Kickdrums New Album
I wrote a while back about the Kickdrums - a hip-hop-production-outfit-cum-indie-band. Well, the album has dropped, and onsmash have dropped a free download for all you lucky people.
Or if you want it in higher quality/to support the industry, you can cop it on iTunes
My favourite so far:
The Kickdrums - Things Work Out
UK Artists Out In Force For New Scratch Album
Dropping (in the US) on May 26th, Roots beatboxer Scratch’s LP Loss 4 Wordz seems to have pulled out a host of UK talent - unfortunately no MCs, but Estelle, Terri Walker, Daniel Bedingfield, Damon Albarn and, most interestingly, UK jazz/hip-hop producer & singer Elmore Judd are all set to appear.
It’s a big thing for Elmore (Louis Slipperz’s older bro btw), and I’m glad to see him succeeding after seeing him drop a sick set at the Jazz Cafe earlier this year. I highly recommend you support and buy the Insect Funk LP.
I’ve got two joints off the Scratch album, but the Musiq Soulchild one is disappointingly weak. So here’s the Estelle/Terri Walker tune, which is pretty good…
Scratch ft. Terri Walker & Estelle - The Man
Introducing the Kickdrums
Please don’t sleep on this, the Kickdrums are going to be very big. This is how Timbaland should have done his indie crossover, it’s like indie hip-hop meets Radiohead. Having already produced bangers for 50 Cent and many more you know it’s time to start listening!
Check the ‘Smash The System Mixtape’, featuring Scarface, Kid Cudi and more, here
Diz Gibran - Once Again
This beat, produced by Moonshine, makes you want to bop down the street like nobody’s business… the Diz Gibran mixtape with Crooks & Castles is dropping soon.
Q-Tip + Busta + Raekwon + Wayne = Damnnnnn!
Dilla’s Renaissance Rap beat is my favourite off the Q-Tip LP, this remix takes it to new heights with some of the most distinctive voices in hip-hop.
Q-Tip feat. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil’ Wayne - Renaissance Rap Remix
Eddie Holdman - A Soulman
Some real soul here, Eddie Holdman is one of the greatest! Comparedwith all the massive names like Barry White, Al Green and Otis Redding, Eddie Holdman seems to be not as well known a name, which is a shame as he is wicked. This track is taken from the “lonely girl” LP which is fire from track 1 right till the end. He has been sampled few times such as in Nas’s “if heaven was a mile away”
Mumblin Source
Mumblin Source is an upcoming EP, where PrymarySource, of the north london crew Defdfires or DDF, links up with our own JJ Mumbles… this is one of the joints off it! enjoy!
July heat
Some true beathead music, off the new Flying Lotus LP ‘los angeles’, but look out for his older stuff as well - check the LPs ’raw cartoons’, ‘reset’, ‘1983′ and my fav ‘july heat’.
Flying Lotus - Auntie’s Harp
James Pants - This guy aint pants!
Check this track from James Pants album entitled “Welcome”. Some squidgy sounding Electro / Hip-Hop.
Little Brother on Net Radio
One Soulful Negro is one of my favourite blogs for copping all that music that falls somewhere between the pure soul music and commercial ‘urban’ styles. What you get is DJ Brainchild’s favourite exclusive, rare and classic choooons.
He’s just dropped the first episode of his new radio show, The Gordon Gartrell Radio Show, hosted by Phonte of Little Brother. I suggest you check it out and explore the site too, then bookmark that badboy.
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