I think one of the better Hip-Hop producers as of late has been DC's oddisee. His new album is an all-instrumental one, with the cohesive theme being a collection of beats created in the city the beat is respectively titled after. Something only a well-traveled individual could pull off. Check Traveling Man out, it's classic material. oddisee... Miami...
Tribal yet intricate, urgent yet soulful, complex yet incomprehensible. Just a few of the words I would use to describe Guillermo E. Brown's Shuffle Mode album. I have been so impressed with the music Cleveland Tapes has been putting out. It's all quality. Give them a listen. Everything can be streamed for free, and most albums are available for whatever you would like to pay. Don't be afraid like Aaron Hall said, and try something new... Guillermo E. Brown... Awkward Kitchen...
Everyone knows, or at least should know, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. His image was of this anarchistic and impetuous punk rocker dude. His girlfriend, Nancy, was a former prostitute; the both of them were severely addicted to heroin. Sid Vicious' demeanor, moniker and aura equated to complete chaos. He was known to incite fear in people and used this fear to become a bully of sorts. Well, at least until he got beat up by Paul Weller of The Jam and The Style Council fame. Remember kids, image doesn't mean shit. The Style Council... It Didn't Matter...
Rest in peace to one of the best to ever do it. Many of us 1970s babies owe this man for creating the music that served as the impetus to that moment in time when our parents knocked boots. Teddy Pendergrass was one of those fellows that could speak for you when you had no idea what to say to a pretty lady. All you needed was a stereo of some sort. Pop this 8-track in the car with a curious young tender leaning in your open passenger side window. Teddy Pendergrass... Come Go With Me...
I usually wear Polo by Ralph Lauren. As a youth I used to get it in boosting shit from various Dillard's department stores in the greater metropolitan Cleveland area. I will humbly admit that I am not on a tantamount level to Polo paradigms like Just Blaze, the above-pictured Taz Arnold of Sa-Ra Creative Partners fame or any of the Lo-Lifes. They were on a higher echelon of stealing that folks like me can both appreciate and admire the skill inherent. Peace to all the the old school boosters, but especially big up to the people that still steal, because security is on some old futuristic shit nowadays. How do y'all do it? Thirstin Howl III featuring Rack-Lo... The Million Man Rush...
Ice-T is the master of reinvention. The man has been relevant since about 1983. That's ultra-commendable. He usually keeps a bad bitch too. Ice-T is far more consistent musically than he usually gets credit for. This song, culled from Ice-T's Seventh Deadly Sin album, is one of the most hyper-intense posse cuts you will ever hear. Leading off the pack is Poppa LQ, who delivers an insanely classic verse guaranteed to make you start the track over. The second dude rhyming also co-produced the track; a fellow named Slej Da Ruff Edge, or better known to most as Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra Creative Partners fame. Ice-T closes this lost gem in traditional fashion. Ice-T featuring Poppa LQ and Slej Da Ruff Edge... God Forgive Me...
Let's try and forget for a moment that every college-aged douchebag in the States drinks Red Bull and vodka in popped-collar Polo shirts until they blackout. You can't blame that on Red Bull. Red Bull actually does a lot of good for the world at large. One of the more impressive ventures they undertake is the Red Bull Music Academy, where musicians from all over the world come to a predetermined city that changes location every year to enjoy workshops and the freedom to collaborate musically. The list of artists that participate in the Academy differs every year, but it seems that the brother, Om'Mas Keith of Sa-Ra Creative Partners fame, is a mainstay. Here's a track that came from one of the studio sessions in Toronto circa 2006. If you can, find these CDs!!! Marks & Om'Mas Keith... Streets is Cold...
I don't care about Bob Marley. Sure, he was a well-dread and made great music, but he is the epitome of hyperbole. Folks act as if he is the only dude that ever made Roots Reggae. Not so. As a matter of a fact, I will go so far as to say that he was not the best; not whatsoever. The dude that laid it down on the Reggae tip was Lee "Scratch" Perry, and that goes without argument or debate. Listen to this and I dare you to tell me that I'm wrong. Lee "Scratch" Perry... Flames of the Dragon...
I know that everyone loves Ghostface Killah, but what album is the one that you swear by? Many will say Supreme Clientele, but personally, I'm a fan of Ironman. RZA's beats with Tony Starks' urgent rhymes created futuristic music that people back in 1996 were not mentally prepared to comprehend. Ghostface Killah... Wildflower...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
