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DJ Unkut & Native Instrument’s new timecode for Traktor
DMC is the pinnacle of events when it comes to competitive turntablism. The now relatively known DJ Unkut made history when he won the series’ first ever online Dj competition. With his quick and...
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Erykah Badu lectures @ Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid 2011
Erykah Badu – musician, friend and teacher to many (including myself), is one of those rare human beings whose presence on this planet become more infrequent as time progresses. Her bona fide soul and...
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A Chat with brandUn DeShay
One of the most interesting things about following a musician is watching their trajectory. To the encouragement of some and the dismay of others, the artist changes and evolves and grows from their...
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Vex Ruffin – Man With A Plan [Video]
I could probably go on all day about Vex Ruffins’ sound, but I won’t. You may have already read a few things about the newest addition to the Stones Throw family; whether or not he fits in with the...
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Willie The Kid – "Waste Not. Want Not." [Prod. by Alchemist]
While Willie The Kid, younger brother of longtime Wu affiliate La The Darkman is prepping his upcoming album The Cure 2, he offers "Waste Not. Want Not." as an appetizer in the meantime. Willie's...
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Toro Y Moi – "Light Black" Live
You can tell that Toro Y Moi frontman Chaz Bundick puts a lot of thought into how his music is presented visually. Even their live performances have been formatted to match the psychedelia of the...
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Evan Awake – Greater Purpose (Cise Star x DJ Unwind Mashup)
German beat producer Evan Awake has been garnering some attention lately in underground hip-hop circles. His mashups and beats share that same Lo-fi, acid jazz orientation that brings Nujabes to mind....
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Dam-Funk – "I Don’t Run Wit’ No Cliques"
More recently, Stones Throw has been adamant about leaking rough cuts of tracks from artist on their website. If you follow the label, then you know that dropping undressed music isn't something...
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Flying Lotus – "Mister Murky Socks"
The beat under this track may sound familiar, but you can rest assure that multi-genre mad man Flying Lotus hasn't Lex Luger'd himself yet. What we have here is an extended take of one of the most...
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Ohbliv’s L.A. Odyssey + 2 New Tracks
They say that "genius loves company". Back in late 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting an emcee from southern California by the name of Coincidence Uno. With a pension for sports, an ear for the...
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Classic the Legend – S.I.R.E [LP]
Atlanta...home of the Braves, the Georgia Dome, Pin-Ups, the MARTA, Glady's Chicken & Waffles and breeding ground for ATLiens, has become more than just a music hub over the last decade and a...
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Gabriel Stark –"Jackie Onassis"
Coming out of left field is Gabriel Stark. This new york native is a rising emcee/producr and he has been making moves for a little while now, garnering attention from veteran MC's like M1 of Dead...
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Gabriel Stark –"Rolling Through Dallas"
Leave it to Gabriel Stark to make an analogy as heavy as the death of president John F. Kennedy synonymous with the death of conscious hip-hop. "Rolling Through Dallas" is a tale of human rights and a...
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Underwater Seacreatures [EP]
In Earmilk's recently published "Top 20 Hip-Hop albums of 2011" post, you may have read me refer to the "Chillwave" genre as a half-life. This was probably due to my recognition of the genres'...
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Brandun DeShay –"World Famous" [Official Video]
brandUn DeShay opens up the year with visuals for the track "World Famous" off of his All Day Deshay AM album that dropped last year to critical praise. Brandun introduces some of his skateboard...
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Stalley –"The Night" (Feat. Rashad) [Official Video]
New York by way of Ohio emcee, Stalley drops a video for this smooth and thoughtful R&B influenced track from his recent effort, Lincoln Way Nights. Stalley's induction into the MMG camp came as a...
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Robert Glasper Experiment –"Afro Blue" (Feat. Erykah Badu)
Robert Glasper and his experiment have been making waves in the jazz community for quite some time now. His most recently anticipated effort,Black Radio, is set to drop this year and this charming...
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Lianne La Havas –"Forget" (Shlohmo Remix)
Shlohmo recently put his signature, 8-bit touch over rising folk/soul songstress Lianne La Havas' "Forget". When I first listened to this track, I imagined Mario getting dumped by Princess Peach. The...
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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib –"Thuggin" [Video]
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib drop visuals for "Thuggin" off of their recently released collaborative project, the Thuggin EP which you can purchase here. Quite Frankly, the things done in this video are...
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Homeboy Sandman –"Subject: Matter Out Now"
I remember listening to an episode of Gilles Peterson Worldwide where Homeboy Sandman was the guest selector. This was around February of last year and Homeboy had stated earlier on in his chat with...
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