February 2013 entries

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Mike Tyson & The Best Rappers In The World

February 28, 2013• Video

28 Days Of Dilla #28: J Dilla – Donuts

February 28, 2013• Hip Hop

It’s the last day of Dilla Month and 28 Days Of Dilla. We saved the best for last as we give a Sampleface Salute to Dilla’s...

28 Days Of Dilla #27: Suite For Ma Dukes – Fall In Love

February 27, 2013• Hip Hop

Our penultimate day of 28 Days Of Dilla is dedicated to Carlos Niño, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and their orchestra’s cover of Fall In...

28 Days Of Dilla #26: Jay Dee – Feelin Good

February 26, 2013• Jazz, Sampling, Video

MED & Blu - Burgundy Whip (prod. Madlib)

Stream MED & Blu’s The Burgundy EP

February 26, 2013• Hip Hop, Sampling

MED & Blu’s The Burgundy EP is now available for streaming. After the great response for Burgundy Whip, The Burgundy EP is...

Nujabes – Luv(sic) Grand Finale/Part 6 ft. Shing02

February 26, 2013• Hip Hop, Sampling

Jun ‘Nujabes’ Seba could be viewed as Japan’s answer to James ‘Jay Dee/J Dilla’ Yancey and the Luv(sic)...

28 Days Of Dilla #25: Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition (Finale)

February 25, 2013• Sampling, Video

How Did I Miss That: Pharrell With DJ Premier Impersonating Busta & Q-Tip

February 25, 2013• Video

In our latest instalment of “How Did I Miss That?”, we have Pharrell and DJ Premier joking around backstage. Yesterday, we...

Languid Wants You to Pheel the Love

February 25, 2013• Hip Hop

The homie Languid takes no days off even on his days off. Fresh off the last collaborative effort with SoulStarr, Languid’s back...

28 Days Of Dilla #24: Jaylib – Champion Sound

February 24, 2013• Hip Hop, Sampling

We love… that raw shit! We take a look at Jaylib’s Champion Sound.

28 Days Of Dilla #23: Jay Dee – Vol. 1: Unreleased

February 23, 2013• Hip Hop

Unheard Dilla beats are things of beauty. Here's the first volume of some of his unreleased Jay Dee beats....

Gilles Peterson – Donald Byrd Tribute Mix: Part Two

February 23, 2013• Jazz

Gilles Peterson is back with his second Donald Byrd tribute mix. After Gilles’ first tribute mix for the late great Donald Byrd, he...

Crate Digging – A Crate Digger’s Guide

February 23, 2013• Music

Potatohead People – Back To My Shit (feat. Frank Nitt)

February 23, 2013• Hip Hop

Canadian producers Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical form a coalition called Potatohead People and drop the funkadelic “Back To My...

RKZ’s February Sessions (Episode 1)

February 23, 2013• R&B, Soul, Video

RKZ has kindly provided us with some “making of” footage of his session with Gifted The Great. Do these guys ever stop...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: DOOM Unmasked Back In 1990

February 23, 2013• Video

Before the mask, DOOM was just Daniel Dumile/Zev Love X of KMD. Check him out, unmasked, performing live in 1990 for our Saturday Matinée.

VIDEO: Michael Jackson Lego Dance

February 23, 2013• Video

Michael Jackson dancing in Lego form? How could we resist?! Big thanks to Laughing Squid for putting us onto this. If you thought Lego was...

28 Days Of Dilla #22: Jay Dee – Ruff Draft

February 22, 2013• Hip Hop, Sampling

From EP to album, Ruff Draft exhibited a more abstract Dilla than people had previously known. J Dilla always pushed the boundaries of hip...

VIDEO: Kendrick Lamar – Poetic Justice feat. Drake

February 22, 2013• Video

ONE TO WATCH: Hominidae

February 22, 2013• Electronic

If atmospheric sampling and instrumentation is what you’re into, you better keep tabs on our One To Watch, Hominidae. Hominidae...

Month: February 2013