NEW MUSIC: THE BEAUTY IN ALL (INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM)----ODDISEE

DMV Emcee/Producer extraordinaire Oddisee has just released his instrumental offering The Beauty In All via the very dope Mello Music Group imprint.  It's no secret that Oddisee is from that true school of Hip Hop production that I love and respect, and The Beauty In All brings that further to light.  Twelve cuts in all, you can feel the vibe that Oddisee was conjuring throughout the instrumental dopeness.  That dopeness is exhibited through the emotional rollercoaster that is life, with ebbs and flows, ups and downs.  This is nice joint to listen to while cruising the streets of DC, B-more, NY, Philly, ATL, Raleigh, Miami, Houston, Phoenix, LA, Oakland, or wherever you call home.



You can check out this offering, along with the accompanying mixtape Tangible Dream via Bandcamp.  Oddisee keeps bringing the heat to take us into the fall and winter months.  Enjoy!

LINKS:

https://soundcloud.com/mellomusicgroup/sets/oddisee-the-beauty-in-all
http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/pages/oddisee-1
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/oddisee-speaks-on-tangible-dreams-the-beauty-in-all-okayplayer-interview.html

MIXTAPE: A TRIBE CALLED KAST---THE LYRICS OF OUTKAST OVER BEATS BY A TRIBE CALLED QUEST

Nappy DJ Needles has blessed us with the ultimate mash-up with A Tribe Called Kast---The Lyrics Of Outkast Over Beats By A Tribe Called Quest.  Two of the most revered and beloved groups in Hip-Hop get the non-silent treatment, blending the dual entities into a seamless musical and lyrical gumbo.  Since I have the utmost respect for both Tribe and 'Kast, a mixtape of this caliber would have to bring the Hip-Hop noise, and it does.

MIXTAPE STREAM:  http://streaming.djdownloadz.com/stream-mixtape-new.php?mixtape=djneedles_atribecalledkast

You can download this dopeness from the DJ also known as Nodzilla at the following: 
http://www.djdownloadz.com/dj-needles-a-tribe-called-kast-mixtape. 

At a running time of 38:28 this 12-cut joint rocks from beginning to end.  Nappy DJ Needles is an entity to look out for the rest of '13 and beyond.  I love spreading the word about talented entities within Hip-Hop culture, and Nappy DJ Needles definitely fits the mold.  Follow him on Twitter:  @nappydjneedles. 

PEACE WISDOM SEEKERS!

VIDEO: "NOSETALGIA"----PUSHA-T FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR

 

 

 

October 8th is the unveiling for the Pusha-T solo debut My Name Is My Name.  From the internet buzz and word on the street activity, we have the makings of a very combustible album.  Couple that with Mr. West almost having an aneurysm during the album release party, and one-half of The Clipse is slated to move into that stratosphere of Hip-Hop stardom (not saying that he isn't already a dope artist).  Joining forces with all-world lyrical wonderkind Kendrick Lamar to film the visuals for "Nosetalgia" in Compton, Pusha-T is letting the world know that he is ready, willing, and able to carry a portion of that proverbial Hip-Hop torch.

I'm looking forward to this album dropping next week.  An album review will be forthcoming.  I think that King Push has the ingredients in place to rival works from his group offerings.  We shall see!  In the meantime, check out the inner workings of King Push via his Tumblr:  http://kingpusha.tumblr.com/.

Special thanks to NPR Music and Okayplayer for showing that Pusha-T love and sharing this joint with the world.

BEAT MAKING LAB---TRUE BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE

Beat Making Lab is a project very near and dear to my B-more to NC heart.  Entrenched in this thing we call Hip Hop from its earliest beginnings, I've witnessed the negative connotations associated with the culture.  It is a rare moment when Hip Hop is shown in a positive, uplifting light.  I have always felt that this artistic movement can be useful as a teaching tool, not only on a local level, but from a global standpoint.  Beat Making Lab is just that, the creative brainchild of Pierce Freelon and The Apple Juice Kid.  Starting as a course at UNC Chapel Hill (go Tar Heels), it has now taken on a new life through PBS (go Sesame Street).  Through this partnership, Beat Making Lab is reaching the masses, exposing the creative and artistic powers of Hip Hop.  It's a simple concept that is reaping benefits:  supply the tools for youth to express and create through beats and rhymes. 

I can go on and on, but I think the proper thing to do is to show the first two episodes of a five-episode where Freelon and The Apple Juice Kid travel to the Fiji archipelago in Melanesia.  PBS and Okayplayer are just some of the viewing venues that are sharing this with the world.  Add WISDOM SEEKER to that list.  Peace to my NC brethren Pierce Freelon and The Apple Juice Kid for sharing their efforts and time to expand Hip Hop on a global level.

Heartbeats In Fiji (Episode 1)

 

Trapped In Paradise (Episode 2)

 

 

 



SOURCES:

http://www.beatmakinglab.com/
http://www.okayplayer.com
http://piercefreelon.com/

PETE ROCK AND CAMP LO----80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY'S PART 2

Pete Rock and Camp Lo have teamed up again to bring us 80 Blocks From Tiffany's Part 2, the follow-up to the dope first installment.  Twenty-six prime cuts that read more full-length album than mixtape, Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba bring that vintage Lo flow to the ears of avid listeners.  With one of the very best to ever touch a MPC bringing sonic heat for the '13 summer, you have the makings of a dope collabo.

 

Since the debut of the critically-acclaimed Uptown Saturday Night, Camp Lo has been releasing dope, not of the norm hip hop, while Pete Rock has his place cemented in the hallowed, graffiti-sprayed walls of our culture.  So it came as no surprise that these titans linked for 80 Blocks From Tiffany's, and this current joint is a continuation on a common theme with the releases.  Follow along, as Suede, Cheeba, Rock, and cast of diverse characters (Mac Miller, M.O.P., Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, Uncle Murda, Tyler Woods) take you on a neo-blackploitation journey.  Make certain to download and enjoy this next installment in the evolution of Camp Lo and Pete Rock:  http://www.datpiff.com/Pete-Rock-80-Blocks-From-Tiffanys-Pt-2-mixtape.512846.html

Follow Camp Lo and Pete Rock via Twitter:
@PeteRock
@OfficialCampLo
@Camplo

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NEW VIDEO: "GET AWAY (FEATURING THE SPIRIT OF THE WU)"----DE LA SOUL

Like the Rubik's Cube represented in the new video for "Get Away (Featuring The Spirit Of The Wu)", De La Soul continues to amaze and confound on so many levels.  You may want to cheat and take the stickers off in order to align the colors, but what fun is that?  Listening to De La Soul is like attempting to solve the cubic puzzle, it takes multiple tries before grasping the concept at hand.  I've loved De La since the beginning, mainly because they represented the avante garde side of Hip Hop.  Complex.  Different.  Etheral.  Dope.  Most would consider what De La has brought to the table as over most people's heads.  I would certainly agree.  With this new joint, you get Pos and Dave trading cryptic lyrics over the Wu-Tang Clan intro for Disc 2 from Wu-Tang Forever (which in turn was sampled from the 1982 flick Duel To The with music by Michael Lai).  Their new album should be available for dissection and consumption later this fall.



OFFICIAL VIDEO: "HEARTLESS"-------P.O.E.T.

OVER 100K VIEWS AND COUNTING ON VEVO IS A GOOD SIGN FOR P.O.E.T., THE B-MORE EMCEE THAT IS MAKING MOVES ON THE HIP HOP SCENE.  HIS PERPETUAL GRIND IS REAPING BENEFITS, AS SEEN WITH HIS NEWEST VIDEO "HEARTLESS".  FILMED BY DOPE VIDEOGRAPHER ABENI NAZEER, YOU GET A GLIMPSE INTO THE TALENT AND MIND OF P.O.E.T.  "HEARTLESS" IS AN AGELESS TALE TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A 20-SOMETHING HIP HOP HEAD THAT MANY OF US CAN RELATE TO, SO PEEP THE VISUALS BELOW.  YOU CAN FOLLOW THE ARTIST ON TWITTER:  @IAMPOET87.