Saturday, April 28, 2007

The Fixxers

New Quik and AMG project.

It's "The Fixxers" baby, think of it like a concept like "Speakerboxx" and the "Love Below" by Outkast it's like that, it's a split record.



Get the whole story at hhnlive.com

Monday, April 16, 2007

While we're waiting for The Carter III

I'm so excited about The Carter 3, I'm almost as excited to hear the new Drought tape as well. There's been some rumours that The Drought 3 has been leaked on the net, but according to HHNlive.com DJ Khaled denounces the version spreading on the net as a bootleg

"Yeah we just finished mixing it last week, so it should be coming out soon. There’s a bootleg floating around with a few of the songs that leaked, but that’s not even close to all of the tracks that are going to be on the real thing. Plus, the real version is hosted by me and Birdman, so with the bootleg, it doesn’t even have the same feel. But it’s ready to go. We’re just not sure when it’s going to drop yet."

I guess that means it's a preview of the preview, but being familiar with previous Lil Wayne tapes, I assume even that will be worth the visit to your favorite mixtape resource.

Meanwhile, here's a video snack from onsmash.com, Lil Wayne live at BET's Rap City Freestyle April 10. (Can't see the videos? Go here)



And a chopped and screwed version which sounds unusually good, especially considering it's a freestyle.



I'm a shark in the water, I swim with the big, so I don't have time to deal with Willie Da Squid


And if that Gillie Da Kid quote doesn't satisfy your craving for Lil Wayne drama, here's an interesting article contemplating if Lil Wayne confessed (Sgt. Pepper style) to killing a white girl. It's based on Weezys lyrics on the track Hustler Music on The Carter II.
I ain't never killed nobody I promise
And I promise if you try me
You gon have to rewind this track
And make it go back

The author reversed the entire track (and supplied a slowed down version as well). Can you make out the lyrics he claims to be recorded on reverse? I picked up the "it was september run her meat albini" which made me think what I heard, "jibberish"...

Friday, April 13, 2007

Ice Age flossin' with Mike Jones



Mike Jones takes flossin' to a new level and talks about his new album. That sure is one mean list of guests, makes you almost not care about Mike Jones at all... Maybe that's why he had to get that watch. Crazy...

Thursday, April 12, 2007

UGK ft Outkast - International Players (CDS)


This has to be the coolest collabo ever! As far as my favorites go, this is all four of them on the same track. This a remixed version of the Players Anthem track on the Underground Kingz sampler I mentioned earlier. Andre 3000 is on fire these days!

01 - International Players (Clean)
02 - International Players (Dirty)
03 - International Players (Instrumental)

The Shield season 6

I'm offering you an olive branch, if you prefer shock and awe, I can arrange that too...

Bwahaha, my favorite badass is back, with the vengeance comparable to nothing. The intensity of this show is unprecedented in TV history, if you haven't seen this series, start now! The Sopranos..? Bah, I'd rather root for the "good" guys...

The Shield @ FX Networks

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Mark Ronson - Version (and free liveset)

Here Comes the Fuzz from 2003 was a serious headsup in regards to this fella. Lately he's been proving to be a lot more than a good track selector and a skilled mashup chef, with production for Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen amongst others. I previously mentioned the sampler of this album, and it's expectations were more than met. This is a rock solid album, and it's definitely one of my favorites this year. This kind of funky 'pop'-ish sound works remarkably well and is one of the freshest flavors you'll get this year. If this album doesn't get it's fair bit of recognition, I'll start working promotion for free (kinda like now, go figure)... Don't believe my rants & raves of acclaim? Check out the bold tracks. If I had to narrow it down even further, go for tracks #2 and #13

01 - God Put a Smile Upon your Face (ft the Daptone Horns)
02 - Oh my God (ft Lily Allen)
03 - Stop Me (ft Daniel Merriweather)
04 - Toxic (ft Ol' Dirty Bastard and Tiggers)
05 - Valerie (ft Amy Winehouse)

06 - Apply Some Pressure (ft Paul Smith)
07 - Inversion
08 - Pretty Green (ft Santo Gold)
09 - Just (ft Phantom Planet)
10 - Amy (ft Kenna)
11 - The Only One I Know (ft Robbie Williams)
12 - Diversion
13 - L.S.F. (ft Kasabian)

14 - Outversion


Also, to prove this fella knows his way around two turntables, check out his guest spot on Pete Tong's Essential Mix which was recorded January 1. 2007. The set includes some of Ronson's tracks, both old and new, as well as a lot of tracks that will get any party going. Here's a brief overview of the tracks:

Mark Ronson 'Intro' (White Label)
Mark Ronson feat. Dirt McGirt & Tiggers ‘Toxic’ (Columbia)
Three 6 Mafia ‘Stay Fly’ (Columbia)
Coldplay ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’ (Parlophone)
Mark Ronson feat. The Daptone Horns ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’ (Columbia)
Billy Bragg ‘A New England (Version Blend)’ (Go! Discs)
The Jam ‘Pretty Green’ (Polydor)
Mark Ronson feat. Santo Gold ‘Pretty Green’ (Columbia)
Chaka Khan ‘Acid Drop/I Feel For You’ (Warner Bros)
Bag Raiders ‘Christina 3-6 Drop’ (White Label)
K.W. Griff ‘Respect’ (Quiet Records)
Aaron Lacrate feat. Spank Rock & Amanda Blank ‘Blow’ (Milkcrate Records)
T.I. ‘What You Know (Low B Remix)’ (White Label)
The Pack ‘Vans (DJ Eli Remix)’ (White Label)
Justin Timberlake feat. T.I ‘My Love (2nd Nature Remix)’ (Jive)
Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James ‘In The Ghetto (DJ Eleven Remix)’ (Interscope)
Beck ‘Nausea’ (Interscope)
Notorious B.I.G. ‘Nasty Boy (Version Blend)’ (Bad Boy Entertainment)
Lil' Wayne ‘Show Me What You Got (Remix)’ (Cashmoney)
Lily Allen ‘Stop There (Freestyle)’ (Regal Recordings)
Dangerdoom feat. Talib Kweli ‘Old School Rules’ (White Label)
Ghostface Killah feat. Amy Winehouse ‘You Know I'm No Good’ (Def Jam Recordings)
The Roots ‘Thought At Work (Original)’ (Geffen)
Nas ‘Hip Hop Is Dead’ (Def Jam Recordings)
The Charlatans ‘The Only One I Know’ (Situation 2)
Mark Ronson feat. Robbie Williams ‘The Only One I Know’ (Columbia)
Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface & Nate Dogg ‘Ooh Wee (Version Blend)’ (Columbia)
Mark Ronson feat. Alex Greenwald ‘Just’ (Columbia)
Dizzee Rascal ‘Fix Up Look Sharp’ (XL Recordings)
Thom Yorke ‘Black Swan’ (Parlophone)
The Game feat. 50 Cent ‘Hate It Or Love It (Version Blend)’ (Shady Records)
Jackson 5 ‘I Want You Back (Version Blend)’ (Motown)
The Strokes ‘Someday’ (BMG)
Rhymefest ‘Devil's Pie’ (Adillo Records)
Regina Spektor ‘Fidelity’ (Sire Records)
The Smiths ‘How Soon Is Now? (Version Blend)’ (Rough Trade)
The Smiths ‘Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before’ (Rough Trade)
Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather ‘Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before’ (Columbia)
Massive Attack ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ (Wild Bunch)
The Go! Team ‘Ladyflash’ (Memphis Industries)
CSS ‘Let's Make Love and Listen To Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix)’ (Sub Pop Records)
Petey Pablo ‘Fire’ (Jive)
The Futureheads ‘Skip To The End’ (679 Recordings)
Gorillaz ‘Feel Good Inc (DJ Eli Remix)’ (Parlophone)
The Rapture ‘Whoo! Alright-Yeah... Uh Huh’ (Vertigo)
Peter, Bjorn and John ‘Young Folks’ (Wichita)
The Specials ‘Gangsters’ (Chrysalis)
Lily Allen ‘Knock Em Out’ (Regal Recordings)
Sons and Daughters ‘Dance Me In (JD Twitch and The Truffle Club's Optimo Mix)’ (Domino)
Robbie Williams ‘Lovelight (Soulwax Ravelight Voc)’ (Chrysalis)
Cassie ‘Me & U (DJ Eli Remix)’ (Bad Boy Entertainment)
Domino ‘Everyone Else Is Boring’ (White Label)
Boney M ‘Sunny’ (Hansa/Sony BMG)
Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface & Nate Dogg ‘Ooh Wee’ (Columbia)
Stone Roses ‘Fool's Gold’ (Silvertone)


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Thursday, April 05, 2007

Free music: DJ Yoda - Hey Wha' Happened (2006)

DJ Yoda - Hey Wha' Happened

This is a live recording with decent soundquality, which enables you to recreate the same partyvibe in your livingroom. Party tends to be the keyword, with some crazy mashups and funky tunes. If you've ever been captured by The Nextmen's or Mr Scruff's mixtapes, then this is for you! The tracklist is not 100% due to it's weirdness and mashed up state.

Frank Sinatra - New York New York
Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
Run DMC - My Adidas (DJ Yoda Remix)
The Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
Kanye West - Diamonds
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
DJ Z-Trip - Motown Breakdown
Q-Tip - The Workout
Pharell Williams Feat. Gwen Stefani - Can I Have It Like That
Crooklyn Clan - It’s About To Get Hot
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
DJ Snuff - Wild For The Night
Flash & The Furious Five - Flash It To The Beat
Run DMC - Sucker MC’s
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman (DJ Yoda Remix)
Nas - Life’s A Bitch (DJ Yoda Cure Remix)
A Skillz - Money Banger
Too Short - Money In The Ghetto
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire (DJ Yoda Remix)
Ugly Duckling - Smack
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Dem Franchise Boys - I Think They Like Me Now
Queen - We Will Rock You
Dilated Peoples - Back Again
DJ Czech - Hit The Road Jack
Cutting Crew - I Just Died In Your Arms Together (Instrumental)
DJ Yoda & Dan Greenpeace feat. Large Professor - It’s Large
Sway - Up Your Speed (Remix)
Lil’ Wayne - Go DJ
Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre
The Police - Roxanne
Shirley Bassey - Hey Big Spender (Remix)
Dr Rubberfunk - Watch The Tables Turn
The Art of Noise - (Three Fingers Of) Love
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Sade - Smooth Operator


Download here...

Röyksopp - Back To Mine

Röyksopp - Back To Mine

Finally! Ever since Melody AM I've been trying to figure out why DJ Kicks, Another Late Night / Late Night Tales or Back To Mine didn't recruit these guys for a compilation. Bold is beautiful!

1. Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (3:34)
2. Harry Thumann - Sphinx (2:33)
3. Kasso - One More Round (2:35)
4. Pino D'Angino - Ma Quale Idea (3:54)
5. Edgar Winter - Above & Beyond (1:38)
6. Ray Mang & Nathan D'Troit - Off Side (1:37)
7. Mr Flagio - Take A Chance (4:22)
8. Mike Oldfield - Platinum (Part Three - Charleston) (1:20)
9. Emmanuel Splice - Meatball (2:53)
10. Jesse G - That's Hot (4:25)
11. The Art Of Noise - Legs (2:52)
12. I Level - 3A.M. (12" Version) (1:49)
13. Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk (3:08)
14. Supermax - It Ain't Easy (4:03)
15. Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (8:26)
16. Guy Dalton - Night People (New York Club Mix) (4:07)
17. Valerie Dore - Get Closer (Vocal) (4:55)
18. Ginny - Can't Be (5:12)
19. Funkadelic - I'm Never Gonna Tell It (3:24)
20. The New Birth - It's Been A Long Time (5:39)

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Three great reasons to visit Rå this month


DJ Spinbad April, 20.

Celebrating the newest Kingsize issue with one of the greatest to ever touch the wheels of steel; DJ Spinbad! Oh my GOD! Support: Patski Love & Chris Stallion. It's Juicy baby!!!

Spinbad is an old favorite of mine. Looking for good music? You just found it.




DJ Noize & DJ Static April, 14.

Denmark's Finest DJ Noize (DMC World Champion) and DJ Static dreper The Joint back2back på 4 platespillere og 2 miksere. "My squad stays on point..."

Noize is actually a two time DMC World Championship winner. I'm guessing this is going to get a tad more technical than we're used to.


DJ Jazzy Jeff, April 6. - Poster says it all

Scarface cancels European tour

Can't say I wasn't expecting this, it was too good to be true. Scarface cancels Oslo and deprives us of the possibility to experience one of Houston-rap's godfathers. A true tragedy, but on the upside his replacement is far from the usual replacement letdowns. Saigon is going to kick it with Little Brother instead.

Source: Rockefeller.no

Bjørn Torske - Feil Knapp

Bjørn Torske - Feil Knapp (Click the image to get a copy)

Bjørn Torske is back with a new album. Kinda floats on the same vibe as Nedi Myra which again means it's a bit more available than Trøbbel. Same procedure as always: Bold means Beautiful.

01 - Hemmelig orkester
02 - Hatten passer
03 - Spelunker
04 - Tur i maskinparken
05 - Loe Bar
06 - Kapteinens skjegg
07 - Møljekalas
08 - God kveld
09 - Ørkenrotta
10 - Fembussen hjem

Monday, April 02, 2007

Method Man @ Rockefeller March 29 (2007)

"ENERGY!"

Mr Mef dove into the crowd like maniac and tore the roof off at Rockefeller in Oslo. I know cellphone pictures are worse than crap, but how often do you get to see a rap legend standing on a barstool in the middle of the crowd.

Crazy!











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