November 2012 entries

Happy Birthday, Thriller! Ten Facts You May Not Know About The Album

November 30, 2012• Pop

What Is It With Hip Hop Crowds?

November 30, 2012• Hip Hop

Are people at hip hop gigs actual fans or just there for the “banter”? I don’t want to sound like a snob here –...

Happy Birthday, Roger Troutman!

November 29, 2012• Funk, Video

We wish the late Roger Troutman a very happy birthday! Let’s get one thing straight before we proceed – a Talkbox is NOT the...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Tina Turner Performance & Interview (1989)

November 29, 2012• Interviews

VIDEO: Flying Lotus – Tiny Tortures

November 29, 2012• Video

Flying Lotus teams up with Elijah Wood and some flying objects in his new video. After revealing that he is, in fact, Captain Murphy,...

Questlove: Live At The Boiler Room

November 28, 2012• Video

Roots drummer Questlove drops a Dilla set at the Boiler Room in New York. It wouldn’t surprise me if this guy was Batman on weekends...

Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X – Black Orpheus

November 28, 2012• Hip Hop

FREE DOWNLOAD: Varyus Waise – Little Brother Syndrome

November 28, 2012• Free Download, Hip Hop, Sampling

Varyus Waise’s debut Little Brother Syndrome comes from the heart. You can’t earn trust, without honesty. So I felt like...

ONE TO WATCH – Pawcut

November 27, 2012• Free Download, Hip Hop, Sampling

Our One To Watch, German producer Pawcut, likes to keep things real. We like people who give it to us straight. Pawcut is one of those...

KNGTT – GawdsKonnect.

November 27, 2012• Electronic, Free Download, Hip Hop, Sampling

VIDEO: Pac Div – Black Acura

November 27, 2012• Video

LA’s hip hop renaissance is upon us, with the release of Pac Div’s GMB and their new video, Black Acura. To mark the release of...

Amin PaYne – Cosmic Disfunktions

November 27, 2012• Electronic

Amin PaYne is on another planet with Cosmic Disfunktions. The link between funk music and the cosmos is nothing new; we had a whole decade...

J Dilla – Donuts (45 Box Set)

November 26, 2012• Hip Hop

Happy Birthday, Dangerous!

November 26, 2012• Pop

Michael Jackson’s Dangerous is 21 today! It’s been three and a half years since Michael Jackson sadly passed away but his...

Strong Arm Steady x Oh No – Stereo Jr

November 26, 2012• Hip Hop, Sampling

Oh No has remixed Strong Arm Steady’s album Stereotype. So, Oxnard native Oh No decided to remix Strong Arm Steady’s Stereotype...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Janet Jackson on Soul Train (1986)

November 22, 2012• Pop, R&B, Video

Flying Lotus + Thundercat + NAMELESS – DMT Song [SavageRMX]

November 21, 2012• Electronic, Hip Hop, Sampling

NAMELESS remixes the living daylights out of Flying Lotus’ DMT Song. Fresh off the heels of Flying Lotus’ final Until The Quiet...

Melanin 9 feat. Roc Marciano – White Russian

November 21, 2012• Video

London meets Long Island on Melanin 9’s new single White Russian, featuring Roc Marciano. We’re glad that Melanin 9’s...

Pac Div – The Return feat. Ty$

November 20, 2012• Hip Hop, Sampling

Motel Eola – Go To School The 3rd

November 19, 2012• Free Download, Hip Hop, Sampling, Soul

Motel Eola brings us his third and final musical lecture. As the man himself says “It’s time to get re-educated; music class has...

Month: November 2012