Rakaa Fat Beats In-Store and Album Release Party in NYC
I recently got a chance to talk to Rakaa of Dilated Peoples for a piece for XXL. He’s coming back to NY for an in-store at Fat Beats and then celebrating his album release at Sutra this Friday. Go check ‘em out and get that album signed.
Starbucks’ Summer Hip Hop Mix
I probably wouldn’t have come across this if I didn’t have to login to the Starbucks site for free wi-fi.
Back in the Day A Summertime Hip-Hop Mix by Starbucks Entertainment
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Hip-Hop hit a sweet spot in the late 80’s and early 90’s, when a wave of innovative artists emerged with eclectic yet accessible hits that expanded the base of the genre without diluting its enduring appeal. Here are some of the great tracks of the time, selected with summertime in mind.
Track List:
1. Summertime – D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
2. Egg Man – Beastie Boys
3. Words I Manifest (Remix) – Gang Starr
4. Passin’ Me By – The Pharcyde
5. Eye Know – De La Soul
6. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) – Digable Planets
7. I Left My Wallet in El Segundo – A Tribe Called Quest
8. Mistadobalina – Del tha Funkee Homosapien
9. Wrath of My Madness – Queen Latifah
10. Wash Your Face in My Sink – Dream Warriors
11. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New) – Coolio
12. It’s a Shame (My Sister) – Monie Love featuring True Image
13. Supersonic – J.J. Fad
14. No Diggity – BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre
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Road to 8 Mile : San Francisco Stop
Woah, this is going to be may-juh.
Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile
UPDATE! The MC Competitors include TheSaurus, Illmaculate, NoCanDo, Dirtbag Dan, Madness, Dizaster, Wonway Posibul and more!
Performance from Del the Funky Homosapien!
Judges: Lyrics Born, Aceyalone, Del
Hosts: MC Supernatural, Dres the Beatnik!
DJ: Amp Live (Zion I)
J Cardim
J. Cardim is an up and coming producer whose done work for everybody from Jean Grae to Lil Weezy. Recenty, he sat down with Ig’nantwitted to discuss his new project The In Crowd, (possibly) getting placement on DETOX, and working with an underground artist vs a mainstream artist. (more…)
Rae Reflects on Wu Albums
Damn Vibe! This is great!
On Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers):
“There was always something to prove. When you think of us coming out with our first album we represented Staten Island, which is a combination of every borough that just happened to be across the waters. But we were always the borough that wasn’t really spoken about. That’s why representation was an important thing for us. We wanted to let brothers know it’s real over here. We know how to get down on the mic and we have our own style. To tell you the truth, we didn’t think we were doing anything groundbreaking at that time. We only knew that we believed in ourselves. I remember there were radio stations fronting on [our first single] “Protect Ya Neck.” It didn’t fit their program at that time because it sounded like a loud interruption [laughs]. When you think of hip-hop you think of a culture that’s uncontrollable.
RZA had come with a musical chemistry that was good for us. But looking back, do you know how hard it was to get 9 brothers on a song? You would hear three or four MC’s and you would hear a posse cut here and there, but you were not hearing 9 MC’s throughout a whole album. We knew 36 Chambers was an experiment. But we already had it strategically mapped out. I made sure I was on the majority of the songs because I felt like this was the opportunity to express myself as an artist. You can hear it in my voice. I was thirsty. I felt like, “Oh, you haven’t heard shit yet. Wait til’ you hear our solo albums. You haven’t even heard Method Man’s album yet!” I was fighting for my dudes to win. It was about giving the next Wu-Tang Clan project value”
Read the rest here
