If you thought Bound 2 was good, you should hear what our very own Beat Gates has done with it. And it’s free to download. Bound 2 is one of the standout tracks from Yeezus and has even been mentioned alongside the infamous phrase “old Kanye“. For some, it might just be a loop but …
Before the danceries and the chicken commercials, Mary J Blige had a stronger message for the general public. Here is her anti-drugs commercial for this week’s Throwback Thursday. Rolling Stone may well have erroneously given Nicki Minaj the title of New Queen of Hip Hop but Mary J Blige was one of the OGs when …
Knx takes to Vimeo to upload the video for evrythngido[TWRK]. Yesterday, Knx released another of his frequent beat tapes onto Bandcamp, this one being Hexual.Sealings.Prt.4.5_. Visuals were added to a cut off that tape, evrythngido[TWRK], and uploaded to Vimeo by the LA-based producer. Of course, this isn’t an original video much like the vocals, both …
In an interview with VueWeekly.com, Herbie Hancock talks about his thoughts on Kanye West, his Buddhist beliefs and how he approaches musical improvisation.
A few days before the release of Natural Self’s An Invisible Light, Robinn gives it a hazy dub-like remix. Don’t sleep on Tru Thoughts. After their acquisition of Ty a few months ago and the growing recognition of Alice Russell, the Brighton-based label continues to gain speed. Natural Self is one of their label mates …
Apparently, Kanye West’s Yeezus is less Louis Vuitton Don and more Don Quixote… minus the whole chivalrous revival bit, of course. Sampleface is on the case and The Auracle is at the helm to discover what’s what.
Sampleface’s RKZ drops the visuals for new track “Find You”, off his upcoming SOULar EP. Summer is only a few days away (officially), so what better way to celebrate the solstice than dip into a new summery video by RKZ? The UK singer-songwriter and new contributor to the site dropped the visuals last night along …
EDM blog Do Androids Dance have written up a list of five helpful suggestions for sample-based producers.
New York DJ and emcee Rahim Samad spits fire over a haunting sampled beat by FunkGhost. Rahim Samad was fortunate to have been born down Sedgewick Avenue, a place held in the highest regard by many in the culture of hip hop. After moving down the coast to Tampa, he honed his skills as both …
Hip hop/jazz band SumoChief (formerly Yancey Boys) are our Ones To Watch.