Mac Miller – Diablo (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on September 6th, 2014 by Hyphen

I mentioned this on Twitter when Mac Miller’s last mixtape, Faces, dropped, but I’m kinda worried for dude.  He’s really talented (people sleep on the production skills too), but he seems to be in a pretty dark place.  You can’t go more than a few bars on the tape without hearing a drug reference and while he’s always been on that vibe, it seems excessive…and dangerous…lately.

That said, the music is still quality, as evidenced by “Diablo.”  Truthfully, I’m all in on any beat that samples “In A Sentimental Mood,” but Mac’s rhymes are on point here too.  This one line seems to sum up what may have brought Mac to this dark place though: “the industry a lie, all the promises were hollow.”

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Kris Bowers – History Of Jazz Piano (video)

Posted in Artists, Videos on May 17th, 2014 by Hyphen

Kris Bowers takes you through 40 tracks, highlighting the history of the jazz piano over more than 100 years.  Great stuff.  Respect the OG’s!

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Sample Vault – John Coltrane & Duke Ellington

Posted in Samples on July 1st, 2008 by Hyphen

Ash

Without exaggeration, one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.  F-A-B-O also used this for a nice little joint, but Ash’s song with Talib kills that.

John Coltrane & Duke Ellington – “In A Sentimental Mood”

Plus it was used in a classic movie:

(*cue record at 8:45*)

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