Blu x Knox College
I was unaware that Blu had disappeared, but he turned up at Knox College over there in Illinois. That first song sounds unfamiliar, but following the Johnson & Johnson stuff comes off a bit better live…We’re still just waiting for that major label debut, though…
05.02.09: The Spits, Blu
These two shows have nothing to do with each other apart from the fact that they both occur on the same day and are roughly two miles from where I live. Thusly, I will be there…
2008 2009 hip hop mix tape: 2dopeboyz before there was love blu chicken & waffles connect drop the e hempstead illroots los angeles mick boogie so(ul) amazing Tha Connection U-N-I
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Mix Tapes: U-N-I, Tha Connection, Blu
These mixes, right here, are presented in absolutely no order. And beyond that there really isn’t any thematic consistency. Although, U-N-I and Blu are both from the L.A. area, I don’t think that really counts. Thanks to 2dopeboyz, illRoots and We Do It Right. Cop ‘em.
2009 Pirate Satellite Podcast hip hop: Animate Objects battlecat biggie blu busdriver exile Flying Lotus Ghostface Killah illogic jay-z John Robinson Kool G Rap mf doom mos def nas nero pugslee atomz recordkingz rhymefest rza Tash Mahogany
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Don Da Da on the Down Low (Digital Crates)
01 – Blu – Local Legends (Prod By Flying Lotus)
02 – RZA – Whar (with Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah & Tash Mahogany)
03 – Rhymefest – Coolness
04 – Mos Def – Quiet Dog
05 – Biggie – Love No Hoe
06 – John Robinson – Sorcerers (with MF Doom and Invizible Handz)
07 – Busdriver – Will He… (Prod by Flying Lotus)
08 – Battlecat – Set Trippin’
09 – MF Doom – Ballskin
10 – Exile – The Sound is God
11 – Illogic – Change
12 – Nasir Jones – Something Foul
13 – Nero – Can’t Wait
14 – Pugsly Atomz – Wait and See (with Sadat X)
15 – Recordkingz – Rock Ya Shoulders (with The Beatnuts)
16 – Animate Objects – 4 Love
17 – Jay-Z – Pass the Roc
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2009 Pirate Satellite Podcast hip hop: aesop rock Arzachel blu blu & exile Common Company Flow das efx Doc Oc El-P exile four tet Gravediggas Ice Cube Lewis Parker mf doom nas rjd2 sage francis Souls of Mischief
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Juice ‘n Dranks (Digital Crates)
01 – Comments From Big L And Showbiz
02 – Ice Cube – Steady Mobbin’
03 – Lewis Parker – Rooftop Drama
04 – Doc Oc – Earth People
05 – Aesop Rock – Skip Town
06 – RJD2 – Mic Control (Instrumental)
06 – Common Sense – I Used to Love H.E.R.
07 – Company Flow – 8 Steps to Perfection
08 – Nas – NY State of Mind (Instrumental Cut-Up)
09 – Souls of Mischief – Anything Can Happen
10 – MF Doom – Hey
11 – Sage Francis – Message Sent (Instrumental)
12 – Gravediggas – Defective Trip Trippin’
13 – Das Efx – Jussummen
14 – Four Tet – Money Folder (Remix)
15 – Blu & Exile – Juice ‘n Dranks (with Ta Raach)
16 – Arzachel – Soul Thing (Instrumental)
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2009 Albums Music Review hip hop: blu dalek Gutter Tactitcs ipecac johnson and jonson oktopus Rev. Jeremiah Wright subtitle
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dälek – Gutter Tactics (Ipecac, 2009)
Between Blu releasing Johnson and Jonson recently and Gutter Tactics arriving in my mailbox, I’ve had a good amount of the boom bap to get through. Luckily though, Gutter Tactics is as strong as any other Dälek release thus far.
The Real Dälek
Beginning with a righteous screed by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, where he perhaps goes a bit over the top, the disc shapes up to be even more overtly political – or at least aware of the political nonsense that goes on around us everyday – than previous work. That doesn’t mean that every lyrical tidbit is agreeable, but at the very least dälek has obviously remained entranced by the social workings of the country since Abandoned Language.
One of the reasons that each of Dälek’s releases is so strong is because of the overall unity of each track production wise. While occasionally, listener’s can loose track of what song their listening to or even which of the duo’s discs they have in the cd player, that kind of forethought and planning serves the group well. But also, that disallows stand out tracks in the same way that other release may feature them.
Subtitle & dälek – Live Freestyle
A rarity though on “A Collection of Miserable Thoughts Laced with Wit,” is the laid back beat that crops up. There still isn’t a real melody, but an assortment of jangled instruments and swelling drones is a welcome break in the often abrasive music that Dälek features. On this particular track, dälek’s voice is set deep in the mix, as if he’s telling you something from the next room. But the relaxed and relatively quiet musical setting properly accompanies his witty thoughts.
There’s no place to find fault with Gutter Tactics. And while it’s not perfect, it’s another step forward for the group, for hip hop and hopefully visibility for an act that has of yet to be generally embraced by the rap cognoscenti.