Madvillainy 2 - The Madlib remix

Hip hop, since its inception, has been breathing new life into used musical ideas, and the most obvious route it takes in doing this is audio sampling.

Some producers sample music listeners will recognize from pop radio, but Madlib specializes in turning ears on to music that didn't have much attention to begin with--looping beats from the unheard and unsampled LPs filling dusty milk crates everywhere.

Madlib is up to his usual tricks these days, but he's taking on a big project: reworking his most critically acclaimed album, Madvillainy.

Let's clear the air; this album is a lot more like remodeling than remixing. For the most part, MF DOOM's lyrics have remained in tact; they're the frame Madlib worked around to recontextualize the album.

What was once the laid back and smokey "Figaro" has been renamed "No Brain," and given a faster tempo with a 60s soul backing track. Even MF DOOM's vocals are from a different and more forceful recording take. These subtleties are what really make this LP seem new to anyone familiar with the original.

The off-kilter "Shadows of Tomorrow" was changed into "Light of the Past," and mixed with a beat that matches the lyrics in terms of left field obscurity.

It's sad to see some beats go. For example, the backing tracks to "Meat Grinder," "Curls," and "Strange Ways" are part of what made the original so great. However, Madlib doesn't change the tracks without finding beats that are sufficient and thought-provoking. Some songs like "America's Most Blunted" don't make the cut onto Madvillainy 2, and all of the original instrumentals are replaced with new ones.

It's a ballsy move, but Madlib probably knows any alteration of Madvillainy is bound to bring both praise and disdain. Besides, the latter is only a reaction that will come from fans who have heard the original, because this remix--without a doubt--could work as an enjoyable introduction to Madvillain, too.

The beats are new, but what's important is the original LP's ideas have stayed the same: very few choruses, shorter songs, jazz-influenced beats, obscure verbal samples, and the overall feel of a mixtape. It's a format that isn't very radio-friendly, but it still managed to receive praise from numerous music magazines and websites.

In the larger scheme of things, Madvillainy hasn't exactly changed things. However, the LP's mainstream attention should get producers and MCs thinking about treating hip hop like an art form again, and work toward breaking away from the song structures and lyrical themes plaguing the genre today.

Tracklist:

1. "Pow! (Intro)"
2. "No Brain"
3. "Pearls"
4. "Light of the Past"
5. "Boulder Holder"
6. "Borrowed Time"
7. "Space Ho's Coast to Coast"
8. "Invazion (Interlude)"
9. "Drainos"
10. "Fire in the Hole"
11. "Heat Niner"
12. "Monkey Suit"
13. "Fluid (Instrumental)"
14. "Can't Reform Em"
15. "Redd Spot (Interlude)"
16. "Running Around With Another"
17. "Butter King Jewels"
18. "Sermon"
19. "Roller Coaster Riders (Instrumental)"
20. "3.214"
21. "Confucius Spot (Interlude)"
22. "Never Go Pop"
23. "Savage Beast (Instrumental)"
24. "Cold One"
25. "Cold One (Reprise)"

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Peanut Butter Wolf's Jukebox 45s



Selected by DJ Peanut Butter Wolf,... this quirky mix of blustery hip-hop, goofy experiments and vinyl archaeology is reminescient of a crate-digging session at a well-stocked record store...this is an essential addition to your music collection.



Tracklisting:

01. Beat Conductor–Chops & Thangs
02. Quasimoto–Microphone Mathematics Remix
03. Dudley Perkins–Flowers
04. Ernie & The Top Notes feat. Raymond Winnfield–Things Could Be Better
05. Yesterdays New Quintet–Harlem River Drive Interlude
06. Yesterdays New Quintet–I Am Singing
07. Captain Funkaho–My 2600
08. Beat Conductor–Breaks of Meditate
09. Madlib Invazion feat. Oh No and Medaphoar–The Ox (Fantastic Four)
10. The Stark Reality–Rocket Ship
11. Medaphoar–Place Your Bet
12. The Highlighters–Poppin’ Popcorn
13. Breakestra–Getho Soul Togetha (Part Two)
14. Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf–Devotion ‘92
15. Beat Conductor–Conducted Rhythms
16. A-Trak–Enter Ralph Wiggum
17. Fabulous Souls–Take Me
18. LA Carnival–Color
19. Beat Conductor–Lost Lust
20. Yesterdays New Quintet–Mystic Brew Interlude
21. Yesterdays New Quintet–Knucklehead
22. Lootpack–On Point


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Common Sense - Resurrection

A CLASSIC Hip Hop album, really smooth lyrics as usual by Common. Good to see it's back in print.

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Soul'd Out


Tracklist:

Kill That Roach (Miami)
A1 Boogie (Sky)
I'm A Winner (Smoked Sugar)
Since I Found My Baby (Brother Cornelious & Sister Rose)
Make It If We Try (The Sylvers)
2,4,6,8 (Jackson 5)
Fiery River (George Garanian & Melodiya Ensemble)
Let Me Prove My Love To You (The Main Ingredients)
Midnight After Dark (Roy Ayers Ubiquity)
Slippin' Into Darkness (Tony Sherman)
The $ remix (Jay Dilla)
Put out (Lascelles)
Chrome Dreams (Beat Konducta)
No Money Down (Jerry Butler)
Rock Oil (Lascelles)
The Real Thing (Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66)
Nothing Like This (Jay Dilla)
Don't Stop Ever Loving Me (One Way)
Buddha's Dance (JRocc)
Tonight (Tony Sherman)

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Devin The Dude is a Dirty South underground legend. Appearing on such classics as Scarface's F. Friends and Dr. Dre's F. You...Devin has never been outshined. This album sounds high. It is so free flowing and laid back...you can let it play right through. There are no upbeat uptempo tracks no sir. I believe you have to be pretty laid back as a person to truly appreciate this album. Devin's rhyme style is humorous at times and he tells stories most of the album. His voice is better than most with his slow smooth talk/rap over smooth beats. He shows he can get down with some of the best on Some Of Em with Xzibit and Nas. Just Trying Ta Live just makes you say ahhhhhh....I mean there's really not much to explain about it. This album is easily one of the years best and you should definitely check it out.

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The Kings of Hip Hop compiled by DJ Premier & Mr Thing

If one youth movement has been pre-eminent in the shaping of popular culture in the last twenty-five years, it is hip hop. Born in the mid 70’s as a soundtrack to block parties in New York, it spread across America and then the world, constantly evolving & reinventing itself. From Afrika Bambaataa’s Zulu Nation to gansta rap, hip hop has been used as party music and as protest music, to provoke and to enlighten. Today it is a multi-million-pound industry that dominates record sales worldwide, and influences international fashion, language and youth culture.

Who are the Kings of hip hop?

DJ Premier-the established king; will mix what shaped hip hop, as it is today.The 100th issue of The Source ranked him in the top 5 producers of all time. He has worked with numerous MC’s including Biggie Smalls, Nas, Jeru, & Jay Z, and is the production force behind the world famous Gangstarr rap group.

Mr Thing-ready to take the crown: will mix hip hop.World DMC team champion, 1999, individual UK champion 2000, Mr Thing has been honing his skills since a very young age, and is more than ready to wear the crown. ‘Kings of hip hop’ is about the true old school flavour of hip hop, the fun, the party, ear candy for the mind, the body and the soul.

Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante

From http://okayplayer.com:

Calle 13 will change your mind about reggaeton and Latin hip-hop. The Puerto Rican duo of emcee Residente and producer Visitante throw out all conventions of urban Latin music on their sophomore release. While establishing a large following with their danceable, reggaeton-tinged self-titled debut, Residente o Visitante finds the group adopting the musical styling of many Latin American nations, and adding their distinct hip-hop flavor accented by Residente’s unique voice and flow. The result is one of the best Latin hip-hop albums recorded, punctuated by excellent and eclectic production, and some of the raunchiest and most comical lyrics put to recorded media.

Residente o Visitante is a tour of Latin America through the eyes of two demented hip-hop heads. “Tango De Pecado” employs the typical orchestral backing of an Argentine tango, paired with Residente’s tongue-in-cheek tales of Satanism and sin, demanding listeners to dance atop volcanic lava. “La Cumbia de Los Aburridos” satirizes club wallflowers and party-poopers with the accordion and brass of typically Colombian cumbia music. The tour continues with the Mexican-influenced, tuba-heavy “La Fokin’ Moda,” and the Brazilian samba-flavored “Un Beso De Desayuno.” The latter may be Calle 13’s first quasi-sincere love song, but often employs Dali-esque levels of surrealism in its storytelling.

Although Residente’s nonsensical and sexually-explicit lyrics are often overshadowed by Visitante’s picturesque melodies, Residente is unafraid to remind us of his hip-hop roots and political undertones. “Sin Exagerar” pairs the duo with Puerto Rico’s best rapper, Tego Calderon, for a funky and danceable display of their lyrical skills. Calle 13 pays tribute to their birthplace on “La Crema,” a horn-driven head-nodder. The shining moment, though, is “Pal Norte.” On the track, the duo team with Cuban hip-hop trio Orishas for a fiery guitar-based tirade on the issues of Latin American immigration.

Although it’s easy for Calle 13 to be grouped into the same musical categories as Daddy Yankee, the duo actually belongs in a much smaller and more elite category. Along with artists like Tego Calderon, Orishas, and Ozomatli, Calle 13 are amongst the few actually pushing the boundaries of Latin music, blending the best of hip-hop with the music and spirit of hundreds of years of Latin culture.

- Adrian Ruhi

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BOMB HIP HOP - Return of the DJ Vol. 1

1. Death of Hip Hop - Kool DJ Eq
2. Ghetto on the Cut - DJ Ghetto
3. Rob Get's Busy - Rob Swift
4. The Bomb Drops - Rob Swift
5. Scratch Monopoly, Pt 2 - Jeep Beat Collective
6. Invasion of the Octopus People - Invisibl Skratch Piklz/Disk/Q-Bert/Shortkut
7. U Can Get With Discs or You Can Get With D.A.T. - DJ Z-Trip
8. The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) - Peanut Butter Wolf
9. Terrorwrist (Beneath the Under) - Mix Master Mike
10. The Track - DJ Aladin/DJ Honda/DJ Yutaka
11. Lesson 4: The Radio - Cut Chemist
12. Suckas (Sucka DJ Dis) - DJ Babu

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the Show (soundtrack)

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1. Hip Hop Is... - Kid Creole, Kid Capri, Ecstasy
2. Live!!! - Onyx
3. Move On... - Slick Rick
4. My Block - 2 Pac
5. What's Up Star? - Suga
6. Headbanger Boogie - Method Man
7. How High - Redman/Method Man
8. It's Entertainment... - Dr. Dre
9. Everyday Thang - Bone Thugs N Harmony
10. Everyday It Rains - Mary J. Blige
11. It's All I Had - The Notorious B.I.G.
12. Ol' Skool - Isaac 2 Isaac
13. Domino's In The House - Domino
14. Summertime In The LBC - The Dove Shack
15. The West Coast - Treach
16. Sowhatusayin - South Central Cartel Productions
17. Zoom Zooms And Wam Wam - Jayo Felony
18. Droppin Bombz - Tray D/So. Sentrelle
19. Save Yourself - Snoop Doggy Dogg
20. Still Can't Fade It - Warren G Productions

Cilvaringz - I (2007)

Wu Tang's
CILVARINGZ - I

SOUL FOOD - Goodie Mob

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BIZ MARKIE - GOIN' OFF

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Goin' Off

MARLEY MARL - IN CONTROL VOL. 1

Classic hip hop.
IN CONTROL VOL. 1

dead prez - "B.A.M.L.O." RE-UPPED

B.A.M.L.O.

1. B.A.M.L.O.
2. Cop Shot
3. Get Up
4. One With My Gun
5. Al Jihad Mob
6. Together
7. Ghetto Youths
8. It Was Written
9. No More Prisons
10. Weed
11. The Game of Life
12. Storm Panthers

K'NAAN - The Dusty Foot Philosopher

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/knaan.html

You know how we feel about these ILL T.O. artists. Support the mans dem if you like the album and buy one. For real, this shit is hip hop GOSPEL.

1. Wash It Down
2. Soobax
3. What's Hardcore?
4. My Old Home
5. Moment
6. I Was Stabbed By Satan
7. My God
8. Smile
9. If Rap Gets Jealous
10. The Dusty Foot Philosopher
11. Strugglin'
12. In The Beginning
13. Hoobaale
14. The African Way
15. Voices In My Head
16. Boxing My Shadow
17. For Mohamoud (Soviet)
18. Until The Lion Learns To Speak

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K'NAAN - THE DUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHER

JUNGLE BROTHERS - STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE (1988)

Straight Out The Jungle download...

1. Straight Out The Jungle
2. What's Going On
3. Black Is Black
4. Jimbrowski
5. I'm Gonna Do You
6. I'll House You
7. On The Run
8. Behind The Bush
9. Because I Got It Like That
10. Braggin & Boastin
11. Sounds of the Safari
12. Jimmy's Bonus Beat
13. The Promo

A true 5 out of 5. Albums like this reviews can't do much justice. Ill old school beats, ill old school flow, never corny or played out. True original good hip hop. I can't stress how solid this CD is and I don't think I need to, 5 Mics by the Source says it all. Download it, tell your friends to download it, click our ads to give back for all our hard work.... bomba raaaaas!

Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Single)

Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full Single

1. Eric B. Is On The Cut
2. Paid In Full (Album Mix)
3. Paid In Full (Derek B.'s Urban Respray)

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The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai (The Soundtrack)

Talib Kweli, Big Daddy Kane, Q-Tip and GZA are among the list of hip-hop artists featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming animated miniseries, "Afro Samurai," which premieres on Spike TV next year.

As SOHH previously reported, Samuel L. Jackson lends his voice to the lead animated character, Afro, a black samurai searching for the gunman who killed his father. The series is based on a Talashi Okazaki novel of the same name.

The soundtrack, which is overseen by Wu Tang Clan's RZA, will also feature cuts from the extended Wu family. RZA also produced an original score for the show which will also be included in the soundtrack.

"As a fan of martial art and old Japanese Samurai movies, I have always wanted to be a part of such creativity and to have my own sp!ce added is even better," said RZA via a statement. "Many hip-hop artists and musicians from the late '80s to now have been inspired by this form of entertainment, and today's animators have been stimulated by hip-hop. But, usually these two forms of expression never meet in the same realm of artistry.

"'Afro Samurai' offers me the opportunity to mix the innovational world of hip-hop with the visual imagination of Japanese animation," he added. "The vibe of 'Afro Samurai' is so soulful and cool, that when I was asked to compose the series my creative juices immediately reacted. I felt it was something meant for me to do; in many ways Afro and myself share the same spirit."

"Afro Samurai" will premiere on Spike TV on January 4, while the soundtrack, which is on Koch Records, will hit shelves on January 16.

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The RZA Presents: Afro Samurai (The Soundtrack)

WHODINI - Escape

Rated by The Source as one of the 100 Best Hip Hop Albums of all time.

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Whodini - Escape

1		Five Minutes Of Funk (5:25)
2		Freaks Come Out At Night (4:45)
3		Featuring Grandmaster Dee (5:45)
4		Big Mouth (2:57)
5		Escape (I Need A Break) (4:38)
6		Friends (4:16)
7		Out Of Control (6:59)
8		We Are Whodini (5:39)

TORONTO HIP HOP! It Will Fall... - Logikal Ethix & Unknown Mizery

It Will Fall... download

1. Its Up to You
2. Bread Slaughter Water
3. Humofaslave
4. Lost Souls feat. Atrocity
5. Superstarr
6. Nikki
7. P.O.W. feat. Yatil Hassan & G.W. Bush
8. Venni Vicci feat. Yatil Hassan
9. These Days
10. Pages feat. Gullotine
11. Ain't No Good Life
12. Set Me Free

The following is quoted from http://www.stolenfromafrica.com/

Unknown Mizery & Logikal Ethix :: It Will Fail... :: MuteScreamz Mentaltainment
as reviewed by Nin Chan

Having secured a healthy following around the Greater Toronto Area with their impassioned live performances and tireless work ethic, this duo have crafted their finest work to date with this offering, a steely effort brimming with canny, streetwise commentary and some of the most breathtakingly gritty production to ever grace a Canadian release.

While my superlative-laden introduction should already have prompted you to purchase this release, I suppose I should do this record justice with more ink. Imagine a crash collision between the militant poetics of Tragedy Khadafi, the bleak desperation of Capone N Noreaga's "War Report" and the cavernous cadences of vintage Wu-Tang set atop the unabashed, bare-bones grime of RZA circa "Liquid Swordz," or perhaps Stoupe on "Violent By Design," and you might get an idea of what is on show here. The low-end on this baby is absolutely MONSTROUS, rumbling through the horns on "It's Up To You," the nightmarish Moog on "Bread Slaughter Water," the classic RZA vocal sample and ghostly strings on "Lost Souls," infusing everything with a sneering, ominous menace. Clearly influenced by classic Shaolin soul, the Arkeologists plow their way through 12 awe-inspiring ditties here, each one warping sultry vocal and wind samples into barbed, bloodstained compositions that recall dimly-lit, garbage-strewn street corners. Each track, from the subdued, melancholy guitar strums of "P.O.W.," obscuring samples of George W. Bush speeches to the mafia movie strut of "These Dayz" and "Pages" ingeniously recaptures the sounds that emanated from east coast pavements in the mid ‘90s. Far from being revisionist tomfoolery though, I can with absolute earnesty assert that much of the work here is on par with RZA, Allah Mathematics and 4th Disciple.

If you are already familiar with their previous output, the politically-inclined polemics of this duo should serve as no great surprise. However, while haphazard mixes (the lows dominating a little too much) and certain questionable production choices on Mizery's last solo platter tamed the fire of his conspiratorial exclamations, the crisper sound and sterling production of this record lends much thrust to Miz and Logikal's ferocious attacks on socio-political doctrine. A rousing call-to-arms, "It's Up To You" urges the listener to assume responsibility for the harsh realities that surround us, Miz and Logikal's passionate denunciations of the status quo proving a perfect foil for the warlike horns and droning bass of the track. "Humofaslave" is the desperate lament of the oppressed and marginalized, painting pastiches of graven, corpse-strewn streets and delving into the tortured psyche of a ravenous child of circumstance, while "P.O.W." expands upon themes of delirium and dementia that the Geto Boys explored years before. Channeling their rage and indignation with insistent urgency, the intense yet technically remarkable deliveries of each emcee more than live up to the lofty zeniths of their ideological pursuits.

I doubt you really need more convincing at this point. Everything about this release should excite you if you are a connoisseur of dirty, street-ready street rap- the filthy basslines, the murky mix, the voracious, unapologetic lyrical pyrotechnics that radiate with intelligence and ingenuity. Throw a hoodie on, lace those Timbs up, tuck a Super Soaker in your Dickies, get that ice grill on and prepare to get goosebumps. Buy this. Now. Please.

Music Vibes: 9 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 8.5 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 9 of 10

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