DJ, producer and Major Lazor member Diplo makes a year-end mix for 2013. “I made this mix because I loved 2013 a lot R.I.lP. I’ll miss her,” he tweeted. The mix features Drake, Kanye West, Baauer, King Krule, Rihanna, Young Jeezy, Disclosure and a lot more. Diplo is an interesting and busy dude always globe trotting into something random. He sold a movie loosely based on his life to 20th Century Fox. He flew to Jamaica and produced some Reggae-influenced beats for the Dibble …
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Two new Drake tracks have been released. “We Made It (Remix)” Feat. Soulja Boy and another track called “Trophies”, released just in time to kick off the new year. “Trophies” was produced by Hitboy, co-produced by Hagler and 40. “Trophies” was left off Nothing Was The Same, because Drake felt it needed more work. In my opinion”Trophies” is the stronger of the two. “We Made It (Remix)” is cool too but Soulja Boy’s part is unnecessary, which shows Drake’s skills for outshining people …
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 …
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