Jam Master Jay’s son TJ Mizell DJs in an NYC subway train. From what I can spot and infer on the videos of his setup: 2 Technic Turntables DJ Coffin X-Frame Stand TTM57-SL Vestax Pro-05-III (with Serato box) Serato Time Code Vinyls Macbook Some kind of portable powered PA Speaker Car Battery The use of the car battery to power his setup is a nice touch. Very similar to how they did it in the old school Hip-Hop park-jam days, people would …
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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 …
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 …
The first couple minutes…kinda cringy-ish. Will try again. I’m bias. Watch it yourself. CRINGE. …
Photo via Twitter A couple days ago Jay-Z stood on a white platform at Pace Gallery in Chelsea, NYC and spit for six hours straight. He performed the same jam, “Picasso Baby” over and over again. It’s cringing to watch, but the articles below compensate for an otherwise uncomfortable spectacle. The social commentary isn’t lost, but it sure is evasive. Jay-Z is Rhyming Picasso and Rothko -New York Times Jay-Z Raps at Marina Abramovic, or the day Performance Art Died -Hyperallergic ‘Picasso Baby’ …
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