Monday

OBERHOFER

This is one of those songs that has such a fun quality
to the original recording that it's weird to hear it live
and not just presented as headphone music.
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But they definitely pull off the fun, goofy energy of the recording pretty well.
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WAKA FLOCKA FLAME x THE HOOD INTERNET

The Hood Internet are really the only dudes still to this day
who are making mash-ups that I can drive around town to or
send to people without having to worry about being made fun of.
I've always had a soft spot for creative mash-ups. So, suck it.
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This time they've put together five tracks to release for free.
Waka rapping over Crystal Castles, SALEM, Boris and lots more.
I recommend the first, fourth, and fifth track.
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YELAWOLF x RITTZ

HD videos of performances in clothing stores are becoming

more entertaining to me than legitimate concert footage.
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As usual, Yelawolf puts on a great fucking show.
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JOGGER

Just found this video through my cousin.
Very confused. But that's the power of a good video,
I wouldn't have checked this duo out ever but I was immediately
drawn in by this video and ended up watching it a few times on repeat.
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This might be tickling my brief interest with black metal from a few years ago.
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Sunday

AMASA GANA

Haven't been so mesmerized by a music video in a while.
I recommend watching it huge and high quality here.
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TERROR DANJAH

The king of Grime puts to rest "dubstep" and explains how Europe was always ahead of the game.

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Saturday

ALLEY BOY

These girls are not clean. But this track definitely is.
via RNT
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LAVISH LO

Some Curren$y-type shit.
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Friday

LIL B

Speaking of cooking and general basedness.

LUNICE - IGLOOFEST PODCAST

I don't fuck with 85% of podcasts, but this is crazygood.
Let that boy cook. Love hearing his shouting in between tracks.
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Thursday

FAM-LAY

New track from Fam-Lay, who's signed to Pharrell's label Star Trak.

To further the Skateboard P connection, we've got some Neptunes production

that would sound just as nice with an old T.I. rapping over it (old as in younger).

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But Fam-Lay does a great job with this one and holds his own

overtop that minimal sound that Neptunes are known for.

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Also awesome: Pusha T is just sitting around in the background the whole time.

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Fam-Lay, "YOUINSANTLY" (MP3)

Wednesday

BIG K.R.I.T.

Goose-fuckin'-bumps.
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If I was a superhero or cool or liked my city,
this would be my theme song.
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GHOSTFACE KILLAH

Say what you want about Jay-Z and the state of the other old folks
of the game currently, but don't talk shit about Ghostface.
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He understands what his audience wants, what they're used to hearing him on,
and he's got no problem delivering these elements time and time again.
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Don't fix it if it's not broken.
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Tuesday

PLAYBOY TRE

Great platter of a beat to rap over, and Tre
doesn't hesitate to go in with some great storytelling.
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Saturday

LEXUS LEWIS aka LEX LUGER

Pretty good interview, though he seems permahigh already at the age of like.. 19?
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Footage of SLUM VILLAGE

Dilla was such a peaceful dude.
And notice they're using a fucking CD player instead of a turntable...
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Thursday

DIPSET

I want to party with them ('02-era).

Wednesday

RUELZ REKKA

A little crunch in your songs can be good.
If you cross the line, you run the risk of falling into the same category
as people who don't really know what the shit they're doing.
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And when you know a couple of your albums Distortion and Distortion 2,
you can take all the liberties you need, Ruelz. Good thing he understands that.
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This one's a remix of Redman's track of the same name,
and the rhythm in this one is somehow married to Red's
verses a lot better than in the actual original track.
It's also part of his three-track remix EP, Reborn.
Which is free, damnit.
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WESTERN TINK

Rapping over oOoOO, Main Attrakionz, and Melo X beats?
You're crazy, Tink.
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Tuesday

LIL B

This is a 'bonus track' from His newest release Angels Exodus,
which dropped today officially. Cop it, feel the positivity.
Don't be a goon.
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THE JEALOUS GUYS x LUNICE

They could've just had Lunice dance in his room
to the entirety of this song. But this video is cool too
in how it captures that 90s hip-hop video vibe.
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Monday

MASTER P

He could bring tears to a grown man's face.

FABOLOUS x YOUNG JEEZY

"Jesus Schwarzenegger, call me Commando."

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Fabolous, "Do The Damn Thang" (ft. Young Jeezy) (MP3)

UGK x Z-RO x YOUNG JEEZY x JAY-Z

"I handled my business, so I think I deserve to get thowed."

DROOP-E

Sunday

GALAPAGOOSE

I'm crazy about artists making so much out of such a minimal set-up
with their gear. Laptop artists can sometimes get shit for just standing there
on stage with their thumb up their ass, but Galapagoose is wylin' out
on some pretty simple and affordable equipment.
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The key: coordination and comfort with both your hardware and software.
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NATURE'S KID

Fellow follower of all things Based God,

Nature's Kid was featured on Flashlight Tag's Open Minds compilation,

which I posted a little while ago featuring a ton of great hip-hop reinventions.

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You can find lots of his stuff on his bandcamp and below is a very pretty video

of his track, "She Doesn't Know Who I Am" which matches overwhelming visuals of Earth

with repetitive, building rhythms and the crazy use of a line from that Wheatus song.

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LIL B

JONWAYNE

If you're a fan or follower of music crews,
Wedidit Collective will probably be topping your list soon.
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Shlohmo was the first in the group to start getting blog attention
and now that the door is open, seems like all his colleagues are jumping
on the opportunity for some internet fame. Much deserved fame, though.
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Don't know anything about Jonwayne for sure, just that his music is on point.
Grand synths and well-processed beats; post-post-dilla?
Did you catch that Gucci Mane remix he did?
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Don't take your eye/ear off this guy.
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LYKKE LI

Friday

QUERKUS @ GUS' PUB | JAN. 20 | DAVID LYNCH'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

I was introduced to Querkus in the context of David Lynch, and his every little mystical creation

that has gone from his brain to a film camera, a piece of paper, or more recently, a synthesizer.

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The downtempo / visual duo have been making their way on tour from Winnipeg

over the past week and on Thursday, Jan. 20, they'll be landing at Gus' Pub

to perform and help the Maritimes celebrate film director David Lynch's 65th birthday.

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Five years ago the band held a grand party for the director's 60th birthday, which Lynch himself endorsed.

It does make sense though that these two stars have aligned more than once.

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In Lynch's films, from Eraserhead to Inland Empire, he's been able to evoke the rawest emotions

in his audience, which are only empowered by his obscure way of presenting image and sound together.

The latter is something vital to surreal directors like him or Takashi Miike (at his strangest),

and Querkus comes off at times like the ideal composers for these great films.

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The Winnipeg duo manage to be visual in the way that The Smashing Pumpkins were to me when I was around 13 or 14. Visual music can take you away, evoke an image (sometimes many), and if it's great, like some of Querkus' tracks are, leave you stranded in that place even after the music has finished.

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If you're in Halifax on the 20th and find yourself in the mood for a beer and some ethereal rock,

take a trip down Mulholland Dr. -- not literally. You can find Gus' Pub here.

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And don't forget, in heaven everything is fine.

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Querkus, "There Will Always Be" (MP3)

LUNICE

New beat blog from Lunice!
If you haven't been following these, check out his YouTube account.
They're always entertaining if you're a fan of studio footage.

Lunice is definitely capturing the one of the most important
elements for a producer/beatmaker nowadays: restraint.

The songs are always structured in a teasing way,
working off of and playing with the typical quiet, loud, quiet formula.
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Thursday

BLACK AMERICA SINGS BOB DYLAN

I've tried and tried.

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I tried when I was young and my dad was trying to play his acoustic songs.

I tried in junior high when people were trying to learn Jimi's take on his song.

I tried in my first year of college when it was damn near expected of you to like him.

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But no, I'll never be able to call myself a Bob Dylan fan.

I can say however that I really enjoy these covers!

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They're all from How Many Roads - Black America Sings Bob Dylan, which is a pretty self-explanatory album.

Here are three of the highlight tracks from it.

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Major Harris, "Like A Rolling Stone" (MP3)

Bobby Womack, "All Along The Watchtower" (MP3)

Solomon Burke, "Maggie's Farm" (MP3)

DUKE DA GOD

I love when a retail album somehow ends up getting
mixtape-quality artwork. Shout out to photoshopped eagles.
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Nonetheless, this is a great dipset track. The entire album is actually pretty solid.
A couple skippables, but overall, it's got a pretty good throwback, purple city sound.
Not to mention, it features a lot of Araabmuzik production,
which is always good to have on an album.
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JACQUES GREENE

This one is honestly more homework music to me than burn the club down.
Montreal artist Jacques Greene is tearing it up with his team, Lucky Me,
who've also given us the likes of Hudson Mohawke and up-and-comer Lunice.
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I guess this would be classified as "house", but let's try to avoid using that dirty word.
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edit : my friend said it's acid, not house.
Don't judge, I was raised on Sugar Ray and Spice Girls.
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IMAGINARY FRIENDSHIP

Monday

WHITE RING

Some witch house isht that's still worth a listen.

TOM SAVINI

Sunday

CELESTE BOURSIER-MOUGENOT

More like squawk stars, am I right?
Merzbow would be proud of these little birdies.

ORANGE BLOSSOM FLYOVER

Is this the first #based post-rock song?
All I know is that it's the perfect soundtrack
to this long-awaited snowy day in my city.

It looks like winter time in rural Japan outside my window
and I've had this track from OBF on repeat for a bit.
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Friday

FREDDIE GIBBS aka GANGSTA GIBBS

Gangsta Gibbs, rapping faster than you can think
over some crazy production; the usual.
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via dgb

SALVA

Lucky Me is a collective of amazing musicians
which includes Lunice, Hudson Mohawke, and Ango, to name a few.

Just a lovely group of dudes killing it on the laptop.

Here's Salva's new mix for the collective.
I'll never be crazy about having one long mix as an mp3
on your itunes list, but this I can actually put on and not feel
any need to skip through a part, just let it ride.
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