I have been in love with music forever and recently i have finally started producing my own.   This is a short clip from a song i have been working on which samples a soul song i like called “If You Don’t Want My Love” by Bobby Womack.  I think I first heard this song in one of my favourite blaxploitation films “Across 110th Street”.

Feedback on what i’ve created so far is of course appreciated, good and bad.

Black Thought // The Professional (Unreleased)

Black Thought goes hard  for 3 minutes with no hook!  Goddamn!

Nneka // Heartbeat (Chase & Status remix)

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Afroman // Crazy Rap (Colt 45 & 2 Zig-Zags)

Brooklyn, New York (2007)

Notorious B.I.G. & Frank Sinatra // Everyday Struggle -A Day In The Life of a Fool

This is one of my all time blend tapes.  Two of New Yorks biggest icons together on one album.  Unlike a lot of other mash  ups or blends this one is done well, shouts to DJ Cappel & Smitty for this masterpiece.

Reef the Lost Cauze // Rhymes Like Dimes

Reef the Lost Cauze is a rapper from Philly and a member of the Army of the Pharaoh’s.  I saw this guy open for the Jedi Mind Tricks and he was by far the highlight of the night.  He is a skilled emcee and he also knows how to rock the crowd.

This is a great track i found recently of him rapping over MF DOOM’s ‘Rhymes Like Dimes’ beat.  Its funny to hear him on this beat cause his rhyme style sounds very similar to the masked villian.

Immortal Technique // Watch Out Freestyle

Technique goes hard on this beat.  I am so underground that i heard this beat for the first time on this freestyle months before i heard the Rick Ross song!

Preach Jacobs + Katrah​-​Quey // Go Back

Don’t know much from Preach Jacobs but i really feel this song.  The beat is smooth and jazzy and his flow is smooth.  Diggin’

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The Black Keys // I’m Glad

The Black Keys are one of my favorite indie bands.  This is a Captain Beefheart cover they put out for free, I really love how soulful it came out.

Shouts to Mica for letting me know about this one.

Otis Redding // (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay

If I Had A Jukebox: pt. 1

I decided that i am going to start a series where i list my favourite song’s that i would put in a jukebox if i had one! I listen to a lot of soul music, there is something about it that makes me feel so alive.  Otis Redding is one of the artists that really made me start digging into the huge and amazing soul catalog. In my opinion ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’ has to be one of the best songs of all time. Whenever i am in a place that has a jukebox i end up playing it.

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GZA & Ras Kass // Lyrical Swords

In honour of GZA who put on the greatest show last night and my favourite Wu-Tang blend project called Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 1.

chasailos:

Lupe Fiasco Feat. Sade- Westside Soldier of Love (DJ BRUCE REMIX)

Song: Youth of Eglington

Artist: Black Uhuru

Album: Red

Revolutionary Music Playlist: track 1.

Song: Beautiful Struggle

Artist: Talib Kweli

Album: Beautiful Struggle

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Sade - Skin

Soldier Of Love is Sade’s sixth studio album, and is due to be released on February 9th.

Sade says, of Soldier Of Love - “I never want to repeat myself. And that becomes a more interesting challenge for us the longer we carry on together.”