Knx(wledge) releases Anthology, a grand collection of beats from 2009-2013 available through Stones Throw.
In another Funk Archaeology article for RBMA, Egon remembers the time when he went digging down under with Madlib (sort of) and J Rocc.
Get yourself a neck brace quick because LAKIM’s Left Coast G-Mix of Daft Punk and Panda Bear’s Doin’ It Right will knock your head clean off your shoulders. Whether you loved or hated Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories, the potential for remixes can’t be denied. Of course, that idea lends itself to a million different …
Hip hop hasn’t always had a harmonious relationship with the F word – feminism – but where does it stand now and is it any better in other genres? Taytula Burke ponders on the subject. I’ve been a fan of hip hop ever since I made my debut on this planet. No other genre of …
All These Fingers and Doc Heller play the roles of Sucker/Sinner in this split 20-track beat tape. Lo-fi beats are the name of the game for All These Fingers and Doc Heller in their own territories but combined? Now, wouldn’t that be something. Their collaborative beat tape so the pair split responsibilities in half as …
When it comes to hip hop sampling you can sample absolutely anything, even the sounds of people in a Senegalese hospital. That’s what happened when Beat Making Lab made a hip hop beat in Senegal.
Chuck Inglish brings back some of that G Funk flavour to the Midwest on his Droptops EP.
Austrian producer Dorian Concept revisits the microKORG and shows what he has learnt in the seven years since showcasing its potential on YouTube.
Metabeats releases SLSBS, a grimy cut off his highly anticipated second album, Caviar Crackle. If you’re of a high enough calibre to produce a track for Action Bronson right now, you’re worth anyone’s attention. Metabeats is one of a few to earn that accolade and has solidified this status with SLSBS. Co-produced by Ed Boogie and featuring …
It’s nearly that time of year when you can swap chunky hats for chilled out havaianas and Motel de Moka have you covered with a little latin summer playlist. Latin America. Now there’s a place I’d like to spend a summer. The weather is guaranteed to be hot, the vibrancy of culture will be at …