Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’ Category

0077 Flying Lotus – And the world laughs with you (feat. Thom Yorke) @ 2:27

Monday, May 17th, 2010

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“…good to know you’re there somewhere”

Another new school track for ya. Lotus’ last album Los Angeles was gonna be tough to top, but he came at it in a diff. way. His great-aunt is Alice Coltane, who in addition to being an amazing pianist and harpist, was John Coltrane’s wife. Flylo has music waaaaayyyyy deep in there, and the same way his Great Aunt used to summon the stars of the universe with Pharaoh and the gang, Flylo has taken flight with this album as well. This one is for the history books – to capture his sound in full (an audio hieroglyph), and place it up in the stars with his ancestors.

Thom Yorke is on this track, he knows.

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And the world laughs with you (feat. Thom Yorke) 2:27 – 3:08

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From Cosmogramma, released through Warp Records in 2010.

0075 Ludacris – Get Back @ 1:40

Monday, April 26th, 2010

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“I came, I saw, I hit him right there in the jaw…”

From the Spike Jonze directed video where Luda has the massive hands, the best part is this dirty south hustler at the 1:40 mark straight slangin’.

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Get Back 1:40 – 2:03

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From The Red Light District, released through Island/ Def Jam Records in 2004.

0073 Gorillaz – Welcome to the world of the plastic beach @ 2:02

Friday, April 16th, 2010

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“click clackin’, cracka lackin’, fo packin’, mo stackin’…”

Since when has Snoop sounded this good.  Just picture him with a gangsta lean, his head going side to side with each phrase.

Welcome to the world of the plastic beach 2:00 – 2:20

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From Plastic Beach, released through Parlophone Records in 2010.

0069 Lil Wayne – I Feel Like Dying @ 2:42

Friday, March 5th, 2010

“I have just boarded a plane without a pilot..”

Wayne is off to jail this week so I took a look through some of his old material. This one never got released, and it’s a heady track. The sample as is is pretty twisted, so he must have started there, but he takes it to a hazy drugged out dreamland.

Violets are blue
roses are red
daisies are yellow
the flowers are dead

He’s right in the pocket flow wise too… this is the type of track you don’t hear too often. Take a listen.

I feel like dying
2:42 – 3:04

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From Da Drought Is Over 2 Mixtape, released in 2004.

0068 Beat Konducta – Infinity Sound (Never ending) @ 0:55

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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“….has each hour been fully tasted?”

Originally this caught me because of the amazing sample. You hear it a lot on the album. It sounds Native, but who knows what Madlib chopped or looped. This part of the song though, also rolls into the extro which I love, and is another rare find record Madlib plays through. It’s a 2fer, enjoy!

Infinity Sound (Never Ending)
0:55 – 1:27

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From Beat Konducta Vol. 5–6: A Tribute To J Dilla, released through Stones Throw Records in 2009.

0067 Wu Tang Clan – Triumph @ 4:29

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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“…separate the English from the Dutch”

This one was fun because originally I was going to go with Masta Killa’s verse. It’s so measured, precise, patient. He just sticks it. But Ghostface, who comes in right after is  pure fire.  The verse is raw, and this is at the 4 min mark of a hip hop track after having 6 MC’s come before him.  The heat is still there. Sure he’s benefiting from the way the bars of the beat line up with the strings coming in late, but this can’t be denied. Also, whoever directed the video chose to show the part where RZA is playing this for Quincy Jones during Ghostface’s verse. Respect your elders.

Triumph 4:29 – 5:09

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From Wu Tang Forever, released through Loud Records in 1997.

0061 Madvillain – Sermon @ 0:18

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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“Now, full details of the offer later”

2nd post from this album, hey I’m getting excited for the 3rd one! Madlib has records for days, I can only imagine how extensive his collection is. When I interviewed him back in 2005, he said it was even better than DJ Shadows’. At the beginning of this song, he just lets a few of them play. They’re pretty weird, radio commercials and what not.

Sermon 0:18 – 1:07

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From Madvillainy 2, released on the internet in 2008.

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0057 Group Home – Supastar @ 3:47

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

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From the heyday of hip hop, one of DJ Premier’s hottest beats. Classic! Lots of good parts but I’m going with the instrumental at the end.

Supastar 3:47 – 4:08

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From Livin’ Proof, released through Payday Records in 1995.