January 2011
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DJ Brian Gaffey - Tecs & Drugs (Electro Mix)
I put together a little 72 minute mix of the best current Electro, Progressive House, Dirty Dutch, and Dub Step records/remixes out right now. Hope you enjoy.
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Tracklisting:
Raven - Proxy (Laidback Luke Edit)
Jack Holiday ft Roby Rob - Raise Your Hands
Lock N Load - Blow Ya Mind (Chuckie Meets Obek & Neve Mix)
Waka...
Mixtape: DJ Mars, Stefan The DJ & DJ Bobby Black...
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From DJ Mars:
What’s the word party people! I hope everyone’s year is getting off to a great start,mine is for sure. I didn’t realize until just a few weeks ago that I have been rocking in the A for 20 years. August 15th will make it 20 years to be exact. In celebration of that period,me alongside my team Bobby Black, Dj Stefan,and www.thediggersunion.com...
The Go! Team - Apollo Throwdown (Star Slinger...
Hmm, electro pop meets old school Hop Hop. I’m a fan.
The Go! Team Apollo Throwdown (Star Slinger Remix) by Star Slinger
Little Boots - The Daytrotter Session
It seems that it would be really annoying to think about the pitfalls of love the way that Victoria Christina Hesketh of Little Boots does - as such overpowering forces. It seems like it’s the worst way to think about it, to consider all of the little looks and little touches, the endings and the beginnings, such monumental situations - things that could turn us into crumbs, into feeble,...
Video: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Sorry for party rocking.
Throwback Thursday (Rawkus Edition): Mos Def &...
I would be completely remiss doing a Rawkus themed Throwback Thursday without posting the record from the album that put them on the map, ironically titled “Definition”.
“Definition” is the first single from Black Star’s eponymously titled 1998 album. It is produced by Hi-Tek, who samples “The P Is Free” by Boogie Down Productions for the...
Throwback Thursday (Rawkus Edition): R.A. The...
“Flipside” was originally released as the B-Side of R.A. The Rugged Man’s “Till My Heart Stops” single (both produced by Dirtman) in 1997 on Rawkus. Later that year, it would be included as part of their groundbreaking underground Hip Hop compilation album, Soundbombing.
R.A. The Rugged Man - Flipside by Brian Gaffey
Throwback Thursday (Rawkus Edition): Company Flow...
“8 Steps to Perfection” (produced by El-P) was originally released as part of Company Flow’s Funcrusher EP on Official Records in 1996. However, a year later and after signing with Rawkus, the track was added as part of the groups debut full lenghth album, Funcrusher Plus, which is widely regarded as one of the best and most influential underground hip hop albums of the late...
Throwback Thursday (Rawkus Edition): The High &...
Produced by DJ Mighty Mi, “B-Boy Document ‘99” was the lead single off The High & Mighty’s 1999 album Home Field Advantage, as well as being included on the Rawkus compilation album Soundbombing II. The track features three prodigious verses from Mos Def, Skillz and The High & Mighty’s own Mr. Eon respectively
Excuse me while I throw on my Eastpack.
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Video: Reks - 25th Hour (Prod. By DJ Premier)
Hello Hip Hop, it’s nice to see you again.
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) DECEMBERISTS - KING IS DEAD - 90,929
2) KIDZ BOP KIDS- KIDZ BOP 19 - 69,308
3) THE SCRIPT - SCIENCE & FAITH - 49,833
4) SOCIAL DISTORTION - HARD TIMES & NURSERY RHYMES - 40,040
5) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 33,682
6) GREGG ALLMAN - LOW COUNTRY BLUES - 33,117
7) KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM - 32,380
8) TAYLOR SWIFT - SPEAK NOW - 31,997
9) JAMES BLUNT - SOME...
Bag Raiders - Sunlight (feat. Dan Black)
I posted the video for “Sunlight” featuring a party crazed chimp a few weeks ago. It’s nothing short of remarkable. The track is the second single off the Bag Raiders’ self titled album and features Dan Black, who shockingly, is not singing throwback rap lyrics.
Bag Raiders - Sunlight (feat. Dan Black) by Brian Gaffey
The Kobra Kai – Say What U Will
Cus it’s 7 degrees outside and new disco seems appropriate to warm everything up.
The Kobra Kai - Say what u will by TheKobraKai
Jacked from White Folks Get Crunk
Sleigh Bells - "Tell 'Em" (Diplo RMX)
Diplo remixes the Sleigh Bells anthemic track from 2010. It’s loud and it’s dope. Also, if you haven’t copped their album Treats, which dropped last spring, you might wanna get on that.
Sleigh Bells Tell Em Diplo RMX by Brian Gaffey
Mix: DJ Brian Gaffey - I'm So 90's (R&B Edition)
These are the kinds of things that come from it being 10 degrees outside and having nothing to do after watching the UCONN game…as well as still having 4 beers to drink. Enjoy.
DJ Brian Gaffey - I’m So 90’s (R&B Edition) by Brian Gaffey
Tracklisting:
Jodeci - Freek’n You (Remix) ft. Ghostface & Raekwon
Total - Can’t You See ft. The Notorious B.I.G...
Video: Lykke Li - Untitled
I’m hoping this video for an untitled interlude is leading to a short film for her entire upcoming album
Big K.R.I.T. - Neva Go Back (feat. Grillade)
It’s not hard to notice when I become a fan of a rapper because just about every track they put out seems to make an appearance on here. (see Drake, 2009) Big K.R.I.T.’s latest effort is a laid back, summery collabo with the Bay Area psych-pop band Grillade which is so necessary while looking out my window at six inches of snow. The track will be featured on a limited-edition...
Adele - Lovesong (The Cure Cover)
Wonderfully stripped down cover of The Cure’s classic track from 1989.
Adele - Lovesong by Brian Gaffey
Throwback Thursday (The Mixtape Edition): DJ Clue...
Remember the first time you ever heard Biggie “Hypnotize”? I do. It was in my car bumping Clue’s Show Me the Money mixtape on the way home from The Spot (Meriden, CT’s friendly, local bootleg clothing and mixtape store).
Tracklisting:
A-Side
Intro
Lox Freestyle Intro - Back 2 Back;
Nature Freestyle - The Top Of Queen Bridge
Hypnotize - Notorious BIG
Krush On...
Throwback Thursday (The Mixtape Edition): Doo Wop...
This Throwback Thursday wouldn’t be complete without Doo Wop’s ‘95 Live. Back in 1995 I was working at my local movie theater and one of my main jobs was to make the popcorn in a small room upstairs. To pass the time, I’d bring a radio and play this mixtape over and over again.
Tracklisting: 01- Intro 02- Representin’ The Bronx 03- Representin’ Central...
Throwback Thursday (The Mixtape Edition): Tony...
Back in the mid 90’s, Tony Touch brought together a collective of Hip Hop’s best to spit freestyles for his 50th mixtape, The Power Cypha. The end result was a masterpiece that spawned two follow up volumes which arguably goes down as the best mixtape series of all time.
Tracklisting:
Side 1
01 - Tony Touch 02 - Heather B 03 - Rampage (Flipmode) 04 - Lord Have Mercy 05 - Spliff...
Throwback Thursday (The Mixtape Edition): Stretch...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Stretch Armstrong’s Bad Boy Vol. 3 is the greatest mixtape of all time. Hosted by a helium inhaling Puff Daddy at his flamboyant finest, the mixtape gives you the best of what 1996 had in Hip Hop and R&B. 1996 of course being the final year of the golden era of Hip Hop.
Tracklisting:
Side A: 01. The Lox & The Notorious...
Video: Jasmine Solano - That's Not It
I’ve had a crush on Jasmine Solano since before her name was Jasmine Solano and she used to call me at my old job about overdue payments for video production.
She’s come a long way since those days. Her video has been accepted for mtvU’s The Freshmen so please check it out and vote for it here: http://freshmen.mtvu.com/
Voting ends Friday at 2:00 PM (EST).
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) CAKE - SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION - 42,144
2) CAGE THE ELEPHANT - THANK YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY - 38,334
3) TAYLOR SWIFT - SPEAK NOW - 35,683
4) NICKI MINAJ - PINK FRIDAY - 32,877
5) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 32,334
6) STEEL MAGNOLIA - STEEL MAGNOLIA - 29,434
7) RIHANNA - LOUD - 29,233
8) COUNTRY STRONG - SOUNDTRACK - 27,285
9) KANYE WEST - MY BEAUTIFUL DARK...
Cut Copy – Pharaohs & Pyramids
I just got done checking out Cut Copy’s newest album Zonoscope. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to write up a full review, but I will say that it’s definitely on par with their previous effort In Ghost Colours, which just so happened to be one of my favorite albums of 2008.
Zonoscope drops February 8th.
04 Pharaohs & Pyramids by Brian Gaffey
Mixtape: Sunny Day Entertainment Presents "Check...
Via DJ Booth:
“Remember Rappin Duke, Da Ha Da Ha?” Do you? Do you really? Biggie did, and thanks to the intrepid research of Sunny Day Entertainment and their new mixtape Check Ya Footnotes, hip-hop heads will now be able to uncover the references embedded in some of rap’s most well known tracks.
Put together by DJ Raize and spanning from 50 Cent to Patti Labelle, Eminem to 3rd Base, Check Ya...
Gilbere Forte' - Born in '87 (Prod. by Don Cannon)
My dude Gilbere Forte’ spits straight fire over this Cannon track. ”Born in ‘87” is the lead track off of Gilbere’s forthcoming mixtape, Eyes of Veritas, hosted by Don Cannon which is due out at the end of the month.
Gilbere Forte’ - Born In ‘87 (produced by Don Cannon) by Brian Gaffey
Ke$ha ft. Andre 3000 – Sleazy (Remix)
Under no circumstances would I ordinarily post a Ke$ha track on here. However, Andre kills this verse and is makes this track worth listening to. Well, at least until that blonde chick who looks like she needs to shower and probably smells of three day old man juice appears.
Kesha-sleazy (remix) (feat. andre 3000) by Brian Gaffey
Holy Ghost! – Do It Again
Via Stereogum:
Holy Ghost! are prepping their DFA debut for release in April. “Do It Again,” the first single, does a good job of referencing new wave without sounding dated. It’s their good ears, and their expert experience with vintage synths. (Their “I Know, I Hear” video also nailed an aesthetic and showed off their synth fetish.) For this song, I especially love the synth sound that comes...
Rittz f. Yelawolf and Big KRIT - Fulla Sh#t
Atlanta’s Rittz may look like a hip hop Carrot Top, but one listen to his verse on “Fulla Shit” leaves no doubt that the boy is no joke. Rittz teams up with two of my favorite rappers, Yelawolf & Big Krit, to drop a witty track about the fallout from smashing his girl’s best friend.
RITTZ ft. Yelawolf and Big Krit - Fulla Sh#t by Brian Gaffey
Throwback Thursday: Farley Jackmaster Funk &...
The song’s origin was as “I Can’t Turn Around”, the lead single from Isaac Hayes’ 1975 album Chocolate Chip. This album was notable for being the first on which Hayes moved on from funk to embrace the then fashionable disco sound. Hayes’ original version remained a club favourite for many years and was often played at The Warehouse, the influential...
Throwback Thursday: Phuture - Acid Tracks
Via Beat Electric:
Phuture only released a handful of tracks (plus an album a full decade after their debut), but have remained a legendary act in the development of Chicago house for their stomping 1987 single “Acid Trax”, the track that began and defined the acid house sound. The group was formed by DJ Pierre, synthesizer fan Spanky and Herb J in 1985 as a recording entity to...
Throwback Thursday: Sleezy D - I've Lost Control
Classic acid house anyone?
sleezy d - i’ve lost control by Brian Gaffey
Throwback Thursday: Marshall Jefferson - Move...
Marshall Jefferson’s 1987 release “Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)” is widely considered the definitive Chicago House Music record.
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) by Brian Gaffey
Nike Re-releases the Air Jordan Retro 3...
My birthday is less than two months away, so if anybody was looking for something to get me, I’m a size 12.
Via Kicks On Fire:
Set to release on January 22 is the coveted Air Jordan 3 Retro in White/Cement. Arguably the most iconic Jordan silhouette of them all, the AJ3 marked the start of a long relationship between MJ and shoe designer Tinker Hatfield. Unbeknownst to most people,...
Nite Jewel – It Goes Through Your Head (DāM-FunK...
Nobody’s better than Dam Funk at this retro 80’s house/funk sh#t. The track is off the Nite Jewel’s “It Goes Through Your Head” 12”, which is available now on Mexican Summer.
Nite Jewel - It Goes Through Your Head (DaM FunK Clubdub) by Brian Gaffey
Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu Tang
Rae stays cheffing up some marvelous sh#t to make your mouth water.
Raekwon’s Shaolin vs. Wu Tang album drops March 8th. So don’t forget to let your mother know.
Raekwon-shaolin vs wu-tang by Brian Gaffey
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) TAYLOR SWIFT - SPEAK NOW - 53,349
2) NICKI MINAJ - PINK FRIDAY - 37,738
3) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 37,607
4) DAFT PUNK - TRON: LEGACY (SOUNDTRACK) - 33,606
5) RIHANNA - LOUD - 32,976
6) MUMFORD & SONS - SIGH NO MORE - 32,348
7) KANYE WEST - MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED… - 32,267
8) EMINEM - RECOVERY - 30,664
9) JASON ALDEAN - MY KINDA PARTY - 30,155
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Mixtape: Kid Sister - Kiss Kiss Kiss
Via The Fader:
Kid Sister’s new mixtape features a freestyle over Ramadanman’s “Work Them,” tracks from Green Velvet aka Cajmere the “Percolator” hero, remixes from Caspa and Douster and guest spots from Nina Sky and Gucci Mane. The whole thing was mixed by our favorite worry wart and fellow lover of various hi-hats, Nick Catchdubs and is available for the price of your email.
Download: Kid...
M.I.A. - Internet Connection (Huoratron Rum Aid...
Finnish producer Houratron (pronounced “whore-a-tron”) gives Maya’s “Internet Connection” the electro remix treatment.
M I A - Internet Connection (Huoratron Rum Aid Rmx) by Brian Gaffey
Mixtape: Ninjasonik - When Anxiety Attacks!!
Tracklisting:
#AKIntro
#NinjaPerogative Ft. Bobby Brown (Produced by: Roofeeo & Ninelives The Cat)
#SuperPower (Roofeeo Remix)
$PartyPooper Ft. SB, NineLives The Cat & Johnny Nelson (Produced by: Roofeeo)
#MollyRingwald (Produced by: Ducksauce)
#WeDontGiveaFuck Ft. Trouble Andrew, Johnny Nelson & NineLives The Cat (Produced by: Diplo x O. Children x Roofeeo)
...
Kanye West & Jay-Z “H.A.M.”, the first single off...
Ehh, I’m kinda underwhelmed. I’m sure it’ll grow on me in a day or two.
H.A.M by Brian Gaffey
jacked from Miss Info
R.I.P. Bobby Robinson (Founder of Enjoy Records)
Via HipHopWired:
Reps for Harlem legend Bobby Robinson have confirmed that he died last week at 93 after being ill for several years.
The South Carolina native was recognized throughout New York City for his shop, Bobby’s Happy House, the first black-owned business on 125th St.
Robinson’s legacy consists of his work with music legends such as Doug E. Fresh, the Furious Five and...
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Official Single) &...
“I Follow Rivers” is the forthcoming single off of Lykke Li’s highly anticipated sophomore album Wounded Rhymes. Also, Brussels native The Magician gives the record a little piano driven, electro-pop remix which I’m sure will be coming to a hipster infused dance floor near you.
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers by Brian Gaffey
Lykke Li “I Follow Rivers” The...
Rick Ross - The Transporter (Prod. By Swizz Beats)
Swizz dropped this record featuring the cop today for his weekly “Monster Mondays” mp3 promo stunt. Ross + Biggies Samples = Winner Every Time.
Also, as this picture proves, cops sure do love their coffee.
Rick Ross - The Transporter by Brian Gaffey
Mixtape: DJ Spinbad Presents "The Snoop Dizzle...
All your favorite Snoop joints mixed by one of the world’s best DJs. Complete with movie and interview clips.
Tracklisting: 1. Intro- Spinbad 2. Deep Cover- Snoop/Dr. Dre 3. Drop It Like It’s Hot- Snoop 4. Down 4 My Ni**az- Snoop verse 5. Pay Ya Dues- Snoop 6. Chin Check- Snoop verse (NWA) 7. Wrong Idea- Snoop verse (Bad Azz) 8. Nuthin’ But A G Thang- Snoop/Dr. Dre 9. Next Episode-...
Yelle - Safari Disco Club
via RCRDLBL:
Yelle has a knack for making songs with banger beats with lyrics that can lean toward something more silly, including their biggest hit, 2008’s “Je Veux Te Voir”. #4 in their native France and an indie hit stateside, the track is racked in subtle feminist taunting, calling out French rap group TTC on their proclivities. If you aren’t a speaker of the...
Big K.R.I.T. – Good Foot
Big K.R.I.T. is hands down my favorite new-ish Southern rapper. Actually, he’s so good I hate to categorize him as such. ”Good Foot” is the self produced track that is featured on the Ashley Ourageous The Playlist Vol. 2 mixtape which you can download here.
Big Krit - Good Foot by Brian Gaffey
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (Senor Coconut...
Dope, minimalistic electronic remix by Chile’s Senor Coconut. Is this considered techno? I think it would be considered techno.
Tom Tom Club ‘Genius of Live’ Señor Coconut remix by Because Music
Throwback Thursday: Sonic Youth - Death Valley...
Sonic Youth’s ”Death Valley ‘69” is off their 1985 album Bad Moon Rising. The song was written and sung by guitarist Thurston Moore and fellow New York City musician Lydia Lunch, and recorded and produced by Wharton Tiers in July 1984. A demo version of the song was released in December 1984 on Iridescence Records, and it was released again in single format with different...