Sample Snitching: The Icemen – My Girl (She’s A Fox)

Posted on September 14, 2010 by | 1 comment
Young Jimi Hendrix

Oh this is not The Icemen. It's a young Jimi with Wilson Pickett from 1966

This little 7″ single and possibly the group that made this track, may have been totally forgotten if not for the fact they employed a young James Marshall (a.k.a. Jimi Hendrix) to play guitar on this song. Between touring with Curtis Knight and the Squires, James was doing a bit of session work for King Curtis. Out of these sessions came songs for King Curtis himself, Lonnie Youngblood, Jimmy Normans and this one for The Icemen – a soul duo made up of James Stokes and Gino Armstrong.

This track was sampled on both Amy Winehouse and John Legend records in 2007. Coincidence? Maybe they picked up the same Jimi Hendrix – The Early Years compilation.

Download: The Icemen – My Girl She’s A Fox

Download: Amy Winehouse – He Can Only Hold Her | iTunes

Download: John Legend – Slow Dance | iTunes

Bonus
Here is a tidbit from old school UK rapper, Funky DL’s mixtape ‘Back to Rap’, where he raps on beats that sample Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’. Get the mixtape here

Download: Funky DL – What She Running From

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Good Vibrations Line Up 2011 – Nas & Damian Marley, Phoenix, Ludacris, Kelis, Erykah Badu, Cee-Lo, Rusko, Janelle Monae tour Australia

Posted on September 9, 2010 by | Leave a comment


I know a few of my DJ friends like to hate on Good Vibrations for various reasons, but of the major festivals they have always had a good line up of acts for folks that enjoy their hip hop and soul roots in general.

Over the years, I have some nice memories of seeing a range of artists like Talib Kweli and Jean Grae, Estelle (before American Boy), Lee Scratch Perry & The Mad Professor, DJ Marky, Soul II Soul and Q-Tip. To bigger names like Kayne West, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes who just murdered it last year.

However, this line up is possibly the best ever. I for one am really looking forward to this. Hopefully we can hook up some interviews.

Line Up:
Faithless
Phoenix
Sasha
Nas & Damian Marley
Cee Lo Green
Kelis
Ludacris
Erykah Badu
Friendly Fires
Miike Snow
Fake Blood
Rusko
Sidney Sampson
Janelle Monae
Mike Posner
Yolanda Be Cool
Koolism
Kill The Noise
Tim & Jean
Fenech-Soler

Dates:
SYDNEY: Centenial Park – Saturday, February 12
MELBOURNE: Flemington Racecourse – Sunday, February 13
GOLD COAST: Parklands – Saturday, February 19
PERTH: Claremont Showground – Sunday, February 20

Tickets Available from Moshtix. So maybe purchase them now, rather than waiting until they sell out to call around in desperation trying to score a ticket. Motherfuckers think I got keys to the city. I can’t do nothing for you man.

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Cloudcast: Kool Keith, DJ Bonez, Nine High, Sky’High & Fame

Posted on September 9, 2010 by | 1 comment
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I am putting up a couple of my shows from the otherside. Listen back to this one, it’s huge. We talk to Kool Keith about Dick Towels and other perverted bizarreness. DJ Bonez giving us an epic mix. Plus we do a grime cypher with Sky’High, Fame and Nine High’s Scotty Hinds and Fraksha. Though please note that we recorded the cypher with Nine High in a different studio in Melbourne. We didn’t pick up that there was a bit of a delay so Nine High are not on beat, not by any fault of their own.

MP3: Kool Keith – Don’t Crush It | Buy

MP3: Fame & Sky High – Play It Safe

Entree: Public Opinion Afro Orchestra – Two Sides of The Truth | iTunes

Main Course: Listen to full show with Kool Keith Interview, DJ Bonez Mix, plus Sky’High, Nine High and Fame rapping time!

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Download: Mike Who’s Takin No Shorts Vol 1

Posted on September 7, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Westside

Good to see a bit of a classic West Coast hip hop revival going on. I am rather sick of hip hop purists that still only listen to, play and try to recreate the sound of New York in the early 90s. It has been 20 year now dude, and it is getting a little tired. Give me a song about drive bys over a fat P-Funk bassline. Revisiting that sort of hip hop is way overdue.

The Grand Supreme Selector Imperial Mike Who? has put together a mix of Californian hoo-bangers as a little taster for his night “Way 2 Fonky”…

WAY 2 FONKY @ CLUB 77
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17
DJs Mike Who, Generic DJs and Wedding Ring Fingers
Starts at 9pm. $5 Entry.

Takin No Shorts Vol 1 West Coast (Way 2 Fonky promo mix) by Mike Who

More Details: Check out the ‘Way 2 Fonky’ Facebook Event

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Official Video: Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You

Posted on September 5, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I can imagine in 20 years time going to the Domain to be seeing Cee-Lo Green perform for Sydney Festival or Jazz In The Domain, or whatever they will call it then. I will be there with my rug, crackers and wine singing along to classic hits like this one. “I pity the foooooooooooool”.

MP3: Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You

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Tongue Freestyles and talks on Dudley Perkins collabo

Posted on September 3, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Alternative Energy! New album from the The Tongue. He has cooked up some radcore shit. With production from Dizz1, El Gusto and M-Phazes, collabos with Ngaiire, Urthboy, Gift of Gab and Joyride, and The Tongue being a pretty alright rapper himself, we have a recipe for awesomeness. It is out September 10. You may be inclined to purchase it.

MP3: The Tongue – Innervisions ft Gift of Gab

Listen: Full interview and freestyle with The Tongue

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Cloudcast: For the ‘D’ w/ Buff1 and DJ Naiki

Posted on September 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Tonight we take you to the Great Lakes Region of the States. Regular guest Dj Naiki is playing a set of Detroit hip hop, and we have Buff1 of near by Ann Arbor Michigan. Mike Who? comes off the bench for Donny Trump and Shantan stumbles his way through as usual.

Playlist:
Tightrope f. Big Boi – Janelle Monáe
Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
Mickey’s Monkey – The Miracles
Take This Heart Of Mine – Marvin Gaye
Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green
It’s A Shame – Raphael Saadiq
My Girls She’s a Fox – The Icemen
He Can Only Hold Her – Amy Winehouse
Slow Dance – John Legend
Innervisions ft Gift of Gab – The Tongue

DJ NAIKI DETROIT HIP HOP MIX
All I Want (feat. Dwele) – Elzhi
Merci Me Lord – Ta’Raach & The Lovelution
It’s Like That – Jay Dee
Fantasy feat. Pacific Division – J Dilla
What Up (International Remix) – Frank N’ Dank
My City – Frank N’ Dank
Raise It Up – Slum Village
It’s On – Slum Village
Make Doe! – Waajeed
Get Live – Waajeed
Clap Your Hands – Guilty Simpson
Get To It – Buff 1

Monster ft Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver – Kanye West
Call Me – Loose Change

BUFF1 INTERVIEW
We Gotcha – Crown Royale

BUFF1 INTERVIEW PT 2 AND LIVE PERFORMANCE
Tune – Buff1

Good Enuff (Cash Flow Dub) Feat. Collie Buddz & Lindi Ortega  –  Major_Lazer
Turning Back –   Koolism
Under Mi Sleng Teng  –  South Rakkas Crew
Hot Sleng  (J Star Remix) – MIMS
The Highest ft Damajah  – Chasm & Vida Sunshine
Garvey Gets By (Max Tannone Remix) – Talib Kweli
All + All Together (prod. Hot Chip) – Kano

LISTEN: Full show with Buff1, DJ Naiki and heaps of great music

MP3: Guilty Simpson – Clap Your Hands | Buy

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Kano – Method to the Maadness

Posted on August 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Kano on a scooter in Aiya Napa in 2003

They might seem mean and anti-social, but the grime kids just want to be liked. But it seems in their quest for popularity they end up making some rather questionable music. Anything by Tinchy Stryder these days and Dizzee’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ are just some examples. Though Kano’s aims might be quite similar, he just seems to do it a little more classy.

He has just released a new album, ‘Method to the Maadness’, and it has some big tunes with production from the likes of Boys Noize, Hot Chip, Chase & Status and Diplo. He tried the R&B thing a while ago, and now that he is working with some electro producers it’s just infinitely more credible than the embarrassing electro pop shit that everybody else is making.

MP3: Kano – All + All Together (prod. Hot Chip) | Buy

Mp3: Kano – Get Wild ft Aidonia & Wiley (prod. Boys Noize) | Buy


Overnight Expert
Here are some tracks from the back catalog. The only thing that is missing from the new record is something produced by Davinche and something with Craig David on it.

MP3: Kano – This Is The Girl ft. Craig David – Released 2007 | Buy

MP3: Kano – P’s & Q’s ft Lethal B and Demon (prod. Davinche) – Released 2004 | Buy

MP3: Kano – I Hate Boyfriends (Pum Pum Riddim)

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Rollercoaster Rapping vs Rollercoaster Karaoke

Posted on August 25, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I thought this was a really awesome find. A good low budget idea for a filmclip. You just sit there watching in anticipation to see if he can continue rapping when the rollercoaster drops. But then higher lord of the internet, Fashimi, trumped my rap video with rollercoaster karaoke

So if you are productiony inclined, you might like to remix this song by Evidence for a Rhymesayers remix competition. Download the accapella on iTunes and send your 320kbps MP3s to contest@rhymesayers.com and you could win prizes.

MP3: Evidence – To Be Continued…

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Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You

Posted on August 21, 2010 by | 1 comment

Today just got that much more awesome. Here is the new Cee-Lo Green tune to be released on his album Lady Killer. It just makes me wonder in anticipation what other sort of bombs he is holding on to for the album.

MP3: Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You

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