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Happy Birthday James Yancey [Updated]
Today, February 7th, marks the 38th anniversary of the birth of a certain producer/emcee named James Dewitt Yancey a.k.a. J Dilla. For many hip hop heads, myself included, Dilla was our messiah. He was massively prolific during his tragically short life, collaborating with some of the dopest hip hop acts Read more »
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Article: Delicious Vinyl Feels Mighty Fine
Have you ever been so overwhelmingly attracted to somebody that, grabbing and groping not being enough, you feel the primal urge to bite into their beautiful, enticing flesh? Well, that same impulse can arise from hearing music with the power to send your hormones into overdrive, making you want to Read more »
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Article: Southern Renaissance
WillPower has only been in town for a couple of hours, but it’s already apparent that it’s going to be a long night. William Washington has been working feverishly for this day: A showcase of his singer Nikkiya at the New Brookland Tavern accompanied by Read more »
Article: Hip Hop Cinema – Samurai Champloo (2004-2005)
Upon the recent release of Nujabes' posthumous album, it's an appropriate time to revisit Samurai Champloo, the anachronistic Japanese tv series whose unique blend of Beats and Samurai was a gateway drug for many into the world of 'underground' hip hop. Read more »
Article: Bebop for B-Boys
I think the much-maligned 'jazz rap' thing never really made it to a full-fledged genre. If funk and soul are hip hop's parents, jazz is kinda like an uncle who drifts into town now and then, sleeps on the couch, bums hip hop's cigarettes and tells stories about the good Read more »
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Article: Hip Hop Cinema – Bulworth (1998)
Middle-aged white America loves watching goofy middle-aged white actors don baggy clothes, spin their hat backwards, and attempt to 'rap' with 'hilarious' results. Case in point: Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998). It's a part of how Read more »
Article: A look at IV The Polymath’s ‘New vs. Old’
Despite over a decade of experience as a talented musician, beatmaker IV the Polymath is primarily known for his instrumental projects. IV combines live instrumentation with traditional hip hop production techniques that will take you through a jazz-infused production journey. Read more »
After School Special #1: MC Serch
‘After School Special’ is a new ongoing series of articles featuring important artists, events, labels, magazines and more that helped shape the progression of hip hop music. The first article will focus on MC Serch, who on top of his solo music and work with 3rd Bass, has played a Read more »
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Article: Hip Hop Cinema – New Jack City (1991)
1991’s 'New Jack City', a formulaic story of drug kingpin (Wesley Snipes) and the undercover cop trying to take him down (Ice-T), may feel like digging into a time-capsule of music, fashion and social ills, but it also paints a subtle picture of the musical tug of war circa 1990 Read more »
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Article: Hip Hop Cinema – CB4 (1993)
'CB4' follows the rise to fame of a fictional NWA-inspired rap group headed by Chris Rock, who adopt phoney gangsta personas to make up for their middle-class upbringing. The film itself is a mixed bag, but its clued-in references to late 80s and early 90s hip hop reveals a lot Read more »
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Article: ‘Drifting Through Time’ with producer Vin’S da Cuero
The mix 'Drifting Through Time' is accompanied by this article, written by Vin'S himself. He tells more about each track and explains what they mean to him. From dancing to De La Soul and being confused by Slum Village, to feeling part of a scene thanks to Hocus Pocus and Read more »
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Article: Blu vs. Blu
After the release of 'Below The Heavens' in 2007, to a lot of listeners it seemed like Blu could do no wrong. The general consensus was that the young Los Angeles-based artist is well on his way to becoming one of "the greats" - after being endorsed by listeners with Read more »
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Article: Save Sessions LA
In 1975, Dr. José Antonio Abreu founded the revolutionary music program 'El Sistema', designed to uplift the poorest children from Caracas, Venezuela. The plan aimed to take kids off the streets and place them in youth orchestras, rescuing and protecting them from the violence and Read more »
Article: Global Digging – Yugo Rock (+Mix)
Digging for that elusive unheard record can sometimes mean a trip outside of your home-shores, where a gold-mine of amazing, untapped records await you. This is to be the first of many articles/mixes exploring the cool retro beats of countries all over the world. First Read more »
Article: Introducing… Heaven At Night
Musicians such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, forever astonish us by the way they impact peoples lives emotionally. They have the power to entertain, inform and educate the world, while opening our eyes to new realms and Read more »
Sounds in Super Stereo: An Introduction To Library Music
For a producer, rifling through record bins can be a disappointing experience, for every speck of gold there's piles and piles of useless waste, inevitably leading to crushed hopes and emptied wallets. But every now and then you stumble upon what's called a Library Record, and it goes straight to Read more »
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Article: 7 Ways To Support Your Favourite Indie Artist
Despite what people are saying, there is a lot of great independent music coming out these days and there are a lot of people who are truly enjoying it. Ever since the music industry was turned upside down by the dawn of the digital era, it’s been a mad scramble Read more »
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Introducing… Luisterwaar (+ Interview)
At the age of 14 I discovered skateboarding, Drum'n'Bass parties and getting wasted. Attracted to all of the chaos, I also wanted to be a source of chaos. From that point I started to make progressivaly insane drum patterns. It was all like a videogame with results at the end. Read more »
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Top 10: Hip Hop Documentaries
After the release of the long awaited documentary 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest', we thought of ten other noteworthy hip hop docu's. Check out our list in this post and click the titles to watch most documentaries in its entirely. Hip hop, graffiti, the Read more »
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Uncommon Approach: Kicking up dust on a DIY level?
Let me start out by saying this about Pitchfork. I could care less about Uncommon getting coverage there and in all reality, their readership could care less about us. It's not a good fit anyway, so most of what I've been doing is to prove a point, not to complain Read more »
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Article: Introducing… Tortilla Pass (+ Interview)
Tortilla Pass' music ranges from electronic to ambient and from dreamy soundscapes to uptempo beats. He started playing guitar and bass at the age of 9, and three years ago he began making music digitally using Reason 4. Influenced by genres such as hip hop, jazz and IDM, this 17-year-old Read more »
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Article: Introducing… Daddy Kev (+ Download)
Just as Project Blowed is known for it's experimental lyricism, the L.A. beatscene is known for it's experimental take on instrumental hip hop. No boundaries, no rules, that seems to be the approach. So what's Daddy Kev got to do with it? More than most people think. Daddy Kev isn't Read more »
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The Find at Dour #1: The Introduction
After our Dour series last year, in collaboration with the Belgian festival we have decided to do a sequel this year. Why? Because the line-up is so damn good and because our magazine seamlessly fits with the festival. So even if you can't go yourself, then this series will still Read more »
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Article: How to improve your live show
First up, one of the most common questions was about how to deliver a better live show. Rather than waste your time with my own idiot beliefs, I’ve assembled a roundtable of six actual professional rappers to share their experiences. Read more »
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