Dude is just giving his hard drive away. On the eve of finishing his new album, the follow up to last year’s Until The Quiet Comes, Flying Lotus drops this cluster fuck of music…for free. Featuring your favorite rappers, seriously, Earl Sweatshirt, The Underachievers, Shabazz Palaces, Viktor Vaughn(Doom), Thundercat, DJ Mehdi, Baths, Niki Randa, Andreya Triana, Mapei, Captain Murphy and, don’t press that dial, Kanye West. The Yeezus track is a remix of “Black Skinhead” featuring Thundercat. Judging by Captain’s tweets, dude got sentimental about reaching 300,000 followers. Buggy times we …
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Los Angeles producer Exile flips the title track “Holy Grail” and “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt” off Jay Z’s latest album. Using only the source material, Exile dissects the tracks and pounds out new compositions on his MPC. The result is nothing less than fresh sound sculptures suited in head nodding rhythms. At the start Exile acts a fool before getting down, tapping out newness on his MPC pads. It’s incredible to watch homie remix these tracks in an almost effortless fashion. Exile also flipped …
Grantland follows Method Man back to his humble beginnings, Park Hill Projects, Staten Island. Meth breaks down slinging drugs, how he became known as a rapper, and the creation of Wu-Tang Clan’s debut master piece, 36 Chambers. An album that was recorded 20 years ago and still remains relevant. …
Part of the 90’s nostalgia that’s been trending lately is that every rapper from Lil Wayne to Jay-Z is referencing Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Rightly so, Nirvana was one of the spearheads of a movement that was new and edgy in 90’s rock. But what about The Smashing Pumpkins? After Nirvana’s success, every major record label was snatching up Seattle/Pacific Northwest bands with the “Grunge” sound. The Smashing Pumpkins, coming out of Chicago had a different sound that made them …
Hawaii’s Pow! Wow! is catching a rep after becoming popular for rocking big murals around the island’s Kaka’ako area in Honolulu. Originally founded in Hong Kong, the event invites 100 of the illest street artist in the world to come and kill it. A video was recently released to help promote their 2014 gathering. It includes interviews from organizer Jasper Wong and past participating artists, along with some recognizable treats from ROA, Shark Tooth, and Nychos. The music and descriptions …
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