Have I heard this track before or is Drake just a tad repetitive? I am never really sure listening to this album. I could have sworn I heard that Asian girls line elsewhere. And all the talk about “success, and people not believing in him, but we going to make it”, makes me want rappers to read less Tim Robbins and talk more about crack. Having said all that there are some moments on this album I’m really loving. I haven’t liked Drake’s really wet stuff before, but here it is a little more moody and ‘Weeknd-esk’. Think I might need to spend a little more time with this record. Look out for it’s official release November 15.
Listen: Drake – HYFR (Hell Ya Fuckin’ Right) ft Lil Wayne
She was a troubled girl, but there has always been something I have admired about her rugged charm, brash sense of humour and honesty, which comes out with such feeling in her music. We got a lot of good feedback from this mix, so here it is in all it’s separate glory. It includes some Amy Winehouse classics, some remixes, plus some of the tracks she sampled and covered. Rest in peace Amy.
Playlist:
Amy Winehouse – Me & Mr Jones
The Specials – Hey, Little Rich Girl
Amy Winehouse – Hey Little Rich Girl
Amy Winehouse ft Pharoahe Monch – Rehab (Remix)
The Zutons – Valerie
Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie ft Rukus Precha, Alex Blood and Malik (Baby J Remix )
Andy & Joey – You’re Wondering Now
Amy Winehouse – You’re Wondering Now
Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
The Shirelles – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Amy Winehouse – Know You Now
Funky DL ft Amy Winehouse – Handed To You Free
Amy Winehouse – Fuck Me Pumps
Ghosface Killah & Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
Nas Made You Look (acapella)
Amy Winehouse – In My Bed
Amy Winehouse – He Can Only Hold Her
The Icemen – My Girls She’s a Fox
Billie Holiday – There Is No Greater Love
Amy Winehouse – (There Is) No Greater Love
EXTRAS: Listen: Amy Winehouse – Like Smoke ft Nas
Listen: Amy Winehouse – You’re Wondering Now | Buy Me
I don’t want to ruin it, if you haven’t already, you need to totally listen to this for Equal punking me. Elliot Heller a.k.a. DJ Equal is an upstanding gentlemen and a fine DJ from New York City, whenever I talked to him he seems to be flying to Iceland, Dominica or the South Pole to play in a club over there. I have been bugging him for a DJ set, and this is what he sent me. Niceness!
Playlist:
Jay-Z and Kanye West – Ni**as in Paris
Uncle Murder – Warning
Drake – Headlines
Lil Wayne – Gucci Gucci
Gucci Mane feat. Busta Rhymes – Murder
Raekwon feat. The Game – Rock n Roll
DJ Kayslay feat Busta Rhymes – 60 Second Assassins
Monica feat Rick Ross – Anything
Meek Mill – Middle of the Summer
Red Cafe feat Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross – Fly Together
London producer, SBTRKT’s self-titled album is my favourite record of this year. We were lucky enough to chat to him ahead of his Australia tour. Also master of the baked goods DJ Ability swings passed the studio with some tasty custard tarts and equally scrumptious dancehall bass. It is our bass special. A little less rappy and more electronicy than usual.
Playlist
Yasmin Ft. Ms. Dynamite – Light Up The World (prod. Shy Fx)
SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware
The Xx – Crystalised (Dark Sky Remix)
Sticky – Booo! (Dubaholics Numb Dub Mix) [Ft. Ms. Dynamite]
Fish Go Deep – The Cure & the Cause (Featuring Tracey K)
Mz Bratt – Selecta (Greenmoney Remix)
SABO – Ay Loco (Pitbull Remix)
Foreign Beggars – Keepin Da Line Fat (feat Graziella – DJ Troubl mix)
Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission (feat. Yungun)
Shirley Ellis – The Clapping Song
Katylist – The Clapping Song ft Coin Locker Kid
Ghostpoet – Cash & Carry Me Home (feat. Kano)
Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Moska Remix)
NB Funky – Rhythm Box
Seiji and Da Phonz – Rumpus
Moska – Bax
Mary J Blige – Family Affair (Hugo Frederick Remix)
Brenmar – Waiting On
Africa Hitech – Blen Remix
Jessie Ware – Strangest Feeling SBTRKT Interview Pt 1
SBTRKT – Hold On ft Sampha SBTRKT Interview Pt 2
SBTRKT – Wildfire ft Yukimi of Little Dragon & Drake (Remix)
Shaggy & Leftside – Jump Up Around DJ ABILITY MIX
TCC – Telephone
Dreadsquad ft Lady Chan – Money Nah Dem Good
Warrior One ft Serocee – Bullring Ting
Buraka Som Sistema – Yah
Tomb Crew – Watch This
Leisure Allstars – Friday Night (Dr Dohecahedron Mix)
Tommy McCook – Heatwave
Barrington Levy – Glock (Mishka Blend)
Sola Rosa – I’ve Tried Ways
Listen: SBTRKT – Right Thing To Do ft Jessie Ware from SBTRKT
Listen: Aaron Jerome – Late Night Mission ft Yungun from Time To Rearrange
Oh you know the house band for the Jimmy Fallon show, they can actually write music and they aren’t terrible. They are releasing their 10 millionth album December 3. It is called Undun . It is a concept album. Giving us an existential retelling of the short life of Redford Stevens. Here is the first new song to surface.
Dubstep seems to be going the same way as Drum N Bass. Losing all it’s soul and warmth in favour of being the biggest most over the top bass drop competition. Even so, occasionally tracks like this one surface getting me all nostalgic about my favourite jungle chunes.
I really had to stop myself from singing along to this. Ahead of the Player Haters Ball on this Saturday at Good God, Joyride gives us a little taste of what you can expect from his set. With just an acoustic guitar and his voice, he gives us a superb rendition of Frank Ocean’s ‘Novacane’. It is a rather raw recording from the show, I just added a bit compression in garage band. Hopefully the quality is okay.
The second single from Common’s new album The Dreamer, The Believer due out November 22. It seems like Common has come full circle and is working again with Chicago producer No I.D., who worked on a some of his earlier releases. Maybe I am the only one, but I just wish he would take it back a little further and start rapping with the squeal in his voice again. Remember those days in hip hop history, when everybody had to have a little gimmick in their flow (Ala Das Efx)?
Janini Panini
STOLEN RECORDS 