28 Days Of Dilla #5: De La Soul - Stakes Is High
We take a look at the classic Dilla-produced track, Stakes Is High, by De La Soul on Day 5 of 28 Days Of Dilla.
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28 Days Of Dilla #3: J Dilla Interview (2003)
You’re gonna wanna peep this J Dilla interview from 2003 for Day 3 of 28 Days Of Dilla.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (Montreux 1980)
Marvin Gaye’s amazing performance of Let’s Get It On in Montreux is our Throwback Thursday this week.
VIDEO: Flying Lotus meets Gene Kelly on roller skates
A random discovery while on YouTube produced something pretty cool, involving Flying Lotus and Gene Kelly on roller skates.
Happy Birthday, Rakim!
Happy birthday to The God Emcee, Rakim! Today is the 45th birthday of William Michael Griffin Jr., better known by his stage name Rakim. Arguably one of the greatest emcees to ever rock the mic, his years with Eric B. gave us classic albums such as their critically acclaimed debut Paid in Full and the follow up Follow The Leader. It would be another …
How Did I Miss That: Top 10 Worst National Anthem Performances
With Alicia Keys singing the National Anthem for at the Superbowl next month, we take a look at the top 10 worst national anthem performances. To sing your country’s national anthem in front of millions is nerve wracking. It really sets the tone, whether it’s for the Superbowl in the USA or a football (soccer) match …
VIDEO: Motel Eola - Before Rap (The Visual Experience)
Motel Eola provides a video for Before Rap (The Visual Experience). Clips from Hey Arnold! are the best but when they’re in a beat video, that’s when you know someone has good taste in cartoons. Motel Eola is that someone, having chosen the visuals for Before Rap (The Visual Experience), a track of his last album Kids Looking …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jamiroquai Live on MTV Europe
We watch Jamiroquai keeping it live and funky in 1995 on this week’s Throwback Thursday. It was Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay’s birthday a couple of weeks ago and at the age of 43, he’s still going strong with the band who are currently working on a new album. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Stray Phrases - J Dilla's Donuts
New York trio Stray Phrases perform J Dilla’s Donuts live in its entirety on this week’s Saturday Matinée. Covers of hip hop tracks are commonplace in music and jazz covers of hip hop are getting more popular but this one may have a special place in the hearts of Dilla fans (maybe even alongside Suite …
VIDEO: RKZ - Superstars feat. Sian Sanderson
Sampleface favourite RKZ’s starts the new year off with a superb video for his track Superstars featuring the delectable Sian Sanderson. Happy new year to you all! We couldn’t think of anything better to kick 2013 off than the new video from RKZ. While his mixtape Words of Adrenaline is picking up steam, he dropped …