esoteric gave their own evaluation of 2010 hip-hop just a few weeks ago, but their song trashed younger artists while the Mad Rapper derides mainstream rap in general. Usually, you have to rely on the Internet for genuinely funny rap humor.
If you’re cool, go listen to the Mad Rapper’s 2008 mixtape, Appreciate The Hate: The Mad Rapper Chronicles Volume 1. There’s an endless selection of mixtapes waiting for a volume 2.
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With the exception of “Devil in a New Dress,” Kanye’s weekly leaks have been rich with high profile collaborations, which leads to some questions about his still nameless album. Will Kanye take the passenger seat and share rapping responsibilities throughout the opus? And if ‘Ye is sharing production too, then will he just act as the host ala DJ Drama? Will any of these leaks even appear on the album? Maybe Kanye is using these big names to drum up hype for an 18 track apology to Taylor Swift.
Regardless, Kanye has hip-hop balled up in his hand right now. “Power” was more prescient than anyone expected.
Freddie Gibbs’ sober-minded rap doesn’t allow that much creative wiggle room, but he manages to stay grounded on this left-field remix from LA electronic group Pollyn. You don’t have to worry about any emo Cudi rap from Gangsta Gibbs.
Before Detroit rapper Magestik Legend releases his album The Great Escape, he’s dropping the second chapter of his To Be Continued… mix series. On “CARBON,” Mag turns the destitution of his city into lyrical fodder that gives Elzhi and Black Milk a run for their money.
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Sphere: Related ContentTwo of my heroes, Madlib and J Rocc, both have hook-ups in whatever city they’re in, where they can have weed ready for them as soon as they step off the plane. That’s what I aspire to have.
One of the few upholders of that funky old West Coast rap, Terrace Martin will release his Here, My Dear EP on September 28. “Roll Up” comes with lewd verses, a melodic hook, and a horn solo at the end. Terrace flaunts his musicality with lots of live instruments.
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