OUTKAST-TWO DOPE BOYZ (IN A CADILLAC)
Outkast is Andre 3000 and Big Boi, two MCs bringing that old school g-funk and southern style. They are an incredibly successful duo in terms of album sales and popularity, but their older albums are in my opinion much better than their releases as of late. This is one of my favorite classic Outkast tracks, off the ATLiens released in 1996 and produced by Organized Noize
Jan 15, 2011
Jan 12, 2011
This is it WHAT
CAMP LO-LUCHINI AKA THIS IS IT
CAMP LO-COOLIE HIGH
CAMP LO-SPARKLE
Camp Lo is a hip hop duo formed in '95 by Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace). All these tracks are off their Uptown Saturday Night album (1997), which is my favorite release by them and also their first. It's got a lot of jazz and funk inspired beats and I love their back and forth flow so give it a listen
CAMP LO-COOLIE HIGH
CAMP LO-SPARKLE
Camp Lo is a hip hop duo formed in '95 by Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace). All these tracks are off their Uptown Saturday Night album (1997), which is my favorite release by them and also their first. It's got a lot of jazz and funk inspired beats and I love their back and forth flow so give it a listen
Jan 11, 2011
Had to Hustle Hard, Never Give Up
MASTA ACE-DA GRIND FEAT. APOCALYPSE
Track has a sick bass line, if you don't have a solid pair of headphones or a sub you really can't appreciate a whole other dynamic to this music so I recommend upgrading. This comes off A Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace and features Apocalypse. Khrysis does the production, and you can see him doing work with the Justus League along with 9th Wonder.
Track has a sick bass line, if you don't have a solid pair of headphones or a sub you really can't appreciate a whole other dynamic to this music so I recommend upgrading. This comes off A Long Hot Summer by Masta Ace and features Apocalypse. Khrysis does the production, and you can see him doing work with the Justus League along with 9th Wonder.
One time, For your Mind
KEITH MURRAY-THE RHYME (JAY DEE REMIX)
One of my favorites by the greatest of all time, J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka James Dewitt Yancey. This track's off Keith Murray's Enigma album (1996). The remix is actually on the album itself with the original track, and is credited to The Ummah. The Ummah was a music production collective made up of Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Dilla (Slum Village). They produced a lot of late 90's tracks with that distinct sound. You can always tell a Dilla beat. Nothing more really needs said about this track its one of my favorites so give it a spin
One of my favorites by the greatest of all time, J Dilla aka Jay Dee aka James Dewitt Yancey. This track's off Keith Murray's Enigma album (1996). The remix is actually on the album itself with the original track, and is credited to The Ummah. The Ummah was a music production collective made up of Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Dilla (Slum Village). They produced a lot of late 90's tracks with that distinct sound. You can always tell a Dilla beat. Nothing more really needs said about this track its one of my favorites so give it a spin
Jan 10, 2011
Now Who's Laughing?
DJ WICH & RASCO-NOW WHOS LAUGHING
pretty sick song by DJ Wich, one of Czech's most popular/famous DJ's, and Rasco, an American rapper from San Francisco. This tracks off DJ Wich's The Untouchables: Al Capone's Vault. If your a Lil Wayne fan... DJ Wich did a pretty sick Imogen Heap remix called What We Need sampling Hide N Seek by Imogen Heap and featuring Glasses Malone. Ciao
pretty sick song by DJ Wich, one of Czech's most popular/famous DJ's, and Rasco, an American rapper from San Francisco. This tracks off DJ Wich's The Untouchables: Al Capone's Vault. If your a Lil Wayne fan... DJ Wich did a pretty sick Imogen Heap remix called What We Need sampling Hide N Seek by Imogen Heap and featuring Glasses Malone. Ciao
I SAID NIGGA THATS THE POINT
LITTLE BROTHER-DREAMS
Somehow I can't believe I didn't start off the blog with this song... this is THE song that got me into dank beats. For years I was a classic 60s 70s rock fan (still am) and absolutely hated hip hop and rap. Well, after a few bowls and this song accidentally coming on here we are today; a hip hop head. Little Brother will always have a special place in my heart and I'll do some more on them later on below but this song is a mandatory must listen. Lyrically, it is out of this world it gives me chills to listen to it to be honest.
Little Brother, coming out of Durham, North Carolina, was comprised of two rappers, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh, and their producer 9th Wonder, an up and coming who is reminiscent of Dilla in his sample and beat production. This songs off the GetBack album released in 2007 which is the first without 9th Wonder (and as a result the production quality is pretty downgraded.. with exceptions like this song. Also generally reviewed as a disappointing album...although not necessarily true in my opinion). Sadly, LB broke up in 2010 and hip hop lost one of its most influential groups of the modern era.
LITTLE BROTHER-LOVIN' IT
LITTLE BROTHER-ALL FOR YOU
LITTLE BROTHER-THE LISTENING
LITTLE BROTHER-PLAYIN TO LOSE
LITTLE BROTHER FEAT MOS DEF-LET IT GO (DJ DRAMA VERSION)
(Drama's drops are so immature and rididculous if you can find the version without them its so much tighter cause its a hot song....)
Somehow I can't believe I didn't start off the blog with this song... this is THE song that got me into dank beats. For years I was a classic 60s 70s rock fan (still am) and absolutely hated hip hop and rap. Well, after a few bowls and this song accidentally coming on here we are today; a hip hop head. Little Brother will always have a special place in my heart and I'll do some more on them later on below but this song is a mandatory must listen. Lyrically, it is out of this world it gives me chills to listen to it to be honest.
Little Brother, coming out of Durham, North Carolina, was comprised of two rappers, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh, and their producer 9th Wonder, an up and coming who is reminiscent of Dilla in his sample and beat production. This songs off the GetBack album released in 2007 which is the first without 9th Wonder (and as a result the production quality is pretty downgraded.. with exceptions like this song. Also generally reviewed as a disappointing album...although not necessarily true in my opinion). Sadly, LB broke up in 2010 and hip hop lost one of its most influential groups of the modern era.
LITTLE BROTHER-LOVIN' IT
LITTLE BROTHER-ALL FOR YOU
LITTLE BROTHER-THE LISTENING
LITTLE BROTHER-PLAYIN TO LOSE
LITTLE BROTHER FEAT MOS DEF-LET IT GO (DJ DRAMA VERSION)
(Drama's drops are so immature and rididculous if you can find the version without them its so much tighter cause its a hot song....)
Jan 9, 2011
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
GANGSTARR-MOMENT OF TRUTH
Song was sent to me by a friend tonight... always been a big Gang Starr fan but haven't heard this one since I don't know when and its a classic. Gang Starr formed in '88 with DJ Premier (legend!) and Guru as the MC... they released a significant volume of albums and tracks and Moment of Truth is off the similarly titled album Moment of Truth released in '98. In my opinion, their most critically acclaimed album. Check it out if you want some lyrically gifted thoughts to rattle around that empty dome piece of yours
Song was sent to me by a friend tonight... always been a big Gang Starr fan but haven't heard this one since I don't know when and its a classic. Gang Starr formed in '88 with DJ Premier (legend!) and Guru as the MC... they released a significant volume of albums and tracks and Moment of Truth is off the similarly titled album Moment of Truth released in '98. In my opinion, their most critically acclaimed album. Check it out if you want some lyrically gifted thoughts to rattle around that empty dome piece of yours
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