January 2014 entries

SATURDAY MATINÉE: PressPausePlay

January 25, 2014• Music

VRSYJNES – NoMoreBeer4You

January 25, 2014• Hip Hop

London producer VRSYJNES aka Versechild flips a classic DOOM/Madlib sample into the masterfully crafted “NoMoreBeer4You”. As...

Phife Dawg – #DearDilla

January 22, 2014• Free Download, Hip Hop

Phife Dawg throws up the first single from his WIP album “MUTTYmorPHosis”. It was a joy and an honour to interview Phife Dawg...

WUBU2: High Focus Records

January 22, 2014• Hip Hop

Sampleface Five: Marvin Gaye Samples

January 22, 2014• Sampling

Blurred Lines might be the most popular and controversial Marvin Gaye sampled-track but there have been plenty more. We picked five. One of...

MF Doom – Operation Doomsday Cassette Boxset

January 17, 2014• Hip Hop

Rappcat's have announced the reissue of MF Doom's Operation Doomsday on two cassettes in a special metal case. Obviously....

Four Tet Makes A Beat Out Of Michael Jackson Samples In Ten Minutes

January 16, 2014• Video

Are Roland Set To Reissue The TR-808?

January 15, 2014• Technology

Will we see the return of the classic TR-808? According to leaked details, Roland may well be bringing it back in an updated form. The...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: What Ever Happened to Hip Hop?

January 11, 2014• Video

Producer and cinematographer Sonali Aggarwal asks the question “What Ever Happened to Hip Hop?” in his 2009 documentary and it...

WUBU2: Lunatick Records

January 10, 2014• Hip Hop

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis In The Studio With Donnie Simpson

January 9, 2014• Music

Back in 1987, legendary producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis spoke about their production techniques with Donnie Simpson and showed him...

How Did I Miss That: Edward Scissortongue – Spastic Max

January 8, 2014• Hip Hop

In our latest How Did I Miss That, we shine a light on Edward Scissortongue and his dark tale of Spastic Max. Edward Scissortongue’s...

Question – Favela EP

January 8, 2014• Hip Hop

Grab a taste of Brazil via South California with Question’s latest bossanova-infused Favela EP.

CULTURE: Graffiti As Mass Communication

January 7, 2014• Hip Hop

Sampleface’s woman of culture Bee looks at graffiti and its use as a form of mass communication. Hip hop as an identity is...

FREE DOWNLOAD: The Auracle – Elemental

January 6, 2014• Free Download, Hip Hop

It’s a Sampleface affair on The Auracle’s latest three-track EP, produced by Beat Gates. By now, you should be familiar with...

Put Yourself On Classic Blue Note Album Covers For Their 75th Anniversary

January 6, 2014• Jazz

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Madlib At Radio France’s Vinyl Library

January 4, 2014• Video

Madlib spoke to Laura Leishman about his favourite records and why Dilla is one of the greatest at Radio France’s vinyl record...

Italdred – The Beginning (Compilation)

January 3, 2014• Hip Hop

The London label release their first compilation starring class acts such as Handbook, All These Fingers and Doc Heller. I don’t know...

Loe Pesci Dedicates A Love Song To His MPC60 In “My Sampler”

January 3, 2014• Video

THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Greatest Scenes

January 2, 2014• Music

After James Avery aka Uncle Phil’s sad passing, we’re dedicating this week’s Throwback Thursday to some of The Fresh...

Month: January 2014