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I can't help but picture this people rollerblading on a smokey stage when I hear this
Happy new year!
Thursday 31 December 2009
Mavado - Starlight
I can't help but picture this people rollerblading on a smokey stage when I hear this
Happy new year!
Thursday 24 December 2009
Monday 21 December 2009
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
This man is all over Twitter
Not sure about best Hip Hop song of 2009 but definitely up there. I prefer the sample in Exhibit A
Thursday 17 December 2009
Moonface - Dreamland EP: marimba and shit-drums
Spencer Krug is giving it away with a tip box. Click the Marimba to download
Sunday 13 December 2009
Saturday 12 December 2009
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Kid Cudi f. Ratatat & MGMT, “Pursuit of Happiness”
This has been on repeat ALL day
Mesmerising video too
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Chief Boima - African By The Bay
Posted on Dutty Artz
Nice mix Cheif Boemia whom I enoy reading on ghettobasequake
Tracks 4,5 and 6 are pouring into my ears on rotation as I type.
Tracklist
01 Chief Boima – Shake Them Dreads
02 The Jacka – Glamorous Lifestyle feat. Andre Nickatina (Chief Boima Remix)
03 Sean Garrett – Smooches feat. Young Joc (Chief Boima Remix)
04 Birdman – Money To Blow feat. Drake and Lil Wayne (Chief Boima Remix)
05 Akon – Right Now (Nananana) (Chief Boima Mbalax Decale Remix)
06 YV – Own Step feat. T-Pain & Fabo (Chief Boima Remix)
07 Cold Flamez – Miss Me, Kiss Me (Chief Boima Remix)
Download
Vybz Kartel - Pass mi Gun
From the feuding last week between Mavado and Vybz Kartel
On the funeral ceremony (thankfully not fitting) riddim:
Quite a nice little intro talking about the struggles in the middle east
Monday 7 December 2009
the middle east - blood
mmmmmm
It's like Iron and wine got into a nice warm bed with Grizzly Bear's more serene moments and just cuddled for hours
nice album cover too:
vis Muzzle of bees
Just in time for christmas..
..Mavado and Vybz Kartel put an end to their feud and make up on stage
But now what about Bounty Killer?
But now what about Bounty Killer?
8Ball & MJG f. Lil Boosie, “Ten Toes Down” (Remix)
Raw new track I just heard over at The Fader
8Ball & MJG f. Lil Boosie, “Ten Toes Down” (Remix)
I've loved this guy since I saw/heard this:
There is a 9 min intro poem at the start this track on his mixtape: 8Ball Memphis All Stars: Cars, Clubs & Strip Clubs
I also love him because he looks a bit like Prop Joe from the Wire
Saturday 5 December 2009
Wednesday 2 December 2009
That's the way boys are - Best Coast
It's pretty hard to stop this turning this into a best coast blog...but seriously this stuff is pure dynamite
That's the way boys are - Best Coast
Which is a Lesley Gore cover:
Lesley Gore - That's the way boys are
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Make you mine - Best Coast
This girl is just stupidly cool. Not December music at all...unless you live in LA
Guilty Simpson – The American Dream
This track feels like it's been round the world and back. Then round again.
Guilty Simpson – The American Dream
Monday 30 November 2009
When I look at you - Emalkay
A track so full of neurosis that it's most abrasive at its more serene moments
Thursday 26 November 2009
Kanyeeze Losing it? - Drizzy gaining it?
Kanye West - I’m So Appalled
Kanye West - What is this? You cant just repeat a phrase endlessly at the end of a track. That's a completely different genre of music.
Drake feat. Nickelus F - When We Come Around
Drake - Nice. Carry on.
via Nah Right
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Entirely underserving of its blogger-battering. It's a perfectly good song. One of their better ones (although it does sometimes scrape a little close to the A-punk bone)
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009
STRICTLY THE BEST VOL.41
Hurry up Spotify and add this! Don't force me to Rapidshare
Tracklist:
1 I AM BLESSED - MR. VEGAS
2 DOLLAR SIGN - VYBZ KARTEL
3 MOCKING BIRD - MAVADO
4 REALLY LIKE YOU - LADEN
5 GIMME GIMME - BEENIE MAN
6 DA STYLE DEH - BUSY SIGNAL
7 GALLIS - DING DONG
8 SWING - ELEPHANT MAN
9 LIFE - G WHIZ
10 UNFAIR OFFICER - WASP
11 JUST TO HOW YOU MOVE - MAVADO
12 SOMETHING AH GO HAPPEN - VYBZ KARTEL
13 ME WANT MONEY - MUNGA
14 HOPE AND PRAY - MAVADO
15 GALLIS - MR. VEGAS
Via VPReggae
Jahdan Blakkamoore - The General
Hang on - Reggae and Dubstep. How did this happen? I wasn't in that meeting
Youtube need to sort out a repeat setting. Via Dutty Artz
Rod Stewart - Playing the O2 next may!!
Just booked tickets to see him. Absolute legend.
My 2 favourite Youtube videos:
Maggie may (Also my favourite song of his)
and First cut is the deepest (Cat Stevens cover)
A true legend.
The Endless GAZA war
"Vybz Kartel Rejects Mavado’s Peace Offer & Cranks The War Up A Notch" writes Dancehall.mobi
Vybz Kartel's reply to Mavado after his peace offering and using the Isreal Riddim (illegitimately)
Vybz Kartel - Rifle Shot
I prefer Mavado's take on this occasion
Monday 23 November 2009
Elephant Man - Die by gun
Speaking of straight forward lyrics:
"f*@k with badman, and they shoot you, with dem gun"
Pretty straight forward. Gets the message across.
Sunday 22 November 2009
Girls - A good thing?
I'm a bit at a loss over this band.
Tearing away from all the hipster hype there is definitely something to them.
I came across them by listening to this track (Lust for life):
As catchy as the song is, there is something in the lyrics that just rubs me up the wrong way. Probably the fact that:
- I don't wish I had a boyfriend
- I do have a father
- I'd like to think I turned out right
- I'm not crazy
- Or in fact totally mad
- And certainly not f@*ked in the head
However, I can most definitely sympathise with wanting:
- A sun tan
- A Pizza and a Bottle Of Wine (actually I have half a bottle in the kitchen)
- A Beach House
- Using it in a group to make a big fire every night
Then the matter of the x rated video that circled around following this one. Not really my cup of tea
Then there is Hellhole Rat Race:
The lyrics again. Very morbid and yet very candid. No clever word play or ambiguous metaphors here. Just a a big soppy teenage bedroom diary entry
And for that reason I find them quite refreshing, but in a voyeuristic way.
Tearing away from all the hipster hype there is definitely something to them.
I came across them by listening to this track (Lust for life):
As catchy as the song is, there is something in the lyrics that just rubs me up the wrong way. Probably the fact that:
- I don't wish I had a boyfriend
- I do have a father
- I'd like to think I turned out right
- I'm not crazy
- Or in fact totally mad
- And certainly not f@*ked in the head
However, I can most definitely sympathise with wanting:
- A sun tan
- A Pizza and a Bottle Of Wine (actually I have half a bottle in the kitchen)
- A Beach House
- Using it in a group to make a big fire every night
Then the matter of the x rated video that circled around following this one. Not really my cup of tea
Then there is Hellhole Rat Race:
The lyrics again. Very morbid and yet very candid. No clever word play or ambiguous metaphors here. Just a a big soppy teenage bedroom diary entry
And for that reason I find them quite refreshing, but in a voyeuristic way.
Saturday 21 November 2009
Your Love - Bon Iver (The Outfield Cover)
I listened to this to death last Christmas. Seeing all the lights up around Camden brought it right back to the forefront of my ipod playlist.
Certainly different from the original:
And a world in front of this Katy Perry tragedy:
Friday 20 November 2009
Two Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel
Jeff Magnum here looking like somewhat of a demented Myra Hindley. A spooky video and nothing like I imagined him performing live
Still, one of my favourite tracks of one of my favourite albums of all time:
Via Pitchfork
Beach House - Teen Dream (album)
This album is absolutely stunning. Been listening to the Leak all week.
Its like walking around in a big see-through helium balloon filled with warmth and fuzzy little toys. Perfect when juxtaposed next to a bleary and murky London week.
My fav tracks so far:
Beach House - Zebra
Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo
Thursday 19 November 2009
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Tuesday 17 November 2009
"back in the early 90's...." Jay Electronica
"back in the early 90's - where dey at where dey at, get da gat get da gat - was a popular phrase..." - Jay Electronica
Song he was reffering to:
In this song (Exhibit A):
Hip hop can really be beautiful
@Jayelectronica
Monday 16 November 2009
Lil Wayne - Run this Town
you softer than nalin
oops I meant nylon,
perfection is the goal
and I’m heading to the pylon
Er yeah
From the No Ceilings mixtape
Sunday 15 November 2009
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