tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149109372024-03-13T14:47:57.654-07:00Diggin' MusicA grouping of music we're enjoying at any given time. MP3 posting is used to increase the awareness of the artist in question for others who happen to read our blog. If you're the artist or label responsible for the music being posted and would like it removed, <a href="mailto:digginmusic@gmail.com">email us</a>. We'll be glad to take it down at your request.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-35848264714391195462011-03-29T11:20:00.000-07:002011-03-29T11:21:05.089-07:00Rap. Rap. Rap.<div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><h1 style="font-size: 2em; "><a href="http://www.shinobeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/yo-mtv-raps.jpg" _mce_href="http://www.shinobeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/yo-mtv-raps.jpg"><img title="yo-mtv-raps" src="http://www.shinobeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/yo-mtv-raps-300x239.jpg" _mce_src="http://www.shinobeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/yo-mtv-raps-300x239.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="239" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></h1><p>There was a time when the DJ was called the backbone of Hip-Hop...a tastemaker that brought new content to listeners in a creative and unique way. Pioneers like Kool Herc, Africa Bambaatta, Grand Master Flash, Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grand Mixer DXT, and Jazzy Jay all introduced new music and captivated an audience even before there was a genre of music called rap.</p><p>So, I present to you my newest mixtape titled, <em><strong>Rap. Rap. Rap.</strong></em> In the same vein as the pioneers, absolutely free. No catch.</p><p>This project features no complex trick mixing or annoying “DJ” voiceovers because I made the focus to be all about the music, just like the pioneers. The artists showcased on this tape are a few of my own personal favorites--Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, Eminem, Drake, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Lil’ B, Raekwon, Blu, Pac Div, and Frank Ocean.</p><p>What is unique to this particular mixtape is that 47:55 features an exclusive snippet from my upcoming sophmore album <a href="http://descry.bandcamp.com/album/paved-paths-single" _mce_href="http://descry.bandcamp.com/album/paved-paths-single">As Serenity Approaches</a>. The album will feature a few of my favorite artists like Danny Brown, Oddisee, Roc Marciano, One Be Lo, Raashan Ahmad, Tanya Morgan, Clara C, TiRon, Outasight, Theo Martins, MED, Y-O (of U-N-I) and of course my Subkrew team. Check for it dropping mid-April 2011.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your support! Please spread the word if you enjoy the tape!<br />Mixtape <a href="http://bit.ly/dWucMh" _mce_href="http://bit.ly/dWucMh">download (click here)</a><br />For promotional purposes only. <a href="http://bit.ly/i0rQps" _mce_href="http://bit.ly/i0rQps">Mirror 1</a></p></div>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-55595652537618693812011-01-28T15:05:00.000-08:002011-02-02T09:44:48.925-08:00Malicious of the Clipse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbk8bjpnaM1qbuevj.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 381px;" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbk8bjpnaM1qbuevj.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>1975</o:Words> <o:characters>11262</o:Characters> <o:company>Guitar Center</o:Company> <o:lines>93</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>22</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>13830</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; 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mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black">I was wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked (filthy)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;color:black">So much so, I had left my family forsaken </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;color:black">A troubled soul whose heart was often achin’ </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;color:black">So much dough, but my spirit ever so vacant </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;color:black">Foul and fragrant I was taken off course</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><br /></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;color:black">The road ahead should have ended me in divorce…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica; color:black">Last night what I’d seen made my life change…made my life change</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">-Malice <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The Brothers Thorton (Malice and Pusha T aka The Clipse) have officially been in the rap scene since 1997 (when they first signed to Elektra), a time when rap was returning to a more “conscious” state. People were actively looking for Hip-Hop with intelligent content. Rawkus Records was starting to build serious momentum and two murdered legends, 2Pac and Biggie, were still fresh in people’s minds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">When one thinks of the Clipse, two things come to mind: cocaine and wordplay. Yes, Pusha and Malice mainly rap about serving that powder white, but they’ve both delivered their share of incredibly complex lines to elevate them beyond the average mainstream rapper. Throughout their discography, they have been critically acclaimed; however, it wasn’t until their mixtape in 2005, <u>We Got it For Cheap 2</u> that solidified their place in middle America’s rap radar. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Come 2011, Pusha T now runs with Kanye West’s GOOD Music label (last seen delivering his lyrical ability on <u>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</u>), but the eldest Thorton, Malice, has taken a more passive role. He’s temporarily stepped aside from rapping and decided to independently release an autobiography. Wanting to share his experiences within the music industry with those who are willing to read, this is Malice—rapper turned author. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Your music career has taken you through an incredible journey. Starting with a vaulted first album, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Exclusive Audio Footage</i>, then critically acclaimed albums and mixtapes, to pop collaborations such as the one with Justin Timberlake you guys absolutely murdered…what was your motivation through the ups and downs during the early part of your career?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The motivation was always having a love for Hip-Hop. I never really thought we would take it as far as we did. It wasn’t until the Neptunes started to get their foot in the door that we started to take it seriously. Before that, I would always rhyme and freestyle and kick it…you know, with the homies that were doing the same thing or whatever. But growing up with Chad and Pharrell we said, “Hey, we might as well try to take this somewhere.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Word, you guys should definitely be mentioned in the pantheon of the rap elite!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">(laughter)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">That’s wassup! Appreciate that, thank you.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">In your opinion, if there was anything you and Pusha could have done differently to get out there, what would it have been?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Hmm…differently…I really believe and am truly a believer that everything happens for a reason. I think everything happened the way it was supposed to happen. I never subscribed to the whole, Clipse is underrated, this; that; and the third. I think everybody gets exactly what they deserve and are viewed at the way they are to be looked at. I mean, I don’t think it’s cool to say “we’re underrated,” and then pout about it because someone else is mainstream and so over the top. Nah, I mean the end justifies the means to me. You know what I’m sayin’?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I know some of the fans want to say that we’re underrated or we should be this or we should be that, but yo…whatever comes my way—I humbly accept it. That’s just what it is. I never look at myself and say, I should be this or I should be that.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I completely understand. Where do you see the Clipse in relation to other Hip-Hop groups?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I think Clipse is definitely a rare…a VERY rare breed, if not the rarest. I think the intellect of the Clipse is something that you just do not find with most groups or solo artists for that matter. I do not believe that you get the true-to-life aspect too much in Hip-Hop. Most of the time somebody is basically wearing a façade, or maybe they can rap but they didn’t live what they’re rapping about, or maybe they can’t rap but they can fake it real good. A lot of the times it’s one or the other, but the whole Clipse story man, it’s an open book. [Every record] is an open book to everything about the Clipse, it’s definitely no fakin’.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">You said in a previous interview, “it’s the hip hop that we come up on, it’s the hip hop that we love and it’s the hip hop that got us where we are” who were your inspirations in rap music?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Definitely…the Jay-Z, Biggie...whole kind of MC. That’s like right up our alley. That’s the hip-hop that we thought was everything. The Hip-Hop we identify with, street hustlers turned rappers. We love that. Even prior to them, Big Daddy Kane…Rakim, those kinds of brothers were straight lyrical.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Any Hip-Hop artists you’ve got your ear to?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I don’t really listen to too much Hip-Hop these days, but what I do hear...I like a lot of the stuff. I don’t like it for the Hip-Hop that I like, but I like it for...you know, when [I’m] out in the club and I see how everybody enjoys the music...the fun that they have, the dances that go with the songs, everybody recitin’ to the song and swag surfin’, and all that kind of stuff. I can enjoy that, I really do...and appreciate it, I don’t turn my nose up at the new stuff at all. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">In your online video vignettes, you say you wrote a book because your life had changed, tell us about <u>Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked</u>. Why this title from Revelation 3:17?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Well, that title best describes the condition that I was in. I wasn’t even aware of it when I was in that condition. The things that I wrote weren’t easy. It’s not the cool thing or the convenient thing to do, but it is a must because I had such a wild experience. Matter of fact, I had the wildest experience...it’s such a phenomenon that I can’t even believe that I was even chosen to go through what I went through, but it does make sense because I have to share it with everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">The book itself entails my life--my childhood, life in the industry, my family life...this book is extremely personal and Malice is all the way exposed in this book. I left nothing back. I had to do it because everyone’s seen me in my splendor...they’ve seen me at the top of my game, they’ve seen me at my highest point so I’m sharing my lowest lows with them as well. I think it’s very important, especially to the younger cats that aspire to be in this industry, that they know the truth about everything. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">There’s nothing wrong with Hip-Hop, there’s nothing wrong with having lots of money, there’s nothing wrong with gettin’ it...but you better have your head on straight because you’re either going to succeed or meet destruction, one of the two. I mean look at artists in the game now, you see them in rehab and facing alcoholism, drugs or going to jail...that’s a real thing. You can even attach that to successful artists. No one’s exempt, anyone can fall for any of that stuff. If you don’t have your head on together, money can destroy you. That all I’m sayin, I’m not badmouthing anything. You should get it, take care your family, help those that are less fortunate and enjoy life. You know what I’m sayin’? Enjoy life.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">My whole movement and everything that I’m doing…it is not a movement to convince, convict or make people believe what I believe. I’m just telling my story, and when you hear my story…there’s no way anyone’s going to be able to deny it. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Definitely, man. You talk about taking care of your family, how do you find a balance between your work and family? How do you find the time?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Man…first things first, nothing comes before your family other than God. Other than that, nothing comes before your family. You know, you do what you have to do. I spent a lot of time on the road away from home, but that was to take care of the financial things that everyone has to go through. I’ve been fortunate to be very present in the lives of both my kids. I have a son and a daughter, and I give them all of the knowledge that is so essential to survival. I’m just glad I’m a present father to my children. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Speaking of God, we know you’ve been spiritual in your rhymes since Lord Willin’, but these days I come across the question, “What happened to Malice from the Clipse, why did all of a sudden he become religious?” How do you feel about that? What would you say to people who say that to you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">It’s not so much that I’m religious, I just believe in Christ. No one will ever really be able to say that [I just became religious], because if you listen to all of my work...I’ve always incorporated God into my work—always. In “Exclusive Audio Footage,” the first interlude is called “The Prayer.” I said, “Lord, if these words hurt more than they help...forgive us.” If you hear that interlude, there’s no way you can say that I just hopped on this [religion]. There’s another song on that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>called “Watch Over Me,” and if you listen to the lyrics on that, it’s nothing but us speaking to God. So I’ve always been on that, and really all I’m doing is basically…coming back home.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Where can people find your book? When does it get released?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">It comes out on Valentines Day [February 14, 2011]. You can either go to my website http://mademylifechange.com/, some people know it as http://maliceoftheclipse.com/, but they both go to the same link, or you can go straight to http://thorn10publishing.bigcartel.com/. I did everything myself man, I wrote it, started my own publishing company to publish it, did all the videos and vignettes for the video blog that you see, marketed it...did everything myself. It’ll also be on Amazon so you can get the e-book for your Kindle and all that other good stuff, but it won’t be out until February 14th. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I also want to say, I can’t leave out my man, John Spruill. We went to junior high together, high school together, and he supported me throughout the entire writing process. I would write it and he would make sure all the punctuation was correct and vibe with me. He was my support throughout the entire process, but make no mistake: I had no ghostwriter. What you get is definitely coming from my bedroom straight to ya’ll crib. There’s definitely no middle man. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I want people to know that. It’s not that I turn my nose up to the ghostwriting thing, because I actually tried that. But when I got it back, it wasn’t my words so I had to go back to the original plan. I think the book is really going to change lives, man. I already know it’s going to change lives because it already has. I mean, the comments and feedback I get on my twitter (@malice757) alone...people are giving me a lot of support and telling me that they went through a lot of the same things and can understand and relate. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Dope, dope. So, what’s next for you after the book drops?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">After the book is the audio book, and we’re also writing another book with my man and manager [Anthony "Geezy” Gonzalez] who’s incarcerated right now. We’re going to be telling that whole story because that’s also going to be crazy. It’s going to be called <u>32</u>, which refers to the sentence he got, 32 years [for drug trafficking]. We’re working on writing that together</span></i><span style="font-family:Helvetica">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">I didn’t actually know how sensitive that was to you, but wasn’t sure if I should bring that up about your manager...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Why not? It’s all out...all out. (laughter) Yeah, we talkin’ about everything. Let’s talk about everything, straight up. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Word, how has your manager being incarcerated affected you as an artist? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">That situation has made me wisen up. It’s definitely a heartbreaking situation for our group...we’ve been together before the music. We came up together and we’ve always been [tight]. There are a few more homies that got locked up and caught up in this whole mess…it definitely affected the group. Personally, it affected me in my writing. You know, I just feel compelled to let everybody in on the full spectrum. Not just one side of it, but I gotta let everybody know the ins and outs, the good the bad, and that way once you know everything then you can choose what you want to do or how you want to be. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">So before <u>32</u>, will this situation be touched on in <u>Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked</u>? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Yeah, a lot of it is included in the book, but my story is very compelling and one that deserves its own spotlight. I touch on it a little bit. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Malice, thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Nah, I thank you. Thank you for even being interested and even willing to share with your followers and readers and stuff man. It’s great, and I just really wanna say that it’s like we’re a real intimate community right now. Especially with my movement and the things that I’m doing and the things I’m talking about. So, like Descry, if you’re interested…this is my family right here. All of you are my family, for real. Real tight knit, and I’m letting you know that ya’ll are gonna be the first to be on something that is definitely going to impact Hip-Hop. This book is something that’s going to put a dent in Hip-Hop and all the fronting’s going to come to cease. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica">Before I go I just want to say, the book is a great read. It’s not some book you’re going to have to sit with for weeks or months at a time to finish it. It should only take you roughly like three to four hours to read it. There’s nothing long or drawn out that’s going to bore you. It’s poppin’ from the beginning. I want everyone to see what it is I saw cause I saw the wildest things, bro. I saw the wildest…THE. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">WILDEST.</b> Things. But when you get the book, don’t expect this book to be a Clipse record in book form. You already know everything that the Clipse is about, but this is something different.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <!--EndFragment-->Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-10926948462618839602010-10-28T10:47:00.000-07:002010-10-28T10:57:12.297-07:00G-Koop & O-Man - Coltraney pt.1 featuring Prozack TurnerMy Subkrew family member, G-Koop (best known for his work with Jake One) showed me this little series he's working on with O-Man.<br /><br />Built from scratch (no samples) Koopa and O-Man take you on a journey from a humble honky-tonk piano to a real smooth/jazzy R. Ayers/J. Coltrane type vibe.<br /><br />Prozack Turner (Foreign Legion) also makes a surprise appearance and does his thing on the freestyle tip. Solid.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jq3scinWN9w?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jq3scinWN9w?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-63292917374010299302010-09-29T11:29:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:30:17.971-07:00Wake Up In Neverland (Descry Remix)<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3622454694/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=3622454694/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed><a href="http://descry.bandcamp.com/track/wake-up-in-neverland-descry-remix">Wake Up In Neverland (Descry Remix) by descry</a></noembed></object>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-22073257147534810372010-07-08T14:06:00.001-07:002010-07-08T14:25:09.420-07:00Closed Sessions: OutasightWhen I first interviewed <a href="http://descrybeats.blogspot.com/2009/09/check-imoutasight.html">Outasight</a>, I had no idea what was going to happen almost exactly a month later. In October 2009, Outasight signed a major label deal with Warner Brothers Records (under Asylum Records).<br /><br />When that news hit, it made me proud instantly. One of my peers got a foretaste of greatness. I was ecstatic…telling all of my friends that this guy was going to become one of the greats. Fast-forward to the present now with LRG and Warner behind him, he’s been steadily on the path to completing his debut album, “From Here to There.”<br /><br />So, it brings me great pleasure to post the <a href="http://www.closedsessions.com/download.php?f=TurnItUp.mp3">newest song</a> from one of my favorite artists, Outasight. <a href="http://www.closedsessions.com/lrg/outasight">Closed Sessions</a> featuring <a href="http://www.closedsessions.com/download.php?f=TurnItUp.mp3">LRG and Outasight</a>!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12677164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12677164&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12677164">Closed Sessions: Outasight Edition</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user671687">Ruby Hornet</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.closedsessions.com/download.php?f=TurnItUp.mp3">DOWNLOAD SONG HERE?!</a><br /></p>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-37560006472147445412009-09-08T10:37:00.001-07:002009-09-08T10:38:35.083-07:00Descry Interviews One Be LoI (Descry) was chillin' w/ the homie One Be Lo, and we got into a discussion about various projects/trading ideas to see how we could smash on you foos for 2010. What resulted at the end of that discussion is this a quick impromptu video interview (conducted with my Blackberry Curve, so excuse the poor quality).<br /><br />In the video he talks about his anticipated album entitled, <span style="font-style: italic;">B.A.B.Y.</span> (being a black youth), a new Binary Star project (of which I'm helping engineer some of the beats... 'Lo produced some incredible joints), an album with Black Milk (the bonus track on Black Milk's <span style="font-style: italic;">Popular Demand</span> is a track from these sessions), Bean One, a project with Zumbi from Zion-I, various other collaborations, and a brand new show set in the works that I can guarantee will blow your mind.<br /><br />As was leaked early in September 2009, <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://usershare.net/ajcvaageig9x">Pigs</a></span> is a track that was recorded during the B.A.B.Y. sessions and features Mike Posner on vox. The album itself is amazing and hasn't left my car stereo since 'Lo dropped it off a week ago. It's gonna be released on the MYX Music label and features a host of great underdog MC's and vocalists. Rappers like Freeway (it's the ROC!), Phonte, Jean Grae, Longshot, Supastition, and other dope, <span style="font-weight: bold;">DOPE</span> cats rip their features with swift ninja-like skills. Producer Eric G is a relative new comer to the scene, but he contributes ALL of the beats...ALL of them. A few live musicians were contacted as well to really the album some edge, guys like Miles Bonney easily weave through Eric G's production and add great sparkle to beats that already shine...anyhow, enough about that...onto the interview!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfZKsMeouk"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMfZKsMeouk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-31277817747074323542009-07-09T08:21:00.001-07:002009-07-09T08:29:22.406-07:00Descry - Experiences in Full Duplex<center><img src="http://bandcamp.com/files/38/97/3897549204-1.jpg"></center><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Descry</span><br><a href="http://is.gd/1sjVd">Experiences In Full Duplex: Episodes</a><br>(2006, no label)<br /><br /><br /><br />In 2005, I collaborated with Swamburger from the Sol.illaquists of Sound (if you're not familiar, check them out here: <a href="http://www.epitaph.com/artists/artist/227/SoliLLaquists_of_Sound">Epitaph Site</a> and <a href="http://www.solilla.com/">Solilla Site</a>). It was my 2nd year into production, and I was extremely excited to work with such an incredible MC.<br /><br />At the time of the release, music was going through a transition phase. Hip-hop was starting to see a return to form through Common's "BE," and other incredible albums were released that year such as the self titled Clap Your Hand Say Yeah LP, Sufjan Steven's "Illinois," Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm," and the proper revealing of John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk's live performance at Carnegie Hall. <br /><br />Thinking about it, 2005 was a great year for music. <br /><br />In any case, check out the tracks which saw a limited release of 200 copies. <br /><br />Artwork was helmed by <a href="http://www.davidychun.com/">David Chun</a><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/1sjVd">Enjoy!</a>Descryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960768780744556455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-72679817993588821182009-03-29T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:22:57.306-07:00Why Go<object width="392" height="235"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RQIEuugmarY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RQIEuugmarY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="392" height="235"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.O.S.</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQIEuugmarY" target="_blank">Why Go (Pearl Jam Cover)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Rock The Deuce </span><span>[2009, <a href="http://www.mtv2.com/" target="_blank">MTV2</a>]<br /><br />"There's no Auto-Tune in grunge music..." - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/posisruiningmylife" target="_blank">P.O.S.</a><br /></span>Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-8166131893445352342009-03-17T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:24:13.317-07:00Kutiman - ThruYou<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kz0gYbqOZXQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kz0gYbqOZXQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kutiman</span><br />"<a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/45835295/Kutiman_-_ThruYou.zip.html" target="_blank">ThruYou (Kutiman remixes YouTube)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Thru-You.com</span><span> [2009, no label]<br /><br />"What you are about to see is a mix of unrelated YouTube videos/clips edited together to create ThruYou. In other words - what you see if what you hear." - <a href="http://www.thru-you.com/" target="_blank">Thru-You.com</a><br /><br />Visit the website to watch and listen, or click <a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/45835295/Kutiman_-_ThruYou.zip.html" target="_blank">here</a> for a collection of .MP3's and .FLV videos from the site.<br /><br />You can hear more from Kutiman on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kutiman" target="_blank"">his MySpace</a>.<br /></span>Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-1153642545853790252009-03-08T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-08T15:35:37.211-07:00All Good Funk Alliance - Social Comment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHt7fLv6s59qGQRW91HYNu4eLVMyjhUM1ohkWWfkFmxcohrMy2CLjw058KBin0JFcLIHS2ro2YphGorqima-zYGZfXfngienr081ZLcQlEs2C_zeW3X37Zxfv-_JUtrTZyms97g/s1600-h/social_comment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHt7fLv6s59qGQRW91HYNu4eLVMyjhUM1ohkWWfkFmxcohrMy2CLjw058KBin0JFcLIHS2ro2YphGorqima-zYGZfXfngienr081ZLcQlEs2C_zeW3X37Zxfv-_JUtrTZyms97g/s400/social_comment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298021233366408770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">All Good Funk Alliance</span><br />"<a href="http://drop.io/digginmusic/asset/all-good-funk-alliance-major-c-feat-swamburger-mp3" target="_blank">Major C feat. Swamburger</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Social Comment</span> (2006, <a href="http://www.funkweapons.com/" target="_blank">Funk Weapons</a>)<br /><br />"Perfect for a summer’s afternoon, the <strong style="font-weight: normal;">All Good Funk Alliance’s </strong>'Social Comment' is great for any listener who wants to be transported to a place where music is pure, lyrics and harmony flow, and most of all, life is good." - <a href="http://www.planeturban.com.au/album_reviews/all_good_funk_alliance_social_comment" target="_blank">Planet Urban</a><br /><br />More from All Good Funk Alliance on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/allgoodfunkalliance" target="_blank">their MySpace</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-1090716510805002172009-03-03T12:00:00.000-08:002009-03-03T21:05:06.162-08:00Sendin' Slugs Your Way.<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooB1VptJTJA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ooB1VptJTJA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slugabed</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooB1VptJTJA" target="_blank">Poomp (video)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Slugabeatmix</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a>)<br />"<a href="http://www.stuff-records.co.uk/slugabeatmix.mp3" target="_blank">Slugabeatmix (MP3)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">MySpace.com/SlugabedMusic</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.stuffrecords.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stuff Records</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/slugabedmusic" target="_blank">Slug⋅a⋅bed</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">noun</span>): A lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-91239903672290473072009-02-28T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:16:08.336-08:00Beat Grinder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEzSFxRwSLkuJZKCwqE1mu7Vth80vVAVmR9G4Wj5mOHKkBfGd7XzmRQy3turPQvDImD0W_PQsYh9vF7Cp95WMbHyTDyUloW1qSXPd1hTDBTpeoxTtAoCiy6BdlSSmv0eOrPn5ng/s1600-h/beatgrinder.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEzSFxRwSLkuJZKCwqE1mu7Vth80vVAVmR9G4Wj5mOHKkBfGd7XzmRQy3turPQvDImD0W_PQsYh9vF7Cp95WMbHyTDyUloW1qSXPd1hTDBTpeoxTtAoCiy6BdlSSmv0eOrPn5ng/s400/beatgrinder.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306584057665092450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Damu The Fudgemunk</span><br />"<a href="http://damuthefudgemunk.bandcamp.com/track/beat-grinder-madvillain-revisions-project" target="_blank">Beat Grinder (Madvillain ReVISIONS Project)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">ReVISIONS (Damu vs. Joe Buck)</span> [2009, <a href="http://www.redefinitionrecords.com/" target="_blank">Redefinition Records</a>]<br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">"Album Cover ReVISIONS</strong> is a spontaneous, ongoing digital art project originally conceived by acclaimed painter/illustrator/designer <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Joe Buck, along with Redefinition Records. Imagined as a way to pay tribute to, and expand upon a noteworthy theme or piece of art, the Album Cover ReVISION series allows the incredibly talented Buck to revise and present his vision of a particular album or single’s cover image as he sees fit.<br /><br />Expanding further on the concept, from time to time, Joe Buck and DJ/producer/MC <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Damu The Fudgemunk</strong> will collaborate exclusively on special A/V editions of ReVISIONS. <strong style="font-weight: normal;">These special editions, available for free download, will feature a Joe Buck design alongside a related musical production by Washington DC native, Damu</strong>." - RedefinitionRecords.com<br /><br />More information on this project at the <a href="http://redefinitionrecords.com/2009/01/29/damu-joebuck-revisions-madvillain/" target="_blank">Redefinition Records website</a>.<br /><br />A zip file containing the MP3, cover art, desktop wallpaper and two videos <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5nagbj3wjcy" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />More from Damu The Fudgemunk at <a href="http://www.wonkabeats.com/" target="_blank">WonkaBeats.com</a>.<br />More from Joe Buck at <a href="http://www.artilleryds.com/" target="_blank">ArtilleryDS.com</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-69092814593734627602009-02-24T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-24T17:24:25.832-08:00Walkie Talkie<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLNF26NQhF4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sLNF26NQhF4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DJ Shadow</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLNF26NQhF4" target="_blank">Walkie Talkie (video)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Private Press</span> (2002, MCA Records)<br />"<a href="http://drop.io/digginmusic/asset/dj-shadow-walkie-talkie-extended-radio-edit-mp3" target="_blank">Walkie Talkie (Extended Radio Edit)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">The Private Repress</span> (2003, Universal Island Records)<br /><br />Always liked this video. More from DJ Shadow at <a href="http://www.djshadow.com/" target="_blank">his website</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-87371623377109706622009-02-18T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:19:11.227-08:00Her Favorite Colo(u)r.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HGS8Wy_oO4uZMltr_ae-mWPl0KNHzXLIkdQUPRH8nIN2Uv7UC3JWjtP3VkNuTY-e_PUOMvdRoNUQW83tnmpT3_jZW0bCAR9BeNm_kW8T720ZABPcUUeXfygRt1TfYBLoFlSrRA/s1600-h/herfavcolor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HGS8Wy_oO4uZMltr_ae-mWPl0KNHzXLIkdQUPRH8nIN2Uv7UC3JWjtP3VkNuTY-e_PUOMvdRoNUQW83tnmpT3_jZW0bCAR9BeNm_kW8T720ZABPcUUeXfygRt1TfYBLoFlSrRA/s400/herfavcolor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303199568811215762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blu</span><br />"<a href="http://sharebee.com/32ec01ed" target="_blank">Her Favorite Colo(u)r.</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">MySpace.com/HerFavColor</span> (2009, independent)<br /><br />"ToYouAll,FromMyApreciationForYourInspiration.<br />HerFavoriteColorIsntBlu(e)ItsU.<br />ProducedByMe.<br />ForYou,<br />All.<br /><br />GoodDay<br />February14th,2009" - BluSladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-26579239761785760702009-02-14T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-14T15:23:44.457-08:00Love Lockdown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqLMrlEPJ9Q5tBgntA_7DdDK5JFvRdIfyTj5mkrgvxuivdjOWVxcjvKP1t8AXizfz-NLvvnCQYhLN1aU63o18yDR_CvJ-DxBT-ZXnXxyV3aefR1xzJS7GCHgZfPfX2Oes2zpRmg/s1600-h/heart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqLMrlEPJ9Q5tBgntA_7DdDK5JFvRdIfyTj5mkrgvxuivdjOWVxcjvKP1t8AXizfz-NLvvnCQYhLN1aU63o18yDR_CvJ-DxBT-ZXnXxyV3aefR1xzJS7GCHgZfPfX2Oes2zpRmg/s400/heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299865303419046706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kanye West</span><br />"<a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/52303374678922e8/" target="_blank">Love Lockdown (DJ B.Cause Disco Edit)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">unreleased</span> (2008, none)<br />"<a href="http://drop.io/digginmusic/asset/kanye-west-love-lockdown-blockhead-remix-mp3" target="_blank">Love Lockdown (Blockhead Remix)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">unreleased</span> (2008, none)<br /><br />"I threw together a remix of it...I literally just added drums and few sounds but it certainly makes it way more playable to a crowd of drunk people dancing..." - Blockhead<br /><br />More from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djbcause" target="_blank">DJ B.Cause</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theblockishot" target="_blank">Blockhead</a> here.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-20470655621307793502009-02-10T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:31:36.458-08:00Amsterdam Gangster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvGlj-LJg5r2is1PxvJIrrG1pUsvTP3vqdsg92Gc4yfUIxOEd2L7Qj44FonAFUt-HYHsLmgWfOfbpWUm5T9IvNDJDXzoBt_N2fdZWL4potxaMVTI61YgpUu8yWFjVgEAJaVnpVg/s1600-h/941450792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvGlj-LJg5r2is1PxvJIrrG1pUsvTP3vqdsg92Gc4yfUIxOEd2L7Qj44FonAFUt-HYHsLmgWfOfbpWUm5T9IvNDJDXzoBt_N2fdZWL4potxaMVTI61YgpUu8yWFjVgEAJaVnpVg/s400/941450792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299854332127526882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay's Soul Connection</span><br />"<a href="http://mpmsite.com/downloads/JSC_%20Frankies_Party_Life.mp3" target="_blank">Frankie's Party Life</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Amsterdam Gangster </span>(2009, white label)<br />"<a href="http://drop.io/digginmusic/asset/jays-soul-connection-the-skum-says-hello-mp3" target="_blank">The Skum Says Hello</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Amsterdam Gangster </span>(2009, white label)<br /><br />Jay-Z x Leftie's Soul Connection x Umatic = Jay's Soul Connection<br /><br />"Amsterdam Gangster" can be preordered <a href="http://www.hhv.de/index.php?action=changeLanguage&lang=en&rid=154036&show=startSeite" target="_blank">here</a>. More from Umatic on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/umaticspace" target="_blank">his MySpace</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-53728134077262931652009-02-05T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-05T00:33:32.279-08:00Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9W4zlYem67w&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9W4zlYem67w&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Performances</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4zlYem67w">Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (trailer)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Great Performances series</span> (2007, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/">PBS</a>)<br /><br /><span class="bodytext">"Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits such as 'Soul Man,' 'Dock of the Bay,' 'Green Onions,' 'Midnight Hour,' 'Respect Yourself,' and the theme from SHAFT. The label's artists included Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and even Richard Pryor and Jesse Jackson. Founded by a white conservative bank teller who played country fiddle music, Stax became the preeminent soul music label in America, and became identified with the civil rights movement of the 1960s and '70s. RESPECT YOURSELF documents the Stax label, its visionaries, and most of all, its music." </span>- <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/stax/index.html">PBS.org<br /></a><br />Check your <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/broadcast/schedule_airdates.html">local listings</a> for air dates.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-80693021713119545852009-02-01T12:00:00.000-08:002009-02-01T18:04:28.341-08:00Parisian Goldfish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr_fSvNGamiimlkHufn6e51OorVR5UjlO4NdUxgFN2IS18S59JSMErlWCo4bEaH3wNoOrme2G_ivzG6npCeBP2-T8x2LoXReuZjL9j7A76gQFdTXcB7Ujm9i2Lm1U2YF_4XKdKA/s1600-h/dale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr_fSvNGamiimlkHufn6e51OorVR5UjlO4NdUxgFN2IS18S59JSMErlWCo4bEaH3wNoOrme2G_ivzG6npCeBP2-T8x2LoXReuZjL9j7A76gQFdTXcB7Ujm9i2Lm1U2YF_4XKdKA/s400/dale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275442066696914818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flying Lotus</span><br />"<a href="http://www.dancefloordale.com/" target="_blank">Parisian Goldfish (Video)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Los Angeles</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.warprecords.com/" target="_blank">Warp Records</a>)<br />"<a href="http://drop.io/digginmusic/asset/flying-lotus-parisian-goldfish-mp3" target="_blank">Parisian Goldfish (MP3)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Los Angeles</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.warprecords.com/" target="_blank">Warp Records</a>)<br /><br />This video isn't safe for work. Scratch that...it's not safe for anyone. Especially the dance moves. You've been warned. More from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus" target="_blank">Flying Lotus</a> later I'm sure.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-88333569390387720592009-01-28T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-28T22:35:05.650-08:00Of Pads and Patterns<object width="381" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/fileadmin/frontpage_swf/movieplayer_embed.swf?videoFileName=2008_blu_and_exile_lecture_HI.mov&posterFrame=5&ext_title=Red+Bull+Music+Academy+-+Barcelona+2008&ext_subtitle=Blu+%26+Exile+-+Of+Pads+And+Patterns"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/fileadmin/frontpage_swf/movieplayer_embed.swf?videoFileName=2008_blu_and_exile_lecture_HI.mov&posterFrame=5&ext_title=Red+Bull+Music+Academy+-+Barcelona+2008&ext_subtitle=Blu+%26+Exile+-+Of+Pads+And+Patterns" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="381" height="240"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blu & Exile</span><br />"<a href="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/lectures/blu_and_exile_of_pads_and_patterns">Of Pads and Patterns (interview)</a>" from Red Bull Music Academy, Barcelona (2008, <a href="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/" target="_blank">Red Bull Music Academy</a>)<br /><br />"Blu & Exile have fingers in so many pies, it’s a full-time job keeping up. But beyond their collaborations, solo projects and plans for the future, there’s the Below The Heavens album, an already classic slab of noughties hip hop that emerged in 2007 to universal acclaim. The duo discuss how they hooked up in the L.A. underground, and detail their myriad projects, from ripping samples from the radio to the leftfield stylings of C.R.A.C. Exile talks about his background in music, and how he owes his hip hop career to a fictional character called Shabba Doo, while Blu is a late starter who owes it all to DMX and Common. In a hip hop landscape beset by mediocrity, these two are making some of the most innovative music around." - Red Bull Music Academy<br /><br />A transcript of this interview can be found <a href="http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/video-archive/transcript/blu_and_exile_of_pads_and_patterns/transcript" target="_blank">here</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-89189134755490810262009-01-24T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-24T14:50:11.978-08:00Sounds from the Cave<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SH29LJ7cClY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SH29LJ7cClY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr. Chop</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH29LJ7cClY" target="_blank">The Caveman (video)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Sounds from the Cave <span style="font-style: italic;">(2008, <a href="http://www.jazzandmilk.com/" target="_blank">Jazz & Milk Recordings</a>)</span></span><br />"<a href="http://cubikmusik.typepad.com/cubikmusik/files/02_snob.mp3" target="_blank">Snob</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Sounds from the Cave </span><span><span>(2008, <a href="http://www.jazzandmilk.com/" target="_blank">Jazz & Milk Recordings</a>)</span></span><br /><br />"In amongst the mediocre and the shit that I regularly receive through both the physical post box and the virtual inbox there is occasionally a gem, a jewel, a nugget of light to brighten my day. They appear once in a blue moon, and are increasingly rare in these days of hyperbole, heresy and the tedious boasts of the press release. This record is one such nugget, in fact It's more like a huge heaving slab of something so precious it has yet to be named. Except it has been named, it's called 'Sounds from the Cave' - well done Mr. Chop for unearthing this for everyone to hear. Record of the year so far!" - DJ Food, 2008<br /><br />MP3 via <a href="http://www.cubikmusik.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Cubik Musik</a>.<br /><br />Learn more about Mr. Chop and his EP <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mrchopchop" target="_blank">here</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-59117538327779577682009-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T03:30:40.198-08:00The Obamix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2kK3G-IiZSG9ohLpEOwCTO0hMCsaPu6kBSw77fYDo3Q8RuGzSdCveTHrY1L5RhNwiCpMdUbAIBQRvmY2GmqFtUQwXHqHRNk8rYVt9STq10x1a845h-65dL-WNY-0oMSfN3WiA/s1600-h/theobamix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2kK3G-IiZSG9ohLpEOwCTO0hMCsaPu6kBSw77fYDo3Q8RuGzSdCveTHrY1L5RhNwiCpMdUbAIBQRvmY2GmqFtUQwXHqHRNk8rYVt9STq10x1a845h-65dL-WNY-0oMSfN3WiA/s400/theobamix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293180318716622594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">King Most</span><br />"<a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/5649109-53b" target="_blank">The Obamix</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">MySpace.com/KingMost</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.pluglabel.com/" target="_blank">Plug Label</a>)<br /><br />"The intent of this mix was to try and capture what WE'VE all been feeling these past months: hope, struggle, and the importance of facing a challenge. It also serves as a reminder, and perhaps an introduction to what OUR candidate is all about." - King Most<br /><br />Thought this was fitting for inauguration day. Tracklisting and more on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kingmost" target="_blank">King Most's MySpace</a>.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-91288497160515617002009-01-12T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-11T23:33:44.025-08:00The Death of High Fidelity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfQK7ri62FJSkKw3JSj_ArJJn0CQur85ftUjm72FrXhJoqXFQfKDbBpEGHI2O5Zr33qIXBJEx6fLYcl4qthHor2KU6W5nFNBV5HORVHj51uG3Ys96yrnQk2Iy4NibmAgBdaaZng/s1600-h/wav.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfQK7ri62FJSkKw3JSj_ArJJn0CQur85ftUjm72FrXhJoqXFQfKDbBpEGHI2O5Zr33qIXBJEx6fLYcl4qthHor2KU6W5nFNBV5HORVHj51uG3Ys96yrnQk2Iy4NibmAgBdaaZng/s400/wav.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275882831182517074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Levine</span><br />"<a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17777619/the_death_of_high_fidelity/print">The Death of High Fidelity (article)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Rolling Stone</span> (2007, <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/">Rolling Stone</a>)<br /><br />My bookmark folder is a jungle. Here's something I found trying to sort through it. A 2007 article detailing "The Loudness War" which affects the sound quality of music you hear today. Sure it's 2009 now, but I have a feeling things haven't changed much. Enjoy!Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-27354930058778641192009-01-08T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:20:44.552-08:00The Wig and the Wildcat<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KFIFiK1_8lM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KFIFiK1_8lM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Skratch Bastid</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFIFiK1_8lM" target="_blank">2003 Scribble Jam DJ Finals</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Cincinnati, Ohio</span> (2003, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">YouTube</a>)<br /><br />"You know how Bastid makes nachos? One at a time, that’s how. He puts a dab of salsa and grated cheese on each individual nacho chip and then puts them all into the oven like little nacho cookies. That’s dedication to a craft. That’s attention to detail and a creative mind. That’s a mad scientist. That’s also a really slow way to make nachos." - <a href="http://www.skratchbastid.com/" target="_blank">SkratchBastid.com<br /></a>Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-91594935234801773392009-01-04T12:00:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:02:10.990-08:00Didn't I?<object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuIMypU4eYk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuIMypU4eYk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darondo</span><br />"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuIMypU4eYk" target="_blank">Didn't I (video)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">Let My People Go</span> (2006, <a href="http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/" target="_blank">Luv N' Haight</a>)<br /><br />"The life story of William Darondo Pulliam (a.k.a. 'Double D' or 'Dynamite D') remains subject to myth and mystery: His label once reported that he'd worked as a pimp for many years, a claim the singer now denies. Whatever his day job at the time, in the early '70s, Darondo recorded his sole commercial output as a musician, crafting three singles for three different studios." - <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5257160" target="blank">NPR.org</a>Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910937.post-71574840025278664562008-12-31T12:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T22:02:07.486-08:00DJ Day Says...Step Bacc!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4zb0Bm2ax1OV0AMGOBEQnYZ6FAsY6_tIb4v1yuAMU0cQTB1Ggd9H9WigEVBKVcZmzdK8jMXzcEpLuwtkdA5xc1vSXcFso0FuVL0W42nDv561FXa6uNP2PV1r1iaFXC56R5aDrA/s1600-h/djday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4zb0Bm2ax1OV0AMGOBEQnYZ6FAsY6_tIb4v1yuAMU0cQTB1Ggd9H9WigEVBKVcZmzdK8jMXzcEpLuwtkdA5xc1vSXcFso0FuVL0W42nDv561FXa6uNP2PV1r1iaFXC56R5aDrA/s400/djday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281366554973680738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">People Under The Stairs</span><br />"<a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/19700548745e81ae" target="_blank">Step Bacc (DJ Day Remix + Instrumental)</a>" from <span style="font-style: italic;">unreleased</span> (2008, <a href="http://www.golddust-media.com/" target="_blank">Gold Dust Media</a>)<br /><br />One of my favorite producers over the last few years. Too many great tracks from him to share, so I decided just to post a recent PUTS remix he's put out there for free. Do yourself a favor and check out his <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djday" target="_blank">MySpace</a> for more info on him and his music.Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09864634810399072493noreply@blogger.com0