Hip Hop

Copywrite - Carbon Copy's Phony Art Pub Scam

Presenting Carbon Copy’s Phony Art Pub Scam, a rather clever reinterpretation of the world-renowned Beatles’ album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by Columbus, Ohio emcee Copywrite and DJ Scratch Johnson. Phony Art Pub Scam is an interesting offering from Copywrite, as he goes from track to track with complex rhymes and instantly-recognisable samples.  The …

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Thundercat Announces New Album And New Single

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Brainfeeder bassist Thundercat announces his new album with Flying Lotus as executive producer. He’s also put a cut from the LP on Soundcloud. When it comes to anything Flying Lotus-related, the internet becomes a foaming frenzy of activity. That was still the case when Thundercat announced the release of his upcoming album, Apocalypse, which FlyLo …

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FREE DOWNLOAD: Shiro Schwarz - All My L.O.V.E.

Shiro Schwarz are back on their synthesizers for the funky and free, All My L.O.V.E. A track made almost entirely with a vintage Yamaha PSS-570 synthesizer? WE’RE THERE! Of course, it’s Shiro Schwarz behind the keys and All My L.O.V.E. is their creation in question. Much like the rest of their output, it sounds like an …

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All These Fingers - Circles Vol. 2

Detroit beatmaker All These Fingers brings that Detroit sound with Circles Vol. 2. All These Fingers calls himself “an electric wizard / cave dweller” and we can see why. The Michigan producer has waved his magic fingers over his hip hop cauldron and conjured up the second installment of his Circles beat tape series. The …

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SATURDAY MATINÉE: Emile Haynie Sampling Records As Inspiration

This week’s Saturday Matinée features Kanye West and Eminem collaborator Emile Haynie talking about his sampling process when making a track. NYC producer Emile Haynie, aka Emile has worked with some of the best in the business: Kanye West, Eminem, Raekwon and Kid Cudi and a couple of weeks go, he kicked it with Future …