The late great DJ, producer, composer, arranger, Nujabes passed away in 2010, but we still see his music live on through others. His production infused soulful, melodic, beautiful, haunting sounds, with Jazzy Hip-Hop rhythms. Truly one of the greatest musical artists to come out of Japan in the past few decades. 4th graders from South Korea play their cover of Nujabes’ “Aruarian Dance.” It’s good to see music teachers giving their students a more contemporary piece of music to learn, …
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In recent debates over the state of dance music (EDM) in the U.S., we often forget the contributions of artists in Detroit, Chicago, and NYC for birthing genres like Techno, House, and Garage. The focus has been on dance music’s cultural migration from Europe to the U.S. in recent years, the business aspect affects on creativity, and what terminology is to be used (EDM, dance music or electronic music?). Europe has a rich history of dance music, but we can …
Here we have some interviews with Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes, and their music video “Thank You”. First up is an interview with Q-Tip and Elliott Wilson, on the future of ATCQ, the legacy of ATCQ, his future projects such as his upcoming The Last Zulu album, producing on Kanye West’s next album, and The Abstract and The Dragon project with Busta Rhymes. Next up is a behind the scenes interview with Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes on the making of the song “Thank You”. …
The super Hip-Hop duo Killer Mike & El-P as Run The Jewels are a match made in Hip-Hop heaven. Both are skilled emcees, with El-P handling the dope production. But that’s not all, they impart humor, socio-cultural analysis, and life advice as well. In the recent past we’ve seen things from big name artist like Jay-Z and R Kelly’s Best of Both Worlds, and Kanye & Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne. Not to mention lesser known duo’s like KRS-One and Buck Shot as Survival …
This is an interview KRS One did recently in Switzerland, conducted by johnSF88. He talks about Hip-Hop’s ancient origins, knowledge of self, the current state of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop in corporate environments, and new ideas that he’s currently spearheading. He asks Hip-Hop heads to question him, and not take him at his word, it’s his “Philosophy.” You gotta check it out to see if it matches your’s (gnosis/scientific). Me personally, KRS talks here about free education being important (I concur) but he mentions this …
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