One of the best blogs out there, illRoots, linked up with one half of Inverse, Tunji, for a quick Q&A session. Tunj speaks about the group’s sound, their inspirations, and gives us a little information on their upcoming debut album, Long Day’s Journey. You can peep the entire interview here.
If you still haven’t downloaded their So Far (The Collection) project, slap yourself and then grab it here.
“No you ain’t deaf man/
You heard me, I keep several bad freaks that’s refugees like Clef man/
Johnny Blaze the blunt, I’m tryna get Meth man”
–Chingy, “Anotha One”
Hearing a wack rapper try to be witty is like watching a car crash. I just can’t turn away. *shudder*
You may have heard us talking about this on Sound Session the past few weeks. It’s official: two of the best in the game, Elzhi and Black Milk will be coming out to the Seattle stop of the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle. It’s going to sell out, so be sure and cop those tickets…
As much as we all complain about D’Angelo’s disappearance, at least he’s popped up on a few dope collaborations over the years (“So Far To Go” & “Imagine” come to mind). Maxwell, on the other hand, has laid reeeeeally low. I spotted this recent live performance of his classic “This Woman’s Work” over at the Smoking Section, and had to post it up. If for some reason you don’t have the song, download it ASAP:
Posted in News, Sports on August 19th, 2008 by Hyphen
Members of Argentina’s women’s soccer team have become the latest group of athletes to be caught striking this racist pose. The picture, apparently taken in preparation for the Beijing Games, just leaked and you can read the details here. It’s not even surprising at this point, just disappointing that ignorance is so common. Luckily, this team lost all their games and crashed out of the tournament quickly. Hopefully they’ll learn a lesson from the off the field controversy too.
I simply cannot wait for this. The first one from Tay & Nic, Connected, is a classic and an album I often use to show people the exact kind of hip-hop I love the most. Leave It All Behind is going to pick up right where that left off and take it to new heights. Get ready.
Speak on it Supa Kam. While I never want artists to be locked into a stereotype, I love when dope MC’s tackle serious issues like Supa did with his newest video for “Black Enough?” off the Self-Centered EP. If you’re sleeping on the Kam Moye project, read up and download it for free right here. It’s one of my favorite releases of the year and this is one of its standout tracks.
Over a dope beat from Eric G (206 like what!), Supa speaks on a controversial aspect of the institutional racism we have here in America. As a middle class white dude, I’ve obviously never had to confront this issue head on, but I’ve seen it play out in an ugly fashion on many ocassions. It’s even been a big talking point during Obama’s run for the White House, so whether you want to admit it or not, it’s still here in 2008. If there’s more educated discourse similar to this song, perhaps we can get things moving in the right direction.
Be sure to stay up to date on Supa and Reform School Music on his blog.
Posted in Artists, Videos on August 19th, 2008 by Hyphen
“We have to expose the world to good music or we will all die of stupidity cause rap is really dumb right now”
Say word. As promised, here’s the second part of Murs and 9th Wonder discussing their most recent collaborative effort, Sweet Lord. Again, you should download the project immediately since it’s free, and be on the lookout for Murs For President on Sept. 30th. NW’ers, you can catch Murs at Rock The Bells on the 6th. Be there.
Well, minus Cee-Lo. I wonder why they couldn’t get him to appear in the video, and why on earth did Aubrey from Danity Kane make a quick cameo? She scares me. Anyway, dope clip from Estelle‘s highly underrated Shine album. Seattle people can catch Estelle at Bumbershoot at the end of the month, where she’s actually one of the only artists I’m looking forward to see (her + Chester French + Brother Ali).
