Sunday 21 June 2009

DMC Style Battle

On Friday I stood infront of the decks, for my standard end-of-week mix to relieve the stress of a week at work.
This time, I thought bugger it, why not video this. So I did, and it turned out ok, so here it is...

New Mashup

I've got round to producing something, I have made a mashup between Still D.R.E and Shook Ones Pt. II. It's been done before but mine has a difference, I've mashed up the beat of Still D.R.E because I like the way the piano notes compliment each other when they are off sync.

Had to share...

I am loving this track right now. DJ Synamatix aka Alex Powis, he's gonna be big in the dubstep world so look out for him.

He's bootlegged Olive's classic tune "You're not alone"

Enjoy

Sunday 14 June 2009

Mos Def - The Ecstatic

I lay here, hungover. It's a beautiful british sunny day and the soothing sounds of Mos Def's latest album "The Ecstatic" are carrying me through this horrendous hangover.
The main track that stands out for me is "Auditorium". This track features Slick Rick, and the beat was produced my Madlib, can't really go wrong with that to be honest.
It's the strings in the instrumental that really get me, always been a sucker for the strings. Pitch Black's "It's All Real" produced my DJ Premier is a great example of the strings I like in a good hip-hop instrumental.
Anyway, the beat for Auditorium fits Mos Def's voice perfectly, great lyrics too. The song was actually made a good 2 years ago and the album has long been in production, so you would expect something worth waiting for, and Mos Def has not failed to deliver. It has a cracking intro that really sets you up for what the rest of the album has to offer.
It's really refreshing as a classic hip-hop addict that albums like this are still being produced. I thought NaS was right when he said hip-hop was dead, but Mos Def is one of the few pushing the rebirth of true hip-hop.

I'll leave you with the intro/first track from the new album, this one's called "Supermagic".

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