Rockstar has shown time and time again that it has good taste in music. DJ Premier and DJ Green Lantern hosted two of GTA4’s radio stations; Oh No, MF Doom and Ghostface did the title track for Chinatown Wars; and Statik Selektah did the soundtrack for The Lost and Damned as well as a banger for Midnight Club: L.A.
So their collaboration with Timbaland on a music game should come as no surprise. Beaterator, which came out last week,is Rockstar’s first big foray into the music genre.
Rockstar is quick to point out that Beaterator isn’t a game in the traditional sense in that it doesn’t have goals and challenges like Rock Band or Guitar Hero. With Beaterator, Rockstar aimed to create a portable, powerful, user-friendly music creation suite.
I think People Under the Stairs just resurrected music videos. Here’s the backstory:
In March of 1980 two young rappers from los angeles appeared on the “Chikara Kurahashi Hit Station” variety show in Tokyo. It was the first time rap music had ever been performed in Asia and here is the lost tape of that performance. Enjoy this lost performance transferred from Beta – People Under The Stairs Trippin’ at the Disco.
Seriously, this might be the best music video in the last 10 years.
Off Dumhi’s Indian Summer EP, which drops October 15.
This track puts the drums from Paul Simon’s “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” to interesting use. I’ve included the OG as well as two other tracks that use the same drums so you can decide who flipped it best. (Hint: it was DJ Quik)
Wow, I guess these days it takes Slim Thug for me to check out The Daily Show for the fist time in eons. I actually watched this last night, if you didn’t, check it out below. So MANY quotables. This recession is hitting Thugga hard.
“I’m Just Dope” finds Spitta darker than usual, but not without his casual stoner demeanor. Off his new album Jet Files which popped up out of nowhere.
