Tag Archives: Hip Hop
Sometimes, digging up 3 tracks for you lot to feast your ears on is hard work – ploughing through screeds of derivative stale takes on the same old samples, dodging PRs who insist I’m going to love their latest alt-country star (I won’t), and avoiding EDM can chafe a touch.
Compared to normal, this week’s been pretty easy. My tune-radar was finely honed and the following 3 stunners pretty much dropped into my lap this week. Result!
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Leave a comment | tags: boca 45, cut and paste, Drum and Bass, earl grey, ella mae sueref, Funk, Hip Hop, let it go, Mysdiggi, Roast Beatz, sly dog, the lick | posted in Three on a Thursday
Another week and three more tunes for your lugholes. Quick Bristol gig tip if you’re about tomorrow night – Jimi Needles with his band at The Lanes – gwaaaan, it’ll be good!
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Leave a comment | tags: 24 hours, 34hrs, bastien keb, cappo, copywrite, Fit rare, Hip Hop, Hiphop, loyle carner, Mr Scruff, radar, Rainman, RJD2 | posted in Three on a Thursday
Last week was a bit of an odd one. Started digging for tunes … and was generally uninspired. Not sure if it was me, a lack of digging, or just a poor week for releases, but nothing jumped out and slapped me, made me think “yeah, YEAH, this is killer!”.
Anyway the upshot was I didn’t post anything – don’t want to let the standards drop do we?
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Leave a comment | tags: Broken beat, deep funk, Funk, Gifted People, Hip Hop, Karizma, martha high, osaka monaurail, record kicks, suffocated, Tall Black Guy, the tibbs, Unwind Yourself, Young Gifted and Black | posted in Three on a Thursday
Ok, I’ll admit it, in a haze of cheese, turkey and Quality Street, I forgot what day, hell, what week it even was it was, hence the non-emergence of anything on the blog from me, since before Christmas.
Ooops – best rectify that now.
(Oh, and many thanks for The Canteen and the thoroughly goofy and highly talents Mustard Brass Band for having me play on the 23rd – check those guys and gals out, especially if you like barefoot breakdancing tuba players, as pictured above)
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Leave a comment | tags: basquiat, Beat Bop, california love, Disco, Discotron, Dr Dre, g funk, Ghetto Funk, greg wilson, Hip Hop, k-rob, rammellzee, sly5thave | posted in Three on a Thursday
“Freestyle Session 06” by zabara breakdance (in Moscow, Russia), under a Creative Commons license on flickr.com.
Apologies for the break in service – been busy parenting. When the little darlings are being swine about going to sleep at an even vaguely reasonable hour, I’m utterly lacking in energy to write.
Still, back now …
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Leave a comment | tags: Back in business, Come through and Chill, edgar wright, Funk, future soul, herbal t, Hip Hop, J. Cole, lack of afro, miguel, Paul Simon, Salaam Remi, Stranger to Stranger, Wax, Wristband | posted in Three on a Thursday
Finally got the kids to bed, best crack a beer and get on with this weeks tunes eh?
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Leave a comment | tags: 70s Soul, Black Josh, Freestyle, Funk, Hip Hop, Hiphop, I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You, It's Just Like That, Leon Heywood, Mouse Outfit, The Grits, Ug Ug Ah, UK HIp Hop | posted in Three on a Thursday
A day late, mostly due to kids who refuse to go to sleep, but here none the less …
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Leave a comment | tags: Chaotisch Serie, Country, Echaskech, Hip Hop, In Bloom, Jazz, L'Orange, Lounge, Max Cooper, Nirvana, Parlour Magic, Strange Attractor Remix, Sturgill Simpson, The ORdinary Man, Wax Tailor | posted in Three on a Thursday
