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2009-02-15T17:10:00.000-05:00

I'm certain you're seen the lack of updates. I have now moved the blog to a new location:

92 BPM

Thanks to all who have come out to peep this one in the past. 92 BPM is the new blog and will be the new brand. ;)

Let's GO!

H!

MPC Changed My Life: Feb 15th, Toi Bar.

2009-02-03T14:00:00.003-05:00

Couldn't have said it any better. Cats know what's up. This one piece of hardware has evolved to define (and possibly re:define) beats and the music spawned from it. The mere mention of the MP and it's maestros will spark spirited discussions and study about it's sound and swing.
It's in the sense become a bit of a state of mind, almost a culture.
With that said, I bring to you a long weekend event that beat fanatics, lovers of that hoodtronica™ and electronice will all enjoy.

Deets are as follows:
THE MPC CHANGED MY LIFE
Feb 15th 2009 @ Toi Bar - 577a College st (upstairs)
Doors @ 10p
FREE
Facebook group is here

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Tell a friend, bring another...

And since it's been hot min since I've hit you cats... I've been busy retooling and moving this blog to a new address. Well.. trying to anyhow. Lemme take you out with one my fave cats who I will with no doubt be chatting up in the very near future. Dude inspires me errtime I hear him... PUDGE. Enjoy.

See you Feb 15th.

H!

A Day Marked With Remembrance: Obama's Inaugural Speech

2009-01-20T15:50:00.001-05:00

I have to pause for the cause.

Just one day after listening to a rousing speech Steve Jobs gave @ a 2005 Stanford commencement, I and the world stood still in silence for another. For those who would love to keep this archived, I've recorded the audio of the speech (which unfortunately includes the jejune opening prayer) for all to enjoy in your iTunes (et al). Pass it around freely. ;)

Barack Obama Inaugural Speech. (click for download).
Artwork by world renown HVW8

As I sat @ the Gallery last year... Mural by HVW8 of course.

Enjoy...

H!

In Control: Akai Gets Live!

2009-01-16T03:14:00.004-05:00

I don't really cover hardware or software for that matter. But I felt compelled to chat this one up.
Akai, seemingly in association with Ableton, have introduced a dedicated surface controller for Live!:

The APC40.

Maintaining momentum from their highly successful MPC series, Akai has released something that might trump some of the Abe controllers out there now. Been trying to get my Ableton game up from 0 to maybe a 1 as I know it's a hella powerful program. And since so many beat music producers use it to produce let alone play out, I felt that it deserved a little mention.
Ableton released a short vid highlighting it's features for all to peruse.
Since NAMM is taking place right now, it's likely getting put to the test as we speak.
If you're an Ableton Live! user, keep your eyes peeled as this should be hitting retail sometime soon. Visit the pros @ Akai for more deets.

Shouts to Devon for the heads up. He's an Ableton user. BANGERS!

H!

Six Million Euro Man: HBO gets BIONIK

2009-01-15T07:52:00.003-05:00

Growing up, I loved the fact that I used listen to French Rap. The writing was tight and beats were oft just as banging. That pretty much insured that I divided my time between listening to french and english beats and always kept my eyes and ears open to all corners of the globe musically.
Hence, it was only natural that FRA became a hot bed of beat music as well. So, as per usual in my eTravels across the net, I came across this cat HBO aka Harrison Blakoldman. We had touched base in the past as he put me onto this banger he had called Heavy. Loved it. But he then hit me with what has become one of my faves: BIONIK.

Coming from the French Antilles, HBO has drawn inspiration from his fam's background in music as well as his love and upbringing through hip hop. Spurred by his years spent listening to everything from funk to jazz to electo-nice (nice electronic music), and his small army of soul-diers (MPC, Korg R3, SP1200 and some various software) HBO was essentially able to deliver an album that has captivated kings like Benji B and would with no doubt please the learned beat music lover.
My man HBO has not only released one my faves so far, but has also made it avail as a free download on his myspace. Something that even Steve Austin found jaw-dropping. WOW.
Pls do yourself a solid and check my man HBO out and show him some love.

And speaking of love, one of my fave bangers on BIONIK, Graduation. Enjoy.

H!

Slumgullionaires: Dutch Trio Does Disko.

2009-01-13T00:00:00.005-05:00

In my come up thru this beat music jungle, Slumgullion is one of the outfits that 1st stuck to mind. Having been baptized by the iconic and legendary Beat Dimension compilation (the Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders of Beat Music) courtesy of Cinnaman and Lord Jay Scarlett, I still recall playing the Slumgullion track over and over again... it was as fresh as it was almost amusing the way they had flipped a classic arcade sound.
FFWD a few years and the triumvirate of SirOJ, Dok and Kid Nap has struck again with an oeuvre.

Within weeks of the New Year, they have released an EP entitled Disko. Familiar with Slumgullion?? You then can't wait to hear this new one. Unfamiliar?? Hmmm... You might then want to grab one of these 1st. What you'll get are eightsome scintillating joints with a few slow flow bangers that might have your neck pleading for mercy (or punch your girl in the stomach like House Shoes likes to say. LOL)
Within the confines of an 8 track EP, Disko is able to take you thru a range of sounds whilst still keeping with that head nodding feel.
As we like to say round my parts, do yourself a solid and grab Disko whilst you can. With the rousing endorsement and hosting by EU tastemaker extraordinaire Nalden.net aka Naldisney, it's been offered as a free download. Dayum. Make sure you show them love. I even heard that John Travolta grabbed the EP.

So as you start your download so graciously offered for free by Slumgullion and Naldisney, here are a few bangers whilst you clog your Cat-5 cables with goodness.

Castlevania (taken from the famed Beat Dimension compilation (<--- requisite ownership!)

... And from the new EP - What's Up Dok (yes Nalden, I love this one too)

AY!

H!

MAGr Deals With The Case

2009-01-12T18:40:00.005-05:00

Checking my inbox a few days past, I get an email from my man Dom P with some news. Couple joints from the dynamic duo of Distant Starr & Al Might aka MAGr (pronounced ˈmājər - major) - which stand for MCs Always Get Respect

2 MCs who were @ one point soloist both grinding away within the halls Illadelph bboy school, decide to join forces in attempts to compliment each other as well as creating a sum greater than it's parts.
What has resulted is chemistry that can only be described as exothermic both on stage and on record.

Sitting on a cache of bangers that would make the Taliban green w/ envy, MAGr has set their sites on a 2009 release of the long awaited No News Is Good News.
Still with no firm street date, look for this MAGr release @ the store near you if not some more singles to come (like one with Blu that I'm eager to hear).
In the mean time, here's a 2fer.

Buttafly (prod. by Hudson Mohawke)

Dealings (prod. by Tha S ence)

Make sure to peep MAGr's MAGr for more deets, and your man Distant Starr who skreams every morning... Say wrd.

H!

Tweet Tweet: Exclusive Guilty Simpson from Stones Throw

2009-01-11T21:24:00.005-05:00

Mere moments ago, I just got a tweet from Stones Throw. They just dropped a Guilty rmx, produced my none other than Michael Jackson aka your boy Oh No. They put it out on Twitter. Nuts.

Tweet Tweet! Guilty Simpson: Piglets (rmx). Enjoy.

H!

Radioactive: Exile Regales with Radio Record

2009-01-10T22:40:00.003-05:00

For those who have bothered asking me know that I have two reasons for loving LA: sun and sound. There's actually a third, but I'll keep that one off print ;)
In the world of beat music, instrumental experimentation, hoodtronica™, LA has emerged as what I describe as the Silicone Valley of beats. Not quite 1 Infinite Loop, more like 1 Chopped Loop. Among the chief architects in this movement is Exile.

HudMo, Exile, P.U.D.G.E., ur boy, Ty G of HVW8

Né Aleksander Manfrediis , Exile is of a very musical lineage. From grandfather to father and then to him, the love for music was passed down @ an early age.
The SoCal son soon found himself assembling with friends in his teens in his start of his dedicated path to music. From Early collaborations w/ Aloe Blacc to a highly acclaimed record w/ Blu, his ascension has been astounding with recognition coming from both coasts.

in 2009, Exile now turns up the dial. On Jan 20th, he drops a brilliant record entitled simply, Radio. Exile traveled up and down the radio dial, much like the 405 FWY, sampling elements of quotidian sounds layering, chopping and reconstructing on a hip hop foundation. This instrumental record was meant to show a part of his life's influences: in this case, the radio.
Be assured that on this record, you'll find that same swing that got him all his justified acclaim. Exile's magnificent mastery of the MPC will make you marvel, and will certainly keep the listening effortless let alone uninterrupted.

Look for this record to drop Jan 20th on Plug Research, with a 12" (featuring some rmxs - yes, they still exists thank gawd) avail now on iTunes among other retailers.

You know it's Coming Down.

Also, the stop motion animation video for Were All In Power just went up only days ago.

Exile "Were All In Power" Vid

And what would an Exile write be w/o a freestyle from the mp magician? Shouts to JK and enjoy...

H!

Bugged Out: Bassfudge Powercones

2009-01-06T10:42:00.005-05:00

The ppl @ Eat Concrete have a fresh Feb release to announce.
Herrmutt Lobby, a mysterious artists collective from Boogie Down Brussels, comprised of "nerds extraordinaire". They are Kadah Vresky, Back & Forth, scratch composer Dj Swiffer and a random set of friends du jour - whom ever might walk thru their front door. Having all completed recording and works of their own, they came together under one roof to create this soon to be released Bassfudge Powercones under the Eat Concrete flag.

This five track EP is described as the most danceable to date, but will still carry that fresh, bass heavy and fat electro-nice fusion to glitchy sound we all know well and much of that future forward hip hop that still sadly gets underrated on my side of town. (sad face. LOL).

2009 Eat Concrete tour by VERVUE

Look for Bassfudge Powercones to drop Feb 12th 2009 and also supported by some EU dates (trailer above). Be sure to check Eat Concrete's homebase for all deets and info. But in the meat time, let's just Rock The Bell with Herrmutt L. This is a clip of that future forward... Say wrd.

H!

Madlib for Dilla: A Tribute to...

2009-01-05T20:24:00.005-05:00

Approaching quickly and merely 1 month away, Stones Throw announces the release of another Madlib opus for February (Dilla Month): Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 CD, A tribute to....

This 42 track oeuvre will be the amalgam of the Beat Conducta v5 & v6. So for those who have slept on these 2wice, this is your 3rd opportunity for atonement and to grab these joints. As usual, this release will be most meaningful being that it is specifically being released as a Dilla Tribute disc and that it will be sold on Feb 10th: the very day of James Dewitt Yancey's quietus. Most significant indeed.
I'll certainly be making my pre-order. You can too. Holla @ Stones Throw for all deets regarding this and worldwide Dilla Tribute events.

H!

Merry Christmas! MPCs & Beatbreaks (download)

2008-12-25T08:52:00.004-05:00

MERRY XMAS!

I had been trying to get this mix done for a little whilst now and just when I was going to start it, I got a text from my man P.U.D.G.E.! More on him hella soon. Say wrd.
In any case, I 1nce again realize how hard it is to mix on an MPC esp when you have neighbors that you sorta want to respect @ 1am... ARGH. I love kids! ;) In any case, I do hope you enjoy this as I tried my best to slide down your chimneys but as you know, the last few days in yyz have been painfully cold and snowy! When Old Man Winter wratheth, be ywar and his way shun!

Regardless, this is not a Xmas gift, but more like a gesture of goodwill and amity. During this festive season, let's have a good laugh, quaffe well, break bread and break beats.

So, I present to you:

MPCs & Beatbreaks (click to download).

The track listing is as follows.

1. Intro (Alt.) - J Dilla
2. Exhibit A (Transformations) - Jay Electronica
3. Eff This - Samiyam & Hudson Mohawke
4. Be Acceptable – P.U.D.G.E.
5. Alll Reddaayy - ADAD/KEYS
6. JetBoat (Boozina Remix) - Muhsinah
7. My Comet - Onra
8. Never Fall In Love feat. Stray - Eric L & Cerebral Vortex
9. Nature Sounds (Lavender) - Elaquent
10. Whole Wide World feat. Pattie Blingh - Declaime
11. Soul Power - Common
12. On You - De Javaanse Jongens
13. Ruined My Record – P.U.D.G.E.
14. Color Of The Space - RLP
15. 90% Of Me Is You (midtro) - Gwen McCrae
16. Port Salut - Devon
17. Believe - Afta-1
18. Roberta Flack (Mike Slott's Other Mix) - Flying Lotus
19. Auuu / Imagine - Brenk
20. Knockout Kings - Super Smoky Soul & Guilty Simpson
21. Piece Of Art (rmx) - Lorett Fleur feat. LMNO
22. Second Synth Song v2 - Jay Scarlett
23. She Wanna - Hawthorne Headhunters
24. Rickshaw - Flying Lotus
25. Was, Is, Will Mathematik
26. Call To Arms - Harmonic 313
27. Saturn - Karizma
28. Her Fav Color - BLU
29. Like A Purple Shade - Yann Kesz
30. Shake It Down Pt. 2 - ILLA J
31. SynthaSizey ft Kissey Asplund – P.U.D.G.E.
32. too much nebula - Stevo
33. Apprendre - Leneko
34. Shangrila - Floating Points
35. UFOol u - Dyno
36. Lottahydro – Suff Daddy

Not a DJ mix, more like a ME-J mix. You know the deal. I play for myself hahaha. And... DISCLAIMER: no signing or any autotunin' on my part! LOL. That's the next one.
Big shouts too all who hit me with joints and love to all for the great riddims this year (esp Stones Throw for the heart shaped vinyl - perfect for the cover!). Looking fwd to catching up in 2000-mine. Sincerely, your man... AY!

Happy Holidays and hope you take some delight MPCs & Beatbreaks. Pt2 in development as we speak.

Be not afraid to leave kind utterances of adoration. ;) LOL.

H!

Labor Of Love, Sex & Relationships: Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP

2008-12-17T13:18:00.006-05:00

Who loves the kat?? I DO, I DO!
Just got news of a fresh EP dropping soon.
Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP is the labor of love of Cerebral Vortex and your man Erik L (who spiritually finds refuge in Detroit - you know.)

Together, this dynamic duo deliver a themed opus for 2009 about love, sex and relationships. Relationships?? [cough - cough] Huh? ;)
Along for the ride in this Sexploitation production on the Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP are Stray, Ezekiel 38 & fave, Kissey Asplund.

This 4 tracker will certainly live up to all expectations. With Eric L banging away on his MP and an array of analog synths, he sets that electro-nice mood with just enough aggressive riddim w/o pissing your girl off and killing her mood. On vocals, to keep it all nice and smooth you have Swede songstress Kissey Asplund and Stray to keep it all in line. Add to that the texts from Cerebral Vortex and you get a solid little EP. The kind you can play for your girl, without having to wear shiny shoes and hold her hand. You know... LOL. ;)
In any case, look for the Kitty Kat Kaboodle EP to drop in the new year, Jan 16 2009 to be exact. You can grab it from the good ppl @ Melting Pot Music. This will be delivering with instrumentals as well. Say wrd.

Track listing will be as follows:

01. Never Fall In Love ft Stray [3:54]
02. Birds & Bees ft Kissey Asplund [3:45]
03. Golden Token (Speak) ft Ezekiel 38 [4:48]
04. Hey Cat ft Kissey Asplund [4:14]

In the mean time, here's a 2 fer. Here's the video for Hey Cat - Cerebral Vortex & Eric L ft Kissey Asplund (Um... like a 3 way?)

As well, listen to Fall in Love ft Stray. It's a certified banger por seguro!

All day.

H!

Red Inked: HVW8 show love to G-Funk BeatBoxer

2008-12-22T14:06:00.004-05:00

As many of your around the globe saw, internet sensation Red has been making the rounds on your desktops, laptops and iPhones i'm sure. The acclaim has been loud and clear - ppl love Red. 400k views in just under 1 week. Seriously?? I had the youtube link book marked and watched it double in views with every passing hours/days. Nuts.
So the good ppl @ HVW8 have essentially come to some agreement with our fave West Hollywood G-funked and will show the ultimate love:
Red will have a release in 2009, courtesy of HVW8. Amazing. I love great stories, and he does to.

So look out for Red in the new year in some 7" capacity maybe?? Bring it back to 45s like it used to be. Could be fun. But before that, look out for Red in one of the forthcoming Music Is My Art podcasts by HVW8. Oh you don't know about those? Get cracking.

H!

IRIS Is Down With DVLPMNT

2008-12-19T16:35:00.003-05:00

IRIS, is down with us... NSTRMNTL2URDVLPMNT is a must...

Just and FYI. I'll be running a set @ this WINTER 09 JUMP launch night. Taktiks, Marco Polo and I will be sharing duties as purveyors of fine riddims.

So if you're in the hood - Toronto that is, but sure to pass through. You can RSVP @ the FB group here. Be sure to say hi.

See you tomorrow.

H!

Applied Mathematical Mastery: Floatingpoints (FTPS)

2008-12-16T22:31:00.003-05:00

Every so oft, you get a track that makes you simply lean back and nod your head. I was shot on email with a link to the track and despite having no idea who this was, I jumped on the link.
Oh sh*t.
What's this dude's name? Floatingpoints

What?? Well, looks like London's got another one on the come up. The 22 yr old accomplished pianist Floatingpoints aka FTPS has been bangin'em out since the tender age of 16. Very young, he's been courted and has made the playlists of the beat music British Lords: the Benjis, the Gilles and the Marie Annes. They've all anointed FTPS apparently shortly after his random submission of a Reel Peoples' rmx of 'Love Me Like This'.
Plans are to have a release in the New Year on a newly formed Eglo records. Def a little something to keep a lookout for right there... In any case, be sure to peep FTPS on his myspace and show love. In the mean time, make sure to take in this extra pretty track right here... Shangrila. I swear that if you close your eyes - you can see it. Shouts to my man Alex @ AYK

H!

Believe It (in a vocoder voice): HVW8 All Day.

2008-12-12T09:19:00.004-05:00

My boy Ty G from HVW8 hit me with this last night.

They were getting their new podcast ready and he told me this happened right in the parking lot of the gallery. Can you believe this? DUDE IS HOMELESS. Ha. This is not what I would usually post about here, but this was absolutely classic. How do you even describe this?? I would love and sit down with dude and find out when the wheels fell off.
Someone get this dude in the studio. There's something special here. In spite of being homeless, and likely hungry, he's still got the will to write something fresh... wow.

Shouts to Ty G, Max and the intern from Scarborough. See you guys soon. Say wrd.

H!

Fly High: Flying Lotus 2x3

2008-11-26T07:58:00.008-05:00

Not sure how to put this... Lemme try.

STOOPID.

LA's own Flying Lotus releases the second EP of the Los Angeles trilogy, with the 1st Warp Records release having come to boisterous acclaim and spirited praise. This time, the FlyLo's Winnetka wizardy is felt more in his art direction as having commissioned rmxs of 1x3 tracks.
Hired guns are California cohorts Nosaj Thing, Ras G and his African Space Program, my man Samiyam, Monopoly and Exile to mention a few, all hand over very capable personal renditions and edits of FlyLo joints.
BUT, my favorite riddim (and one that I've been chatting about from the day I heard it a few months back) was the Roberta Flack rmx courtesy of Mike Slott. Simply put, beatific.
I hit Mike Slott up yesterday after buying the 2x3 EP, and told him simply that his rmx would be my wedding song. And to boot, would you believe that Mike lost the original vers - as he told me one night on the A train back to Washington Heights? Hence, the name of the rmx. Man.. not sure if I should cheer or be sad. LOL?

DO NOT do yourself a disservice and pass over this EP. 2x3 EP is a mandatory item in that library (as was 1x3).

Anyhow, I have a wedding to prepare for, and here's Flying Lotus' Roberta Flack, re-dressed in Mike Slott's finest fabrics.

H!

Loco for Choco! Dorian Concept Maxes Out

2008-12-10T09:51:00.004-05:00

Some weeks back, my man Harmonic 313 aka Trouble Man aka the most distinguished Mark Pritchard and I were chatting and he mentioned something about Dorian Concept having just been in AUS or something of the sort... I can't quite recall.
He did however sing the praises of his new release. HUH?? New release??
Yea... He's got this banger he adds. So, I went looking and behold, what did I just find...

Wow. Another release by the young Vienna virtuoso. Maximized Minimalization. Contradiction in terms you say?? Kind of like a young veteran, seasonsed teenager or even Dorian Concept. One thing is certain, this youngster is far beyond his years whilst most his age are struggling with FIFA09 tournaments on their xbox, Dorian Concept has been busy banging away on keys and frenetically warping waves into some very beautiful music.
@ a young age, you're almost scared into thinking of what he'll be capable of when he's in say... his more seasoned years? Just nuts...
Speaking of, I was just going loco for this choco, Chocolate Milk that is. Take in the whole track, and you'll see what I mean. Chocolate Milk does do the body good.

H!

Bad Santa! Move Dec 12th @ Wrongbar

2008-12-10T09:38:00.003-05:00

Guess who's gonna blow the speakers @ WrongBar Friday Dec 12?? (this week)

Dâm Funk, Mayer Hawthorne aka Haircut, DJ Taktiks from CKLN's Mixtape Massacre and your fave ME-J... me. ;)

See you there. You should be a blast. I got a few new gems for mans.

H!

In Search Of...: A Stevo Space Odyssey

2008-12-09T12:18:00.010-05:00

So much music... As much as there is an upper crust of known musicians and producers in this matrix, much like an iceberg, there's a formidable mass below that is strong and as capable.
Some time ago I came across a recording Between Earth & Universe (now deleted, so if you find it...) authored by a young beatsmith Stevo. Slow, grimy electro-nice tempos with very spaced out imagery.

This young 22 yr old German native has been the classic fan of hip hop. With idols such as The Chocolate Boy Wonder, Gangstarr, Madlib the Bad Kid as well as they far, wide reaching and ubiquitous James Yancey, he has seen his fame rise through the broadcasts of the Lord Jay Scarlett @ AmpSoul Generation Radio and through the good ppl @ Monday Jazz.
He has now released his 2nd mixtape, Another Space Odyssey. The soundscapes are deeper, more nebulous and with same sharp snare and thick kicks.

But enough with the words and verbs. Take out your sharpest telescope and sit back and take in Stevo's sophmore release, soon to blow up like a Neutron Star.

Be sure to grab the whole mixtape, and hit Stevo's myspace . Show love. You know I will. And in fact, he rawks an MPD24 like I do. Say wrd. BTW, shouts to Fella Vaughn for Stevo's stellar artwork.

H!

Last Of The Septuplets: Onra Completes All City 7x7

2008-11-27T17:49:00.005-05:00

To highlight the emergence of this beat music, the All City clan released a conceptual gem this year: 7 x 7. Seven 7" singles from seven sorcerers. magi of the MPC, a band of bad men.
Gang members were as follows: Snowman, Mike Slott, Fulgeance, Mweslee, LeNeko, Hudson Mohawke..

Onra now completes the septuplet.

Your man Onra has been consciously crafting his Chinoiseries, assiduously amassing a concretion of releases under his belt, including the afore mentioned LP released earlier this year.
Fresh off his RBMA beat camp, Onra now drops the last of the 7x7 from All City. A double A-side if you will. As he's demonstrated time and again, this French Vietnamese has shown how to bang that hoodtronica out. ;). Big beats and smooth sampling are of order, and Onra brings the 7x7 series to a very fitting denouement.

You-want-to-hear-fu-ture-funk? Get down with My Comet. Look for this 7" to drop Dec 1. Check All City for all deets.

H!

More Black, More eL, More Shoes.

2008-11-20T09:20:00.006-05:00

Some recall that I had that Black Milk, eLZhi and DJ House Shoes in Toronto. My ppls over @ The Real Frequency documented their visit in an interview and part of the eLZhi performance.

The interview @ the Real Freq studios...

... eLZhi ...

... and now your man Black. Say wrd.

Shouts to the whole RF massive: AR, Inzane, Pleezy and Man Like Keezy. Good Look. Let's get up again soon.

Again, you can peep photos of the show here.

H!

Dutty Box: Harmonic 313 EP

2008-11-25T14:13:00.004-05:00

Detroit and Australia just a few miles apart, wouldn't you say? Nevertheless, Detroit's influence from it's hip hop to it's electro-nice and all in between can be heard from all corners of the globe.
Harmonic 313 aka Mark Pritchard has been diligently completing a full length from his studio in AUS due out in Feb 2009, whilst still offering a few EPs in the interim. Today marked the 2nd of such EP releases - a 4 banger from electro-nice stalwart Warp Records: the instrumental DIRTBOX.

I'll be very frank. Love this dude's work. Pretty tight and the crystal clarity of H313's production is unmatched! one of my fave elements of H313's work is that he can hit you with amalgams of genres you thought were impossible to fuse. Love H313 for that....

Anyhow, do yourself a solid and just cop this when you see it. Indeed for your dvlpmnt. You'll thank me later.

In the meantime, take this one joint in... Arc Light. Say wrd.

H!

Patterns, Politics and Drum Pads

2008-11-21T11:26:00.003-05:00

J Rawls needs to create a sound track for TBG bka Too Black Guys (remember that brand?). He's got that headspace man. I kinda love that. Hell, he was likely around during some of the afrocentric glory days that @ times seem long forgotten. Love the fact that he weaves in audio from speeches and famous quotes in his opus.
Just copped this record of his today, Histories, Greatest Battles, Campaigns & Topics. Always dug his smooth style and the fact that he stays with those NSTRMNTLS all day. This is not meant to be that dancefloor burner, but more like that joint you wanna keep in the library for sure... Hell, you need to have some Lone Catalysts in there as well. ;)

Wonder what his thoughts are on the new Commander In Chief, his great campaign and the greatest battle of all looming: running America for 4 yrs. Would be a great convo. But regardless, he's released a great work of art like this Art of War

H!