DJ Skarface returns with another fine mix, this time blending Deltron 3030’s classic debut with the music of Flying Lotus. You’ll hopefully remember DJ Skarface’s dope MadDILLAiny mix from last year. Well, a few months ago (sorry for the lateness, dude), the ATL-based disc jockey merged the worlds of Deltron 3030 and Flying Lotus in …
Nottingham rapper/sound engineer KJ Palmer is our One To Watch. KJ Palmer is a Nottingham based rapper and sound engineer who is producing what I can only describe as his own brand of aural art. His debut track, a collaboration with another Nottingham rapper Kai, is called Manslaughter and has already received airplay on BBC …
Here’s a 3-hour cut of Michael Jackson’s 1993 deposition held in Mexico, centred around supposed plagiarism of 3 songs.
NYC producer ewonee releases a “beet tape” entitled “Rejekts .” Just before he drops Aux.tapees_vol.2, New York’s ewonee has given fans a taste of what’s to come. Rejekts lives up to its name in that the songs featured didn’t make the cut. The tape opens with Action Bronson’s XXL Freshman Freestyle dubbed over some smooth …
Seattle crew New Track City drop visuals for the title track to their latest EP, In Silence. Seattle is probably best known for five things: Frasier, Sleepless In Seattle, Starbucks, Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana. Wanting to rep for their hometown of Washington are New Track City, a hip hop trio comprised of rappers Bem and …
It’s Michael Jackson’s birthday today and to celebrate, we’re giving some shine to Tall Black Guy’s 2010 Michael Jackson remix album. Yes, this joint is four years old now but I just gave it another listen on my iPod and it blew me away. Tall Black Guy dismantled and reengineered all of his favourite MJ …
The epitome of afrofuturism, Mamman Sani’s Taaritt combines ancient Saharan folk ballads with 80s synthesizers and drum machines to take you back to the future.
Seattle’s Jake One talks about the making of 50 Cent’s The Funeral with help from his little girl. As George Benson and Whitney Houston once said “I believe the children are our future” and if this video is anything to go by, Jake One is passing on hip hop wisdom to his daughter. The Rhymesayers’ …
Sampleface’s RKZ drops his latest free mixtape, Science X Soul, featuring the likes of Shawn Sanderson, Kaly and Raxstar. If you’re close to the goings on of RKZ’s music career, you’ll know just how much has gone into this project and for how long. Science X Soul is the singer/songwriter’s latest 14-track mixtape and packs …
Meet Ella Martini, a 19-year-old soul singer/songwriter from Oxford and our One To Watch. After getting to the final of “Live and Unsigned” at the age of 15, Ella Martini began gigging around the UK. Her natural flow of positive energy on stage has landed her support slots for the likes of Jess Glynne, MNEK and Nizlopi’s …
Short but sweet, Scott Xylo puts together a nice little “Instagram Bump” featuring Space Ghost visuals. Much like the track and video itself, we’ll keep this brief. Scott Xylo is the greatest and this insane “Instagram Bump” confirms that. From the warm filtered synth melody to the solid bassline and the smooth percussion, Earth Dreams …
Over 4 million Spotify songs have never been played. Here’s how Forgotify uses those songs and how you can use them for sampling inspiration.
DarkoTheSuper is back once again with Dumb, a crazy new track featuring Stones Throw’s Pyramid Vritra. Our spiritual son DarkoTheSuper has done it yet again with another fine performance but he’s not alone this time. The Keystone State rapper/producer has joined forces with Pyramid Vritra for his latest track Dumb, a creation only Darko could conjure …
Black Milk goes in a whole new direction for his latest track, Detroit’s New Dance Show. The speed with which Black Milk has been working since his self-imposed hiatus a few years ago is pretty breathtaking and the best part is the quality hasn’t been hindered. No Poison No Paradise was a hit with fans …
Pipomixes – the self-proclaimed “PBS of the mixtape game” – throws together a fine mix featuring Madlib, James Brown, DOOM and plenty more favourites. We’re all fans of the themed mix but sometimes you just want to hear the greats together in one single stream and Pipomixes has provided. Saying that, there is a tenuous …
Remember the time… Michael Jackson visited Isao Tomita in Japan during his Bad tour and got wasted on sake? Nah, me neither.