Ameriie “What I Want” – New single from R&B singer Ameriie “What I Want” features her singing over a reworked version of The Incredible Bongo Band’s classic B-Boy break “Apache”. Ameriie does have a history of singing over breakbeats, for example: “1 Thing” (2005) sampled The Meters’ version of “Oh, Calcutta!” or “Gotta Work” (2007) sampled Emma Franklin’s cover of “Hold on I’m Comin'” by Sam & Dave (written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and originally recorded by Reuben Wilson), and “Why R U” …
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J Dilla “Give Em What They Want” [J Dilla produced] J Dilla “The Doe” [produced by Supa Dave West] – New previously unreleased material from J Dilla & Supa Dave West (known for his work with De La Soul) on the EP Give Em What They Want is out. This comes as teaser (like “Anthem” b/w “Trucks” singles and the Diamonds & Ice EP) for an upcoming album release of unheard J Dilla tracks called The Diary. All of these singles and the upcoming album …
North Carolina “Cult” rapper Deniro Farrar has just released his Rebirth EP. He describes his style of rapping as “Cult Rap,” part of the “Self Legend” concept he learned from reading The Alchemist by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. It’s reality rap chock full of social commentary touching on street life and conditions of poverty. Farrar uses metaphors, uplifting messages, exploration of emotions, knowledge, and his own personal philosophies to weave into his music. As Farrar puts it to Sway in their interview, “Cult Rap” is music …
The music video for TOKiMONSTA’s “Soul to Seoul” (off her 2013 sophomore album Half Shadows) has been released. For those that are unfamiliar with TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee), she’s a Korean American electronic music producer-DJ who is associated with the Brainfeeder collective-label (Flying Lotus – founder, Thundercat, The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G, Taylor McFerrin, The Underachievers, etc), as well as synthpop duo MNDR, and the Hip-Hop group Thirsty Fish (Dumbfoundead aka DFD aka PARKER, Open Mike Eagle, Psychosiz). Her music can be described as chill, …
When you speak of Canadian Hip-Hop, people will mention the common names such as the more recent Drake to the older Main Source, but you gotta mention Swollen Members in the mix. Founding member Madchild, in the early parts of his music career lived in the San Francisco Bay Area (some of the early Swollen Members collaborations featured DJ Q-bert & Mixmaster Mike of the then ISP crew) before moving back to Canada and linking up with the other two …
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