Long Life.

Posted on October 3, 2008 by giant steps

Talib is one of my favorite emcees - I make it a point to look out for anything he’s dropping, as it’s always interesting to see what new directions he is taking with his music. I was pleasantly surprised to come across this single produced by Dela.

I started chatting with Dela a couple of years ago over Myspace - I found out about him from his production that he did for Supastition’s Deadline EP. During my vacation in Paris two years ago we finally got to meet up and build in person, which was a pleasure. His production qualities belie his young age (he’s in his mid-20’s now), as his beats have a mature sound that’s been heavily influenced by a healthy dose of soul and jazz.  We’ve been blessed with opportunities to interview folks like DJ Clark Kent who were instrumental in building hip hop culture; it’s equally exciting to see guys like Dela aiding in its progression.

I digress. So coming back to this track… you can check it out below and form your own opinions, but to me it sounds like vintage Kweli. This song will be on Dela’s upcoming full-length album, “Changes of Atmosphere,” which will also feature appearances from Large Professor, Les Nubiens, Blu, Termanology, Supastition, Surreal and more. If you’re curious to hear more from him now, hit up his Myspace page.

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Hypetrak.

Posted on July 26, 2008 by tbd

Our good friends over at Hypebeast recently launched a music news feed site called Hypetrak. Instead of fashion and sneakers, this site is completely dedicated to finding and sharing new music with its readers. With Chace Infinite of Self Scientific as one of the resident bloggers, you know that the site will be a great source of info and tunes. Enjoy!

Old School Joint of the Day.

Posted on July 15, 2008 by giant steps

Grand Puba - I Like It.

I love how they employed “technology” that looked so cool and futuristic back in 1995 but now only serves to make the video look dated. Thankfully, the track itself will never suffer the same fate.

Self-Centered.

Posted on July 7, 2008 by giant steps

Long-time friend and supporter Kam Moye dropped an EP entitled “Self-Centered” on his birthday a few weeks ago. You might know him better as Supastition, but the change in moniker is meant to represent a new direction in Kam’s music. If you’ve been following his stuff since “Seven Years of Bad Luck” you’ll be surprised at his new lyrical approach… for lack of a better term, it’s grown man rap. And as for the beats - he demonstrates his impeccable taste once again. This tightly assembled group of tracks is meant to whet listener appetites for his upcoming LP “Splitting Image” which is currently underway.

Perhaps the best part about this EP for you cheapskates is that Kam chose to give the EP away for free: you can download it at rappersiknow.com. It’s also better than most of the stuff you download illegally.

New Girl Talk Album.

Posted on June 20, 2008 by giant steps

DJ Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk has released a new album - his fourth, to be exact - and he’s elected to do the Radiohead pay what you like deal. For donations of $10+ you can get a physical copy of the album when it’s available so don’t be a cheapskate. He made a huge name for himself after his last album “Night Ripper” so if you were a big fan of that (as I was) you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what he’s put together this time around - what I like more about this album is that he gives the samples a little bit more room to breathe on each track. Buy it here. And then marvel at the sheer volume of songs he’s sampled for each track, which have been partially laid out for your perusal at the album’s Wikipedia page.

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