Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts

11.29.2017

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME :: PATTI CAKE$ (movie review)

PATTI CAKE$ movie
PATTI CAKE$
This film is what 8 Mile would be if Eminem was a thick, female New Jerseyite. Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killer P aka Patti Cake$ has got the passion and the talent. She also has the poverty and misogyny that come from small-town New Jersey life. Her one dream - to get across that bridge to Manhattan. Patti's mom - a singer herself, who once had aspirations of making it big, doesn't quite understand the music ... but Patti's grandmother has always believed in her dream.

Patti's story is really a coming of age tale. She battles the local bully and earns his respect. She and her entourage record and distribute their music and work hard to get heard. What I did not expect from this movie was a love story, a mother-daughter connection and a statement about seeing through your idols. It's really got it all.



12.26.2016

BUT OF COURSE :: Why rappers love Grey Poupon?

Why rappers love Grey Poupon?
Why rappers love Grey Poupon?
It's all about the finer things in life - Vox's Estelle Caswell explores hip hop's ubiquitous use of the phrase Grey Poupon.

3.16.2013

SOMETHING DIFFERENT :: Isaiah Toothtaker - Midnight

"Midnight" from Isaiah Toothtaker on Vimeo.


Isaiah Toothtaker
Midnight
Isaiah Toothtaker is a rapper from Tucson, Arizona. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop collective Machina Muerte. History: His father was shot by police in a standoff in 2003 , Isaiah Toothtaker released Illuminati Thug Mafia on Machina Muerte in January 2011. The album includes the tracks such as "Get Housed Homeboy," "Intruder," and "Faith No More." He collaborated with Max B and The Hood Internet on Toothy Wavy. It was released on Mishka in May 2012. Rob Zombie, his collaborative EP with Rapewolf, was released in June 2012. It is entirely produced by Harry Fraud. He released Sea Punk Funk on Anticon in July 2012. It is entirely produced by Sixtoo. It features vocal contributions from Western Tink, ShowYouSuck, Antwon, and Murs. Dan Gibson of Tucson Weekly described the album as "dark and ominous stuff which might not be for everyone, but creative and weird in the best possible way."
http://isaiahtoothtaker.com/

2.21.2013

WE'RE JUST BABIES MAN :: Digable Planets - Examination of What



Digable Planets were truly a unique group. A product of Afrocentric hip hop popular in the early 1990's, the Planets had funk, soul, jazz and coolness. They only released two albums - Reachin'(A New Refutation of Time and Space) and Blowout Comb ... if you don't count the 2005 restrospective album. They are one of those groups that I can always listen to and I will immediately be transported back to my youth, with all my best laid plans before me.

BONUS: Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)


1. It's Good to Be Here
2. Pacifics (Sdtrk "N.Y. Is Red Hot")
3. Where I'm From
4. What Cool Breezes Do
5. Time & Space (A New Refutation Of)
6. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
7. Last Of The Spiddyocks
8. Jimmi Diggin' Cats
9. La Femme Fetal
10. Escapism (Gettin' Free)

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2.17.2013

Azealia Banks - Harlem Shake remix

AZEALIA BANKS - HARLEM SHAKE REMIX from Rony Alwin on Vimeo.


The Harlem Shake is everywhere! Azealia Banks has now jumped on board and brought us her own version of the infamous tune. As I predicted, expect this tune to have a long shelf life.

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1.27.2013

Evil Nine feat. Danny Brown - The Black Brad Pitt



I'm not sure yet how I feel about Danny Brown's voice but his sense of humor is unbeatable. With lyrics like - "Never shave my pubes bitch my nuts stay hairy, All up in your teeth, ya gotta pick it out ... I hit it from the back bitch, she gotta stick it out", Danny comes out with some of the rawest lyrics ever on The Black Brad Pitt. Is he channeling Kony? It's hard to say.

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1.23.2013

AND IT DON'T STOP :: J-X - Fire, Water, Fire, Ice




One of the tightest lyricists in the midwest, in my opinion, is J-X a.k.a Julian Lozano. Hailing from Chicago, Julian has been spitting fire for a few years now. I had the pleasure to work with him during a few shows and am grateful to call him a friend. This guy is full of positivity! Check out all his tunes on his soundcloud page.

https://soundcloud.com/j-x-2

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1.22.2013

Dr Dre - The Chronic 20 Years Later


NPR has a great story on the 20th anniversary of Dr. Dre's groundbreaking album The Chronic, the L.A. Riots and how gangster rap went mainstream.

This album played an important role in my own music education. In 1993, I was a young "white boy" in the army stationed in Germany. When this album hit, it was played everywhere ... where I worked and in the barracks. Before then, I wasn't really a fan of rap, but this one grew on me. I eventually bought the album myself and was then turned onto more hip hop like A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, and the Hieroglyphics Crew. 20 Years later the album sounds as fresh as ever. The production on this one is probably the best I've ever heard. Enjoy the full album and studio outtakes below -



0:00 - The Chronic (Intro) (feat. Snoop Dogg), 1:58 - Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') (feat. Snoop Dogg, RBX and Jewell), 6:50 - Let Me Ride (feat. Ruben and Jewell), 11:11 - The Day the Niggaz Took Over (feat. RBX, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger), 15:44 - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang (feat. Snoop Dogg), 19:42 - Deeez Nuuuts (feat. Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G), 24:48 - Lil' Ghetto Boy (feat. Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger), 30:17 - A Nigga Witta Gun, 34:09 - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat (feat. RBX, BJ and Snoop Dogg), 37:58 - The $20 Sack Pyramid (feat. Big Tittie Nickie, The D.O.C., Samara and Snoop Dogg), 40:51 - Lyrical Gangbang (feat. Lady of Rage, Kurupt and RBX), 44:55 - High Powered (feat. RBX, Daz Dillinger, and Lady of Rage), 47:39 - The Doctor's Office (feat. Lady of Rage and Jewell), 48:43 - Stranded on Death Row (feat. Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, RBX, Lady of Rage and Snoop Dogg), 53:30 - The Roach (Chronic Outro) (feat. RBX, Daz Dillinger, Lady of Rage, Emmage, Ruben and Jewell), 58:07 - Bitches Ain't Shit (feat. Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Kurupt and Jewell),



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12.28.2012

DRIP HOP :: 100s - Slow Drip



Hip Hop just keeps getting weirder ... and if you ask me that's a good thing. For real! It got so formula for a while, I couldn't take it. Emerging from the ether as mysterious as he is imposing, Berkeley, CA rapper 100s makes his debut with the project 'Ice Cold Perm'.

Merely a reckless young black man in the eyes of a broken society, 100s has taken it upon himself to thrive. At 19 years old, he arrives a true student of the game: a living, breathing, smoking tribute to the long line of West Coast players.

Teaming up with local powerhouse producer, engineer and childhood friend Joe Wax (Turf Starz, Main Attrakionz, NhT Boyz, Lil Rue), Ice Cold Perm is laced with smooth slaps and icey raps, their unique chemistry taking listeners on a skewed ride through a young man's mind ... where the potency of your Activator is the currency of the realm.

http://dreamcollabo.bandcamp.com/album/ice-cold-perm-2

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10.19.2012

Mos Def - Jam On It



To all my people in the back jam on it {Right}
To all my people in the front jam on it {ha ha, ha ha}
To all my people on the side jam on it {he he, he he, right}
So jam on it, say what

[Mos Def]
The sweet old beats my speech radiates
I grab the mic my voice resulates and penetrates
I make the "B-Boy" emulate
A buck-fifty still swinging like a heavyweight
Me and the lounge about to levitate
You don't believe let me demonstrate
The way we make cats disintegrate

[Voice]
Well hold up you got to stop the tape
You got to prove you can rock the bricks
Me and my man going to investigate
The whole way that you operate, cooperate
And what's your name? {Mos Def}
And where you from? {Brooklyn}
And how you living {Very well, very well}
Damn you had to say it twice? {That's right}
So you nice? {Damn right}

[Mos Def]
I rock the party all night all night
{All right, all right}
So why you over here ripping with me?
Trying to prove you position to me?
{Some cats ain't equiped to MC}
But you can see I'm different "G"
The universal magnificently
I rock the party eficiently
From the Brooklyn but centered to (?)
And I do it so lyrically
That you got to give it to me
Like Rick James, I kick game and spit flame
Burning rappers all up out their frame
We get into this vein
From Brownsville all the way down to Brisbean
{Damn this brother's flow is insane}
That's what I've been trying to explain
Got no time to play games
Keep it coming like the next train
Make the party people exclaim
Whenever they hear my name
They go "Mos Def"
Oh yes my style is so fresh
Guranteed to win any MC contest
Old school like the eighty-four fresh dress
You spend you assets to get my cassette
Now that's fresh, the red hook address
Make a cop jealous swell like abscess
I'm shoutin' bigs up to Medina and the rest
Bout' to drop it on your block a high on the press

[Chorus with singing in backround]
I said people in the front jam on it {Say what, say what}
To all my people in the back jam on it {Say what, say what}
To all my people on the side jam on it {Ha ha, ha ha}
Jam on it, Ha ha, ha ha

To all my people in the front jam on it
To all my people in the back jam on it
To all my people on the side jam on it
So jam on it, ha ha, ha ha

[Mos Def]
You see my name is Mos Def and my style will never pest
Brown skinned body-rocking MC
I got the black zodiac and you know it's never whack
Sagitarius definatley
You see it's me and lyricist and we're getting serious about to make another hit
I tell your homeboy chill cuz' his style ain't ill but it's straight up counterfeit
You see I'm fast or bent or sweet then bullet and when I'm on the set
All the hip-hop fans just raise they hands because the one and only mighty Mos Def
You see I come into the party in a "B-Boy" stance I rock the mic so viciously
So all the real "B-boys" and real "B-Girls" never know others better than me
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/mos-def-lyrics/jam-on-it-lyrics.html]

[Voice]
I said hey Mos Def you can't steal the show
You ain't the only MC out here with flow
I'm the Pro-Castro and I'm letting you know
That I get on the mic and go toe to toe

[Mos Def]
Well cool young brother and just slow you role
Cuz' your arm's to shook to have mic control
See I get on the mic and jump off your case
You best get out my face and stay in a child's place

[Voice]
See I get on the mic because I know I can
And I'm fresher than you because I know I am
So when I jump on the stage you better step back
Because your name is Mos Def but your really Mos Whack

[Mos Def]
Uh listen up little brother you ain't grown
The sun is going down you need to take you butt home
And come outside with your whack freestylin'
You should have kept it in the house like Debbie Galler
When I grab the microphone people scream my name
The ain't no sesame street this is a grown-man's lane
See you best heed my words and listen up
Or I'm a tell your momma to whip your butt

[Voice]
Well you ain't my daddy and I'm letting you know
That you can't tell me when it's time to go
See I get on the mic and show you what it's about
Cuz' even my momma said knock you out

[Mos Def]
Well if you didn't know baby boy I'm a tell ya'
You need to learn to respect your elders
But since you here and you think you got skill
Then get on the mic and show your real

[Voice]
Well I'm the devastatin' never fakin'
Always keep your body shakin'
Steady rockin' never stoppin'
Keep your body always jockin'
Rock the beat, shock the beat
Till' it's time to stop the beat
Steady moving show improvement
Keep the party keep on groovin'

[Mos Def]
Well hey young blood that was fresh
You just got one hundred on your MC test
You got a soul-shocking body-rocking set you see
You need to pack up your bags and get down with me

[Chorus with singing in backround]
So jam on it, so jam on it
I said jam j-jam j-jam on it
I said were rocking to the bright early morning
I said jam j-jam j-jam on it

This is the one to keep inside the jam
And make you get up and just do that dance
This is the one to keep inside the jam
And make you get up and just clap your hands
New York you got to jam on it
And Atlanta got to jam on it
And BK you got to jam on it
Got to jam on it, you got to jam on it
And Miami you got to jam on it
And California you got to jam on it
(?) got to jam on it
Got to jam on it, got to jam on it
Chicago got to jam on it
And Detroit cuz' they got to jam on it
And St. Louis got to jam on it
Got to jam on it, got to jam on it
The whole world you got to jam on it
And Brooklyn yes we got to jam on it
The "Lyricist" just to make you jam on it
Make you jam on it, make you jam on it

{And don't you hear the sound...}
{Mos Def and Lyricist Lounge...}

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