Really looking forward to this one!! 24hourkarateschool.com dropped a .zip with 13min of snippets & an 11min “visual mixtape” of snippets mixed in with in-studio/karate footage. Bad news, at the end of the video trailer, they announce that the tape will be “available March 30th.”
DOWNLOAD: Ski Beatz - 24 Hour Karate School [13min Snippets]
Song should've made The Ecstatic - but didn't.
Mos Def goes over one of my favourite vintage tracks - Godfather Theme by The Professionals.
Fresh off the press, the official video for the track HISTORY by Mos Def featuring Talib Kweli and produced by none other than the almighty J Dilla. The guys behind Creative Control are responsible for the nice imagery.
Everybody is doing their "Best of the year" posts these days, so I thought I'll get in on the action. A couple of these aren't REALLY 2009, because parts leaked in 2008 already or were simply way ahead of their time. So basically... The following five albums are the ones that constantly ran in my iPod this year. Let's get into it:
El Michels Affair - Enter The 37th ChamberFull instrumental reinterpretations of classic tracks by the Wu-Tang Clan. RZA's raw soundscapes translate perfectly to the vibe of El Michels Affair's "cinematic soul," and beats from more than a dozen Wu anthems get proper do-overs courtesy of one of the hottest bands in the biz... Gaslamp Killer - I spit on your graveMos talks on:
Just a collection of good Hip Hop tunes that made their way through my inbox over the last two weeks. Enjoy!
LMNO & Yann Kesz - Faith Is Fact (mesmerizing...) Lil Boosie – Gin In My Cup (dunno why, but I dig it...)Mos Def - Supermagic (Official video released...)DOWNLOAD: Common - Start The Show (Extended Version/No Hook)
If you are from Toronto, Canda - consider yourself lucky. Two of the illest MCs on the planet - Doom & Mos Def - will perform @ KOOLHAUS, JAN 27th 2010. Toronto. Tickets go on sale Sat Dec 5th @ Ticketmaster.ca.
For the rest of us, simply enjoy this masterpiece of a tour poster and download this mixtape where Mos and Doom Tracks get mashed together.MP3: Mf Doom & Mos Def - Def Vs Doom MixtapeAbsolutely in love with the visuals from Creative Control. The whole series about the Blackroc Project was amazing. And now a short film with Backstage footage from The Cool Kids, and hanging out at DD172? 4 Real? Dame Dash's DD712 Gallery/Studio complex is building up momentum and is already the go-to place for people like Mos Def, Jay Electronica and the Black Keys. Definitely on my sightseeing list next time in NYC!
