To close out February, The Mega Late Show took over this week’s track picks. If you haven’t heard Tokyo’s number one hip-hop podcast, The Mega Late Show is available on all streaming platforms. They had me on the show a while back, here. In exchange, they did two exclusive TMG mixtapes here, and here. As guest editors, Mega and Late of MLS put together some treats. Mega’s picks are relatives of a family tree while Late highlights some slept on …
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This week, had it not been for Slikback’s Tomo, DJ Muggs & Eto’s “Hell’s Roof,” or Quelle Chris’s “Guns,” the best thing I heard was Breezly Brewin of The Juggaknots on The House List podcast. He gets into Clear Blue Skies, working with Prince Paul on Prince Among Theives, and working as a New York public school English teacher for 15 years. With “Dilla’s House,” producer and DJ, AbJo remixes J Dilla jams and samples as a tribute to the …
Sharing the same birthday as J Dilla today February 7th, is Japanese producer/DJ Nujabes. He too has passed on, from a tragic car accident in Tokyo, Japan on February 26, 2010. Nujabes’ sound is melodic, mellow, nostalgic and atmospheric. Nujabes also collaborated with many American Hip-Hop artists such CYNE, Cise Starr, Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Fat Jon, Terry Callier as well as British rapper Funky DL. He was also part of the production duo Urbanforest with Nao T. Nujabes and fellow Japanese rapper/producer Shing02 collaborated on a popluar series …
The late great DJ, producer, composer, arranger, Nujabes passed away in 2010, but we still see his music live on through others. His production infused soulful, melodic, beautiful, haunting sounds, with Jazzy Hip-Hop rhythms. Truly one of the greatest musical artists to come out of Japan in the past few decades. 4th graders from South Korea play their cover of Nujabes’ “Aruarian Dance.” It’s good to see music teachers giving their students a more contemporary piece of music to learn, …
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