Edison Twins

When I was a kid this show pwnd me.

M.I.A.

Anyone who pays attention to the internets knows already that the new M.I.A. album Kala has leaked. I was actually looking forward to this one, I Liked arular for a little while but it wore thin. Galang is still a standard jam though. Supposedly some of the early leaks were missing a track called paper planes. I went back to get the extra track and it seemed instantly familiar as soon as it started playing. I go back and listen to Straight to Hell by The clash and sure enough someones been sample digging. Not like you have to dig very far in a crate to find a copy of Combat Rock. I don't know who produced the M.I.A. song but i'll get behind it for the clash sample and the liberal use of gunshot sound effects.
M.I.A.-Paper Planes
The Clash-Straight to Hell

New Era Flagship store Toronto

As if i wasn't already mega stoked on moving to Toronto. Too much.

Kia Shine-Tech Game

I wrote off Kia Shine after I heard his first single "Krispy" but the fader blog always home to hot trax put me up on. It seems that now having fresh clothes, kicks, whips, and chains isn't enough anymore. Now you you gotta be up on the latest technology too. Let Kia Shine put you up on his "Tech Game" respect it.

Kia Shine-Tech Game

Watch My Feet

Watch My Feet is the first single from Chicago's Dude N Nem. It pretty much keeps with the new Hip Hop formula, if you want a hit make up a dance that goes with the song. Difference is this one is fun. Plus their shirts say shirt. Excellent.

10 Deep New Eras

Due to financial constraints i missed out on the summer collection new eras. It's a shame cause they had some real nice ones, but these new ones which should be in the fall collection are perfect. Clean hats not too busy classic 10 Deep X logo and the brass knuckles. I won't be sleeping on these.

Dabaaz

The first i ever heard about Dabaaz was in a turntable lab newsletter a few weeks back. They Recommend his new 12" Tu Veux La Guerre ? b/w Regarde Les. Although I'm not big on non english rap in general, but France has been good me this year. And knowing that Regarde Les had a Clipse sample and was produced by A-Trak was reason enough to at least give it a listen. Glad I did too, though i still don't know half of what he is going on with outside of hearing him say club, le sex or girls. "Moi, Ma Gueule & Ma Propre Personne" is Dabaaz's new album and contains both of the above mentioned tracks, and is quite solid as well. It has a nice mix of new stlye electro beats, dirty south synths and classic mpc chopped samples, everything i like in a beat.



















A-Tu Veux La Guerre feat. Salif (Produit Par Drixxxé)
B-Regarde Les (Produit Par A Trak)

Kanye West-Can't Tell Me Nothin' (Zach Galifianakis Version)

I wasn'y gonna post this becuase by the time my lazy ass woke up it was everywhers already, but i found an embeddable version. Shit is a little wacky but i can get behind it, plus its fun to see Will Oldham gwtting down.

Thanks to onsmash #1 site for fresh vids.

The N-Word Crowd Participation Experiment

I thought this was pretty funny. Shows Sean Price has a sense of humor at least.

Sean Price's excellent new mixtape "Master P" just came out I'd post some links but i don't think anyone is interested.

Trackademicks

Trackademicks is a bay area producer probably best know for his remix of E-40's Hyphy anthem "tell me when to go" but i've been enjoying this track for quite a while. On "Grocery Bill" Jason "Trackademicks" Valerio shows just like Pharrell and Kanye, that just cause you produce the track doesn't mean you can't jump on it too. The song also features Josie Stingray i like her on this track and hope to hear more from her in the future. Plus she works Kid Robot and the hundreds into her verses whats not to like about that?
Trackademicks-Grocery Bill feat. Josie Stingray
Hit up Myspace for some extra jams
Trackademicks Myspace
Josie Stingray's Myspace
Also before you couldn't leave anon comments i fixed that if anyone feels so inclined to say anything/call me out.

Escort

Not only are Escort a totally awesome band they make totally awesome videos. This one for "All Through the Night" is synced up with old muppet show footage. Totally Awesome!

Bonus Mp3
Tracey Thorn-It's All True (Escost Extended Remix)

Wale!!!

Wale (wa-lay) toally has to be my new favorite MC. I first heard of him from either Mark Ronson's or Catchdubs radio show. Either way for me he has the pefrfect mix of party jams and rapping skillz. Last week his mixtape 100 Miles and Running dropped on the internets offered as a free download which is the norm in post Drama RIAA raid times. The tape is a good mix of some orignal productions and some hot freestyles over beats from Gorrillaz and everyones favorite french boys justice. Plus he is totally up on streetwear. His shoe collection is supposed to be sick, and there are shout outs to the hundreds, 10 Deep, BAPE and Commonwealth all over this thing. Plus its mixed by Catchdubs so you can't go wrong.

Click the album cover for download.
Or Click to hear or download W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E the above mentioned Justice collabo.
Wale's Myspace

Human Nature

Like Michael Jackson or not Thriller was a massive album. Seven of its nine tracks broke the top ten and it sold somthing like 40 million copies. That is serious. My favorite song by far from that album is Human Nature. It was the fifth of the seven singles released and one of the only ones to not have a video. Despite this it still reached #7 on the billboard hot 100 in 1983. It has always been my favorite song from thriller.

I was a little young when thriller came out but being the massive album it was I managed to hear it a few times as i was growing up. So in 1992 being a faithfull weekend top 40 countdown listener I recognized a familar melody to this SWV (Sistas With Voices) track Right Here.

And once more the song decided to pop up. This time on what the internet considers to be the best rap album of all time. Illmatic was Nas' first album released in 1994, and its final song "It Ain't Hard to Tell" also make use of Michael Jackons "Human Nature" but in a more subtle way. Produced by the ever great Large Professor it is my favorite song on one of my favorite albums.