TMG presents an exclusive mix from the incomparable Algernon, a Trinidadian renaissance man. Some may know him as the guitarist from the indie pop band, Miniature Tigers. They have gone on national tours, opening for the likes of Ben Folds and Fun. Algernon is a multi-instrumentalist, prolific producer, and a motion graphics designer. In his formative years he was one-half of the rap dou Nonspecific (with rapper Bedtime9), main producer of Sugar Brown Steven & The Super New Kids, and …
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Today is the 8th anniversary of The Great East Japan Earthquake. Last Saturday, March 9, marked 22 years since the murder of one of the greatest rappers of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls. To commemorate 3/11 and Biggie, this week’s picks are a tribute to life’s persistent proof of hope. Stop Biting Zilla Rocca Part 2 (Small Professor Remix) by Zilla Rocca feat Curly Castro What songs should be included in next week’s TMG Track Picks Weekly? …
Peep Hakuna Kulala crew and Nyege Nyege Tapes. Them dudes is wild for the night. There’s a lot of colossal experimental electronic textures weaving out of East Africa. Rapper Ill Camille is spitting like the industry owe her money. Producer Blockhead’s single, “Slippery Slope” off of his latest album “Free Sweatpants” features Billy Woods, Open Mike Eagle, and Breezly Brewin of The Juggaknots. Brewin is an insanely underrated rapper that has yet to get his much deserved flowers. His younger …
10 years ago on March 23, 2004 Madvillainy was released on indie label Stones Throw. It was the debut album of the super duo Madvillian (MF Doom and Madlib). Madvillainy is one of the quintessential albums for the indie Hip-Hop movement of the late 90s, early to mid 2000s. The album featured tracks with abstract lyrics, short track lengths, minimal beats, mixtures of obscure samples, few choruses, which has become a style MF Doom and Madlib have embodied on other projects over the years. …
Yo Madlib is the king of hermits and musical cubby holes. I’ve been blessed to see him spin live and perform as The Lootpack with Wildchild and DJ Romes at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, but homie remains a bright shinning shadow figure. The Beat Conductor laces Benji B’s BBC Radio 1 show. It’s deep soul, head banging instrumentals and sautéed spittles. He even threw in some skits just to keep true to his trippy textures. 56 minutes and 43 seconds …
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