The Culture Capture Champs catch Mos Def during a break in the studio while recording “The Ecstatic” . Hear how he dissects some of his favorite MF DOOM lyrics & talks a bit about his influences. Mos Def’s new album in stores June 9th on Downtown Records. DOOM’s album out now on Lex Records.
Dert is one of the freshest producers in LA and he works his magic yet again with a free beat tape release featuring 34 exclusive tracks showcasing samples from the Pink Floyd discography titled Dert Floyd – Westside of the Moon.
The project that we have for you is called Deeper Than You Think and it is a instrumental mixtape that was inspired by Madlib Shades of Blue and J-Dilla. The Admiral stated that “The whole project was inspired by Madlib’s Shades of Blue, I bought it on vinyl a few months ago and listened to “Montara” on it and it sparked the light. J-Dilla’s production also provided inspiration for the project.”
Another mix, a breaks mix, by Japan’s DJ Mitsu. 27 tracks of Mitsu laying it down. I think beatdiggers and those who love rare grooves will enjoy this more than the average Hip Hop or Breaks mix fan. The video below showcases some of the best of grooves. However most joints on this mix are more laidback then the ones in the video.
Beat This! A Hip Hop History is a “seminal” 1984 BBC documentary film about hip hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc’s original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers, and is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd.
Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip hop.
Originally from Leeds Tommy Evans started rapping seriously in 1995 and linked with various crews on the Leeds scene. In 1996 he formed the duo of Junkyard Tactics; their career highlight supporting De La Soul in 1997. Tommy went solo in 1998 linking with the then Huddersfield based YNR Productions crew, making his recording debut in 1999 on the Evil Ed produced “Deadly Combination” from Jehst’s “Premonitions” EP…
This is a best of compilation of music by japanese keyboardist Himiko Kikuchi, released in 1983 on Continental Records in Japan, featuring material from her previous 4 albums.
Spacek (also known as Spacek Sound System) is a British electronic music band. Its members are Steve Spacek, Ed Spacek, and Morgan Spacek. The group released its debut album, Curvatia in 2001, followed by 2003′s Vintage Hi-Tech. Although primarily performing electronic music, the group also fuses elements of R&B, Hip hop, Trip hop, Broken beat and Soul into it’s anomalistic soundbed.
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