I first heard of Dâm-Funk a few years ago, around the time he had “Burgundy City” single (2008) and later Toeachizown (2009) out. My first reaction to the music was “This is some funky music that touches your soul!” and my next thought was “I can see a rapper like… Snoop Dogg rhyme over these beats!” My fantasy came true when I saw an online video clip of an event HVW8 Gallery/Adidas “Dogg House” art show in 2011, where Dâm-Funk and Snoop Dogg …
Tag: Hip Hop
What kind of music does a kid make from Chicago, born in 1993, and the first CD purchased for him was Kanye West’s The College Dropout (2004)? That kid would be Chance The Rapper, a 20 year old psychonaut navigating life in the inner-city of Chicago, self reflecting, making observations of his inner and outer environments. His style of rapping is a mixture of spoken word, stream of consciousness, soulful singing, jazzy scatting, choppy, and tongue twisting rap cadences. With the release of two official mixtapes 10 …
In the post World War II era, Germany and Japan had to go through major reconstruction while getting their economy back on it’s feet. Life after WWII was the backdrop for the birth of amazing arts, and musical movements. Out of these movements we get a German band like Kraftwerk, and in Japan we get Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). In this particular piece we travel back in history, and then speed ahead into the future, to discover Yellow Magic Orchestra’s legacy …
Artist, graphic designer and hip-hop head Jay Shells created red street signs engraved with lyrics from classic rap songs. The rap quotes are lines describing specific locations. Early last year, armed with screws and a stepping stool, Shells installed the signs at the exact sites described in the quotes. Animal New York filmed him driving around New York City putting them up and keeping it moving. Shells curated some tasty treats like “I’m blacker than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle” …
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 …
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