I just wrote an article for LA Weekly. It’s about L.A. mobile DJ crew, Uncle Jamm’s Army (UJA), founded by Rodger Clayton aka Ace of Dreams aka Mr. Prinze. From the late 70’s to the mid 80’s, The Army was king. Nobody was doing it like them, nobody. After working on this piece, I started to speculate that West Coast DJ’s were way ahead of East Coast DJ’s, from how they set up their turntables, scratching, blending, to how they approached the use …
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On this edition of TMG’s “On The Scope” post we have music from D’Angleo’s highly anticipated long over due new Black Messiah LP, Lecrae‘s Anomaly, Azealia Banks’ debut Broke with Expensive Taste, new track from Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) & South African artist Petite Noir, a deep interview with David Banner on Sway In The Morning show, performance videos by Valerie June, and much more music for you to digest. D’Angelo Black Messiah stream Black Messiah promo videos Interview: D’Angelo on the Inspirations Behind …
De La Soul ft. Chuck D “The People” Chuck D “Give We The Pride” ft. Mavis Staples (Official Video) – “The People” & “Give We The Pride” featuring Mavis Staples are some recent conscious, uplifting tunes from veteran emcees De La Soul & Chuck D. Feed your mind, soul, and body with these very timely tracks given the current state of things in the world right now. Eminem Shady XV stream Eminem ft. Sia “Guts Over Fear” Slaughterhouse “Ya’ll Ready Know” – Eminem …
Havoc 13 Reloaded stream – Havoc of Mobb Deep has just released 13 Reloaded a follow up to his third solo album 13. The few features on this album includes artist like Havoc ‘s other half Prodigy, Sheek Louch, Cormega, Ferg Brim, and Mysonne. “This is my latest effort for the fans. Not many guest appearances, it’s all about the production. It’s an album for the fans of Havoc’s sound.” – Via HNHH SZA “Sobriety” (Prod. Thundercat) – TDE’s singer/songwriter SZA teams up …
Anderson Paak Venice stream Sway In The Morning – Get In The Game With California Artist Anderson Paak Anderson Paak “Drugs” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuuW6vF2QZQ Anderson Paak “Miss Right” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUa2jeDRalI – Singer/songwriter/drummer Anderson Paak just released his debut album Venice. This debut album is a balance of electronic tinged turn up jams and smoothed out funky R&B/Soul tunes. He’s received high praises from fellow collaborating producer/DJ TOKiMONSTA in her RBMA Tokyo 2014 lecture (he’s featured on her track “Realla”). Venice features production from DJ …
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