HEALTH’s single “Die Slow” has been getting some serious remix work since it dropped last year. This one from Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow notoriety) is particularly nasty. Tobacco’s characteristic analog synths and slumping beats play real nice with Jake Duzsik’s ethereal vocals. If Black Moth and HEALTH banged, this track would pop out 9 months later.
A harmonica has never sounded so badass before. Bad News Brown has got this soulful jam to get you through those humid days and nights of summer. Get some more good news here.
Freddie Gibbs is the hardest working man in hip hop. He just put out a mixtape with 88 tracks, he’s putting out another sure classic within the next month.
This video is from his upcoming album, “Str8 Killa, No Filla”. The track is so good that I’m not even going to make the obvious Sum 41 joke about the album name.
Recently I’ve become obsessed with chopped and screwed versions of songs. Plus, I think with all of the talk of cough syrup-related music on this blog, I feel that this DJ Screw remix of a South Circle track from ‘95 is an amazing entry into this world of slowed down and chopped up rap.
If you love this and now desire more DJ Screw, head to Bottom of the Map because they have an absurd amount of his mixtapes.
Flying Lotus has really outdone himself with his new album Cosmogramma. I loved his last one, Los Angeles, but this one just feels fuller, wider and overall nastier. Also, what’s a Cosmogramma? Cosmo Gramma – like grandma in space? (Not funny? Ok.)
Preorder Cosmogramma here. It comes out May 3.
Boston based MC/Producer Redlist has come a long way in the past few years. I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with him in the past and he is really a force to be reckoned with. Whether it’s producing dope beats or lacing them up with tight verses, he knows the deal. This is my favorite track off his self-released LP Headache Music 3.1 that dropped last year.
In 2010, Redlist teamed up with both HW and DJ Emoh Betta to form the Boston hip-hop supergroup Scribblenauts. They’re currently making their mark on the scene and you really should check them out.
Get more Redlist from his new blog.
A throwback for Guru of Gang Starr, who passed away today after a tough battle with cancer. This has always been one of my favorite Gang Starr tracks. R.I.P.
This summer, should you find yourself pressed with the question, “which song would best complement the experience of hittin’ switches in my 64?”, the correct answer is Dam Funk’s “Hood Pass Intact” from volume 4 of Toeachizown.
Buy the 5 volumes of Toeachizown here. For 17 dollars, you’d be a mark-ass buster not to.
Back in February, Brodinski’s My Jerk Mixtape came across my desk thanks to fellow dawnrecorder contributor Tim. It quickly became a staple party mix in my favorite venue— our living room. The track selection is on point and you’ll be hard-pressed to keep your head still.
I clipped this one track from the mix, but could not for the life of me find any readily available information about Nay Nast. If you’re feeling this, make sure you get the whole mix:
Brodinski – My Jerk Mixtape (Megaupload)
Does anyone know if Devin The Dude likes weed? I can’t tell. His new EP Do Not DistHerb drops on 4/20/2010. It’s probably just a coincidence.
You can preorder Do Not DistHerb here or get it on iTunes now.
Joell Ortiz is a really good rapper. He is also absurdly underrated and overlooked. In this track he made exclusively for Funkmaster Flex’s radio show, he mauls Jay-Z’s version of this song just spitting off the top of his head.
“I guess in my part of Brooklyn we choose to stay hood
Still guzzle Henny ’cause Patron don’t taste good”
Last year, producer Grahm Zilla teamed up online with MC Isis to bring us a single album filled with pleasantly nasty electropop. Slow Roll is a minimalistic ghettotech beast that shows off Thunderheist’s talent both on the mic and behind the laptop. Hey, I guess MySpace is still good for something.
Lone (aka Matt Cutler) is a producer out of Nottingham, known primarily for his warm and woozy hip-hop beats– falling somewhere between Boards of Canada and Flying Lotus. With its laid back airy vibe, Karen Loves Kate sounds like a something you’d hear at J-Dilla’s pool party.
Can’t say I’m too familiar with Jneiro Jarel’s work. However, heard this track playing in a coffee shop this morning and was fortunate my blackberry was able to pick up the artist (Thanks Shazam!). A nice laid back tune to kick back to on a Sunday.
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