NYC beat maestro NOAH B gives us some atmospheric and glitchy sounds on his latest beat tape. Any mention of computer games, musically or lyrically, and you’ll have my attention. That’s what NOAH B did with “beats for better living“, his latest beat tape over on his Bandcamp. The aura on each track is creatively …
Peep the video for MED & Blu’s Burgundy Whip, featuring the wonderful Jimetta Rose. You’ve been given a pre-order link and the opportunity to stream the EP, now here is the official video for MED and Blu’s Burgundy Whip. The photo filter visuals work well with the laid back nature of the song and the rappers on it, …
Welsh producer Holyy Smokess drops a new beat tape oozing with that 80s analog sound. The man behind Yoko Temple, Jevon James, dropped a new beat tape yesterday under the guise Holyy Smokess. Entitled Life In The Core, it’s packed with wonky melodies, hazy analog hissing and plenty of offbeat 80s percussion. Particular favourites include Thinking Grain …
What do you get when you put Mike Tyson in a backstage room with some of the biggest names in 80s hip hop? Find out in this week’s Throwback Thursday.
It’s the last day of Dilla Month and 28 Days Of Dilla. We saved the best for last as we give a Sampleface Salute to Dilla’s most famous album, Donuts.
Our penultimate day of 28 Days Of Dilla is dedicated to Carlos Niño, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and their orchestra’s cover of Fall In Love for Suite For Ma Dukes.
Day 26 is dedicated to possibly one of the rarest Dilla tracks out there, so much so it only exists in video form.
MED & Blu’s The Burgundy EP is now available for streaming.
Jun ‘Nujabes’ Seba could be viewed as Japan’s answer to James ‘Jay Dee/J Dilla’ Yancey and the Luv(sic) series he did with the emcee Shing02 is still highly regarded as the best work Nujabes ever released.
We say farewell to Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition but not before Waajeed discusses the humble beginnings of the label.