It is sad to say that MOST people out there don’t know how his legacy he left before he passed… Stussy wanted to inform people. On doing so they made a documentary about the man himself of his uprising in the music game and separated it into a three part documentry. There are several people in it from Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Houseshoes, DJ Rhemattic, Grath Trinidad, J.Rocc, B+, Egon, Frank Nitty, and many others that tells us the story of J Dilla’s history in the music game.
The Greater Good performed on Friday night at Blush along side with DJ Pump throwing down his classics on the 1’s & 2’s afterwards. It was a funn night due to the fact of seeing all the normal faces that supports TGG (Danskee, Justeezy, SammiSushi, LF, Vicky_T, JenMuretz, etc) getting nice and liqoured up. After their performance DJ Pump killed it as always on the tables…too bad the Blush sound system cut off on him more than twice… Other than that misshap it was a great night! In normal fashion after the bar is that me, Justine, and Sammi head to Mcdonalds and mean mug in the parking lot…haha great times as always!
Enjoy the photos!
Fly Intuition
Joey Dats does it once again! He has been pumping out remix’s like crazy in this new year… and by far my favourite right now is his mix is “Fly Intuition”. This remix Feist - “Intuition” instrumentals/course & Drake - “Fly” lyrics. This is on HIGH ROTATON right now! To download this remix and his others click HERE!
I remember bumping to this song back in elementary when my older brother had parties…to this day I still do! This will always be one of my #1 songs of all time. 112 was the shiiieeet back then…
Notorious BIG - Kick The Door In (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)
Be Dumbfoundead
Jonathan Park a.k.a. Dumbfoundead was born & raised in L.A.more specifically Korean Town. Most know him from his untouchable freestyles on Grind Time, which he battled many MCs and won most by his lyrical abilities that I have not seen in awhile. In this present time, Dumbs endeavors grows bigger and bigger with his newest album released last year in June dubbed the name “Fun with Dumb”, daily updates on his youtube channel, his collabos with many different artists due to youtube, and his new website up & running. Dumbfoundead will be one of the artist to look out for in the future from his crazy flow, lyrical talents, and just a stand up guy. Follow the links bellow to download/purchase his music and watch his videos.
Dumbfoundead ft. Sam Ock - Different Galaxies
Dumbfoundead - She Don’t Care
Check out his site HERE!
Check out his Youtube Channel HERE!
Follow him on Twitter HERE!
Music To ME In 2009
I will be reminiscing about 2009 of the music that influenced me throughout the year. There were TONS of great albums that were released…BUT it was truely the year for Hip-Hopthank GOD. I will list my top albums, mix-tapes, and my favourite song of 2009.
Top Album(s):
It was hard to pick one of the two were better than each other between Q-tip’s “The Renaissance” & Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon: The End of Day”. These two albums had their own unique sounds and feeling when listening to them. Q-tip had more of a mellow vibe with hints of jazz and R&B notes. The instrumentals is what first sold me to this album. Then I listened more to Q-tips lyricism that enhanced the melody of the sounds along side with soulful vocals from Norah Jones, Raphael Saadiq, and Amanda Diva. This album is what all Hip-Hop lovers should listen to for the raw and positivity that Hip-Hop was build on. Kid Cudi’s album was an adventure of different emotions that were seperated in each song. The track listing was organized on the purpose of going through Kid Cudi’s dreams. The album goes from happy thoughts, “Simple As…”, to sad thoughts, “Solo Dolo”, to a place that Cudi find his happiness, “Cudi Zone”, to complete his dream. For his first album, this was hella risky BUT he succeeded. To truly appreciate this album, you need to listen to it thoroughly. These two for me were the most influential and meaningful albums of 2009.
Top Mix-Tape(s):
Every year there are SOO many mix-tapes that most people don’t even bother with them anymore…well not me! I try to seek all the new comers because usually these guys/gals are the future of music. They will always push the envelope because they really can not lose anything…BUT gain everything. In 2009 these three mix-tapes stood out to me the most because how clever each artist were to each of their genre.
First off is BJ the Chicago Kid “The New Beginning”. This soulful kat is the future of R&B…best believe! His vocals are out of this world and seriously I have not listen to R&B as much as I do once again because of him solely. In this mix-tape BJ shows his range of writing abilities from “Sky’s The Limit” to “Take It Off” to “911”; he hits every single note to keep you in the song. If your in need for good R&B…follow the link bellow to download!
Download BJ The Chicago Kid “The New Beginning” HERE!
Secondly is J.Cole “The Warm Up”. Some might know him by now because of him being signed to Rock Nation, Jay-Z’s newest label, after his completion of this mix-tape. J.Cole is breath of fresh air in Hip-Hop from his flow & lyricism to each beat thrown at him. Such a wide variety of songs from “Lights out” to “I Get Up” to “Ladies”…soo many great hits to name them all! Watch out for him in 2010. Follow the link bellow to download!
Lastly is the trio that is Key-N-Krates “Re-Mixing 101”. This group was created a few years ago to “re-remixing” by adding live instrumental with turntablism for sampling. The trio consits of DJ Jr Flo, Matisse, and Tune. I have been waiting for them to actually put out their remixs for the longest time…and they FINALLY did in 2009. One listen is all you need to fall in love with these guys and what they are doing for the music community. Follow the link to download!
The song that won me over for the FIRST listen was Q-tip ft. Norah Jones “Life is Better”. From the bass line, Norah lyrics being in symmetry with the beat, her soothing voice to my ear drums, Q-tips noticeable voice breaking apart from Norah’s, and his lyricism just completes the entire song for me. Take a listen and judge for yourself…
